I GET on very well with my current boyfriend. In spite of the fact he’s always been honest, he’s an atheist. My family is catholic and they have invited us over on any weekend we choose. This will be the perfect opportunity for him to meet them as long as we don’t all drag him to church on Sunday. He says he doesn’t want to compromise his principles. But surely, he can stand the few hours we’ll be in church for my sake?

ON a compassionate ground and sympathy for the first family, the Governors of the 36 states of the federation last night rose in strong defence against any impeachment move against ailing President Umaru Yar’Adua, insisting also that his resignation is not an option.

For the Chief Executive Officer of Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation CTO, Dr Ekwow-Spio Garbrah, a major challenge facing the development of ICT in the commonwealth is that despite major advances, well over 70 percent of Commonwealth developing countries, especially the rural communities were still not connected to the information super-highway.. Garbrah said this situation has cut the developing nations out of the major chunk of world communications and global market benefits.

The Director General of the National University Commission, Professor Julius Okogie has said that only massive investment by the country in science and technology will guarantee the realization of Vision 20-2020.

The very positive stride recorded in the global development of Information Communications Technology has made human existence easier than could have been imagined. The developed countries of Europe and America have taken advantage of the numerous benefits of ICT to appreciably enhance their developmental profile particularly in the areas of human capacity building, knowledge acquisition and the creation of innumerable opportunities for the individual to optimize his potentials.

For hardware vendors in the Nigerian IT market, especially at the Computer Village Ikeja, it may not be business as usual very soon as the National information Technology Development Agency, (NITDA) has said that hazardous e-devices imported into the country would soon be banned, adding that guidelines on the provision of IT services in the country is underway.

The Postmaster General/Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Postal Service, (NIPOST) Ibrahim Mori Baba has said that postal sector reform was committed to the procurement of appropriate technology for digital inclusion in the 21st century knowledge.

As technology is permeating every sector of life, creating unimaginable transformations, the marriage institution should not be left out. And that could be why a frontline internet services provider, iWay Africa recently introduced a website which provides the opportunity for couples who have not tied their nuptial knots to have a celebrity wedding worth over N4m.

The Nigerian IT community will tomorrow in Lagos converge for the much awaited Broadband forum organized by eWorld Magazine.

The Information Technology Association of Nigeria, (ITAN), in collaboration with Quality Assurance Institute (QAI), have announced a strategic partnership with QAI’s services offerings.