Last Friday’s bombing of the United Nation’s House in Abuja which has killed 23 persons with several others receiving treatment in hospitals, adv-ersely affected church servic-es across the country on Sunday as several Christians stayed indoors in despair.

Frontline mobile phone makers, Nokia, at the weekend announced that it was targeting to use the next few years to connect the next one billion people that are yet to be connected to mobile communications.

As preparations hit top gear for the 2011 edition of the West African ICT Congress, the Minister of Communication Technology, Mrs Omobola Johnson, has confirmed her attendance having been invited as the chief special guest of honour. The minister, who will be joined by other ministers, regulators, and dignitaries from West Africa and beyond, will also declare the Congress open.

The Director for the Central and North East Africa region at APC by Schneider Electric Jonathan Duncan has warned that companies should not oversize their data centers unnecessarily even with the additional pressures brought on by cloud computing.

Heads of the US Federal Reserve, IMF and OECD stepped up pressure on political leaders on both sides of the Atlantic to shake off their inertia and tackle urgent economic problems.

Coffee contains antioxidants that may offer some cardiovascular protection, and research is showing that it reduces the likelihood of developing diabetes, which is itself a major heart disease risk factor.

Globacom last week pledged to continue using innovations in technology push the threshold economic growth in the country. It also promised that it would strengthen the communications industry with introduction of more up to the minute technology in the coming years.

Organisers of the popular TR35 awards, Technology Review magazine, last week selected Nigerian born Yemi Adesokan and founder of Pathogenica, Inc. as one of the Award recipients for 2011 edition.

The latest entry into the mobile handset market from Nokia, X7 was last week unveiled in Lagos.

No fewer than 27 genetic counsellors have graduated from a genetic counseling training programme organized by Sickle Cell Foundation of Nigeria and MTN Foundation in Lagos.