President Goodluck Jonathan,yesterday, was silent on the issue of subsidy removal on petroleum products as he presented a budget of N4.749 trillion to the National Assembly with a deficit of N1.105 trillion. He said it would be the start of prudent financial planning.

If not for providence, Pastor Joseph Ayodele Oritsejafor would have been a cast away. As a young man, he was rascal to the extent that people questioned if the hand of God could be extended to him. God had His plans for the then young man as Pastor Ayo against all odds gave his life to Christ during a crusade in Sapele, Delta State.

The federal government is concluding arrangements to establish Information Technology (IT) Business incubation centres in five states across the federation to among things unleash local talents to drive the ICT industry.

AS part of its commitment to combat cybercrime in Nigeria, the software giant, Microsoft Nigeria has announced additional support for the Microsoft Internet Safety, Security and Privacy Initiative for Nigeria (MISSPIN), through a new grant aimed at engaging young Nigerians to address the country’s current cybercrime problem.

Nollywood star actress Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde is set to add another feather to her cap as she has been nominated for Ghana Movie Awards Best actress category for her role in Leila Djansi’s blockbuster ‘Ties That Bind.”

TEN engineering students of University of Lagos were called last week for LG scholarship scheme. They are Nnaemeka Obiajulu; Willie Francis; Ekwoh Samuel; Odubanjo Rukayalt; Etuere Reuben; Benson Udoh; Folarin Damilare and Adeyemi Oladele Junior, Taiwo Samuel and Owoh Etokowo.

Frontline wireless backhaul providers, Ceragon Networks has described the Nigerian ICT market as prime to its global operations, promising to be a major contributor to the achievement of Nigeria’s vision 202020.

THIS year, Nigerian youths have participated in quite a number of competitions aimed at bringing out the best in them, especially in the area of information and communications technology. One of such competitions, and perhaps the biggest and the most glamorous is the Imagine Cup competition, sponsored by software giant, Microsoft Corporation.

There was a heavy security cordon at the The National Assembly complex yesterday to herald the visit of President Goodluck Jonathan to present the 2012 budget proposal to a joint sitting of the Senate and the House of Representatives.

NOT many realized that Nov. 19th was the first anniversary of the Airtel brand in Nigeria, when President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan unveiled the brand to Nigerians in Abuja at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel. But rather than roll out the drums to celebrate one year of existence, Airtel is taking a look back at the past 12 months to see how much it has changed the Nigerian telecommunications landscape as it promised.

THE lingering environmental pollution, degradation and economic rape going on in the Niger Delta is not only attracting the sympathy of the international community, but has also started to draw the attention of some concerned oil exploration companies operating the oil rich region.

THE Orodje of Okpe Kingdom in Delta State, HRM Orhue 1, has appealed to the authorities of Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN, to expedite action in restoring power to Orerokpe and its environs that have been in darkness for the past six months.

The first time I came closest to Chief Ojukwu was during the National Constitutional Conference of 1994-95. He was a delegate to that controversial Conference that took place during one of the most critical periods in Nigeria’s history. It was a period when a break-up of Nigeria was again looming in the horizon.

ONE of the leading systems integration companies in Nigeria, Resourcery Plc, said it has deployed the very first Cisco Unified Computing System in Nigeria. This business solution was deployed for Vodacom Business Nigeria (Formerly known as Gateway) as a means of reducing the complexity in the management of disparate components within its Data Centre. This represents another first for the wholly Nigerian company.

I AM not a frequent visitor to Abuja and on the few occasions I’ve been to our capital city since General Ibrahim Babangida hurriedly jumpstarted the transfer of Nigeria’s administrative capital from Lagos following the June 12 troubles of the mid 1990s, memories of my visit have always been dim.