Imanah Oluseyi

Nigerians welcome Netflix with mixed reactions

On-demand US streaming service, Netflix yesterday unexpectedly announced its expansion into 130 countries, including Nigeria, at the 2016 edition of the Consumer Electronic Show (CES) which held in the US. Some of the other countries included Singapore, South Korea, Sau...

Imanah Oluseyi

8 years ago

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France set to Donate € 2 billion to Africa towards Renewable Energy development

France is set to donate two billion euros ($2.1 billion) to African countries over the next four years to develop renewable energy and replace the fossil fuels that drive global warming, President Francois Hollande said Tuesday. "France will devote six billion euros bet...

Imanah Oluseyi

8 years ago

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Why Digital Media ads are taking over TV ads

Digital ads, especially mobile and video ads have come of age. Just the other day I watched a couple of video ads on Instagram, and it just felt like I was watching them on a TV. Even better because you could decide if to watch them or not. I don't even need to watch ...

Imanah Oluseyi

8 years ago

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Forget switching SIM cards; 'SIMless' phones are almost a thing now

Ever heard of a virtual SIM? well, I have. And the pioneers of this new technology are non other than the usual suspects or should I say unusual suspects this time around, Apple and Samsung, given the fact that the first thing that comes to mind when talking about SIMs ...

Imanah Oluseyi

8 years ago

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You can now try Firefox OS on your Android phone without hacking it

If you are a geek curious to know what the Firefox OS would run on your Android smartphone, well, why not try installing it - at least you don't have to hack your phone to try. Before now, the only way to get Firefox OS running on a smartphone, was to completely hack ...

Imanah Oluseyi

8 years ago

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Kenyan startup BitPesa expands to Nigeria and Uganda

Nigerians can now make bitcoin transactions from anywhere in the world as Kenyan Bitcoin startup, BitPesa just expanded its remittance service to Nigeria and Uganda. What this means, is that Nigerians can now earn and make digital transactions from foreign clients as ...

Imanah Oluseyi

8 years ago

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NCC in talks with MTN Nigeria over reduction of ₦1.4 trillion fine

Latest reports indicate that the Nigerian Communication Commission are considering reducing the N1.4 trillion fine it imposed on MTN for not following its directives on the deactivation or unregistered SIMs in the country. According to Vanguard, the new development ca...

Imanah Oluseyi

8 years ago

General

Girl coder? You should go watch "CODEGIRL" for free on YouTube

CODEGIRL, an extension of Google’s “Made With Code ”project, is being shared, free of charge, on YouTube. The movie which was produced by Lesley Chilcott profiles Technovation, a tournament in which high school girls from around the world have three months to de...

Imanah Oluseyi

8 years ago

General

Girl coder? You should go watch "CODEGIRL" for free on YouTube

Imanah Oluseyi

8 years ago

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Twitter replaces fav button with heart-shaped like button

Twitter, yesterday decided to kill the star icon for "favourite" and replace it with the hearts icon for "like." So now users will no longer be able to favourite a tweet anymore instead you "like" a tweet. You can say a lot with a heart. Introducing a new way to show ho...

Imanah Oluseyi

8 years ago

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Instagram launches Snapchat-like Video Channel

Instagram has launched a video channel to rival SnapChat and possibly Twitter "moments" and what better time to launch such a feature than the brink of Halloween which is quite popular in the US and off recent in Nigeria. The new video channel is a curated feed of event...

Imanah Oluseyi

8 years ago

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MTN Nigeria fined N1.04 trillion by the NCC

If you're thinking the amount put up there is a typographical error you are mistaken. As $5.2 billion (N1.04 trillion) is the exact fine The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has slammed MTN Nigeria with for failing to comply in the deactivation of improperly and...

Imanah Oluseyi

8 years ago

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Attend the "Making eCommerce more secure in Nigeria" event by MobileMonday

MobileMonday Nigeria in partnership with OLX invites you to attend their event with the theme " Making eCommerce more secure in Nigeria." The event which will cover discussion on how to make e-commerce more secure for customers and merchants in Nigeria will take place...

Imanah Oluseyi

8 years ago

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Quickteller now accepts VISA card transactions

Interswitch just entered a partnership with VISA which will now see its multi-channel payments platform, Quickteller accept VISA card transactions in the country. What this simply means is, Visa Card owners can now do transactions which includes paying bills and transfe...

Imanah Oluseyi

8 years ago

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Amrote Abdella appointed as new Microsoft 4Afrika Regional Director

Amrote Abdella has been appointed new regional director of the Microsoft4Afrika initiative, taking over from Fernando de Sousa. “At Microsoft, our mission is to empower every person and organisation on the planet to do more,” Abdella said. “The 4Afrika Initiative...

Imanah Oluseyi

8 years ago

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