MainOne boss wins Business Woman of the Year 2012

Ms Funke Opeke, MD, MainOne

Information reaching us indicates that the chief executive officer, MainOne Cable Company, Ms. Funke Opeke, won the Business Woman of the Year 2012 at the AllAfrica Business Leaders Awards [AABLA] – West Africa regional finals held in Lagos, Nigeria recently.

MainOne also had its footprints by "First private submarine cable landing licenses in Nigeria and Ghana; First wholly African owned, privately funded, open access submarine cable in Africa; Highest potential capacity system to date on the West Coast of Africa  with upgrade opportunity to reach  4.96 Tbps."

Other achievements by MainOne include, "First private cable to deliver services in West Africa – July 1, 2010; Project Finance International: Awarded Main One the African Communications Deal of the Year 2009; Submarine Cable system delivered on schedule and within budget to meet the needs of an underserved market. A first for Telecommunications in Africa, to name a few.

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DStv’s Channel O showcases DJ technologies with Basement

The Digital Satellite Television (DStv) Channel O Africa’s brings you a fresh line-up of resident Disc Jockey (DJs) on Bassment, a show that introduces brand new DJ technology where the deejay mixes music videos back to back on your screen.

Bassment has been revolutionized to include DJs from the different markets who have made a significant mark in the African music scene. These big name musical maestros include Uganda’s DJ Mister and Aludah, Kenya’s DJ Crème De La Crème and Joe, DJ Black from Ghana as well as DJs Caise, Neptune and Xclusive from Nigeria.

Most of these top DJ’s have carved a name for themselves on the African and international music scene. Their unique and inventive style has enabled them to grace many stages, including Big Brother Africa, while others have performed alongside several of the music industry's leading artists.

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DigitalSENSE News: FUOE plans Software Freedom Day’12 in Nigeria

DigitalSENSE News: FUOE plans Software Freedom Day’12 in Nigeria: The Information and Communication Technology Centre of the Federal University Oye, Ekiti State has advanced plans to host a five-day Software Freedom Day, 2012...

For the first time, SFD will be celebrated in Ekiti State, and this event holds at the Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Oye Campus.

The event is organized by the Information and Communication Technology Centre in conjunction with Computer Science Department.

Participants are welcome to either attend the Pre-conference trainings, main conference OR both, kindly fill the form below accordingly. Read more.

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