Day: October 4, 2024

Menxtt Technology NG introduces Comprehensive Tech Support Service for Nigerian Businesses

Emporium Reporters

By Fatima Abubakar,Lagos     Menxtt Technology NG, a fast-growing indigenous technology start-up, is expanding its portfolio of tech services to include a comprehensive Tech Support Service for organizations. Specializing in web and software development, Menxtt Technology NG is now offering businesses an eco-conscious and efficient solution for managing and repairing their tech devices, helping reduce electronic waste (e-waste) and lower carbon footprints.   With growing concerns about e-waste and its harmful environmental impact, Menxtt Technology NG’s new Tech Support Service provides organizations an opportunity to extend the lifespan of…

NEPC,NIDCOM partner on Diaspora Export Market Place

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Agricultural sector is a powerhouse of opportunities, contributing 25 percent to Nigeria’s GDP and employing over 70 percent of the workforce.   Recognising the potential for global growth, NEPC and NiDCOM are partnering to engage the diaspora in expanding Nigeria’s export reach. This was emphasised by Mrs. Nonye Ayeni, Executive Director/CEO, Nigerian Export Promotion Council, (NEPC), during a strategic meeting at NiDCOM Headquarters in Abuja.   Mrs. Ayeni highlighted that the Council’s primary mandate, which focuses on coordinating and harmonising export development and promotion activities, aligns with initiatives such…

DG NITDA charges Tech Experts, Stakeholders to explore Blockchain Technology in Asset management and Economic development

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa CCIE, has called for a concerted effort among industry players, government officials and experts to explore the transformative potential of Blockchain technology in asset management and economic development of the country.   The DG made this appeal at the Tokenised Economic Conference and Exhibitions themed; Tokenised Economy 2024; Real-World Assets Tokenisation, organised by Cyberchain in collaboration with the BAZE University and NITDA.   Recognising technology as an enabler for the nation’s GDP growth, the conference was a…

Tinubu confers GCON on Speaker Tajudeen Abbas

Lukman Laleye Babalola

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has conferred the nation’s second highest national honour, the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger, on the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas.   In his 64th Independence Anniversary Speech on 1 October, President Tinubu conferred the Commander of the Federal Republic( CFR) on the speaker and the deputy senate president.   This development led to a debate in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, calling on the President to confer a higher honour on the Speaker.   President Tinubu was persuaded…

Journalism must mainstream women as subjects and storytellers – Osoba ….. as WSCIJ launches female experts guide to improve women representation in Media Industry

Lukman Laleye Babalola

Veteran journalist and former governor of Ogun State,Aremo Olusegun Osoba has called for journalism to mainstream women as both subjects and storytellers. Aremo Osoba stated this at the 10th anniversary of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) Report Women! Programme and public presentation of the Report Women! Experts source guide website on Thursday, 3 October 2024, in Lagos. At the event, speakers expressed hope that the female expert’s source guide would address the underrepresentation of women in newsrooms by providing journalists with access to a diverse range of…

Why MURIC did not support Street Protests – Prof Akintola

Lukman Laleye Babalola

An Islamic human rights organization, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has explained why it does not support street protests.   In a statement issued on Friday, 4th October, 2024 by its Executive Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola, the group argued that most street protests end up in violence which hurts innocent people, disrupt normal activities and set back the hands of the clock.   MURIC also said protests are square pegs while the fallouts are round holes while the motives are often short in public interest but long in hidden agenda.…

Speaker Abbas mourns victims of Niger boat mishap …… calls for safer water transportation

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, has described as devastating, a boat mishap in Niger State, which killed scores of passengers.   About 60 bodies have been reportedly recovered after the boat capsized on Tuesday night at Gbajibo River in Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger State. The boat was said to be carrying over 300 passengers.   The Speaker, while expressing sadness over the accident, commiserated with the families of the deceased, the people, and the government of Niger State. He especially sympathised with…

Ondo Amotekun arrests Family Of Robbers,Others

Emporium Reporters

The Southwest Security Network Agency, known as Amotekun Corps, has foiled five kidnapping attempts and rescued nine victims in Ondo State within the past week.   This was made known by the Ondo State Commander of the Corps, Akogun Adetunji Adeleye, during a parade of 20 suspected criminals at the Command’s Headquarters in Alagbaka, Akure, on Thursday.   Commander Adeleye stated that among the arrested suspects was a family of robbers, comprising a husband, wife, and their children.   He emphasized the Corps’ commitment to combating crime by conducting extensive…

DSP Barau Jibrin receives hundreds of NNPP members, …. says era of ‘red cap’ over in Kano soon

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I. Jibrin, has received hundreds of grassroots leaders of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), stated that it would soon be rare to see someone with a red cap, the symbol of the Kwankwasiyya Movement in Kano State. Responding to a question on the gale of defections rocking the NNPP in Kano State after receiving hundreds of grassroots leaders of the party at the National Assembly, he said the rate at which the NNPP members, including…

Group asks Tinubu to probe Zamfara Gov’s alleged ties to Terrorism

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Zamfara Youth Vanguard for Peace (ZYVP) has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to set up a judicial commission of inquiry to investigate Governor Dauda Lawal’s alleged support for terrorist activities in Zamfara State.   In a letter to the President and copied to the National Security Adviser and the Attorney General of the Federation, the group claimed Governor Lawal paid N1.378 billion to bandits and terrorists, contradicting claims of peacebuilding efforts. According to the letter signed by its President, Comrade Bello Yakubu, the group also alleged Lawal ordered crackdowns…