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When Globacom launched its mobile service on August 29, 2003, its most visible disruption was on the phone screen. Glo Mobile charged one kobo per second…

Twenty-five years after making the first mobile call on its network in Nigeria, MTN Nigeria is preparing for a future in which voice may no longer…

Artificial intelligence can enable developing countries to achieve in a decade what might otherwise take a century, but only if governments move quickly to address gaps…

Deolu Ogunbanjo, president of the National Association of Telecommunications Subscribers (NATCOMS), has given telecommunications operators until the end of September to improve network quality, warning that…

Google brings ‘Nigerian touch’ to major app revisions, reflecting partnerships with local developers Google is allowing a competing app marketplace inside its own Play Store which…

Artificial intelligence has moved deeper into the beauty industry, and one of its newest applications is showing up in human fingernail. In China, a growing market…

A team of South Korean scientists has developed a transparent solar-window technology that could turn ordinary windows into electricity-generating surfaces without significantly obstructing the view. The…

…As policy makers, investors meet in Lagos to shape digital future As Africa races to embrace Artificial Intelligence (AI), cloud computing and digital payments, industry leaders…

Twenty-five years ago, owning a mobile phone in Nigeria was still a luxury. Making a call could mean joining a queue at a public telephone centre,…

For millions of Nigerians, an OTP is just a six-digit code that arrives on a phone when they are trying to complete a transaction. But behind…