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Wed, January 16th, 11:24 · Richard Cutcher

Kenya and Nigeria listed among countries using Internet surveillance and censorship technology

An American-made Internet surveillance and censorship technology is being deployed by governments in Kenya, Nigeria and Egypt, according to a Canadian civil rights group. → Read more
Wed, January 16th, 09:54 · Paul Adepoju

NITEL Warehouse Manager among 17 arrested for cable theft in Nigeria

Police officers in Lagos have arrested 17 suspects, including Warehouse Manager at Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (NITEL), for allegedly stealing cables valued at 50 million naira (US$318,000) belonging to the country’s former telecommunications company. → Read more
Wed, January 16th, 09:10 · Paul Adepoju

MasterCard President decries high volume of cash transactions, supports CBN cashless policy

Despite the immense advance in mobile retail technology, around 85 percent of all transactions are still being made with cash, which will only change with the “will of the people”, according to the President of MasterCard Worldwide. → Read more
Tue, January 15th, 15:44 · Paul Adepoju

Q&A: Obi Asika, Lagos Chairman of Social Media Week

Nigeria’s commercial city of Lagos will host Social Media Week (SMW) from February 18 to 22 - the first time an African city has hosted what has become a major global event. → Read more
Tue, January 15th, 14:23 · Vincent Matinde

Etisalat’s Eazywallet leads way in Kalahari Mobile Money Award nominations

Etisalat Nigeria’s Eazywallet product has received the highest number of nominations for this year’s Kalahari Mobile Money Awards slated for February 6. → Read more
Tue, January 15th, 13:06 · Paul Adepoju

Nigerian government insists farmers need phones

The last may not have been heard on the 10 million phones the Nigerian government is planning to procure and distribute to the nation's farmers after the nation's Agriculture Minister, Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, said in spite of the criticism, he still believes the devices are needed. → Read more
Tue, January 15th, 11:29 · Paul Adepoju

Truce yet to be reached in dispute over AFCON broadcast in Nigeria

The Broadcasting Organizations of Nigeria (BON) has revealed no solution is in sight on the dispute over who will screen the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), despite the competition kicking off in South Africa on Friday. → Read more
Tue, January 15th, 10:33 · Paul Adepoju

Abuja’s Development Control Dept demolishes telecom masts

The Federal Capital Territory Administration’s Department of Development Control in the Nigerian capital of Abuja has initiated the removal of communication masts belonging to various telecommunications companies because they were put up “illegally”. → Read more
Mon, January 14th, 15:08 · Paul Adepoju

Social media regulation unrealistic in Nigeria – expert

A social media expert has declared unrealistic the proposition that the Nigerian government should regulate access to and the use of social media in Nigeria. → Read more
Mon, January 14th, 14:55 · Elly Okutoyi

Nigeria farmers oppose free mobile phones from the government

Farmers in Nigeria have opposed a government plan to hand out up to 10 million mobile phones to farmers for free, instead lobbying for funds. → Read more
Mon, January 14th, 13:30 · Paul Adepoju

MultiChoice Nigeria promotes ICT teaching in schools

Nigeria’s largest pay television company MultiChoice Nigeria will unveil more MultiChoice Resource Centres (MRC) in government owned schools across Nigeria to improve knowledge and skills in information and communication technology. → Read more
Mon, January 14th, 12:29 · Paul Adepoju

Biometric registration of hotel employees underway in Nigeria

The Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC) has officially begun the biometric registration of all employees in hotels across the country in a bid to improve security. → Read more
Mon, January 14th, 11:00 · Paul Adepoju

Nigeria’s largest opposition party demands electronic voting in 2015

The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has declared the time is right for Nigeria to adopt an electronic voting system to guarantee the integrity of future elections. → Read more
Mon, January 14th, 07:24 · Tefo Mohapi

Q&A: Celestine Ezeokoye on Tiketmobile.com and disrupting ticket purchasing in Nigeria

Observers and analysts of the technology startup scene in Africa have often commented it is those that feel the pain of the problems they live with that, equipped with the relevant skills, will develop the solutions. → Read more
Mon, January 14th, 05:56 · Paul Adepoju

Lagos set to host Africa’s first Social Media Week

For the first time since Social Media Week was launched, an African city will host the week-long event from February 18-22. → Read more
Fri, January 11th, 12:35 · Paul Adepoju

Nigeria’s ICT sector grew but did not develop in 2012

Stakeholders in Nigeria’s ICT sector have been advised to rethink strategies for 2013 after the President of the Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria (ISPON), Chris Uwaje, said the industry failed to achieve any form of development in 2012. → Read more
Fri, January 11th, 10:34 · Paul Adepoju

OPINION: The Nigerian Communications Commission is a history of failure

Created in 1992 by the then military government, the Nigerian Communications Commission became the watchdog of Africa’s largest nation’s multi-billion dollar communications sector. But after two decades of existence, the consensus opinion is that the NCC is yet to fully fulfill its mission and responsibilities. → Read more
Fri, January 11th, 10:19 · Vincent Matinde

EarthSearch closes security provision agreement to cover West Africa market

US-based electronics security solutions firm EarthSearch Communications International has reached an agreement with Nigerian security firm Halogen Securities to distribute the former’s software platform in West Africa. → Read more
Fri, January 11th, 10:08 · Tefo Mohapi

Samsung Mobile Nigeria Facebook fan page hijacked

The Facebook fan page of Samsung Mobile Nigeria has been hacked, with the latest administrator post on the page reading “I am a Muslim and I want you fanpagen to behold back manager really”. → Read more
Fri, January 11th, 09:16 · Paul Adepoju

Nigerian Government, not regulator, behind blanket ban on operators’ promos and lotteries

Omobola Johnson, Nigerian Minister of Communications Technology, has revealed it was the government’s decision to impose the controversial promotions and lotteries ban which has caused outrage among the country’s networks. → Read more