Firstbank demonstrates its dedication to inventive financial solutions by introducing a Humanoid Robot at its Adetokunbo Ademola VI, Lagos Digital Experience Centre Branch. This cutting-edge robot incorporates Video Banking and Artificial Intelligence (AI) to serve as a friendly branch staff member. The introduction of this robot is part of Firstbank’s […]
Innovation
Canada has launched its tech talent strategy to attract foreign experts to its thriving digital sector. The announcement was made by the Minister of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship, Sean Fraser, at Collision 2023. The strategy includes an “innovation stream” providing open work permits for up to five years to […]
United Bank for Africa, a leading Pan African bank with operations in 20 countries in Africa has launched a new product, Braille Account, an account for visually impaired individuals. A brilliant initiative that showcases the bank’s belief in equal access to financial services recognizing the need to achieve financial inclusion. […]
The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) has begun a three-day training for 50 unemployed graduates in Anambra state on agricultural value chain for sustainable development. The NDE State Coordinator, Mrs. Chika Ufelle, launched the training in Amawbia, Awka South local government area of the state and says the training […]
The Executive Vice-Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof Umar Danbatta, announced that the Commission is in talks with Starlink, Elon Musk’s satellite internet network, to make internet services more affordable and accessible in underserved areas of Nigeria. Additionally, he emphasized the Commission’s dedication to combating electronic fraud within the […]
The Coca-Cola System in Nigeria is taking steps to tackle plastic bottle waste pollution by modifying its products’ bottles. The Director of Public Affairs, Communications, and Sustainability at Coca-Cola Nigeria, Nwamaka Onyemelukwe, made this announcement during the Annual System Beach Cleanup exercise in Lagos. The company’s initiative to modify the […]
WhatsApp has introduced a new feature in response to complaints from users in India regarding an increase in unsolicited calls. Mark Zuckerberg announced the feature will allows users to automatically silence incoming calls from unknown numbers along with a new privacy checkup option. Users can go to Settings > Privacy […]
iPhone maker Foxconn is making room to switch to electric cars and redrawing some of its supply chains as it navigates a new era of icy Washington-Beijing relations. Chairman and boss Young Liu says the future holds a lot for the Taiwanese firm. He said even as Foxconn shifts some […]
A significant accomplishment has been achieved at the ECOWAS headquarters with the signing of four important Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) pertaining to the Nigeria Morocco Gas Pipeline Project. Furthermore, the project’s Steering Committee held a meeting to review its progress and strategic trajectory. In a statement by the Chief […]
The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta has urged international telecom companies and investors to tap into Nigeria’s telecom sector, specifically in broadband infrastructure development, leveraging the country’s population of over 200 million people. Speaking at GITEX 2023 in Marrakesh, Morocco, he highlighted […]