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Kenyan Start-up Puts Isolated Community Online

Kenyan startup Hyrac Tech is bridging the connectivity gap with a mobile server that delivers internet resources to previously-offline communities. Launched at the beginning of 2017, the Nakuru-based Hyrac Tech was formed in order to empower communities and organisations with the resources they need to succeed in the digital era. “Our focus is to ensure […]

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NCC Lists Reasons for Stringent SIM card Processes

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has again explained to telecoms consumers on why it reviewed and made the process of replacing lost, stolen or damaged Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards more stringent. The Commission made the clarification while addressing various service-related concerns and issues raised by telecoms consumers during a Consumer Conversation Programme (CCP) hosted […]

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StartUps

Plateau State Plans Silicon Valley, Targets 5,000 Startups by 2021

The State Government in North Central Nigeria is taking advantage of the myriad potentials of its youth population using ICT skills to create a silicon valley that will incubate about 5000 start-ups from across the 17 local governments in the state. The Silicon Valley, which is intended to reduce youth unemployment in the state, would […]

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Silicon Valley-based Founder Institute Launches Lagos Chapter

Silicon Valley-based idea-stage startup accelerator Founder Institute has launched its newest chapter in Lagos with the goal of launching more than 20 enduring tech companies each year. Founded in 2009, Founder Institute is a startup launch programme for aspiring and early-stage entrepreneurs, offering them the structure, mentor support and global network needed to start an […]

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Stakeholders Plan new Strategy for 70% Broadband Penetration Target

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) together with other key stakeholders in Nigeria’s ICT ecosystem have kick-start a process that will help fast-track the achieving of the 70 per cent broadband penetration, which adopted recently in Abuja, the nation’s capital with all major stakeholders in attendance. The Commission is taking advantage of the abundance of the […]

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Telecoms

NCC Hosts “Meet The Regulator” Forum

The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC – the regulatory authority for telecommunication services in Nigeria, has introduced a new initiative that will empower the operators to meet its obligation to telecoms consumers and enhance its interaction with the operators. Meet the Regulator is one of several initiatives of the Commission which has now been institutionalized and […]

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Internet

Nigeria’s IXPN Attains Regional Internet Exchange Status

The Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN) has become a regional internet exchange with the support of the African Union (AU) Commission. In 2016, following a response to a call for proposals issued by the AU Commission, the IXPN was awarded a grant to be supported to grow to become a regional Internet Exchange for […]

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Gadgets and Device

Huawei Launches new P-series Phones

Chinese manufacturer Huawei unveiled its new P-series smartphones, the P30 and P30 Pro, at a launch event at the Paris Convention Centre today. The P30 and P30 Pro are the latest flagships from the company, following last year’s P20 and P20 Pro. In a statement, Huawei says the latest smartphones build on the Huawei P […]

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Internet

GTBank Builds Digital Play Centre for children

Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) has completed and opened the first digital playground for children in Nigeria. Located in Lekki, Lagos State, the GTBank Play Centre is equipped with a wide range of interactive games that will give kids a fun and immersive digital experience whilst aiding their mental and intellectual development. Open from 10am to […]

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Kobo360 to Launch in Ghana & Kenya

Kobo360, the technology logistics platform, today announced that it will expand operations into Accra, Ghana and Nairobi, Kenya. The announcement follows recent news that the company launched in Lome, Togo – home to West Africa’s largest shipping port, and sees a period of rapid expansion for the African start-up. Backed by international and African investors, […]

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