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Titans Of Tech Awards
Titans of Tech Awards established in 2004 is a Nigerian award organized by Tech TV Global Network. . The award is designed to showcase Nigeria's ICT industry, celebrating the exceptional achievements of pioneers, innovators, big thinkers and organisations who are at the forefront of pushing technology adoption and usage in Nigeria. Some notable organizations that are recipients of the award includes Itel, Nigerian Communications Commission, Covenant University, Parallex Bank, MTN, Zoho, Alpha Technologies, Zinox Technologies and notable individuals includes; Governor Godwin Obaseki, Engr. Ernest Ndukwe, Leo Stan Ekeh, Former deputy governor Femi Pedro and Mike Adenuga. History The Titans of tech awards was launched in 2004 by Don Pedro Aganbi, Lead Consultant at Tech TV. The 2022 event was chaired by chairman, MTN Nigeria, Engr. Ernest Ndukwe, Itel emerged most Innovative tech brand of the year The 2023 Titans of Tech Awards ceremony was Chaired by former Deputy Governo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigeria
Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, a population of more than 230 million, it is the List of African countries by population, most populous country in Africa, and the List of countries and dependencies by population, world's sixth-most populous country. Nigeria borders Niger in Niger–Nigeria border, the north, Chad in Chad–Nigeria border, the northeast, Cameroon in Cameroon–Nigeria border, the east, and Benin in Benin–Nigeria border, the west. Nigeria is a Federation, federal republic comprising 36 States of Nigeria, states and the Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria, Federal Capital Territory, where its capital, Abuja, is located. The List of Nigerian cities by population, largest city in Nigeria by population is Lagos, one of the largest List of largest cities, metr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leo Stan Ekeh
Leonard Stanley Nnamdi Ekeh (born February 22, 1956, in Imo State, Nigeria) is a Nigerian businessman. He is the founder and chairman of Zinox Group. He is also the chairman of Konga.com. Early life Ekeh was born in Ubomiri Mbaitoli, Imo State to a middle-class family with three brothers and two sisters. His mother was a dietitian, and his father was a nurse. Education Ekeh attended Holy Ghost College, Owerri for his secondary education. During his early years, he wanted to own the biggest transport company in Nigeria. He later went to India for his university education, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from Punjab University. Ekeh believes that studying in India was “a great turning point in my life because I found the economy of India a realistic economy”. Ekeh also earned an MSc in Risk Management from the University of Nottingham The University of Nottingham is a public research university in Nottingham, England. It was founded as Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigerian Awards
Nigerians or the Nigerian people are citizens of Nigeria or people with ancestry from Nigeria. The name Nigeria was derived from the Niger River running through the country. This name was allegedly coined in the late 19th century by British journalist Flora Shaw, who later married Baron Frederick Lugard, a British colonial administrator. Nigeria is composed of various ethnic groups and cultures and the term Nigerian refers to a citizenship-based civic nationality. Nigerians are derived from over 250 ethno-linguistic groups.Toyin Falola. ''Culture and Customs of Nigeria''. Westport, Connecticut, USA: Greenwood Press, 2001. p. 4. Though there are multiple ethnic groups in Nigeria, economic factors result in significant mobility of Nigerians of multiple ethnic and religious backgrounds to reside in territories in Nigeria that are outside their ethnic or religious background, resulting in the mixing of the various ethnic and religious groups, especially in Nigeria's cities.Toyin Fal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lagos State
Lagos State (, ) is a States of Nigeria, state in South West, Nigeria. Of the 36 States of Nigeria, Nigerian states, Lagos is the second List of Nigerian states by population, most populous state but the List of Nigerian states by area, smallest in terms of land mass. Bounded to the south by the Bight of Benin and to the west by the Benin–Nigeria border, international border with Benin for 10 km, Lagos State borders Ogun State to the north for about 283 km, making it the only Nigerian state to border only one other state. Named for the city of Lagos—the List of urban areas in Africa by population, most populous city in Africa—the state was formed from the Western Region, Nigeria, Western Region and the former Federal Capital Territory on 27 May 1967. Geographically, Lagos State is dominated by bodies of water with nearly a quarter of the state's area covered with bodies of water. The largest of these bodies are the Lagos Lagoon, Lagos and Lekki Lagoon, Lekki lagoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Atlantic Bank
First Atlantic Bank is a universal bank in Ghana. It is licensed as a commercial bank, by the Bank of Ghana, the central bank and national banking regulator. Location The bank headquarters are located at 1 Seventh Avenue, Ridge West, in Accra, Ghana's capital and largest city. Overview As of 30 September 2019, the bank controlled assets valued at GHS:2.42 billion (approx. US$420 million), with shareholders' equity of GHS:518.4 million (US$90 million). As of May 2019, the bank maintained 41 networked branches, 65 automated teller machines, and 260 point of sale devices, in all regions of Ghana. History The Bank was started in 1995 as a merchant bank and operated mainly in Accra. In 2011 the Bank of Ghana granted it universal bank status. In September 2017, the Bank of Ghana directed all universal banks in Ghana to raise their minimum capital reserves from GHS:120 million (US$22.8 million) to GHS:400 million (US$73.4 million). In December 2018, First Atlantic Bank merged with '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Babajide Sanwo-Olu
Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu (born 25 June 1965) is a Nigerian politician who has served as the governor of Lagos State since 2019. Sanwo-Olu became governor under the platform of the All Progressives Congress after winning the APC gubernatorial primaries against then-incumbent governor, Akinwunmi Ambode who had fallen out of favour with his alleged political sponsor. He is a graduate of the University of Lagos, London Business School, Lagos Business School and the John F. Kennedy School of Government. Before his gubernatorial ambition, he was the managing director and CEO of Lagos State Property Development Corporation (LSPDC). Education Sanwo-Olu briefly attended Government Demonstration School, Gbaja Surulere before moving to Ijebu-Ife Grammar School, Ogun State to complete his secondary education. He has a BSc in Surveying and an MBA from the University of Lagos. He is an alumnus of the John F. Kennedy School of Government, the London Business School and the Lagos Bus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Adenuga
Chief Michael Adeniyi Agbolade Ishola Adenuga Jr (born 29 April 1953) is a Nigerian billionaire businessman, and the fifth richest person in Africa according to Forbes. His company Globacom is Nigeria's second-largest telecom operator and also has a presence in Ghana and Benin. He owns stakes in the Equitorial Trust Bank and the oil exploration firm Conoil (formerly Consolidated Oil Company). ''Forbes'' estimated his net worth at $6.7 billion as of May 2024. Early life His father, Oloye Michael Agbolade Adenuga Sr, was a schoolteacher while his mother, Omoba Juliana Oyindamola Adenuga (née Onashile, of Okesopin, Ijebu Igbo), was a businesswoman of royal Ijebu descent. He is Yoruba. Adenuga received his secondary school education at Ibadan Grammar School, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria and Comprehensive High School, Aiyetoro, for his Higher School Certificate (HSC). He worked as a taxi driver to help fund his university education. He graduated from Northwestern Oklahoma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Femi Pedro
Otunba Olufemi "Femi" Olusegun Pedro (born 29 January 1955) is a Nigerian economist and politician who served as deputy governor of Lagos State from 2003 to 2007. Before his election alongside Bola Tinubu, he was a co-owner and the chief executive officer of First Atlantic Bank, now FinBank. Pedro was the chairman of the Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) from 2018 to 2022, and was the founding chairman of the Lagos State Sports Trust Fund. He is also the current chairman of the Business and Government Relations Committee at the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN). A member of the Nigerian chieftaincy system, Pedro holds the title of ''Otunba'' and often uses it as a pre-nominal honorific. Personal life and education Early childhood Femi Pedro was born in Lagos Island to Pa Olajide Pedro, an Aguda retired officer of the defunct Western Nigeria Marketing Board, Ikeja, and Modupe Pedro (née Abayomi) on 29 January 1955. Pedro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernest Ndukwe
Chairman, MTN Nigeria Communications Plc Ernest Ndukwe (born 2 September 1948) is a Nigerian electrical engineer and former Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC. Life and career He was born 2 September 1948. He obtained a Bachelor of science (B.sc) degree in Electronic and Electrical Engineering from University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University), Ile Ife in 1975. He later proceeded to Harris Corporation Training School, Melbourne, Florida where he received a certificate in Satellite communication (1977). He later participated in the Chief Executive Programme (CEP) at Lagos Business School in 1994. He began his professional career with Radio Communications Nigeria (RCN) Limited in 1976. He left for an in-service training while in the service of the Radio Communications Nigeria to the United States in August 1976 to Harris Corporation in Melbourne, Florida. He returned to Nigeria in August 1977 to continue his service with Radio Communicati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigerian
Nigerians or the Nigerian people are citizens of Nigeria or people with ancestry from Nigeria. The name Nigeria was derived from the Niger River running through the country. This name was allegedly coined in the late 19th century by British journalist Flora Shaw, Lady Lugard, Flora Shaw, who later married Baron Frederick Lugard, 1st Baron Lugard, Frederick Lugard, a British colonial administrator. Nigeria is composed of various ethnic groups and Culture, cultures and the term Nigerian refers to a citizenship-based civic nationality. Nigerians are derived from over 250 ethno-linguistic groups.Toyin Falola. ''Culture and Customs of Nigeria''. Westport, Connecticut, USA: Greenwood Press, 2001. p. 4. Though there are multiple ethnic groups in Nigeria, economic factors result in significant mobility of Nigerians of multiple ethnic and religious backgrounds to reside in territories in Nigeria that are outside their ethnic or religious background, resulting in the mixing of the various ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Godwin Obaseki
Godwin Nogheghase Obaseki (born 1 July 1957) is a Nigerian politician and businessman who served as the governor of Edo State from 2016 to 2024. Obaseki was elected governor under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2016 where he defeated Osagie Ize-Iyamu of the Peoples Democratic Party. He was sworn in as governor on 12 November 2016. Before becoming governor, he was chairman of the Edo State Economic and Strategy Team inaugurated by former Governor Adams Oshiomhole in March 2009. Obaseki holds postgraduate degrees in finance and international business, and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Stock Brokers, Nigeria. Obaseki has been a board member of several private companies, including Afrinvest. He was the recipient of the Nigerian Union of Teachers award for best performing governor of the year in October 201 Early life and education Obaseki was born in Benin City, Western Region, Nigeria (now Edo State, Nigeria). He is the third child of La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
