By Benjamin Amu February 2, 2010. The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has called on individuals to submit papers on whether a clean slate approach is necessary for the internet of the future as it holds the third ITU-T Kaleidoscope academic conference. The conference which is titled “An innovation for future networks and services” is said to take [...]

News Analysis by Shina Badaru January 30, 2010 The race for the seat of the chief of the nation’s regulatory agency hit a feverish pitch last week after indications emerged that its Board may have recommended three names for the influential position of its Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive, the person that is to run the day-to-day [...]

By Shina Badaru Abuja. January 28, 2010. The Board of Commissioners of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) may have recommended the names of a former top shot of privately owned phone company, MTS First Wireless, Eugene Juwa and two other top officials of the influential telecoms regulatory agency to succeed its incumbent Executive Vice Chairman/ Chief Executive, [...]

As an industry professional, we are pleased to inform you of the upcoming Technology Times Outlook 2010 (Click here to register), our flagship business summit on ICT Roadmap for the Nigerian Economy convened by Technology Times Media Limited. Technology Times Outlook 2010, hosted by a partnership of private and public sector [...]

US computer markers, HP and Dell are locked in a tough battle for Nigerian market stakes after the latter sealed a deal with major local reseller, Technology Distributions (TD).

The Federal High Court Lagos has set aside January 21, 2010 for defence in the suit filed against the Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (NITEL) by its staff, Sunday Onoja, over allegations that he was wrongly dismissed from the phone company in 1998.

Technology Times Media Limited, publishers of the Technology Times titles has unveiled plans for the upcoming Technology Times Outlook 2010, the company

MD/CEO, Net Solutions, Steve Uwazie reckons that the ICT sector in Nigeria has witnessed significant milstones along its evolution such that today it has attracted the attention of leading global techology companies and lately, IBM, which today regards the economy as one of the major growth powerhouses to watch among emerging markets. A former Country Manager, IBM Nigeria, Uwazie shares his thoughts and insights on Nigerian ICT market trends and allied issues in an interview with Olubunmi Adeniyi, Okechukwu Kanu and Shina Badaru

The ongoing reforms in the banking sector, which has created serious credit squeeze for businesses may trigger of a distress in the telecoms sector where analysts see early warning signals indicating tougher times ahead for market players.

Just when you think the unrelenting comedy going on in Zain Nigeria (otherwise the pioneer GSM company in Nigeria) since its inception eight years ago is coming to an end, something tending towards a tragedy starts playing out. The latest events in the company are intertwined in high-wire boardroom politics, financial crisis and management experimentation, each of which is a potent ill wind that blows no organization any good. And these events are not necessarily connected to the rumoured plan to sell 46% of Zain Group.