Nigeria, Page 4
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Mon, November 3rd, 14:00 · Paul Adepoju
Compulsory listing of telcos could send foreign investors away from Nigeria – expert
Taiwo Oyedele a tax expert at PricewaterHouseCoopers (PWC) has warned that the move by the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) to compel telecoms companies such as MTN, Airtel and Etisalat to become publicly listed companies may send foreign companies away from the country. → Read more
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Mon, November 3rd, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju
Smile to cover 60 cities in Nigeria by 2015
Internet service provider Smile Communications has announced plans to cover 60 cities and 9 additional states in Nigeria by the end of 2015. The announcement was made by the company's Chief Marketing Officer Alero Ladipo. → Read more
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Mon, November 3rd, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju
Investors are only willing to invest in already established startups -CcHUB
Femi Longe, co-founder of Nigeria's Co-Creation Hub (CcHub) has said that investors are more willing to invest in startups that have become already established and are rapidly and steadily growing. → Read more
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Mon, November 3rd, 10:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian bank launches value added services on POS
One of Nigeria's major commercial banks United Bank for Africa (UBA) has announced the introduction of Value Added Services (VAS) on it Point of Sale (POS) terminals. The bank in a statement said services supported include airtime purchase, cable subscription, electricity, water and other bill payments. → Read more
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Fri, October 31st, 14:00 · Paul Adepoju
Opinion: Spinlet may be getting it right in Nigeria
'Who will crack the market?' has always been the million dollar question that many Nigerians that follow the music streaming sector in the country often ask, this is not unconnected to the relative ease with which it is possible to get free Nigerian music online. → Read more
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Fri, October 31st, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju
Austrian firm delivers multifunctional smart ID cards to Nigerian govt
Austria Card (Lykos Group) has announced it has produced and delivered to the Nigerian government identity cards with multiple innovative applications such as e-ID combined with biometrics, e-Health, voter-ID, pension-ID, and payment (EMV). → Read more
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Thu, October 30th, 13:00 · Paul Adepoju
Africa offers enormous growth potential for e-retailers – DHL
Global logistics and transportation company DHL has revealed that Africa offers enormous growth potential for e-retailers given that online shopping is in its infancy in the region. → Read more
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Thu, October 30th, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju
NSE making progress in making Nigerian telcos publicly listed companies
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has announced it is making progress in encouraging telecoms companies operating in Nigeria to become publicly listed companies and to sell shares. This was disclosed by the bourse’s CEO Oscar Onyema. → Read more
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Wed, October 29th, 14:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria wins ITU Gender Empowerment Award
Nigeria has received an award from the International Telecommunications Union ITU and UN Women for initiating policies and programs empowering women and girls via ICT. → Read more
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Wed, October 29th, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju
Feature: Online football betting on the rise in Nigeria
Few years ago, Nigerians only watched football matches of the English Premier League, UEFA Champions League, Spanish La Liga and Italian Serie A. The only times they saw online betting were on the jerseys of some football teams. And for those that still wanted to bet, they had to fill long pages of paper to play what is known as 'pool'. → Read more
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Wed, October 29th, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju
Q&A: Adekunle Jinadu, Founder & CEO, Gingerbox.com.ng
Jinadu is the CEO and founder of Gingerbox.com.ng. In this interview, he spoke to HumanIPO on why they decided to shut down Jaramall which was one of the popular ecommerce platforms in Nigeria offering over 700 products, to focus solely on delivering fruits and nuts to offices. → Read more
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Tue, October 28th, 15:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Alcatel-Lucent, MTN to boost connectivity in Nigeria with ultra-broadband 100G fiber-optic data network
Alcatel-Lucent is opening up Africa’s most populous nation to the benefits of ultra-broadband connectivity by launching a superfast, 100 gigabit-per-second fiber-optic network with MTN Nigeria, a subsidiary of Dubai-based MTN Group and the leading service provider in Africa. → Read more
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Tue, October 28th, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju
Major Nigerian ecommerce platform launches fruits delivery service
Gingerbox.com.ng has been launched in Nigeria to deliver fruits and nuts to offices. GingerBox was formerly Jaramall an ecommerce platform that was offering over 700 products. → Read more
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Mon, October 27th, 14:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria’s eTranzact PocketMoni bags AfricaCom, Lead Africa Awards nominations
eTranzact International's PocketMoni has been nominated for AfricaCom and Lead Africa Awards 2014. The nominations are in the Best Mobile Money Service category. → Read more
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Mon, October 27th, 12:00 · Paul Adepoju
Lawmakers approve 7-year jail term for cybercriminals
The Nigerian Senate has approved a seven-year jail term for individuals convicted of cyber crimes in the country with the passage of a bill for an act to provide for the prohibition, prevention, detection, response, investigation and prosecution of cybercrimes and for other related matters. → Read more
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Mon, October 27th, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria’s spectrum license bid winner set to roll out LTE services
The winner of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC)'s 2.3GHz spectrum licence Bitflux Consortium has announced plans to roll out services in January. → Read more
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Mon, October 27th, 10:00 · Paul Adepoju
Mobofree to launch local presence in Lagos
Social marketplace Mobofree has announced plans to have local presence in Lagos, Nigeria. Out of the platform's 3 million users, 2.2 million are in Nigeria. → Read more
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Fri, October 24th, 10:00 · Paul Adepoju
Anyone anywhere can use Mara Mentor – Manager
Douglas Imaralu, online community manager for Nigeria at Mara Foundation has said the platform could be accessed by anyone anywhere. According to him, the Mara Mentor Project aims to enable, empower and inspire a generation of entrepreneurs. → Read more
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Thu, October 23rd, 14:20 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian ehealth startup wins Best Mobile Software Solution in Africa award
eHealth-focused Nigerian tech startup Mobile Software Solutions has emerged winner of the the Best Mobile Software Solution in Africa 2014 at the World Summit Award (WSA). The startup was selected out of over 400 other solutions from across the continent. → Read more
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Thu, October 23rd, 13:29 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria’s BudgIT secures $400,000 funding from Omidyar Network
Creative startup retelling the Nigerian budget and public data BudgIT has announced secured a two-year US$400,000 from Omidyar Network. The fund will be used for expansion purposes. → Read more
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