Capacity building, critical to Africa’s energy future
By Stephen Bolu Contrary to the new normal where technology leads business reformations, growth conversations in Africa’s business landscape, particularly in Nigeria energy sector, often begin with capital. Investment, infrastructure, and asset acquisition are frequently treated as the clearest indicators of progress. While important, they do not tell the full story of what is required […]
eWorld rallies industry for telecoms day celebration
A leading ICT magazine, eWorld is collaborating with the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and National Information and Technology Development Agency (NITDA) to rally industry stakeholders to mark the 2013 Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) which comes up on May 17. The celebration coincides with the eWorld Forum which holds every year.
TECNO Q1 hits competition, targets youths, plans Nigeria factory
Developed in France and targeted towards the aspirational youth African market, the TECNO Q1 is everything in a smart phone. It sports a 2.6-inch display at 480×320 pixels, has a 5-megapixel camera, 4Gb built-in memory and 512 MB RAM. Like any other Android Smartphone, there is Wi-Fi on board, as well as 3G. To cap it off, it is a dual-SIM mobile.
YouTube launches paid channels, promises more
YouTube on Thursday launched a pilot program of paid channels for its online video service, calling it part of an effort “that enables content creators to earn revenue for their creativity.”
Struggling Nokia unveils next-generation smartphones
Struggling Finnish handset giant Nokia unveiled on Thursday its next-generation of lower-end mobile smartphones as it seeks to gain traction in a market expected to be worth $15 billion by 2015.
Spark launches $1m fund for Nigerian tech companies
Internet entrepreneurs of iROKOtv Jason Njoku and Bastian Gotter, today announced the official launch of SPARK, a $1m-backed company to support and develop aspiring Nigerian tech and Internet entrepreneurs.
Sidmach Technologies wins awards
Sidmach Technologies Nigeria Limited , one of the leading players in the ICT sector has emerged as the winner in the Indigenous software company of the year category at the 2013 Beacon of ICT awards ceremony.
Africa must raise ICT personnel for devt – President Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan has said that Africa lacks enough scientists and engineers for the continent to migrate into the emerging global knowledge-based economy.
Nigeria’s database, tied to NIMC success – DG NOA
THE Director General of National Orientation Agency (NOA), Mr. Mike Omeri has described the National Identity Management System,NIMS, as a revealing project that will provide a comprehensive National Database in Nigeria.
Qualcomm’s technology brings opportunity to mobile market – Alex Dadson
Senior Director, Business Development, West Africa at Qualcomm, Mr Alex Dadson last week attributed some of the major breakthroughs the mobile market has experienced in recent times to the technology his company pioneered as a wireless chipsets manufacturer.
Huawei’s Windows8 phone comes with cloud services
A fresh round of competition in the smart phone ecosystem may have begun as the Chinese telecoms giant, Huawei brings Windows-run smartphone exclusively available in the Africa continent. The customized device will be made available in the Nigerian market tomorrow in partnership with Microsoft as part of its new 4Afrika Initiative.
