Nigeria now ranks as the fifth-largest country in the world and number one in Africa for Opera Mini browser usage, surpassing other technology-savvy ...countries like China, the United States and Brazil, the company has said in a press release.The report, which revealed the top four sites for Nigerian mobile surfers to be Facebook, Google, Yahoo!, and the BBC, also shows that Nigerians now engage in more data services with 90 percent of mobile surfing done using Opera Mini.

The company say the flexibility of the mobile browser, adapting to more than 3,000 different mobile-phone models, from basic feature phones to the latest smartphones has also accounted for the surge in the mobile web users, which is responsible for the 73 percent of all mobile web users in Africa.

France wants to assist Nigeria in checking the menace of the Boko Haram sect, among other security challenges facing the nation.

The last bomb and gun attacks launched by the group in Maiduguri, Damaturu and Potiskum left at least 150 people dead and several public buildings in ruins.

The French Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Alain Juppe, on a visit to Abuja yesterday said his country was ready to share information, coordinate intelligence with Nigeria and train security agents on checking terrorism in the country.

Juppe, spoke at a joint press conference with his Nigerian counterpart, Mr.Olugbenga Ashiru.

He condemned the Boko Haram attacks and said his visit was primarily to show solidarity with Nigeria on the issue.