Interview

The Top 20 series continue and it is the turn of the national commissioner and chief executive officer of the National Data Protection Commission (NDPC), Dr Vincent Olatunji. He said without the National Identity Number (NIN) Nigerians would not be able to carry out transactions, and a few other issues....

Engineer Abiodun Omoniyi has demystified the myth surrounding the 5G technology, saying there is no difference between 5G and 2G in terms of affordability. The difference is in the service quality, user experience, not the technology. Excerpt.   Elon Musk is bringing the internet service into the Nigerian market. Were you...

  Q: Why did you decide to split medallion communications?   A: It’s about growth. We realized that our two arms of business needed to grow and it got to the point where it had to exist separately. The data center business was expanding and we needed to grow to...

Engr Ike Namani, President of Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), in this interview shared his thoughts on the high value of telecommunications and the new technology 5G.   The 5G licensing process has been completed. What’s your take? There was so much ill-informed messages being put out. That...

Can you share your company’s journey with respect to 4G Long Term Evolution? It’s been a very interesting journey. It’s very expensive. We have been in existence for about 20 years and the quest to go into the venture has taken a better part of us.  The last year have...

The data protection industry in the country would improve the economy by creating 500,000 jobs in the next few years. The Chief Executive Officer of DSPL, a licensed data protection compliance organisation (DPCO) in Nigeria, Tunde Balogun made the projection recently. Balogun disclosed that the industry which sprang up last...

In this exclusive interview with one of the TOP 20 CEO's this decade, Dr Abimbola Alale, MD/CEO, NIGCOMSAT shared her thoughts on ways to improve the broadband penetration and her priority in driving the digital transformation. Excerpts.   Congratulations on your 2nd term as MD/CE, can you give us an...

We had an exclusive interview with the duo of Dr Adewale Obadare (Chief Operating Officer) and Dr Oluseyi Akindeinde (Chief Technology Officer) of Digital Encode. The directors explained that no one can stop cybercrime, as it is a $5 trillion worth industry. Excerpt. The climate has changed with the coronavirus...

In this exclusive interview with one of the TOP 20 CEO's this decade, Olorogun James Emadoye, MD/CEO, BSSL Technologies shared his thoughts on ways to improve the ecosystem and move the industry to the desired height. Excerpts.   How is the software industry responding to the Covid-19 outbreak? We are...

Engr Muyiwa Ogungboye, MD/CEO, eStream Network, one of our TOP 20 CEO's in ICT spoke on ways the country can experience affordable, accessible and available broadband penetration. Excerpts. What is your position about broadband penetration in Nigeria? Considering all the challenges that we have to face on a daily basis,...