The Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) on Saturday dismissed the application filed by the Labour Party and Mr Peter Obi seeking an order to question INEC on the technology it deployed for the conduct of the general elections. Obi and LP are petitioners in the petition marked CA/PEPC/03/2023 challenging...
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African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, says Africa has the necessary partnerships and technologies to eradicate hunger. In a statement issued on the banks website, Adesina said what Africa needed was action, including robust financing to achieve this. He spoke during the opening session of the 8th...
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) says it is leveraging on technology to drive increased revenue generation. Mr Kabir Abba, Coordinating Director, General Tax Operations Group, FIRS, said this at the broadcast of the Service’s stewardship on Tuesday in Abuja. The event with the theme “FIRS, Impacting the Nigerian...
President Muhammadu Buhari says that the Federal Government has achieved 100 per cent broadband penetration across Nigeria. The president said this in Abuja on Tuesday at a Digital Economy Conference tagged ‘Promoting a Vibrant Digital Economy, A Catalyst for Economic Growth in Nigeria’. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
Gov. Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has lauded telecommunication giant, MTN Nigeria for investing in education through the remodeling of science laboratories in the state. Uzodimma gave the commendation in Owerri, on Thursday, when he officially inaugurated science laboratories in Government Secondary School, Owerri, which were remodeled by the...
The Labour Party (LP) gubernatorial candidate in Kaduna, Mr. Jonathan Asake, says he will use technology to fight insecurity in the state if elected in the 2023 general elections. Asake disclosed this on Friday at a media parley organised by the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Kaduna. He...
Prof. Isa Pantami, the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, says government ought to pay more attention to reviving technology as it holds the key to virile development of the country. Represented by Prof. Mohammed Bello, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Galaxy Backbone, Pantami made the...
Dr Kinsley Azonobi, a real estate developer and Chairman of Domak Group, says Nigeria needs new technologies to tackle challenges in various sectors of the economy. Azonobi said this on Friday in Abuja at the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Domak Group and Wendit Group, a...
……Calls teachers most important persons By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – Teachers are critical in the transformation and development of a country, and this is why they should harness the power of cutting-edge technology in their work so as to better prepare young people for today’s world. This was the...
The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) says it is concerned with the cost implications that will arise from adopting new technologies for greener shipping. Its Executive Secretary, Mr Emmanuel Jime, made this known on the sideline of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) 2022 World Maritime Day held in Lagos. According...
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), had trained 859 kids on Coding in Lagos, Abuja and Kano. The agency has also urged them to develop indigenous Coding languages, games with African features and values. Director-General of NITDA, Mr Kashifu Inuwa said this on Saturday at the agency’s Science,Technology,...
The Chairman, Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, says the use of technology is crucial to the success of the fight against corruption and Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs). Owasanoye stated this in Abuja on Friday at the presentation of demo hacking solutions by...
By AUSTINE TSENZUGHU, Yobe – Nigeria alongside other nations that have borders with Sahara Desert have been charged to utilize their funds and modern technology to halt desert encroachment and reclaim land taken by the desert A consultant environmentalist, Malam Shehuri Bukar Bulama gave this charge when he spoke...
Some financial experts have advised the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to leverage technologies and innovations by the BRICS countries to strengthen the naira. The experts gave the advice at the maiden edition of the Annual Banking and Technology Forum, organised by the Centre for Financial Studies of the...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The former Special Adviser to Governor Liyel Imoke of Cross River State, Nzan Ogbe has launched the first indigenous community platform tagged FacesofNaija App. Mr Ogbe, who is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chairmen of the company said the app came after two years...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), says plans are ongoing to deploy drones and other technologically advanced facilities to the country’s borders in its bid to curb smuggling. The Public Relations Officer of Customs, Deputy Comptroller Timi Bomodi, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja that technology would...
MInister of Transportation,Mu’azu Sambo says appropriate technology will be installed before resuming train operations on Abuja- Kaduna route. Sambo also expressed the hope that all the kidnapped passengers on the train would soon be reunited with their families. He made this known during a familiarisation visit to the Idu...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has advised Nigerian youths to look beyond culture, ethnicity and religion in relating with one another. President Buhari also urged them to embark on more travels, mingling, tolerance and negotiations to appreciate the rich diversity of the country. He gave the...
The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has tasked the Federal Government to develop new technologies, strengthen human capacity and innovation to meet the world’s growing need for energy. OPEC said regular investment was needed in view of global oil sector requirement of cumulative investments of 11.8 trillion...
Urges police to deploy more technology By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Kano said three priorities of the administration, security, economy and corruption, have received significant attention, with measurable results, following his vision of making Nigeria more peaceful, prosperous and reliable, among nations. At...