ITRealms:
The group chairman of Zinox Technologies, Dr. Leo-Stan Ekeh
has been confirmed as the chairman of a book launch on Information and Communications
Technologies (ICT), entitled 'Our Nigerian Story,' reports ITRealms.
The author, Olabisi Olaleye, confirmed to ITRealms that the
book launch scheduled for Thursday, May 5 at Eko Hotel & Suites, Victoria
Island, Lagos, under the chairmanship of Chief Leo Stan Ekeh, Chief Executive
Officer, Zinox Technologies Limited, would also play host to Special Adviser to
President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, acting
Director-General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Dr.
Vincent Olatunji, among others.
The Ake, Ogun State-born author, also quoted Zinox boss as
saying that this is a worthy project from an authority figure in the industry.
“The author is well known to me and has been documenting the
growth of our company and the industry. Zinox will definitely do everything in
my power to support a worthy cause,” he said.
A press statement made available to ITRealms, the Special
Adviser, Mr. Femi Adesina, said, the author has distinguished herself in the
industry with more than a decade of experience witnessing milestones and key
policy formulations from the front row.
“The book is coming at a time when the Buhari administration
is repositioning the ICT sector to become the biggest contributors to the Gross
Domestic Product (GDP) of the economy. It is a book that should be in the
archive of every Nigerian. It is written in a way to attract a non-reading
society while not losing the technical details.
‘Our Nigerian Story' by Olaleye, he further said, highlighted
the demographic dividend or the large population in Nigeria, though still
growing, but has been a critical factor that attracted telecom investment into
the country with the sector presently boosting of over $32 billion from about
$500 million in 2001.
“Olaleye, has painstakingly put the story in a book format
for the business decision purposes,” Adesina said.
ITRealms recalls that the author, Olabisi Olaleye, a 1998
graduate of Mass Communication from Ogun State Polytechnic, now Moshood Abiola
Polytechnic, has undergone several local and international trainings to enhance
her career.
Currently working with The Sun Publishing Limited Nigeria,
publishers of The Sun Newspaper, boost of and with over 12 years, experience in journalism; she has several
awards in her kitty including ‘Rotary International Humanitarian Report Award’
(2012) as well as a three -time winner of ‘Best ICT Reporter of the Year’
awards and married with children.
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