New Generations Telecom, Preferred bidder of Nitel, has said that it was ready to pay for NITEL anytime it was asked to do so, expressing confidence that its financial muscles can not fail. The consortium also said that it was undaunted by the delay and controversy which trailed its $2.5b bid for Nitel because it evaluated and knew the value of what it was buying.

For over twelve hours, Tuesday last week, Zinox Technologies, through its Computerize Nigeria project, held thousands of Nigerian youths spell bound at the Abuja International Conference Centre on a programme it tagged, Spirit of True Nigerian Entrepreneur, SoTNE.

MULTINATIONAL organisations in Nigeria, with connectivity requirements across the globe, may now think less of international private lines, as Suburban Telecoms in partnership with PCCW Global, have brought a more cost-effective global Multi Protocol Label Switching-based connectivity.

Nigerian telephone operators have called on the government to step up actions on protection of telecommunication infrastructure and operatives from the problem of vandals.

An Information Technology expert, Mr Tom Makau has given reasons why the cost of broadband and other ICT infrastructure are still high in Africa even with the arrival of undersea cables