Nokia announced that its Ovi Life Tools are now available in Nigeria. The African launch follows deployments over the last year in Indonesia, India and China, and Ovi Life Tools currently has over 6.3 million users globally. Ovi Life Tools offers a wide range of information services covering healthcare, agriculture, education and entertainment which address the needs of consumers and help improve their economic prosperity and quality of life. It is a key part of Nokia's overall strategy to connect the next billion people by providing access to locally relevant services on affordable mobile devices. Farmers will be able to check market prices without traveling long distances, people will be able to find important information to stay healthy. and students will be able to learn English and improve their general knowledge at their own pace. Nokia's Ovi Life Tools in Nigeria will be offered on the Nokia 2690 and Nokia C1-01 through two of Nigeria's largest operators, Zain and Glo Mobile, at NGN 250 (EUR 1.25) for the agriculture service and NGN 200 per month for all other subscriptions. More devices will be added in the future. Nokia Ovi Life Tools will be available countrywide in Nigeria in three languages - English, Hausa and Pidgin English. The services launch from 2 November.
