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Tangerine, A Tech company boosts Financial inclusion in Africa

July 7, 2021May 15, 2023 Editor

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…

Installation of Huawei 5G banned in the U.K.

November 30, 2020April 28, 2023 Editor

United Kingdom on Monday detailed plans to phase out Huawei from its 5G networks. Come September 2021 carriers installing the Chinese firm’s gear will have to stop. The U.K. government decided to ban 5G equipment from Huawei over the summer. Reversing course after heightened pressure from the United States. Westminster had initially allowed it a limited role in the U. K’s 5G deployment. Washington has imposed devastating sanctions on it. It is claiming that the Shenzhen-based company could enable the government in Beijing to spy on sensitive communications. For…

Dell anticipates an increase in sales

November 25, 2020March 2, 2023 Editor

Dell anticipates an increase in sales Dell foresees a surge in sales as Work From Home and online learning become the new norm. Dell is a multinational IT company based in Texas, United States. It produces desktop PCs, notebooks, tablets, and peripherals, storage solutions, virtualization and cloud services, and infrastructure. Dell Technologies anticipates current-quarter sales above market expectations. The Covid 19 pandemic shifted office work to remote work and online learning. This shift increased demand for the company’s desktops and notebooks, helping it post a surprise rise in third-quarter revenue.…

Celebrate Name Your PC day November 20.

November 20, 2020March 3, 2023 Editor

Name Your PC Day is being celebrated today November 20, 2020, and your personal computer deserves a name. It works tirelessly to keep you in communication with friends and family. In this era, the odds are considerable that the largest number of people spend considerable time in front of a computer. It keeps you connected with work and what’s happening in the world around you. They need to be recognized for making our day to day work easier. They deserve a name of their own. Name Your PC Day gives…

Geographic Information System (GIS) Day

November 18, 2020March 3, 2023 Editor

Today, November 18, 2020, marks the Geographic Information System (GIS) Day. This is a day set aside to celebrate the technology that has come to affect every aspect of our lives. This is from our GPS systems to Google Maps, GIS systems are integrated into everything. They serve to make our lives easier every single day. Thanks to this amazing science, we are able to have our deliveries made on time. Get straight to the house of a new friend without getting lost. The technology is truly amazing. A Geographic…

Facebook gaming and dating service to be introduced

October 30, 2020May 15, 2023 Editor

Dating and gaming have been launched by Facebook feature in Europe. The world’s most popular social media platform Facebook where almost every person has an account keeps developing and evolving day by day. The online platform Facebook launched the free-to-play cloud gaming feature on its social media platform. This will allows users to stream and play games like “Asphalt 9: Legends” and “WWE Super Card” without downloading them. The most interesting part is that all the cloud-streamed games would be played on the platform’s gaming tab or the News Feed. However,…

Free calls and data as Safaricom turns 20

October 28, 2020May 15, 2023 Editor

Free calls and data as Safaricom turns 20 Telecommunication giant Safaricom has announced to give away free calls and data for its loyal customers at its Safaricom 20 birthday celebrations at the Serena Hotel, Nairobi. Safaricom which enjoys about 35 million subscribers in Kenya said all its customers will be enjoying free calls of up to 20 minutes within the next 30 days as they celebrate 20 years of service. Ndegwa said, “Each customer will receive a notification a day before to alert them of their free calls. Customers who…

Future Jobs to look out for in the coming years.

October 26, 2020May 15, 2023 Editor

Future Jobs to look out for in the coming years. Technology is day by day becoming the way of life for each and every one of us. This is going to affect jobs in the near future. We cannot simply dare to escape its existence, growth, and interruption in our lives are bound to increase. This applies to our sources of income, and our daily jobs which have been fully revolutionized by technology. Most jobs that were manually done by hand have been replaced by machines reducing the manpower required.…

Key highlights of the World Statistics Day

October 21, 2020March 3, 2023 Editor

As Kenya celebrated Mashujaa Day on 20th October the World at large was celebrating the World Statistics Day. This an international day to celebrate statistics. According to the Standard media, the day was created by the United Nations Statistical Commission and was first celebrated on 20 October 2010. The day is celebrated every five years making it the 2nd celebration. Here are some of the key interesting statistics that you would like to know. The latest global Covid-19 statistics, total cases now stand at 40,664,529 (40.7M); Deaths: 1,123,217…