By Adeyemi Adepetun OVER the past two years since the COVID-19 pandemic started, Africa’s economy has contracted by 2.1 per cent and regional growth is expected to be muted in 2022 compared to 2021. Economic recovery and growth are top of mind for countries and many are now realising that accelerated digital transformation is […]
Read MoreBy Favour Unukaso ON a note that signals a momentous year for the Commission, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has already put two awards in its kitty, as it receives The Regulator of the Year Award for 2021. Its Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO), Prof. Umar Danbatta, also received the Public Official […]
Read MoreBy Favour Onukaso TRADERS operating at Computer Village, Ikeja, Lagos are upbeat about market turnaround in 2022, after witnessing lull in the last 18 months due to the impact of COVID-19 and slow economic growth in Nigeria. Marketers, who spoke with The Guardian at the weekend, expressed mixed feelings about market recovery, but appealed to both the […]
Read MoreBy Adeyemi Adepetun SOCIAL media platform, Meta, has announced the launch of the ‘Good IdeasDeserve To Be Found’ campaign to spotlight the inspiring stories of the people behind the businesses who are using its technologies to achieve a social purpose and do impactful things across several industries in Nigeria. Through this campaign, Meta aims […]
Read MoreCOVEN Works Inc, which is the Official Startup Partner for the Annual Investment Meeting (AIM) 2022, has expressed its readiness to take about 280 startups from Nigeria and other part of the globe to participate at the 11th edition of the AIM scheduled for March 29 to 31st, 2022 at the Dubai Exhibition Center, EXPO […]
Read MoreBy Adeyemi Adepetun OUT of the about $4 billion startup funding that entered Africa’s ecosystem, especially the tech space in 2021, Nigeria earned the largest, at $1.37 billion. Expectedly, four countries, which are Nigeria, South Africa, Egypt and Kenya emerged the top. They accounted for 80 per cent of the total sums raised on the […]
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