France Grants U.S.$170 Million To Nigeria for Improved Power Supply in FCT
France says it has granted 170 million dollars aimed at increasing the power supply for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The French Ambassador to Nigeria,...
Category : TECHNOLOGY
SES Partners With Softwire to Bring E-Learning Solutions To Rural Communities in Nigeria
SES S.A. (NYSE Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG), a world-leading satellite operator with a fleet of over 50 geostationary satellites, announced a multi-year contract with Softwire Digital Solutions...
How Technology And Information Age Is Changing The World
In so much of the world, there are serious challenges to education and health for young people, and at the other end of the scale...
‘We know Everything About ISIS Online’: Hackers Claim Foiling Terror Attacks in Tunisia & New York
Ghost Security, a network of hacktivists formed earlier this year, claims that it thwarted two major terrorist attacks in the past month, as well impeding...
Egypt Cancels Tender For Smart Electricity Meters
Egypt’s Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy has announced the cancellation of a tender for supplying 50,000 smart electricity meters that were needed for the...
Android One Partnership That Cuts Down N100k Infinix Phone To N17k For Nigerians
If you are very smart, the next time you are buying the Infinix Hot2 smartphone, valued at about N100,000, you would get it at a...
Egypt Would Benefit From Cutting Internet Costs: Study
A human rights group said reducing Internet prices would help bring in more customers. Follow Reducing Internet prices could ensure an increase in the number...
Powering Africa Responsibly ….
By : TONY VAN ENGELEN US President Barack Obama’s recent visit to Kenya revived dialogue on a number of important issues for the continent, including...
Nigeria Needs More E-Commerce Websites, Says Supermart MD
Following concerns from various quarters about the perceived saturated nature of the e-commerce sector of the Nigeria economy and in view of the ongoing profit...
Rosetta Spacecraft Loses Contact With Philae Lander // Sonde Spatiale Rosetta Perd Le Contact Avec L’atterrisseur Philae
The Philae research module, currently on the surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, might have changed its position and so lost communication with the Rosetta spacecraft, the...
Social Media Network Faces Challenges Reaching Rural Populations In Africa // Réseau Social Media Des Défis Pour Atteindre Les Populations Rurales En Afrique
A woman on her cell phone stands by a road in the ‘Combattant’ district close to the airport in the Central African capital Bangui on...
Zimbabwe Tender Board Approves $2.3 Billion Energy Projects // Conseil Des Adjudications Zimbabwe Approuve Des Projets D’énergie $2,3Milliards
Zimbabwe’s State Procurement Board has approved $2.3 billion worth of energy tenders over the last five years as the country battles to address the perennial...
Facebook Opens First Africa Office // Facebook Ouvre Un Premier Bureau Afrique
Facebook announced Monday it had opened its first African office in Johannesburg as part of its efforts ”to help people and businesses connect” on the...
Winds of Change As Ethiopia Harnesses Green Power // Les Vents Du Changement Comme Harnais D’Éthiopie Green Power
The wind blows hard over Adama, a range of rocky hills in Ethiopia’s highlands that provide the perfect location for one of the continent’s largest...
The Untapped Potential of Africa’s ‘Digital Dividend’ // Le Potentiel Inexploité “Dividende Numérique” De l’Afrique
By CHIARA FRANCAVILLA Around a third of African countries are set to miss a global deadline for the transition to digital terrestrial broadcasting. This delay...
Huge Global Investment Ploughed Into Africa’s Telecoms Industry // Énorme Investissement Mondial Dans L’industrie Des Télécommunications De L’Afrique
DAR ES SALAAM The telecoms industry forms a crucial foundation to Africa’s economic growth affecting all aspects of the business and social sphere. The continent...
Officials Move To Ease Money Transfer Across East Africa // Des Agents Passent Faciliter Le Transfert D’argent A Travers L’Afrique De L’est
By LILIAN OCHIENG Officials in East Africa are working to ease money transfer across the region in a move to boost trade. Low cross border...
Airtel Rwanda introduces new m-payment features with Airtel Money // Airtel Rwanda Introduit De Nouvelles Fonctionnalités De M-paiement Avec Airtel Money
Airtel Rwanda has today launched an Airtel Money Campaign dubbed ‘Pay with Airtel Money’. The campaign will see more additions to the Airtel Money Payments...
Apple Unveils Streaming Service Apple Music And 24-Hour Radio Stations // Apple Dévoile Streaming Service Apple Musique Et Stations De Radio De 24 Heures
Stuart Dredge Apple unveiled its long-awaited streaming music service on Monday, entering a crowded market for online music that already includes Spotify, Amazon and Google,...
Apple Expected To Turn Up The Music Dial // Apple Devrait Tourner Le Cadran De La Musique
Apple on Monday is expected to unveil a ramped up music service that builds on the iPhone maker’s strengths in a challenge to Spotify, Pandora...