The way business is done today has changed and it keeps changing with emerging technologies. It is the ICT savvy individuals, entrepreneurs, professionals and experts that will leverage this opportunity to create unlimited wealth.

This is an era of knowledge economy. The digital economy is  what we should advocate for Nigeria,the time is now and here. In order to bridge this digital divide, Techtrendsng has come as the solution for Nigerians by Nigerians.

Techtrendsng is Nigeria’s leading Tech blog which provides quality information in ICT related issues like Web technology, Web trends, Software development,Telecommunication,Mobile Technology, Technology trends, Industry watch,reviews,analysis,interviews,news.

It is an online resource center that offers practical solutions to Nigerians whether you know about technology or not.
Techtrendsng has come with the purpose of e-mpowering Nigerians while bridging the digital divide.
Techtrendsng is founded by Kenneth Omeruo and it is written by a team of ICT professionals and Tech enthusiasts.

So feel free, there is something for everyone!

WELCOME TO TECHTRENDSNG.COM

Our Team

Kenneth Omeruo is the Founder and Editor of Techtrendng.com. He is from Abia State Nigeria. Kenneth is a highly sought-after Internet Marketing Consultant who has through his seminars, articles, training and consulting, helped many organizations, Individuals, Businesses maximize the Internet for business purposes.He is the author of the best –selling Internet Book titled HOW TO CREATE UNLIMITED INTERNET WEALTH. He is a syndicated columnist with the following Newspapers in Nigeria: Daily Independent, Financial Standard, PUNCH, BusinessDay, and Sun.

He is a contributing editor of Nigeria Communications Week,ICT Today magazine. His articles are all over the Internet. You can contact Kenneth through

email: kenneth@techtrendsng.com Facebook:www.facebook.com/Kenneth.omeruo
On Twitter:www.twitter.com/kennethomeruo
Yahoo IM: coolskeelz

Chris Uwaje: Known as the Oracle of the Nigerian IT Industry, Pioneered the conceptualization Framework and content drafting strategy for the establishment of the National Information Technology Development Policy for Nigeria. He is the former Regional Director for D-link International – West Africa. In 2008 he was crowned the IT Personality of the year. He has presented many IT conference papers at home and abroad. He is a speaker of international repute. Uwaje, who is very passionate about youth empowerment through ICT, before now, was the Principal Consultant and Chief Executive Officer of Connect Technologies Limited, (Developers of E-Government Solutions, Enterprise Banker Enterprise, Enterprise Knowledge Intelligence Groupware & Enterprise Cooperative Financials Application).

He is an expert in Software Design and Engineering Solutions; Research, Design and Development (RD&D). His special professional focus: National & Regional IT Strategy and Policy; Coordinating Chairman, Council for West Africa Information Technology Professionals (CWAITP).

President Cybersecurity NGO Global Network for Cybersolution, Past President of Information Technology Association of Nigeria (ITAN) and 1st Vice President of Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria (ISPON).

Member, National Inter-Ministerial Committee on Software Development, Council Member, Computer Professional Registration Council of Nigeria. (CPN). Foundation Member, National Software Development Initiative (NSDI), Member, National Outsourcing Initiative by the Federal Government of Nigeria.

He is a distinguished Fellow of Nigeria Computer Society (NCS), Fellow: Institute of Analysts and Programmers. U.K. Fellow: Institute of Certified Professional of UK; Former Council Member: Nigeria Computer Society (NCS). Pioneer Past President Global Network for Cyber Solution (NGO on Cybersecurity and Cybercrime Chris Uwaje is reputed for his numerous articles concerning national and International issues on ICT.

He contributes articles for Techtrendsng.com

Contact email: uwajenet@gmail.com

Titi Omo-Ettu has more than three decades of active participation in the Nigerian telecommunication development. He is a telecommunications consultant and trainer with focus on developmental processes. He has been Consultant to the Nigerian Communications Commission from its inception in 1993 to date serving the Commission in the areas of industry studies and research, universal service plans and internet applications.
He offers similar services to private sector clients.

He is Managing Partner of Telecom Answers Associates, and founder of The Cyberschuul, a Lagos based telecommunications training Institute.

Mr. Omo-Ettu is Fellow, Nigerian Society of Engineers; Fellow Telecom Executive Management Institute, Canada; Member, Association of Consulting Engineers, Nigeria; and Member, Nigerian Institute of Management.He contributes articles for Techtrendsng.com

He is also a Council Member and vice-President of the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigerian, COREN,
He lives in Lagos,Nigeria.

Contact Titi through his email: titi@cyberschuulnews.comwebsite: www.cyberschuulnews.com

Dr Jimson Olufuye is a graduate of Applied Mathematics and Statistics from the University of Lagos in 1988 where he was awarded the Vice-Chancellor’s Prize and the College/Faculty prize for the best all round performance. He was also awarded FULL COLOURS for outstanding performance in Chess. He obtained a Master of Technology degree in Computing from the Federal University of Technology, Minna in 2000. In 2007, he was awarded a Ph.D. Business Administration (Strategic Management) by the Irish University Business School, London.

Dr Olufuye worked with private IT firms between 1990 and 1994 after which he started Kontemporary Komputers Ltd in 1995. Dr Olufuye was elected Chairman of the Information Technology (Industry) Association of Nigeria (ITAN) Abuja Chapter in 1995 and he was at the helm till 2001 when he was elected Deputy President. In March 2007, he was elected the President of the Association. On December 1, 2008, he actualized for Nigeria a place of honour with the admission of ITAN into the World Information Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA). A body of more than 70 countries controlling more than 90% of the World IT market.

A Council member of the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) and the Computer Professionals’ (Registration Council) of Nigeria (CPN), Dr Olufuye is a leading voice on Information Technology Policy Issues in Nigeria. He has authored many software on process control and automation. He also has three books to his credit – Sincere but Sincerely Wrong, Mohammed My Brother and the acclaimed Information Technology Applications.

He ran unsuccessfully to represent AMAC/BWARI Federal Constituency (Abuja) at the National Assembly in 1999 & 2003. He however in the process was awarded four Chieftaincy titles by the Fulani, Shere, Tiv & Yoruba communities in Abuja. Dr Olufuye is a recipient of United Nations Youth Ambassador Award for Peace in 2007. He was awarded the Fellowships of the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) in 2003 and the Institute of Chartered Management Auditor in 2004.

Dr Olufuye has attended Advanced Leadership & Professional training courses in Sun-City, South Africa (2000); Silicon Valley (2003/2008), Hawaii (2007) in USA & United Kingdom Telecom Academy (2008).  He has also attended professional conferences in London, Malaysia, Dubai, India, Germany and in Nigeria.

He has served on many Federal Government Committees (Y2K (1999), IT Think Tank (1999), IT Policy (2000 & 2008/2009), IT Harmonization (2004)); and on the board of many companies.

Dr Olufuye an IT Specialist/Consultant with about 20years experience is a member of the world renowned Evalueserve Circle of Consultants.He contributes articles for Techtrendsng.com

Dr Olufuye speaks excellent English and Yoruba with some German, Hausa, French & Arabic. He likes meditation, playing Chess, jogging and politicking at his spare times. He is married to Dns Oki Olufuye, a Pharmacist, and are both blessed with three children.

Contact Dr Olufuye on his email: president@itan.org.ng

www.itan.org.ng

www.kontemporary.net

www.eternallifevision.com

Mrs Hadiza Umar hails from Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State.

She holds a bachelors degree in Mass Communication from the University of Maiduguri, Nigeria.

Since graduation in 1996, she has worked as a journalist with Today Communications limited, Publishers of TODAY Newspapers as the Woman Editor from1998-2001, (Late Abidina Coomassie); Public Relations Officer of Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria from March 2001- September 2002 then moved to National Broadcasting Commission in September 2002- September 2009 when she assumed with National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), to head the Corporate Affairs Unit of the Agency.

She is a member of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations -Chartered (NIPR) and Nigerian Institute of Management – Chartered (NIM)

Contact her through: humar@nitda.gov.ng or hadyumar@hotmail.com.

Charles Mok;is a Hong Kong based Internet entrepreneur and IT advocate. He was the co-founder of HKNet in 1994, it is believed that he contributed the company’s expansion as an IP telecommunications operator in Hong Kong. He was a founding chairman of Internet Society, Hong Kong Chapter, and the ex-officio member and ex-president of the Hong Kong Information Technology Federation. He was also a past chairman and a co-founder of the Hong Kong Internet Service Providers Association.

He has been actively promoting the industry’s development and digital comprehension in the region since the early 1990s. He has been actively participating in the community to promote fair competition, media freedom, personal privacy, consumer protection, healthcare, transport, human rights and democracy development in Hong Kong. In 1999, he was awarded as one of Hong Kong’s ” Ten Outstanding Young Digi Persons”.

He is currently a regular columnist in the Hong Kong Economic Journal (since 2000) , The Sun Daily (since 2003) , and CUP magazine (since 2005).

In Hong Kong’s 2008 Legislative Council Election, Charles Mok lost to Samson Tam for the seat of the Information Technology Functional Constituency. He lost at 1982 versus 2017 votes, or 35 votes behind. Charles Mok had commenced a legal action in the High Court of Hong Kong against Samson Tam in relation to the alleged misconduct of Samson Tam during the period leading up to Hong Kong’s 2008 Legislative Council Election.

Mok attended Wah Yan College, Hong Kong (Class of 1981), which was (and still is) a prestigious Roman Catholic single-gender secondary school in Hong Kong. He received his Bachelor and Master Degrees, in 1985 and 1987 respectively, in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University, United States. Mok is currently a Ph. D candidate in Enterprise Management at Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, People’s Republic of China.

His Public services
Professional Commons, Vice-Chairman (2008- )
Internet Society Hong Kong Chairman
Hong Kong Information Technology Federation Ex-officio Member; Past President (2001-05)
Hong Kong Computer Society Chair, Health Information Technology Special Interest Division
Hong Kong Internet Service Providers Association Past Chairman (1998-00)
Web-based Services and Computer Network Working Group, Vice Chairman, Chairman.
Supporting Services Development Committee, Vice Chairman.
Radio Television Hong Kong Member, Television Programme Advisory Committee
HK Human Rights Monitor Founding Member
Hong Kong Democratic Foundation, Director

His Publication
“Innovation and Entrepreneurship Support Policy by Government: HKSAR as Example”, “Waiguo Jingji Yu Guanli” (“Foreign Economics and Management”) Journal Vol. 28, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, August 2006.

His blog is www.charlesmok.blogspot.com, Email: mok@hknet.com

Emmanuel Okoegwale, a Mobile money specialist and active in the sector across Africa.He is an Executive Director with GSMA Global award winning Mobile money provider, Tagattitude of France,Where He is responsible for West Africa roll outs. The founder of Mobilemoneyafrica.com, Africa’s first media resource,dedicated to Mobile commerce.A graduate of Economics and and MSC scholar of Nettel@africa Telecommunications Regulations and policy studies. Currently,the most ranked African on the prestigious ZDNET technology blog where He focuses on Mobile commerce in Africa.He also contributes on Blogs and journals,globally.He is a Contributor here.

Contact Emmanuel on emmanuel@mobilemoneyafrica.com

Femi Malomo is a Computer Scientist and Software Developer with over 10 years experience spanning Java, .NET, Embedded as well as Web Technologies. An avid reader, researcher and astute investor, he is the CEO of TekXtreme Solutions a Lagos based Technology Solutions company. His hobbies include meeting new people, Reading, Video games and Traveling. He is a Contributor here

email: femi.malomo@tekxtremeonline.net

Ahmed Aliyu Ahmed:At the tail end of the nineteenth century my grand parents met and my father was born. My father who I didn’t know passed away through a brief fever in a confluence town (Lokoja) in the middle belt part of Nigeria. My upbringing was a bit above middle class and I was lucky to come in terms with mathematics very early in life. When I couldn’t study chemical engineering, I opted for computer science in which I got a diploma from Ahmadu Bello University Zaria.

In the same institution I under studied in a Cisco facility and also got a B .Sc in Economics. I got my MCP, MCDST, and LINUX CERT from a Kolkatan (India) software training facility jointly sponsored by a New York based consultancy firm (Hudson Consultancy), Tathya in India and NEPC in Nigeria, and some few other IT certifications.

I am also an occasional columnist in Guardian Newspaper, CommunicationsWeek,Techtrendsng.com and some other IT magazines . I have worked with Aptech World Wide/STPL-Software Technology Park Limited (Nigeria) as a networking instructor/security admin, working on Cisco equipments, and up to this moment I am working as a network security advisor in Sphinx Interactive Solutions coupled with some five years field experience in network support. My contact email address is ahmedu2020@gmail.com

Bemgba Nyakuma is currently a Masters Degree student at Technische Universiteit Delft, the Netherlands, where he is studying Sustainable Energy & Technology. He holds a B.Tech (Hons.) degree from Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Univeristy, Bauchi. He is a published writer, essayist, blogger, who regularly contributes articles to; www.bemshaven.blogspot.com, www.techtrendsng.com, www.nigeriansinamerica.com, www.mynaijanews.com and many more. He can be reached on the email; bbnyax1@gmail.com

TTony Ajah is a Business Growth Strategist. He is the Principal Strategist, TA Strategic Solutions, a Lagos-based firm that is into business development. He also serves as Director of Creativity, Smartspeakers Resources, an enterprise that develops soft-skills.

Tony is a lead facilitator at Lagos School of Productivity, SMARTlifeSKILLS – school of soft-skills, and Benson & Edwards Public Speaking and Leadership Academy. He is the author of the e-book, Business Sense, and has some audio programs such as the Soft-Side of Business, The Business of Marketing, and The Heart of Branding to his credit.

His ideas are highly sought after by leading Nigerian newspapers and magazines such as Daily Sun, Effective Managers Series- Daily Independent, Financial Standard, Business Day, M2, BrandWorkNigeria, ReguLetter, Success & Life Magazine, amongst others.

He is a seasoned consultant, trainer and professional speaker on topics ranging from Business Growth to Marketing, Brand Enterprising, Superior Communication Skills, Presentation Mastery and Personal Peak Performance. He is the coordinator of Robust Business Minds and the publisher/editor-in-chief  of The Strategist

Tony is a member of the International Institute of Global Leadership, USA, and also an alumnus on Federal University of Technology Owerri.
Contact Tony Ajah through his email: ajahxt@yahoo.co.uk

Gbenga Sesan, an Ashoka Fellow, is the Executive Director of Paradigm Initiative Nigeria and he serves on the board of Africa Mentor Foundation, African Youth ICT4D Network, Alliance of Change Empowerment Speakers, Digital Divide Network, Global Network for Cybersolution, HiiT Limited, International Young Professionals Foundation, Women’s Technology Empowerment Centre and the World Summit Youth Awards, among others.

Originally trained as an Electronic & Electrical Engineer at Obafemi Awolowo University, ‘Gbenga has completed Executive Education Management Training Programs at Lagos Business School, New York Group for Technology Transfer, Oxford University, Harvard University and Stanford University.

His consulting experience includes assignments completed for numerous institutions, including Microsoft, Harvard University, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, Res Publica, Computer Aid International, Heinrich Boll Foundation and the International Telecommunications Union.

Beyond Nigeria, ‘Gbenga has consulted and made presentations in various countries, including Austria, Canada, Egypt, Ethiopia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, India, Kenya, Mali, Morocco, Rwanda, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, United Kingdom and United States. He is a member of the United Nations Committee of eLeaders on Youth and ICT and Archbishop Tutu Leadership Fellow; and he was Nigeria’s first Information Technology Youth Ambassador.

He was the Vice Chair of United Nations Economic Commission for Africa’s African Technical Advisory Committee (ATAC), voluntary adviser to numerous youth-led nonprofits and pioneer Program Manager of Lagos Digital Village. In 2006, he was appointed as the youngest member of the Nigerian Presidential Task Force on the Restructuring of the Nigerian Information Technology and Telecommunications Sectors. ‘Gbenga is also an author and regular feature on some of Nigeria’s popular television shows.

His new book, In My Own Words, was released on September 9, 2009 (09-09-09) and is available through Amazon, BooksNG.com, Flegz.com and Imprimata Publishers.

In recognition of his dynamic efforts, ‘Gbenga has been honoured with the 2008 OAU Ife EEESS Distinguished Alumni award, 2008 FGC Idoani Alumni award, 2007 Nigerian Youth Leadership award, 2007 The Future Youth Advocacy award, 2006 International Telecommunications Union YES Scholarship award, 2006 Ondo State Sunshine award, 2006 The Future Best Use of Technology award, 2005 Stockholm Challenge Champion honour, 2004 NiPRO Excellence in Information Technology award, 2003 JCI Ten Outstanding Young Persons (TOYP) in Nigeria award, 2002 JCI Ten Outstanding Great Ife Alumni (TOGA) award, 2002 Journalists’ Frontier of Technology in Nigeria award, and the 2001 International Telecommunications Union’s African Youth Fellowship award. ‘Gbenga Sesan has been profiled as one of the 35 Icons of ICT in Nigeria and he keeps a personal website at www.gbengasesan.com.

He is married to Temilade, a PhD scholar with research interests in Renewable Energy Policy and Implementation for developing economies (especially Nigeria and Kenya).

Gbenga is a contributor for  www.techtrendsng.com

Contact Gbenga on his email: me@gbengasesan.com

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