Brutal attacks against bloggers, politically motivated surveillance, proactive manipulation of web content, and restrictive laws regulating speech online among others, according to new report by Freedom House released on Monday threaten internet freedom emerging over the past two years, according to a new study released yesterday by Freedom House.

As part of its commitment to empower youths around the world, the global software giant, Microsoft Corp yesterday announced a new global initiative, Microsoft YouthSpark, that aims to create opportunities for 300 million youths in more than 100 countries during the next three years.

Global search engine, Google yesterday when it hosted more than 150 Chief Executive Officers / Chief Information Officers from organizations representing over 100,000 employees at its Chief Executive and Chief Information Officers conference held in Lagos has assured that businesses can enhance productivity using Google Apps for business.

The federal government last week, armed the National Information Technology Agency of Nigeria ( NITDA) with more teeth to perform its functions as the Agency now has the sole authority to clear all locally made information systems before they are purchased by Federal Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs.

The Federal Government has not been more serious on its creation of job promise than last week in Lagos, when in collaboration with the Outsourcing Initiative of Nigeria, ODIN, it linked about 1,007 unemployed graduates to prospective employers.