By Justice Godfrey Okamgba Writing is a skill that needs constant practice and writing for a tech blog may be easy or maybe not be easy. You can immediately spot tons of grammatical error in the first paragraph of any write-up; this is how terrible writing could be. Most people suck at the beginning of their career, as a fact their articles at that point is usually horrible. Sometimes, we think we know how to write and feel very much talented. The truth is that you are likely less skilled in writing than you think. Technology blogs are springing up…
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Being a paper delivered by Olalekan Ajia at the 2017 Ijebu Muslim College Old Students Association (IMCOSA) Annual Lecture recently. Social Media, Sites/Platforms and Apps But first, some definitions. What is Social Media? What are Sites/Platforms, Apps? According to Social Media Today, “Social media is more akin to a communication channel. It’s a format that delivers a message. Like television, radio or newspaper, social media isn’t a location that you visit. Social media is simply a system that disseminates information ‘to’ others. With social networking, communication is two-way. Depending on the topic, subject matter or atmosphere, people congregate to…
By Kester Omu The Nigerian Senate has stressed the needs for government at all levels to formulate policies that would engender investment into the Nigeria’s Information and Communication Technology, saying such investment would lead to increased broadband penetration. The Senate stated this when its Committee on Information and Communications Technology and Cybercrime led by its chairman, Senator Buhari Abdulfatai paid a courtesy visit to MainOne’s Data Center, MDXi in Lagos. According to the Senate, apart from increase broadband penetration, which will ultimately boost the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), availability of broadband will create jobs, improve the quality of…
By Martin Ekpeke One of the world leading payment card provider, Visa has launched a solution tagged mVisa, in a bid to expand the Nigeria’s electronic payment ecosystem and upgrade the digital banking applications of leading banks in Nigeria. The solution, according to Visa would allow consumers to pay for goods from any type of phone by either scanning a QR code , or entering a merchant number wherever mVisa is accepted, and the transactions to be processed via VisaNet with the same scale, security and reliability as any other Visa transaction. “What we have done with mVisa, is…
By Martin Ekpeke The Executive Commissioner, Stakeholder Management at the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Mr. Sunday Dare, has assured that in addition to making available spectrum for broadband penetration in Nigeria, it has already put in place a robust strategy to explore for the benefit of all Nigerians, the huge possibilities of 5G networks. Dare gave the assurance yesterday in a paper titled ‘Imagery and National Cohesion in the Age Communication Technology’, which was presented at the Annual Lecture of Mass Communication Students Association, University of Lagos. “The next evolution of mobile broadband is 5G. As the country’s telecom…
Leading technology blog in Nigeria, CFAtech.ng is empowering entrepreneurs for the seven consecutive months through its monthly program, CFA’s Startups Hangout. The July Edition of the program which held weekend, at Adna Hotel, Ikeja had in attendance startups spanning a different segment of the industry. Speaking at the CFA’s Startups Hangout, Omo Clark, CEO, iBez Solutions, a Software Development Company, congratulated efforts by CFAtech to empower startups through such a laudable initiative. Narrating her experiences of the tech industry, the software developer said having the knowledge of coding is just one step out of ten to be regarded as…
A number of experts have argued that, although, Nigeria may have millions of people on the internet, less than 5 percent of them are currently engaged in online transactions for various reasons. It is believed that one way to truly deepen the tech ecosystem is to get more Nigerians to receive and make payments electronically. I recently had a chat with John Obaro, MD/CEO SystemSpecs and Remita, a payment gateway solution. He shared his thoughts on how to improve financial inclusion and strengthen online payments in Nigeria. John stressed that, technology in Nigeria, is not where it should be,…
By Kester Omu Hitherto known Etisalat Nigeria that last week rebranded as 9mobile, yesterday unveiled its new digital identities, including logo and website @ www.9moblie.com.ng, saying the new brand represent the Nigeria’s heritage. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Nigeria’s fourth mobile network said the new logo which has a figure nine captured with the digital frequency vibrations. The statement signed by the Chief Executive Officer, 9Mobile, Boye Olusanya reads: “With the release of the website address, the company now has a digital window access with which to connect with its about 24 million subscribers. The website is…
By Martin Ekpeke The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is set to engage some students of the prestigious University of Lagos to be part of its Consumer Conversation Campus Voices. Though, the Commission emphasized that the engagement is not a recruitment exercise for employment at the Commission, it said that it is looking for students who have 10,000 fans on Facebook, 5,000 Instagram and 2,500 Twitter followers. “Are you currently a student of the University of Lagos with about 10,000 fans on Facebook, 5,000 on Instagram and 2,500 on Twitter? Then you are the one we are looking for to…
By Kester Omu There is a strong indication that Bharti Airtel will buy over troubled Etisalat Nigeria, in a bid to consolidate its footing of the Nigerian telecom market, where it generates 30 percent of African revenues. The potential buy over of Etisalat by Bharti Airtel follows reports that efforts are underway to find a buyer for the country’s troubled fourth-largest carrier, owing to failures to service its $1.2billion debt obligations. According Chopinz Omero, a Lagos based ICT analyst, the eventual buy over of Etisalat Nigeria by Bharti Airtel will give it the muscles to compete favourably with MTN,…