MTN Nigeria last week said it was still committed to driving economic growth in Nigeria by supporting activities that would truly direct the country on the path of economic renaissance.

The MTN Project Fame Season II Academy has commenced with the admission of 15 exceptional contestants into the musical academy. The show began on Sunday at Ultima Studios, Omole, Lagos, with the unveiling of the 18 finalists shortlisted from the comprehensive auditions held across major West African cities.The Academy will be in session for 10 weeks.

Prominent mobile devices manufacturer, Nokia has launched its flagship mobile computer, Nokia N97 into the Nigerian market.

Minister of Information and Communications, Professor Dora Akunyili, has denied approving the sum of N11.8 million for the Nigerian Film Corporation (NFC), to move its headquarters from Jos to Abuja. Akunyili stated this in a statement, signed by her Media Assistant, Mr. Francis Agbo , she said though she approved the movement of NFC from Jos to Abuja, she did not approve the said sum.

I claim the origin of a call for such registration of subscriber information when in 2002 the demand for mobile phones commenced rising in Nigeria. I mentioned it as a passing comment at the end of a Press Conference and I observed that only one of all the journalists who were at the Press Conference used my call as report.