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Nigeria CommunicationsWeek
''Nigeria CommunicationsWeek'' is a Nigerian online and print newspaper that reports on information technology. The editor-in-chief is Ken Nwogbo. The newspaper is located in Lagos State, Nigeria.''Nigeria communicationsweek'' said that they have been reporting and publishing since 2007. According to ''The Guardian ''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'', and changed its name in 1959. Along with its sister papers ''The Observer'' and ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Gu ...'', CommunicationsWeek Media Limited, is the publishers of Nigeria CommunicationsWeek newspaper that started the Beacon of ICT awards (BoICT) which is aimed at rewarding outstanding contributions to the growth of ICT in Nigeria. References Weekly newspapers published in Nigeria {{Nigeria-newspaper-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Nwogbo
Ken Nwogbo (born 18 March 1971) is a Nigerian business journalist, ICT journalist, contributing writer at ''The Guardian'' and founder of Communication Week Media Limited, the publisher of ''Nigeria CommunicationsWeek'', a Nigeria information and communications technology newspaper. Nwogbo is the organizer of the Beacon of ICT Awards. Early life and education Ken was born on 18 March 1971 in Awka, the capital of Anambra State, eastern Nigeria. He attended Ezi-Awka Primary School in 1977 and later Igwebuike Grammar School where he obtained the West Africa School Certificate in 1989. He proceeded to the Federal Polytechnic, Oko where he received a Higher National Diploma in Mass Communications. He later obtained a postgraduate diploma in public administration from the University of Calabar and Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Lagos State University. He has participated in over 200 local and international seminars and media conferences. Career Nwogbo started his care ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lagos State
Lagos State ( yo, Ìpínlẹ̀ Èkó) is a States of Nigeria, state in South West (Nigeria), southwestern Nigeria. Of the 36 States of Nigeria, states, it is both the List of Nigerian states by population, most populous and List of Nigerian states by area, smallest in area. Bounded to the south by the Bight of Benin and to the west by the Benin–Nigeria border, international border with Benin Republic, Lagos State borders Ogun State to the east and north 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 being lagoons, creeks, and rivers. The largest of these bodies are the Lagos Lagoon, Lagos and Lekki Lagoon, Lekki lagoons in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Guardian (Nigeria)
''The Guardian'' is a Nigerian independent daily newspaper, established in 1983, published by Guardian Newspapers Limited in Lagos, Nigeria History ''The Guardian'' was established in 1983 by Alex Ibru, an entrepreneur, and Stanley Macebuh, a top journalist with the '' Daily Times'' newspapers, with its model copied from the original ''The Guardian'' in the UK. ''The Guardian'' was a pioneer in introducing high-quality journalism to Nigeria with thoughtful editorial content. The paper was first published on 22 February 1983 as a weekly, appearing on Sundays. It started daily publication on 4 July 1983. During the administration of General Muhammadu Buhari, reporters Tunde Thompson and Nduka Irabor were both sent to jail in 1984 under Decree No. 4 of 1984, which suppressed journalistic freedom. On 26 August 1989 ''The Guardian'' published a long letter by Dr. Bekolari Ransome-Kuti, a human-rights activist, entitled "Open Letter to President Babangida", in which he criticized what ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beacon Of ICT Awards
The Beacon of ICT Awards also known as BoICT Awards are annual ICT awards recognizing organizations' or individuals' contributions to ICT development in Nigeria. The award is organized by Ken Nwogbo, the founder and Editor-in-Chief of ''Nigeria CommunicationsWeek'', a leading Nigerian ICT newspaper published in Lagos State, Nigeria. History The award was established in March 2009 by Ken Nwogbo, a Nigerian columnist and founder of Communication Week Media Limited, publishers of ''Nigeria CommunicationsWeek'', a leading Nigerian information and communications technology newspaper, headquartered in Okota, Lagos State. The 4th edition of the award was held on 20 April 2013 at Eko Hotels and Suites, with Ernest Ndukwe, the former Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is the independent regulatory authority for the telecommunications industry in Nigeria. The NCC was created under Decree number 75 by the Federal Military Go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
