Nissan to Start Producing Cars in Nigeria

Nissan and Stallion Group have announced intention to jointly launch vehicle assembly in Nigeria. This will make Nissan the first major international manufacturer to launch vehicle assembly under the Automobile Industrial Policy of the Federal Government. Stallion Group, the exclusive

Samsung Hits Market With World’s First Curved Smartphone – Galaxy Round

Samsung has unveiled the first curved smartphone in the world – Galaxy Round. The new high end smartphone will run on 2.3GHz quad-core processor and Android 4.3. It will have 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage, expandable up

Nigerian Scientists Building Radio Telescopes

Nigerian Scientists at the Centre for Basic Space Science (CBSS), Nsukka, Enugu State, are building an extensive network of radio telescopes, called interferometer. An interferometer is an array of telescopes or mirror segments acting together that is used in astronomy.

Made-in-Nigeria Cell Phones to Launch in November

A team of investors have announced plans to launch two Made-in-Nigeria mobile phones in November 2013. The investors, numbering about 20, comprise the top players at the computer and mobile phones market in Lagos, Nigeria known as the Computer Village.

UBA to Deploy 450 ATMs Across Nigeria

The United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA), has signed an agreement with Computer Warehouse Group Plc (CWG) for the deployment of 450 units of the CINEO series of Wincor Nixdorf brand of Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) in Nigeria. Mr. Eckard

Microsoft Office 365 for Nonprofits now in Kenya, Nigeria

Microsoft has announced the launch of Office 365 for non-profits software programmes in Nigeria and Kenya. The Office 365 for Nonprofits provides NGOs and nonprofit organisations with access to Microsoft’s Office cloud service, which is tailored to the needs of

ipNX Targets Two Million Homes for Broadband Internet Delivery

ipNX Nigeria has announced it intends to deploy a Fibre to the Home (FTTH) network to two million homes in Nigeria, covering Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt by 2017. It commenced this in 2012, followed by projects 500,000 households in

E-Commerce Site PC Planet dot com Opens

Managers of pcplanet.com, PC Planet Limited, said it has developed an IT marketplace for IT products and accessories for companies in Nigeria. The company stated that it is looking at serving the Nigerian web space with low price offerings, large

Dell Introduces New Line of Tablets and Updated XPS Laptops

Dell has introduced a new line of tablets and XPS LAPTOPS. The Dell Venue line of tablets is comprised of four new ultra-thin models with great design while the new XPS laptops, each with breakthrough displays. The new XPS 11,

IBM to Support ICT Development in Africa

International Business Machines (IBM) has said it will support ICT development in Nigeria and Africa. The President of IBM, Ms. Ginni Rometty, during a visit to Nigeria recently, met with the Minister of Communications Technology, Omobola Johnson, and spoke about

Airtel Launches ‘Africa Connect’ to Enhance Connectivity in Africa

Airtel has launched Africa Connect Network, aimed at enhancing Africa’s connectivity, so as to contribute to the growth of internet and data services across the continent. Airtel’s Africa Connect has an integrated fiber and satellite network with 42 Points of

Expert Canvasses Plan for ‘Lagos Silicon Village’

Tomiwa Idowu, one of the partners at Hudson & Idowu, has said that Lagos will become Africa’s technology hub by 2020, and he’s pushing the idea in a project called “Lagos Silicon Village”, which also includes the construction of a

Gaming Platforms Gaining Ground in Africa; Nigeria’s ‘ChopUp’ Plans Launch

ICT professionals are rapidly exploiting opportunities that development of gaming software is gaining in the market. DEMO Africa, the launch pad for emerging technologies will be launching 3 gaming products; Spyros Entertainment from Egypt; Kenya’s Jooist; and Nigeria’s ChopUp. ChopUp

Juwah, Aregbesola, Implore Govt to Use ICT for Public Service Delivery

Dr. Eugene Juwah, Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has called on all governments within the federation to adopt Information and Communication Technology (ICT) tools in carrying out public service. The NCC boss, who was speaking at

IPTV Comes to Nigeria

Operators of telecommunication firms in Nigeria are planning investments to bring Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) service to Nigeria, a report by Research&Research has disclosed. The IPTV industry, with current global revenues of $29 billion, which is projected to increase to

Ghana’s RLG to Build Computer Assembly Plant in Osun State

Ghana’s Computer Maker, RLG, has said it will build a $10 million computer and mobile phone assembling and repairs plant under a partnership between it and the Osun government. The company says when completed, the plant will be one of

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