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New report unveils AI role in Africa’s health sector growth

12.05.2025
Africa stands at the forefront of a revolutionary shift in global health, driven by artificial intelligence and data science, according to a report released from the Science for Africa Foundation (SFA Foundation), African institutions and research councils. The report is a first of its kind to comprehensively examine national-level perspectives across Africa on AI and...
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‘AI-driven cybercrime exploits human error’

12.05.2025
Artificial intelligence is transforming cybersecurity – for better and for worse, a cyber security engineer at ESET East Africa, Allan Juma, has said. Cybercriminals are also leveraging AI advances to coordinate more sophisticated attacks, while security teams deploy improved defence mechanisms, using the same technology, according to a statement quoting Juma.  “AI itself is neither...
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Airtel to double capital spending for rural connectivity, 5G

11.05.2025
Airtel Nigeria plans to double its capital expenditure in 2025 to accelerate the rollout of 5G services and expand mobile coverage in underserved rural areas, the country’s second-largest telecoms operator said. The increased spending will fund a major network upgrade, including the deployment of new sites, expansion of its fibre-optic backbone, and enhancement of existing...
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NNPCL is part of our business — Dangote

11.05.2025
The President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has said that the Dangote Petroleum Refinery is not competing with the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, stressing that NNPCL “is part and parcel of our business.” According to a statement by the NNPC spokesperson, Olufemi Soneye, on Friday, Dangote stated this when he visited the...
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Recycle, don’t ban plastics, manufacturers urge govt

11.05.2025
The Pan-African Manufacturers Association has called on African governments to prioritise recycling and circular economy strategies over sweeping bans on single-use plastics, warning that the growing trend of outright prohibitions poses a major threat to the continent’s fragile manufacturing base. PAMA noted in a statement that the recent wave of plastic bans across Africa, including...
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Nigerian Bottling Company bags award

11.05.2025
Nigerian Bottling Company Limited, the authorised bottling partner of the Coca-Cola Company in Nigeria, has been honoured with the Best Sustainability Project of the Year award at the 2024 edition of The Industry Awards. The recognition was for its recently commissioned Packaging Collection Hub in Apapa, Lagos, an initiative that exemplifies NBC’s commitment to environmental...
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Meta’s exit may devastate 20m MSMEs – IT firms

11.05.2025
Meta Platforms’ threat to halt Facebook and Instagram operations in Nigeria could devastate 56 per cent of the nation’s 39.6 million micro, small, and medium enterprises, industry players in the information technology space have explained. They further noted that such an exit would erode tax revenues and force businesses to seek costly alternatives, as a...
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OPEC April oil output falls – Report

11.05.2025
The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries’ oil output edged lower in April despite a scheduled output hike taking effect, a Reuters survey found. The decline was led by a cut in Venezuelan supply on renewed United States attempts to curb the flows and smaller drops in Iraq and Libya. The Organisation of the Petroleum...
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Airtel Africa rebounds with $661m pre-tax profit

11.05.2025
Airtel Africa has released its full-year 2025 financial report for the period ending March 31, 2025, posting a pre-tax profit of $661m, a sharp turnaround from a pre-tax loss of $63 million in the 2024 financial year. This represents a remarkable 1,147.8 per cent year-on-year growth in reported currency. Profit after tax reached $328m, a...
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