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TYPE APPROVAL ENFORCEMENT: Why your phone may stop working soon

TYPE APPROVAL ENFORCEMENT: Why your phone may stop working soon

By Prince Osuagwu, Hi-Tech Editor That fairly cheap smartphone you bought from an unfamiliar dealer, the one that came without much paperwork, may soon have a date with the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC. Not because the Commission is interested in what is inside your phone, but because it wants to know whether the device itself […]
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Your phone can now help you avoid traffic

Your phone can now help you avoid traffic

For most people, food clothes and shelter are most priorities of life. You worry about these things because their absence dehumanizes a being and denigrates standard living.
But for those, particularly, living in Lagos metropolis, these, are ironically, not far fetched. No matter how poor, in Lagos, one must feed. There is food for all categories of people. Problem, is when one steps off his category to where his or her earnings can not accommodate. There is also abundant clothes to cover everybody’s nakedness. No matter the income strata, Oshodi, orile and Yaba markets, can give you what to wear.

Katy Perry, Obama, Wizkid rule Twitter in 2014

Katy Perry, Obama, Wizkid rule Twitter in 2014

Popular singer, song-writer and actress, Katy Perry, has emerged the most followed person for 2014. It was the year that Twitter’s most-followed star Katy Perry https://twitter.com/katyperry hit the 61 million follower mark. She is closely followed in second place by Justin Bieber on 57 million, and Barack Obama, who, with 50 million followers, is the third most-followed person in the world, and the most-followed political or world leader on the platform.

NOTAP rakes in N20bn in 18 months

NOTAP rakes in N20bn in 18 months

The National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion, NOTAP, says it has remitted about N20 billion into the national treasury in the past 12 to 18 months of its operation.

SMEs, biggest beneficiaries of cloud computing —EMC boss

SMEs, biggest beneficiaries of cloud computing —EMC boss

By Prince Osuagwu Cloud computing has become a thriving trend in data storage. However there are still skepticisms from many Nigerian organizations over the safe of their information and what becomes of their privacy if their data goes up in the cloud. Fortunately, Hi-Tech ran into the managing Director, Levant and Emerging Africa Region, EMC, […]

SAP study frowns at low technology adoption among banks

SAP study frowns at low technology adoption among banks

A recent study, “The Benefits of Innovative Information Technology in the Banking Industry”, has identified that banks were moving too slowly in embracing technology and predicts doom for business growth should that continue without remedy.

Creating safe, secure digital world, the Intel example

Creating safe, secure digital world, the Intel example

From email hacking to cyber threat across architecture of every platform from chip to cloud, smartphones, tablets to PCs, servers, and beyond, there appears to be insecurity in the digital world as a result of vulnerabilities despite security measures put in place by security management providers.

Rolof Computers seeks government support for indigenous IT products

Rolof Computers seeks government support for indigenous IT products

The Chief Executive Officer of one of the Nigerian leading local compute brands, Rolof Computers, Mr. Lucky Ofuafor, has urged government at all levels to implement the local content policy by supporting indigenous IT companies, saying they could best thrive with government support.

SPARK BOSS: I have learnt to remould fear of failure to succeed — Sam Uduma

SPARK BOSS: I have learnt to remould fear of failure to succeed — Sam Uduma

Sam Uduma, a.k.a. SuperGeek #1 is the Co-founder of SuperGeeks Services and Solutions, a leading provider of after sales technical support to customers within the Lagos Metropolis and suburbs. He runs this company along with the Chief Marketing Officer and previous Spark B.O.S.S. Edmund Olotu.

Samuel holds a B.Eng with Honours in Electronic and Computer Engineering from the University of Nottingham and and MSc. in Communication Systems and Signal Processing (with a distinction) from University of Bristol, UK.

Digital switch-over: GSMA sees growth potentials in Kenyan market

Digital switch-over: GSMA sees growth potentials in Kenyan market

As the Kenyan government confirms 30th March, 2015 as the schedule date for migrating from analogue to digital terrestrial television, the Chief Regulatory Officer, GSMA, Tom Phillips has said that the development signals growth potentials for the country’s market.

The Banker votes GTBank ‘Best Bank in Nigeria for 2014’

The Banker votes GTBank ‘Best Bank in Nigeria for 2014’

The Banker Magazine, a publication of The Financial Times,has declared Guaranty Trust Bank Plc as the “Best Bank in Nigeria for 2014” saying it was for promoting industry-wide excellence in Banking Ethics and adherence to the highest corporate governance standards.

SURE-P partners NITDA to create 600 IT jobs in January

SURE-P partners NITDA to create 600 IT jobs in January

The Subsidy Reinvestment Programme, SURE-P, has signed a partnership agreement with the National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA to train some selected youths on software and other technology skills.

MTN Business urges SMEs to embrace cloud services

MTN Business urges SMEs to embrace cloud services

As major drivers of economic growth, small and medium scale enterprises have been advised to adopt cost-effective, operationally efficient and flexible solutions in the management of their businesses.

This was the major talking point at the inaugural MTN SME Forum organized by Nigeria’s leading Information and Communications Technology (ICT) company, MTN Nigeria.