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Venture Garden Group Launches Venture Garden Foundation Venture Garden Group (VGG), Africa's first technology holding company focused on developing and scaling innovative, data-driven businesses, has established the Venture Garden Foundation as a non-profit organization (VGF). A chess tournament was held in conjunction with this launch in collaboration with Chess in Slums Africa, an impact initiative run by Chess in Slums Africa. VGF's mission is to empower and unleash the potential of individ.

TikTok surpasses Facebook and Whatsapp to become the world's most downloaded app Tiktok has become the world's most downloaded app. The video-sharing app vaulted three spots from its 2019 ranking in 2020, eclipsing Facebook's popular messaging app and WhatsApp. In the first quarter of the year, Tiktok received over 310 million downloads. Despite being overtaken by Tiktok, Facebook-owned social sites fared well in the rankings. While Facebook Messenger fell from first to fifth place, Facebook a.

“Nigerian Government May lift Twitter ban in a few days”- Information Minister The Federal Government of Nigeria is nearing completion of measures to lift its ban on the social microblogging network, Twitter, according to media reports. During a press briefing in Abuja this afternoon, the minister of information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, revealed that this had taken place. Alhaji Mohammed talked to journalists following the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting (a gathering of the p.

Omnibiz, a Nigerian eCommerce startup, has raised $3 million in seed funding to expand throughout West Africa Omnibiz, a Nigeria-based Business to Business (B2B) eCommerce startup, has announced that it has raised $3 million in a seed round of funding. It intends to expand to other cities in West Africa and to take part in the Seed Stars accelerator program, among other things. This seed round, which was led by V&R Africa, Timon Capital, and Tangerine Insurance, included investments from L.

IT Career Advancement: Advice for Moving Beyond the Help Desk Working on the IT help desk is an excellent method to get your foot in the door in the technology industry. Your help desk experience has honed your ability to operate in a team, communicate technical knowledge to clients, and, of course, deal with cutting-edge technology. You've been itching to move on to something new recently. However, when it comes to information technology job progression, you're unsure of your options—or.

Africhange: the simplest way to send money from Canada to Nigeria Africhange is a blockchain-based money transfer platform that enables users to send money from Canada to Nigeria quickly and easily. Although the remittance platform makes use of blockchain technology, users are not required to own bitcoin or any other cryptocurrency in order to access and use the platform. Nigerian immigrants to Canada outnumber those from other countries. Since 2015, the number of Nigerians who have obtained .

6 Strategies for Building Your Resume As a Beginner in IT It's a well-known fact that the technology sector is booming. Between 2019 and 2029, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) projects that computer and information technology occupations will add 531,200 new jobs.  However, just because there are numerous IT jobs available does not guarantee that you will land one. You must enter the job application process with a strong resume — which means you must possess the training, skills.

CapitalSage, A Fintech Group, Raises $4 Million To Fulfill Expansion Agenda CapitalSage Technology Limited, a Nigerian integrated fintech group, raised $4 million (N2.2 billion) in a Series 1 Private Company Notes (“PCN”) issuance, as part of its N10 billion program, to accelerate the company's growth across multiple markets in Nigeria and Africa. The Series 1 issuance, which has a 365-day maturity, was fully subscribed by fund managers and other institutional investors, and United.

10 Certifications in Data Science That Will Pay Off Data scientist is one of the most in-demand positions in information technology. Businesses are becoming increasingly reliant on data and are eager to hire data experts capable of making sense of the data they collect. If you want to break into this profitable sector or stand out from the competitors, certification can be vital.  Certifications in data science are an excellent approach to acquire an edge because they enable you to develo.

What's the Best Way to Back Up My Computer? At some point in their lives, everyone loses data. Tomorrow, your computer's hard drive could fail, ransomware could encrypt your files, or a software bug could delete critical files. If you do not back up your computer on a regular basis, you risk losing those files for good. Backups, on the other hand, do not have to be difficult or perplexing. You've probably heard of a plethora of different backup strategies, but which one is right for you? And w.