6 posts and columns on Nigeria

Voices

Suit Claims AT&T Billed U.S. for Nigerian Scam

in Voices on March 22 at 1:24 pm PT

On April 6, 2010, an AT&T Inc. senior product manager allegedly e-mailed another top manager, trying to explain why call volume on the company’s government-subsidized service for hearing-impaired callers had dropped off the previous day.

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Nigeria Gives Huawei a Place to Prove Itself

in News on September 13, 2011 at 3:53 am PT

Rocky You is determined to see his company’s $100 Chinese-made smartphone catch on in Nigeria, so he visits crowded Lagos shopping malls every few days to make his case directly to the sales clerks at cellphone shops and electronics stores.

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Start-Up Hopes to Stop Phishing With Certified Email

in News on April 13, 2010 at 5:00 am PT

The number and sophistication of phishing attacks–scam emails that appear to be from the IRS or a Nigerian prince–has made it difficult for banks and other businesses to use email to communicate with customers.

Request for Urgent Business Pact: I Am Prince Steve Ballmer of the Republic of Redmond

in News on November 1, 2007 at 10:19 am PT

According to a study conducted by the International Data Corporation and commissioned by Microsoft, the software giant contributes quite a lot to Nigeria’s economy. In fact, for every dollar that Microsoft earns in 2007, companies working with Microsoft in Nigeria will earn $11. So really, it shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone that the [...]