CONSIDERING the ravaging phenomenon of get-rich-quick syndrome which has apparently eaten deep into the culture of most Nigerians, especially the youths, one wonders if good Samaritans are still in existence in the country.

APC candidate Dr. Chris Ngige has said that he would make the people of the state happier if returned to power. He spoke when he made a visit to the burnt Polythene bags market located at Nwizu Estate in Awada, Onitsha, a statement by his campaign team said.

Accelerated work on a Critical National Infrastructure Bill that covers issues critical to rapid broadband deployment is in progress, courtesy of the National Broadband Council. Issues central to broadband deployment which will need attention from various perspectives include damage to all infrastructure including telecoms, a spectrum audit, and a wholesale pricing audit that will lead to reduction in the cost of deploying telecommunications infrastructure. These, among others will be addressed by the Infrastructure bill, which when passed into law, will help achieve national broadband plans by 2017.

Vice President, Global Technology Policy, Cisco, Mr. Robert Pepper is advisory council member of the Alliance for Affordable Internet, A4AI at the just concluded Commonwealth Technology Organization, CTO in Abuja. He moderated a panel discussion with ministerial experts on affordable broadband. In this interview, he bares his mind on the purpose of A4AI, Cisco’s role in the project and how A4AI plans to boost broadband access and plan to crash the cost of broadband in Africa, among others.

Digital pay TV platform, GOtv, last week declared that Nigeria has been most friendly to its two years of operation in the country even as it declared year 2013, in particular, as a special one.