Bimbo Abioye emerges ISPON president - ITREALMS

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The Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria (ISPON) has elected Bimbo Abioye as the latest president alongside eight others, for the next two years as members of the Executive Council, reports ITREALMS.

Abioye emerged president at the just concluded Annual General Meeting (AGM) of ISPON held in Lagos, Friday.

African media practitioners to craft future of rights @Lusaka - ITREALMS

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The African editors, journalists and media stakeholders are warming up to craft a future of rights on the continent at the 2nd Africa Media Convention (AMC) scheduled for Lusaka, Zambia from 11-13 May 2023, reports ITREALMS.

A press statement available to ITREALMS and endorsed by the trio of Lydia Gachungi of  UNESCO, Enock Ngoma, Chairperson of Media Liaison Committee (MLC) Zambia and Willie Mponda, Chairperson, Southern Africa Editors Forum (SAEF) noted that AMC under the 2023 World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) theme: Shaping a Future of Rights: Freedom of Expression as a driver for all other human rights.”

Olawunmi of Wumat Cakes advises practitioners to always upgrade knowledge - ITREALMS

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Aremu Olawunmi, Chief Executive of Wumat Cakes and Events Ikorodu, Lagos State, is a passionate cake maker. She spoke with ITREALMS’ GBEMI OMOTOSO, advising practitioners to always upgrade their knowledge.

 Excerpts:

What brought you into cake industry?
Smiles...Passion! I developed passion for Cake making right from my secondary school days.

Adeduntan joins global finance practitioners @Ethical conference - ITREALMS

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The Chief Executive Officer, First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Dr. Adesola Adeduntan on Tuesday in Edinburgh, joined global leaders interactive session at the 2019 Ethical Finance Conference held on 8 – 9 October 2019, reports ITREALMS.

The conference held at RBS Conference Centre, Gogarburn, Edinburgh, saw attendance of over 500 leading finance practitioners from all over the world.ITREALMS gathered that Adeduntan, alongside other thought leaders, policy influencers and leading finance practitioners across the world deliberated on various topical issues that would help define and shape the transition of the global financial climate to a sustainable financial system where finance delivers positive change.

Notable at the panel with Adeduntan includes Sarah Breeden, Bank of England; Dame Susan Rice, Banking Standards Board; Gary Gillespie, Chief Economist, Scottish Government spoke on the topic “Financing Sustainability: Designing for A Future on Earth” in the first panel session held on 8 October 2019.

Speaking on his participation at the event, Dr. Adeduntan noted that “FirstBank is committed to exploring innovative opportunities that drive financial inclusion in Nigeria whilst harnessing widespread mobile-phone coverage to create low-price banking offerings across groundbreaking distribution channels, especially for the unbanked.”

“Our participation in the 2019 Ethical Finance Conference is a platform we are honoured to be in as shared knowledge with other global thought leaders and policy influencers is pivotal to promote inclusive growth in the global financial ecosystem, whilst contributing to economic growth, development and importantly, reducing poverty,” he submitted.

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*JOIN our alert's group | Share stories with us | Advert placement: WhatsApp | SMS: +2348033592762 *Twitter: @ITREALMS *Email: itrealms.dsa@gmail.com*From left: MD/CEO, Jaiz Bank Hassan Usman; CEO, First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Dr. Adesola Adeduntan; Chairman, Jaiz Bank, Alhaji Umaru Mutallab; Chair of the Scottish Fiscal Commission and member of the Banking Standards Board, Dame Susan Rice; Executive Director, Bank of England, Sarah Breeden at the Ethical Finance Conference held at Royal Bank of Scotland, Edinburgh on Tuesday.

NCCF-ICT Working Group meets practitioners in Lagos

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The NCCF-ICT, a sectoral working group under the Nigerian Content Development Monitoring Board (NCDMB) which represents the interest of ICT practitioners in the oil and gas sector has been fixed for tomorrow, May 18, for her quarterly group meeting, reports ITRealms.

According to public statement made available to ITRealms by the Mr Uchenna Onyekaonwu, Secretary, NCCF – ICT and made available to NCCF ICT members by Olatunji Abibat (Mrs.), the meeting would feature the Executive Secretary to the Board, which promises to be an avenue for questions and answers, networking and interaction. 

"And of course the latest update on the Board’s activities and the 10 Years Strategic Plan recently approved for implementation will be discussed," Onyekaonwu said. 

ITRealms reports that the meeting slated to kick off by 11:00am, would hold at the Southern Sun Hotels, Ikoyi, Lagos State.

Intending participants will be given opportunity to ask relevant questions from the representatives of the Executive Secretary with regards to the implementation of the NOGICD Act in relation to ICT goods and services required in the Oil and Gas sector

It would be recalled that NCDMB created NCCF-ICT to represent the interest of ICT practitioners in the oil and gas sector. Due to lack of awareness/information about the provisions of the NOGICD Act. 

ITRealms recalls that the Act, in recognizing the importance of IT/ICT to the oil and gas sector specifically in section 58(f) of the Act, directed the NCDMB to set up the NCCF-ICT required to consist of stakeholders, government and regulatory agencies in the ICT.

According to Section 12 of the NOGICD Act, Nigerians are to be given first consideration for the provisions of goods and services in the sector.

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Iworiso-Markson hosts NIPR Exco, tasks on practitioners patronage

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The Bayelsa State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Daniel Iworiso-Markson has tasked members of the Nigeria Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) in the state to raise their act in order to attract desired patronage, reports ITRealms.

According to him, as public relations practitioners, NIPR must be more visible through regular activities and public interest programmes.

Iworiso Markson, a renowned Public Relations practitioner himself, gave the advice during a courtesy call on him by members of the NIPR, Bayelsa State Chapter.

He also charged them to voice their views on the developmental strides of the present administration, which he described as a watershed in the history of the state.

He urged NIPR as a credible voice not to shy away from telling the success story of restoration Government on-going in the state.

As a senior member of the institute, Iworiso-Markson said he will be working with the leadership of NIPR to ensure that the organization claim its pride of place. 

Earlier, the Chairman of the State Chapter of NIPR, Prince Sherif Hussain Enebi had congratulated the commissioner for the professional way he has performed his responsibilities since his foray into the public service.

Prince Enebi acknowledged the recognition that the institute had received from the state government since the appointment of Mr. Iworiso Markson and called for closer ties between the state Ministry of Information and the NIPR for effective rebranding of the state.

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InsuranceMarket kits practitioners with digital skills

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An insurance industry focused technology company, InsuranceMarket, has commencement series of training programmes for insurance practitioners in Nigeria on e-Insurance, reports ITRealms.

The Executive Chairman of InsuranceMarket, Engr. Lanre Ajayi, said at the kick-off of the exercise in Lagos that the training is a follow-up to the successful hosting of the maiden edition of the e-Insurance conference and clamour by a number of people in the insurance industry for a deeper understanding of the application of e-Insurance to insurance business growth.

Ajayi also said the workshop is focused on an aspect of e-Insurance that enables the use of Information Technology for the creation, promotion and marketing of Insurance Products.

According to Ajayi, at the end of the training, participants are expected to acquire the skills to migrate their operations online. Stressing that the training will equip them with the capacity to create and enlist Insurance products online, integrate various e-Payment gateways, including credit/debit cards, drive traffic to their products and grow sales through adoption affiliate program and promotional programs, like discount codes and coupons.

He further said that the training is targeted at all staff of insurance companies, particularly staff from Underwriting, Marketing, Risk management, IT departments to enable them master how to market their company’s insurance products through digital channels like social media, email marketing and blogs.

He also said participating insurance companies would be offered free enrollment on InsuranceMarket.ng, an online insurance products trading platform, where products from various companies are made available to the buying public.

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