The Computer and Allied Product Dealers Association of Nigeria (CAPDAN), a trade association of Ikeja Computer Village market traders, has collaborated with a software company to develop a web portal which enables the tracking of stolen phones. Ikeja Computer Village, arguably the largest commercial centre for phone traders in West Africa, has often been associated with many […]
Partner Mobile, a Chinese firm recently announced its readiness to begin manufacturing phones in Nigeria by the first quarter of 2018. This could prove advantageous to Nigeria’s economy and although it has yet to be actualised, we can let speculations guide us on what to anticipate. Employment opportunities Despite several programmes established by government — and even […]
A Benue State-born man (name withheld) has sacked his newly married wife because she was making some ‘funny moaning’ sounds while being raped by armed robbers in his presence. According to Daily Post, the incident played out in the couple’s residence on Bello Street in the Iyana-Ejigbo area of Lagos State, when armed robbers visited […]
Children these days are exposed to a lot of things; from smartphones to hi-tech gadget devices and the internet, to hundreds of channels and thousands of on-demand video offerings on TV. While my generation was growing up, there was no pressure of political correctness, so most cartoons/shows we watched were subtle in the ways they […]
In November 2016, the Lagos State Government announced plans to train 1 million school students by the year 2019. Every project has a timeline that makes it attainable and the timeline on the Code Lagos project was beginning to falter so questions had to be asked. On a national level, the national identity card by the National Identity […]
In 2013, Shadare wanted to upgrade his Blackberry Torch to the latest Z10. He had dreamt about this new toy for a while and imagined that the new phone would upgrade his status. He emptied his savings and some change and strolled into Computer Village, the phone headquarters of Nigeria. As he entered the famous […]
The past couple of months has seen a wave of unrest stir up between some of the Arewa group in the North and the Indigenous people of Biafra (IPOB). Much of this dispute has been down to the ultimatum by some Arewa youth group asking the Igbos resident in the North to relocate to the East within […]
The ROG G701 features subtle riffs on the existing ROG design language. This is an ROG-designed product through and through, but there are small tweaks like a metallic gray chassis and reddish-brown, or as ASUS likes to say, “plasma copper” accents. The entire laptop has been spruced up as well, with more lighting effects on the lid […]
Widespread Violence and Heightened Tension in Nigeria After years of military dictatorship, the worst form of which was manifested in the Abacha dispensation, Nigerians had hoped for a period of peaceful transition to a just, equitable, democratic and prosperous society. We had hoped for a new Nigerian society where we can once again have the […]
Ever being a victim of electricity ‘piggybacking’ in your area? You pay for the usage of power and your neighbour or someone from another compound illegally connects to your power source without your permission or your knowledge? Are you the only person paying for the power usage of two houses or even more in some […]
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