30 results
- 28 Apr 2016
ITU Telecom World to Recognize Excellence in ICT Innovation
Innovative ICT solutions with positive social impact will be recognized and rewarded at ITU Telecom World 2016, the leading UN global technology event taking place this year in Bangkok, Thailand, 14…
- 26 Mar 2013
ITU Telecom World-13 Focuses on Transformation of ICT Industry
ITU Telecom World 2013 is continuing the ‘one conversation that matters’ this year in Thailand under the theme ‘Embracing Change in a Digital World’. This is supported by a new website launched today…
- 7 Mar 2016
ITU Telecom World 2016 to Focus on Digital Economy, SMEs
ITU Telecom World 2016, the leading UN global technology event, will take place this year in Bangkok, Thailand, from 14 to 17 November 2016. The focus will be on the most effective ways to grow our…
- 1 Mar 2017
Nigeria as a Potential Destination for Outsourcing
The outsourcing industry the world over, is an industry worth $500 billion annually. It is an industry where India is leading, followed by China, Malaysia, Thailand and Brazil and no African country…
- 18 Nov 2013
ITU Telecom World 2013 Opens Today
The annual International Telecommunications Union (ITU) organized Telecom world for this year will open today at Bangkok, Thailand. The event which runs till Friday November 22 is expected to bring…
- 28 Oct 2025
BlueNoroff Targets Eecutives on Windows and MacOS Using AI-driven Tools
At the Security Analyst Summit in Thailand, Kaspersky’s Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) unveiled the latest BlueNoroff APT activity through two highly targeted malicious campaigns…
- 24 Nov 2013
ITU Partners Brace for Battle against Cyber Threats
ITU Telecom World 2013, held in Bangkok, Thailand has demonstrated the power and need to work together with partners to enhance cybersecurity capabilities in the online world. ITU’s partners ABI…
- 17 Jul 2024
UK Appoints Mark Smithson New Country Director to Lead UK-Nigeria Trade and Investment Relations
UK has appointed Mr. Mark Smithson the Country Director for the UK’s Department for Business and Trade (DBT) in Nigeria. He takes over from Chim Chalemera who recently concluded a 3-year posting in…
- 22 Jul 2016
Nigeria Plans Big for ITU Telecom World 2016
Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) innovators, industry players and stakeholders are among the large number of delegates to the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Telecom World…
- 19 Dec 2016
Funding Start-Ups to Enhance Economic & Technological Development
Getting a start-up, off from the idea stage, up and running in Nigeria, is by no means, an arduous task. This is because of a number of issues that goes we with running one in our clime. As a…
- 7 Sept 2009
Integrating Challenged Group in Universal Access Effort
One section of the Nigeria society that seems not to have been carried along in both services and programmes such as promos by telecommunications operators is the Challenged Group. Challenged group…
- 18 Mar 2026
Nigeria tops global rankings for USDT, USDC ownership
Nigeria has ranked first globally in the ownership of the two largest stablecoins, Tether (USDT) and USD Coin (USDC), reflecting the country’s growing reliance on dollar-linked digital assets. USDT,…
- 1 Sept 2025
Spotify Unveils Global Afrobeats Playlist, Celebrates Genre’s Worldwide Rise
To amplify Afrobeats' status as a global powerhouse, Spotify today announced the launch of its new Global Afrobeats Playlist. The new Global Afrobeats Playlist is a celebration of a sound that has…
- 3 Oct 2025
SERA Opens Space Seat to Nigerians in Global Democratic Astronaut Selection
Nigeria will select its next space representative through an expanded democratic astronaut selection process, launched today by the Space Exploration & Research Agency (SERA). The initiative…
- 17 Oct 2013
Laos Plane Crash Kills 44 Passengers, Crew
A Lao Airlines plane carrying 44 people from the capital Vientiane to the southern town of Pakse crashed killing all on board on Wednesday, a Thai foreign ministry spokesman said. Laos officials…
- 21 Nov 2016
Investments in Telecoms Hit $68Bn in Nigeria
Despite what looks like economic downturn, investments in the fast growing telecommunications sector have been put at $68b as at July, 2016. Of this figure, $35 billion comes from Foreign Direct…
- 24 Sept 2017
Aramex Launches ‘Shop & Ship’, Takes Delivery From Global Retailers
By peter oluka Aramex, the disruptive leader in the global logistics and transportation industry, has introduced its easy-access online shopping and shipping delivery service, Shop & Ship (S&S) in…
- 29 Jul 2016
Microsoft CEO to Imagine Cup Students: ‘Face’ Global Issues with Technology
Thrilled by the innovative solutions presented by no fewer than 120 students from 34 countries around the world, Satya Nadella, chief executive officer of Microsoft, during an award ceremony at the…
- 11 Sept 2015
Mobile Infrastructure Market Hits $11.4Bn in Q2
Driven by strong 3G WCDMA capacity projects in EMEA and unabated LTE activity in China, the global macrocell mobile infrastructure market was up 2 percent in the 2nd quarter of 2015 (2Q15) from the…
- 23 Jul 2014
Behold, the 10 Richest Presidents In the World
With power comes not only fame but immense fortunes. Heads of state or government are supposed to be the servants of the people, but it this appears a Herculean task in this time and age. Those who…
- 14 Sept 2016
Tourism Revenue: Why Nigeria is 25 Times Less Successful Than Ghana
Tourism should be an easy win for emerging market (EM) and frontier market (FM) economies with weakened currencies, and cheap jet fuel; an opportunity that we think is being missed. When in the last…
- 28 Apr 2013
Nigeria Leads as World Inches to 7Bn Mobile Users
The world is inching towards the milestone seven billion mobile subscription mark by December 2013, with emerging markets as major drivers of the growth engine, according to a new study by Pyramid…
- 31 Jul 2020
Huawei Urges Telecoms Regulators to Address COVID-19 Challenges
Catherine Chen, Huawei corporate senior Vvce president and director of the Board, , has called on global telecoms regulators to work together to address the challenges posed by COVID-19 pandemic.…
- 15 Feb 2014
Worldwide Personal & Entry Level Storage Market Appreciated in 2013
Worldwide personal and entry-level storage (PELS) shipments grew 13.6% year over year in 2013, finishing the year with 75.2 million units, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC)…
- 26 Feb 2013
Bell Helicopter’s 429 Certification Gets NCAA Validation
Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has validated the Bell 429 of Bell Helicopter for operation in Nigeria and endorsed the Bell 429 gross weight increase to 3402 kg (7,500 lbs.). Nigeria is the…
- 23 Aug 2010
Glo International MMS Available in 24 countries
Globacom’s innovative International Multimedia Messaging Services (MMS) is now available across 48 networks in twenty-four major countries. The destinations now covered by the…
- 7 Nov 2013
PN Consulting Launches Solution for Hospitality, Property Mgt
The quest for a Hotel and Property Management Application that will meet the technology needs of Hotel and Property Managers in Nigeria has yielded the desired result with the recent entry of…
- 2 Jan 2014
Lenovo Shows Off Four New Smartphones
China's Lenovo has shown off its first LTE capable smartphone -- the Lenovo Vibe Z -- as well as three other mid-range smartphones. The Vibe Z comes encased in a 7.9mm silver or titanium body…
- 19 Feb 2013
Germany, Nigeria, Others Top Google Queries in 2012
A new analysis of more than 45 billion Google queries found that in 2012 Germany searched for the future on the internet more than any other country. The UK held the number one spot in 2011, but…
- 15 Nov 2013
Personal & Entry Level Storage Market Sees 2.9% YoY Growth
The worldwide personal and entry-level storage (PELS) market grew 2.9% year over year with 18.6 million units shipped in the third quarter of 2013 (3Q13), according to the International Data…