Author: Jide

Said Newa, Wari is designed to meet the needs of Nigerians, including the banked and unbanked; everyone who needs to make or receive payment for good and services. It also reduces the risk of carrying cash while travelling since you can deposit and withdraw at your destination through Wari agents whether within the country or outside Nigeria. In a bid to provide financial solution to the mélange of transaction problem, Airtel Nigeria and Wari have collaborated to end the problems of paying for good and service anytime, anywhere in the country. In this concerted effort with Nigeria telecoms big player,…

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Are you an Android or IOS users? Get your video livetext app today from Yahoo! Yahoo has unveiled another app today titled LiveText. The app allows you to send video to your friend—but with no sound. Speaking of which According to a source, the Former co-founder of MessageMe, Arjun Serthi has made the note that the application was made to give their users experience of using Yahoo in any context. The Yahoo’s man added that the application can be used in any context whether in a ballgame or concert by livetexting through video with formerly announcing audibly where you are.…

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MainOne CEO, Funke Opeke, is strongly annoyed with the gender ration in ICT world. The ratio which was 7:3 male to female has caught the worrying eyes of the Former MTN Chief Technology Officer. In her reaction towards such outrageous imbalance, Ms. Funke Opeke has highlighted the need for commitment toward submarine cable which was aimed at clearing gender imbalance in the society. A gendered line of ICT Speaking on the Technology Camp supported by MainOne, she buttressed the support is necessary to clear the big gap for ICT gender structure already on ground. The camp is a two week…

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Nokia 3310 is dead. When just few years ago. Let us rewind a bit, if this time were to be 2000, well, it would be the most cherished item owned by that business tycoon. Introducing mobile service into the public sphere is Nokia 3310 alias ‘pure water’. Funeral for the phone Enjoyed basically on its strength and durability. And well, this seemingly useless phone now would have been bought at an exorbitant amount of N40,000 in 1999. Plus a shocking price of MTN Simcard, you were bound to wonder you would never own a mobile phone till the end of…

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Hi there, the world is moving at smart and unimaginable rate where everything is turning out to clear physicality, where your presence is not necessary, and you might as well stay in your house in Lekki or Garki and earn that huge amount of money. Obviously we have not had e-slap. While we have e-friends, e-mail, e-love, however, why not e-government? Where In a recent summit by ICT representatives in Abuja, suggestions have been made on the innovation of using e-politics to steer the affair of the nation. ICT experts have expressed their views on the security of fund if…

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Another set of lucky winners have emerged in the TruTalk 11 lucky winners promo. In a grand ceremony held at Victoria Island Lagos, another batch of winners has whisked away prizes worth 15 million naira each. MTN is saying with TruTalk Promo, you can all own a house in Lagos. Lucky Greeks If asked how they feel right now, Mr. Seun Olola, Mr. Christian Okereafor, and Mrs. Adekoya Bolatito from Lagos are still in relish of excitement and joy of what MTN has brought to their lives. According to our source, Mr Seun still testifying to the miracle said in…

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Heard of how Zuckerberg sucks on Zuckerville businesses? New directive The Facebook CEO has insisted that its 700 million users of Facebook messengers won’t have to pay money to investors. Expectations are high on the side of the investors to earn money through the platform, but Mark Zuckerberg has insisted that WhatsApp and the Messenger will run the same monetization playbook as Facebook and Newsfeed. By allowing this, the Facebook founder explained this would make the users to interact organically before you let company pay to reach customers. Zucker said, “And what decided was that over long term, the ads…

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When In Microsoft Corporation words, Windows 10 becomes available from 29th of July 2015. The new Windows, however, will be available as a free upgrade on all Windows devices such as PCs and Tablets. What Essentially, the new Windows shall contain Cortana, an Xbox app, and Microsoft Edge another plus all for the experience of the new Windows. Not sure of its security? Microsoft Corporation has reaffirmed that this Windows shall be most reliable and secure operating system and version available as free update in history. How Speaking on the new development, Executive Vice President, Tony Myerson, said the new…

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Open your windows. I do not mean you should go to your shutters and adjust. Obviously, just like the windows in your home, Microsoft Windows opens the world into sustaining whole experience of technology. Thanks to Bill Gate for that: for removing the history from typewriters and mimeograph. On the path to the future lie these two great visionaries, Bill Gates and Paul Allen, who swept the world off its antiquated feet and partnered with micro-computers, from which we could engage our work more. From where I can now jump into the timeline: 1971-1981- Boot up That is the first…

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Defining it: The telecom war is the big battle among telecommunication giants seeing the other company as competitor. This kind of war is mounted to swipe the other over market advantage. The telecoms war is happening in Nigeria now. The battle started after Etisalat alleged Nigerian Communication Commision (NCC) of giving market advantage to its arch-rival MTN. Ready or not? The battle is going to be a face off in Lagos Federal High Court. The suit Etisalat has accused NCC of giving its rival MTN a 30 percent differential between off-net and on-net retail mobile voice tariffs. With this 30…

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