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Nigeria First: Indigenous businesses still need more protection — Ekeh

Nigeria First: Indigenous businesses still need more protection — Ekeh

By Prince Osuagwu, Hi-Tech EditorDespite the Nigeria First Policy designed to give indigenous businesses greater opportunities in government procurement, Nigerian companies are still not getting enough protection, Chairman of Zinox Group, Dr. Leo Stan Ekeh, has warned. Ekeh said the situation could spell doom for the economy, arguing that Nigeria cannot build a sustainable digital […]
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Minister gives reasons for nationwide power outage

Minister gives reasons for nationwide power outage

…Apologises to Nigerians By Chris Ochayi The Minister of Power Engr. Sale Mamman has tendered an apology to all Nigerians affected by the power outage currently being experienced across the country. Engr. Mamman who described the situation as unfortunate in a statement issued by Aaron Arrtmas, his media aide in Abuja, however, attributed the situation […]

9mobile empowers journalists on requisite skills for good reportage

9mobile empowers journalists on requisite skills for good reportage

By Juliet Umeh TO equip journalists with the requisite skills and knowledge needed to boost reportage and adapt effectively to the dynamic media landscape, telecommunication service provider, 9mobile, held a capacity-building session for them recently. The training session was facilitated by the Regional Editor (West Africa), The Conversation Africa, Adejuwon Soyinka. Speaking on the theme […]

China fines Alibaba $2.8 billion for anti-competitive tactics

China fines Alibaba $2.8 billion for anti-competitive tactics

Alibaba Group, the world’s biggest e-commerce company, was fined 18.3 billion yuan ($2.8 billion) by Chinese regulators on Saturday for anti-competitive tactics, as the ruling Communist Party tightens control over fast-growing tech industries. Party leaders worry about the dominance of China’s biggest internet companies, which are expanding into finance, health services and other sensitive areas. […]

Mixed reactions as FG extends NIN-SIM linkage

Mixed reactions as FG extends NIN-SIM linkage

Some Nigerians on Wednesday expressed divergent views on the extension of the National Identification Number (NIN) and Subscribers Identification Module (SIM) linkage by the Federal government. The subscribers and vendors reacted in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. NAN reports that April 6, was supposed to be the deadline for […]

Mobile Money: GSMA tasks Nigeria on telco-led sector

Mobile Money: GSMA tasks Nigeria on telco-led sector

By Prince Osuagwu As African countries continue to blaze the trail in world mobile money growth, Sub-Saharan Africa, however has the largest number of mobile money users, the largest transaction volume as well as transaction value worldwide. Also, Western Africa registers the second largest share of mobile money accounts in the continent. However, Nigeria, the […]