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| Adebayo Shittu & Leo Stan Ekeh. |
The
Honourable Minister for Communications, Barr. Adebayo Shittu, and Africa’s
Serial Digital Entrepreneur, Leo Stan Ekeh, will headline the 2018 Nigerian
Online Merit Award (NiOMA), the organisers said on Tuesday.
The
high profile event is scheduled to hold at the Main Hall of Lagos Sheraton
Hotel, Ikeja, from 7pm on Friday, May 18, 2018.
“We
are glad to announce that Honourable Minister for Communications, Barr. Adebayo
Shittu, and Zinox Group Chairman, Leo Stan Ekeh, have graciously accepted to
headline the 2018 NiOMA. While the Honourable Minister will serve as the
Special Guest of Honour, ICT guru Leo Stan Ekeh will be the Guest Speaker. Both
men will also be among those to be honoured on the
night,” NiOMA Organising Committee Chairman, Mr. Lanre
Alabi, said in a statement. He said that Mr. Ekeh would speak on the
theme, “Leveraging the Internet Revolution to Leapfrog Nigeria’s Development”.
Mr.
Alabi also disclosed that former Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian
Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Ernest Ndukwe, would chair the event.
The
occasion, according to the NiOMA Organising Committee Chairman, “will be used
to X-ray topical ICT issues facing the nation. It will be a grand one as it
will attract senior executives, top government functionaries, industry leaders,
market analysts, professional groups and diverse economy sectoral leaders,
among others.”
A
brainchild of Nigeria’s leading daily online newspaper, News Express
Nigeria (newsexpressngr.com), NiOMA is designed to
celebrate outstanding individuals and corporate organizations driving the
Nigerian online revolution.
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