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  • Airtel extends ‘adopt a school programme’ to Ogun, Imo

    Airtel, one of Nigeria Telecommunication Company is gradually spreading its Adopt-A-School initiative to other states of Nigeria after it flagged off the corporate social responsibility program two years ago at Oremeji Primary School 2 in Lagos....

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  • Nigerians hail launch of Huawei's windows 8 smartphone smartphone in Nigeria

    Huawei, A leading global information and communications technology [ICT] equipment manufacturer has launched its first windows8 smartphone in Nigeria, simply branded HUAWEI 4Afrika. With the launch, keen observers are of the view that it will further deepen aggressive competition in an already triggered smartphone market...

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  • CWG wins Beacon of ICT award

    Computer Warehouse Group Plc (CWG), one of Nigeria leading Information Technology Company that also has physical and virtual presence in some other Africa countries has emerge Beacon of ICT (BoICT) award ICT Solutions Provider of the Year...

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  • MNP brings competitive advantage to small operators

    You will definitely see an improvement of telecommunication services by all the operators, you will see more focus on subscribers because right now they know that are able and willing to move from one operator to the other without any restriction. So they have to improve their services, the subscribers will gain the most, and the smaller operators who have been trying to win subscribers, will now see an easy opportunity for them to get subscribers to their network and show those subscribers what really services they can offer. That is...

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  • A made-in-Nigeria PlirisMobile handset for the global market

    Selling brand names is tough. But one young Nigerian technology entrepreneur is not deterred. Mr. OLUWAFEMI ALADE is the Founder/CEO of PlirisMobile. In about half of a decade, Alade has focussed on firming up the PlirisMobile brand with a steady increase in the number of its handset users. In Abuja where PlirisMobile has gained strong foothold, Alade shares his vision of redrawing the smart mobile handset market with home grown contents and applications that bear on the real needs of the Nigerian phone users. PlirisMobile is creating its own unique market niche and...

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  • Prof Angaye and the NITDA mandate

    Prof. Cleopas Officer Angaye has made his mark as an academic and IT expert. He holds a Computer Sciences Ph.D degree from Kansas State University (KSU) Manhattan, Kansas, USA and he is a professor with a renowned pedigree in IT. But, perhaps, it is in the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), the government IT clearing house, and as Government’s Chief IT Regulator that Angaye has left a greater mark on people and environment. The software engineer with several patents to his credit has completely helped to re-engineer the

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  • Sky Vision remains committed to Nigeria’s ICT market

    In retrospect, 2012 was a good year for SkyVision in Africa. Our aggressive, ongoing expansion strategies proved successful and led to the establishment of SkyVision South Africa. Coupled with this important milestone, we also acquired “Afinis” and further expanded our local presence in African countries. As for satellite coverage, SkyVision now has all of Africa covered with both C-Band and Ku-Band capacity. We offer capacity via 11 different satellites which are used to deliver a wide range of services to various customers. We have local HUBs deployed in Nigeria, DRC, Guinea, Kenya, Zimbabwe and South Africa and)....

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  • NIRA decries Nigeria $2m lost to foreign domain name registration

    The Internet Registration Council of Nigeria (NIRA) is worried at the amount of money Nigeria loses to offshore registration of domain names such as org, net, com among other. In a figure released by NIRA, 300,000 Nigerian websites are registered on different domains that are renewed every year with N1, 000, which brings the amount to N300m (about $2m)....

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  • MainOne sees broadband deployment as economy enabler

    MainOne, Nigeria based wholly owned communications services company delivering international connectivity and world class broadband services in West Africa has attributed Africa growth to broadband deployment. At an inaugural West Africa Connect 2013 Executive Summit in Dakar, Senegal, the broadband wholesale company joined other Africa’s top telecoms carriers and executives to discuss the future of the West African wholesale telecoms market, and proffer solutions for enhanced and more effective broadband penetration across the continent....

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  • MNP will up game for smaller telcos, says ICL

    With the launch of mobile number portability (MNP) in Nigeria last week by the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC), the company saddled with the responsibility of managing the porting processes, Interconnect ClearingHouse Limited has stated that the launch of mobile number portability will give bigger opportunities to smaller mobile network operators to compete favorably with their bigger counterpart....

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  • Glo, Huawei inks $750m network upgrade as MNP stirs market

    Nigeria’s national telecommunications operator, Globacom, has inked a $750 million (about N117 billion) deal with China’s Huawei Technologies to expand capacity in the Glo Network, the mobile arm of Globacom. ....

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ITAN restates commitment to deliver on local computer needs

The National Executive Council (NEC) of the Information Technology (Industry) Association of Nigeria Ltd (ITAN) led by Mrs. Florence Seriki has expressed its disaffection over an alleged statement by the Director General of NITDA, Prof. Cleopas Angaye that low patronage of local computer companies may be attributed to the inability of local computer companies to mass produce computers that would meet the demands of government ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) ...

05.20 | News |

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CWG, Infosys to deploy Finacle solution for Heritage Bank

In other to have the best of banking operations, Heritage Banking Company Limited, a commercial bank in Nigeria has asked Computer Warehouse Group deploy Finacle banking solution produced by Infosys Limited, the world leading universal banking solutions provider. ...

05.20 | News |

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RLG certifies 5,000 students in ICT related field

As part of its partnership program with the Osun State government that is aimed at training 20,000 indigenous youths of the state for local content development in Nigeria under the auspices of the Osun Youth Empowerment Scheme Technology, RLG Communications has said they have certified 5,000 students in mobile telephone assembly and repair, computer technologies and entrepreneurial skills. ..

05.20 | News |

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MainOne Cable Company rebrands, extends services

Main One Cable Company, the owner of first privately owned, open access submarine fiber optic cable to land in Nigeria and Ghana, has rebranded itself as MainOne. The rebranding marks the conclusion of the company’s evolution from a submarine cable company to a full-fledged communications services provider. The company is poised to play a greater role in providing a wide bouquet of data center and connectivity services across Africa ...

05.20 | News |

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Now that mobile number portability is here….

Will Nigerians port?

Are you about to port your number in Nigeria? Porting is here and a definite game changer in the fiery market of 115 million mobile phone subscribers where quality of service has carried a persistent complaint. Now, the regulator has officially flagged off mobile number portability (MNP) in what may set a new direction for customers’ loyalty and retention. Now, it is not all about signing on new subscribers, the battle is expected to shift to retaining subscribers. ...

05.13 | Analysis |

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Sky Vision remains committed to Nigeria’s ICT market

SkyVision is a leading global IP telecommunication service provider to emerging markets, offering solutions over satellite and fiber optic network systems. The company consistently serves the Nigerian market with innovative cutting edge products and services. In this interview with its Chief Executive Officer, DORON BEN SIRA, he shares with eT Edge News MARTIN EKPEKE that ...

05.06 | Interview |

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MNP will up game for smaller telcos, says ICL

With the launch of mobile number portability (MNP) in Nigeria last week by the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC), the company saddled with the responsibility of managing the porting processes, Interconnect ClearingHouse Limited has stated that the launch of mobile number portability will give bigger opportunities to smaller mobile network operators to compete favorably with their bigger counterpart. ...

04.28 | News |

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Glo, Huawei inks $750m network upgrade as MNP stirs market

Nigeria’s national telecommunications operator, Globacom, has inked a $750 million (about N117 billion) deal with China’s Huawei Technologies to expand capacity in the Glo Network, the mobile arm of Globacom. The deal flags off a major...

04.28 | News |

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NIRA decries Nigeria $2m lost to foreign domain name registration

The Internet Registration Council of Nigeria (NIRA) is worried at the amount of money Nigeria loses to offshore registration of domain names such as org, net, com among other. In a figure released by NIRA, 300,000 Nigerian websites are registered on different domains that are renewed every year with N1, 000, which brings the amount to N300m (about $2m). ...

04.28 | News |

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