Asthma: Playing smart, balancing football passion and dreams - Telecoms Clinic@ITREALMS

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A mother's love sparks a transformative journey for her asthmatic son's football dreams. With open communication, medical expertise, and tech innovations like wearables and AI, they master balancing passion and protection. Technology becomes a trusted ally, ensuring safety while nurturing his love for football, writes REMMY NWEKE.

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As she walked home from the polling station, Mrs. Okonkwo's mind was preoccupied with the local government elections held earlier that day, July 12, 2025. Millions of voters in Lagos State had cast their ballots to elect chairmen, vice-chairmen, and councilors across the state's 20 Local Government Areas (LGAs) and 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs).

Chika Nwosu: Why PalmPay is playing big in digital banking space - ITREALMS

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Leading Africa-focused fintech platform, the Palmpay, has said that the future of money is now; therefore, the company has put in place adequate infrastructure, and the right measures to ensure that its millions of customers are guaranteed adequate security.

Speaking while making a presentation titled “Future of Money, Security, Customer Experience (CX)” at the Africa Tech Alliance (AfriTECH 3.0) held at The Providence Hotel, Ikeja GRA, last week, Mr. Chika Nwosu, the Managing Director of PalmPay, said that besides the operator putting the right things in place, the consumers also must the aware of how to protect themselves.

Broadband, playing increasing role in development – UN

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The United Nations (UN) Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development has released annual country-by-country data on state of broadband access worldwide, reports ITRealms.

Released ahead of the Commission's fall meeting in New York City on 17 September, and amid the UN General Assembly taking place 12-25 September, also in New York, UN noted that, broadband technologies are today driving substantial transformation in many development-related sectors including health, education, financial inclusion and food security, making them a key accelerator towards achievement of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), says a new report released by the UN Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development.

The report, entitled The State of Broadband 2017: Broadband Catalyzing Sustainable Development, comes with alongside annual State of Broadband report which is a unique global snapshot of broadband network access and affordability, with country-by-country data measuring broadband access against key advocacy targets set by the Commission in 2011.

"Broadband is crucial to connecting people to the resources needed to improve their livelihoods, and to the world achieving the Sustainable Development Goals," said ITU Secretary-General Houlin Zhao, who serves as co-Vice Chair of the Commission with UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova. "The goals for education, gender equality and infrastructure include bold targets for information and communication technology.

The State of Broadband 2017 report, ITRealms gathered, outlined how broadband is already contributing to this and makes valuable recommendations for how it could increase this contribution into the future.

Also, the report examined global trends in broadband connectivity and technologies, reflects on policy and regulatory developments, as well as the applications of broadband for sustainable development. It also presents several policy recommendations.

ITRealms  equally gathered that promoting investment in broadband connectivity from a broad range of sectors, the report had noted, could help achieve the full potential of these technologies and bring the world closer to the goal of an inclusive digital society accessible by all.

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