Apparently trying to wet its customers’ appetite before the commercial launch of the Glo 1 submarine cable that landed in Lagos and Ghana recently, Second National Operator, Globacom last week, launched its prepaid 3G Plus modem, plugging its prepaid subscribers on the high speed internet service.

IN keeping to its dream of becoming a responsible cooperate entity in Nigeria, MTN Nigeria says it has paid over N300 billion to the different tiers of government in charges and taxes from 2001 till date.

Etisalat Nigeria is trying hard to push frontiers of the mobile market both in Nigeria, entire Africa and the Middle East. These has led to a lot of cutting edge service provisions cum aesthetic packages and offerings tailored at plugging the youths into the growing mobile culture in the world.

There has been excitement across the globe, especially in the Nigerian IT market as the software giant, Microsoft last week released Windows 7, the newest and the best operating system (OS). With the launch, the Windows 7 software is now available to be installed on new computers and for purchase in computer retail outlets across the world.

While encouraging more customers to use online visa application system which gives equal opportunities and convenient, latest statistics from the United Kingdom Border Agency, (UKBA) in Nigeria has revealed that approximately 4 per cent of the United Kingdom visa applicants in Nigeria use online visa application system.

RECENTLY, Intel’s General Manager Sub-Saharan Africa Mr. Jacques Van Schalkwyk, arrived Nigeria to hold meeting with his company stakeholders on a faster way to connect the next billion PC users. But tried as he could, he could not escape the prying eyes of ICT reporters who cornered him at Sheraton Hotels and Towers Ikeja.

Global leader in critical power and cooling services, APC by Schneider Electric has launched a field education programme, an establish skilled team that is dedicated to its resellers in Nigeria.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that economic stability is critical to achieving global peace. Meanwhile, the nation’s currency, Naira, lost another 53 kobo, Monday, at the foreign exchange auction conducted by the Central Bank of Nigeria. (CBN).

Internet Service Provider, Linkserve made it double last week, when it announced the appointment of Mr. Victor Oisaghie as the company’s new Managing Director as well as the launch of a new product tagged Linkserve Hosting Making the announcements, Linkserve’s Chairman, Mr. Chima Onyekwere, said that the appointment of Oisaghie was in line with the company’s drive to reposition itself in the industry even as it strived to provide the best services possible to Nigerians tapping on Oisaghie’s skill and experience.
Onyekwere described the new Managing Director, as a strong IT person, being one of six Cisco certified internetwork experts in Africa.

As the two day national workshop on the status and software development in Nigeria ends, stakeholders have called for improvement of local content in software development in Nigeria, as a critical element for realization of Vision 20:2020.

AS the world goes green technology, Nigeria’s Omatek Engineering Services Limited, an arm of Omatek Ventures Plc, says its is joining the crusade in a big way, with a recent introduction of a new alternative power solution using Solar and LED technology.

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has been described as the only viable tool through which Nigeria could move out of the current global economy meltdown. The National President, Association of Telecommunication Companies of Nigeria, Dr. Emmanuel Ekuwem stated this while announcing the opening of the 2009 COMBIT Africa and exhibition to be held in Lagoon Restaurant, Lagos.

MTN Nigeria, last week, entered the submarine cable competition going on in Nigeria today, joining ten other countries of the world in an agreement that would usher in West African Cable Systems, WACS.

AS count down for Princess Anabel begins, there seems to be great expectations and excitements in the Nigerian entertainment industry as Anabel Entertainment, the new entertainment unit of Anabel Group is preparing to launch a pageant and reality show with a difference.