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All rights reservedhttp://www.humanipo.com/img/network.gifhttp://www.humanipo.comThe Nigerian government this afternoon confirmed it disconnected phone lines in the northern states where it declared state of emergency rule due to the activities of militant Islamic group Boko Haram.http://www.humanipo.com/news/5948/Nigerian-government-confirms-it-disconnected-phone-lines-in-northern-Nigeria2013-05-17 14:31:02Telecoms services were yesterday disrupted in the northern Nigerian states of Borno and Yobe, which are currently under emergency rule due to the activities of militant Islamic group Boko Haram.http://www.humanipo.com/news/5939/Telecoms-blackout-in-crisis-prone-Nigerian-states2013-05-17 13:01:02The failure of many BlackBerry users in Nigeria to update the operating system of their devices was a major setback for music app spinlet, according to the company’s chief marketing officer.http://www.humanipo.com/news/5927/Failure-of-Nigerian-BlackBerry-users-to-update-devices-major-setback-Spinlet2013-05-17 09:01:02Etisalat Nigeria today announced it has established an MSc in telecoms engineering at the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria.http://www.humanipo.com/news/5915/Etisalat-Nigeria-announces-MSc-in-telecommunications-engineering2013-05-16 15:01:01Spinlet has revealed its ongoing efforts to get more Nigerian musicians to embrace the app as an avenue of reaching local and foreign consumers and earn greater revenues.http://www.humanipo.com/news/5908/Spinlet-lures-Nigerian-musicians-with-new-revenue-opportunities2013-05-16 13:31:01Steve Onu, the President of the Nigeria Institute of Town Planners (NITP), has cautioned against the promiscuous construction of telecommunication masts in Nigerian cities, as they pose a risk to lives and the environment.http://www.humanipo.com/news/5905/Indiscriminate-telecom-mast-installation-threatens-lives-and-environment2013-05-16 12:00:02HumanIPO caught up with Doubrapade Koroye, specialist, BlackBerry and value added services at Etisalat Nigeria, to discuss everything from Etisalat’s involvement in the local apps sector to problems associated with mobile number portability (MNP).http://www.humanipo.com/news/5902/QA-Doubrapade-Koroye-specialist-BlackBerry-and-value-added-services-Etisalat-Nigeria2013-05-16 10:31:01A local content advocacy initiative has advised the Nigerian government to cancel the national identity cards contract awarded to MasterCard, stating it is against the promotion of local content development and puts national security at risk.http://www.humanipo.com/news/5876/Cancel-MasterCard-national-ID-card-contract-Nigerian-govenment-told2013-05-15 11:31:01Etisalat Nigeria has wished their former ambassador and actor all the best and described him as “not our slave” after he appeared promoting their rivals MTN in an advert.http://www.humanipo.com/news/5867/Etisalat-clears-air-on-Saka-saga-and-may-port-him-back2013-05-14 17:00:01The Nigerian government could be set to complete the guided liquidation of the defunct national telecoms company, the Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (NITEL).http://www.humanipo.com/news/5863/Nigerian-government-to-complete-NITEL-liquidation-next-month2013-05-14 16:30:02Etisalat, the 15 million subscriber strong operator in Nigeria, has restated its commitment to the promotion of local contents in mobile apps development.http://www.humanipo.com/news/5853/We-support-local-apps-increasing-capacity-for-MNP-Etisalat2013-05-14 14:00:02Women in Technology in Nigeria (WITIN) have repeated their commitment to ensuring girls gain technical knowledge through competition and training at incubation centres.http://www.humanipo.com/news/5839/WITIN-repeat-backing-for-Nigerian-girls-in-ICT2013-05-14 05:00:02A Nigerian network operator has been accused of intentionally frustrating the mobile number portability (MNP) process launched last month.http://www.humanipo.com/news/5821/MTN-and-NCC-accused-of-blocking-MNP-for-Nigerian-mobile-users2013-05-13 09:01:01Vytas Paukstys, founder of the largest social network in Nigeria Eskimi, has put its success down to the application’s functionality on a wide range of devices and the size of the Nigerian market.http://www.humanipo.com/news/5803/Nigeria-was-obvious-first-stop-for-Eskimi-in-Africa2013-05-13 07:00:02In the midst of the multitude of presentations made at yesterday at Mobile Web West Africa 2013, the session for game developers stood out as the most interesting and informative.http://www.humanipo.com/news/5793/MWWA2013-Day-Two-Are-game-developers-on-another-planet2013-05-10 11:31:01National Identity Smart Cards will soon be issued to 13 million Nigerians to replace traditional identification documents (IDs).http://www.humanipo.com/news/5785/NIMC-to-issue-13-million-Smart-Cards2013-05-10 07:00:01The management at Chinese smartphone maker Tecno shocked reporters at the launch of its latest device by adding it plans to open a Nigerian plant, potentially creating thousands of jobs.http://www.humanipo.com/news/5780/Tecnos-biggest-market-Nigeria-to-get-own-manufacturing-plant2013-05-09 16:01:01Zubair Abubakar, founder of mobile app developers Pledge51, has announced the company's latest innovation Chop Up after experiencing success with its mobile game.http://www.humanipo.com/news/5775/Pledge51-introduces-social-gaming-network2013-05-09 15:31:01Gaming was the focus of the morning session at the Mobile Web West Africa 2013 today, featuring presentations by experts from the West African sub-region.http://www.humanipo.com/news/5770/Gaming-can-be-more-profitable-than-movies-and-television2013-05-09 14:00:02It is quite unusual in Nigeria to have two network operators sponsor the same event and it is even more surprising when the rival companies in question speak on the same day to the same audience.http://www.humanipo.com/news/5765/MWWA2013-Day-One-Focus-on-operators-but-government-absence-noticed2013-05-09 11:30:01The rapid growth in Nigeria’s tech sector is attracting experts and investors from other parts of the world who are now visiting Nigeria to partake in the opportunities which the sector offers them.http://www.humanipo.com/news/5757/The-tech-world-is-coming-to-Nigeria-JunkMail2013-05-09 07:31:01Nigeria’s social network Nairaland is the most visited site in the country and has experienced rapid growth since it was founded by Seun Osewa in 2005http://www.humanipo.com/news/5756/QA-Seun-Osewa-founder-of-Nairaland2013-05-09 06:30:02Nigerian startups are set to receive a boost from the founders of Nollywood’s online streaming service iROKOtv, after they secured US$1 milllion of funding to set up investment fund SPARK.http://www.humanipo.com/news/5753/iROKOtv-team-to-manage-Nigerian-startup-investment-fund2013-05-08 18:01:01The director and co-founder of Nigeria's largest e-commerce site, Jumia.com, has revealed around 25 per cent of visitors to the website do so via their mobile phones.http://www.humanipo.com/news/5750/25-of-visitors-are-from-mobile-devices-Jumia2013-05-08 17:40:02Social media has become such an integrated part of communication across personal and corporate spheres that it is difficult to imagine a successful connection without it.http://www.humanipo.com/news/5751/OPINION-Social-media-is-as-real-as-its-users2013-05-08 17:20:01A call has been made for digital content producers in Nigeria to stand firm on the remuneration they receive from network operators which run their products.http://www.humanipo.com/news/5746/Digital-content-producers-in-Nigeria-need-to-take-a-stand-Nkiru-Asika2013-05-08 16:01:01Deepak Srivastava, chief operating officer and executive director of Airtel Nigeria, has said unlike other networks in the country, Airtel is not making much noise about its achievement.http://www.humanipo.com/news/5745/We-dont-make-much-noise-at-Airtel-Deepak-Srivastava2013-05-08 14:01:01A 2go survey, breaking down the demographics and behaviour of its users, has declared Nigerians are more social than South Africans as the network prepares for an Android launch later this month.http://www.humanipo.com/news/5731/Nigerians-are-more-social-than-South-Africans-2go2013-05-08 08:40:02Mobile Web West Africa 2013 kicked off with its first Focus Day yesterday, with an emphasis on mobile marketing.http://www.humanipo.com/news/5728/MWWA2013-Focus-Day-Review-A-first-but-a-success2013-05-08 08:01:01Honey Ogundeyi, industry manager at Google Nigeria, has said companies and brands that do not have mobile optimised websites stand the risk of creating a bad image for their brands.http://www.humanipo.com/news/5718/Bad-mobile-experience-reflects-badly-on-brand-Google2013-05-07 16:31:02Elo Umeh, chief executive officer (CEO) of Twinpine, has described SMS as the most efficient advertising platform in Nigeria.http://www.humanipo.com/news/5713/Mobile-web-is-catching-up-with-SMS-advertising-Elo-Umeh2013-05-07 15:01:02The 2013 edition of Mobile Web West Africa 2013 is officially underway in Lagos, beginning with its first ever Focus Day.http://www.humanipo.com/news/5709/Mobile-Web-West-Africa-2013-underway-in-Lagos2013-05-07 12:31:02The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has launched a cheque truncation system on its iTeller platform in order to meet national cheque deadlines effectively.http://www.humanipo.com/news/5707/CBNs-iTeller-speeds-up-cheque-truncation2013-05-07 12:00:01The owners of biNu have announced a partnership with Etisalat Nigeria to bring the mobile app to the network’s 15 million subscribers on feature phones and Android devices.http://www.humanipo.com/news/5697/Etisalat-Nigeria-partners-biNU-to-increase-browsing-speeds2013-05-07 07:00:02The closed-circuit television (CCTV) installation programme awarded to Chinese company ZTE by the Federal Government to the two cities Abuja and Lagos stopped working three years after the award.http://www.humanipo.com/news/5688/Three-year-old-CCTV-project-going-nowhere-in-Nigeria2013-05-07 05:01:01Microsoft plans to take on the South African smartphone operating system market as its number one player as mobile penetration accelerates on the continent.http://www.humanipo.com/news/5685/Microsoft-plans-to-own-SA-smartphone-market2013-05-06 15:00:01More than 55 Nigerian high school pupils have attended the first Junior Achievement Young Enterprise for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Innovation Camp, supported by BlackBerry.http://www.humanipo.com/news/5682/Nigerias-Innovation-Camps-for-students-begin2013-05-06 13:31:01A new media platform called Decoded has been launched with the goal of actively engaging the continent’s music community.http://www.humanipo.com/news/5679/Decoded-launched-to-bring-lyrics-to-Africans2013-05-06 11:41:02A skills and technology transfer Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed by the Nigerian government with the Sanshui District Bureau of Economy, Science and Technology Development Promotion in China.http://www.humanipo.com/news/5675/Nigeria-and-China-increase-technology-and-skills-links2013-05-06 10:01:02Nigeria’s top mobile operators have paid NGN1.3 billion (US$8.2 million) in fines within nine months for not providing an acceptable standard of services and ignoring directives from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).http://www.humanipo.com/news/5672/NGN13-billion-paid-in-fines-by-Nigerian-mobile-operators2013-05-06 09:00:01Seun Osewa, the owner of Nigeria’s biggest online community Nairaland, has explained to HumanIPO the reason administrators of the forum are censoring comments and banning members who make inappropriate posts.http://www.humanipo.com/news/5669/If-it-is-a-crime-to-save-lives-then-we-are-guilty-Nairaland-founder2013-05-06 08:01:02Mobile Web West Africa (MWWA) will begin in Lagos on Wednesday and HumanIPO caught up with Matthew Dawes, managing director of All Amber, who organises the event.http://www.humanipo.com/news/5662/QA-Matthew-Dawes-MD-of-All-Amber-looks-ahead-to-Mobile-Web-West-Africa-20132013-05-05 07:00:01Dapo Adekola, a director at BrandNubians, Nigeria’s largest online clothing store, spoke to HumanIPO about the e-commerce scene in the country and explained the company’s latest release - Shopistry.com.ng.http://www.humanipo.com/news/5656/QA-Dapo-Adekola-discusses-e-commerce-in-Nigeria2013-05-03 16:00:02Matthew Dawes, managing director of All Amber, organisers of Mobile Web West Africa 2013 (MWWA2013), has told HumanIPO Africa’s mobile sector is witnessing an increased rate of maturity.http://www.humanipo.com/news/5641/African-mobile-sector-witnessing-maturity-and-progress-Dawes2013-05-03 11:20:02An Intel Atom processor-powered tablet has been launched by HP in Nigeria, aiming to ease workload by “providing support for business applications.”http://www.humanipo.com/news/5637/Ultrathin-HP-Elitepad-900-launched-in-Nigeria2013-05-03 10:20:02A Google chief has said online advertising is on the rise in Nigeria as businesses begin to wake up to the benefits, with Adwords allowing advertisers to cut costs and use more scientific approach in reaching customers.http://www.humanipo.com/news/5632/Nigerian-businesses-beginning-to-embrace-online-advertising2013-05-03 08:20:01The fourth Nigeria Com conference will take place from September 16 to 17 this year in Lagos as the largest dedicated digital event in the region.http://www.humanipo.com/news/5605/Fourth-annual-Nigeria-Com-offers-bigger-digital-ecosystem2013-05-03 05:00:02BrandNubians has launched Shopistry.com.ng, an online business unit for its e-commerce software, aiming to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Africa with robust and cost-effective e-commerce solutions.http://www.humanipo.com/news/5601/BrandNubians-supports-Africas-SMEs-with-Shopistrycomng2013-05-02 10:40:02Human Rights Watch says satellite images have revealed 2,275 homes were destroyed in the northern Nigerian town of Baga last month as soldiers hunted down Boko Haram fighters.http://www.humanipo.com/news/5598/Satellite-images-document-cost-of-raid-against-Boko-Haram2013-05-02 09:41:01The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has ordered MTN Nigeria to collapse its on-net and off-net voice services in a bid to manage competition in the mobile market.http://www.humanipo.com/news/5596/MTN-ordered-to-collapse-on-net-and-off-net-call-rates2013-05-02 08:00:01