Nigerian cellular subscription grows

Nigeria records 1.2 million new subscriptions each month to its growing subscriber base, which has crossed 54 million active connections, reports All Africa.com.

This is according to executive vice-chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Ernest Ndukwe. He stated that the GSM revolution has transformed communications in the nation and has added to the economic growth of the nation, which, according to him, is growing by 6% per annum.

The growth of mobile technology has been so phenomenal that it has become a reference point for other countries, he added.

Workers of the Central Regional branch of Ghana Telecom (GT) on Tuesday embarked on peaceful demonstration in support of government's intended sale of 70% shares of the company to Vodafone, states Trading Markets.

They carried placards, some of which read, "We are ready for Vodafone"; "Stop politicising the sale of GT"; "Vodafone can look after us"; and "We welcome Vodafone and we support Vodafone deal for total growth, good decision, good governance".

Speaking after the demonstration, Samuel Fiakye Amporful, Elmina and Cape Coast area manager of GT and acting regional manager, said GT lacked the capital to make company operations more efficient, compared to other competitors, who are expanding at a faster rate across the country.

Ebonyi State University Teaching Hospital (EBSUTH) has introduced the use of technology ordinarily referred to as medical informatics, in its practice of medicine, says Trading Markets.

Though the hospital says it lacks manpower in the area of medical image science or radiography, it is one of the first teaching hospitals in Nigeria to have a department of medical informatics.

Chief medical director of EBSUTH, Dr Onyebuchi Chukwu, said the hospital has obtained the service of a medical informatics expert, who he said has been doing well to develop IT facilities within the hospital.