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Mon, February 25th, 10:55 · Paul Adepoju

OPINION: SMWLagos2013 – A tale of mixed feelings

The much anticipated first African attempt at hosting Social Media Week has come and gone with more than a hundred events held at various locations across Lagos. → Read more
Mon, February 25th, 07:49 · Paul Adepoju

Nigerian telecoms companies to pay 2.5% of income as operating levy

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has directed network providers to remit 2.5 percent of their income as an annual operating levy (AOL) to assist with effective administration. → Read more
Sun, February 24th, 19:18 · Richard Cutcher

Etisalat among operators signed up to launch Mozilla smartphones

The Firefox OS smartphone, aimed at the developer market, was unveiled yesterday and Etisalat are among 17 operators which have agreed to market the device. → Read more
Fri, February 22nd, 15:29 · Nanine Steenkamp

NCC opens MNP law to public opinion

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has opened the Microcom Networking Protocol (MNP) law discussion to the public to improve the country’s telecommunication services. → Read more
Fri, February 22nd, 14:53 · Paul Adepoju

EiENigeria updates ReVoDa, reveals new ShineYourEye mobile app

Enough Is Enough Nigeria, a coalition of groups promoting a culture of good governance, has revealed it is set to launch an updated version of its mobile app, ReVoDa. → Read more
Fri, February 22nd, 13:15 · Paul Adepoju

Nigeria’s government websites to be standardised in March

Omobola Johnson, Nigeria’s Minister for Communications Technology, has revealed the federal government of Nigeria will launch the first of its new websites in March. → Read more
Fri, February 22nd, 07:05 · Paul Adepoju

OPINION: SMWLagos 2013 Day Four – when cyber security leaves a sense of insecurity

Day four of Africa’s first attempt at hosting Social Media Week featured several events held across Lagos, Nigeria, and in virtual spaces, and overall was well planned and executed. → Read more
Thu, February 21st, 15:27 · Richard Cutcher

Nigerian bank website goes down

Nigeria’s Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank) suffered disruption and embarrassment when its website went down for more than six hours. → Read more
Thu, February 21st, 13:43 · Paul Adepoju

Nigerian NGOs are not getting funds online because of credibility issues – Segun Awoyinfa

Dr Segun Awoyinfa, of 234give.com, has said the primary reason non-governmental initiatives in Nigeria are not getting vital financial support via social media is due to their inability to convince donors they are credible. → Read more
Thu, February 21st, 13:01 · Paul Adepoju

Bez: Every great project should have great online PR

Nigerian music superstar Bez has advised every organisation doing great work to ensure they have a great online public relations team promoting their projects. → Read more
Thu, February 21st, 11:05 · Paul Adepoju

Expert tasks Nigerians with cyber safety at SMWLagos

Nigerians have been advised to take cyber safety more serious to prevent victims falling for the antics of cybercriminals who are well advanced in their acts. → Read more
Thu, February 21st, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju

Lagos State employees could be watching pornography at work

Biyi Mabadeje, commissioner for science and technology in Lagos state, has suggested government officials are accessing restricted websites in the workplace, with moves underway to forbid private networks being used in the office. → Read more
Thu, February 21st, 10:02 · Paul Adepoju

OPINION: SMWLagos2013 Day Three – the travails of Diasporans in the hands of Nigeria’s ICT

The third day of Africa's first Social Media Week was not on the same par as the second day. → Read more
Wed, February 20th, 14:07 · Richard Cutcher

Middle East-based Etisalat suffers Asian knock to profits

Etisalat, a network operator with a rapidly growing market share in Nigeria, has had to reduce the value of its bussinesses in Pakistan and Sudan. → Read more
Wed, February 20th, 12:03 · Paul Adepoju

Africans in diaspora have edge over others in job search

The impact of Africans in the diaspora has been described as having positive and negative effects on the continent’s economy. → Read more
Wed, February 20th, 09:54 · Paul Adepoju

Healthcare takes centre stage at SMWLagos2013

The third day of the ongoing Social Media Week Lagos 2013 commenced with experts calling on participants to become more conscious of their health. → Read more
Wed, February 20th, 09:06 · Paul Adepoju

Social media can reduce cost of healthcare – Dr Nkiruka Orajiaka

Nigerians have been advised to use social media to gather information on how to prevent diseases and live with certain medical conditions. → Read more
Wed, February 20th, 07:22 · Tefo Mohapi

Afrinolly achieves two million download milestone

Afrinolly, the company behind popular online African movie app Fans Connect Online has achieved and crossed the two million app downloads. → Read more
Wed, February 20th, 05:28 · Paul Adepoju

OPINION: Social Media Week Lagos 2013 – second day begins to run smoothly

While Monday’s debut of Social Media Week Lagos 2013 was dominated by poor timekeeping and a lack of communications, attendees to day two experienced a great improvement in the organisation of Africa’s first attempt at hosting the global event. → Read more
Wed, February 20th, 05:04 · Paul Adepoju

CNN’s Nigeria correspondent accused of focusing only on bad news

Vladimir Duthiers, CNN’s correspondent in Nigeria, has been accused of preferentially choosing to break bad news emanating from Africa’s biggest nation. → Read more