For MTN Nigeria, the Nigeria Golden Jubilee celebration is not just for the privileged few in the society and the able bodied men and women , but also for the forgotten and orphans who were abandoned by their parents by sheer insensitivity of men or by other inevitable circumstances.

A committee of directors has been formed to organize ICT matters more efficiently in Nigerian universities. It was formed in a World Bank/STEP-B sponsored meeting; hosted by Nigerian University Chancellors for Directors of ICT in Nigerian Universities.

The Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria, (ISPON) is expected in Tinappa, Calabar, the Cross River State capital today to trade ideas with the governor of the State, Liyel Imoke on how best to promote indigenous software products for national development and global competitiveness.

New Generations Telecom, Preferred bidder of Nitel, has said that it was ready to pay for NITEL anytime it was asked to do so, expressing confidence that its financial muscles can not fail. The consortium also said that it was undaunted by the delay and controversy which trailed its $2.5b bid for Nitel because it evaluated and knew the value of what it was buying.

For over twelve hours, Tuesday last week, Zinox Technologies, through its Computerize Nigeria project, held thousands of Nigerian youths spell bound at the Abuja International Conference Centre on a programme it tagged, Spirit of True Nigerian Entrepreneur, SoTNE.

MULTINATIONAL organisations in Nigeria, with connectivity requirements across the globe, may now think less of international private lines, as Suburban Telecoms in partnership with PCCW Global, have brought a more cost-effective global Multi Protocol Label Switching-based connectivity.

Nigerian telephone operators have called on the government to step up actions on protection of telecommunication infrastructure and operatives from the problem of vandals.

An Information Technology expert, Mr Tom Makau has given reasons why the cost of broadband and other ICT infrastructure are still high in Africa even with the arrival of undersea cables

Technology was at work last week when a car tracking device foiled the snatching of an exotic Audi Q7 car by armed robbers.

Special Government Adviser to GSM Africa, GSMA, Mr Ross Bateson has declared that with such limited existing fixed line infrastructure, Mobile Broadband remains the most flexible, feasible and cost effective means to deliver internet connectivity across rural and urban areas of Nigeria.

In a bid to promote the teaching and learning of Information and Communication Technology (ICT ) in Schools and Communities, Fresh Brain Komputers is organising a “Brain Search TV Reality Show”which will expose millions of Nigerians Students to computer knowledge.

As the nation continues to savour in the thrills and frills of her 50 years of nationhood sojourn, with various sectors of the economy showcasing their exploits in the period under review, Bethany Hall Primary School, Ogudu, Lagos in partnership with New Horizons Systems Solutions Limited recorded a landmark for Nigeria by presenting first six pupils, who broke the world record in the last Microsoft Office Specialists (MOS) examination, making them the youngest Microsoft Certified Professionals (MCPs).

With the growing concern over digital colonization of Nigerian market by the foreign vendors in a way of technology transfer, the National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion, (NOTAP) has drawn the line on technology transfer, saying that it is compulsory for foreign investors to strictly adhere to guidelines for the registration of Technology transfer agreements so as to achieve easy entry into the Nigerian market.

While Nigerian market remains porous to foreign vendors who operate without compliance to regulatory requirements , many Chinese firms operating in the country are yet to comply with technology transfer agreement despite several projects implemented by these firms.

To position West African sub-regions to optimize the use of Open Source solutions, Open source resource center has been launched in the Ghana-India Kofi Annam Center of Excellence in ICT in Ghana.