Nigeria, Page 15
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Wed, June 18th, 10:30 · Paul Adepoju
Seedstars World winners announced in Nigeria, Ghana
The winners have been announced of the Seedstars World events held in Nigeria and Ghana, with the winning startups advancing to the global final in Geneva, Switzerland in February next year. → Read more
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Tue, June 17th, 14:30 · Gabriella Mulligan
Nigerian companies prefer fixed line to mobile, VoIP
Nigerian businesses prefer to make use of fixed line telephony for outgoing calls rather than mobile and voice over internet protocol (VoIP) services, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC). → Read more
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Tue, June 17th, 09:00 · Paul Adepoju
PayPal launches in Nigeria, Zimbabwe
PayPal becomes available in ten new markets today, with Nigeria and Zimbabwe added to the platform to take the number of markets it operates in to 203. → Read more
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Mon, June 16th, 19:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation set to insure mobile banking
Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has announced plans to extend deposit insurance cover to mobile banking subscribers. → Read more
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Mon, June 16th, 17:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Etisalat Nigeria launches Cliqlite e-learning platform
Etisalat has launched Cliqlite, an educational product for Nigerian children between the ages of eight and 15, providing e-learning feature and an intuitive interface. → Read more
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Mon, June 16th, 15:00 · Susan Mwenesi
DEMO Africa extends application deadline to June 22
Startup event DEMO Africa has extended its application deadline for a week until June 22 after numerous requests to allow more time to meet the application requirements. → Read more
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Mon, June 16th, 14:00 · Paul Adepoju
Omobola Johnson elected chair of UN Commission on Science, Tech for Development
Nigeria’s minister of communication technology Omobola Johnson has been elected chairperson of the United Nations (UN) Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD). → Read more
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Fri, June 13th, 16:30 · Paul Adepoju
Former Nigerian captain Oliseh launches mobile football news service
Former Nigerian international footballer Sunday Oliseh has launched mobile football news service Football On The Go on MTN, Airtel and Etisalat, providing Nigerians with the latest information on matches, players and match officials. → Read more
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Fri, June 13th, 15:30 · Paul Adepoju
Bidding opens for licence to deploy metropolitan fibre optic infrastructure in Nigeria
The Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) has announced it has opened the bidding process for the award of a licence for the deployment of metropolitan fibre optic infrastructure and associated equipment in Lagos and the North Central Zone. → Read more
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Fri, June 13th, 12:30 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian community demands $2.2m compensation from Globacom over mast collapse
A Nigerian community is planning to sue Globacom for failing to pay NGN360 million (US$2.2 million) as compensation for deaths when the network’s mast in Odukpani Community in Cross River State collapsed on March 19. → Read more
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Fri, June 13th, 07:00 · Susan Mwenesi
hellofood wins European Tech Startup Award
hellofood, a Rocket Internet-backed online delivery marketplace, has bagged an award at the “The Europas 2014” for being the best e-commerce startup, specifically for its huge expansion in the last year. → Read more
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Thu, June 12th, 17:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Nigeria shuts down World Cup viewing centres
Nigerian authorities in the northern state of Adamawa have shut down all establishments planning to screen the World Cup beginning today in a bid to prevent further terrorist bombings in the area. → Read more
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Thu, June 12th, 15:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria’s broadband plan progress slower than expected – council
Nigeria’s Broadband Council has admitted progress made on the year-old National Broadband Plan has been slower than expected. → Read more
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Thu, June 12th, 12:30 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian banks set to begin biometric registration of customers
Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS) has announced the much awaited biometric registration of customers of Nigerian banks will begin on Monday, June 16. → Read more
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Thu, June 12th, 08:00 · Paul Adepoju
Globacom, Samsung partner on S5 in Nigeria
Globacom and Samsung have announced a partnership to offer in-store experiential activity on Galaxy S5 to Glo subscribers in the network’s Gloworld stores in Lagos. → Read more
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Wed, June 11th, 15:30 · Paul Adepoju
Tingo Mobile acquires cable company to develop rural broadband in Nigeria
Nigerian phone manufacturer Tingo Mobile will pay US$25 million for a 51 percent stake in Mass Telecom Innovation Nigeria Plc (MTI) to develop rural broadband in Nigeria. → Read more
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Wed, June 11th, 14:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian court orders graft agency to probe $475m CCTV project
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has been ordered by a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja to probe the moribund US$475 million Abuja CCTV project awarded to ZTE Corporation. → Read more
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Wed, June 11th, 11:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
BCX acquires 30% stake in Nigeria’s AppZone
South African Business Connexion (BCX) has acquired a 30 per cent stake in Nigerian financial IT solutions provider AppZone, in a bid to dominate the African online payments market. → Read more
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Wed, June 11th, 10:00 · Paul Adepoju
World Bank, Firstmonie partner to advance mobile money in Nigeria
The World Bank through its subsidiary the International Finance Corporation (IFC) has announced a partnership with First Bank of Nigeria’s Firstmonie to advance mobile money services in Nigeria. → Read more
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Tue, June 10th, 18:00 · Paul Adepoju
$200m net worth criteria for NITEL bidders
Bidders interested in the assets of the defunct Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (NITEL) are required to have a minimum net worth of US$200 million in order to bid, the liquidator appointed by the Nigerian government has said. → Read more
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