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.

Nigerian shareholders and their Arab counterparts in Etisalat Nigeria are quietly stockpiling financial war chests ahead of February 2010 when an option in their shareholder agreement allows Etisalat of UAE, the operator of the network that also owns 40 per cent stakes, to launch a buyout of Nigerians investors in the nation

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CEO, Intergral Assets Limited, Lanre Onasanya reviews the state of technology adoption for individuals and business across parts of African continent where he has played critical roles in pushing technology intiatives across seven least developed economies. Cuurently Lead Consultant, Africa and Middle East for McGhee Productivity Solutions, Onasanya who was a pioneer member of the Microsoft Nigeria Office says that the state of technology growth requires more collaboration among economies of the continent to forge an African solution in an interview with Technology Times. Excerpts:

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The Federal Government at the weekend slammed a cancellation order on a deal approved by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to impose a mandatory monthly fee on all mobile phone lines to be paid by network operators to privately-owned Netvisa GSM Secured Limited, a company licensed to offer Central Equipment Identity Registry (CEIR) in the country.

Statistics from ratings site websiteoutlook.com places Nigeria

Ericsson has unveiled its new mobile broadband module designed to bring high-speed wireless connections to a new generation of consumer electronic devices.