At the just concluded “Microsoft Run your Enterprise” event, big data, the latest emerging trend in the IT space took center stage.

The Nokia Asha 305 has won the GSMA Global Mobile Award for ‘Best Feature Phone or Entry Level Phone’ entered during Mobile World Congress 2013. The Nokia Asha 305 edged out two other Nokia devices, as well as the Samsung C3312 Duos, which were also nominated in this category. The full list of winners was unveiled last week in a ceremony hosted by actor and comedian, David Walliams.

Microsoft Nigeria and Leap Africa recently provided a platform for youths to assemble and learn leadership and life skills that would help them build up their career in social entrepreneurship.

…As Hope rises for sickle cell patients
Dr. Godwin Bazuaye is a consultant dermatologist and specialist in bone marrow transplants. He graduated from the University of Benin and trained in the same school. He later went to Swizerland for sub-specialization in bone marrow transplantation. Currently, he is head of Human Dermatology and Co-ordinator of Stem Cell Transplant Unit at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, UBTH.

DURING the recent National Good Governance Tour in Akwa Ibom State, one thing that stands out among numerous projects inspected was the newly completed N7.5 billion electronic library, or e-Library constructed by the state government.

Multinational chip maker, Intel has declared that until the gap in access to basic Information and Communication Technology (ICT) between men and women is bridged, the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) may still be far away.

As an intervention strategy to rising youths unemployment leveraging on Information Communication Technology, (ICT), the World Bank has disclosed that it would commit $300,000 in the Microwork for Job Creation-Naijacloud project that seeks to reduce unemployment and create wealth for Nigerian youths.

A leading Nigerian information security management firm, Digital Encode has guided Sterling Bank through attaining the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard certification (PCIDSS).

The Etisalat Group has announced that it has entered a five year multi-country managed services agreement with Ericsson to manage its entire mobile networks.

Frontline provider of broadband services, Main One seems to be widening its coverage with the announcement of its presence in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, recently.