Nigerians are eager to decide on who will lead their country for the next four years as the general election day approaches. One key observation is that the news and social media have been dominant with chatter about the major Presidential contenders, even though they are not the only ones running. Hardly would one see a major discussion on the other candidates contesting for seats in the Senate and House of Representatives where laws are made, and the President is checked. And this leaves a huge gap in the identities of these candidates, and the abilities of the citizens to…
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Nigeria’s Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has tasked the Board and Management Staff of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), to continuously engage in critical thinking in order to solve complex problems that will benefit Nigerians and humanity at large. Pantami, who said this during a Ministerial Training on “Skills For Successful Leadership in the Fourth Industrial Revolution”, organized by the Ministry noted that by so doing, NITDA would have contributed to positioning the Digital Economy sector on the path of sustainable national development. “There is no problem that exists in the world…
The Chief Executive Officer of New Horizons Nigeria, Mr. Tim Akano, was on Friday named by the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) as its 2022 Man of the Year. Speaking through its President, Comrade. Usman Umar Barambu, NANS said the award is in recognition of Uncle Tim’s leadership acumen, passionate professional capabilities, fervent and productive contribution to the societal development of the nation, and support for humanity. He recalled that through Akano, many youths from Universities, Polytechnics, and Colleges of Education have enjoyed numerous scholarships, internships, job placements, mentorship, and skills acquisition in the last 20 years across Nigeria…
Konga, Nigeria’s leading composite e-commerce giant, has unveiled the final list of 12 shoppers selected for the all-expense paid Knowledge Weekend mentorship programme with the Chairman, Zinox Group, Leo Stan Ekeh. The exclusive mentorship programme is scheduled to take place this weekend from Friday, February 10 till Sunday, February 12, 2023, with selected guests expectedly hosted to a VIP treatment at a five-star hotel in the heart of Lagos. Among the list of 12 lucky shoppers confirmed by Konga for the event are Mrs. Molayo Jebutu, Mr. Joshua Emmanuel, Mr. Olanrewaju Ogunkunle, Ms. Sharifa Musa, Mr. Adeyemi Oyewale, Mrs. Stella…
Zinox, which has already commenced supply of the first batch of about 100,000 units of the Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) devices required for the nationwide enumeration, emerged as the undisputed and preferred technical partner for the exercise after scaling a rigorous bid process involving other local and international competitors.
The Chief Executive Officer of New Horizons Nigeria, Mr. Tim Akano, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct a stress test on Data-in-Motion or in Transit on Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS), before the 2023 general election. This test he said, is to ensure that there is stronger security protection for data transmission before the February 25th, 2023, general election. Akano, who spoke on the theme: “Understanding privacy and online risk in the digital world today,” to mark this year’s World Data Privacy Day, organized by the Data and Knowledge Privacy Protection Initiative said the February…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday directed government officials to refrain from using private emails for official purposes. In addition, he ordered all Federal Public institutions to migrate their websites to the relevant government domains. “I hereby direct that all government officials should refrain from using private emails for official purposes,” the President said. Buhari spoke at the launching of the National Policy on Nigeria Government Second-Level Domains at the State House, Abuja. Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Femi Adesina disclosed this in a statement he signed on Thursday titled ‘At the launch of two policies on…
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed delight over the unveiling of Elon Musk-owned SpaceX’s broadband service Starlink in Nigeria. The President noted that with the commencement of Starlink’s operations in Nigeria, the country now has 100 per cent broadband penetration, adding that Nigeria is the first and only African country so far to enjoy Starlink rollout. The President’s position was contained in a post tweeted to his verified Twitter page Thursday night. “We are delighted that Starlink services have been deployed in Nigeria, making us the first African country — and the only one so far — to enjoy this rollout.…