Downpour forces drop in business at ICT market
By Emeka Aginam While battling with the challenge of human traffic, Okada ridding, limited parking space and street trading, market activities in majority ICT markets
View ArticleTwo siblings emerge Microsoft certified professionals
By Emmanuel Elebeke When the names of two siblings, Fortune, a 15 year old SS1 student and Miracle Adebayo, a 14 year old JSS 3 student
View ArticleSignal Alliance beefs up management board
By Emmanuel Elebeke An ICT firm, Signal Alliance has announced the expansion of its management board with the inclusion of a seasoned journalist and administrator, Mr.
View ArticleSIM registration is key to number portability, says Itanyi
As Nigerians await the introduction of Number Portability which allows subscribers to move to any network of their choice while still retaining their loved numbers,
View ArticleFashola’s wife tasks telecom operators on CSR
By Emmanuel Elebeke The Lagos First Lady, Mrs. Abimbola Fashola has charged telcom operators in the country and other public spirited individuals that have genuine
View ArticleTEIEC GSM opens new gadget shop
By Emmanuel Elebeke As part of its plan to make its shops the premium destination for technology-savvy customers, TEIECGSM on Saturday threw open a new multi
View ArticleInternet protocol roundtable to hold in Lagos
By Charles Mgbolu Digitalsense Africa,Organizers of the first ever Nigeria Internet Protocol version Six Roundtable slated to hold in Lagos have announced that all is now
View ArticleW.Afri.Tel, WAFICT 2011 postponed
By Prince Osuagwu Organisers of the annual West Africa’s top telecommunications and IT exhibition and conference, W.Afri.Tel and the WAFICT Congress, at the weekend announced that
View ArticleJuwah restates security need for SIM card registration
Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Dr. Eugene Juwah, at the weekend, restated the security essence of the ongoing SIM Card registration across
View ArticleBroadband is the future of our economy – OLUBIYI, Geoidtel boss
By Nnamdi Ojiego Mr. Ismail Olubiyi, Managing Director, Geoidtel The problem of network congestion and poor quality of service being experienced by Nigerians has been attributed to
View ArticleQuantum NG out with new contact centre solution
ByEmeka Aginam In a bid to help clients provide excellent customer services and sustain their business at a low cost, QuantumNG, one of the
View ArticleCAPDAN backs NITEX 2011 ICT expo
ByEmeka Aginam The Computer and Allied Products Dealers Association of Nigeria, (CAPDAN) may have bounced back to business even as it has thrown its weight
View ArticleMTN named top African corporate brand
By Prince Osuagwu MTN has been named the African most valued consumer brand, by the BrandFinance African Nation Brand League. The telecommunications giant bagged this award
View ArticleMain One extends network; partners Global Crossing
By Prince Osuagwu Main One Cable Company, the open access wholesale provider, has announced its decision to deploy a new portfolio of IP-enabled services and has
View ArticleNokia unveils tools for information services
By Emmanuel Elebeke & Nnamdi Ojiego Top phone manufacturer, Nokia has unveiled its leading emerging market information service in Nigeria tagged Nokia Life Tools. The information
View ArticleRelief for broadband operators as govt mulls bailout
By Prince Osuagwu & Emmanuel Elebeke Indications emerged at the weekend that government may provide some bailout to broadband operators in order to take services to
View ArticleRe: The problems of congestion in mobile networks in Nigeria
By Balarabe Sani Preamble It is widely acknowledged that there are serious issues of quality of service on Nigerian telecommunications networks and the NCC has taken up
View ArticleMicrosoft, Paradigm Initiative Nigeria to host NGO Academy
Lagos – Microsoft Nigeria and Paradigm Initiative Nigeria (PIN) are preparing to host the Microsoft NGO Connection Day Nigeria 2011 in Abuja on June 15
View ArticleNokia downloads free software for customers
By Emeka Aginam While many cell phone users, especially in developing countries still under use their mobile phone because of what observers call lack of IT
View ArticleHackers didn’t tamper with Nigeria’s g-mail accounts, says Google
By Charles Mgbolu Google Nigeria has broken the silence and announced that Nigerian users of the Google mail accounts have nothing to worry about following the
View ArticleIBM builds operations centre for smarter cities
By Emeka Aginam IBM on Monday announced the IBM Intelligent Operations Center for Smarter Cities, a new technology solution designed to help cities of all sizes
View ArticlePanabiz brings uniFLOW software into Nigeria
By Nnamdi Ojiego Panabiz International Limited has introduced Canon’s uniFLOW version 5 software into Nigeria’s electronic market. UniFLOW, according to Panabiz, is a software platform designed to
View ArticleDSTv unveils mobile decoder
ByEmmanuel Elebeke TOP pay-TV operator, DSTV Mobile last week introduced mobile television decoder for Nigerian consumers. With the product called “Drifta”, Nigerian subscribers can enjoy television
View ArticleSEC rolls out new listing requirement for companies
BY MICHAEL EBOH The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced a new requirement for listing on the Nigerian capital market, declaring that, henceforth, companies seeking
View ArticleWelcome to Best of Business, Nigeria’s internet newspaper, by Ted Iwere
By Azu Akanwa Mr. Ted Iwere, veteran journalist, lawyer and publisher has seen it all in the nation’s media industry. In this interview with Azu
View ArticleQAI boss for NITPPF workshop
By Emeka Aginam Ahead of the National IT Public-Private Partnership, NITPPF, organized by the Information Technology Association of Nigeria, ITAN, the Chief Operating Officer of QAI
View ArticleRIM launches BlackBerry reader, tracker apps
By Charles Mgbolu Research In Motion; makers of the Blackberry phone have lunched it’s much anticipated Blackberry reader and Mileage Tracker pro applications to it’s world
View ArticleWomen development centres as ICT hubs
With Adekunle Adekoya Last week, the issue here was about connecting rural communities with ICTs, wherein it was stated that the issue is part of the
View ArticleCWG Ghana showcases MPLS solutions at CISCO forum
By Emeka Aginam As one of CISCO’s most esteemed partners in West Africa, CWG Ghana the West African regional arm for the Computer Warehouse Group, joined
View ArticleAs internet addresses run out, experts urge upgrade to IPv6
ByEmeka Aginam & Emmanuel Elebeke As over 225 organizations are expected to participate in IPV6 test flight day holding today globally, stakeholders in the Nigerian
View ArticleShift towards wireless technology, the Alcatel-Lucent way, by Lartigue
By Emeka Aginam, who was in Paris At the just concluded Alcatel-Lucent’s Annual Technology Symposium, held in Paris, France where the company discussed its strategy for
View ArticleHow much has Tecno invested in the plant it is building in Nigeria
The Deputy General Manager, Tecno Mobile Limited, Mr. Chidi Okonkwo, speaks to OZIOMA UBABUKOH about Tecno’s investments in the country and widespread counterfeiting of its
View ArticleEricsson said that mobile subscribers in Nigeria and overseas were set for a...
Ericsson on Monday said that mobile subscribers in Nigeria and overseas were set for a new wave of technologies that would shape the way they
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