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Infinix Diamond, Ankara Q2 and 6 ‘Premium’ Affordable Android Phones/Tablets you can buy for ₦9,999+

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October 13, 2014

Android is winning the mobile OS war in Nigeria, the reason for this rapid growth is not far fetched as EwtNet staff round up the top 6 ‘cheap’ Android devices you can purchase from the comfort of your home.

The use of Android smartphone and tablets is rapidly becoming a norm in Nigeria. Techrez earlier reported that approximately 23% Nigerians uses an Android device, second only to Nokia Series 40 Java phones. According to StatCounter, the Nokia S40 phones has seen its 23% lead difference cut down to 14% by Android OS since December, 2013.

The major reason for the immense growth of Android OS among Nigerian’s 178,516,904 human population can be traced to the first invasion of Tecno Android phones in Nigeria. Tecno smartphones were sold at incredibly cheaper prices than the then smartphone kings Samsung, BlackBerry, iOS & Nokia Symbian.

In recent times, more manufactures like Infinix, Gionee & PC manufactures Mercury has joined Tecno in the production of ‘cheap’ Android devices. In this post EwtNet rounds up and analyze 6 of the best quality Android devices you can get for ₦9,999 and slightly above that.

Nokia X 4″ Dual Sim – Buy Online

A friend recently purchased this device and I was opportune to have a proper look at it. The Nokia X Android phone comes with a typical Windows 8 UI and has the traditional durability of Nokia products. My friend confirmed that she has no fear dropping the 4 inches smartphone provided it doesn’t land by its screen surface.

The Android smatphone can be purchased online for just N18,000. See full review & spec.

Tecno H5 4” Capacitive Touchscreen – Buy Online

Tecno has made itself a trademark of producing quality devices and selling them at extensively cheaper rates than its competitors.

Tecno H5 needs no introduction, it’s yet another great Tecno 3G Android phone with Android 4.2 OS (Jelly Bean), 1.3GHz Dual-Core Processor, 4.0” Capacitive Touchscreen , 2.0MP Back Camera, 4GB ROM +512MB RAM, and pre-installed Facebook & Opera Mini app.

Tecno H5 can be bought for ₦12,700 online + shipping to any part of the country (Shipping fee may apply if you are outside Lagos). See full review & spec.

Infinix Diamond X402 4″ Smartphone – Buy Online

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This gift smartphone is the fantasy of every lady.

Infinix X402 smartphone [Video left] is embellished with enlightened Swarovski elements’ Cubic Zirconia in a smooth pearl white finish.

The device comes with a 5.0 MP primary camera enhanced for taken incredible quality pictures and packed with a Quad Core CPU which allows seamless multitasking, faster webpage loading and plays videos smoothly.

Infinix Diamond X402 is sold at a give away price of ₦12,000 in Nigerian e-commerce shops. See full review & specs.

Xtouch QF72 7″ 3G Android Tablet – Buy Online

Following the footstep of their predecessors, Xtouch has produced amazing Android smartphones and tablets given away at unbelievable cheap rates.

Xtouch QF72 is just another one of those. The 7 inch slate has a bright and clear display on at a high resolution that allows you to peep across its smooth screen with absolute clarity‎.‎ Powered by a powerful Cortex A7 dual‎‐core processor‎,‎ this tablet performs much faster‎,‎ quicker and fluently.

Xtouch QF72 has a price tag of ₦17,200 and has an internal storage space of 8GB and 32GB extended storage. See full review and specs.

Imose Ankara Q2 Android Phone – Buy Online

Imose Ankara Q2 Ultra sleek Dual Sim Android Smart Phone comes with a 3.5 inch touch capacitive touchscreen and a QWERTY keypad. It comes preloaded with exciting social communication apps such as Whatsapp, Blackberry Messenger, Facebook and more. The Supersport app that allows you watch major football league match highlights for free is also preloaded. It also comes with an Analog Mobile TV that allows you watch your favourite local channels for free. Also packed in is a free 4GB memory card in an SD slot that is expandable to 32GB. The Ankara Q2 is Wifi enabled and has a hotspot function so it can serve as a modem through which other devices may be connected to the internet.

Imose Ankara Q2 is sold for ₦9,999 at the Konga e-commerce store. See full review and specs.

Lenovo A369i 4″ 3G Android Phone – Buy Online

Lenovo made its smartphone debut 2 years ago and has since rose from grace to grace in the eyes of Nigerians. Lonovo A369i is powered by a 1.3GHz dual core processor, which means you won’t be waiting for applications to open or images to appear. Better multitasking delivers a smoother, faster smartphone experience.

With up to 4GB internal storage space and 32GB extensible storage limit, Lonovo A369i which cost ₦13,700 (a giveaway price) is by far one of the most cheapest Android phone out there. See full phone review and specs.

Nigeria Will Launch Its First Indigenous Satellite By 2018 – Bulama

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Ebenezer Obasi

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September 27, 2014

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Abuja – According to The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Abdu Bulama, Nigeria is set to launched its indigenous satellite in 2018.

Bulama stated this when he inspected facilities at the Obasanjo Space Centre of the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA).

The minister said the centre had the mandate to launch Nigeria’s first indigenous satellite by 2018, and described space science and technology programme as an important component of the Nigerian dream.

According to him, the satellite programme has a very positive role to play in the transformation agenda of President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration.

Bulama directed that the assembly, testing and integration centre, and the Synthetic Aperture Rader Satellite, which are under construction, be completed by 2015.

“The Assembly, Testing and Integration Centre, and the Synthetic Aperture Rader Satellite are the nucleus of NASRDA.

“It is here that we will, by the grace of God, launch our first made in Nigeria satellite by 2018.
“By 2018, by the grace of God, we want to see made-in-Nigeria satellite launched. It will be built in this laboratory and launched by our Nigerian scientists,” he said.

According to him, competence and capabilities in satellite technology serve as tool for national growth and a huge contribution to the development and benefit of mankind.

Earlier, the Director-General of NASRDA, Dr Seidu Mohammed, who conducted Bulama round the facilities, said the agency could boast of world-class technology in term of facilities.

Mohammed said that the about six million U.S. dollars (about N1 billion) annual budgetary allocation to NASRDA was inadequate, given the huge development expected of the agency.

The director-general also said that no serious country allocates less than 100 million U.S. dollars to its space agency.

According to him, NASRDA pays N1.6 million monthly to an Israeli company to maintain facilities at one of the centres of the agency, and also spends 100 pounds servicing its two dishes.

He said the Emergency Management Project of the agency could be used in tracking kidnapped victims, car theft, pipeline vandalisation, fire outbreak, flood and accidents.

Culled from Vanguardngr

5 Nigerian News Aggregator you should have on your Android Device

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Ebenezer Obasi

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September 26, 2014

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News aggregator apps syndicate contents or content sources from selected news websites using specified keywords and notifies you on your smartphone/tablets when new contents are available.

If you found yourself in the habit of visiting the nearest bus stop in your location every morning to buy or just glance through series of newspapers or have made TV news channels your closest companion. Here is another companion — One your spouse won’t be jealous of.

In this list we have compiled the top 5 Nigerian news/newspaper aggregators you can install on your Android smartphone or tablet. Make no mistake, we have not tested all the apps on this list, the list is based on extremely outstanding users rating and number of downloads.

Nigeria News — Download

With 5,000 – 10, 000 installations and an average rating of 4.4 by 435 readers, this apps is arguable the most popular Nigerian newspaper aggregator on the play store. The apllication among other news websites features Vanguardngr, Sahara Reporters, Guardian nigeria newspapers, Punch nigeria newspapers, Nation nigeria newspapers, Nigerian Tribune, Trust nigeria newspapers, ThisDay nigeria newspapers, People’s Daily nigeria newspapers, etc. This app is published on the play store by GMAN.

Nigeria Daily News — Download

Nigeria Daily News Android app by Deepnote is used by 5,000 – 10, 0000 Nigerians and has attained a 4.1 average rating by 422 users. One the app pros will be it’s simple and easy-to-use UI enabling users to navigate through various sources easily.

Nairatrain App – Download

Consider this a bonus app in this list because it neither has the outstanding number of installations nor the flawless rating that it’s predecessors posses. However, it’s does has it’s own distinctively unique features that has placed it among the best.

Nairatrain app and it’s web version goes beyond bringing your newspaper sites in one place. It also brings you updates on Football News, Heath Tips, Entertainment, Live Events, Nigeria Movies, Freebies & Browsing, Technology News, Nigeria Celebrities Talks, Musics & Videes, Business Guides & More. The application is light weight, easy-to-use UI and four themes to choose from.

One of the pros of this app is that you can read your contents offline (without internet access) and easily search articles while on the go.

All Newspapers Nigeria — Download

Similarly to others before it, All Newspapers Nigeria app brings news from various newspaper websites all in one app. The application has had over 5, 000 downloads, rated 4.1 by 188 Nigerian Android users.

Nigerian Newspapers Today — Download

Similarly to the Niaratain app above, Nigerian Newspapers Today also works offline. The app has been installed by over 1,200 Android users in Nigeria and 4.4 average rating by 55 users. You are likely to find articles from Nairaland, Linda Ikeji’s Blog, NG2G Forum, Dear Titi, Tech Blogs, Odd News, Vacancies and Cheap Online Shopping (Konga) in this app.

Why you need to Favour Airtel’s Android Data Plans Over their Blackberry Bundles.

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Ebenezer Obasi

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August 3, 2014

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NIGERIA – Towards the tail end of last month, Airtel busted out with a new data plan. This time, a plan specially dedicated to Android and smartphone devices. While the prices may seem a bit harsh compared to that of Blackberry devices, there are a lot of positives to be drawn from the new invention.

It is no longer a secret that official Airtel Blackberry plans now fully works on other devices including Android devices. With the recent introduction of the Android internet data plans at the dead end of July, the position of Blackberry 2+1 packages among Aitel users is threatened. However, few are yet to find a reason to ditch their fair internet plan for a more expensive plan. – Well, let’s find you a reason.

We are not going to make this yet another dumb Android vs Blackberry comparison, rather, you can see this as EwtNet’s way of bringing your attention to the distinctive features of the new Airtel’s Android data plan.

Behold, all you Android Lovers

For most Nigerians, Android is the new Tecno which for many represent intense data consumption. The new Airtel Android plans are specially design to suit this purpose. The bundle gives you an option to choose either the 2GB or 4.5GB worth N2,000 and N3,500 respectively.

Of course, you can argue that Blackberry 2+1 packages offers better but here is the thing, Blackberry 2+1 plans if used on Blackberry devices goes on 1 kobo/kb but on other devices the charges rates up to 5 kobo/kb, which is why your data depletion will often run faster on Android devices when you subscribe to the Blackberry 2+1 packages.

How the new Android plans rate

A lot of Android users will find the new Android plans feasible for many reasons but mainly because of the rate at which their data burns down. For a standard user, your bandwidth depletes at the rate of 1.5 kobo/kb but if you found yourself using the internet more in the night, you are likely to find your data depletion rate at 1 kobo/kb from 9:59pm – 5:59am.

What options do we have on dongle?

If you are accessing the web through a dongle or internet modem and the *440*161# thing works for your then I ‘d say “Who needs Android plans?” but if you are not eligible for Airtel Blackberry 2+1 offers then I advice you stick with any of the Android plans.

To subscribe to any of the Android data plan, see the table below or follow the instruction just below it.

To activate the 2GB Android bundle @ N2000 for 30days, simply dial *437#

To activate the 4.5GB Android bundle @ N3500 for 30days, simply dial *438#

To check your Android data balance, simply dial *223#

You can as well check out the complete Airtel data subscription table for plans that best suit your device.

Bonus – Access all Whatsapp Features for Just N100/Month

For those who aren’t familiar with the product, WhatsApp is a mobile application available for various platforms, through which you can send and receive SMS/MMS to/from other WhatsApp members via GPRS/EDGE for free.

Through this package, there will be no deduction from the customer’s data bundle or airtime balance.

WhatsApp is available for the following platforms:

Android
iOS
BlackBerry
Nokia S40
Nokia Symbian
Windows Phone

How to do I get the WhatsApp data package?

All you need to do is simply dial *948# and enjoy unlimited access to WhatsApp exclusively on Airtel for an entire month for just N100.

Customers will be subscribed as soon as the request is received.

New Airtel Data Subscription Table: Best Practice and Activation Codes

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Ebenezer Obasi

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July 1, 2014

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NIGERIA – Just for the ease of some you who are yet to be acquainted with latest Airtel data subscription table. Here is a jumpstart to start enjoying the new data plans.

Best Practice

Of course, you can always dial *141*13*1# to quickly test if you can access the internet with your current SIM before subscribing to a data plan. This service is completely free and you are offered 1MB per day for dialing the code. Outside knowing the connectivity status of the SIM, it is also important to know which plan works best with your device and the code to dial if you need to switch to another plan.

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It is not often that someone tells you (with full assurance) what to do, but in this post we are looking to advice you on what plan is best for your mobile, smartphone, tablet or PC device. In our next edition we will talk about the complete table for Blackberry data subscription. Meanwhile, you can also take a look at the best practice for Airtel me2u services in case you need to transfer airtime from another Airtel SIM or click here to recharge your SIM card online.

Mobile Phone: If you accessing the internet through a mobile phone browser, subscribe to any of the following plans: Entry, Daily, 3-day, Weekly, Easy, 786-plan, Lite or Midi plans

Smartphone & Tablets: With Tecno taking over the Nigeria smartphone market, every folk within the country can boast of having a smartphone. However, it is one thing to own a smartphone and another thing to subscribe to a feasible plan. For smartphone users, It is highly recommended to subscribe to any of the Android data plans. However, any of Smartphone1, Smartphone2, Plus or Max plans will work just fine on your smartphone or tablet.

If you have the Opera browser installed on your mobile, smartphone or tablet, you can also use the Opera Mini Bundle for only N300 per month.
Dongles/MiFi/Routers: If you just purchased a Dongle or USB Modem as we generally call it and need to start using it on your PC/Mac or Router. Depending on the scale of the task at hand, you can choose from any of the following plan: Smartphone1, Smartphone2, Plus, Max, Premium or Prime plans (See how to unlock your USB Modem and make it universal). The Blackberry Unlimited data plan also works on Dongles, though charges and experience may vary.

Also Read: How to Borrow Extra Credit from Airtel

Bloggers & Developers: If you are a blogger or web developer, it is best to go with the Prime plan, but if you have a very restricted budget, you might consider going with: Day, Night Time or Weekend plans which are suited for subscribers who require data use for specific purposes and consume such data quickly.

The following shows the list of Airtel data plans and the varying ways to activate

Plan	Data Allowance (NORMAL)	Data Allowance (CURRENT)	Retail Price (N)	(Data RCV, EPIN & ERC) Denomination	Validity period	USSD Activation Code	SMS Activation Code	MAMO Activation Code	Prepaid	Postpaid
Trial	1MB	1MB	0	–	1 day	14113*1#	Trial	–	√	x
Entry	4MB	6MB	50	–	1 day	14111*9#	Entry	14191	√	x
Daily	10MB	15MB	100	99	1 day	14111*1#	Daily	14154	√	x
3-day	25MB	40MB	200	–	3 days	14111*8#	Three	14192	√	x
Weekly	50MB	70MB	300	–	7 days	14111*2#	Weekly	14193	√	x
Easy	80 MB	120MB	500	499	14 days	14111*3#	Easy	14151	√	x
Top-Up	100 MB	100 MB	600	–	–	–	–	–	–	√
786 plan	125 MB	125 MB	786	–	30 days	14111*786#	786	14194	√	x
Lite	200MB	260MB	1,000	999	30 days	14111*4#	Lite	14150	√	x
Midi	250 MB	325MB	1,300	–	30 days	14111*5#	Midi	14153	√	x
Smartphone1	500MB	650MB	2,000	1,999	30 days	14111*6#	Smart1	14152	√	√
Smart phone 2	1GB	1.3GB	3,000	2,999	30 days	14111*7#	Smart2	14156	√	√
Plus	3GB	3.9GB	5,000	4,999	30 days	14112*1#	plus	14155	√	√
Max	5GB	6.6GB	8,000	–	30 days	14112*2#	max	14196	√	√
Premium	10GB	13.3GB	15,000	–	30 days	14112*3#	premium	14197	√	√
Prime	15GB	19.9GB	22,000	–	30 days	14112*7#	prime	–	√	x
Day	150MB	150MB	500	–	24 hours	14112*5#	day	14195	√	x
Night Time (Off Peak)	3GB	3.9GB	2,500	–	30 days	14112*4#	night	–	√	x
Weekend	3GB	3.9GB	3,000	–	30 days	14112*6#	weekend	–	√	x
To Check Data Usage	–		–		–	14111*0#	status		√	√

Android Data Plans

Important Tips

To subscribe for a data bundle plan via USSD, dial the associated string e.g. *141*11*4# to activate the Lite plan
To subscribe for a data bundle plan vis SMS, send the associated SMS keyword to 141 e.g. lite to 141
To subscribe for a data bundle plan via MAMO, dial the associated string e.g. 14150 to activate
Postpaid plans can be activated by contacting an Airtel staff (called a KAM) or by walking into any Airtel retail shop for directions on the associated modalities

Bonus – Airtel Users can Access Facebook without Internet

For all the Facebook devotees out there, Airtel Nigeria presents an innovative service called Facebook USSD. Thanks to the introduction of this service, all Facebook enthusiasts can stay connected & share with their Facebook friends irrespective of handset type, quality and active data (internet) connection.

The Facebook via USSD service aims to deliver Facebook to customers without the need for data. Customers will now be able to connect with their family and friends anytime, anywhere on Facebook without using the internet or activating GPRS capabilities on their mobile devices.

How does it Work?

Just dial the USSD code – *688# to subscribe to any of the monthly, weekly and daily packages. With this service, customers can carry out the following activities from their mobile devices:
Update Facebook status messages
View, like and comment on posts
Post on friends’ walls
Find/add friends
Confirm friend requests
View notifications
View and send messages

To Deactivate Service

You can unsubscribe or deactivate the service by dialling *688*22#

Cost

Daily subscription – N5
Weekly subscription – N25
Monthly subscription – N100

How to Open and Verify your Nigerian Paypal Account in 4 Easy Steps

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Ebenezer Obasi

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June 18, 2014

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Yesterday Paypal included Nigeria and 9 other countries to the list of Paypal supported countries following the story of Rupert Keeley, the executive in charge of the EMEA region of PayPal, in an interview on Monday.

Paypal is a global online payment processor which has over 230 million users in 203 countries, arguably the largest and most accepted payment gateway in the world. Paypal has long being the nightmare of Nigerian internet marketers, bloggers, affiliate programs and the general market at large.

Starting from yesterday, 17 June, 2014 Nigerians will be eligible to sign up for a free Paypal accounts legally. No change of IP is required – just come the way you are!

In four easy steps, I will guide you on how to setup and verify your very own Paypal account right from your computer, right now!

Requirements

To get started, make sure you have a working PC/Mac that can access the internet, a reliable browser; any of Firefox or Google Chrome will do just fine and finally, make sure you are not accessing the web through a different location (other than Nigeria) or through a proxy connection.

Step 1 – Getting Started

Simply hop in to www.paypal.com, you can type that to your browser address bar or simple click on the link from here. Follow the Sign Up link, that should land you to a page similar to the image you are looking at above. Now, if for some reasons your country or region isn’t set to Nigeria, kindly select Nigeria from the select menu.

When your country or region is set, choose an account type that best suit your online transaction. You can choose from either Individual or Business account. So, I will go ahead and click Open an account from the Individual box.
** To open a business account you will need to provide information such as your business name, business address and type of business.

Step 2 – Tell Paypal about yourself

If you did the right thing, you should be seeing a page requesting your information in front of your screen. Kindly fill the form with your original details and click Agree and Create Account button just at the footer of the form.

Step 3 – Verify that you are a Human

In this page you have to re-assure Paypal that you are a human being by entering the code on that page into the small box right-top of the code. You have to type this code exactly the way it appeared on that page. When done, click continue to finally setup your account.

The next page will bring up a form to enter your card details. We will have to skip that part for now. So simply click Go to My Account and enjoy the feel of your brand new Paypal account.

Right now, your Paypal account is as useless as not having a Paypal account. So you may want to go right to you email inbox, locate and open the “Welcome to PayPal ” email sent to you by Paypal (Note: This can never be in your spam folder, beware of phishing links) and click on the Link Now button. Enter your Paypal password (The one you used on the registration page) on the next page and hit Verify Email to proceed and add your card.

Step 4 – Verify your Paypal Account

To verify your account, kindly go to your Paypal account dashboard and click on the Get Verified Link just below your name.

Enter your card details in the next page and hit the Continue button. After you click Continue, Paypal will charge the card $1.95 USD to make sure it’s yours. This fee will be refunded to you within 24 hours from the time your card has been confirmed.

Could it be more easier? I doubt it! Try it out and share your experiences on the comment section.

Official: Paypal Storms Nigeria – How Real is it?

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Ebenezer Obasi

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June 17, 2014

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Giving in to the popular “419 Scammers” tag, Paypal labeled Nigerians not too long ago, only few will believe the story of Rupert Keeley, the executive in charge of the EMEA region of PayPal, in an interview on Monday.

According to a report posted on Reuters yesterday, Keeley made an official reference in an interview on Monday regarding the expansion of Paypal payment services to 10 more countries including Africa’s most populous nation, Nigeria. He stressed that the expansion would bring the number of countries it serves to 203, making it one of the most used global payment gateway besides it’s nemesis, Master Card Inc.

Following the protest led by Nigerian tech bloggers and marketers via the Twitter hashtag #PayPalNigeria, Paypal has included Nigeria, which has 60 million users, along with nine other markets in sub-Saharan Africa, Eastern Europe and Latin America in their list of supported countries, starting from today.

“PayPal has been going through a period of reinvention, refreshing many of its services to make them easier to use on mobile (phones), allowing us to expand into fast-developing markets,” Keeley said.

How real is it?

Although, customers in the shortlisted 10 countries with access to the Web and a bank card authorized for Internet transactions will be able to register for a PayPal account and make payments to millions of sites worldwide, once the services goes live. The residents of this countries are set to endure a difficult start to life with Paypal.

Giving the fraudulent reputation carried by this countries in the past, Paypal is likely to limit the functionality of this freshers to only “send money” services for consumers to pay for goods and services at PayPal-enabled merchant sites while safeguarding their financial details. This is free to consumers and covered by fees it charges merchants.

“We think we can give our sellers selling into this market a great deal of reassurance,” said Keeley, a former regional banking executive with Standard Chartered Plc and senior executive with payment card company Visa Inc.

PayPal does not yet cover peer-to-peer transactions, which allow consumers to send money to other consumers. It has not yet enabled local merchants in the new markets to receive payments, nor is it offering other forms of banking services, he said.

Despite the suspicion that the coming of this countries may increase the level of fraudulent activities such as ID theft, social engineering, phishing and automated harvesting of customer financial data via botnets, or networks of computers controlled by hackers. Inengisa Hart, founder of Nigeria Entertainment Forum Guruscoded is certain that the days of internet fraud is a thing of the past for his country.

“The cameo of Paypal will provide online payment alternatives for consumers via mobile phones or PCs in the Nigerian market”

“Firstly, I would start by saying it’s a good thing having Paypal here in Nigeria. But the introduction of Paypal in Nigeria creates an advantage and disadvantage.

For us the consumers, their would be lesser budget made, easy transactions, quick offers made from international companies, more online business opportunities, e.g Most ads network that has Paypal as it’s only payment gateway.

It’s coming may also affect some payment gateways in Nigeria, who has benefited from Paypal’s absence in the past.” Said Inengisa in an interview yesterday.

“Nigeria markets has often been blighted by financial fraud allegation. But it is all in the past.

Actually, Paypal is a company with a very strong security system. So talking about the fraudulent reputation by Nigerians, it’s a No go area.” He concluded.

A total of 80 million Internet users stand to gain access to PayPal global services this week, including those in five European markets – Belarus, Macedonia, Moldova, Monaco and Montenegro, four in the African nations of Nigeria, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, and Zimbabwe, as well as Paraguay. Internet usage figures are based on research by Euromonitor International.

PayPal counts 148 million active accounts worldwide.

Last week, MasterCard Inc, the world’s second-largest debit and credit card company, and a PayPal rival in payment processing, said it was working with the Nigerian government on a pilot to overlay payment technology on a new national identity card.

PayPal has operated in 190 markets since 2007 and added three countries – Egypt, Georgia and Serbia last year. Roughly a quarter of the $52 billion in payment volumes PayPal reported in the first quarter of 2014 were for cross-border transactions. PayPal reported $1.8 billion in revenue during the period.

How to Borrow Airtime/Credit from Glo – Glo Borrow Me Credit

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Ebenezer Obasi

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June 3, 2014

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Glo has hit a new high with the introduction of Glo Borrow Me Credit, a service that lets you borrow N1000 worth airtime while on the Glo Network.

Did your car just break down in the middle of no-where?

Your airtime balance is reading N0.0 or have you used your last Kobo to say farewell to the girl you dropped off?

You don’t have to remain stranded. Nigerian leading network providers such as Airtel, Glo & MTN has ganged up together to ensure that you don’t end that conversation without saying “goodbye”.

Glo has hit a new high with the introduction of Glo Borrow Me Credit, a service that lets you borrow airtime while on the Glo Network and pay back later.

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How it works?

In a post released recently, Glo clearly stated that they have rolled out this service to help out customers who are stranded due to low or now airtime.

Now, we offer solution to such customers who have consumed their airtime and cannot go out immediately to buy recharge card. Customer can send request to avail the facility of airtime credit by sending text on the short code. Customer will repay his credit by recharging his account and credit airtime will be deducted from his balance.

However, this service is specially reserved for subscribers who has met a certain criteria and will include a 10% charge of every amount you borrow (i.e N5 from every N50 you loan from Glo).

Table for Glo Borrow Me Credit Criteria & Codes
ExtraCredit (N)	Min. Sim Duratiom	Average Airtime Spent Per Month (N)	Activation Code	Amount Charged (N)
50	4 Months	200	321PIN*50#	5
100	4 Months	400	321PIN*100#	10
200	4 Months	800	321PIN*200#	20
500	4 Months	2000	321PIN*500#	50
1000	12 Months	5000	321PIN*1000#	100

Dial *321# and create a 4 digit PIN which you’ll be using for your airtime borrowing transactions.

To start using the Glo Borrow Me Credit service, you need to create a PIN that is easy for you to remember but difficult for others to guess. You are also required to request through the predefined short code with the PIN which will provide you with the amounts you qualify for. To get specific denominations use the following short codes:

*321*PIN*50# for N50,
*321*PIN*100# for N100,
*321*PIN*200# for N200,
*321*PIN*500# for N500
*321*PIN*1000# for N1000

Any question? Feel free to post your comments in the comment section below.

MTN Xtra Time – How to Borrow Airtime Credit from your Network Provider

How To

Ebenezer Obasi

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June 1, 2014

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Did your car just break down in the middle of no-where?

Your airtime balance is reading N0.0 or have you used your last Kobo to say farewell to the girl you dropped off?

You don’t have to remain stranded. Nigerian leading network providers such as Airtel, Glo & MTN has ganged up together to ensure that you don’t end that conversation without saying “goodbye”.

In this post I will show you how to exceed your talk time limitation and pay later with MTN Xtra Time.

How it works?

The rules of MTN Xrta Time are quite simple. First off, you need to be an active subscriber for nothing less than 3 months with an average airtime usage of at least, N500 per month.

Your airtime balance must be less than or equal to N12 before you can request for an extra time.
You will be charged 10% of every amount you borrow (i.e N5 from every N50 you loan from MTN).
If you have a negative credit balance (e.g –N50), corresponding amount will be deducted on your next recharge.

To start loaning from MTN or check your eligibility status, simply dial *606# and follow the menu options.

Airtel ExtaCredit – How to Borrow Airtime Credit from your Network Provider

How To

Ebenezer Obasi

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May 27, 2014

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Did your car just break down in the middle of no-where?

Your airtime balance is reading N0.0 or have you used your last Kobo to say farewell to the girl you dropped off?

You don’t have to remain stranded. Nigerian leading network providers such as Airtel, Glo & MTN has ganged up together to ensure that you don’t end that conversation without saying “goodbye”.

In this post Ewtnet staff takes you a step further on how to take advantage of what was formally known as Airtel Talktime.

How it works?

The now Airtel ExtraCredit is a value added service that allows it’s active subscribers to borrow airtime credit from Airtel and pay back later. Below, we will consider some conditions for participating in the Airtel ExtraCredit.

You will be charged 10% of every amount you borrow (i.e N5 from every N50 you loan from Airtel). e.g: A fee of N20 is deducted from N200 worth ExtraCredit.
You must recharge a minimum of 5 times per month.
You are giving a payback date of which you must pay back to reignite your eligible status.
You must be an active Airtel subscriber for at least three months with an average airtime usage of N250/Month.

Table for Airtime ExtraCredit Criteria & Codes
ExtraCredit (N)	Min. Sim Duratiom	Average Airtime Spent Per Month (N)	Activation Code	Amount Charged (N)
50	3 Months	250	50050#	5
100	4 Months	250	500100#	10
200	6 Months	1000	500200#	20
500	6 Months	2500	500500#	50

Note: You cannot borrow another airtime until you pay back your outstanding loans

To start borrowing airtime now, simply dial *500#