Global e-payment experts who converged at the second E-Payment Providers Association of Nigeria 's Techno-Interactive Conference in Lagos recently, agreed among other issues that the Nigeria Central Switch (NCS) should not be a profit-oriented concern.

The sorry state of roads in the South East has drawn the ire of a youth organisation known as Odimma Ndigbo Youth Movement which has given the Federal Government up till the first quarter of next year to fix all

The ongoing construction of the Achimota lorry terminal in Accra has almost been completed, and the place will be opened next month.

Vice President Goodluck Jonathan, has said the Federal Government is aware of the key challenges facing the manufacturing sector and is adopting effective measures to enable it regain grounds on a massive scale.

As Globacom gets set to launch its Glo Broad Access service, which offers the convergence of advanced voice, advanced data and advanced video in a single wired line today, a brand new revolution seems to be in the offing in

All is now set for the launching of the Glo Broad Access service which offers the convergence of advanced voice, advanced data and advanced video on one single wired line.

Senate Committee on Works, Housing and Urban Development yesterday said about 30 federal roads were in critical conditions across the country.

The Federal Government said it will establish free Universal Internet Service and viewing centres across tertiary institutions in the country.

Tabora Region received Sh3.4 billion from the road fund until the end of the fourth quarter of financial year 2008/09.

The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), through the World Friends Korea Programme, has donated 25 computers to support an ICT project at Karume Institute of Science and Technology in Zanzibar.

CIVIL servants shun working in Nakasongola district because of the absence of social amenities, the chief administrative officer, Philemon Mubiru, has said.

BUS transport routes are over-subscribed, a top official told a stakeholders' meeting recently.

TELKOM 'S monopoly over landline communications may officially be over, but its continued control of the "last mile" of copper leading to most customers' homes will remain a stumbling block to affordable internet access in SA for some time to

SO NOW we know what Telkom looks like shorn of its high-growth, high-earning cellphone operation, Vodacom: pretty sad. First-half profit is down nearly 40% and despite the fact that this decline was actually better than the forecast range, the market

A CONVOLUTED 21-page report covering Telkom's interim results boils down to one essential fact -- its fortunes are in decline.

PROPERTY loan stock company Vukile 's distributions for the six months to September increased 6,6% to R138,9m, or 47c per linked unit, but higher electricity and rates and taxes charges had a negative effect on distributable earnings as these charges

Senate Committee on Works has blamed contractors in the country for the poor state of roads in the country. Chairman of the Committee,Senator Julius Ucha, made the remarks yesterday during a courtesy visit to Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State,

RESIDENTS of Aluu Community in Rivers State have called on the Rivers State Government to intervene in the deplorable condition of UNIPORT/ Aluu Road.

Regional economies will continue to see a shift towards information based activity as the telecoms sector drives economic growth in the future, a survey of senior executives has found.

Kotu Senior Secondary SchoolÂ's Information and Communication Technology (ITC) club, on Thursday organised an inter-school quiz for ten seinor schools in the Greater Banjul Area and Western Region at Kotu Senior Secondary School ground.