Jonathan Urges N’Assembly to Allow e-Transmission of Election Results

Nigeria ElectionsTechnologyJonathan Urges N’Assembly to Allow e-Transmission of Election Results

Beloved John (Staff Writer)September 29, 2021

Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, the former president, has appealed that the national assembly adopts the electronic transmission of votes in the electoral act amendment bill. According to him, the adoption of electronic transmission of results will improve transparency in the electoral process. Jonathan indicated this while delivering a lecture on Wednesday at the inauguration ceremony/lecture of the National Defence College (NDC), Course 30, in Abuja. He asked Nigerians to have confidence in INEC. This, according to...

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Government Technical Colleges In Enugu Set To Receive 150million As Two Enugu Students Built Aircraft, Radio Set

EducationTechnologyGovernment Technical Colleges In Enugu Set To Receive 150million As Two Enugu Students Built Aircraft, Radio Set

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)August 4, 2021

ENUGU — Two students of Government Technical College, GTC, has been awarded a scholarship to university level and cash for building an aircraft and MP 3 radio set; Emmanuel Maduabuchi Chukwu and Chukwuebuka Udoye, students of GTC Nsukka and Enugu respectively manufactured two aircraft (helicopter and jet fighter) and an MP3 radio set, from locally sourced materials. The Enugu State Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi announced the scholarship when he received in the audience the two students...

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Zamfara State Government To Use Digital Emergency Call Centres To End Banditry

Crime & SecurityTechnologyZamfara State Government To Use Digital Emergency Call Centres To End Banditry

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 8, 2021

Zamfara State will utilise the three digital emergency call centres provided by the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy to end banditry activities in the State. Governor, Bello Mohammed Matawalle expressed determination of his administration when he visited the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Ali Isa Pantami at his office in Abuja on Wednesday. According to Director-General, Media Public Enlightenment and Communications, Mal Yusuf Idris Gusau, that government is ready to fully...

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Osinbajo Urges MSMEs to Improve Their Performance Using Technology

EconomyTechnologyOsinbajo Urges MSMEs to Improve Their Performance Using Technology

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)June 25, 2021

ABUJA — Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says there is a need for Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to leverage technology to improve their performances. Osinbajo made this call while featuring at the National MSMEs Discourse, titled ‘’Little Beginning, Huge Impact,’’ on Thursday in Abuja. The vice president was represented by the Minister of Industry, Trade, and Investment, Niyi Adebayo, at the discourse which is part of the National MSMEs week. Osinbajo said he was...

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People’s Democratic Party Inaugurates E-registration Committee

PoliticsTechnologyPeople’s Democratic Party Inaugurates E-registration Committee

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 10, 2021

ABUJA — The People’s Democratic Party PDP inaugurated E-registration Committee at the Party headquarters Wadata Plaza Abuja on Wednesday. A 19 Member Committee will be headed by Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki. Inaugurating the Committee, PDP National Chairman Prince Uche Secondus explained that the idea to inaugurate the committee is to have a proper database in line with the fast-changing technology age. Secondus noted that PDP is the only party that has retained its name...

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The National Identity Management Commission registers 1.2 Million Nigerians

Demography and PopulationTechnologyThe National Identity Management Commission registers 1.2 Million Nigerians

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 9, 2021

One point two (1.2) million Nigerians have so far registered into the National Identity Database and have issued them with the National Identification Number (NIN) in Bauchi. Recall that on May 4, the federal government approved the extension of the deadline for the NIN exercise to June 30. The extension, the federal government said the postponement of the deadline was also based on the request by stakeholders for an extension until June 30 in order...

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Second Phase Digital Switch Over To Begin On April 29 – Lai Muhammed

NewsTechnologyTelevision & RadioSecond Phase Digital Switch Over To Begin On April 29 – Lai Muhammed

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)April 28, 2021

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has announced that the second phase roll-out of the Digital Switch Over (DSO) would begin on April 29 in Lagos state. The minister disclosed in Abuja, on Tuesday, at an interactive session with the Senate Committee on Information and National Orientation and the 13-Member Ministerial Task Force on the DSO project. The minister said: “We are kickstarting the new roll out in Lagos State on April...

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FG Grant N10m Seed Fund to Five Innovators

InvestingMoneyNewsTechnologyFG Grant N10m Seed Fund to Five Innovators

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)April 22, 2021

The Federal Government on Wednesday in Abuja granted N10 million as seed fund to five innovators that emerged winners in the World Creativity and Innovation Day (WCID) challenge. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the five startup winners emerged among over 800 entries made for the challenge and received N2 million each. The winners were Muhammed Bature for Schoola Limited, Jeremiah Kuro for Blieu-1 Automations Limited, and Nwachinemere Emeka for Kitovu Technology Company with...

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YouTube Launches 1st Africa Reading to boost African literature

Arts & CultureBooksTechnologyYouTube Launches 1st Africa Reading to boost African literature

PilotnewsApril 21, 2021

LAGOS — YouTube on Wednesday launched its first YouTube Africa Reading Challenge, an online reading marathon, aimed at boosting the profile of African Literature across the continent. Nitin Gajria, Google’s Managing Director for Africa, said in a statement that the marathon reading,  featuring authors, influencers and key opinion leaders across Africa, was to popularise African authors across the continent. Gajria said that some personalities would read extracts from The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives,...

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National Institute of Transport Trains 4,882 Experts On Transport, Logistics

NigeriaTechnologyTransportationNational Institute of Transport Trains 4,882 Experts On Transport, Logistics

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 5, 2021

The Director-General of the National Institute of Transport Technology (NITT), Zaria, in Kaduna State, Dr. Bayero Salih-Farah says the Institute has trained 4,882 transport and logistics experts in two years. Salih-Farah told newsmen on Sunday in Zaria that the training was geared toward strengthening the logistics and transport sector with a skilled, disciplined, and well-motivated workforce. “The institute would strengthen its collaboration with Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria with whom it ran a postgraduate diploma...

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