-It was an unforgettable weekend mentorship with Ekeh, Zinox boss
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Nigeria’s Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has tasked the Board and Management Staff of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), to continuously engage in critical thinking in order to solve complex problems that will benefit Nigerians and humanity at large. Pantami, who said this during a Ministerial Training on “Skills For Successful Leadership in the Fourth Industrial Revolution”, organized by the Ministry noted that by so doing, NITDA would have contributed to positioning the Digital Economy sector on the path of sustainable national development. “There is no problem that exists in the world…
The Chief Executive Officer of New Horizons Nigeria, Mr. Tim Akano, was on Friday named by the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) as its 2022 Man of the Year. Speaking through its President, Comrade. Usman Umar Barambu, NANS said the award is in recognition of Uncle Tim’s leadership acumen, passionate professional capabilities, fervent and productive contribution to the societal development of the nation, and support for humanity. He recalled that through Akano, many youths from Universities, Polytechnics, and Colleges of Education have enjoyed numerous scholarships, internships, job placements, mentorship, and skills acquisition in the last 20 years across Nigeria…
Konga, Nigeria’s leading composite e-commerce giant, has unveiled the final list of 12 shoppers selected for the all-expense paid Knowledge Weekend mentorship programme with the Chairman, Zinox Group, Leo Stan Ekeh. The exclusive mentorship programme is scheduled to take place this weekend from Friday, February 10 till Sunday, February 12, 2023, with selected guests expectedly hosted to a VIP treatment at a five-star hotel in the heart of Lagos. Among the list of 12 lucky shoppers confirmed by Konga for the event are Mrs. Molayo Jebutu, Mr. Joshua Emmanuel, Mr. Olanrewaju Ogunkunle, Ms. Sharifa Musa, Mr. Adeyemi Oyewale, Mrs. Stella…
Zinox, which has already commenced supply of the first batch of about 100,000 units of the Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) devices required for the nationwide enumeration, emerged as the undisputed and preferred technical partner for the exercise after scaling a rigorous bid process involving other local and international competitors.
The Chief Executive Officer of New Horizons Nigeria, Mr. Tim Akano, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct a stress test on Data-in-Motion or in Transit on Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS), before the 2023 general election. This test he said, is to ensure that there is stronger security protection for data transmission before the February 25th, 2023, general election. Akano, who spoke on the theme: “Understanding privacy and online risk in the digital world today,” to mark this year’s World Data Privacy Day, organized by the Data and Knowledge Privacy Protection Initiative said the February…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday directed government officials to refrain from using private emails for official purposes. In addition, he ordered all Federal Public institutions to migrate their websites to the relevant government domains. “I hereby direct that all government officials should refrain from using private emails for official purposes,” the President said. Buhari spoke at the launching of the National Policy on Nigeria Government Second-Level Domains at the State House, Abuja. Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Femi Adesina disclosed this in a statement he signed on Thursday titled ‘At the launch of two policies on…
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed delight over the unveiling of Elon Musk-owned SpaceX’s broadband service Starlink in Nigeria. The President noted that with the commencement of Starlink’s operations in Nigeria, the country now has 100 per cent broadband penetration, adding that Nigeria is the first and only African country so far to enjoy Starlink rollout. The President’s position was contained in a post tweeted to his verified Twitter page Thursday night. “We are delighted that Starlink services have been deployed in Nigeria, making us the first African country — and the only one so far — to enjoy this rollout.…
Smile Communications, Nigeria’s number one mobile broadband 4G LTE services provider has expanded its footprint in Nigeria by launching Smile services in Kano City. Practitioners within the telecoms space say it is a well-planned launch for a brand that has consistently delivered quality service in every city of presence. Kano becomes the 9th city in Nigeria where Smile offers its services, with the citizens of Kano already excited about the launch. Already, a lot of people are visiting the Smile office at No C-2 Muhammadu Buhari Way Tudun Yola Kano. “Our customers in Kano will have unlimited FREE Smile-to-Smile calls…
MTN Nigeria Wednesday announced Kate Ene as its CEO for a day following her emergence as the winner of the 2022 MTN mPulse Spelling Bee out of over 11,000 participants who registered for the competition. Kate, an inspiring 14-year-old student from Intimacy with Christ Secondary School, Mararaba, Nasarawa State, assumed leadership of Africa’s largest telecommunication network at 9 am on Wednesday. In his symbolic handover, Karl Toriola applauded Kate’s brilliance while reiterating the purpose of the initiative. “It has always been our brand commitment to support the government and educational institutions in producing students that are primed for global competitiveness.…