Nigeria, Tanzania win global ICT competition
Jubilant students from Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania and Angola fly their respective countries’ flags following victory in technology awards by SAVIOUS KWINIKA JOHANNESBURG – STUDENTS from Nigeria and Tanzania are the overall joint winners of this year’s Sub Saharan regional finals of Huawei’s global information and communications More...
Americans fall prey to Nigeria scammers
Romance scams from EMEKA OKONKWO in Abuja, Nigeria ABUJA – NIGERIA’S anti-corruption agency has arrested 15 suspects for allegedly swindling American nationals through internet fraud and romance scams. The More...
Nigeria enjoys uptick in internet subscriptions
Nigeria internet service providers from OKORO CHINEDU in Lagos, Nigeria LAGOS – NIGERIA, Africa’s largest economy, has recorded a yearly growth of 14 percent in internet subscriptions. The figure stands More...
US, India, Australia combine to push clean fossil fuel
Fossil energy, photo supplied from ANDRZEJ KOWALCYK in Katowice, Poland KATOWICE – FOR 10 minutes, yesterday, protestors chanted and danced a conga around the room where a White House team was hosting More...
SAA marks 20 years of Nigeria operations
South African Airways by MTHULISI SIBANDA JOHANNESBURG – SOUTH African Airways (SAA) is celebrating 20 years of flights to Nigeria. Operations between Johannesburg and Lagos commenced on December 4, 1998. Over More...
Policy reforms to grow Nigeria’s digital economy
Global System for Mobile Communications from OKORO CHINEDU in Lagos, Nigeria LAGOS – MODERSNISING regulation and policy reform will boost Nigeria’s digital economy and accelerate internet access for More...
Ghana shuts, reopens hundreds of Nigerians’ shops
Ghana traders versus Nigerians from RUSSELL ADADEVOH in Accra, Ghana ACCRA – GHANA has reopened hundreds of shops belonging to Nigerians after the stores were closed during conflict with local traders. More More...
Refugee kids to access education through digital passport
JOHANNESBURG – MILLIONS of children in conflict and disaster prone situations are to receive education following a partnership between the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and Microsoft. The partnership More...
Africa urged to endorse Zimbabwean Zavazava bid for top ITU post
Zimbabwe’s ICT expert, Dr Cosmos Zavazava vying for the top United Nations director’s post at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Picture, Savious Kwinika, CAJ News from SAVIOUS KWINIKA in More...
Mining thrusts Nigeria on verge of a new dawn
ABUJA – THE mining industry, which is crucial to the country’s efforts to diversify its economy from an over-reliance of oil, is upbeat ahead of the Nigeria Mining Week set for Abuja in October. Miners More...