The global software giant, Microsoft Corp. in recognition of the International Youth Day, has disclosed that no fewer than 1,000 talented young minds from Africa are expected to benefit from 4Afrika Scholarship program in the first phase of the pilot program beginning November this year.

A United Nations e-Government Survey for 2012, says Nigeria has dropped in e-government global development index. According to the report, Nigeria dropped from 0.2687 in 2010 to 0.2676 in 2012, which indicates a decrease in the level of the acceptance by both government and private individuals in the country.

No fewer than 26 Nigeria youth software developers made up of undergraduate and post-graduate students who gathered at the Tinapa Knowledge City have set perhaps a new record in accelerated knowledge development, shooting at innovation and creativity in conformity with international standard.

The dust on the name to be given to the Communications Technology Ministry appears not to have settled with stakeholders in the Nigerian IT sector since creation of the new ministry.

As Consumer demand for high quality, personalized video services increases by the day, there seems to be greater pressures on operators to provide exceptional quality across multiple applications.

Ten Nigerian tech-savvy youths are at the moment slugging it out in Etisalat technology house meant for its ongoing technology innovation contest tagged Geek Force Internship contest.

Committed to growing its businesses in the Nigerian market, devices and services giant, Microsoft Nigeria has taking its new cutting-edge technology solution , X-Gen to capital market operators at the Nigeria Stock Exchange (NSE) organised X-Gen Expo.

National long distance operator, Phase3 Telecom has begun the deployment of model network to enable high speed connectivity in the Nigerian real estate market as an off-shoot of its upgraded fibre-based wireless telecommunications infrastructure.

Devices and Services giant, Microsoft Nigeria has reiterated the company’s commitment to collaborating with the Federal Government of Nigeria and other stakeholders in the IT industry to put structure in place to further aid ICT development in the country.

Founder and CEO of the Computer Warehouse Group, who is also an Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR), at the Columbia Business School, New York, Mr. Austin Okere, recently presented a paper at an event for thought leaders in Stockholm, Sweden organized by the Economist Group, tagged Digital Horizons.