Meet the young developer who is developing NLP for financial inclusion
Justice Okamgba
August 14, 2018
Enikomehin Jedidah works from the Data Science Nigeria AI hub, the young developer spoke to Justice Godfrey Okamgba about how he and a team member are developing Natural Language Processing (NLP) for financial inclusion What’s driving you as a young AI researcher and software developer? I enjoy the complexities of mathematics and computer science. […]
AI potential for Nigeria unlimited
Justice OkamgbaAugust 14, 2018
Data Science Nigeria, a non-profit, recently unveiled the first AI-focused hub at the University of Lagos with a slew of Artificial Intelligence-focused startups building solutions. Fusipe Timilehin one of the young developers spoke to Justice Godfrey Okamgba on AI and it’s potential in Nigeria. What’s your interest and why didn’t you find other hubs […]
ICT awareness, growing need for business presentations are driving up demand for laptops
Justice OkamgbaAugust 6, 2018
Stanley Uzoechina, business development director at Large Michaels Limited, a one-stop-shop for information technology (IT) accessories and a distribution partner for major OEMs such as HP, Lenovo, Intel etc. spoke to Justice Godfrey Okamgba on issues within the laptop market and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). What’s Large Michaels all about? Large Michaels is a […]
Nigeria’s Madesoftlogic offers SMEs free cloud based software to tackle low adoption of technology
Justice OkamgbaAugust 2, 2018
Madesoftlogic is providing a free cloud based point of sale (POS) software, ESOPOS, to small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria, its chief executive, Faith Imade, has said. She said it was a strategic move aimed at addressing the problem of low adoptuon of technology by SMEs in the country. According to Imade, a […]
Meet 33 year-old Nigerian entrepreneur who built $3m EdTech company
Businessam StaffAugust 2, 2018
* Mfonobong Nsehe is an editorial contributor at Forbes * This article was first published on Forbes ——————————————————————— Nigerian-born Temitope Ogunsemo, 33, is the founder of Krystal Digital, a fast-growing educational technology company that specializes in the creation, development and deployment of customized and service oriented software applications for educational institutions in Nigeria. Founded in […]
‘Smartphone proliferation yet to impact on demand for laptops’
Justice OkamgbaAugust 1, 2018
Richard Opara, founder of Rivic Infotech is an agronomy graduate from the University of Ibadan. He, however, had to veer off from agronomy to follow a career in computer engineer. He has over 15 years of experience at the popular Computer Village market in Ikeja, Lagos. Richard has an office space where computing repairs are […]
NSE partners Kinabuti on fashion initiative to empower 25,000 undergraduates
Adesola AfolabiJuly 4, 2018
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) is partnering with Kinabuti, to empower young people with entrepreneurial skills and financial literacy, as part of its contribution towards building a financially savvy generation. The partnership will leverage Kinabuti’s Dare2Dream initiative across university campuses in Nigeria, where the NSE will engage with about 25,000 undergraduates during the 2018 edition […]
Diamond Bank supports entrepreneurs with N15 million grant
Adesola AfolabiJune 28, 2018
Diamond Bank Plc has rewarded finalists of the seventh season of the Building Entrepreneurs Today (BET) programme with a N15million grant. Ikenna Ubah, Tope Alake, Jumoke Dada, Bayo Ojelabi and Osagie Azeta emerged winners of the grants having displayed exceptional skills and productive business ideas after six months of entrepreneurship training, the bank said in […]
Microsoft signs MoU with First Bank to support Nigeria’s SMEs
Businessam StaffJune 1, 2018
Microsoft and First Bank of Nigeria have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to provide small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) with an array of resources and support, including business networks, technology services, and SMB-targeted products. Through the MoU, Microsoft and the financial institution will also focus on increasing technology adoption among small firms, reports said. […]
DomainKing to bring 75,000 Nigerian MSMEs online by 2020
Businessam StaffMay 24, 2018
Nigeria currently has the largest internet-using population in Africa based on a report by Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) that there are over 98.3 million active internet users in the country. But despite this growth, a very insignificant proportion of SMEs have established their online presence to take advantage of this opportunity. Despite the fact that […]