NIGCOMSAT-2A, 2B: $2bn satellites may trigger broadcast, broadband boom in 2028
By Prince Osuagwu, Hi-Tech EditorIf the timeline set by the Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited, NIGCOMSAT, for the deployment of its two new communications satellites remains on course, Nigeria’s broadcast and broadband sectors could be heading for a major capacity boom by 2028. That prospect received a major boost at the weekend after the Federal Executive […]
Shittu, Onu to speak at IIM summit
The Minister of Communications Barr. Adebayo Shittu , and his counter part, for Science & Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu are expected to speak at the national summit on Information Management hosted by the Institute of Information Management (IIM) holding soon.
MTN lauds mCASH, pledges support to cashless economy
Telecommunications giant, MTN Nigeria has thrown its weight behind a new cashless initiative, mCASH, launched recently by the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System Plc, NIBSS.
‘Nigeria consumes 90% Foreign technologies’
The administration of former president Olusegun Obasanjo initiated the local content policy for Nigeria in 2006. The main purpose was to increase local capacity and participation in the petroleum industry, because the government needed to achieve a substantial portion of the activities in the oil and gas sector, which was the main stay of Nigerian economy.
Science & Tech, innovation ‘ll help Nigeria achieve inclusive growth
In Nigeria, various administrations have come and gone without making much impact on the science and technology sector.
Safetee: How new app is combating violence against women
With Hillary Clinton losing the United States elections, and Aisha Buhari being figuratively relegated to ‘other room,’ it might seem like women around the world don’t have much to be happy about. The situation is even worse in this part of the world where very few cases of violence against women ever get to trial let alone convictions.
