VP Quaynor emphasizes crucial role of public-private partnerships for African development - ITREALMS

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African Development Bank Group Vice President for Private Sector, Infrastructure, and Industrialization, Solomon Quaynor, recently concluded a two-day visit to South Korea, with emphasized on the crucial role of public-private partnerships (PPPs) in advancing African infrastructure development.

During his September 9-10 visit, Quaynor delivered a keynote address at the Global Infrastructure Cooperation Conference (GICC) and engaged with leaders from Korean government agencies and the private sector. He encouraged them to explore the vast investment opportunities in Africa and highlighted the upcoming Africa Investment Forum, set to take place in Rabat, Morocco, from December 4-6.

NCDMB: No more middlemen in our local content processes - ITREALMS

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The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) announced on Monday that it had eliminated middlemen from the oil and gas industry value chain and contributed to shortening the oil industry contracting cycle to six months, courtesy of the three Presidential Directives on Local Content operations issued by President Bola Tinubu in March 2024.

The Executive Secretary of NCDMB, Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe stated this in Lagos while speaking at a breakfast meeting with some media executives.

NLNG celebrates media practitioners' tenacity in news reportage - ITREALMS

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The Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Limited, NLNG sets aside a day to celebrate the media practitioners/reporters for their exceptional coverage and indepth analysis in their story writing on the remarkable achievement of the Nigeria Prizes in the last two decades, reports ITREALMS.

The event tagged "Celebrating The Voices of Impact: Nigeria Prizes @20" held at Marriott Hotel, Ikeja had a one-off awards to recognised and appreciates Journalists from broadcast, print and online media for their incisive reporting and creativity in bringing to lime lights the activities of the NLNG prizes of Science, Prizes of Literature over the last 20years to the public not only in Nigeria but around the World.

Eseme Eyiboh's mum, Deaconess Grace for burial Nov 9 - ITREALMS

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The remains of Deaconess Grace Sunday Eyiboh, mother of the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity and Spokesman to the Senate President, Hon. Eseme Eyiboh will be interred on November 9, 2024.

A press statement from his eldest son, Hon. Eseme Eyiboh and signed by the Head of Media, The Triumph of Mmaette, Philip Nyam, quoted as saying, Mama's burial shall be conducted by Qua Iboe Church at Community Secondary School, Akpautong village in Esit Eket LGA, Akwa Ibom State on the 9th November 2024 at 10am.

Cardoso on EFEMS: Trust is essential in central banking - ITREALMS

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The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Olayemi Cardoso, has said that the Bank’s decision to implement the Electronic Foreign Exchange Matching System (EFEMS) is rooted in the understanding that trust is essential to central banking, reports ITREALMS.

Addressing members of the Harvard Club of Nigeria in Lagos at the weekend on the topic: “Leadership in Challenging Times: Restoring Credibility, Building Trust, and Containing Inflation,” Mr. Cardoso reiterated that the CBN’s move was to enhance transparency and provide more accurate oversight of foreign exchange transactions.

Telecoms Clinic: The Nigeria’s AI fund with Google - ITREALMS

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As the first cohort of Google inspired Artificial Intelligence fund in search of startups in Nigeria closes application window, REMMY NWEKE reports that though N100m is commendable, its meager before industry watchers.

Preamble:
A few weeks ago, the Federal Government of Nigeria through the Ministry of Communications, Innovation & Digital Economy with Google West Africa partnership sealed through the National Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (NCAIR) announced a fund worth a ₦100 million, following the call for application which closed on September 25, 2024.

The fund at the sum of ₦100 million in the name of supporting the local startups in developing innovative AI-driven solutions is commendable, but not without mixed feelings.

Shell, Okunbor receive indigenous PETAN award for excellence - ITREALMS

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The Managing Director, The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) and Country Chair, Shell Companies in Nigeria (SCiN), Osagie Okunbor, has received an “Award of Excellence to an Astute and Visionary Technocrat” from the newly instituted executive leadership of the Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria (PETAN).

Okunbor received the award in a short ceremony in Lagos, recently, where the PETAN executive, led by its chairman, Engineer Wole Ogunsanya, said “The award is to acknowledge Country Chair’s leadership of Shell and the long running relationship between PETAN, PETAN member companies and Shell.”

Communique by GOCOP after 2024 conference - ITREALMS

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COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF THE 2024 CONFERENCE OF THE GUILD OF CORPORATE ONLINE PUBLISHERS (GOCOP), HELD FROM OCTOBER 2ND TO 3RD AT REVERTON HOTEL, LOKOJA, KOGI STATE.

INTRODUCTION:
The Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) held its 8th annual conference from October 2nd to 3rd, 2024, at Reverton Hotel in Lokoja, Kogi State. His Excellency, the Governor of Kogi State, Usman Ododo, was the Chief Host.

The conference was attended by over 100 members of the Guild and dozens of invited guests from across the country.

NLNG Media prize goes to Prisca Sam-Duru of Vanguard Newspapers for storytelling - ITREALMS

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The Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) managements has recognized the media for exceptional coverage of The Prizes for Literature, Prizes for science in the last twenty years with the sum of 5million Naira doled out to Prisca Sam-Duru of Vanguard Newspapers, for her excellent story-writing in Literature and Science in the last twenty years, reports ITREALMS.

In his welcoming speech, the General Manager, External Relations and Sustainable Development, Nigeria LNG Limited, Mr. Andy Odeh appreciated the immense contributions of the media in sharing the significance of the awards to the public over the past two decades.

Ogazuma: Government should provide security for students - ITREALMS

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Nigeria's quest at grappling with several security challenges that directly impact on its economy and lives of citizens, Government at all levels have been called to provide profound security for students especially the females.

Edutainment Communicator and Veteran Broadcaster, Ms Debrah Ogazuma made the call Thursday in Lokoja at the 8th Annual Conference of Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) with the theme: “Nigeria: Tackling Insecurity, Power Deficit, and Transitioning to Digital Economy.”