Annual ICT conferences, West Africa Information and Communications Technology Exhibition, W.Afri.Tel, and the West African ICT Congress, WAFICT, last week received the nod of the Association of Telecom Companies of Nigeria, ATCON as industry’s best in the sub-region.

After a thorough look at the trends in Nigeria’s telecommunications practice and operations, the Global System for Mobile telephony Association, GSMA, has said that the country can scoop about N862 billion in Gross Domestic Product, GDP, by the end of 2015, from technology alone if it plays according to the rules of the game.

Nnaemeka Ewelukwa is a Senior Teaching Fellow in International Trade Law at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. He also manages African Legal Consulting Limited, London UK, a firm that consults on the legal aspects of investing or doing business in Africa

Nigeria’s 1st national telecommunications carrier, NITEL,after suffering several botched sales, never seem to cease to attract controversy. From payment problems to its uncountable bid processes, to the viability of the companies bidding and the value of the bid, Nitel has always been a subject of controversial debates.

Barely minutes after the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC Professor Atahiru Jega on Saturday announced that the National Assembly elections had been postponed, business activities immediately resumed in the Ikeja computer village as computer traders and phone dealers hastily threw open doors to their shops to make the most of a literarily wasted business day.

Panabiz International has introduced Canon’s latest Image Runner Advance, IRA, series of heavy duty photocopiers which will help to ensure advanced documents workflow and productivity in offices in Nigeria.

A new report at the 11th edition of International Telecommunication Union’s , (ITU) flagship ICT regulatory report, Trends in Telecommunication Reform has revealed that effective ICT regulation is critical to all economic growth.

Western Union has just announced that consumers can now send money directly to the mobile wallets of M-PESA subscribers in Kenya, from 45 countries and territories in the world

For the teeming participants that thronged the Golden Gate Restaurants Ikoyi Lagos, venue of this years edition of Titans of Tech lectures and award night, last week, the major aim was to see how to tackle the issue of cyber crime which has continuously given the country sleepless nights.

Networking and technology company, Cisco has enrolled at least its 1 millionth concurrent student for its corporate social responsibility program, the Cisco Networking Academy.

In appreciation of the contributions of its dealers and partners across the country to the successes and growth of its business in 2010, Samsung Mobile last week, in a ceremonial atmosphere, feted its dealers to hobnob with them on issues of mutual benefit.

In a renewed bid to reward its loyal customers on its blackberry services, a major national telecom operator, Globacom, yesterday increased the portfolio of its promo with the introduced Glo Blackberry Points program.

DAPO Oladimeji-Hanah is an architect by training, an entrepreneur, and a project management consultant by calling. He is the Chief Executive Officer of Daedel Limited, a property development company that specializes in architectural designs, engineering and construction works, among others

Bharti Airtel, a leading global telecommunications company with operations in 19 countries across Asia and Africa, has been ranked amongst the top five firms in Corporate Reputation in India.

The Nigerian Communications Satellite (NIGCOMSAT) last week inaugurated a service compact unit, tagged ServiCom. The unit according to the satellite company was in order to optimize customer-friendly service in line with global best practices.