African focused talent outsourcing and incubator company, TalentQL, has raised $300,000 in a pre-seed funding round. With participation from other local investors, the round was led by Lagos-based investment firm, Zedcrest Capital shortly after the startup launched recently with a premise to hire, develop, and manage remote talent for global companies. […]
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The Fintech specialists and other stakeholders have tasked the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and Nigeria Security Commission to conduct a talent needs survey. According to the professionals the survey will help the regulators to understand the type of manpower challenges the industry is facing and […]
MTN Group has appointed Karl Toriola, current VP for MTN Group’s West and Central Africa (WECA) region, as the new CEO of MTN Nigeria – effective 1 March 2021. Toriola will take over as MTN Nigeria CEO from Ferdi Moolman, who has served MTN Nigeria with distinction in this […]
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has re-emphasized the resolve of the Federal Government, through the Ministry, to continually advance the digital economy agenda of the country. Pantami stated this while delivering a keynote address at the maiden edition of the National Dialogue on […]
Jumia has launched mobile gaming service in partnership with Mondia which is accessible from the Jumia App and to allow consumers to complete their online payment transactions using Airtel Money, partnered Airtel Kenya. In its first phase, the gaming portal is available in five African countries including Egypt, Nigeria, Morocco, […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the transfer of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy for supervision. This is released in a statement signed by the spokesperson of Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Pantami, Mrs Uwa Suleiman […]
MTN has taken one of its most aggressive steps yet towards its own digital transformation by providing a platform for better digialisation of other services. It has launched a new pan-African API marketplace called Chenosis, providing a platform for third party application program interfaces (APIs) that allow integration of apps […]
