A WAVE of automation driven by artificial intelligence (AI) could put more African women than men in the outsourcing sector out of work by 2030, according to a new report unveiled at the Global AI Summit for Africa in Kigali,…
Airtel has entered into an agreement with SpaceX to introduce Starlink’s satellite internet services in India. However, the deal is subject to regulatory approval from Indian authorities before SpaceX can officially offer Starlink in the country. The partnership aims to…
NCC reports 30,000 due to road construction Sets up joint committee to tackle issue THE Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC), Aminu Maida, has disclosed that the country recorded over 50,000 incidents of fibre optic cuts in…
LEADING African economies that have struggled to improve their infrastructure, business conditions and overall competitiveness are generally performing better against other emerging markets in areas that measure their digital skills and sustainability. That’s one of the findings of the 2022…
AN investigator with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Ms Adewunmi Omotosho on Monday told an Ikeja Special Offences Court how alleged Access Bank hacker, Chris Ihebuzo was apprehended by the anti-graft agency. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ihebuzo in…
A Swedish-Kenyan company, Opibus, has introduced the first African-designed and manufactured electric bus in Kenya with the aim of bringing clean energy to public transportation. A report by VOA says Opibus, Kenya’s first company to make electric motorcycles, plans to launch the…
THE World Economic Forum’s latest report, Attracting Investment and Accelerating Adoption for the Fourth Industrial Revolution in Africa, analyses the challenges Africa faces in joining the global knowledge-based digital economy and presents a set of tangible strategies for the region’s governments…
ONLINE retail giant Amazon could pull out of a deal to create its Africa headquarters in Cape Town, if a legal challenge by indigenous activists is allowed to proceed, a Cape Town court heard Thursday. Construction is already underway for…
IN a ceremony held recently on the premises of the National Vocational Training Institute’s Headquarters at East Legon, near Accra, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo cut the sod for the construction of the first ultramodern Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) academy in…
NIGERIAN Government has lifted the ban on the micro-blogging site of Twitter in Nigeria following approval by President Muhammadu Buhari. This was disclosed by the Chairman, Technical Committee Nigeria-Twitter Engagement, Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi. While making known the government’s decision in…
