Nigeria ICT Headline Roundup, October 2015 – January 2016
January 30, 2016 » NewsNo Comment
A recap of national ICT headlines from the past 4 months.
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- Nigeria to release new ICT blueprint in January, says Minister of Communications
- Nigeria telecom giant MTN fined a record $5.2bn – BBC News
- E-commerce platform, Yudala Makes First Product Delivery Via Drone In Nigeria
- Nigerian Woman Develops App To Reduce Mortality Rate In Africa
- Nigeria: Uber to accept cash payments
- How Nigeria’s Konga Is Emerging As An African Technology Powerhouse
- Nigerian Lawmakers May Criminalize ‘Abusive’ and Anti-Government Messages Online · Global Voices
- Nigerian MNOs to roll out 4G in 2017, report claims
- Nigeria adjusts MTN fine reduction from 35% to 25%
- Smile launches 4G LTE in Benin City
- NCC lifts minimum data tariff restriction
- Nigerian mobile internet users top 97m
- Nigeria: More than 20 000 dotNG Domain Names Registered in 2015
- An Instagram page is changing how Muslim women in Nigeria share personal problems – Quartz
- This is How Mark Essien Thinks Africa Can Lead the World’s Tech Space | TechCabal
- All-female Nigerian legal tech startup wins $40k first prize in Netherlands
- The Economics Of Using Netflix In Nigeria: How Much It Will Really Cost | TechCabal
- A Nigerian has created a Muslim-only social network to help tackle Islamophobia – Quartz
- Nigerian central bank hamstrings internet startups
- 5 things slowing the growth of technology in Nigeria
- NITEL 4G LTE rollout planned for March 2016
- MTN launches SIM registration campaign, plans LTE rollout
- Nigeria: MTN Nigeria Acquires Visafone, Promises Boost in Broadband Quality – allAfrica.com
- Smile Telecom lands $365m to fund 4G LTE expansion – Technology Times
- ICT – the State of the Nation – allAfrica.com
- Infographic: Jumia Nigeria looks back at e-commerce in 2015