Technology: Strategic enabler of efficiency, operational growth says Onyeali-Ikpe @ABoICT'17 - ITREALMS

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The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Fidelity Bank Plc, Dr. Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe, has asserted that modern technology must not be viewed as an abstract, siloed concept, but rather as an active, practical utility engineered to solve real-world operational problems, reports ITREALMS.

She stated that the tier-one banking institution has aggressively integrated emerging technologies as a core, strategic enabler to drive internal efficiencies, manage baseline overheads, and scale enterprise growth across the West African sub-region.

Diaspora Leadership: Engr. Ikechukwu Nnamani inducted historic patron of Igbo Canadian Community Association @Toronto — ITREALMS

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Prominent African technology titan and telecom investor, Engr. Ikechukwu Nnamani, has been officially inaugurated as the historic first Patron of the Igbo Canadian Community Association (ICCA - Umunna), reports ITREALMS.

The investiture ceremony took place during the highly stylized ICCA Igbo Cultural and Heritage Day 2026, held at the premium Panemonte Banquet & Convention Centre in Etobicoke, Toronto, Ontario.

Konga launches mid-year shopping festival with massive discounts, strategic global brand partnerships - ITREALMS

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In a direct, structural response to severe inflationary pressures and volatile market dynamics, strategic procurement economic reality, Nigeria’s e-commerce powerhouse, Konga, has officially unveiled its flagship campaign for June: The Konga Mid-Year Shopping Festival, reports ITREALMS.

The month-long campaign is strategically positioned as a high-value intervention for households, small and medium enterprises (SMEs), and corporate organizations currently battling rising procurement and operational costs.

MTN, ALTON, Upperlink, NiRA back 2026 Nigeria DigitalSENSE forum, awards - ITREALMS

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Leading telecommunications, technology, and internet governance stakeholders have thrown their weight behind the 16th milestone edition of the annual Nigeria DigitalSENSE Forum (NDSF) on Internet Governance for Development (IG4D), scheduled to hold on Thursday, June 11, 2026, at the Welcome Centre Hotels, Ikeja-Lagos, reports ITREALMS.

The high-profile convergence, organized by pioneer tech-media firm ITREALMS Media and hosted by DigitalSENSE Africa (DSA); an ICANN-certified At-Large Structure, will center its discourse on the national theme: “Sustaining WSIS Vision with Multistakeholder Synergy in Nigeria.”

IHS cuts emissions, powers Nigeria’s 3MTT and clean air initiatives in new 2025 Sustainability Report - ITREALMS

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Shared communications infrastructure giant, IHS Holding Limited, widely known as IHS Towers, has released its 2025 Sustainability Report, heavily anchoring its biggest social and environmental milestone achievements in Nigeria, reports ITREALMS.

The comprehensive document, covering activities from January 1 through December 31, 2025, detailed the telecom infrastructure developer's strategic progress across its foundational four-pillar sustainability framework, which targets ethics and governance, environment and climate change, education and economic growth, alongside its workforce and host communities.

The Truth Tariff: AI, data costs, and financial paradox of African newsroom by Remmy Nweke | Telecoms Clinic@ITREALMS

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Different trigger:
The tragedy of Major General Rabe Abubakar’s abduction was horrific enough. But as the news broke across Nigeria, the digital ecosystem pulled an entirely different kind of trigger. Along with the report, a viral photograph began tearing through social media channels. It was not General Abubakar. It was a completely different military officer, whose actual name was printed clearly on the uniform draped across his chest.

It was an error born of pure editorial laziness, but in the frictionless pipeline of the internet, it instantly hardened into digital cement.

Penpushing Media founder’s foster mother, Dame Oreoluwa Kayode-Adedeji, for burial June 13 @Ilesa - ITREALMS

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The final burial arrangements for the late matriarch and foster mother of the Founder of Penpushing Media, Dimeji Kayode-Adedeji, have been announced by the family, reports ITREALMS.

The deceased, Dame Oreoluwa Kayode-Adedeji, MFR, who passed away peacefully on January 5, 2026, at the age of 84, will be laid to rest on Saturday, June 13, 2026, in her hometown of Ilesa, Osun State.

Nigeria vs. China: Decoupling data on global poverty rankings by Remmy Nweke | WeekendDigits@ITREALMS

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The global landscape of macroeconomic development is fundamentally a story of shifting trajectories, resource governance, and institutional engineering. When analyzing how transition from widespread economic vulnerability to structural resilience, historical data often reveals stark, illuminating contrasts.

A critical piece of visual video evidence currently circulating in public policy circles, offers an empirical window into one of the most dramatic socioeconomic reversals in modern history. The data tracks the absolute headcount of individuals living in extreme poverty globally across a multi-decade timeline.

ÀLKÉ debuts, aims to protect, monetize Africa’s creative heritage - ITREALMS

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A major continental institution dedicated to protecting, preserving, and commercially monetizing Africa's vast creative heritage has been unveiled, with Lagos confirmed as one of its primary tour destinations, reports ITREALMS.

Dubbed The ÀLKÉ Ball; named after Alkebulan, one of the oldest known historical names for the African continent, the initiative is designed to fundamentally reshape the global understanding of African fashion, fortify regional creative economies, and secure long-term cultural sovereignty.

Customs Eastern Marine Command: Acting Comptroller Esien Esiet, assumes leadership, launches strategic tour - ITREALMS

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The Eastern Marine Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced a leadership transition, with Deputy Comptroller Esien Etim Esiet officially assuming office as the Acting Comptroller. He succeeds the outgoing Comptroller, AB Jaja, reports ITREALMS.

Following his assumption of office, Ag. Comptroller Esiet immediately initiated an extensive tour of operational facilities and high-level stakeholder engagements across the region to strengthen maritime security and trade facilitation.