The Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Arch. Namadi Sambo, GCON, at the jus concluded first West Africa Cybercrime summit held in Nigeria last week addressed how the public and private sector must work together to eliminate cybercrime and foster legitimate economic opportunity for West Africans.

The proposed ban on refurbished phones and computers by the the National Information Development Agency (NITDA), has attracted mixed reactions among ICT vendors in the Nigerian market.

THE Computer Professional and Registration Council of Nigeria (CPN) has equipped over 106 information and communications technology professionals and others on skills and knowledge needed to write proposals for international grants and research.

Nigeria’s leading corporate e-payment platform, Remita was in the spotlight recently when about 120 selected senior bank executives from 22 commercial banks met in Lagos.

Samsung Electronics West Africa (SEWA), a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., last week in Lagos announced winners of the inaugural application developers challenge tagged “Samsung Apps Development Contest” at an impressive reveal-dinner event held at the Sheraton Hotel and Towers, Lagos.

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd, the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, has announced that Dubi Blitt has appointed as Channel & Partner Manager for Eastern Mediterranean & Africa.

Whilst in Nigeria recently, at a risk conference for bankers sponsored by Oracle, I learnt there is clearly a change taking place amongst the banks in the country and one that the Central Bank is very obviously strongly encouraging. The number of banks that exist today is less than one third the number which previously existed. The number of rules and regulations that banks must respect is increasing.

Nigeria’s technol ogy professionals and enthusiasts last week witnessed the latest generation of products and services from Microsoft and its partners, designed to improve the way Africans communicate at work and in their personal lives.

The Director General of the Nigerian Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA, Prof Cleopas Angaye, may have crossed the line of fire of the President of Association of Telecom Companies of Nigeria ATCON, Engr. Titi Omo-Ettu, when he recently circulated a press statement which was reported in the media.

Still at the convergence forum, the Managing Director, CEO of the Nigerian Communications Satellite, NIGCOMSAT Ltd, Engr. Ahmed_Rufai again reiterated the pivotal role satellite connectivity and broadband can achieve especially in bridging the existing knowledge gap in Nigeria and the entire Africa