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You And Your Phone Are One!

It was 5.30am when she hit the street with her earphones on. Light was beginning to shove darkness away. Panting, and with her mind fixated on her weight loss strategy, her feet hit the ground in quick succession, even as

MTN Nigeria Introduces Smart Number for Businesses

MTN Nigeria has launched a Smart Number service for Small and Medium Scale Enterprises, offering them easy to recall numbers containing unique digits and alphabets that can be easily identified and linked them or their products. This, according to MTN,

Moses Signs with Glo, As Brand Ambassador

Super Eagles forward and winger for Liverpool, Victor Moses, has signed his first endorsement contract in Africa with Globacom. The signing ceremony took place, on Tuesday at the head office of the telecommunications company, in Victoria Island, Lagos. Moses joins

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.

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

Nokia Offers to Swap Customers’ Phones with Lumia 520

Nokia has entered into partnership with Airtel to exchange any of its current phones with Lumia 520 and get free data on it. Interested customers will visit any Airtel shop with the old but functional device of any given brand

BlackBerry 9720 Launched in Nigeria

BlackBerry has launched its new 9720 ‘social media’ smartphone. The touchscreen phone comes with QWERTY Keyboard with BlackBerry OS 7.1, FM radio and extended battery life. At the ceremony, Blackberry’s Regional Managing Director for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA),

A Conversation with Skype at 10

Skype clocked 10 years last month. Earlier this year, it reported that users were now doing 2 billion minutes daily on the platform, connecting with one another. That’s enough time to ‘watch 1.6 million movies’ according to Microsoft. Despite its

How Cell Phones are Transforming Health Care in Africa

Mobile communications can help bridge a huge knowledge gap and reimagine healthcare across Africa. In a little over a decade, Africa has gone from a region with virtually no fixed-line telecoms infrastructure to a continent where one in six of

Switchover to Digital Broadcasting in Nigeria Set for 2014 – Official

The Presidential Committee on the Transition from Analogue to Digital Broadcasting in Nigeria has announced the first half of 2014 as the period for a switchover to digital broadcasting. This disclosure was made by Edward Amana, Chairman of the Committee,

MTN Partners with Jumia to Provide Shoppers Free Internet Access

MTN Nigeria has partnered with Jumia to provide customers six months free internet, on smartphones purchased from Jumia’s e-store. The partnership will enable online store customers who purchase any internet-enabled phone to receive the free service for the period during

Main One Gets $550K USTDA Grant for Undersea Fiber Optic Expansion

Main One Cable Company, Nigeria, has just received a $550,000 grant from the United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) for the extension of marine fiber optic cables to the Niger Delta. Mr. Jeffrey Hawkins, US Consul General in Lagos,

MTN Donates 25 Security Vans to Lagos

MTN Nigeria has donated 25 Hilux patrol vans to the Lagos State Government for security and to taper crime in the state. The Chief Executive of MTN, Micheal Ikpoki, presented the vans at the Government secretariat in Ikeja, Lagos.

Olaleshe – App to the Rescue

The power of mobile phones goes way beyond merely making and receiving calls. They have become multi-dynamic and multidimensional tools, especially in the hands of capable users. They can carry all sorts of applications, ranging from entertainment to education and

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