Governments, regulators meet, discuss Africa’s broadband future

Delegates from the African Union, governments and regulators, operators and enterprise representatives, analysts in the region have met to discuss strategies to expand broadband services and develop broadband applications in Africa.   Broadband has became an important engine for economic development. According to the World Bank studies, every 10 per cent of broadband penetration can generate 1.5 per cent of GDP growth. In the past few years, the broadband penetration rate and average speed in the African region have increased rapidly, but they are still far behind the global average.…

NiDCOM,Tetfund partner for Diaspora Research for Development

The Nigerian in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) and the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (Tetfund) has reached an agreement towards Research for Diaspora Management in Nigeria. This was one of the highlights of the meeting between a delegation from NiDCOM, led by Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the Chairman/CEO and the Executive Secretary Tetfund, Prof. Suleiman Elias Bogoro, to brainstorm and bridge a gap on Research for Diaspora Management in Nigeria. Hon.Abike Dabiri-Erewa explained during the meeting that the Commission was collaborating with the University of Ibadan (UI) to build a Diaspora Research for…

Nigerian Army, General Buratai and EndSARS Protests By Yushau A. Shuaib

“You have started again! You should know that PR is not a licence to support atrocities. Innocent persons (at Lekki) were deliberately murdered by your clients (Nigerian Army) and for you, profit is more important than those souls”. – Omoyele Sowore, Publisher of Sahara Reporters. The above was a text message sent to me by my good friend, Omoyele Sowore after PRNigeria published a 204-page book titled, “101 Fake News on EndSARS” and commenced the serialisation of some of the blunders and inconsistencies contained in the recently submitted report of…

I’ll make CUSTECH World-class citadel of learning – Yahaya Bello

Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello has said the goal of his administration for its newly established university, Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara, Kogi State, was to make it a world class citadel of learning that will groom graduates grounded in science and technology. He said this on Thursday during the maiden matriculation ceremony for pioneer students of the university held at Osara, Kogi State. The governor described the matriculation ceremony as a watershed in the history of educational development of Kogi State. He said his administration…

COVID-19 : Nasarawa Govt flags off mass vaccination campaign

Nasarawa State Government has flagged off the mass vaccination campaign against COVID-19, aimed at rapidly increasing the number of fully vaccinated residents of the state. Nasarawa State governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, flagged off the campaign at a ceremony that held in the premises of the state infectious diseases and research diagnostic centre, in Lafia, on Friday. Against the threat of the Delta variant of the COVID-19 pandemic, the governor said his administration has continued to evolve measures towards the control and containment of the spread of the virus among others.…