Nigerians often have trouble using their credit cards at foreign online merchants. Due to a high fraud rate, most online shops outside Nigeria won’t even attempt to process a payment from a Nigerian card. Bitcoin is an attractive option since Bitcoin payments aren’t prone to costly chargebacks (for businesses) and it can’t be “blocked” based on the origin of the transaction.

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it will soon auction and assignment new spectrums to boost broadband penetration in the country.

POISED to enhance health care delivery services in Nigeria and as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility, LG Electronics visited Braithwaite Memorial Specialist Hospital, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, where it donated units of Gencool Inverter Air Conditioners, Jet Cool Air Conditioners, as well as treated mosquito nets to the hospital.

ONE of the world’s smallest photo printers, the Sprocket by Hewlett-Packard, HP, has debuted in Nigeria. The ink-less photo printer which is smaller than the average smart phone, 5 x 7.6 cm, can be carried around like an accessory to print photos from smart phones or tablet virtually anywhere via Bluetooth.

Luno announced that they’ve added support for Ethereum, the second-largest digital currency after Bitcoin.