Telecommunication Technology: Issues and Trends In West Africa

The race to acquire 9mobile, Nigeria’s fourth largest telecoms network operator, is taking a new dimension, as Dangote Group and Helios Towers are already emerging as the top two contenders among the 16 local and international companies bidding to acquire it. A source from Barclays, which is the official institution assigned to receive and evaluate bids from companies that have expressed their interest to acquire and invest in 9mobile, told THISDAY that contrary to the expectations of industry stakeholders, that the big multinationals may likely win the bid process, there is a new dimension, which clearly shows that Dangote and Helios Towers are taking the early lead in the ongoing bid exercise, which is expected to be concluded by early next week, and result announced.  ccording to THISDAY’s investigation, the two top contenders are not new to telecoms business, as they both have vested interests in promoting telecoms business in Nigeria. Dangote Group that is bidding with ...

THE MAKING OF THE H-BOMB: NUCLEAR FISSION Cool! I promised to do this but this week has been hectic. However let’s get down to it as promised. The intent again is to steer interest in science as it is always in all my science expedition. My goal is to build a critical mass of Africans that can see science not as what they have been told but for what it is: A FUN expedition. IT is not intended to deliver a tool to those with mischievous intents. I got a number of calls from well-meaning friends asking me not to proceed. I gave them thoughts, trust me and have moderated what I should have penned down. So let’s proceed. As in all things in nature, the secrets are hidden. Life is encoded in secrets; however a search will deliver those secrets. So is this subject. We must search out the secrets by a concerted research endeavor and efforts. We cannot sit idly by and expect God to do our work, like I used to say, to outsource our responsibilities to God.  Nothing happens if we ...

Just resuming my blog after a long absence. So let me take a bit of digression today before we continue on our tech trends! Let’s take a look at this emerging means of transaction. First, it’s still risky like every new thing. You must understand that. So the key word is caution. Tread cautiously. Should I keep away completely because of the risks involved? My answer is a capital NO. If you keep away, there is a high possibility that you will eventually lose out completely. So make an investment there with your mind clear as crystal. In every gambling, the key to success is “knowing what to throw away and knowing what to keep.” Currency itself, as in money, was not started by government when it began but was eventually taken over by government and central banks where created to both manage and regulate the flow of money. Crypto currency is gradually gaining such momentum as well; many central banks including Nigeria’s CBN are beginning to take interest, but we don’t know wh...