R&D remains the bedrock of any self-reliant national economy. The Agrarian, Industrial and ICT revolutions have all been made possible as a result of progress made in R&D in these three sectors. Advancement in these sectors is one of the indices for assessing the development and competitiveness of national economies.

RayBam ICT Training and Consultancy Institute said it is making thousands of Nigerians computer literates through Information and Communications Technology ‘ICT’ training thereby empowering them to be relevant in the society.

WEB developers and experts in Nigeria who have been monitoring debates traded on the floor of different IT summits held both locally and internationally in recent times in an attempt to finding a lasting solution to the menace posed by cyber criminals have said that by carrying out repeated hack attacks on one’s server system to test for security weaknesses, hackers may be kept at bay

Global hardware makers and printing solution providers, HP has unveiled a new category of web enabled printing solutions designed for the cloud that will, for the first time, allow people to Print from any email device to any new ePrint-enabled printer from anywhere in the world through the new HP ePrint technology ( as well as s tore documents or files in the cloud and print direct when needed.

Global leader in the supply of integrated business solutions to organizations that serve the retail consumer and wholesale distribution markets, Aldata’s has announced its intention to complement Microsoft Dynamics AX for Retail.

As part of efforts aimed at cutting costs and boosting maximizing profit in a business environment, Ha-Shem Network services limited has unveiled the latest Microsoft Unified Communications solution to enable customers reap huge savings with Microsoft Unified Communications

Although President Goodluck Jonathan has since lifted the delf imposed ban on the national team, a presidential aspirant and founder of Household of God Church, Oregun, Lagos, Rev. Chris Okotie has condemned the recent federal government’s action on the Super Eagles and the subsequent reversal following a threat by the world soccer regulatory body, FIFA, to sanction the Nigeria if it failed to rescind the decision.

Enyimba International yesterday topped the Globacom Nigeria Premier League after beating rivals, Kano Pillars 2-1 yesterday at the Enyimba Township Stadium in Aba.

Hundreds of residents of Osogbo, Osun State were Wednesday sacked by flood that claimed no fewer than three lives and property worth millions of naira.

AHEAD of the selection of a candidate to fill the vacant stool of the Deji of Akureland, one of the major royal houses, the Adesida warned Wednesday that it would not agree to the presentation of only one candidate from the ruling house to the Kingmakers.

THE Chairman of Owan West Local Government Council of Edo State, Mr Dan Asekhame, yesterday, described as untrue, rumours that he was arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for alleged embezzlement of over N100million of council’s fund.

OKPE Scholars Association has commended the Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, for approving the establishment of a Polytechnic in Sapele.

A socio-political pressure group, Ogbe Political Change, has enjoined Deltans to give Chief Ovie Omo-Agege the opportunity to govern the state in the forth coming 2011 general elections.

Three sus-pected kidnappers have been killed and their victim, Akpan Timothy Akpan, rescued by Police operatives, who raided their camp at Minya Ntak village in Mkpat Enin Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State.

PEOPLE of South South are not second class citizens in their own country, says Ijaw Elders Council. Reacting to media reports credited to Prof Tam David-West, in which he lashed at the duo of Chief Edwin Clark and Chief Albert Horsefall for calling on President Goodluck Jonathan to contest the coming presidential election, Prof Abiye Obuoforobo, who spoke for the Ijaw Elders, said from the comment credited to Prof West, it was clear the Prof of Virology was not in touch with issues in the Ijaw nation and the Niger Delta region.