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By Segun Adams As the coronavirus pandemic forces firms to downsize and cut their wage cost to cope with the adverse economic realities, First Bank of Nigeria Limited (FirstBank) is bucking the trend with a different approach that puts its staff first, writes Segun Adams. In a pandemic year where employees are agreeing to pay cuts to keep their jobs and businesses are either downsizing or simply liquidating, First Bank of Nigeria Limited is an outlier, taking an unusual approach to demonstrate how organisations can still ensure the best outcomes for both employer and employees. The first-tier lender last Friday…

Nigeria’s 21st Century Technologies Limited, today made a bold step to tap into the USD12.58 Billion global Web Virtual Conferencing market by launching Konet, a business collaboration tool that will help Small, Medium and Large scale enterprises adapt to the new world of work instigated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Just like other solution in its class, Konet features include but not limited to Voice, Video, Live Chat, File Sharing with Brand Customisation and empowers businesses to become more productive online. Speaking during a virtual press conference to launch the service, the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of 21st Century Technologies…

The trio of Nigerian Communications Commission’s Omoniyi Ibietan, Anne Ezeh of GE Power and Ukwori Ejibe of Tony Blair Institute for Global Change will on Thursday 16 July, 2020 serve as panelists that will engage with IABC West Africa on issues in communication in a pandemic’s trajectory. In a statement issued and signed by Chido Nwakanma; President, IABC Nigeria, the three panelists, including two other experts will dwell on issues bordering how organisations irrespective of sector fared in the management of communication concerning the Coronavirus pandemic in a Webinar. “What lessons can professionals and other stakeholders derive from the challenges…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has reiterated its commitment towards improving quality of service in the country’s telecom sector, even as a report disclosed that 95 percent of complaints from telecoms consumers were resolved within a 15-month period. In a statement signed by the Commission’s Director of Public Affairs, Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, the telecom regulator stated even as the global community grapples with the challenges of containing the spread and management of COVID-19 pandemic, leading to a heavy reliance on teleom services, its commitment to consumer satisfaction remains undeterred. Meanwhile, the report released by the Commission shows that 26,169 complaints…

Nigeria’s premier bank, Firstbank Plc has recorded a whopping 3.7 million active users across android and ios devices, the bank announced in a statement. The figure, according to the bank is a result of its resolve at reinforcing the digitisation of our payment systems, whilst putting our customers at an edge to conveniently meet their everyday needs at any time, irrespective of where they are. “We presently have over 3.7million active users on FirstMobile across android and ios devices, we remain steadfast at regularly reinventing our services on the App with dynamic and innovative capabilities to resonate our focus to…

As part of an effort to pursue and ultimately attain the digital economy quest, which is being championed by the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy in partnership with other agencies of government and the private sector, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) last week released a document detailing why 5G technology is key to Nigeria as a country. The telecom regulator believes that 5G will enable a new kind of network that is designed to connect virtually everyone and everything together including machines, objects and devices. 10 key points from the document are: 5G wireless technology is meant to deliver…

The Nigerian Senate will tomorrow Wednesday, July 15th, 2020 screen the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), who has been nominated for re-appointment for a second term in office by President Muhammadu Buhari. The screening exercise will take at Room 221, Senate New Building by 1 pm. The Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari had last week written the Senate to confirm the appointment of Prof. Umar Danbatta as the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for a second term of five years. The Senate President, Senator Ahmed Lawal read the letter during plenary. Part of…

CWG Academy, the training and capacity building arm of CWG Plc, last weekend graduated its first set online students in a ceremony conducted online owing to the COVID-19 pandemic ravaging the world that has forced many people and organizations to stay at home. Speaking at the graduation ceremony, the Director of CWG Academy, Mr. Emmanuel Effiong, urged students, who participated and completed the online programme, to go all out and be good ambassadors of the Academy, stressing that there is need for the graduating students to consistently learn and research as technology is dynamic. “While we are happy to be graduating our…

There is no cheer about the recent pronouncements from the hierarchy in the education sector and the long-term impact on our youth. “Nigerian government reverses resumption of schools, says no WAEC exam for now.” was the screaming headline in the Premium Times on July 10, 2020. The Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, announced during a media briefing on July 6 that the West African Examination Council (WAEC) examination will now take place between August 4 and September 5. In swift contradiction, the education minister, Adamu Adamu, speaking to State House correspondents at the end of the Federal Executive Council (FEC)…

I was having a conversation with a journalist colleague yesterday morning over the trending report on the alleged involvement of the Vice President in Ibrahim Magu’s alleged corruption largesse. I was asking his opinion on why the sudden surge in such kinds of baseless allegations especially following the just past one on Dr. Isa Ali Pantami the penultimate week. We both wondered about it along with a few people present and concluded it to resemble blackmail on the duo and certainly for political reasons. Just today, again same people have turned on the Attorney General on a baseless allegation over…