What has ICT got to do with this? And what has Christmas got to dowith ICT4D or even ICT4Change? Perhaps everything! A quick search at Google reveals that indeed, the Internet and Cyberspace is now a deep rooted culture especially among the youths of the world and that Cyber Santa has contributed to the propagation…
The E-payment Providers Association of Nigeria will hold its 6th series of Techno-Interactive Forum on Tuesday 25th January 2011, by 9am prompt .The venue of the event is Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos. The theme is “Payment Cards in Nigeria: Exploring the Future of payments cards 2011-2015” The Chairman of the event is…
All amber, the leading company specialising in organising interactive, discussion-based events specifically aimed at high level strategists, today announced that Titi Omo-Ettu, the President of ATCON, will deliver the opening address at the Mobile Web West Africa conference, February 2nd to 3rd, 2011. Jared Cohen, Director of Google Ideas, has also confirmed that he will…
Africa’s leading mobile focused event-Mobile Web West Africa 2011 will hold in Nigeria on 2nd and 3rd February, 2011 at the Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos. The Official website for the event is www.mobilewestafrica.com The theme of this event is Harnessing the potentials of the Internet and Applications on Mobile devices in Africa….
As the report for an emerging Information and Communication Technology (ICT) industry in Nigeria is being studied by the government, it becomes interesting to follow the imminent convergence of the Communications Technologies (CT) and the Information Technology industry (IT). This was evident at a recent forum organized by the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) where the…
It is interesting as the number of hours we spend on the Internet becomes more than we spend on any media even the TV, the internet has become increasingly important to advertisers. Many are aware of the unlimited opportunities businesses and brands could be exposed to through online advertisement ,but they get frustrated each time…
Ms.Nkemdilim Uwaje, the MD of Future Software Resources Ltd has been nominated for the Future Awards in the category Best Use of Technology Nkem Uwaje who apart from being the daughter of top IT guru, Chris Uwaje, has contributed in no small measure to the development of ICT in Nigeria and Africa at large in…
A full text of the speech by the Director-General of NITDA at the Nigeria Computer Society Discussion Forum on Friday December 10,2010 at the Events Center,Ikeja ,Lagos. I am happy to observe that over the years, NCS has demonstrated commendable leadership as an association of information Technology practitioners. The discussion today on the impact of…
With the recent development that INEC will display voters register on the Internet for validation and verification and as Mr. President, Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan is set to Launch a book on his social media Interaction on Facebook on 20th December, 2010 what quickly comes to my mind is the use of social media and…
Reading about The President of Nigeria,Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan writing a book about his interactions on Facebook,what quickly came to my mind was few years ago, when one of my mentors Chris uwaje, popularly known as the Oracle of IT in Nigeria wrote an article titled: Is your President Computer Literate? That article was really…
The Golden Jubilee celebration of our nationhood should be a period of stock-taking and sober reflection. We must identify missed opportunities and what we need to do to make Nigeria truly a giant of Africa. In view of that, Nigeria Computer Society is organizing a one-day forum to review the impact of Information Technology on…
A lot is going on in the world of IT about opportunities in Open source Software which Africa is yet to maximize, in creating more awareness on its benefits, we had this online interview with Nnenna Nwakanma, Chair, Free Software and Open Source Foundation for Africa(FOSSFA) Here is the excerpt of that interview: FOSSFA and…
Nkem Uwaje who recently returned from her trip to Austria and the USA to be part of the Winners Events of the World Summit Youth Award (WSYA), a programme supported by the UN GAID (UN General Alliance for Information Technology and Development), which took part during the UN MDG Review Summit. World Leaders from all…
The use of new technologies in monitoring electoral processes globally has been seen as a welcomed development which Africa should explore in their elections. As Nigeria marches towards her elections 2011, Google is pioneering the use and application of its technologies in efficient data collection, sharing and usage during the 2011 elections in Nigeria at…
As Nigeria celebrates her 50th year of independence, Unveiling Africa Foundation a leading NGO in Youth development and empowerment, is organizing the first ever Annual Nigerian Teenagers conference on the 26th of October 2010. The theme of the conference is: ‘The role of Nigerian Teenagers in Nigeria’s development’ and the purpose of the conference is to…
The Information Technology (Industry) Association of Nigeria (ITAN) in conjunction with the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and the World Information Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA) Africa Regional Secretariat is pleased to announce the 2010 edition of its IT Future event.
ATCON & ITAN Statement at the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for exchange of information for the benefit of the emerging ICT Industry On Friday August 13, 2010
This week, Nkemdilim Uwaje will jet off to Austria and the United States of America to discuss MDG with the United Nations (UN) GAID leaders. As one of the approved judges and ambassadors of the WSYA (World Summit Youth Awards) Nkemdilim Uwaje will be in Austria to help organize and be part of the WSYA…
As the 2011 elections in Nigeria draw near, with the recent signing of Electoral law and the release of 87.7 billion naira to Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), the body in Nigeria saddled with the responsibility of conducting free and fair elections.It is now evident that the government of the day is ready to a large…
As part of events to mark Nigeria’s 50th Independence Day anniversary celebrations, Technology Africa leading information technologies content providers in collaboration with e-Business Life Magazine and TechTrends,the leading ICT e-mpowerment center, are set to unveil a documentary on the transformation of Nigeria’s Information communications technologies industry since independence till date. The event which is slated…
AN ADDRESS PRESENTED BY MR KENNETH OMERUO,THE CO-ORDINATOR OF NIGERIA INTERNETWORLD CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION(NICE) AT THE MAIDEN EDITION TAGGED NICE2010 ON 20TH JULY,2010 AT AFE BABALOLA HALL,UNILAG,LAGOS,NIGERIA On behalf of the organizers of this event; TechTrendsng.com, Embolden limited and all other participating firms, I welcome you to the maiden edition of Nigeria Internetworld Conference and…
Celebrating the world’s Youngest Microsoft Certified Professionals (MCPs) Trained at New Horizons, Nigeria In the world today, information and communications technology (ICT)has become the driver of world economy, this is because we are in the era of knowledge based, we have passed the industrial age, the Agricultural age and what have you. Frankly speaking the…
With the recent economic recession that took the world by surprise and the gradual recovery of economies, several questions begin to come to mind especially as a Nigerian and an Abian in particular. One of such questions is; what is Abia State of Nigeria known for? Where are we politically, socially, economically and even culturally…
Do you know that your employees are using Facebook during the business/working hours even when it is prohibited at your workplace? Facebook has suddenly become a website that people especially the young people cannot do without (Even our President wants to engage the youths on Facebook). Many have argued that Facebook is a major distraction…
The Nigeria Digital Sense Africa forum would take place tomorrow Friday, April 16 at Golden Gates restuarant, Ikoyi, Lagos by 9am.
DR ERNEST NDUKWE, SAM AMUKA, PAT UTOMI, JUBRIL MARTINS-KUYE, BANIGO, JIM OVIA, ABATI, LEO STAN, MADUKA, OKOIGUN FOR UWAJE’s BOOK LAUNCH The Oracle Speaks, as the long awaited book “e-Knowledge – Time is Running Out” is launched! All roads lead to the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs next week Tuesday, March 30, 2010 to receive…
Nigeria, in coming months will join the likes of Kenya where Mobile Money is changing the way people access financial services. More than 8 million people are actively served by the MPESA MMT System in Kenya alone and 15 percent of the GDP passes through the system.With this great opportunity exit in Mobile Money…
This is an era of knowledge –based economy; the Internet has become a veritable tool for business, communication and social empowerment. Nigerians when it comes to Internet are known as people that use the Internet for fraudulent purposes, hence the name Nigerian scam.
As 2010 is just around the corner with great opportunities embedded in renewed challenges, financial and business experts all over the world predict a slow recovery for businesses from recession, which means the way business will be done this time will have to change for effective and quick recovery from the economic meltdown For Nigeria,…
Every device that connects to the Internet needs an address. But those addresses are rapidly being depleted. As unlikely as that may seem, the system put in place in 1977 assumed that four billion separate addresses on the network would be more than sufficient.