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Smartphones are getting cheaper, but penetration is still low in Nigeria. What is the solution to this?
Business concerns or a terrifying fad, why are Nigerian banks really playing in and trying to dominate non-banking sectors?
International brands are launching sub $50 smartphones for Africa but are these phones really closing the smartphone penetration gap.
Following questionable revelations by the NCC that Nigeria has attained 30% broadband penetration, digital rights activist and Executive Director of Paradigm Initiative Nigeria, Gbenga Sesan shares why he believes the regulatory body is giving a wrong impression of the country’s telecom industry.
Guest contributor, Chinedu Okoro shares some insights into the acclaimed Igbo Apprenticeship model and considerations for seamless integration with contemporary business practices
All over Africa, governments are stifling social media and the trend is spreading. Left unchecked, the resultant economic consequences may be dire.
There’s been an influx of online ride-hailing taxi services in Nigerian cities. Here’s why they may not survive outside Lagos and Abuja
Guest contributor, Chinedu Okoro shares his views on how driverless cars will impact almost every sphere of life in much the same way the internet served as the substructure for social media.
Cyberspace law and policy expert, Timi Olagunju, tells us why he believes Section 25, subsection 2 of the Cybercrime Act does not outrightly criminalise the controversial registration of Nigeria Air country code top level domains.
The Federal Government recently announced its intention to resuscitate the moribund airline venture, Nigeria Airways, this time with a new name and a logo that has got everyone talking. Many design professionals have literally been calling for the head of whoever designed the logo. Guest contributor, Victor Fatanmi tells us why it is not as…
Technology law and policy consultant, Timi Olagunju provides a few recommendations for policy makers following the desire of the Nigerian House of Representatives to put in place a legal framework for the regulation of the blockchain technology in the country
Last week, Vice President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, visited Lagos on a personal tour of its tech community. But his visit his visit was disappointing as what follows is a list of matters that were surprisingly not addressed.
Bob Collymore, CEO of Safaricom, told Bloomberg on Monday that the company is looking to expand mPesa to Nigeria, by the end of 2017.
Emeka Okoye has over 15 years industry experience behind him. He recently dropped by at Techpoint for a chat about the Nigerian tech ecosystem.
Before the Nigerian in you starts screaming “God forbid”, chill first. Question: How important is data in business? Answer: as important as growth is to that business. Can a business survive without data? Yes. Can it make progress without it? No. Survival isn’t the same thing with progress. And just because a business has been…
Today, the world got to know that Mark Zuckerberg led the round to invest in Andela’s Series B. It was carried by Forbes, WSJ, INC, CNET and many others like Quartz. It is a massive story that would be carried around the world because, aside from the fact that it is Zuckerberg, it is the…
If you get a “yes” on most of these, your startup idea probably isn’t as great as you think it is
I found myself going down the YouTube rabbit hole, as I normally do whenever I find free wifi, and I came across a really funny and strangely accurate video by British YouTuber, Emma Blackery that represents what it might be like if we went on a date with popular social media sites like Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat,…
Nubi Kay is a digital media strategist at Wild Ripples. The digital brand experience lab recently launched INSIGHTS to share social media knowledge. You can tweet Nubi at @NubiKay and check out more knowledge packets from Wild Ripple’s INSIGHTS here. Twitter is one of the most used social network platform as it allows users share concise…
Say you were on a budget, how much would you be willing to pay for a (close to) premium smartphone experience? The Gionee Elife E7 does a good job of lowering the barrier to entry for premium devices, as you will soon find out. Spec Highlights The Gionee Elife E7 features a 5.5-inch HD display (720…