When the gates of the University of Lagos, Akoka main campus, open tomorrow, it wouldn’t just be to admit staff and students as it usually does.

LEADING player in critical power and cooling services, APC by Schneider Electric has announced the release of the Back-UPS RS 500 battery backup.

A major interface between the general public and the government on modalities to achieve ICT for all in Nigeria, would commence this week, in Ibadan Oyo state.

LG Electronics, has reported record revenues and operating profits in the fourth quarter of 2009, reflecting the results of the company’s successful strategy and competitiveness during the current recession. Results for full year 2009 also showed strong revenue growth and record operating profits versus the previous year. The profit is said to be the highest for the company in its business history.

MTN Nigeria has partnered Ericsson to empower rural communities in Ondo state, through cutting edge telecommunications of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

Nigeria has achieved tremendous growth in the Telecom industry in the last decade and the need to sustain the pace of growth and development into the future, has engaged industry stakeholders from the later part of 2009 till the new year 2010.

Apart from the positive bust in communications which has seen the country increasingly connected, the efforts of the Nigerian government in spreading modern communications growth and development to the far ends of the country which house the unserved and underserved population, is to say the least, insignificant.

One of Nigeria’s notable ICT Distributor’s, Technology Distributions, is set to launch a branch in Liberia in the second week of February 2010.

Apparently trying to demonstrate its commitment to continually proffer solutions to the challenges of the global ICT market, one of Nigeria’s foremost ICT solutions provider Resourcery Plc, has recently extended its dragnet to India, catching one of India’s famous software giant, Prodapt on a business memorandum of understanding (MOU).

Nigeria’s Second National telecoms Operator, Globacom , has launched an appeal to raise funds to support the rehabilitation of the unfortunate victims of the recent devastating earthquake in Haiti .

Recently, an undersea cable landing license granted to MTN Nigeria, promoters of the West African Cable Ssystems WACS, by the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, attracted very serious criticisms from telecommunications industry faithfuls.

FOR Arch Bishop and Primate of All Anglican Communion, Most Rev. Peter Jasper Akinola, it is one thing to float a radio station and call it Love Fm, but another to allow it reflect the principles and tenets of love.

Second National telecommunications operator, Globacom said its presence at the Port Harcourt International Trade Fair has made the event a beehive of activities.

THE joy of 1200 youths knew no bounds penultimate week, as the Lagos state government, under its ministry of science and technology graduated 1200 unemployed youths from across the state, on various computer skills and competencies for self actualization and financial independence.

Dr. Emmanuel Ekuwem is the Chief Executive of Teledom Group, a major player providing hi-tech solutions in the telecoms and ICT sector of the economy.