Articles by Paul Adepoju

Articles by Paul Adepoju, Page 88

Wed, December 19th, 13:45 · Paul Adepoju

Airtel Ghana supports schools with free and subsidised data services

Telecommunications giant Airtel Ghana has partnered with Kosmos Energy Group in the production of ICT services to the Nsein Cluster of Schools in the Nsein Traditional Council of Ghana’s Western Region. → Read more
Wed, December 19th, 09:18 · Paul Adepoju

Airtel and NATCOMS advocate full implementation of MNP in Nigeria

Mobile operator Airtel Nigeria has advised the nation’s industry regulator the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to speed up delivery of its proposed Mobile Number Portability (MNP). → Read more
Wed, December 19th, 07:30 · Paul Adepoju

Nigeria and Niger urged to combat terrorism and trans-border human and drug trafficking with ICT

Abubakar AbdulJalil Sulaiman, Secretary General of the Nigeria-Niger Joint Commission for Cooperation, has called on the two countries to combat acts of terrorism with technology. → Read more
Tue, December 18th, 13:45 · Paul Adepoju

Konga.com has increased consumer base by “building trust”

Nigeria has a rich history of online fraud, but according to the Chief Executive of Konga.com “building trust” has been the key reason for the online retailer‘s growing visitor numbers in the past 12 months. → Read more
Tue, December 18th, 13:41 · Paul Adepoju

Q&A: Amir Markish, developer of TFSRadio Nigeria app

tfsRadio Nigeria gives users access to a variety of stations and allows them to record, play music and stream news broadcasted by radio stations across Nigeria from anywhere in the world. → Read more
Tue, December 18th, 10:20 · Paul Adepoju

Glo Mobile Ghana introduces Christmas tariff plan

Subscribers to Glo Mobile Ghana are receiving an early Christmas present after the operator launched its new tariff Glo Biiiiig 5, which gives users five times the amount of credit they pay for. → Read more
Tue, December 18th, 07:18 · Paul Adepoju

Vodafone Ghana hopes to attract subscribers with Opera Software partnership

Mobile operator Vodafone Ghana and globally renowned computing company, Opera Software, have launched a tailored version of the popular Opera Mini web browser on mobile. → Read more
Mon, December 17th, 15:04 · Paul Adepoju

Nigeria targets 20% broadband penetration by 2017, minister blames agencies for low figures

Omobola Johnson, the minister in charge of Nigeria's communications technology ministry, says the government has initiated steps to increase broadband penetration to 20 percent by 2017, blaming the greed of certain government agencies for the current lack of access. → Read more
Mon, December 17th, 14:46 · Paul Adepoju

Cameroon gets third telecoms company

A third telecommunications company is to launch in Cameroon after an operating licence was awarded to Viettel Cameroon S.A.R.L, who beat off competition from Bharti Airtel, Maroc Telecom and Korea Telecom. → Read more
Mon, December 17th, 13:05 · Paul Adepoju

NIBSS promotes cashless policy with new payment systems

The Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS) is introducing two new bill payment systems in an effort to promote the cashless policy of the country’s central bank and reduce the dominance of cash in the nation's financial system. → Read more
Fri, December 14th, 15:25 · Paul Adepoju

MTN Nigeria set to invest $1.3 billion in infrastructure upgrade and expansion

MTN Nigeria, the country’s biggest operator, has announced its readiness to invest more in its operations in Nigeria, with officials pledging around $1.3 billion towards improving the network’s operations by 2013. → Read more
Fri, December 14th, 14:54 · Paul Adepoju

NCC approves new guideline for disconnection of indebted telecoms operators

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has approved new guidelines on Procedure for Granting of Approval to Disconnect Telecommunication Operators, with the regulator increasing its power to pursue offenders. → Read more
Fri, December 14th, 13:47 · Paul Adepoju

Nigerian Society Of Engineers pioneer online real time voting

To ensure elections in Nigeria are worry-free, the Nigeria Society of Engineers (NSE) has developed an online real-time election system. → Read more
Fri, December 14th, 12:18 · Paul Adepoju

Q&A: Chike Maduegbuna talks about Afrinolly App

With Afrinolly App, millions of Nigerians now watch trailers of movies produced in the African movie markets, especially Nollywood. They can also watch African music videos, comedy clips and full length movies on Android, Blackberry and Nokia Smartphones. → Read more
Fri, December 14th, 11:35 · Paul Adepoju

Nigeria loses billions of dollars to foreign technologies

The inability of Nigerian technology companies to locally produce indigenous technology is costing the nation to lose around N500 billion (US$3 billion) every year, according to Umar Bindir, Director General of Nigeria’s National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP). → Read more
Fri, December 14th, 08:18 · Paul Adepoju

Symantec launches Digital Information Index in Nigeria

Global software giant Symantec has introduced its Digital Information Index (DII) into the Nigerian market, to protect business information data. → Read more
Fri, December 14th, 07:35 · Paul Adepoju

tfsRadio Nigeria app reveals software update for 2013

The developer of tfsRadio Nigeria has told HumanIPO users of the app will enjoy a software update next year which will include genre searching and logos for each station. → Read more
Fri, December 14th, 06:21 · Paul Adepoju

FansConnectOnline set to launch Afrinolly app on iOS, Windows and tablets

Video and music application Afrinolly will be launched on phones running iOS and Windows as well as tablets in 2013, as it looks to build on its one million customers. → Read more
Thu, December 13th, 14:45 · Paul Adepoju

Nigerian telecoms companies lose US$2 million an hour to downtime

Nigerian operators are losing US$2 million an hour because downtime, according to a study carried out by global hardware and software company Oracle. → Read more
Thu, December 13th, 11:04 · Paul Adepoju

HP Indigo 5600 offset printing press launched in Lagos

The latest offset printing press produced by Hewlett Packard (HP), HP Indigo 5600, has been launched in Nigeria, expanding into the plastic cards and graphic overlay markets. → Read more