Internet Users in Nigeria Hit 111.6m as 9mobile Loses 1.38m subscribers

Nigeria’s internet users has increased by 3.17 million to hit 111.63 million in December 2018, said the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). 

NCC, in its Monthly Internet Subscribers Data for the month of December 2018, said 9mobile (formerly known as Etisalat Nigeria) recorded the worst decline, losing 1.38 million internet users in December 2018. 

NCC added that

Ten steps for telling a story with data

THESE days, content marketers have started telling stories with data, and best practices are quickly emerging. Here’s some advice on how to find your story with data, and determine the best way to tell it.

When it comes to finding your story:

1. Start with your dream headline. Imagine the discoveries that you would want your data to yield. This helps you figure out what kind of data is going to be relevant to your audience.

Emerging Assets Weaken after Yuan Devaluation

Emerging market currencies tumbled on Tuesday in the wake of China's record 1.9 percent currency devaluation, which took offshore-traded yuan 2.5 percent lower and rekindled fears for growth in the world's No. 2 economy.
  China's central bank cut the yuan's daily fix, effectively devaluating it against the dollar after data released on the weekend showed an 8.3 percent slump in Chinese exports. Bigger moves down in the more freely traded offshore yuan pushed the spread between it and its onshore counterpart to its widest in more than 10 months.

Mobile phone access in Africa to double by 2020

Eighty percent of sub-Saharan Africa’s 800 million people should have access to mobile telephones by the end of the decade, double the current rate, although government help is needed to reach far-flung areas, industry body group GSMA said Wednesday.

5 Essential Skills Any Data Scientist Needs

So here’s an overview of what I feel are the five essential skillsets that are required from any data scientist who wants to be competitive in today’s market. Some of them are more valuable to organizations with a need for strategic planning of their data-driven enterprises, and some are more valuable for organizations needing people who are willing to get their hands dirty with the nuts-and-bolts mechanics of data.

However with a broad understanding of all of them, as well as an idea as to where your own particular strengths and interests may lie, you’re in a strong position to sell yourself to the growing number of companies looking to hire top-notch data talent.

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