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  • 15 days ago

    Mobile services in Borno state could jeopardise safety

    The government of Borno State has said the region is not ready for the restoration of telecommunications services.

  • 15 days ago

    Tinapa Knowledge City hosts hackathon

    The Tinapa Knowledge City in Calabar, Cross Rivers state, are hosting a hackathon organised by the Information Technology Developer (more)

  • 15 days ago

    Nigeria to use satellite technology in electoral review

    Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it will deploy satellite technology in its quest to review (more)

  • 15 days ago

    Nigerian Army email hacked

    The Nigerian Army has announced one of its email addresses has been hacked by cyber criminals who are now using it to solicit for funds (more)

  • 16 days ago

    Globacom Nigeria celebrates 10 year anniversary with NGN500 million promotion

    Globacom Nigeria has announced its Recharge to Stardom promotion including cash prizes between NGN10,000 (US$62) and NGN25 million (more)

  • 16 days ago

    Jumia Nigeria opens more cash-on-delivery centres

    Jumia Nigeria has opened another 16 cash-on-delivery points in Lagos after being nominated in two categories at the World Retail Awards.

  • 17 days ago

    2013 World Cyber Security Conference postponed

    The organisers of the 2013 World Cyber Security Conference, scheduled to be held tomorrow in Abuja, Nigeria have announced a postponement (more)

  • 17 days ago

    Phishers target First Bank Nigeria

    First Bank Nigeria has warned customers against phishing attacks, following emails falsely claiming the necessity of online updates.

  • 17 days ago

    Samsung increase Africa presence with Etisalat deal

    Africa and Middle East mobile operator Etisalat has signed a deal with manufacturer Samsung to roll out its products to 15 markets.

  • 20 days ago

    Nigeria to host 2013 World Cybersecurity conference next week

    Nigeria’s capital city of Abuja will host the 2013 World Cybersecurity conference next week including presentations the First Lady Dame (more)

  • 20 days ago

    Q&A: Jumia Nigeria can be 10 times bigger

    Jumia Nigeria recently celebrated its one year anniversary and, along with Konga.com, has led the way in Nigeria’s quickly growing (more)

  • 20 days ago

    Gidilounge iOS app available on Apple app store

    The Gidilounge music app has been approved to be included on the Apple App Store, making it the first African music-on-demand application (more)

  • 21 days ago

    Many Nigerian bloggers copy and paste – Myne Whitman

    Nigeria-born US-based writer and blogger, Myne Whitman, has decried the shortage of bloggers that post original content in Nigeria.

  • 21 days ago

    Konga launches Nokia app

    Nigeria's online megastore, Konga.com, has launched a Nokia app now available on the Windows store.

  • 21 days ago

    Some Nigerian SIMs registered to flowers and pets

    SIM cards registered with pictures of goats, flowers and dogs have been identified by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).

  • 21 days ago

    Ikpoki to head up MTN Nigeria

    MTN Group has moved the chief executive of its Ghana operations over to MTN Nigeria, as the reshuffle continues after Nazir Patel (more)

  • 21 days ago

    Konga.com gets Facebook verification

    Nigeria's Konga.com has become Africa’s first e-commerce site to get verified on Facebook.

  • 22 days ago

    Visa sponsors Lagos Financial Literacy Challenge Bootcamp

    Co-Creation Hub Nigeria is hosting a Financial Literacy Challenge Bootcamp in Lagos this weekend, sponsored by Visa.

  • 22 days ago

    Nigeria’s new e-voting platform stalls legislative proceedings

    Nigerian lawmakers could not vote yesterday after problems with the new electronic voting platform in the House of Representatives that was (more)

  • 22 days ago

    Nigeria’s First Lady unveiled as ITU’s child online protection champion

    The wife of the Nigerian president, First Lady Dame Patience Jonathan, was yesterday unveiled as the child online protection champion for (more)

  • 22 days ago

    Easy Taxi begins African assault after funding deal

    Easy Taxi has received US$10 million additional funding from Rocket Internet, which will kickstart its expansion from Latin America and (more)

  • 22 days ago

    West African tower expansion boosted by $522 million

    More than 1,000 new telecommunications towers are set to be built in Nigeria, the Ivory Coast and Cameroon after IHS Towers raised more (more)

  • 23 days ago

    If it’s a good offer, Nigerians will buy it – Tunde Kehinde

    Tunde Kehinde, co-founder and managing director of Jumia Nigeria, has told HumanIPO any product could be sold online in Nigeria as long as (more)

  • 23 days ago

    Kenya and Nigeria account for over half of Sub-Saharan Africa’s internet users

    The World Bank’s African Development Indicators has released its 2012/2013 report, showing 62 per cent of Sub-Saharan Africa’s internet (more)

  • 23 days ago

    Nigerian wind turbine technology among beneficiaries of government grant

    Nigeria’s science and technology minister, Ita Okon Bassey Ewa, has handed over cheques to 29 beneficiaries of the NGN18 million (more)

  • 24 days ago

    Nigerian naira holding back e-commerce - Ercin Ecsin

    Ercin Ecsin, interim managing director and chief operating officer of Jumia Africa, has identified naira denominations as a major challenge (more)

  • 24 days ago

    Military restores communications services to another city in northern Nigeria

    Partial communication services have been restored to Maiduguri, the Borno state capital, yesterday, around two months after the Nigerian (more)

  • 24 days ago

    Apple acquires Nigerian HopStop

    Nigerian online city transit guide HopStop has been bought by Apple to boost map development.

  • 24 days ago

    Calabar set to be Nigeria’s most wired city

    Nigeria’s leading network operator MTN has signed a concession deal with the government of Cross Rivers state, which will provide a 115km (more)

  • 26 days ago

    OPINION: The NCC has become a laughing stock

    Regulating the telecoms sector of Nigeria is an enormous task and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is probably one of the (more)

  • 27 days ago

    Amadeus turn to Africa for mobile technology growth

    The UK-based venture capital fund invested in by MTN Group has told HumanIPO it has chosen to target the African market because of its (more)

  • 27 days ago

    Nigerian university commissions ultra modern software engineering centre

    Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) in Ile Ife, Osun State, in south western Nigeria, has commissioned a center of excellence in software (more)

  • 27 days ago

    Afrinolly now available for Windows Phone

    African entertainment app Afrinolly has announced its launch on Windows Phone becoming the first African entertainment app on Windows 8.

  • 27 days ago

    Nigeria can outdo India and Asia through software outsourcing – Chris Uwaje

    Chris Uwaje, the newly appointed Board of Trustees (BoT) chairman at the Nigerian Association of Information Technology Enabled Outsourcing (more)

  • 28 days ago

    Nigeria’s minister inaugurates Broadband Council

    Omobola Johnson, Nigeria’s communication technology minister, has inaugurated the country’s Broadband Council, including (more)

  • 28 days ago

    EMC Forum Review: Lagos addresses fundamental business challenges for organisations

    The first ever EMC Forum in West Africa was held in Lagos, Nigeria, yesterday, and was attended by stakeholders, senior decision makers and (more)

  • 28 days ago

    Mobile big data incoming in emerging markets – Patricia Florissi

    Patricia Florissi, vice president and global chief technology officer (CTO) for EMC Sales, has revealed that in the next five years new (more)

  • 29 days ago

    EMC records dramatic increase in investment in West Africa

    Rasheed Jimoh, EMC regional manager for West Africa, has revealed the company has seen a dramatic increase in its investment in the region.

  • 29 days ago

    First ever Lagos EMC Forum underway

    Lagos is hosting the first EMC Forum in West Africa today, giving advice to attendees on how to lead their business transformation with IT.

  • 29 days ago

    Konga.com highlights successes as it celebrates one year anniversary

    Nigerian e-commerce site Konga.com is celebrating its one year anniversary and has praised itself for significant growth despite the (more)

  • 29 days ago

    LAGBook restored as Available.fm

    The Nwaogu twin brothers, who sold LAGBook to Canada’s Gulf Pearl Ltd earlier this year, have officially launched Available.fm, aimed at (more)

  • 30 days ago

    Plenty of jobs for Nigerians in ICT – Omobola Johnson

    Omobola Johnson, Nigeria’s communication technology minister, has revealed that unlike the popular notion that there is no job (more)

  • 30 days ago

    Online transactions in Nigeria are safe – Interswitch

    Titilola Shogaolu, chief payment and value added services officer at Interswitch Limited, has declared that online transactions in Nigeria (more)

  • 30 days ago

    Etisalat Nigeria announces NGN30 weekly tariff plan for biNu app

    Etisalat has announced users of biNu can now access the cloud-based mobile application that works on Java and Android phones for a NGN30 (more)

  • 1 month ago

    NICOC lures Nigerian ICT stakeholders to Ireland with summit

    The Nigerian Irish Chamber of Commerce (NICOC) is to host an ICT Summit designed to connect the two countries, which will showcase the (more)

  • 1 month ago

    If you can crack Lagos, you can crack anything – Rocket Internet

    A company which can operate in Lagos can operate anywhere in the world, according to Ferdinand Von Kalm, global chief operations officer of (more)

  • 1 month ago

    Lagos State government orders removal of substandard masts

    The government of Lagos State has ordered the removal of communications masts that do not meet international standards.

  • 1 month ago

    More than 1,000 Nigerians use Traffix in two days

    The new web app providing drivers in Lagos with information on traffic congestion in the city has recorded 1,200 users in the first two (more)

  • 1 month ago

    Nigerian government to embark on digital awareness campaign

    Omobola Johnson, Nigeria’s communication technology minister, has announced her department will soon embark on a nationwide digital (more)

  • 1 month ago

    Telecoms services restored in some parts of northern Nigeria

    The Nigerian military ordered the country’s network operators to restore communications services in Adamawa State yesterday which had (more)

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