Archives Tag: internet
Africa Faces Widespread Internet Outage as Undersea Cables Suffer Failures
April 19, 2022
A dozen countries across Africa, including Nigeria, found themselves grappling with a major internet outage on Thursday, 14th of March 2024, following reports of failures in multiple undersea telecommunication cables, as confirmed by network operators and internet watch groups. Read more about Telecommunication Thursday’s outage suggests a more significant issue at hand, according to … Continue reading Africa Faces Widespread Internet Outage as Undersea Cables Suffer Failures
Why You Should Join An Online Community
April 19, 2022
An online community is a group of people who share a common interest or purpose and communicates via the Internet. Online communities are similar to those groups people belong to such as age grades, trade unions, and village groups except that it is not physical. Often, you can find some of these groups planning events … Continue reading Why You Should Join An Online Community
IoT And What You Should Know About It
April 19, 2022
IoT, otherwise known as the Internet of Things is a system of interrelated computing devices, mechanical and digital machines, objects, animals or people that are provided with unique identifiers (UIDs) and the ability to transfer data over a network without requiring human-to-human or human-to-computer interaction. The Internet of Things refers to the rapidly growing … Continue reading IoT And What You Should Know About It
MTN Plans To Deploy 5G In Nigeria In H2
April 19, 2022
The Chief Executive Officer, MTN Nigeria, Karl Toriola, has announced their plans to deploy the fifth-generation network in Nigeria during the launch of the MTN Media Innovation Programme on Wednesday 27th April in Lagos. He said, “Nigeria is probably the first, maybe the second, to do a proper 5G spectrum auction with enough bandwidth to … Continue reading MTN Plans To Deploy 5G In Nigeria In H2
Google Launches African Internet Cables In Lagos, Nigeria
April 19, 2022
Google has announced the launch of Equiano, a subsea internet cable that is set to land in Lagos, Nigeria with its partner, the West Indian Ocean Cable Company (WIOCC). Read more about Tech The announcement came after Equiano first landed In Togo. The cable is expected to span over 12,000km to the West Coast of … Continue reading Google Launches African Internet Cables In Lagos, Nigeria
5 Great Ways To Stop A Mobile Phone Addiction
April 19, 2022
Researchers have proven that people who are addicted to their phones face a lot of problems which include changes in sleeping patterns, problems in holding quality conversations, increased obesity, emotional distress, etc. The statistics are in agreement to the above. An average person touches his/her phone 2,617 times every day. On average, they can spend … Continue reading 5 Great Ways To Stop A Mobile Phone Addiction
Stax Is Bypassing The Internet To Close The Gap Towards Financial Inclusion In Africa
April 19, 2022
Stax is a fintech startup that allows Africans to buy airtime, send and request money, and transfer funds between accounts via automated USSD codes. The startup announced that it has raised a $2.2 million seed extension round. Co-founded by Ben Lyon, Jess Shorland, and David Kutalek, the startup secures all USSD codes from multiple accounts together … Continue reading Stax Is Bypassing The Internet To Close The Gap Towards Financial Inclusion In Africa
Internet Plus Agriculture: How Nigerian Smallholder Farmers Can Upscale Food Production And Create Personal And National Wealth
April 19, 2022
Internet as a model has been described as the new propelling force that can transform any rural economy and industry. The inspiration of this writing is anchored on what China is doing to transform its agricultural industry. In China, farmers are having their products reaching their customers in urban China and the rest of the … Continue reading Internet Plus Agriculture: How Nigerian Smallholder Farmers Can Upscale Food Production And Create Personal And National Wealth
Prospects Of Activating 5G Network In Nigeria
April 19, 2022
Participating in a connected society continues to both evolve and impact our daily lives. Which begs an answer to the question of how much of an advantage 5G connectivity will provide over the more widespread 4G aside from fast speed and low latency. An answer to that question will depend on what one’s digital … Continue reading Prospects Of Activating 5G Network In Nigeria
Data Breaches And How To Avoid Them
April 19, 2022
Businesses and even the government are at risk of suffering the huge damage caused by data breaches. Through various offline or online means such as the internet, bluetooth, text messages, or the online services that you use, hackers can get through to your business. Read more about Tech Data breach is a security violation, … Continue reading Data Breaches And How To Avoid Them
Video Of The Week: How A Nigerian Company Built The Fastest Internet In West Africa!
April 19, 2022
If there’s a silver lining in the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s the role it played in making the world more connected. These days, more individuals and businesses have embraced remote work and greatly rely on the global network called the internet. However, some African countries like Nigeria still face challenges with slow internet speed. Read … Continue reading Video Of The Week: How A Nigerian Company Built The Fastest Internet In West Africa!
Nigeria Leading Mobile App Downloads In Africa
April 19, 2022
Internet penetration, as well as mobile phone penetration, is often derided as exaggerated in Nigeria. Read more about Tech But some recent figures indicating the contrary has shown that mobile app installation increase is as a result of a mix of smartphone adoption and internet penetration to communities where the internet didn’t exist previously … Continue reading Nigeria Leading Mobile App Downloads In Africa
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Expectations From Microsoft’s Collaboration With The Nigerian Government
April 19, 2022
In order to boost connectivity, create jobs through upskilling and establish digital transformation, the Federal government is partnering with Microsoft to accelerate the nation’s efforts in becoming a more digital economy. Read more about Tech In a joint announcement on May 3rd, with the Government of Nigeria, Microsoft hopes to create over 27,000 new … Continue reading Expectations From Microsoft’s Collaboration With The Nigerian Government
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Digital Business Opportunities For Business Owners
April 19, 2022
Are you a business owner? Does your business have structure and systems for a defined process? Is your business digitally enabled? According to Amb. (Dr) Oyedokun Ayodeji Oyewole FIIM, ERMS, RMEM, FIRMS, ‘The only available means for most businesses to continue uninterrupted operations is home-based enabled workforce.’ Read more about Business Whatever kind of … Continue reading Digital Business Opportunities For Business Owners
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Nigeria Internet Usage Reaches 85.9m Users
April 19, 2022
The NCC has revealed that Nigeria’s internet usage numbers have now hit 85.9 million subscribers by the end of the last quarter of 2020. The figure is a 20% increase from the year before. It is not clear how much of the number are active subscribers but the number is a positive indicator of … Continue reading Nigeria Internet Usage Reaches 85.9m Users
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