This Nigerian Woman Just Launched West Africa’s Largest Data Center In Lagos

January 16, 2015 Leading provider of innovative telecom services and network solutions for businesses in West Africa, MainOne, Thursday announced the opening of its premier Tier III Lekki Data Center, to address the growing demand for Colocation, Cloud and Disaster Recovery Services in West Africa. The N7 billion ($37.7 million) investment and has capacity for 600 racks.

Google Nigeria trains media practitioners on election reportage

January 16, 2015 Google Nigeria on Friday tasked the media on the use of modern data tools for effective reportage,especially of the forthcoming February general elections in the country. Mr Taiwo Kola-Ogunlade, Google’s Communications and Public Affairs Manager, Anglophone, West Africa, made the appeal at the Google Data Tools for Elections Reporting Workshop held in

Exclusive: Samsung talks to BlackBerry about $7.5 billion buyout – source

January 16, 2015        NEW YORK (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics recently offered to buy BlackBerry Ltd <BBRY.O> <BB.TO> for as much as $7.5 billion, seeking its valuable patents as it battles Apple <AAPL.O> in the corporate market, according to a person familiar with the matter and documents seen by Reuters. South Korea’s Samsung

Customs officials catch man wearing suit made of iPhones

January 13, 2015 Wearables are all the rage in the tech world this year, but this guy took it to the extreme.Chinese officials apprehended a man who tried to smuggle 94 iPhones from Hong Kong into China, according to a report in the state run People’s Daily.Gmail Access Cut in ChinaGoodbye Facebook Revolutions? Page Supporting

Driverless Mercedes, super-fast phone chargers: Coolest tech at CES 2015

January 11, 2015 Each year tech junkies from around the world gather in Las Vegas for International CES, the Consumer Electronics Show where innovators come to show off their latest prototypes, preview products and announce new releases. Although the show is over 40 years old, this year’s event, held from January 6 – 9, saw

12 Insanely Helpful Apps for Busy Entrepreneurs

  What shortcut plugin or app do you highly recommend to other CEOs? The following answers are provided by members of Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC), an invite-only organization comprised of the world’s most promising young entrepreneurs. In partnership with Citi, YEC recently launched StartupCollective, a free virtual mentorship program that helps millions of entrepreneurs start and grow businesses.

NASA stuns with new image of ‘Pillars of Creation’

January, 2015 NASA has come out with a new image that could become one of its most iconic ever. The Hubble Space Telescope revisited the so-called “Pillars of Creation,” which the space agency describes as “three giant columns of cold gas bathed in the scorching ultraviolet light from a cluster of young, massive stars in

New airport openings and upgrades for 2015

January 7, 2015 (CNN)Futuristic superstructures, shimmering glass facades and fuzzier lines between indoor and outdoor spaces. These are some of the major trends expected in the coming year as the global aviation industry strives to meet ever-increasing demands. With few major projects scheduled for completion in 2015, it’s likely to be seen as a transition

2014: Stakeholders take stock, list expectations for 2015

January 7, 2015 Despite improvements recorded in the Nigeria’s Information and Communication Technology, ICT,   industry   in 2014, there were a number of challenges faced by the sector. For instance, consumers of ICT products and services, especially telecoms services were hit with consistent poor quality of service. From dropped calls, unsolicited commercial text messages to undelivered