


The free reign of pirates

Kidnap: The ugly side of internet penetration
Matters miscellaneous

Endless wait for the National ID Card

Endless wait for the National ID Card

Magical side of growing Nigeria’s economy

What publicists, PR firms should know about YouTube

Nigeria as dump ground for all devices

Whither the Rural Telephony project?


On the Microsoft Imagine Cup

Can Lagos be a smart city? (4)

Can Lagos be a smart city? (3)

Can Lagos be a smart city? (2)

Can Lagos be a smart city?

Back to NCC’s draft wiretap law

Revisiting NCC’s draft wiretap regulation

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Mobile number portability now live
AS I wrote in the last take of this column, mobile number portability (MNP) service is now live in Nigeria, after a public launch of the service in Lagos last Monday at an event powered by telecoms regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission.

Mobile number portability as multi-edged sword
BY the time this column comes your way next week, Mobile Number Portability (MNP) service would be live in Nigeria. The service was supposed to be launched a month ago, but for some reasons, the industry regulator, Nigerian Communications Commission forwarded the planned launch from the initial March 22 date to April 22.

Scrap non-IT compliant MDAs first
THE information technology revolution that is gradually achieving traction in the country is not only commendable, but has led to optimisation and greater efficiency in the delivery of services by several government agencies.

Hackers and Africa’s survival
LAST year in this column, I wrote of Hackers, National Security and Development. Then, I merely explored how useful hackers can be to their national economies, averring that since the wheel can no longer be re-invented, all that nations desiring pre-eminence in the commanding heights of the global economy need do is empower their hackers to “steal”industrial secrets of nations that are already “there”, copy, and launch.

Live in Nigeria, work anywhere in the world
Earlier this month, penultimate Monday to be specific, the Federal Ministry of Communication Technology came out with what we now know as the Microwork for Job Creation Initiative. The first phase of the initiative is tagged NaijaCloud, and the ministry elaborated that it is “the starting point to a longer term involvement by private and public sectors in Nigeria around Microwork and Elancing technologies and capabilities.”

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