2023 funding opportunities in digital healthtech ecosystem
Alexander Chiejina
January 3, 2023

By Alexander Chiejina Grants, funds support innovative health solutions Health is a fundamental human right of every citizen and in recent times, the health tech space has been inundated with innovative solutions aimed at improving access to healthcare across the African continent, including Nigeria, with more investors investing more funds into the sector. […]
Active investor playmakers driving in-country investment in Nigeria
Alexander Chiejina
January 3, 2023

By Alexander Chiejina Nigeria’s tech and innovation space enjoying beautiful bride-like attraction The tech ecosystem in Nigeria has continued to witness tremendous growth over the last five to ten years, a development that can be traced to increased local and international capital inflow in the form of venture capital into the tech subsector. […]
Data & Information Governance Insight
Michael Irene
December 27, 2022

MICHAEL IRENE, PhD Michael Irene is a data and information governance practitioner based in London, United Kingdom. He is also a Fellow of Higher Education Academy, UK, and can be reached via moshoke@yahoo.com; twitter: @moshoke Before migrating to cloud here are things to consider Most companies, these days, when asked about their IT infrastructures, or […]
Cross border innovations to drive instant payment transactions beyond 376 billion globally by 2027
Onome Amuge
December 7, 2022

By Onome Amuge A new study from Juniper research has found that Instant payment transactions will surpass 376 billion globally by 2027, a 289 per cent growth from 97 billion recorded in 2022, buoyed by cross-border innovations. The digital market research firm also predicts that an increased roll-out of instant cross-border payment schemes […]
MTN Nigeria cuts off 19m mobile lines on NIN-SIM link directive
Businessam Staff
April 12, 2022

In line with the federal government directive requiring Nigerian telecommunications companies to bar calls from unregistered phone lines, mobile telephony giant, MTN Nigeria, said it has suspended as many as 19 million mobile lines in the country. Karl Toriola, MTN Nigeria chief executive disclosed this at the weekend in furtherance with the government ban on […]
MainOne takes full fibre optic coverage to Lagos Free Zone
Businessam Staff
March 28, 2022

BY: BUSINESS A.M Nigeria’s fast rising first private free trade area, the Lagos Free Zone, Lekki, Lagos State, has come under the fibre optic network coverage of MainOne, leading West African connectivity and data centre solutions provider. The coverage followed the expansion of the company’s fibre optic network infrastructure to zone, the firm said in […]
Microsoft chief seeks manpower rise with cyber security jobs gap at 2.5m
Onome Amuge
March 28, 2022

BY: ONOME AMUGE Cyber security jobs are among the fastest-growing globally, but the industry has a 2.5 million jobs deficit it must fill to keep up with an evolving digital underworld where cyber attacks have become increasingly complex and difficult to detect, morphing into indiscriminate and elaborate operations. Mohammed Arif, director of modern workplace and […]
ThriveAgric pan-African growth gets $56m debt funding boost
Onome Amuge
March 27, 2022

BY: ONOME AMUGE ThriveAgric, the Nigerian technology driven agricultural company, is to see its pan-African growth plan accelerate following the successful raising of $56.4 million in debt funding from local commercial banks and institutional investors. The new development, which includes a co-investment grant of $1.75 million from the USAID-funded West Africa Trade & Investment, is […]
Covid-19: IPI Solutions launches remote work automation application, Crater 365
Samson Echenim
May 20, 2020

IPI Solutions Nigeria Limited, a leading software integration company in Nigeria and a certified Microsoft Gold Partner has launched a unique business automation software, called Crater 365 that enables productivity from anywhere, helping staffs work remotely away from the office. As the need for staff to work outside the office environment becomes the current […]
Nigeria auto journalists express shock over Globe Motors CEO’s passing
Businessam Staff
April 22, 2020

The Nigeria Auto Journalists Association (NAJA) says it is shocked by the news of the death of William Anumudu, chairman and chief executive of Globe Motors Holdings Limited, one of the largest automobile franchise owners in the country. Globe’s franchise dealerships include Mercedes, Toyota, Hyundai and the Higer brands. Anumudu died in the early hours […]