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By Hashim Suleiman Let me start by referring to my article https://www.abusidiqu.com/the-continuity-and-change-agents-within-the-apc-and-a-need-to-manage-all-by-suleiman-hashim/ of May 16, 2015, where I had advised the APC of the need to manage the PDP elements that had rightly aligned with them to deliver the 2015 election victory. The fear was that the PDP elements were going to attempt to introduce the political ‘Johnny just come’ of APC into the ways that PDP did their things. The concern was if APC had truly identified and tabulated the mistakes of the PDP that presented an opportunity for their victory or whether the supposed progressives who came from…

Ecobank has extended its zero charge fee for digital money transfers below N5,000 till the end of September this year. In addition to the free USSD session fee currently enjoyed by Ecobank customers, users of Ecobank Mobile, Ecobank Online, USSD – Ecobank *326# can continue to enjoy zero fee charges for digital money transfers below N5,000. New customers can also benefit from this by opening an Xpress account from the comfort of their homes by simply dialing *326#. The zero charges for mobile money transfers by Ecobank commenced in March as part of the bank’s corporate action to cushion the…

Dr. Christopher Kolade, former High Commissioner of Nigeria to the United Kingdom, will today by 4 pm lead a distinguished team of panelists to the 2nd Edition of National Leadership Dialogue Webinar. The 2nd Edition has as its theme, Rethinking Leadership: Focus on Competence, Governance and Impact on Society -1. Other Panelists include Prof. Pat Utomi, founder Centre for Values in Leadership; Mrs. Toyin Sanni, CEO Emerging Africa Capital Group (representing WIMBIZ Nigeria); Mr. Femi Taiwo, Executive Director LEAP AFRICA, and Mukhtar Akosile, Vice Chairman North, National Youth Council of Nigeria. The Nigerian Prize for Leadership (NPL), in partnership with…

CWG Plc, yesterday held its 2019 Annual General Meeting on the, where the company was declared to have recorded net revenue of N9.56Billion in the 2019 Financial Year, representing a 23 percent increase from 2018 gross profit growth rate of 25 percent. The 2019 AGM was held online by the largest system integration company in Nigeria, owing to the Covid-19 pandemic ravaging the world, which has forced many organizations to constitute a remote-working policy. Reading the summary of the 2019 financial year report which ended in December 2019 to shareholders, the Chairman of CWG Plc, Mr. Phillip Obioha, noted that…

Device maker, Asus has announced the world’s thinnest ZenBook 13 (UX325) and ZenBook 14 (UX425), two new-generation 13.3-inch and 14-inch ultraportable laptops in the ZenBook Classic series The laptops with full I/O ports are powered by 10th Gen Intel Core CPUs and featuring edge-to-edge keyboards and four-sided NanoEdge displays are even thinner and lighter than the previous generation. For instance, the ZenBook 13 weighs just 1.07 kg and both models are a mere 13.9 mm thin, but uniquely for such an ultrathin design, they offer comprehensive I/O capabilities, including full-size HDMI and USB Type-A ports in addition to Thunderbolt™ 3…

Today, Huawei’s Deputy Chairman Ken Hu outlined its vision and action plan for education under its digital inclusion initiative TECH4ALL at the Global Education Webinar entitled “Driving Equity and Quality with Technology”, emphasizing that “connecting schools and skills development are two key ways for Huawei to improve equitable and quality education.” The webinar was joined by leaders and experts from UNESCO, GSMA, the Ministry of National Education of Senegal, universities and educational institutions, as well as the private sector. Improving equitable and quality in education through technology Digital technology plays an important role in education. However, 50% of the world’s…

The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta has redeployed the Director of Public Affairs, Dr. Henry Nkemadu and three others  in what can be considered a a major restructuring at its senior management cadre. Other Directors redeployed, according to Thisday Newspaper are Director, Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement Department, Mr. Efosa Idehen; Director, Consumer Affairs Bureau, Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, and Director, Research and Development (R and D) Department, Mr. Ephraim Nwokonneya. Though no official statement has been issued by NCC, Thisday Newspaper reports that the shake-up may not be unconnected with the renewed commitment of…

The Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mal. Kashifu Inuwa, yesterday said youths in Nigeria must leverage digital skills in order to contribute to the economy pots Covid-19 era. The DG gave the advice during an online interactive session with Nigerian youths on the topic: ‘Education, Employment & Technology in Nigeria: Gaps & Opportunities Post COVID-19 Pandemic,’ organised by Global Shapers Community, an international non-governmental organisation which specialises in outsourcing talents, creating jobs and building careers. While urging Nigerian youths to stay committed and focused on their endeavors, Inuwa added that time to hold on to only…

A new report on Critical African Internet Infrastructure, launched by the Internet Society has revealed that the Internet Exchange of Nigeria (IXPN) in 2020 grew to peak traffic of 125 Gbps with cost savings increase to USD 40 million per year. The report, ‘Anchoring the African Internet Ecosystem: Lessons from Kenya and Nigeria’s Internet Exchange Points Growth,’ which was unveiled via a Zoom Webinar, also revealed that the growth in peak traffic is a huge increase from Peak IXP traffic of 300 Mbps and cost savings of US$1,080,000, when in 2012 it commissioned a study to identify and quantify the significant…

PECB, a global provider of professional ISO standards training and certifications, has signed a partnership agreement with Lynsec, a cybersecurity company that delivers a comprehensive suite of solutions and services for enterprise-class organizations to expand its presence in the Nigeria market. The agreement, according to a statement jointly signed by PECB and Lynsec will allow Lynsec to provide services related to ISO standards and address a specific market need.  Organizations are looking to simplify integration, and I believe that together with Lynsec this can be more easily managed,” said Eric Lachapelle, CEO of PECB. He added that the partnership brings…