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ThisDay Boss, Nduka Obaigbena Goes to G8 Summit

By Loy Okezie On May 22, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of ThisDay Newspapers, Mr. Nduka Obaigbena has been invited to this year’s G8 summit along with technology, internet and digital media leaders.

The event tagged “The Internet: Accelerating Growth” is scheduled to hold…

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Deciphering the Google Way to Cloud Computing [An Analyst View]

By Loy Okezie On May 20, 2011 · 2 Comments

Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Saheed Adepoju, Co-founder & CEO of Encipher Group where he shares insightful analysis into Google’s possible strategy towards merging the recently unveiled Chromebook with android-powered devices. He argues…

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ThisDay Newspaper Launches iPad App

By Loy Okezie On May 10, 2011 · Leave a Comment

We’ve just learnt that Thisday, one of Nigeria’s leading newspapers have launched an iPad version, available on the Apple app store. The app was released on April 14, 2011.

Currently on version 1.1, the Thisday iPad app…

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CONFIRMED: Web4Africa Acquires Another Web Host, Alireta

By Loy Okezie On May 5, 2011 · 2 Comments

Yesterday, the news broke that Web4Africa.net has acquired another web hosting company, Alireta.com for an undisclosed fee.

According to a press release made available to TechLoy, “the acquisition would expose Alireta customers to over 70 international domain extensions, at…

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Nigeria Sees Huge Mobile Advertising Growth

By Loy Okezie On May 5, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Nigeria’s mobile advertising market is currently undergoing a “seemingly unstoppable growth trajectory” according to BuzzCity’s recent quarterly report of the mobile internet.

Driven by an ongoing consumer demand for mobile content, a total of 189.9m ads were served to…

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Google Endorses Wild Fusion As AdWords Certified Partner

By Loy Okezie On May 3, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Wild Fusion has been certified by Google as one of the search company’s AdWords Partners, thus making it become Nigeria’s first Google Certified Adwords Partner.

Google AdWords Certified Partners are online marketing professionals, agencies and other individuals – such…

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5 Ways To Enjoy the Royal Wedding Via Social Media

By Loy Okezie On April 29, 2011 · 1 Comment

If you didn’t get an invitation to the Royal Wedding, that’s probably because you’re not a David and Victoria Beckham or an Elton John. Oh by the way, even Gordon Brown and Tony Blair didn’t get one either.

But…

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Sanusi Listed in TIME’s 100 Most Influential People

By Loy Okezie On April 21, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Nigeria’s Central Bank Governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi has been named one of the 100 most influential people in 2011 by TIME Magazine.

Sanusi, 49, a veteran of an often corrupt banking industry, took up his position…

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Nigeria Becomes World’s 5th Largest Opera Mini User

By Loy Okezie On April 19, 2011 · 3 Comments

Nigeria has become the 5th largest opera mini user in the world, according to the latest Opera State of the Mobile Web report for March 2011.

With this new record, Nigeria has displaced South Africa (now placed 7th) as the…

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CONFIRMED: INYE 2 To Be Unveiled At Google Nigeria Day

By Loy Okezie On April 14, 2011 · 2 Comments

Since Encipher’s INYE 2 was announced, we’ve been waiting for its release date.

We have now confirmed that the second version of the Nigerian android-powered tablet would be unveiled at the G-Nigeria Day event on May 3-4, 2011. G-Nigeria…

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