By Efosa Roseline-Mbonu For a certainty, we cannot rule out the profound effect of modern technology on global civilization. At the same time, we cannot undermine the harmful effect it is having on the lives of youths. The Science News Magazine affirms that “the internet provides an unprecedented number and variety of meeting places ranging […]

By Prince Osuagwu The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) last week came up with a report that developing countries risk missing out on the benefits of information technology because of their lack of broadband infrastructure.

With the introduction of Broad Access, Glo has brought fixed line telephony back to glory”, he said.
What these statements meant was that the government knew that a lot of relief would come the way of Nigerians if the traditional fixed line telephony resurfaces. The government also knew all the while that a large chunk of the economy was going down the drain since the absence of fixed line telephony in Nigeria.

The award, according to the company has added to the plethora of honours it had received since it commenced operations about 9 years ago.The Company in a release signed by its MD/CEO said the Award will serve as an impetus to remain the managed services company of choice more so at a time when most operators are out sourcing their passive infrastructure maintenance to independent operators to boost services and reduce cost.

WITH a fresh injectionof about $350Million equity financing from a group of investors recently, Helios Towers, a Nigerian co-location, tower outsourcing and management company, may be on its way to unifying African telecom operations, replicating the type of infrastructure sharing services rendered in Nigeria to other African countries.

PAN-African NGO for the development of telecom in Africa, Africa Telecom Development Initiative, ATDI, has commended the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC for its revolutionary advocacy for the protection of telecom consumers in the country through the monthly telecom consumer parliament .

THE epileptic electricity supply in the country and its accompanying erratic voltage is not friendly with mobile phones. At least it has resulted in the damage of countless mobile phones, chargers, among other appliances and this is getting industry practitioners on their toes.

By Emmannuel Elebeke & Nnamdi Ojiego NO matter how insurance is viewed, nobody can take away the important role it plays in economic stability of any nation. And that is why the sector would lead and not play catch-up in any development that can upscale its activities. However, while the world is improving and transforming […]

Vice President Goodluck Jonathan was upbeat with the renewed sale of Nitel when some journalists approached him sometime early this year in Manhattan, New York, at an Investors’ Forum organised by BNP Paribas Consortium, the transaction advisers in NITEL privatisation, at the instance of the National Council on Privatisation.

By Emmanuel Elebeke In a move to offer quality customer experience to its teaming Nigeria subscribers, MTN Nigeria has unveiled  MyCustomer Charter, a new customer care principle for its customer service representatives aimed at achieving the best- in-class customer experience on the network. Unveiling the new principle at a banquet organized for the company’s customers […]

By Prince Osuagwu With eyes set on the top spot of the Nigerian telecoms market, Etisalat Nigeria is deploying several innovations and customer relations strategies to achieve the target. Now the company is offering new subscribers on its post paid package, tagged Elite World, free Easynet modem or 3 months free blackberry service for subscribing […]

As part of its commitment towards appreciating and supporting Youth who actively strive to make positive changes within their communities, Nokia and LEAP Africa have announced readiness to honour an additional ten young Nigerians through the 6th Nigerian Youth Leadership Awards. This year’s event which held at the Shell Hall at Lagos’ Muson Centre, Victoria […]

By Prince Osuagwu For Second National Operator, Globacom, memories of  this year’s Lagos International Trade Fair which rapped up penultimate week, would  last long. If not for any other thing, due to the high interests its prepaid 3G plus elicited among visitors at the fair. Globacom said that though all of its other products maximally […]

WITH the conclusion of 2009 science week , organised by the Lagos state ministry of science and technology, recently, at the state secretariat, Alausa, Ikeja,the state government may have kicked off a conscious campaign of reawakening the youths through the the use of ICT.

Resourcery Plc, Nigeria’s foremost ICT Company, Resourcery Plc last week, won Cisco’s prestigious Partner of the Year, West English Africa award, at the recently concluded Cisco Emerging Africa & Nigeria Partner Summit 2009 in Senegal.