Nigeria First: Indigenous businesses still need more protection — Ekeh
By Prince Osuagwu, Hi-Tech EditorDespite the Nigeria First Policy designed to give indigenous businesses greater opportunities in government procurement, Nigerian companies are still not getting enough protection, Chairman of Zinox Group, Dr. Leo Stan Ekeh, has warned. Ekeh said the situation could spell doom for the economy, arguing that Nigeria cannot build a sustainable digital […]
No woman should be left out in National development – Onyeka
The Director General of National Centre for Women Development, NCWD, Onyeka Onwenu, has said women should be carried along in the scheme of things to ensure that the country benefits from their wealth of experience to promote national development.
Microsoft honors Nigerian teachers for innovation
A school and three teachers from Nigeria were nominated amongst the world’s best as part of Microsoft’s 2014 class of Mentor Schools and the Inaugural Class of Expert Educators this week.
CDMA operators not in NCC’s broadband picture
Executive Vice Chairman, EVC, of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, Dr Eugene Juwah, last weekend sealed the hope of a possible bail out for the Code Division Multiple Access, CDMA, operators as he revealed that the Open Access Model, the commission was proposing to operators for broadband investment did not take them, (CDMA operators) into account.
Computer village relocates to Katangowa Internet City next year, says LASG
The Lagos State Government has disclosed that arrangements have been concluded to relocate all computer dealers in Ikeja to Katangowa Internet City, in Oke Odo area of the state, in the first quarter of 2014
All for broadband… ZINOX links NigComSat on last mile services
Zinox Technologies, says it is as anxious as Nigerian Communications Satellite, NigComSat Limited, to see that broadband services are extended to both the unserved and underserved areas of the country and therefore have consummated a deal to translate their desires into action.
BlackBerry Z30 Smartphone debuts
BlackBerry has introduced the new BlackBerry® Z30 smartphone, BlackBerry’s biggest, fastest and most advanced smartphone so far into the Nigerian market. It features the BlackBerry® 10 OS version 10.2.
NCC, Customs hunt unapproved phones in ICT markets
For phone dealers in the Nigerian Silicon Valley, the Computer Village, Ikeja, GSM village and other markets across the country, it may not be business as usual as the regulatory agencies including the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, the Nigerian Customs Service, NCS, and the phone and allied dealers association of Nigeria, have joined hands to sanitize telecoms market of unapproved telecom equipment.
Cisco takes Internet of Everything to AfricaCom
With the fast growing interconnectivity across all human activities, it has been established that internet connections in Nigeria and other parts of the world has the potential of creating additional value to the economy valued at 14,4trillion dollar between 2013-2022.
Technology’ll check corruption faster than EFCC – Oyedokun, RIMA president
From many government establishments like the Federal Inland Revenue Service, Ministry of Agriculture, to states like Lagos, Osun among many others, glowing stories have been shared on how simple implementation of tech solutions magically stamped out ghost workers, reduced spending, increased productivity and raised revenue generation within hours of introduction.
With side channel attack… How private is your private information?
“Please enter your secret number” that’s what the Automated Teller Machine, ATM, tells you at first approach. You look left and right and above, cover the ATM with your body before typing in your pin. In your mind, your pin is between you and God alone… but is that always the case?. Same goes for your really expensive phone; it’s got a fool proof pin too. But with advances in technology come more advances in insecurity.
