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Wed, December 5th, 12:11 · Paul Adepoju

Starcomms Nigeria on brink of cash injection from Capcom

Shareholders of Starcomms Nigeria Plc, the country’s largest CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) communications company, are set to decide on a takeover bid as they aim to rejuvenate performance. → Read more
Wed, December 5th, 09:51 · Paul Adepoju

Nigerian Government empowers civil servants with interest-free ICT equipment procurement scheme

Nigerian civil servants are being supported by the Government in buying personal computing equipment over a six-month interest free period to improve quality of life. → Read more
Wed, December 5th, 09:02 · Tefo Mohapi

iROKING launches embedded music player

iROKING has launched a music player that can be embedded onto any blog or website, giving visitors the ability to play any of the 35,000+ songs on offer. → Read more
Wed, December 5th, 06:31 · Paul Adepoju

Nigerian government and organised labour set to tackle telecoms companies outsourcing jobs

Nigerian telecommunications companies could be on a collision course with government agencies and labour organisations over their strategy to outsource jobs to Asia. → Read more
Tue, December 4th, 14:56 · Paul Adepoju

Electronic voting cards will create “credible” 2015 Nigerian election

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it is committed to introducing electronic voting, which it believes will be instrumental in Nigeria’s quest for credible general elections in 2015. → Read more
Tue, December 4th, 13:09 · Paul Adepoju

Electronic transactions in Nigeria passes one trillion naira mark

More than one trillion Naira (US$6,350,000) was transferred electronically in the first half of 2012, but only 1.3 percent of transactions were made on mobile. → Read more
Tue, December 4th, 09:03 · Paul Adepoju

NigComSat boss promises Nigerians more bandwidth, denies commission function duplication

Timasaniyu Ahmed-Rufai, Chief Executive of the Nigeria Communications Satellite Limited (NigComSat), has urged Nigerians to support the NigComSat Corporation Bill, claiming it will increase available bandwidth. → Read more
Mon, December 3rd, 14:46 · Paul Adepoju

Nigerian Senate recommends ICT local content development for economic growth

Ike Ekweremadu, the Nigerian Deputy Senate President, has advised the government to step up its efforts in developing local content in the nation’s flourishing telecoms sector. → Read more
Mon, December 3rd, 13:46 · Elly Okutoyi

Eskimi hits 10 million members worldwide

Social networking site Eskimi has reached the 10 million users milestone, with Nigeria remaining the site’s largest subscriber base with over five million users. → Read more
Mon, December 3rd, 13:35 · Brandon Gregory

Shanduka’s MTN deal faces legal challenges in Nigeria

South African Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) group Shanduka has been warned by a legal expert they could face challenges in its agreement to buy a minority stake in MTN Nigeria. → Read more
Mon, December 3rd, 13:13 · Paul Adepoju

Nigeria’s Pay TV To develop rich Nigerian and African contents

Nigeria’s newest pay TV service on the latest Digital Video Broadcast (DVB-T2) technology, GOtv, has expressed its desire to develop and broadcast original Nigerian and African content. → Read more
Mon, December 3rd, 11:26 · Tefo Mohapi

iROKOtv celebrates first anniversary and SA office is planned for 2013

iROKOtv, Africa’s biggest online platform for streaming movies, celebrated its first birthday on Saturday, and HumanIPO can reveal a South African office is in the pipeline. → Read more
Mon, December 3rd, 10:52 · Paul Adepoju

Digital migration by 2015 to be discussed by Nigerians this week

Nigeria’s readiness to complete the digital migration by 2015 will be debated at Digital Dialogue Nigeria 2012 in Lagos on Wednesday and Thursday. → Read more
Mon, December 3rd, 09:29 · Paul Adepoju

Nigerian Communications Minister calls for more local content

Omobola Johnson, the Nigerian Minister for Communication Technology, used the platform at the eNigeria conference to call for production of more local content and the maximisation of ICT potential to achieve higher productivity, promote good governance and enable Nigeria to compete globally. → Read more
Mon, December 3rd, 08:06 · Paul Adepoju

Interview: Bolutife Ogunsola, Nigerian winner of Google Apps Developer Challenge 2012

Four students from the University of Lagos, Nigeria, have won US$20,000 and their department US$18,000 after winning November’s Google Apps Developer Challenge 2012. → Read more
Fri, November 30th, 09:00 · Gabriella Mulligan

Shanduka Group acquires stake in MTN Nigeria

South African Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) group the Shanduka Group has acquired a minority stake in MTN Nigeria in a deal worth US$355 million, the biggest investment the group has made to date outside South Africa. → Read more
Thu, November 29th, 12:46 · Vincent Matinde

Gamsole ready to take African gaming global

Nigerian gaming company Gamsole has become the newest entrant into an industry that is slowly taking shape, with companies such as Maliyo Games and Kuluya gaining international recognition and eying the US$67 billion global market. → Read more
Thu, November 29th, 09:25 · Paul Adepoju

Nigerian cybercrime bill passed for second reading

Nigeria has moved one step closer to passing its cybercrimes bill, as the number of such offences committed continues to rise. → Read more
Wed, November 28th, 09:37 · Paul Adepoju

Bytesize add Konga.com’s digital marketing rights to recent deal with Goal.com

Bytesize Digital Marketing agency, a Nigerian full service digital communications agency, has been given the marketing rights to manage online megastore Konga.com → Read more
Wed, November 28th, 08:59 · Tom Jackson

Main One and Phase3 partner to boost broadband penetration

Telecommunications infrastructure firms Main One Cable and Phase3 Telecom have formed a business partnership aimed at increasing broadband penetration in Nigeria and the rest of the region. → Read more