Nigeria re-elected ITU's Council member - ITREALMS

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In clear recognition of the critical role Nigeria is playing on the global telecom stage, the country was re-elected earlier today as a Council member of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations specialised agency that oversees global telecommunication operations. Nigeria will serve on the Council again from 2023-2026.

Director, Public Affairs, NCC, Reuben Muoka in a press statement available to ITREALMS, informed that the election of Nigeria and other countries, on Monday, October 3, 2022, into different regional groups that constitute ITU Council, was the highpoint of the Plenipotentiary Conference 2022 (PP-22) ongoing in Bucharest, the capital city of the Republic of Romania.

Despite resigning from APC, I'll support Tonye Cole says Princewell - ITREALMS

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Despite resigning from the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Prince Tonye Princewill gives the reason why he resigned his membership of the APC. Mr Princewill opened up to select media men on important national and political matters in the country

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Adesina, Mohammed, Mba, Idahosa, Nollywood Stars, others for Famous Faces unveiling - ITREALMS

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The publisher of leading online newspaper DAYLIGHT, Azuh Amatus will be unveiling and presenting his two new books, FAMOUS FACES...Interactions with Nollywood Stars and Stakeholders, to the public this Sunday, October 9, 2022.

The event, according to a statement issued by Amatus and made available to the public, holds elaborately at the high-end Colonades Hotels, on 21 Alfred Rewane Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, under the distinguished chairmanship of Chief Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity).

FG orders logical prosecution of Benjamin Joseph, serial blackmailer of Zinox chairman - ITREALMS

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The Federal Government has ordered the continuation of prosecution to a logical conclusion of one Benjamin Joseph, owner of Citadel Oracle Concepts Limited, an Ibadan-based ICT retail firm and alleged accuser of the Zinox Chairman, Leo Stan Ekeh, for malicious falsehood over an alleged N170m fraud.

The order was communicated via a letter dated 6th June from the office of the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami to the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba and communicated to the courts by the IGP on 26th September 2022.

Airtel Touching Lives Season 7 takes stage - ITREALMS

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Telecommunications services provider, Airtel Nigeria, has reaffirmed its commitment to empowering and uplifting underprivileged people across communities where it operates as it announces the commencement of the seventh edition of its flagship CSR and sustainability initiative, ‘Airtel Touching Lives’.

Speaking during the press conference held in Lagos, Tuesday, Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director, Airtel Nigeria, Surendran Chemmenkotil, noted that Airtel Touching Lives Initiative is an opportunity for the telco to further connect with the several communities where they serve as well as focus on Airtel Africa sustainability agenda.

Elections completed @ ITU Council, Radio Regulations Board - ITREALMS

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​​​​Member States of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) have voted on the composition of the next ITU Council and the members of the Radio Regulations Board for the coming four years, reports ITREALMS.

The voting started Monday morning at the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-22) in Bucharest, Romania.

NITRA ICT Growth 2.0: Stakeholders task Nigerians on emerging technologies - ITREALMS

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Stakeholders in the country’s ICT sector have spoken of the need for Nigerians to brace up for the disruptions occasioned by the emergence of modern technologies, especially now that the country is on the verge of experiencing the Fifth Generation (5G) network commercial services.

The Stakeholders spoke during a panel session at the Nigerian Information Technology Reporters’ Association (NITRA) ICT Growth Conference 2.0, held on Thursday at Oriental Hotel, Lekki Lagos.

Fr Mbaka removed @AMEN, sent to monastery - ITREALMS

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The founding priest of the Adoration Ministries Enugu, Nigeria (AMEN), Fr Ejike Mbaka has been removed as the Spiritual Director with immediate effect, reports ITREALMS.

This was revealed by Fr Mbaka, himself during a homely at the Sunday Mass, October 2, 2022.

Arase, Adegboruwa, Aniagolu-Okoye, Ardo lineup for GOCOP Confab’22 - ITREALMS

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The 2022 conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) slated for Thursday, October 6 at Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos will be headlined by experts and moral authorities from different fields of human endeavour listed to serve as panelists at the conference.

They include the former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr. Solomon E. Arase, human rights activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr. Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, and Dr. Chichi Aniagolu-Okoye, Regional Director, Ford Foundation (West Africa).

Between Nyesom Wike and PDP - ITREALMS

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Nigerians must thank Ezenwo Nyesom Wike of Rivers State for enriching the dramaturgy of Nigerian politics today. Nyesom Wike continually provides rich content, positive and negative, and forces conversations on power distribution, federalism, and Politics in Nigeriana. Wike stands out in the Fourth Republic for deepening the fought component.

The Governor of Rivers State is often in the news for audacity. I was in Port Harcourt in mid-September and saw first-hand the audacious infrastructural transformation of the oil city by the executive actions of Nyesom Wike. It is impressive. I previously lived at D-Line Port Harcourt and could not recognise Garrison Bus Stop and several other parts of the city. Port Harcourt bespeaks infrastructure boldly. It is all so fitting as Wike is one of the acclaimed Port Harcourt Boys in the Port Harcourt Son ditty of Duncan Mighty.

CEO Havi-lah Golden Events, Oluwayemisi, says no end to knowledge - ITREALMS

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The CEO Havi-lah Golden Events, Lagos, Oluwayemisi Okikiolu, spoke to ITREALMS' GBEMI OMOTOSO on a number of issues. She believes in multiple streams of income and no end to knowledge.

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Your educational background?
I attended Our Lady Of Apostle Private School Sabo, Yaba,Lagos-86 Set; Reagan Memorial Baptist Girls Secondary-93 Set and holds a B.A in English from Ogun State University Ago Iwoye-2000 set, whereas my NYSC in 2001.

Bewarned! Scams @Microsoft Edge Browser says NCC-CSIRT - ITREALMS

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The Nigerian Communications Commission's Computer Security Incident Response Team (NCC-CSIRT) has issued an advisory for users to install trusted, up-to-date anti-virus software with an Internet security component and to customize News Feed in Microsoft Edge Browser.

This is part of the countermeasures to lessen the chances of falling for a malicious attack that has been discovered in the browser.

FirstBank partners Verve, millionaires emerge @card promo - ITREALMS

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In partnership with FirstBank – Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services provider – Verve International, Africa’s leading payment technology and card business, has launched its third National Consumer promo designed to reward users of FirstBank verve card with exciting gifts and cash prizes to appreciate their patronage and use of the card to carry-out their electronic banking transactions.

The ongoing 2-month promo will end on 30 October 2022 as 20 customers (10 customers per month) with the highest transaction count during the promo will be made millionaires, winning the sum of N1 million each. Also, N20,000 will be won by 25 customers monthly.

AU-ABC boss to Media: Serve as watchdogs against corruption - ITREALMS

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The Executive Secretary of the African Union Advisory Board Against Corruption (AUABC), Charity Nchimunya, has emphasized the need for the media to join the Board’s efforts in combating corruption.

Speaking at a media engagement workshop held in Nairobi, Ms. Nchimunya said the media can serve as a watchdog by exposing acts of corruption.

Nick Imudia ends term @Konga, Prince Ekeh steps up as CEO - ITREALMS

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The Co-Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at the Nigeria’s leading composite e-commerce giant, Konga, Mr. Nick Imudia, is set to stand down from the role at the end of September 2022, after a successful term as agreed with the Board of Konga Group while Prince Ekeh, his Co–CEO who just completed his MBA from University of Oxford, England is expected to take charge.

Imudia, a highly respected international corporate guru alongside Prince Ekeh, a serial digital entrepreneur and founder of Yudala.com, the first composite e-commerce platform in Africa, are responsible for what industry watchers have described as a tech miracle. They turned Konga around from an almost dead company into profitability within four years and launched other strategic verticals like Konga Logistics – a digital logistics company, Konga offline retail chain, KongaPay, a CBN-licensed fintech company, Konga Travel, Konga Health and Konga Food, among others.

Troubling questions for Kassim Shettima by Chido Nwakanma - ITREALMS

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Are the many blunders of APC vice-presidential candidate Kashim Ibrahim Shettima errors, or do they speak to a dangerous mindset to which all Nigerians should pay attention now? Is Alhaji Shettima cleverly setting a plan in the dissimulation model and secretly enjoying the buzz and distraction they create in the media? What is the strategic intent when an otherwise brilliant man commits elementary errors?

The office of vice president is critical in the 2023 Nigerian general elections. The vice president is a heartbeat away from the president’s seat. It is even more so for Nigeria, with two geriatrics among the candidates seeking to be president.

Whistle app pays you for reporting traffic offences - ITREALMS

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In Lagos today, incessant traffic, road hazards, traffic violations, and disregard for the lives and property of other road users are common. Avoidable traffic violations have caused many fatal accidents. This is why the Whistle app was born.

Whistle is the first and only app that helps citizens validate vehicle paperwork, escalate accidents and traffic disruptions, and report traffic violations – and pays them for reporting.

N80bn debt: Hold Nigerian banks responsible if your USSD stops working warns ALTON - ITREALMS

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Chairman of the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), Engr. Gbenga Adebayo, has revealed that Nigeria banks are owing operators some N80 billion for the use of Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) related-debt, reports ITREALMS.

This, he also said has increased from N42 billion to N80 billion as reported in 2021, just a year after and nearing a point the operators may stop provision of services to affected banks in the country.

Uwaje chairs NITRA Growth conference, today - ITREALMS

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Stakeholders in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) will converge tomorrow, Thursday, to discuss and forge ways of tackling challenges in the various sub-sectors of the industry.

Tagged NITRA Growth Conference, the annual event organised by industry media group, the Nigeria Information Technology Reporters Association (NITRA) will throw light on issues around funding, fintech, digitisation, among others.

Obi's consistent with online poll lead - ITREALMS

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As the campaign for the 2023 presidential election kicks off, latest opinion poll has shown the candidate of Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi with a consistent lead margin to win next year election, reports ITREALMS. 

The outcome of the online poll conducted by We2Geda Foundation and made available to ITREALMS, Tuesday informed that Mr Peter Obi, ahead of others with some 51 per cent of registered voters’ support.

ICANN honours late Paul Muchene, unveils fellow award - ITREALMS

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The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has unveiled a new initiative in honour a former ICANN fellow and staff, Paul Muchene, reports ITREALMS.

The Paul Muchene Fellow Award, ITREALMS gathered, is a tribute to Paul Muchene, an ICANN Fellows turned staff member who passed away in August 2022.

Mueller to speak @ IGP 7th conference in Hague - ITREALMS

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Professor at the School of Public Policy, Georgia Institute of Technology, Dr. Milton L Mueller, would be speaking at the Internet Governance Project, 7^th annual conference in the Hague, reports ITREALMS.

This was disclosed to ITREALMS by Dr. Mueller who said that the conference convenes scholars, practitioners, and government officials under the theme ‘From Internet Governance to Digital Political Economy.’

ICANN79 forum goes to Puerto Rico - ITREALMS

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The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has confirmed that San Juan, Puerto Rico has been selected as the location for the first ICANN Public Meeting of 2024. 

The ICANN79 Community Forum will be held from 2–7 March 2024 at the Puerto Rico Convention Center.

Confab’22: Delta, Lagos, NIMASA, Chevron, NDDC, Access Bank, Unity Bank, Glo join GOCOP partners

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The momentum has continued to rise for the sixth annual conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) as more corporate partners have lent their support for the event scheduled for Thursday, October 6 at Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja-Lagos.

The chairman, 2022 Conference Committee, Mr. Ken Ugbechie revealed on Monday that the latest partners comprised Delta State and Lagos State, in addition to the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Chevron Nigeria Limited, and Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).

Our state is moving forward, backward never says Gov. Udom Emmanuel - ITREALMS

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Being the text for broadcast by His Excellency, Mr. Udom Emmanuel, Governor of Akwa-Ibom State on the occasion of the 35th Anniversary of the state's creation, September 23, 2022.

My Dear Akwaibomites,

1. Thirty five years ago today, as the sun made its Eastward journey and darkness appeared on the horizon, the news broke: With executive fiat, yet aided by the Invisible Hands of the Almighty God, the then Military President, General Ibrahim Babangida (rtd) GCFR, announced to our eternal delight and joy the creation of a State appropriately named after God, (Akwa Ibom State) – a State shaped by the ennobling commonalities of language, culture, hopes and shared dreams.

Revealed! AfriTECH 2.0's theme, date and venue - ITREALMS

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The continental technology and business trailblazers are set to gather in Lagos, Nigeria (West Africa) on 9 November 2022 for another edition of Africa Tech Alliance Forum (AfriTECH 2.0) as the continent’s sought-after technology Forum, exhibition, and awards ceremony, reports ITREALMS.

AfriTECH 2.0 scheduled to hold at Oriental Hotel, Lekki Road, is focused on ‘Sustainability and The Company of the Future’, as the central theme.