Nigeria, Page 56
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Wed, July 24th, 12:42 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria’s First Lady unveiled as ITU’s child online protection champion
The wife of the Nigerian president, First Lady Dame Patience Jonathan, was yesterday unveiled as the child online protection champion for the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). → Read more
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Wed, July 24th, 11:54 · Paul Adepoju
Easy Taxi begins African assault after funding deal
Easy Taxi has received US$10 million additional funding from Rocket Internet, which will kickstart its expansion from Latin America and Asia to other parts of the world, starting with Nigeria. → Read more
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Wed, July 24th, 10:14 · Richard Cutcher
West African tower expansion boosted by $522 million
More than 1,000 new telecommunications towers are set to be built in Nigeria, the Ivory Coast and Cameroon after IHS Towers raised more than US$522 million in debt and equity. → Read more
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Tue, July 23rd, 15:01 · Paul Adepoju
If it’s a good offer, Nigerians will buy it – Tunde Kehinde
Tunde Kehinde, co-founder and managing director of Jumia Nigeria, has told HumanIPO any product could be sold online in Nigeria as long as the price and quality is right. → Read more
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Tue, July 23rd, 11:39 · Nick Sato
Kenya and Nigeria account for over half of Sub-Saharan Africa’s internet users
The World Bank’s African Development Indicators has released its 2012/2013 report, showing 62 per cent of Sub-Saharan Africa’s internet users are from Nigeria and Kenya → Read more
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Tue, July 23rd, 09:52 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian wind turbine technology among beneficiaries of government grant
Nigeria’s science and technology minister, Ita Okon Bassey Ewa, has handed over cheques to 29 beneficiaries of the NGN18 million (US$112,000) financial grant presented by the Presidential Standing Committee on Inventions and Innovations (PSCII). → Read more
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Mon, July 22nd, 14:21 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian naira holding back e-commerce – Ercin Ecsin
Ercin Ecsin, interim managing director and chief operating officer of Jumia Africa, has identified naira denominations as a major challenge to e-commerce operations in Nigeria. → Read more
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Mon, July 22nd, 12:58 · Paul Adepoju
Military restores communications services to another city in northern Nigeria
Partial communication services have been restored to Maiduguri, the Borno state capital, yesterday, around two months after the Nigerian Army cut off services in the city and other states under emergency rule. → Read more
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Mon, July 22nd, 11:59 · Nanine Steenkamp
Apple acquires Nigerian HopStop
Nigerian online city transit guide HopStop has been bought by Apple to boost map development. → Read more
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Mon, July 22nd, 11:11 · Paul Adepoju
Calabar set to be Nigeria’s most wired city
Nigeria’s leading network operator MTN has signed a concession deal with the government of Cross Rivers state, which will provide a 115km cable duct infrastructure for the city of Calabar, from Tinapa to Anantigha. → Read more
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Fri, July 19th, 21:06 · Paul Adepoju
OPINION: The NCC has become a laughing stock
Regulating the telecoms sector of Nigeria is an enormous task and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is probably one of the busiest regulatory bodies in the world, responsible for the communications services provided by the various operators to more than a hundred million subscribers. → Read more
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Fri, July 19th, 15:55 · Richard Cutcher
Amadeus turn to Africa for mobile technology growth
The UK-based venture capital fund invested in by MTN Group has told HumanIPO it has chosen to target the African market because of its growing technology, and particularly, mobile technology capability and usage. → Read more
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Fri, July 19th, 12:23 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian university commissions ultra modern software engineering centre
Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) in Ile Ife, Osun State, in south western Nigeria, has commissioned a center of excellence in software engineering. → Read more
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Fri, July 19th, 11:47 · Nick Sato
Afrinolly now available for Windows Phone
African entertainment app Afrinolly has announced its launch on Windows Phone becoming the first African entertainment app on Windows 8. → Read more
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Fri, July 19th, 10:12 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria can outdo India and Asia through software outsourcing – Chris Uwaje
Chris Uwaje, the newly appointed Board of Trustees (BoT) chairman at the Nigerian Association of Information Technology Enabled Outsourcing Companies (NAITEOC), has declared the country Nigeria can exceed India and Asian countries through Business Processing Outsourcing (BPO). → Read more
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Thu, July 18th, 14:37 · Paul Adepoju
Nigeria’s minister inaugurates Broadband Council
Omobola Johnson, Nigeria’s communication technology minister, has inaugurated the country’s Broadband Council, including representatives from Microsoft and Google. → Read more
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Thu, July 18th, 08:45 · Paul Adepoju
EMC Forum Review: Lagos addresses fundamental business challenges for organisations
The first ever EMC Forum in West Africa was held in Lagos, Nigeria, yesterday, and was attended by stakeholders, senior decision makers and IT professionals drawn from leading organisations across the country. → Read more
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Thu, July 18th, 06:59 · Paul Adepoju
Mobile big data incoming in emerging markets – Patricia Florissi
Patricia Florissi, vice president and global chief technology officer (CTO) for EMC Sales, has revealed that in the next five years new mobile applications will be incorporating big data. → Read more
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Wed, July 17th, 12:44 · Paul Adepoju
EMC records dramatic increase in investment in West Africa
Rasheed Jimoh, EMC regional manager for West Africa, has revealed the company has seen a dramatic increase in its investment in the region. → Read more
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Wed, July 17th, 09:35 · Paul Adepoju
First ever Lagos EMC Forum underway
Lagos is hosting the first EMC Forum in West Africa today, giving advice to attendees on how to lead their business transformation with IT. → Read more
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