FG Appoints New DG for NITDA

  President Goodluck Jonathan approved the appointment of Mr. Peter Jack as the Director-General for the National Information Technology Development Agency. This approval came in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja which said that his appointment was for a first

Microsoft Introduces new Updates for Windows and Announces Universal Apps

  Microsoft announced updates for Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8, yesterday. Windows 8.1 update will include better support for mouse and keyboard and boot users straight to desktop. The Windows Phone 8.1 update will address most of the glitches

Airtel Leapfrogs Glo To Become Nigeria’s Second Largest Mobile Operator

Fresh data released by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says Airtel experienced a rise from 24,847,567 subscribers last December to 26,194,336 in February this year. This makes Airtel, the second largest network ahead of Globacom which experienced a 6% drop

Nokia releases Lumia Phones with Windows Phone 8.1

With Microsoft’s new updates for the Windows Phone 8, Nokia announced 3 phones that are specifically built for the new Windows Phone 8.1. They are the Lumia 930 flagship which is essentially an international version of the Lumia Icon, the

Anti-Piracy App Arrives

A new anti-piracy alert app has been launched in Lagos. This app was unveiled some days ago at the Golden Tulip Hotel, Festac town which saw the gathering of key players in the movie industry and relevant regulatory bodies. The

Microsoft and Nokia to Host 2014 Innovation Forum in Calabar Next Month

The 2014 Innovation Forum hosted by Microsoft and Nokia in partnership with Dahlberg will take place on April 11th at the Tinapa Lakeside Hotel in Calabar. This forum is hosted to brainstorm and decide initial action plans on how innovation

Nigeria Now Ahead of the United Kingdom in Internet Access

Nigeria has surpassed the United Kingdom as one of the fastest growing countries in the area of information technology access, a report by digitXplus has shown. digitXplus is the digital arm of MediareachOMD Nigeria, a media planning and buying specialist

Leadpath Nigeria Targets More Techpreneurs with $1.5M Accelerator Fund

More techpreneurs are expected to emerge in Nigeria in the next few weeks as a result of a $1.5 million accelerator fund infused into the industry courtesy of Leadpath Nigeria. Leadpath Nigeria was publicly launched on Friday, March 7, 2014.

Microsoft Nigeria Appoints New Country Manager, Kabelo Makwane

Kabelo Makwane has been announced as the new country manager for Microsoft Nigeria. Makwane is an experienced technology professional from South Africa. He is expected to lead the company’s global shift to a devices and service offering in one of

Nigeria Pilots Digital ICT Clubs in Girls’ Schools

Nigeria’s Minister for Communication Technology, Omobola Johnson, has ushered in Digital Girls Club in 12 pilot Federal Government Girls Schools across the country. The creation of the club, she said, was targeted towards empowering Nigerian girls to embrace careers in

Websites We Like: Payarena.com

Payarena.com is a value added services platform that offers customers access to services which include purchase of airtime, payment of bills to major utility service providers, collection services platform to public and corporate organization, churches and money transfer services. It

Etisalat, Ericsson Plan Broadband For Nigeria

Etisalat and Ericsson have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for a new collaboration to enable high-speed, responsive network, laying the foundation for next-generation infrastructure for government and smart city initiatives that will change the way people live, interact, do

Websites We Like: Tranzit.ng

Tranzit is a free web/mobile enabled transportation and delivery service that puts people a few taps away from licensed, vetted transportation and delivery pickup service. They possess profound understanding of the transportation industry and with this, they intend to bring

Websites We Like: GigaLayer.com

GigaLayer is Nigeria’s No. 1 web hosting website for real businesses. It offers state of the art web hosting service on powerful and reliable Linux web servers. Last week on CapDemo Day, Ahmad Mukoshy, one of the founders, gave a

Skype For Outlook Now Available Worldwide; Adds HD Video Calling Support

Skype for Outlook, an integration of Skype’s messaging features into Microsoft’s webmail platform, is made available worldwide, Skype announced yesterday. Users must first download a web browser plugin which is available for IE, Chrome, Firefox and Safari browsers. After that,

WhatsApp to Add Voice Calls to its Service

Zuckerburg’s recent acquisition, WhatsApp, is to add voice calls to its service offering during the second quarter of this year. This was revealed by the company CEO, Jan Koum at the ongoing Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain. Koum

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