OPPO to spend $1.43 billion on PA-like 5G smartphone research
WORLD-LEADING camera phone manufacturing company, OPPO, has said it has earmarked about $1.43billion for the research and development of the…
Zuckerberg plans to integrate WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook Messenger
Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook Chief Executive Officer, is planning to unify the underlying messaging infrastructure of its WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook…
Experts to discuss digital transformation at Nerds Unite Conference
Over 500 of Africa’s most innovative technology minds, from 200 companies and 10 countries will convene in Lagos, Nigeria on…
Airtel restates commitment to empower communities, underprivileged
Telecommunications services provider, Airtel Nigeria, has said it is committed to creating opportunities that will drive positive impact across the…
NCC takes cybercrime awareness to Oyo State
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and telecommunications service providers last week, organised a workshop which was meant to sensitise the…
KGIRS seals MTN over N120 Million tax
THE Kogi State Internal Revenue Service (KGIRS) has sealed the facilities a leading telecommunications services provider MTN over non payment…
Active subscribers near 173m —NCC
THE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that there were 172,871,094 active subscribers on the telecommunications networks in December 2018,…
Mobile payments boost Nigeria’s economy —Report
Mobile penetration has significantly increased across Africa, with Nigeria remaining the largest mobile market of about 162 million subscribers and…
2019 is the year of 5G —Akano, New Horizons boss
2019 has been declared as the global 5G year. This prediction was made by Mr Tim Akano, the Founder/Chief Executive…
LG Electronics maps out new technological ideas for the future
LG Electronics has outlined the company’s vision for the future at the just-concluded Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2019, which took…
YouTube bans dangerous and ’emotionally distressing’ pranks
YouTube clips that depict dangerous or emotionally distressing “pranks” have been banned from the platform. The move comes in response…
At CES 2019, LG Electronics promises new innovations with AI
LG Electronics (LG) has outlined the company’s vision for the future at the just-concluded Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2019, which…
‘Africa heads for a mobile-powered 2019’
Mobile broadband is anticipated to comprise 87 per cent of total connections by 2025 across 690 million smartphones and Africa…
NITDA promises to ensure public internet providers comply with regulations
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has reiterated its commitment to ensuring that providers of Public Internet Access (PIA)…
Private-sector participation key to establishment of ICT park in Nigeria —Shittu
Minister of Communications, Barrister Adebayo Shittu, has advocated for private-sector participation in the establishment of an Information and Communications Technology…
Nigeria has attained 31% broadband penetration target —NCC
It has been noted that based on empirical indices, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), can authoritatively confirm that Nigeria has…
Network disconnection not solution to indebtedness —ATCON, others
Following the publication of notice by the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) to have some networks disconnected for inability to settle…
Telecoms industry loses about $60bn annually to call masking —NCC
The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Professor Umar Danbatta, has said the telecoms industry globally loses…
Survival of telecoms industry depends on enabling environment —ALTON
It has been observed that the availability of enabling environment is crucial to the survival of telecoms operators in the…
Smile launches season’s campaign, offers customers free YouTube access, others
Smile, Nigeria’s affordable 4G LTE telecommunications network, has introduced a brand campaign, in the spirit of the holiday season to…
