Another Chinese smartphone brand, In a statement, Transsion, Tecno’s parent company, says after a long wait since 2008, Tecno Mobile will finally make its way to South African shores. According to the company, South African consumers can purchase Tecno smartphones from major retail stores and online outlets that include Hi, Mr Price, loot.co.za and Takealot.co.za. […]
Read MoreThe four major telecommunications companies in the country were collectively handed a fine of N2.9 billion by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). According to a document seen by TheCable, the sanctions were placed on the telcos within the first and third quarter of 2019. Airtel was the most affected as the telco received a total […]
Read MoreThe new Internet Society Foundation has issued its first set of medium and large grants (ranging from $12,000 to $30,000 each) to 13 ground-breaking projects that seek to spread the benefits of the Internet around the world. The Internet Society established the Internet Society Foundation to fund projects that will improve the quality of people’s […]
Read MoreThe Executive Vice Chairman of Nigerian Communications Commission, (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, has said that the protection and empowerment of the over 174.9 million active telecom subscribers in Nigeria remains a priority to the Commission. He said this is in line with the Commission’s belief that the consumer remains the king always and particularly so […]
Read MoreA startup BeepTool that manufactures satellites and sells smartphones that allow rural users to access the web using a mobile application in areas its satellites cover, has raised funding from inventor and entrepreneur Ndubuisi Ekekwe. BeepTool has developed the Oyi-1 affordable smartphone for rural and low-income Nigerians to help them access digital finance, health, education […]
Read MoreA Nigerian utility firm, Arnergy has raised $9 million in a Series A round of funding led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures and Norwegian Investment Fund for Developing Countries (Norfund), EDFI ElectriFI and Shells’ All On. Arnergy is a distributed utility company that provides energy solutions tailored towards emerging markets. Its distributed renewable energy systems harness […]
Read MoreEthiopia has been advised to learn from Nigeria as it moves ahead to liberalise its telecommunications industry for private sector investment. Non-Executive Chair of the Commonwealth ITU Group (CIG) and the former Commissioner of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Bashir Gwandu stated this while delivering his lead keynote speech at the opening of the […]
Read MoreIn the celebration of the global blood donation day, Google Nigeria has brought the effort of an organisation making donation easy unto the spotlight. The company is LifeBank, and they are using technology to make it easy to deliver blood to the where it is needed right on time. at an event In Lagos, South […]
Read MoreFemale Nigerian entrepreneurs have been invited to apply for the latest edition of the SLA Accelerator, which will see the overall winner secure N2 million ($5,500) in funding. The programme, run by social enterprise She Leads Africa (SLA), is a four-month process designed to identify, support and fund the next generation of Nigeria’s brightest female […]
Read MoreGlobal smartphone company, OPPO Mobile has officially announced its presence in Nigeria with the launch of its 2019 flagship devices, the OPPO F11 Pro and the OPPO F11 Pro Avengers limited edition. OPPO is ranked among the top five in the mobile phone brand in the world according to the International Data Corporation (IDC). The […]
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