A multinational technology company, Microsoft on Thursday said that Artificial Intelligence (AI) had the potential to contribute up to USD15.7 trillion to global economy by 2030. A Commercial Lawyer with Microsoft Africa, Theo Watson, made this known in his presentation, “AI Opportunity in Africa” at the African AI Journalists Academy …
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Moniepoint MFB Unveils New Feature To Combat Fraud And Enhance Convenience
NIGERIA’s definitive bank for small and medium-sized businesses, as well as their customers and employees, Moniepoint Microfinance Bank, has unveiled its new Unstructured Supplementary Service Data, USSD service. This service, accessible via the account control code *5573#, offers a fast, secure, and user-friendly platform for consumers to conduct their banking …
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LIFE is very delicate for product reviewers in Nigeria today as a negative review could have you in a pot of tomato paste with Amnesty International fighting for your freedom But that said, let me still risk my neck since I do not think brand custodian of an elegant brand …
Read More »Arukhe Seeks Govt Policies That Promote Local Content And Technology Transfer, Elected To NSE
JAMES Arukhe, an oil & gas expert, has called on the federal government to deepen policies that will promote local content and technology transfer, as he stated that those measures will empower Nigerian engineers and contribute significantly to the nation’s socio-economic development. He stated that strengthening partnerships between the public …
Read More »Nigeria: A Time to Heal, By Matthew Hassan Kukah
I send hearty Easter greetings to all Nigerians. I am sure that many Nigerians are already used to the fact that during the annual celebration of the two most important events in the Christian calendar – Christmas and Easter – I have the practice of writing a national Message in …
Read More »The Rash Of Female Bank MDs – Musings From An Ant
YESTERDAY, Maddtimes released a parody of all eleven Bank MDs in bikini and sashes with the names of their respective banks slung across their chests. The caricature of the new Zenith Bank MD and that of Fidelity Bank were the most popular for various reasons adduced by respondents. As expected, …
Read More »Murder And Vengeance in Okuama, By Lasisi Olagunju
I have a very senior police officer friend whose nickname is Ambush. On the front of my friend’s left shoulder is an ugly scar. At the back of the shoulder is an even bigger scar. I remembered Ambush the day it became known that 17 soldiers were murdered in a …
Read More »LAPO Microfinance Bank Backs NextechCzar Incubation Program: Fostering Tech Entrepreneurship in Nigeria
LAPO Microfinance Bank Limited, a leading microfinance institution in Nigeria, has announced its support for the NextechCzar Incubation Program, facilitated by the Moolu Venture Lab. The induction ceremony, marked by esteemed industry figures, witnessed Dr. Godwin Ehigiamusoe, the founder of LAPO MFB, and Mr. Prince Ogbonna, CEO of Moolu Venture, …
Read More »Why I Demanded Return Of Tithe From My Former Church – Chukwudiaso Onyema
Abuja-based furniture maker, Chukwudiaso Onyema, who went viral after demanding a refund of the tithe paid to a church, speaks to VICTORIA EDEME on his transition from Christianity to traditional religion What kind of background do you have? I am Mazi Chukwudiaso Onyema from the Oru East Local Government Area …
Read More »Tinubu: How to fix Nigeria State of Horror
By Erasmus Ikhide THE grisly horror of broad day light mass massacre; multiple schoolchildren abductions, unmitigated terror and the hunger pang swilling across Nigeria, has finally converged to set aflame a nation on the tenterhooks. This is the damning fate of Africa most populous nation when last week Thursday morning, …
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