University students hail Dangote foundation's free share initiative - ITREALMS

University students across Nigeria have enthusiastically welcomed the Aliko Dangote Foundation's Student Share Grant Initiative, hailing it as an unprecedented opportunity to engage in wealth creation and acquire hands-on investment experience through the ongoing Initial Public Offering of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE, reports ITREALMS.

Aimed at bolstering financial literacy and driving awareness among young Nigerians, the Foundation recently convened an online interactive session with campus journalists nationwide to discuss responsible investing, market opportunities, and the importance of financial education.

Ekiti private sector unions, non-indigenes hail Fayemi over peaceful poll - ITREALMS

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The Private Sector Unions and non-indigenous ethnic groups in Ekiti State have hailed Governor Kayode Fayemi for the peaceful conduct of the presidential and National Assembly elections in the State, reports ITREALMS.

The unions at a rally in Ado- Ekiti, the state capital, on Monday said the peaceful atmosphere during the election was not unconnected to the all-inclusive government of Governor Kayode Fayemi which has enabled all stakeholders to take ownership of the electioneering process.

In a statement signed by the Secretary to the Private Sector Union, Prince Aladeloye Oroya, the Union commended Fayemi for his “selfless and detribalized politics” which, according to the union, has endeared the governor to Ekiti people.

Oroya said the victory of the APC in Ekiti State was a product of Fayemi’s “unparalleled generosity and sportsmanship as well as President Muhammadu Buhari’s “personal integrity and public office records”.

The State President of Ohaneze Ndigbo, Chief Nathaniel Uzoma, said the rally was organized to felicitate with Buhari on his victory; adding that the outcome of the election amounted to an endorsement of the people-oriented programmes of the Buhari-led government.

“Your Excellency, we have come to congratulate you on the victor of President Buhari. All of us cannot go to Abuja but we know that you, as our very good friend, can extend our goodwill message to the president. It is good to allow the president continue his good works”, he said.

The chairman of Hausa community in the State, Badamosi Mahadi also commended the Governor for creating a peaceful environment for the election to hold in the State; noting that it is only in Ekiti State that ballot snatching and violence were not recorded during the polls.

Mahadi called on all Hausa people in the State to come out en masse on Saturday and vote for all the House of Assembly candidates of the All Progressives Congress in the State.

Responding, Governor Fayemi thanked the unions and non indigenous groups for rallying support for him and the APC in the last election.

Fayemi who was represented by his Chief of Staff, Hon. Biodun Omoleye said his government believes in peace because development can only thrive in an atmosphere of peace.

The governor said the hitch-free election in the State was made possible by the cooperation and unity demonstrated by all ethnic groups in the State.

He urged Ekiti people to vote en masse for the All Progressives Congress House of Assembly candidates on Saturday. 

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Broadband forum 2017: Operators hail next-generation technologies

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The next-generation fiber technologies such as NG-PON2 has been identified as a paradigm shift in the access space and a more certain path towards long-term success, reports ITRealms.

According to the Director, Technology at Verizon, Vincent O’Byrne, this would be explored by the Broadband Forum’s Access Summit, which features operators and manufacturers, as well as industry insight from Light Reading, IHS and the Fiber Broadband Association.

Taking place at Broadband World Forum, at the Messe Berlin, on Tuesday, October 24, the agenda features O’Byrne who will explain how the fiber access space is constantly evolving, with emerging PON technology providing solutions to some of the issues around cost and reliability.

“Technologies such as NG-PON2 present exciting new opportunities for vendors, such as delivering residential and business services on multiple wavelengths over the same fiber,” said O’Byrne. “Not only does NG-PON2 parse business and residential customer traffic to isolate and resolve potential problems in the network, it can also scale to achieve speeds of 40 Gbps and above.”

Delegates attending the summit will hear how some of the Broadband Forum’s current projects relate to this need, with its NG-PON2 Council working to accelerate adoption of the technology.

Additional topics that will be covered include Gfast, the gigabit society, Access 4.0, Fiber to the Distribution Point and the role virtualization has to play in the next generation of networks.

Bernd Hesse, Chair of the Broadband Access Summit Event and Senior Director Technology Development at Calix, said: “We will be exploring NG-PON2 in depth and the use cases that underpin the decisions to deploy them. I look forward to the debate, hearing from the experts in the industry and welcoming the community to these new Forum events.”

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