Month: November 2021

NCC Boss tasks NODITS on Effective Actualisation of Mandates

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The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has urged the Nigeria Office for Developing the Indigenous Telecom Sector (NODITS) on the need to ensure effective delivery of its mandates with respect to the promotion of indigenous contents in the nation’s telecoms sector. Danbatta made this call in a keynote address delivered at a two-day brainstorming and team-building session organised by NODITS team, which started in Abuja on Thursday, November 25, 2021. The EVC said the Office is very…

Lai Mohammed’s subterfuge by moonlight By Festus Adedayo

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Last week, as Minister of Information and Orientation, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, was engrossed in his theatrics on television over the Lagos EndSARS panel report; I was wrapped in sobriety as I listened to Manchester-based UK pop group of artists called the Hollies. Renowned for being one of Britain’s leading musical groups of the 1960s and into the mid 1970s, especially with their unique and distinctive blend of a three-part vocal harmony style, Hollies’ renown got catapulted to the zenith through their highly evocative song entitled He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My…

FEBRUARY CONVENTION: APC’s emerging battle of 2 generations

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After months of uncertainty, the die is now cast in the race for the National Chairmanship of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. February 2022 has been announced as the month for the National convention,at the instance of President Muhammadu Buhari and suddenly, aspirants for the party’s top job have been roused from slumber. So while the main opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, seems to have settled its leadership crisis by settling for 69 year old Iyorchia Ayu as party chairman by some form of concession,it does look like…

Governments, regulators meet, discuss Africa’s broadband future

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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

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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

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“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

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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

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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.…

INSECURITY: Niger Govt ,Civil Defence synergize to ensure safety of citizens.

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Following the raising cases of insecurity in Nigeria, Niger State Governor Abubakar Sani Bello has continued to seek ways to end insecurity in some parts of the state.   The Governor was at the office of the Commandant General (CG) of the Nigeria Security and the Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Dr Ahmed Abubakar Audi in Abuja, to synergize in key areas towards ensuring the security of citizens in the state.   Governor Sani Bello while expressing concern over the method displayed in carrying out their activities noted that the level…

NHRC decries increasing cases of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence ,tasks stakeholders on public education,awareness

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The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has decried the increasing cases of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) in Nigeria, saying that between 2020 and March 2021 alone the Commission received over 139, 780 complaints on SBGV.   The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Tony Ojukwu Esq. stated this as Nigeria joined the rest of the international community to commemorate the 2021 International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (IDEVW).   The theme of this year’s celebration, “Orange the World: End Violence Against Women Now!” is very apt as…