At the just concluded Association of Telecommunication Companies of Nigeria, ATCON, Telecom Executives and Regulator’s forum held in Lagos, the Chief Executive Officer of the Computer Warehouse Group, Austin Okere advocated appropriate local content policy in the telecoms industry.

LG electronics recently launched an internet television tagged webOS Smart+TV. The TV has the unique ability to connect users with the wealth of knowledge available on the internet. Yet it grants access to the full potential of the smart TV.

The Telecommunications industry in Nigeria is a very big business. The big 5 Mobile Telecom Operators invested over $3 billion dollars in the industry last year and provided services to over 130 million Nigerians.

Former President of the Information Technology Association of Nigeria, ITAN Dr. Jimson Olufuye has attributed the low acceptance of Nigeria’s domain name .ng among Nigerians and investors to lack of policy framework.

For its actions to reduce carbon emissions and mitigate the business risks of climate change, Ericsson has been recognised as a world leader for corporate action on climate change by the Carbon Disclosure Project, CDP, a non-governmental organization which provides the only global system for companies and cities to measure, disclose, manage and share vital environmental information.

Zinox technologies has introduced a digital smart power solution, iPower Plus, which it described as cost effective and capable of managing power plans for average homes and Small and Medium Enterprises, SMEs across the country.

No fewer than 1500 Nigerians across Imo, Benue, Niger and Kogi states gathered recently as Globacom announced intentions to recruit agents for its mobile money platform, Glo Xchange. The prospective agents were exposed to the benefits of the partnership and in turn they encouraged other business men and women to avail themselves of the prospects from their partnerships with Glo.

Etisalat Nigeria has reiterated its support for innovation and creativity in the country as the 5th edition of Nigeria’s only international arts festival of photography, LagosPhoto Festival announces its second phase.

After competing with no fewer than 400 other solutions from Africa in the 2014 World Summit Award , Mobile Software Solutions limited, a Nigerian solution with a focus on e-health was celebrated with an award for the Best African Mobile Solutions in mobile content, Health, Entertainment/Lifestyle category.

Recently, eight Nigerian universities received Galileo boards from Intel Corporation as part of the chip maker’s strategy to encourage research and developments in Information and Communications Technology in the Nigerian educational system. The Corporate Affairs Group Director, Intel Africa, Mr. Moise Adams Leye, in this interview with Vanguard explained why Nigerian Universities should embrace the technology as enabler for innovations while strengthening student’s ability to code applications. He said that the idea is to encourage learning and creating things that solve challenges.