ICT

The residents of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have commended Senator Philip Tanimu Aduda for his commitment to providing basic infrastructure to the people his constituency especially those living in the rural areas. They made the commendation during the inspection of constituency projects attracted by senator Aduda in the six area councils of the FCT led by his Special Assistant on Read More

Until the anti-corruption agencies walk the talk with regard to taking over unoccupied houses in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and other major cities across the country, Nigerians say they take the recent threat by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Offences Commission (ICPC) over such unoccupied houses with a pinch of salt. ELEOJO IDACHABA writes. If the threat Read More

  The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has plans to work with operators to more than double the nation’s broadband coverage Broadband access in Nigeria is currently accelerating at an impressive rate, but it builds on very humble beginnings. In 2000, Africa’s most populous nation had a meagre 79,000 internet users out of a population of 122.5 million – less than Read More

  Multinational cyber security and antivirus expert – Kaspersky has warned banks in Sub Sahara Africa about looming cyber threats and loss of finances that could be made possible by a silent hacking group.   In a statement distributed by APO Group on behalf of Kaspersky media contact Mbali Fikeni, the malware used in the attacks indicates that the threat Read More

Fibre optic infrastructure and telecommunications services provider, Phase3 Telecom, has announced it has commenced a strategic network technology upgrade to enhance communications for seamless regional and multi-location connectivity in Nigeria. This improved operational focus is targeted at expanding the scope of its on-going enterprise solutions drive for its increasing user portfolio of MSMEs, services sector and multinational companies, in contribution Read More

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has again appealed to telecom consumers to join hands with the commission in its efforts to ensure the protection of telecom infrastructure. The NCC wants citizens to take interest in the security of telecom infrastructure within and around their localities because safe and secured infrastructure is a correlate of good quality of service (QoS) delivery. Read More

Huawei has launched its home-gown operating system, HarmonyOS, signaling plans to move from Android mobile platform. Unveiled at the Huawei Developer Conference on Friday, the company described it as “a new microkernel-based, distributed operating system designed to deliver a cohesive user experience across all devices and scenarios.” CEO of Huawei’s Consumer Business Group Richard Yu, said “We’re entering a day Read More

Ondo state governor’s wife, Mrs Betty Akeredolu, has said that over one thousand girls in the state have been trained in ICT, solar renewable energy and other skill acquisitions since inception of the governor Rotimi Akeredolu led administration. Akeredolu stated this at the opening of a training programme tagged: “Bemore Summer Bootcamp for Girls in Naija” held in Ilara-Mokin, Ifedore Read More

Rwanda will by the end of this month start using drones in spraying mosquito prone areas as it steps up efforts to eliminate malaria. According to the Director general of Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC), Dr Sabin Nsanzimana, the pilot phase will begin in Gasabo District before being rolled out to other parts of the country by the end this year. Read More