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Vocational schools in Texas offer career-oriented training in high-demand industries such as healthcare, skilled trades, and technology. Graduates can work as paralegals, medical assistants, electricians, automobile service technicians, and dental hygienists. Cosmetologists, paramedics, cooks, and construction managers are among the other professions trained through vocational programs.

According to the National Center for Education Statistics, there are more than 300 vocational schools in Texas that teach everything from beauty and hair design to information technology, medical professions, and welding.

Average Cost of Vocational School in Texas
In general, vocational schools cost less than colleges and universities. Texas college students spend an average of more than $100,000 on a bachelor’s degree. A trade school diploma costs an average of $16,000, whereas a trade school degree costs $33,000.

1. South Texas College:
2. Lone Star College System:
3. Texas State Technical College:
4. San Jacinto Community College:
5. Vernon College:
6. Palo Alto College:
7. North Central Texas College:
8. Houston Community College:
9. Central Texas College:
10. Temple College:

To see how to apply, read more on https://everyschools.com/best-vocational-schools-in-texas/

If you want to be a part of the expanding tech industry but don’t know how to code, there are a plethora of options available to you in a variety of tech careers with no coding abilities required at all. As the subject of technology is vast and diverse, with over 100 talents and occupations that need or do not require coding


20 Tech Careers with No Coding Required


Read full info here
https://techibytes.com/20-tech-careers-with-no-coding-required/

Whether you refer to it as digital marketing, online marketing, or internet advertising, the benefits of digital marketing are significant for businesses these days.

After all, online activity has more than doubled in the last decade, profoundly altering how people shop and engage with businesses.

So, what exactly does digital marketing entail?

Here are the Top 10 Key Benefits of Digital Marketing for Small Businesses

https://techibytes.com/key-benefits-of-digital-marketing/

#Digitalmarketing

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How Oja a UK-based startup secures $3.4M funding to build London’s first ethnic grocery store

Mariam Jimoh, just like millions of Nigerian who travelled abroad, founded her Startup Oja in 2020 and now the startup has raised $3.4 million Pre-Seed funding.

This is an inspiration story of Mariam and how she established Oja in the UK.
Read details here.


https://techibytes.com/oja-secures-3-4m-londons-first-ethnic-grocery-store/

As Nigeria launches the first Digital Currency in Africa, watch the explained version of the eNaira. Everything you need to know about the Central Bank Digital Currency and the opportunity it offers ti Nigerians.


YouTube video on eNaira

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERSFhWflFbA

Article on e-Naira
https://techibytes.com/e-naira-the-new-central-bank-digital-currency/

Nigeria’s apex bank, has released new guidelines on how eNaira, a state-supported digital currency, will be regulated, designed, and issued.

Talks about a digital currency started a few months after the present government placed a ban on Cryptocurrency trading, the CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele, announced plans to launch a national digital currency.


The launch took place in Abuja yesterday, but what does the eNaira has to offer? Read more here and drop comments!

https://techibytes.com/e-naira-the-new-central-bank-digital-currency/

Emerging digitalization is having a significant impact on Tech opportunities for Africans security and stability. The final legacy of the digital revolution, on the other hand, will be determined by how it is used, not by the technology itself.

African countries to make use of developing technology’s benefits while limiting its threats may be able to attain more peace and prosperity. Many countries, however, may be left behind. As Africa recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, its leaders must decide whether to use modern technology to boost government performance, transparency, and inclusion, or to use it to suppress, divide, and cause conflict.

Here are tech opportunities Africans can benefit from in 2021.

Details here:
https://techibytes.com/tech-opportunities-for-africans/

Global Tech giant, Google at the first ever Google for Africa event announced it would invest up to $1billion into the african tech ecosystem over 5 years to support and boost digital growth in Africa.

At the virtual event, the CEO of Google and Alphabet, Sundar Pitchai made the announcement to land another subsea broadband cable, Equiano which is expected to run across Nigeria, South Africa, and other four African countries and connect these countries to Europe.

How Google’s investment fund will be distributed through Black Founders Fund, funding non-profit and Low-interest loan.


Full details:
https://techibytes.com/how-50-african-startups-receives-free-funding/

Scholarly has been making waves and breaking grounds as an edtech startup in Nigeria.

Started as a mere passion to provide a tech-based solution to challenges of overly expensive cost of purchasing educational materials and then transforming into a digital learning startup.

Here’s the transformative story of Scholarly as Techibytes had an interesting sit down with the CEO and founder of scholarly.

Techibytes discussed with the CEO of Scholarly on how the Edtech startup started and the impacts the startup is making in Edtech in Nigeria

Full details here

https://techibytes.com/how-ed-tech-startup-scholarly-is-transforming/

The stock market is no more tedious as it used to be in the past, so people want to know how to buy stocks in Nigeria either for those in Nigeria or in Diaspora.

Since the introduction of computerized trading in 1970, the trend of stock trading has been continuously increasing around the world. Through online trading programs like Robinhood and E-Trade, millennials have boosted their participation in the stock market over the last decade, boosting trade figures.

Here's a quick guide on how and when to buy stocks in Nigeria

Read more here:
techibytes.com/how-to-buy-stocks-in-nigeria-quick-guide/

The stock market is no more tedious as it used to be in the past, so people want to know how to buy stocks in Nigeria either for those in Nigeria or in Diaspora.

Since the introduction of computerized trading in 1970, the trend of stock trading has been continuously increasing around the world. Through online trading programs like Robinhood and E-Trade, millennials have boosted their participation in the stock market over the last decade, boosting trade figures.

Here's a quick guide on how and when to buy stocks in Nigeria

Read more here:
techibytes.com/how-to-buy-stocks-in-nigeria-quick-guide/

So far in 2020/2021 there have been more tech unicorns in Africa than ever before.


A unicorn is something very different in investor circles and the tech startup ecosystem. A tech unicorn, in the most basic sense, is a company that has been valued by investors at more than one billion dollars.


Unicorn valuations

The value of unicorns is generally determined by how investors and venture capitalists believe they will grow and develop over time, so it all comes down to longer-term forecasting. This means that their valuations have nothing to do with their financial performance. Many of these businesses rarely make any money when they first startup.

Read more here:
https://techibytes.com/7-unicorns-in-africa-you-should-know-today/

Andela becomes the Latest Unicorn in Africa at $1.5 billion Valuation

https://techibytes.com/andela-funding-newest-unicorn-after-softbank-invest/


Andela, an initially African-based software engineering tech-talent startup that connects tech talents to companies, has secured $200 million series E funding led by SoftBank vision Fund 2, the venture capital arm of the Japanese business empire. The round now values the startup at $1.5 billion.

Andela has now become the latest African-focused startup to change status from an ordinary startup to a unicorn status, Andela valuation now at $1.5 billion.

Read more here

https://techibytes.com/andela-funding-newest-unicorn-after-softbank-invest/

Andela becomes the Latest Unicorn in Africa at $1.5 billion Valuation

https://techibytes.com/andela-funding-newest-unicorn-after-softbank-invest/


Andela, an initially African-based software engineering tech-talent startup that connects tech talents to companies, has secured $200 million series E funding led by SoftBank vision Fund 2, the venture capital arm of the Japanese business empire. The round now values the startup at $1.5 billion.

Andela has now become the latest African-focused startup to change status from an ordinary startup to a unicorn status, Andela valuation now at $1.5 billion.

Read more here

https://techibytes.com/andela-funding-newest-unicorn-after-softbank-invest/

We want to know your opinion about the new eNaira.


Recently we told you about the speculative news that the CBN planned to launch a digital version of the Naira currency called "the e-Naira''. We told you a few things you should know about the Central Bank Digital Currency but in this article, we'd enlighten you on the benefits of the e-Naira to the average man on the street and what this means to Nigeria's economy.


The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has already set October 1 as the launch date of the highly anticipated digital currency. Many Nigerians are still confused about this move as to why the same government that placed a bitter ban on Cryptocurrency would want to launch a digital currency.

As the platform for the e-Naira goes live,
Here's six benefits of eNaira to an average Nigerian.

Read everything about the eNaira here:
https://techibytes.com/e-naira-the-new-central-bank-digital-currency/

The Benefits of the CBN digital currency "the e-Naira" to the average Nigerian.


Recently we told you about the speculative news that the CBN planned to launch a digital version of the Naira currency called "the e-Naira''. We told you a few things you should know about the Central Bank Digital Currency but in this article, we'd enlighten you on the benefits of the e-Naira to the average man on the street and what this means to Nigeria's economy.


The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has already set October 1 as the launch date of the highly anticipated digital currency. Many Nigerians are still confused about this move as to why the same government that placed a bitter ban on Cryptocurrency would want to launch a digital currency.

As the platform for the e-Naira goes live,
Here's six benefits of eNaira to an average Nigerian.

Read more here:
https://techibytes.com/e-naira-the-new-central-bank-digital-currency/

How Open Banking Fintech in Africa will shape the continent.
https://techibytes.com/how-open-banking-fintech-in-africa-work/


Over the years, Open Banking in the financial sector has become a major source of innovation poised to reshape the banking industry. It is created to pave the pathway to unite financial technology (Fintech) and the banking industry with an improved application programming interface (API). In this article, I’ll be dissecting the meaning of open banking Fintech and how it’s reshaping Africa’s economy especially Nigeria.


According to a new report, the global open banking market size is valued at $7.3 million in 2018, and is expected to reach $43.1 million by 2026, registering a CAGR of 24.4% from 2019 to 2026.


Before you ask what open banking is all about, you should know that this groundbreaking technological advancement is the back bone of most Fintech companies in Africa today and is also behind the ease you experience with banking.

Full details

https://techibytes.com/how-open-banking-fintech-in-africa-work/

How Open Banking Fintech in Africa will shape the continent.
https://techibytes.com/how-open-banking-fintech-in-africa-work/


Over the years, Open Banking in the financial sector has become a major source of innovation poised to reshape the banking industry. It is created to pave the pathway to unite financial technology (Fintech) and the banking industry with an improved application programming interface (API). In this article, I’ll be dissecting the meaning of open banking Fintech and how it’s reshaping Africa’s economy especially Nigeria.


According to a new report, the global open banking market size is valued at $7.3 million in 2018, and is expected to reach $43.1 million by 2026, registering a CAGR of 24.4% from 2019 to 2026.


Before you ask what open banking is all about, you should know that this groundbreaking technological advancement is the back bone of most Fintech companies in Africa today and is also behind the ease you experience with banking.

Full details

https://techibytes.com/how-open-banking-fintech-in-africa-work/

#openbanking #fintech #api #banking

Nigerians can download the eNaira app from October 1 on the playstore. Are you downloading? �

The CBN is already making it compulsory that all Nigerian must accept and adopt the e-Naira as a means of exchange and payment.

Here's everything you need to know about the #eNaira.

https://techibytes.com/?s=eNaira

You can watch the YouTube presentation here


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXM06ko4KEU

Merchants, businesses and everyone MUST accept E-Naira anywhere it’s presented – CBN  Governor.

Here's what you should know about the new eNaira by Nigerian government set to launch October 1.


Nigeria’s apex bank, has released new guidelines on how eNaira, a state-supported digital currency, will be regulated, designed, and issued.

Read More:
https://techibytes.com/e-naira-the-new-central-bank-digital-currency/

#CBN #CBDC #ENaira #Naira

Devaluation of Naira currency in Nigeria has been the new phase for quite some time now, so we source for an opinionated way out for individuals.

Most Nations in Africa like Nigeria, Zimbabwe, South Africa have been experiencing devaluation of the currency which also spiked up as the world pandemic struck, making several markets unstable and this has as well brought a lot of economic difficulties

In Nigeria and few Africa Nations, a huge number of people now see investing in cryptocurrency as a major deal as the devaluation of naira currency in Nigeria set in again. From stats it’s recorded that Africa is the major adopters of digital currency (crypto), it’s been stated as well that they have been a massive increase of forex, and crypto traders in Africa since the Covid-19 pandemic started.

Dollar keeps rising against the Naira everyday. Inflation rate keeps rising, businesses are shutting down but here's how You Can Benefit From all of this.

Read More:
https://techibytes.com/3-benefit-for-devaluation-of-naira-in-nigeria/

Devaluation of Naira currency in Nigeria has been the new phase for quite some time now, so we source for an opinionated way out for individuals.

Most Nations in Africa like Nigeria, Zimbabwe, South Africa have been experiencing devaluation of the currency which also spiked up as the world pandemic struck, making several markets unstable and this has as well brought a lot of economic difficulties



In Nigeria and few Africa Nations, a huge number of people now see investing in cryptocurrency as a major deal as the devaluation of naira currency in Nigeria set in again. From stats it’s recorded that Africa is the major adopters of digital currency (crypto), it’s been stated as well that they have been a massive increase of forex, and crypto traders in Africa since the Covid-19 pandemic started.

Dollar keeps rising against the Naira everyday. Inflation rate keeps rising, businesses are shutting down but here's how You Can Benefit From all of this.

Read More:
https://techibytes.com/3-benefit-for-devaluation-of-naira-in-nigeria/

Twitter Ban Update: We promise to reverse twitter ban very soon- Lai Mohammed

The Nigerian government has once again come out to raise the hope of Nigerian youth on its decision to rescind the ban on twitter in the country. The government gave the Twitter ban update, they said they are “very very close” to lifting the Twitter ban, which has now lasted for more than 100 days. The Minister of information and culture, Lai Mohammed, While speaking at the end of FEC meeting in Abuja made the statement.


Do you trust the government?
Full details here
https://techibytes.com/twitter-ban-update-we-will-reverse-twitter-ban-very/

Twitter Ban Update: We will reverse twitter ban very soon- Lai Mohammed

The Nigerian government has once again come out to raise the hope of Nigerian youth on its decision to rescind the ban on twitter in the country. The government gave the Twitter ban update, they said they are “very very close” to lifting the Twitter ban, which has now lasted for more than 100 days. The Minister of information and culture, Lai Mohammed, While speaking at the end of FEC meeting in Abuja made the statement.

Full details here
https://techibytes.com/twitter-ban-update-we-will-reverse-twitter-ban-very/

How Prospa is building Neobank for small businesses and freelancers in Africa



Prospa started as one of 10 African Startups who participated in Y Combinator winter batch, few months after graduation, it raises the largest pre-seed funding of $3.8 million in Sub-Saharan Africa, the Financial and business management tool service-based startup is hellbent on building a neobank-like Fintech market for small businesses and freelancers in Africa.

Details here:

https://techibytes.com/prospa-a-fintech-startup-building-africa-neobank/

Top 18 startups and companies in 2021

In dire circumstances, drastic methods are required and as such several startups leaped to the occasion, developing solutions that helped to mitigate the pandemic’s disruption. Other innovators came up with solutions to difficulties that the pandemic brought to light and 90% of those startups failed before they ever generate a profit.

This high failure rate can be attributed to several factors, the few that succeed, on the other hand, have a lot in common. Africa is a continent full of possibilities and untapped potential. Furthermore, the abundance of problems clamoring for answers provides opportunities for entrepreneurs to innovate and profit

As a result, several brilliant African entrepreneurs have risen from the ashes and will continue to be significant in the years ahead. We focus on 18 of the most inventive and promising African startups in this post, which will most likely shine in Q3 2021. Looking at startups in the health industry, below are a few to look out for;

Full details here:
https://techibytes.com/18-african-startups-to-watch-in-q3-2021/

In dire circumstances, drastic methods are required and as such several startups leaped to the occasion, developing solutions that helped to mitigate the pandemic’s disruption. Other innovators came up with solutions to difficulties that the pandemic brought to light and 90% of those startups failed before they ever generate a profit.

This high failure rate can be attributed to several factors, the few that succeed, on the other hand, have a lot in common. Africa is a continent full of possibilities and untapped potential. Furthermore, the abundance of problems clamoring for answers provides opportunities for entrepreneurs to innovate and profit

As a result, several brilliant African entrepreneurs have risen from the ashes and will continue to be significant in the years ahead. We focus on 18 of the most inventive and promising African startups in this post, which will most likely shine in Q3 2021. Looking at startups in the health industry, below are a few to look out for;

Read more:
https://techibytes.com/18-african-startups-to-watch-in-q3-2021/

The Benefits of the CBN digital currency "the e-Naira" to the average Nigerian.


Recently we told you about the speculative news that the CBN planned to launch a digital version of the Naira currency called "the e-Naira''. We told you a few things you should know about the Central Bank Digital Currency but in this article, we'd enlighten you on the benefits of the e-Naira to the average man on the street and what this means to Nigeria's economy.


The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has already set October 1 as the launch date of the highly anticipated digital currency. Many Nigerians are still confused about this move as to why the same government that placed a bitter ban on Cryptocurrency would want to launch a digital currency.

Here's six benefits of eNaira to an average Nigerian.

Read more here:
https://techibytes.com/e-naira-the-new-central-bank-digital-currency/

I guess only time will tell.

ericuzor:
Can I use it to buy goods abroad

After several months of speculations, the Central Bank of Nigeria is finally coming out with more details about the much anticipated central bank digital currency “the e-Naira”.

Nigeria’s apex bank, has released new guidelines on how e-Naira, a state-supported digital currency, will be regulated, designed, and issued.



Talks about a digital currency started a few months after the present government placed a ban on Cryptocurrency trading, the CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele, announced plans to launch a national digital currency.

Table of Contents
What is E-Naira?
Central Bank Digital Currency vs Cryptocurrency?
How the E-Naira works
What is E-Naira?

eNaira is simply an electronic legal tender for the entire country. It is the same Naira currency but this time a digital version.

Read more:
https://techibytes.com/e-naira-the-new-central-bank-digital-currency/

E-Naira: Everything you need to know about the new Central Bank Digital Currency

After several months of speculations, the Central Bank of Nigeria is finally coming out with more details about the much anticipated central bank digital currency “the e-Naira”.

Nigeria’s apex bank, has released new guidelines on how e-Naira, a state-supported digital currency, will be regulated, designed, and issued.

Talks about a digital currency started a few months after the present government placed a ban on Cryptocurrency trading, the CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele, announced plans to launch a national digital currency.

Table of Contents
What is E-Naira?
Central Bank Digital Currency vs Cryptocurrency?
How the E-Naira works

What is E-Naira?
eNaira is simply an electronic legal tender for the entire country. It is the same Naira currency but this time a digital version.

The apex bank added that

“As a National Critical Infrastructure, the e-naira system will be subject to comprehensive security checks, all data and personally identifiable information (PII) will be kept off the ledger and will not be stored on the ledger”

Read more: https://techibytes.com/e-naira-the-new-central-bank-digital-currency/