Africa's education sector is experiencing a remarkable digital transformation, with technology bridging gaps that traditional teaching methods struggled to address. From Lagos to Cape Town, educators are discovering how online platforms can deliver quality education to millions of students, regardless of their location or economic circumstances.
This shift towards digital learning has created unprecedented opportunities for African students and teachers. Platforms like LearningMole, which originated in the UK but has gained significant traction across Africa, demonstrate how educational technology can transcend borders to deliver curriculum-aligned content that meets international standards while being accessible to diverse learning environments.
Founded by former teacher Michelle Connolly, LearningMole has become a trusted resource for educators and parents worldwide, offering thousands of high-quality educational videos and...
Africa stands at the threshold of a technological revolution that could transform one of its greatest challenges into its most promising opportunities. With the world's fastest-growing urban population and an estimated 125 million tonnes of waste generated annually, the continent faces an environmental crisis that traditional methods simply cannot address. However, innovative recycling technology is emerging as the game-changing solution that could position Africa as a global leader in sustainable waste management.
The transformation is already beginning across major African cities, where forward-thinking entrepreneurs and government initiatives are recognising that modern waste processing equipment can turn environmental problems into profitable enterprises. Advanced machinery, such as the MKII Tyre Baler from Gradeall International, represents the cutting-edge technology that can process waste...
Whether you’re a writer, designer, consultant, or developer, if you’re freelancing, you need to keep your ducks in order and your processes organized. With remote work becoming the norm, the right tools can make or break your success.
Getting ahead in an increasingly competitive gig economy environment is reliant on you providing the very best service possible to your clients.
Luckily, there are a few handy tools to help you do just that. From AI-powered platforms to time-tested productivity suites, here’s a curated list of the 10 best tools for freelancers this year, designed to help you manage projects, communicate seamlessly,...
Telehealth has played a major role in the future of healthcare for years, but it has taken on even greater importance during the COVID-19 pandemic. Remote diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring have the potential to help improve outcomes, reduce unnecessary hospital and doctor visits, and facilitate more convenient care.
The rapid merging of tech and healthcare has revealed a wide variety of benefits. Patients who need behavioural health services can often receive them via video conferencing, from the comfort of their own home.
People with chronic conditions do not have to attend in-person appointments as often, as long as their condition is...
Multichoice, a South African TV satellite dish operator, will be adding streaming services like Amazon Prime Video and Netflix to its DSTV platform soon. This new development comes as the TV operator continues to experience growth in the market, adding about 900,000 GOTV and DStv subscribers to its pay-TV platform over its last financial year.
Already, Multichoice offers its video-on-demand subscription-based streaming service, but in a bid to add a new set of fresh subscribers to its already large 19.5 million subscriber base, the company is looking to add the Netflix and Amazon Video Prime streaming services to the services...
A foreigner who desires to invest in the Nigerian economy or a Nigerian who wishes to engage the services of a foreign expert must make certain that a business entity is registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission as a Limited liability Company (LTD)
Aligned with the conditions of the above assertion, it will be pertinent to take a critical look at the step-by-step guide, requirements, and cost of processing an Expatriate quota application, Subject to Regularization (STR) Visa and Combine Expatriate Residence Permit and Alien card (CERPAC) after the completion of an incorporation process in Nigeria.
The essence of fusing all...
“Uber For” is revolutionizing the different industries by catering to the on-demand needs of the category and the different niches. For instance, Uber for food has now resulted in on-demand food that you can call for at any time, and track till it arrives at your doorstep.
“Uber for” or on-demand has revolutionized the food, grocery, laundry, medical, salons, and other industries. It has even hit the job industries such as carpentry, plumbing, and others, making it more like a marketplace for the people who want to avail the service and the sellers who are providing these services.
The only difference...
With the sharp increase in brokerages and new companies offering investment apps, the options are numerous. Plus, choosing the best investment apps can be overwhelming with the long list of investment apps in the market.
There are numerous apps for every category of investors either you are a stock trader or an angel investor; there are apps suitable for you.
And as a beginner with a lot of fears and doubts, there are investment apps to help beginners get familiar and comfortable with investing.
You want to ensure that, in the race of increasing your capital; you don’t end up losing it...
So many times we meet ourselves or got stuck in a meeting we never wanted, the next thing that comes to the mind is for a call to come in and break the discuss and get us free.
Getting a call and then saying you have to go is a lot more believable than just saying it out of the blue. These apps are great for getting you out of uncomfortable situations.
Apart from call prank apps acting as a savior in meetings you want to avoid, it still can be used as fun among friends
Out of all of the benefits...
Have you always wanted to venture into agriculture; start a poultry farm, a piggery, a cow ranch, or better still plant crops, but you are always busy with one or two things and don't think you can juggle between work and farm? What you may need are Agriculture Investment Platforms.
Don't worry, there are a number of crowdfunding based agriculture investment platforms that makes it possible for you to own a farm without any manual labor on your part.
There are tons of Agricultural Investment Platforms that enable you to invest your hard earned money into agriculture and get a good...
Starting a business is a big thing, people often underestimate the time, energy and dedication it takes to start and maintain a business, that is why nine out of 10 start-ups fail.
Here are 10 tips to help get your business up and running.
1. Choose a Strong Name
Choosing the right name for your company can have a big effect on your business and how it will grow. Firstly, try to avoid names that are hard to pronounce for either employees or clients.
Make sure it’s a name you can be proud of and don’t forget to carry out a thorough trademark...
Life is about living, not just surviving. And living life to its fullest is not possible with financial stability looming over your head. Are you constantly worried about money?
Money struggles can strain relationships, adversely impact health and cause severe stress. And if you don’t have much of it to begin with, seeing the light at the end of the tunnel can seem impossible.
Unless you receive an unexpected inheritance or win the lottery, you must take active steps to improve your situation. Whether you’re fresh out of college or a young single parent, our expert guide will help you build...
OCar was a taxi hailing service similar to Uber and Bolt. Opera Pay (OPay) launched the cab-hailing service in November 2019. The service joins ORide (a motorcycle hailing service), OTrike (a tricycle hailing service), and OBus (for bus hailing) in Opera's ride hailing universe.
OCar started operations in eight major Nigerian cities namely Lagos, Ibadan, Abeokuta, Owerri, Port Harcourt, Abuja, Benin and Kaduna. Like other transport hailing services offered by Opera, OCar is built into the OPay App.
OPay's choice of location on OCar's launch has portrayed an attempt to compete with dominating ride hailing companies like the Estonia-owned Bolt, which...
OBus is an online bus hailing service launched by the Opay company to make transportation easier for Nigerians. OBus (a.k.a. Opera Bus or OPay Bus) is one of the latest services launched by OPay. OPay (Opera-pay) is a multi-service commercial online platform that offers interesting services. In this expository article, we will be looking at OBus in detail.
OBus operates like other OPay online ride hailing services like ORide and OTrike. It is a commercial transit service that can be accessed from the OPay app. OBus functions more like the conventional bus, but will be a more comfortable transit service.
The...
With so many new technologies appearing seemingly every day it’s easy to get lost in all of the acronyms. Sometimes even when they are spelled out things aren’t that much clearer.
Business process automation and robotic process automation are both aimed at optimizing your workflow but they go about it differently. Let’s look at both of them closer.
What is BPA
Business process automation (BPA) is an approach that focuses on streamlining whole tasks from beginning to the end. It transforms the elements of the workflow to not require any human intervention.
This boosts overall productivity and buys your staff more time for...
Aside from product or service quality, marketing is among the crucial factors affecting success in business. Fortunately for modern entrepreneurs, there’s now a wealth of innovative marketing techniques available, aside from the traditional ones.
Specifically, the rise of digital display advertising has opened countless opportunities for business owners, regardless of their industry and type of business.
In a nutshell, the technology and techniques used in digital advertising allows marketers to engage more people, even on a global scale.
It has even changed the way brands are introduced to the market. Check out the insights below to know how this marketing method changes...
A Problem Worth Solving
In recent times, there have been a growing rate of emigration of medical practitioners from Nigeria to developed countries. Annually, it is estimated that 2000 doctors leave the country to practice in developed societies. US, UK and Canada are the popular countries of destination.
There are about 72,000 medical doctors registered with the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) but only approximately 35,000 are currently practicing in the country.
Consequently, the ratio of doctor per population is approximately 1:6000 for a population of over 200 million in the country. This don’t tally with WHO recommendation of 1...
Are you exhausted from the paperwork, applicants and other administrative tasks? Do you want to organize the tasks anyway?
You must wish to find some way to eradicate all such problems!!
When people relished life, they want a smooth and comfortable living. As people are involved in fashion, food, salon, etc. they want easy access to them. Therefore managing tasks daily is tricky, though.
Here we have the solution to all of your problems. The digital era transformed life. This is an all-in-one online appointment booking software. Scheduling makes life effortless.
It can meet the requirements of the business and provide the best...
The logistics industry is a huge market that’s worth trillions internationally, impacting a broad range of economic sectors from high technology and manufacturing to e-commerce and retail. When old systems start shifting to meet the needs of the Internet age, logicians, investors, and entrepreneurs reach to understand how innovation begins to change the business.
Here are four proofs on how technology innovated the world of logistics.
Robotics
Unlike automated machinery, robotics is mainly designed to run a number of jobs simultaneously, rendering their implementations practically infinite within the industry of logistics.
This is particularly the case for e-commerce services, which carry a higher...
OWealth is a Savings and investment platform built into the OPay App that enable you save part or all of your OPay fund to get an annual interest paid daily. The annual interest is fixed at up to 15% which is attractive compared to the 5% which is the highest any Nigerian bank can offer.
OWealth investment avenue allows investors to save any amount of money. You can go the full year or more and you can withdraw your money at any time. Investors will find this article very useful as we break down into detail all you need to...
OTrike was a tricycle hailing service available in the popular OPay App in Nigeria. The tricycle hailing service was available in cities like Enugu, Kano, and Aba. OTrike was a sub-service in the OPay app and offers you your first month's trips at a discount.
The service was launched in Aba and Kano, showing the determination level of OPay to solve people's transportation needs even after launching ORide some months ago. Users can order this on-demand tricycle hailing service at the comfort of their homes to their destination in a secure, orderly and fast fashion. The tricycle hailing service has...
ORide was a bike hailing service offered by OPay in Nigeria. The service was available in Lagos and Ibadan. It was first suspended in Lagos during the partial ban of motorcycles in Lagos, however, the bike hailing service has now been shutdown entirely in Nigeria.
ORide another brand in the O universe of Opera and OPay. We are not sure what it means Opera Ride or OPay Ride. The app enables users of the payment app called OPay (which is an African- focused mobile app started by the Opera browser company, after raising 50 million dollars in funding), to order...
With the sharp increase in brokerages and new companies offering investment apps, the options are numerous. Plus, choosing the best investment apps can be...
DSTV is a leading Satellite cable TV service from Multichoice in Nigeria and across Africa. The service offers direct-to-home DTH pay TV services to...
Aero Airline (a.k.a Aero Contractors) offers a convenient online platform for handling your flight transaction. At the Aero Air online booking platform, you can...
