New models of Toyota and Lexus vehicles sold in South Africa will now come with fitted in-built Wi-Fi capability. Dubbed the Toyota Connect, the new connectivity hub will be a feature of the MyToyota App (available on Android and iOS) which was launched by the Japanese auto-manufacturer in 2014. The…
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Eithopia is set to host the 2019 MIT Inclsuive Innovation Challenge (IIC). The event will take on September 20, 2019 in Addis Ababa. Over 400 applicants from 35 African countries have entered for the challenge. Liquid Telecom is the regional collaborator for the 2019 MIT IIC. Ben Roberts, Chief Innovation…
Reports making rounds suggest Huawei’s next flagship smartphone will not feature Google’s prominent apps including Maps and Youtube. Google confirmed this citing the US Government ban on sales to Huawei as the reason it would no longer license its apps to the Chines smartphone maker. Seen as a massive blow…
The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive, NCC, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said the NCC has approved dedicated spectrum for trial deployment of Fifth Generation (5G) services in the country. Danbatta disclosed this in an opening remarks at the 1st Digital African Week organised by the…
Oragroup has secured a USD 222 million loan from Africa Agriculture and Trade Investment Fund (AATIF) with the aim to fund private companies operating in the agricultural campaigns in its countries of operation. Countries of operations include Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, Guinea Bissau, and Senegal. The Oragroup is…
American semiconductor foundry GlobalFoundries has locked horns in a legal battle against Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC). The dispute could see some of the world’s most popular gadgets( notably Apple and Google products) removed from sale. The US-based GlobalFoundries is demanding an import ban of products that use processors manufactured…
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has, again, emphasised the need for telecom consumers and the general public to consciously join hands in protecting telecom infrastructure and regard them as “collectively owned” crucial and essential for the provision of good Quality of Service (QoS). Director, Zonal Operations, NCC, Mrs. Amina Shehu,…
The newly appointed Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mr Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi has said that his vision for the regulatory agency is to make it smarter in operations and also to ensure it lives up to its mandate to regulate and inspire a positive growth in…
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has been described by experts and stakeholders at a two-day Nigeria Innovation Summit (NIS-2019) as “best example of government regulatory agency” in Nigeria. Dr. Andrew Nevin, Advisory Partner and Chief Economist, PriceWaterhouseCooper (PWC) West Africa, one of the world’s leading consulting organizations, gave the first…
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) has invested USD 15million in Ecobank Zambia. The investment is a share of a USD 200 Mn loan facility packaged by Netherlands Development Finance Company (FMO), a Dutch Development Bank and other DFIs. The investment will be utilized to boost the SME sector as the funds…
Mobile operating system Android will not be naming its next version after a dessert or sweet treat putting a halt to a trend that started ten years ago. As it is its tradition, the name of the new version would have started with Q. However, Google decided against the pattern…
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has, again, underscored the importance of robust broadband infrastructure as the cornerstone of digital innovations for economic development. Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive of the Commission, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, who stated this in a keynote address at the fourth edition of the Nigeria…
Mr. Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi has been appointed as the new Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA). The appointment takes immediate effect according to a statement signed by the Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media & Publicity, Mr. Garba Shehu. The appointment comes as part…
The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has called on regulators of telecommunications sectors across the African continent to place primacy on regulatory measures to adequately protect telecoms consumers in their respective countries. Danbatta stated this at the second edition of a three-day…
Nigeria’s Afropop star, Ayodeji Balogun, aka Wizkid has become the first African artiste to hit eight million listeners on Spotify’s monthly streams. Spotify is an online, music streaming platform that pays royalties based on the number of artistes’ streams as a proportion of total songs streamed. According to the News…
Apple Card, a new kind of credit card created by Apple and designed to help customers lead a healthier financial life, is available in the US starting today. Customers can apply for Apple Card through the Wallet app on iPhone in minutes and start using it right away with Apple Pay…
The world’s oldest webcam Fogcam will be switched off on August 30 after working continuously for 25 years. The webcam was set up in 1994 to monitor weather changes in San Francisco State University campus. It has broadcast almost continuously since then barring regular maintenance and the occasional need for…
Apple has officially announced it would launch its subscription service Apple TV Plus in November. However, the technology company has been quiet about important details such as cost and launch date. Bloomberg also reported that Apple’s subscription service for its exclusive original shows and films will debut by November at…
International Youth Day is an awareness day designated by the United Nations. The purpose of the day is to draw attention to a given set of cultural and legal issues surrounding youth. This year’s edition of the Youth Day was held in Aba hosted by Vision Alive Foundation. A program…
In continuation of its efforts to implement Emergency Communications Centres (ECC) in all the 36 states of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, a delegation of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) recently visited Oyo State Government to strengthen partnership on the successful implementation of the public safety…