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الجيش النيجيري يعلن قتل عشرات المتمردين
اعلن المتحدث باسم الجيش النيجيري لفرانس برس الجمعة ان الغارات الجوية المحددة الهدف والهجمات البرية على معاقل جماعة بوكو حرام الاسلامية في ثلاث ولايات في شمال شرق نيجيريا اسفرت عن مقتل "العشرات" في صفوف المتمردين. وقال الجنرال كريس اولوكولادي "قتل على الارجح عشرات المتمردين". وفي وقت سابق، اعلن (...)

17 - 05 - 2013
Nigeria could lift mobile operators' promo ban
LAGOS: Last year, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) cracked down on mobile phone operators in the country over their poor services, banning them from using promotions to entice new customers. According to the NCC on Monday, this could be coming to an end if the operators are able to meet (...)

24 - 01 - 2013
Flexenclosure opens second Africa office in Nigeria
LAGOS: Specialist developer of intelligent power management systems and modular data centers for the telecom sector Flexenclosure announced on Tuesday that it was opening a new office in Lagos. The office aims at developing the “rapidly growing" regional market, which the Swedish company said it (...)

14 - 11 - 2012
Alcatel-Lucent expands in Togo
LAGOS: Togo is hoping that the announcement by Alcatel-Lucent to help further boost the quality of service, capacity and coverage of its mobile broadband network will be successful in enhancing customers satisfaction for Togo Cellulaire, one of the country's mobile operators. Alcatel and Cellulaire (...)

14 - 11 - 2012
Exset launches digital monetization for Africa
LAGOS: Television ecosystem pioneers for emerging markets Exset announced on Wednesday evening that it was launching the Digital Monetization System (DMS) in Africa in order to help transform and monetize television platforms across the continent. The goal, the company said in a press release, was (...)

05 - 10 - 2012
Nigeria's Boko Haram claims responsibility for killing 58 Christians
LAGOS: Nigeria's Islamist militant group Boko Haram on Tuesday claimed responsibility for attacks on Christians over the weekend that killed at least 58 people, including two lawmakers, in the center of the country. The latest attack by the Boko Haram comes as security forces in the country (...)

11 - 07 - 2012
Nigeria: ‘over 1 billion records hacked from database servers in six years'
LAGOS: The Presales Manager for Oracle Solutions, Hamilton Iyoha, has revealed that over 1 billion records have been hacked from database servers in six years. This was made known at a database security forum organized by Computer Warehouse Group (CWG) in conjunction with Oracle Corporation in (...)

19 - 04 - 2012
Nigeria: ICT firms must overcome obstacles
LAGOS: The Minister of Communications Technology, Omobola Johnson has stated that Nigerian ICT companies must eliminate bottlenecks to be more attractive for listing in the Nigerian Stock Exchange, (NSE). Some of these bottlenecks include double taxation, right of way, site approval for base (...)

18 - 04 - 2012
Nigeria: BlackBerry reaches out to African apps developers
LAGOS: The company behind the BlackBerry solution, Research In Motion will be reaching out to African developers at the Mobile Web West Africa event in Lagos next week. The conference, which will take place April 24th through 26th at the Lagos Oriental Hotel, will cater to the entire range of (...)

17 - 04 - 2012
Nigeria: Starcomms kicks off flexible subscription plan
LAGOS: Nigeria's leading Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) operator in the telecommunication industry, Starcomms Plc, is spreading love to its customers by offering a flexible subscription plan. This offer began yesterday and would last till April 21, 2012. According to Starcomms, Chief (...)

17 - 04 - 2012
Nigeria: NSE wants ICT companies to leverage on market platform
LAGOS: The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has made a call to all ICT companies in the country to take advantage of the various opportunities available at the nation's capital market as it will aid their expansion strategies. This statement was made by the Chief Executive Officer of the Exchange, (...)

16 - 04 - 2012
Nigeria: computer software to track criminals
LAGOS: Former deputy governor of Anambra State, Chinedu Emeka, has developed computer software that could be used to track criminals and check their activities in the country. Emeka, who is a computer scientist said he decided to embark on the research and develop the system as criminals were (...)

13 - 04 - 2012
Nigeria: broadband capable of reducing carbon emission
LAGOS: According to a recent report by the Broadband Commission for Digital Development, it was revealed that broadband can help the world transit from high-carbon economy to a low-carbon economy and address the causes and effects of climate change. The theme: The Broadband Bridge: Linking ICT (...)

13 - 04 - 2012
Nigeria: CBN payment system meets glitches
LAGOS: The money market segment of the financial system was thrown into confusion yesterday as technical hitches in the Central Bank of Nigeria's (CBN's) payment system – the Real Time Gross Settlement Systems (RTGS) and T24 – stalled up to N300 billion inter-bank transfers. The bank's (...)

11 - 04 - 2012
Cellulant contract for fertilizer allocation
LAGOS: A N1.4bn contract has been awarded by the federal government to Kenyan software firm, Cellulant, to run an e-mobile registration and validation system for subsidized fertilizer. This four-year contract is to help build an efficient distribution channel to deliver fertilizer to (...)

09 - 04 - 2012
Nigeria: Weco Systems gain recognition for software, IT management
LAGOS: Weco Systems International Limited, an indigenous system integration service provider, has successfully attained the gold certified status in the NETAPP partner program. This means that Weco Systems has demonstrated expertise with NETAPP technologies and proven ability to meet customers' (...)

09 - 04 - 2012
Ghana: wide ICT knowledge gap between young people and adults
LAGOS: The Director of African Solutions for African Problems (APPS 4 Africa), Jon Gosier, observed yesterday that there exists a huge yawning gap between adults and youths on Information Communication Technology (ICT) knowledge. The Director made this observation at the end of a conference held (...)

06 - 04 - 2012
Nigeria: special adviser on ICT in Ebonyi sacked
LAGOS: Lawrence Nwezza, the Special Adviser to Governor Martin Elechi on Information Communication Technology, ICT, has been sacked. He was removed reportedly due to acts of gross insubordination and dereliction of duty. The State Executive Council meeting, Commissioner for Information and State (...)

06 - 04 - 2012
Nigeria introduces poultry waste technology
LAGOS: A new technology has been introduced by the Lagos State government that will transform waste from poultry farms into rich manure for crop cultivation. This was disclosed during the opening of a new 80 Hectares Poultry Farm Estate, Erikorodo, in Ikorodu, Lagos. According to a poultry (...)

05 - 04 - 2012
Nigeria: 300 youths gets ICT training scholarship in Ogun
LAGOS: The government-owned Gateway ICT has awarded scholarship on ICT training to 300 youths in Ogun state. This is a practical demonstration of the Senator Ibikunle Amosun-led administration's commitment to encourage computer literacy in the area. The recipients were among participants at a (...)

03 - 04 - 2012
Nigeria: Access Bank concludes IT integration
LAGOS: Access Bank and former Intercontinental Bank recently cut 5.7 million customers off electronic transactions for 38 hours to allow integration of Information Technology systems due to the acquisition of Intercontinental Bank. Access Bank put out notices last week, stating that account (...)

08 - 03 - 2012
Comviva to lead MasterCard Mobile Money partnership program
LAGOS: Comviva, the global leader in providing mobile solutions beyond VAS, today announced a strategic partnership with MasterCard to launch a first-of-its-kind open loop Mobile Money Partnership Program. Working together, Comviva and MasterCard will help the more than 2.5 billion financially (...)

28 - 02 - 2012
RAD opening office in Nigeria
LAGOS: RAD Data Communications, a provider of telecom access solutions, announced that it will open an office in Lagos, the company's first office in Africa. “Our decision to establish our RAD West Africa office in Lagos was made in recognition of Nigeria's importance as the largest and (...)

15 - 11 - 2011
UK's Cameron says needs to clean up media
LAGOS - British Prime Minister David Cameron, asked about a phone hacking scandal during a visit to Africa, said on Tuesday that wrongdoing in the media needed to be tackled and allegations of police corruption investigated. However, he defended his two-day trip to Africa, saying that he was (...)

19 - 07 - 2011
Report: Globacom to obtain new spectrum license in Nigeria
According to a report published on Monday, Nigeria's second national carrier Globacom is expected to obtain a new spectrum license from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) by the third quarter this year. Business Day Online reported they received information from “informed” sources close (...)

29 - 03 - 2011
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