In an effort to promote regional trade, local and foreign investment and improved public sector service delivery, Microsoft yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, with the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA).

Truecaller has announced that its global community has reached the 200 million user milestone, doubling its user base in less than 10 months.

Traffic solution provider, Tsaboin, has announced a strategic partnership with mobile operators in Nigeria, MTN and Etisalat. Tsaboin traffic solutions company provides traffic updates through live feeds from cameras installed at strategic locations in Lagos.

While Nigeria strives to achieve digital switch over by 2017 with growing concern over e-waste challenge, the Director, National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, Mr. Emeka Mba has assured on prosper electronic waste management.

One subscriber, who gave his name as Mr. Akin Akintayo, said: “Interestingly, the fine will not in any way affect my patronage of MTN because I am sympathetic to the brand. I feel the penalty given to the company is too grevious. What offence could they have committed to attract a 1.4 trn dollar fine? The only reason I’ll ever leave MTN is if there is a collapse in the network’s services that will be obvious to all.”