Perhaps African Leaders Should Avoid Facebook
A new statistical analysis indicates that the more Facebook fans an African politician has, the more likely they are to be forced from power. Statistics can be used to prove anything. In the realm of social media, for instance, they can even be used to predict the career longevity of African leaders. While correlation is…
What is a DDC Machine?
Most patriotic citizens must have registered to vote in the upcoming April 2011 general elections. Even the ones who could not or refused to do so must have observed people queueing up to perform their civic responsibility. And they must have noticed what "DDC machines" are. The Director Data Capture Machine. Each unit of the…
Circumventing Power Problems in Nigeria
We all know it. One of the greatest problems confronting Nigeria is the inadequacy of public electricity power supply. The inefficiency of this government agency is linked to the biggest singular problem holding us back from attaining our pride of place in the committee of nations – CORRUPTION. But that is a story for another…
Access Bank Visa Cards
Using the various measuring indices, i do not think Access Bank qualifies as the top bank in Nigeria. Compared to First Bank, Zenith, GTB, etc, Access Bank is definitely not in their league. That, to me, is a very big plus! Banking in Nigeria, like the GSM sector, is usually a game of numbers. "I…
Good Grammar – The role of Technology
For folks old enough to remember, there was this popular “soonest recover” musician who sang, “Grammar, grammar, grammar no be MONEY Grammar, grammar, grammar no be PROGRESS Grammar, grammar, grammar no be my LANGUAGE". He was trying to belittle the importance of quintessential and accurate use of grammar when communicating. I would not subscribe to…
Star times…Good times
Was driving through Ikota shopping complex, near VGC (Lagos), earlier today when a very visible banner stopped me in my tracks. There on the doors of Broadview Supermarket was boldly displayed; Startimes Decoder, N7000 plus one month subscription FREE! Best of all, monthly subscription is only N1,000 for 36 channels! Of course, I parked my…
Regulatory Alert – NIGERIA: CBN upends 2005 Soludo-era banking reforms
I seek your indulgence to deviate from our regular I.T. beats to share a write-up i saw on PROSHARENG.COM website about Nigeria's Central Bank Governor, Lamido Sanusi's Banking reforms. Reactions welcomed. Nigerian Central Bank Governor Lamido Sanusi has true to form and our longstanding expectations finally upended the fundamental structure of the Nigerian Banking sector. In…
Ebook Readers – Technology meets Religion
As a rule, issues relating to religion or politics will not be discussed on this site, EXCEPT, as it relates to technology. Religion is said to be a way of life, so expectedly, the digital revolution is bound to be interwoven with our spiritual lives. For people living in Lagos, Nigeria and other major big…
I Hate Windows – I am Afraid of Linux
Below is an excerpt from an article on www.osnews.com. It was published way back 2002. First, a little background. I am a Windows user who has been using Windows since 3.1. I am not a programmer or a developer, I am a user. I process photos, use the internet, e-mail, write letters, play the ever…
The Devil is a Liar
My intention was to give you guys some time to download the Virtualbox software, as most internet connections in Nigeria may not permit downloads of that size. But the unexpected happened. I almost lost the site and all my blogs! And worst still, i had no back-up! My less than one week blogging experience would…
Good Morning, Nigeria! Good Morning, World!
My name is Wale Falade, a Nigerian and a confirmed geek. This blog site is intended as a meeting place for interactive discussions of all things under the sun but with a strong bias towards Tech stuffs, Nigerian style. It's 3:30pm GMT here in Nigeria but i can't think of a better theme for this…