Articles by Paul Adepoju

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Tue, November 20th, 07:52 · Paul Adepoju

Gambia gets new social network site

Gambian social network looks to rival Facebook as the race begins to sign up users. → Read more
Tue, November 20th, 07:38 · Paul Adepoju

MTN eulogizes Ghana’s late former Vice President

Telecoms giant MTN Ghana has joined the public eulogising of the nation’s former Vice President, Alhaji Aliu Mahama, as the nation mourns the late foremost politician and leader. → Read more
Mon, November 19th, 14:57 · Paul Adepoju

Nigerian banks set to commence biometric data capture exercise for all customers

Plans are in full swing to commence a national biometric data capture exercise for customers of the nation’s banks. → Read more
Mon, November 19th, 12:53 · Paul Adepoju

Ghana to unveil first technology hub

A partnership involving Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), telecom Vodafone and technology outfit mFriday aims to launch Ghana’s first technology hub. → Read more
Mon, November 19th, 08:12 · Paul Adepoju

DSTV advised to switch to pay-as-you-go subscription plan

A call has been made for Multichoice Nigeria Limited, owners of Digital Satellite Television (DSTV), to switch to pay-as-you-go for subscribers angry over the quality of services DSTV is offering its Nigerian customers. → Read more
Mon, November 19th, 06:52 · Paul Adepoju

Nigerian GSM subscribers suggest sanctions, rate companies

GSM subscribers in Nigeria are rooting on the regulatory authorities in the nation’s telecoms sector to direct telecoms companies to improve the quality of services they render. → Read more
Mon, November 19th, 06:39 · Paul Adepoju

Mixed reactions trail ban on promos by telcos

Following HumanIPO’s report on the ban placed by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on promotions and lotteries by telecoms operators in Nigeria, the telecommunictaions regulator’s decision has been met with mixed reactions from the the industry's various stakeholders. → Read more
Fri, November 16th, 09:46 · Paul Adepoju

Floods, vandalism to blame for dismal telecoms’ performance, not promos and lotteries

Refuting assertions that promotions and lotteries are responsible for the dismal quality of services offered by Nigerian telecoms companies, Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), the umbrella body of the nation’s telecoms operators, has said the two cannot be blamed exclusively as floods and attacks are also to be faulted. → Read more
Fri, November 16th, 09:28 · Paul Adepoju

Power and modular centre firm Flexenclosure opens west African office in Lagos

The West African office of Flexenclosure, a specialist developer of intelligent power management systems and modular data centres for the telecoms industry, has been opened in Lagos, expected to establish the company’s presence in the region’s rapidly growing IT solutions market. → Read more
Fri, November 16th, 07:40 · Paul Adepoju

Opposition to competition major setback to Nigeria’s telecoms industry

Nigeria’s telecommunications industry regulator the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has acknowledged that if left unaddressed, the current stiff opposition to competition by the nation’s various service providers could be a major setback to the growth of the industry. → Read more
Wed, November 14th, 06:02 · Paul Adepoju

Nigeria’s Ahmadu Bello University says it is set to offer online PhD programme

A first generation Nigerian university Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) will start offering online doctorate programmes in 2013, the institution’s vice chancellor Prof. Abdullahi Mustapha has said. → Read more
Wed, November 14th, 05:47 · Paul Adepoju

MTN Cameroon celebrates 12th year anniversary, inaugurates 1000th network pillar

Cameroon’s major telecommunications company MTN has inaugurated the company’s 1000th pillar in the country. The inauguration marks the telecoms company’s 12 years of operating in the country. → Read more
Tue, November 13th, 13:08 · Paul Adepoju

Nigeria’s Bauchi state to spend US$1.9M on digitalization of media houses

Media houses across Nigeria are upping their ante to ensure they meet the digitalization standard set by the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission (NBC), the industry’s regulatory body, requiring new and old media houses to digitalize their services with special emphasis on the signals they transmit. → Read more
Tue, November 13th, 13:01 · Paul Adepoju

StarTimes records 100% increase in subscription, commits to TV digitalization in Nigeria

Chinese TV company StarTimes is expanding its coverage across Nigeria, as part of its plan to achieve its goal of becoming a global leader in digital television services. → Read more
Tue, November 13th, 11:54 · Paul Adepoju

Nearly US$3.2M set aside to kickstart software economy in Nigeria

The sum of N500 million (approx $US3.2 million) has been set aside by the federal government of Nigeria as part of the $15 million Technology Venture Capital Fund required to set up a Nigerian software economy through software incubation centers in Nigeria, the minister for communications technology Omobola Johnson has said. → Read more
Tue, November 13th, 07:38 · Paul Adepoju

Cancel licenses of errant telecom companies, experts

To tackle the perennial challenge of poor services by telecoms operators in Nigeria, outright revocation of the operating licences of such defaulting operators has been recommended. → Read more
Tue, November 13th, 07:07 · Paul Adepoju

6700 laptops up for Ghana’s basic schools

More than 6,700 laptops have been handed over to Ghana's Volta Regional Coordinating Council for distribution to the region's 280 basic schools. → Read more
Tue, November 13th, 06:40 · Paul Adepoju

Telecoms companies across Africa set new mobile revenues target

Africa's telecommunication companies have set an annual mobile data revenue target of $18.5 billion by 2016. The amount would be 22 percent of the Africa's total mobile service revenues against 12 percent in 2011, according to a recent industry outlook survey commissioned by Informa Telecoms and Media. → Read more
Mon, November 12th, 08:00 · Paul Adepoju

Nigeria partners with India, Indonesia on ICT for mass literacy

The Nigerian government is mulling over possible collaborations with Indonesia and India to improve the delivery of mass literacy among women, girls and the marginalised rural population via the use of ICT, the education minister Prof. Ruqayyatu Ahmed Rufa’i has said. → Read more
Mon, November 12th, 07:20 · Paul Adepoju

Airtel records revenue growth, profit slide

Global mobile services provider Bharti Airtel has disclosed a 17 percent growth in its second fiscal quarter revenue, the company has revealed. → Read more