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- 6 Oct 2008
As Nigeria Sat-1 Lifespan Expires
Nigeria made its debut in satellite space technology on September 27, 2003 when it launched Sat-1 aboard a Russian rocket. The launch, at Plesetsk cosmodrome was watched live on television by…
- 26 Jan 2015
NITEL Loses $6m to SAT-3 Shut Down
Nigeria Telecommunications Limited (NITEL), part owners of South Atlantic 3/West Africa Submarine Cable (SAT-3), has lost some $6million in the last 18 months due to a cut at the Nigerian end…
- 2 Feb 2009
Business Activities Grounded as Sat-3 Shuts Down
Internet service delivery in the country has drop significantly since last week, no thanks to the shutting of under sea cable service, South Atlantic Terminal 111 (SAT-3) cable of Nigerian…
- 27 Oct 2008
Sat-3 Glitches Ground Businesses
Businesses in the country that depend on the Internet crawled at snail speed for the better part of last week after Sat-3, Nigeria’s backbone internet infrastructure suffered major damage…
- 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…
- 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…
- 6 Oct 2023
Sat X, Nigeria’s satellite, Not Fit for Security Purposes – NASRDA
National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) has said that Sat X, the current satellite of the country, cannot be used to address insecurity because it can only deliver low-resolution…
- 19 Oct 2012
Paucity of Funds Stalls Nipost, Galaxy V-SAT Project
Lack of funds has snarled the deployment of the 1,500 V-SATs touted as one of the main keys in the transformation of Nigeria Postal Service, (Nipost) into a modern public institution, Nigeria…
- 23 Feb 2015
SAT-3 Services to Bounce Back as Lagos, NITEL Agree on Repairs
Lagos State government and Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (NITEL) have resolved their differences and agreed to work together to relocate South Atlantic 3/West Africa Submarine Cable…
- 7 Sept 2009
Sat-3, Mtel, Main Attractions of Nitel Sale
Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (Nitel), the beleaguered national operator plagued by industrial actions, equipment loss and vandalism, a chronic lack of investment and allegations of…
- 4 Aug 2008
Investigate Sat-3 Earnings- Nitel Staff
Aggrieved staff of national carrier, Nitel, has petitioned the federal government urging the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) and Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related…
- 15 Oct 2009
GSM Holders, Globacom Barred from Bidding for Mtel, Sat-3
Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) has disqualified GSM license holders (MTN, Etisalat, Zain and Glo) from buying Mtel, the mobile arm of Nitel, Nigeria’s beleaguered national carrier, Nigeria…
- 10 Jan 2014
Botoku, 9, Sits and Passes WAEC Papers
She was eight years old when she sat for the November/December 2013 West African Examination Council (WAEC) examination. Anjolaoluwa Mautin Botoku , 9 years old has already laid claim to fame.…
- 5 May 2013
JAMB Warns Candidates Against Internet Fraudsters
Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has cautioned prospective candidates into universities and other tertiary institutions who sat its 2013 admission examinations on April 28 against…
- 29 Sept 2008
Nigeria Has 4,000 .ng Domains - Report
Nigeria sat on the periphery of the world’s Internet space in 2007 recording only 4,000 domain names according to World Internet Statistics, a report prepared by Miniwatts marketing Group.…
- 4 Feb 2017
.ng: Mulling A Nigerian Whitelist
I sat through a workshop for Law Enforcement Agents (LEAs) last week, I listened and understood the frustration that LEAs face, in trying to obtain information and thus prosecute cyber criminals in…
- 8 Sept 2022
Spring of Life Partners New Horizons To Produce 20 Microsoft Technology Associates
No fewer than 20 students of the prestigious Spring of Life and Fountain of Wisdom School, Enugu recently sat for and passed the globally recognised Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA) certification…
- 1 Dec 2022
Cloud Services Take Nigeria and Africa by Storm
By Stephen Okoye I recently sat on a panel to discuss the adoption of cloud computing in Nigeria and Africa and seeing the overwhelming optimism about cloud services among the panel and audience, I…
- 6 Sept 2016
Bill Gates Speaks to CNN Marketplace Africa on Plans for Africa
Following the announcement that the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will deliver 100,000 chickens to some of the most poverty-stricken areas of Africa, co-founder Bill Gates sat down for an…
- 21 Jun 2017
AI, Bots Will Free Smart Businesses’ Employees from Mundane Processes
Bots won’t take away (all of) your work, but they will help build a more creative workplace, says Jennifer Sutherland of Standard Bank who sat down with Sage’s Kriti Sharma to talk about the future…
- 29 Jul 2015
NAMA Conducts Site Acceptance Test For Kano Safe Tower Project
Preparatory to the commissioning of the Kano Safe Tower Project, the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency on Monday successfully conducted a Site Acceptance Test (SAT) of the installed equipment at…
- 26 Oct 2009
CTC Students Become Microsoft Certified Professionals
Four students of Christ the Cornerstone (CTC) International School, Lagos have emerged as Microsoft Certified Professionals (MCPs) in an on-line examination that is regularly sat for by individuals…
- 28 Sept 2021
Start-Rite School Produces Global Scholars in Microsoft Office Specialist
About 23 students of Start-Rite Schools, Abuja recently sat for and passed the prestigious Microsoft Office Specialist International Certification examination powered by New Horizons, world’s leading…
- 11 Feb 2025
NASENI CEO Mandates Institutes to Use Agency's Technologies and Products
There is a popular adage, which says, 'Charity begins at home'. This statement sat appropriately with the new policy unveiled at the weekend by the Management of the National Agency for Science and…
- 17 Jan 2022
Nigeria Oils Machine for Launch of Sat2, 2nd Satellite — Pantami
Nigeria is to launch a second satellite (Sat 2) into orbit with a view to boosting the nation’s satellite communications capacity, according to Isa Ali Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital…
- 31 Jan 2017
Concerns over FG’s "Eavesdropping" Satellites
The federal government has said that it will go ahead to build and launch two new satellites, despite an alleged loss of about $10 billion to foreign geospatial information sourcing firms due to what…
- 25 Aug 2016
Etisalat-Sponsored ‘Kids Say the Darndest Things’ Begins Season 2 Broadcast
The broadcast of the season two of Nigeria’s leading family TV series, Kids Say the Darndest Things sponsored by most innovative telecommunications operator, Etisalat Nigeria, took off at the weekend…
- 12 Feb 2024
Halilu Assures BPSR of NASENI's Delivery on its Mandate
Mr. Khalil Suleiman Halilu, Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) has assured the Bureau of Public…
- 17 Aug 2016
Etisalat Sponsored ‘Kids Say the Darndest Things’ 2 Set for Nationwide Broadcast
Nigeria’s leading Children Television series, ‘Kids Say the Darndest Things’, powered by Cliqlite from Etisalat Nigeria, is set to commence nationwide airing from the 20th of August of the season 2…
- 14 Sept 2009
Enhancing Telecom Service Delivery Through Glo 1
In spite of the impressive growth rate recorded by telecommunications sector of the country’s economy especially the mobile space, there exist major challenge which has hindered development in…