Articles by Paul Adepoju

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Tue, February 19th, 12:31 · Paul Adepoju

Superbowl blackout led to PR nightmare for Nigerian power sector on social media

Vladimir Duthiers, correspondent of Associated Press (AP) and CNN in Nigeria, has revealed Nigerians were responsible for the bad publicity the country’s power sector received during the night of the American Superbowl. → Read more
Tue, February 19th, 11:52 · Paul Adepoju

Africans can influence international policies – Nnena Onyewuchi

Nnena Onyewuchi, founding partner of Nigerian marketing firm Yellow Brick Road, has encouraged African youths to become actively involved in influencing international policies. → Read more
Tue, February 19th, 10:40 · Paul Adepoju

Revealed: Huawei Technologies wanted to invest US$627 million in NITEL

China's telecoms giant Huawei planned to invest US$627 million in the now defunct Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (NITEL) following NITEL’s acquisition by Transcorp. → Read more
Tue, February 19th, 10:10 · Paul Adepoju

Mobile telcos killed NITEL – Nicholas Okoye

Former Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (NITEL), Nicholas Okoye, has blamed mobile operators for the company’s failure. → Read more
Mon, February 18th, 16:27 · Paul Adepoju

OPINION: Running on African time, poor communication mars day one of Social Media Week Lagos 2013

Without doubt, Africa’s first Social Media Week is the biggest event of its kind yet in the West African region and with the large number of talks, seminars and forums, it could be billed as one of the largest on the continent. → Read more
Mon, February 18th, 16:24 · Paul Adepoju

Lagos State Government promoting indigenous innovations with state-owned hubs

The government of Lagos state, Nigeria’s commercial capital, has declared it is promoting innovations in technology with its innovation hub located in the Surulere area of the state. → Read more
Mon, February 18th, 11:44 · Paul Adepoju

Digital entertainment startup relies on Facebook for market research

Derek Ofodirinwa, Chief Executive of Maje Media Network (MJM) and founder of Majeofficial.com, has told HumanIPO his company used social media to gain better understanding of its target demography. → Read more
Mon, February 18th, 11:29 · Paul Adepoju

Nigerian government does not understand social media – Tolu Ogunlesi

A top journalist and Social Media Week Lagos 2013 host has said the Nigerian government is yet to fully understand the potential of social media despite the large number of Nigerians using platforms such as Facebook and Twitter daily. → Read more
Mon, February 18th, 10:00 · Paul Adepoju

Africa’s first Social Media Week underway in Lagos with call to fight terrorism with technology

A call has been made by the Nigerian government to fight the Islamist Boko Haram terrorists in the northern region of Nigeria using intelligence gathered by citizens. → Read more
Mon, February 18th, 06:47 · Paul Adepoju

Expert lauds Nigerian cut in company registration cost, pushes government to go further

A Nigerian tech expert has described the government’s recent 70 percent slash in the cost of company registration as a welcome development. → Read more
Fri, February 15th, 09:59 · Paul Adepoju

Nigerian schools urged to ban students’ unsupervised access to social media

Child Affairs, an Abuja-based non-governmental organisation, has added its voice to calls to control children’s access to social media. → Read more
Thu, February 14th, 14:20 · Paul Adepoju

Nigerian legislators pass bill prohibiting indiscriminate telemarketing

Invasion of privacy through telecommunications marketing in Nigeria could soon be outlawed after the House of Representatives passed the second reading of legislation aiming to alleviate subscribers. → Read more
Thu, February 14th, 10:20 · Paul Adepoju

Nigeria’s daily electronic transactions reach all-time high

The volume of daily electronic transactions in Nigeria has reached 40 billion naira (US$254 million), the highest ever in the country, according to the Nigerian Inter Bank Settlement System (NIBSS). → Read more
Thu, February 14th, 09:36 · Paul Adepoju

LoneStar Cell MTN launches Recharge-4-Otherz, Internet Dash and SMS-Unlimited

Liberian network operator Lonestar Cell MTN has launched three services aiming to allow subscribers to buy each other data packages. → Read more
Wed, February 13th, 15:41 · Paul Adepoju

Study reveals northern Nigeria least covered by mobile operators

A survey carried out by PwC has revealed states in northern Nigeria are the least covered by network operators, with only around 75 percent covered. → Read more
Wed, February 13th, 14:49 · Paul Adepoju

Bharti Airtel’s latest report shows positive growth in Africa

Mobile operator Bharti Airtel has announced a 15 percent rise in revenue for its third quarter ending December 31, 2012, while it reached 262 million subscribers. → Read more
Wed, February 13th, 14:24 · Paul Adepoju

Nigerian lawyers and financial crimes commission promote cyber crime law

Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) are unanimously supporting the ongoing amendments for the Nigerian Criminal and Penal Codes Act of 2004 to extend to cybercrimes. → Read more
Wed, February 13th, 09:36 · Paul Adepoju

Nigerian reps ask government to halt actions on computer-based tests for university admissions

Nigerian federal representatives have directed the government to halt its efforts to commence computer-based tests for admission into the nation’s various institutions of higher learning. → Read more
Tue, February 12th, 16:08 · Paul Adepoju

Vodafone debuts BlackBerry Z10 In Ghana

Vodafone has become Ghana’s first network provider to launch the BlackBerry Z10 with a 1.5GB data volume. → Read more
Tue, February 12th, 14:35 · Paul Adepoju

Nigeria’s FCTA calls for ban on smartphones for youths

Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has called on the country’s legislators to pass laws that will help tackle rising social media abuse by banning smartphones for children. → Read more