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Infobip Nigeria, a cloud communication company for businesses and a leader in omnichannel customer engagement, won two awards at the prestigious 6th annual Tech Innovation Awards, held at the Lagos Oriental Hotel last week. The company scooped the Innovative Cloud Communications Provider of The Year – for the second year running – as well as the Tech Personality of the Year Award, which was awarded to Olatayo Ladipo-Ajai, Infobip Regional Manager West Africa. “With this being the second year that Infobip Nigeria has received the award & recognition as the Innovative Cloud Communication Provider of the Year, this is a…

By Natalya Makarochkina The data centre sector’s proven record of dealing with massive demand growth can be applied to wider sustainability challenges  An important principle in the development of IT over the decades has been Moore’s Law. Simply put, it predicted that transistor density in processors would double every two years as development progresses. Despite many predictions of its demise, it has remained a more or less guiding principle. However, what is perhaps less well known is a similarly persistent trend in the data centre space. Despite a six-fold increase in the data being processed since 2010, data centre energy…

Nigeria’s premier financial institution, Firstbank has resolved to reward users of the Verve Cards with exciting gifts and cash prizes in its third National Consumer promo designed to reward users of FirstBank verve cards. The 2-month promo, which is expected to end on 30 October 2022 is an effort to appreciate the bank customers for their patronage and use of the card to carry out their electronic banking transactions. 20 customers (10 customers per month) with the highest transaction count during the promo will be made millionaires, winning the sum of N1 million each. Also, N20,000 will be won by…

When deciding on a new TV, price and screen size are likely to shape any shortlist you come up with. Nevertheless, within that seemingly simple filtering process are a whole raft of things to consider, such as panel display technology (how do UHD, QNEDMiniLED and OLED compare?), as well as smart platform, design and more. 4K Ultra HD resolution and HDR (High Dynamic Range) compatibility is now largely standard – unless you buy a bargain-bin TV special. While 4K is a logical step up from Full HD, HDR comes in various flavours. In addition to standard HDR10, there is HLG,…

Stakeholders who attended the 2-day TechConnect 2.0, organized by Interswitch, Africa’s leading integrated digital payment and e-commerce company have made a case for a robust digital payment ecosystem across the continent. The stakeholders drawn from banks, fintechs, micro-finance banks, telcos and other financial institutions believe that designing innovative financial products which speak to the needs of customers will spur growth and economic prosperity. At the event tagged ‘Collaborating for Industry Growth and Profitability’ where industry players gathered to discuss how to strengthen the digital payment ecosystem and position Nigeria as a force to reckon with on the global payment landscape,…

Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip4 is flipping the script on mobile experiences, packing more of what makes foldable great into a compact clamshell design to offer the most unique device experiences yet. Allowing you to set up shots at any angle, the Z Flip4’s FlexCam lets you live and create truly hands-free experiences. You can also harness Quick Shot to capture moments and selfies without opening your phone — or start a video on Quick Shot and transition to FlexCam without interruption. The Z Flip4’s upgraded cameras and a brighter sensor bring every scene to life in crisp colour — whenever…

By Hyther Nizam   Most entrepreneurs understand how important it is to constantly be innovating and building new products. But doing that the traditional way can be incredibly time and resource intensive. Even if you have the investment and funding needed for a team of developers, that doesn’t guarantee you’ll get new applications out at the speed you need to remain competitive.   It also doesn’t guarantee you’ll get the best possible applications for your wants and needs. After all, with traditional app development, you’re relying only on developers to understand input from various teams within the organization and turn…

Funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and sponsored by Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD), the World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa, AUDA-NEPAD, and AmerisourceBergen, 30 start-ups that provide healthcare services have been selected from 14 countries across Africa. Nearly 50% of the start-ups are women-led, and 30% of the companies are operating in Francophone Africa. The selected start-ups will receive a $50,000 grant and access to market opportunities to catalyze growth-driven partnerships with donors, and industry, and institutional stakeholders. The 30 companies selected hail from 14 African countries. Operating in early- and growth stages, the companies are…

Although Facebook convincingly dominates the social media space with almost 2.6 billion users worldwide, TikTok shows the highest user base growth, even as it is predicted that the number of active social media users is set to hit 4.9 billion, representing 61% of the world’s population in 2023. In the last year, 313 million people started using the video and photo sharing app, seven times more than Facebook`s new users, driving the total number of TikTok users to over 1.7 billion. In 2023, TikTok`s user base is set to hit 1.9 billion people worldwide. Instagram reached over 1.2 billion users…

By Batya Blankers Tertiary education has long been positively associated with economic development. While definitions and contexts can vary, tertiary education generally refers to any formal skills development beyond high school or secondary school. This can range from bachelor’s degrees and diploma programs to boot camps and short-term certificate courses. In Sub-Saharan Africa, it’s no surprise that the demand for tertiary education continues to grow, as countries in this region realize they must prepare their young workforce to exhibit skills that can catalyze economic growth as a means of remaining competitive in today’s globalized world. While this growth in demand…