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POD - Ten minutes on Nigeria's digital infrastructure: BCN's Ochuko Ogra shares strategic vision for growth

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POD - Ten minutes on Nigeria's digital infrastructure: BCN's Ochuko Ogra shares strategic vision for growth

Executive strategist Ochuko Ogra explains why Backbone Connectivity Network (BCN) favours collaboration over competition in driving commercial success.

61: Is MTN Nigeria's Nightmare Over?

61: Is MTN Nigeria's Nightmare Over?

🟢 CLICK HERE to subscribe to the African Tech Roundup Podcast 🟢 On Friday, June 10th 2016 MTN’s stock price on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange jumped by 20%. This happened in the wake of the news that the firm’s nine-month Nigerian nightmare might finally be coming to an end. MTN

51: Nigerian House of Representatives Calls For MTN Nigeria To Pay Over $10bn

51: Nigerian House of Representatives Calls For MTN Nigeria To Pay Over $10bn

🟢 CLICK HERE to subscribe to the African Tech Roundup Podcast 🟢 MTN’s Nigeria headache is now officially a chronic migraine. Just as the MTN Group thought the worst was over, Nigeria’s House of Representatives decided to shake things up. Some members have declared any concession (promised or granted by

46: Nigeria's Communications Commission Accepts MTN Nigeria's 'Chump Change' Settlement

46: Nigeria's Communications Commission Accepts MTN Nigeria's 'Chump Change' Settlement

🟢 CLICK HERE to subscribe to the African Tech Roundup Podcast 🟢 It would seem that MTN might be off the hook over the small matter of the several billion dollars it owes/owed the Nigerian Communications Commission — proving to many that “all animals are equal, but some animals are more equal

42: SEACOM Experiences Second Major Outage In As Many Weeks

42: SEACOM Experiences Second Major Outage In As Many Weeks

🟢 CLICK HERE to subscribe to the African Tech Roundup Podcast 🟢 The soul-destroying Twitter outages and more recent SEACOM broadband disruptions notwithstanding, the team at the AfricanTechRoundup.com has been extremely busy since we properly got 2016 on the go a few weeks ago. So busy in fact, that Tefo Mohapi

40: Why Is South Africa Looking To Regulate Services Like WhatsApp?

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40: Why Is South Africa Looking To Regulate Services Like WhatsApp?

🟢 CLICK HERE to subscribe to the African Tech Roundup Podcast 🟢 African policy makers are struggling to come to grips with the opportunities and threats presented by various important innovations being spurred by technological advancement — this as they carry out the unenviable task of safeguarding public welfare. In this week’s

39: Netflix & Buffering (Featuring Emeka Okoye and Aaron Fu)

39: Netflix & Buffering (Featuring Emeka Okoye and Aaron Fu)

🟢 CLICK HERE to subscribe to the African Tech Roundup Podcast 🟢 We hope you’ve had a restful break, and that your return to the office hasn’t been too jarring. As for us, we’re just loving this trend of brilliant Africans crashing our podcast recordings. This week, Nigerian software

31: The Mark Kaigwa, Thebe Ikalafeng & Rebecca Enonchong Episode

31: The Mark Kaigwa, Thebe Ikalafeng & Rebecca Enonchong Episode

🟢 CLICK HERE to subscribe to the African Tech Roundup Podcast 🟢 This week's instalment of the African Tech Round-Up was recorded at the African Media Leaders Forum, which wrapped in Johannesburg on the weekend. And what a treat it is! The show is an all-Africa affair — what with Mark

29: MTN Nigeria Stunned By Unprecedented $5.2 Billion Fine

29: MTN Nigeria Stunned By Unprecedented $5.2 Billion Fine

🟢 CLICK HERE to subscribe to the African Tech Roundup Podcast 🟢 It’s been a truly awful week for the MTN Group— what with a $5.2 billion fine imposed on MTN Nigeria (the group’s largest and most profitable subsidiary) by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for failing to disconnect

7: Mark Vs. Marek - Whose Hotel Booking Platform Reigns Supreme?

7: Mark Vs. Marek - Whose Hotel Booking Platform Reigns Supreme?

🟢 CLICK HERE to subscribe to the African Tech Roundup Podcast 🟢 Nigeria's tech scene was abuzz last week following Mark Essien's hotel booking platform Hotels.ng securing international investment co-led by Omidyar Network and the EchoVC Pan-Africa Fund. However, for undisclosed reasons the parties involved have chosen