Nigerian content creators can now leverage the power of a localised version of YouTube to showcase Nigeria’s rich cultural, social, educational, Journalism, Entertainment and other relevant content as Google recently announced the launch of YouTube in Nigeria, showcasing the best and brightest local talent. YouTube Nigeria will now offer some of the most informative and…
As the mobile and online card games are gaining followers due to the addictive multi-application availability and the exciting interaction with plenty of twists and surprises,the Nigeria- owned nKanika,a multi-platform, global interactive entertainment and licensing company based in Silicon Valley is creating the next generation of free -to play games for mobile devices and the…
Legatum, a private international investment group and Omidyar Network, a philanthropic investment firm, recently announced that SECURICO has won the US $100,000 grand prize of the 2011 Africa Awards for Entrepreneurship. Based in Harare, Zimbabwe, SECURICO provides guarding services and electronic security solutions, and is the first security company in Zimbabwe to be ISO (International…
Welcome address delivered by Chris Uwaje(FNCS) at the National Software Conference and Competition organised by Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria(ISPON)at Tinapa,Calabar,Cross River State. It gives me a great pleasure to welcome you all-and indeed a special honor to welcome our distinguished guests,guests of honor,members of the NITDA Board,Our keynote speakers,captains of the IT Profession…
Mr Olatunji Ariyomo raised very good and informed points in his ‘Sustainable Electricity: How Nigeria Can Get It Right’ which I had read on Saharareporters.com and found compelling especially as I am one of the author’s Facebook contacts. As a concerned Nigerian, and part of the long suffering citizenry, while I think we should revisit…
In July during the Education Networks Conference Africa held at University of Lagos Nigeria,the leading education network-Students Circle Network was presented to the participants with great enthusiasm.The rate of growth and expansion of the network for students globally is really exponential,we had this online interview with Mr Gossy Ukanwoke,the Founder of Student Circle Network who…
Nigeria as a developing nation is faced with youth unemployment, poverty, diseases, corruption, lack of power, lack of Transparency in government at different levels among other issues. Interestingly, facts have shown that the population of young people in Nigeria(even in Africa )is greater than any other group; therefore it becomes important to channel the energy…
At the just concluded 2011 Annual General Meeting of the Information Technology (Industry) Association of Nigeria (ITAN), Mrs. Florence Seriki, CEO of Omatek Computers was elected as the 6th President of the Association. Also, the new Constitution was approved by consensus at the AGM. The AGM which took place at the Transcorp Hilton in Abuja, on…
There is no doubt that Africa’s techsphere is fast evolving with great opportunities orchestrated by the broadband and fibre initiatives into and around Africa which lights up the continent with affordable internet access.This has also increased the appetite of foreign investors into Africa as seen by several delegations to Africa in recent times just to…
You don’t have any reason not to be part of YouWin because Innovative young Nigerians will be supported with training in Entrepreneurship and a total of 1200 existing and start-up businesses will be given up to N10m grant(each) over the course of one year as they meet target milestones. The date for the submission of…
Research In Motion today announced that BlackBerry® smartphones running on the BlackBerry® 7 Operating System (OS) have been independently evaluated by a third-party Common Criteria evaluation facility and meet the security criteria for evaluation assurance level (EAL) 4+. The Common Criteria is an international standard for validating that products meet specific security requirements. Widely respected…
In a latest report from InMobi made available to us through Africa Practice, InMobi, the world’s largest independent mobile ad network recently released its Mobile Insights Report for Africa for 3rd quarter of 2011, providing insights on mobile advertising trends on the continent. Data from the report shows that in Africa, the mobile impressions grew…
Google has announced the launch of Google Trader ,as part of its efforts to drive the web forward in Nigeria, and highlight the entrepreneurial opportunities presented by the Internet. Trader is a free online classifieds service that helps Nigerians buy and sell products and services, as well as search for jobs, housing, second-hand items, or…
Akinyele Olubodun and his team at the weekend received the international multimedia award „World Summit Youth Award“ in Graz, Austria. The Nigerian website “Playmyjamz” which offers underprivileged musicians a unique gateway to fans and fame:release their songs for free and have them rated by the online community. The most popular artists win air time on…
Legatum, a private international investment group and Omidyar Network, a philanthropic investment firm, recently announced the selection of 10 companies as finalists of the 2011 Africa Awards for Entrepreneurship .A record three Nigerian companies have been named to the top ten, including First Atlantic Semiconductors and Microelectronics , a technology company based in Owerri; Chocolate…
Engineered Luxury Meets High-Powered Performance Recently Porsche Design and Research In Motion announced the elite new Porsche Design P’9981 smartphone from BlackBerry®. Designed by Porsche Design, in collaboration with RIM, the luxury brand’s first smartphone delivers engineered luxury and performance. The Porsche Design P’9981 smartphone from BlackBerry is instantly identifiable as a Porsche Design product….
A speech delivered by the Minister of Communication Technology Mrs Omobola Johnson at the opening ceremony of the GNBO SMB Fair in Lagos on the 31st of October 2011 Information and Communication Technology ICT has been globally credited for changing the course of history and adding value to human lives in many ways. In practically…
Our team is pleased to announce the 2011 timeline for the Nigeria Website Awards, an award instituted to reward and encourage web presence in Nigeria.It is all about Nigeria Websites! where the Best of Industry Website is determined and recognised with an award. www.nigeriawebsiteawards.com.ng The 2011 nominations start from Tuesday October 25,2011 till Friday November…
Google even as they mark their 13th year in business today launched Getting Nigerian Businesses Online (GNBO), an initiative that aims to bring thousands of small and medium sized enterprises online over the next year. Businesses across the nation will have the opportunity to create their own website and develop an online presence, for free….
InMobi, the world’s largest independent mobile advertising network, is embarking on a tour with several of its senior executives including Isis Nyong’o (Vice President and Managing Director, Africa). InMobi’s Mobile Insights event series runs from 24 September to 11 October 2011 in 5 cities across the continent: Accra, Lagos, Nairobi, Johannesburg and Cape Town. The…
MTN Nigeria has added another feather to its first-class profile on attributes of excellent vision and performance, by being the first Mobile Telecommunications Network Solutions Provider to recognize the importance of the nation’s Software project, through her endorsement of the first National Software Conference and Software Competition in Nigerian Universities. The event which is scheduled…
The world’s largest independent global mobile ad network InMobi, and SOFTBANK Corp, completed a $200 million investment. In a recent press briefing made available to us by Africa Practice, the funding will take place in two trenches of $100 million in September 2011 followed by an equivalent trench in April 2012. Softbank joins existing investors…
Research In Motion (RIM) recently announced the launch of the new BlackBerry® Bold™ 9900 smartphone in Nigeria.The smartphone will be available through Airtel, Globacom, Etisalat and MTN Nigeria. BlackBerry Bold 9900 is the thinnest BlackBerry smartphone yet at only 10.5mm,and the first to offer the perfect union of a high performance keyboard and touch display…
The Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria (ISPON) in a press release made available to us today, has finalized arrangements to stage the First National Software Competition billed to take place in Calabar, Cross River State – in what perhaps, can be classified as the greatest IT-Quest and knowledge encounter of the year. For the…
Software is undoubtedly the backbone to 21st century national security. The crux of this paper is based on the conceptual principle that with regards to information systems and security, “we cannot manage what we cannot measure”. Today, the quantum challenges, needs and response aspirations for our national security cannot be effectively determined, scaled, managed and/or…
Welcome to the digital universe! Welcome to the world of Computer Life-Code! If Computer Code is life, can it be said that Nigeria is a Codeless Nation? The gravity, complexly and implication of the above configured question cannot be over emphasized but intricately challenging. Indeed, it is an albatross to nation building and development; based…
Afrinolly a mobile phone based application which allows users to stream African entertainment bundles will be available for download from Wednesday, September 7th 2011.The App built for both the Android and Blackberry devices provides access to African movie trailers, music videos, comedy online, celebrity gist and gossip, latest entertainment news and many more.AfriNolly is a…
Francis Okaformbah is a young Nigerian and an Internet Marketing expert, he has developed an online tool to help internet marketers especially here in Nigeria make more money through selling of Information product which is what the Internet is all about. In a detailed brief on the launch of this product this week, he explains…
With advent of eCommerce technology in Nigeria, it is quite noticeable that most eCommerce Software are quite expensive and not within the reach of Nigerians that want to start their online shop or to improve theie existing online shops. I came across open source eCommerce software called OpenCart 1.5. This is a very powerful SEO…
RIM,makers of BlackBerry smartphones has recently launched the beta version of the Native SDK for BlackBerry Tablet OS, which will allow game developers to code in C/C++ environment and take advantage of a deeper API set. To gain access to these new tools and start creating and porting applications for the BlackBerry Tablet OS developers…