NCS wants IT practitioners to join fold

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The Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) has asked players in Fintech, AI, and other areas of IT practice in the country to become members of the professional body.

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Cybercriminals ‘launched record 4.5m DDoS attacks in H1 2021’

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Cybercriminals launched approximately 5.4 million Distributed Denial of Services (DDoS) attacks in the first half of 2021, increasing 11% over 1H2020 figures, according to a study by cybersecurity company, Netscout Systems, Inc.

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Meet Emmanuel Asika, new HP Nigeria Country Manager

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US tech giant, HP Inc., today formally announced Emmanuel Asika as new Country Head for HP Inc, Nigeria, in an appointment that came into effect August 1, 2021.

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IDC summit refocuses role of women in technology

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The IDC Summit on Women Transforming Technology holding today will beam the radar on the critical role that women are playing in the technology space, the technology market research company says.

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Lynette Jackson named new Siemens communications head

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Lynette Jackson, 49, has been appointed as the new head of global communications at Siemens, the German tech company says.

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‘Single window’ payment gateway opens to boost African trade   

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A single window platform to boost African trade and ease payments has gone live in Kenya, according to the consortium backing the payment gateway.

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Clickatell unfolds Chat 2 Pay for messaging commerce

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Clickatell says it has launched Chat 2 Pay for merchants to offer payments and transactions to consumers on chat messaging platforms.

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Data centre deal targets Africa’s digital transformation stakes

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Promoters of a tech deal to create Africa’s largest network of interconnected data centres say they are targeting digital transformation opportunities on the continent. Liquid Intelligent Technologies, which announced a partnership with global managed network provider Unitas Global, says it is targeting Africa’s growing demand for secure, cost-effective, Cloud services. The partnership provides expansion opportunities […]

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Africa’s ‘largest data centre expansion’ to cost $500m

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Africa Data Centre is shelling out what it says is an unprecedented $500 million expansion spending to deepen connectivity on the continent.

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Small World expands forex payout outlets in Nigeria

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Small World Financial Services says its customers in Nigeria can now receive money in minutes across an even larger bank network following the banking regulator’s approval, the international money transfer service provider says.

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