NIGCOMSAT-2A, 2B: $2bn satellites may trigger broadcast, broadband boom in 2028
By Prince Osuagwu, Hi-Tech EditorIf the timeline set by the Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited, NIGCOMSAT, for the deployment of its two new communications satellites remains on course, Nigeria’s broadcast and broadband sectors could be heading for a major capacity boom by 2028. That prospect received a major boost at the weekend after the Federal Executive […]
Broadband: Nigeria out for investors at ITU’s summit
The Nigerian government is stopping at nothing to ensure that massive investment is made in the newly created broadband sector of the economy.
Women In Tech bemoan bad impact of technology on children
A group of women in the information technology sector of the economy, under the aegis of Women in Technology in Nigeria (Witin), have decried the negative impact of technology on the Nigerian child, stating that as mothers, they would not allow values to be derailed for mere technological developments.
Juwah outlines broadband plan, seeks stakeholders’ input
Nigeria’s efforts to join the global broadband community has crystallized into a focused master-plan unfolded by the Chief Executive of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Dr. Eugene Juwah, at the Nigerian Broadband Forum which held at the Eko Hotel in Lagos, with the Secretary General of the International Telecommunications Union, Dr. Hamadoun Toure, commending government’s support for broadband connectivity.
First global smart classroom to run on Made-in-Nigeria computers
Traditional teaching and learning methods in the conventional classroom is about to phase as an ICT firm, Teledom Group International, said it has perfected plans to launch the first global smart classroom in the country.
Google extends support to University of Ibadan
Google Nigeria has extended an innovative program called Google Apps supporting programs’ (GASP) to the University of Ibadan.
