THE search for the top five Etisalat Geek Force Interns came to an end recently with Muyiwa Iyowu, Victor Alayande, Onyemaechi Okafor, Peter Ndirpaya and Valentine Ubalua emerging as winners of the competition. After six weeks of intense trainings and tasks set up to test their individual knowledge, speed and responsiveness, these tech-savvy youths proved their mettle by beating other contestants to qualify for the one year paid internship with Etisalat Nigeria.

ONE of Nigeria’s frontline Cable companies, Main One, is billed to join over 460 decision-makers from 130 different carriers and service providers representing 50 different countries across the continent, to discuss the future of wholesale communications in Africa at the annual “Capacity Africa” event holding at the Hyatt Regency, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. Next week.

UNLESS Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria retool for online directory, targeted SMS, website design & optimization, among others, growth rate may be at low ebb, the General Manager, VConnect Global Services Limited , Deepankar Rustagi has said.

Eminent scholars and technology experts, who converged at the NigcomSat auditorium during the official launching of the book, “ Why Run Before Learning to Walk”, written by Professor Turner Isoun and Miriam Isoun last week in Abuja, challenged Nigeria to embark on acquisition of space and innovative technologies for global competitiveness.

Celltick, a global leader in mobile initiated commerce, Monday announced its partnership with Akede media, a leading mobile marketer and advertiser in Nigeria to provide mobile solutions for operators.