In a move that will accelerate the transformation of African mobile communications and positively impact the speed of economic development across the African continent, Bharti Airtel Limited and IBM have announced the selection of IBM to manage the computing technology and services that power Bharti Airtel’s mobile communications network spanning 16 African countries. An agreement is expected to be finalized in the coming months of this year.

THE National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, yesterday, directed manufacturers of drugs in Nigeria to start immediate implementation of the newly introduced anti-counterfeiting technologies, particularly the Mobile Authentication Services (Text Messaging) and the Radio-Frequency Identification, RFID.

Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Dr. Eugene Juwah at the weekend in Colombo, Srilanka, called for more dedication by member nations of the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organization, CTO, to enable the organization meet its obligations and responsibilities in the global telecom committee of nations.

NOBEL Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, yesterday, asked the Inspector-General of Police to revoke the regulation compelling Nigerians to produce police reports before they could be treated in an emergency.

The campaign for Social and Political Justice, SPJ, yesterday lambasted the Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, for condemning President Jonathan Goodluck’s declaration to seek for a presidential ticket under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.