Author: Staff Writer

44 years ago, three brave men came together to create a company – Apple Computer Company. These men were Steve Jobs (deceased), Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne. Bet you didn’t know that they were three at the beginning. Well after 12 days, Ronald sold his 10% share of the company…

Traditionally, brands and people would have been celebrating April Fools’ day with pranks and tricks. This year is different as corporate bodies and governments have decided to skip the pranks so that they are not seen as insensitive to the current COVID-19 pandemic. Tech giant Google, famous for its annual…

With the COVID-19 pandemic still on where most people are now on lockdown and working from home, you need to be more cyber-secure as you are not within your office environment where you are protected by firewalls, anti-viruses and more. Here are 10 ways to be Cyber-Secure when working remotely…

Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is collaborating with the Co-Creation Hub (CcHUB), the leading technology innovation centre in Africa, to launch a call, for innovative communication projects on COVID-19 based on African languages targeted at the semi-urban and rural population across Africa. The communication projects are…

With the current coronavirus pandemic spreading round the world, there are definitely some dubious characters who want to take advantage of vulnerable people and scam them. The apps claim they help in tracking COVID-19 cases, testing for COVID-19 and even treating COVID-19. There are reports of some apps which are…

GT Bank, Africa Finance Corporation have donated a 110-bed isolation centre to aid the Lagos state government in its management of #COVID19 cases in Lagos state. The facility was set up in record time of one week. The isolation centre situated at the Mobolaji Olufunsho Johnson Stadium in Onikan, has…

On Friday, Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced that it would be donating over $800 million to support small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), health organizations and governments, and health workers on the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic. Here are the details of the company’s commitment below: $250 million in ad grants…

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has raised an exceptional $3 billion in a three-year bond to help alleviate the economic and social impact the Covid-19 pandemic will have on livelihoods and Africa’s economies.   The Fight Covid-19 Social bond, with a three-year maturity, garnered interest from central banks and official…

Redbird (formerly Redbird Health Tech), a medical diagnostics distributor providing access to healthcare in Ghana through community pharmacies, has today announced the launch of latest innovation – the COVID-19 Daily Check-in App and Symptom Tracker in its bid to counter the spread of Cornonavirus in the African continent. Accessible as a…

There is a shortage of ventilators globally and many countries are working round the clock to provide these machines during this COVID-19 pandemic period. A ventilator is a machine designed to provide mechanical ventilation by moving breathable air into and out of the lungs, to deliver breaths to a patient…

Ghana announced that it has launched a Universal Quick Response (QR) Code and Proxy Pay system. QR Code payment systems have been implemented in many countries however very few countries have successfully implemented a Universal QR CODE. With this launch, Ghana has become the first African country to implement a…

Chinese tech company, Huawei, launched a new series of smartphones, the Huawei P40 series. This was done in an online event due to the ongoing ban on public gathering because of the coronavirus pandemic. The series which include Huawei P40 Pro+, Huawei P40 Pro and Huawei P40 feature cutting-edge designs…

United Bank for Africa (UBA) has announced a donation of N5billion (U$14 million) to catalyse a comprehensive pan-African response to the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic. The donation was done through the bank’s foundation, UBA Foundation The donation will provide significant and much needed support to Nigeria and…

Transitioning from employee to employer can be a daunting. As the Nigerian economy continues to grow, more business startups are appearing on the scene, mainly thanks to young Nigerians pursuing entrepreneurship. For these budding entrepreneurs, a key decision they must make at some point in their business life is when to make…

Video sharing giant, YouTube, is set to reduce video quality globally to ease the internet traffic during the coronavirus pandemic. The Alphabet company is extending the policy it first instituted in Europe where regulators have asked major streaming services, such as Netflix to reduce their bandwidth usage. Hitherto YouTube automatically adjusts…

BUA Group, one of Africa’s largest infrastructure companies announced that it has acquired majority shareholding in P.W.  Nigeria Limited – one of Nigeria’s largest construction, engineering and mining companies. According to BUA, this was necessary to further deepen its investments in the infrastructure business in sub-saharan Africa. Speaking on the…

The consignment of protective and medical equipment donated by Chinese billionaire and Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma to help fight the coronavirus – COVID-19 have started arriving in African countries. The medical kits are being distributed in conjunction with Ethiopian Airlines. Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Foundation had earlier stated that…

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) announced that it has suspended all enrolment activities effective today, 24th March 2020. The commission said this was in line with the recent directive issued by the Federal Government of Nigeria for all Officers on Grade Level 12 and below to stay off work.…

Following the increase in the number of the coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, the Nigerian Stock Exchange announced that effective Wednesday, March 25 , 2020 all its trading floors will be temporarily closed. The exchange however said that remote trading will continue and its staff would be available through all our digital…

The World Health Organisation last weekend, launched a Health Alert service on WhatsApp to ensure people around the world get official, trusted health information and advice about the coronavirus (COVID-19). The new service, which is free to use, has been designed to answer questions from the public about Coronavirus, and…