STAKEHOLDERS at the 25th anniversary of the World Wide Web forum on affordable internet have identified lack of fibre infrastructure, desired investment model to address the present challenges, public private partnership and multiple taxations, are major factors militating against the provision of affordable internet to Nigerian masses.

As Nigeria plans to become one of the top 20 economies in the world by 2020, government must be committed to a deliberate and focused investment in knowledge; science, technology and innovation, according to the Secretary-General, Association of Vice Chancellors of Nigerian Universities (AVCNU) Prof. Faborode.

ADDRESSING the level of threat and cyber attack in the financial market, Computer Warehouse Group (CWG), in partnership with MAG Tech, a specialized information security and intelligence company, recently organized an information security session in Lagos for financial and technology experts to address issues around cyber attacks and fraud in the sector.

WHILE the country loses billions of naira annually to heavy patronage of foreign software by Nigerians and multinational companies operating in Nigeria, the Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria (ISPON), has called for firmness in software pricing in both local and foreign software.

Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, Tuesday, announced a 34 per cent growth in its profit for the 2013 financial year.