EARLY this month, tales shot up in the media about the regulator of the telecommunications sector, the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, alleging corruption in the sales of frequency. Pursuing the angle of corruption further, the tale bearers told of a waiver given by President Goodluck Jonathan to an organization where the man at the head of the regulatory commission, Dr Eugene Juwah once had interest, but not failing to add however, that the President had no powers to give such waivers as the money which should have been paid into the Federation account could only be approved for withdrawal by the National Assembly.

MTN has struck a deal with Microsoft to become one of the key providers of top range phones powered by its windows 8 operating system in Africa.

AS a growing and vibrant economy, Nigeria is on the spotlight in the world market. This also makes businesses from the country primary targets for both supports and collaborations.

Chairman, Africa ICT Alliance, (AfICTA), Dr. Jimson Olufuye at the just concluded United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD) open consultation on enhanced cooperation on public policy pertaining to the Internet held in Geneva, Switzerland has said that enhanced cooperation on internet governance would encourage digital inclusion of Nigeria and rest of the African sub-region.

BY the first week of November, 2012, stakeholders in the Nigerian ICT sector would gather in Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja, to brainstorm on the NigComSat Bill now before the National Assembly.