Nigeria leads African tech start-ups in DEMO programme
Fourteen Nigerian technology start-ups are among 40 that have qualified to launch products on the DEMO Africa stage in September 2014.
Kenya, Ghana, Egypt, Rwanda,...
Global m-commerce market to hit $800b by 2016
By 2016, Ericsson has estimated, the m-commerce market will reach $800 billion worldwide, presenting a great untapped opportunity to drive activity and loyalty through...
Telecom operators blame rainfall for poor service
•NCC disagrees, says Nigeria can’t be an exception
Telecommunication service providers have flown another kite that excessive rainfall is one of the factors responsible for...
Internet to overtake TV ad spend after 2018
Television advertising is set to take a back seat to the foray of the internet, according to a new survey.
A report by MediaReachOMD in...
Local firm, Remita, processes N500 billion e-transactions monthly
An indigenous electronic payment platform, Remita, is the machine driving Nigeria’s cashless scheme, as it processes over N500 billion electronic transactions monthly. Its business...
QuizToOwn punches coins into students’ pockets
Information and communication technology (ICT) revolution is not just enhancing communication. One of its devices, the telephone handset, is also putting money in the...
Google strengthens foothold in West African market
Google is strengthening its foothold in West Africa with the appointment of Upperlink Limited as its premier small and medium business (SMB) reseller in...
Consumers embrace utility bill cost cutting technologies
The cost of living has shut up since the global recession struck in 2009. The average family spends a lot of time thinking of...
‘Digital centre is solution to social media illiteracy’
Nigeria is the eighth largest in the world in internet penetration yet it lacks essential infrastructure to train people on the technology. In this...
Mobile networks slash subscriber data volume to recoup fine
All major mobile telephone networks – MTN, Airtel, Globacom and Etisalat – have slashed subscribers’ data volume by half, without a change in price,...
