Agada urges AGN, Nigerians to embrace eCommerce opportunities

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The chief executive officer, PMM Integrated Ventures, Mr. Ejiofor Agada has urged the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) and entire Nigerians to embrace abundant opportunities in electronic commerce (e-Commerce) reports ITRealms.

Mr. Agada, who leads a team of Information Technology (IT) solutions advocacy, ITRealms reports, made this call at the recently concluded capacity building workshop for Actors Guild of Nigeria, Lagos chapter.

ITRealms gathered that while delivering his presentation, Agada noted the trending thing in business at the moment has been e-commerce and any intelligent business that wants to stay above board in this era by actively getting involved on the internet, stressing that with e-commerce, anything could be sold online. 

“The advent of e-commerce has changed the face of buying and selling because I could be in my room and with my phone I can make purchases of anything I need, which means, I can only do businesses with those that are on the e-commerce platform and not just a company that has a website. This is where businesses are headed at the moment,” he said.

Referencing Tilda Kart 1.0, an online shop management tool that is designed to help individuals conducts businesses on the internet, Mr. Agada pointed out that the Tilda Kart is designed to make it possible and yet cheaper for prospective businesses to become like the big online shops, but with less cost more reliable features like the ability of the solution to generate invoices, receipts and quotation.

He also disclosed to ITRealms some of the unique features of the tool which include high search engine performance, underscoring the fact that to implement this solution costs less than 80 per cent of most e-commerce platforms.

Also speaking, the Chairman of AGN Lagos chapter, Mr Don Pedro Aganbi, told ITRealms that it is imperative that young and upcoming actors and actresses should look beyond the glitz and glamour of the entertainment industry and explore other avenues to create wealth.

“So that the dance continues even when the music stops” he said.

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NITRA commends Osun on ICT initiatives, seeks increased deployment by states

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State governments in Nigeria have been urged to increase the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to fast-track their socio-economic development agenda.

The call was made in a statement issued by the Nigeria Information ‎Technology Reporters' Association (NITRA) in Lagos this week.

The press statement, signed by NITRA Pre‎sident, Emma Okonji, and made available to ITRealms, said deliberate use of ICT tools to automate processes in government and support every aspect of the states' economy has become imperative if the country's Vision to be one of the 20 most industrialised economies in 2020 is to be attained.

"Today, Nigeria is the largest economy in Africa, and we have the auspicious Vision 20:2020, which aims at making Nigeria one of the leading economies in the next six years. To achieve this, it's our believe that both the federal and state governments will have to infuse ICT into their processes as well as using ICT to automate every sector of the states' economy," the statement said.

NITRA, however, commended state governments, especially Osun State, for deliberate deployment of ICT to support e-learning and automate government processes, resulting in growth in the state's revenue generation.

According to him, "Osun State is one of the state governments in Nigeria that has taken deliberate decision to deploy ICT to drive economic growth and deepen e-learning in the state. It is noteworthy that the strategic use of ICT tools and services by current administration of Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola in Osun State to advance the course of development in the state, using ICT has become a sterling example of how other states should leverage ICT to pursue their development agenda."

NITRA noted that the innovative use of ICT to boost e-learning with the provision of Opon Imo (Tablet of Knowledge) pro bono to students in the state to make learning much easier and more fun has galvanised increased interest in education among students.

The government of the State of Osun, last year, launched the free computer initiative, where it is providing 150,000 e-learning tablets for Senior Secondary Schools.

"This initiative, recognised as the first of its kind anywhere in the world, covers  17 Core Subjects with over five Extra Curricula Subjects for Senior Secondary 1, 2 & 3 levels."

The Tablet contains over 56 textbooks, 900 minutes of virtual classoom lessons and 1000 Practice Questions for WAEC and JAMB. In addition to aiding preparation for School Leaving Examinations, the introduction of the tool is today aiding adoption of  ICT skills among students in the state.

"We hope that in years to come, the state government will begin to reap the harvest of this laudable ICT initiative, where ‎digital education is being advanced in the state," NITRA said.

NITRA similarly noted that Osun State has leveraged ICT for capacity building among youths in the state, promoted ICT investment in the state with the siting of RLG Communication, a phone manufacturing firm in the state, as well as deploying ICT to enhance delivery of government services to the  the citizens of the state in a way that is transparent and process-driven.

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GEN rates Voice of Nigeria high among equals

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The Global Editors Network (GEN), a cross-platform community of more than 1000 Editors-in-Chief, has rated the Voice of Nigeria (VON) high among equals at it emerged the best 3 media organizations in the Nigeria Editors Lab competition 2014, reports ITRealms.

This ranking according to information made available to ITRealms by an Assistant Director, News at VON, Mr. Tony Ekata, came in the wake of the competition which ended in Lagos recently.

According to Ekata, VON emerged as first runner-up to the winning team, Vanguard Newspapers of Nigeria in the 2-day contest, displacing the University of Lagos Mass Communication Department, which came 2nd last year, to 3rd position.

He noted that Vanguard won with a prototype called Ebola Go; an information app which gives the users relevant information on Ebola such as news, write ups, photos, videos, data etc.

The Vanguard project, ITRealms gathered is web, mobile and SMS based.

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Juwah tasks MTN Ambassadors to be exemplary to youths

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The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC), Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Eugene Juwah has tasked MTN Ambassadors to be of exemplary to the youths, especially in Nigeria, reports ITRealms.

Juwah who played host to MTN Ambassadors who are mainly musicians at his office in Abuja recently, said the musicians themselves have become a standard for the youth of the country.

“You have made the country proud by your creativity, you have shaped the entertainment industry” declared, stressing that through effective oversight of the Commission, the industry has been able to engage the youth through the promotion of the entertainment industry by way of talent shows which have seen the emergence of artists who now become role models for the teeming youth.

“… Your shows have enriched lives significantly” he told his visitors, urging them to remain steadfast.

ITRealms also gathered from a press statement endorsed by the Director, Public Affairs at NCC, Mr. Tony Ojobo, who quoted Dr. Juwah as recalling that the telecommunications sector has been variously described as the first genuine platform to take over virtually every aspect of human development since the revolution began with the Digital Mobile Licences 2001.

He equally told his guests that Nigerian entertainment industry has gone beyond this shores, citing an instance of his visit to Atlanta, Georgia, USA recently with some Nollywood producers and actors to attend a seminar where Professors and other experts from the USA and Canada came specifically to understudy, analyse and talk about the growing entertainment industry in Nigeria and the influence on other sectors and cultures.

Juwah further revealed to ITRealms that recently the Digital Bridge Institute (DBI) in collaboration with George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia and Howard University hosted the seminar with a view to providing global best practice in marketing and distribution of movies, training on digital movie production and editing among others.

The NCC, he said, is in the vanguard of doing the best for the entertainment industry including Nollywood, just as a studio is being built at DBI Cappa-Oshodi campus in Lagos to cushion the practice of Nigerian entertainers.

Also speaking, Executive Commissioner, Stakeholder Management, Mr. Okechukwu Itanyi also told the visitors that the telecom industry is a platform for propagating the ideals of entertainment through video streaming, SMS and caller tunes to mention but a few.

“The industry has ensured the success of these platforms, it has empowered Nigerians and the NCC is looking forward to the emergence of more stars who will reach out to the younger generation and show good example through mentorship” Mr. Itanyi said.
For the Director, Public Affairs at NCC, Mr. Tony Ojobo, until his appearance on a radio programme recently to explain the link between telecoms and the Automated Teller Machine (ATM), many people did not know that the ATMs were linked to telecoms networks.

Ojobo said the entertainment industry has made Nigerians both home and in the diaspora proud.

He cited the advent of Project Fame as part of the telecoms industry’s intervention to improve the standard of the entertainment industry and empower the youth.

Mr. Ojobo cited his encounter at an event in JFK Arts Centre in Washington DC where youth of all nationalities came specifically to savour Nigerian artists and learn about the culture of the people of Nigeria displayed through music, drama and the arts.

The visiting MTN ambassadors including Sir Shina Peters, Chidinma, KCee, Praize and Nyanya equally called on some other Directors of the Commission including Ms Josephine Amuwa (Director, Policy Competition & Economic Analysis), Mrs Maryam Bayi (Director, Consumer Affairs Bureau) and Ms Ayo Sofolahan (Director, Projects).

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