UNN-SUG appoints S Mobile CEO, Kingsley Adonu, Patron - ITREALMS

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The Founder and Chief Executive Officer of S Mobile Group, Mr. Kingsley Adonu, has been appointed a patron by the executive council, Students Union Government (SUG), University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN).

In a letter dated March 29, 2024 signed by Comrade Enoch Utazi, the President, SUG of UNN, the students said Adonu’s appointment was in the interest of the student union government following his antecedents in youth and student constituency both within the University of Nigeria Nsukka and outside the institution.

NCC endows professional chairs @ UNILAG, MAU, UNN - ITREALMS

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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Tuesday endowed Professional Chairs on University of Lagos, Modibbo Adama University in Adamawa and the University of Nigeria, Nsukka at the head office Maitama Abuja, reports ITREALMS.

The Commission’s collaboration with the Academia, ITREALMS gathered have some Nigerian Universities designated to host endowed Professorial Chairs.

Season-2: UNN, UNIBEN, UNIZIK cart away prizes @Etisalat-DigitalSENSE students’ essay contest on IG4D

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The organisers of Etisalat-DigitalSENSE students essay contest on Internet Governance for Development (IG4D), the DigitalSENSE Africa (DSA) Media Group, has named Odonoekuma Onyebuchi Ekuma as the star prize winner for the 2016 edition, which is on Season 2, reports ITRealms.

The Executive Director, Operations at DigitalSENSE Africa (DSA) Media Group, Nkemdilim Nweke, disclosed this in Lagos, and said that the 2016 theme was on ‘Internet Governance: Creating Opportunities for All Nigerians’ which saw Odonoekuma Onyebuchi Ekuma, a fourth-year medical student at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), Enugu State, emerging top.

Also, she revealed that Henry Monday Oguns, a five-hundred level Petrochemical Engineering student of the University of Benin, Edo State, and Egwe Tochukwu Christopher, a fourth year Law student of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka-Anambra State, taking the second and third positions, respectively.

Mrs. Nweke equally said that the finalists will in the coming week receive their prizes which include a Laptop, Tablet and smart phone with data for the trio.

She stressed that the essay competition is aimed at encouraging creativity and discourse on Internet Governance for Development (IG4D) by Nigerian youths, especially the students.

Mrs. Nweke explained that participating students were mostly between the ages of 18 and 30, pointing out that the competition sponsored by Etisalat Nigeria is organised by DigitalSENSE Africa Media, the publishers of international award winning DigitalSENSE Business News, ITRealms and NaijaAgroNet; is part of the annual Nigeria DigitalSENSE Forum on IG4D and Nigeria IPv6 Roundtable.

Reacting, the star prize winner, Odonoekuma Onyebuchi Ekuma, on getting the news declared “I am very excited. Winning the contest has made this year very awesome for me.”

Odonoekuma also advised Nigerian youth, saying that the Internet holds the key to virtually every progress in life, stressing that the Internet provides the connectivity that yields efficiencies to employment creation, healthcare delivery, economic development and indeed all sectors of life.

An elated first runner up, Henry Monday Ogun beckoned on youths in Nigeria to embrace opportunity as this being offered by Etisalat-DigitalSENSE Africa to diversify their limitless positivity through properly harnessing same, declaring, “The way forward is active participation.”

And for the second runner up, Egwe Tochukwu Christopher, the internet is a blessing to this generation, hence more than ever “we are connected to persons and opportunities to further our dreams and ambitions in life, and to create positive impact in the society.”

Nigerian Youths, Egwe said, should seize this rare opportunity to connect with those positive opportunities, persons, and communities to name a few, which will help in projecting their life’s aspirations.

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Pix: Star prize winner 2016 Etisalat-DigitalSENSE Students Essay, Odonoekuma Onyebuchi Ekuma.

Danbatta goes to UNN for 46th convocation lecture

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The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof Umar Garba Danbatta, would this Thursday go to the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) to deliver the Convocation Lecture, reports ITRealms.

Danbatta, ITRealms gathered, is expected to speak at the 46^th Convocation Lecture of the university on a paper titled: The Role of ICT Infrastructure in Tertiary Education in Nigeria: NCC Interventions.

The EVC, a Professor of telecommunications engineering, according to the invitation letter signed by the Vice-Chancellor of the university, Professor Benjamin C. Ozumba, the lecture “is a major activity that marks the annual convocation ceremonies”.

He said, the event has, in the past, featured lecture presentations by renowned Nigerians like Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili, late Prof Dora Akunyili, and Bishop Mathew Hassan Kukah, among others.

Danbatta, who presented the October 2016 lecture of Nigerian Academy of Engineering was also the first Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the NCC to address the participants Senior Executive Course (SEC) of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPS).

ITRealms recalls that Danbatta was, last year, invited to address 38th Senior Executive Course (SEC) of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPS), on Thursday, March 31.

Since he assumed the mantle of leadership of the Africa’s biggest telecom regulatory body, NCC has continued to receive more global attention with numerous international recognitions coming its way.

Nonye Dom with additional reports from Doris Minimah/GEE 

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Utomi to host UNN MassComm alumni @ reunion party

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The alumni of the Department of Mass Communication, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, will gather Saturday, November 19, for a Reunion Party aimed at creating cohesion, coordination and contribution to the growth of the department and its products, reports ITRealms.

Prof Pat Utomi, founder of the Centre for Values and Leadership (CVL), will host the reunion party which comes almost 30 years after a homecoming in 1987 at Nsukka.

The Reunion Party would feature a Meet and Greet, a parade of Year Groups, and motivational talk by Host, Prof Pat Utomi, a mass communication graduate of 1977.

Mr. Chido Nwakanma (J85), the administrator of the Jacksonites Forum which initiated the Reunion and the coming together of the alumni, said the objective of the alumni group is to tap from the experiences and exposure of the large body of alumni to contribute to the upliftment of the department.

Starting from a WhatsApp Forum in June 2016, The Jacksonites has quickly grown into a formidable group with the primary aim of contributing to the development of media and communication study and practice as well as the progress of the mother department at Nsukka.

UNN’s Mass Communication Department commenced life in 1961 as the Department of Journalism and is the first full university department for the study of journalism and mass communication in Sub-Saharan Africa.

UNN founder and journalism pioneer Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe included Journalism as one of the pioneer study units when the University took off. He named the department Jackson Building in honour of John Payne and Thomas Horatio Jackson, father and son team who ran the Lagos Weekly Record as the most influential newspaper of its time for 37 years up to 1930.

The department has produced many distinguished graduates in all fields of endeavour, from journalism through broadcasting and adjunct media of advertising and public relations to administration. Participants on the forum include Prince Tony Momoh, a former Minister of Information, Dr. Josef Bel Molokwu, former Registrar of APCON, and Sir Innocent Oparadike, the first non-Northerner to edit the New Nigerian in its heyday. 

There are also Mr. Femi Kusa, former editor of The Guardian, Mr. Kingsley Osadolor, Victor Ludorum of UNN in 1984 and former Commissioner for Information in Edo State and Mr. Osaro Isokpan, a former Managing Director of Nigerian-American Merchant Bank.  Also on the forum are the current head of the department, Dr. Luke Anorue, the first female professor of mass communication in Africa, Prof Stella Chinyere Okunna, Mr. Emeka Maduegbuna, Chairman, C&F Porter Novelli a leading public relations agency and Mr Gbenga Adefaye, General Manager of Vanguard.

Others include Airtel Director of Communication and CSR, Mr. Emeka Oparah, the General Manager, Government and Public Affairs, Mobil Producing Nigeria Mr. Paul Chidozie Arinze, the head, Department of Mass Communication, Delta State University Dr. Ben Nwanne, Mr Steve Nwosu, Executive Director of The Sun and many others.

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UNN Students applaud Etisalat on QoS @Campus

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The students of the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) in Enugu State have applauded leading innovative and youth-centric brand, Etisalat Nigeria for the sound Quality of Service (QoS) being enjoyed on their campus and environ, reports ITRealms.

The commendation was made at a customer forum session as part of the Etisalat Cliqfest campus tour held at UNN recently. The forum was designed to get customers feedback and examine issues such as network quality (voice and data), customer experience and product integration, with the overriding aim of bringing Etisalat products and services closer to the students as well as offering these unique customers seamless interactive opportunities to resolve any issue they may want the company to attend to. 

The students gave useful suggestions on how Etisalat can do even more in meeting their peculiar needs. Zeal Okorie, a 500 level student of Mechanical Engineering thanked Etisalat for not only bringing Cliqfest to their campus but also giving them the opportunity to express their thoughts on their experience with the brand so far while urging Etisalat to do even more.

Head of Youth Segment, Etisalat Nigeria, Olayiwola Onafowokan thanked the students for their honest contributions and went on to say that Etisalat was in the process of releasing more innovative products and services that will cater to their needs. One of the things he said Etisalat was planning is to set up a mobile hub on their campus. 

“We have thought through the process of establishing a hub in your school and we will begin talks with the school authorities so that you can experience our unique services up close and personal. When this hub is set up, you will be able to make purchases, resolve any network issues and source for any form of telecommunication services. More importantly, you will also experience quality customer service that we provide all over the country,” he said.

Members of the panel included Kenneth Iwunna, Territory Manager, Retail Sales, South-East; Okechukwu Nzeduba, Network Quality (Voice & Data); Jack Nwaigwe, Experience Centre Manager, Enugu Flagship Centre; Opeyemi Owoeye, Analyst, Product Integration and Olayiwola Onafowokan, Head of Youth Segment, Etisalat Nigeria.

Cliqfest focuses on education, sports and entertainment and is geared at preparing students of tertiary institutions for life outside school, to pursue their dreams and helping them identify their passions, have fun and also experience Etisalat’s youth product, Easycliq.

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Pix: L-R: Michael Nwoseh, Specialist, Youth Segment,  Etisalat Nigeria; Opeyemi Adeleke, Accounts Manager, Operator Channel, Tecno Mobile Nigeria; Godwin Ogbobe, Director of Sports, University of Nigeria, Nsukka and Olayiwola Onafowokan, Head, Youth Segment, Etisalat Nigeria when the Etisalat team paid  a courtesy visit  to the Director during Cliqfest campus tour of  the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State