The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is under intense pressure to stop the free WiFi services Google Nigeria is providing in selected cities, including Lagos, Kaduna, Port Harcourt, Ibadan and Abuja. Unveiling the Google Stations, its Country Director, Juliet Ehimuan-Chiazor, said the initiative would address affordability and access to data as well
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The Chief Executive Officer of SystemSpecs, John Obaro, at the weekend, attributed the criticisms that greeted the collection of fees by Remita, the software driving the Federal Government’s Treasury Single Account (TSA) scheme, to ignorance. Obaro spoke after his induction into the BoICT Hall of Fame and upon receiving the Indigenous
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MTN Nigeria, yesterday, announced an addition of 2.1 million new subscribers to its network at the end of the first quarter 2019. The telecom company now has about 60.3 million subscribers, making it the mobile network operator with highest number of subscribers in Nigeria. In an unaudited result released by the
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Smooth Promotions Limited, the owner of the music channel, HIP TV, and organiser of the Headies Awards has approached the Court of Appeal after a Federal High Court granted a motion ex parte filed by Heritage Bank Plc to acquire the firm over a purported N668m debt. Smooth Promotions has also
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The developing world is venturing online. Thanks to a surge in smartphones, billions more people are connecting to the internet all over Africa, South America and Asia. In fact, last year saw a half of the global population using the internet for the first time in history. Much of this
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The Interswitch Group, a Pan-African integrated digital payments and commerce company, has signed a multi-billion naira deal with Bekoz UK Ltd, a British transport ticketing company, to enhance transportation ticketing in Nigeria. The deal, which is worth £56 million (N26 billion), will leverage British technology to keep Nigeria’s commuters on
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Smile has said that despite the slight effect of the malware attack on some of its customers’ devices recently, its network remains reliable and strong. The broadband service company advised its customers currently experiencing service disruption as a result of the attack, to visit the nearest Smile shop for immediate
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Facebook has unveiled the biggest redesign to its 'big blue' app since it launched 15 years ago. At its annual F8 developer conference, the social media giant debuted a redesigned Facebook app, called 'FB5.' The overhaul puts private groups front and center in the app, which CEO Mark Zuckerberg said are quickly
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Huawei has faced mounting political pressure in recent months as the U.S. asks allied countries to block Huawei from being a part of next-generation mobile networks known as 5G. Washington has accused the Chinese telecom equipment maker of being a national security risk, alleging its gear could be used by Beijing
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Pay With Your Fingerprint: Natwest Launches First Fingerprint Debit Card. NatWest is launching Britain's first biometric bank card which will allow people to verify payments over £30 - the current contactless card limit - without the need to enter a PIN at the till. It will verify card payments using the owner's fingerprint
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