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TD Wins APC Awards, Consolidates Leadership in Africa
Technology Distributions (TD) Limited has consolidated her leadership position in Africa by winning three top APC awards by Schneider Electric.
The Awards tagged “Skills UPS” was organized by Schneider Electric for its African partners; at the Westin Hotels and Resorts in Cape Town, South Africa.
Generally, TD Limited was honored in three categories as the “Top Revenue Partner in West Africa,” “Top Revenue Partner in the whole of Africa,” and “Top Single Phase Project in Africa.” These awards, according to the company, have affirmed the company’s total dominance of the ICT market in West Africa and emerging leadership in Africa.
TD Limited stands out as the most decorated ICT Company in Nigeria, having won all the top awards from all premium ICT brands. Between 1999 and 2007, the company repeatedly won the HP Largest Distributor Award in West Africa. In April this year, it won the HP Award for the Highest Revenue Earner in Africa.
The TD bouquet of awards, said Chioma Chimere, TD’s GM, Marketing, is further garnished by top awards from Epson, Microsoft, and the three-year back to back award as the ICT Distributor of the years 2006, 2007, and 2008.
Presenting the Award, Carl Kleynhans, regional director, Africa, Indian Ocean Islands & South Caribbean of Schneider Electric; said that Technology Distributions was being honored again because the company has proven through her optimal performance, that she had the human and material resources to deliver high quality ICT equipment to Africa.
He said that TD has always contributed significantly to the global success of the APC brand, while recalling that in 2003, it won the APC Millennium Distributor of the Year. Congratulating the company on behalf of APC by Schneider, he said that the three awards won by TD this year demonstrate that the company has the willpower and the processes to predict and control the future
Chimere said that the Awards are a result of an intense focus on the vision of the founding fathers to pioneer the IT revolution in West Africa by launching the sub-region and indeed Africa, into the league of IT nations.
She said that the Awards would spur the TD team, staff and resellers, into greater creativity and more robust marketing, even as they were aware that staying on top was more difficult than getting there.
“Therefore, TD adopted the Distinctive Leadership management policy, which states that the margin of leadership must be wide and clear, and that all staff must adopt discernible attitudes aimed at sustaining the margin.”
Chimere dedicated the Awards to TD Resellers saying that the successes of the company are traceable to the resilience, loyalty and innovativeness of the resellers, while urging them to take advantage of the market space created by TD to enhance their market share and profitability.
She assured the resellers that the company would always ensure that their operations remain viable and liquid, through trade incentives which they are committed to instituting.
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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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