Articles by Paul Adepoju

Articles by Paul Adepoju, Page 75

Wed, April 3rd, 08:10 · Paul Adepoju

Airtel Nigeria wins best telecoms company and CEO awards

Airtel has bagged the 2012 Nigerian telecommunications company of the year award from City People Magazine. → Read more
Tue, April 2nd, 16:30 · Paul Adepoju

Airtel repositions itself for MNP launch with new campaign

Airtel has launched a new advertising campaign through which it is seeking to take advantage of the forthcoming Mobile Number Portability (MNP) in Nigeria. → Read more
Tue, April 2nd, 13:49 · Paul Adepoju

Glo celebrates tenth birthday with network expansion and upgrade

Globacom Nigeria is expanding its coverage across Nigeria and upgrading its network, in celebration of its tenth birthday. → Read more
Tue, April 2nd, 08:11 · Paul Adepoju

Expert enjoins Nigerian SMEs to gain visibility and growth with e-channels

An expert has advised owners of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to tap into e-channels to expand their businesses, saying digital marketing provided a cheaper means of reaching out to target customers. → Read more
Mon, April 1st, 14:41 · Paul Adepoju

Liberians to experience 5 days of minimum internet services

The Liberia Telecommunication Authority (LTA) has revealed internet users in the West African nation will be unable to enjoy maximum internet service for five days after the authority began preparations to tackle technical problems on Liberia’s ACE fibre cable. → Read more
Mon, April 1st, 14:06 · Paul Adepoju

MTN staff abducted in Lagos, kidnappers demand NGN70 million ransom

Nigeria’s largest telecommunications company, MTN Nigeria, has disclosed a member of its staff has been kidnapped in Lagos, with the kidnappers having already demanded a ransom of NGN70 million (US$441,000). → Read more
Thu, March 28th, 10:43 · Paul Adepoju

Blue Bamboo compatible with more than 60 Apple MFi apps on iTunes

The world’s first payment device manufacturer to obtain MFi ((Made for iPhone, Made for iPad, and Made for iPod) certification, Blue Bamboo, is compatible with more than 60 MFi applications on iTunes. → Read more
Thu, March 28th, 10:16 · Paul Adepoju

Nigeria is still a haven of cyber criminals – national security adviser

Nigeria’s national security adviser (NSA), Sambo Dasuki, has said despite all the efforts of the nation’s various agencies in tackling cyber-related crimes, the nation remains a haven for cyber criminals. → Read more
Thu, March 28th, 09:24 · Paul Adepoju

NITDA promotes sustainable and secure online transactions in Nigeria with PKI

Nigeria’s National Information and Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has announced its readiness to introduce Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) in order to enhance the security of online transactions and to sustain the platforms. → Read more
Thu, March 28th, 09:02 · Paul Adepoju

Cross industry group formed to domesticate ICT products and services

A multi-sectorial partnership initiative, Nigeria Content Advocacy Initiative (NiCADI), has been formed by various players in Nigeria’s ICT sector with the goal of domesticating the nation’s products and services. → Read more
Thu, March 28th, 05:36 · Paul Adepoju

Kim Kardashian denies posting tweet that insults Nigeria

Kim Kardashian has dissociated herself from a controversial tweet circulating on social media which insults Nigeria and its women. → Read more
Wed, March 27th, 14:34 · Paul Adepoju

MTN Link Forum honours winners of MTN Afrinolly Short Film Competition

Winners of the MTN Afrinolly Short Film Competition have collected their awards and prize money from the organisers, FansConnectOnline. → Read more
Wed, March 27th, 11:36 · Paul Adepoju

Kim Kardashian’s abusive ‘tweet’ causes major Nigerian uproar

A tweet supposedly posted by American reality TV star, Kim Kardashian, has sprouted a major social media outrage in Nigeria. → Read more
Wed, March 27th, 10:29 · Paul Adepoju

HIFA2015 in development of open access database

Health Information For All (HIFA) Global Forums have developed HIFA Voices, which will provide an open access archive of information, after discussions with and receiving support from people at the World Health Organization (WHO) → Read more
Wed, March 27th, 10:22 · Paul Adepoju

Airtel Nigeria announces NGN100 unlimited access to WhatsApp

Airtel Nigeria has announced a new package that will allow its subscribers to access the mobile multimedia chat app WhatsApp for just NGN100 (less than US$1) per month. → Read more
Tue, March 26th, 12:10 · Paul Adepoju

Growing African membership of online community addressing complex global health problems

The coordinator of HIFA2015 (Healthcare Information For All by 2015), a global campaign working for a future where people are no longer dying for lack of basic healthcare knowledge, has said online discussion forums are bringing all stakeholders together to help address complex global health problems. → Read more
Tue, March 26th, 10:12 · Paul Adepoju

NCC nabs three telecoms agents for pre-registering SIM cards in southern Nigeria

The Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) has arrested three agents companies for flouting the commission’s guidelines on the registration of SIM cards in Nigeria. → Read more
Tue, March 26th, 09:25 · Paul Adepoju

NCC call for greater protection of telecoms masts after latest brutal attack

Masts belonging to MTN Nigeria and Globacom were set ablaze by gunmen suspected to be members of the Boko Haram sect in Bara, 160km south of Damuturu, Yobe State capital in northern Nigeria, yesterday. → Read more
Mon, March 25th, 15:06 · Paul Adepoju

Policy decision delaying launch of Nigeria 112 control emergency number

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced its plan to commission emergency call centres across Nigeria, but policy decisions are holding implementation back. → Read more
Mon, March 25th, 13:02 · Paul Adepoju

NCC releases new interconnect rate for Nigerian telecoms operators

A new interconnect rate has been released by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to guide network operators on the termination of calls across operators. → Read more