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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Jamb Mandates NIN For 2021 UTME Registration

EducationNewsTechnologyJamb Mandates NIN For 2021 UTME Registration

Beloved John (Staff Writer)March 24, 2021

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has mandated the use of NIN for 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) registration exercise. The matriculation board stipulated that all candidates must provide their National Identity Number (NIN) at the point of registration. Fabian Benjamin, JAMB spokesman, disclosed the new directive on Wednesday. “This is mandatory for participation in the 2021 registration exercise,” he said. Adding that the registration will be conducted in 700 different centers across...

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Digital Skills Will Promote Transparency, Accountability – ICT Boss

EducationTechnologyDigital Skills Will Promote Transparency, Accountability – ICT Boss

PilotnewsMarch 4, 2021

KADUNA – An Information and Communication Technology (ICT) firm, Ihifix Technologies, says digital skills will ensure transparency and accountability in service delivery. Ihifix Team Lead in Kaduna State, Mr. Emmanuel Adikpe, stated this on the sideline of the ongoing six-week training of public servants on digital skills in Kaduna. Adikpe told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that entrenching ICT in governance would significantly strengthen transparency and accountability and restore public trust. According to him,...

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Lagos Introduces Mobile Platforms to Validate Travellers’ COVID-19 Tests

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaTechnologyLagos Introduces Mobile Platforms to Validate Travellers’ COVID-19 Tests

Beloved John (Staff Writer)February 22, 2021

The Lagos State government has introduced a mobile verification platform to validate the authenticity of COVID-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests done within the private laboratory consortium and all state public laboratories for outbound flights. This was indicated in a statement issued by Akin Abayomi, the state’s commissioner of health, on Sunday. The statement stated that the platform could be accessed through an app and the use of unstructured supplementary service data (USSD) codes. “The...

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NCDMB commissions Information and Communication Technology Center In Adamawa

Local GovernmentNewsNigeriaTechnologyNCDMB commissions Information and Communication Technology Center In Adamawa

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 15, 2021

The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) complex centre constructed by the Nigeria Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) in Garaha Hong local government area of Adamawa state has been commissioned. There was a need for this complex because majority of students residing in rural areas cannot access the internet which affects their studies. Commissioning the facility, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Barrister Boss Gida Mustapha said that the aim of establishing the ICT...

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Nigerian Cloud Scheduling App, Calendly, Raises $350m to Surpass Initial $3b Valuation

BusinessInvestingTechnologyNigerian Cloud Scheduling App, Calendly, Raises $350m to Surpass Initial $3b Valuation

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)February 6, 2021

Calendly, a world-leading cloud scheduling app that got more usefulness in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic, has achieved a unicorn territory. In the report by The Atlanta Business Journal, the app which was founded by the Nigerian Tope Awotona has raised $350 million in the latest round of funding. Open View Venture Partners took the lead in the round with assistance from San Francisco-based Iconiq Capital. Calendly is a company that is one of the...

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Two Google Engineers Resign Over Firing of AI Ethics Researcher Timnit Gebru

LabourLaw & JusticeTechnologyUnited StatesTwo Google Engineers Resign Over Firing of AI Ethics Researcher Timnit Gebru

PilotnewsFebruary 4, 2021

SAN FRANCISCO — An engineering director and a software developer have quit Alphabet Inc’s Google over the dismissal of AI researcher Timnit Gebru, a sign of the ongoing conflicts at the search giant over diversity and ethics. David Baker, a director focused on user safety, left Google last month after 16 years because Gebru’s exit “extinguished my desire to continue as a Googler,” he said in a letter seen by Reuters. Baker added, “We cannot...

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Nigeria Police Launches ‘Rescue Me’ App to Tackle Insecurity

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaTechnologyNigeria Police Launches ‘Rescue Me’ App to Tackle Insecurity

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)January 23, 2021

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent ______ The Nigerian police have introduced a software, ‘rescue me app,’ to aid the timely arrival of officers at crime scenes anywhere in Nigeria. The commissioner of police in Jigawa State, Usman Gonna, told reporters that the police developed the application to tackle insecurity through technology. He said the application would improve the response time of police officers to emergency situations in real-time. He said the application uses internet services and is...

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Sexual violence Reporting App to Be Launched in Nigerian Universities in January

Crime & SecurityEducationNigeriaTechnologySexual violence Reporting App to Be Launched in Nigerian Universities in January

PilotnewsNovember 27, 2020

Plans have been concluded for the launch of a sexual violence reporting app for use in various tertiary institutions in the country. Ms Omowumi Ogunrotimi, Executive Director and Founder, Gender Mobile Initiative (GMI), an NGO in forefront of campaign against sexual violence, disclosed this in Abuja, while signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Kogi State University. Ogunrotimi said when in use, the app popularly known as “Campus Pal”, would help individuals and tertiary institutions...

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Familheey Networking Platform Teams Up with Soulace Africa to Empower War Survivor Communities

NewsPeopleTechnologyFamilheey Networking Platform Teams Up with Soulace Africa to Empower War Survivor Communities

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)August 22, 2020

War-ravaged communities and victims including widows and orphans in Nigeria will get support following a partnership between Familheey, an app built to connect families and communities and Soulace, a Nigeria-based not-for-profit organisation that addresses violent conflict and advocates for victims of extreme violence. Soulace Africa will work with Familheey Networking platform to translate this partnership to physical and on-the-ground development through livelihood training, enterprise development and cooperative and thrift programmes, a statement announcing the collaboration...

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