Month: November 2023

NITDA to collaborates with CBN to drive regulation on Emerging Tech, Digital Payment

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In a move to ensure Nigeria Payments System get more global recognition and is domestically utilised across the country, the Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, CCIE, has restated the need for the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Financial Institutions in the country to collaborate with the Agency in order to leverage emerging technologies such as Artificial intelligence (AI) and Data Analytics to deepen digital payments. Inuwa made this known during a panel discussion segment at the Central Bank of Nigeria’s 2023 Payments…

Viral video: Edo PDP youth, critical stakeholders reject Aziegbeni’s apology … insist he has a mindset to deliver his candidate

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A coalition of Edo Peoples Democratic Party, PDP youth and critical stakeholders have outrightly rejected an apology tendered by its chairman, Hon Tony Aziegbeni over his unguarded comment that went viral in the social media networks. Recall that Aziegbeni had told a gathering of people believed to be core loyalists of the party about his preferred senatorial district to produce next Edo Governor. He had advised in the viral video that the core loyalists should support the outgoing governor to produce the next governor. Sensing that he had goofed, the…

DHQ refutes death rumour,says Chief of Defence Staff, Christopher Musa hale and hearty

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The Defense Headquarters has dismissed report which claimed that the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has died.   Earlier on Tuesday, it was reported in some section of the media that Musa had died.   But a statement made by Brigadier General Tukur Gusau, Director Defence Information, described the report as unfortunate, unethical and lack credibility.     According to Gusau, General Musa is alive and hearty.   He added that the online newspaper has retracted the news story and tendered unreserved apology to the CDS, his family…

UAE 52nd National Day, Deputy President Senate seeks stronger diplomatic ties

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sAs the United Arab Emirates (UAE) celebrates its 52nd National Day, the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I. Jibrin has hailed the country for achieving rapid business and tourism transformation, seeking stronger diplomatic ties with the country. Speaking during the celebration of the 52nd National Day of the country organized by its Nigerian Embassy in Abuja on Monday, Senator Barau said the UAE has contributed immensely to the growth of the world economy. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ismail Mudashir, the Deputy…

JUST IN : Abba Moro emerges Senate Minority Leader, Osita Ngwu becomes Minority Whip

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The Nigerian Senate has announced Senator Abba Moro (PDP, Benue South) as Senate Minority Leader of the 10th Assembly and Osita Ngwu of PDP Enugu West as Minority Chief Whip.   Moro who is from Benue State in North Central was nominated and confirmed by the opposition party in the red chamber.   He succeeded Senator Simon Davou Mwadkwon of Plateau North Senatorial district recently booted out of the Senate by the Appeal Court.     The lawmakers in the Peoples Democratic Party agreed to zone the position to the…

We will support FCT administration to improve infrastructural devt, achieve food security -Deputy Speaker,Kalu

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Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu has said that the Parliament will, through legislative interventions, support the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike to improve social infrastructures and achieve food security in the nation’s capital city.   Kalu made the pledge on Monday when a delegation from Kuje Interfaith Forum led by a co-convener and Senior Pastor, Kings Palace Church Int’l, Kuje-Abuja, Sam Ogbodo paid him a courtesy visit.   The delegation featured a select leaders of the Kuje Inter-faith Forum,…

AFBC Congress in Addis Ababa: Nigerian, Azania Omo-Agege re-elected as 1st Vice President

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By Martin Odiete, Abuja       Interim President of the Nigerian Boxing Association, Azania Omo-Agege has been re-elected 1st vice president of the Africa Boxing Confederation, (AFBC).   The election which place in Adis Ababa, Ethiopia also saw the emergence of Mr Berhanu Eyassu Wossen, from Ethiopia as the new President of the Boxing Confederation.   Omo- Agege had been acting as the interim president of the Africa Boxing body following the suspension of the former president Cameroonian Bertrand Mendouga this year by the IBA ethics commission.   Addressing…

Niger police nabs two suspects with nine ATM cards swapped from victims

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Nigeria Police Force, Niger state Command on16th November,2023 at about 0950hrs, arrested two suspects; namely:   -Aver Wese 31yrs of Obudu, Cross-Rivers State -Godwin Deor 30yrs of Ankpa, Kogi State   The suspects were arrested at Old Nepa roundabout, Suleja by the Police operatives attached to Suleja Area Command,after they attempted to swap a female victim’s ATM card at a commercial bank ATM gallery in Suleja.   The victim discovered the attempt and raised an alarm, while the suspects immediately entered a Toyota Corolla vehicle with Reg. No. YAB 267…

Let the lawmakers enjoy their toys, by Kazeem Akintunde

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Our lawmakers have started receiving their N160 million SUVs. We should be happy for them. After all, it is not easy to win elections into either the House of Representatives or the Senate. If you begrudge them, go and run for office.   Lawmakers in the House were the first set of beneficiaries. And the distribution process was transparent.     Female lawmakers were the first on the list, perhaps, in the spirit of ladies first. Then the gesture was extended to the elderly among the members in the Green…

Powerful Lagos, powerless Osun State By Lasisi Olagunju

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If I were a politician, my devotion hours would be to the courts instead of pouring oil on INEC and voters, deities of limited powers. If the gods complain, I would ask them where they were when ugly death was killing sinners and saints. The buck – our electoral buck – stops at the courts. That is our reality.   A list of candidates for elevation to the Supreme Court was released last week by the Federal Judicial Service Commission. Every Nigerian should be interested in every name on that…