West Africa
Africa Data Centres Sets Up Shop in Accra, Ghana
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Sendy Partners with Google to Empower Small Businesses in Nigeria
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US Invests $316-Million in Ghana’s Energy Infrastructure
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AIMS Partners with Google to Strengthen Research Collaborations in Africa
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Clickatell Scoops Prestigious Nigerian ICT Award
Country Director at Clickatell Nigeria, Samson Isa. Clickatell, a CPaaS innovator, and one of the Chat Commerce leaders was acknowledged by Nigeria Communications Week as their Communications Solutions Provider of the Year, as part of their 13th Beacon of ICT (BoICT) Awards, held on Saturday (28 May 2022) in Nigeria. Nigeria Communications Week, a prominent local technology publication, held its annual awards, which recognizes top performers in Nigeria’s ICT sector, in Lagos on the weekend. Clickatell was awarded the winner in the category Communications Solutions Provider of the Year for its Chat Commerce solution following a voting process that included business leaders, readers, as well as independent quality experts. “This is a testament to your talents, innovations, contributions, and...
Elon Musk’s Starlink to Provide Internet Services in Nigeria
Image sourced from Independent.co.uk. Elon Musk, a business magnate, announced that Starlink, a satellite internet service he launched through SpaceX, will be providing internet services to two countries in Africa including Nigeria. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) also confirmed this announcement, according to TechCabal. This follows a visit to Nigeria by the Starlink’s team in May last year to discuss the possibility of obtaining a licence. SpaceX, Musk’s spacecraft engineering company, announced early in May that Starlink now operates in 32 countries. Starlink will bring competition to the Nigerian market, taking on large telecoms like MTN and Airtel in a bid to bring stable internet connection to the country. “The company received two licenses, which include the Internation...
Uber Hits One Billion Trips Milestone in Africa
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Nigerian Government to Train 200,000 Public Servants for eGovernment Initiative
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Activist Groups Call for Shell to Stop Oil Extraction in Nigeria
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MoMo PBS Limited Formally Commmences Operations in Nigeria
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Nigerian Unicorn OPay Signs Deal with Mastercard
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New Warnings Show How Hackers in Nigeria Can Remotely Steal Cars
Image sourced from Car Throttle.com. Nigeria’s Communications Commission (NCC) published a warning yesterday advising drivers in the West African country to beware of a new cybercrime method being used by hackers where car doors can be opened and vehicles can be started without keys, all done remotely while the criminals hide nearby. According to the NCC, owners of Honda and Acura-model vehicles are the most susceptible to these kinds of new attacks. The NCC discovered these new grand theft auto methods via investigations made by the Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT), a cybersecurity body established to protect the country’s telecom sector by the NCC. According to CSIRT’s report, released to the media by Dr Ikechukwu Adinde, Director Public Affairs at the NCC, there is an ex...
