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DSTV, MTN go mobile on TV

Mobile Phone users in two Nigerian cities: Abuja and Lagos can now watch DSTV on compatible mobile phones offered by MTN. DSTV is owned and operated in Nigeria by Multichoice Nigeria Limited...

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Mobile growth dims Nigeria's landline future

Would wire or land line ever define Nigeria's telephony market? Not likely. Operators and the country's regulator are increasingly convinced that the market belongs to mobile lines...

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ITU Telecom Africa 2008 begins 12th May

Lagos: African Ministers in charge of telecommunications, telecoms regulators, top government officials, CEOs of telecoms companies, equipment manufacturers and vendors, telecoms financing institutions, and thousands of participants from all parts of the world are billed to gather at the International Exhibition and Convention Centre, Cairo, Egypt, when the International Telecommunications Union, ITU-organized Telecom Africa Exhibitions and Forum 2008 kicks off on May 12, 2008...

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Microsoft stakes $1m in Nigeria's capacity build-up

Microsoft has invested over $1million (about N120 million) to provide ICT capacity for the technology-denied in Nigeria with more than 10, 000 people as direct beneficiaries of its Citizenship Activity since the company kicked off the scheme nearly half a decade ago...

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			FEATURE Nigeria : The election that failed ICT Nigeria 's 2007 national elections were marred with  irregularities despite the huge amount spent on ICT to facilitate an error free democratic process. SEGUN ORUAME writes on why technology failed to make any appreciable impact...   No respite in law for Nigerian online bankers If you are feeling cool that your bank just sent you an email or SMS alert on your most recent transactions, it’s because things appear to be in order. But you would develop goose pimples if...   Nigeria raises duty on used PCs to curb e-waste Importers of used electronic gadgets and refurbished computer systems would have to seek for business elsewhere...   Recent Stories Experts make case for control of Nigeria IT industry Celtel Nigeria announces board changes Nigeria: From 3G 2007 to Convergence 2008 How Nigeria , others can join the new economy

• Téléphonie mobile - Sentel va investir 10 milliards de plus en 2008
• Télephonie Mobile - Quand Sotelgui et Areeba étouffent !
• Une unauguration sous le signe de l'ingratitude
• Sonatel mobiles investit l'espace Uemoa: Cap sur la diversification et l'amélioration du réseau

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Great writers! A convergence of industry experts dissecting various areas of ICT in West Africa

Agenda IT Of hunger and computers for schools Segun Oruame writes: If Chief Leo Stan Ekeh has his way, every Nigerian student in secondary and tertiary institutions would have a PC and may be a laptop. But wishes... more »		LINUX Issues The easy way to integrated communication Folashade Wisdom writes: ...Some Managers are happy about the decisions they have made in the course of the year, some are promising themselves to make the next year a better one... more »
Contact Centre Hub Contact VS Call Center Ikenna writes: For the uninitiated, every customer service center is a call center! But in reality there is a very big difference between a Contact Center and a Call Center... more »		Eric's Blog OPEN ACCESS SAT3 Eric Osiakwan writes: Since publishing the Open Access EASSy paper @ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/eric/ (you must read it to understand this paper), I have been challenged on the viability of Open Access to SAT3... more »
CYBER TERRORISM 2 In order to understand the term ‘cyber terrorism’ a distinction has to be made between the concept and other computer crimes. The proposed law in Nigeria seems to be in consonant with the definition given by Dorothy Denning... more »		Diary of an Internet Service Provider in Nigeria [DisPING] Sunday Afolayan writes: An Internet Exchange point, according to Wikipedia is a physical infrastructure that allows different (ISPs to exchange Internet Traffic between their networks by means of mutual peering agreements, which allow traffic to be exchanged without cost... more »
Talking Telecom Independence: Blueprint for an effective regulatory environment Maxwell Massaquoi writes: From many corners of the universe, there is a growing trend by national governments to extrapolate from government ministries (communications ministries), the responsibility for sector (telecommunications) regulation... more »		Knowledge Economy Questions and Issues Jide Awe writes: Knowledge has become the most important catalyst of economic performance. The knowledge economy places emphasis on knowledge and people. Several questions and issues, however need to be addressed... more »
Network Academy (NetAcad) with Julius Ayuk Tabe Passport to IT Career: Organizations around the world are experiencing a shortage of qualified candidates to fill a growing number of networking positions in virtually every industry... more »		On the Frontiers of Computer Technological Advances Professor Clement K. Dzidonu: The year 2008 is now here with us and true to tradition; the pundits have looked into their crystal balls and made their predictions on what we should expect in the computer industry, this year and beyond... more »

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