As malaria continues to pose serious threat to the world, efforts by the World Health Organization and various nations to control the menace seems not enough.

After several years of endless wait for dual Sim phone from Nokia, the company says it is now ready to launch its first Dual Sim phones in Nigeria.

In line with the recent CBN regulation directing that all Nigerian banks switch from the magnetic stripe cards to the more secure ‘CHIP+PIN’ cards, eTranzact has gone ahead to launch its eTranzact Genesis CHIP+PIN Card.

Way back in 2001, a small group of ICT experts paid a visit to the former president of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo in Aso Rock and right inside his cozy office, a little poser was presented to him to prove if he was a true Nigerian.

Efforts to engage Nigerian youths in both software and hardware incubation for job creation and globally competitive manpower appears to be yielding the expected results as over 200 Nigerian entrepreneurs engage in GSM handsets repairing at both Computer Village, GSM Village and the Tinubu Computer market, Vanguard CyberLIFE findings can reveal.

PRESIDENT Goodluck Ebele Jonathan is expected to deliver the openinng address at The eNigeria 2010 Conference next Tuesday at an event wher no less than 500 participants from both private and public sectors at the three ties of government in Nigeria and the international community are expected.

Sorunke, addressing the topic here in the first instalment published last week ended by listing certain drawbacks on the use of NAT. He continues the discourse:

Cyberlife has picked up some frantic cries from local residents living along the Ijesha- Omilani route just close to the Apapa-Oshodi expressway. They have alleged that poorly disposed e-waste of some of the computer spare-parts dealers operating along the same route is becoming a threat to the lives of their children.

The dreams of Oluwatimilehin and Temitope to have a memorable and enjoyable wedding ceremony has come true, following their emergence as winners of first ever online wedding competition, ‘Dream Wedding Splash’.

THE National Association of Telecommunications Subscribers, NATCOMS, has asked the Federal Government to order a downward reduction of the price cap of telephone tariffs in the country.

Controlling a major share of the growing ICT markets in the Middle East and Africa, it may not be totally strange or surprising to industry watchers, that the new baby in telecommunications advancement, Long Term Evolution, LTE has already berthed in Nigeria.

With a few developments in recent times, Nigeria is still setting the pace in technological developments in Africa and indeed the Middle East and African emerging markets. This is as Nigeria can now join a few other countries of the world to provide its citizens the opportunity of watching the 2010 World Cup LIVE broadcasts on their cell phones.

Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union, Dr. Hammadoun Toure, has commended the organisers of the West African ICT Congress (WAFICT), saying the conference was central to continued growth in the sub-region’s telecommunications industry.

The Nigerian communications commission has asked telecom operators in the country to turn their customers into fans for them to earn their loyalty and achieve greater profitability.

Subscribers have commended Globacom for crashing call rates to 30 kobo per second on its Talkmore package.
Mr. Eugene Eboka, who runs a manufacturing concern in Lagos, while on a business visit to the Lagos Regional Office of Globacom, said his business has received a major boost since he upgraded to Glo Talkmore, as it allows him to make more calls to his clients.