The number of inactive Point of Sales terminals in the country has reached 54,313 as of April 2019. Out of a total of 287,213 terminals that had been registered by Nigerian banks, only 223,098 had been deployed for use, industry statistics from the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement Scheme have shown. Meanwhile, the data
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NextTv, a new media and entertainment platform, is set to challenge the monopoly enjoyed by South Africa’s Multichoice Digital Satellite TV’s (DStv) monopoly in Nigeria’s payTV market. The platform, a joint venture partnership between Nigus International, Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited (NIGCOMSAT) and China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC) pledged to
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All applications that work on Android will work on the new operating system, according to Huawei Huawei has confirmed that it will launch its home-grown mobile operating system next month, as Google prepares to cut off the Chinese smartphone maker's Android license. A Middle East executive for the firm told TechRadar that the
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Despite the hype about the ubiquity of 4G connections by the telcos in the country, 44 per cent of mobile subscribers in the country are using 3G technology while only four per cent use 4G technology as compared to over 18 per cent 4G penetration in South Africa and 16
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Sex robots will soon be so realistic that we won't be able to distinguish them from humans, one expert has claimed After months of anticipation, the UK’s first 5G network will finally roll out this week. The high-speed networks promise to offer faster speeds and more reliable connectivity than existing 3G and
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Many small carriers depend on inexpensive equipment from the Chinese company. Now they must rethink expansion plans, and perhaps replace existing gear. Kevin Nelson was recently in the middle of his 3,800-acre farm in northeast Montana, where the landscape stretches out like an ocean, when his tractor broke. He tried to
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Rack it up as one more way Google tracks your personal data. Any purchase you make that uses your Gmail account will be logged by Google, according to a discovery made recently by a Reddit user. The user uncovered that Google is keeping tabs on any purchase that uses your Gmail
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Mastercard Partners Samsung To Secure Digital Identity On Mobile Devices Securing your online Identity is important. Nowadays, it gets pretty difficult to separate digital from physical realities. Especially when lots of personal information out there are vulnerable to attack. A secured digital identity solution would help people protect their data from
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Online market hub, Jumia, penultimate week, listed shares on the New York Stock Exchange and grabbed the headlines as one of the first African businesses among its genre to do so. However, that spotlight was in itself a point of argument, generating diverse opinions and mixed reactions on social media and
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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says the total investment in the Nigerian telecom industry is currently estimated at $70 billion. The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC), NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta made this known on Thursday in Lagos, during the Nigerian Telecom Leadership Summit 2019. The summit organised by NCC has the theme
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