Nnamani: Nigeria deserves deliberate actions on AI regulation, data center growth - ITREALMS

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The Chief Executive Officer of Digital Realty, Nigeria, Engr. Ikechukwu Nnamani has declared that Nigeria deserves deliberate actions on Artificial Intelligence (AI) regulation with potential to grow data centres, reports ITREALMS.

He made this call during a courtesy visit by the Executive Committee of the Nigeria Information Technology Reporters’ Association (NITRA) as a fall out of its recently held ICT Growth Conference with the theme “Impact of AI On National Development: Prospects, Policies, and Challenges in Nigeria”, Nnamani noted that people developing ethical solutions for AI are few compared to people producing non-ethical solutions, but have come to take advantage and make money.

Ogoni deserves humane treatment by Fegalo Nsuke - ITREALMS

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The struggles of people all over the world to protect their rights and dignity have been the subject of conflicts especially when few individuals privileged to control the powers and authority of state turn these privileges into an instrument of repression and will want to suppress agitations that favour greater social freedom.

Quite often, state repression arises from the failure or inability of state actors to articulately defend their actions. The fear of a more superior idea and the desperation to cover their emptiness, many times, turn them repressive.

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A study by McKinsey & Company found that by 2030, up to 800 million jobs worldwide could be displaced by automation and artificial intelligence.

Jobs in fields such as computer science, engineering, and healthcare are expected to experience the most growth in the coming years. 

Why 'GSM' deserves second term - ITREALMS

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Governor Seyi Makinde (GSM) of Oyo State has undoubtedly left an indelible mark on the state since assuming office on May 29th, 2019. 

His first term in office has been marked by remarkable achievements and progress in various sectors, including education, healthcare, agriculture, infrastructure, and security, among others.

Nigerian media gone atrophy, deserves subsidy – ITREALMS

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The Nigerian media in this time of current crisis before the nation has gone atrophy and deserves every support especially from the federal government of the day to help fix it, just as the Australian government has blazed the trail in salvaging the industry, reports ITREALMS.

*Dapo Olorunyomi, Publisher, Premium Times

These were some projections by the publisher, Premium Times, Mr. Dapo Olorunyomi in his keynote remarks to the 17th Annual Nigerian Guild of Editors Conference (ANEC) held Thursday at the NAF Conference Centre, Abuja, on "Media in Times of Crisis: Resolving Conflict, Achieving Consensus."

DMO deserves more powers - Reps

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The House of Representatives’ Committee on Aids, Loans and Debt Management has advocated for more powers for the Debt Management Office (DMO), Nigeria, saying the performance of the agency will increase, reports ITRealms.

Chairman, House Committee on Aid, Loans and Debt Management, Honourable Adeyinka Ajayi, gave this advocacy at a three-day retreat for them in Imo State capital, Owerri at the weekend, stressing that the mandate of the DMO should be strengthened to include monitoring the implementation of all projects of government that is financed with borrowed funds.

The Chairman of the House Committee on Aid, Loans and Debt Management, Honourable Adeyinka Ajayi, advocated for this position alongside other members of the Committee at a three-day retreat for member of the committee in Owerri, Imo State, over the weekend.

Ajayi, in his keynote address at the occasion, noted that it has become imperative for the DMO to be empowered to monitor the implementation of all projects financed with borrowed funds.

He pointed out that since it was the duty of the DMO to raise funds to finance budget deficit, “the body should be saddled with the responsibility of monitoring implementation”, noting that this would ensure compliance, transparency and accountability.

The Committee also commended the DMO management for coming up with the retreat, with the theme: Debt Sustainability and the Challenge of Financing Economic Recovery, adding that the retreat was timely, coming at a time the nation was facing some economic challenges.

Ajayi said the workshop is coming on the heels of concerns expressed by some Nigerians over the rising debt profile of the nation, acknowledging the prevailing economic challenges.

Further, Ajayi said, the committee will work with the Debt Management Office to ensure effective implementation of the 2016 budget, even as other members of the House Committee emphasised the need for the diversification of the economy especially in the areas of Agriculture, Solid Minerals and Manufacturing.

Earlier in his presentation, the Director-General of the Debt Management Office Nigeria (DMO), Dr Abraham Nwankwo, had affirmed government’s commitment to financing capital projects aimed at addressing Nigeria’s huge infrastructural deficit and repositioning the economy.

The DMO boss who spoke against the backdrop of the agency’s role in the implementation of the 2016 budget, said the nation’s long term debt financing of sustainable economic recovery and growth is feasible given its abundant ideal economic capacity.

Dr Nwankwo told members of the Committee that the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari has taken a bold step to stimulate the economy by making sure that the nation’s huge infrastructure gap was quickly closed through efficient and effective application of all borrowed funds into capital projects.

In a related development, Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State, has commended the Debt Management Office, Nigeria under the leadership of Dr Abraham Nwankwo for her forthrightness in managing the nation’s debt portfolios as assets for national growth.

Governor Okorochas made this commendation when members of the House of Representatives’ Committee of Aides, Loans and Debt Management; and management of the Debt Management Office paid him a courtesy call at the Government House, Owerri.

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Data services, next frontier – Juwah

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The Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) Dr. Eugene Juwah has declared that data services is the next frontier of service offering that deserves attention of all stakeholders in the telecommunications sector in Nigeria, report DigitalSENSE Business News.

Dr. Juwah told DigitalSENSE Business News at his opening address at the 76^th Edition of the Repackaged Telecoms Consumer Parliament, Thursday tagged “Data Service Delivery: The Way Forward” in Lagos, that the time voice was on the top of agenda for investors.

According to him, with an increasing demand for data, service providers have no choice than to improve on their data machineries to ensure Nigerians, for instance would enjoy the best of data.

He pointed out to DigitalSENSE Business News that it is a known fact that Nigeria today is the fastest growing telecommunications market in Africa since the deregulation of the industry. 

“The transformation of Telecom industry has led to more Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs), employment, and efficient business transactions among others,” he said, emphasizing the importance of ICT in the development path of a nation.

For a country of about 180m people as at 2014, Juwah told DigitalSENSE Business News that with over 130m subscriber base, Nigeria cannot afford to be contented. 

“ICT remains a priority of the Federal Government and an important sector in the transformation agenda of President Goodluck Jonathan administration for strong, inclusive, non-inflationary growth using ICT as the major driver for transformation.  Mr. President requires us to ensure that ICT facilities are extended to all citizen of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,”Juwah said.

Pointing out that Internet and broadband have been globally acknowledged as the foundation for the nation’s transformation to a knowledge-based economy, he stressed that the path to an efficient broadband service in Nigeria has been a long and difficult one. 

DigitalSENSE Business News further gathered from Juwah that Internet connectivity has come a long way from a single international submarine cable system with 340GB total capacity installed in 2001 (SAT3) to four cable systems with international bandwidth capacity of over nine Terra bits in 2012.

Despite progress made, Juwah told DigitalSENSE Business News that Nigeria is still a far cry from achieving what is considered global broadband standards even among other developing countries.

He lamented the kind of service being offered by most service providers, describing it as “worrisome” especially those service providers who sell to their subscribers, all in the name of 3G, while some even canvassed to have 4G but nothing has changed in data services. 

“Consumer experience is nothing to write home about,” he decried. 

Some of the dignitaries at the repackaged Lagos Telecom Consumer Parliament include the chairman of NCC, Mr. Peter Igoh, Executive Commissioners, His Excellency Okey Itanyi, Engr. Ubaka Maska, Director, Consumer Affairs Bureau (CAB) at NCC, Mrs. Maryam Biyi and Deputy Director, Dr. J.O. Atoyebi, Director, Public Affairs, Mr. Tony Ojobo, Commissioner Dr. Mike Onyia among others.

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Pix: Juwah, Igoh and Itanyi at the TCP in Lagos.