Nigeria, Page 24
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Mon, April 7th, 18:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria’s smart ID card declared ICAO-compliant
Nigeria's New Smart National Identity Card (NSNIC) has been declared as compliant with the standards of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), meaning it will serve as a travel document when it is launched and issued. → Read more
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Mon, April 7th, 16:30 · Paul Adepoju
Nollywood, telecoms help make Nigerian economy Africa’s largest
Nigeria's economy has overtaken South Africa in terms of gross domestic product (GDP) to become the largest in Africa, assisted in part by telecommunications, information technology and the country’s homegrown film industry Nollywood. → Read more
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Mon, April 7th, 12:30 · Paul Adepoju
G-TiDE mobile phones gaining popularity in Africa – director
Pan Duliang, country sales director (Nigeria) for the G-TiDE mobile phone company, has said the company’s products are gaining popularity and an increasing reputation in Africa, with the company’s brands among the top three on the continent. → Read more
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Mon, April 7th, 10:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian, South African teams reach semi-final of Ericsson Application Awards
Ericsson has announced Team SOP (Nigeria) and Team WorkMode (South Africa) are among the semi-finalists of the company and student categories respectively of the Ericsson Application Awards (EAA) 2014. → Read more
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Mon, April 7th, 09:30 · Paul Adepoju
Freshfons, Aten launch ATM remote management technology in Nigeria
Freshfons Nigeria and Aten have announced the launch of ATM remote management technology in Nigeria, an all-in-one hardware-based control unit that provides KVM over IP, remote power, aerial console management and virtual media functionality. → Read more
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Mon, April 7th, 09:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria’s 2018 broadband target achievable – Johnson
Omobola Johnson, Nigeria’s minister of communication technology, has said the nation can still achieve its 2018 target of fivefold broadband growth and affordable access to the internet. → Read more
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Fri, April 4th, 18:30 · Paul Adepoju
Eskimi targets advertising clients for World Cup, Ramadan
Nigerian social media platform Eskimi has announced it is gearing up for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil and the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, presenting advertising clients with opportunities to use innovative and engaging tools to co-brand with the two events. → Read more
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Fri, April 4th, 15:00 · Paul Adepoju
Lenovo’s smartphones launched in Nigeria
PC manufacturer Lenovo has introduced its first LTE smartphone, the Lenovo Vibe Z, into the Nigerian market, alongside three other devices - the S930, S650 and A859. → Read more
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Fri, April 4th, 13:30 · Paul Adepoju
Etisalat Nigeria posts record sales for Q1
Etisalat Nigeria recorded 13 per cent growth in commercial performance in the first quarter of this year from the fourth quarter of 2013 on the back of record sales, Matthew Willsher, acting chief executive officer (CEO), has announced. → Read more
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Fri, April 4th, 09:30 · Paul Adepoju
SystemSpecs, Nigeria Computer Society boost cashless policy with partnership
The Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) has announced a partnership with SystemSpecs, a local software company, which will enable over 10,000 members of the society to remit their annual dues through an e-payments system. → Read more
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Fri, April 4th, 08:30 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria’s Globacom unveils 10 products
Nigerian telecoms operator Globacom has unveiled 10 new products - Glo Game Store, Glo Medicare, Glo Mobile Newspaper, Glo Directory, Glo Borrow Me Credit, Glo Security Tips, Glo Love Zone, Glo Property Tips, Glo Daily Inspiration and Glo Legal Adviser. → Read more
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Thu, April 3rd, 20:00 · Paul Adepoju
MasterCard to train 1,500 Nigerian female entrepreneurs
Nigeria’s Youth for Technology Foundation (YTF) in partnership with MasterCard is organising technology training for 1,500 female entrepreneurs from the Niger-Delta region of Nigeria. → Read more
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Thu, April 3rd, 18:00 · Tom Jackson
FEATURE: Tech investment focus switches to Nigeria
For the past few years, Kenya has deservedly gained a reputation as a tech startup hub in Africa, receiving the bulk of investment into Sub-Saharan Africa and the majority of interest from investors in Europe and the United States. Suddenly, however, this seems to be changing, as the emerging economic powerhouse of Nigeria begins to become the centre of attention. → Read more
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Thu, April 3rd, 13:30 · Paul Adepoju
NCC warns telecoms on unapproved tariffs
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has warned telecoms companies operating in the country to desist from illegally implementing tariff plans the commission has not approved. → Read more
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Thu, April 3rd, 12:00 · Agatha Nduku
Airtel becomes 2nd largest telecoms operator in Nigeria
Airtel Nigeria has overtaken Globacom to become the country’s second largest mobile operator by customer numbers, though it still remains far behind market leader MTN, according to the latest figures released by market regulator the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). → Read more
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Thu, April 3rd, 10:30 · Paul Adepoju
Most Nigerian ATMs still running on Windows XP days before support ends
The majority of Nigerian ATMs are still running on the Windows XP operating system (OS) in spite of the fact there will be no security updates available for the platform from April 8. → Read more
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Thu, April 3rd, 09:30 · Tom Jackson
Emerging markets best avenue for African startups – Buch
The opportunities in emerging markets in Africa and Asia are so large startups no longer need to expand to the United States (US) and Europe in order to scale, according to 88mph managing director (MD) Kresten Buch. → Read more
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Thu, April 3rd, 09:00 · Paul Adepoju
EntrepreneurshipCircle.com launched to bridge entrepreneurship gap in Nigerian economy
EntrepreneurshipCircle.com has been launched to bridge the entrepreneurship gap in Nigeria, with the company saying the website will enable entrepreneurs to contribute to the nation’s economy. → Read more
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Thu, April 3rd, 08:00 · Tom Jackson
Q&A: Harry Hare, executive producer, DEMO Africa
In February, it was announced this year’s DEMO Africa startup event will be taking place in Lagos, Nigeria, signalling the first occasion on which the event will be held outside of Kenya. HumanIPO caught up with executive producer Harry Hare to find out the reasons behind the move, his thoughts on the tech startup ecosystem in Nigeria and his views of DEMO Africa’s place in the African business scene. → Read more
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Wed, April 2nd, 17:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria’s electoral body will commence electronic voting when it is ready – senators
The Nigerian Senate yesterday resolved to allow the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to commence electronic voting when it feels it has the appropriate capacity and technology to commence the system. → Read more
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