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Nigeria has some of the world’s highest paid lawmakers

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As president Buhari’s new administration and Nigeria’s 8 th national assembly settles into office , a new campaign for transparency, accountability, and possibly a cut, in funds allocated to the National Assembly is picking up steam. The social media campaign tagged #OpenNASS is led by BudgIT – a local start-up focused on making budgetary information accessible to Nigerians, a report by Quartz Africa revealed. BudgIT was founded in 2011 at the influential Nigerian technology hub, Co-Creation Hub located in Lagos’ Yaba neigbhourhood. The start-up has grown rapidly and last year bagged $400,000 in funding from Omidyar Network , the impact investment firm started by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar.  BudgIT generates revenue from consulting and data analysis for private and public organizations. Primarily a civic start-up, BudgIT is strong on advocacy as it continues to work to simplify budgetary information for Nigerians in a bid to ensure more transparency in

Millions of iPhone users at risk

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Hacked: Hundreds of millions of iPhone and iPad users at are risk after hackers embedded malicious codes in China's most popular mobile apps - the first large-scale attack on the iOS App Store                                                                                                                                                              PHOTO: Dailymail.co.uk Hundreds of millions of iPhone and iPad users at are risk after hackers embedded malicious codes in China's most popular mobile apps - the first large-scale attack on the iOS App Store. The security breach took place after hackers convinced legitimate developers to use a tainted and counterfeit version of Xcode - the software provided by Apple for creating iOS and Mac apps. It is the first reported case of large numbers of malicious software programs making their way past Apple's stringent app review process. Prior to this attack, only five malicious apps had ever been found in the App S

Dr. Okonjo-Iweala joins US Investment Bank

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United States of America Investment Bank Lazard Ltd has announced today that Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has joined the Firm as a Senior Advisor, with a focus on sovereign advisory. Dr. Okonjo-Iweala, a global leader in economic development and international finance, was until May 2015 the Coordinating Minister for the Economy & Honourable Minister of Finance of Nigeria, Business Wire reports. "She will bring a unique international expertise and experience that will benefit both our sovereign and corporate clients. Dr. Okonjo-Iweala has built a remarkable international reputation over more than three decades in leadership positions in government and at the World Bank," said Kenneth M. Jacobs, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Lazard. "She will be a strong addition as a Senior Advisor to our firm." Matthieu Pigasse, Global Head of M&A and Sovereign Advisory of Lazard, said: "We are proud to welcome Dr. Okonjo-Iweala as a Senior A

2.9 billion smartphones connection projected by 2020

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…mobile broadband connections will account for almost 70% of the global base by 2020 …Data traffic expected to see an almost ten-fold increase by 2019 The world is seeing a rapid technology migration to both higher speed mobile broadband networks and the increased adoption of smartphones and other connected devices. Mobile broadband connections will account for almost 70% of the global base by 2020, up from just under 40% at the end of 2014 according to a latest report by GSMA, an association that represents the interests of mobile operators worldwide, uniting nearly 800 operators with more than 250 companies in the broader mobile ecosystem, including handset and device makers, etc. Smartphone adoption is already reaching critical mass in developed markets, with the devices now accounting for 60% of connections, the report revealed.  It is the developing world—driven by the increased affordability of devices—that will produce most of the future growth, adding a fur