Year: 2023

Transparency shall be our bedrock in telecom regulation- Maida assures

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The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida, has pledged that transparency will form the bedrock of his leadership as Nigeria’s Chief telecom regulator as this will enable a solid foundation in building a resilient, accountable and efficient institution. Maida spoke during a courtesy visit to the Hon. Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani in Abuja recently while briefing the minister on his activities, vision, and strategy since the assumption office in October 2023. “Transparency is key. It is by transparency…

Rivers Speaker declares seats of 27 lawmakers loyal to Wike vacant

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Hon. Edison Ehie, Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, has declared the seats of the lawmakers who defected to the All Progressives Congress vacant. NewsBand Newspaper reported on Monday that 27 lawmakers loyal to the Minister of the federal capital territory, Barrister Nysom Wike, left PDP for APC Though, the affected lawmakers were not present at the sitting where their seats were declared vacant. The four-member Assembly announced that the decision to declare the seats vacant was by Section 109 (1) (g) and 2 of the Federal Republic…

BREAKING: FG removes tertiary institutions from IPPIS

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The Federal Government has officially removed tertiary institutions from the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS) with immediate effect.   Also, the institutions are now mandated to recruit their personnel without recourse to the Office of the Head of Service of the federation in order to reduce bureaucracy involved in such exercises.   This was disclosed by the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman at the end of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on Wednesday in Abuja.   He said this was part of President Bola Tinubu’s administration…

FG unveils 5-yr roadmap on data protection, targets over N125b revenue

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The Nigeria Data Protection Commission, NDPC, launched the Nigeria Data Protection Strategic Roadmap and Action Plan, NDP-SRAP 2023-2027, on Wednesday in Abuja.   The action plan is expected to create about 500,000 jobs and generate more than N125 billion in revenues. The launch of the five-pillar NDP-SRAP held concurrently with a capacity-building workshop on Data Privacy and Protection for Data Protection Officers.   The five pillars are governance, ecosystem and technology, human capital development, cooperation and collaboration as well as funding and sustainability.   NDPC’s National Commissioner, Dr Vincent Olatunji,…

2023 CAF AWARDS: Dabiri-Erewa congratulates Osimhen,Oshoala, Nnadozie,says they are Diaspora Icons

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Hon.Abike Dabiri-Erewa Chairman/CEO Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has congratulated the trio of Nigeria’s Super Eagles forward, Victor Osimhen, Asisat Oshoala and Chiamaka Nnadozie for winning 2023 CAF Awards, describing them as great Nigerians Ambassadors.   In a congratulatory statement issued by NIDCOM Director of Media and Public Relations, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, the NIDCOM boss is elated that the trio brought fame and honour to the country through their athletic talents.   She said the awards further confirmed that Nigerians in the diaspora are well endowed with talents and resources which…

N’Assembly rejects N14bn budget for Judiciary, gives Minister 24 hours to make appearance

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The National Assembly (NASS) joint committee of the Senate and House of Representatives has rejected the proposed budget for the Nigerian judiciary. The committee on Wednesday expressed outrage over the “grossly inadequate” allocation, citing its detrimental impact on the judiciary’s ability to function effectively. It also gave the Minister of National Planning and DG Budget 24 hours to appear before it. According to the committee, the budget compromised the independence and ability of the judiciary to effectively function. The Judiciary has been allocated N5.3 billion for capital expenditure and N8.8…

Ondo Assembly declares Aiyedatiwa Acting Gov

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The Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa has been officially declared as the acting governor by the State House of Assembly.   The Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Olamide Oladiji, on Wednesday, transmitted power to Aiyedatiwa following the receipt of the letter from ailing governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu.   He stressed that a constitutional procedure is required, and he would instruct the Clerk of the House to provide his consent to the Secretary of the State Government.   The statement reads, “Following the Doctor’s advice on the need…

Tinubu sacks CEOs of FAAN, NAMA, others, announces replacements

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President Bola Tinubu has approved the suspension, removal, and replacement of the Federal Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development Chief Executive Officers.   This was disclosed in a statement made by the spokesman of the President, Chief Ajuri Ngelale.     According to Ngelale, their sack is anchored on the need to bring world class standards to Nigerian Civil Aviation and the promotion of the wellbeing of Nigerian passengers and other sectoral stakeholders   Part of the statement reads, “In line with his determination to bring world class standards to…

DG NITDA calls for implementation of Int’l standards to support digitisation policies

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The Director-General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa,in a bid to fast track transformation and shape the digital future of Nigeria,has harped on the need to build digital trust and implement international standards to support digitisation policies.   Inuwa disclosed this while speaking at a Digital Policy workshop, organised by the British Standards Institution (BSI), held in Abuja. The DG who restated the centrality of NITDA’s role as regards standard in digital transformation, noted that the event is quite timely as it would deepen the collaboration between the…

Group condermns political crisis in Rivers state ….. Urges political to wade into the crisis

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A group,Concerned People of Rivers State (CPRS)has expressed concern over the current political developments in Rivers state. The group in a statement titled “Executive “Rascality in Rivers State taken too far”which was.signed by its Coordinator,Jackson Elechi, condermned the political impasse in the state,therefore called for truce among the gladiators, and also asked political leaders to wade into the crisis. The statement read in full; The Concerned People of Rivers State (CPRS) woke up this morning, December 13, 2023 to a sad news of the demolition of the Rivers State House…