The event, chaired by former Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian
Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Ernest Ndukwe, drew a full house to the
main hall of the upscale hotel.
About a dozen outstanding players in Nigeria’s
online space were honoured at the event spiced up with comedy and musical
performances. They include Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State, who emerged the e-Governor of
the Year, and Africa’s Serial Digital Entrepreneur, Leo Stan Ekeh, who was honoured as
ICT Icon of the Year.
Other
winners included Akwa Ibom State (Best State Website) and Nigerian Communications
Commission (NCC), which won the MDA of the Year award. Three winners emerged in
the banking category, namely, Zenith (Platinum), Fidelity (Gold) and Access (Silver).
Similarly, there were three winners in the newspaper category – Vanguard (Platinum), The
Guardian (Silver) and Daily Trust (Silver).
Anchoring the intellectual aspect of the event,
Leo Stan Ekeh and Dr. Ernest Ndukwe held the audience spell-bound as they
critically X-rayed topical ICT issues facing the Nigerian nation and highlighted
how the online revolution could be leveraged to leapfrog the country’s
development.
The night, which opened with a welcome address by
NiOMA Organising Committee Chairman, Mr. Lanre Alabi, also
witnessed the debut of the all-gloss NIOMA Infotech Trends, an
annual magazine.
Among dignitaries that graced the event were Governor Ambode,
who was represented by the State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr.
Kehinde Bamigbetan; Publisher of The Guardian, Mrs. Maiden Ibru;
former Vice Chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University, Prof. Wale Omole, and
Vanguard Editor, Mr. Eze Anaba, among others.
A brainchild of Nigeria’s leading daily online
newspaper, News Express
Nigeria, NiOMA is designed to celebrate outstanding individuals and
corporates driving the Nigerian online revolution.
Nenye Dom/GEE
Pix: Some of the winners of the 2018 NiOMA . . . Friday night at Lagos Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja.
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