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By Martin Ekpeke Mr. Daniel Asapokhai, Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRCN) has disclosed the harmonized Code of Corporate governance, which was suspended last year, will be out in six months. Asapokhai disclosed this when interacting with Journalists on the sideline of the CFO Forum, organized by KPMG yesterday at the Intercontinental Hotel in Victoria Island, Lagos. According to him, the exposure draft of the framework is already being discussed, hoping that within the next six months, the draft document would be out for consideration. “The draft document of the Code of Corporate governance…

  It was glitz and glamour as Nigeria’s largest system integration company celebrates its 25 years anniversary of doing business in Nigeria. The Gala Night, held last week at the prestigious Victoria Crown Plaza Hotel in Victoria Island-Lagos, was attended by the company’s clients, partners, staff and stakeholders from various sectors of the Nigerian economy, including the media.

  Tecno Mobile, one of the premier mobile phone manufacturer yesterday in Dubai, United Arab Emirates has launched its newest addition, the Phantom 8 for the market in Middle East and Africa region. The newly launched Android operated Phantom 8 features a revolutionary camera, attractive design and high-speed experience. According to Google’s Consumer Barometer, in the UAE and KSA, 73 per cent and 70 per cent of smart phone users access their mobiles to take photos or videos. Phantom 8 caters to this local demand with its state-of-the-art dual camera, it has the power to achieve 10 times super zoom…

  The Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) is expected to confer an award of Excellence on Mr. Tony Ojobo, Director of Public Affairs at the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). This award ceremony, which is slated for Thursday, October 26 confer is part of the high point of the Alumni Home Coming and 32nd Anniversary Celebration of the Faculty of Management Sciences. In a notification letter of the conferment addressed to Ojobo, it was stated that the decision to confer the award on him was taken by the Faculty Board of Management Sciences at its 136th meeting held…

  The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof Umar Garba Danbatta, has been penciled down to deliver the 23rd professorial inaugural lecture of Bayero University, Kano (BUK), which is scheduled on 2nd November, 2017 at the old campus of the university in the ancient city of Kano. The Professor of telecommunications engineering is scheduled to deliver the lecture titled : Getting out of Woods: “Diversifying the Nigerian Economy through Telecommunications Sector”, and is expected to attract the crème de la crème of the university community and beyond. In the same vein, the NCC boss has accepted…

  As part of its mandate and effort in creating awareness among service providers in the nation Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector, the Internet Protocol version Six (IPv6) Council in Nigeria has harpped on the need for early migration and adoption. Speaking during a courtesy visit to Internet Solution Nigeria, a leading Internet Service Provider in the country, Council chairman, Mr. Muhammed Rudman, noted that the visit was designed to interact with Internet Solutions Nigeria, which the Council believes could be paving the way towards the realization of IPV6 migration, which is seen globally to provide enhanced Internet service…

  A new technology promises to speed up slow Internet at home, say researchers, adding that the new hardware can enable speed up to 10,000 megabits-per-second (Mbps) or 10 gigabits-per-second (Gbps). For a super-fast yet low-cost broadband connection at home in Britain, the new receiver technology can enable dedicated data rates at more than 10,000 Mbps from the current 36 Mbps, noted researchers from the University College London. “Although 300 Mb/s may be available to some, average UK speeds are currently 36 Mb/s. By 2025, average speeds over 100 times faster will be required to meet increased demands for bandwidth-hungry…

  By Martin Ekpeke The Africa’s Smartphone market terrain will soon welcome the entry of Vivo, the fast-growing smartphone brand backed by Chinese billionaire Duan Yongping. “The Africa’s Smartphone terrain, especially Nigeria with the biggest market is on the cards for early next year,” Vivo, regarded as China’s third-largest smartphone brand said in a statement. The entry, which is set to happen early next year, is part of the brand’s effort to accelerate global expansion and will see it fight market dominance with the likes of Samsung, Apple and other Chinese brands. Already, it has dethroned Apple and Samsung in…

Over the past decade, we have seen digitally reshape the agenda of most businesses across the globe, irrespective of the industry or sector. We are witnessing a shift in the balance of power from businesses operated as traditional value-chain models, to businesses modelled as digital platforms which are now assuming leadership across key global markets including US, China and UK. Years ago, only a few businesses worried about digital disruption. Today, the likelihood of being disrupted by a digital entrant is fast becoming a reality for many organisations. This reality has led to anxiety amongst decision makers and growing…

  By Kester Omu Mr. Bolaji Akinremi, Minister,  Permanent Mission of Nigeria to the United Nations has said leveraging Information and Communications technology is key to Nigeria’s quest towards attaining a sustainable development by 2030. Thus, while delivering Nigeria’s statement on ‘Information and Communications Technologies for Development’ at the UN General Assembly’s debate in New York stated that Nigeria is committed to increasing the current coverage of the active mobile broadband subscription per 100 from 20.95 per cent to 50 per cent by 2020. According to Akinremi, whose part of his role is to facilitate Nigeria’s relations with…