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All rights reservedhttp://humanipo.com/img/network.gif http://humanipo.com The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has revealed it is preparing new guidelines on SIM replacement so it can crackdown on fraudulent behaviour. http://humanipo.com/news/4500/NCC-set-to-tackle-fraudulent-SIM-replacement-with-new-guideline2013-03-10 09:00:02 MTN Nigeria has revealed that it will boost its operations in Nigeria with an additional investment of US$1.5 billion in 3G services this year. http://humanipo.com/news/4496/MTN-commits-US15-billion-fresh-investment-to-improve-3G-services-in-Nigeria2013-03-08 17:00:02 Nigeria’s top job site, Jobberman, has announced the launch of their BlackBerry application. http://humanipo.com/news/4477/Jobberman-releases-a-BlackBerry-app2013-03-08 08:30:02 Eugene Juwah, executive vice president of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has predicted by 2015 the nation’s ICT sector will be contributing 15 per cent of Nigeria’s GDP. http://humanipo.com/news/4476/Vision-2015-ICT-to-contribute-15-of-Nigerias-GDP2013-03-08 07:31:01 South Africa-based multinational mass media company Naspers has confirmed to HumanIPO it has acquired a 50 per cent stake in Nigerian online megastore Konga.com. http://humanipo.com/news/4471/Naspers-confirms-investment-in-Nigerias-Kongacom2013-03-07 18:01:01 Stakeholders in the Nigerian public and private sectors have been advised to invest more in e-learning as a way of unlocking the potential of Nigerian youths. http://humanipo.com/news/4446/NITDA-DG-urges-Nigerias-education-stakeholders-to-invest-in-e-learning2013-03-07 06:31:01 An IT expert has asked the Nigerian government to initiate a policy through which it will be able to support personal computer ownership by the nation’s students. http://humanipo.com/news/4442/Zinox-boss-urges-government-to-subsidise-computer-costs-for-Nigerian-students2013-03-07 04:01:01 Nigeria’s National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has expressed its readiness to collate citizens’ data with the goal of making the country one of the world’s leading information management nations. http://humanipo.com/news/4434/NIMC-set-to-capture-data-of-167-million-Nigerians-in-second-quarter2013-03-06 15:01:02 Funke Babatola, chief executive of FB Initiatives and Innovations Limited, has declared Nigerian parents know nothing about cyber security. http://humanipo.com/news/4425/Nigerian-parents-know-nothing-about-cyber-security-Funke-Babatola2013-03-06 10:00:02 Nigeria’s ICT sector has received a major boost with the creation of an ICT hub in Lagos by Zinox Group. http://humanipo.com/news/4389/Zinox-Group-relocates-iDirect-internet-evolution-hub-from-Washington-to-Lagos2013-03-05 06:00:02 Etisalat Group, which has 138 million mobile subscribers in Africa, Asia and the Middle East, has partnered with Mahindra Comviva to give low-cost access to social media. http://humanipo.com/news/4387/Etisalat-acquires-new-messaging-service-for-messaging-and-social-media-on-every-mobile2013-03-05 05:01:02 On the final day of Social Media Week Lagos, 2013, HumanIPO caught up with chief organiser and founder of Dragon Africa Obi Asika on how he thought Africa’s first attempt at the event went and his hopes for the future. http://humanipo.com/news/4355/QA-Obi-Asika-speaks-to-HumanIPO-post-SMWLagos20132013-03-01 17:01:01 Lagos-bases startup Tiketmobile has sealed an important partnership with mobile social network Eskimi to make the purchase of bus tickets more accessible. http://humanipo.com/news/4352/Social-network-Eskimi-teams-up-with-Nigerian-Tiketmobile2013-03-01 14:51:02 The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has slammed mobile operators with various fines totalling NGN22 million (US$139,000). http://humanipo.com/news/4351/NCC-hits-operators-with-US139000-fine-for-contravening-ban-on-promos-and-lotteries2013-03-01 14:30:01 Jim Ovia, co-chairman of Nigeria’s Presidential Committee on Broadband Development, has stressed the need for the country’s youths to solve the basic ICT challenges the nation is facing with innovative software solutions. http://humanipo.com/news/4344/Expert-tasks-Nigerian-youths-on-new-technologies-and-software-development2013-03-01 12:00:02 Eugene Juwah, the Nigerian Communications Commission’s (NCC’s) executive vice chairman, has expressed confidence in the ability of Capcom to promote healthy competition between Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) operations and GSM service providers. http://humanipo.com/news/4343/NCC-boss-has-confidence-in-Capcoms-ability-to-compete-with-GSM-companies2013-03-01 11:40:02 On a recent road trip to a South Western rural part of Nigeria, the decadence of rural health care that many writers have published volumes of articles about became strikingly obvious. http://humanipo.com/news/4325/OPINION-Improving-healthcare-in-rural-areas-across-Africa-with-mobile-telecommunications2013-02-28 16:20:01 Olusegun Aganga, Nigeria’s trade and investments minister, has revealed the government will partner with computer manufacturing company Omatek in a bid to promote indigenous technology. http://humanipo.com/news/4311/Nigerian-government-reveals-partnership-deal-with-Omatek-Computers2013-02-28 11:20:01 MTN Nigeria, the country’s largest operator, is promoting the sale of the latest BlackBerry device, BB Z10, by slashing its price. http://humanipo.com/news/4303/MTN-Nigeria-reveals-new-data-plans-for-BB-Z10-lowers-cost-of-device2013-02-28 08:21:02 Nigeria's Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) is using social media in facilitating swift responses to disasters and other emergency situations. http://humanipo.com/news/4298/Nigeria-using-social-media-for-disaster-management-NEMA2013-02-28 06:30:02 More than nine million Nigerians on the 2go mobile messaging service now have access to popular West African free music streaming service iROKING. http://humanipo.com/news/4288/iROKING-partners-with-2go-in-Nigeria2013-02-27 14:20:01 The University of Lagos (UNILAG) could be set to feature at the next Social Media Week Lagos in February 2014, which the organiser has told HumanIPO will be bigger and better. http://humanipo.com/news/4276/University-of-Lagos-could-host-SMWLagos2014-Youth-Hub-Obi-Asika2013-02-27 11:00:02 The chairman of the organising committee for Africa’s first ever Social Media Week, Obi Asika, believes the week-long events in Lagos surpassed original expectations. http://humanipo.com/news/4264/We-overachieved-with-SMWLagos2013-Obi-Asika2013-02-27 06:31:02 Designs for the relocation of the popular Lagos Computer Village from Ikeja to Katangowa Market are underway, with the project expected to cost around 500 million naira (US$3 million). http://humanipo.com/news/4256/Lagos-State-government-relocates-Ikeja-Computer-Village-projected-cost-US3-million2013-02-26 16:30:02 Africa's leading provider of data centre and cloud computing services, Business Connexion (BCX) Group, has declared expensive technology is the major reason why small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria are still categorised in the informal sector. http://humanipo.com/news/4235/Expensive-technologies-responsible-for-the-informal-sector-categorisation-of-Nigerias-SMEs-BCX-Group2013-02-26 08:40:01 Nigeria’s commercial capital Lagos is set to host the 2013 edition of the biggest exhibition in West Africa showcasing commercial and homeland security, fire and safety. http://humanipo.com/news/4231/Lagos-hosts-IFSEC-West-Africa-next-week2013-02-26 07:01:02 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. http://humanipo.com/news/4215/OPINION-SMWLagos2013-A-tale-of-mixed-feelings2013-02-25 13:00:02 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. http://humanipo.com/news/4201/Nigerian-telecoms-companies-to-pay-25-of-income-as-operating-levy2013-02-25 07:50:27 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. http://humanipo.com/news/4198/Etisalat-among-operators-signed-up-to-launch-Mozilla-smartphones2013-02-25 05:01:01 The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has opened the Microcom Networking Protocol (MNP) law discussion to the public to improve the country’s telecommunication services. http://humanipo.com/news/4193/NCC-opens-MNP-law-to-public-opinion2013-02-23 09:00:01 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. http://humanipo.com/news/4191/EiENigeria-updates-ReVoDa-reveals-new-ShineYourEye-mobile-app2013-02-22 17:00:02 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. http://humanipo.com/news/4184/Nigerias-government-websites-to-be-standardised-in-March2013-02-22 13:21:01 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. http://humanipo.com/news/4167/OPINION-SMWLagos-2013-Day-Four-when-cyber-security-leaves-a-sense-of-insecurity2013-02-22 07:08:03 Nigeria’s Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank) suffered disruption and embarrassment when its website went down for more than six hours. http://humanipo.com/news/4159/Nigerian-bank-website-goes-down2013-02-21 16:30:02 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. http://humanipo.com/news/4155/Nigerian-NGOs-are-not-getting-funds-online-because-of-credibility-issues-Segun-Awoyinfa2013-02-21 15:31:02 Nigerian music superstar Bez has advised every organisation doing great work to ensure they have a great online public relations team promoting their projects. http://humanipo.com/news/4151/Bez-Every-great-project-should-have-great-online-PR2013-02-21 14:01:01 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. http://humanipo.com/news/4146/Expert-tasks-Nigerians-with-cyber-safety-at-SMWLagos2013-02-21 12:01:02 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. http://humanipo.com/news/4145/Lagos-State-employees-could-be-watching-pornography-at-work2013-02-21 11:21:01 The third day of Africa's first Social Media Week was not on the same par as the second day. http://humanipo.com/news/4142/OPINION-SMWLagos2013-Day-Three-the-travails-of-Diasporans-in-the-hands-of-Nigerias-ICT2013-02-21 10:40:02 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. http://humanipo.com/news/4123/Middle-East-based-Etisalat-suffers-Asian-knock-to-profits2013-02-20 14:31:01 The impact of Africans in the diaspora has been described as having positive and negative effects on the continent’s economy. http://humanipo.com/news/4118/Africans-in-diaspora-have-edge-over-others-in-job-search2013-02-20 12:40:02 The third day of the ongoing Social Media Week Lagos 2013 commenced with experts calling on participants to become more conscious of their health. http://humanipo.com/news/4113/Healthcare-takes-centre-stage-at-SMWLagos20132013-02-20 11:01:01 Nigerians have been advised to use social media to gather information on how to prevent diseases and live with certain medical conditions. http://humanipo.com/news/4110/Social-media-can-reduce-cost-of-healthcare-Dr-Nkiruka-Orajiaka2013-02-20 10:01:01 Afrinolly, the company behind popular online African movie app Fans Connect Online has achieved and crossed the two million app downloads. http://humanipo.com/news/4104/Afrinolly-achieves-two-million-download-milestone2013-02-20 07:50:02 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. http://humanipo.com/news/4103/OPINION-Social-Media-Week-Lagos-2013-second-day-begins-to-run-smoothly2013-02-20 05:41:01 Vladimir Duthiers, CNN’s correspondent in Nigeria, has been accused of preferentially choosing to break bad news emanating from Africa’s biggest nation. http://humanipo.com/news/4102/CNNs-Nigeria-correspondent-accused-of-focusing-only-on-bad-news2013-02-20 05:21:01 The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has ruled any subscriber who applies for mobile number portability (MNP) will be required to swap their SIM card to a new operator. http://humanipo.com/news/4096/NCC-adopts-strict-MNP-regulations2013-02-20 04:00:02 Nigerian network operator Globacom (Glo) has released Internet wireless routers, empowering users who move around to stay connected. http://humanipo.com/news/4090/Nigerian-mobile-offices-to-benefit-from-new-Glo-Wi-Fi-package2013-02-19 16:00:02 Nokia’s Social Media Experience Manager, Ricc Webb, has described the manufacturer’s loss of its leading status in Nigeria and other parts of the world as a good thing for the company. http://humanipo.com/news/4087/Nokias-poor-status-in-Nigeria-is-a-good-thing-for-the-company-Ricc-Webb2013-02-19 14:40:02 Oyinade Olajiga, brand manager of digital marketing at Guinness Nigeria, has described mobile as the best platform for online campaigns in the country. http://humanipo.com/news/4085/Only-mobile-based-online-campaigns-will-succeed-in-Nigeria-Guinness2013-02-19 14:01:01