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Telecoms

TECNO Mobile Smartphone Launch Shakes East Africa Market

PREMIUM mobile phone brand, TECNO Mobile, had Thursday unveiled its latest handset to hit the for this market’s generation. The Camon CX will be available in 41 countries across Africa, the Middle East and Latin America, allowing consumers to take brighter, clearer and faster selfies than ever before. Since the Camon series was African market […]

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Internet

Kaspersky Lab Tightens Nigeria’s Cyber Space

KASPERSKY Lab has introduced Secure Connection in Nigeria, a solution for encrypting traffic on Windows and Mac computers. Based on VPN technology, it automatically enables encryption when the risk of data interception is most dangerous for the user, for example, when connecting to public Wi-Fi or using online banking or other sites containing private information. […]

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Telecoms

MTN Remains Largest Operator, Records Highest Internet Subscription

Despite the challenges arising from the sanctions it had suffered in the last few years, MTN Nigeria has remained the leading mobile network operator in the country as well as spearheading the leadership of data service in the sector. Latest statistics obtained by TechnologyMirror from the National Bureau Statistics, (NBS) in its first quarter March […]

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Technology

Stakeholders Lash NITDA over Poor Local Content Policy Implementation

STAKEHOLDERS in the Nigerian Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry have lashed the Local Content Office under the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and the Federal Ministry of Communications Technology for poor implementation of the local content policy in the country. They also bemoaned the seeming confusion which the several ICT strategy documents, roadmaps, […]

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Business

Africa Sets Three Year Deadline for 2020 Internet Access

PUBLIC-PRIVATE partnerships and bridging the digital divide will help Africa meet the Broadband Commission target of providing at least 50% of its population with internet access by 2020. This is according to Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame who addressed delegates at Transform Africa Summit 2017 in Kigali under the banner ‘Smart Cities: Fast Forward.’ “At first […]

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Software

Nigerian App, SafeMom Shines at FaceBook Developers’ Event

NIGERIAN app, SaferMom, which provides pregnant and new mothers with simple tools to help make informed health decisions via SMS, voice services and its mobile app, has won the Economic Empowerment Impact Award at the FaceBook F8 Event. The app, which was developed by Olarenwaju Adeloye, uses a chain of community health partners and mobile […]

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Business

MultiChoice Assures Subscribers of Better Quality of Service

THE present quality of service enjoyed by subscribers of PayTV Company, MultiChoice Nigeria is expected to improve soon as the company has assured subscribers on its DSTV platform of better quality of service. The company promised all subscribers ultimate satisfaction of its are products and services saying that they are the core value of their […]

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Business

IT, Insurance Experts to Tackle Lingering Insurance Crisis in Nigeria

About 45 experts in Information Technology (IT) and Insurance Industries have indicated their interest to speak at the maiden e-Insurance conference being organised by Pinet Informatics. Billed to hold on March 23, the speakers would be discussing issues affecting insurance growth in Nigeria, how to re-build customers’ confidence in insurance business and how technology could […]

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Business

Jumia Travel Expands to New Destinations in Africa

Jumia Travel is further solidifying its global presence in the hotel, travel, and tourism ecosystem, unveiling new continental and international destinations. The company has registered an inventory of more than 30,000 hotels in Africa and over 300,000 worldwide; only four years since inception in 2013. These include new properties in popular destinations in Africa including […]

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Network

Tigo Tanzania Backs Social Entrepreneurs’ Projects with $40,000

Tigo Tanzania in partnership with a non-profit organization, Reach for Change, has given an award of USD 20,000 each to two winners of the 5th edition of the Tigo Digital Changemakers Competition. The competition aims at identifying and supporting social entrepreneurs who use digital tools and technology to improve communities and impact future generations. In […]

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