Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Mauritania late Wednesday on the second-leg of a four-country tour of Africa.

Erdogan was welcomed at the Nouakchott International Airport in the capital by Mauritanian counterpart Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz.

The Turkish president was accompanied by his wife Emine Erdogan, Foreign Affairs Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, Culture and Tourism Minister Numan Kurtulmus and Presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin.

Erdogan and Abdel Aziz held an one-on-one meeting for approximately one hour, which was followed by a meeting of delegations for half an hour.

The two leaders then oversaw the signing ceremony of several bilateral agreements.

The agreements involved cooperation in fishery and marine economy, agriculture, protection of investments, tourism, hydrocarbons, mines and minerals, diaspora issues, Turkish Maarif Foundation and higher education scholarships.

Erdogan, also accompanied by a delegation of businessmen and investors, is expected to hold talks to boost trade ties.

His visit is Turkey’s first-ever official visit at the presidential level to Mauritania.

Erdogan started his tour on Feb. 26 with a visit to Algeria; he is expected to visit Mali and Senegal next.

Last December, Erdogan paid a four-day visit to Sudan, Chad and Tunisia.

Since 2004, Erdogan has paid official visits to 24 African countries, spearheading the signings of numerous bilateral pacts.

https://africanjotter.com.ng/turkish-president-arrives-mauritania-part-african-tour/

A portrait of a Nigerian princess that went missing for four decades has sold at auction in London for $1.7 million. The Nigerian artwork, Tutu, by the late artist Ben Enwonwu, recently turned up in someone’s flat.

44 Year Old Nigerian Artwork Sold For $1.7 million At London Exhibition

A long-lost portrait of Nigerian princess Adetutu “Tutu” Ademiluyi sold at auction on Wednesday for four times the expected price.

The 1974 painting, by the Nigerian artist Ben Enwonwu, went under the hammer at Bonhams auction house in London for 1.2 million pounds (€1.4 million, $1.7 million). It had been expected to fetch some 300,000 pounds.

The sale, made to a telephone bidder, was greeted with applause by dozens of people who had gathered at a hotel in the Nigerian capital, Lagos, to watch the bidding process via internet on a giant screen.

44 Year Old Nigerian Artwork Sold For $1.7 million At London Exhibition
Da Vinci’s ‘Salvator Mundi’ was the most expensive arteork sold at the exhibition. It was sold for $450.3 million.
Tutu turned up in a north London flat some 40 years after going missing. It was last displayed at an art show in Lagos a year after it was painted. A family who found the portrait were “pretty astounded” to find out that it was “a missing masterpiece,” said Giles Peppiatt, Bonham’s director of modern African art.

The auction house said the painting was “rare and remarkable” of an Ife royal princess, a national icon in Nigeria, and of huge cultural significance.

Two More Paintings Exist
The painter, Enwonwu — who died in 1994 — is considered the father of Nigerian modernism. He painted three versions of Tutu, the other two remain lost.

Enwonwu’s son, Oliver, said: “We are very happy that modern Nigerian art has begun to get its actual value.”

The portrait of Ademiluyi, who was a grand-daughter of a revered traditional ruler from the Yoruba ethnic group, holds special significance in Nigeria as a symbol of national reconciliation after the 1967-1970 Biafran War.

Enwonwu belonged to the Igbo ethnic group, the largest in the southeastern region of Nigeria that had tried to secede under the name of Biafra. The Yoruba people, whose homeland is in the southwest, were mostly on the opposing side in the war.

Booker Prize-winning novelist Ben Okri told the Agence France-Presse news agency earlier this month that the painting had taken on almost mythical status in his native Nigeria where it was thought of as “the African Mona Lisa”.

“It has been a legendary painting for 40 years, everybody keeps talking about Tutu, saying ‘where is Tutu?'” he said after a viewing at Bonhams. Okri said the portrait is a “symbol of hope and regeneration to Nigeria, it’s a symbol of the phoenix rising.”

https://africanjotter.com.ng/44-year-old-nigerian-artwork-sold-1-7-million-london-exhibition/

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South Africa based Shoprite Holdings is expanding its presence in East Africa. Africa’s biggest grocer announced plans to move into Kenya, chief executive Pieter Engelbrecht said on Tuesday.

“We have not changed our focus to say we’re not looking at the continent anymore. We have grabbed that opportunity, we’re going to Kenya,” Engelbrecht said at the presentation of the company’s half-year results.

South African retailers have struggled to lift earnings at home as high household debts squeeze consumer income, although Shoprite has fared better than others with its focus on budget-conscious consumers, including more than 10 million South Africans on welfare grants.

To diversify its earnings base, it has expanded deeper into the rest of Africa to take advantage of oil-rich Nigeria and Angola and now Kenya, where weakened competitor positions have opened an opportunity for Shoprite to expand.

“Five years ago, Kenya wasn’t considered by us because they had three very big retailers there,” said Engelbrecht.

“Starting last year … the retailers in Kenya were in total disarray and we were able to secure seven sites and leases.”

Shares in Shoprite were up 3.88 percent to 267.99 rand by 0737 GMT.

Shoprite, which reported a 14.2 percent increase in half-year headline earnings per share, expects to be in Kenya before the end of 2018.

https://africanjotter.com.ng/shoprite-heads-kenya-investors-love/

LordReed:


How?

The movie's premier was the first thing that really connected both groups of people in a long time.

First thing I noticed was how African Americans and Africans thought of each other. During the whole razzmatazz, I saw a post by a Facebook friend, and she said "Real Africans don't like use African Americans". That post got over 2000 comments from different black people.

Funny thing is that she wasn't even a popular person. She was a regular African American who shared what was on her mind and people who held similar views shared the post till it became viral somewhat.

The sort of hate comments that filled that the comments section was overwhelming.

I began to realize that a lot of Africans are ignorant about how Blacks got to America. And a lot of African Americans are ignorant about the sort of struggles Africans are going through.

The only thing that bounded us for so long was the feeling of oppression and the struggle for liberation. Africa thought it got it's completely by the time Mandela became president in 1994.

Meanwhile African Americans have evolved to own and develop their own hybrid culture in the US.

So when both people look at each, they see only their differences. African culture is no longer truly relevant among African Americans, and the latter now see the former as a bunch of ignorant/illiterates who have failed to make anything meaningful for themselves.

And Africans have come to see a stereotypical view about the African American community, as violent, filled with drug addicts and "ungodly".

The Black Panther movie made me realize just how divided Black people really are.

I see the issue differently.
Responsive design is merely a bridge. It simply links the experience of browsing on a PC to having it rendered more appropriately on the mobile devices.

Responsive design is now more of a principle though. And developers try to make sure the PWAs are also compatible and responsive across all platforms, at least to an extent...

If you say responsive design is no good, then it means we're going back to 2008, where you design a powerful PC version of a site, and design a separate mobile portal that may not have the full capabilities of the website. That would suck...

I hear you loud and clear. The situation in this our country don taya me sef.

Rats chased the president from Aso Rock, Python danced, crocodile smiled, and now snakes are swallowing money!!! Now people have advised me not to trust my dog...

Pope Francis has declared a a day of fasting and prayer for crisis-ridden Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan.

Both countries have been dogged by security and humanitarian crisis over the past few years. The Holy Father has thus called for spiritual intervention asking the faithful to fast and pray on February 23 for peace.

The event is also aimed at seeking peace for the world. The Pope has invited non-Catholic faithful to also play a part in the search for peace in the two countries and around the world.

His call was answered by the Head of the global Anglican Church, Justin Welby, who enjoined people to follow the Papal call. Welby also shared experiences of what he saw in previous trips to DRC and South Sudan.

“On my visits to both countries in recent years, it’s been impossible to describe the overwhelming scale of destruction. These conflicts are causing terrible loss of life. Huge numbers of people have been forced to flee their homes, which is tearing apart families and communities.

“There are more than a million new internally displaced people. Famine is causing great suffering and danger. In South Sudan, up to 6 million people face starvation. Sexual violence and humiliation are being committed on the most atrocious scale in both countries.

“On my last visit there, I listened to a political leader tell me about the suffering and slaughter of her people. I visited a refugee camp in Uganda filled with South Sudanese children whose families had fled their homes to escape death,” an official statement read.

The Pope also offered issues over which the faithful could pray whiles fasting:
• Prayer for the leaders of South Sudan and DRC to turn their hearts from war to peace – and a peaceful solution to political problems.

• For all refugees from these countries.

• Prayer for forgiveness, healing and new relationships.

• For the local churches doing so much to look after people who are suffering, and to bring peace.

The situation in DRC largely hinges on the continued stay in office of Joseph Kabila whose mandate expired late 2016. The inability to organize polls meant he continued to stay in power.

Anti-Kabila protests by civil society groups including the church has been violently cracked down upon. Elections are, however, slated to be held later this year. Kabila has said he will not stand and promised to appoint a successor in July this year.


https://africanjotter.com.ng/pope-francis-declares-fasting-prayers-drc-s-sudan-crises/

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Zimbabwe has never held an election without Mugabe in over 30 years.


Zimbabwe president Emmerson Mnangagwa had declared that the country would hold its first post-Mugabe elections in July 2018. Addressing a crowd of party supporters, Mnangagwa urged Zimbabweans to avoid violence during the elections.



“We are going to have elections this year around July”, said Mnangagwa. Urging that “we want peaceful and a transparent election. There’s no reason… to be violent.”

Mnamgagwa shared that the elections were open for regional and international observers because there was “nothing to hide.”

He called on Zimbabwe to forge ahead with its future, and leave the past behind. “We are embarking on a journey towards investment to empower our people with skills, opportunities and jobs. A key part of this would be opening Zimbabwe for investment by building a free economy.”


No Mugabe for the Zimbabwe Elections for the first time

One key thing about the forthcoming elections in Zimbabwe is that there would be no Mugabe or Mugabes (his wife).

Former president Robert Mugabe had been the leader of the country for more than 30 years. He became the country’s leader way back in 1980 after being a key liberation movement leader.

However, Mugabe failed to uplift his people. He first imposed tough policies on the white minority. And proceeded to stagnate and eventually kill the economy. Zimbabwe inflation rates were the worst in the world. And their currency was less than unfortunate.

Mugabe won all elections since 1980, even though most elections were opening fraudulent and sometimes violent. He had long been suspected of trying to install his wife, Grace, as his replacement.

Mugabe was however forced out of power in 2017 by the military. He was replaced by his deputy Mr Emmerson Mnangagwa.
Mr Mnangagwa has a lot of tasks before him and he knows it. He has to revive the economy, accommodate a healthy, peaceful political environment, and he has to change the face of Zimbabwe at the international community.

https://africanjotter.com.ng/zimbabwe-will-hold-first-post-mugabe-elections-july/

It was really shocking getting the story.

But as usual, I trust that there will be conflict within his party over his replacement.

Zimbabwe’s former Prime Minister and veteran opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, has died at the age of 65, his party has confirmed.

Sad! Zimbabwe Loses Powerful Opposition Leader Morgan Tsvangirai

Tsvangirai, who was until his death was the leader of the Movement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai (MDC-T), died in neighbouring South Africa where he had been seeking medical treatment.

More updates on this story soon...
https://africanjotter.com.ng/zimbabwe-loses-opposition-leader-morgan-tsvangirai/

olasaad:
It depends on the angle you look at it, to some they are good why to some they are cruel. Even the likes of Adolf Hitler, Napoleon, Sadame Hussain etc. have their own good side. Well there is no consensus in history.

To the easterners' the likes of Gen. Gowon, Gen.Muritala, are cruel because of their side of history.

That's true. A lot of people view topics like these from several (sentimental) angles.

This was a question that was originally asked on Quora, I just decided to share it here.


I define a benevolent dictator as that unelected leader of a country who made hard/tough changes to his country’s situation and brought about prosperity to a large extent.

From my knowledge, there are very few benevolent dictators. But I can point out 3 benevolent dictators that no answer has made mention so far.

1. Yakubu Gowon of Nigeria (1966–1975)
General_Yakubu_Gowon

Gowon came to power in Nigeria through a coup, and his rise to power coincided with a time when that country was facing its worst ever socio-ethnic crisis. That crisis eventually led to a Civil War. But unlike how the war has been portrayed, Gowon tried his best to resolve the crisis and ensure that it didn’t degenerate into a genocide.

Two things that made Gowon rise to power simply incredible were that he was a Christian, and he was from a minority ethnic group in the middlebelt region of Nigeria.

When the war started he refused to go all out on the secessionist group from the East. Instead he pursued what is known as police action, where by lethal force would not be used and mediation would be sought to resolve this fight “between brothers” (that was how he described the war initially).

As the war progressed, and the secessionist Igbo group used more innovative weaponry, Gowon was advised to change tactics and he did. Unlike what was reported, the over 3 million people that died was largely as a result of starvation within the secessionist Igbo territory, and not entirely due to soldiers killing them. The war lasted 30 due to Gowon’s refusal to use lethat force.

After the war, he tried as much as possible to reintegrate the Igbo secessionist group. He pardoned some rebel leaders, and began a swift push to modernize and reintegrate the entire country. By the time Gowon was removed from power, the tragedies of the war seemed to have been put in the past, as the country was extremely progressive.

Boosted by the oil boom of the 70s, Gowon boosted the economy, improved educational facilities, created new institutions that fostered harmony in Nigeria. He implemented a new currency regime in the country without crashing it’s economy, a feat that is extremely rare in Africa.

Gowon fought apartheid in South Africa, gave support to liberation movements across Africa, and pushed for regional integration in West Africa (a laudable feat considering France’s meddling).

For the first 6–7 years of Gowon’s rule, Nigeria really felt progressive. And the country was poised to have a better future. Indeed, Nigerians never thought

However, like all dictators, Gowon let his power to influence him. He was caught up in bribery allegations and playing a bit of favouritism. Such issues angered the military, and his removal was plotted. He was removed from power in 1975 and replaced by another even more radical and progressive Nigerian leader.

2. Murtala Muhammad of Nigeria (1975–1976):
How General Murtala Muhammed was killed

Murtala was one of Nigeria’s greatest leaders, even though his rein was cut short. Murtala was a very prominent coup plotter. He took part in the coup that ended the regime of Gen Aguiyi Ironsi in 1966, and he supported the coup that removed General Gowon from power.

Murtala’s time in power pushed Nigeria into greater progress than even Gowon had, even though it was short. He pushed aggressive policies in order to ensure that the country was moving in the right direction.

Murtala was really vexed about corruption and was radical in his approach. He purged the country’s civil service of corrupt and unproductive workers. He went after corrupt military governor’s, and found that of the 12 military governor’s under Gowon, only one (or two) were not guilty of corrupt practices.

Gowon had huge plans for the country and promised to do a lot for the country before handing over to a democratically elected government by 1979. Now you may doubt if he really could, but you should note that even after his death in 1976, his deputy, Obasanjo, still pushed ahead with this pledge and handover power by 1979.

Murtala was definitely one of Nigeria’s finest leaders.

3. Deng Xiaoping of China (1977–1989)
deng xiaopeng

Based the economic system that Mao Zedong had created for China, that country would still be far from being a major power in the global economy. But Deng Xiaoping was the one who brought about the radical change that is influencing China decades after he’s left power.

Deng Xiaoping had always had a different view about development, so different that he fell out of favour with Mao Zedong.

But as soon as Mao died, and the Gang of Four were swept aside, Xiaoping re-emerged with his bright ideas that China still relies upon.

He rejected Mao’s Marxist economic views and instituted novel ideas that pushed China onto the path to becoming a free-market economy.

Deng pushed for innovative farming techniques, greater use of capitalist practices in the Chinese economy, opened up the economy to foreign trade and gave support so that more Chinese people How General Murtala Muhammed was killedcould go abroad and study.

Xiaoping tweaked the entire economic system of China so much that today people still ask if what sort of system does it practice.

However, Xiaoping didn’t do enough to quell the political discontent in China. He did not adjust China’s political system. And as the Tiananmen Square massacre showed, he was just as willing to use force as well his predecessors.

Yet, the tremendous development that China has witnessed today is largely due to his benevolence, even as a dictator.

Do you agree with me

What makes your's better than just buying directly from Remitano.com?

It’s been a very bad year for all crypto currencies so far. Every one of them has dropped in value somehow.

Bitcoin has lost all the gains it made since November last year. Ripple looks shaky. Litecoin has lost a lot of its post-November value. Tether is being seen as fraudulent. And Ethereum is, although oddly stable, has lost some value too.

So if all these are happening to popular, publicly known and useful cryptocurrencies, what is the fate of TBC? Shouldn't it be losing value somehow? Why should it still be growing? Is TBC not a scam? These are questions that have been going through my head. So I wrote this post to clear my head.

How Popular is TBC in Nigeria?

TBC is a somewhat popular “cryptocurrency” in Nigeria and countries like Philippines. A lot of people have bought it just like some did with Bitcoin. And its holders are quite optimistic that its value would rise beyond Bitcoin.
But there’s one problem here. TBC is not publicly traded! And there is no public announcement that it would ever be publicly traded. Still TBC folks won’t allow us rest!

I have a friend who keeps sending me a ton of information about TBC and how it is such a “lovely cryptocurrency”. He tells me that the currency is like a community, and that this community gives credibility to the crypto.
In one message he sent to me, which sounded kinda communist, he said TBC is a crypto that would outshine the others “when” it begins to be traded publicly. He even said it could topple the US Dollar. Laff no gree me!!!

Are people Using TBC?

According to what I’ve noticed, there is no information about TBC in the mainstream. And even on Google search, it hardly has any credible source.
Yet I keep hearing people say it is extremely popular in the Philippines and here in Nigeria. I saw a few images that claimed it was being used to buy land and houses in some parts of Lagos and even in the Philippines. But I don’t trust these claims, and neither should you.

Let’s Conclude,TBC is a Huge Stupid Ponzi Scehme

I do not think TBC is actually a legit crypto currency. And here’s a list of reasons why:

Nobody has ever traded with the currency, neither is anybody reputable willing to accept it as payment.

There’s no information about how it is being mined (if it ever is). As a matter of fact, TBC is not mined. And nobody knows how its currency creation works. Of course this has never been an issue because the crypto doesn’t allow people to trade yet.

It operates a multi level marketing scheme, and tells its members to get more people to register so that their Mavros, sorry Kringles can keep growing. *Sorry my hand slipped*

TBC is not listed on coinmarketcap.com. Meanwhile all cryptocurrencies are listed there so that people can track their growth and development.

It is the only crypto that uses testimonials to advise itself.

It claims to be a community coin, but has an owner named Kris Kringle. Funny enough, when you google that name, what you get is Father Christmas, no jokes. The people running this stuff are really toying with your intelligence. Think Kringle, think Mavrodi!

Worst part is that it now requires its users to pay $10 before they can get access to their coin and sell it. How stupid does that sound?! That’s exactly how MMM did.

TBC’s value keeps going up every day, for no reason; not even a bad one. I mean Bitcoin crashed below $8k last week, and TBC didn’t even feel a pinch. It is basically untouchable or, most likely, unconnected to the real world.


One TBC = 376.68672882 Bitcoins, meanwhile one Bitcoin is worth $8000. So when you do the math, if I own 10 TBC then I’ll be worth $30m!!!

It sounds even more stupid when you realise that only 21m BTC can ever be created. But TBC has 2,753,147 members, according to its website.
So let’s do a simple math. If each TBC member owns just 1 TBC, then there would be 2,753,147 TBCs. If 1 TBC = 376.68672882, then how much would 2,753,147 units of TBC be worth in Bitcoin? Let’s find out: 1,037,073,937.4. That is 1bn Bitcoin! Jesus Christ!!


How in the world would people not know that TBC is a scam just from this? Or what do you think?

http://tech-yager..com.ng/2018/02/bitcoin-performing-badly-what-about-tbc.html

So a lot of people still don't know our states and capital?

Youngsage:



What about the latest version?

Recent ones I've used removed those features, and redirected you to your browser to do any of those activities. And mobile browsers have their own headaches so it was no longer enticing do such advance edits on mobile.

Nigeria is a religiously tensed nation. Any slight & light issue concerning religion could easily be overblown by ignorant and sentimental people (and there are quite a number of them). Yet I couldn’t help but notice that there are quite a few more contentious issues than religion. I’ve listed down a few of them.

Tribalism: Tribalism is the most controversial issue in Nigeria after religion anytime anywhere; but I actually feel both are on the same level. Tribalism is the main reason why there is violence in Southern Kaduna (not just religion). Tribalism is the main reason politics in Nigeria is so complicated. Tribalism is the main reason most of us can’t study at the Universities we’d like in Nigeria. Tribalism is the main reason Nigeria is so divided. This deserves a longer discussion, but not today.

The Fulani Herdsmen: Easily another controversial issue today outside of religion in Nigeria. Since 2015, the herdsmen have been on a violent spree. They’ve turned Benue to their own poaching ground, attacking villages, farms and freely murdering hundreds of innocent people. Any talk of arrest or curtailing the herdsmen through laws has led to heated debates and even threats.

But the minute the herdsmen were killed in Taraba, the military was deployed and the perpetrators were being hunted. This issue is now nearly as hot as religion in Nigeria.

I dare you, shout “Sai Baba” in Benue and see what happens!

Biafra: When Nnamdi Kanu rekindled talk of Biafra between 2014 and 2017, Nigeria became extraordinarily tensed. IPOB caused more frenzy than MASSOB had ever made in the last 0 years.

Talk of Biafra greatly caused heated debates and arguments on every medium. And until Kanu ran off, in betrayal to his people, the issue never looked like dying down. Nor has it, as little spark is all that is needed to light that candle.

Ronaldo vs Messi: Ok, am going over to the funny ones, but don’t laugh, because if you crack a careless joke on this matter at a viewing centre, you might leave with a black-eye.

The dispute about who is better between Ronaldo and Messi is a comically tensed one here in Nigeria, and on the internet, it can easily degenerate into a brawl between loyalists.

Wizkid vs Davido: Like it or not, the beef between Davido and Wizkid is an open secret, and let’s not be deceived by them hugging at recent concerts. But the truth is that the beef between this two is more tensed among supporters than between the both of them. Nigerians are constantly, literally psyching, these two to war by debating who is better between them. Every award, performance, record broken, is seen as a testament that one is better than the other.

How people can go crazy over this matter beats my imagination, but people have donated money to churches for universities that they their children will never attend, so it’s normal. Abi?

Source: http://ortakida.com.ng/article/2018/1/7/5-issues-that-cause-as-much-tension-as-religion

Really nice write up.

Using the Google AdWords tool will most likely give you an idea on what topic could increase traffic to your site. I highly recommend it.

Rightly said.

in addition you should always use the blogger and WordPress Android apps to manage your blog. A previous version of the WordPress app was so good, you change blog themes, customise it, and do pretty much everything you'd normally do PC with it.

We all love the Opera browser here in Nigeria. It’s fast and it saves data greatly. But these days, it’s becoming a real eyesore to open.

Opera Is Spamming Its Browser With Sex-Related Contents And Everybody Hates It
Recent versions of the Opera browser include tabs that display speed dials and aggregated contents. I have no idea how the aggregated contents are sorted for display, but I have discovered that a high proportion of it contains sex-related stories and videos.

For instance, it frequently displays the erotic stories from Pusle.ng first, rather than the usual stories. The video contents almost always contain too many sex-related items also.


Initially, I felt I was the only one who saw these (I started worrying that they were pegging me as a perv). But I’ve since checked other devices and seen that it’s everywhere. And that more and more people are facing the same thing and are complaining about this. Well, all except perverts.

I hope they fix this, because it is not cool at all!

http://ortakida.com.ng/article/2018/1/6/opera-is-spamming-its-browser-with-sex-related-contents-and-everybody-hates-it

Of course. I get your point.

The Nigerian phone market has been evolutionary since 2012. Before then, a list like this would have featured the likes of LG, Nokia and Sony Ericson. But today, these brands are struggling for patronage, as new players have emerged and a few old ones have developed great devices. So here are the top 5 mobile phone brands in Nigeria today.

Top 5 Mobile Phone Brands In Nigeria
The Nigerian phone market has been evolutionary since 2012. Before then, a list like this would have featured the likes of LG, Nokia and Sony Ericson. But today, these brands are struggling for patronage, as new players have emerged and a few old ones have developed great devices. So here are the top 5 mobile phone brands in Nigeria today.

5. Gionee: Whether or not Gionee deserves to be on this list is subject to debate, but it is undisputedly a very popular mobile phone brand in Nigeria. Its slick phones are launched with little fanfare, but are usually highly anticipated. It is known for its strong phones, however in recent times, its devices have lost that aura about them for ruggedness and customization. It is still the fifth most popular mobile device brand in Nigeria nonetheless.

4. Infinix: An obvious choice for this list, Infinix is a powerful brand in the Nigerian phone market. Its devices are really good and are extremely popular. Although it appears as a carbon-copy of its sister brand, Tecno, Infinix has created its own identity with it muscle-like exterior design and fairly lower prices. Though Infinix phones are prone to a few issues within its first year of purchase, it is still a popular choice among Nigerians; as not a few are used to using more than one phone each year.

3. Tecno: This is the largest phone company in Nigeria in terms of sales today. From out of nowhere, Tecno took the Nigerian Smartphone market by storm. It easily outsells the bigger brands and has been the main reason why the Android OS became such a hit in Nigeria in the first place. Tecno has followed up with flagship devices that have continually seen high patronage by Nigerians of different income groups. Its devices are cheaper than the alternative high end devices from other brands, and this makes Tecno a household name in Nigeria today.

2. iPhone: Everybody complains about how expensive the IPhone is, yet people still want to own one. That’s a fact! The craze for the iPhone compared to the Blackberry a few years back is only tamed by the fact that Apple devices are much more expensive. And due to this, owning an iPhone is seen today as a sign of prestige, thus a lot people can’t wait to get their hands on one; even if it means owning an older iPhone.

1. Samsung: Samsung is the most sought after brand in the Nigerian mobile phone market today. Samsung has been the only odd man among former top mobile brands. Unlike the others, it took advantage of the openness of the Android early on, even though it has constantly been working on its own. Today, Samsung has created a small monopoly of exclusive apps and features for its devices that make it a desirable brand in Nigeria.


Source: http://ortakida.com.ng/article/2018/1/4/top-5-mobile-phone-brands-in-nigeria