Last man standing in the Nokia Dual SIM Promo, Miss Onyinye Achigbi, has carted home two Hyundai Accent cars in the recently concluded Nokia Dual SIM Promo. The promo which kicked off in November 2011 ended in December 2011 with 113 Nigerians who were presented with cash prizes ranging from N50,000 to N500, 000.

Miss Onyinye Achigbi, a Customer Service Executive at Airtel Nigeria, who resides in Abuja; was the lucky winner of the grand prize of the two Hyundai Accent cars. She expressed her gratitude to Nokia for making an owner of two cars. ‘I did not believe it when I was called. I thought it was a fraud’.

Assistant Director, National Lottery Regulatory Commission, Abuja, Mr Henry Uwadia; Grand Prize Winner of Two Cars, Onyinye Achigbi; General Manager, Nokia West Africa, Chris Brown and Lagos State Lottery Board Compliance Officer, Mrs Toyin Daramola at the Nokia SIM Promo Grand Prize Presentation held in Lagos yesterday.

Onyinye Achigbi, Grand Prize Winner of 2 cars of the Nokia Dual SIM Promo posing with her two cars at the Grand Prize Presentation held in Lagos yesterday.

Assistant Director, National Lottery Regulatory Commission, Abuja, Mr Henry Uwadie; Mr Henry Uwadia; Grand Prize Winner of Two Cars, Onyinye Achigbi and General Manager, Nokia West Africa, Chris Brown at the Grand Prize Presentation held in Lagos yesterday.

The Nigerian Communications Commission has issued a statement to deny that there was any directive to GSM operators to shut down BlackBerry services in the country in the wake of public protests against the recent fuel subsidy removal.

The full statement:

THE NCC’S POSITION ON BLACKBERRY SERVICES
The attention of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has been drawn to an information making rounds that the NCC had at a meeting this morning agreed with CEOs of telecommunications networks to shutdown Blackberry Services in order to deny Nigerians the use of that very important social network.

The Management hereby states categorically that there was never such a meeting held, nor was there ever a resolution to shut down Blackberry services. The Public is please advised to disregard such information.

The Commission enjoins the network operators to continue to provide all telecommunication services, including Blackberry Services without fail.

Signed
Tony Ojobo
Director, Public Affairs

A leading source for breaking technology news, opinion and analysis, TechLoy has published a list of the most influential technology people of 2011.

On the list is founder and publisher of Mobility blog, Yomi Adegboye. Here is what TechLoy says about him:

Popularly known as ‘Mister Mobility’ by his fans, Yomi has been an authority in the mobile technology reviews space for some time now. In January 2011, he called out several mobile manufacturers such as RIM on their snobbish attitude towards Nigeria, especially with regards access to purchasing apps from their app stores. About 48 hours later, RIM opened up the Blackberry App World to Nigeria to purchase apps.

Other individuals in the mobile industry who made the list are: Emeka Okoye, Mayowa Owolabi, Emmanuel Oluwatosin and James Fowe. We are sure that you will want to read up about the other gentlemen and ladies on the prestigious list.

Read the complete TechLoy article: The Most Influential Technology People of 2011

In the wake of increasing co-ordinated protests around the country against the fuel subsidy removal, feelers are that the government of the Federal Republic Of Nigeria have issued directives to mobile operators to shut down Blackberry services in the country.

Mobility blog has been unable to confirm this information, but the press is awash with it anyway.

If such a directive has indeed been given, it will appear that the Nigerian government are aware that mobile is mightier than the gun in today’s world. Mobile devices were critical to some of the well co-ordinated public protests in a number of countries in recent times, including the united Kingdom, Tunisia, and Egypt.

According to The Punch’s Twitter handle, protest organisers are asking Nigerians to download the CNN ireport apps from other phones and use those to send stories and pictures if BIS (Blackberry Internet Service) is shut tomorrow Tuesday.

Some protesters were arrested today in Abuja and kept in custody at the anti-robbery unit there.

Several more peaceful protests have been scheduled in major cities and towns across Nigeria for tomorrow.

The Nokia Dual-SIM promo is well on its way and hundreds of thousands of people are stepping up to enjoy the dual benefits of owning one of these devices and also being entered for the various prizes on offer.

Remember that in addition to several cash prizes, the grand prize is a dual bang – 2 cars! Yes; win and you get two cars – keep both if you so desire or give one out to a loved one.

In addition, every week, 10 people win N50,000K, 5 people win N100,000k, and 1 person wins N500,000k.

Buy any one of the following phones to qualify:

1. Nokia X1-01
2. Nokia 101
3. Nokia C2-03 slider
4. Nokia C2-00

How To Enter

After purchasing your Dual-SIM Nokia phone, please do the following:

• Send your Name, IMEI Number and Location to 32053

That’s it! You are automatically entered for the weekly cash prizes and also for the grand prize draw.

This promo will run through December 2011. Offer valid while stock lasts, so hurry. Don’t carry last!

Twinpine Network, a wholly owned Nigerian mobile advertising network is currently witnessing explosive growth as more brands and businesses derive immense value from reaching their audience using the cost effective, targeted and measurable edge it provides.

Twinpine has reported 254 million impressions served on its platform in Nigeria alone in its first 3 months of operations. Since it launched commercially in Nigeria in August, 2011 it has witnessed over 40% monthly growth on the number of ad impressions served on its network of publisher sites. Twinpine currently serves advertising on the top Nigerian mobile publishers in the categories of news, sports, business, entertainment, sport and social networking.

Since it commenced operations it has run campaigns in other leading mobile advertising markets in Africa including Kenya and South Africa where the popularity and acceptance of mobile advertising is higher.

Locally, Twinpine has delivered value to brands such as MTN, Pepsi, Autodesk, Jobberman and leading advertising agencies helping them achieve their marketing goals with impressive results to show for it.

In a demonstration of its commitment to developing the local mobile ecosystem and driving innovation and entrepreneurship among students, developers and technology enthusiasts, Twinpine sponsored a 3-day Student Professional Awareness Conference organized by the Student Branch of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife tagged Mobiles, Internet and Business in October, 2011.

Twinpine is committed to helping brands and businesses reach their target audience more effectively on the mobile web as well as on applications. The mobile advertising network also helps publishers earn more revenues from their mobile properties by growing their inventory and also serving relevant and targeted adverts on the network.

Learn more about how Twinpine can help you by visiting their website at www.twinpinenetwork.com.

It is that time of the year when everyone is excited about gifts and surprises. Well, Nokia has a big surprise and some gifts for Nigerians this season.

History Made

For the first time in history, 2 cars will be given to 1 Grand Prize
Winner to enable her share her winnings with a family member or a friend. How better can it get?

There’s More

Every week:

• 10 people win N50,000K
• 5 people win N100,000k
• 1 person wins N500,000k

What To Do?

1. Buy any authentic Dual SIM phone from Nokia this December
2. Send your Name, IMEI Number and Location to 32053
3. You are automatically entered for the weekly cash prizes and also for the grand prize draw

What Phones To Buy?

1. Nokia X1-01
2. Nokia 101
3. Nokia C2-03 slider
4. Nokia C2-00

These devices are rock-bottom, so buying one shouldn’t be a problem.

The promo, which started November 2011, will run through December 2011. As always, offer valid while stock lasts, so hurry if you want to get in on this!

Mobile Monday is a global community of mobile industry visionaries, developers and influentials fostering cooperation and cross-border business development through virtual and live networking events to share ideas, best practices and trends from global markets.

This month’s edition of Mobile Monday Nigeria will be holding as follows:

Theme: Get Techie 2.0: Doing Technology Business in Nigeria
Date: Monday, November 28, 2011
Time: 5:30 PM (GMT+0100)

Venue:
Bogobiri House
9 Maitama Sule Street, off Awolowo Road, South-West Ikoyi
South-West Ikoyi, Lagos

Get more details and register (for free) to attend at the events page.

ZDNet reports:

McAfee has released its third quarter Threats Report, and the findings aren’t all that much different from the second quarter issue: Android is basically a mess when it comes to malware.

Key points from the ZdNet news item include:

• Android’s “open source” nature is what is leaving the door open to mobile malware.
• the amount of malware targeted at Android devices jumped by almost 37 percent since the previous quarter.
• nearly all new mobile malware that was produced during the third quarter was targeted at Android.
• The most common new forms of malware attacking Android were SMS-sending Trojans that collect personal information and steal money, as well as malware that records phone conversations and forwards them to the attacker.

Read the ZdNet news item: McAfee threats report: Android is in the crosshairs

Etisalat Nigeria has introduced their BlackBerry Complete plan, which gives subscribers access to: BBM, Internet Browsing, One web based email, BB email, Social networks, Instant Messaging & BB App World. There is no data cap i.e. unlimited downloads.

Subscribers to this plan also enjoy 20k/sec on calls any network in Nigeria. There is no access fee from the first minute.

This new plan is available for N1,500/month. To subscribe, dial *499*3#.

Weekly Option
BlackBerry® Complete Weekly Plan gives 7-day access to same services at the cost of N500.

Daily Option
BlackBerry® Complete Daily Plan gives 24-hour access to same services at the cost of N100.

Lagos, November 16, 2011: Nigeria’s fastest growing Telecommunications Company, Etisalat, has announced that in just three years, its high quality network has covered the nooks and crannies of the country. This announcement comes on the heels of the rollout of the 3.75G HSPA+ network and the third anniversary celebration.

Chief Executive Officer, Etisalat Nigeria, Steven Evans, said, “We realized early that network coverage and quality of service go hand and hand, and that coverage is a major consideration for subscribers who wish to join our network, so we embarked on an aggressive roll-out campaign to cover 9ja with our quality network. This strategy paid off and has made it possible for us to effectively compete with the older players in this market”.

He further explained that from the initial 7 launch cities, Etisalat has covered 523 major cities and towns; 2716 satellite communities and 111 roads; spreading from north to south, east to west, and all across Nigeria. Locations such as Damaturu, Isiala-Ngwa, Ogbomosho, Jimeta, Amaigbo, Owo, Oron, Shendam, Boki, Sapele, Parakou, Lanlate amongst others have been covered by the Etisalat network.

“We are proud to announce that Etisalat is covering Nigeria with quality service. In just 3 years of operation, we have now reached the magical 10 million subscribers and we are simply the fastest growing telecoms company in Nigeria. We say a big thank you to 9ja for giving us the opportunity to become their network of choice” continued Evans.

From a relatively unknown brand launched on the 23rd of October, 2008, Etisalat has grown to become 9ja’s favourite brand meeting the aspirations of its esteemed customers and challenging the status quo to what had become the accepted standard for mobile operators.

With a promise to deliver innovative and quality services in Nigeria since inception, Etisalat launched with the famous 0809uchoose offering closely followed by the 0809ja brand campaigns which endeared many Nigerians to its brand.

Since then, Nigeria has continued to witness its innovative services including – Homezone, Receiver Pays, Recharge others, You & Me on its easy starter product; Cliq for the day, Cliq for the week, unlimited SMS, facebook updates by SMS and MMS on easy cliq; and Bonus on incoming calls – a unique product feature available to subscribers of its easy starter and easy cliq products. Etisalat redefined speed with the recent roll-out of the unique 3.75G HSPA+ network and launch of the Gaga Android smartphone, an Etisalat customized 3G-enabled device which operates on android 2.2.

Today, Etisalat Nigeria has network coverage in all the states of the federation, including the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The company has made a substantial direct investment in infrastructure with a significant portion deployed into the construction of the GSM network infrastructure and the introduction of HSPA+ technology which will deliver reliable high quality service

RIM has announced two new smartphones running BlackBerry OS 7. Below are brief specs sheets of the respective devices.

BlackBerry Bold 9790

• 2.45″ touchscreen display
• 1GHz processor
• 768MB RAM
• 8GB internal storage
• 5 megapixel camera
• Augmented Reality technology
• HSPA, Wi-Fi, GPS, NFC

BlackBerry Curve 9380

• 3.2″ all-touchscreen display
• 806MHz processor
• 512MB RAM
• 8GB internal storage
• 5 megapixel camera
• Augmented Reality technology
• HSPA, Wi-Fi, GPS, NFC

The new devices will begin to be available from various carriers around the world over the coming weeks.