Ghana is expected to receive an additional two million AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines by the end of May, on top of the already promised 600,000 COVID-19 vaccines from Covax - this would aid the country's mission to vaccinate around 20 million Ghanaians.
According to News Ghana, more than 300,000 people have...
Nigeria has the least affordable internet in the world, according to the Digital Quality of Life Index by Surfshark which takes in to account the quality of digital wellbeing in 85 countries (essentially 81% of the global population).
In Nigeria, people have to work for 27 minutes 55 seconds to afford...
MTN Nigeria has published its financial year results - ending December 2020 - which reveal an increase of 12.2 million mobile subscribers to total 76.5 million.
The telco also recorded:
Active data users increased by 7.4 million to 32.6 million
Service revenue increased by 14.7% to NGN1.3 trillion
Earnings before...
Ghana is set to receive 600,000 COVID-19 vaccines from Covax. After a year of disruptions and more than 80,700 Ghanaians getting infected with the virus, the path to recovery for the people of Ghana is expected to finally begin.
"We are pleased that Ghana has become the first country to...
Facebook has launched its Climate Science Information Centre to sub–Saharan Africa, beginning with South Africa and Nigeria.
This is expected to be part of the social platform's "commitment to connecting people to accurate, expert advice and information about global developments that affect their lives".
The centre, available in 16 countries aims...
Hyundai recently unveiled the first Electric Vehicle assembled in Nigeria. At the launch, Mallam Kasifu Inuwa Abdullahi, Nigeria's Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) says that the introduction of electric vehicles to the country is a sign of "advancing towards a vibrant economy".
He went on to...
Airtel Africa has paid N71.6 billion to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to renew its 900 and 1800 MHZ spectrum licence for the next 10 years.
Chief Executive Officer of Airtel Africa, Raghunath Mandava says that their current license was due to expire at the end of November 2021. He...
Showmax and MTN Nigeria have teamed up to launch a special data deal for mobile subscribers. The deal that includes the monthly subscription and 2.5GB data – enough to stream 25 hours’ worth of movies, sports, series, kids’ shows and more.
A Showmax Mobile subscription gives access to the full...
Mondia has announced the launch of Monsooq in Nigeria. This follows on the heels of the time-based entertainment platform's initial launch in South Africa.
Monsooq is a first-of-its-kind model which utilises time as the currency. Users pay only for the time they spend consuming content and are not required to...
Google provides a unique insight into the major moments and top trends of 2020 based on the most popular searches conducted in Nigeria.
Search trends information is gleaned from data collated by Google based on what Nigerians have been searching for and asking Google. The information goliath processes more than...
Nigerian Minister of Science and Technology, Ogbonnaya Onu revealed that the government is now "more determined to put additional satellites in the orbit to enhance the realization of its developmental agenda for space technology" - reports The Vanguard.
At the recent Space Dialogue and National Media Conference 2020, Onu said...
MTN Nigeria has partnered with Gameloft to launch MTN Gameworld - a new gaming platform for its subscribers.
The platform is expected to offer the Nigerian gaming community access to a variety of fun and exciting games online through an extensive premium catalogue from Gameloft and other renowned publishers.
Speaking on...
Facebook has joined forces with BellaNaija & Guardian TV as part of its #FBSuccessStory campaign. The drive is aimed at spotlighting Ghanaian entrepreneurs using Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp to grow their business.
“We’re proud of the role that we have in enabling SMBs to grow and scale. We know that...
Huawei and Ghana's Ministry of Communications have launched the Rural Telephony Project which aims to provide voice and data services for over 3.4 million people in underserved and unserved communities.
This initiative, in partnership with China National Technical, is expected to save the government up to 70% of the cost of...
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has granted MTN and 9mobile permission to trial a national roaming service.
According to The Vanguard, this roaming service will allow a mobile subscriber "to automatically make and receive voice calls, send and receive data, or access other services when travelling outside the coverage of...
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 role...
