Ethiopia is the clear laggard in terms of moving ahead with the highly advancing information technology by retaining a monopoly both on fixed-line and mobile telephone services, according to the GSMA, which described the Ethiopian Telecommunications Corporation (ETC) as a
Local software house and Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, Global Vision, has acquired a 40% stake in New Media Labs, a niche technology company focusing on the development of Web 2.0 applications.
The Mail & Guardian Online has launched the second in its series of Leader blogs today, Wednesday, 14 May 2008. Called TechLeader.co.za, it follows upon the success of its political blog Thought Leader.
Africa has been the fastest growing market worldwide in communication technology over the past three years and will continue to emerge as an important market for the industry, according to the head of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
An estimated sum of N7 billion will go the way of the nation's National Assembly, after the sum was allocated to it as being part of its allocation in the 2008 budget.
To demonstrate the fact that it is desirous to ensure that the Nigerian telecom consumers get a fairer deal in the areas of pricing, quality service and coverage, among others, the Federal Government has scheduled for Monday, May 19, 2008
As part of the Federal Government's fresh intervention in the area of affordable Information Communication Technology (ICT) to Nigerian communities, NIGCOMSAT Limited, the company incharge of Nigeria's communication satellite, yesterday said it has embarked on a pilot programme to provide
Resourcery Limited, Nigeria's foremost ICT Company has recently added another award to its basket of awards and achievements at the Cisco partner summit in Hawaii which took place on April 10, 2008 as Cisco Unified Communication(UC) won partner of the
International Trade Fair, to many Nigerians, may have come and gone like any other trade fair. But to Globacom, the memory will linger on for a long time and possibly remain green in history as the Telecom Company regarded as
The minister of State for information and communications, Alhaji Ibrahim Dasuki Nakande, has been confirmed as a special guest to lead dignitaries to the second edition of the one-day colloquium on Internet for Jobs (I4J) initiative holding at Golden Gate
Africa, once regarded as a big headache to the international community is at least getting it right in one sector, becoming the fastest growing mobile market in the world by overtaking Asia and North America.
With many Nigerian Universities and Polytechnics using ICT as an intervention tool in the 21st century knowledge society, the recent visit of the 1st Vice President of Nigerian Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria (ISPON), Chris Uwaje to the state_of_the_art
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) yesterday warned candidates sitting for next Saturday's University Matriculation Examination (UME) that the use of mobile phones or any other communication gadgets is prohibitted in and around the examination halls.
On 12 May 2008, the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information reported that the website of the Egyptian Movement for Change ( http://harakamasria.org ), or Kefaya, has been blocked for those who have Internet access through the T-Data Company. T-Data,
