Airtel Nigeria, a leading telecommunications services provider, has won the coveted Partnership of the Year award at the 17th edition of the prestigious Sustainability, Enterprise, and Responsibility Awards (SERAS) held at Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos, on Friday, December 15, 2023. The accolade was in recognition of Airtel’s Re-imagine Education initiative, a consequential collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) According to the SERAS organisers, the jury’s selection of Airtel is in recognition of the benchmark set by the telecom giant in synergy, impact, and innovation through its visionary collaborations, noting that Airtel’s partnership with UNICEF has delivered commendable…
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Akinlade Nursery and Primary School, Okun-Mopo, Ajah has become this year’s recipient of the annual Corporate Social Responsibility programme of MainOne, an Equinix Company and West Africa’s leading connectivity and data centre solutions provider, reaffirming the company’s commitment to community development. This year’s initiative involved refurbishing the classrooms, providing new desks and chairs for the students, repainting the school’s external and internal façade, roofing and restructuring the entire blocks of classrooms, all aimed at improving the school’s learning environment. Tinuola Ipadeola, Head, Corporate Services, MainOne stated, “At MainOne, we believe in the transformative power of education and that every child…
-Leads Major Leap towards Domestication of Nigeria Start-Up Act with Stakeholders’ engagement The Anambra State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting the streamlining of the state governance systems for greater efficiency, through the development of frameworks, laws, and procedures. Dr. Ifeanyichukwu Ibezim, the State Deputy Governor disclosed this at a forum to kick off a two-day stakeholders’ engagement on the domestication of the Nigerian Start-Up Act in Anambra State, held in Awka, the State capital. Ibezim re-echoed the dedication of the Chukwuma Soludo-led administration, to making Anambra a technological hub, adding that with the disruptive changes the governor is…
In a bid to reduce energy poverty in the country via the domestication of renewable energy solutions and to fast-track industrial development of the country, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) is seeking the collaboration of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI). The Deputy Head, UNIDO Nigeria Office, Mr. Adekunle Olusile who led a delegation to visit the Management of NASENI on Monday, October 11, 2023, in Abuja, sought amongst others to facilitate German companies and research institutions’ collaborations with the Agency to reduce energy waste and support the present government’s food production agenda. The…
Coca-Cola won Accolades for DEI, Gender Inclusion, and Professional Excellence Coca-Cola Nigeria emerged as a pacesetter at the Women in Marketing and Communications Awards (WIMCA) 2023 thus demonstrating exemplary commitment to gender inclusion. The beverage company’s unwavering efforts towards diversity and inclusion garnered noteworthy recognition, solidifying its standing as a catalyst for progressiveness within the Food and Beverage sector. The prestigious event, held at Landmark Centre, Lagos on the 18th of November 2023, convened industry stalwarts to honour females making significant strides in the Nigerian marketing and communications industry. Coca-Cola Nigeria clinched the eminent title of the “Most Outstanding Beverage…
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is leading the industry in mopping up support for the 2023 edition of the ITREALMS E-Waste Dialogue scheduled to hold at the prestigious Welcome Centre Hotels, Murtala Mohammed International Airport Road, Ikeja, Lagos by 9 am this Friday. This comes even as professionals drawn from the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA), National Association of Telecoms Subscribers (NATCOMS), Environmental Health Officers Registration Council of Nigeria (EHORECON) and E-Waste Producer Responsibility Organisation of Nigeria (EPRON), to name a few, have queued up to analyze the theme of the dialogue “You can recycle anything with…
Nigeria’s impressive performance at the ongoing International Telecommunications Union (ITU)’s World Radio Communications (WRC) Conference 2023, holding in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, has been a thing of excitement for the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida, Two Nigerians were elected to leadership positions, while some other delegates from the Commission were elected to Working Groups. Maida, while speaking on the sidelines of WRC 2023 in Dubai, announced that the Director of Spectrum Administration at NCC, Engineer Abraham Oshadami, has been elected Vice Chairman of the ITU’s Radiocommunication Advisory Group (RAG); while the Acting General…
As the 2023 ITREALMS E-Waste Dialogue slated for this Friday, at Welcome Centre Hotels, International Airport Road, Ikeja, Lagos, draws closer, Stakeholders in the Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) sector are gearing up for the event themed: ‘You Can recycle anything with a plug, battery or cable.’ Already, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Nigerian Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA), Environmental Health Officers Registration Council of Nigeria (EHORECON) and E-Waste Producer Responsibility Organisation of Nigeria (EPRON) are warming up among other members of stakeholders for the dialogue billed for 9…
Konga Travels and Tours, a prominent player in the travel and tours industry, in collaboration with RwandAir has gifted the highest shopper during the Konga Yakata Black Friday sales with a prestigious business class ticket to Rwanda. The reward which is part of the activities to reward loyal customers saw the fortunate winner, Umoru Suleiman from Kaduna, soaring above the rest with a remarkable purchase value of N6,220,000. Konga, renowned for rewarding its customers, promised to gift a free business class ticket to the single highest-spending shopper during the just concluded Black Friday sales event – Konga Yakata. And on…
Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa has reiterated the need to explore and use AI in bolstering productivity in critical sectors of the Nation’s economy. Delivering a Keynote Address on “Artificial Intelligence: Effective Communication for National Security” at the 2023 Security and Spokespersons Awards and Conference which held in Abuja. Inuwa alluded to the fact that Artificial Intelligence is already changing daily lives. Inuwa noted that almost entirely in ways that improve human health, safety, and productivity, AI is beyond a tool, as it is a new way of building a relationship between humans and…