Spain Tuesday, defeated Portugal 1 – o in the Round of 16 game at Green Point Stadium, Cape Town to qualify the quarter final of the 2010 World Cup.

In a spirited effort against software piracy, the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) in conjunction with software giant, Microsoft Nigeria have raided the premises of a leading computer reseller at the Computer Village Ikeja where ICT products and peripherals are sold.

An Imo State High Court, sitting in Owerri, has sentenced an ex-Imo official, Boniface Nwachukwu, and one Pastor Vincent Ogueri to death for conspiring to kill a former commissioner in the state, Chief Ogbonnaya Uche in 2003.

To further promote of international cooperation against cyber crimes eating deep into the soco-economic fabrics of nations of the world , the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO) and the Malaysia-based International Multilateral Partnership Against Cyber Threats (IMPACT) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU)

One month after Mrs Philomina Udonwa, mother of Engr. Iniekong Udonwa, governorship aspirant in the 2011 gubernatorial race was abducted from her home while her son the governorship hopeful, narrowly escaped being killed by some unknown gunmen, the 69-year-old woman has been reportedly murdered by those who have held her hostage.

No fewer than 70 senior pension industry executives from 25 pension funds administrators and custodians met recently to discuss and share experiences on e-pension and e-payment at a Remita workshop in Lagos.

The Nigerian ICT4D plan has been developed to serve as a platform for mainstreaming ICT in the development agenda of the federal government of Nigeria. The plan also made provision for the involvement of the three tiers of government (federal, state and local governments), the private sector and civil society group.

Nigerian leading local software application makers, Connect Technologies Limited has released into the Nigerian IT market e-Lawyer application software solution, a world class application solution certified by peer review.

PIRACY of another kind has become a thriving business, especially in areas where people little suspect the activities of pirates. One such area where life is being drained out of legitimate businesses is the satellite or cable TV signal piracy in some parts of Nigeria which is threatening to kill all our satellite TV operators.

The problems caused by the country’s epileptic power supply to organizations, industries, government agencies and private individuals can now be managed following the introduction of Power Management Solutions, PMS by Eaton Corporation, one of the foremost power management companies in the world.

Towards helping to address the worrisome incidence of unresolved murder cases, missing persons, unidentified bodies and other numerous issues of homicide in Lagos State and Nigeria as a whole, a team of researchers and experts in forensic investigations from the University of South Florida in the United States of America,is collaborating with medical experts at the Lagos State University College of Medicine (LASUCOM), Ikeja.

The Nigerian Communication Commission, NCC, has said that the accounts of the commission were not frozen, even as it said that there was no leadership crisis.

The Nigerian telecommunications market has never been without wars. In fact the sector could conveniently be said to have advanced its market leadership in Africa, in the midst of turbulence, litigations and outright wars.

Second National Operator, Globacom has announced the extension of its prepaid roaming services to South Africa. The development will enable all Glo prepaid subscribers to roam in South Africa.

SHORTLY after the flag-off of the “Maternal and New Born Child Health Week (MNBCHW)” in Borno State, the impact is already noticeable. Already in some local government areas of the State, there is massive response from women and aged 5-6 years.