From the monthly archives: October 2010

We’ll make Nigeria cashless society – IBPLC

On October 26, 2010 · In Technology

Intercontinental Bank Plc, IBPLC, has revealed its desire and determination to make Nigeria a cashless country in line with what is obtainable in advanced countries of the world.

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Rural Telephony: MTN covers 350 uncovered villages with smart technology

On October 26, 2010 · In News, Technology

Since the debut of the GSM in Nigeria August 2001, there has been an unconsciously wide gap among phone users across the country.

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Zain offers special SME package

On October 26, 2010 · In Technology

As the global economic crunch bites harder on the world economy, small scale enterprises seem the worst hit.

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MDGs: Uwaje challenges youths on using IT

On October 26, 2010 · In Technology

AS the World leaders from all over the globe convened in New York city recently to discuss the Millennium Development Goals, MDGs, the Nigerian IT youth ambassador, Nkemdilim Uwaje has challenged Nigerian youths on Millennium Development Goals, MDGs, using IT.

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Broadband’ll make Nigeria a superpower by 2020, says Ekuwem

On October 26, 2010 · In Technology

Chief Executive Officer of Teledom Group, a hi-tech solutions company, Dr Emmanuel Ekuwem has predicted that Nigeria would be an information technology super-power by the year 2020, following the emerging broadband revolution in the country.

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Microstation opens new outlet

On October 26, 2010 · In Technology

In spite of ongoing plans to relocate the Computer Village; lots of expansion and renovation are still going on there.

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Spectrum out with back-ups for internet

On October 26, 2010 · In Mobile Week with GSM

Perhaps, eventually, internet users in the country may be able to heave a sigh of relief as Spectrum Networks, an internet service provider in the country recently introduced a new surfing technology that ensures browsers are secured with backups coming from three broad band cable networks.

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Rising number of faulty touch screen phones: Are users the problem?

On October 26, 2010 · In Technology

It’s shocking, but it’s true: an alarming number of touchscreen phones have begun to go bad.

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Educators compete to win Microsoft’s worldwide awards

On October 26, 2010 · In Technology

With the active participation of SchoolNet Nigeria and one Nigerian teacher, educators around the world are currently competing for a chance to win one of 12 worldwide innovative education awards at the ongoing Microsoft partners in learning Worldwide Innovative Education Forum in Cape Town, South Africa.

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Fuel crisis looms as NUPENG begins strike tomorrow

On October 26, 2010 · In News

THERE are fears of imminent scarcity of fuel across the country as the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, yesterday directed its members in Lagos zone to begin an indefinite strike tomorrow over an industrial dispute with Chevron Nigeria Limited.

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Police foiled armed robbery

On October 26, 2010 · In Headlines, News

* Please note that the story below contains a gory photograph.
A brazen attempt by heavily armed robbers to raid the Zenith Bank in Ijebu-Ode was foiled by policemen who killed two of them and arrested three persons of the hoodlums.

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‘Nwodo has betrayed Niger Delta People’

On October 26, 2010 · In News

NIGER Delta youth activist, Comrade Omolubi Newuwumi, has carpeted the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Okwesileize Nwodo, for what his call a ‘double edge sword’ stance on the issue of the zoning.

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Foreign loan scam: States get refund for excess deductions

On October 26, 2010 · In News

Fresh facts have emerged of how Nigerian government officials colluded with foreign banks and financial institutions to rip the country off in the pretext of repayment of external debts.

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Senate vote on Constitution amendment tomorrow

On October 26, 2010 · In News

THE Senate is to vote on the fresh constitution amendment bill tomorrow with optimism high in the leadership that the setback suffered by the Electoral Act Amendment Bill last week will not resurface.

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