Tag Archives: Nigeria

Nnedi Okorafor: Storyteller

It was through the blog IO9 that I discovered Nnedi Okorafor’s uniquely African take on science-fiction and fantasy last month. Nneddi, a second generation ...
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Nigeria Launches New Anti-419 Initiative

Last week, Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) launched Operation “Eagle Claw,” to bust syndicates of 419 scammers. The anti-corruption police report 800 scam ...
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New Nigerian Job Board Launches

Jobberman is a new Nigerian job board that hopes to make your job search “delightful,” or at least, a little bit less stressful. Searching for ...
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Yahoo-Yahoo Boys

Karin Brulliard of the Washington Post tries to get into the minds of Nigerian cyber-scammers in this interview… Banjo is a polite young man in a ...
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FricaFactoid 3 - Refrigeration Without Electricity

The third episode of The FricaFactoid looks at Nigeria’s Mohammed Bah Abba and his earthenware solution for refrigeration. Can you keep cool without tertiary power? ...
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Comparison between On- and Off-network GSM Rates in Nigeria

Photo credit: jurvetson Thoughout West Africa, cell phone users carry multiple phones to defray the outrageous expense of off-network connections. We tell ourselves that it’s cheaper ...
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MapNTl.com has Mapping Covered

A local Nigerian Internet company has launched an exciting new website that will intend to cover the short falls in other online mapping services. MapNTL.com ...
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Young, Tech and Dangerous

Mike Stopforth recently published a follow up to a 2007 post entitled “Ten (More) Young South African Digital Citizens To Watch“. In it he spotlight’s ...
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Appfricast 1.2

Another Appfricast! While testing out my podcast syndication tools I discuss the upcoming Facebook Garage, Barcamp Ghana and Vodafone’s Widget Zone. [M4A | MP3] Subscribe ...
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‘Clearly Africa is like a New World Again’

Alan Patricof of the Huffington Post writes about his time spent in Kampala, Uganda; Nairobi, Kenya; and Abuja, Nigeria following the election of Barrack Obama ...
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