The African Development Bank’s (AfDB) Board of Executive Directors approved on Wednesday, July 24 an African Development Fund (ADF) grant of US$ 45 million to support the creation of a Pan African University (PAU). The new university consisting of five Pan African Institutes will focus mainly on science, technology and innovation. The new university would…
Few days ago I was at the stakeholders’ roundtable organized by the Universal Service Provision Fund( USPF)-a special Fund by Nigerian government designed to provide telecommunications and ICT services to unserved, underserved and deprived groups and communities in the country. Representatives of telecommunication firms operating in Nigeria were present for this focused Industry Roundtable…
The competition in the mobile phone market in Nigeria is actually driving certain changes and innovation. As different phone makers are constantly innovating to gain and maintain their market share, users are becoming more knowledgeable, insatiable and that makes the system interesting. The TECNO brand of smart phones has become one of…
Oracle recently announced a series of programs and activities for Java developers and aspiring developers around the world to “Make the Future Java”. These programs will enable developers to share their enthusiasm for Java, increase their technical capabilities, network with other community members and possibly be recognized for exemplary uses of Java.Java EE 7 launch…
The West and Central African Research and Education Network (WACREN) held its 1st Annual General Meeting on the 3rd July 2013 at the National Universities Commission in Abuja, Nigeria, with ngREN, the Nigerian NREN, as host. The AGM was preceded on 2nd July by a meeting of WACREN’s Board of Directors. The opening ceremony of…
Obama’s visit to some parts of Africa may have generated a lot of news and then opportunities for Young Africans.Today in front of an audience of more than 600 dynamic young leaders from South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, and Uganda, President Obama announced the Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders, the new flagship program of the…
I just got this few minutes ago and decided to share it so you can take the opportunity if need be. ICANN as part of its upcoming ICANN-47 meeting in Durban, South Africa from 14-18 July 2013 plans to adopt a new approach to its International Meetings commencing in Durban, by having themes…
Gulf Information Technology Exhibition 2013 – in Dubai promises to attract a superlative global audience in the knowledge economy by establishing a Nigerian Pavilion – with assurance of improving the FDI index of the Federal Government. This is made possible through the Consulting expertise of Mr. Akande Ojo of Pinnacle International Consulting of Iowa,…
Every genuine product comes with a warranty from the manufacturer. Ideally, a warranty could be defined as a written guarantee issued to the buyer of a product by the manufacturer of that product with promise of repair or replacement of the product under certain spelt out conditions and covering a period of time known…
Few weeks ago at the Mobile Web West Africa conference in Lagos, some interesting statistics were given on what majority of Nigerians really want from phone manufacturers. Majority of Nigerians want to use smart phones; they want them affordable and of good quality too. Also in that conference, Mr Alex Dadson of Qualcomms revealed…
As the world leader in next generation mobile technologies, Qualcomm ideas and inventions no doubt, are driving wireless growth and helping to connect people to information, entertainment and one another. Qualcomm’s breakthrough technologies enable the convergence of mobile communications and consumer electronics, making wireless devices and services more personal, affordable and accessible to…
The newly launched Galaxy S4 is designed to get you closer to what matters in life and bring your world together. Samsung Galaxy S4 was developed to redefine the way we live and to maximise our fulfillment of life. This sleek and innovative smartphone makes every moment of life very meaningful; it understands the…
Nokia Nigeria has invited us to the launch of Nokia’s new range of affordable Lumia smartphones; Lumia 520 and Lumia 720, as they introduce them into the Nigeria market. The Launch is scheduled to hold on Wednesday, 15th May, 2013 in Lagos. The competition in the Mobile Phone market these days is something of…
The Galaxy Note 8.0; a new era of intelligent Note technology set to re-ignite the mid-size tablet category that Samsung established in 2010 is now available in Nigeria. Providing unrivalled multimedia performance within a compact one-hand-grip screen, the GALAXY Note 8.0 has the power and advanced technology to evolve the tablet experience and ensure you…
The internet, mobile phones, social media networks, PCs have made accessing and sharing information so interesting more than any other time in life. Of a truth, technology is enabling and enhancing different facets of life, education not left out. E-learning is one of the ways in which Nigeria can improve on her fallen standard…
Omidyar Network is convening some of Nigeria’s distinguished business, government and thought leaders to examine the state of entrepreneurship in Africa and share insights on changes needed to foster high-impact entrepreneurship nationally and across the continent. It is our pleasure to invite you to this special forum. In 2012, Omidyar Network launched the Accelerating Entrepreneurship…
As humans thrive in their ecosystem with physical and biological factors so are businesses. A healthy environment promotes entrepreneurship. For a developing country like Nigeria, am sure everyone knows that entrepreneurship is the way to go because it has the potentials to create jobs, boost the growth of our GDP and then impact on the…
“Can I move my legacy software to cloud?” A common question asked by many CIOs and tech heads. Cloud is considered an ideal platform for the latest applications built on newest technology and programming language. It has added scalability and flexibility to modern tools. But problems arise when we consider transferring the age-old, legacy applications…
Invited by Sony to be at the unveiling of the latest smartphone introduced in the Nigerian market wasn’t the attraction,we have been at several of such unveiling, i was so curious to see what Sony Mobile communications, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation, a leading global innovator of audio, video, game, communications, key device and information…
Just few weeks ago Blackberry launched two Phones-the Z10 and the Q10 riding on the new Platform 10. Two days ago BlackBerry officially announced the new BlackBerry® Z10 smartphone is launching in Nigeria. The BlackBerry Z10,powered by BlackBerry® 10, will come in black and white and will be available from Friday 1st March from carriers…
The eLearning Africa Photo Competition is back this year in its fourth edition. Under the theme of “Tradition and ICT innovation: a couple with potential”, budding photographers are encouraged to send in their photos depicting how ICT is enhancing the way individuals and communities in Africa live, learn, cooperate and connect. ICT can offer…
It really makes sense when Peter Drucker-a business philosopher says the very best way to predict the future is to create it. Realizing that Technology is one vital sector that impacts on every aspect of the economy, be it Health, Agriculture, Education, Finance and also governance, helps nations make adequate budget and plan for her…
Nokia, Microsoft, Dalberg organized Innovation for Vision 20:2020 Forum to boost Nigeria’s economy and to stimulate discussion about the role of ICT’s and innovation in catalyzing development Global phone manufacturer, Nokia in partnership with leading Software maker, Microsoft and Dalberg Global Development Advisors organized a full day forum to discuss ways the ICT sector can…
TechWomen brings emerging women leaders in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) from the Middle East and Africa together with their counterparts in the United States for a professional mentorship and exchange program. TechWomen connects and supports the next generation of women leaders in STEM fields by providing them access and opportunity to advance their…
Mobile, social, and cloud are redefining how business gets done this days. Immediate access to the latest technologies is essential to be able to innovate and thrive. In order not to be left behind as an organisation and business, discover your next steps at Oracle CloudWorld, a premier executive event series hosted by Oracle and…
Mobile phone and related services and opportunities are said to be the future for Africa, but often times leveraging these opportunities have become increasingly challenging for businesses in Africa. How do we monetize mobile content and applications?The first step is to develop a mobile marketing or advertising strategy for your business. Introducing to you m-Wise…
As quality education is key to national development, Intel-a leading Technology Company has begun a massive training programme for Nigerian teachers-in-training beginning with the Sa’adatu Rimi College of Education Kumbotso, Kano state. Reputed to be the largest teacher training institute in Nigeria it has a student enrolment of over twenty thousand. Over 50 lecturers of…
iROKOtv, dubbed by media commentators as the “Netflix of Africa” celebrates her first birthday today 1st December 2012. iROKOtv is Africa’s largest online platform for streaming movies and has invested in building the world’s largest library of Nollywood movies over the past year, owning licenses to more than 5,000 titles. Lovers of all things Nollywood…
As the internet increasingly becomes a platform for socialization driven by content and applications, Young Nigerian developers and startup owners like Christopher Columbus are positioning themselves for global competitiveness and relevance which is highly commendable. Recently on Guardian newspaper and also on Daily Champion newpaper, I read about Varpal-a social platform for local, international and…
PUBLISHED BELOW IS THE SPEECH BY THE HONOURABLE MINISTER OF COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY, MRS. OMOBOLA JOHNSON AT THE ISPON 2012 NATIONAL SOFTWARE CONFERENCE AND COMPETITION FROM OCTOBER HELD RECENTLY WITH THE THEME: THE CLOUD AND THE FUTURE OF SOFTWARE NIGERIA It is my pleasure to make these short remarks at this year’s National Software Conference and…