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- 9 Sept 2025
Google Bows to South Korea’s Mapping Rules, Ending 20-Year Standoff
Google has agreed to comply with South Korea’s demand to blur sensitive satellite images on its mapping services, a move that could allow the US tech giant to compete more effectively with local…
- 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…
- 12 Feb 2018
Nigeria, South Korea Partner to Train 22,000 Public Servants On E-Government
The Federal Government says it is partnering with the government of South Korea to train no fewer than 22, 000 public servants on e-government. Mr Abdulaziz Abdullahi, the Permanent Secretary of the…
- 20 May 2018
Nkemdilim to Speak in South Korea on Africa Innovation
Nkemdilim Begho, Chief Executive Officer of Future Software Resources Limited, will join Heads of African State, Delegations of 80 member countries, international organizations, government…
- 21 Mar 2013
In Absence of Rules, Cyber Terrorists Attack Nations
The systematic crash of the computer systems of banks and TV broadcasters in South Korea — reportedly the result of an attack that was widely speculated to have been launched by North Korea — raises…
- 23 Aug 2018
Samsung Pay Produces 1.3B transactions in 3 Years
Samsung Electronics celebrated the third anniversary of the launch of Samsung Pay — on Aug. 20, 2015, in South Korea — with the announcement that the mobile wallet has produced 1.3 billion…
- 28 Sept 2017
NCC Bags Award @ ITU Telecom World 2017
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) was yesterday honoured with the valuable partner Award at the just concluded ITU Telecom World events in Busan, South Korea. According to International…
- 14 Jun 2018
Senate Orders Immediate Deportation of Samsung MD/CEO
The Senate has ordered the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), to deport Mr Young Ho Jo, the Managing Director of SAMSUNG back to South Korea for allegedly coming into the country without proper…
- 19 Feb 2014
Kia, Dana Motors to Set Up Assembly Plant in Nigeria
Dana Motors Limited, the sole distributors of KIA Motors in Nigeria, has signed an agreement with KIA Motors Corporation (KMC) South Korea to set up an assembly plant in Nigeria. Dana Motors in…
- 9 Jan 2013
LTE Connections to Hit 1.6 Bn 2017
LTE will go mass market in 2013 as more countries join South Korea, the USA and Japan in pushing the technology aggressively into the smartphone market. Strategy Analytics predicts there will be 1.6…
- 24 Sept 2017
Aramex Launches ‘Shop & Ship’, Takes Delivery From Global Retailers
By peter oluka Aramex, the disruptive leader in the global logistics and transportation industry, has introduced its easy-access online shopping and shipping delivery service, Shop & Ship (S&S) in…
- 25 May 2018
AfDB Assists TCN to Modernise Transmission Equipment
The African Development Bank (AfDB), said yesterday in Busan, South Korea, that it was assisting the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) to invest in modernisation of its transmission network to…
- 11 Mar 2015
Ericsson, KT Embark On Joint 5G Research
Ericsson, at a Mobile World Congress 2015, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with KT, South Korea's leading telecoms provider, for collaboration on technologies related to next-generation networks.…
- 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…
- 29 Dec 2017
Bitcoin Rebounds Above $14,000
Bitcoin appeared to find a bottom Friday, rebounding above $14,000 after moves by South Korea to curb speculation and protect retail customers sent the cryptocurrency sliding on thursday. Bitcoin…
- 11 Jan 2018
Bitcoin Tumbles, Global Shares Steady
Lukman Otunuga, Research Analyst at FXTM, comments on Bitcoin and Global shares. Bitcoin collapsed like a house of cards on Thursday with prices dipping below $13000, after South Korea announced its…
- 29 Dec 2015
Samsung Plans Initial Production of 5m Galaxy S7 Phones
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, the world's top smartphone maker, plans an initial production run of about 5 million of its upcoming Galaxy S7 smartphones, South Korea's Electronic Times reported on…
- 22 Sept 2016
5 Reasons Nigeria’s Tech Sector is Set for an Explosive Growth
The contributions of technology to the economies of countries like China, South Korea, and the United States can’t be measured. The growth of tech has peaked in these countries. Tech giants like…
- 7 Jan 2017
Samsung Forecasts Fourth-Quarter Profit at Over Three-Year High
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd., the South Korea electronics giant, said on Friday its fourth-quarter profit likely leapt 50 percent from a year earlier to its highest level in more than three years,…
- 3 Nov 2014
Nigeria Retains Position In ITU Council
Nigeria’s efforts to remain in the ITU Council were rewarded last week in Bussan, South Korea, after a nail-biting election. The Nigerian campaign was spear-headed by Mrs. Omobola Johnson, minister…
- 17 May 2018
Nigeria plans big for ITU Telecom World 2018- NCC
Riding on the crest of the successes the country recorded in the South Korea-hosted International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Telecom World 2017, Nigeria’s planning committee for the 2018 edition…
- 23 May 2023
Data Breaches in Nigeria Increased by 64% in Q1’2023 - Study
The latest study by cybersecurity company Surfshark ranks Nigeria as the 32nd most breached country from January to March 2023 (Q1’2023). Globally, a total of 41.6M accounts were breached in Q1’2023,…
- 26 Nov 2013
GSMA Predicts 1Bn LTE Connections by 2017
A new study released by GSMA Intelligence shows that the number of 4G-LTE connections worldwide is forecast to pass one billion by 2017. By 2017, it is expected that LTE will account for about one in…
- 30 Jun 2019
Nigerian Women’s Football Team Progress In World Cup
The Nigerian Women's team have been playing against some of the best teams in the world and have managed to make it to the next stage of the FIFA World Cup. Nigerian Women’s Football Team Progress In…
- 18 Aug 2014
Beware! Instant Noodles Cause Heart Attack, Cancer
A new research has found that the instant noodles commonly known as ramen may increase people’s risk of metabolic changes linked to heart disease and stroke. In the study, according to Fox News,…
- 2 Mar 2016
National Security Interests Override Digital Privacy
As new battles continue to emerge between national governments and private companies in the domains of national security and privacy, the results of a new survey, commissioned by the Centre for…
- 16 Mar 2020
TJI Says Nigeria Squanders $2.6Bn on Corporate Tax Incentives
Tax Justice Network (TJN), a nongovernmental organization has said that Nigeria squandered some $2.6 billion on corporate tax incentives in one year, making the country to suffer a downgrade to 34th…
- 13 Feb 2015
FG Signs Pact for 1,000mw Solar Power Farm
Work is set to commence on a 1000 mega watts solar power farm in Kogi State. Already, the implementers of the project have sealed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Kogi State…
- 6 Nov 2015
Nokia Networks Sparks Industry Collabo for “Programmable World”
Nokia Networks is igniting the development of comprehensive standards for the Internet of Things (IoT) as part of the company's drive to create the programmable world. The move from IoT silo…
- 8 Jan 2018
All set for WCF, Global Communications Forum
Communications Experts, Top Managers, and Local Market Leaders, amongst others will be identifying the power of communication and its influence on the modern world at the 2018 World Communications…