According to a report released by Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI), a global coalition working to make broadband affordable for all, only five African countries have ‘affordable internet&…
The dysfunctional spark plug in FAAN
On the 11th of April 2017, there were reports that the headquarters of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) was gutted by fire and this led to the loss of sensitive documents in the audit a…
[UPDATE]: Statement from Uber | Passengers strangle Uber driver to death in Lagos.
Two men who posed as passengers have been arrested for killing an Uber driver in Lagos state, after which they tried to hide out in Edo state. While some news reports have given the name of the Uber d…
Top mobile apps on Nigerian smartphones and what they say about us
How many unused mobile applications are currently sitting idle on your phones as you read this? The typical Nigerian smartphone is a store of used and idle mobile applications. It has a minimum of 5 a…
How Nigerian banks are stifling entrepreneurship
We all need banks, but not everyone understands the role they play in the economy. Banks are meant to keep people’s monies safe, conduct transactions such as transfers and issue out loans. In re…
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…
Why your Facebook friends may do you more harm than good
An 18-year-old Victor Ibeh and Tony Ezelioha (19) who were arraigned before the Ikeja Magistrate court have been released yesterday after posting a bail of ₦450 000 each. On March 27, at Fadaro street…
Why WhatsApp will not replace SMS in Nigeria anytime soon
Telcos in Nigeria reportedly planned to block OTT players including WhatsApp, Skype and others from operating on their platforms because they were incurring huge losses from the operations of these OT…
PayPorte, BBNaija 2017 and Nigerian telcos: The biggest winners and non-losers
Following the 2017 Big Brother Naija finale, we take a look at the biggest winners between lead sponsor Payporte, Multichoice and Nigerian telcos.…