By Juliet Umeh As a way of assisting various organizations take the emerging opportunities and meet the evolving challenges of managing sensitive information, the Institute of Information Management, IIM, Africa and the Nigeria National Accreditation System, NiNAS, have signed a Memorandum of MoU. The President/Chairman of IIM-Africa, Dr. Oyedokun Oyewole said the purpose of the […]

“Aglio Kim”, a trolley-like robot which uses artificial intelligence (A.I.), is delivering food to customers at a restaurant in Seoul, in order to minimise human contact and help ensure social distancing. Shortly after customers order through a touch-screen on the table, the 1.25-meter-tall robot, developed by South Korean telecoms company KT Corp, brings the food […]

Facebook said that businesses running paid online events on its iOS app would not need to pay a 30 percent fee to Apple for the remainder of 2020, temporarily defusing a standoff between the two tech giants. The social media company said in a blog post that all businesses except gaming creators would be eligible […]

A US judge has temporarily blocked a Trump administration order that was set to bar Apple and Google from offering Chinese-owned short video-sharing app TikTok for download on Sunday. US district judge Carl Nichols in Washington issued the preliminary injunction in a brief order late on Sunday. He declined “at this time” to block restrictions […]

Rasheed Sobowale More details have continued to emerge regarding the management crisis in Nigeria’s agrictech and fintech company, Cellulant Nigeria Limited. The sacked staff by the company over alleged “sharp practices” in its Agrikore platform has rebuked the claim. The ex-employees who pleaded anonymity said the company (Cellulant Nigeria Limited) never found them guilty of […]

The US has imposed restrictions on exports to China’s biggest chipmaker, SMIC, after concluding there is an “unacceptable risk” equipment supplied to it could be used for military purposes. Suppliers of certain equipment to Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp will now have to apply for individual export licences, according to a letter from the US commerce […]

By Rasheed Sobowale Cellulant Nigeria Limited on Friday said the irregularities the company found on one of its platforms, Agrikore, was the reason behind the co-founder’s resignation and some staff being sacked. Vanguard had reported Thursday that crisis in the Nigeria-based FinTech company, Cellulant Nigeria Limited, deepens as the co-founder, Bolaji Akinboro, resigned his position […]

A huge fire broke out in southern China on Friday at an unfinished Huawei research facility, sending massive plumes of smoke over the industrial city of Dongguan. The blaze started at a Huawei building on Alishan Road, where the company is developing a research base, according to the city government. It was extinguished after 140 […]

AFEX Commodities Exchange Limited, AFEX, has disclosed plans to introduce Warehouse Receipt Check by Trade Finance Market, TFM, to reduce fraud and drive access to funding for the agricultural sector in Nigeria.

Dell Technologies has partnered with other global giants to establish a Tech Experience Centre, an ambitious technology project that will bridge the gap to cutting-edge technologies for millions, in Nigeria. Nicholas Travers, Dell Technologies Director, Central and West Africa, said in a statement that the project, expected to be launched on Oct. 1, would save […]