Nigeria hopes for solid sovereign AI ecosystem, as OADC, Analytics Intelligence seal cloud solutions deal
With several initiatives in the AI, cloud solutions and data analytics fields, Nigeria is investing heavily to be counted
Why new ID numbers are necessary, by NIMC boss
Director-General and Chief Executive of the National Identification Management Commission, NIMC, Barrister Chris Onyemenam had reiterated the determination of the commission to introduce a new national identification number, NIN in place of the existing one.
What we do with MTN Funlink, by varsity students
In the last ten years since the advent of GSM service providers, more serious attention has been paid to the specific needs of various market segments. MTN, has particularly pioneered custom-built telecom solutions for different…
Bayelsa govt adopts Zinox Whizkid for schools
THE Bayelsa State Government, in partnership with Zinox computers, recently, donated the Zinox Whizkid to secondary school students, teachers and principals in the state.
UNESCO rates Nigerian varsities low in ICT
THE United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has rated African universities low in the usage of information Technology and Communication, ICT infrastructure and research, compared to their counterparts in the developed world.
‘Broadcasting’ll benefit from NigComSat-1R’
THE Nigerian Communications Satellite, NIGCOMSAT Limited, has stated that Direct-To-Home(DTH) local platform and the digital broadcasting which Nigeria is planning to switch onto next year, would be direct beneficiaries of its replacement satellite NigComSat 1R when it is launched in December.
ISPON 2011 national software cup goes to Abia state Polytechnic
In a keenly contested software competition involving 16 schools from the Nigerian tertiary institutions yesterday at the African premier business resort Tinapa, Calabar, Cross River state, three students from the Abia State Polytechnic won the 2011 national software Innovation cup organized for students in the Nigerian tertiary institutions.
NCC boss urges control of Internet content
DR. Eugene Juwa, the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has advocated the control of content that appears on the internet. Juwah spoke with newsmen in Geneva, Switzerland, where he is attending the 2011 Expo of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU).
Microsoft open door seminar attracts over 300 IT Professionals
Over 300 hundreds IT Professionals, partners, developers gathered in Lagos on Tuesday during Microsoft Open Door seminar to discuss the software giant’s latest technologies available in the global IT market.
WAFICT 2011: ‘Broadband’ll power telecoms growth in the next decade’
THE 3rd West African Information & Communications Technology Congress (WAFICT 2011) which held in Lagos last week turned out to be a forum where key stakeholders in the nation’s telecommunications sector made case for the ubiquity of broadband, describing it as the next frontier that will power growth in the sector in the next decade.
Making the ICT sector work
THIS column last week focused giant strides in IT made by India, a colonial sibling of Nigeria, which launched the world’s cheapest tablet PC at $35, branded Aakash, a fortnight ago.
