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OAAN Appoints Utomi, Akande Patrons
The Outdoor Advertising Association of Nigeria- OAAN, has appointed Professor Patrick Okedinachi Utomi and Chief Dr. Mrs. Onikepo Akande patrons. This appointment might be as a result of the numerous challenges confronting the practice of outdoor advertising business in Nigeria, and the association believes that these prominent Nigerians would be able to resolve some of these grey areas. According to OAAN statement, there is a paramount need to seek out respectable individuals who have influence in the society and the government to be the voice of the association. The OAAN President, Babatunde Adedoyin reiterated that to actualise this desire: “We considered a somewhat geo-political spread, selecting people of great repute.” This informed the appointment of Chief Akande, a foremost Industrialist, and the President of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The reason according the OAAN President, “was not only that she occupies a pivotal role in the seat of commerce in Lagos State, but she is perceived to have good will nationwide, having been a two-time Minister of Industry of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Another choice of a patron was Utomi, a one-time Presidential aspirant, a Political Economist who is very vast in socio-economic issues and a veritable tool for advocacy. He is expected to intervene for OAAN in Lagos State, the East and with the Federal government.
Vodacom Business Wins IoT Award
Vodacom Business Nigeria has won the Internet of Things (IoT) Focused Company and Enterprise Solutions Provider of the Year Awards at the 2017 Beacon of ICT (BoICT) Awards. The BoICT awards, which held recently in Lagos, aimed to recognise outstanding contributions to the growth of information and communications technology (ICT) in Nigeria. While receiving the award, Vodacom Business Nigeria’s Managing Director, Mr. Lanre Kolade said; “We are proud of our achievements over the years and are grateful to all our customers who have come to realise the benefits of using our solutions. These awards recognise the leadership position we have established in delivering enterprise-grade total communications solutions in the industry. We will continue to take the lead in leveraging technology to drive businesses growth which will in turn accelerate economic development in Nigeria”. The 2017 BoICT Awards saw over 1,952 739 Nigeria Communications Week readers vote in different categories, with Vodacom Business Nigeria emerging as the clear winner of the Internet of Things Focused Company, a new category introduced this year. In addition, Vodacom took home the Enterprise Solutions Provider of the Year Award, a title the company held in 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017.
i-Naira.Com Founder Wins Award
In recognition of his innovation to rid the Nigerian online space of unscrupulous auctioneers, the founder of iNaira. com Integrated Resources Limited, Mr. Hillary Nwaukor, has been awarded Technology Innovator of the Year at the 2017 Beacon of ICT (BoICT) Awards, held in Lagos recently. The BoICT Lecture and Awards series was organised by Communication Week Media Limited, to honour deserving achievers in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry. Publisher and CEO, Communication Week Media Limited, Mr. Ken Nwogbo, described the awardee as a trail-blazer and innovator-per-excellence following his efforts to nurture i-Naira Integrated Resources, a wholly owned Nigerian company to become a Consumer Sales Promotion Company (CSP) of repute. “This is a testament to Nwaukor’s talent and commitment to the growth of the Auction/Auctioneer industry in Nigeria and we are happy that BoICT Awards committee and our readers recognised his hard work, sincerity and dedication towards the development of the rugged solution- i-Naira.com,” Nwogbo said during citation.