14-year old Nigerian girl, Fathia came second in African Code Challenge

A 14-year old polyglot, Fathia Farida Abike Jimoh Lawal has won the overall second position for 2021 African Code Challenge.   During the opening rounds of the challenge, participation reached across 40 countries and featured 102 project video clips, with only the top three entries from 36 countries made it into the continental final, followed by 20 countries in the final judging stage.   Fathia project entitled ” “What can you do to save the world from pollution” won the African Code Challenge 2021 first position in Nigeria and second…

JUST IN : Buhari signs 2022 budget

President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the 2022 appropriation bill into law. The president also signed the 2021 finance bill into law at an event at the state house on Friday. President Buhari has maintained the January to December budget cycle. This is coming less than a week after the house of representatives and senate passed the appropriation bill. Details later….

BREAKING: FG extends SIM-NIN Linkage to 31st March 2022

The Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami) has announced the approval of the Federal Government to further extend the deadline for the National Identification Number (NIN)-Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) data verification to the 31st of March, 2022. The stakeholders have applauded the Federal Government on the significant growth in the number of NIN enrolments and the increased drive to enlighten Nigerians and legal residents across the country. As of 30th December 2021, the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has issued over seventy-one million (71m)…

DisCos revenue targets are based on actual consumption – ANED

The Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors (ANED) has said, contrary to ‘misinformation’ concerning the nature and purpose of revenue targets Distribution Companies (Discos) give their staff, such targets are usually set based on what customers have consumed.   “One of the allegations that is gaining grounds of late is that Disco marketers are given revenue targets and it is in their quests to meet these targets that they supposedly ‘extort’ customers and give them bills that do not reflect their electricity consumption,” Barr. Sunday Oduntan ANED’s Executive Director for Research…

Huawei to support energy transition in Europe

Huawei is proud to announce it is joining Eurelectric and its business members. Eurelectric is the federation for the European electricity industry representing the power sector in over 32 European countries and speaking for more than 3,500 companies in power generation, distribution and supply.   “The commitment to decarbonize and spearhead the energy transition has led us on a challenging, yet exciting journey. The actions we take during this decade – the Electric Decade – will be instrumental in shaping a sustainable, resilient, net-zero emissions economy. Cross-sector partnerships are key…

[Friday Sermon] Do Not Be Discourage, Do Not Be Weaken And Do Not Grieve; You Will Be Victorious If You Are [True] Believers!!! By Imam Murtadha Gusau

In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful All thanks and praise is due to Allah, we seek His help and forgiveness. We seek refuge in Allah from the evil within ourselves and the consequences of our evil deeds. Whoever Allah guides will never be led astray, and whomever Allah leads astray will never find guidance. I bear witness that there is no one worthy of worship except Allah, alone without any partners, and I bear witness that Muhammad (Peace be upon him) is His servant and Messenger. Verily,…

Huawei, Partners release white paper on Deterministic Networking

Huawei, alongside industry partners have jointly released the Future Network White Paper on Deterministic Networking Technologies.   The white paper details ways in which deterministic networking technologies can be leveraged to build future-oriented networks; it also introduces ways in which deterministic networks will help vertical industries to become digital, intelligent, and linked together in the information age.   Transcending the limits of conventional networks, deterministic networks can set an ultra-low maximum limit for latency, jitter, and the packet loss rate; flexibly control the ranges of uplink and downlink bandwidth; and…

NYSC DG decorated with new rank of Major General

The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, Shuaibu Ibrahim has been decorated with the new rank of Major General. The decoration was performed in Abuja today by the Minister of Defence, Major General Bashir Magashi (Rtd) who was joined by DG’s wife, Mrs Martina Ibrahim.   The tenure of Major General Shuaibu Ibrahim as Director-General of the 48th year old Scheme has witnessed national recognition and tremendous achievements such as robust welfare package for Corps Members, increased capacity building for Staff, expansion of the Skill Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development…

Gov Sani Bello inaugurates 9-man Board Members of Suleja Area Planning Development Authority

Niger state Governor ,Abubakar Sani Bello has inaugurated a 9-man Board of Suleja Area Planning Development Authority.   The inauguration took place at the Government House, Minna.   Governor Sani Bello described the board as very important and critical to the development of Suleja Emirate in particular and the state in general.   The Governor who acknowledged that members of the board were carefully selected, said the terms of reference for the board among others include to plan, promote and secure the physical development and environmental Improvement of the areas…

Retelling The Story Of A Politician Who Did Nothing For 12years By Sulaimon Mikail

IN every human society, narratives are especially powerful in forming people’s beliefs, opinions and behaviours. And we do this through the kind of story we tell people – within the family, school and the community at large. When this happens, people become emotionally engaged, are less likely to critically evaluate facts and are more open to changing their beliefs. This also means that stories based on falsehoods can be key ingredients in viral deception, character assassination and above all, communal hatred and prejudice.   Everyone is a storyteller in the…