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 […]
ISPON part of National Software Policy Committee
The Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria (ISPON) has been inaugurated as a member of the National Software Policy Committee among other members, with Prof. C.O. Akinyokun as the Chairman
Basics of digital forensics in computer reactive security (1)
INTRODUCTION Computer security is a vast field that touches all aspects of data confidentiality, integrity and availability for suitably controlling access to data. Access control is only one of the ten domains of Information Systems Security categorized by the International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium (ISC)2 which is responsible for certifying Information Systems Security professionals globally.
IT firms need govt incentives – Anant
Chief Marketing Officer of Cyberspace Network Limited, Mr Anant Sabat has added his voice to the calls by the Information Technology, IT stakeholders, on the government of Nigeria to make IT market attractive through provision of incentives.
Anambra hires, trains 200 ICT teachers
Governor Peter Obi has flagged off the training of the two hundred ICT teachers recently recruited by the state government. The three week programme which is taking place at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Library, Awka is in collaboration with Microsoft and New Horizon Computer Learning Centre.
Paga gets CBN nod to operate mobile money service
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has licensed Paga to launch its unique mobile money service in Nigeria.
Having received the go ahead from the apex bank, Paga is set to launch in early 2011 with four products directly targeted at resolving pain points that Nigerians have to contend with today when it comes to cash: money transfer, bill payments, mobile phone airtime top-up, and merchant payments.
Glo makes 6 millionaires in text4millions 2 promo
A Portharcourt based Journalist, Mr Celestine Ogolo, an Umuahia based business man, Chief Godwin Adiele, and four others, Malam Y. A. Rufai from Katsina state, Daniel Olawunmi, from Kano, Kola Lesaodo from Jos and Yaya Musibau; a hotelier from Ikare, Ondo State, moved up the ladder and became millionaires last week as Second National Operator, Globacom presented first cheques to first batch of winners in the season 2 of its Text4millions promotion.
Galaxy Backbone partners MainOne Cable on broadband access
The current wind of broadband revolution in Nigeria is set to move to the next level as Galaxy Backbone is partnering with other ICT operators to deliver superior Data and Voice services to its customers.
Capacity building: Anambra employs, trains 200 ICT teachers
Governor Peter Obi has flagged off the training of the two hundred ICT teachers recently recruited by the State Government. The three week programme which is taking place at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Library Awka in the evening of Monday, is in collaboration with the Microsoft and New Horizon Computer Learning Centre.
There’s need to uniquely match every SIM card with an owner, Ekuwem, Teledom boss
CHIEF Executive of the Teledom Group, Dr. Emmanuel Ekuwem has thrown his weight behind the clamour for SIM card registration in the country, saying it will greatly enhance the use of ICT tools by law enforcement agents to check crimes in the society.
Why does operational risk matter? (2)
Information in those dashboards and reports can be shared with business heads and line managers across the organisation. The information contained in those reports can be filtered using the facilities in our system so that branch mangers for example may see data that is specific to them and their branch, and not the equivalent data that is ‘owned’ by other branches.
Power: Cybercafe operators cry to govt
The Chief Executive Officer of Victory World Info-communication café, Engr. Ifeanyi Okoli has attributed dwindling fortunes of Cybercafes across the country to power even as he appealed to the federal government for timely intervention.
CWG becomes Oracle’s Platinum partner
ONE of the nation’s top ICT firms,Computer Warehouse Group, recently attained a prestigious status with Oracle Corporation as a Platinum Partner. With this elevation , CWG has been placed in a preferred position to provide a more enhanced solution to its growing customers in Nigeria, Ghana, Uganda and the other African countries where they play […]
FME to flag off review of IT education curriculum
To make ICT relevant in the nation’s educational sector, the Ministry of Education is to flag off the review of IT Education Curricullum at all levels of education in Nigeria.This is part of the implementation of National IT education frame (NITEF) and ICT in education plocy
Airtel, Nokia partner on N8 smart phone
TOP mobile operator, Airtel Nigeria has concluded plans with the world’s largest mobile phone supplier, Nokia to introduce an exclusive data bundle package to StepUP Platinum customers on the new smart phone, the Nokia N8.
Intel Corporation expands ‘Cloud 2015’ Project
Intel Corporation has unveiled several new initiatives under its “Cloud 2015” vision aimed at making cloud_based Internet computing more interoperable, secure and simplified.
