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Nigerian Internet Business Opportunities. An #ICT4D Skype Chat.

19 March 2010 ~ 206 views

The following blog post is culled from ICTWorks.org and involves me. Nigeria is the Giant of Africa, with 1/8 of its population and all the possibilities and problems that come with such size and diversity. It also should be the ICT leader for Africa. Nigeria has the more mobile phone subscribers, at 68 million, than Egypt or [...]

Is Kenya beating Nigeria in Internet Business Opportunities?

15 March 2010 ~ 342 views

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This blog post is in reaction to The 3 Reasons Why Kenya is Beating Nigeria in Internet Business Opportunities as published by ICTworks. I was perplexed at the title of the blog post. Could the author Wayan Vota simply be courting controversy as a means of drawing traffic to the blog? I would attempt to review [...]

FINALLY, YOUNG NIGERIANS GET ANGRY!!!

15 March 2010 ~ 256 views

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Join young Nigerians to demand for a better Nigeria. Find below a release from a youth movement in Nigeria. Fellow Young Nigerians, Did you know that in Nigeria, young people are in the majority? Did you know that young people below 35 make up more than 70 per cent of the population? That means that we have [...]

How Aero Contractors offers very low airfares. The catches!

8 March 2010 ~ 630 views

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Aero Contractors in my view is a budget airline only that it is not so-called. The airline has been advertising very low fares to all its destinations, for some time now. I dragged myself into flying Aero twice in recent times, to satisfy my curiosity on how they could offer such low fares. This blog [...]

Africa Magic Yoruba launches; a 24-hour Yoruba channel on DSTV

1 March 2010 ~ 533 views

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Africa Magic Yoruba and Africa Magic Hausa launched today Monday 1st March 2010. However, this blog post would focus on the journey of how the Yoruba channel came to be. There is no doubt that the country Nigeria is a very important market for Multichoice. Being Africa’s largest population and home to Nollywood, it not only [...]

A review of MTN Nigeria Mobile Broadband service

21 February 2010 ~ 873 views

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I picked-up an MTN Nigeria mobile broadband kit recently and have used it heavily, since then. Find below my review of the service. The entire kit cost N18,650: HSDPA USB stick: N8,500 MTN SIM: N150 Airtime: N10,000 (24/7 monthly plan) The MTN agent asked for an ID and passport photo. As I had no prior knowledge they would demand this, [...]

Kenya: Mobile Web East Africa 2010. Free MobileWorld magazines.

2 February 2010 ~ 611 views

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Nairobi, Kenya – Mobile Web East Africa, an event that focuses on “harnessing the potential of the internet and applications on mobile devices”, starts tomorrow 3rd February 2010 and ends on 4th February 2010, at Intercontinental Hotel in Nairobi. The innovative event already has a long roll-call of speakers and facilitators, and has special round-table sessions [...]

Angola 2010: Ghana vrs Nigeria match. Who would dominate?

26 January 2010 ~ 1,864 views

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This year’s African Cup of Nations tournament – Angola 2010 – has not been short of drama. A few underdogs have made a mark by spoiling the chances of football giants while some favourites who even qualified for the South Africa 2010 World Cup tournament (Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, Tunisia) have witnessed an early exit. Last night’s [...]

Angola 2010: Nigeria faces Egypt

12 January 2010 ~ 1,469 views

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The match between Nigeria and Egypt. My tweets: Somebody pinch me. Did Egypt just beat Nigeria? Ouch! That hurts! :-p http://bit.ly/5Eo1ft A well-deserved win for Egypt I guess. 4 extra minutes. The Egyptian keeper is super excited and jumping all over the pitch. What a night. Nigeria 1 – Egypt 3 http://bit.ly/5Eo1ft Agbena!!! (It’s over!!!) [...]

President Yar’Adua seems alive; Important Questions

12 January 2010 ~ 1,954 views

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I rose to back to life from a slumber when I heard a news headline on BBC World Service this dawn, mentioning “President Umaru Yar’Adua”. I have been keenly following the news about his health in the past weeks and mentally sifting out the plentiful chaff of rumours from credible information. The substance of the [...]

USA Security Agencies: Omniscient but impotent? (Ref: Umar Farouk AbdulMutallab terror attempt)

31 December 2009 ~ 1,219 views

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There has been a huge reaction following the 25th December 2009 US terror attempt by one 23 year old Umar Farouk AbdulMutallab. The suspect is accused of trying to blow up a Northwest Airlines plane going from Amsterdam (Netherlands) to Detroit, Michigan (USA) with explosives that had been concealed in his underwear. He has since [...]

Jobberman.com: A Job Search Website for Nigeria

10 December 2009 ~ 1,878 views

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With a population of about 154,729,000 (UN estimate), Nigeria ranks as the 8th most populous country in the world. Add the fact that a sizeable percentage of this population is made-up of the youth, plus Africa’s 2nd largest economy (GDP nominal) and what you have is a very vibrant job market. It is thus not [...]

More Naira dot-com Websites

6 December 2009 ~ 1,207 views

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I have noticed a few new naira dot-com websites since my initial blog post: The Naira Brand: Naira dot-com websites earlier this year. Nairaparking.com The domain parking website is owned by AIMTECH NG web hosting service, itself an enterprise of Ahmed Mukoshy. It basically offers a free platform to residents of Nigeria to sell their active domain [...]

5 Liberty Reserve alternatives

5 December 2009 ~ 1,240 views

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Liberty Reserve appears to be the leading digital gold currency in terms of patronage, at this time. It is popular especially in countries where credit/debit cards are not yet mainstream. It has the bulk of its users in Nigeria, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Vietnam, Ukraine, Belarus, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, India, Egypt, Iran, Russia, China, Sweden, Colombia, [...]

Why President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua should resign

3 December 2009 ~ 1,978 views

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I am starting my commentary by stating in very clear terms that I wish the President Umura Musa Yar’Adua well. I really do. I had stated my confidence in him in the past. However, I cannot fool myself or cloud my sense of judgement with emotion. Umaru Yar’Adua, in my view, is no longer fit [...]

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Nigerian Internet Business Opportunities. An #ICT4D Skype Chat.

Is Kenya beating Nigeria in Internet Business Opportunities?

FINALLY, YOUNG NIGERIANS GET ANGRY!!!

How Aero Contractors offers very low airfares. The catches!

Africa Magic Yoruba launches; a 24-hour Yoruba channel on DSTV

A review of MTN Nigeria Mobile Broadband service

Kenya: Mobile Web East Africa 2010. Free MobileWorld magazines.

Angola 2010: Ghana vrs Nigeria match. Who would dominate?

Angola 2010: Nigeria faces Egypt

President Yar’Adua seems alive; Important Questions

USA Security Agencies: Omniscient but impotent? (Ref: Umar Farouk AbdulMutallab terror attempt)

Jobberman.com: A Job Search Website for Nigeria

More Naira dot-com Websites

5 Liberty Reserve alternatives

Why President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua should resign

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