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By Olubunmi Adeniyi Lagos. December 16, 2012: Nigeria’s personal computer ownership stand at an abysmal 4.5 percent of her teeming population, a major technology gap in the continent’s most vibrant telecoms market, a new government study has uncovered. This is pitted against official information showing that the nation’s telecoms market currently has over 100 million [...]
By Ibrahim Olukotun Lagos. December 13, 2012: Mobile phone company, Airtel has announced the successful completion of its Long Term Evolution (LTE) trial operations in Lagos raising hopes out go-live of the service supporting faster data speeds on mobile networks. LTE which is widely accepted as true fourth generation (4G) technology is a standard [...]
By Ibrahim Olukotun Lagos. December 13, 2013: Eugene Juwah, Executive Vice chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) yesterday announced that the much awaited Mobile Number Portability will commence first quarter of next year. He made this known during the Telecoms Executives and Regulatory Forum 2012 of Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) held yesterday in [...]
By Ibrahim Olukotun Lagos. November, 29, 2012: Datasphir, an ICT consultancy firm has launched its new products EDU ERP, a free enterprise resource planning system for higher education institutions and EDUPAY, a unique payment card for higher institutions students. Stakeholders from educational and ICT sectors were present at the launch held Wednesday in Lagos [...]
By Technology Times Staff Reporter Lagos. November 26, 2012:MTN Nigeria, the country’s number one mobile phone company by subscriber numbers says its success has largely hinged on a strong focus on customer experience in the continent’s vibrant telecoms market where it has over 43 million active subscribers. It comes just as South Africa’s MTN [...]
By Olubunmi Adeniyi Lagos. November 25, 2012:The Federal Government has mandated all Federal Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) in the country to purchase computers by indigenous companies in keeping with its resolve to also promote local content in the ICT industry, Omobola Johnson Minster of Communication Technology has confirmed. The CommTech remains unapologetic [...]
By Ibrahim Olukotun Lagos. November 25, 2012:Iyke Nwosu, President of Phone and Allied Products Dealers Association of Nigeria (PAPDAN), has said that plans are underway to file a formal petition to the Nigeria Police over allegations of continued harassments of its members by Chinese phone company, Tecno. Nwosu, who dropped the hint in an [...]
By Technology Times Reporter Lagos. November 23, 2012: Samsung Electronics has introduced its Galaxy Note II into the Nigerian market at a launch event held Thursday in Lagos officially introducing the device. The Nigeria launch of the device, a mix of smartphone and tablet with an improved digital stylus called the S Pen makes [...]
By Technology Times Staff Reporter Lagos. November 23, 2012: BigTime, a leading boutique provider of mobile marketing says it has forged a strategic pan-African partnership with new entrant Brandville to offer service to mobile phone networks across the continent. With the pact, Bola Akingbade, the former MTN Nigeria Chief Marketing Officer is endorsing BigTime in [...]
By Olubunmi Adeniyi Lagos. November 22, 2012:To empower Nigerian workers, Buyright Africa, a digital lifestyle company that offers a convenient payment scheme on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) equipment and home appliances, is set to launch the Nigerian Employees Digital Welfare Scheme (NEDWS) in Abuja. NEDWS enables Nigerian workers in both the public and [...]
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