No fewer than 20 innovative, entrepreneurial web adopters from across sub-Saharan Africa have scaled through to the semi-finals of Google’s Africa Connected competition.
The 20 semi-finalists were selected from initial entries to take part in an interview and to produce a short promotional video.

The Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) on Monday advised telecommunication operators in the country to partner with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) to seek ways to improve technology in the industry.

To deliver better education opportunities, greater medical access and improved economic life for people across Africa, Samsung Electronics is seeking the support of government and other stakeholders to deliver the potential of digital village project.

You can call him a ‘restless’ young man whose head is bristling with ideas, but you cannot fail to see the passion and determination to succeed in his eyes. At 22, Emmanuel Okekunle, a senior secondary school graduate, has invented different items that show promise of an upcoming technologist or engineer. However, he regrets that many like him have been discouraged by lack of support and encouragement.

While the global economy loses about $6 billion annually to the menace of counterfeit phones coming through the grey market, according to latest  Mobile Manufacturers Forum, (MMF),  report, Samsung Electronics has said that it would  deepen partnership with the relevant authorities and vendors in Nigeria to tackle influx of fake phones.