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Microsoft Appoints Olayinka National Technology Officer
Microsoft Nigeria has appointed Mr. Olayinka Oni as the company’s National Technology Officer.
Olayinka comes with 15years experience in Information Technology working in Consulting and the banking sector.
His most recent experience was CIO/GM IT & Operations at Wema Bank Plc, a role in which he successfully provided strategic direction for banking operations, and ensured that the IT function and capabilities was tightly aligned to the corporate goals and objectives of the company.
Olayinka has also worked with First City Monument Bank (FCMB) Plc as CIO/Vice-President Information Technology; and before then was with Accenture (Global Firm of Management Consulting) as an Experienced Manager in the Nigerian practice working across industries like Banking, Manufacturing and Government; and Access Bank Nigeria Plc., working across the Operations, Technology Support and Business Development functions.
As National Technology Officer, Emmanuel Onyeje, Microsoft Nigeria Country Manager said, “Olayinka will be very instrumental in ensuring we have the right relevance in society and with the Federal Government through helping generate policies and programs that create a more sustainable ICT environment,” the company said.
“The role will also see him assist the government adopt and leverage technology to make them more transparent, efficient and competitive. In this role, Olayinka would align closely with our already existing public sector, legal, developer, education and citizenship teams to meet her common objectives with the government. In this role, Olayinka would also forge and deepen our relationships with technology elites including the CIO Community and Academia.
“I have personally worked with Olayinka for many years and his impact in the IT industry has been profound. I look forward to seeing him growing that influence even further with Microsoft”.
Olayinka holds a Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture Economics from the University of Ilorin. He is an Honorary Senior Member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (HCIB), a Certified IT Business Manager, a Certified Disaster Recovery Professional, a Chartered IT Professional (CITP) and a Fellow of The Chartered Institute for IT (FBSC), and Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT (CGEIT).
His domain expertise includes solutions engineering, Program Management, Enterprise Architecture and IT Governance. A deep thinker, prolific planner and astute executioner, he is one of 13 Global Technology Thought Leaders that sit on the Membership Steering Committee of the Centre for CIO Leadership. He is also a Co-convener of the CIO Nexus, a forum for CIOs across industry segment in Nigeria.
In his own words, the new appointee said, “I am extremely passionate about technology and I have a strong desire to see Nigeria take its pride of place in Africa leveraging ICT.
“I am keen to be part of shaping and crafting the required and ideal policies that would make the country move ahead technologically to the end goal of making ICT a strong and positive contributor to the nation’s GDP I see my new role as NTO being a lever to actualizing these goals and objectives”.
Gartner predicts that by 2028, 75 percent of enterprise software engineers will use Artificial Intelligence (AI) code assistants, up from less than 10 percent, currently.
According to a Gartner poll of 598 global respondents conducted in the third quarter of 2023, 63 percent of organisations are now testing, deploying, or have previously implemented AI code assistants.
AI code assistants provide for more capabilities than only code development and completion, notes the research firm.
According to Gartner, the use of AI code assistants can lead to higher work satisfaction and retention, resulting in lower turnover costs.
Philip Walsh, senior principal analyst at Gartner, comments: “Software engineering leaders must determine ROI and build a business case as they scale their rollouts of AI code assistants.
“However, traditional ROI frameworks steer engineering leaders toward metrics centred on cost reduction. This narrow perspective fails to capture the full value of AI code assistants.”
Gartner notes that software engineering leaders must “reframe the ROI conversation from cost reduction to value generations”.
Walsh adds: “Calculating time savings on code generation is a good place to begin building a more robust value story. To convey the full enterprise value story for AI code assistants, software engineering leaders should connect value enablers to impacts, and then analyse the overall return to the organisation.”
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has said that the planned national ID card will be issued to applicants by their banks.
NIMC said it is working with the Nigerian Interbank Settlement System (NIBSS) to deliver the cards to applicants.
“The card will be issued through the applicants’ respective banks in line with existing protocols with the issuance of the Debit/Credit cards,” the agency said at the weekend update on its official X handle.
KEY FACTS ABOUT THE PROPOSED NEW GENERAL MULTIPURPOSE NATIONAL IDENTITY CARD
- The new National ID Card is a single, convenient, and General multipurpose card (GMPC) , eliminating the need for multiple cards—not three.
- The single GMPC has multiple use cases:…
— NIMC (@nimc_ng) April 12, 2024
It said applicants need to request their cards with their NIN “through the self-service online portal, NIMC offices, or their respective banks”.
“The card will be powered by the AFRIGO card scheme, an indigenous scheme powered by NIBSS,” NIMC said.
“The card can be picked up by holders at the designated center or delivered to the applicants at the requested location at an extra cost to be borne by the applicants,” the update read.
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has said that the new national Identity card, powered by AfriGo Card, is a single card with multiple services.
NIMC made the clarification against the confusion and criticisms that have trailed the AfriGo Card , touted as a National Domestic Card Scheme.
NIMC is launching the AfriGo Card, in collaboration with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigeria Inter-bank Settlement System (NIBSS), and has had appointed SecureID, a Lagos headquartered company to manufacture the Card Scheme
Making clarification on the card, Kayode Adegoke, head of Corporate Communications of the NIMC, said the General multipurpose card (GMPC) will eliminate the need for multiple cards.
“The new National ID Card is a single, convenient, and General multi-purpose card (GMPC), eliminating the need for multiple cards—not three.
“The single GMPC has multiple use cases: Payments/Financial, Government intervention/services, travel, etc.
“The National Identity Management Commission is working with the Central Bank of Nigeria and the Nigerian Interbank Settlement System to deliver the payment and financial use cases.
“The card will be powered by the AFRIGO card scheme, an indigenous scheme powered by NIBSS. Applicants for the card will have to request with their NIN through the self-service online portal, NIMC offices, or their respective banks.
“The card will be issued through the applicants’ respective banks, in line with existing protocols with the issuance of the Debit/Credit cards.
“The card can be picked up by holders at the designated centre or delivered to the applicants at the requested location at an extra cost to be borne by the applicants,” he said.
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