DIRECTOR-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Professor Cleopas Angaye, below, enunciates how the nation can achieve Vision 20-2020 through the use of IT, securing internet access, but laments the power situation while still mooting the use of solar as aletrnative to electricity.

One of Nigeria’s leading telecommunications companies, 21st Century Technologies Limited, has announced plans to unveil new products and services at the 10th West African International Telecommunications and Information Technology exhibition (W.Afri.Tel 2010) to launch a new direction for the company.

PRESIDENT Umaru Yar‘Adua’s nephew, Murtala Yar’Adua, Tuesday, said he would bring hope and the energy of youth to the government of Acting President Goodluck Jonathan which was ushered in to replace that of his ailing uncle.

NIGERIA’s Information Technology (IT) youth ambassador and Executive Director, Paradigm Initiative Nigeria (PIN), Mr. Gbenga Sesan has been slated to speak on the menace of cybercrime among Nigerian youths at the 2010 Internet Governance billed for Lagos, nextmonth.

The second edition of National Youths Online seminar by Campus Daily Online Limited has been slated to hold on Saturday, the 24th of April 2010 with the theme; “Entrepreneurship: The ABC’s of Building a Successful Business in Nigeria”.

Committed to helping banks to improve efficiency, streamline operations and reduce costs while accelerating transformation, IBM is offering Nigerian banks a unified platform to help banks be more efficient, improve their flexibility and adapt more easily to new business challenges and regulatory requirements.

In a bid to bring Nigerian companies at par with their foreign counterparts in technology application , world leading provider of business software and business management solution, SAP Africa has completed its Greenfields rollout at Oceanic Bank.

Chika Onwukwe Productions (COP), a specialist in music and film productions has reiterated its commitment to serve its numerous clients and partners better.

Nigeria World Cup bound national team would be playing at least two friendly matches before their final movement to Durban, South Africa.

Eagles defender, Joseph Yobo, has declared the Eagles must not put themselves under pressure in their quest to make the final four of South Africa 2010 World Cup.

Liquidity is very important insurance entity. Under the current regime, insurance companies must provide for 100 percent for any debt that is more than twelve months. In this interview, Fola Daniel, the Commissioner for Insurance spoke on debt burden in Insurance industry and the other challenges facing the industry.

LAGOS – A former Minister of Science and Technology, Chief Ebitimi Banigo, has said the use of Information Technology, IT, in electoral reforms is necessary for sustenance of the nation’s democracy.

Political associates of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar are to explore possibilities of rejoining the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, following what they claimed to be frustrations in mobilising a national opposition against PDP.

Mrs Ifueko Omoigui-Okauru, Executive Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), on Monday in Abuja said there was the need for improved e-payment system to enhance accountability and transparency.

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is set to partner with the United States’ Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to ensure transparency and effective organisation of the Nigerian capital market.