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In a bid to bring advanced decision management and mathematical optimization technology to multiple industries in Africa, Global analytics software provider FICO has decided to seal a partnership deal with FPG Technologies & Solutions Limited. With the partnership deal, FPG will sell, implement and support FICO® Blaze Advisor® decision rules management system and FICO® Xpress Optimization, leading tools that businesses use to automate high-volume decisions, rapidly change strategies and leverage advanced analytics to improve performance. Commenting on the deal, Mark Farmer, who manages partner relationships for FICO in EMEA, explained that rules management and mathematical optimization are the core technologies…

Social media giant, Meta has highlighted the role it will play in Nigeria’s general elections in 2023. In a post by Adaora Ikenze, Head of Public Policy for Anglophone West Africa, Meta said following Meta’s announcement in December about the steps the brand is taking to protect the integrity of the Nigeria elections, it has through its support for Yiaga Africa, a non-partisan voter education non-profit, through a donation to develop a voter education chatbot on WhatsApp. The chatbot will help provide Nigerian voters with secure information on voting rules, positions up for election, what to expect on voting day,…

The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) has set guidelines for its Elections that would usher in a new set of National Executive Council that would be charged with the responsibility of piloting the affairs of the Association starting from April 2023. According to a statement by ATCON’s Executive Secretary, Ajibola Olude, those eligible to contest the election scheduled for April 4, are financial members who must be nominated by two other financial members of the Association. “Only financial member shall be eligible for election into any of the elective positions for a term of two years in the…

Yemi Akande-Bartsch, Ph.D. – who will be honored as Non-Profit Executive of the Year at the St. Louis American Foundation’s 2023 Salute to Excellence in Business on February 16 – has served as president and CEO of FOCUS St. Louis since 2014. Previously she served as vice president of Leadership and Alumni Programs for FOCUS, and had more than 20 years of experience in designing and facilitating leadership training, development, and coaching programs. She holds a doctorate in communication (with a specialty in intercultural, organizational, and political communication) from the University of Oklahoma. She also earned two master’s degrees from…

Konga has kicked off Valentine’s season early for shoppers on its platform with massive discounts and exciting deals across a wide range of gift items and other product assortments, while also offering a chance for customers to win a free Valentine’s movie date for two. Tagged For Me & Mine, the Konga Valentine promotion kicks off on Friday, February 3rd and will run till Friday, February 17, 2023. In line with the theme of the campaign, Konga is offering the cheapest prices and best deals on all Valentine’s gift items and packages for intending shoppers and their partners or loved…

With digital processes and automation driving the new world order across different sectors of social economic endeavors, managers of the education sector which serves as the bedrock for other industries are beginning to seek ways to reposition for improved service delivery and administration. This explains why the Federal Capital Territory Universal Basic Education Board (UBEB) is reviewing its holistic processes for improved efficiency to meet the yearnings of the Nigerian public. As part of measures aimed at achieving this feat, the FCT UBEB has held a One Day Programme to assess its strategies at improving the digitization process of the…

Following her emergence as the winner of the 2022 MTN mPulse Spelling Bee out of over 11,000 participants who registered for the competition, Kate Ene was appointed the Chief executive Officer of MTN Nigeria for a day. Kate, an inspiring 14-year-old student from Intimacy with Christ Secondary School, Mararaba, Nasarawa State, assumed leadership of Africa’s largest telecommunication network at 9 am today Wednesday. Handover to her, Karl Toriola applauded Kate’s brilliance while reiterating the purpose of the initiative, “It has always been our brand commitment to support the government and educational institutions in producing students that are primed for global…

Sophos has in its latest report titled “Fraudulent Trading Apps Sneak into Apple and Google App Stores.” Has released the new findings on CryptoRom scams—elaborate financial fraud schemes that prey on and trick dating app users into making fake cryptocurrency investments. The global leader in innovating and delivering cybersecurity as a service noted that the report details the first fake CryptoRom apps Ace Pro and MBM BitScan to successfully bypass Apple’s strict security protocols. “In general, it’s hard to get malware past the security review process in the Apple App Store. That’s why, when we originally began investigating CryptoRom scams…

Almost everyone has stories of someone who has made or lost tons of money from sports betting. A simple internet search will throw up tons of examples. There is the story of a popular Senior GP in the UK who was jailed three years for stealing £1.1m within a space of 3 weeks due to online gambling addiction. There is a block of four flats, off Ikotun Igando Road, that the rumours indicate was built from the proceed of sports betting success. The stories, whether of gain or pain, are endless. Experts point to the increase in penetration of mobile…

As part of an effort to enhance its African presence, Workonline Communications has decided to launch a Point-of-Presence in Lagos-Nigeria, which will allow content distribution networks and internet service providers with stringent quality needs to deploy in Nigeria. The Point-of-Presence in Lagos-Nigeria will provide 10 Gbps and 100 Gbps services at Rack Centre in Lagos, West Africa’s best-connected datacentre and the growing list of African markets in which the company manages megaPoPs including Ghana, Kenya, and South Africa. Speaking at the launch, Benjamin Deveaux, Head of Business Development at Workonline Group explains: “When content providers deploy in a market, they…