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- 29 Sept 2022
GSMA, IBM and Vodafone Establish Post-Quantum Telco Network Taskforce
The GSMA yesterday announced the formation of the GSMA Post-Quantum Telco Network Taskforce, with IBM and Vodafone as initial members, to help define policy, regulation and operator business…
- 11 Jan 2022
LG Joins IBM’s Quantum Network
LG Electronics has joined the IBM Quantum Network to advance industry applications of quantum computing. The IBM Quantum Network is a community of Fortune 500 companies, academic institutions,…
- 14 Jun 2019
University of Lagos, U I, others to benefit from IBM's Quantum Computing Program
IBM has announced the expansion of its quantum computing efforts to Africa in a new collaboration with the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits University) in South Africa. Wits University is the…
- 29 Jan 2023
NITDA Flags Off TIES Scheme in Six Geopolitical Zones
In furtherance to the delivery of the President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, administrative ambitious policy of uplifting 100 million Nigerians out of poverty, the National Information Technology…
- 14 Jul 2025
Firm Highlights Top Risks of Quantum Computing
Kaspersky is addressing one of the most debatable technological challenges of the coming decade: the rise of quantum computing and its potential impact on digital security. In this context, experts…
- 30 Oct 2022
9mobile Appoints Nkem Oni-Egboma as Chief Financial Officer
Emerging Markets Telecommunication Services (EMTS) Limited, operating as 9mobile, has announced the appointment of Mrs Nkem Oni-Egboma, as Chief Financial Officer (CFO. Oni-Egboma, a thoroughbred…
- 6 Sept 2019
African ICT Foundation Opens Portal for Volunteers Tech Trainers
The African ICT Foundation (AfICTF) has opened application for its volunteer’s trainers for its Digital Connect Africa (DCA) Project in Nigeria. The Digital Connect Africa (DCA) is a digital skills…
- 17 Oct 2024
AVEVA Announces Two New Strategic Partnerships @ its Biggest Ever ‘AVEVA World Conference’
AVEVA, a global leader in industrial software, today launches AVEVA World 2024 in Paris’ Palais des Congrès. The annual flagship software conference brings together leading industrial companies from…
- 10 May 2010
Summit Names Etisalat Group International Leader in Telecom Sector
Etisalat group has been named the ‘International Leader in Telecommunications Sector – Asia & Africa’, by the judging committee of the Middle East Business Leaders Summit. This…
- 8 Mar 2017
IBM Debuts Commercial Quantum Computing Systems
IBM has made available an industry-first initiative to build commercially available universal quantum computing systems. The company says IBM Q quantum systems and services will be delivered via the…
- 1 Dec 2024
TD Africa Joins Forces with Check Point to Enhance Cybersecurity in Nigeria
TD Africa, a leading technology distributor in Sub-Saharan Africa, has joined forces with Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., a global cybersecurity leader, to enhance Nigeria's cybersecurity…
- 22 Jan 2014
DragonWave, Gogo Enable Connectivity @ 30,000 Feet
DragonWave Inc., a leading global supplier of packet microwave radio systems for mobile and access networks, announced it has been selected as a microwave solutions provider for backhaul…
- 12 Jan 2022
Quantum Xchange, Spire Solutions Partner to Bring Advanced Quantum-Safe Network Security and Data Protection to MEA
Quantum Xchange, delivering the future of encryption with its leading-edge key distribution platform has entered into a strategic partnership with Spire Solutions, a top value-added distributor and…
- 9 Dec 2016
5 Ways Business Management Solutions Changed in Past 5 Years Via Cloud
Keith Fenner, vice president, Sage Enterprise Africa and VP Sage Middle East has reiterated that today’s business management solutions are powerful, adaptable and quick to pay for…
- 9 Jan 2015
Samsung Electronics Tips First Annual Profit Fall in 3 Years
Global smartphone leader Samsung Electronics Co Ltd on Thursday confirmed expectations for its first annual profit decline since 2011, although a pickup in the fourth quarter hinted that earnings may…
- 11 Aug 2013
Lagos, Largest City of Millionaires in Africa
Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial nerve centre currently ranks third in the league of cities with the highest number of millionaires in Africa, according to a report by the Oxford-based wealth consulting…
- 20 Jun 2017
6 Mistakes Every Entrepreneur Should Avoid
Becoming a successful entrepreneur in a business terrain such as Nigeria is a venture fraught with peculiar challenges. Considering the many little details that naturally go into setting up a…
- 19 May 2019
MTN Nigeria Signs 7yr N200Bn Medium Term Loan
MTN Nigeria Communications Plc has signed a 7-year N200 billion Medium Term Facility with a consortium of seven banks to fund emerging businesses in Nigeria. Ferdi Moolman, chief executive…
- 28 Feb 2019
Fintech Platform TeamApt Closes $5.5m Series A Round
TeamApt, a Nigerian fintech company that provides digital solutions and payment infrastructure for Africa, has closed on a $5.5M Series A round, led by Quantum Capital Partners. The Lagos-based…
- 2 Feb 2018
Oduoza, Former UBA Boss Floats Nova Merchant Bank
Phillips Oduoza, quintessential banker and former group managing director of the United Bank for Africa (UBA), has launched Nova Merchant Bank. Nova Merchant Bank has already designed…
- 12 May 2026
Firm Shares Insights into Ransomware Trends and Tactics @ International Anti-Ransomware Day-2026
On International Anti-Ransomware Day, May 12, Kaspersky shares a report with an overview of ransomware trends that marked 2025 and insights into what the threat landscape holds in 2026. According to…
- 21 Dec 2009
Wema Bank Releases Last 2 years Financial Statement
Wema Bank Plc has released its financial statement of the last two years, which the bank said was a reflection of the challenging period it faced. The statement showed that although gross earnings…
- 17 May 2013
35,000 Companies Evade Taxes in Nigeria
Some 35,000 firms are said to be evading tax payment in the county and government said that this stalling her responsibility of providing basic amenities. The government, said plans are underway to…
- 6 Oct 2014
Accenture, Alcatel-Lucent Mull Strategy to Cut Broadband Costs
Accenture, leading technology services firm, and Alcatel-Lucent, a telecommunications equipment company, have entered into a strategic alliance that will help communications service providers (CSPs)…
- 6 Feb 2017
NELEX Backs TheMap.online on Digital Jobs for Nigerians
Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, through its department- National Electronic Labour Exchange (NELEX), has expressed support to TheMap.online, an indigenous e-Commerce platform, in its…
- 24 Feb 2020
OVH Energy Marketing Commits to Reshaping Nigeria’s Fuel Retail Landscape
OVH Energy Marketing, a licensee of the Oando retail brand, has restated its commitment to reshaping the fuel’s retail landscape. The company made this known during the launch of its new retail…
- 5 Feb 2018
Nova Merchant Bank Raises Hope for Corporate, Trade Financing
The re-entry of merchant banks into the Nigerian financial landscape, according to analysts, raises hope for corporate and trade financing. Philips Oduoza, chairman, Nova Merchant Bank Limited…
- 3 Oct 2023
NITDA Introduces Hackathon as Part of Activities for Digital Nigeria 2023
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), through its subsidiary, the Office for Nigerian Digital Innovation (ONDI), in partnership with the Innovation Support Network (ISN), is…
- 23 Apr 2015
CWG, EDC Thinker on SMEs Development
Computer Warehouse Group Plc (CWG) has concluded plans to collaborate with the Enterprise Development Centre (EDC) of the Pan Atlantic University to afford Small and Medium scale Enterprises (SMEs)…
- 3 May 2023
Pantami Reassures of Govt's Commitment on 5% Excise Duty for Telecommunications Services
Federal Government has reassured Nigerians that it is not reneging on five percent excise duty waiver on mobile telephone services, fixed telephone, and Internet services. Professor Isa Pantami,…