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Onyeje Calls for Collaboration on IT Development
Emmanuel Onyeje, country manager Microsoft has harped on the need for collaboration in the effort to help Nigeria as a nation imbibe IT and use it for development .Onyeje made the disclosure last week in Lagos during a quarterly meet with members of the Information and Communications Technology Correspondents Association of Nigeria (ICTCAN), a beat association for IT reporters
Onyeje maintained that collectively as IT stakeholders that we have a role to play in imparting IT on the society. He said Microsoft has invested so much in research& development and that the company has a chairman who is interested in making life better for people in every aspect of life be it in education, health, agriculture, sports etc. In public sector, Onyeje said technology makes things work for everybody disclosing that every automated teller machine in Nigeria has a Microsoft Windows running in it even as he reiterated the role of internet in agriculture and cited Kenya where a lot of farmers sell their products online. He looks forward to that happening in Nigeria.
Onyeje disclosed that Microsoft is one company that believes in partnership in whatever it does intimating that building local capacity is very important to the success of their business even as he said that Microsoft has 1,000 partners in Nigeria
He said that in a world that is full of distractions as a result of wars and natural occurrences that we should be able to change our direction when things change and that technology provides a platform which we can use to foster a change even in the era of economic downturn investing on four pillars of innovation which he mentioned as desktop, enterprise, entertainment and devices, and software and services. He mentioned the Microsoft has come out with Windows 7 Explorer which will be launched soon, to make sure that PCs get functionality.
Dele Akinsade, Services Lead, took journalists on the role of software and said that software simplifies how people work together, finds information and improves business insight. It also helps to protect and manage content and reduces IT cost.
Akinsade said that Microsoft is market leader in unified communications according to Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Unified Communications survey in 2008 and also revealed that most of the unified communications are number centric while Microsoft’s centres on people .
Marius Moantsoga, Lead, Small, Mid- market Solutions and Partners said that virtualization has a critical role to play in saving costs in businesses. He explained that virtualization is consolidating what you do on many servers on just a single server and said the process reduces hardware needs. In addition to reducing cost, he said that virtualization increases efficiency as well as enabling business agility.
Jumai Umar-Ajijola, Citizenship manager Microsoft Nigeria explained the activities of her company towards making Nigerians integrate into the technology era. She said that the Innovative Teachers Forum which started in Nigeria in February 2008 , digital literacy curriculum, local language programme were some of the initiatives introduced by Microsoft in Nigeria for the benefit of Nigerians.
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Legit.ng, Shade of Life Foundation Partner to Advance Autism Awareness in Nigeria
Legit.ng recently joined forces with the Shade of Life Foundation to become a voice of autism, and drive advocacy for improved media support during Autism Awareness Month.
Conversations around media support exploration was led by Joseph Omotayo, head of Department for Human Interest Stories at Legit.ng, and Dr. Eziafakaku Nwokolo, founder and CEO of the Shade of Life Foundation,
This partnership is a response to the concerns raised by organizations like the Shade of Life Foundation about the level of support received from the media in discussing autism as a disability.
While other disabilities may receive attention, autism, with its critical developmental implications often lacks adequate representation in mainstream media.
Recognizing the importance of addressing these concerns, Legit.ng took proactive steps by integrating itself into the essence of autism awareness.
It facilitated a one-hour workshop with Dr. Nwokolo, the founder of the foundation, to deepen our understanding of autism, its various spectrums, and the language boundaries associated with it.
Other steps we took in advocating autism awareness in the media, can be seen in our attached press release.
Legit.ng believes that by amplifying the voices of autism and advocating for better media representation, we can contribute to creating a more inclusive and accepting society for all.
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As Nigeria Struggle, Tanzania Turns off Power Plants Due to Excess Supply
While 85 per cent of Nigeria is in darkness, Tanzania, an African country has shut down five hydroelectric stations in a bid to reduce excess electricity in the national grid.
Kassim Majaliwa, prime minister, Tanzania, has said the main plant, Mwalimu Nyerere Hydroelectric Station, alone generated enough electricity to power major cities, including Dar es Salaam, the country’s commercial hub.
It is the first time Tanzania, which suffers chronic power shortages, has closed hydroelectric stations due to excess production.
“We have turned off all these stations because the demand is low and the electricity production is too much, we have no allocation now,” an official from state-run power company, Tanesco, said.
The 2,115MW Julius Nyerere Hydropower Dam is said to be almost filled with water following heavy rains that started early this year.
Meanwhile, while the country has an installed capacity of 1,938MW and the grid installed capacity of 1,899MW, Nigeria which has an installed capacity of 13,000MW is struggling to electrify 85 per cent of its electricity consumers.
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President Tinubu Appoints Jim Ovia as Student Loan Fund Chairman
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Jim Ovia, renowned banker and businessman, as the Chairman, Board of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund.
Ovia’s appointment is contained in a State House statement titled, ‘President Tinubu appoints Jim Ovia as Chairman of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund,’ and issued on Friday by Ajuri Ngelale, special adviser to the President, Media & Publicity.
The statement noted that “Ovia is the founder of one of Nigeria’s leading banks and a respected business leader, with a surfeit of efforts and benefaction towards nurturing and empowering young Nigerians.
“He is an alumnus of Harvard Business School and holds a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Louisiana.”
The National Student Loan Programme is a pivotal intervention that seeks to guarantee sustainable higher education and functional skill development for all Nigerian students and youths.
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund, the implementing institution of this innovation, demands excellence and Nigerians of the finest professional ilk to guide and manage.
“The President believes Mr. Ovia will bring his immense wealth of experience and professional stature to this role to advance the all-important vision of ensuring that no Nigerian student suffers a capricious end to their pursuit of higher education over a lack of funds,” the statement partly read.
Ovia’s appointment will also ensure “that Nigerian youths, irrespective of who they are, have access to higher education and skills that will make them productive members of society and core contributors to the knowledge-based global economy of this century.”
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