INFRASTRUCTURE development topped the Federal Government's agenda in Capital Expenditure of the N4.07 trillion budgetary proposal for 2010 laid separately before the Senate and the House of Representatives yesterday.
GAUTENG roads and transport MEC Bheki Nkosi yesterday moved to quash speculation that the government was considering making additional funding available to the Bombela Consortium to complete the airport link of the Gautrain in time for the Soccer World Cup.
In the latest twist to this saga, Chris Gabriel, the chief executive officer of Zain Africa, has said it is not for sale.
Second National Operator, Globacom says it will revolutionise Cote d'Ivoire's telecommunication services to help transform its economy and position the country as one of the most powerful telecommunications market in Africa and indeed the world.
IT WILL not be easy for Telkom to enter the market as SA's fourth cellular operator. It will be hugely expensive for a start, as it needs to have a mobile network that will outclass those of its rivals to have any hope of luring customers. And the R6bn price tag is enormous.
Essar had earlier paid US$ 3 million in licence fees to receive Uganda's sixth mobile licence
The United States government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), officially handed over the rehabilitated Harper City Hall/ Maryland County Administration Building to the government of Liberia, after completing five months of rehabilitation work. USAID provided a $450,000 grant to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to rehabilitate the building under its Liberia Community ...
MR. Emeka Nwokeke is a driver with Chisco, a popular transport company that has buses plying different parts of the country. Emeka left Lagos about 7p.m. penultimate Friday en route Port-Harcourt.
THE seventh mobile operator in Uganda, Smiles Communication, starts operations today, using the 02 code.
As Globacom gets set to launch its Glo Broad Access service, which offers the convergence of advanced voice, advanced data and advanced video in a single wired line today, a brand new revolution seems to be in the offing in the Nigerian telecommunications industry.
The government has given Internet Service Providers a stern warning: Cut your charges or risk an official price cap.
Claims by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) that globacom Limited, the official sponsor of the national teams of Nigeria, has defaulted in the payment of the sponsorship fee for 2009, have been rejected by the telephony company.
MTN's Average Revenue per User (ARPU) which describes how much money each subscriber spends on average on the network has declined, according to its latest figures.
Lagos State government has commenced a comprehensive computer literacy programme involving teachers and counselors in all primary and secondary schools as part of its effort aimed at improving learning and teaching techniques.
The government could introduce price controls for Internet services if providers do not reduce prices, it warned Tuesday.
