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Mon, November 19th, 07:51 · Gabriella Mulligan

Boost to Nigerian e-commerce from sunglasses.com.ng

Nigerian online retailer sunglasses.com.ng blasted onto the fashion scene at MTN Fashion Week recently, boosting an e-commerce sector that is yet to take off in the same way as other African countries. → Read more
Mon, November 19th, 06:39 · Paul Adepoju

Mixed reactions trail ban on promos by telcos

Following HumanIPO’s report on the ban placed by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on promotions and lotteries by telecoms operators in Nigeria, the telecommunictaions regulator’s decision has been met with mixed reactions from the the industry's various stakeholders. → Read more
Wed, November 14th, 06:02 · Paul Adepoju

Nigeria’s Ahmadu Bello University says it is set to offer online PhD programme

A first generation Nigerian university Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) will start offering online doctorate programmes in 2013, the institution’s vice chancellor Prof. Abdullahi Mustapha has said. → Read more
Tue, November 13th, 13:08 · Paul Adepoju

Nigeria’s Bauchi state to spend US$1.9M on digitalization of media houses

Media houses across Nigeria are upping their ante to ensure they meet the digitalization standard set by the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission (NBC), the industry’s regulatory body, requiring new and old media houses to digitalize their services with special emphasis on the signals they transmit. → Read more
Tue, November 13th, 13:01 · Paul Adepoju

StarTimes records 100% increase in subscription, commits to TV digitalization in Nigeria

Chinese TV company StarTimes is expanding its coverage across Nigeria, as part of its plan to achieve its goal of becoming a global leader in digital television services. → Read more
Tue, November 13th, 11:54 · Paul Adepoju

Nearly US$3.2M set aside to kickstart software economy in Nigeria

The sum of N500 million (approx $US3.2 million) has been set aside by the federal government of Nigeria as part of the $15 million Technology Venture Capital Fund required to set up a Nigerian software economy through software incubation centers in Nigeria, the minister for communications technology Omobola Johnson has said. → Read more
Mon, November 12th, 08:55 · Elly Okutoyi

0.18 percent growth in Nigeria ICT, ITU report

Nigeria experienced a 0.18 percent growth between 2010 and 2011, earning the country position 122 out of the 155 countries included in the ICT Development Index (IDI), a report released by International Telecommunication Union (ITU) states. → Read more
Mon, November 12th, 08:00 · Paul Adepoju

Nigeria partners with India, Indonesia on ICT for mass literacy

The Nigerian government is mulling over possible collaborations with Indonesia and India to improve the delivery of mass literacy among women, girls and the marginalised rural population via the use of ICT, the education minister Prof. Ruqayyatu Ahmed Rufa’i has said. → Read more
Fri, November 9th, 13:08 · Paul Adepoju

Made-in-Nigeria IT solutions earning praise

Major stakeholders in Nigeria’s ICT sector have praised the Nigerian government for promoting local development of computer hardware and software. → Read more
Fri, November 9th, 12:37 · Paul Adepoju

Nigeria’s top bank introduces customized Naira MasterCard

First Bank of Nigeria (FBN), a major first generation Nigerian bank, has introduced a debit Naira MasterCard that allows the bank’s teeming customers to personalize their cards by capturing their individuality on the card. → Read more
Fri, November 9th, 12:22 · Tefo Mohapi

Nigeria adopts computer-based tests for university admissions, dons react

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), the body in charge of admissions into Nigeria’s institutions of higher learning, has announced that from 2013, it will begin using computer-based tests (CBT) instead of the regular paper examinations to screen candidates seeking admission into the country’s colleges, the board’s executive registrar Prof. Dibu Ojerinde has said. → Read more
Fri, November 9th, 10:36 · Paul Adepoju

Nazara to distribute EA mobile games in Nigeria, Ghana

To bring its array of globally renowned latest games to users in Nigeria, Ghana and the rest of Africa, international mobile games developing and publishing company Electronic Arts Incorporated has appointed Nazara Technologies as its core African vendor. → Read more
Thu, November 8th, 10:17 · Paul Adepoju

Nigerian WebTV launches portal, corporate service

WebTV, a Nigerian online business TV, has launched a Web portal and corporate services. → Read more
Thu, November 8th, 08:10 · Paul Adepoju

Nigeria’s MTN And Globacom, top spenders in advertising

Mediafacts, an annual publication of MediaReach OMD, has i its latest publication revealed that Nigeria’s top four telecoms companies spent more than 20 billion naira, making them the highest advertising spenders in telecommunications product category. → Read more
Wed, November 7th, 07:25 · Vincent Matinde

Nigeria Punch News to launch mobile site version

One of Nigeria's largest news site Punch News readies to launch its mobile Web version with the help of Twinpine Network, a mobile advertising company, the site announced. → Read more
Tue, November 6th, 07:58 · Paul Adepoju

Nigeria to censure ads and promos by telcos

The executive board of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Nigeria’s telecommunications industry regulator, has said it is now ready to intervene in what has become a common practice in which telecoms operators in Nigeria send adverts and promotions indiscriminately to subscribers. → Read more
Mon, November 5th, 13:26 · Paul Adepoju

Nigeria’s GTBank unveils PoS Promo, opens more e-branches

Efforts by Nigeria’s central bank, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), to encourage Nigerians to adopt its cashless policy has received a major boost following the introduction a new promo by Guaranty Trust Bank Plc (GTBank), a major commercial bank in the country. → Read more
Mon, November 5th, 13:05 · Paul Adepoju

Nigerian undergraduates get new scheme for PC, Internet acquisition

The Nigerian government has revealed of plans to inaugurate a scheme that will allow students across the nation’s institutions of higher learning to own a computer. → Read more
Mon, November 5th, 12:06 · Tefo Mohapi

Segun Ogusanya appointed as Airtel Nigeria’s boss, effective Nov 6

Airtel Nigeria’s mother company Bharti Airtel announced it will be appointing Segun Ogunsanya as the chief executive officer for the Nigerian business. → Read more
Mon, November 5th, 11:04 · Paul Adepoju

Nigerian Telecoms rallying to initiate discriminatory tariffs in hostile states

Licensed telecoms operators in Nigeria has, under the tutelage of Association of licensed Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), revealed its displeasure with the tax regimes and harsh operating environments in several states across the country. → Read more