Nigerian scam tops list of decade’s online cons

We’ve all received e-mails from deposed Nigerian princes asking for help in getting lots of money out of their country. But that’s just one of several scams that made Panda Security’s list of the most frequent online cons of a decade.

As 2010 starts to wind down, the security vendor on Thursday [...]

Tech Hub Nigeria- Empowering Nigerian Geeks

If you were present at the last barcamp Nigeria in May, I think this shouldn’t be new to you. I made a short presentation about it and got quite a number of people interested in the idea of a tech hub. Read more here.
The goal

We hope to create a hub where geeks and those interested [...]

Nigerian Startups – In search of focus and profitability

Personally, I started exploring the idea of starting up and building the next Microsoft, Yahoo or Google from Africa in the year 2003. I started learning about Bill Gate, David Fillo & Jerry Yang, Larry Page and Sergey Brin. I was deeply fascinated and inspired by their record setting innovations and wealth.

I, like so many [...]

Taafoo.com, a Nigerian social networking joins the list of top-ten sites in Nigeria

You heard it, Taafoo.com the massively growing social networking site has joined the exclusive list of top-ten most visited sites in Nigeria.
We have followed the sites activities since early this year and It’s been impressive! In our monthly ranking, we saw taafoo.com moved from 56th spot in May to 14th in June and then 15th [...]

Glo 1 Launched in Lagos, expect cheap internet service

Globacom Nigeria’s indigenous telecom operator has finally launched it much awaited submarine cable. The cable runs through the coast of West Africa all the way to Europe, connecting Africa to the rest of the world.
The service is expected to drastically reduce cost of internet connection and other telecommunication services.
Some examples include:

Teleconferencing
Distance learning
Disaster recovery
Telemedicine
Internet connection

The COO, [...]

NDLEA online recruitment, set to make N1.5billion Naira

I salute the courage of the IT folks at the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for their foresight by opening up recruitment exercise of the agency to the public via the internet.

The platform is good and nice, a great initiative indeed! The site and subsequent TV and other media ads has increase the awareness [...]

Most Visited Nigeria Websites for August 2010

Another interesting month just gone past; so many website saw their activities increase while some stayed stagnant, others reduced. Let’s dive into how things have change in the last 31days.
Nairaland.com remain in the number spot follow by punchng.com . nigerianbestforum.com moved 4 places to stay on the 3rd spot while gtbank.com remain on the same [...]

Kenyan Government grant Ksh300M to local content startups

Internet is driven by content; that is why on the internet, people say; content is King! Kenyan Government has recognized this and taking right steps to make it work in the country.

The program was launched in June this year and attracted 166 proposals submitted in the Government Information Portal (Firms) category. The winners were selected [...]

Facebook users in Nigeria hits 1.72million as other African countries sees growth

Facebook is a phenomenon no doubt; it’s the talk of town from the US to Uk, to India, Brazil and other countries of the world. If it were a country, it would have been the 3rd most populated country in the world following only China and India.

Africa is not left out in the Facebook frenzy! [...]

Nigeria’s Cheapest Internet Service Providers [Comparison Chart]

Internet access remains the bedrock of any successful internet business, for now, we still have what I call “shadow broadband internet access” in Nigeria. I do understand that most of us try to get the best, affordable, and fast internet service in Nigeria. We have highlighted below prices of internet subscriptions in Nigeria. It’s in [...]