Nigeria shines in global ICT scene
[Remmy Nweke] The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) has stated that it is poised to compete in the global economy by way of leveraging on the opportunities embedded in the burgeoning Information and Communication Technology (ICT). Minister of Information and Communications, John Odey gave this insight in his ministerial message to investors at the recently concluded International Telecommunication Union (ITU) event held at the Egyptian capital, Cairo. 23 May 2008 12:08

Nigeria slow on the broadband uptake
[Jonah Iboma] The absence of last mile equipment and high cost of bandwidth have been identified as the major reasons why broadband Internet access penetration is low in Nigeria. 21 May 2008 13:07

Siemens fights bribery allegations
[Remmy Nweke] Siemens is fighting to restore its credibility after being cited in a €12 million bribery scam by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) of Nigeria. 10 Dec 2007 13:21

Cisco to invest $10m in Africa
[Remmy Nweke] Cisco Systems is to invest $10 million to develop its network infrastructure on the continent. 7 Nov 2007 12:05

Internet exchange for Nigeria
[Jonah Iboma] Interstella Communications Limited has built and commissioned an Internet exchange gateway that will among other things help keep Nigeria's internet traffic local, thereby reducing the costs of internet use in the country. 29 Oct 2007 13:11

Two-nation affiliate for LPI in Africa
[Remmy Nweke] Two more African countries have joined the Linux Professional Institute (LPI), the worldwide promoters of skills on Linux and Open Source technologies, based in Toronto, Canada. 18 Oct 2007 22:28

Nigeria prepares for 3G services
[Jonah Iboma] Third Generation (3G) mobile services could become operational in Nigeria in the next few weeks after the four GSM operators reported that tests for the release of the services had been successful. 15 Oct 2007 01:30

Celtel-Nigeria and Nokia pool their resources
[Remmy Nweke] Mobile operator, Celtel Nigeria and telecommunications infrastructure provider, Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) have endorsed a US$130 million (about N16,185,000,000) deal for network expansion nationwide. 12 Oct 2007 10:26

Global banking software company lands multimillion dollar deal
[Carole Kimutai] Temenos AG of Switzerland has signed a US$4.62 million (KSh 323.4 million) agreement with Commercial Bank of Africa Limited (CBA) for the installation of a new core banking system. CBA has been using the iFlex product, Microbanker as its core banking system since 1995. 9 Oct 2007 14:38

Kano spends N4bn on IT Park project
[Jonah Iboma] Kano States Information Technology Park will be ready for use in the few months after the completion of the building to house the project. 2 Oct 2007 09:40

Explore the 2G more
[Remmy Nweke] The chief executive of Celtel Nigeria Limited, Bayo Ligali has outlined means of exploiting the Second Generation (2G) Infrastructure deployment to reduce cost in rolling out Third Generation (3G) networks. 2 Oct 2007 09:13

Schools to benefit from Nigeria's USPF
[Remmy Nweke] A total of 109 primary and secondary schools have been selected as beneficiaries of the first phase of the 'Schools, University Access Programme to Digital Lifestyle' project of the Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF), an initiative of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). 18 Sep 2007 11:57

No more telecoms base stations for Lagos states
[Jonah Iboma] The Lagos State Infrastructure Management and Regulatory Agency (LASIMRA), issued a directive on Wednesday, 5 September, that the 2,000 base stations already existing in the state were enough in line with international safety standards and the preservation of the environment. 7 Sep 2007 12:37