Congo’s pygmies turn to technology

Through the use of Hand-held satellite tracking devices, Pygmies and commercial loggers have begun to work together in the Congo Basin Republic.

The Congo River (for a time known as Zaire River) is the largest river in Western Central Africa. Its overall length of 4,700 km (2,922 miles) makes it the second longest in Africa (after [...]

Globacom Commissions N83bn Optic Fibre Backbone

Nigeria’s second national operator,  Globacom, yesterday commissioned the first portion of its $700 million nationwide optic fibre transmission network in Minna, the Niger State capital.
The Globacom fibre cable network covers the entire Lagos-Abeokuta-Ibadan route, Lagos-Ijebuode-Ore-Benin and Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano routes. Upon completion of the first phase, the network will span 10,000 km, covering all the major cities [...]

From Scam e-mails to Scam phone-calls

I believe that in the dictionary of Information Technology, there is a reference to ‘Nigeria’ wherever the words ’spam’ and ’scam’ are located. While the national reputation is still at the mercy of millions of e-mail these email spammers and scammers sending phoney emails about money to be deposited into this-and-that bank accounts around the [...]