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ISPON plans national software contest

ISPON plans national software contest

The Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria (ISPON) has concluded arrangements to hold the first national software competition in Calabar, Cross River State in what can be classified as an IT-quest and knowledge encounter.

Vanguard IT Parliament: Nigeria, a computer codeless nation? (1)

Vanguard IT Parliament: Nigeria, a computer codeless nation? (1)

By Chris Uwaje WElcome to the digital universe! Welcome to the world of Computer Life-Code! If Computer Code is life, can it be said that Nigeria is a Codeless Nation? The gravity, complexly and implication of the above configured question cannot be over emphasized but intricately challenging. Indeed, it is an albatross to nation building […]

Aikhomu gets state burial

Aikhomu gets state burial

ABUJA-Vice-President Namadi Sambo would lead the Federal Government’s delegation to the burial of former Chief of General Staff Admiral Augustus Aikhomu at Irrua next Friday.

We must stimulate demand for internet- Ajayi

We must stimulate demand for internet- Ajayi

Recently, the immediate past President of Nigeria Internet Group, NIG, Engr. Lanre Ajayi was elected into a leadership positions at the Internet Council for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to represent not just Africa but the developing nations. In this interview, Engr. Ajayi bared his mind on his new assignment, the impact on internet penetration in Nigeria, Africa and his advice on how to stimulate internet usage and e-business in Nigeria. Excerpts:

Commissioner averts protest against DESOPADEC

Commissioner averts protest against DESOPADEC

WARRI—DELTA State Commissioner for Special Duties in charge of Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, DESOPADEC, Mr. Tonye Timi, has prevented a protest against the oil commission by angry contractors.

Who is afraid of SIM card registration?

Who is afraid of SIM card registration?

IT would really be a surprise to see any Nigerian who would not want his SIM card registered in the ongoing SIM card registration exercise across the country. This is simply because the benefits simply outweigh any reason do otherwise.

Atissa monarch still missing

Atissa monarch still missing

Yenagoa-Almost two weeks after he was forcefully taken away from his palace at gunpoint, the whereabouts of the Ebeni Ibe of Atissa Kingdom, King Godwin Igodo, is still unknown.

30,000 flee Ogoni communities over oil spill

30,000 flee Ogoni communities over oil spill

Port Harcourt-Over 30,000 inhabitants of some Ogoni communities in Goi, Gokana Local Government Area, Rivers State, have fled their homes over massive oil spill, while many others are on hospital admission at the Bodo General Hospital.

POLITICAL METABOLISM: Obasanjo refuses to vanish

POLITICAL METABOLISM: Obasanjo refuses to vanish

The cavalier snub of former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s campaign to sack Speaker Aminu Tambuwal by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP was to me, a timely reminder of the fickleness of political power.