Why many Nigerians spend more on phone repairs than buying new phones
By Miracle Onyemuwa The rising cost of smartphones in Nigeria is forcing more consumers to repair damaged devices rather than replace them with new ones. This is more so, as inflation and the depreciation of the naira continue to push phone prices higher. At Computer Village, Ikeja, phone repair shops are seeing increasing numbers of […]
Sat-3 develops fault in August again
Nigerian Internet users may again begin to experience disruption from this week as the Nigerian Telecommunications PLC, NITEL, at the weekend, indicated a fault in the SAT-3 cable.
Reducing poverty through ICT
For a long time, one issue that has engaged the nation’s ICT experts and others is how to reduce poverty to a tolerable level in our country especially, and generally in the world.
Nokia targets 1 billion new mobile entrants… Rolls out Nokia 100, 101, 500 phone series
Frontline mobile phone makers, Nokia, at the weekend announced that it was targeting to use the next few years to connect the next one billion people that are yet to be connected to mobile communications.
Communications Technology Minister to open WAFICT 2011
As preparations hit top gear for the 2011 edition of the West African ICT Congress, the Minister of Communication Technology, Mrs Omobola Johnson, has confirmed her attendance having been invited as the chief special guest of honour. The minister, who will be joined by other ministers, regulators, and dignitaries from West Africa and beyond, will also declare the Congress open.
Cloud computing: APC warns on over sizing of data centers
The Director for the Central and North East Africa region at APC by Schneider Electric Jonathan Duncan has warned that companies should not oversize their data centers unnecessarily even with the additional pressures brought on by cloud computing.
