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- 25 Jul 2023
African Governments Collaborate Tech Innovators to Strengthen Local Health Supply Chains - Report
Healthcare consulting firm Salient Advisory has launched its latest annual market intelligence report highlighting a robust pan-African ecosystem of innovators improving the safety and efficiency of…
- 24 Apr 2020
The Powerful Role of Supply Chains in Navigating a Pandemic
By Maha Bouzeid The coronavirus pandemic continues to transform the way we live and work whilst disrupting businesses across the world. As company leaders and health officials track the virus and…
- 10 Jun 2022
How Cybersecurity Readiness Prevents Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs) from Fuelling Supply Chain Attacks
By Pankaj Bhula Supply chain attacks aren’t new. If the past couple of years have taught businesses anything, it’s that the impact of supply chain cyber attacks is now universal, from the fallout of…
- 9 Jan 2014
IDC Manufacturing Insights’ Supply Chain Strategies Predictions for 2014
IDC Manufacturing Insights hosted a web conference on Wednesday, “IDC Manufacturing Insights 2014 Predictions: Supply Chain Strategies” highlighting the top 10 predictions for the year ahead.…
- 18 Apr 2017
DHL Supply Chain to use ‘LocusBots’ Robots for Innovative Order Fulfilment Pilot
DHL Supply Chain plans to use robots called LocusBots to work collaboratively and safely alongside warehouse staff, helping to quickly locate and transport pick items. The Americas’ leader in…
- 18 May 2022
Experts in the Supply Chain Discuss Industry Issues and Solutions
In line with its commitment to build an efficient supply chain in African markets, Africa’s fastest growing logistics company, 8BM Freight System joined industry experts to discuss the industry's…
- 8 Jan 2025
Firm Explores 2025 Potential IT Outage and Supply Chain Risk Scenarios
As part of its annual Kaspersky Security Bulletin, the company’s experts have analysed significant supply chain attacks and IT outages from the past year and explored potential future risk scenarios,…
- 23 Nov 2017
Linkifin to provide Supply Chain Financial Solution in West Africa
Linkifin, a leading financial technology company in Nigeria, announces a new partnership with the South African company Propell. This partnership is part of Linkifin’s International…
- 29 Apr 2020
Blockchain Can Fix Supply Chain Failures Exposed by COVID-19 – WEF
Blockchain technology has the ability to tackle supply chain failures exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic and boost economic recovery. This is according to the World Economic Forum, which launched the…
- 1 Apr 2024
Afreximbank, Sterling to Offer Supply Chain Finance in Nigeria
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has partnered with Sterling Bank to introduce ‘Payables Finance’, a supply chain finance product in Nigeria. This product, branded as ‘Afreximbank Tradelink,’…
- 13 Aug 2016
Delivery Science SaaS Modifies Supply Chain Management
Delivery Science, led by a team of indigenous techpreneurs (technology entrepreneurs), offers ‘Enterprise Supply Chain Software as a Service (SaaS)’ solution to companies operating robust logistics…
- 15 Jun 2019
Oracle Introduces Supply Chain Tracking Blockchain Solution
Enterprise software company Oracle has introduced Oracle Intelligent Track and Trace, a blockchain application aimed at helping businesses to enhance security, improve supply chain traceability, and…
- 28 May 2025
Firm Reports a 48% Increase in Malicious Packages Threatening Software Supply Chains
Kaspersky’s Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) experts at the 10th annual Cyber Security Weekend – META 2025 held recently, talked about supply chain attacks and reported that by the end of…
- 29 Apr 2026
Firm Reveals a 37% Increase in Malicious Packages Compromising Software Supply Chains
According to Kaspersky telemetry, almost 19,500 malicious packages were found in open-source projects by the end of 2025, representing a 37% increase compared to the end of 2024. Modern software…
- 11 Oct 2022
Zipline’s Instant Delivery, A Game-Changer in Medical Supply Chain
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), nearly two billion people across the world lack reliable access to quality essential medical products such as blood and vaccines due to gaps in…
- 30 Jul 2024
24 Health Supply Chain Innovators Emerge as Market Leaders Across Africa
Healthcare consulting firm Salient Advisory has launched its latest market intelligence report, focusing on 24 leading Africa-focused supply chain innovators which appear to be on the cusp of more…
- 6 May 2026
Kaspersky Identifies Ongoing Supply Chain Attack on Official Daemon Tools Website Distributing Backdoor Malware
Kaspersky’s Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) discovered an active supply chain attack targeting the official website of Daemon Tools, a widely used virtual drive emulation software. The…
- 6 Mar 2014
Group to Ensure Equity in Logistics, Supply Chain Industry
The Maritime Advocacy and Action Group (MAAG), has declared it move to ensure fairness and equity for all stakeholders in the Logistics and Supply chain Industry. Alhassan Dantata, national…
- 18 Jan 2022
Allianz Risk Barometer 2022: Cyber Perils Outrank Covid-19 and Broken Supply Chains as Top Nigerian Business Risk
Cyber perils are the biggest concern for companies in Nigeria, Africa and Middle East, South Africa and worldwide in 2022, according to the Allianz Risk Barometer. The threat of ransomware attacks,…
- 14 Jul 2020
TradeDepot Secures Additional $10M to Transform Informal Retail Supply Chain in Nigeria
TradeDepot, the B2B eCommerce platform for consumer goods in Africa, has raised a further $10 million in a pre-Series B equity round co-led by Partech, International Finance Corporation, Women…
- 10 Dec 2018
Kobo360 Secures $6M Seed Investment from IFC to Transform Supply Chain in Africa
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has announced a $6 million equity investment in Kobo360 Inc, a tech-enabled e-logistics platform that connects the supply of trucks with the demand for…
- 28 Oct 2015
Oracle’s New Management Cloud Addresses Modern Value Chain Needs
To help manufacturers address the full needs of complex, global supply chains, Oracle announced the expansion of the Oracle Supply Chain Management Cloud (Oracle SCM Cloud) with two new product…
- 10 Jan 2022
HP Top Cybersecurity Predictions for the Year
By HP Inc. Security Experts & Advisors From ransomware pile-ons to increasingly commoditized supply chain TTPs, weaponized firmware exploits and targeted attacks on hybrid workers – the threat…
- 22 Jun 2022
African Health Tech Start-ups Prompting Launch of $7M Innovator Support Program
Healthcare consulting firm Salient Advisory has launched its latest market intelligence report highlighting promising African healthtech start-ups in supply chain. Spurred by these findings, a…
- 16 Feb 2021
Sterling Bank Partners Zipline On Medical Drone Delivery Service
Sterling Bank’s Health Technology Partner; Zipline has signed a service level agreement with Kaduna State Government for the implementation of drones in the health supply chain system. Zipline, is a…
- 10 Aug 2016
Value of Distributor Management System to Nigerian FMCG Companies
Most Nigerian Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) companies still do not have visibility of their distribution chain. For a product manufactured for instance in Agbara, Lagos State to get to the end…
- 21 Apr 2020
Lockdown: Minister Says Job, Income Losses Loom
Sabo Nanono, minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, has said that the restriction in movement of people and goods is beginning to impact on Nigeria’s food supply chain and may lead to job and…
- 25 Mar 2021
How Ecommerce Logistics Networks are growing Brands Businesses in Nigeria
By Adedoyin Giwa The logistics and supply chain sector is one of the fastest growing industries in Nigeria. According to a report by Logistics and Supply Chain Industry published in 2018, the sector…
- 11 Nov 2014
CRD, Operators Count Costs to Leverage N500Bn Warehousing Sector
The promising warehousing sub-sector in Nigeria, which stakeholders estimate would be worth over N500 billion annually, would need legislative backing to achieve its full potential. According to…
- 15 Nov 2021
DrugStoc Secures $4.4M in Series A Funding to Expand Access to Quality Pharmaceuticals in Africa
Healthtech startup, DrugStoc has raised USD 4.4 million in Series A funding to expand access to quality medicines while providing sustainable supply chain financing for healthcare providers in…