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Tue, January 29th, 13:34 · Gabriella Mulligan

MTN Nigeria ready to implement MNP

MTN Nigeria has revealed it is ready to implement Mobile Number Portability (MNP), in line with the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) plans to launch the system over the first quarter of this year. → Read more
Tue, January 29th, 11:04 · Tefo Mohapi

Hacktivists expose passwords and information from universities and businesses across Africa

During a campaign codenamed "ProjectSunRise", hacktivist group Team GhostShell yesterday (January 28) exposed data including 700,000 accounts and records from universities and businesses in South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria and Algeria. → Read more
Tue, January 29th, 09:53 · Paul Adepoju

Nigerian telecoms stakeholders identify challenges responsible for poor service quality

Stakeholders in the Nigerian telecoms industry have listed the critical issues which should be given urgent attention in order to bring about improvement in service delivery. → Read more
Mon, January 28th, 13:57 · Paul Adepoju

Judge set to decide fate of Malaysia-based Nigerian accused of cybercrime and money laundering

Hope Aroke, a Nigerian student accused of money laundering and and cyber crimes, will discover on Friday, February 1, whether he has made bail or not. → Read more
Mon, January 28th, 10:06 · Paul Adepoju

MTN Nigeria sued for manipulating call logs

MTN Nigeria has been accused of manipulating the call logs between the country’s suspended President of the Court of Appeal (PCA), Justice Isa Salami, and chieftains of the major opposition party, the Action Congress of Nigeria. → Read more
Sun, January 27th, 16:18 · Tom Jackson

African e-learning revenues set to rise more than 100%

Revenue derived from African e-learning projects is to increase by more than 100 percent to US$512.7 million by 2016, with the region having the highest growth rate globally for most e-learning products. → Read more
Fri, January 25th, 12:52 · Brandon Gregory

NCC sets price for off-net SMS service in Nigeria

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has ruled that mobile operators must charge their subscribers four naira (US$0.03) for off-net short messaging service (SMS). → Read more
Fri, January 25th, 12:09 · Gabriella Mulligan

Dell launches Windows 8 devices in Nigeria

Dell has launched its range of XPS hybrid devices running Windows 8 in Nigeria, including the much-awaited XPS 12 convertible Ultrabook. → Read more
Fri, January 25th, 09:42 · Paul Adepoju

Phase3 Telecom to provide high-speed broadband for Nigerian rural schools

Phase3 Telecom, a Nigerian aerial fibre infrastructure company, will provide high-speed broadband connectivity via its Open Access Network to schools in rural parts of Nigeria. → Read more
Thu, January 24th, 15:50 · Paul Adepoju

Survey reveals social media habits of Nigerian teenagers

A survey carried out across Nigeria by Richardson Konsult, a Lagos-based opinion poll center, has revealed teenagers in the North Central and South East geo-political zones use social media the most. → Read more
Thu, January 24th, 14:08 · Paul Adepoju

Nigeria’s Imo Broadcasting Corporation set so migrate from analogue to digital in June

Imo State Government has announced its radio and television services will complete the migration from analogue to digital by June, meaning it is way ahead of the 2015 international deadline. → Read more
Thu, January 24th, 13:05 · Paul Adepoju

Nigerian satellite technology can avert environmental disasters – Ghanaian expert

Ghana’s Environmental Protection Agency has urged Nigeria to effectively utilise the country’s satellites in a bid to monitor natural forests, agriculture and water. → Read more
Thu, January 24th, 11:42 · Brandon Gregory

Counterfeit mobile phones a “monster” of a problem in Nigeria

James Rutherfoord, Nokia’s Vice President for West and Central Africa, has slammed the multitude of counterfeit and substandard mobile phones in Nigeria. → Read more
Thu, January 24th, 10:09 · Paul Adepoju

Lagos State ready to become hub of Google’s initiatives in Africa

The Lagos State Government is adamant it is ready to become the hub of Google’s initiatives in Africa, with its governor believing the future of their economy is in information technology development. → Read more
Thu, January 24th, 08:46 · Paul Adepoju

Expert advises African operators to expand brand equity with new strategies

Nigerian telecommunications companies and those operating in other parts of Africa have been advised to put more emphasis on evolving new strategies that will enhance their brand equity. → Read more
Thu, January 24th, 05:21 · Tefo Mohapi

Banking malware used in South Africa, Nigeria and Ghana can now spread through Skype

Banking malware code known as Shylock has been modified and updated to be able to spread to devices using Microsoft’s Skype software, and is targeting African countries. → Read more
Wed, January 23rd, 14:41 · Paul Adepoju

Nigerian government will benefit from better policies on broadband penetration – Main One

Main One, a broadband cable company, has declared the Nigerian government stands to benefit from broadening its policies on broadband penetration in Nigeria and will attract more private organisations to the country. → Read more
Wed, January 23rd, 13:44 · HumanIPO

Nigerian IHS to expand across Sub-Saharan Africa by 2017

Nigerian telecoms infrastructure company IHS plans to set up another three transmission towers in West or East Africa, or both, by 2017. → Read more
Wed, January 23rd, 13:25 · Paul Adepoju

Anabel Mobile accuses Nigerian government of hijacking its phone-for-farmer idea

Nigerian operator Anabel Mobile has accused the government of hijacking its idea of distributing phones to farmers, in the latest in a line of unending controversies surrounding the plan to distribute 10 million mobiles to rural areas. → Read more
Wed, January 23rd, 13:03 · Paul Adepoju

Expert recommends self development for budding Nigerian app developers

Emerging app developers have been advised to take their education into their own hands by taking advantage of free online tutorials. → Read more