Category Archives: Technology

Jumia Plans Drone Deliveries Across Africa

September 2 Technology no comments

African e-commerce giant Jumia has announced that a new partnership with instant delivery service Zipline, which owns a fleet of lightweight delivery drones, to work on pioneering drone deliveries across the continent. A...

MTN Launches 3G & 4G Smartphones In Zambia

January 28 Technology 2 comments

MTN Zambia has announced the launch of two affordable 3G and 4G smartphones, dubbed Dandy and Rio, aimed at bridging the digital divide and deepen digital inclusion in the country. Bart Hofker, the network provider’s CEO...

Need To Connect Rural Areas In Africa Stressed

November 28 Technology 15 comments

The need to really connect the nooks and crannies of Africa has been stressed. “Information and Communication Technologies can enhance rural communities opportunities in Africa by improving their access to market i...

Sanwo-Olu Says Education, Technology Key To Building Resilient Economy...

September 26 Technology 2 comments

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday, gave a snippet of his administration’s policy direction on how the state is building a resilient economy on the basis of education, technology and access. Sanwo...

TCN Plans To Double Circuit Alaoji-Onitsha 330KV Transmission Facility...

July 28 Technology 2 comments

In a bid to improve transmission of electricity to parts of Anambra, Onitsha and environs, the existing Alaoji-Onitsha 330KV Single Circuit power transmission line will be rebuilt into Double Circuit Quad Transmission li...

AIMS: Second Intake Of African Master’s In Machine Intelligence ...

January 21 Technology 1 comment

Today, the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) launched applications for the second intake of its unique African Master’s in Machine Intelligence (AMMI), a novel one-year intensive foundational maste...

South Africa Ranked High In Spam Calls In 2018

December 26 Technology 12 comments

Truecaller has released findings from its Truecaller Insights report, a look into the top 20 countries affected by spam calls in 2018. Nuisance and unsolicited calls are on the rise around the globe, with Truecaller Insi...

Nigeria Joins Top 5 Countries That Account For Growth In Internet User...

September 14 Technology 33 comments

Of the 1.6 billion new mobile internet users between now and 2025, five countries account for 50% of the growth and this includes West African country, Nigeria. This is according to a new report from the GSMA which under...

EcoStruxure To Leverage On Advancements In IoT Mobility, Cyber Securit...

August 20 Technology 1 comment

EcoStruxure, a platform of Schneider Electric, says it will leverage advancements in IoT mobility, sensing, cloud, analytics and cyber security to ensure innovations in the country. The platform, it said, will also ensur...

Schneider E.D. Solutions Set To Optimise Costs For Oil & Gas Comp...

August 14 Technology 1 comment

Panelists at Nigerian Annual International Conference and Exhibition in Lagos Schneider Electric, the foremost innovator and specialist in energy management solutions, has reaffirmed its commitment to providing the indus...

Osinbajo, Mastercard CEO Banga Discuss Role Of Tech In Country’s...

November 17 Technology 12 comments

His Excellency, The Vice President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo SAN, GCON, met with the Mastercard President and CEO, Mr. Ajay Banga during a private meeting in which the two discussed the importance of developing a d...

How Phone Use Is Affecting Your Health

September 21 Technology 1 comment

A report says the amount of time people spend on the phone, either for business or personal use, can have a harmful effect on their overall health. The concerns about how posture and phone use influences well-being is no...

SAP Africa Code Week To Invest In Ondo State’s Teachers, Others

August 18 Technology 35 comments

Over the next weeks Nigeria will play host to a series of official train-the-trainer (TTT) workshop sessions as the country takes on a leading role in the build-up to SAP Africa Code Week (ACW) 2017.   The TTT workshops ...

12-Year-Old Nigerian Creates Location App To Help Lost Children

January 19 Technology 1 comment

.Photo: Tomisin Ogunnubi, a 12-year-old from Lagos created a location app to help kids find their way home (Source: Answers Africa). – It has not been the most positive of times in Nigeria considering the current e...

Canon Unveils New Compact Cameras With Built In Wifi

January 10 Technology 2 comments

Canon has unveiled three compact cameras that capture 20 Megapixel quality pictures as well as movies in HD 720p, with optical zooms that give a closer detail. The slimmest in the range, IXUS 185 and IXUS 190, and the mi...

Nigerian Army ‘Destroy 74 Illegal Refineries’

September 10 Technology 21 comments

Nigeria’s army says its troops have destroyed 74 illegal refineries hidden in the swamp lands of the southern oil-rich Niger Delta within the last 48 hours. Those running the illegal refineries steal oil from pipelines a...

Warning As Solar Eclipse Hits Nigeria Thursday

August 31 Technology 2 comments

National Space Research and Development Agency (NSRDA) has urged the public not to panic over the Annular Eclipse which will be experienced between the hours of 7:15am and 10:03am on Thursday, September 1 with slight var...

Nigeria’s Electric Powered Light Train For Inauguration

August 30 Technology 2 comments

Reports say the multi-billion Naira Calabar Light rail project, the first in Nigeria, would soon be inaugurated by President Muhammadu Buhari. The 12-car monorail system, when fully operational, would use an Intamin P8 e...

Delta Tackles Land Ownership Bane With SA Tech

June 29 Technology 9 comments

South African developed digital signature technology sits behind a major breakthrough for Nigeria’s Delta State government, which kicks off its “Fast Track 90” scheme – a new digital system for the acquisition of legal t...

No Survivors As FlyDubai Airplane Crashes In Russia

March 20 Technology 1 comment

A fatal plane crash resulting in several deaths has occurred in Russia with emergency services currently in place to attend to families of the victims. The passenger jet circled a southern Russian airport in high winds a...

Nigeria’s Electricity Supply Recovers After Sharp Drop

March 5 Technology 1 comment

Following the successful repair work on the damaged gas supply facility discovered earlier in the week, the acting Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Anthony Akah, has said ...

‘Nigeria’s Electricity Output Drops To 2,800MW’

March 3 Technology 1 comment

While signing a Memorandum of Understanding with the Consumer Protection Council (CPC), Anthony Akah, the Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), has said that power suppl...

Mobile Money Transactions Hist N40bn Monthly

March 1 Technology 4 comments

With the growing adoption of the cashless policy and increased patronage of mobile money, the Central bank of Nigeria (CBN) has put the value of transactions recorded through mobile money platform at N40 billion monthly ...