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…
Read part 1 Read part 2 Federal Information Security Management Act US (2002) FISMA requires federal agencies to develop, document, and implement agency wide programs to provide information security for the information and information systems that support the operations and assets of the agency, including those provided or managed by other agencies, contractors, and other…
Fansconnectonline Limited has recently announced the official presentation of AfriNolly-A mobile app to watching African Movies and also tracking your favorite movie and entertainment stars. This event which will take place tomorrow,26th August,2011 in Lagos Nigeria,will see selected Nigerian Tech and Entertainment bloggers have the opportunity to download and test the app with their mobile…
In his efforts to champion the accelerated enhancement of the e-Readiness mission and global Knowledge Agenda of the University of Lagos,Nigeria and make the University the number one choice for high quality education in Africa, the Vice Chancellor of the University, Professor Adetokunbo Babatunde Sofoluwe, has established a strategic Framework to engage and enthrone an…
Branding is an important personality of the organization and it is very important for an organization to keep track of its personality, the brand in the market. By following what people are saying about your brand and how often they say, you can ensure the right message is there. Here is a list of free…
Africa can soon look forward to having its own online space, with plans firmly afoot to introduce a continental .africageneric Top Level Doman by 2013. As reliably gathered,this is according to the African Registry Consortium (ARC), a pan-African consortium that aims to administer the .africa domain by Africa and for Africa. Regions like Asia and…
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the African Innovation Foundation (AIF) are delighted to announce the Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) to be awarded for the first time in February 2012. This prestigious and well-endowed award aims at encouraging innovations that contribute to sustainable development in Africa. With this award, AIF and…
RIM has recently announced her BlackBerry Management Center which is a free online service for small businesses.This helps them centrally manage company or employee-owned BlackBerry® smartphones in the cloud and protect business-related content stored on the handsets. The service is designed for businesses with up to 100 BlackBerry smartphones that access email services from an…
Google’s move to acquire Motorola Mobility is seen as a combination that will Supercharge her Android, enhance competition, and offer great user experiences like never before.In a statement made available to us,it states in details that Google have entered into a definitive agreement under which they will acquire Motorola Mobility for $40.00 per share in…
ATCON and ITAN have concluded plans for a 3-day Telecom Appreciation Training for practicing ICT journalist in Nigeria.In a joint communique issued by Engr.Titi Omo-Ettu,President ATCON who is coordinating the program ,he said that all is ready and the particpants shorlisted for the 1st Batch of the TelecomAppreciation Training for practicing ICT journalists who report…
This is a Keynote Address by Funke Opeke, CEO MainOne Cable Company,at ATCON’s Broadband Investment Summit We address the summit with this connectivity objective in mind based on our experience having raised and invested $240m in the Main One Submarine Cable system to facilitate this same objective. Having had one year of successful operation behind…
Read Part 1 Here Data Protection and Privacy Laws Data Protection involves the protection of personal data, which covers both facts and opinions about an individual. It includes the implementation of administrative, technical and or physical measures to guard against unauthorized access to personally identifiable data. In Europe, Data Protection stems from legislative requirements such…