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- 17 Aug 2022
UN Secretary General Appoints Gbenga Sesan on Internet Governance Forum
António Guterres, UN Secretary General has appointed a Nigerian social entrepreneur, Gbenga Sesan to serve on his inaugural Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Leadership Panel. The UN chief also…
- 23 Oct 2014
Houlin Zhao Replaces Toure as ITU Secretary-General
ITU’s 19th Plenipotentiary Conference roundly endorsed Houlin Zhao of China as its next Secretary-General. Zhao will take office on 1 January 2015 for a term of four years, with the possibility of…
- 27 Jul 2023
Lai Mohammed appointed special advisor to UNWTO secretary-general
Lai Mohammed, Nigeria’s immediate-past minister of information has been appointed as a special advisor by Zurab Pololikashvili, secretary-general of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation…
- 28 Sept 2010
ITU Secretary-General Tasks World Leaders on Broadband Access
Dr Hamadoun Touré, ITU Secretary-General has challenged global leaders to ensure that more than half of all the world’s people have access to broadband networks by 2015, and make access to high-speed…
- 12 Jun 2014
Diezani Loses Bid to Become OPEC Secretary General
Diezani Alison-Madueke, Petroleum minister yesterday lost out in the race to replace the secretary general of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), as the incumbent Abdalla S.…
- 19 Jul 2018
Nigeria Nominates Dr. Hussani For Africa Telecom Union Secretary General
The federal government of Nigeria has fielded Dr. Abubakar Sadiq Hussani as its candidate for the position of secretary-general of the African Telecommunications Union (ATU) in the forthcoming ATU…
- 29 Oct 2018
Ayotunde Coker Elected Secretary General of Newly Formed Africa Data Centre Association
Dr. Ayotunde Coker, the Managing Director of Rack Centre, Africa’s premium colocation data centre has been elected by his African peers as the Secretary General of the newly formed African Data…
- 31 May 2016
Nigerian, Kenyan Elected President, Secretary General of APRA
Mr. Yomi Badejo-Okusanya, a strategic communications expert and PR practitioner has been elected President of Africa Public Relations Association (APRA), the continent’s Public Relations professional…
- 17 May 2024
Nigeria's Omoniyi Ibietan, elected Secretary-General of APRA
Omoniyi Ibietan, Head Media Relations at the Nigerian Communications Commission, fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) and African Public Relations Association (APRA), has just…
- 22 Mar 2010
ITAN to Host WITSA Secretary-General
The Information Technology Association of Nigeria (ITAN), Nigeria’s representative at the World Information Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA) will play host to Dr. James Poisant,…
- 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…
- 24 Jan 2024
ACAMB Elects New Executive Committee to drive its next phase of Growth
Members of the Association of Corporate and Marketing Communication Professionals in Nigerian Banks (ACAMB) have elected new Executive Committee to pilot the affairs of the Association in the next…
- 10 Jan 2022
Aviation Unions Set to Shut Down Airports over Condition of Service
Four major aviation unions may withdraw their services if the much expected Condition of Services (CoS) being worked on, by the government is not implemented on time. Air Transport Senior Services…
- 29 Jan 2026
Jide Sipe, Abiodun Coker of UBA, Others Emerge as ACAMB Executives
Association of Corporate Communication and Marketing Professionals in Banks (ACAMB) has ushered in a new executive council, with a strong representation from leading financial institutions, to steer…
- 1 Apr 2024
Banks in Good Stead to Meet CBN’s Recapitalisation Target – ACAMB
Association of Corporate & Marketing Communication Professionals of Banks (ACAMB) has assured the banking public that banks in the country have the wherewithal to meet the Central Bank of Nigeria…
- 4 Feb 2017
NITRA Maiden Executives Emerge
New executive officers of Nigeria Information Technology Reporters’ Association (NITRA) have emerged after the expiration term of the interim leaders. The election which took place at the Nigeria…
- 14 May 2018
Breakthrough in Education Funding could help Over 8million Nigerian Children- Education Commission
.Youth activists deliver petition with 1.5 million signatures calling for the biggest global investment in education history .United Nations Secretary-General, World Bank, and Regional Development…
- 11 Oct 2021
UN, ITU Tap into AI Tech to Improve Road Safety Globally
The United Nations (UN) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) have launched an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven road safety initiative, targeting low- and middle-income countries.…
- 16 Jun 2015
History as CTO Names Nigeria’s Shola Taylor New Sec. Gen
Shola Taylor has been appointed secretary-general of the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO), an international treaty organisation headquartered in London. Mr Taylor is expected to…
- 10 Jan 2015
UN Sees Jonathan, Buhari Contest as ‘Grave Test’
Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, secretary general of United Nations (UN), has expressed profound concern about the forthcoming Nigerian election, calling the presidential polls between President…
- 26 Jun 2016
UN Unveils Common Ground Initiative with Advertising’s ‘Big Six’ for SDGs
Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary-General at the weekend, announced the launch of a first-of-its-kind initiative developed among the six largest communications businesses globally in support of…
- 2 Mar 2020
NCC, AVCNU Advocate IP Policy for Nigerian Universities
The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) and the Association of Vice Chancellors of Nigerian Universities (AVCNU) have agreed on the urgent need to formulate a model intellectual property (IP) policy…
- 17 May 2016
WTIS Day Focuses on ‘ICT Entrepreneurship for Social Impact’
World Telecommunication and Information Society celebrated the fact that billions of people around the world are now connected to a smart, networked environment and looked ahead to new and previously…
- 17 Sept 2015
Nigeria Now Occupies Chairmanship, Sec Gen Positions of CTO
The 54-member nations of the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO) rose from its yearly Forum and Council meeting yesterday in Nairobi, Kenya with the Election of Prof. Umar Garba…
- 25 Feb 2026
CIBN Pledges Full Support to New ACAMB Leadership, Backs Ambitious Roadmap
Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) has pledged its full support to the Association of Corporate and Marketing Professionals in Banks (ACAMB) following a high-level strategic meeting…
- 3 Nov 2015
CTO Sec. Gen Praises Nigeria for Election of Daudu as Chair of WRC-15
Secretary-General Shola Taylor extended his congratulations to the Government of Nigeria for election of Engr. Festus Daudu, a Nigerian citizen, as Chair of the 2015 World Radiocommunication…
- 10 Dec 2013
ANCO Inaugurates New Executives
The Association of Nigeria Courier Operators (ANCO) on Tuesday, in Lagos, inaugurated a new-seven member executives, while harping on the need to revolutionize the industry for greater contributions…
- 8 Dec 2016
Internet Access is Vital to Addressing Poverty, Climate Change – UN Scribe
Access to information and communications technology has been termed necessary to address the challenges of poverty and climate change. Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary-General, stated this in his message to…
- 9 Oct 2016
Toure, Ex-ITU Scribe to Speak at Nigeria’s Investment Forum in Telecom World 2016
Mr. Hamadoun Toure, former secretary general of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), has been named the keynote speaker at Nigeria’s Investment Forum in ITU Telecom World 2016, Bangkok,…
- 13 Nov 2017
Nigeria’s UN Boss in Trouble over Illicit $300m Timber Export
Amina Mohammed, UN deputy secretary-general is facing accusations from an advocacy group that she granted illegal permits to Chinese firms to import endangered Nigerian timber when she was Nigeria’s…