On Tuesday, 23 July 2019, Showmax officially launched a new video-on-demand service in Nigeria. Priced at over $8 per month, the video streaming service features a dedicated slate of Nigerian TV shows and movies, international hit series and Hollywood blockbusters. The launch is said to the first time a wide range
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Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that the free wireless service provided by Google Station is safe to use. Sunday Dare, NCC’s executive commissioner, stakeholder management, made this known while speaking to journalists, adding that contrary to speculations, the service complies with the appropriate regulatory requirements. “Contrary to misconception in some
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You may have seen our story on how Nigeria aims to combat cyber crimes by applying stricter regulations towards numerous internet service providers of the country. It was a relatively good decision on their end, as most people are oblivious to even what the apps in their phones could access.
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The trade association of 5G and LTE for the Americas, 5G Americas released 5G: The Future of IoT. This 5G Americas’ white paper explores the market drivers and technology solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT) and an overview of developments in 3GPP standards for cellular IoT that will create
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The First Bank of Nigeria Limited, has introduced the Visa Multi-Currency Card, an All-in One-Card, in a move to link all of four currencies namely; NAIRA, USD, EURO and GBP accounts. With the Visa Multi-Currency card, FirstBank customers – within and outside Nigeria – can now enjoy the luxury of having
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Nigeria, through the Federal Government, has received a $100 million loan from the Indian government to boost its broadband connectivity. They received this loan through the EXIM Bank of India. This deal materialized from a partnership between the Indian High Commission in Nigeria and the Federal Ministry of Communications. It was
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In line with Nigerian Communications Commission’s(NCC) resolve that Nigeria is not left behind in the advancement of new technology in Information and communications technology (ICT) service delivery the Commission has begun move to ensure that all mobile network operators (MNOs) network in the country are Long Term Evolution (LTE)-compatible. Long-Term Evolution
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Association of Submarine Cable Operators of Nigeria (ASCON) is seeking the partnership of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to protect cables, fibre optic cables and other critical infrastructure in the telecom industry. The lamented the huge cost of fixing submarine cables vandalised by unscrupulous elements, adding that its members spend between
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UNCERTAIN economic climates are a bane to all retailers and businesses are scrambling to adopt new methods and markets to see them through these unpredictable times. To revive sales numbers amid sluggish growth, online retailer JD.com is setting its sights on China’s smaller cities and is deploying artificial intelligence (AI) to
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There is a new high tech fraud in town called subscriber identity module (SIM) Swap. Hundreds of persons are already licking their wounds after losing millions of naira. How it works? Your phone network will momentarily go blind / zero (no signal / zero bars) and after a while a call will
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