30 results
- 12 Dec 2023
Senate Queries Trade Minister over N1Bn Allocation for Geneva Trip
Senate on Tuesday berated Doris Nkiruka-Anite Uzoka, minister of Trade, Industry and Investment, over allocation of a N1 billion in 2024 budget proposal for a trip to Geneva. Doris Nkiruka-Anite…
- 22 Nov 2012
African CEOs in Geneva, Court Financiers
The first Africa CEO forum, a high-level meeting for the African private sector, is underway in Geneva in the presence of 560 delegates from 32 countries, including more than 300 leaders of major…
- 19 Apr 2017
WCF Forum Geneva Tackles Fake News, New Social Media Challenges
Communication Managers across the world have been urged to take Social Media seriously as this will help monitor their reputation. This was stated at the 2017 World Communications Forum (WCF), by Mr…
- 12 Jun 2017
#GII2017: Global Innovation Index 2017 For Release This Week
The Global Innovation Index (GII) 2017 will be released in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 15, 2017. The launch will be webcast live from 10:00 a.m. Geneva time. The index provides, World Intellectual…
- 22 Jan 2015
Green Energy, Nigerian Startup Heads to Switzerland for Seedstars World Final Competition
Seedstars World (SSW), the most exclusive startup competition for emerging markets and fast growing startup scenes is bringing Lagos-based startup to Geneva at its Final Event on February 4,…
- 28 Jan 2015
ITU marks 150th Anniversary with Awards for ICT Innovation
Houlin Zhao, secretary-general, ITU, has launched the ITU150 Awards that will be presented at the commemorative event in Geneva on 17 May 2015, World Telecommunication and Information Society Day.…
- 6 Oct 2017
Nigeria Presents 4 Copyright Treaties @ WIPO
Nigeria has presented four key Copyright ratified Treaties to the Assembly of member states of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)in Geneva. The presentation was made at a 57th WIPO…
- 23 Sept 2019
Osakwe, Nigeria’s Chief Trade Negotiator Dies in Switzerland
Ambassador Chiedu Osakwe, director-general/chief trade negotiator, Nigeria Office for Trade Negotiations (NOTN) has died in Geneva, Switzerland after a brief illness. Emenike Chibuzor, head,…
- 7 Nov 2021
X3M Ideas Wins Gold At The 2021 Luum Awards
X3M Ideas, Nigerian international creative agency, has received the gold prize at the Luum Awards in Geneva, Switzerland. Steve Babaeko, CEO of X3M Ideas receiving the gold prize at the Luum Awards…
- 3 May 2016
Nigeria Missing as 18 winners Emerged in WSIS 2016 Prizes
Houlin Zhao, ITU Secretary-General has announced the 18 winners of the WSIS Prizes 2016 at the WSIS High-Level Opening Segment, which was held at the Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG). No…
- 13 Feb 2015
World Radio Day Broadcast Focuses on Youth, Innovation
World Radio Day, organized this year by UNESCO, EBU, the United Nations Office in Geneva, and ITU brings attention to the theme: “Youth and Innovation”, looking ahead to new and innovative means to…
- 11 Nov 2015
ITU Allocates Radio Spectrum for Global Flight Tracking
Agreement has been reached at the World Radiocommunication Conference in Geneva on the allocation of radiofrequency spectrum for global flight tracking in civil aviation. The frequency band…
- 20 Jun 2017
Shittu Says Investors Coming with $4Bn for Rural Telephony
Adebayo Shittu, Nigeria's head of Delegation to the just concluded World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS FORUM 2017) in Geneva, Switzerland and minister of Communications, has struck a…
- 4 Dec 2015
ITU Boosts Civil Aviation with Radiofrequency Spectrum for Flight Tracking
Agreement was been reached at the World Radiocommunication Conference in Geneva on the allocation of radiofrequency spectrum for global flight tracking in civil aviation. The frequency band…
- 5 Oct 2015
CTO Moves to Coordination Role for ICTs in Commonwealth
Following his meeting in Geneva today with Houlin Zhao, secretary-general of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Shola Taylor, secretary-general of the Commonwealth Telecommunications…
- 2 Nov 2015
2015 World Radiocommunication Conference Opens
The World Radiocommunication Conference, the international treaty-making Conference, opened in Geneva yesterday. In session from 2 to 27 November, the Conference will review the international…
- 25 Mar 2017
Allianz Named ‘International Corporation of the Year’ in Africa
The Africa CEO Forum has recognized Allianz as the ‘International Corporation of the Year’ following an award presented to the Company at the 5th annual event held in Geneva recently. The Forum…
- 18 Mar 2015
Switzerland to Return $380m Abacha Loot
Switzerland said it is set to repatriate to Nigeria some $380 million looted by Sani Abacha, former head of state, Geneva’s public prosecutor revealed on Tuesday. The $380 million will be returned…
- 8 Jun 2016
ITU Aims at Ushering New Era of Connectivity Through Space
The Global Conference on Space and the Information Society – GLIS 2016 – held at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in Geneva, 6 - 7 June 2016 drew attention to the fact that space and…
- 24 Jan 2014
ITU Experts Explore ways Forward in Dynamic Spectrum Usage
Key industry players, regulators, operators, manufacturers and research institutions gathered in Geneva at an ITU Workshop on White Spaces and Cognitive Radio Systems (CRS). ‘White Spaces’…
- 18 Oct 2014
IATA Reveals Air Passengers to Reach 7.3Bn By 2034
Geneva – the International Air Transport Association (IATA) released its first 20-year passenger growth forecast, projecting that passenger numbers are expected to reach 7.3 billion by 2034. That…
- 25 May 2015
WSIS Forum Welcomes Largest-ever Gathering of ‘ICT for development’ Community
Ten years after the UN World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), participants from government, civil society, the private sector and international organizations are meeting in Geneva to…
- 22 Jul 2013
ITU Crowns Dame Jonathan Child Online Protection Champion
Dame Patience Jonathan, first lady of Nigeria was yesterday formally appointed Champion for Child Online Protection at a ceremony in Geneva that had a high powdered Nigerian delegation in attendance.…
- 6 Oct 2008
CFC Hosts Conference on Future of Development Film in Africa
Communicating for Change (CFC) is hosting a conference on the Future of Development Film in Africa, in partnership with the World Intellectual Property Organization (Wipo) in Geneva, the Nigerian…
- 13 Aug 2013
UN Moves to Stop Hate Speech on Internet
United Nations committee tasked with combating racial discrimination has opened its latest round of work in Geneva, Switzerland with a focus on stopping the spread of racist hate speech on the…
- 6 May 2016
Agency Halts Aids to Nigeria over $3.8m Fraud
Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has suspended payments to Nigeria's AIDS agency over evidence that $3.8 million was stolen by its workers and consultants, the Geneva-based…
- 31 May 2016
Driving Gender Equality Through ICTs Requires Collaborations- ITU
Achieving gender equality is not the work of any one person or one network, it is a collective effort by all. That was the message at a special session to open Tuesday’s plenary session of ITU…
- 16 Sept 2015
ITU Tackles Financial Inclusion for 2Bn People
Almost a year after its launch, the ITU Focus Group on Digital Financial Services (DFS) for Financial Inclusion is preparing to host its global meeting to discuss how the international…
- 9 May 2017
Zinox Supports Nigeria Participation @ Global IoT Summit
In furthrance of its corporate philosophy and superior business principle to continue the acceleration and development of the digital revolution, Zinox Technologies Group is sponsoring Chris Uwaje –…
- 28 Jul 2008
Nipost: Nigeria Earns $1.2m from Technical Services
The federal government earned $1.2 million from technical services rendered through Universal Postal Union (UPU) in the last one year. This is coming as Nigeria eyes the exalted office of the UPU, by…