The importance of ICT as a critical engine for productivity and growth is increasingly understood all over the world.  There is also evidence that higher rates of ICT penetration are associated with greater levels of exports,[1] and that a 10% increase in telephone penetration rate over the long-run is likely to register 0.6% higher annual growth in GDP.   InAfrica, the impact of ICT on trade, productivity, growth, incomes and efficiency are even more germane.  In [...]

Ellesse tablet, a flavor of Ovim brand, is now available for purchase in Nigeria. The cost is N65,000 per unit that includes the tablet, and case. For shipment outside Abuja, add N5,000. It carries one year warranty. Call 08069195637 to pick your copy.  The specs are provided below:     CPU MTK duo core  Cortex A9-1GHz?6575? Screen Display 7 inch , FFS/IPS Resolution 1024×600 Memory Flash ROM EMMC 4GB RAM 512MB LPDDRII Antenna Real built-in [...]

The Nigerian Computer  Society (NCS) and the student group body, Nigeria Association of  Computer Science Students (NACOSS), in partnership with Jobberman  Nigeria is pleased to invite you for a Career Fair which is a part of  its scheduled program running through the Nigerian Association of  Computer Students week. The NCS career fair is a platform for  your company and brand to meet and interact with bright minds that will  experience your brand, develop great interest [...]

I’m a great believer that any tool that enhances communication has profound effects in terms of how people can learn from each other, and how they can achieve the kind of freedoms that they’re interested in. -Bill Gates   Africa has been identified as a major growth pole of the world with many business opportunities abound (from Senegal to the Horn of Africa, and from Alexandria to Cape Town). Apart from being the most endowed [...]

A lot of people think that technology and sustainable living are not compatible. However, this could not be further from the truth. In fact, in a lot of ways, technology has helped sustainable living come into fruition. In face, it is more than possible to reconcile technology and sustainable living while using social networking and entrepreneurship. If this is new to you, then here are four ways that social entrepreneurship and social networking can help [...]

  With our economy still reeling from the last recession, a lot of people are looking at ways to improve their marketability. One way that many people choose to do so is by getting an MBA. Unfortunately, an MBA can be expensive to obtain. Not only that, it is often hard for working professionals to attend all of the classes they are required to. For this reason, a lot of working professionals are seeking an [...]

Africa is experiencing a boom in entrepreneurship due to proliferating Internet and mobile computing technologies. Simultaneously African startups face the often life-threatening impediment of inadequate access to seed and early stage venture capital. … Continue to read at World Bank website.   Editor’s Note: The full version of this article was originally published in Tekedia.