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Fed Govt Insist on 5% telecom tax

The Federal Government has vowed to go ahead with the planned implementation of a five per cent hike in call and data tariff. A statement from the Federal Ministry of Finance Budget and National Planning said the tariff hike will go on in spite of resistance from the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Prof. Ali Pantami. The government said it will begin “the implementation of five…
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Lagos ranked as state with the highest number of internet data subscribers in the country

Lagos has been ranked as the state with the highest number of internet data subscribers in the country. The commercial city was followed by Ogun and Kano states as the three states jointly account for 23.8% of the total internet subscriber base in the country. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) revealed this on Tuesday in its telecoms Data: Active Voice and Internet, Porting and Tariff…
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Uber Completed 1 Billion Rides Across All Its Markets In Africa

Uber today announced a significant milestone — it has completed 1 billion rides across all its markets in Africa. This feat translates to over 10 billion kilometres in terms of distance covered, according to the company. This milestone for Uber is coming nearly a decade after the mobility tech company set up shop on the continent in Johannesburg, South Africa. It has since established a presence…
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TechPreneur: Get To Know Oluchi Enebeli Of Crevatal

Oluchi Enebeli is Nigeria’s 1st female Blockchain Engineer, she has a background in building scalable blockchain services to enhance crypto interactions across products as well as developing smart contracts with varying business logic. She is quite fascinated by the power of technology to the world and loves to try out new technologies. She’s also the co-founder & project manager…
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