The need to cushion the effect of economic meltdown through the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) tool was the focus of the gathering of ICT experts who gathered recently in Lagos at an event tagged ‘An Evening with Tech Legends” hosted by Technology Africa.

While calling for action in the global ICT sector, delegates from over 25 countries around the world at the just concluded World Information Technology Service Alliance, WITSA, Global Public Policy Summit 2009 held in Bermuda, raised alarm saying that there may not be broader sustainable economic growth around the world unless access to ICT and the knowledge and information provided by the Internet are taking seriously as an important part of an inclusive information society.

Signal Alliance, a Microsoft Gold Partner has been honored by Microsoft as the Enterprise Partner for the year 2009 in Nigeria and West Africa. This award was presented to Signal Alliance at the 2009 Microsoft Partner awards held recently in Lagos.

Determined to encourage the movie goers and entertainment lovers, indigenous smart phone maker, Anabel Mobile has slashed all brands of its mobile phones including PS200, PS185Y, PS100, effizzy, Ice and MP3 players by 10%.

At the just concluded World Information Technology Alliance, WISTA Global Public Policy Summit held in Hamilton, Bermuda, with the full support of Kenya, South Africa and Egypt, the regional headquarters of World Information Technology Alliance, WISTA, will now be hosted in Nigeria, even as the President of the Nigerian Information Technology Association of Nigeria, ITAN, Dr Jimson Olufuye has elected into the Board of WISTA.

AS the 14th edition of COMBIT Africa conference and exhibition wound up in Lagos last week, different stakeholders in the information and communication industry who attended the event, agreed that a take home point after all deliberations was the need for the government to use the comparative advantage of the nation’s growing ICT industry to pursue the realization of the nation’s seven point agenda in year 2020.

MOTHER luck smiled on an Abuja based roadside electrician Mr Ibrahim Abukar, at the weekend as he became N30 million richer, emerging the grand prize winner of Globacom’s customer reward promo tagged Text4millions.

By Nnamdi Ojiego
Insurance is set to shake hands with technology later this month as Private Media Mart (PMM) limited, a media and event management firm has concluded arrangements to hold this year’s Insurance Technology (InTech) expo.
The expo is targeted at enhancing the ability of corporate entities, especially in the ICT sector, to gain favourable marketing [...]

TWO winners, Joan Isemede, a student, and Ifeyinwa Umeh, a working class lady, emerged winners in Lagos at Technology Distributions Laptomania promo to mark the company’s 10th Anniversary celebrations.

wins Best Cost Efficiency Solution for Africa award
By Prince Osuagwu, who was in Cape Town, South Africa
Even with the sonorous renditions of South Africa’s music star, Yvonne Chaka Chaka and the pathetic touch of the lyrics which actually dwelled on helping UNICEF achieve its charity cause, AfricaCom awards night  was still a tension soaked night [...]