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- 8 Feb 2018
NCC Board Approves Two New Infraco Licences for South East & North East
The Board of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) recently approved two additional Infrastructure Company (Infraco) Licences, in order to deepen broadband penetration in the Country …
- 2 Mar 2023
Middle East Energy Returns to Guide Energy Conversations Across MEA Region
Middle East Energy, the leading energy industry event in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region, will be making a highly-anticipated return to the Dubai World Trade Centre from 7 – 9 March 2023.…
- 29 Jul 2021
Saad Toma Becomes New General Manager, IBM Middle East and Africa
IBM has named that Saad Toma as new General Manager of IBM Middle East and Africa(MEA). Saad Toma, New General Manager of IBM Middle East and Africa Mr. Toma succeeds Takreem El-Tohamy, who has been…
- 23 Aug 2010
Nairobi to Host East Africa ICT Summit
Computing and communications professionals throughout the East Africa region will convene in Nairobi for the first AITEC East Africa ICT Summit. The Summit will gather ICT suppliers, service…
- 7 Feb 2026
Alawuba Advocates Security, Bankable Projects, Infrastructure Development to Promote South-East Vision
Oliver Alawuba, Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has called on leaders and key stakeholders in the South-East to prioritise security and peace,…
- 9 Sept 2013
NCC Arrests 14 Pirates in South East
Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) said it arrested 14 suspected pirates in the South East zone between January and August 2013. Mrs Ngozi Okeke, NCC manager, South East zone, told the News…
- 6 Feb 2012
MasterCard Opens East African Regional Headquarters
MasterCard Worldwide, a global payments and technology company has launched its official East African regional headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya. This development brings the number of MasterCard offices…
- 16 Jun 2008
Zinox e-knowledge Project Excites South East
Clear excitement has greeted the Computerize Nigeria e- Knowledge Project of Zinox Technologies in the South East as people of the region buy into the e-knowledge initiative which offers new tool for…
- 25 Jan 2023
Middle East Energy Targets over 170 Countries for its 48th Edition Centred on Global Energy Transition
Middle East Energy, the leading energy industry event in the MEA region, will be making its anticipated return to Dubai World Trade Centre on 7 – 9 March 2023 to guide energy transition conversations…
- 5 Nov 2013
m2fx Expands, Appoints Roberts Director for Middle East and Africa
m2fx, the inventors and producers of the world-leading range of patented Miniflex™ fibre cables today announced the appointment of Simon Roberts as regional sales director for the Middle East and…
- 20 May 2024
NBC Grants DSB TV License to Voice of the East
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has officially granted a direct satellite broadcasting (DSB) television licence to Voice of the East Media Limited. This contained a letter published on the…
- 12 Aug 2019
Techcode Nigeria Unveils Date for South-East CyberSecurity Conference and Exhibition
Techcode Nigeria, an indigenous Cyber security company is organizing the second edition of its flagship programme - South-East Cyber Security Conference (SECYCONE 2019) in Collaboration with…
- 2 Nov 2020
Ventures Platform Foundation Launches Applications for Start Up North East
Ventures Platform Foundation, the social impact arm of Ventures Platform Hub, has announced a call for applications from Nigerian startups for Start Up North East, an incubation programme for…
- 12 Jul 2021
Standard Chartered Appoints Regional Head of Sustainable Finance for Africa & Middle East
Standard Chartered has appointed Lina Osman as Regional Head of Sustainable Finance for Africa and the Middle East, as part of the Bank’s ongoing efforts to provide sustainable financing solutions…
- 31 Aug 2021
FCMB Partners Mercy Corps to Uplift 500,000 Farmers, Vulnerable in North East
First City Monument Bank’s (FCMB) and Mercy Corps, have announced a partnership that will ensure that about 500,000 farmers and vulnerable people in Nigeria’s North-East zone can now access farming…
- 17 Sept 2024
Airbus Taps Gabriel Semelas to lead Airbus in Africa and the Middle East
Airbus has named Gabriel Semelas as President of Airbus in Africa and the Middle East, effective from 1st January 2025. Gabriel Semelas brings more than 24 years of experience in the aeronautical…
- 27 May 2014
Telcos to Reduce Roaming Charges across Africa, Middle East
The GSMA has announced that senior leaders from nine major mobile operator groups, accounting for over half a billion mobile connections across 48 countries in Africa and the Middle East, are…
- 8 Feb 2022
Mastercard Expands its Business Intelligence Platform for Financial Institutions in Middle East and Africa
Mastercard has announced the expansion of its new interactive business intelligence platform Mastercard Market Trends in the Middle East and Africa. The new platform provides a comprehensive view of…
- 8 Apr 2021
Zinox Set to Deploy Broadband Connectivity in South East
Zinox Technologies Ltd., Nigeria’s foremost indigenous Information Technology powerhouse, is set to connect the entire South East region to the information super-highway, with the rollout of…
- 30 Mar 2015
Tablet Market Records 26.1 Percent Growth in Middle East and Africa -IDC
The Middle East and Africa (MEA) tablet market recorded robust year-on-year growth in the final quarter of 2014, with holiday purchases and aggressive end-of-year promotions spurring a particularly…
- 23 Nov 2015
Smile Launches First Voice-over-LTE Service in East Africa
Smile Telecom Holdings Ltd (Smile) has launched the first voice over LTE (VoLTE) service in East Africa offering high-definition voice and video calling services. Smile intends to provide VoLTE…
- 17 Nov 2020
Mastercard, Network International Partner to Expand Commercial Payment Solutions across Middle East & Africa
Mastercard, a technology leader in the global payments industry, and its strategic partner Network International, the leading enabler of digital commerce across the Middle East & Africa (MEA),…
- 16 Oct 2013
LFP Sales in Europe, Africa Lags Middle East
The large format printer (LFP) market in Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (CEMA) region declined 10.7% in volume and 5.1% in value year on year in the first half of 2013.…
- 10 Aug 2017
Beatrice Cornacchia Heads Mastercard's Marketing & Comms in Middle East, Africa
Mastercard, a leading technology company in the global payments industry, has appointed Beatrice Cornacchia as Head of Marketing and Communications, Middle East and Africa. In this role, Cornacchia…
- 15 Dec 2021
New Mastercard Whitepaper Shows that Digitalization is Key to Unlocking SME Growth Potential in Middle East & Africa
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) across the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region are recognizing digitalization as essential to staying competitive in a transformed business and economic…
- 13 Sept 2020
Sophos Recognises Top Performing Partners in Middle East, Africa
Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, has announced its fiscal year 2020 awards for top performing channel partners in the Middle East and Africa. The annual awards recognize…
- 4 Jan 2013
Nokia Siemens Combines Africa, Middle East Operations
Nokia Siemens Networks has reorganised its Middle East and Africa businesses into one division and combined it with its Asia operations in a bid to serve multinational customers better. Specifically,…
- 10 Feb 2016
Orange Unveils Entrepreneur Club for Start-Ups in Africa, Middle East
Orange is launching the Entrepreneur Club, a new space for information in French and English devoted to entrepreneurs in Africa and the Middle East. The website is a source of information for…
- 9 Apr 2013
CWG, Others Introduce IT Transformation Solutions in East Africa
Computer Warehouse Group (CWG) in collaboration with IBM and Infosys successfully introduced IT transformation solutions for the financial services sector in East Africa. This was at a business…
- 1 Mar 2018
Ericsson Middle East and Africa to Launch Innovation Hubs
Ericsson announced yesterday it’s near-future plans to create new innovation hubs serving Middle East and Africa markets following the same global concept of Ericsson Garage. Ericsson Garage is an…