Online marketplace ticketing system, QuickBus, has expanded its presence in Africa with its operational launch in Nigeria, Ghana and South Africa. The startup has a presence in Kenya, Angola, South Africa, and Uganda, and is now the most popular site for booking buses in Africa. QuickBus solution is vital on a continent where most of […]

By Juliet Umeh Although the liberalisation of the telecommunications sector in 2001 unleashed huge growth in Nigeria’s Gross domestic product, GDP, it has however not fulfilled its target in the country’s journey to financial inclusion of people living in un-served and under-served areas of the country. This, according to different industry stakeholders is down to […]

By Prince Osuagwu The Federal government has pumped N20 million into the Nigerian start-up ecosystem. The investment came through the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, which doled out a grant of 5million each to four young tech start-ups in the country. The funding is to help the four start-ups gain fast traction and grow into big […]

By Juliet Umeh A Nigerian firm, ImpactHer and 33 organisations from other countries are to receive $25 million grants for creating opportunities that benefit women and girls. The funding to the firms which are largely nonprofits and social enterprises will help them push their solutions for women and girls around the world to reach their […]

By Juliet Umeh Most employees in Nigeria are known to be scared of venturing into self employment or entrepreneurships for a number of reasons which include lack of business expertise, lack of funding, lack of right structure and the fear of leaving the known to the unknown. However, in a bid to change these orientations […]

Federal Government has extended the deadline for the National Identity Number, NIN, Subscriber Identity Module, SIM, data verification to the end of 2021, while calling on the legal residents to complete the process. The Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami, the approval of the to extend the deadline was made further […]

Telecommunications operators in Nigeria yesterday frowned at the federal government’s decision to peg the reserve bid price of 5G license at N75 billion (approximately $197.4million).

By Prince Osuagwu Everything about the internet of things, IoT is about the ease of doing things Experts in the technology profession are saying that the easy will transform to economic boost if countries like Nigeria could take advantage of it on all aspects of economic management. IoT is a network of electronic devices that […]

By Kunle Barike In 2020, as Nigerian manufacturing firms contended with rising distribution costs, congested transport corridors, and increasing pressure to meet delivery timelines, Honeywell Flour Mills Plc encountered a structural limitation in its logistics planning process.  The company’s shipment decisions spanning road, sea, and air transport had grown too complex for rule-based scheduling methods, […]

By Juliet Umeh Reminiscing his time at the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC as Executive Vice Chairman, current Chairman, MTN Nigeria, Dr. Ernest Ndukwe, lamented the inability of successive Nigerian government have not given telecommunications deserved attention even when they know the sector remains the most powerful enabler of growth. Ndukwe was only to single out […]