Articles by Paul Adepoju

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Wed, January 9th, 09:56 · Paul Adepoju

Afreximbank and partners conclude Starcomms Nigeria investment plan

The trade finance bank for Africa, Africa Export Import Bank (Afreximbank), has approved a US$62 million loan for Capcom, the new owners of Nigeria’s major telecommunications company, Starcomms Nigeria, to enable it to acquire long-term evolution (LTE) technology. → Read more
Wed, January 9th, 09:28 · Paul Adepoju

Symantec report raises Internet security concerns in 2013

In 2012, the cyber threat was increased by mobility, virtualisation and cloud computing as a result of changes that altered how organisations utilised information technology, a process that is likely to continue in 2013. → Read more
Wed, January 9th, 08:42 · Paul Adepoju

Residents of Gambia’s Jarra Central decry poor network coverage

Residents of Jarra Central in Gambia’s Lower River Region have slammed the dismal network coverage, appealing to three of Gambia’s providers to expand their network. → Read more
Tue, January 8th, 13:01 · Paul Adepoju

Expert decries Nigeria’s non-existent broadband policy

The protracted delay in the approval of Nigeria’s national broadband policy has been described as a major threat to the nation’s massive investment in fibre optics, valued at exceeding $1 billion. → Read more
Tue, January 8th, 11:08 · Paul Adepoju

Liberia’s Cellcom completes fibre optic broadband trial, set for commercial launch

Major telecommunications company Cellcom has successfully connected its long-term evolution (LTE) network to the new Africa to Europe Cable (ACE), paving the way for a commercial roll-out of ultra-fast broadband on January 18. → Read more
Tue, January 8th, 10:21 · Paul Adepoju

NCC to launch mobile number portability, employs partner company to deliver

Following a series of condemnations over its reluctance to introduce mobile number portability (MNP) in Nigeria, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said it is ready to introduce the policy to promote competition. → Read more
Tue, January 8th, 09:07 · Paul Adepoju

Nigerian cybercrime expert calls for China-style identity cards to use Internet

An expert has recommended Nigeria create and deploy a national database and an identity card similar to an initiative been introduced in China to successfully tackle the cybercrime menace. → Read more
Mon, January 7th, 15:44 · Paul Adepoju

GTB improves transactions security with new technologies and internal procedures

The Nigerian Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) will install new technology and begin internal procedures aimed at enabling the bank to easily identify fake transactions and prevent fraud on customers' accounts. → Read more
Mon, January 7th, 14:43 · Paul Adepoju

Firm projects Samsung to increase lead over Apple in 2013

The world’s leading electronics company, Samsung Electronics Limited, has been projected to increase its lead over its closest rival in worldwide sales of smartphones, Apple, by 35 percent this year. → Read more
Mon, January 7th, 13:59 · Paul Adepoju

Internet scammers arrested in Nigeria, exhibits recovered

Two Nigerian undergraduates and six others have been arrested by officers of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Lagos for defrauding unsuspecting Nigerians and foreigners for several years. → Read more
Mon, January 7th, 11:50 · Paul Adepoju

KITS Technologies holds professional training on energy efficiency for data centres in Lagos

Adopting energy efficiency has been described as the potential remedy to the high costs being incurred by Nigeria and other West African countries, according to KITS Technologies. → Read more
Mon, January 7th, 11:45 · Paul Adepoju

Nigerian economy could benefit by US$127 billion if operators list on NSE

Operators of the Nigerian capital market have revealed listing the country’s telecommunications companies on the nation’s stock exchange (NGSE), coupled with the unbundling of the national electricity company, Power Holding of Nigeria (PHCN), could increase the economy’s value to 20 trillion naira (US$127 billion) and an index exceeding 40,000 points by December. → Read more
Mon, January 7th, 10:50 · Paul Adepoju

CBN postpones nationwide implementation of cashless policy, blames challenges

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has defended the indefinite suspension in the nationwide roll-out of its cashless policy. → Read more
Mon, January 7th, 07:16 · Paul Adepoju

Nigerian businessmen condemn phones-for-farmers policy, Minister defends initiative

Following the government’s decision to gift 10 million phones to farmers, the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has blasted the project they claim will cost 60 billion naira (US$382,897). → Read more
Fri, January 4th, 15:09 · Paul Adepoju

Vodafone Ghana addresses complaints on latest Internet bundle plans

Vodafone Ghana has clarified the rationale behind its latest fixed broadband (FBB) bundles, which customers complain was introduced without prior notification. → Read more
Fri, January 4th, 12:49 · Paul Adepoju

Nigerian satellite centre hopes training will bring native innovation and progress

The Nigerian Centre for Satellite Technology Development (CSTD) has announced its readiness to train Nigerian engineers in the relevant areas, in order to fulfill the goal of designing and fabricating their own space satellites by 2018. → Read more
Fri, January 4th, 10:35 · Paul Adepoju

Ericsson donates world class physics lab to University of Lagos

Swedish manufacturer Ericsson has donated a refurbished physics laboratory to the University of Lagos in Nigeria, in a move hoped to help educate and create the next generation of technologists and scientists. → Read more
Fri, January 4th, 10:00 · Paul Adepoju

Nigeria sees increases in telecommunications penetration

Omobola Johnson, Nigeria’s Minister for Communications Technology, has described the increase in the access to information and communications technology (ICT) as one of her ministry’s major achievements of 2012. → Read more
Fri, January 4th, 07:53 · Paul Adepoju

Mobile number portability hailed by NCC Director, gives date of commencement

Nigeria’s mobile number portability (MNP) policy will drive competition among Nigerian network providers and encourage operators to increase their valued-added services, says Tony Ojobo, Director of Public Affairs at the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). → Read more
Thu, January 3rd, 16:49 · Paul Adepoju

Nigeria’s communications minister predicts mobile money boom

Nigeria’s Minister for Communications Technology, Omobola Johnson, has announced that by 2015 the value of mobile money transactions in Nigeria will have jumped to almost US$1 billion. → Read more