Celebrating Africa Day 2022

HAPPY AFRICA DAY

Africa Day African Unity Day, also known as Africa day is celebrated annually on May 25th. It commemorates the founding of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) on this day in 1963. Celebrating Africa Day by exploring the continent’s art and culture through a new lens would be awesome. It is a statutory public holiday in several countries such as The Gambia, Mali, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. The History of Africa Unity Day It was convened by Prime Minister of Ghana Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, and comprised representatives from Egypt (then…

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Researchers Devise iPhone Malware that Runs even when Device is turned off

Researchers Devise iPhone Malware that Runs even when Device is turned off Research is largely theoretical but exposes an overlooked security issue When you turn off an iPhone, it doesn’t fully power down. Chips inside the device continue to run in a low-power mode that makes it possible to locate lost or stolen devices using the Find My feature or use credit cards and car keys after the battery dies. Now researchers have devised a way to abuse this always-on mechanism to run malware that remains active even when an…

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How to Celebrate World International Odometer Day

Every year, May 12 is observed as National Odometer Day and is celebrated to learn more about the odometer. The word ‘odometer’ is derived from two Greek words, ‘Hodos’ which means gateway or path, and ‘Metron’, which means ‘measure’ in English.12 May 2020. Let’s Celebrate World International Odometer Day National Odometer Day, is all about celebrating the invention of the odometer and how it has helped the design and function of automobiles progress. Without odometers, how could we track the progress we made? You are probably wondering what an odometer…

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WORLD INTERNATIONAL NURSES DAY

WORLD INTERNATIONAL NURSES DAY As the world marks the world’s international Nurses day on every 12th of May, it is also important to educate the people on the reason why as well as how to celebrate these amazing people who go overboard to take care of their patients with love, caring and hope that their patients will heal. May 12th is an important date to all nurses, as it is the anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale, who is widely considered the founder of modern nursing. In January 1974,…

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Russia is exploring options for cyberattacks

Russia is exploring options for cyberattacks, and companies must be ready, says Biden.

Russia is exploring options for cyberattacks President Joe Biden on Monday advised U.S. corporations to strengthen their cybersattacks. practices because of intelligence reports indicating that Russia is looking at potential attacks. The guidance came almost a month after Russian troops invaded Ukraine in a war that has killed more than 900 people, including 39 children. “I have previously warned about the potential that Russia could conduct malicious cyber activity against the United States, including as a response to the unprecedented economic costs we’ve imposed on Russia alongside our allies and…

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Oracle misses on earnings as investments drag down quarterly profit

Oracle misses on earnings as investments drag down quarterly profit

Oracle misses on earnings as investments drag down quarterly profit Oracle reported fiscal third-quarter earnings on Thursday that trailed analysts’ expectations. The stock initially slid 6% in extended trading before rebounding. Here’s how the Oracle did: Earnings: $1.13 per share, adjusted, vs. $1.18 per share as expected by analysts, according to Refinitiv. Revenue: $10.51 billion, vs. $10.51 billion as expected by analysts, according to Refinitiv. Oracle’s revenue increased 4% from a year earlier in the quarter, which ended Feb. 28, according to a statement. Net income declined 54% to $2.32…

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WhatsApp hide chats upgraded feature

WhatsApp hide chats upgraded feature: WhatsApp has upgraded the hide chat feature. This was a long awaited changed that will keep messages hidden. Almost all WhatsApp users have been in a situation where they have looked to hide some of their chats, yet it is not always as straight forward as it seems. Until now, WhatsApp would allow you to hide certain conversations but they would reappear whenever a new message would arrive, pushing them right back to the top of the list of messages which defeated the purpose of…

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Sophia Bekele DotConnectAfrica Group CEO honored with Awards Across Multiple Continents

Sophia Bekele DotConnectAfrica Group Founder and CEO, also of US-based CBSegroup was honored with multiple awards across continents. Sophia Bekele was honored with the Silicon Valley’s Women of Influence (WOI) Award and the CEO Today Africa Awards. The Women of Influence award “recognizes established business leaders who have accomplished specific achievements in the business world in this innovation region women with a strong record of innovation in their fields, outstanding performance in their businesses, and a clear track record of meaningful community involvement. Women from every industry and profession who…

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Tangerine, A Tech company boosts Financial inclusion in Africa

Tangerine,AFRICA

  Leading financial services and technology platform, Tangerine officially launched on Wednesday 7th July 2021. In September 2019, Tangerine was established following the acquisition of a 100% equity stake in Metropolitan Life Insurance Nigeria by Verod Capital Management, a leading private equity firm investing in growth companies across Anglophone West Africa. Today, Tangerine is positioned to be Africa’s preferred one-stop financial solutions provider, leveraging a tech-driven, flexible, high-access platform to drive business across all the financial services segments in Africa to deepen financial inclusion, facilitate wealth creation, and protection. In…

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Maviance raises 3Million to digitize financial services

Maviance raises 3Million to digitize financial services Maviance, a Cameroon-based company providing digital financial services like agency banking and bulk bill payments, has raised $3 million in equity financing. The investment is solely from MFS Africa, the cross-border fintech company connecting mobile money providers like MTN to banks like Ecobank across over 34 countries in Africa. MFS Africa’s investment gives it an undisclosed minority stake in Maviance. Maviance’s flagship product is Smobilpay, a platform that integrates payment solutions from banks, mobile money operators, and telecom operators. Smobilpay is connected to…

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