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Nigerians Have Sent Over 1 Billion SMSs since the Beginning of Lockdown

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Nigeria's lockdown triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic has increased the usage of SMSs - the quintessential short message service used all across the world - as subscribers were discovered to have sent over 1-billion messages within the last month. Though...
Online & Social

Remote Connections Up 44% During Lockdown in Nigeria

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Many organisations across Africa are finding themselves transitioning their workforce to remote work at home as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. IT departments are re-architecting their environments on the fly to allow for remote access. Now, according to a...
Startups

Nigerian Startup Creates 100-Million Naira COVID-19 Payout Fund

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Africa focused payment startup PalmPay has waived transfer fees in Nigeria and is offering direct payouts to customers who have contracted COVID-19 in the country, according to Tech Crunch. Launched in 2019, and backed by Chinese mobile-phone manufacturer Transsion, PalmPay...
Startups

Nigerian Government to Support Struggling Startups

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The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) wants to provide an exemption for startups providing essential services during the lockdown in Nigeria, writes Tech Cabal. In keeping with this, the agency created an online form on 5 April to identify...
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Microsoft Promotes Naim Yazbeck to President

 Microsoft has announced the promotion of Naim Yazbeck to President for Microsoft Middle East and Africa (MEA), effective July...
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