Articles by Paul Adepoju, Page 53
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Thu, October 10th, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju
Simplicity is the most important thing for users in Africa – iROKING
Micheal Ugwu, chief executive officer (CEO) of iROKING, believes developers targeting African users need to keep platforms simple. → Read more
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Thu, October 10th, 10:00 · Paul Adepoju
Cameroon can dominate Africa’s startup scene – QuickTicket
Acha Nelson, chief executive officer (CEO) and co-founder of QuickTicket, believes Cameroonian startups have the potential to dominate Africa’s tech scene in the next five years, if obstacles such as funding can be overcome. → Read more
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Wed, October 9th, 14:20 · Paul Adepoju
CTO Forum ends with calls for collaboration to achieve broadband connectivity
The Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO) believes broadband connectivity can easily be achieved via collaborations involving various stakeholders. → Read more
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Wed, October 9th, 12:40 · Paul Adepoju
Cameroon’s first online bus ticket platform goes live this month
QuickTicket, a website allowing Cameroonians to purchase bus tickets online, will be launched this month, the first of its kind in the West African country. → Read more
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Wed, October 9th, 11:20 · Paul Adepoju
5 African startups among VentureOut competition finalists
Startups from Nigeria, Senegal and South Africa have made it to the final of the VentureOut mobile app competition, backed by the World Bank, to compete for US$10,000 in seed funding. → Read more
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Wed, October 9th, 10:00 · Paul Adepoju
Ghana’s Surfline Communications selects IBM Cloud for expansion
Surfline Communications, a wireless broadband provider in Ghana, has selected IBM’s Tivoli Storage Management and Smart Cloud Monitoring solutions to expands its services across and beyond Ghana. → Read more
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Tue, October 8th, 13:40 · Paul Adepoju
Q&A: Vytas Paukštys on Eskimi partnership plans and Africa
Vytas Paukštys, chief executive officer (CEO) of Eskimi, Nigeria’s largest mobile social network, speaks to HumanIPO about the company’s partnerships with Nigerian network operators, its offers for customers and product performance in other African countries. → Read more
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Tue, October 8th, 12:40 · Paul Adepoju
MTN Nigeria launches Smart Number for SMEs and Nigerian businesses
MTN Business Nigeria has launched its Smart Number service to enable SMEs and other businesses to achieve differentiation and competitive advantage. → Read more
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Tue, October 8th, 11:40 · Paul Adepoju
Young people early adopters of technology – Johnson
Omobola Johnson, Nigeria’s communication technology minister, has described the country’s young people as the early adopters of technology, responsible for the high internet penetration rate amongst the youth. → Read more
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Tue, October 8th, 10:40 · Paul Adepoju
Buyology.com.ng e-commerce platform launched in Lagos
Nigerian e-commerce platform Buyology.com.ng has been launched, with executive director Yeye Durojaiye-Arogundade promising it would enable buyers to get what they are looking for at cost-effective prices. → Read more
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Mon, October 7th, 18:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian fixed broadband license bidding to begin at end of 2013
Eugene Juwah, executive vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has revealed the regulatory body is set to commence the official issuance of fixed broadband licenses on a territorial basis. → Read more
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Mon, October 7th, 12:20 · Paul Adepoju
SA more advanced, Nigeria more aggressive – Eskimi
Vytas Paukštys, chief executive officer (CEO) of Eskimi, Nigeria’s largest mobile social network, has described the South African market as more advanced while Nigeria’s is more aggressive. → Read more
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Mon, October 7th, 09:00 · Paul Adepoju
It is cheap to start an online business in Nigeria – Mark Essien
Mark Essien, founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Hotels.ng, has revealed it is cheap to start an online business in Nigeria and encouraged anyone interested in starting an e-commence operation to get involved. → Read more
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Sat, October 5th, 08:00 · Paul Adepoju
Q&A: Sam Onyemelukwe, managing director Nigeria Trace TV
Sam Onyemelukwe, former country manager Nigeria for MTV, is now the managing director Nigeria for Trace TV and spoke to HumanIPO about the digital revolution of the country’s entertainment scene, what they are doing to support the sector and how musicians can maximize new technology opportunities to generate more revenue from original content. → Read more
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Fri, October 4th, 13:20 · Paul Adepoju
Hotels.ng set to be Africa’s largest online hotel booking site
Mark Essien, founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Hotels.ng, has told HumanIPO the goal of the online hotel booking site is to be the biggest in Africa. → Read more
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Fri, October 4th, 10:40 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian lawmakers approve $1bn bailout for NITEL and MTel
Members of the Nigerian House of Representatives have approved a resolution that the moribund Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (NITEL) and the Mobile Telecommunications Company (MTel) be bailed out by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) with US$1 billion. → Read more
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Thu, October 3rd, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju
Student hacker arrested for stealing exam answers
Officers of the Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have arrested a graduate accused of hacking websites of the State Security Service (SSS), NSCDC, National Examination Council (NECO), and the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). → Read more
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Thu, October 3rd, 11:20 · Paul Adepoju
Interswitch partners Verve for Remember Card feature on QuickTeller
Interswitch, a pan-African integrated payment company, has partnered with Verve International for the ‘Remember Card’ feature for the QuickTeller online transaction service. → Read more
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Thu, October 3rd, 10:40 · Paul Adepoju
iQ and MaxTel made in Nigeria phones set for November launch
A joint venture embarked upon by around 20 Nigerian investors will launch two brands of phones that were made in Nigeria. → Read more
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Thu, October 3rd, 09:30 · Paul Adepoju
Q&A: Leigh Smith, managing director, World Telecom Labs
World Telecom Labs is providing the latest VoIP technology to telecoms companies across Africa and beyond. Managing director Leigh Smith spoke to HumanIPO on how telecoms companies can tackle challenges with voice services by optimising their existing capacity. → Read more
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