MR. Tomi Davies, a top Information and Communications Technology (ICT) executive with management experience in the UK, US and Africa is the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Mobitel Limited, acquired by a consortium led by Omni Ventures in 2008.

Nigeria may not attract foreign direct investment (FDI) in the Information Communication and Technology (ICT) sector unless it develops and implements targeted initiatives for identified priority sub-sectors, especially development of local software promoted through establishment of software innovation venture capital, the Minister of Communication Technology, Mrs. Omobola Johnson has said.

Central Bank Governor Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi may be an authority in banking, may make purposeful contribution to the economy, but when it comes to tecvhnology, he has to be taught and that is what the Second National Operator seemed to have done pennultimate week when it showcased the potentials of its international submarine cable, Glo 1 to top business and public sector chief executives including the CBN Governor himself.

India-based anti-virus and content security company, MicroWorld, has decided to consolidate on its presence in Nigeria’s fast growing IT market with solutions to kit homes and corporate enterprises against computer security threat.

As Dr Jimson Olufuye bows out as the President of the Information Technology (Industry) Association of Nigeria (ITAN) by end of this month at its annual general meeting slated in Abuja, after four years of meritorious service to the country’s IT industry, the search for a new president would have begun.