Author: Paul Adepoju

Airtel has disclosed it is no longer going ahead with the proposed sale of its telecoms towers in Chad and Tanzania to Helios Towers as earlier announced. In a stock market statement, Airtel noted that plans had lapsed and therefore terminated. “With reference to the Press Release dated July 09,…

The potential of Broadband as an enabler for creating employment increasing Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was again brought to the fore by MainOne’s Chief Executive Officer, Ms. Funke Opeke at the just concluded Commonwealth Broadband Forum in Abuja. The Forum was an initiative of the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organization and Nigerian…

Tayo Oviosu, Founder and CEO of online/mobile payment company Paga, has announced the company now has more than 3 million users, signifying a significant rise in the adoption of its services, and users are making use of its agent and online/mobile payment channels to send and receive payments. In a…

Mobile banking and payment services company eTranzact has said it has a key role to play in driving innovation. Speaking at the end of a Masterclass held in London, England, Adeyemi Adeyemo, Group Head, Business Development said the company is excited about the steps they have taken to improve the…

Hotel booking platform Jovago has announced it will be paying Nigerians to monitor its advert. “Nigerians N500 per hour to watch or listen to our new advert,” the company said in a statement. To participate, follow the guideline below. Send an email to zmyslowski@jovago.com with subject: Media Monitoring State which…

Naij.com, a news,  jobs and entertainment portal, is helping to bring free mobile internet to Nigerians via the MTN network. This has been made possible through Opera’s Sponsored Web Pass, which allows operators to package their data in a user-friendly way. At the click of a button, users can get…

Wole Odetayo, Executive Partner Wennovation Hub has told Innovation Village the hub convened the Lagos Angel Network. Speaking to Innovation Village in Ibadan, Odetayo said Wennovation Hub was able to convene like minds to invest and mentor startups in building scalable solutions. Concerning the current state of the angel network,…

Online hotel booking website Jovago today officially unveiled a 24-hour customer service center in their Nairobi regional offices. The 24-hour contact center will provide booking services, customer advice as well as support through both Live Chat and the call center. This will ensure that customer and guest inquiries are attended…

Latest figures released by the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) has revealed the number of mobile internet subscribers in  Nigeria has exceeded 86 million. According to the commission, there were 87,055,484 mobile internet users at the end of April, up from 85,467,970 users in March. The increase of 1,587,514 internet users during…

The former head of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr Ernest Ndukwe, has been named by the Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI) as National Coordinator of the coalition in Nigeria. Apart from his former position at the NCC, Ndukwe also headed the Presidential Committee that produced Nigeria’s National Broadband Plan.…

World Telecom Labs (WTL) today announced that Interconnect Nigeria (ICN), one of Nigeria’s interconnect exchange carriers, is now using its award-winning 2nd generation VoIP switches to transfer voice traffic between the country’s cellular networks and ICN’s VoIP network. WTL has a long and successful relationship with Nigeria’s interconnect exchange carriers which…

Gemalto, world leader in digital security and Orange Business Services, a global communications solutions operator and integrator, today announced the integration of Gemalto’s market-leading SafeNet Authentication Service with Business VPN Galerie, the Orange Business Services secured cloud hub. Orange Business Services customers benefit from Gemalto’s solution through Flexible Identity, which…

451 Research, an information technology research and advisory company, has determined that cellular Internet of Things (IoT) and machine to machine (M2M) connections will increase nearly fourfold globally from 252 million in 2014 to 908 million in 2019. It said a monumental increase in active cellular IoT/M2M connections will be…

The Commonwealth Broadband Forum 2015 is set to kick off tomorrow in Nigeria’s capital city of Abuja and is organised by the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO). CTO noted that the impact of broadband on economic development is well proven. It brings a significant shift in both connectivity and services, but…

Swagga T and Brie work with Zimbabwe’s The Herald. Over the weekend, they described what they believe are the most ridiculous innovations. Selfie Stick Of course it is effective and serves the intended purpose of taking selfies, group pictures and whatever but let’s face it – they are not cool.…

The governing board of Nigeria’s National Examination Council (NECO) has announced the council will be introducing Computer-Based Test (CBT) for objective papers of its subsequent examinations. This announcement was made by the chairman of NECO’s Governing Board, Dr Paddy Njoku. He said this on Thursday in Abuja. He said: “We…

Online job portal, Everjobs has started its operations in Dakar, Senegal, according to Co-founder and Managing Director for Africa Eric Lauer. According to him, Everjobs’ mission is to simplify the job search and hiring process by connecting job seekers with employers in a matter of clicks. Everjobs will support Senegal’s…

What led to Tuteria? Well, first of all, I noticed that a whole lot of people want to learn various things and had no way of connecting with people who could teach them, especially when those same people lived within their communities. Then they were other problems of people teaching…

Leading integrated payments processing and transaction switching business focused on Africa, Interswitch, has announced that its business-to-consumer value exchange platform, Quickteller, can now be used to add top up credit to UK mobile phone lines. With this announcement, Interswitch said Nigerians who travel to the UK will be able to…

Business-oriented social networking platform LinkedIn has acquired lynda.com a top online learning site offering thousands of courses in business, technology, and creative skills. lynda.com is a privately held online education company offering thousands of video courses in software, creative, and business skills. Founded in 1995 by Lynda Weinman and Bruce…