A Sectoral study conducted by African Institute of Technology, USA, on Science& Technology Innovation in Nigeria, revealed that Nigerian’s economy has seen little innovation in information and communications technology, ICT.

Despite the giant strides in Information and Communication Technology, ICT, low broadband penetration has remained the bane of the industry. However, there now seems to be light at the end of the tunnel as the Broadband Council has said that there had been a two percent increase in the broadband implementation plan within the past eighteen months.

Coremobile Group, operators of Quickairtime.com, an online airtime recharge platform, has introduced a loan facility for airtime vendors.

The Director, Spect-rum and Public Policy Africa, for Global System for Mobile Communication Association (GSMA), Mortimer Hope has said that opportunities in digital age can only be realised if Nigerian government acts now to allocate more spectrum for mobile to meet rising consumer demand and support the development of new mobile services in the longer term.

MTN Benin, has partnered with Ericsson under their Ecology Management Program, to launch the first electrical and electronic equipment waste collection and awareness drive in Benin.