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By Omoniyi David<\/strong><\/p>\n Fellows of MTN\u2019s Media Innovation Programme (MIP), Cohort 4 recently visited Huawei Nigeria\u2019s Innovation Centre, Cloud Service Centre, and Network Support Centre in Lagos as part of their industry exposure activities.<\/p>\n At the Innovation Centre, participants explored Huawei\u2019s smart city solutions, advanced power systems, cloud technologies, and enhanced router and antenna designs, key to MTN\u2019s transition from connectivity to comprehensive digital services.<\/p>\n A standout moment was a live demo of an AI-powered video generator, which transformed selfies into 30-second avatar videos within seconds using 5G.<\/p>\n Gavin Geng, Huawei Nigeria\u2019s Deputy Managing Director, Marketing and Solutions, said the company is focused on \u201cbridging the gap between global innovation and local demand\u201d by tailoring technology to Nigeria\u2019s needs.<\/p>\n He highlighted Huawei\u2019s role in the country\u2019s first digital village and local cloud services, emphasizing security and next-generation solutions including 5G, AI, and smart city technology.<\/p>\n The visit also underscored MTN\u2019s readiness to support Nigeria\u2019s growing data demands and the nation\u2019s broader digital ambitions.<\/p>\n Fellows later toured Huawei\u2019s 4,000 sqm Service Centre, which serves sectors including telecoms, finance, transport, power, and public service.<\/p>\n The ISO27001-certified facility features a dedicated DevOps team and staff with advanced security certifications to ensure data protection and operational excellence.<\/p>\n The day concluded with a dinner hosted by MTN Chief Services and Sustainability Officer, Tobechukwu Okigbo, who encouraged participants to maximize the programme and shared insights from his professional journey.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Omoniyi David Fellows of MTN\u2019s Media Innovation Programme (MIP), Cohort 4 recently visited Huawei Nigeria\u2019s Innovation Centre, Cloud Service Centre, and Network Support Centre in Lagos as part of their industry exposure activities. At the Innovation Centre, participants explored Huawei\u2019s smart city solutions, advanced power systems, cloud technologies, and enhanced router and antenna […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":73060,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[172,180],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-73059","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-technology"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73059","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=73059"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73059\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":73061,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73059\/revisions\/73061"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/73060"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=73059"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=73059"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=73059"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}