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- 28 Feb 2012
MainOne Emerges Platinum Sponsor of ICT Girls Day
MainOne Cable Company has offered to be the platinum sponsor of the first ICT Girls Day, which has the objective of sensitizing young girls on the opportunities and relevance of getting into ICT as a…
- 22 Mar 2015
NGBA, AHK Nigeria Meet SmartCity Innovation Hub Promoters
‎In alignment with its core objective of strengthening business relationship between Nigeria and Germany, a delegation from the Nigerian-German Business Association (NGBA) and German Delegation…
- 14 Jan 2013
Kitskoo Cloud Services Plans Customers’ Forum
Kitskoo Inc., an international telecom and ICT services firm operating in Nigeria as Kitskoo Cloud Services Ltd. in partnership with MainOne Cable Company and Tech Mahindra is organizing a one-day…
- 14 Jan 2015
SmartCity Innovation Hub Tipped to Create 50,000 Direct Jobs
SmartCity Innovation Hub project, apart from galvanizing economic diversification and moving Nigeria towards a knowledge-based economy, the promoters said the technology focused Innovation Hub…
- 8 Sept 2010
Galaxy Backbone Partners MainOne to Deliver Enhanced Services
Information and Communications Technology (ICT) infrastructure services provider, Galaxy Backbone has signed on to MainOne undersea Cable to deliver Data, Internet, Voice and Video services to its…
- 14 Mar 2016
Microsoft’s Restates Commitment to Grow Nigeria's ICT Market
Microsoft has restated its commitment towards growing the Information Communication Technology sector in the country. Microsoft reiterated its commitment at the opening of a new office in Civic…
- 14 Oct 2013
Why We Arranged $100m Deal for MainOne- Standard Chartered
Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria’s quest for strong business growth and its believe to ensure a turning point for domestic growth and development of the local economy, was behind its lead arrangement…
- 17 Dec 2017
Telcos, ISPs Frustrating IPv6 Adoption by Networks
There are indications that telecommunications operators and traditional internet service providers (ISPs) in the country are frustrating adoption of Internet Protocol version six (IPv6) by other…
- 28 Jul 2020
ATCON Converges Stakeholders On 70% Broadband Target
The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria, ATCON, has announced date for its inaugural Sectoral Forum aimed at bringing together telecom and ICT stakeholders to brainstorm on meeting…
- 4 Sept 2016
Networks Risk Compatibility Issues as IPv4 Runs Dry
Networks that are not available on both IPv4 and IPv6 risk experiencing compatibility issues when all global networks have fully migrated to IPv6. According to Mohammed Rudman, chairman, IPv6 Council…
- 26 Jun 2016
Nigeria Drops in IPv6 Visibility on Internet
Nigeria has dropped in the ranking of telecommunications networks that are currently using internet protocol version 6 (IPv6), the latest communications protocol, compared to last year’s ranking,…
- 7 Feb 2018
NCC Board Approves Two New Infraco Licences for South East & North East
The Board of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) recently approved two additional Infrastructure Company (Infraco) Licences, in order to deepen broadband penetration in the Country …
- 6 Jul 2015
Nigeria Ranks Low in IPv6 Visibility on Internet
There are just four telecommunications networks in Nigeria using internet protocol version 6 (IPv6), the latest communications protocol, out of 103 Autonomous Systems (Ases) coming from the country…
- 4 Aug 2013
School Curriculum Needs Reappraisal-Sonuga
Jinmi Sonuga is manager (Infrastructure Project), Business Unusual Limited. Sonuga’s experience expands to Technical Business Development & Strategy; CTO Executive Support and CTO Executive…
- 10 Mar 2016
FG, Others Laud Microsoft New Office In Lagos
Federal government has joined prominent ICT investors in the country to commend Microsoft Nigeria various initiatives aimed at helping improve the country’s global ICT competitiveness‎. Mr.…
- 12 Mar 2012
eBusiness Life Int’l ICT Girls Day Receives ATCON Backing
As the International ICT Girls Day Celebration event organised by eBusiness Life Communication approaches, the Association of Telecommunications Company of Nigeria (ATCON), the umbrella body for…
- 14 Apr 2009
Nitel Shops for Ship to Repair Cut Sat-3 Cable
Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (Nitel), which holds the country’s stake in the South Atlantic 3/West Africa Submarine Cable (Sat-3), has gone to South Africa in search of a ship that…
- 2 Apr 2012
Harsh Environment: Experts Ring Worry, NCC Assures
Telecommunications operators have painted a gloomy outlook for the sector over the next 18 months urging for urgent underpins to ensure the survival of the only thriving sector of Nigeria’s economy…
- 4 Jun 2012
VDT Bags Bulk Internet Provider Of The Year
VDT Communications Limited, a Broadband ICT Service Provider in Nigeria has consistently over the years, won Awards from the stable of the Beacon of ICT Awards. …
- 16 Feb 2014
SAT-3 Service Cut Leaves Internet Users Stranded
The growth in the Nigerian internet data market has suffered a major setback as SAT-3, the 15,000km undersea cable which lands in eight West African countries including Nigeria as it winds its way…
- 9 Oct 2016
Toure, Ex-ITU Scribe to Speak at Nigeria’s Investment Forum in Telecom World 2016
Mr. Hamadoun Toure, former secretary general of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), has been named the keynote speaker at Nigeria’s Investment Forum in ITU Telecom World 2016, Bangkok,…
- 21 Feb 2012
Stakeholders Canvass Internet Ubiquity for ICT Development
As part of its contribution to the development of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the country, Digital Jewels last week in Lagos held the 43rd edition of its monthly Information…
- 1 Mar 2010
Undersea Cables will Complement Local Ones- Jegede
The expected delivery of telecommunications services by two new undersea cables that are currently being laid across the sea coast of West Africa has been described as a development that will boost…
- 30 Jan 2012
Challenges of Last mile Infrastructure in Service Delivery
One of the major obstacles to Telecommunications service delivery in the country is absence of last mile infrastructure required to deliver services to consumers of these services at their respective…
- 12 Nov 2015
NCS to Confer Fellowship on SGF, 19 Others
Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) has confirmed that Engineer Babachir David Lawal, secretary to government of the Federation is among the twenty approved for confirmation with the professional…
- 22 Nov 2023
The Structures, Roles of Operators in the Nigerian Telecoms Sector
By Olajide Adisa Since Independence in 1960, the telecoms sector has impacted on the Nigerian economy in several positive ways, creating jobs and contributing to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of…
- 13 Oct 2014
Broadbased Projects Aim to End Fiber Trouble Tickets- Ise-Okojie
Prince Henry Ise-Okojie, executive vice chairman, Broadbased Communications, is an experienced international business entrepreneur with over 25 years in starting and managing various…
- 20 Jul 2013
Telecom Investors Decry Lack of Govt. Patronage
Telecom operators which in over a decade remain Nigeria’s largest drivers of foreign direct investment (FDI) and employer of labour, weekend bemoaned government neglect of the sector, despite a…
- 29 Nov 2020
BAT CIO for West & Central Africa Wins Award
Olakunle Ogedengbe, the Chief Information Officer (CIO) for British American Tobacco in West and Central Africa, emerged the winner in the Platinum Category, as CIO of the Year (Consumer Goods and…
- 19 Oct 2009
Telcos Preparing for Next Frontier in Service delivery
The liberalization of telecommunications sector of the country’s economy some nine years ago has witnessed a lot of transformation and challenges mostly associated with developmental stage in…