FG charges MDAs on compulsory data localisation
“Tightens rules on citizens’ personal data collection By Prince Osuagwu Nigeria has officially agreed that data is the new face of the country’s economic rennaissance after President, Bola Tinubu admitted that data is the new oil. The new development sees government appearing to favour data governance as the best way to get the country’s economy […]
How emerging markets drive world telecoms growth
ICT development has been astonishing in every region of the world over the past five years but recent developments have proven that the developing world and emerging markets actually drive the telecom successes in the entire world at the moment.
ATCON seeks govt succour for post-election violence victims
Following the post election violence that enveloped some states in the Northern Nigeria last week, in which ICT and communication centres were destroyed by hoodlums, the Association of Telecom Companies of Nigeria, ATCON has called on the federal government to come to the aid of the foundation.
Sony execs apologize for network security breach
Sony executives bowed in apology Sunday for a security breach in the company’s PlayStation Network that compromised the personal data of some 77 million accounts on the online service.
Online revelry trails Bin Laden’s death
The number of terse text message “tweets” at Twitter topped 4,000 per second while US President Barack Obama announced that the mastermind behind the 9/11 attacks was killed in Pakistan in a surgical strike by a US military team.
Worldwide mobile phone market up by 20% in Q1
The worldwide mobile phone market grew approximately 20 percent closing at 19.8 percent year over year in the first quarter of 2011, according to report released by the International Data Corporate, IDC.
