The stage is set for the 2nd annual Mobile Web West Africa event as All Amber Ltd, UK, the organiser of this leading mobile-focused event in Africa, announced plans. The conference, which will take place April 24th through 26th at the Lagos Oriental Hotel, Nigeria will cater to the entire range of individuals involved in…
The eLearning Africa Photo Competition is back and has got off to a flying start. eLearning and photography enthusiasts from across Africa and the rest of the world have been sharing their view of ICTs in Africa. The closing date for submissions is April 16th, 2012, and participation is free. This competition is organised by…
Oracle released a report recently titled Next Generation Data Centre Index Cycle II, in which many businesses seem to have been caught off guard by the boom in ‘Big Data’. The findings also suggest that data has become an issue for boardroom consideration, while sustainability is back on the agenda of businesses. The report follows…
Nigeria Property Centre, , a leading property search website in Nigeria announced the launch of its personalized website service for estate agents. This service gives estate agents in Nigeria the ability to own their own websites in just 5 minutes. These websites feature full property listing and search capabilities including the ability to sort property…
The Women’s Technology Empowerment Centre – W.TEC announces her first Technology Camp for 2012, which is scheduled to take place from April 23 – 27 in Lagos, Nigeria. The camp, to be held on the week of International Girls in ICT Day, will serve as a platform to celebrate and encourage girls to learn and…
As mobile phones especially the smartphones have gone from just a mere communication tool to a tool for professionals and fashion conscious people in the society, Blackberry brand of smartphones have constantly being very innovative in their array of products as they lead in Nigeria and a favored choice amongst the mobile population. With the…
SAP, the developers of enterprise business application software that makes companies more efficient, more productive, and more profitable recently revealed its strategy for growth and investment in Nigeria. Speaking at the media parley organized by absolutePR, Vice-President of SAP Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), Tim Noble said “This is a very exciting time for…
The attention of our Association has been drawn to the Lagos State Special People’s Law 2011 which seeks to safeguard people living with disability from all forms of discrimination and equalise their opportunities in all aspects of living in the society. The Law provides for protection of the interest of persons who live with disabilities…
Kunle Afolayan a veteran director, has a new movie “Phone Swap” which Premieres tomorrow in Lagos at the Expo Center, Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island and Blackberry is proud to be the device sponsor of this new flick. The movie stars Joke Silva, Chika Okpala, Wale Ojo and several BlackBerry® smartphones brands. The BlackBerry…
Google today opened its third web and mobile conference g|Nigeria. The two-day event brought together hundreds of tech savvy entrepreneurs, developers and journalists, and provided training sessions on how to get the best from Google products. Participants got the opportunity to discuss the future of web application development, receive training on Google’s products and learn…
If am to summarize my experience as a zonal review panelist for Youth Enterprise with Innovation in Nigeria (YouWin!)-a business plan competition organized by the government with the objective of encouraging aspiring and innovative youths in Nigeria to expand their businesses, develop business ideas and engage in entrepreneurship, I will simply say that there exists…
The Executive Commissioner (Technical Services) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) Dr Bashir Gwandu has now taken over as the Chairman of The Commonwealth ITU Group (the CIG). Gwandu was unanimously elected as Chairman by the meeting of CIG, at Marlborough House -the Headquarters of the Commonwealth in London following his nomination to the Membership…
As part of the ongoing efforts to harmonize the Information Technology and the Communications Technology sector in Nigeria through a unified National Information Communication Technology (ICT) policy, the Ministry of Communication Technology has announced plans to host a public forum on the Draft ICT Policy on Friday, March 09, 2012 at the Lagos City Hall,…
The Google Nigeria team has announced her third annual gNigeria event, happening between March 15-16 at the Lagos Civic Center,Ozumba Mbadiwe Avenue,Victoria Island Lagos, Nigeria. According to their statement on the event, gNigeria a two day event where Google engages with the growing community of developers, business leaders, and entrepreneurs in Nigeria who are passionate…
Research In Motion, makers of the leading smartphones in Africa, recently announced that the first-ever BlackBerry Curve model with a touch display, the new BlackBerry® Curve™ 9380 smartphone and also the Bold 9790,are now available in Nigeria. The sleek and stylish all-touch BlackBerry Curve 9380 smartphone is powered by the BlackBerry® 7 operating system, which…
Tom Pegrume Vice president, Oracle Hardware Sales, Middle East and Africa, will be in Nigeria on February 27th to interact and answer relevant questions as to the future of data with Oracle solutions. Following an Oracle report released recently and made available to us by SY&T Communications Limited ,entitled Next Generation Data Centre Index Cycle…
Business has a life cycle. And each stage of this cycle introduces a new business order or dispensation that would partly, and in some cases totally alter what we may have known. Everything has a shelf life, whether it is a product or even a business. Undoubtedly, we are in another phase of enterprising, and…
There are emerging facts from global reports that doing business in the present age is no longer a joke, even in the most stable markets and economies such as Europe and America.Indeed, the business world is no longer fair!There have been so many political, economical, social, infrastructural, and other discomforts that have led to the…
Now with the Global meltdown, the Nigerian knowledge workers are in want. And stories are circulating in the Valley of immigrants abandoning their cars and homes to move back in with their parents abroad. But beyond the outflow of techies, Intel, Microsoft, and others have begun worrying publicly about a much broader problem: overall U.S….
“In Africa we don’t lack ideas,we only lack people who believe in our ideas and can genuinely invest in them” said Terry- a young Nigerian i met recently who shared some of his great ideas with me. Terry, no doubt is one of the millions of African youths whose ideas are yet to see the…
Look! Africa is fast becoming a digital colony without her realizing it.Am deeply afraid with the way we are going,that one day if nothing is done, we will wake up and see one smart kid in say China remotely controlling the economies of nations in Africa!Yes,it is as bad as that, if you have keenly…
Let’s now look at eCommerce in a bigger picture by comparing the relationship between these groups of people: Nigerians in Diaspora Nigerians at home Foreigners in Nigeria Foreigners abroad In the Internet marketplace, Nigerians in Diaspora will like to shop for their relatives at home while still abroad. Also foreigners in Nigeria will like to …
Bring them Home – Nigerian Knowledge Workers (NKW) – Worldwide! The Nigerian dream, vision, mission and Enterprise Agenda does not need 160 million people to realise and deliver the mission critical assignment of 21st Century development. No. We only need a few, three million (3 million) smart hot-heads and thinking & creative mindset to take…
Waserise.com a job search engine which took over 5 years of study and research on human needs and the recruitment process was recently launched in Nigeria.According to Seyi Eluwole”We have a job navigation model where users are able to pick several tags describing themselves and exactly the type(s) of job(s)they want. Our system uses a…
The time was 10.29am,on that day in September 1996.The venue was Broadway Computers Limited,Surulere and the Mission Critical Subject was Windows 95 softpack with its Embedded Virtual Basic Program. The encounter that led to the formation of Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria(ISPON) occurred in the month of September 1996,and the two professionals in this…
The central message of the national fuel subsidy removal and related economic crisis is: “The Industrial Era has ended and the Information Society Era has commenced”. All these noise about oil and gas, oil and gas – yes, removing the subsidy has created hardships, but focusing on this and identifying or calling it our central…
On 18th day of January,2012,the Internet World woke up to see that Wikipedia,the fifth most visited website on the internet,has blacked out its content to protest two anti- piracy bills;the SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (Protect IP Act) being moved by the US house of representatives and the Senate respectively. I quickly recalled…
How did we totally lose our way?Indeed is the question! But I did not ask the question. It is one articulated by Ms Funke Opeke, CEO of MainOne Cable Company in a Guests’ Comment Register at the breakfast meeting by CEO members of ATCON for Engr Victor Haffner’s 92nd birthday last September. Therein, she wrote:…
There are two kinds of countries in the world, those that are fully integrated into the Internet marketplace and those that are not. Humankind now rests on a new economy where a bottle of milk is just a mouse click away. Ecommerce will allow us to search for a product online in our locality, giving …
As part of Google’s ongoing commitment to encourage women and minorities to excel in computing and technology through her Google University Programes, Google has announced the following scholarships for 2012. -Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship 2012: Europe, the Middle East and Africa. You can find more details at http://www.google.com/anitaborg/emea/ -Google Europe Scholarship for Students with…