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New Telegraph constitutes board, appoints new editors…

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The Board of Directors of Daily Telegraph Publishing Company Limited has constituted its board and effected changes in the management of the New Telegraph newspapers. The board in a statement issued on Sunday approved the appointment of Alhaji Idi Farouk, a for-mer Director General, National Orientation Agency (NOA), as the Chairman of the Board of New Telegraph.

Other board members include a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Chief Solo Akuma; Rev. Emeka Abone; Mr. Olakunle Gidado, Managing Director, BP West Africa, and Managing Director/Editor-in- Chief of New Telegraph, Mrs. Funke Egbemode. Also, as part of efforts to reposition the newspaper, new appointments have been made to the executive management of the paper.

The Daily Editor, Mr. Yemi Ajayi is now the Managing Editor, Business and Strategy while the Deputy Editor, Daily, Mr. Emeka Obasi becomes the Managing Editor, Publication and Operations. The Sunday Editor, Mr. Emeka Madunagu, has been appointed the Managing Editor (South) while the Saturday Editor, Mr. Lawrence Ani, is the Managing Editor, North and Abuja. Also, the board approved the appointments of new editors for New Telegraph titles. Mr. Ayodele Ojo is the Daily Editor while Mr. Geoffrey Ekenna is the Deputy Editor, Daily/ Group Head of Newsroom. Mrs. Juliet Bumah is the new Sunday Editor while Mr. Waheed Bakare takes charge of the Saturday Telegraph. Mr. Felix Nwaneri is the new Group Political Editor. All the appointments take effect from December 1, 2015. Farouk is a former Director General, National Orientation Agency.

He has wide experience in private and public sectors. He was local government chairman and Commissioner for Information, Kaduna State. In 1999, he was appointed as Chief of Staff to Governor Ahmed Makarfi He had served on the board of governing council of the Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti and Peugeot Automobile Nigeria Limited.

Rev. Abone, a graduate of Business Administration from the University of Nigeria, is the Vice Chairman, First International Group. The board member is an Associate member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and Institute of Directors, Nigeria.

He began his working career with Oladeji Olagunji & Co., a Lagosbased firm of Chartered Accountants as Trainee Accountant in 1988. Thereafter, he worked with Seven-Up Bottling Company Plc., Ikeja as Assistant Cost Accountant and Universal Trust Bank of Nigeria Limited (UTB) and Fund Tech Finance and Investment Plc. as Head, Finance and Administration, a post he held until his appointment at SLOK Nigeria Ltd in November 1995 as Financial Controller.

Abone has attended numerous trade fairs in Indonesia, Malaysia and China. Akuma (SAN), a former Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in Abia State, is the Managing Solicitor, Soloakuma and Associates. He is a 1985 graduate of Law from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. He has held several positions in the Body of Benchers, Council of Legal Education and Judicial Panels of Inquiry.

Akuma is the author of “Traversing the Path of Justice.” He is a recipient of the Member of the Order of the Niger (MON). Gidado is the Managing Director and Regional Lead for British Petroleum (BP) Global West Africa. He is responsible for overall leadership of BP IST West African presence and the delivery of BP supply and trading West Africa strategy. Gidado joined BP’s Natural Gas trading business in Houston Texas in 2006 before moving to London to serve as Chief of Staff to BP Global Gas Chief Operating Officer. Before he joined BP, he held senior commercial finance and accounting roles in Texaco Oil international and Cinergy Corp.

He also serves on the board of Nigermed, a BP/NNPC Joint venture in Nigeria. Egbemode, a 1988 graduate of English Studies from Obafemi Awolowo University, joined The Sun in 2007 as Editor-at-Large and was appointed Editor, Sunday Sun in March 2008. Before coming to The Sun, Egbemode had worked in various capacities in the newsrooms of The Punch, THISDAY, The Post Express and Independent Newspapers, where she was the pioneer Saturday Editor. Outside the newsroom, she also served in the public sector as Assistant Chief Press Secretary at the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC) and Special Adviser (Media) to former Speaker, House of Representatives, Hon. Patricia Etteh. She is the author of INTIMATE AFFAIRS and CONVERSATIONS WITH MY COUNTRY.

She is the Vice President (West) of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE). Obasi is a 1985 graduate of History from the University of Benin. He was Diplomatic Correspondent/ Sports Editor, Champion between 1988 and 2004. Obasi was a board member of the Nigerian Press Council (NPC) and Media Adviser to a former state governor.

Ayodele, who until his appointment as Daily Editor, was the Deputy Editor, Daily and Head of Politics of the newspaper. The new Daily Editor, a graduate of Mass Communication and a versatile political reporter, began his career in 1998 with The Independent newspaper in Accra, Ghana. Over the years, Ayodele has worked with several newspapers and magazines in Nigeria functioning as Assistant Editor, Group Political Editor/Deputy Editor (Politics) and Editor. In 2013, he joined New Telegraph from National Mirror where he was the Deputy Editor (Politics). In April 2014, he was the Acting Editor of New Telegraph.

Between 2007 and 2015, Ayodele was Head of Politics of the defunct New Star, National Mirror and New Telegraph. Bakare, the new Saturday Editor, joined the defunct The Comet newspaper in 2000 and moved to The Punch in 2001 where he was Head of Punch Metro (2011), News Editor, Sunday Punch (2013), Feature Editor, Sunday Punch. (2013).

JULIET BUMAH

She is a 1997 graduate of English Language, University of Ilorin (1997). In 2014, he obtained a Master of Art in English Language from the University of Lagos. The new Sunday Editor, Bumah, is a journalist, copyeditor, literary critic and creative writer with over 19 years in the industry. She graduated from the University of Lagos with a BA (Hons) English in 1995 and also got her MA Litt from the same institution in 2000.

In 2002, she became the Art Editor of Daily Times and later edited Hints, a popular romance magazine, in 2008. From Hints, Bumah took her trade to The Punch, as Assistant Editor in charge of Feature and Living Desk in 2008. She was Feature Editor, Saturday Punch in 2011 and was moved to the Copy Desk, later to General News Desk (The Punch) and back to Saturday Punch as Feature Editor. She held that position until 2013 when she took up appointment as the Deputy Editor, Sunday Telegraph.

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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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