Nairobi — About a half or 50 percent of Government services have been fully digitized, the Ministry of Information, Communication and Technology said. In its latest one-year performance scorecard, the Ministry announced that a total of 5, 084 services have been fully digitized out of the identified 9, 362 total state services. Out of 9, […]
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TANZANIA Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) is in the initial preparations of establishing unlicensed frequency bands, which will allow service providers to offer free Wireless Fidelity (WiFi-Hotspots) in the public spaces. Speaking in Dodoma recently, the regulator’s Director General Dr Jabir Bakari said TCRA is taking the initiative as the government targets 80 per cent of […]
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has officially launched the National Digital Literacy Framework (NDLF) for achieving a digitally literate citizenry. This was in an effort to achieve 95 per cent digital literacy by 2030 in line with the vision of President Bola Tinubu to create over one million jobs for the youth in […]
Irembo, an institution that provides digital government services, is showcasing its products at the International Trade Fair, Expo 2023, which commenced on July 26. During the event, running until August 15 at Gikondo, Irembo is demonstrating its commitment to creating products that bring tangible improvements to people’s lives. Moreover, this participation serves as an extension […]
NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 29 – You will now pay more to transact on MPESA as mobile telco Safaricom moves to implement the Finance Act. Safaricom has announced an increase of M-PESA transaction fees from 12 to 15 per cent but slashed call and data rates. “We will be reviewing our calls, SMS, data, fiber, and […]
Finance costs jumped 161.8 per cent to N237.6 billion on the back of a dramatic spike in net foreign exchange loss Nigeria’s biggest company by market value MTN Nigeria saw its bottom line for the first half of 2022 take a bashing from a recent weakening of the local currency by as much as 40 […]
Airtel Uganda customers with 5G compatible devices will now be able to enjoy the 5G experience after regulator, Uganda Communications Commission cleared the telecom company to roll out the spectrum in the country. The telecom giant indicated in February that all their 100% 4G network then, was 5G ready and had applied for the required […]
Members of the Uganda Bankers Association (UBA) have made visit to the Raxio data centre in Namanve Industrial Park in Kampala in a bid to acclimatize with how it works. The visit was also aimed at delving into the advanced technology and infrastructure underpinning the seamless and secure banking services offered to customers nationwide. During […]
Heifer International Uganda has launched the second edition of the AYuTe Africa Challenge, one of the most ambitious agriculture competitions on the continent. The 2023 AYuTe Africa Challenge Uganda edition will reward up to shs70 million in funding to the successful young agri-tech innovators and provide technical support from a team of expert advisers; to […]
Mr Mohammed has been named the Special Advisor to the Secretary-General of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), Zurab Pololikashvili. Lai Mohammed, Nigeria’s immediate past minister of information, culture and tourism, has been appointed Special Advisor to the Secretary-General of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), Zurab Pololikashvili. A statement made available to […]
The Ghana Blind Union (GBU) yesterday launched a remote controller, a new device for smartphone and tablets to improve their use by people with vision impairment. Dubbed ‘Hable One’, it is a small piece of device that can be attached to a smart phone or tablet. The device costing 200 Euros (approximately GH¢ 2,500) empowers […]
The NCC remains committed to its mandate of protecting, informing and educating consumers of telecoms services across all the 36 states of the Federation including the FCT The Lamido of Adamawa, Dr. Muhammadu Mustapha, has commended the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on a range of its telecom consumer protection initiatives, including the recent Village Square […]
Kampala, Uganda — Less than half of local entities have data protection policies, strategies, and frameworks, a new report shows, signaling possible chances of data privacy breaches. The Ernst & Young (EY) report released in Kampala on July 18 following a survey of various entities including financial institutions, payment service providers, insurance companies, SACCOs, healthcare, […]
Henceforth all new born babies in Ghana will be issued with National Identification numbers, better known as Ghana Card numbers, Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia has announced. This follows the successful integration of the databases of the Births and Deaths Registry, the National Identification Authority (NIA) and the Ghana Health Service (GHS). The Vice President, who […]
The Minister for Livestock and Fisheries, Abdallah Ulega, on Monday said that technology could be the needed catalyst to attract more youths to engage in agricultural activities such as livestock keeping and fishery. Minister Ulega thus said that there is a need to continue increasing and improving the application of technology in livestock keeping and […]
IN SHORT: A Facebook page is offering investment opportunities in the name of a popular investment app in Nigeria. But beware: The company says it is not affiliated with the scheme. “Good evening everyone I thank God almighty for making this great platform (PIGGYVEST INVESTMENT) real for me.When I was told,I was thinking it was […]
IN SHORT: A Facebook page is impersonating a popular app and offering false loans. Palmcredit has urged Nigeriansto keep an eye on its verified social media accounts. “Hi, I’m your Online Virtual assistant palmCredit. How can I assist you,” reads a post on Facebook. It was posted by the account Instant Loan Online – Palmcredit […]
Cape Town — Court Orders Eastern Cape Tavern Owners to Demolish Top Floor Where Youngsters Died The owners of Enyobeni tavern, Siyakhangela and Vuyokazi Ndevu, have been ordered to knock down the top floor of their double-storey building, in which 21 people died last year. News24 reports that the Buffalo City Metro obtained the […]