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Nigeria’s data demand outpacing network growth — NCC

Nigeria’s data demand outpacing network growth — NCC

…Says mobile broadband covers 90% of Nigerians, only 27% own smartphones…Seeks long-term naira funding for telecoms infrastructure By Juliet Umeh The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has warned that rising data demand is putting pressure on Nigeria’s networks and called for greater investment in digital infrastructure.In a communiqué issued on Sunday after the Nigeria Digital Connectivity […]
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Strike: Nigerians recount ordeal over network failure, shortage of cash at ATMs

Strike: Nigerians recount ordeal over network failure, shortage of cash at ATMs

Just as temporary normalcy returned Monday afternoon after suspension of the nationwide strike by labour and civil society groups across the nation, Nigerians are still counting their losses due to network failure and shortage of cash at automated teller machines, especially in commercial centres where the technology has been fully deployed.

IT and e-government in NIgeria: The fuel subsidy crisis and related issues (1)

IT and e-government in NIgeria: The fuel subsidy crisis and related issues (1)

By Chris Uwaje & Dan Molina The central message of the national fuel subsidy removal and related economic crisis is: “The Industrial Era has ended and the Information Society Era has commenced”.  All these noise about oil and gas, oil and gas – yes, removing the subsidy has created hardships, but focusing on this and […]

Govt agencies to migrate to .ng domain

Govt agencies to migrate to .ng domain

As part of measures by the government to bring all IT-based activities of its agencies and parastatals to a single platform, the federal government said it is set to ensure full migration by all its ministries, departments and agencies from their existing domain names to Nigeria’s Code Top Level domain name, .ng, both for their websites and official emails.

Nigeria climbs up in Facebook ranking

Nigeria climbs up in Facebook ranking

The number of Nigerians that have signed up to Facebook,as a means of communication and interactions, has increased from 400, 000 in the last four years crossing 4.3 million mark at the end of December, 2011.