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- 5 Aug 2021
Korean Ambassador Applauds Pantami's Stellar Leadership in Fostering Digital Governance in Nigeria
The South Korean Ambassador to Nigeria, His Excellency, Kim Young – Chae has commended the supervisory leadership of the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami),…
- 23 Dec 2025
Amazon Blocks 1,800 North Koreans From Job Applications
US tech giant, Amazon has disclosed that it blocked more than 1,800 North Koreans from applying for jobs, amid growing concerns that Pyongyang is deploying large numbers of IT workers overseas to…
- 22 Apr 2022
Binance Recovers $5.8m from Lazarus Group, North Korean Cryptocurrency Hackers
Changpeng Zhao, founder of Binance, on Friday, said the cryptocurrency exchange had recovered some funds stolen by the Lazarus Group, North Korean hackers. Zhao revealed that the DPRK Group used…
- 24 Nov 2020
WTO: Okonjo-Iweala May Emerge Unopposed as Korean Candidate Drops
Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s former Finance Minister, may emerge as the sole contestant for the director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) as Yoo Myung-hee, her opponent, South…
- 17 Jan 2023
Netflix Takes K-Content to New Heights with 2023 Slate
The global fandom for K-content is continuing to grow, with over 60 percent of all Netflix members watching Korean titles last year. Looking ahead at 2023, Netflix is debuting a diverse array of…
- 22 Feb 2021
MultiChoice Brings tvN - Korea’s Number 1 Entertainment Channel to DStv
MultiChoice Group and its counterpart, CJ ENM HK, have announced the launch of Korean entertainment pop up channel tvN Africa on DStv, channel 134 from Monday, 1st March 2021. This marks the first…
- 27 Mar 2019
Lazarus, Hacking Group Targets Cryptocurrency Space- Kaspersky
Kaspersky Lab, cybersecurity watchdogs yesterday issued a warning that the well-known hacking group known as Lazarus, which is allegedly sponsored by the North Korean government, is alive and well…
- 28 Jun 2026
Want a Business Loan Without Interest? SMEDAN Launches N500m Fund
Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) has secured a 12 million-dollar commitment from the South Korean Government to establish a Skills Acquisition Centre in Abuja to…
- 25 Mar 2016
Korea Trains Nigeria in e-Government Processes
The South Korean global agency is investing $8.56 million for the implementation of capacity building programme for e-Government in Nigeria. Barrister Adebayo Shittu, minister of…
- 7 Apr 2017
N’Korea Hackers Attack Nigerian Banks, Others – Report
A report from a Russian online cyber security firm, Kaspersky, has observed that North Korean hackers are allegedly attacking banks in 18 countries, including Nigeria. The organisation noted in its…
- 13 Oct 2020
Okonjo-Iweala Visits Buhari, Seeks Final Push for WTO DG Job
President Muhmmadu Buhari has granted Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, former finance minister prayers to “make one final push within the week to beat the Koreans and bring this to Nigeria by sending a few…
- 22 May 2018
Nigeria, Korea Strengthen Relations to Advance Science & Technology
The Peoples Republic of Korea yesterday reiterated its commitment to strengthening collaboration with Nigeria in advancing science and technology. The Korean Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Jon Choi, said…
- 28 Jul 2025
Tesla Taps Samsung for Next-Gen AI Chip Production in $16.5Bn Deal
Tesla CEO, Elon Musk has announced a $16.5 billion chip supply agreement with Samsung Electronics, a move expected to revive the South Korean company’s struggling foundry business. The deal will see…
- 3 Apr 2018
African Cryptocurrency Coming Soon
Trapeace Holdings, in partnership with a Korean-based development team and Singapore-based ICO (Initial Coin Offering) marketing firm Cornet PTE LTD, intend to develop and launch a crypto-currency…
- 3 Feb 2023
ALAT by Wema Partners Samsung for Pre-orders of New Diamond Series Availability in Nigeria
In a deal announced early this week, ALAT by Wema has announced a partnership with South Korean manufacturer Samsung Electric Industries to sell Samsung Diamond Series phones. Olusegun Adeniyi, chief…
- 11 Jan 2018
Samsung Electronics Sued Over Deceptive Marketing
South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co Ltd has been sued by two French rights groups over alleged deceptive marketing practices. The two Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), Sherpa and…
- 17 Feb 2025
South Korea Joins List of Countries Banning DeepSeek over Security Concerns
South Korean authorities have temporarily blocked new downloads of the DeepSeek artificial intelligence (AI) app, citing concerns over the company’s handling of user data. The country’s Personal…
- 25 Mar 2017
LG Discloses Plan to Launch Payment App
LG has set eyes on launching a payment services in June. The South Korean electronics maker LG plans to roll out its mobile payment app alongside with its U.S brand’s newest flagship product — the LG…
- 20 May 2013
Samsung Galaxy S4 Sales to Hit 10m this Week
Samsung, Korean phone maker’s flagship Galaxy S4 smartphone is expected to hit 10 million sales milestones this week, according to the firm’s co-chief executive officer. JK Shin, Samsung’s co-CEO…
- 5 Jan 2016
Samsung Electronics to Employees: 2016 Will Be of Tough
South Korean tech giant, Samsung Electronics, said it expects a difficult business environment in 2016 due to weak global economic conditions and heightened competition in key businesses including…
- 29 Apr 2016
Samsung Pay Rolls Out ATM Cash Withdrawal Capability
This week at the Samsung Developer Conference in San Francisco, the Korean tech giant introduced new features for Samsung Pay — including the ability to make deposits and cash withdrawals at…
- 31 Mar 2017
Samsung DeX Station Turns Phone into Desktop
Samsung DeX Station is one of the latest flagship devices from the Company will make available to Nigerians from May 2017. On Wednesday, the South Korean electronics company its latest flagship…
- 20 Jun 2015
Samsung Sweating to Fix Galaxy Security Vulnerability
Following analysts’ report that hundreds of millions of Samsung's higher-end Galaxy devices, including the latest flagship Galaxy S6, are vulnerable to hackers, the South Korean smart devices company…
- 21 Jul 2015
Samsung World's Thinnest Tablets Come with Fingerprint Scanners
Samsung, South Korean tech giant, has announced Galaxy Tab S2 range of flagship tablets, which have taken away the title of world's thinnest tablet from iPad Air 2, Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet, and Dell…
- 18 Sept 2017
Samsung Drops Plans to Set Up Manufacturing Plant in Nigeria
Samsung Group, South Korean multinational is scaling down it operations in Nigeria, no thanks to the dwindling economic fortunes of the country, Nigeria CommunicationsWeek has learnt. Though the…
- 29 Sept 2018
From Brazil to Nigeria, a Trail of Samsung's Graft Inclination
Samsung Heavy Industries, SHI, the South Korean ship builder, has been in the news in Nigeria, since January this year following the arrival into the country of the multi-billion dollar Egina…
- 4 Sept 2017
Fact Check: Alleged NK Threat to Nigerians, Who Owns @DPRK_News Account?
By now, you must have heard or read about the alleged warning from the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK) that Nigerians should stop making mockery of the Supreme Leader, Kim Jong-un or…
- 20 Sept 2019
Nigeria Has All it Takes for Technology Development - Tae
Mr. Lee In-Tae, the Republic of South Korea Ambassador to Nigeria, says Nigeria possesses the capacity for technology and agriculture development among other industrial sectors which could create…
- 25 Feb 2018
Worries over Capacity, Strategy to Back Executive Orders on IT
Information and communications technology (ICT) experts have expressed worry over lack of capacity and strategy required to implement federal government’s executive orders in the sector. Prof.…
- 23 Mar 2009
NigComSat-1R, Still an Opportunity to Explore
Recently, the revolution in the world’s weather condition has caused a lot of changes in the atmosphere of orbit, which has led to satellite failures most especially in 2008. This development…