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MTN Nigeria has kicked off an open 5G pilot in the lead-up to its highly anticipated commercial launch. The company intends to launch 5G services in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, …
LG Electronics has ranked in first place in tests on gas and electric ranges. According to industry insiders on Wednesday, LG Electronics’ gas range topped a performance test conducted by …
Facebook is experiencing a strange bug allowing users to spam others’ news feeds with bizarre content by posting them to celebrity pages and other widely-followed accounts. The platform’s algorithm appears …
MTN and Mafab Communications, in December 2021, won the 3.5GHz Spectrum band for the 5G license and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) had given both operators up till August 24, …
Ministries of International Cooperation, Environment and Communications held an event Monday to launch the global initiative“ClimaTech Run 2022”. The ClimaTech Run 2022 aims to attract and motivate technology startups working …
ANKA, the “all-in-one solution for selling anywhere, shipping globally, and receiving payments quickly”, has announced the appointment of Morin Oluwole as its first Strategic Advisor. Morin is currently the Global …
Kwik, Nigerian e-commerce has officially launched its innovative and award-winning just-in-time delivery solutions to merchants, entrepreneurs, businesses, government agencies, and social vendors in Ibadan and promises delivery in 60 minutes. Dubbed “Africa’s …
Netflix, due to licensing and privacy law challenges might not feature ads in upcoming ad-supported subscription for all content at least for now. Bloomberg reports that the streaming service told its partners …
Mafab Communications, one of the two telecommunication firms that won the 5G spectrum licences in December 2021, has been issued a five-month extension for its roll out by the Nigerian …
Businessman and co-founder of the IT firm SevenSeas Technology Limited, Michael Macharia, has won a Sh1.6 billion award against the government following a cancelled contract to wire 98 State hospitals. …
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