The 2013 edition of Microsoft Imagine Cup Competition, the football World Cup equivalent in software design attracted no fewer than 309 students from 71 countries who have gathered in St. Petersburg, Russia to compete in three main categories like World Citizenship, Games and Innovation.

…50 tertiary institutions get internet link..
Minister of Communication Technology, Mrs. Omobola Johnson says the turnover of information communications technology, ICT companies into the Nigerian economy has reached N185 billion in 2013 and is expected to hit N200 billion by 2015.

Participants at the just concluded 2013 Computer Professionals Registration Council of Nigeria, (CPN) Information Technology Assembly held in Abuja were worried saying that except IT for wealth is given priority attention, the fight against poverty and unemployment will remain unabated in the country.

A new ICT initiative aimed at reducing the umemployment rate in the country was last weekend flagged off in Lagos. The Foundation tagged Digital Access Foundation for Technology Development, DAFTECH, was described as a registered not-for-profit organization with an objective to provide free technology educational services, digital learning and new media services to developmental organizations, students, civil society groups, educational institutions and individuals alike.

BARELY three weeks to the 2013 11th edition of the Nigerian Computer Science, (NCS) International Conference scheduled to hold this month in Osun State, organizers of the event have said that Information Technology in governance and security for global competitiveness, digital inclusion, economic growth, job creation, human capital development and overall prosperity would top discussion.

Frontline Nigeria cable Company, Main One, last week said that unless there was a holistic adoption of ICT into the Nigerian secondary and tertiary institutions, it may be difficult to produce 21st century graduates that are ruling world economies now.

The next President of Nigeria Computer Society with quality stakeholder assurances may likely emerge from the software professional domain. After series of productive deliberations, it has been acclaimed that there exists no better time than now for the nation to concretely address her software challenge and to ensure that Software Nigeria is positioned at the helm of leadership of the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS).

Ahead of the 2015 World Radiocommunication Conference coming up in Geneva, Switzerland, the Minister of Communications Technology, Mrs. Omobola Johnson has called on all ECOWAS member States and beyond, in the broadcast and spectrum management sectors to come up with common positions for the interest of Africa.

Based on a recent study carried out by industry regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) Airtel Nigeria has emerged the fastest growing Internet/data operator in Nigeria based on a recent study carried out by industry regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).

*164 million phones connected, 119m active
If you are reading this and you have not registered your phone line(s), it may just be almost late. In fact, you need not wonder why you may neither receive nor complete any calls from today.

If the rumours were anything to go by, it should have happened yesterday. From yesterday, June 27, Iphone and Android users should have been able to download the Blackberry messenger service on their phones. But it did not happen. Blackberry and Iphone users are still keeping their fingers crossed for that digital revolution.

Global software giant, Microsoft has announced the availability of Office 365 in nine new territories across the African continent. The entire suite of Office 365 packages is now also available in Angola, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Mauritius, Rwanda, Senegal and Zimbabwe.

In line with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) cashless policy, Kaymu.com.ng, one of Nigeria’s fastest growing online marketplace has introduced an e-transaction payment service called SafePay. This, it said is geared at making online transactions safe and easy.

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All through the world, from Asia to Europe, America to Africa, cyber espionage seems to be a common enemy at the moment. This is largely because the art of warfare is gradually shifting from physical to virtual. Heavy military presence and sophisticated war weapons are shrinking, melting into a small room with few Personal Computers and a few frail-looking youths behind them.

FROM all indications, the Nigerian Communications Commission is planning to use the hosting of the next edition of the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation forum in Nigeria, to facilitate the execution of the newly approved broadband plan in Nigeria.