Apple Announces A 5-Months Free Subscription of Apple Music to New Users Via Shazam
In a quest to increase user subscription to their music streaming service, a quiet announcement made rounds this week offering new users to access a free five-month subscription to Apple Music and the offer is only available through the Shazam music identification app. The promotion…
Microsoft Teams to Lose Compatibility with Internet Explorer From 30th November 2020
Following an announcement earlier in August, it was disclosed that Microsoft 365 apps and services will stop supporting Internet Explorer 11 by August 2021; with Microsoft Teams being the first app to stop supporting the Internet Explorer browser as of November 30th, 2020. The news…
Airopay Launches Business Operations in Nigeria
On November 24th, 2020, Airopay officially launched its service in the Nigerian market after recently signing Mr. Richard Mofe Damijo (RMD) as the brand ambassador. Airopay is a payment infrastructure solution designed to enable bill payments in Nigeria for their user home or abroad, make…
Dubai in Collaboration with Israel on Fintech Agreement
Israeli Fin-Tech, Aviv, signs deal with Dubai International Financial Center FinTech Hive to strengthen and uphold DIFC’s position as MEASA’s number one FinTech hub and remain one of the world’s top 10 FinTech hubs. The announcement was made on November 28th, 2020 with representatives of…
Pan-African Telecommunications Service Provider Paratus Partners with Spacecom to Enable Broadband Connectivity Services in Africa
Israeli communications company and Global satellite operator, Spacecom, announced on November 25th, their partnership agreement with African telco Paratus to provide a wide range of connectivity and broadband services using its AMOS-17 satellite. Kallie Carlsen, Paratus South Africa managing director, in a statement, said, “AMOS-17’s…
Made in Africa: Vault Share
Vault Share is a product of the Vault Brand and was created by South African entrepreneurs, Dr. Chad Marthinussen and Gino Lange. It is Africa’s first digital social card that enables the speedy storage and sharing of contact information and digital profiles of individuals. vault…
Facebook’s Libra Cryptocurrency to Launch in January 2021
The Financial Times on November 27, 2020, announced the planned launch of Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency as a single coin digital with the backing of the United States Dollar. Libra was earlier launched by Facebook in 2019 and backed down some of their efforts after being…
MainOne Partners with Microsoft on Providing Cloud Services
MainOne, a leading provider of innovative telecom services and network solutions, announced the company’s collaboration with Microsoft by providing enterprises using Microsoft Cloud services with a secured, reliable, and high-performance experience relative to what is currently available in the market. The company is profiled as…
11-year-old Nigerian Emerges Winner of Edu360 Next Robotics Legend Competition
Ifeoluwa Olusanya, from Lagos Nigeria, bagged the award of The Next Robotic Legend hosted by Edu360, the education platform for Union Bank Plc. He designed a Robotic Farming Solution (TRFS) to address key issues he identified within the agri-business industry like the lack of AI-enabled…
Sustainable business practices for Startups
The growing impact of business activities on the natural and business environments is increasingly gaining the attention of sustainability practitioners around the globe. While several organizations claim to align with sustainable business practices, only a few actually do or are in the process of adopting…
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