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Submarine cable system now live in Nigerian-Cameroun

Nigerian-Cameroun Submarine Cable System (NCSCS) connecting Lagos, Nigeria and Kribi, Cameroun has been completed and is now live.
The new submarine cable system will increasing demand for reliable broadband connectivity in Cameroun, and is a key component of the country’s strategic plan to provide internet access to its citizens via a National Broadband Network.

Pregnancy Tests Using Your Bluetooth

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Nigerian startup takes top prize in Netherlands

DIYlaw.ng, a Nigerian female founded technology company, recently won the Innovating Justice Award for the SME Empowerment Innovation Challenge for East and West Africa – A challenge which was organised by The Hague Institute for the Internationalisation of Law (HiiL).
The challenge, which was held over several stages, saw over 200 African innovators apply; however, DIYlaw emerged as the ultimate winner

Facebook founder, Mark Zukerberg shows off heavily pregnant wife

31-year-old founder of popular social media network, Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg is absolutely excited at the moment as he expects his first child with his wife, Priscilla Chan. The Facebook CEO yesterday shared a touching photo of his pregnant 30-year-old wife with an emotional caption. .

Nigeria Government to terminate 12 million fake devices

Nigerian government has said that it is in the process of ordering telecom companies, across the country, to effectively place a kill order on over 12 Million counterfeit mobile devices using telecom networks in the country.
The mobile devices will be removed from networks by using the device’s International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) number. According to Communications Week, Joseph Odumodu, Director General of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria, stated that: “in 2013 alone, over NGN 5 billion was spent in Nigeria on the importation of substandard mobile phones.”
Odumodu added that: “By April, Nigeria had a GSM subscriber base of 126.96 million, of whom 10 percent or 12.6 million were using counterfeit phones.”
“The enforcement will boost consumer rights protection, increase revenue for the government via taxes, increase revenue for genuine mobile phone manufacturers as well as improve GSM networks in the country,” Odumodu concluded.

MTN strengthens leadership structures

MTN today announced the appointment of Zunaid Bulbulia as Group Chief Operating Executive, with the incumbent, Ahmad Farroukh replacing Bulbulia as CEO of MTN South Africa. Both appointments are effective immediately.

“In order to respond adequately to challenges and opportunities in our markets, we continue to take appropriate steps to enhance our competitive position, and to ensure the long-term sustainability of our business. To this end, the latest changes are in line with MTN’s strategy to regularly rotate key talent within the business. I wish both of Zunaid and Ahmad success in their new roles, as they continue to contribute to the growth of MTN in South Africa and across our footprint,” says Group President and CEO Sifiso Dabengwa.

Zunaid is a founding member of MTN and was the Chief Financial Officer of MTN SA, prior to being appointed CEO of MTN SA. Ahmad is a former CEO of MTN Nigeria, and served in a similar role at MTN Ghana. Before assuming the role of Group Chief Operating Executive, he was Vice-President of the West and Central Africa (WECA) region. Both Zunaid and Ahmad will continue to serve on the Group EXCO.