Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Communications, the Honourable Professor Dora Nkem Akunyili, Gives her Support to the Nigeria Com Congress (Lago

Nigeria Com 2010



LAGOS, Nigeria, Saturday, July 17th 2010 [ME NewsWire]:

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Prof. Akunyili, Minister for Information & Communications in Nigeria, has confirmed the Ministry’s support for the inaugural Nigeria Com congress, which will take place in the new Eko Centre, Lagos, Nigeria, on 28th and 29th September 2010.


Nigeria Com is launching this September thanks to popular demand from the telecommunications industry in the region; consequently, West & Central Africa Com (held in Abuja, Nigeria in 2008 & 2009) has moved to Dakar in Senegal, and a new, dedicated Nigeria Com event is landing in Lagos – the business capital of Nigeria. Nigeria Com is the annual event dedicated to the communications market of Nigeria, the largest in Africa, and is the meeting place for operators (fixed, mobile, wireless), ISPs, regulators, investors and vendors from the region to debate the future of telecommunications in this market and to meet their peers.


Hon. Minister Prof. Akunyili will officially open the keynote on Day 1 of the congress and will give an official address on the Nigerian government’s objective of creating an environment that is favourable to the sustainable development of Nigeria’s telecommunications industry.


Over 700 participants are expected in Lagos for Nigeria Com, representing the whole telecommunications sector. The event comprises a high-level conference with 8 C-level representatives from Nigerian operators, including: MTN Nigeria, Zain Nigeria, Etisalat Nigeria, Globacom Nigeria, Starcomms Nigeria, Pinet Informatics, ZOOM Telecom Nigeria, ipNX Nigeria, GiCell Wireless and others. Over two days, they will discuss operators’ strategies and new technologies for broadband, value-added services, local content, and subscriber acquisition.


In addition, an exhibition will showcase the latest innovations from over 50 telecoms companies present in the region and internationally, and will offer many opportunities to network, share ideas and make business contacts.


FREE tickets are available for operators, early bird discounts apply for others.


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