ICTs Will Boost Digital Transformation in Africa -Report

African countries have been advised to take full advantage of the potential offered by information and communications technologies (ICTs) to drive social and economic transformation, according to the World Economic Forum’s Global Information Technology Report (GITR) 2015.

Several African countries have dropped in terms of the report’s Networked Readiness Index ranking.

Senior Cisco Executives have highlighted the considerable challenge facing most African countries as they seek to develop the infrastructure, institutions and skills needed to reap the full benefits of ICTs, as only 39% of the global population enjoys access to the Internet despite the fact that more than half now owns a mobile phone and Africa having one of the highest mobile phone penetration.

The Cisco Executives noted that lack of access to the Internet is depriving many Africans of the opportunity to take full advantage of e-learning as well as online financial, data and health

Intel, Microsoft, Others Partner to Drive Nigeria’s Small & Medium Businesses

*L-R: Consumer Channels Group Director HP, Mr. Mark Ihimoyan, ; Account Manager HP, Mr. Paul Ofulue; Enterprise Solutions and Services BDM, Intel Corporation, Mr. Femi Babajide, and, Strategic Relationship Director, Intel Corporation,, Mr. Stanley Muoneke,  at the event….

In a bid to ensure the delivery of affordable technological solutions and grow small and medium businesses in Nigeria, Intel Nigeria has joined hands with MTN, Microsoft, HP and Diamond Bank to drive an SMB targeted initiative.

The SMB targeted initiative was announced recently in Lagos at a Technology Tour event to kick-start the initiative which would offer Nigerian SMB’s the best bundle of PC, Printer and Office for their day-to-day operations and also feature capacity building seminars, conferences and workshops to address other issues confronting them.

Speaking at the Technology Tour event, the Marketing and Public Relations Manager, Intel

Court Upholds DStv’s 20 % Subscription Increment

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, on Thursday said that Digital Satellite Television (DStv) operated by Multichoice Nigeria had the right to increase its subscription rate as it did last month, the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN reports.

Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke then struck out a suit filed by some aggrieved subscribers challenging the company’s recent 20 per cent increment on subscription.

The aggrieved subscribers: Messrs Osasuyi Adebayo and Oluyinka Oyeniji, who are also lawyers, had filed the class action on behalf of themselves and all other DStv subscribers across the country.

The plaintiffs had sought an order of the court restraining Multichoice from implementing

Apple Tops Google as World’s Most Valuable Brand

A report known as the BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands, released on Wednesday by advertising firm WPP and market researcher Millward Brown, attempts to rank the value, or dollar amount, of a company through a combination of market data and customer surveys. Overall, technology firms fared well among the 100 brands that showed up.

According to cnet.com, it was Apple that shined higher than the rest of the tech pack. This year, the company reclaimed the top spot after being overtaken by Google in 2014. Specifically, Apple picked up a brand value of $247 billion, a jump of 67 percent from last year. In bumping Apple back to the top of the charts, Millward Brown cited the success of the iPhone 6 and the surrounding excitement about the Apple brand in

Almost Half of World's Population will be Online by December - ITU

A report by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has revealed 3.2 billion people will be online by the end of this year, with two billion of those in the developing world, according to a release by ITPRO.

However, four billion of the world's population will still be offline, which represents two thirds of the people living in those areas.

The news is not positive for the least developed countries either. Only 89 million out of a total 940 million users are predicted to be online by the end of this year, representing a 9.5 per cent penetration rate. The least developed countries include much of Africa plus Nepal, Afghanistan and Bangladesh, according to the UN.

The report also looked into the types of internet connections around the world and revealed that by the end of this year, there will be seven billion mobile devices being used to access online

Apple iStore to Feature in Jumia's Mobile Week

Apple iStore has announced its special participation in Jumia’s Mobile Week Megathon, the one and only mobile sale of this size in Nigeria, taking place from 1-7 June.

A release obtained by onlinerommy.blogspot.com says iStore and Jumia are partnering to offer mega deals on its finest and latest Apple products, from iPhones to iPads on iStore Online - Powered by Jumia - for seven days in a row, offering customers nationwide the chance to purchase the Apple device of their dreams at a price they would not be able to find anywhere else.
Jumia has been revolutionizing the way of accessing the Nigerian market for mobile brands for three years now, providing trustworthy, direct and fast access to Apple products for the end customers. It is, therefore, natural that iStore collaborates with Jumia to bring to its customers exactly

Glo Launches Nigeria’s First Airport Wi-Fi with FAAN

Globacom has launched the country’s first ever comprehensive airport Wi-Fi facility in collaboration with the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), according to a release by the company.

With this development, passengers and other users of the airports will now be able to connect wirelessly to the internet through their smart phones, tablets, laptops and other smart devices. 

Globacom’s Coordinator, Business Solutions, Mr. Ike Oraekwuotu, said Globacom was "delighted to bring Nigeria up to speed with one of the best trends in the aviation industry worldwide by introducing ultra high speed Wi-Fi data experience for travellers and other users of our airports, beginning with Nigeria’s flagship airport, the MMIA."‎

According to Oraekwuotu, the facility, which will be available at both the domestic and the international wings of key airports across the country, has been made possible due to the great