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Nigerian Govt. to connect half the population to broadband in 2015

The Nigerian Government has revealed plans to connect 50 percent of its population to 3G broadband during the course of 2015. Nigeria's ICT Ministry intends on achieving this through the "Wireless Broadband Infrastructure Upgrade and Expansion Phase 1," which...

Social Media reacts to Kano bomb blast

According to reports, Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan, has promised to track down the perpetrators of the bomb blasts. The blast killed more than 100 people at the central mosque in the city of Kano. Jonathan said his government will "continue...

Nigerian Government sets up ICT content development office

The Nigerian Government has revealed that it has concluded plans to establish the Office of Nigerian Content Development in ICT. According to the Government, the office is expected to promote local IT products and services in Nigeria as well...

Nigeria to use space technology to improve communication

Nigeria’s Federal Government unveiled plans to make use of space technology that will improve the nation’s communication, national security and industrialisation sectors. “We should rededicate ourselves to building a better, technologically advanced, stable and prosperous Nigeria for our children. We...

Nigerian President looks to technology for governance

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has instructed Ministries, Department and Agencies (MDAs) to connect to the new Nigerian Communications Satellite replacement, NigComSat-1R. This would ensure new technology helps governance to benefit Nigerians he said during a speech on Monday. According to...

Jonathan endorses Airtel

NIGERIAN President Goodluck Jonathan has endorsed the newly un-veiled Airtel brand by global telecommunications giant, Bharti Airtel, expressing hope that the company will reignite competition in the market. He also congratulated the Telecom firm for the successful evolution from the Zain...

Presidential directive on NITEL excites bid consortium

AN air of excitement has pervaded New Generation Consortium following the directive from President Goodluck Jonathan to the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) to conclude the privatisation of Nigerian Telecommunications Ltd (Nitel) and M-tel, its mobile arm. New Generation...

Nigerian President declares candidacy on Facebook

PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan, Wednesday, declared his candidacy for the office of the President in the 2011 election via his Facebook page. This was an apparent attempt to counter the presidential declaration by General Ibrahim Babangida which took place at the...

Nigeria largest telecom market in Africa – ITU

The International Telecommunications Union, yesterday in Abuja, declared Nigeria as the largest telecom market in the continent with over a quarter of all subscriptions in the continent, this according to a report in The Guardian. Vice President Goodluck Jonathan who...
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Landmark Deal to Boost Digital Payments in East Africa

Mastercard and Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) have signed a milestone 10-year deal to provide bespoke digital payment solutions in...
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