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Realfrankie:
God will pick up surely

Amen.

A Kwara based Civil group ENetSuD requested the Senator representing Kwara Central at National Assembly (Senator Ibrahim Yahaya Oloriegbe) to make his position known to his constituency members on the 2 controversial Bills (Social Media Regulation and Hate Speech Bills).

In a conversation that lasted for about 30 minutes, the Senator clearly said that the bills will be against the constitutionally-guaranteed freedom of expression for Nigerians.

Though he agreed that social media has some disadvantages, he noted that it has not gotten to the stage of such strict regulation as proposed by the Bill.

He said giving people the avenue to talk is very okay, as it has some medical, religious and political advantages.

Speaking further, he stated the following:

"The social media Bill explanations are extracted from countries that are not practicing full democracy. It is difficult for the Bill to scale through in the National Assembly. I can tell you majority are not in support".

"Why will you put serious penalties for social media and hate speech and leave serious offences with lighter penalties?"

"Regulating social media should not be our priority now. We should focus on job creation and empowerment for youths. If youths are gainfully employed, they will not have time to be addicted to social media".

He concluded that he is not in support of the Bills considering the fact that they are against the custom and social norms of the society he represents at the Senate (Ilorin).

https://kwaragist.com/i-will-oppose-social-media-regulation-and-hate-speech-bills-sen-oloriegbe/

ursullalinda:
RIP to a great hero....but is the public holiday necessary?

Very unnecessary

Facebook-owned picture app Instagram has just announced that it’s going to be removing like counts from yet more people’s accounts globally. Your account might be next and there’s absolutely nothing nobody can do about it.

After testing the change on users in seven countries, instagram has now expanded this experiment to a global audience.

Eventually, no-one will be able to see the number of likes a post receives apart from the person who uploaded it.

Instagram confirmed this in a tweet they released yesterday. Stating that : ‘Starting today, we’re expanding our test of private like counts globally. If you’re in the test, you’ll no longer see the total number of likes and views on photos and videos posted to Feed unless they’re your own.

‘While the feedback from early testing in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Ireland, Italy, Japan and New Zealand has been positive, this is a fundamental change to Instagram, and so we’re continuing our test to learn more from our global community.

“In addition, we understand that like counts are important for many creators, and we are actively thinking through ways for creators to communicate value to their partners”.

Having previously stated the move is designed to shift the focus of users away from making Instagram feel ‘like a challenge’ where users compete to see how many likes they get let post in comparison to other people as well as reduce clout chasing on the app, instagram has now made the move global (though still in the test stage) as they prepare to make a decision on the matter.

“We want Instagram to be a place where people feel comfortable expressing themselves” were the words of Facebook’s director of policy in Australia and New Zealand (Mia Garlick) while addressing the issue.

He was quoted as further saying “We hope this test will remove the pressure of how many likes a post will receive, so you can focus on sharing the things you love.”

Meanwhile, the move has generated huge controversy on the web as it has become a topic of hot debate since it was reported.

So far, the move has led to rap queen Nicki Minaj making a vow to stop using the app if her likes were removed, whilst infamous TV star Kim Kardashian has come out loud in support of the move as she thinks the change is a smashing idea which could improve people’s mental health. Whose team are you on here?
Are you Team Nicki or Team Kim or perhaps you’re one of those who feel they’re both wrong?

Let us know your take on the matter in the comments.







https://digprom.net/your-account-could-be-next-as-instagram-takes-like-removal-test-global/

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Salman Shagaya Foundation on Thursday commissioned the 1st batch of its 4,000 homes solar intervention scheme in Kwara State.

The project which was commissioned by Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq ably represented by Barr. Abdulgafar Ayinla Ayilara, member representing Ilorin North-west constituency at the Kwara State House of Assembly held at Ile Babakini, Omoda, Ilorin.

Ayilara on behalf of the Governor commended the Foundation for the laudable intervention and other laudable programme they did in the past few years.

He described the scheme as a development worthy of emulation.



“This is community service at its best. On behalf of the Government and people of Kwara State, I commend Alhaji Sheriff Shagaya and management of the Foundation for this great initiative. It is a great boost for security of our community, and an incentive for a more robust economic environment, because our people can now trade even at night in areas where you have this facility” AbdulRazaq said.

The foundation Press Secretary, Ibraheem Abdullateef while delivering his speech said the foundation as a brainchild of Alhaji Sheriff Shagaya is committed to making heavy contributions to human development in private capacities.


The Chairman of the foundation, Alhaji Sheriff Shagaya in his remarks reiterated their readiness to support government efforts in their own way towards developing the society.

He added that the Omoda community in Ilorin west happens to be the launching community for the scheme, but the team shall begin massive installation across the 16 local governments in the state for the next four months.

He added: “We are supporting the government and urge every one to support the present administration, youths should please take charge and be impactful on their immediate society as the stride of this administration so far has been encouraging even though they are silent achievements”.

Shagaya, on the last note, commended the Igbomina Community North America for providing free health care facilities at the event.

The Executive Director of ASOLAR – the company in charge of the solar installation scheme – Laurynas Vaiciulis has affirmed that the installation is done by professional agents in local communities while affirming 2 years warranty and five years lifespan for the solar panels if properly properly.

Laurynas said: “The company has a customer service care centre in Abuja where constumers could contact between the hours of 9am – 5pm for any enquiry or complain of solar malfunction. The customer service would direct the user on troubleshooting, if that does not work out, the company’s agent would come to the constumer’s home to check for the problem, if the problem persists, the product would be changed”, he assured.



Akeem Shagaya, the Vice Chairman of the foundation added that the aim of today’s program was to improve the quality of life of people which is directly in line with SDG goal number 7 which is accessibility and affordability of clean energy. He advised the beneficiaries to make judicious use of the facilities.

“The sensitization would be done for the beneficiaries on how to maintain the solar energy” he concluded



https://kwaragist.com/shagaya-foundation-commissions-first-phase-of-4000-homes-solar-project/

Kudos to AA

nothingspoil70:
Today it's Sowore, tomorrow it will be you

By God's grace. This guy is one of the reasons FG I'd planning to censor Social Media. Insensitivity.

Congrats to him. I'm glad Nigerians are beginning to see that we need to move forward without paying attention to these old and clueless people at the reign of affairs.

We can embrace opportunities in the tech world and grow the country without bias.

Kudos to the guy. He identified a problem and instead of talking and complaining, he found a solution to it and now its paying off.

A new feature on the latest Whatsapp update means that users will no longer be added to group chats without their consent.

The latest feature for Android and iOS devices allow users to decide who, if anyone, can add them to new groups.

It can be enabled through the messaging app's privacy settings, with three options now available for who is authorised to add to groups: 'Everyone', 'My Contacts', or 'My Contacts Except...'.

The final option allows users to blacklist certain contacts, who will be forced to send any group chat invites through private chats. Users will then have three days to decide whether or not to accept the invite.

The new update was first rolled out in India in October but will be available to download for all WhatsApp users from Thursday 7th November, 2019.

This comes as the latest in a string of recent updates to the world's most popular messaging app, which is used by around 300 million people daily.


The parent company Facebook is doing a lot recently to fix privacy issues on many of its platforms. The company made similar fixes on Instagram some weeks back where it cracked down  on third party applications that help you manage your followers.

One of the most interesting developments of recent times, was the return of many of the previous ministers to their positions, when President Muhammadu Buhari reconstituted his cabinet. A major beneficiary of that is Alhaji Lai Muhammed, who returned as Minister of Information and Culture.

My checks within government and political circles showed that Lai Muhammed was a beneficiary of the Tsunami-like political movement, which swept the Bukola Saraki political machinery out of power in Kwara state. I have followed very closely, developments in the information and media sectors in general, because I have worked as a journalist for more than 30 years.

I also believe that some of the main projects of the Buhari administration in the sector, like the Digital Switch Over (DSO), can become major achievements, that would be praised into the future, by Nigerians.

But I have been puzzled by the earliest steps that Alhaji Lai Muhammed has been taking from the moment he returned as minister. One of the first groups that he met, was led by the Acting Chairman of the Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria, Mr Godfrey Ohuabunwa. It was at the event that the newly re-appointed minister announced that President Buhari has approved wide-ranging reforms in the broadcasting industry.

These include the licensing of online radio and television stations. He also responded to the request made by Mr Ohuabunwa for a review of the Broadcasting Code, by telling his visitor that “Mr President has actually already approved a review of the Broadcasting Code that is going to take care of many of the issues you have already raised here”.

I was curious about this, because last July, I saw a report on TVC from Kano, where the National Broadcasting Commission was launching the 6th edition of the Nigeria Broadcasting Code. I was wondering which “Broadcasting Code”, did the Minister of Information get approval to “review” again.

Was there a Nigeria Broadcasting Code that the National Broadcasting Commission reviews and presents to the broadcasting industry, and yet another one, that the Minister of Information got “presidential approval” to produce? What would be the difference between the statutory Nigeria Broadcasting Code, which came from the work of the NBC and the one that the Minister of Information was talking about? Something did not seem right to me, so for the past two months, I have been making inquiries. What I discovered is the story I am telling in this article.

I want to swear by Allah, that I have told the story here as I heard it, from the Federal Ministry of Information; Radio Nigeria Headquarters in Abuja; the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF; the NBC and talking to insiders in the Broadcasting Organizations of Nigeria (BON),and several other people in the Nigerian broadcasting industry.

The more that I have heard the more obvious it became to me, that Alhaji Lai Muhammed is up to NO GOOD in all that he has been doing. And the whole effort has a well-outlined agenda of PERSONAL REVENGE, that will not serve the interest of President Muhammadu Buhari, whose name he has been constantly dropping, as the source of authority for all he has been doing, in respect of the NBC and the broadcasting industry in Nigeria.

From what I gathered, the story began soon after the 2019 elections. At a Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, there were critical observations about the performances of some radio stations before and during the 2019 elections. A former Minister who was at the meeting confided that Lai Muhammed did not speak in defense of the work that NBC did to sanitise the broadcast airwaves, in the period.

I got to learn from the NBC, that they closed two radio stations and sanctioned over forty for various breaches. This was apart from sensitisation programs they organised all over Nigeria for broadcasters, along with a very significant study of hate speeches in Nigerian broadcasting. Lai Muhammed set up a committee, chaired by the Managing Director of News Agency of Nigeria, and included as member, the NBC’s Director of Monitoring, Prof Armstrong Idachaba.

I was told that he is actually the man directly responsible for whatever NBC did or didn’t do right, in terms of the output of broadcasting stations in Nigeria. In being appointed into the committee, Lai Muhammed, I was informed, wrote directly to the very ambitious Idachaba, ignoring the Director General of the NBC, Malam Modibbo Kawu.

It was a reflection of what the minister has always been nursing; to undermine the NBC DG as much as possible, in his desperate desire to get the man out, from his position. The committee’s report was a 26-point hodgepodge of recommendations. But it was noteworthy, that in the accompanying note that Lai Muhammed sent to the SGF, for delivery to the president, he showed clearly, where his mind was.

He stated that NBC was unable to effectively do its work, because the Director General, Modibbo Kawu, went to contest as governorship candidate in Kwara state. I gathered further that Lai Muhammed desperately pushed the SGF’s office to get the report to be adopted by the FEC, especially when President Buhari, travelled for Umrah and the OIC in Saudi Arabia.

He had hoped that the vice-president, who is from the same Lagos political camp as himself, would be the easiest route to achieve his obsession to remove Modibbo Kawu from office.

As it turned out, the FEC was dissolved and Lai Muhammed was out for a few months. From Lagos, the story was that Lai Muhammed took his time out to perfect strategy, along with a shadowy character called Toyin Subair.

This man is at the heart of so many of the intriguing issues in Nigerian broadcasting. A lawyer by training, Subair, I was informed had been an employee of Multichoice, before he went his own way, to start HiTV, which took Nigeria by storm, some years ago. Unfortunately, his project collapsed and he is said to hold Multichoice in absolute contempt.

This contempt is shared by Lai Muhammed, who I was similarly informed, retains sour memories of the company, from his days as Tinubu’s Chief of Staff in Lagos. It is this Toyin Subair, that is driving the part of Lai Muhammed’s plan to break Multichoice’s monopoly of the pay television service in Nigeria.

Subair is also the person that Lai Muhammed has given the assignment to prepare a new “National Broadcasting Code”, that he wants to use to supplant the legal, NBC-produced, Nigeria Broadcasting Code. Mr Toyin Subair is reported to always dress his own personal agendas as the interests of Bola Tinubu’s.

That way he gets Lai Muhammed to dance to his personal tunes. Checks at the NBC reveal that Subair is co-owner of Inview, a technology company that works on the NBC’s DSO; he was behind CCNL, along with Godfrey Ohuabunwa, and is close friend of Emeka Mba, the immediate past DG of the NBC.

Soon after the Buhari administration came to power, Toyin Subair was said to be working with Lai Muhammed at a point, to lobby for Emeka Mba, with Bola Tinubu to get Mba to be retained as the NBC DG. They didn’t mind the fact that Emeka Mba had been a fundraiser for the PDP.

Toyin Subair is reported to always brag that he had been responsible for the removal of three NBC DGs, in the past, because they didn’t dance to his tune. His next target is Modibbo Kawu, who he is said to be very angry with, for hurting the monopoly that he and Emeka Mba, and Emeka’s loyal lieutenant, Armstrong Idachaba, had built into the DSO project.

The report from Lagos was that even Bola Tinubu publicly warned Toyin Subair to stop undermining Modibbo Kawu at the NBC, but he has continued to do so, working with Lai Muhammed, who is obsessed with the removal of Modibbo Kawu as NBC DG.

Early in October, Lai Muhammed set up a NBC Reform Implementation Committee, that is headed by Armstrong Idachaba, NBC’s Director of Monitoring. The appointment was done, without recourse to the Director General, and it ignored the fact that NBC had a Board in place; a Board that was appointed by the same President Buhari, on whose authority, that Lai Muhammed said he is carrying out what amounts to an illegality.

What I have gathered is that there is no way, that he can set up an “Implementation Committee”, because that renders the board of the commission redundant, and in reality, it tantamounts to Lai Muhammed having organised an institutional coup, against the structures of the NBC. And by appointing a director of the commission as chairman of his so-called “Implementation Committee”, ignoring the authority of the director general of the NBC, he subverts the organization, in his near-mad obsession to remove Modibbo Kawu, from his position.

I further gathered that his actions caused consternation within the board of the commission, which is chaired by Alhaji Ikra Aliyu Bilbis, two-time minister, former member of the House of Representatives, and a top leader of the ruling APC. The board was said to have written a letter to Lai Muhammed, to state its position on the way that the minister has carried on, with total disregard for the place of the Board.

Lai Muhammed, from what I was told at Ministry of Information, rudely replied the board chairman, and insisted that it was only when the board had withdrawn its letter, that he was going to even contemplate a meeting with the board. So in his desperate effort to humiliate the NBC DG, Lai Muhammed inadvertently took on the Board of the Commission. A Board that was appointed by President Buhari, and with a chairman who has far more political connections in the present administration, than Lai Muhammed himself.

Blinded by hate, and consumed by the obsession to destroy the career of Malam Modibbo Kawu, Lai Muhammed is “implementing reform”, using PDP supporters from the years of Emeka Mba, as the NBC DG. Armstrong Idacha, his “Chairman”, is said to retain a total loyalty to Emeka Mba.

Those who know him, say he had proudly stated that he voted against President Muhammadu Buhari, because he supports the PDP, and longs for the old days, under the PDP/Emeka Mba. Yet, in his inordinate ambition, believes that his PDP record would not stop Lai Muhammed from making him NBC DG.

The person who helped to nominate most of the other committee members, was Godfrey Ohuabunnwa, a PDP financier from a well-known PDP family, and one who was said to act almost like co-DG during Emeka Mba’s tenure. He was the one that Mba was said to have given 200, 000 decoder boxes alone, to supply for the DSO.

Ohuabunwa told an insider of BON, that he personally see Modibbo Kawu as an enemy, from the moment that he was appointed as DG of NBC, in May 2016. It was Godfrey Ohuabunwa that nominated Hajia Binta Adamu Bello of ALGON, and Hon. Kingsley Agbo into the “implementation committee”.

Meanwhile, the puppeteer in the background, is Toyin Subair. What unites the main characters in the unfolding scenario: Lai Muhammed, Toyin Subair, Armstrong Idachaba and Godfrey Ohuabunwa, is their individual ambitions and their agenda against Modibbo Kawu. Lai Muhammed is reported to be telling his close confidants, that he must remove Modibbo Kawu, to ensure total control of the broadcasting industry, for his Southwest boss, in preparation for the 2023 agenda.

On a final note, I will like to point out again, that from my investigations over the past two months, what Lai Muhammed is doing with his so-called “NBC Reform Implementation Committee”, has NOTHING patriotic about it. Lai Muhammed is wrongly using President Muhammadu Buhari’s name to pursue a personal vengeful agenda, against Malam Modibbo Kawu, the Director General of the National Broadcasting Commission. He is also desperate to strengthen his own position in the politics of the Southwest, in the lead to the 2023 elections.

He confides with his inner circles that NBC must be controlled in the interest of the political circles of the Southwest, and that can only be achieved by the removal of Malam Modibbo Kawu. And the most curious part of Lai Muhammed’s mis-steps, is the fact that he is using well-known PDP supporters to achieve his unpatriotic agenda, while at the same time, constantly dropping President Muhammadu Buhari’s name, as the source of his authority.

President Muhammadu Buhari and those close to him, must be very careful of the poisoned chalice that Lai Muhammed is preparing in the name of an “NBC REFORM IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE”. It is an ill wind, from Lai Muhammed, that is up to no good.

Shehuri, retired journalist, writes from Maiduguri, Borno state


https://www.fidelinfo.com/2019/11/05/how-lai-mohammed-conspired-to-remove-modibbo-kawu/

“I do not need a website before my business becomes a success” is the mindset of the average businessman. But then, that which separates the likes of Dangote, Jack MA and Jeff Bezos from the average businessman is the fact that “THEY DO WHAT OTHERS CAN DO BUT WILL NOT DO”.

According to beamlocal, recent research has shown that roughly 81% of people research a business or service on the internet prior to making a purchase decision. That’s around 25.92 million people searching for businesses online. Yet, 46% of business owners have stated “Business currently doesn’t need one” as their #1 reason for not having a website. Even the worst of statisticians can see that there’s a glaring disconnect here.

Still having question marks on the need for a website for your business?
Keep reading…

To start with, a website can be simply defined as a page (or collection of pages) on the World Wide Web that contains specific information which was all provided by one person or entity and traces back to a common name known as “Domain name “.Hence, it matters less whether you are a tech-savvy person or the technophobic type before you introduce websites to your business.

Now, to the generation-old question “why do I need a website for my business?”. Let’s quickly take a look at five reasons why you need a website for your business.



1. Having a website ensures that your business is ALWAYS on


You won’t ever have to put up a CLOSED for business sign after setting up a business website. Customers can have a look at your products and buy them (even when you are not available). It means you are selling your services and products 24/7.

Your website can be available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and 365 days a year while you (or even your storekeeper) CANNOT. Simply put, a website acts as your “always-on” business advocate during and outside of office hours.



2. Having a website adds instant credibility to your business

In the 21st century, consumers are skeptic (by default); in fact, according to VERISIGN, 56% of people stated that they won’t trust a business without a website. Setting up a good website instantly boosts your credibility and your status as a legitimate business.

The first impression counts a lot (at least that’s what the majority of people believe). With a well-designed web page for your business, a website can serve as your number one tool for standing out in a crowd.



3. Having a website helps you save time

Communication is a key part of every business, but then communicating with customers (be it you trading emails, taking calls, or sending out proposals) can be very time-consuming.

Having a website can save you at that time as you would get to provide answers to FAQs (frequently asked questions) and inquiries only on your web page. What does this connote?. It means you can spend your time doing other things.





4. Having a website gives your business a global presence

Nowadays, getting your business on the global map is pivotal. The more countries your business is able to cater to, the more successful your business will become.

That is exactly why every business (even small businesses) needs a website.

Think of having a website as just a small price you pay to cater to clients all across the seven seas without being there physically.



5. It’s not as hard, or as expensive as you were told


You don’t need to be a tech guru before you run a website for your business.

Many web development companies have very simple signup processes which make the process fast and stress-free for you.

Having a website is also cost-effective because having a website offers a better ROI than any other form of advertising for your business. So, If you’re planning to market your business (which I guess you are), a website should be your first priority.

With time, the relatively low investment (when compared to other forms of advertising your business) of getting a business website will pay dividends by driving your new customers and building your brand. Plus it’s tax-free.

Have you had a change of mind about having a website for your business, visit www.digprom.net today to create the perfect website for your business.


https://digprom.net/5-reasons-why-your-business-needs-a-website/

Donald95:
Let women try not to abuse this privilege given to them to officiate match

Team No Joy

The word " Zlatan" is now synonymous with "Arrogance"

God bless you sir

Holyfield1:
And you expect me to read all of that?

Ko possible

You won't cos you are lazy, hazy and silly.

IamAtikulate:
This is SEO at its basic.

Believe me, you won't make frontpage with this unless you are competing with people that don't know what they are doing.

If you are still using Yoast to optimize, then you haven't started.

You even forgot backlinks, the third most important ranking signals.

You forgot LSI.

Focus keywords is bullshitt. Have you heard of Google's RankBrain algo?

You forgot schema markup.

You forgot mini-FAQ and FAQ make-up.

You didn't mention Google Panda and Penguin. You can rank without taking those things into consideration.

You didn't mention domain authority, you didn't mention canonical tag, you didn't mention https.

All these are just a few things Yoast won't point out.

What you pointed out was SEO 101.

SEO has advanced beyond that.

#Peace

He made valid points with the basics.. You claim to be a pro. You can create a thread that advances what he started.
Till then, keep your unproductive ego to urself

I doubt this story. He may not be connected with the claim. In Nigeria, security agencies operate mainly on suspicion and not credible intelligence. Used tires were found on him, most of the equipments and ammunition from book haram are new.

This seems like another case of victimization all in the name of face saving on the part of the govt.

The prevalence of hate speeches in Nigeria is becoming more worrisome, especially at this time of a tensed political atmosphere.

The DG NBC, Mallam Is'haq Modibbo Kawu held a press conference where he spelt out how his Commission have been dealing with the menace in the past few months.

This is the Second Quarter Broadcast Stations' Monitoring Profile covering the period from April to June, 2019.

Coming shortly after the National and State Elections in the First Quarter of the year, the report indicates that though there is a drop in breaches related to hateful, abusive and inflammatory broadcast, which peaked during the elections, and for which as many as 45 stations were fined, the 2nd Quarter indicates that the trend has continued among certain stations, especially in political programmes. Therefore 20 stations were fined in the 2nd Quarter, for breaching provisions of the Nigeria Broadcasting Code on Hate speech.

Other breaches were in the area of Obscene and Vulgar Lyrics- a total of 10 stations were fined for infractions related to use of Vulgar Lyrics and Obscene Content. It is worth mentioning that the Program Big Brother NAIJA was cautioned against unwholesome content on its broadcast.
Use of unsubstantiated and misleading claims by advertisers especially Trado medic advertising, also dropped significantly from the last quarter, but a total of 30 stations were fined for infractions related to same.

Mallam Kawu make it clear that Ten (10) broadcast stations were fined for breaches related to station announcers turning themselves to advertisers, hypers and promoters of product.

According to the DG , the Commission in their highly profile investigation, observed that Kaduna Zone recorded highest in obscenity with 36.53% followed by Abuja Zone with 17.31% and Uyo Zone came third with 15.38%.

In Hate Speech, Abuja Zone topped the chart with 19.21% followed by Kaduna zone with 18.22% and Maiduguri Zone came third with a record of 15.27% while the least in hate speech was Ibadan zone with 6.89.

In Unprofessional broadcasting, three zones topped the chart with the same percentages. Kaduna zone, Sokoto zone and Uyo topped the chart with
20.00% each followed by Jos zone with 3.85% while Ibadan and Benin recorded lowest with 2.95% and 3.44%.

However, the DG NBC clear accused many stations in Nigeria using unverifiable Claims for their various programs. According to him, Ibadan zone recorded highest in this with 25.33, followed by Abuja zone with 13.33% while Jos zone ahd Kaduna zones came 3rd with 12.00% each and Sokoto zone and Uyo recorded the lowest with 2.67% each. And in Advertisement, Abuja zone recorded highest with 24.43% followed by Enugu zone with 16.40% while Maiduguri zone recorded lowest with 1.53%.

However, in technical breach in broadcasting, Maiduguri zone recorded highest with 31.81%, followed by Benin zone and Sokoto zone recorded same scores 22.73% each and Abuja zone, Enugu zone and Jos zone recorded lowest with 4.54% each.

The Commission under the able leadership of Mallam Ishaq Modibbo Kawu as continue to sanction stations that breaches the Commission code. The Commission slams different fines on ailing station. Here, Abuja zone recorded highest with 47.17%, Ibadan zone came second with 15.09% and Benin came 3rd with 13.22% while the lowest was Enugu Zone with 1.89%.
And the DG NBC also caution stations about lots of pattern behaviors which is a threat to our democracy and the rule of law.

https://www.fidelinfo.com/2019/09/25/reports-indicate-a-drop-in-hateful-abusive-and-inflammatory-broadcast-in-nigeria-nbc-boss/

Ok

Digprom, a digital marketing institute that trains students on the implementation of digital strategies in business and career, has produced its first group of 16 graduates.

The institute located in Ilorin, the Kwara state Capital holds her first graduation ceremony after weeks of intensive trainings.

The co-founder of the institute who also doubles as a trainer, Mr. Ishola kayode in his speeech encouraged the graduands to be alive in the digital world and implement the knowledge they had aquired in their daily activities.

Kayode said, “Digital marketing is a constantly evolving sector you need to constantly refresh with updates,”

He further revealed that the second set of students, whose admission is still on, will start training in few days time.

Also speaking with our correspondent immediately after the brief ceremony, a graduating student, Oki Abdulraheem commended the activities of the institute and in addition stated that “he plans to create a podcast platform where digital ideas and initiative tailored towards businesses will be shared.”

Haleemah Gegele another graduand disclosed she intended to utilize the knowledge aquired during the period of training to expand her “brand presence and career”.


Present during the ceremony are; the former HOD Media of Kwara PDP campaign organisation, Mr. Baba Idris; a close aide to the NBC Director-General, Mr. AbdulAzeez AbdulKareem; the Publisher of THE INFORMANT247, Mr. Shola Taofeek among other invited guests.

https://theinformant247.com/digrom-graduates-first-set-of-students/

badboy92:
Yeah you are not a scammer

A swindler...

Here is why you should learn digital marketing even if you don’t want to be a digital marketer


Are you thinking “Should I learn digital marketing?”

Do you think that digital marketing is just another profession or area of study?

Sometimes it is natural to feel that digital marketing is one of the many professions in the world. Just like data science, programming, finance, etc., digital marketing may look like just another profession that you can choose from a wide array of career options.

But the reality is different. You cannot ignore digital marketing.

In this article, I want to tell you why you should learn digital marketing even if you do not plan to have a career in core digital marketing.

Today, Digital marketing forms the backbone of today’s economy. It is a skill that everyone should have irrespective of their job profile.

In today’s world, digital marketing has become like language. It is a medium of communication.

Do you think you have an option to learn English? No! English forms the backbone of today’s global economy and there is really no debate on whether you should choose to learn English. Chinese is another notable language of trade because of it’s relevance in global trade.

Though digital marketing may look like just one more subject and one more career option, it forms the backbone of today’s economy.

Digital marketing is a skill that everyone should have irrespective of their job profile.

For example:

A 16-year-old teenage girl posting a selfie on Instagram is doing digital marketing.
A 20-year-old guy posting pictures of his first motorcycle on Facebook is also doing digital marketing.
A social activist trying to get signatures on Change.org for a petition is doing digital marketing.
Once you start observing how the behaviour of the people around us has changed because of the internet, you will see that digital marketing is everywhere and everyone is a digital marketer.

Previously, TV, newspaper, and radio companies had the power to publish and since they had the power to spread ideas and information, they were the only ones creating information.

The other type of content creator is the person who writes in his/her journal every day but not many of us were motivated to do that because no one would read it—because there was no way to spread that content easily. It remains your personal content. Lurking on tables and shelves.

For the first time in the history of mankind, a single individual has the power to publish something that the whole world can see. We’ve never had this power before. We were always consumers of information and never the creators of content or information. This we can do via the numerous channels that have been made possible by our digital platforms.

The need to express ourselves and communicate information to others has been there with us since we started carving figures on cave walls. Today all of us spread information through digital channels. We publish text, photos, and videos. It could be for personal, business, or non-profit initiatives.

The only non-digital marketers are people who do not use mobile phones and laptops. Either they are very old to learn this, or they do not have access to the internet. Apart from them, everyone else is a digital marketer.


Digital marketing skills have become as necessary as knowing the English language to communicate. People who have started learning digital marketing have realised that digital marketing skills can be applied to any type of job.

Digital marketing activities should never be constrained to the digital marketing team alone. Digital marketing runs through the entire organisation.

Marketing involves understanding what the customer wants and digital marketing helps with that. Marketing and communication is inbuilt in the product creation process. If someone makes a product that no one understands how to use, the product will fail.

Marketing is also the responsibility of the support team because if the support team does a good job, they get appreciated. This increases brand affinity, word of mouth referrals, and ultimately more customers for the business.

And on the other side of the coin, if the support team is bad, then someone could tweet negatively about the company and that would affect the brand image of the company and reverse all the progress done by marketing and branding activities.

So, it doesn’t matter where you fit in the organisation, your digital marketing skills is going to help the business grow. Both self-employed professionals and employees need digital marketing skills.

Most of the concepts that you learn in marketing and digital marketing will also help you in other areas of your life. For example, marketers can influence their friends and family easily because they understand human psychology and how humans react to things.

So that’s why even if you do not plan to become a core digital marketer you should learn digital marketing and marketing fundamentals.


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