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NIT signs distribution agreement with barox for META region
NIT, an Ingram Micro Company and a regional value-added distributor of IP surveillance and physical security solutions in the Middle East, Turkey and Africa (META) region, has signed a distribution agreement with barox Kommunikation GmbH
Capital importation to Nigeria up by 53.97 per cent in Q1 2020
Capital importation, comprising Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), portfolio investments and other investments into Nigeria increased to US$5.9bn in Q1 from US$3.8bn in the Q4 2019
Global IT spending on enterprise software reached all-time high in 2019
The global spending on enterprise software reached an all-time high of US$458bn in 2019, translating to a drop of about 6.98 per cent when compared to the projected figures for 2020
MainOne to deliver connectivity services into Burkina Faso
MainOne, West Africa’s connectivity and data centre solution provider, has been chosen by the State of Burkina Faso, backed by the World Bank, to provide bulk connectivity services to a consortium of operators through the PAV-Burkina Cooperative for the next three years