National Identification Number NIN To Replace Bank Verification Numbers BVN- Pantami

EconomyNational DevelopmentNational Identification Number NIN To Replace Bank Verification Numbers BVN- Pantami

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 9, 2021

Nigerian government says it has begun phasing out the bank verification numbers (BVN) introduced by the Central Bank in 2014. President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime had directed citizens to enroll for the NIN and link the number to their SIM cards or risk deactivation of their telephone lines. The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) Act 2007 mandates all Nigerians and permanent residents to have the NIN but is silent on linking the NIN to SIM registration...

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Technology, Panacea to Drive Nigeria’s Economic Growth – Ondo Varsity VC

National DevelopmentScience & TechnologyTechnology, Panacea to Drive Nigeria’s Economic Growth – Ondo Varsity VC

PilotnewsFebruary 9, 2021

OKITIPUPA — (Ondo State)  Prof. Sunday Ogunduyile, Vice-Chancellor, Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology (OAUSTECH), Okitipupa, Ondo, on Tuesday identified science and technology as a panacea to drive Nigeria’s economy for development. Ogunduyile, a Professor of Industrial Design, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Okitipupa that the university had been equipped with various research equipment, arrays of courses, lecturers, and thoroughly bred graduates to harness the state’s potential to drive the country’s...

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20 New Private Varsities to Meet Citizen’s Education Need — Don

EducationNational DevelopmentNews20 New Private Varsities to Meet Citizen’s Education Need — Don

PilotnewsFebruary 8, 2021

AKURE — Mr. Oluyomi Akinyokun, a lecturer at the Federal University of Technology, Akure says the 20 new private universities will help to address the higher education need of Nigerians. Akinyokun, who said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) in Akure on Monday, disagreed with critics that the development amounted to a proliferation of universities in the country. NAN recalls that the Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved...

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Creative Sector Holds Ace in Nigeria’s Growth — Runsewe

Arts & CultureEntertainmentNational DevelopmentCreative Sector Holds Ace in Nigeria’s Growth — Runsewe

PilotnewsFebruary 7, 2021

ABUJA —  Otunba Segun Runsewe, Director-General of the National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC) said on Sunday that the creative industry was critical in the economic development of the nation. Runsewe, who made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Abuja pointed out that the creative sector was the development secret the government was yet to explore fully. He argued that the sector had helped in crime...

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FG Disburses Grants to 2,800 Women in Enugu

InvestingNational DevelopmentNewsFG Disburses Grants to 2,800 Women in Enugu

PilotnewsJanuary 31, 2021

ENUGU  — The Federal Government on Sunday began the disbursement of grants to 2,800 rural women in Enugu State under the Grant for Rural Women Project. Hajia Sadiya Farouk, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, said that the project was part of the Federal Government`s National Social Investment Programme (NSIP). Farouk, who was represented at the event by the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Mr Bashir Alkali, said the programme was designed...

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Atiku Says Nigeria is Heading to Failed State as He Calls for Restructuring

National DevelopmentNewsNigeriaPoliticsAtiku Says Nigeria is Heading to Failed State as He Calls for Restructuring

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)January 26, 2021

The former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has said that Nigeria is heading to a failed state if the foundational challenges preventing the central government from discharging its duties are not resolved. Atiku in an article, titled “Nigeria Needs The Peace Serum of Restructuring” which he shared on social media. The former Presidential aspirant called for the restructuring of the country, noting that the unitary foundation which Nigeria has been running on has not yielded much...

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Again, FG Extends Deadline For NIN-SIM Linkage

National DevelopmentNewsScience & TechnologyAgain, FG Extends Deadline For NIN-SIM Linkage

Beloved John (Staff Writer)January 22, 2021

The federal government has again moved the deadline for telco subscribers to link their national identification number (NIN) with their SIM cards to February 9, 2021. This was indicated in a statement signed by Gbenga Adebayo, chairman of Association of Licensed Telecommunication Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), and Damian Udeh, ALTON publicity secretary, on Wednesday. The federal government had previously issued a two-week timeline for all subscribers to update SIM registration with a valid NIN. The...

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Telecom Operators Receive 47.8m NINs From Nigerians Ahead of Deadline

National DevelopmentNewsNigeriaPeopleTelecom Operators Receive 47.8m NINs From Nigerians Ahead of Deadline

Beloved John (Staff Writer)January 20, 2021

The Nigerian Communications Commission says telecom operators received 47.8 million National Identification Number (NINs) from subscribers as of January 18. This commission revealed this in a statement by Ikechukwu Adinde, NCC Director, Public Affairs on Tuesday in Lagos. Mr. Adinde quoted the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, as saying that the figure showed that many Nigerian subscribers would be linked to their NINs before the February 9 deadline. The government’s drive to...

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Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Ready in December – Director

InfrastructureNational DevelopmentNewsNigeriaLagos-Ibadan Expressway Ready in December – Director

PilotnewsJanuary 17, 2021

Mr Funsho Adebiyi, Nigeria’s Coordinating Director, Highway Construction and Rehabilitation has said that the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway will be completed and totally opened to traffic in December. Adebiyi, who spoke against the backdrop of an inspection tour of the ongoing Lagos-Ibadan Expressway rehabilitation and reconstruction project, said the dual carriageway would be completed, but the bridges would be completed in April 2022. He reaffirmed the completion figures earlier presented by Mr Adedamola Kuti, the Director, Federal...

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North East Development Commission Establishes ICT Training Centers In Gombe, Taraba and Bauchi States

EducationNational DevelopmentNewsNorth East Development Commission Establishes ICT Training Centers In Gombe, Taraba and Bauchi States

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 2, 2021

The North East Development Commission says it has established ICT Training Centers within higher institutions in Gombe, Taraba, and Bauchi States. The centers are expected to train youth in the areas of Entrepreneurship and Computer Appreciation, Digital Graphics Design and Smartphone Management and Repairs. This is contained in a Report card of the North East Development Commission (NEDC) for the out-going year 2020 released by Abba Musa, Head, Corporate Affairs of the Commission, added that...

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