Tech

The news just went viral last week that the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, was planning to shut down Blackberry services. Although the NCC almost immediately denied the rumour, Blackberry users [...]

OTUOKE—Determined to confront the high rate of joblessness in the Niger Delta region, the Federal Government has concluded arrangements to train over 700 youths in various fields of endeavour at [...]

THE Wireless Service Providers Association of Nigeria (WASPAN), has said that the newly introduced Mobile Number Portability (MNP) regime, when if runs full throttle, would improve innovation in service delivery [...]

Promotion of local content in software development has received a major boost as the Federal Ministry of Education (FME) has endorsed the BrainFriend e-learning and examination preparatory software from CINFORES [...]

The Nigeria Content Advocacy Initiative NICADI, a multi-sector vehicle for the domestication of Nigeria information technology (IT) products and services has called on the Federal Government to quickly cancel the [...]

Airtel Nigeria, has introduced a dual-purpose single recharge card for both voice and data services on its network making it possible for subscribers to recharge for both services with only [...]

A leading ICT magazine, eWorld is collaborating with the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and National Information and Technology Development Agency (NITDA) to rally industry stakeholders to mark the 2013 Telecommunication [...]

Developed in France and targeted towards the aspirational youth African market, the TECNO Q1 is everything in a smart phone. It sports a 2.6-inch display at 480×320 pixels, has a [...]

YouTube on Thursday launched a pilot program of paid channels for its online video service, calling it part of an effort “that enables content creators to earn revenue for their [...]

Struggling Finnish handset giant Nokia unveiled on Thursday its next-generation of lower-end mobile smartphones as it seeks to gain traction in a market expected to be worth $15 billion by [...]

Sidmach Technologies Nigeria Limited , one of the leading players in the ICT sector has emerged as the winner in the Indigenous software company of the year category at the [...]

AT this year’s Nigeria Internet Group (NIG) conference and exhibition, issues bordering on broadband deployment and expansion will be the subjects of discussion. Scheduled for May 30 and 31 in [...]

President Goodluck Jonathan has said that Africa lacks enough scientists and engineers for the continent to migrate into the emerging global knowledge-based economy. Read full story on author website »

THE Director General of National Orientation Agency (NOA), Mr. Mike Omeri has described the National Identity Management System,NIMS, as a revealing project that will provide a comprehensive National Database in [...]

Unless a sound intellectual property policies were created by Nigerian government to spur innovation in local economies, the fight against piracy may remain unabated, the global software giant, Microsoft has [...]

At the launch of its latest smart phone series, TECNO P3, mobile phone maker TECNO has disclosed plans to build plant in Nigeria. Read full story on author website »

The software giant, Microsoft has said that part of the reason many financial institutions in the country have not yet attained PCI DSS compliance is because of challenges inherent in [...]

No fewer than ten African innovators, including a Nigerian have developed practical solutions to some of the continent’s most intractable problems. Chosen from more than 900 applications from 45 countries, [...]

BlackBerry and non-profit organization Junior Achievement Nigeria has launched the Junior Achievement Young Enterprise programme for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Innovation Camps in Nigeria. Read full story on [...]

ASUS, the world’s top 3-consumer notebook vendor, has announced the arrival of VivobookS200 in Nigeria. ASUS VivoBook S200 forms the beginning of a series of devices in screen sizes ranging [...]

FROM today, the Nigerian Communications Commission decidedly is moving into management regulation of telcos operating in the country, following its resolution to “immediately enforce and implement Accounting Separation on the [...]

WHEN last week telecoms giant, MTN Nigeria, signed a $3 billion (about N470 billion) syndicated loan deal involving 17 Nigerian and seven foreign banks, watchers of the ICT sector were [...]

Retail foreign exchange, Travelex, last week commenced the pilot roll out of the recently strategic outsourcing partnership it had with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). This is even as [...]

One of the leading commercial banks in the country, Heritage Banking company limited has partnered Infosys, a leading universal banking solutions provider for the deployment of Finacle banking solution. Read [...]

Unless a sound intellectual property policies were created by Nigerian government to spur innovation in local economies, the fight against piracy may remain unabated, the global software giant, Microsoft has [...]

THE 360di Company limited, has urged SMEs  in the country to maximize technology in expanding their businesses in the Nigerian market. According to the Director of EDc, the pan african university, [...]

Nigeria, on Monday, joined other top countries of the world to launch the Mobile Number Portability. The scheme will give Nigerian subscribers the freedom to change from one network to [...]

Nigeria has begun search for local e-content that has global relevance for the United Nation 2013 world summit award. This year series will be hosted by ICTA, the Information and [...]

At the unveiling of Odyssey, a project to redefine the future of mission-critical computing last week in Lagos, HP has restated its commitment to transform the server market. Read full [...]

Committed to using technology to drive healthcare sector in the 21st century knowledge society, one of the leading computer manufacturers, Dell, has embarked on a transformation agenda with the launch [...]