Due to a rise in the demand for engines to power ships, and locomotives, and generate electricity from renewable sources, Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc is opening its first office in East Africa. John Kelly, the company's president for the Middle East, Turkey, and Africa, believes there is a strong case for the UK engineering firm to open an office in the area. He said on the sidelines of an energy conference in Nairobi that East African countries like Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania have a population of more than 174 million people and an economic growth rate of 6.5%. According to him,…
Flutterwave, a leading African payments technology company, announced today that it is collaborating with Microsoft to build its next-generation platform, which will power payments infrastructure, on Microsoft Azure. This agreement reflects Flutterwave's commitment to providing businesses and individuals with access to global-grade services throughout Africa and driving digital transformation globally. Flutterwave will accelerate the growth of transactions processed on the Flutterwave platform for global clients such as Uber, Netflix, and Microsoft, cementing Azure's role in facilitating a seamless, reliable, and secure payment experience. Flutterwave for Business, Send by Flutterwave, Flutterwave Store, and Flutterwave for Fintech Platform are all being developed and moved to the dependable Azure cloud platform. Furthermore, Flutterwave makes use of Azure OpenAI Service capabilities to scale its product offerings to millions of merchants worldwide. Olugbenga Agboola, Founder and CEO of Flutterwave, stated that Microsoft has been an invaluable partner, providing a platform that allows us to consistently provide high-quality services to our clients. "As we manage high volume payment processing, particularly during peak periods, Microsoft Azure's robustness, reliability, and scalability become critical." As a result, expanding our collaboration with Microsoft is the most logical next step for us," he said. Flutterwave will continue to drive…
The Director General of Nigeria Mining Cadastre Office (MCO), Mr. Obadiah Nkon, said the office increased revenue generation to about N18 billion from 2019 to May 2023. Nkon disclosed this on Friday in an interview with NAN in Abuja. He said out of the amount, N4.3 billion was generated in 2021 alone, the highest collection in a year since the inception of the MCO. According to him, the MCO has recorded tremendous achievements in the last four years, from 2019 to date. “The key achievements include upgrading the SIGTIM software to the web-based online mineral title administration and management, the…
9mobile recently celebrated its channel partners who have played significant roles in driving the company’s growth over the years. It is a platform for interaction, collaboration, and knowledge sharing on how dealers and growth partners can structure their businesses, strengthen relationship management, and maximize profitability. The annual event was attended by dealers across the six geo-political zones of the country. “That we have sustained or retained almost 75% of our channel partners over the years is a massive testament to your love and commitment for our business which is in its fifteenth year and going strong,” said Victor Nwaobia, Chief…
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has approved unified USSD codes for all mobile networks in Nigeria. The harmonized shortcodes (HSC) will work across all mobile networks in the country. This means all mobile network services will be using the same customer care number, the same code for checking data balances, the same code for credit recharge, etc. NCC Press release; CONSEQUENTLY, UNDER THE NEW HARMONISED SHORT CODES REGIME, 13 COMMON SHORT CODES HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION. THEY INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING CODES: 300 TO BE USED AS THE HARMONISED CODE FOR CALL CENTRE/HELP DESK ON ALL MOBILE NETWORKS; 301 FOR…
