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110.43 Million SIM Cards registered by 95.89 Million Subscribers in Nigeria

110.43 million lines have so far been registered in the ongoing registration of SIM (Subscriber Identification Module) cards against official figure of 95,886,714 active mobile lines in the country.This is a huge difference of 14.54 million According to the Executive Vice-Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Eugene Juwah: this is More »

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5 Reasons Why You Should Start a Business as a Student

Are you among those who think that running a business is the game of experienced graduates and professionals? I am going to show you five reason why that believe is wrong. If you are a student reading this or you are a fresh graduate and you have never thought of More »

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How You can Buy or Sell on Google Trader through SMS

You can now search, buy, post or sell your products/services on Google’s classified ads site Google Trader. It is very simple, you only have to send a message to a short code via SMS. To start using the SMS service Text START to 6007. Posting on Google Trader is free! More »

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Wikipedia to Go Free on Mobiles in Africa and Middle East This Year

The Wikimedia Foundation, a non-profit organisation that operates Wikipedia and Orange, a mobile network provider have concluded a deal that will allow millions of people from Africa and Midddle East to gain free unlimited access to the online encyclopedia Wikipedia from the mobile phones. The project is targeted at the More »

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Google+ integrates with Google Trader: Personalize your Listings

Google announced today that it has integrated Google+ (its social network) with Google Trader (it classified ads site). This means users on google trader can personalize their listings. According to press release on Google Africa blog: We wanted to make Google Trader a little bit more personal. So today, for More »

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110.43 Million SIM Cards registered by 95.89 Million Subscribers in Nigeria

February 22, 2012   Andy Chuks   No comments

110.43 million lines have so far been registered in the ongoing registration of SIM (Subscriber Identification Module) cards against official figure of 95,886,714 active mobile lines in the country.This is a huge difference of 14.54 million According to the Executive Vice-Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Eugene Juwah: this is a clear indication of multiple

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Nigeria Goes Borrowing Again Wants $3billion Loan from China

February 22, 2012   Andy Chuks   No comments

According to reports from Businessday Nigeria will likely secure some $3 billion facility from the Chinese government to finance the completion of some key priority projects if ongoing loan negotiations between the government and China pull through. The projects are; completion of the ongoing Abuja light rail, construction of part of the East West road;

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Unity Bank Launches QikQik Mobile Payment Service

February 17, 2012   Andy Chuks   No comments

The Mobile Money Service industry is getting more competitive as yet another Nigerian bank Unity Bank launches a mobile payment service QikQik. According to Unity bank QikQik is expected to create hundreds of jobs. Speaking during the launch the bank’s Group Managing Director, Alhaji Ado Y. Wanka: The new UnityBank QikQik mobile-based payments will include

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Project FORCECOM 700: Glo Provides 10k Lines to Nigerian Police

February 16, 2012   Andy Chuks   No comments

Globacom, Nigerian second National carrier has entered a partnership with the Nigeria Police Force, to provide seamless and effective telephone connection to officers and men of the force, geared at enhancing their crime fighting capabilities. The project titled, FORCECOM 700, will see Globacom providing an initial 10,000 connections on a Close User Group (CUG) platform

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Mainstreet, Keystone and Enterprise banks Up for Sale – AMCON

February 15, 2012   Andy Chuks   No comments

Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has commenced sale of thee three nationalised banks Mainstreet Bank, Keystone Bank and Enterprise bank. You can recall these banks where nationalised in August last year According to Mustapha Chike-Obi, Chief Executive Officer, Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON). any moment from now, expressions of interest in Mainstreet, Keystone

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Number Portability Service in Nigeria: Migrate to another GSM Network without Losing your Number

February 15, 2012   Andy Chuks   No comments

It has been long awaited, the ability to migrate to another network provider without losing your current phone number. According to reports from Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) it would issue the first licence for number portability (NP) service in the first week of February. The licensee would be given six months to build its infrastructure

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Samsung Launches N1.65 Billion Technology Academy in Nigeria

February 14, 2012   Andy Chuks   1 Comment

Nigerian government’s quest of raising the bar in the nation’s Oil & Gas sector through the local content got a yesterday with announcement of a joint venture between the Lagos Deep Offshore Logistics (LADOL), and Korea-based Samsung Heavy Industries in setting up a N1.65billion training academy in Nigeria. The specialized institution to be known as

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Are You into Export Business? Take Advantage of NEXIM Bank N30 Billion Fund 2012

February 10, 2012   Andy Chuks   2 Comments

According to reports from Vanguard Media, Nigerian Export-Import Bank (NEXIM) has earmarked N30 billion to support Nigerian exporters, just as it plans to float a shipping line to facilitate business between Nigeria and other Africa countries. About NEXIM Decree 38 of 1991 established the Nigerian Export Import Bank (NEXIM) as an Export Credit Agency to

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Introducing PocketMoni eTranzact Mobile Money Service

January 31, 2012   Andy Chuks   7 Comments

Just like various financial institutions in Nigeria eTranzact is not being left behind in the scramble to dominate mobile money service in Nigeria. They demonstrated their seriousness with the launch of PocketMoni. PocketMoni is the brand name of eTranzact Mobile Money service. eTranzact Mobile Money platform is the first truly operational mobile commerce application that

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Court Overrules Bharti Airtel’s Purchase of Airtel Nigeria

January 31, 2012   NairaBrains   No comments

Econet Wireless’ case disputing Bharti Airtel’s ownership o Airtel Nigeria has come to a sensational head with a Lagos High court ruling that Bharti Airtel’s ownership of its subsidiary Airtel Nigeria is “null and void” because co-founder and 5 percent shareholder Econet Wireless was not consulted on the transfer. According to information from Reuters Econet

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