IGF 2016 and ICANN Next week, members of the ICANN community, Board and organization will participate in the 2016 Internet Governance Forum (IGF 2016). Board Chair Steve Crocker and President and CEO Göran Marby will be among the ICANN participants. The event will take place just outside Guadalajara, Mexico, from 6–9 December. For the third time, and for the second consecutive year, the IGF is being held in the Latin...Read More

The goal of the IETF is to make the Internet work better. The mission of the IETF is to make the Internet work better by producing high quality, relevant technical documents that influence the way people design, use, and manage the Internet. Newcomers to the IETF should start here. The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) develops and promotes voluntary Internet standards, in particular the standards that comprise the Internet protocol...Read More

Washington – The Nigerian community in U.S. has lauded the appointment of Adebayo Ogunlesi by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump into his Economic Advisory Team, saying it could signal a positive trend for Africa. The Nigerians said Ogunlesi has been an excellent ambassador for Africa and Nigeria in particular. Michael Adeniyi, former  President of a Nigerian U.S.-based group, the Organisation for the Advancement of Nigerians Inc. (OAN Inc), said “Bayo Ogunlesi is an...Read More

Adebayo Ogunlesi, a Nigerian business mogul who has majority stake in London Gatwick airport, will be advising Donald Trump, the US president-elect, on the economy. SOURCE: thecable Trump picked Ogunlesi to join a host of chief executives “who know what it takes to create jobs and drive economic growth” in an advisory council. SON OF FIRST NIGERIAN PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE According to his profile on Wikipedia, Ogunlesi is the son of...Read More

The Gates Cambridge Scholarship: Application Deadline 7th December, 2016 The Gates Cambridge Scholarship Program is looking for interested applicants for 2016 and 2017.   The program offers graduate studies (3-year PhD, 2-year MSc, MLitt, or 1-year postgraduate course MPhil, MBA) where financial costs are fully covered. The program awards around 90 new scholarships every year and has over 1,500 active alumni.  The Scholarship has only awarded 5% of its scholarships to...Read More