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First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider, has announced its partnership with CDC Group, the UK Government’s development finance institution on a US$100 million finance facility to FirstBank. This new facility will direct funding to women-owned and led businesses as well as to local small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria. The deal will support FirstBank to deliver financial solutions that help to address the challenge of limited access to capital faced by underbanked and underserved groups in the country. As part of the new facility, a minimum of US$30 million will be allocated…

When over 16 years ago, a journalist had ambushed him on the sidelines of an event, Leo Stan Ekeh, Chairman, Zinox Group, had delivered what seemed back then like a prophetic announcement, but which today, is gradually proving to be true. Ekeh had stated that women would lead by the turn of the 21st Century, with the Zinox boss disclosing that the impact of women would be felt even keener in leadership roles from the year 2026. Coming in an era when many women were facing a glaring and deeply ingrained inequality in the workplace and society, as well as…

Ola Williams, Country Manager, Microsoft Nigeria & Ghana and Rachel Adeshina, Chief Information Officer at First Bank will lead other notable women to inspire women to challenge career stereotypes at the International Women Day event tomorrow. The other women who will speak at the event being put together by Revent Technologies are Oluchukwu Adumije VP, Software Engineering, Revent Technologies,  Simisola Isimi, VP, Technology Services UK & Nigeria, Revent Technologies and Adora Nwodo – Software Engineer, Microsoft. In a statement, Revent Technologies said the essence of the event is aimed at promoting the capabilities of African women in tech careers by highlighting…

More than half (56%) of women in tech have seen levels of gender equality improve in their organisation over the past two years, with a further 70% agreeing that their skills and experience were considered ahead of gender when applying for their first role in IT or tech. This progression in such a short space of time represents a positive step towards sector inclusivity. But the findings from Kaspersky’s global Women in Tech report, Where are we now? Understanding the evolution of women in technology, also highlights that there is still room for improvement. The idea of gender equality represents…

The renowned multinational computer and electronics company has once again expanded its range of ultra-portables by announcing the release of its Zenbook 14 Flip OLED (UP5401EA). Meet the ASUS Zenbook 14 Flip OLED (UP5401) This device allows ASUS to offer a slim, light and ultra-versatile convertible laptop equipped with a 4K OLED HDR NanoEdge touchscreen, which has a 16:10 aspect ratio to give you a bigger visual workspace than a standard 16:9 display. According to ASUS, this screen displays the deepest blacks and the most vivid colors. The ASUS Zenbook 14 Flip OLED is powered by the latest 11th Generation…

ASUS has recently revealed its latest lineup of powerful and sophisticated laptop devices, and these new devices are now available for pre-order till March 27th. Specially designed for content creators and consumers with the creative edge, the ASUS’ Vivobook Pro OLED series has powerful performance and clever technology, featuring industry-first innovations such as ASUS Dial and a touchpad that can support the stylus. The Vivobook Pro OLED has a 14-inch/16-inch variant – Vivobook Pro 14X OLED and Vivobook Pro 16X OLED. They feature a 14-inch or 16-inch NanoEdge 4K OLED display, AMD Ryzen 5000 H Series Mobile Processors or Intel…

New data presented by Burga indicates that Apple will likely lose an estimate of at least $3 million in iPhone sales revenue daily or $1.14 billion annually due to its exit from the Russian market. The amount is based on Apple’s latest recorded Russian market share and the company’s revenue from sales as of 2021. The revenue lost might be higher considering that Russia’s general smartphone sales income has risen steadily in the last few years. As of 2020, the revenue stood at ₽570 billion ($5.93 billion), while in 2019, the figure was at ₽500 billion ($5.2 billion). Overall, between…

By Oladimeji Olutimehin A few years back while testing the idea for a startup and SME in Wukari, Taraba State. I asked someone who owns an SME to narrate the activities he undertakes each day he gets to his shop. All those activities are based on hope. Hope is good for a business but it’s not just a strategy to depend on. It makes you powerless and unable to create the kind of future you want. In Nigeria we have slang that says “e go better”, meaning it will get better. For years now Nigerians have been saying that but…

The AfricaNXT Conference 2022, known previously as Lagos Social Media Week, has ended on a historically impressive note for the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has drawn the largest attendance and participation at a single session during the conference, where its team discussed the socio-economic benefits of 5G services. The conference had scheduled over 200 sessions and about 400 speakers. However, NCC session was oversubscribed as all seats were occupied, while some participants had to stand to listen to the discussion on a topic that patently enthused and electrified the audience, and was marked by very rare social networking and participation.…

At the end of a two-day National Stakeholders Summit recently held in Abuja by Ashcraft Centre for Social Science Research, stakeholders who participated have suggested ways to stamp out the challenges of infrastructure vandalism and the destruction of business assets in Nigeria. In a communiqué issued after the summit on Protecting the Integrity of Nigeria’s Critical Infrastructure, Monuments and Business Assets, the Centre identified a number of challenges affecting the country’s capacity to combat and overcome emergent security threats to critical national infrastructure. The communiqué, signed by its Chief of Strategic Planning and Innovation, Chiakor Alfred, suggested that in the…