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With the drive to make Lagos a ‘Smart’ city now more intense than ever, the state handlers have been urged to push the vision with all enthusiasm and needed policies. According to experts at the International Conference tagged: ‘Towards a Smart City’, as part of the Lagos at 50 celebrations, the Governor Akinwunmi Ambode led… Read more ‘How Lagos can become smart city with technology’
The suspect, who said he is from Ondo State, told the police that he came to Lagos about two years ago and worked as a bus conductor in the area. He was captured on CCTV camera stealing from a commuter’s handbag on the pedestrian walkway. The camera is jointly managed and put into use by… Read more CCTV exposes pickpocket in Lagos
Otigba has been a powerfully disruptive phenomenon. The market forces in there helped to democratise the sales of technology products in Nigeria. They discovered the power of media advertising early and took the competition from the streets of Ikeja to the newspapers. Listing prices of computer products in the Nigerian dailies had a profound effect… Read more Otigba: The experiment that grew into a tech market
From The Guardian findings, the process of erecting a BTS has become ensnared by bureaucracy such that it could take up to six months or more to erect a single base station. Perhaps, this should put in perspective the enormity of the logistic challenge that has entailed erecting 29,000 disparate BTS across the country including… Read more Telecoms’ challenges persist
How many fraudulent unsolicited mails do you receive daily? While for some it’s just a few, for others, the mails come in torrents with some defying all logic. That the obvious reason behind these mails is a ploy to defraud unsuspecting Nigerians does not make it any better. Today, the world has become that of… Read more Clipping cybercrime wings in Nigeria
Nigerian startup, BuyChat, launched their commerce-enabled chat app that connects traders with customers and allows for purchases to be made digitally. BuyChat helps users discover, chat and haggle with traders in the various markets in Lagos, pay for goods within the app and have them delivered to their homes. The app uses the user’s location… Read more This Startup Wants To Help You Shop At Balogun Market From The Comfort Of Your House
The Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NIRA),the custodian of Nigeria’s .ng domain names recently announced plans to slash the cost of .ng domain names as from April this year, to mark the tenth anniversary of the body. Click here to view original post at technologytimes.ng
Technology will continue to significantly affect business models in Nigeria over and beyond the next decade. While new businesses may be quick to adopt new technologies, older businesses will need innovation and major changes in their processes to succeed in the digital economy. Click here to view original post at socialmediaweek.org
Inspired by the need to provide sustainable living for her people, including access to sustainable energy, transport and housing; Africa is seen to take up the tech challenge by investing billions of dollars in the development of tech futuristic cities. The continent is surely making a global mark with its avant-garde innovations, from cutting edge… Read more Check out 5 futuristic African cities that will take the tourism industry by storm (Photos)
The Lagos State Government on Thursday launched a mobile app to facilitate interaction and provision of services between government and the citizens from the comfort of their homes and offices without necessarily paying a visit to government establishments where such services are being provided. Continue Reading