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- 6 Jul 2015
West Africa Needs Advanced Mobile Infrastructure, says IBM Nigeria Boss
Increased investments in relevant new technologies like mobile, cloud and big data analytics that offer advanced solutions and services are essential for West Africa’s socio-economic development. In…
- 21 Mar 2016
IBM, Peace Corps Boost Women Empowerment In West Africa
Historic public-private partnership with the Peace Corps supports Lets Girls Learn initiative via high impact, pro bono consulting assignment in Ghana Breaking through the proverbial glass ceiling…
- 1 Sept 2013
Financial Leaders of West Africa Gather at ICSFS’ Event
ICSFS, a leading provider of banking solutions, with the cooperation of Sunnet Systems, one of the leading Information and Communications Technology Company in West Africa, hosted a seminar on…
- 2 Mar 2023
TD Africa, IBM Empower Nigerian Youths with Digital Skills
Over 250 youths attended the inaugural edition of a capacity building training sponsored by TD Africa Distributions Ltd., better known as TD Africa, in collaboration with technology giant, IBM to…
- 4 May 2021
MainOne Expands Global Cloud Connect Services to Drive Business Digital Transition in West Africa
MainOne, a provider of connectivity solutions for businesses in West Africa is responding to the increase in the adoption of Cloud technology by connecting businesses across the region directly to…
- 8 Sept 2016
Africa: Eight Companies Adopt IBM’s Cloud to Fuel Innovation
IBM announced during its signature event in Lagos, 'IBM Business Nigeria 2016’ that eight companies across Africa, spanning some of the fastest growing industries in the region, from…
- 22 Sept 2016
IBM Joins U.S. President's Advisory Council on 'Doing Business in Africa'
IBM on Wednesday announced that U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker has appointed Takreem El Tohamy, IBM’s General Manager for the Middle East and Africa, to the U.S. President's Advisory…
- 18 Jun 2014
IBM Committed to Accelerating Innovation in Nigeria- Otiti
Taiwo Otiti, International Business Machines (IBM) West Africa country general manager has reiterated the Corporation’s commitment to the provision of mechanisms and architecture for the…
- 29 Jun 2016
Rack Centre Appoints Udoaka as New Business Development Director
Rack Centre, West Africa’s Premium Data Centre colocation provider has announced Mr Frederick Udoaka as joining its executive leadership team as business development director. Udoaka joined from MTN…
- 6 Feb 2014
IBM Invests in Accelerating Innovation in Nigeria
IBM has announced it is further expanding its operations across Africa with the opening of an IBM Innovation Centre in Lagos, Nigeria. The new facility is designed to accelerate innovation for…
- 14 Jul 2020
IBM Names Kyerematen-Jimoh as Regional Head for Africa
IBM, technology giant has appointed Angela Kyerematen-Jimoh as its head for North, East and West Africa. Angela Kyerematen-Jimoh This appointment means that she will be in charge of about 40…
- 30 Oct 2015
Sunnet Systems Partners IBM on Reducing Business Complexity
Sunnet Systems in collaboration with IBM West Africa organized a smarter business optimization forum for its customers aimed reducing business complexity and increasing productivity. Bukola Aluko,…
- 8 Jun 2009
Need for Infrastructure that Supports Convergence-Chiakpo
Endy Chiakpo is the country general manager, IBM Nigeria and West Africa. He has a 20-year career with IBM in Nigeria and the U.S, spanning hardware and software as systems engineer, senior…
- 16 Nov 2012
IBM Picks Lagos for Smarter Cities Challenge, Provides Grant
IBM has named Lagos amongst 31 other cities globally selected for its Smarter Cities Challenge grant for 2013. Smarter Cities Challenge is a variant of IBM's Corporate Service Corps, a pro bono…
- 6 Sept 2016
Faulkner Becomes IBM Nigeria’s New Country General Manager
IBM on Tuesday announced the appointment of Ernest Oladipo Faulkner as Country General Manager, IBM Nigeria. He succeeds Taiwo Otiti who served as Country General Manager, West Africa, since 2010.…
- 29 Jun 2014
Big Data is Transformative -Otiti
Taiwo Otiti, country general manager, IBM West Africa is an accomplished technology and financial services professional with vast change management and business transformation experience. He is the…
- 8 Jul 2014
Amosun Tasks Workers on ICT
Ogun State Governor Ibikunle Amosun has said the deployment of Information Communication Technology in the state will help drive efficient service delivery. He said this in Abeokuta at the end of…
- 1 Jul 2017
IBM Country Boss, Others to Speak at NITEC 2017
Mr. Dipo Faulkner, country general manager, IBM West Africa, headlines next week's Nigeria Information Technology Exhibition & Conference (NITEC) 2017 event, holding at the Sheraton Hotel &…
- 5 Aug 2014
Ghana's Fidelity Bank Seals 5 Year Deal with IBM
At the U.S. Africa Business Forum in Washington, D.C on Tuesday, Ghana’s Fidelity Bank announced its choice of IBM to manage its technology infrastructure and services. The five year deal will help…
- 27 Jun 2017
IBM Boss Says “New Collar” Jobs to Transform Skills Market
Africa has approximately 200 million people between the ages of 15 and 24. By 2040, the continent is expected to be home to the world's largest labor force, with an estimated working age population…
- 6 Feb 2012
Oil Spill Eater is Best Solution to Clean up Niger Delta -- Ndigwe
Martins Ndigwe is managing director / CEO of Mayakorp Nigeria Limited, a company that provides a provider of end to end converged communication and infrastructure solutions and IT services across…
- 4 Dec 2012
iDirect, TD Ink Partnership Agreement
Technology Distributions Limited (TD), number one in ICT distributions in West Africa has entered into partnership with iDirect, global leader in hub infrastructure, in a move that would address the…
- 22 Sept 2021
UBA, Ecobank, Others Turn to IBM Hybrid Cloud and AI Solutions to Accelerate Digital Innovation
IBM on Wednesday announced that major financial institutions across Africa have selected hybrid cloud and AI capabilities from IBM to unlock digital innovation and continue their work to develop…
- 24 Oct 2013
IBM Promotes Innovation at Lagos Hackathon
The technology giant flagged off its pan-African hackathon series recently in Lagos, Nigeria’s industrial and commercial hub with the “IBM Lagos Hackathon”, a four-day technology training and ideas…
- 14 Jun 2013
IBM Assists Lagos State Design Transportation System
A team of IBM experts completing a month-long pro bono consulting assignment has presented recommendations to Lagos State Government to help ensure a more efficient flow of traffic in the city of…
- 29 Apr 2015
IDC CIO Summit to Attract 150 Tech Leaders from Across W/Africa
International Data Corporation (IDC) on Wednesday formally announced the latest instalment of its ground-breaking West Africa CIO Summit. IDC confirmed that the event will take place on May 13–14 at…
- 10 Nov 2013
IBM Unveils Pan-African Hackathon Series
IBM, a global technology company has reiterated its commitment to the development and promotion of local software innovation across Africa with the launch of its pan-African hackathon series.…
- 23 Feb 2016
IBM Marks 23 Years of Inventions, Patent Leadership
IBM, the global technology firm reportedly invests as much as $6bn on technology R&D annually; and it continues to shape the future of computing through cognitive computing and cloud platforms…
- 26 Feb 2014
IBM Charges African Leaders To Speed Up IT Innovations
Based on the forecast that 80% of African industrial growth and innovations will be driven by 3rd platform technologies by the year 2020, the International Business Machines (IBM) has urged African…
- 14 May 2019
Cyber Security Experts Task Organisations to Secure Operation Amid Increasing Threats
Cyber security experts have advised organisations that handle financial services and sensitive user data to proactively adopt measures to protect themselves from the increasing wave of cyber security…