Nigeria, Page 38
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Fri, December 20th, 17:00 · Selipha Kihagi
88mph to launch in Nigeria next year
African accelerator and investment fund 88mph will expand its operations to Nigeria in the first quarter of 2014, adding to the programmes it has already run in Kenya and South Africa. → Read more
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Thu, December 19th, 11:00 · Tom Jackson
Zinox boss appointed Microsoft’s only African global partner advisor
Leo Stan Ekeh, chairman of Nigeria’s Zinox Group, has been appointed as a global partner advisor by software giant Microsoft, making him the only African advisor. → Read more
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Thu, December 19th, 10:20 · Tom Jackson
iPad Air launches in Nigeria
Apple distributor Core Group Africa has launched the iPad Air in Nigeria, following launches in Ghana and South Africa in recent weeks. → Read more
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Tue, December 17th, 17:30 · Nick Sato
Airtel Nigeria, Google partner to launch free web search on mobile
Airtel Nigeria and Google have announced an internet service partnership that allows customers to access mobile web search and other feature-phone-friendly versions of Gmail and Google without getting billed. → Read more
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Tue, December 17th, 14:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
NCC hosting first Telecoms Stakeholders Summit
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is today hosting its inaugural Telecoms Stakeholders Summit in Lagos, on the theme of “Telecom as an Instrument for Sustainable Development”. → Read more
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Tue, December 17th, 12:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
iROKOtv raises $8m in funding, total investment reaches $21m
Nigerian video on demand (VOD) service iROKOtv has raised a further US$8 million in funding, fuelling plans to move from a largely diaspora audience to dominating the pan-African market. → Read more
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Tue, December 17th, 08:40 · Nick Sato
MTN, Regenesys partner to boost online education in Nigeria
MTN Nigeria has partnered with Regenesys Business School to launch MTN iLearning, a new initiative that provides entrepreneurs with access to free online business education. → Read more
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Tue, December 17th, 08:00 · Selipha Kihagi
Spectranet to expand 4G service in more cities
Nigerian internet service provider (ISP) Spectranet has said it is planning to launch its high speed 4G internet services to more cities across the country in the first quarter of 2014. → Read more
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Mon, December 16th, 17:20 · Nick Sato
Nigeria slaps $7.5m fine on operators over poor network services
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has fined four major operators in the country US$7.5 million after they failed to meet the minimum Quality of Service (QoS) parameters issued by the regulator for the months of March and April 2012. → Read more
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Mon, December 16th, 16:30 · Selipha Kihagi
Nokia extends DVLUP program to Nigeria, Ghana
Nokia is extending its DVLUP rewards programme for Windows Phone developers to Nigeria and Ghana, enabling them to create, book and manage their own app promotions and build better apps. → Read more
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Mon, December 16th, 15:00 · Tom Jackson
MTN partners Rocket, Millicom to boost African e-commerce
South Africa-based operator MTN Group has partnered with online incubator Rocket Internet and Millicom International Cellular to take equal stakes in Africa Internet Holding (AIH), seeking to promote African e-commerce and digital services. → Read more
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Mon, December 16th, 09:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Gamsole hits 4m downloads in 7 months
Nigerian mobile game developing startup Gamsole has seen four million downloads of its games in seven months, with the company planning to take over the African market with Windows Phone apps for low-end handsets. → Read more
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Sun, December 15th, 08:00 · Richard Cutcher
FEATURE: The week in startups 15/12/2013
Despite Christmas being just around the corner, the startup world never stops, with this week no different as HumanIPO caught up with tech entrepreneurs around Africa. → Read more
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Thu, December 12th, 20:00 · Gabriella Mulligan
Joburg, Lagos, Cairo rank low in ICT usage – report
Johannesburg, Lagos and Cairo all rank in the bottom half of cities surveyed for a new report considering ICT usage, infrastructure capacity and affordability of communications in the socio-economic environment worldwide. → Read more
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Thu, December 12th, 18:00 · Richard Cutcher
Spectranet publish Abuja LTE prices
Spectranet has released the prices for its LTE services in Nigeria’s capital Abuja, confirming it is now offering services outside of Lagos. → Read more
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Thu, December 12th, 16:00 · Richard Cutcher
Rancard secures further investment
West African mobile cloud solutions provider Rancard has secured second round investment lead by Peninsula Capital and including Intel Capital and Adlevo VAS Holdings. → Read more
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Thu, December 12th, 10:30 · Richard Cutcher
NCC could take back spectrum
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is considering recalling spectrum currently being under-used by broadband providers as it tries to increase web access. → Read more
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Wed, December 11th, 17:00 · Richard Cutcher
Google adds more African languages to Translate
Google Translate has added five more African languages and four others to bring the total number now served to 80. → Read more
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Wed, December 11th, 14:30 · Selipha Kihagi
Nigeria’s central bank set to boost internet services
The Central Bank of Nigeria, through its governor Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, has said it will partner satellite system companies as part of its efforts to boost international telecommunication services in the country. → Read more
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Wed, December 11th, 13:30 · Richard Cutcher
Networks set to go head-to-head over single spectrum licence in Nigeria
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has confirmed applications for the sought after 2.3GHz spectrum frequency are now open to new and existing players in the mobile data space. → Read more
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