While social media is increasingly becoming popular with the growth of social networking, Microsoft Nigeria has recently hosted its 1st Blogger’s Brunch in Lagos for IT savvy Bloggers.

The 2011 international Consumer Electronics Show, (CES) ended successfully last Sunday in Las Vegas, the United States of America with innovation and optimism, no fewer than 2,700 technology providers across the globe dazzled attendees at the just concluded 2011 International Consumer Electronics Show, CES, held in Las Vegas United States of America with the ground-breaking event energizing the technology world.

A new report launched recently by ITU and the Global e-Sustainability Initiative (GeSI) on how to use ICTs in tackling climate change has highlighted how Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are of fundamental importance in reducing greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions, as well as in helping countries everywhere adapt to climate change and to deal with its sometimes catastrophic effects.

THE United State of America’s Federal Communications Commission, FCC, has commended the giant strides recorded in the Nigeria’s telecom industry, with credits to the Nigerian telecom regulator, NCC, for bringing Nigeria at par with several advanced nations of the world.

The National Information Development Agency NITDA and the Nigeria Communication Satellite limited NIGCOMSAT were the only two government IT parastatals allocated funds in the 2011 budget proposal of President Goodluck Jonathan. Once again, the Information Technology sector is embedded inside the Ministry of Science and Technology.