339 innovation hubs set for standardisation as FG deepens digital inclusion
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Why Nigeria needs National Postal Commission – Mori Baba
SInce the advent of Information and communications Technology, ICT, the impact on the Nigerian Postal Services Nipost, has not been favourable as the fortunes has continued to nosedive, as a result of huge apathy from the customers towards post services. Apart from the need for a total revamping of the Post occasioned by this development, experts have shared the view on the need for the establishment of a National Postal Commission (NPC) to engender proper regulation of the industry and at the same time check the excesses of the independent courier companies operating in the country.
Three months after, ICT practitioners pick hole in cybercrime law, demand amendment
BArely three months after former President Goodluck Jonathan signed the Cybercrime bill into Law to the admiration of the Information and Communications Technology, ICT industry, practitioners of same industry have picked holes in the law demanding amendment. Worried by the growing rate of Cybercrimes in Nigeria, legal experts in the Nigerian information Communication Technology ecosystem and IT experts have called for the urgent review of the Nigerian Cybercrime Law 2015, that was signed into law At the recently concluded Technology Times Outlook 2015 , organized by Technology Times.
Don’t get beaten by competitors
Social media now offers the highest retun on investment as an advertisement media. Don’t let your competitors capitalize on this vast and growing landscape before you do. Smart business people understand that the modus operandi for attracting new clients has changed. They go to the second most visited place on the face of the earth – Facebook. Research has revealed that one out of every six minutes spent online, is spent on Facebook.
Payporte drives online presence through Opera web pass
ONe of Nigeria’s online classified platform, Payporte global system recently established a partnership deal with an e-service medium, Opera mini web pass to provide free 100,000 days of free internet service to customers. Managing Director of Payporte company, Mr. Eyo Bassey, made this known in Lagos at the official launching of the companies partnership as this move will boost more participation online.
Lenovo slashes prices of smartphones, brings YOGA laptops series to market
In a drive to deliver rich mobile experiences and superior smartphone technology to more Nigerians, mobile communications maker, Lenovo has slashed the prices of its P70 and A5000 smartphones respectively in Nigeria.
