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Tue, June 18th, 11:25 · Igor Hobotov
Nigeria records increase in inactive lines and teledensity
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has revealed there are more than 44 million inactive telephone lines, up from around 38.5 million in the last quarter of 2012. → Read more
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Tue, June 18th, 09:40 · Paul Adepoju
Chip and PIN has reduced card frauds in Nigeria – CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said the introduction of chip and PIN nationwide has resulted in a drastic reduction in card-related fraud. → Read more
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Tue, June 18th, 07:28 · Richard Cutcher
Silvertree Capital invests in Nigerian e-commerce
Two Nigerian e-commerce sites have received capital investment from South African fund Silvertree Capital, as internet shopping in the West African country continues to attract outsider investment. → Read more
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Mon, June 17th, 12:38 · Paul Adepoju
Q&A: NextSpeel.com founder Larry Oti
The Nigerian online streaming business is growing at a fast rate as more Nigerians and African diaspora demand indigenous content. NextSpeel.com is the latest player in the sector, so HumanIPO caught up with founder Larry Oti to discuss all things NextSpeel. → Read more
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Mon, June 17th, 11:49 · Igor Hobotov
Jumia celebrates one year anniversary, secures US$35 million funding
Rocket Internet’s flagship African e-commerce site Jumia is celebrating its first year anniversary with US$35 million funding from Millicom. → Read more
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Mon, June 17th, 09:04 · Igor Hobotov
Motorola leading growth vendor in Africa
Motorola Business is planning to embark on an expansion across Africa, having already established itself as the “leading growth vendor” on the continent, according to general manager of Westcon Mobility for pan emerging Africa John Spreadborough. → Read more
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Fri, June 14th, 14:34 · Paul Adepoju
NextSpeel is 100% protected from download managers – Larry Oti
Larry Oti, founder of online Nigerian soap opera service NextSpeel.com, has told HumanIPO the website is totally protected from download managers. → Read more
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Fri, June 14th, 11:27 · Paul Adepoju
NextSpeel.com brings Nigerian soaps online
NextSpeel.com, a platform that offers viewers across the world access to Nigerian soaps, has been launched as it looks to take advantage of the growing entertainment industry in Africa. → Read more
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Thu, June 13th, 15:11 · Richard Cutcher
Sharp hopeful on Africa market
Global electronics company Sharp has said it is targeting US$27 billion in revenue from the African and Middle East market in 2013. → Read more
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Thu, June 13th, 13:04 · Paul Adepoju
Airtel offers BlackBerry users one month free subscription
Airtel Nigeria is offering its subscribers a one month free BlackBerry subscription when they pay for two months. → Read more
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Thu, June 13th, 10:01 · Nanine Steenkamp
First Bank Nigeria completes IT upgrades
First Bank Nigeria has completed its upgrade to the Finacle 10 banking application, speeding up operations with more paperless services. → Read more
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Thu, June 13th, 09:52 · Paul Adepoju
Airtel Nigeria appoints new director of operations
Airtel Nigeria has appointed Segun Macaulay as director of operations in the country’s west region, moving to the network from Kenya-based East African Breweries. → Read more
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Thu, June 13th, 09:27 · Paul Adepoju
CcHub partners Microsoft and BlackBerry for Lagos CodeCamp 2013
Microsoft and BlackBerry are among the sponsors of a four-week intensive residential training programme organised for 15 Nigerian students and early-stage software developers. → Read more
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Wed, June 12th, 13:36 · Richard Cutcher
Stanbic offer iPad finance deal in Nigeria
Apple’s official Nigerian distributor and Stanbic ITBC Bank have completed a deal to enable customers to pay for an iPad over 12 months. → Read more
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Wed, June 12th, 11:32 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian bloggers are only interested in increasing traffic – Noble Igwe
Nigerian bloggers will do anything to drive traffic to their blogs, resulting in the abandoning of guiding principles of professional journalism, according to Noble Igwe, founding partner of 360nob.com. → Read more
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Wed, June 12th, 10:02 · Paul Adepoju
Ericsson opens regional service delivery centres in DRC and Nigeria
Ericsson has opened two new service delivery facilities in Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as it looks to help mobile network operators work more efficiently. → Read more
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Tue, June 11th, 14:19 · Nanine Steenkamp
Nigeria threatened with shutdown over IP use
Internet experts are encouraging the Nigerian government to upgrade infrastructure and devices to prevent internet space shutdown because of old internet protocol (IP) use. → Read more
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Tue, June 11th, 13:45 · Paul Adepoju
FG, NCC and operators sued over service shutdown in northern Nigeria
Residents of areas affected by the recently declared state of emergency in Nigeria are suing the government, four network operators and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for infringement of their right to communicate. → Read more
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Tue, June 11th, 12:49 · Richard Cutcher
Arik Air begin online check-in
Nigeria’s Arik Air has launched an online check-in service, allowing customers to register 24 hours before their flight takes off. → Read more
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Tue, June 11th, 12:44 · Paul Adepoju
Nigerian army chief cautions officers on the use of social media
A top ranking Nigerian army chief has encouraged officers to exercise caution in the way they use social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter. → Read more
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