Olumide Samuel, Chief Executive Officer of Priority communications Ltd, an indigenous IT company spread across four African countries including Nigeria, insists that political will and policies are critical to the development of the ICT sector in the country, in this interview with TONY
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National Telecoms Company, Globacom has, once again, restated its commitment to corporate social responsibility in Nigeria. The company also expressed its readiness take on civic and social projects that would have direct and significant positive impact on the lives of youths in various communities across the country. Globacom Business Director, Lagos State
Etisalat Nigeria, the fourth entrant into the GSM market in Nigeria has promised to increase its involvement in local innovation that will further drive the telecoms sector. Public Relations Manager at Etisalat Nigeria, Chineze Amanfo, made the promise in Lagos at the quarterly seminar organised by the Nigeria Information and Communications Technology Reporters’
Nigeria Information and Communications Technology Reporters’ Association (NITRA) has hosted its inaugural quarterly seminar series of the association), titled: ‘Engendering Local Innovations in the Telecoms Sector’ at Westown Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos. The President, Nigeria Information and Communications Technology Reporters’ Association (NITRA), Mr.
MainOne, leading communications Services Company and operator of the premier Tier III Data Center in West Africa, MDX-I, will lead the African panel on localizing Content and Data Traffic in Africa at a plenary session of the International Telecoms Week (ITW) to be held in Chicago from May 10th to May 13th, 2015. The ITW […]
Computer Warehouse Group (CWG) Plc’s ecommerce platform, Openshopen.ng, has been named the ecommerce platform of the year at the Beacon of Information and Communication Technology (BOICT) awards ceremony held in Lagos, recently. Openshopen.ng won the award after having the highest number of votes in the said category following an online poll that featured over two […]
Samsung Electronics West Africa plans to commission the first Digital Village in the Oban community located in the Akamkpa Local Government Area of the Cross River State in Nigeria on May 7, 2015. The project is part of the company’s strategic Corporate Citizenship program billed to provide the community access to innovative healthcare, educational needs […]
Lenovo’s WRITEit, an innovative new software application that improves and makes the handwriting experience on select pen-enabled devices better has been launched. Lenovo’s WRITEit transforms pen writing to a truly useful, practical solution for entering input and allows users to write nearly anywhere they can type. It works across select Lenovo Windows® 8 devices with
Stakeholders in the country’s telecommunications industry have expressed their reservation on the ability of NATCOM the new owners of Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (NITEL) and its subsidiary Mobile Telecommunications Limited (MTEL) to revive the distressed national carrier. This is coming as fallout of the recent approval given by the federal government to hand over
Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA) has added a new boost to the cyberspace with the registration of new domain names under the ‘.i.ng’ zone. Chief Operating Officer (COO) and head of the Secretariat of Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA), Edith Udeagu made this known in a statement to the press, adding that the new zone […]
The 7th Total School Support Seminar/Exhibition (TOSSE) is set to drive several innovative products and services from both local and international exhibitors in order to create significant changes in Africa’s education sector. The Project Coordinator of the show, Ms Laura Agali made this known to newsmen, stressing that the TOSSE is a flagship show where […]
Chairman Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) Engr. Gbenga Adebayo said the only way of addressing anti market practice in the telecom industry in Nigeria is to focus on internal self regulation. Adebayo stated this at the extra-ordinary Annual General Meeting (AGM) held in Lagos adding that one of the strengths of ALTON […]
A new research from Oracle reveals that nearly 55 per cent of millennials says that a poor mobile app experience would make them less likely to use a company’s products or services. According to the global report, Millennials and mobility: how businesses can tap into the app generation, 39 per cent of millennials would also […]
Google Inc said it would launch an experimental portal that allows interested patent holders to sell their patents to the company. Patent holders can tell Google about the patents they’re willing to sell and the expected price through the portal, the company said on its blog. The Patent Purchase Promotion program will remain open from […]
Safety is no longer a backburner priority for new-car shoppers. Across most types of vehicle shoppers, it’s one of the top concerns. Many families, as we recommend, start their shopping process by weeding out potential vehicles that simply don’t make the cut in occupant safety. However, in 2015 that’s less straightforward than it’s been in […]
Priority Communications Limited has been conferred with the ‘IT Service Provider of the Year’ award at Beacon of ICT, (BoICT) distinguished Lecture/Awards 2015 held at the prestigious Eko Hotel, Lagos. The Beacon of ICT distinguished lecture/awards was designed to explore effort to put Nigeria on the global information and communications technology map. The Beacon of […]
The Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Ministry of Information Communication Technology, (ICT), Mrs Nike Animashaun, has revealed plans by the state government to provide Wi-Fi services to residents of the state. Speaking at the state ministerial briefing in Alausa recently, Mrs Animashaun said the first phase of the Wi-Fi connectivity would be […]
Globacom, total telecommunications service provider has moved to boost access to quality health care among the Nigerian population with the unveiling of a National Mobile Health Insurance Product. Globacom’s Regional Chief Marketing Officer, Ashok Israni said during the unveiling of the product in Abuja with the officials of the company and the National Health Insurance
MultiChoice Africa, a South Africa-based pay-media company, has appointed Tim Jacobs as Chief Executive Officer to replace Nico Meyer who left the company last month for ‘personal reasons’. Tim Jacobs, a qualified accountant joined MultiChoice in 2013 as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of MultiChoice South Africa Holdings. He later became a member of the […]
Computer Warehouse Group Plc (CWG), the leading Pan-African ICT Company, has been named the Oracle partner of the year 2015.This follows an award presentation to CWG at the Oracle ‘Spread the Red’ Event held in Lagos to celebrate outstanding partners in the country. The Oracle Specialized Partner of the Year Award is given to Oracle […]
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