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NIGCOMSAT-2A, 2B: $2bn satellites may trigger broadcast, broadband boom in 2028

NIGCOMSAT-2A, 2B: $2bn satellites may trigger broadcast, broadband boom in 2028

By Prince Osuagwu, Hi-Tech EditorIf the timeline set by the Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited, NIGCOMSAT, for the deployment of its two new communications satellites remains on course, Nigeria’s broadcast and broadband sectors could be heading for a major capacity boom by 2028. That prospect received a major boost at the weekend after the Federal Executive […]
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The Nigerian software challenge(1)

The Nigerian software challenge(1)

Opening Statement Today, software is recongised as the “critical national infrastructure” (CNI) within the global critical infrastructure (GCI). It is therefore the new centre of gravity of human life and global economy. Conventional wisdom and new lessons learned dictates that: “No nation can survive the concentrated challenges of the emerging Information Society (IS) without building a robust, smart and skillful software capability and associated capacities of code warriors.

Legal framework for cyber security tops agenda at CTO forum

Legal framework for cyber security tops agenda at CTO forum

How best to come up with appropriate legal frameworks for Cyber security among commonwealth nations will take center stage at the planned cyber security forum organized by the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO) in partnership with the United Kingdom department of Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) and the UK Government’s Office of Cyber Security (OCS)

WITSA scribe speaks on Vision 20-2020 at IT forum

WITSA scribe speaks on Vision 20-2020 at IT forum

Ahead of the Information Technology Public Private Forum (ITPPF) slated for next week in Abuja, the Secretary-General of WITSA, Dr James Poisant has expressed his interest to present the keynote paper on “Meeting the Vision 20 2020 Challenge”