As companies that are passionate about reducing the unemployability of youth and unemployment rate in the Nigeria, Microsoft and Gr8jobsng initiated the Recruitment Day job fair to address employment issues and give the youth much needed access to jobs and employment opportunities. in the“Because of my passion for improving the Nigerian economy and my understanding of the effect the current recession is having on both jobseekers and organisations, I know how important it is for individuals and companies to get the right fit....

With this partnership, Microsoft aims to provide industry-based African pre-series A stage start-ups with access to new markets, technology infrastructure, technical skills, and funding opportunities to aggressively scale their solutions and leverage the knowledge and networks gained during the program. These start-ups must have validated their model and proven that their products are solving unique problems and are in high demand in the market. This acceleration program will run for 8 weeks between 2nd May – 27th June 2022 and will feature a demo day session bringing global investors to meet the start-up founders....

Surface Go 3 with WiFi starts at $399.99 and is available for pre-order today in select markets. LTE models will be available in the coming months. With Windows 11, these new Surface devices unlock the benefits and capabilities created through the thoughtful design of hardware and software.

Microsoft alleges that Samsung defaulted on payment last fall, and is resisting to pay up any surcharges. The payment is part of a patent-sharing accord, which the two companies negotiated in 2011. On his blog, Microsoft’s deputy general counsel David Howard stated they have spent months attempting to resolve the issue though Samsung has made it clear in a series of discussions and letters that the implications of the contract is the absolute bone of contention....

Project Razor, a central component of MIUI 14 in China, was focused on reducing bloatware and slimming down the Android 13 interface overall. This will ensure more performance in everyday use and over a longer period of time. The Global ROM changelog indicates a reduction in RAM requirements, which should lead to a faster reaction speed and more performance over a longer period of time. An extension of the search in the settings and an update to the Android security patch level to December 2022 have also been included....

To deepen its skin in the game, Mobiclicks has appointed Allen Kambuni, Bean Interactive’s co-founder and co-director as its regional head. According to Shaun Rosen, CEO of Mobiclicks, “These are exciting times. When a South African mobile marketing leader believes the next step after Johannesburg and Cape Town is Nairobi, that says the African Renaissance is real and the vision of Africa as the Bright Continent can be achieved. We are thrilled to have Allen on board as he represents our first on-the-ground presence in another African country”....

As the demand for capacity and coverage of cellular networks continues to grow, service providers are expected to continue investing in their networks to cater for this uptake and meet evolving consumer requirements. In Sub-Saharan Africa, mobile subscriptions will continue to grow over the forecast period as mobile penetration today, at 84 percent, is less than the global average. LTE is estimated to account for around 15 percent of subscriptions by the end of 2020....

The initiative will be a collaborative project between MultiChoice, local television channels in various African territories, and the MultiChoice Talent Factory, the MultiChoice industry-development and training programme. “Our vision is to upskill production professionals, and to raise the standard of productions right across Africa,” said Fhulufhelo Badugela, MultiChoice Africa CEO, launching the programme expansion. “This will boost Africa’s film and television industry exponentially, because as you capacitate more people, more people are motivated to start projects, and everybody benefits, including the viewers....

In addition, you’ll look at how to connect sensors to the LoPy, program it to act as a nano-gateway and work on examples of extended WiFi range. All of this to effectively help drive data from the field to your middleware platform and ultimately front end applications where visualization and decision making can take place. About IoT The Internet of Things (IoT) is a cluster of technologies spanning hardware devices, networking, data collection and data applications....

Birthed during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, EduOnline caters to learners who sign-up on mobile or PC to access unlimited e-learning resources such as revision papers and notes, self-marking quizzes, creative articles, among other resources to meet their e-learning needs. The platform lets learners easily track their e- learning performance via a dashboard and gain insights on areas that need improving. “Unlike other e-learning platforms, EduOnline caters to the emotional needs of the learner through its interactive dashboard that students can use to share experiences, creative articles, and ask and respond to questions from other learners on the platform on topics of mutual interest,” said Alex Adoro, Founder at LianzSly....

The Unicorn incubation and innovation campus seeks to house an entrepreneurial ecosystem under one roof and assist African entrepreneurs in bringing their ambitious ideas to reality. Users of the Unicorn Incubation Campus will have access to a variety of resources, including technology, high-speed internet, management coaching, pitch training, a pool of international and national experts, resident mentors, government agencies, venture capitalists, angel investors, and other stakeholders, who will provide African start-ups and innovators with unparalleled access to the tools, talent, and funding....

Developed in-house, the Velar will be available sub-Sahara Africa as P340 petrol and D300 diesel all-wheel-drive variants. The new P340 straight-six engine generates 250kW 480Nm torque and features a twin-scroll turbocharger and Continuous Variable Valve Lift (CVVL), for refined performance. The D300 diesel delivers 221kW and 650Nm torque, while offering 0-100km/h in 6.5 seconds and fuel economy as low as 7.4litres/100km. Additionally, a next-generation four-cylinder Ingenium D200 with 147kW is introduced on the Range Rover Velar, offering more power than the 132kW engine it replaces....

The Kits goes beyond a phone or video chat with a doctor by providing an on-demand, clinic-quality medical exam right from your home or Care Points location. The new innovative AI and Medical IOT powered kits provides 24/7 Telehealth and Telemedicine access to top home and abroad medical doctors and care right from the comfort of your home beyond Video and Voice calls, including online prescription, Telediagnosis, and referral when needed, via Smartphone, computer, and AI-powered medical kiosk, amongst others....

The partnership will enable the startup and the award-winning research-for-development organisation to explore ways to increase oil palm yields, deploy the best intercropping mechanisms, and work with fabrication and mechanisation experts to foster further innovation and development in Nigeria’s smallholder-driven oil palm sector. According to Ikenna Nzewi, CEO and co-founder of Releaf, “IITA has a long and rich history of working with international and national partners to impact agricultural value chains and we are really excited to be partnering with them....

The Digital Democracy Challenge was organized to find innovative, low-cost, and viable digital solutions to uphold a digital civic and democratic public space under challenging and complex conditions. The program sought solutions that would allow citizens, activists, civil society actors, disenfranchised political actors and other stakeholders to stay in contact with each other and their supporters abroad, keep the democratic space alive, maintain a space for dialogue and ideas, and provide first-hand accounts of government activities....

A new player dubbed Zidoff.com, has launched and wants to Africa’s first global eCommerce marketplace providing Business to Consumer services to it’s global customer base. According to the firm, customers can buy a wide range of products including Electronics, Fashion, Computers, Books from various merchants worldwide, from over 150 countries. According to Charles Edegbe, Founder and CEO, Zidoff e-Commerce Limited, “We have created a platform where Africans and the world over, can shop globally without barriers....

The Registry, which only enlists service providers who comply with industry security standards and invest in data security and the protection of cardholder data, is the payment industry’s designated source for information on compliant providers of payment-related services to Visa clients and merchants. Expressing his delight, the CEO of ChamsSwitch shared his thoughts on the milestone, “this enlistment is an incredibly big win for us and reaffirms our promise to provide secure and innovative financial payment solutions to our customers....

Kippa plans to use the funds to expand its product, which now has over 130,000 active users across Nigeria. “Our approach is simple. We chose to be digitally native rather than pursue the digitisation of analogue processes that previous players have done. The long-term vision for Kippa is clear – we are building a full-range end-to-end finance management solution for small businesses, playing across all critical layers of the SME digitisation space....

It is no secret that over the past few years the e-commerce industry has been constantly and rapidly evolving, with COVID-19 playing a significant role. Many retailers have experienced highs as a result of the pandemic, with consumers taking advantage of the convenience of shopping for pretty much anything right from the comfort of their living room; whilst others such as offline retailers suffered, due to their lack of a digital footprint when lockdown was introduced....