Moniepoint’s co-founder only African on TIME’s inaugural Tech, Data list
By Juliet Umeh Nigerian engineer and Moniepoint Co-founder, Felix Ike, has joined some of the world’s leading technology executives after emerging as the only African representative on TIME magazine’s inaugural Executives of the Year: Tech and Data list.Ike, who serves as Chief Technology Officer, CTO, of Moniepoint, was named among 50 technology and data leaders […]
EduTech: How digital learning becomes necessity, not choice
By Prince Osuagwu, Hi-Tech Editor & Juliet Umeh Coronavirus COVID-19 has changed almost everything in the world. It has turned the economy upside down, ravaged health system, destroyed hospitality business, disrupted social interaction and created new normal in the education sector. In pre-COVID era, mobile phones, and other tech gadgets were not allowed in schools, […]
2G/3G Sunsetting and Migration to 4G
By Philip Kendall We recently presented on the topic of 2G and 3G network sunsetting trends and 4G migration opportunities, drawing on research from our complimentary report “Low Cost 4G Handsets: Market Dynamics and Opportunities” and expanding on that based on more recent developments. 4G dominates the wireless market today. According to our new […]
Nigeria’s car-hailing services market deepens as Ekocab comes to town
By Juliet Umeh A new car-hailing service, Ekocab, has been launched into the Nigerian market to address unfair charges for trips and provide additional jobs for Nigerians. The company said the new Ekocab was designed to cater to the needs of a diverse group of people; to help both drivers add an additional source of income, […]
FG declares telecoms facilities critical national Infrastructure
…Urges MNOs to Reduce Price of Data, Calls for citizens By Emmanuel Elebeke In response to the yearnings of industry stakeholders to declare telecom facilities Critical National Infrastructure, President Muhammadu Buhari, has finally approved and also directed that necessary physical protective measures be put in place to safeguard telecommunications infrastructure deployed across the country. […]
Microsoft lays off journalists to replace them with AI
Microsoft is laying off dozens of journalists and editorial workers at its Microsoft News and MSN organizations. The layoffs are part of a bigger push by Microsoft to rely on artificial intelligence to pick news and content that’s presented on MSN.com, inside Microsoft’s Edge browser, and in the company’s various Microsoft News apps. Many of […]
