Chad requests electricity supply from Nigeria

The government of Chad Republic has made a formal request to the federal government to  to connect the country to the Nigerian electricity grid.

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Power: Fashola settles dispute between EEDC, Geometric Power

Abuja – The Federal Government on Thursday settled the power dispute between Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) and Geometric Power Limited over which of the two companies would supply power to Aba and its environs. The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, said in Abuja where the companies signed an agreement that the settlement of the dispute was a historic achievement in the sector. He said that it was important that two former ministers in the country, Prof. Barth Nnaji and Mr Tokunbo Kayode, were on different sides of the dispute.

The Early Christmas Gift: The New Phantom 5 Offers To Revamp Your Livingroom.

Imagine having left your home first thing in the morning, everything is very much the usual, only to return after close of business to a completely refurbished living room; from electronics to wall paintings, a brand new set of upholstery, out-of-this world wall paper and classy lighting. Clearly a team of expert interior decorators have just turned your living room to a pleasant art piece.

How would you feel? I tell you the word ‘excited’ doesn’t cut it-the feeling is surprise. A pleasant, shocking surprise is what TECNO Mobile is set out to give some lucky owners of its new TECNO Phantom 5 smart phone in the ongoing TECNO Phantom 5 promotion sales starting 28th September – 1st November 2015

BlackBerry’s first Android phone may cost more than the best Android phones

Rather than announcing its first Android phone, BlackBerry has taken the odd strategy of just letting every detail about the device leak out and then casually referencing it in an official capacity every now and then. The latest detail to leak out is the phone's pricing, which apparently comes in at $749. The information was published along with the phone's specs on a preorder page that went up prematurely on BlackBerry's site last night. Android Central caught the listing while it was live, and it says that $749 is the phone's US price, with its Canadian price coming in at $949.

Google Nexus 6P Review

Choice. It’s a good thing. For this year’s lineup of Nexus devices, Google adds not one, but two brand new smartphones that better cover a wider gamut of the demographics. We’ve already taken an in-depth look at the smaller model of the two, the Google Nexus 5X. Purists and enthusiasts are no doubt stoked about the prospect of pure Android, but not everyone will like the duller styling of the Nexus 5X. 

Tecno reinvents music in BOOM J7

Poised to give music enthusiasts the satisfaction they have been craving for, Tecno mobile, makers of Tecno mobile phones and androids, has unveiled BOOM J7, the number one music phone into the market.

This device is designed with an application called Boom Player, which helps you download all the latest songs of your choice. The device also has songs from famous Nigerian artistes like, 2face, Ice Prince among others.

Facebook is making a big play in emerging markets

Facebook has rolled out a new Android app for its social media service that uses less data, and runs faster in regions with spotty connections.

The app, called Facebook Lite, is available in countries across Asia and will soon make its way to parts of Latin America, Africa and Europe,

Gartner: First quarter of 2015 saw iOS draw a little closer to Android

Gartner's latest data on the global smartphone industry was released today, and it shows that Apple continued to show growth in the first quarter. While Android still led the way with 265 million units shipped during the three month period, Google's open source OS had a slight decline with its share of the world-wide smartphone market declining from 80.8% to 78.9% year-over-year. Apple's iOS saw its slice of the smartphone pie increase from 15.3% in Q1 2014 to 17.9% for the first quarter of 2015. Apple shipped 60.2 million iPhones in the January through March period, up from the 43.1 million it had in transit during the same period last year.

Good Morning Nigeria Initiative Launches To Enable Subscribers Make Free Calls

Leading media buying and planning agency, Media Perspectives, in collaboration with ARM, Coca-Cola, Jumia, Leadway, Mansard and Samsung have announced the launch of the Good Morning Nigeria initiative.

Good Morning Nigeria (GMN) is a CSR as well as advertising-funded initiative that will enable subscribers enjoy free talk time within the hours of 5am to 8am daily.

The World’s 10 Most Powerful Women In Technology

Here are the world’s 10 most powerful women in technology as profiled by Forbes:

#8 Sheryl Sandberg, 45, COO, Facebook

This former Google executive joined Facebook in 2008 and became the first woman on its board four years later. Sandberg helped the social network scale globally,

Tech training to enhance participation of girls in ICT

AN independent fibre optic infrastructure and telecommunications services  provider across West Africa, Phase3 Telecom, is soliciting for early education and consistent technology training for the girl child in order to sustain them and active in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) space.

Is ASUS transformer book world’s slimmest Windows tablet

If there is anything ASUS is known for, it must be its quality range of 2-in-1 laptops that can be used both as a laptop or tablet. The company however has more to its name as one of the world’s leading laptop brands maker and the number one brand in Taiwan.

Court Bars NERC From Implementing New Electricity Tariff

Justice Mohammed Idris of the Federal High Court in Lagos, yesterday, barred the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) from implementing the new electricity tariff scheduled to come into force on June 1, 2015.

Idris’ order is sequel to the hearing of an ex-parte application brought before him by a Lagos lawyer, Toluwani Adebiyi, seeking to restrain the NERC,

How Laudable Is FG’s N9.2bn Clean Stoves Project?

The federal government, in 2014 under the presidential intervention for the clean cookstove, approved the sum of N9.2 billion for the purchase of stoves for women in the rural areas.

The initiative came about because of the effect of the constant felling of trees on the environment. Constant felling of trees has resulted in desertification in the north and erosion problems in the south of the country.

Power Outage: ‘No Breakdown At Kainji, Jebba Plants’

Contrary to media reports, the power system collapse occasioning outage in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, and other parts of the country, was not caused by any breakdown at the Jebba Hydro Electric Power Station, Mainstream Energy Solutions has said.

In a statement issued to journalists yesterday, the firm said it has become necessary to enlighten the Nigerian public and to set the records straight on the circumstances that led to the nationwide blackout two days ago.

Fashola Advocates Patronage Of Made-In-Nigeria Goods

Gov. Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State on Thursday said the country stood to gain a lot if citizens patronised locally produced goods.

The governor made the statement while speaking at the state’s 6th Artisans and Tradesmen Day celebration.

He said that patronage of Made-in-Nigeria goods would enhance local production capacities, resulting in job creation and reduction of poverty.

China to partner with Nigeria, Africa against piracy

The Peoples Republic of China says it is ready to partner with Nigeria and other African countries to fight piracy and other forms of intellectual property theft.
Ms Zhang Dan, an official of China’s State Administration for Commerce and Industry, said this during a seminar on Intellectual Property Rights in Beijing.