News around the Web: 7 May

Safaricom's popular M-Pesa money transfer was recognized at a London business event for its success in reducing poverty, Daily Nation reports. The service is used by thousands of Kenyans each day.
http://www.nationmedia.com/dailynation/nmgcontententry.asp?category_id=1&newsid=122676
 
Engr. Lanre Ajayi, president of the Nigeria Internet Group, has predicted that the new Internet for Job Initiative is just what the country needs to kick start a boom in ICT. Leadership has his comments.
http://www.leadershipnigeria.com/product_info.php?products_id=27429&osCsid=eb5a8cc0ca5331e4091a6a3174c21a1c
 
With the launch of mobile television by MTN and Multichoice Nigeria, a Vanguard columnist looks at the evolution of television in Nigeria over the past 52 years. As the Vanguard’s Website is down, visit http://allafrica.com/stories/200805070178.html for the full column.