Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
By Emmanuel Okwuke, Senior IT. Correspondent About five start-up entrepreneurs with great business ideas last week, jostled for investment support from members of the Lagos Angel Network (LAN) to grow their businesses to the next stage. In a pitch event that held on May 7th, 2013...
Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
Knowing how to read, write, and getting the conventional education is certainly important. However, in the 21st century, it is going to be just as important to have the necessary education in conventional and to be literate
Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
Knowing how to read, write, and getting the conventional education is certainly important. However, in the 21st century, it is going to be just as important to have the necessary education in conventional and to be literate
Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
By Emmanuel Okwuke, Senior IT. Correspondent Microsoft Corp has sold 100 million ‘Windows 8’ licenses in the six months since its launch, roughly in line with the previous version, but wants to combat sputtering interest in its flagship software with a substantial update to make it...
Tuesday, May 14th, 2013
By Emmanuel Okwuke, Senior IT. Correspondent The Nigeria Content Advocacy Initiative (NiCADI), a multi-sector vehicle for the domestication of the nation’s information technology (IT) products and services, wants the Federal Government to terminate the contract for the printing of national identity cards awarded to MasterCard...
Tuesday, May 7th, 2013
Mahindra Comviva, the leader in providing mobile solutions beyond Value Added Service (VAS), is rapidly expanding its mobile music offerings in Africa. Over the last 12 months the company has become one of the largest music aggregators in the African continent, having collaborated with over...
Tuesday, May 7th, 2013
Technology Distributions Limited, and Huawei, leading global ICT solutions provider, have come together in a partnership designed to create maximum value for telecom carriers, enterprises and consumers by providing competitive ICT solutions and services. Both global ICT giants are pulling their resources together – Huawei,...
Tuesday, May 7th, 2013
By Emmanuel Okwuke Microsoft Corp. joined the World Intellectual Property Organization in recognizing World Intellectual Property (IP) Day, an event that urges governments, industry and consumers to promote discussion about the significance of protecting IP rights even as the company made it known that customers...
Tuesday, May 7th, 2013
Concerted efforts by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to ensure the country’s economic policy is at par with what obtains in other parts of globe is yielding fruits, with cheque truncation system going live across the country. What this denotes is that the settlement...
Tuesday, May 7th, 2013
By Emmanuel Okwuke Last week, news went round in the online media that Visafone Nigeria Limited, the nation’s lone surviving operator in the Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) had relieved 60 workers in its employment nationwide of their jobs on April 30, for various operational...
Tuesday, May 7th, 2013
By Emmanuel Okwuke Samsung Electronics, a manufacturer of mobile handsets, has announced that it will be providing its customers in Nigeria and other pan-African countries with a 24-month “Accidental Damage from Handling” (ADH) warranty to cover screen and liquid damages to its new, flagship Galaxy...
Tuesday, May 7th, 2013
By Emmanuel Okwuke Osun State Government, last week in Lagos, unveiled the Tablet of Knowledge, which it tagged: Opon imo, even as it announced N8.4 billion in annual savings on conventional books. The tablet is preloaded with lesson notes of 17 subjects offered by students...
Tuesday, April 30th, 2013
By Emmanuel Okwuke As part of activities to mark this year’s ICT for Girls Day in Nigeria, the Women In Technology In Nigeria (WITIN), in conjunction with other stakeholders have stressed the importance of the female folk, especially girls in the nation’s ICT development. Specifically,...
Tuesday, April 30th, 2013
Indications are that Nigerians are taking the Mobile Number Portability (MNP) regime launched by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) penultimate Monday, at an elaborate ceremony in Lagos, with cautious optimism, and even in some cases, suspicion. This follows the deep seated ignorance on the part...
Tuesday, April 30th, 2013
HP has introduced the HP ElitePad 900, a tablet that balances a beautiful design with enterprise-grade features, functionality and support. Designed for business, government healthcare and retail, it features HP ElitePad Smart Jackets, which add connectivity options and longer battery life along with specific add-ons...
