In Africa good governance has been very elusive, it is one major reason Africa is under developed. In a continuous effort to enhance participation and direct communication between citizens and their elected representatives in Africa, the Botswana Speaks project was launched on recently at the Parliament of Botswana. The project aims to enable the…
It was a good day for the young Nigerians at the Birchwood Hotel and Conference centre in Boksburg, Johannesburg, South Africa where Nigerian secondary school students drawn from Rivers, Benue and Akwa Ibom held their own and shone like a million stars at the Eskom Expo for Young scientists. Competing with over 600 projects by…
In celebration of the United Nations’ International Day of the Girl on October 11,Intel Corporation expanded its global commitment to furthering education for girls and women. Millions of girls around the world have limited or no access to education. Intel believes that broader access to education for girls and women will significantly speed up social…
Ericsson Application Awards 2013 offers an opportunity for developers to gain exposure within the telecom world, a chance to reach out to customers via Ericsson distribution channels and a chance to win €25,000 in prize money. Who can join the competition? The competition is global and open to both students and small & medium sized…
National Software Conference and Competition 2012 Theme: “The Cloud and the Future of Software Nigeria. Date: 28-30 October 2012 Venue: Tinapa, calabar,Nigeria Tinapa Knowledge City 2012 – Software Nigeria at the World Stage: Nigerian IT Professionals and youths have in the past decades recognized the potentials of software as a dynamic tool to change…
The Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria (ISPON) had in July flagged off this year’s National Software Competition with the appointment of Dr Ernest Anene Ndukwe as the Distinguished Knowledge Ambassador, and calls for qualified Tertiary Institutions established and recognized in the Federal Republic of Nigeria to be part of this. It could be recalled…
Last week at the Women in Technology in Nigeria (WITIN) under the leadership of Mrs Martha Omoekpen Alade event,it was a great Tech4D forum which had in attendance the greatest number of women I have ever seen in a technology focused event in Nigeria. The time spent to encourage and support their event was worth…
For the second year Oracle will bring the most important announcements from Oracle OpenWorld to Nigeria on 19 October 2012. Entitled “Your Vision, Engineered”, the day will bring a selection of announcements and interactive education sessions from Oracle Openworld, the most important technology event on the Oracle calendar. The latest product and service offerings from…
Nokia introduces a portable solar charger to Nigeria to test the viability of alternative mobile phone charging for Africa. In a press communication made available to us, it says that the new Nokia Portable Solar Charger, DC-40 is a pilot product designed and marketed by Nokia to test the viability of solar charging as…
It is interesting to hear that Jumia – Africa’s fastest growing e-commerce retailer with operations in Nigeria, Egypt and Morocco – and Zando – #1 fashion retailer online in South Africa- will get investments from J.P. Morgan Asset Management. The investor will take a stake through a German holding company in an all cash-for-equity investment….
Everyone loves and dreams of a great tomorrow especially young Nigerians and Africans.Intel’s new campaign is said to provide answers to your desire of a great tomorrow. In a strategic move to consolidate its presence in Nigeria, Intel has expanded its business operations with fresh appointment of 7 Nigerian experts to compliment her business stature…
To bring the concept of multi-channel CEO to life, consider for one moment that you’ve been with a mobile provider for the past five years. You’ve just tried adding extra services to your account through the company’s self-service website. The payment is being processed, but just before it confirms your order the website crashes. Has…
It is really interesting learning that Nokia in partnership with Co-creation Hub (CcHUB) has embarked on an academy program called ‘Nokia/CcHUB Growth Academy’ aimed at accelerating top Nigerian mobile software companies in growing their companies on regional and international levels. Having successfully completed a pilot, we invite applications for this first of its kind business…
See pictures at the Oracle OpenWorld 2012 In a press statement made available to us,says Oracle known for delivering on the industry’s broadest and most advanced Cloud strategy, through Thomas Kurian, executive vice president, Oracle Product Development, has announced that Oracle is expanding her Cloud services portfolio, and continues to demonstrate significant customer…
As Oracle OpenWorld event commenced on the 1st of October,2012 in San Francisco, Oracle CEO, Larry Ellison announced the Oracle Exadata X3 Database In-Memory Machine – the latest generation of its Oracle Exadata Database Machines. The Oracle Exadata X3 Database In-Memory Machine is a key component of the Oracle Cloud. Oracle Exadata X3-2 Database In-Memory…
Women in Technology in Nigeria (WITIN) is glad to invite you to participate in a one day Technology for Development Forum, designed to sensitize stakeholders on Internet and mobile technologies’ impact on kids. Date: 4th October,2012 Venue: Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria Objectives of the Conference include: 1) To help stakeholders, especially parents, guardians and…
In a move that validates its mantra of being ‘sponsors of tomorrow’ global technology company Intel is sponsoring nine Nigerian science students drawn from three secondary schools in the country to South Africa to compete in a science competition involving all secondary schools in Africa. Known as the Eskom Expo for Young Scientists, the fair…
At a well attended press conference in Lagos, Nigeria, Research In Motion, the maker of BlackBerry smart phones and the BlackBerry PlayBook made major announcements, One of such is of the opening of a permanent local entity and the first fully branded BlackBerry retail store in Lagos, Nigeria. The move, which marks the expansion of…
“With easywallet from Etisalat, you won’t need to carry your physical wallet around anymore”-Lucas Dada, Director, Products &services at Etisalat Nigeria. Each time I hear Etisalat’s promotional jingle of 0809ja for life… feel this is a brand that is innovative and very Nigerian. And they tend to make telecommunications easy for Nigerians with different products…
Infrastructure is key to development,the Regional Coordinator of the World Infrastructure Summit for Africa and the President of Initiative for Infrastructure and Modern City Development IIMCD Nigeria, Mr .Daniel Omonze has lamented that the demand for infrastructure is outstripping supply all over the world, saying new strategies must be devised to address the deficit. Omonze…
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the African Innovation Foundation (AIF) are delighted to announce the call for applications for the 2013 Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA). The Innovation Prize for Africa awards$150,000 USD to Africans who are thinking of innovative ideas in areas like agriculture, the environment, health, ICT, and manufacturing…
All over the world today, Technology is one tool that impacts on every aspect of an economy. It enables sustainable development and empowers the people for growth and productivity. We cannot afford in this age to continuously pay little attention to the importance of Technology for development (T4D). This digital gap has also created with…
To consolidate Nigeria’s position on the Global Internet Governance Forum, Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NIRA) in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Communications Technology, National Information Technology Development Agency, Nigeria Communications Commission and Global Network for Cybersolution is organizing a one-day Preparatory National Stakeholders’ Forum to call for contributions from various stakeholders toward the forthcoming…
This is an overview of the paper delivered by Mr Tosin Amusan, Datacenter/Virtualization and Cloud Solution Architect at Cisco during the 3rd Education Network Conference in Lagos, Nigeria. Global Trends in Education Online courses expand reach and complement traditional instruction: Education institutions are increasingly looking for opportunities to expand access to educational opportunities and increasing…
In Technology focused journalism in Africa, the name Remmy Nweke will always ring a bell. He is one Nigerian journalist that has won many international awards. For over a decade, Remmy worked and meritoriously stepped aside to grow his communication outfit, as the Senior Reporter and Head of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) desk at Champion…
Oracle recently announced the results of its “Making the Grade: Optimizing the Higher Education Student Experience” report, which surveyed more than 1,000 undergraduate students and 180 higher education administrators to examine where student services stand today, the impact those services have on overall student satisfaction and how higher education institutions can improve services and address…
It gets more exciting to know that Africa is gradually being regarded as a potential haven for business opportunities, as Oracle extends invitation for Tech Journalists in Africa to join them at this year’s Oracle OpenWorld Conference. Claire Alexander, Oracle PR manager for Africa made this known to us that this is the first time…
Blackberry battery runs down easily and that is one of the challenges users face but BlackBerry has introduced a new application to help you get the most battery life out of your BlackBerry smartphone. The app is called Application Resource Monitor. The Application Resource Monitor (ARM) is designed to identify and alert you to idle…
From Cyberschuulnews we learnt that the Republic of Cameroun has entered into agreement with Main One Cable Company -to provide a landing point at Douala on the Main One’s 1.9Tbps submarine cable which already has landing points in Nigeria, Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire, Senegal the Canary Islands, Morocco and London. Before now Cameroun was connected on…
SOFTWARE NIGERIA & LOCAL CONTENT ACT 2010 Suppressed Development and Under-development of Indigenous Software: The Nigerian Software Lion has roared in an effort to occupy the International software space – this has come to pass. Engr. Chijioke Simeon Agu, a Fellow of the Nigeria Computer society and Past President of the Institute of Software Practitioners…