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DEXLEARN: POWERING HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT WITH TECHNOLOGY

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The importance of information technology has been visible in the conduct of businesses. With the introduction of computers, the business world was changed forever. Using computers and software, businesses use information technology to ensure that organizations run smoothly. Information technology is used across several critical units to ensure seamless work flow. The accelerated growth in the global market also enables businesses to rise up to the challenge of embracing information technology.

 

The mainstay of powerful nations across the globe is technology. Much of the transformations and giant strides in development of such nation are by-product of their technological inclination. Talk of nations like Japan, South Korea etc with marginal or practically non existence natural resources to depend on, but have turned around their fortunes through technology.

 

The dream to take Nigeria to greater heights in technology has been with successful regimes from the military to civilians. But somehow this has not yielded much dividends, probably due to bureaucratical bottle necks and the fact that the goal was government driven. However, fortune seems to be smiling on Nigeria in its quest for technological relevance in the community of nations with the renewed interest and more investment in technology by the private sector. Good enough, it is usually said that government or public sector is meant to put in place good policies and provide good enabling environment for the private sector to hit the ground running. Right or wrong policies, the Nigerian private sector seems to be rising up to the challenge of changing the narratives of advancing the nation technologically.

There is no begging the fact that the attention Nigeria is receiving for its incursion into technology arose out of the dexterity of private sector and some individuals that are committed to launching Nigeria into the league of technologically driven nations. Among this group of Nigeria is a quite former banker that have left the cubicles where the order of the day is making money out of managing others wealth.

 

e-learning and Human capital development

The shrinking economy and cut down in the budget of companies on human resource training has become a worrisome trend. This is one verifiable area that informed the emergence of e-learning to address the shortfalls in human capital development. It is intended to make e-learning a qualitative and affordable for employees. It is indeed a solution to reduce training fee for corporate organizations. It is also a solid platform to make training affordable as over 100 soft skills courses and over 20 professional courses are offered.

A pace setter and an individual determined to ensure  this e-learning revolution takes a firm root in Nigeria, Adewole Oriade, the Chief Executive Officer of  Dexnova the parent company of Dexlearn is poised to raise the pedestal of human capital in Nigeria.

Oriade has taken it as a strong cause upon himself to change the story line of how Nigerians can access and acquire skills and requisite trainings through technology. With his team, he has launched Nigeria into the global e-learning platforms, with the delivery of Dexlearn LMS. The initiative which is the latest platform coming out Nigeria to join several global e-learning platforms that have millions of subscribers worldwide.

To this IT oriented and dynamic Nigerian, the greatest thing to happen to any nation is to have easy access to sound education, training and skill acquisition. Mr. Oriade believes that a nation can only rise in proportion to available skilled and technological sound minds she has. Yet this asset must have been exposed to good training which should be without hindrances and encumbrances. Training and skill should be both soft and technical, but without easy access and flexibility in its operation, the needed base for technological advancement of any nation would have been knocked out, Mr. Oriade opines.

Piloting DexNova Consulting, owners of Dexlearn LMS from Lagos and Port Harcourt  Oriade believes beyond the pre-market entry training of human capital, the dynamics of the society requires adaptive continuous training that is flexible, giving room for skill honing, exposure to latest development in chosen field without necessarily leaving ones desk to access. In the words of Oriade, “the design and modus operandi of Dexlearn LMS took into cognizance this dynamics without causing disruption to deliverables of those who enroll while still working”. Of course, you can’t take it away from Oriade that his background as a certified project management professional in addition to his Bachelor’s Degree in Science (B.Sc), an MBA and several years of consulting for several blue chips organizations has impacted on Dexlearn LMS. Surely, he does understand the essence of timeliness in project delivery as well as keeping cost under control, which many organizations interested in exposing their key personnel to training and further skill acquisition are interested in.

The Edge of Differentiation in e-learning Offering

A major unique selling point of the platform is that it is home grown. It is developed by Nigerians for Nigerians. It has several advantages over the others. The offerings are quality educational contents paid local currency.

Some distinguishing feature of this innovation is that professionals can both hone their skills and acquire other soft skills through the instrumentality of this global platform originating from Nigeria. It has a banquet of over 100 soft skills courses on as well as professional certification courses such as PMP Exam Prep, Prince 2 Exam prep, ITIL, Six Sigma, scormstudy, CBAP/CCBA. Besides, Dexlearn LMS uses SCORM package that uses less data and even keep playing even when offline. Other accruable benefits to professional in choosing Dexlearn LMS platform are course guide, instructor led, self-paced training, progress tracker, simulated assessments, participants’ discussion forum, downloadable training materials, participants online and offline interaction.

A major objective is to have several soft skills and have robust learning management system for soft skills. Technical skills should be developed alongside the requisite soft skills in order to collaborate and communicate with others

It is without gainsaying that Oriade and his team has brought out ingenuity which Nigerians are known for in another dimension. A man of little words, Oriade says “Nigeria should not be lagging behind in reaping the full benefits of what technology can offer including development of sound human capital development that would in turn take Nigeria to her technological height”. Hear him, “Nigeria should not just be giant of Africa in words, there should be practical demonstration which should not be controvertible, and I am sure application of technology in raising skilled manpower is very germaine in this stead”.

Adewole Oriade has over 15 years of corporate management experience in project management, organization strategic development and business process improvement in various sectors of Nigerian economy such as banking, oil & gas, marine and consulting. He currently facilitates project and strategic business management courses and conducts business improvement assessments; he also helps clients establishing business improvement process methodology.

 

Adewole is a consultant to United Nations Office in Geneva (UNOG) on Project Management for Sustainable Development, he developed and facilitates Project Management for sustainable development for United Nations Institute for training and research (UNITAR), he has also trained participant from African Management Services Company (AMSCO)-a UNDP project.

 

With a Master degree in Economics and MBA from Obafemi Awolowo University, Adewole has the power of abstraction to focus upon the essential features of management problems and to construct rigorous argument to help evaluate ideas. He is also certified as a Project Management Professional by the Project Management Institute, USA.

 

Adewole has served as President of Project Management Institute (USA), Nigeria Chapter and is also a member of Chartered Management Institute, UK and International Institute of Business Analysis, Canada.

 

 

AYODEJI AYOPO

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Organiser unveils speakers, panelists for the 2024 Industry Summit

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The organiser of the Industry Summit, an annual gathering for professionals and experts in brand marketing, finance, sustainability, and entertainment, has announced the speakers for the fifth edition of the summit in Lagos.

 

 

 

The event themed: Sustainable Marketing for Growth would feature the marketing director of Nigerian Breweries Plc, Mr. Emmanuel Oriakhi as keynote speaker while the head of unit, sustainability at Access Bank, Mrs. Omobolanle Victor-Laniyan and manager brand, strategy & communications at Stanbic IBTC, Ms. Rita Akao would feature as guest speakers.

 

 

 

The summit, which is scheduled to hold on Friday, May 3rd, 2024 at the Marcelina’s Place Ikeja GRA, Lagos would feature some exhilarating panel sessions with some of the contemporary professionals in the Nigerian brand and marketing industry.

 

 

 

The panelists include; Ms. Chioma Mbanugo, Head of Marketing PZWILMAR, Mr. Abiodun Coker, Team Member Media, UBA, Mrs. Mabel Adeteye, Head, Brand & Marketing Communications, Wema Bank PLC, Mr. Kevin Olumese, Marketing Communications Specialist, and Mr. Adeola Kayode, Head, Brands & Creative Services, 9mobile Nigeria.

 

 

 

Others who have confirmed participation are Ms. Aisha Anaekwe, Head, Brands & Comms, Coronation Group, Mrs. Victoria N’dee Uwadoka, Public Relations, Public Affairs & Sustainability Lead, Nestle Nigeria Plc, Mr. Samson Adeoye, Public Relations Manager, Airtel Nigeria, Mrs. Oluwatosin Odiagbe, Marketing Manager, Simba Solar and Ms. Arinola Shobande, Head of Marketing, Showmax.

 

 

 

While Oriakhi would be speaking to the topic, ““New Age Marketing – Catalyzing Transformation Through Value Chain Innovation, Technology, Analytics & Sustainability”, Victor-Laniyan and Akao would present papers on the topics; “Aligning organizational objectives with sustainable marketing for the good of the people, society and business, and “Reimagining Sustainable Growth Through Green Marketing” respectively.

 

 

 

In the press statement signed by the Publisher of The Industry Newspaper/Convener of The Industry Summit/Awards (TIES), Mr. Goddie Ofose, he said that “The 5th edition of the Industry Summit is focusing on sustainable marketing, which is a purpose-driven practice that works to orientate businesses, brands and society towards a sustainable future, influencing appropriate awareness, aspiration, adoption and action across economic and sociocultural systems by taking necessary accountability for its impacts and opportunities.”

 

 

 

“In today’s ever-evolving world, debating whether to incorporate sustainability into business strategy is no longer an option. Considering a values-driven approach when developing business strategies can be vital to long-term success” he said.

 

 

 

Therefore, we have carefully selected these professionals and experts to deliberate on the subject matter, highlight challenges and proffer solutions where private and public sectors could take lessons from and improve upon whatever they have been doing,’ Ofose added.

 

 

 

The Industry Summit/Awards is a brainchild of The Industry Newspaper Limited, publishers of The Industry Newspaper (theindustry.ng) and 789marketing.ng.

 

 

 

The summit is designed to bring together industry leaders across the continent in all sectors in the quest to rev up conversations that will move the Nigeria business, economy and communication industry forward.

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IBEDC records 1,459 energy theft cases in January, February

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The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company said it has recorded 1,459 cases of energy theft by its subscribers between January and February 2024.

This was disclosed in a press statement signed by the firm’s Chief Key Accounts Officer, Mr. Johnson Tinuoye, on Tuesday.

IBEDC added that it is actively pursuing investigations and legal actions against individuals and businesses involved in the theft in collaboration with the Federal Government Special Investigation and Prosecution Task Force on Electricity Offences.

Identifying the cases, IBEDC said they included various offences such as meter bypass and illegal meter tampering, which resulted in significant financial losses amounting to hundreds of millions of naira for the company.

The statement read, “We want to send a clear message to our customers that energy theft will not be tolerated. Our collaboration with the Federal Government Special Investigation and Prosecution Task Force on Electricity Offences underscores our commitment to ensuring a fair and just electricity distribution system.

“Energy theft not only undermines the integrity of our operations but also deprives IBEDC of the revenue necessary to provide quality services to our customers.”

Tinuoye emphasised that under the Electricity Act, energy theft is now recognised as a criminal offense, carrying severe penalties including imprisonment stressing, “In the Osun region, two individuals were apprehended for stealing energy through meter bypass and illegal connections. Their cases have been formally charged in court for prosecution.”

IBEDC further urged customers to refrain from engaging in any form of energy theft, emphasising that the consequences can be severe, as there is no room for negotiation with the SIPTEO Task Force team, which is actively patrolling and investigating instances of energy theft for prosecution.

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Copyright Breach: NCC Drags MTN, Others To Court Over Musician’s Works

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The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has filed criminal charges against MTN Nigeria Communications Ltd. and four others over alleged copyright infringement.

The charge with number FHC/ABJ/CR/111/2024 filed in the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court was obtained by journalists on Monday.

News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported that the four other defendants in the case include the chief executive officer of MTN Nigeria, Karl Toriola; Nkeakam Abhulimen, Fun Mobile Ltd.; and Yahaya Maibe.

In the three-count charge, NCC alleged that the defendants, between 2010 and 2017, “offered for sale, sold and traded for business’’, infringed the musical works of an artiste, Maleke Idowu Moye, without his consent and authorisation.

The commission alleged that the defendants used musical works and sound recordings of Mr Maleke with subsisting copyright as caller ringback tunes without the authorisation of the artiste.

The musician’s musical works and sound recordings allegedly infringed upon included 911, Minimini-wanawana, Stop Racism, Ewole, 911 instrumental, Radio, Low Waist, and No Bother.

The defendants were also alleged to have distributed the musical works to their subscribers without authorisation, thereby infringing on the rights of the artiste.

In the third count, the defendants were alleged to have in their possession, other than for their private or domestic use, the artiste’s musical works and sound recordings.

According to NCC, the alleged offences are contrary to and punishable under section 20 (2) (a) (b) and (c) of the Copyright Act, Cap. C28, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.

The case has yet to be assigned to any judge, and no date has been fixed for the mention.

Meanwhile, no official statement has been released by any of the defendants as at the time of filing this report, while all efforts to get reactions from MTN by New Telegraph proved abortive.

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