EARLY last month, the four top telecoms firms in the country – MTN, Airtel, Etisalat and Globacom were fined a total N1.17 bn by the industry regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, for not meeting stipulated quality of service benchmarks called key performance indicators.

A Lagos High Court, Monday, adjourned the case between Barti Airtel and Econet Wireless Nigeria till October, 4, 2012. Justice Adefope-Okorie after hearing all the parties on the propriety or otherwise of setting aside an earlier ruling on the case, asked the parties to go home and prepare for another hearing and apparently a verdict on October 4th.

THE nation still requires other consolidated technology layers such as integrated satellite communication networks and satellite academy institutions to support and ensure Nigeria’s combined satellite communication control for her future, in terms of continental/national security, education, employment, health-care delivery, early warning systems, national emergencies and disaster recovery to mention but a few.

MTN Nigeria has reiterated its commitment to the growth of education in Nigeria. The company’s Corporate Services Executive, Mr. Akinwale Goodluck stated this at the MTN 21 Days of y’ello Care” held in Lagos.

Adobe Platinum partner and South African company, Learning Curve, last week unveiled a suite of Digital classroom tools in Nigeria to add its own quota to the re-energising and standardising of education in Nigeria.