African governments are increasingly trying to control what’s said online, as Benin Republic becomes latest country to enforce an Internet shut down…
Why Nigeria’s internet shutdown scare is not far-fetched
Amidst the rumours, the Nigerian government has promised not to shutdown internet during the February 16 general elections. Are they to be believed?…
Tizeti raises $3m to expand its unlimited internet service across Africa
A year after raising seed funding of $2.1 million from international investors, Tizeti has announced raising $3 million in a new series A funding round.…
Why we should not glorify Nigeria’s internet penetration figures
The internet penetration figures tell us that half of Nigerians are online. But does it underscore the contribution of the internet to the national economy?…
Expensive internet is a bane of Nigerian startups
That no Nigerian startup has openly declared shutting down as a result of the inimical cost of the internet doesn’t mean business isn’t being affected.…
Why you’ve been experiencing poor internet service since last weekend
If you’ve been experiencing poor internet service of late, you are not alone. Many users have been sharing their unpleasant experiences on social media since Sunday, June 18th and the situation …
Lagos state launches free Wi-Fi service at Alausa. What’s next?
The long-standing agenda to beautify and showcase Lagos as a healthy state does align with the use of parks to deploy the Wi-Fi service.…
After 3 months in limbo, English-speaking Cameroon gets its internet back
After about three months (94 days) of internet shutdown in Cameroon’s English-speaking regions, the internet has finally been restored. Tears of joy today #BringBackOurInternet now history. Millions a…
4 things bound to happen if the Nigerian internet gets shutdown like Cameroon’s
In January, the Cameroonian government shut down internet in the Northwest and Southwest provinces of the country. These parts are largely anglophone regions. The action was a reprisal of sorts by the…
Sign up for just ₦5,000 and get Tizeti (wifi.com.ng) Unlimited Internet access
Tizeti (wifi.com.ng) is offering everyone in Lagos, Nigeria an opportunity to have unlimited internet access at the cost of ₦5000…
Affordable data rates is all Africans want
Internet subscribers in Africa won’t mind monopoly in the telecommunication sector if it is their best chance at getting affordable data rates. High cost of data is a major impediment to easy internet…
Sillicon Valley giants partner to curb the spread of terrorist content online
A few days ago, news circulated across the internet about a 32 year-old French male national (name withheld), who was sentenced to two years in prison for repeatedly visiting pro-ISIS websites. Even t…
3 Nigerian companies leveraging the internet to simplify everyday tasks
There were times when the internet came in handy for relatively basic tasks. But it’s a different thing today. The internet is now leveraged to provide solutions to both simple and complex probl…
Is Nigeria ready for a smartphone-based degree programme?
Daystar University in Kenya has announced its partnership with OneUni to launch what is presumably the first smartphone based degree programmes in Africa. The programme will reportedly allow prospecti…
Now that data prices in Nigeria have crashed
Events of the last couple of weeks seem to have done more to indicate the direction the Nigerian telecom industry is headed than all that has happened in the last twelve months put together. What had …
Nigeria Property Centre is simplifying the process of finding real estate online
A lot of us who, finding ourselves in dire need of landed property to rent or buy, have had to endure the hardship of going through massive chains of real estate agents who rip us off enormous cash, e…
The internet and the future of education in Nigeria
“Education is a bubble in a classic sense. To call something a bubble, it must be overpriced and there must be an intense belief in it. Housing was a classic bubble, as were tech stocks in the ’90s be…
Need real-time security in emergency situations? There’s an app for that
Air, food, warmth, shelter, sex, and sleep are all “basic level needs” identified by Abraham Maslow in his famed five-stage mode classification of human needs. Following after that are “safety needs”.…
Farmers.ng connects rural farmers with urban buyers who need their produce
Just recently, Nigerians began experiencing the shocking realities of buying 4 pieces of tomatoes for ₦200 (something that used to retail at ₦50 or even less). This change appears to have had many lat…
Someone abroad could be trying to hack your mobile phone right now
The internet has always been an open ground for various forms of attack by scammers, spammers and all sorts of cyber crimes. But the playing turf is gradually shifting from desktop to mobile. Especial…