Collaboration is success path to 5G deployment in Nigeria, says Danbatta - ITREALMS

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Industry collaboration is very essential to successful deployment of 5G Services in Nigeria, so says the Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, who in Lagos earlier, urged industry stakeholders to stand with the Commission to explore the prospects and potentials of the new technology, which is enormous.

Prof. Danbatta, who spoke at the 90th Edition of the Telecom Consumer Parliament (TCP) hosted by the Consumer Affairs Bureau of the Commission, said the policy framework for the deployment has come into place and will facilitate deployment of services by the recent winners of the 3.5GHz spectrum auction, MTN Nigeria Communications Ltd and MAFAB Communications Ltd.

Chapter chair urges OOUAA members on institutional development - ITREALMS

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The Chairman, Lagos State chapter of Olabisi Onabanjo University Alumni Association (OOUAA), Alhaji Lukman Idris, has urged all former students of the institution to contribute to the development of the university, reports ITREALMS.

Idris made this call at the second editions of OOUAA Market Square with the theme: "Another Great Opportunity to Expand Your Business Network" which held in Lagos, recently with lots of vendors majorly alumna, exhibiting their products and networking.

Ex-Maggi queen, Kemi, advocates subsidy for baking industry - ITREALMS

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Former Maggi Queen reputed for gravity-defying cakes and Chief Executive Officer, El-Royalithos Catering Institute, Mrs. Kemi Oluboro shares deep knowledge of cake industry and catering in Nigeria with ITREALMS’ GBEMI OMOTOSO. She tracks her driving-force to passion, focus and determination, while advocating subsidy for baking industry.

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How did you coined your brand name "EL-Royalithos"?

"EL" signify God, "Lithos" is a Greek word that means "stones" while the "Royal" means Royalty;(as the Maggi Queen & King which dated to 1994 where I was crowned the best Cook of the year in Nigeria at the "Maggi National Cooking competition" organised by Nestle. Coincidentally in 2019 my late husband who was a Pharmacist won the same cooking competition and was crowned best cook of the year. So "EL-Royalithos" means God’s Royal Stones.

AMACOG 92 marks 30th graduation anniversary, renovates MAPOLY TV studio - ITREALMS

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The Association of Mass Communication Graduates of the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, Ogun State has concluded plans to mark its 30th graduation anniversary on July 1 in the school.

AMACOG 92 is an association of 1992 graduates of the then Ogun State Polytechnic, Abeokuta, now known as MAPOLY.

Future Summit'22: Sule, Sanwo-Olu recommit to Nigeria’s digital economy - ITREALMS

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Many Governors and agencies have continued to reiterate their commitment to Nigeria’s digital economy agenda being championed by the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy. Some such Governors are Abdullahi Sule, Governor of Nasarawa, Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, including the National Information Technology Development Agency.

While speaking at the Future Summit, organised by Digivation Networks in Lagos, these Governors and organisations highlighted some of the activities they carried out in their own state to make sure the digital economy flies.

Insecurity: Makinde advises stakeholders to employ more tactical approach - ITREALMS

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The Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has called on relevant stakeholders in the country to employ a more tactical approach in combating the insecurity challenges facing the nation.

The governor, who made the position public at an expanded security council meeting held at the House of Chiefs, Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan, said that security operatives must work on response time during emergencies.

Enhancing food security: GCA, WorldBank to boost smallholder farmers' investment with N251bn - ITREALMS

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The Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) has said its providing technical advisory support to a new World Bank’s investment project in Ethiopia valued at $600 million, about ₦251,962,109,400.00 to enhance the resilience of food systems and preparedness for food insecurity, reports ITREALMS.

A press statement available to ITREALMS by the Communications Specialist at GCA, Chinedu Moghalu, pointed out that as a result of climate change, smallholder farmers in Ethiopia are suffering from greater variability and extreme weather events, increased temperature and declining rainfall in a country where 85 percent of farmers are depended on rain-fed agriculture.

Leo Stan Ekeh foundation targets 10,000 jobs in Imo State - ITREALMS

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The Leo Stan Ekeh Foundation (LSEF), a futuristic Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) which focuses on promotion of 21st century knowledge through quality education, practical entrepreneurship, healthy living and enhanced lifestyle, is set to flag off a project to create over 10,000 employment opportunities for residents of Imo State, while also equipping entrepreneurs and other beneficiaries with useful knowledge and interest free loans to grow their businesses and improve their global competitiveness.

As part of the initiative, globally renowned tech companies like Microsoft, Meta (FaceBook), among others, are expected to certify the participating graduates who complete the programme.

ICRC boss @WES'22: FG commits to infrastructure development via PPP – ITREALMS

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The Federal Government (FG) has acknowledged that the major problem facing the Nigeria’s economy is the lack of adequate infrastructure and expressed total commitment to the development of infrastructure through Public Private Partnerships (PPP).

The Acting Director-General, Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission, Mr. J A Michael Ohiani who said this on Wednesday in his keynote address at the WorldStage Economic Summit 2022 #WorldStageEconomicSummit 2022) said the FG commitment was evidenced by the President Muhammadu Buhari’s continuous commitment as provided in the 2021-2025 National Development Plan (NDP) which sought to encourage more private sector participation in National Infrastructure Development.

Infodata, ForcePoint launch One Security Solution for Cyber Security - ITREALMS

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Cyber security experts have called for constant awareness and sensitisation of individuals and organisations to help protect their data, reports ITREALMS.

They made this call at an awareness session organised by Infodata Professional Services in collaboration with Forcepoint on the theme; ‘Data and Human Factor -The One Security Solution‘ in Lagos.

Ericsson: 5G to top 1bn subscriptions in Dec'22 - ITREALMS

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The North America has been forecasted to lead the world in 5G subscription penetration in the next five years with nine-of-every-ten subscriptions in the region expected to be 5G by 2027. 

The forecast is contained in the latest edition of the Ericsson Mobility Report, which also predicts that current global 5G subscriptions will pass the one billion milestone by the end of 2022.

Reuben Muoka appointed NCC’s Director Public Affairs - ITREALMS

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The management of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has appointed an innovative journalist and consummate public relations practitioner, Mr. Reuben Muoka, as its new Director of Public Affairs (DPA).

Reuben Muoka takes over from Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, who has assumed duties as the Director of Special Duties Department of the Commission.

FG to democratize software testing, targets 50,000 testers - ITREALMS

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The Federal Government (FG) has expressed determination to democratise software testing in the country with a target of 50,000 testers in the next three years, reports ITREALMS.

FG also disclosed readiness to collaborate with the Nigeria Software Testing Qualification Board (NGSTQB) in democratizing software testing; where licensed professionals would provide software testing services as the Board said it is working towards collaborating with major stakeholders in different sectors to train and certify 50,000 software testers in the next in the next years.

RT $200bn: Polaris Bank sensitises non-oil exporters, urges adoption - ITREALMS

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One of the leading Commercial Bank in Nigeria, Polaris Bank in partnership with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has urged exporters in the non-oil sector to embrace RT USD 200billion programme in a bid to boost the nation’s economy.

The financial institution made the appeal recently in Calabar during a one day Sensitisation programme for non-oil exporters on the need to key into the “Race to USD 200billion Foreign Exchange Programme”.

FIFAfrica'22 goes to Lusaka, Zambia - ITREALMS

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The Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA) is pleased to announce the return to a physical event of the ninth edition of the annual Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa (FIFAfrica22).

The landmark event, which convenes a spectrum of stakeholders from across the internet governance and digital rights arenas in Africa and beyond, will take place in Lusaka, Zambia, from September 26-29, 2022.

Emeka Achukwu kidnapped, beheaded in Anambra - ITREALMS

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Former lawmaker in Anambra State, Hon. Nelson Emeka Achukwu, popularly known as Ogbatuluenyi has be reportedly beheaded by his abductors after collecting the sum of N15m, reports ITREALMS.

This follows the discovery of his decomposing body after two weeks of his kidnap by unknown gun men, just one month after Okechukwu Okoye, a serving lawmaker representing Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s constituency at the State Assembly was kidnapped and later found beheaded.

NiRA honours institutions, individuals supporting .NG growth - ITREALMS

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… Winners emerge at 2022 .NG Awards

The Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA), the registry for .ng country code Top Level Domain (ccTLD), has again honoured private and public institutions, as well as individuals promoting the brand, reports ITREALMS.

The 2022 .ng Awards which is the fifth in the series, was held in Lagos recently with twenty-two (22) private entities and four (4) public institutions, as well as six (6) individual recognized.

Muoka takes over from Adinde as DPA @NCC - ITREALMS

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Former director, Special Duties at the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Mr. Reuben Muoka has assumed office as the new Director of Public Affairs (DPA) Department of NCC, reports ITREALMS.

This is coming as Muoka took over from the immediate past DPA, Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde whom he swapped portfolio with as the Director, Special Duties.

Female-owned SMEs: FirstBank partners Eloy Foundation to promote sustainability - ITREALMS

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In furtherance of the need to empower female business owners across the country, The ELOY Foundation, in partnership with FirstBank presents the ELOY Foundation Business Shower, created to support female entrepreneurs on their journey to building sustainable businesses. The support from FirstBank will be carried out through the FirstGem loan scheme designed for female-owned or partnered MSMEs and its SMEConnect initiative.

A press statement by the Group Head, Marketing & Corporate Communications, First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Folake Ani-Mumuney and made available to ITREALMS, noted that the partnership focuses on key sectors of the economy and designed to have female entrepreneurs exposed to essential business skills like training, networking and the ELOY Foundation Business Toolkit, a compilation of business survival skills nuggets.

OnePipe Writing Challenge: Top 3 winners emerge, go home with N1m each - ITREALMS

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Leading Banking as a Service (BaaS) enabler, OnePipe today announced the winners of its inaugural Writing Challenge, capping up a three-month process that began in March 2022. The top three finalists of the inaugural competition, Daniel Adeyemi (TechCabal), Omobayo Azeez (Business Metrics Nigeria), and Sultan Quadri (TechCabal) will each get one million naira as recognition for their remarkable articles highlighting the growth and impact of embedded finance in Nigeria.

The OnePipe Writing Challenge was announced earlier this year, with calls for submissions to highlight finance-focused journalism, with an emphasis on raising awareness about the topic of embedded finance. Entries in the form of 400-500 word articles, as well as TV and radio excerpts, were submitted and collated for assessment.

NCC, 3R sign pact on revenue assurance solutions - ITREALMS

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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has finally signed a Public Private Partnership (PPP) agreement with its consultant, 3R Company Nigeria Limited, for the execution of the Revenue Assurance Solutions (RAS) to strengthen and manage the integrity of revenue generation process in the Nigerian telecommunications industry.

The agreement-signing ceremony, which took place at the Commission’s Head Office, Abuja on Friday, June 17, 2022, was witnessed by representatives of the Infrastructure Concession and Regulatory Commission (ICRC). 

Ndukwe to chair Ukodie's book launch, Ekuwem to grace occasion - ITREALMS

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A foremost telecommunications engineer, Dr. Ernest Ndukwe, has been confirmed to chair the launch of the book titled 'Nigeria Drivers of Digital Prosperity' and the eWorld Forum '22. The Forum has a theme. 4G,5G, Broadband Connectivity and the economy.

Ndukwe was the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Communications ( NCC).under whose 10=year tenure Nigeria recorded the globally acclaimed GSM license in 2001. He is currently the Chairman of MTN Nigeria, the country's leading Mobilephone company, with a market share of over 40 percent.

Women entrepreneurs: NITDA reaffirms commitment for enabling policies - ITREALMS

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The Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa, has re-echoed the agency's commitment as the nations apex IT regulatory body towards creating enabling policies for the development, use and adoption of Digital Technology in supporting and enhancing the living standard of women entrepreneurs across the country.

The DG said this at the first edition of the ECOWAS Female Parliamentarians Association (ECOFEPA) Women and Youth Leadership Symposium which held in Abuja.