Author: Paul Adepoju

Vodacom Business Nigeria in its bid to address the gap between women and men in the ICT sector, where, according to the Nigerian National Bureau of Statistics says that the ratio of Nigerian female workers to men in ICT was 3.3:1 in 2012; organized a one day ICT field trip…

Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) is rolling out its electronic auction platform on July 1, 2017. With the platform, the service said it is removing agents from the system. This would be the first auctioneering exercise to be held under Comptroller General of Customs (CGC), Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (Rtd). NCS…

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has announced that telecoms companies in Nigeria must obtain permit from it before erecting high rise structures. According to the NCAA, GSM companies must always obtain Aviation Height Clearance (AHC), Permits and Licences before constructing of high rise structures. According to a statement by…

Gearing towards the official release of iOS 11, Apple has released the first public beta of iOS 11 which can downloaded by everyone. The best part is that you don’t need to pay $99 for a developer account to download it. But don’t forget, it is a beta product. With…

Tech giant Apple has reportedly  acquired SensoMotoric Instruments (SMI), a German eye-tracking firm, according to MacRumors. SMI has made significant advancements in eye-tracking research with proprietary eyeglass hardware; the company is also working on consumer-focused applications like eye-tracking for virtual reality. Just last year, the company announced it had created an…

Nokia has announced the availability of the largest, most comprehensive line of connected consumer health products in the market. Completing the transition of products from the Withings brand, Nokia trackers, scales, vital health devices and home products will now be available in-store and online through top retailers. “Nokia’s global expansion…

There are strong indications that one of the leading OEM companies in Nigeria, Infinix Mobility, is rolling out a new device predicted to be called the Infinix Note 4 in Nigeria on July 3, 2017. While the company had not confirmed the name of the new device, it affirmed that…

Kenya is the latest country to become a member of Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), a leading pan-African multilateral development finance institution and project developer. Kenya is AFC’s 15th member and third East African member after Rwanda and Uganda. AFC’s other members are: Cape Verde; Chad; Côte d’Ivoire; Djibouti; Gabon; the…

The current big news in Nigeria’s tech ecosystem is the announcement by Etisalat Group that it is transferring its shares in Etisalat Nigeria to a consortium of Nigerian banks following the operator’s inability to pay the USD1.2 billion syndicated loan it obtained from the banks in 2013. But there’s a…

It is almost impossible to think about the internet without thinking of Google which is why it is noteworthy to understand what the company is doing to combat terrorism brewing online. Kent Walker, Google’s General Counsel recently described terrorism as an attack on open societies, and addressing the threat posed…

Savanna Sunrise Ltd. and Hotel Online Sp. z.o.o today announced the completion of their merger and the company will operate under the name HotelOnline henceforth. The company said the merger puts HotelOnline at the forefront of online hospitality solutions industry in Africa, active in DR Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi,…

WorldRemit, a digital money transfer service today announced the addition of Android Pay to its service, enabling it to offer a new way for WorldRemit’s Android Pay users to send money internationally and reach millions using mobile money accounts. Pioneering a mobile-first approach to the $600bn a year remittance industry,…

According to the latest edition of the Ericsson Mobility Report, the dominant access technology will be LTE (also known as 4G) in 2018, making it the fastest-growing mobile technology in history. The report predicted that in 2018, LTE (4G) will overtake GSM as the largest access technology by number of subscriptions.…

Instead of the minimum 9,000 weather stations that Nigeria needs, the country only has 54 according to the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet). The Director-General of the agency, Prof. Sani Mashi, said NiMet is struggling with challenges including capacity inadequate network stations. He revealed that the agency does not have enough weather stations…

Tech giant, LG Electronics, has made strong bold steps indicating its interests in robotics and artificial intelligence with the establishment of research centers focusing on the development of technologies for artificial intelligence and robots, this was announced by the company. According to LG, it aims to lead the global market’s…

Organisations across the world are investing in the digital transformation to remain relevant to their customers and survive disruption. The Internet of Things (IoT) is one element in this transformation journey and has the potential to transform every industry, even traditional ones. According to Dr Muneer Zuhdi, Director of Solution…

Connectivity and data center solutions company, MainOne, strongly believes that there are enormous opportunities for data center growth in Nigeria in spite of the limitations. Gbenga Adegbiji, General Manager of MainOne’s MDXi Data Centers, said this while speaking at the DataCloud Europe 2017 conference in Monaco this week. He said the perspective…

Rand Merchant Investment Holdings through AlphaCode, RMI’s innovation hub for fintech entrepreneurs and Nedbank Private Equity (NPE) through its private equity investment vehicle, BoE Private Equity Investments, have each acquired minority shareholdings in Entersekt in a multi-million dollar transaction. Entersekt is a Stellenbosch-based innovator that has developed world-class push-based authentication and…

Social media giant Facebook has announced it is now allowing publishers to include closed captions in Facebook Live, helping people who are deaf or hard of hearing to experience live videos. “Now, if your captioning settings are turned on, you’ll automatically see closed captions on Live broadcasts when they’re available,” Facebook said…

PayU yesterday announced it has rolled out strategies to intensify efforts to connect businesses to Nigeria’s online payment market. Annual online payments in Nigeria is estimated to surpass N200 billion this year from N167 billion in 2016. Country Manager of PayU Nigeria, Ms Juliet Nwanguma, says, “In order to pursue PayU’s…