As part of the federal government effort to chart a new course for the emergence of a digital economy, the National Information Technology Development Agency, (NITDA) will soon come out with a comprehensive document on public key infrastructure blueprint for Nigeria.

Technology and creative imagination are currently pushing the limits for innovative ideas to reality – in search of realizing the core objective for human existence by creating an efficient and safe transportation model for securing the environment and future of humanity.

Managing Director, Dragnet Solutions, Mr. Robert Ikazoboh has said that national development can be achieved with investment in technology.

As part of efforts to safeguard the Nigerian cyber space from external threats and to make Nigeria a global leader in the fight against cyber threats, the National Information Technology Development Authority, NITDA has announced its plan to partner the International Multilateral Partnership against Cyber Threats, IMPACT, UN-IMPACT and office of the First Lady, Mrs. Patience Jonathan to establish an ITU-IMPACT Advanced Regional Centre for Cyber Security office in Abuja before the end of the year.

Leading telecommunications service provider, Airtel Nigeria, in conjunction with Huawei and Microsoft have unveiled its first Smartphone that runs on the Microsoft windows Phone 8 operating systems Ascend W1.

Unless information technology, education, employment creation were given urgent attention in governance, the fight against terrorism and other acts of insecurity may be long-drawn, the President of Nigerian Computer Society, NCS, Sir. Demola Aladekomo has warned.

Last week in Lagos when stakeholders in the Nigerian telecoms industry gathered to discuss the draft lawful interception of communications regulations, leading voices contended that except the policy as recently released by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), passes through a legislative process, Nigeria may not get the expected results.

The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, penultimate week, opened the telecom industry up for another debate when it released the operators’ market status and declared two, MTN and Globacom, as dominant players in different categories.

Former Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Sen. Ahmadu Alli has identified poor funding performance as the major factor militating against the growth and survival of the Nigerian Postal Service.

Sterling Bank Plc and Westgate Computers have synchronized plans with Intel Corporation (Nigeria) to increase effortless access to technology and improve the quality of living for its teaming customers and youths in general through the Sterling Bank-Intel new Laptop acquisition scheme.

The Managing Director, Dragnet Solutions, one of the Nigeria’s leading people based screening and Computer Based Testing(CBT) solutions, Mr. Robert Ikazoboh has with optimism that national development can be achieved if the government invest in technology.

By next week, the Federal Government is expected to receive the first batch of software developers that would undergo one year training at the Lagos Incubation Centre.

Cable Company, Main One, has rebranded itself as Main One. The rebranding marks the conclusion of the company’s evolution from a submarine cable company to a full-fledged communications services provider, poised to play a greater role in providing a wide bouquet of data center and connectivity services across Africa.

Zinox Technologies Group has completed the installation of a new digital PC/Phones assembly plant, ahead of the end of May 2013 deadline set last year by its management.

Phase3 Telecom has been awarded the International Arch of Europe Award for Quality, a globally recognized award for product excellence and business maximization.