Technology

Capacity building, critical to Africa’s energy future

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 […]
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Reps and SIM card registration: The burden of truth

Reps and SIM card registration: The burden of truth

The issue on the front burner today is that of the registration of Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) cards. Let’s recall that while the telecom regulator the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, was tinkering with this idea about two years ago, the security agencies reportedly told the Commission that the nation can no longer wait.

Ex-minister wants ICT in the nation’s libraries

Ex-minister wants ICT in the nation’s libraries

FORMER Minister of Defense, Dr Olu Agunloye has advocated for the introduction of Information Communication Technology (ICT) into the library system in the nation education sector.

NCS x-rays impact of IT on Nigeria’s development

NCS x-rays impact of IT on Nigeria’s development

Industry experts and ICT professionals will gather in Lagos today at an IT forum that intends to x-ray the impact of ICT on the Nigerian economy now that the nation is fifty years old.

We can save the $500m spent annually on bandwidth purchase,  Rufai

We can save the $500m spent annually on bandwidth purchase, Rufai

Basically, bandwidth is a critical commodity. It has been historically very expensive as it is based on the sharing of limited physical resources. But the Managing Director of Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited, NigComSat, Engr Ahmed Rufai has said that Nigeria can save the over $500million it expends yearly on the purchase of bandwidth from abroad if the country could launch more satellites.

Nigerian security condition to  get a boost from Bikal

Nigerian security condition to get a boost from Bikal

As part of its deep concern and commitment to security around the world, Bikal Network group has begun operations in its Nigeria office.
The company, Bikal Network CCTV Nigeria Limited is a digital surveillance provider that specialises in the provision of state of the art surveillance technology covering the security needs of organisations both public and private.

Banks set to  wrestle market from African mobile  financial Ops

Banks set to wrestle market from African mobile financial Ops

As more banks are now suddenly taking a renewed interest in the African Mobile market, Senior Vice President, Fundamo Africa and Middle East, Reg Swart has said that the major problem for mobile operators who have been driving the market, would be how to defend their successful business model, and ultimately their revenues, against the encroachment of banks.

The future of Nigeria’s telecom sector depends  on outsourcing , Adebayo

The future of Nigeria’s telecom sector depends on outsourcing , Adebayo

Mr Gbenga Adebayor is a key player in the telecom sector. He is widely known as the Chairman of Association of Licensed Telecom Operators of Nigeria, ALTON but besides this, he is the Chief Executive Officer of Communications Network Support Services Limited, CNSSL, a telecom outsourcing company that provides network management and support services to telecom operators.

ETISALAT throws the tab market open in Africa

ETISALAT throws the tab market open in Africa

Etisalat Nigeria in partnership with Samsung Electronics West Africa, last week held teeming Nigerian mobile subscribers spell-bound at the Souther Sun Hotels, Ikoyi Lagos, introducing the Samsung Galaxy tab into the Nigerian market.

WWIEF 2010: Microsoft bids to change classrooms to e-learning environments

WWIEF 2010: Microsoft bids to change classrooms to e-learning environments

TAKING the educational system o f ThirdWorld economies to the next technological level may have begun when global software maker, Microsoft gathered about 125 innovative teachers from 70 countries around the world in Cape Town, South Africa last week, celebrating their unique innovations targeted at transforming the traditional classroom into 21st century learning environment.

Mizbeach woos customers with Xmas bonanza

Mizbeach woos customers with Xmas bonanza

By  Emmanuel Elebeke Apparently to lure customers for higher patronage for the Yuletide season near the corner, one of the major mobile phone dealers in the popular Otigba market, Mizbeach limited has offered a Christmas bonanza to its customers tagged “Super Promo”. The promo which is open to every customer for every single phone purchased […]

Refurbished computers battle to retake market share

Refurbished computers battle to retake market share

Unlike refurbished phones that had stepped into the nations ICT market a few years back and witnessed a steady increase in sales and popularity, refurbished computers, which had been launched a few years prior to this time had not been too successful. It’s reception had been poor and plagued with bad sales.

Bharti seeks to power growth in African BPO

Bharti seeks to power growth in African BPO

The African Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector is set for growth following Bharti Airtel’s selection of IBM, Tech Mahindra and Spanco as partners to pursue world class customer service across 16 African countries. An agreement is expected to be finalized soon.

Why ICT sector remains underdog, by Olanrewaju

Why ICT sector remains underdog, by Olanrewaju

As Nigeria ibids to actualize Vision 20-2020, an industry expert, Mr. Olanrewaju Samuel has identified capacity building as the only sure way to actualize the set objectives.

Juwah seeks liberalized Arican telecoms market

Juwah seeks liberalized Arican telecoms market

Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Dr. Eugene Juwah at the weekend called on the political leadership of all African countries to support a liberalized telecom market so that the continent will benefit from the various opportunities presented by the industry at the moment.