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The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has called for Nominations to select Growth Stage Impact Ventures (GSIV) for SDGs, aimed at identifying 12 entrepreneurs from developing countries to pitch at our SDG Finance Geneva  Summit (SGSGeneva) during the first quarter of 2021. UNDP had launched the Growth Stage Impact Ventures (GSIV) for SDGs along with EPFL Tech4Impact, Orange and SAP to identify innovative entrepreneurs who have developed at scale products and services for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) while achieving commercial success. “We’re looking for entrepreneurs who have closed their Series A or have reached break-even through organic growth. The…

This feature story discusses the simplicity and confidentiality of the new test kit for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus. It is written by Raheemah Arogundade.  The numbers The Human Immunodeficiency Virus is one of the widespread diseases that have resulted in high mortality rate in the world. Since discovery in 1983, about 75m people have been infected globally, with about 32m deaths, according to the World Health Organisation reports. As at the end of 2018, 21 percent of the world’s population did not know their status and about 37.9m people were recorded to be living with HIV globally. Of these, 36.2m…

The management of Galaxy Backbone Limited has explained the technology used in the virtual Federal Executive Council (FEC) meetings in the last three weeks, occasioned by the ravaging Coronavirus pandemic. While disputing some media reports that the virtual meetings have been held on a platform running a deprecated operating system, thereby presenting potential security issues, the Federal Government-owned last mile infrastructure connectivity company, disclosed that the computers that support the network monitoring system used in the virtual meetings are about 10 in number and all enjoy extended Windows 7 Security Updates until 2023. “As an organization with the ISO 20000…

As part of the efforts to democratize and encourage both young people and job seekers to embrace life-long learning and tee of their career pathway in Data Science & Artificial Intelligence, Coven Works Inc has launched into the market its AI school online learning academy which aims at onboarding 200,000 young people/ job seekers from all of the worlds within the first 6 months of its go live into the market. As an organization hinged on a Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement, one key element is the ability to create solutions that give an exponential effect on outcomes. Concerning…

The Managing Director of Zido Logistics, Samuel Ajiboyede has said that with the right operational model, logistics business will remain profitable despite the global lockdown occasioned by the coronavirus pandemic. Speaking on the prospects and challenges for the logistics sector during the pandemic, Ajiboyede noted that logistics companies must understand new realities and adapt to changes to remain profitable. Ajiboyede stated that his company has continued to record great milestones and patronage during the over four month’s global lockdown from transporters and customers because of its unique business model. According to him, Zido Logistics key advantage lies in the fact…

The Chief Executive Officer of TechTV Nigeria, Don Pedro Aganbi, has part of the effort to fight against the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, donated face masks and hand sanitizers to market women in Bariga Market-Lagos. The donations, which is part of his birthday celebration and in support of the #masklagos campaign by the Lagos state Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, were received by the Iya Oloja of Bariga Market, Princess Abiodun Jagunmolu “If you follow my yearly birthday celebration, you know we always empower the less privileged people in our society but this year is special and different. We are in…

I just stumbled on Abike’s outburst over her being excused from an edifice that’s neither hers nor that of the office she commandeers. It made me wonder a lot because I have a fair idea of who Abike is. The recent one made me finalize her being far from who she portrays she is in the public. Let me tell you, the usual attitude of some Nigerians who use overzealousness to make themselves relevant owing to the fact that there are very few competent and strategic Nigerians who have ventured into politics. Can you see the reason why we have…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has given some explanations regarding the housing of the Nigeria Diaspora Commission (NDC) at its new Digital Economy Complex at Mbora, Abuja. The telecom regulator through its Director of Public Affairs, Dr. Henry Nkemadu, said the Diaspora Commission was not sent packing from Digital Economy Complex as is being speculated on social media. Rather, what happened has to do largely due to the issue of lack of space as some of the departments of the NCC have to move to the new Office Complex of Five (5) Floors, as directed by the Board of the…

One of Nigeria’s biggest financial institutions, Firstbank said it is targeting over one million students that will subscribe to access the free e-learning solutions, which it is providing in partnership with Roducate and Lagos State Government. The bank said this is part of its many efforts at closing the gap of the disruption in children education’s due to schools’ closure, following the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking on the implementation of the initiative, Dr. Adesola Adeduntan, CEO, FirstBank said “The partnership with Lagos State has seen us provide low-end devices for students preloaded with Roducate offline; content which includes Government accredited curriculum…

The management of Africa’s leading integrated digital payment and commerce company, Interswitch Group, has donated 1,500 units of rapid diagnostic test kits to the Enugu State Government. The donation, which was facilitated by employee-led voluntary contributions and a supplementary fund provided by the company and its directors is in continuation of its effort to support the Government at both the national and state levels in the fight against the deadly COVID-19. In a statement, Interswitch said, the donation to the Enugu State Government is part of the company’s on-going support for the numerous local intervention efforts between State Governments and…