Posted by Kenneth Omeruo

May 24th, 2013

Africa ICT Alliance Holds First Summit in Nigeria

Africa Information and Communication Technologies Alliance(AfICTA)  is pleased to announce the convening of its first ICT Summit (AfICTS) in collaboration with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Number (ICANN), Nigeria’s Ministry of Communication Technology, Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NIRA),Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria, Edo State Government, National [...]


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Posted by Kenneth Omeruo

May 24th, 2013

Nigeria now has 116 Million Connected Telephone Lines

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on recently revealed that telephone lines in the country had increased from 450,000 to 116 million from 1960 to 2013. Tony Ojobo, Director, Public Affairs of the Commission, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja that the lines were mostly of the Global System Mobile Communication (GSM) stock. He [...]


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Posted by Kenneth Omeruo

May 24th, 2013

MainOne Cable Company Re-Brands to MainOne

Main One Cable Company, West Africa’s leading wholesale communications services company and the first privately owned, open access submarine fiber optic cable to land in Nigeria and Ghana, has re-branded itself as Main One. The rebranding marks the conclusion of the company’s evolution from a submarine cable company to a full-fledged communications services provider, poised [...]


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Posted by Janet

May 23rd, 2013

What does it mean to Be Innovative?

 By Janet  L. Sernack   Editor”s Note: Janet  L. Sernack  is our latest contributor from Israel, she gained her consulting, education, facilitation, training and executive coaching skills, from over 30 years of experience in the manufacturing and retailing and learning and development businesses to Australia’s top 100 companies as Compass Learning Pty Ltd.She now resides [...]


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Posted by Kenneth Omeruo

May 22nd, 2013

What Women are doing with Technology for Development in Nigeria

  Meeting young girls who are aspiring software developers in Nigeria creates special excitement because globally Technology-based profession or career is mostly dominated by men. There are very few women who will readily take up professions in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) and related endeavors but the interesting thing is that when they do take [...]


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Posted by Kenneth Omeruo

May 22nd, 2013

Testbox: Education focused Portal by a Nigerian set for Global Recognition.

  Education whether formal or informal is a major tool that will help liberate Africa from her numerous problems. Technology enhanced Education or learning offers greater opportunity for Nigeria as a developing country. It shows great hope for the country seeing many young people who are passionate and willing to contribute their quota towards this, [...]


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Posted by Kenneth Omeruo

May 21st, 2013

Nigeria Internet Governance Forum (NIGF) 2013: Call for Participation

    Theme: ‘‘Internet Governance for Empowerment, National Integration &Security through Multi-stakeholders’ Engagement’’   The Local Multi-stakeholders Advisory Group (LMAG) of the Nigeria Internet Governance Forum(NIGF) , comprising of the Ministry of Communication Technology (MCT), National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), and Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NIRA) in collaboration with other [...]


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Posted by Kenneth Omeruo

May 20th, 2013

Kaymu Launches SafePay: A Secured Payment Solution For e-Commerce Transactions In Nigeria.

With so much zeal and interest developing in Nigeria in the area of online retailing of goods,it is obvious that we are in to see exiciting times and innovations in this area.Recently Kaymu- an e-commerce portal that facilitates buying and selling online across Nigeria, offering sellers the opportunity to own a shop online where they [...]


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