The Nigeria Labour Congress has threatened to shut down the country’s seaports over the government’s refusal to address some of the challenges in the sector.
The President of NLC, Joseph Ajaero, said this on Friday while addressing journalists in Apapa during a courtesy visit to the President of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria, Adewale Adeyanju.
Ajaero charged Adeyanju to give the…
Oyola has created a digital marketplace to support peer-to-peer (P2P) crypto trading
March 3, 2023
The top peer-to-peer (P2P) cryptocurrency network, Oyola, was created to make it simpler for people to trade cryptocurrencies directly with one another without the use of a middleman. You can now communicate directly with buyers and sellers for quick, safe transactions while…
Fintech for Women: HerVest increases its services to promote greater financial inclusion among all types of women.
March 3, 2023
In furtherance of its commitment to bridge the $42bn gender finance gap in Africa, HerVest, a fintech dedicated to providing financial inclusion for women through a Gender Lens Investment (GLI) approach, has launched its revamped digital app to deepen access to financial…
It’s no secret that unemployment is a major issue in Nigeria. According to the National Bureau of Statistics, the unemployment rate in Nigeria was 27.1% in the second quarter of 2020. That’s over 20 million people who are currently out of work, and looking for ways to make money. Rentout, an online rental marketplace, could be a game-changer for many of these people. By renting out their idle…
LifeBank signs partnership to use AI to enhance patient outcomes in African hospitals.
March 3, 2023
In line with its objective of building an agile supply chain for Africa’s healthcare industry, LifeBank has signed an agreement with benshi.ai, a Barcelona-based Artificial Intelligence (AI) organisation to use its AI and Machine Learning (ML) platform to improve the…
Honda Manufacturing (Nigeria) Limited says the company recently launched a new motorcycle, Honda CB Unicorn, into the Nigerian market to raise the bar of performance in the subsector.
The Managing Director of Honda Nigeria Limited, Hirohide Ichikawa, who made the disclosure…
The Building Collapse Prevention Guild has called for the deployment of technology for the monitoring of construction sites.
The call was made at the guild’s Annual General Meeting in Lagos, themed “theme: “Investigating the Political, Socio-Cultural Dimensions of Building Collapse in Nigeria: The Sustainable Pathways for Eradication.’’
The Executive Director of the University of Lagos…
Real estate and construction sector increased GDP by N8.9 trillion - report
February 27, 2023
The contributions of the real estate and construction sector to Nigeria’s real Gross Domestic Product increased by N8.9trn in the fourth quarter of 2022, according to the latest GDP report released by the National Bureau of Statistics.
The sector’s GDP contribution rose…
Technology company, Ericsson, has said there is a correlation between fifth generation (5G) uptake and revenue growth by business operators.
According to a research from the Ericsson Mobility Report, there is evidence for communication service providers (CSPs) worldwide by…
The Independent National Electoral Commission has said it is working with the major network service providers, such as MTN, Glo, Airtel and 9Mobile, to address any hitch that may arise during the polls.
The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, stated this on Friday at the INEC media briefing in Abuja.
Yakubu said the commission has also taken sufficient steps to fortify and protect its systems…