BY DAVID IORJA Nigeria and China Wednesday in Beijing, signed the agreement of $328million for the Information and Communication Technology Infrastructure Backbone Phase II (NICTIB II) project in Nigeria. Visiting President Muhammadu Buhari equally won the crucial support of the Chinese President, Xi Jinping, for the Nigeria’s aspiration to build the 3050 Megawatts Mambila hydroelectric…
The Administrator, Digital Bridge Institute (DBI), Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, has called on African governments to launch an aggressive intervention in the ICT sector by investing in digital skills to stimulate economic growth and youth employment. Adinde made this known at the just-concluded International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the Digital Bridge Institute Regional Human Capacity Building…
Leading connectivity and data centre solutions provider, MainOne, and data centre supplier Minkels have announced the completion of the second phase of upgrade to West Africa’s largest Tier III+ Data centre company (MDXi). The recent upgrade further enhances the capacity of Mainone to deliver on its promise of quality services. MainOne plans to expand its…
Nigerian ISP start-up Tizeti and its consumer facing brand, Wifi.com.ng has closed a Series A round of $3M, led by 4DX Ventures with participation from existing investors Y Combinator Continuity, Lynett Capital, Social Capital, Western Technology Investment, Friále and Golden Palm Investments. This follows on from the company’s Seed investment of $2.1M in 2017. Tizeti…
OSN, the entertainment network inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Huawei, a global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices, to provide a turnkey IPTV solution which allows telecom operators to deliver a state-of-the-art TV experience along with premium content. This new partnership with Huawei is part of OSN’s digitisation…
L-R: Idongesit Inyang, Human Relations Manager; Emmanuel Adeyemi, QA/QC Manager; Ramzi Chidiac, Managing Director; and Abadaike Elvis, Quantity Surveyor, during the media session in Lagos Lagos-based construction company, ITB Nigeria Limited, has stated that the firm has redefined and raised the standards of buildings and construction in Nigeria.Speaking at the event, Mr. Chidiac stated that…
Asad Rehman, executive director of War on Want; Meena Raman, legal adviser and senior researcher at Third World Network; Tom Goldtooth, executive director of Indigenous Environment Network; and Nnimmo Bassey, director of the Health of Mother Earth Foundation, say that the spate of climate talks in 2018 could make it the year that world governments chart a path toward…
The European Union is financing the construction of model public toilets in 14 small towns in Ekiti West and Gbonyin Local Governments, Ekiti State, under its Water Supply and Sanitation Reform Programme (WSSSRP) III. The project, titled: “Farewell to Open Defecation”, is being implemented by Bread of Life Development Foundation in collaboration with the Ekiti State Small…
The Lagos State Commissioner for the Environment, Mr Babatunde Durosinmi-Etti, has urged the residents of the state to always protect the marine environment due to its socio-economic values. Durosinmi-Etti said this on Thursday, September 6, 2018 during the clean-up of Ibeshe Waterfront in Ikorodu, marking the maiden edition of the Clean-up of Lagos Waterfront. He…
The establishment of a ‘Climate Change Vision’ involving all quarters, excellent climate change governance and behavioural change among all the people has become inevitable.A Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Environmental Studies and Sustainable Development, Lagos State University, Dr. Ahove Michael, made this assertion during a dialogue on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) organised by…
