The use of technology or the internet to connect patients to doctors goes as far back as 1994 (PDF) in the MENA region, when Egypt is considered that date is 2002. But wars, doctor and patient resistance, poor infrastructure, lack of funding, poor system quality, and lack of information technology training have hindered the adoption and growth of telemedicine in the MENA region.
These…
Without mincing words, the current curriculum hinders the development of these youths. Or how else does one explain the case of 19 year-old Emmanuel Njoku who rebelled against university education because the curriculum was too elementary for him. He subsequently had to drop…
Uber today announced a significant milestone — it has completed 1 billion rides across all its markets in Africa. This feat translates to over 10 billion kilometres in terms of distance covered, according to the company.
This milestone for Uber is coming nearly a decade…
Benjamin Aidoo has sold his viral coffin dance as NFT for over $1 million approximately (GHC 7.45m).
Ghana’s Dancing Pallbearers have sold their Coffin Dance meme for over $1 million on NFT.
The NFT was acquired by Dubai-based recording agency, 3F Music.
Leader, Benjamin Aidoo and his group went went viral, after memes were created with their videos at COVID-19’s peak.
Aidoo’s dancing…
With operations spread across Nigeria, Senegal and Ivory Coast, BetaStore, a tech-enabled B2B retail startup, has closed a $2.5 million pre-series A funding round.
The fund will enable BetaStore’s expansion into Ghana, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Cameroon by the…
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) backtracks, takes radical stance against rising inflation
May 30, 2022
The rate-fixing arm of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) backtracked on its position on the country’s rising inflation, yesterday, increasing the monetary policy rate by 1.5 per cent or 150 basis points (bps), an extreme radical stance against rising prices.
A 150bps…
‘Banks can’t achieve 95% financial inclusion goal without secure technology’ - Ifie Sekibo
May 30, 2022
Ifie Sekibo, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Heritage Bank Plc, believes investment in smart technology is never enough. In an interview with GEOFF IYATSE, he speaks on a backlog of challenges that delayed the financial inclusion drive and how banks can bridge the gap and bring millions of the unbanked into the financial space using modern technology.
How critical is financial…
The United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc celebrated this year’s Africa Day with the fourth edition of its annual Africa Conversations, which was held at the UBA House, Lagos.
The UBA Africa Conversations is a yearly event that started in May 2019 as a hallmark initiative in a…
To encourage and simplify vehicle ownership for personal use by millions of Nigerians, First City Monument Bank (FCMB) is offering auto loans of up to N30 million at a reduced interest rate.
The FCMB auto loan supports acquiring brand new and pre-owned vehicles (popularly…
Wema Bank Plc has unveiled a kids’ innovation challenge aimed at encouraging children to ideate and develop solutions in learning, health, games, and agriculture.
The competition would reward the top three finalists who present the most creative and innovative ideas with scholarships of N300, 000, N200,000 and N100,000.
Announcing the commencement of this year’s Wema Kids’ innovation…