Stanbic IBTC, CBN, NCC to Speak at the
Conference
As
part of efforts to educate Nigerians on the need to further embrace the use of
mobile money in the country, the Brand Journalists Association of Nigeria
(BJAN) has centred its 2016 annual conference on Mobile Money scheduled to hold
between November
3- 5, 2016 in
Lagos.
The
conference themed, ‘’Mobile Money in Nigeria: Challenges, Opportunities and
Threats’’ will feature seasoned experts from the banking and telecoms sectors
to proffer solutions to the challenges and opportunities in the use of mobile
money payment solution.
Speaking
on the conference, Chairman of BJAN, Mr. Goddie Ofose, said the annual
conference is specifically designed to address issues surrounding the effective
use of mobile money in the country and to educate Nigerians on the need for
mobile money adoption.
“Mobile
money in other parts of the world has become widely accepted, especially in
Kenya led by Safaricom, the country’s largest mobile-network operator which
provides platform for mobile phones transactions without any need to handle
cash.
“The
conference will address the challenges that are affecting the effective use of
the platform in Nigeria and also provide extensive discussion to find lasting
solution to better ways of using mobile money in the country’’, he said.
The
following companies and government agencies have been lined up to speak at the
conference. They are Stanbic IBTC, Central Bank of Nigeria, Nigerian
Communication Commission and telecommunication companies. The event is expected
to be declared open by the Executive of Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi
Ambode.
The
conference, 4th in the series is the effort of BJAN to galvanize professional
excellence in brand reporting, has since 2013 organised annual conferences to
stimulate industry discussions on national issues. The theme for its maiden
edition was “Repositioning Centenary Brands to Align with Modern Realities” was
held in Abeokuta, the Ogun State Capital.
While
in 2014, the theme dwelled on “Tourism Marketing as Catalyst for Economic
Development” was held in Oshogbo, Osun State and the last edition in 2015 had
“Challenges and Prospects of Corporate Social Responsibility, CSR, in Nigeria-
the Roles of Organisations, Government and the Media”, held in Ibadan, Oyo
State.
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