While calling for transparency in the 2010 general elections, the Nigerian Computer Society, NCS has given the Independent Electoral Commission, INEC one week ultimatum to redresses some identified lapses in the adopted processes for the registration of voters.

NIGERIA’s robust telecoms sector suffered a setback last Monday when a CDMA operator, Multilinks Telkom announced that it is quitting business on the platform, saying the decision was purely a business imperative.

The latest from telecommunication giant, Glo is that the operator is now in partnership with Hewlet Packard (HP), an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and Eset, an anti-virus company and now it has introduced a netbook that is presently stirring up waves in the nation’s ICT market. The netbook, is a mini laptop that powered by Glo’s 3G, has 160 GB SATA hard disk drive, webcam with integrated digital microphone and bluetooth wireless networking.

LAST Friday, the Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA Professor Cleopas Angaye told journalists and executive members of the Computer and Allied Products Dealers association of Nigeria CAPDAN that a policy looking to ban the importation of refurbished electronic materials and phones in the country is already before the Federal Executive Council.

Controversy surrounding the delay in the approval of the 2010 budget of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, by the House of Representatives, on account of its provision for SIM Card registration, has attracted comments from foreign investors and Nigerians in the Diaspora who have expressed concerns about the consequences of this move.

Direct On PC limited (DOPC), an Internet and Intranet Services Provider in Nigeria has announced it will shortly launch its Unwired Mobile 4G Broadband Services.

Nigeria has approximately a 50-year supply of oil if no new oil is found. In a world without oil, the cutlass will replace the farm tractor. We know most oilfields have been discovered and that oil exists in limited quantities.

Google’s Communications Manager for SubSaharan Africa, Julie Taylor has opened up on some of the challenges confronting the giant search engine and it’s many technological innovations as it relates to Nigeria and indeed Africa and language barrier had topped the list.

Leadership and Role Model Foundation has asked members of the House of Representatives to pass into law, the Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) card budget, since such a passage will help in ensuring enhanced national security and therefore serve the best interest of Nigerians.

For demonstration of unparallel commitment to promote quality healthcare amongst its employees, through its workplace-wellness initiatives MTN Nigeria was last week awarded the wellness award in the healthy lifestyle category in the second edition of Indulge awards.