“Less than 30% of Jumia customers pay with the credit card online, but we are seeing growth in that area,” he said. He also revealed that most of the platform’s traffic come from mobile devices. “Most of our traffic comes from mobile devices,” Doerr said. He believes mobile is very important and urged stakeholders to intensify efforts to ensure more Nigerians have access to affordable mobile internet. “Mobile is the most important thing....

What would we do without the people who bet? Despite the the countless rules that have been placed by the government, a number of Kenyans still continue to enjoy the fruits of betting. In fact the betting industry is so important that the Kenyan government imposed a 20% tax rate on betting winnings but the gambling craze is still on. SportPesa SportPesa is among the most popular betting apps in the Kenyan market....

E-Government Principal Secretary Olive Chikankheni said government appreciate the need to govern internet because as a global network of networks that consists of millions of private, public, academic, business and government networks, linked by a broad array of electronic, wireless, and optical networking technologies, and therefore, carrying extensive range of information resources and services, there is need that it be governed. “As a member of the United Nations, African Union and SADC organisations which have called on their members to have IGFs, Malawi celebrated the Malawi-IGF and committees to ensure that there is maximum multi-stakeholder participation in the forum foe internet related policy dialogue,” she said....

According to a story published by Autocar on Wednesday, McLaren is developing an electric-powered SUV that will go on sale in the second half of this decade. Given McLaren’s financial difficulties as a result of the pandemic-related slowdown over the past two years. In addition, there’s urgent need to invest in electrification as the U.K. and now also the E.U. move to outlaw internal combustion engines by 2035, which makes the new move paramount....

Techwheel is an emerging tech-related organization providing training and guidance to individuals interested in building tech-related products/companies. This would be done via collaboration with organized bodies and top notch personnel in the tech space as resource persons or mentors. The pioneers and volunteers have decided to invest more in building a tech community that will give back to developing as many young people as possible, in different technology inclined skills....

So how exactly does this online program help them? At the end of every school term the students get placements in different communities where they are placed for community service or internship. These women are also connected to women in tech who mentor them throughout the duration of the course. They have a curriculum that has experts from the technology industry who equip these women with tech skills but also guides them to become leaders....

The new features on Teams include the ability to upload images to your gallery and search inside chats and channels on Android. The Android app now allows people to generate links for free meeting invites to send to others who do not have a Teams account, and adds a new Safe Key setting while on iOS, Microsoft has updated the app to the latest version 2.0.19 with improvements including the ability to see eight participants at ago....

Traditional POS systems and the shift How restaurant management took place years back was really different from what it is now. Bulky restaurant POS/billing machines were used to punch in customer orders. Data that was then punched in used to get stored on local servers. Their function was largely limited to only order punching and printing of kitchen tickets and customer/restaurant receipts. With high fixed costs, these systems came with a big risk of data loss and security issues....

You can access Mpost through the following ways: Mobile phone after downloading the app from the play store and using Mpost from there.Using the USSD code89090 which requires you to use your Safaricom number.Web which is more flexible since it only requires you to register online and henceforth use M Post from any gadget. Mpost entails of the following features: Having your personal postal address which requires you to provide your number to acquire one....

After the exit, MTN will focus on growing its operations in the African region. Group President and CEO, Rob Shuter, said, “MTN has resolved to simplify its portfolio and focus on its pan-African strategy and will, therefore, be exiting its Middle Eastern assets in an orderly manner over the medium term. As a first step, we are in advanced discussions to sell our 75% stake in MTN Syria.” MTN’s tenure in the Middle East has not been without struggle; it was accused of bribing Iranian officials for a 15 year operational license in the country....

Clatterbuck will be replaced by Oliver Fortuin, who is currently the Group Chief Enterprise Officer at MTN. Mr. Fortuin will be taking over the SEACOM Group CEO role on January 4, 2021. Mr Fortuin has worked for over two decades in the ICT sector, across South Africa and the rest of Africa, with industry-leading organisations such as IBM, BT, and, most recently, MTN. In a statement, SEACOM’s Chairperson, Mr Pieter Uys, said “Mr Clatterbuck has been instrumental in shifting SEACOM from a subsea cable operator to becoming Africa’s leading Internet and data transmission provider – offering services to other service providers, direct to corporates, and, more recently, into the consumer market with the WonderNet brand....

The 2021 edition brought together dozens of broadcasters from the country’s news and entertainment industry in a gala afternoon that celebrated the best in technological innovation during a difficult operating period. Multichoice Kenya’s mass-market video entertainment brand, GOtv clinched two critical compliance awards, the Compliance Award for Subscription Broadcasting Service Provider and also emerged overall winner in the compliance award for Broadcast Signal Distributor. The Compliance Award recognised service providers that operated within licensing requirements, complied with routine regulatory inspections and programming code....

It is usually analyzed by analyzing the color of someone’s blood. The new app known as HemaApp will be able to estimate hemoglobin concentrations. The researchers found the app was mostly accurate when they used a low cost LED lighting attachment on top of the flash. The flash would allow the doctor to see more of what was under the patients skin. In comparison to the Masimo Pronto that is an expensive FDA machine that is clipped to a patient’s finger, both the LED and FDA were fairly accurate....

The Diaspora Initiative is a first of its kind from an African solar company and it aims to enable Nigerians abroad to purchase off-grid solar panels and storage systems which are installed in households and businesses to deliver a clean and uninterrupted source of electricity. Arnergy’s tech-enabled solar models mark a major innovation as a sustainable solution to Nigeria’s $29bn per-year energy reliability crisis. Outright purchases as well as lease-to-own options are now available through Arnergy’s partnership with Flutterwave, pioneering a new form of remittances that will significantly address critical energy needs for millions....

Startups can list themselves on the GetEquity platform and market to institutional investors and public users. GetEquity enables anyone to buy equity in a listed startup for as little as US$10. “We are democratising access to the startup funding space – both for investors seeking to grow their money in companies with a high growth potential, and for startups seeking to raise capital to accelerate business growth. Our private marketplace is open to individual and institutional investors alike,” said Dike....

Project Sparrow will achieve its ultimate goal of helping the improvement of Nigerian smallholder farmers’ productivity and livelihoods in the Feed the Future States and select value chains by assisting these companies. Project Sparrow, as the program is known, is intended to benefit over 50 direct beneficiaries and 25,000 smallholder farmers while also producing 4,000 jobs. LoftyInc hosted a kick-off launch for Project Sparrow on Wednesday, February 16, at the Shehu Musa Yar’adua Center in Abuja, to celebrate the project and its expected outcomes....

He said his presentation “pricked their conscience” and they provided the needed support, according to the News Agency of Nigeria. The president however refused to name the partners he contacted. He spoke Friday at the inauguration Gala Night held at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa. Many Nigerians and international observers believe the success of the 2015 elections was principally due to the use of biometric voter cards and card readers, introduced by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC....

Truthshare, a mental health online application was launched in November 2019 by founders Kuro Briggs & Fortune Bekee. The application is improving the mental heath of Nigerians by leveraging the internet to provide a safe place where people can express themselves anonymously, get access to certified counsellors and feel better: thus curbing depression, mental illness and suicide. We held an interview with one of Truthshare’s founder Mr. Fortune Bekee and here is what you would love to know;...

According to NCC, the move will enhance the agency’s operational activities within Nigeria as plans are in the offing to find a guideline that will guide the commencement of the plan in a way that the subscriber’s privacy or right is not breached in the process. Although the commission assured to ensure full protection of each consumer’s rights through the suggested guidelines, it stated however, that at the moment there is no enabling law to guide operators on such powers....

The investment was led by Timon Capital including participation from Ventures Platform, Lofty Inc, Chapel Hill Denham, Chandaria Capital, and Musha Ventures. Founder of Omnibiz Deepankar Rustagi said,”The fund was raised to begin further regional expansion, starting this month. Rustagi said the company wants to expand to second-tier cities in Nigeria like Ilorin, Asaba, and Akure, where retail is growing.” He added that Omnibiz wants to become the primary B2B operating system for informal retailers in these cities by helping with last-mile delivery, procurement, working capital, inventory management, and operational tools for tracking sales, cost, prices, and profit....