Nigeria, Page 2
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Tue, December 9th, 14:00 · Paul Adepoju
Who will bring in-flight Wi-Fi connectivity to Africa?
Three years after Emirates launched in-flight WiFi connectivity, over 500,000 passengers have accessed the World Wide Web. But in most African countries, airlines and regulatory agencies are still reluctant to add internet connectivity to permissible, available and accessible bouquet of services in the continent's airspace. → Read more
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Tue, December 9th, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju
New app launched to ease traffic on Nigerian roads
Community based app TrafficLite has been launched in Lagos, Nigeria. The app provides users with real time traffic updates and was developed by Panthelope Technologies, a Lagos-based tech startup. → Read more
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Tue, December 9th, 10:00 · Paul Adepoju
CCHub announces first Lagos Raspberry Jam
Lagos-based Co-Creation Hub has announced it would be hosting hackers from within and around Lagos at the city's first Raspberry Jam. → Read more
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Fri, December 5th, 14:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian bank launches portable POS solution
The management of Heritage Bank one of Nigeria's commercial banks has launched portable POS solution a Mobile Point of Sale (mPOS) product that getting popular in various parts of the world. → Read more
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Fri, December 5th, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju
Omobola Johnson to speak at West African Conference on EMF Exposure and Health
Nigeria's communication technology minister Omobola Johnson is expected to deliver the keynote address at the forthcoming West African Conference on EMF Exposure and Health to be hosted by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). → Read more
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Thu, December 4th, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria’s SimplePay announces partnership with Ariiyatickets.com
Nigeria's online payment platform SimplePay has announced a partnership with Ariiyatickets.com an online ticketing platform. With the partnership, individuals can now use SimplePay to instantly and safely purchase tickets to their favorite events. → Read more
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Thu, December 4th, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju
NATCOM Consortium wins bid for Nigeria’s national telecoms company
NATCOM Consortium has become the preferred bidder for the moribund Nigeria's national telecoms company the Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (NITEL) and Nigerian Mobile Telecommunications Limited (Mtel) after offering US$252.5 million for both companies. → Read more
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Wed, December 3rd, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju
mBanking transactions in Nigeria hit over US$2bn – CBN
Nigeria's apex bank the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced mobile financial transactions in Nigeria had exceeded US$2 billion. This was announced by the bank's Head of Payment System Policy and Oversight Division of Banking and Payments Department, Musa Itopa-Jimoh. → Read more
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Tue, December 2nd, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju
#BlackFriday: Nigeria’s Konga.com announces 1440% year on year increase in online revenue
One of Nigeria's ecommerce platforms Konga.com has announced it recorded 1440% year on year increase in online revenue during its Black Friday sales tagged Yakata which started on Thursday and ended by midnight on Black Friday giving shoppers more time to shop. → Read more
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Mon, December 1st, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju
SmartAjo automated contribution and settlement system wins Startups Weekend Lagos
Automated contribution and settlement system SmartAjo has emerged overall winner of Startups Weekend Lagos, the startup is imilar to local cooperative and Ajo system. → Read more
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Mon, December 1st, 10:00 · Paul Adepoju
How tech startups in Africa can help the fight against HIV/AIDS
More than 70% of people living with HIV are in Africa, the continent is also responsible for over 90% of children living with the virus. In 2012 alone, about 1 million deaths due to HIV were recorded. → Read more
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Fri, November 28th, 14:00 · Paul Adepoju
Eskimi launches mobile real time bidding platform in Nigeria
Social media network Eskimi has announced the launch of Africa's first mobile real time bidding platform (RTB). In a statement it said the new platform would further increase the mobile reach in Nigeria for advertisement clients and agencies. → Read more
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Thu, November 27th, 15:07 · Paul Adepoju
New Pay TV aims to promote local content in Nigeria
The management of African Cable Television, (ACTV) a new Direct-to-Home (DTH) Pay TV company in Nigeria has announced plans to commence operations on Monday December 1. The management also announced about US$30 million has been spent to purchase equipment for the pay TV’s operations. → Read more
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Thu, November 27th, 12:12 · Paul Adepoju
Telecos in Nigeria ordered to compensate subscribers
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has ordered telecoms companies operating in the country to compensate their subscribers. To this effect, it has issued an ultimatum to the telecos to reveal their compensation plan before January 31, 2015. → Read more
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Wed, November 26th, 19:49 · Paul Adepoju
Vodacom expands to more Nigerian cities
Enterprise-class communication solutions company Vodacom Business today announced it has expanded its services to two more Nigerian cities, Ibadan and Kano. → Read more
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Wed, November 26th, 14:00 · Paul Adepoju
Jumia secures $150m additional funding from existing shareholders
Ecommerce platform Jumia has announced it has raised about US$150 million additional funding from its existing shareholders. The company in a statement said the additional fund would be used to strengthen its position as the leading online retailer in Africa. → Read more
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Wed, November 26th, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria creates Office of Content Development in ICT
The president of Nigeria Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has announced the creation of the Office of Nigerian Content Development in ICT. He made the announcement at the recently held eNigeria conference. → Read more
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Tue, November 25th, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju
Q&A: Yemi Olulana, Founder, giddiphones.com
Olulana spoke to HumanIPO on the uniqueness of the platform and how they plan to sell 30 million phones before th3e of 2015. → Read more
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Tue, November 25th, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju
Airtel Nigeria, ATC sign $1bn definitive acquisition agreement on 4,800 towers
One of Nigeria's major telecoms companies Airtel has signed a definitive agreement with American Tower Corporation (ATC) for the acquisition of the teleco's towers in Nigeria. → Read more
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Tue, November 25th, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju
Feature: Fake websites the strongest threat for ecommerce in Africa
In several African countries, ecommerce is on the horizon and citizens are beginning to open their arms to embrace the virtual-world-made-real community. But although mode of payment, accessibility and education of prospective online shoppers are seen as major setbacks, the increasing interest of cyber criminals in the multibillion dollar ecommerce sector poses more harm than other threats put together. → Read more
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