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Anambra and Delta States have backed out of the second Niger Bridge project, valued at N10 billion, although the Federal Government has put on the table its N4.3 billion counterpart funding.
The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) has expressed concern that the charging for mobile phone services in foreign currency by all the major networks is seriously impeding the right of Zimbabweans to communicate.
The Federal Government has ordered Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to enforce adequate rules and regulations in relation to service delivery in the sub- sector, to ensure that operators meet relevant standards.
CELLULAR operator MTN has won its bid to buy airtime retailer iTalk, despite a last-minute bid by Huge Group to scupper the multimillion-rand deal.
Benue State Government has set aside the highest sectoral allocation of N5billion for the health sector in this year's budget to tackle the health challenges and dilapidated infrastructure in the sector.
MTN Ghana, the market leader in the increasingly competitive mobile telecommunications industry in the country, has warned its customers of a deceptive e-mail scam that falsely claims that participating individuals would receive a Nokia N95 and a Nokia E90 if they forward a e-mail to about twenty people.
Africell Lintel Sierra Leone has handed over a brand new motorbike to Maj. Karifa Kamara of the Republic of Sierra Leone armed forces as his own share in the ongoing end of year promotion.
The Minister of Information and Communications, Professor Dora Akunyili has asked the telecommunication operators in Nigeria to improve the quality of their services to the subscribers or face stiffer penalty sanction from the ministry.
The FCT Administration would this year embark on the provision of massive infrastructure in the Federal Capital Territory, to enable plot allottees develop their property.
The Vice President of D-Link International, Original Equipment Manufacturers of quality IT Network Products and Solutions, MS.Yeo Kee Lee will be in Nigeria today to consolidate the appointment of Chris Uwaje, Oracle of the Nigerian IT Industry as the company's Regional Director for West Africa.
Even with the present government's posture in encouraging IT education in the Nigerian educational sector, only less than 10% of Nigerian tertiary institution curricula has digital content, a technology deficit which translates a major challenge in an effort to bridge Nigeria's digital divide in the 21st century knowledge economy.
Over 4,000 FCT indigenes from three communities, Garki (Hausawa and Gbayi), Apo, and Akpanjana, will soon be resettled into their 3-bedroom houses at the Apo resettlement centre which the FCT Administration says is about 86 per cent completed.
Urban population of the developing world will hit 5.3 billion by 2050, report by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) has said. It said, 'Africa, with an urban population of 1.2 billion, will host nearly a quarter of the world's urban population".
ANAMBRA State government says plans have been concluded for the rehabilitation of the collapsed Unubi Water Scheme in Nnewi South local government area before the Easter celebration in line with the state's integrated development strategy.
Millicom International Cellular, a Luxembourg based telecommunications group has been awarded a licence in Rwanda as the third national telecoms operator, a top government official has revealed.
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)/Chevron joint venture has donated Computer Assisted Design and Drafting (CADD) equipment to the School of Engineering, Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH).
PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has re-assured the people of Mukono district that all major roads in the area will be tarmacked.
The Competition Commission has laid criminal charges against the unknown hackers who lifted the lid on highly confidential information about the South African banking system that the four big banks wanted to keep under wraps.
CONSTRUCTION of a major dam for the $27m (sh53b) Buseruka power project in Hoima is on course, the project manager has said.
Police fatally shot a 27-year-old man on Sunday, 4 January 2009 during a patrol that was searching for armed robbery suspects in Maun.
The world increasingly has become a global village, as a result of the impact of Information Technology (IT) and Science development, indicative of the fact that truly we are in an information age.
Governor Isa Yuguda of Bauchi state, has been most unfortunately and erroneously portrayed by critics as a non-performer simply because of his penchant for trips overseas primarily to woo foreign investments to his state. Fortunately such pedestrian misconception emanating mainly from his detractors who are hell bent to pull him down at all cost and by all means appears to have been debunked as ...
ANAMBRA State government has said that plans are afoot to upgrade Ekwulobia, the headquarters of Aguata local government area to an urban town.
THE Lagos State Task Force on the Environment, yesterday, continued the demolition of the popular Oshodi Market, with about 1,500 illegal structures already affected.
The Gombe state House of Assembly has commended the efforts of the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA) for its efforts at maintaning the Federal roads in the state.
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