GMail SMS Now Open To Nigeria, Kenya And Ghana: How To Setup In 5 Steps

Wednesday, July 18, 2012
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Google has announced via its Google Africa Blog that it has opened GMail SMS to Nigeria, Kenya and Ghana on all mobile telecom operators. GMail SMS works on…

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BlackBerry Curve 9320 Review

Tuesday, July 17, 2012
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  It’s almost two weeks since I made the BlackBerry Curve 9320 my primary phone. Here’s a review of the smartphone, split into parts so you can pick…

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Mobile Browsing Continues To Eclipse Desktop Browsing In Nigeria For 9 Months [STATS]

Wednesday, July 11, 2012
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Last year, we reported that  mobile web browsing in Nigeria overtook desktop browsing for an entire month. It’s been 9 months since we’ve been tracking the numbers and…

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Nigeria Now Has Over 100 Million Active Phones[STATS]

Wednesday, July 4, 2012
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Latest statistics from the Nigerian Communications Commision(NCC) show that Nigeria has crossed the 100 million mark in number of active phone lines. Mobile Telcos MTN, Glo, Airtel and…

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Samsung Officially Launches Galaxy S III In Nigeria

Monday, June 25, 2012
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Samsung’s Galaxy S III was eventually launched in Nigeria at a Friday event at The Palms, Lekki and Ikeja Mall.  According to  a picture on Samsung Nigeria’s Facebook…

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Sabunta Goes Live: Nigeria’s Latest Online Fashion Store

Saturday, June 9, 2012
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As we reported earlier, online fashion store, Sabunta has launched. Offering a large collection of shoes, clothes and fashion accesories to the Nigerian online market. Sabunta is Rocket…

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Google Joins Nigeria to Mourn Dana Air Crash Victims

Wednesday, June 6, 2012
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Google joined Nigeria to mourn the victims of the Dana Air crash with a black ribbon on its Nigerian homepage. The black ribbon reads: “In remembrance of the…

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iROKOtv Now Integrates With Facebook’s Open Graph: Shares What You’re Watching

Thursday, May 31, 2012
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iROKOtv has launched a new integration of its service with Facebook’s Open Graph. At its launch, the movie watching service allowed users sign in via Facebook. Now any…

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Even More Exclusive: Rocket Internet To Open Online Clothing Store In Lagos

Tuesday, May 8, 2012
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We’ve got news that Rocket Internet, one of Europe’s largest incubator companies, is opening an online fashion goods store in Nigeria. The store will be called Sabunta and…

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Efiko, BudgIT, Receive N1Million Grant From Nigeria Internet Group

Thursday, May 3, 2012
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Efiko is on a roll. After winning CC-Hub’s Tech-In-Ed hackathon and raising additional $5000 funding from the Tony Elumelu Foundation, Efiko is one of the winners on the…

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