As cash prize of USD$25,000 awaits the winning team for the software giant, Microsoft Imagine Cup 2010 series , no fewer than 145 Nigerian students from the tartially institution are currently jostling for the software competition that encourages young people to apply their imagination, their passion, and their creativity to technology innovations focused on finding solutions to some of the world’s most challenging social issues outlined in the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals,(MDGs)

THE Nigerian IT market, popularly known as Computer Village in Ikeja, Lagos, is a place where almost anything that has to do with ICT can be purchased. From wired and wireless appliances to cellphones and computer accessories and peripherals, virtually any item of use in the sector is available.

How best to address the transformation of key Nigerian sectors such as banking and telecommunications with IT solutions to help meet market challenge was the focus of business meeting between IBM executives and local businesse and government leaders in Nigeria last week.

A one-day business seminar on maximizing IT investment has ended in Lagos with professionals in the IT industry calling on players in oil and gas and financial sectors of the economy to step up action on their investment in IT infrastructure for them to achieve greater profitability.

Synergetics Global Systems, the official Nigerian representative company for ACTi Corporation is hosting a week long first ACE Video Surveillance Solution based seminar in Nigeria.