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With Mobile, BudgIT Aims To Put Governance In Every Nigerian’s Hands

Nigeria. 1st, January, 2012. New year Sunday afternoon. The president declared the removal of the subsidy on petrol on the first day of 2012,…

#freeandopen: Google’s Call For Free And Open Web

Starting today, the world’s governments meet behind closed doors on the future of the Internet. Some governments want to increase censorship and regulate the…

The SMS Is 20: Technology’s Christmas Gift To Communication

Little did we know that our beloved text messaging, or SMS as it’s called, was developed 20 years ago. It was the brain work…

Here Are Our Glo Hotspot Testers – Now Let The Testing Begin!

We said we’d do it, and now we are. With  the help of a  few geeky volunteers, the rest of you are finally going…

2012: Nigeria Speeds Into The Top 15 Countries In Internet Adoption Rates

US venture capital firm, Kleiner Perkins, has released a report on 2012 internet trends, this December. Among other things, the report indicates that Nigeria…

About Time Apple! The iTunes Store Has Arrived Nigeria

Yes! It’s at apple.com/ng developing…

So You Think You Can Rap – Join the Freestyle Rap Battle on Rapt.fm

Rap music has evolved over the decades to become one of the most popular music genres. With lots of rappers emerging every day in…

BudgIT Releases Mobile Version Of Its Budget And Public Data System

BudgIT, Nigeria’s civic startup recognizes the power of information to the citizen and how it can serve as a context for informed discussions and institutional change….

Be Bold in Gold – Win 1 of 200 Limited Edition BlackBerry Smartphone

Do you want to get hold of one of only 200 limited edition BlackBerry® Bold™ 9900smartphones in Gold in the whole world? Then be sure to…

Testers Wanted: Help Us Put Glo’s Nationwide Hotspot In The Hotseat (Get Free Internet Data)

Okay, so here’s the experiment we’ve been talking about since last week. I apologise for the delay, you can thank Glo Customer Care for…