The Director General (DG) and the Chief Executive Officer of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Engr. Inuwa Kashifu Abdullahi has stressed the need to encourage the nation’s Micr- Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), to digitise their services using technology as a source of inspiration to come up with new ways of doing business. According to Abdullahi, digitization of MSMEs can increase Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by $53 billion. He stated this while...

The Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NiMet), in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Justice has organised a one-day sensitization seminar on The Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, 2011 for Deputy and Assistant General Managers of the Agency. The organisers of the programme noted that the essence of the seminar is to further deepen the federal government’s policy of accessibility to public records and information, According to the Director-General/CEO of the Agency who was represented by the...

The Senate has confirmed the appointments of the service chiefs in line with the request from President Bola Tinubu on Thursday asking the Senate to confirm the appointments of the Chief of Defence Staff, and Service Chiefs. The letter from the President was disclosed at the Plenary by the Senate Leader, Senator Bamidele Opeyemi (APC Ekiti Central). According to Opeyemi, the request is in confirmation of the provisions of Section 18(1) of the Armed Forces...

Segun Sowunmi, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain has challenged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to assure that there would be integrity in the November gubernatorial election processes of Kogi, Imo and Bayelsa States. The PDP chieftain in an interview on Wednesday said that the call has become necessary, so that the PDP would not waste its time going into the elections that would not be credible. He said, “INEC no longer has the ability...

Senator Ebenezer Ikeyina, who represented Anambra Central at the upper chamber of the National Assembly has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to restore peace in the South-East region of the country for the sake of national unity. Ikeyina in an interview on Wednesday said that Tinubu should demonstrate that his administration is ready to bring Nigerians together who are more divided now than ever. The former lawmaker said that the South-East economy has shrunk, with...

Abdullahi Adamu, the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been berated over his comment on the nomination of principal officers in the National Assembly. House of Representatives members on Sunday lambasted Adamu, saying that what he has done is an attempt to sabotage that harmonious working relationship that is aimed at delivering on parliamentary goals. Ikenga Ugochinyere, the deputy chairman, House Ad-hoc Committee on Media and Publicity, while speaking at a press...