Dangers of hyper-sexuality in a relationship - ITREALMS

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Ugonna and Chris (not real names) had been dating for a year, six months into the relationship Chris discovered Ugonna had a serious sex addiction problem, he spoke to her about getting help, but she insisted there was no issue, but deep within herself she knew that she had a major sexual behavior challenge. She secretly did research online and found out she was suffering from hyper sexuality also known as sexual addiction.

One day Ugonna had an official meeting with a few colleagues and felt a sudden urge to play with her private part. She reached out to her clitoris and gently started rubbing it, few minutes later she got an orgasm. Unknown to her a colleague had seen Ugonna reaching under her skirt fondling her private part, a feeling of disgust and shock passed through her colleague. She immediately told other people later that day, one of them being a cousin to Chris who quickly called his attention to Ugonna’s disturbing behavior on that day.

HP Q3 Wolf Security report shows powerful combination of archive files and HTML - ITREALMS

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HP Inc has issued its third quarter HP Wolf Security Threat Insights Report, finding that archive file formats – such as ZIP and RAR files – were the most common file type for delivering malware, reports ITREALMS.

This latest HP report, ITREALMS gathered surpassed office files for the first time in three years.

What NCC boss told BJAN about spectrum auction - ITREALMS

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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said the ongoing process to auction two additional lots in the 3.5GHz spectrum for Fifth Generation (5G) is part of efforts that will further democratise access to high-speed mobile broadband for all Nigerians.

The Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of NCC, Prof. Umar Danbatta, stated this in Lagos over the weekend while speaking at the 10th Annual Brands and Marketing Conference of the Brand Journalists Association of Nigeria (BJAN) where the NCC was conferred with the “Regulator of the Decade” Award.

Elvis Eromosele: MVNOs are coming!

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Barring any unforeseen, the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) will grant licenses to companies to operate as Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs) before the end of this year. The telecom regulator insists that this is part of strategic effort to ensure the provision of qualitative and efficient telecommunications services throughout the country.

Professor Umar Garba Danbatta, Executive Vice-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO), NCC, revealed this at the Business Remarks Telecom Sector Sustainability Forum (TSSF) in Lagos this week with the theme "Creating Awareness and Ensuring Sustainability of Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs) in Nigeria's 5G Ecosystem".

The session brought to mind an article that I wrote and posted on Facebook in 2014. I think it is still relevant today, now that the MVNOs are truly coming:

MVNOs are coming!

Variety, they say, is the spice of life. Imagine 10 service providers each knocking on your door and offering varying bundles (basic minutes, SMS and data), top-of-the-range content and innovative services all at rock-bottom prices. Ha, the life!

This might look like a dream right now but if official sources are to be believed it may happen sooner rather than later. Some swear this is where we are heading with the imminent licensing of mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) in the wings. Customers can thus confidently look forward to a season of more predictable monthly bills and on-average lower costs.

Thus, after a dozen years of what has been described as a telecommunications revolution, we may well be heading into another revolution. This time: A Telecommunications SERVICES revolution.

But suppose one was to ask: what are MVNOs? These are communications services providers that do not own the wireless network infrastructure over which they provide services to customers.

Or put another way, MVNO operators are companies that will lease capacity from the mobile network, charge their consumers to use the services they provide and pay the operator to use their network and then keep the difference.

Sounds simple enough, but how would it work? Experts say an MVNO (prospective MVNO, if you like) enters into a business agreement with a mobile network operator to obtain bulk access to network services at wholesale rates, and then sets retail prices independently.

MVNO can be either convenient or no-frills. That is they may simply target existing and loyal customer base or offer a value proposition based on low-cost and basic services (e.g. basically minutes and SMS bundle, online sales and absence of handset subsidies).

Another valid question at this point is why MVNO? Any keen observer would by now be aware that the mobile telecom market in Nigeria is fast approaching maturity, with penetration rates inching closer to the 100 per cent mark. The challenge at this point is usually how to 1. Improve competition 2.

Ensure full capacity utilization and 3. Ensure customers have options - viable options.

Of course, the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) would not only have to license these operators but equally create what is known as enabling environment for them to thrive including but not limited to reduced license/operating fees amongst others.

Naturally, the NCC would realize money through taxes to be received from MVNO operators. This is a win-win scenario for the NCC, the mobile operators and the subscribers.

Globally, the emergence of the MVNO model in various markets was usually precipitated by varied local factors. In some markets, the MVNO concept came about as the result of regulatory intervention. Regulators wished to force established mobile network operators to offer wholesale access to their network to ensure robust competition to benefit the consumer. In other markets, mobile network operators responded to market opportunities to offer their excess capacity at wholesale rates to other entities to bring in incremental revenue

on what would otherwise be unused network capacity. Mobile network operators reason that savings from not providing customer service and marketing would offset any revenue lost by selling network access at wholesale rates.

These all make sense when one considers that an MVNO incurs no significant capital expenditure on spectrum and infrastructure and does not have the time-consuming task of building out extensive radio infrastructure.

Expectedly, it would not necessarily be all rosy. Like all good businesses for MVNOs to succeed they need to have a worthy story, a source of differentiation and continually strive to secure a mutually beneficial and attractive wholesale rate. What's more, they should carefully select their vendors and think of a flexible business model that would enable them to keep pace with the rapidly changing mobile industry. They would also clearly need to have a clear technology roadmap and be prepared to follow current trends, keeping pace with technology developments while anticipating future trends.

It goes without saying that MVNOs have got to choose the targeted niches carefully.

This could be based on the segments already cover with an eye on differentiating with tailor-made services.

The truth is that the MVNO sector has unwittingly become a permanent fixture of the wireless space globally. Due to intense pressure to consolidate and rationalize the network provider side of the industry, MVNOS represent an appropriate way to lower the barriers to entry while enjoying economies of scale. This is probably why regulators around the world now also look at MVNOs as service-based players capable of building competition by offering consumers a choice of offers and lower prices. Indeed Wireless Intelligence reports that there are now about 812 MVNOS across the globe.

As an aside, those who should know insist Emirates Telecommunications Corporation (Etisalat), the United Arab Emirates mobile cellular operator picked by the country's Mubadala Development Company to operate its $400 million telecoms license in Nigeria had initially planned to operate as the nation's first Virtual Mobile Network Operator (VMNO) to speed up on its entry into the market. It however quickly jettisoned the idea due to what experts refer to as a glaring lack of enabling environment.

Today, sadly, this glaring lack of enabling environment persists. Thus, while the telcos would likely welcome the emergence of MVNOs as a new way to increase network traffic at a lower cost and open up new revenue streams for alliance partners, it may prove especially difficult locally with large-scale network congestion issues currently being faced by existing players.

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Thankfully a lot of investment is going into the ground to boost network capacity by all existing telecommunications services providers. MTN recently completed a network modernization and upgrade project while Globacom just commenced a similar initiative. In fact, all operators are harping on investment to improve capacity.

MVNOs are really more than “me too” companies, they can indeed truly add value to the nation's telecommunications industry. They boost capacity utilization and provide customers with much-needed alternatives. Experts insist that MVNOs are the next phase of growth for the telecommunications industry.

The consensus is that another factor fueling the rise of MVNOs is the emergence of social media. MVNOS benefit from the "shareability" that online social platforms provide. Thus by creating a socially-driven marketing campaign via Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, operators can engage with consumers and encourage them to share the MVNO services. With over 11 million social media activists, Nigeria may well be MVNOs heaven.

We better get ready then as MVNOs are indeed coming!

*Elvis Eromosele, a Corporate Communication professional and public affairs analyst lives in Lagos.

Finding Diana goes to Addis Ababa for Premieres - ITREALMS

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Finding Diana, a short film by Paradigm Initiative was premiered at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Addis Ababa, Ethiopian capital, reports ITREALMS.

The short film, ITREALMS gathered was premiered on Wednesday, November 30th by 6pm.

ICANN unveils Coalition for Digital Africa for greater Internet access, connectivity - ITREALMS

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The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has officially unveiled the Coalition for Digital Africa (CfDA), aimed at expanding the Internet on the continent of Africa, reports ITREALMS.

CfDA, ITREALMS gathered was conceived by ICANN, and is an alliance of like-minded organizations committed to building a robust and secure Internet infrastructure to bring more Africans online.

2022 Business Clinic: Stakeholders charge NIG to intensify publicity - ITREALMS

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Stakeholders rose from the 2022 Internet Business Clinic by the Nigeria Internet Group (NIG) with a charge for the group to intensify public enlightenment on the positive use of the Internet, reports ITREALMS.

Giving his good will message to the clinic, the chairman, Association of Licensed Telecom Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), Engr. Gbenga Adebayo applauded NIG for putting the event together at Technology Distribution Customer Experience Centre, Yudala Heights, Victoria Island.

ITREALMS E-Waste Dialogue partners EPRON, Ecofeld on collection of small e-waste - ITREALMS

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As part of the activities marking the 2022 ITREALMS E-Waste Dialogue, the management of ITREALMS Media is partnering E-waste Producer Responsibility Organization of Nigeria (EPRON) and Ecofeld Nigeria Limited, for a day-long collection scheme of small electronic waste on Thursday, December 8, 2022.

This is coming as part of the commemoration of 2022 international E-Waste Day (IEWD) with the theme “e-Waste: Recycling it all! No matter how small” at Welcome Centre Hotels, International Airport Road, Lagos.

PHC's: Lagos SAT calls for more quick services @commuty levels

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The need to make prompt clinical services available to Lagosians at the community levels and re-awaken te local authorities for immediate actions were some of the highlights of the visits to Eti-Osa East LCDA, by the State Advocacy Team (SAT) led by Mrs Bunmi Tejumola, reports ITREALMS.

According to Mrs. Tejumola, the issues identified during the focus group discussion (FGD) and clients exit interview (CEI) at Eti-Osa East, Primary Health Centre (PHC), Sangotedo were basically understaffing, insufficient chairs at the Out-Patient Department (OPD) section.

Konga Yakata 2022 draws close to December 12 finale - ITREALMS

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Excitement has heightened among shoppers as this year’s edition of Konga Yakata approaches its climax on Monday, December 12, 2022, amid expectations of a rain of last-minute deals for customers.

Konga Yakata, the Black Friday sale of Nigeria’s leading composite e-commerce giant, is widely regarded as the biggest sale of the year in the annual shopping calendar in Nigeria.

STEPCHO partners BEBIG to improve treatment of cancer in Nigeria – ITREALMS

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Leading health services provider in Nigeria, STEPCHO Nigeria Limited, has partnered with BEBIG Medical, radiotherapy manufacturing company in Germany to expand access to cancer treatments in Nigeria, reports ITREALMS.

The radiotherapy machines, ITREALMS gathered are linac, ct stimulators and brachytherapy machines.

Court jails IGP Alkali 3-month in prison - ITREALMS

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The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, has been sentenced to a three-month jail term, by a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Tuesday, reports ITREALMS.

The judgement was due to IGP's disobedience to an earlier court order.

ZeenaClothings CEO, Nana says African prints have prospects - ITREALMS

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A graduate of Lagos State University, Ojo-Lagos and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), ZeenaClothings, Ikeja-Lagos, Nana Antwi, she told ITREALMS' GBEMI OMOTOSO in this personality chat, that African prints have prospects.

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Your educational background?

I'm a graduate of Lagos State University, Ojo-Lagos, with BSc Mass communication in 2016.

NESREA DG to keynote @2022 ITREALMS E-Waste Dialogue - ITREALMS

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The Director-General of the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA), Prof. Aliyu Jauro, has been confirmed as the keynote speaker at the 2022 ITREALMS E-Waste Dialogue slated for Thursday, December 8, in Lagos.

Disclosing this, the organisers through the Group Executive Editor, ITREALMS Media, Mr. Remmy Nweke, said they are glad to have Prof. Jauro to keynote this year’s event with the theme: e-Waste: Recycle it all, no matter how small!.

Windelectric, Ethnos, Transworld Security, NCC to headline TechTV Digital Agenda Forum - ITREALMS

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Leader in advance zero emission and greater energy efficiency in electrical power generation sector, Windelectric Nigeria Limited, would be presenting its innovative and unique fueless generator at the 2022 TechTV Digital Agenda Forum, reports ITREALMS.

Just as Ethnos, a globally renown provider of solutions and professional services in the field of Information Security, Risk Management, Cyber Security and Compliance Management and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the regulator of Nigeria's burgeoning telecommunications sector; are among organisations that have confirmed participation in TechTV Digital Agenda Forum.

First NCC digital park for completion January 2023 - ITREALMS

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The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has, once again, paid an inspection visit to the site of the ongoing construction of the project in Kano State, known as Digital Industrial Park (DIP), where he got an unequivocal commitment from the contractors that the project will be completed by January 2023, reports ITREALMS.

The Friday’s inspection call by the NCC’s boss was part of the routine visits to ensure close monitoring and effective supervision of important projects that will have great impacts on the country’s socio-economic development.

Telecoms Clinic: Evolving e-cigarettes in Nigeria - ITREALMS

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With the growing adoption of Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) as the nation steps into the deployment of Fifth Generation (5G) networks, REMMY NWEKE writes on the need to review the National Tobacco Control Act of 2015 to accommodate evolution of e-Cigarettes to reduce tobacco harms in Nigeria.

 Preamble:

Of late, smokeless tobacco products have been in the news, just as the electronic cigarettes continued to gain momentum, but obviously a tobacco product used by means other than smoking, which could pass for their use as chewing, sniffing, or placing the product between gum and the cheek or lip.

Former DG charges media to highlight dangers of drug abuse on youths - ITREALMS

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Former Director General and member of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Eradication of Drug Abuse, Otunba Lanre Ipinmisho, has enjoined the media to give more publicity to the dangers posed youth's involvements in drug abuse, reports ITREALMS.

Otunba Ipinmisho also charged everyone to face the reality and create more awareness posed by illicit drug abuse among youths.

2023: HEDA engages stakeholders on electoral integrity - ITREALMS

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As part of her core mandates in ensuring good governance in Nigeria, foremost civil society organization, Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre), has sensitized relevant stakeholders and offered agenda-setting recommendations ahead of the forthcoming general elections.

The civil society group’s 27th Anti-Corruption Situation Room (ACSR) themed “Towards Nigeria’s 2023 General Elections” held in Abuja sought to re-evaluate the situation and discuss those issues capable of affecting the sanctity of the forthcoming general elections.

'The Letterman' gets applause from Anyaoku, Kukah, Omogui Okauru, Falola - ITREALMS

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A former Secretary General of the Commonwealth, Emeka Anyaoku, the Catholic Archbishop of Sokoto Diocese, Mathew Hassan Kukah and a former Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Ifueko Omogui Okauru, have applauded The Letterman: Inside the 'Secret' Letters of former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, a new book by the Editor-in-Chief of PREMIUM TIMES, Musikilu Mojeed.

Commendations have also come for the book from Toyin Falola, renowned professor and the Frances and Sanger Mossiker Chair in the Humanities at the University of Texas at Austin; Dan Agbese, respected columnist and writer, who was also the editor-in-chief and co-founder of Newswatch, a foremost and trail-blazing investigative magazine; and Kadaria Ahmed, founder/CEO at Radio Now 95.3FM Lagos, television host, and former editor of NEXT newspaper.

Buhari signs Act to establish National Agricultural Development Fund - ITREALMS

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Nigerian President, General Mohammadu Buhari, retired, has signed the National Assembly (NA) bill seeking the establishment of National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF) into an Act, reports ITREALMS.

According to an official gazette of the Federal Republic of Nigeria published on October 30, 2022, with Number 192 and volume 109 sighted by ITREALMS, as certified by the clerk of the National Assembly, Mr. Amos Olatunde Ojo.

Communique: NPAN, NGE, NUJ, GOCOP, BON to deepen professionalism via co-regulation - ITREALMS

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COMMUNIQUE OF THE ROUNDTABLE ON DEEPENING 

MEDIA PROFESSIONALISM THROUGH CO-REGULATION 

HELD ON MONDAY NOVEMBER 14, 2022, AT PROTEA HOTEL 

IKEJA SELECT, ALAUSA, IKEJA, LAGOS

Introduction:

The roundtable on deepening media professionalism through co-regulation was convened by the Newspaper Proprietors’ Association of Nigeria (NPAN) in conjunction with the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria (BON), and the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP). 

Oswil Cakes boss insists bakers must remain humble, disciplined - ITREALMS

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Oseghale Wilson is the chief executive officer (CEO), Oswil Cakes & Events, Lagos. He recently spoke to ITREALMS' GBEMI OMOTOSO, maintaining that a baker must be very humble and disciplined.

Excerpts:

How did you get around your brandname?
While I was thinking of a name to use for my brand, a friend called me "Oswil." I thought and found it appropriate as my brandname that was how I came up with it.