MTN Nigeria issued ultimatum over alleged anti-labour practices
A Nigerian labour group Tuesday issued a 14-day ultimatum to MTN Nigeria over alleged unfair treatment of workers by the largest mobile phone company in the country. MTN Nigeria, the local business unit of South Africa’s MTN Group, was alleged to employ expatriates for jobs that could have been done by Nigerians, according to the […]
Top five smartphones in Nigeria: Tecno Spark 4, Camon 12 surge forward
Tecno Spark 4, and its cousin, Camon 12, led the top five smartphones in Nigeria ranking, even as the COVID-19 pandemic caused a market decline. This is a key highlight from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Mobile Phone Tracker that also shows Nigeria’s feature phone market was hit by a 12.5% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) decline […]
Nigerian telecoms regulator: Why Digital Economy Unit was created
The Nigerian telecoms regulator says it created a new Digital Economy Unit to promote the Federal Government’s National Digital Economy Agenda. The Governing Board of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) approved the new Digital Economy Department created to implement programmes and policies to support the Federal Government’s agenda, Professor Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman of […]
COVID-19 speeds shift towards digital lifestyles in Nigeria, Sparkle CEO says
The outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic is accelerating the transition towards digital lifestyles among Nigerians, Uzoma Dozie, CEO of new-entrant Sparkle says. The deadly COVID-19 virus has prompted governmets across the world, including Nigeria, to impose health and safety measures, including lockdowns, to check the spread of the deadly virus. Meanwhile, Sparkle CEO says that one […]
Meet Samsung’s Gear S3, the ‘outdoor’ smartwatch
Samsung has released two variations of its Gear S3 smartwatch to appeal to a greater niche of wearable technology users. The Gear S3 the outdoor version of its sleeker brother the Gear S3 Classic, is big, thicker and wider than its predecessor the Gear S2. “The Samsung Pay on your Samsung Gear S3 allows you […]
Nigeria okays frequency spectrum trading among operators
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has approved frequency spectrum trading among telecoms operators under a plan to grow investment in the sector and boost economic growth of Nigeria, Professor Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman at the telecoms regulatory agency says. Danbatta disclosed this while presenting his scorecard to media executives in Lagos and says the […]
Watch | Dr Reuben Abati on how social media has democratised news dissemination in Nigeria
Dr Reuben Abati, Social Commentator and former Special Adviser, Media and Publicity to former President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria, speaks on how social media has democratised news dissemination in Nigeria in this presentation at Technology Times Outlook 2017 held by Technology Times in Lagos. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXj3zJVawQE (21) Related posts: Experts at Social Media Week Lagos: Social […]
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Why is COVID-19 Exposure Notifications now on your phone?
Nat Cole dispels the social media rumours surrounding COVID-19 Exposure Notifications and explains how the tool makes for easier contact tracing on smartphones. I am sure that this past week some of us must have received messages with some questions like: Do you know that COVID-19 tracker was recently installed on your phone without your […]
E-commerce in Africa: Retrospective review amid COVID-19 pandemic
Olukayode Kolawole of Jumia Nigeria reviews the key role played by e-commerce in Africa to enable consumers gain access to essential products during the COVID-19 pandemic. With over one billion people and 500 million Internet users in Africa, e-commerce has in the last eight years improved the quality of lives on the continent by helping […]
Lagos Smart City Project: No Choice But Continuity
The world is now a digital space where ‘innovation’ is becoming something of a buzzword in the Information and Communications Technology (“ICT”) industry. But the hype is real. Technology experts predict that smart technology and connectivity will soon redefine and reshape how urban life is lived. The Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI) and […]
