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Professor Umar Danbata, Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC), has stated that inadequate collaboration among key players and stakeholders in the mobile money ecosystem has undermined the growth of mobile money in Nigeria. Professor Umar Danbatta (NCC EVC) Danbata dropped this hint at the 4th annual Brands and Marketing Conference, 2016, organized by Brand Journalists Association of Nigeria (BJAN), recently held in Lagos. In his keynote address, Danbata, who was represented by Henry Ojiokpota, Principal Manager, Policy Competition and Economic Analyses at NCC,underscored the need for stakeholders to collaborate in order to drive the growth of mobile money system in Nigeria. The telecom industry regulator Chief also said that finding the right technologies and business models well suited for our environment is another hindrance to the growth of mobile money in Nigeria. click the following link to see full detail of this story http://technolo

The online gender gap that keeps most Nigerian women off the Internet is being caused by Internet illiteracy and high cost of access, a report by Paradigm Initiative Nigeria (PIN) has identified. PIN, a social enterprise that connects Nigerians with information technology technology (ICT) opportunities says that the study was conducted to understand the technology adoption pattern across the country.  While almost all the women interviewed owned or had access to a mobile phone and used them for voice calls nearly every day, only 50% use a combination of voice calls and SMS, according to the report. Only 34% use a combination of voice calls, SMS and Internet-based communication and only 2% of women interviewed use their mainly Internet-based communication. According to the PIN report, a survey of the gender gap in ICT  was conducted in the capital cities or main economic hubs of 10 countries that include Lagos, the economic capital of Nigeria. While almost all the wome

The Acer Iconia Talk S Tablet, which was launched recently by the Taiwanese tech company, hopes to offer a device for users on 4G LTE networks.  The Iconia Talk S Tablet by Acer comes with Dual-SIM support, pre-installed Microsoft Office Suite1, Google Mobile Services and 4GLTE for faster Internet connectivity and data transfers. DESIGN The Acer Iconia Talk S Tablet comes in portable form factor, perfectly-sized 7-inch IPS screen and textured anti-slip finish as well as a bold camera ring design, making it an ideal on-the-go device.  The Iconia Talk S also features a built-in touch-screen keyboard and is sized at 8.5 mm x 99.8 mm x 190 mm and weighs approximately 270 g. The 17.8 cm (7") Active Matrix TFT Color LCD touch-screen comes with LED backlight technology with 1280 x 720 pixel resolutions. Acer says the Iconia Talk S Tablet screen integrates IPS (In-plane switching) which projects true colours no matter the angle it is viewed from and users can equally

The Republican party nominee, Donald Trump has won the United States of America 2016 presidential election in a stunning victory that sent shockwaves around the world.                                     The Republican took the key swing states of Florida, North Carolina and Ohio early this morning, as he marched towards the White House. In his New York victory speech, Trump who said he was "reaching out" to the people who had not supported him to "unify the country", pledged that he would be president for all Americans. "Now it's time to bind the wounds of division. I say to Democrats and Republicans it is time come together as one united people. I pledge to be president for all Americans. The forgotten men and women of our country will be forgotten no longer", he said. He said it was not a campaign but a movement that had won him the White House, comprised of "all people of different backgrounds and beliefs". While thanking his famil

Samsung Electronics, maker of Galaxy S series Smartphone has officially released another edition of its Galaxy S7 edge Smartphone which was launched earlier this year in a new blue coral colour variant. The new blue coral Galaxy S7 edge The new Blue Coral colour edition is the device maker's sixth addition to the Galaxy S7 edge Smartphone which was previously available in Black Onyx, Gold Platinum, White Pearl, Silver Titanium and Pink Gold color variants. Samsung attributes the idea behind the new colour to this year’s colour trends, which are less vivid and more tranquil, saying the latest blue coral color which shimmers as if it is illuminated from the inside of the phone’s glass surface, "is inspired by nature". A contrasting gold tone hue was applied to the phone’s metallic frame, giving it a two-toned combination. Featuring a sleek design with ergonomic curves, the Galaxy S7 edge Smartphone incorporates cutting edge mobile technologies that enha