The Africa’s Beacon of ICT Merit
and Leadership Lecture (ABoICT Lecture/Awards 2026) will focus on Impact of AI and IoT on business operational efficiency.
The Board and Management of Communication Week Media Limited, publishers of Nigeria
CommunicationsWeek, made this known in a press release .
The event, regarded as the most prestigious annual event available in the ICT industry in Nigeria, is in its 17th year.
According to Ken Nwogbo, Editor-in-Chief of Nigeria CommunicationsWeek, the organisers, the lecture will be held on 30 May, 2026 at Oriental Hotel, Lekki, Lagos.
He stated that this year’s event “a is digital transformation edition” to recognise and celebrate organisations and individuals in the ICT industry that have impacted the digital transformation of the economy.
“Most of these organisations and individuals have consistently been voted by our readers as leaders in their areas of operations and we have decided to reward them in this special edition, tag: ‘Digital Transformation Edition 2026’”, he said
He added that, digital transformation, driven by AI and IoT, will fundamentally boost business operational efficiency by automating complex tasks, enabling real-time data analysis, and reducing costs.
“IoT technology optimises resources, predicts maintenance needs, and enhances decision-making, allowing companies to streamline workflows and improve productivity across sectors like manufacturing and logistics.
“It is an emerging technology that has impacted lifestyles and has changed the way we think and act, and the way we interact with each other.
“It has also changed the way we work as it enables very large-scale monitoring, control, and automation, and has impacted the digital transformation of organisations in different industries,” he said.
According to Nwogbo, “the transformative power of Artificial Intelligence exists as a
bringing force in organisational communication.
“AI tools perform repetitive jobs, deliver simultaneous translations, and register team communication patterns, which lead to better understanding of group interactions.
“AI chatbots help manage
customer support inquiries thus enabling staff members to dedicate their efforts toward complex work activities.”
The ABoICT Lecture/Awards 2026 is designed to explore efforts to put Nigeria on the global information and communications technologies map.
The lecture series is reserved for distinguished achievers in the ICT
sector.
Past lecturers included Dr. Ernest Ndukwe, former Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC); Uche Orji, Managing Director/CEO, Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA);
Biodun Omoniyi, Managing Director/CEO, VDT Communications; Ayotunde Coker, former Managing Director, Rack Centre Limited; Professor Adewale Obadare, Chief Visionary Officer, Digital Encode;
Dr. Oluseyi Akindeinde, founder, Hyperspace & NeuraL AI and John Obaro, CEO/Founder of Systemspecs; and Professor Isa Pantanmi, former Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, among others.
