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MTN to pump $25m in development of Ghana’s digital ecosystem

Mobile telecommunication giant, MTN has said it will in the next three years invest $25 million to enhance the development of the country’s digital ecosystem. It will also commit $150 million towards improving the network and IT systems, to connect…

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Just in: Smile unveils new SmileVoice talk time plans

Leading multiple award-winning broadband services company and foremost customer-focused telecom group, Smile Communications Nigeria, is set to shower more goodies on its existing and new customers. This time around, Smile, renowned as the first to launch VoLTE on its network,…

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NCC hits N150bn from spectrum licence fees in 5 months

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has revealed that it earned over N150 bn from spectrum license fees within the first five months of 2021. The feat surpasses its projected revenue of N36 bn. In a statement, the Commission averred that…

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Glo LTE MiFi offer delights Customers with free 30GB data

Leading telecommunications solutions provider, Globacom, has explained that the need to give its subscribers more browsing time and a unique online experience necessitated the introduction of the on-going Glo LTE Mifi offer. The Mifi product, which connects up to 10…

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Minister, Danbatta Celebrate with Bayero on Coronation

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami and the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, have rejoiced with Alhaji Aminu Ado Beyero on his coronation as the 15th…

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Opera becomes world’s first alternative browser for Chromebooks

Opera Thursday becomes the world’s first alternative browser optimized for Chromebooks. The Opera Browser brings many unique features previously unavailable on the Chrome OS platform, including a free, unlimited, no-log browser VPN, built-in messengers, ad blocker, cookie dialog blocker and…

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NITDA commences operations of National Public Key Infrastructure

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has commenced operations of the National Public Key Infrastructure (NPKI). The commencement of the national PKI operations was unveiled by the Director General, Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, CCIE, on Tuesday 29th June, 2021,…

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Stakeholders’ advice compel FG to shift NIN-SIM Deadline to July 26

The Federal Government has approved the extension of the deadline for NIN-SIM data verification to the 26th of July, 2021.  The decision to extend the deadline was made after a request by stakeholders on the need to consolidate the enrolment…

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MTN, others to reach one billion people in driving green actions

MTN Group has today joined ‘Every Action Counts’, a new coalition to connect experts in nature conservation and climate change with some of the world’s leading digital platforms, financial institutions and consumer goods firms. As we drive greater digital and…

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Huawei is 2021 Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice for Primary Storage Arrays

Gartner Peer Insights recognized Huawei OceanStor All-Flash Storage as a Customers’ Choice in the 2021 Gartner Peer Insights ‘Voice of the Customer’: Primary Storage Arrays. The OceanStor All-Flash Storage scored 4.8 out of 5 points on the annual Gartner Peer…