The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has said President Muhammadu Buhari will declare the 12th Edition of e-Nigeria International Conference, Exhibitions and Awards has now been slated to commence on Thursday, 28th November, 2019. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Head of Corporate Affair and External Relations, Mrs Hadiza Umar and made available to journalists on Sunday. The three days event which was earlier scheduled to hold from 12th– 14th November, with the theme: ‘Leveraging Technology and Indigenous Innovation to Attain the Sustainable Development Goals’, will…
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Boko Haram: The Taming Of A Monster
By Dan Abakpa In September 2014, the Jonathan Presidency served a pyrrhic victory to Nigerians over claims that it has killed Boko Haram’s most vicious leader, Abubakar Shekau. The public statement excited Nigerians, but sadly turned out to be a ruse like previous such claims in July 2009 and another in late June 2013. The then Defence spokesman Chris Olukolade told reporters in Abuja that the man posing as Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau was his moniker adopted by the sect. He insisted that Shekau had been killed earlier during…
Read MoreFalana intoxicated with early wine, group chides Falana over accusation on PMB
Pro-democracy group, National Democratic Front (NDF), believes Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana’s recent attacks on President Muhammadu Buhari is a product of “intoxication with early wine”. In a recent scathing onslaught, among others, the self-acclaimed human rights lawyer had insinuated that President Buhari is contemplating a third-term agenda in 2023. However, in reaction, the NDF rubbished such notion, describing it as “unfounded, baseless and senseless”. In a press conference in Abuja on Saturday, Secretary-General, Dr Abdulakadir Bolaji, revealed that Mr Falana is nothing but a clout chaser, seeking…
Read MoreNigeria Customs Service Directive to Halt Petroleum Products supply to Towns within 20 Kilometers to the National Borders not Well Thought -Out
Dr Joe Okei-Odumakin The world has gone beyond the crude mode of operations of Nigeria’s security architecture; its shortcoming is further being brought to the public glare by the directive of the Controller General of Nigerian Customs Service, Col (Rtd) Ali Hammed, to halt the supply of petroleum products within 20 kilometers of our national borders to prevent export to neighbouring countries. The policy would be disastrous to the livelihood of those living and working in and around these areas, who also depend on petroleum products for survival.When has it…
Read MoreIt Is Time To Harness Youths Potential In IT – DG NITDA
The Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, said that the time to harness the huge potentials of Nigerian youths in Information Technology is now. According to him, “this is a sure way to achieve the goal of diversifying the country’s economy”. Inuwa made these remarks during a panel discussion at the seminar on Science and Technology organised by National Defence College, with the theme, “Promoting Science and Technology for Rapid National Development in Nigeria on Thursday”. The DG said that, NITDA, as Government Agency in…
Read MoreCSOs Hail Gov Ayade Over Performance, Impact On Devt
By Ebriku John Friday Civil Societies under the auspices of CSOs Promoting Good Governance In Nigeria, (COCPROGIN), Thursday, hailed Cross River State Governor, Sir Ben Ayade, over performance and impact on development. This was contained in a statement signed by leaders of the coalition including Convener and Founder Citizen’s Enlightenment Initiative, CEI, Hon Temitope Babalola Adeniyi, Secretary, and Founder Forum of Ethnic Nationality For Progress, ForEFPro, Com Sylvanus Akpan, and Publicity Secretary and Founder Project Youths Awakening Northern Nigeria, PYANN, Mallam Danjuma Ismali. According to the group the doggedness of…
Read MoreNIGERIANS INTENTIONALLY PAINTED IN BAD IMAGE ABROAD, BAR ANYOGO
A public affairs analyst, Barrister Leonard Anyogo, has asserted that Nigerians were internationally painted in bad image abroad despite their huge contributions in positive development of their host countries. He stated this when he was hosted by the High Commissioner of Nigeria to the United Kingdom, UK, H.E, Ambassador George Adesola Oguntade, where he maintained that “so many great Nigerians in different fields making marks of positive history.” Anyogo stated this while baring his mind on the ill-treatment Nigerians receive abroad, which he said has become imperative for Nigerians to…
Read MoreBayelsaDecides2019: SING Nigeria set to train election observers to be deployed
Sustainable Initiative for Nurturing Growth SING, one of INEC’s elections observation groups, says it will train election observers to monitor the November 16, 2019 governorship election in Bayelsa State. This was made known in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja and signed by the spokesperson of the organization Mr. Mohammed Basah. The organization said that the observers would be trained by SING before they would be deployed to randomly selected polling units in the 8 local government areas of the State. The statement also quoted that the training, which…
Read MoreDeep offshore and inland basin Bill; NANS Zone B Coordinator Etinyene lauds President Buhari.
The Coordinator of the National Association of Nigerians students (NANS) Zone B, Comrade Etinyene Offongekpe has on behalf of Nigerian Students in the zone, has commended President Mohammadu Buhari for signing the Deep offshore and inland basin production sharing contract (PSC) Amendment bill into law. Comrade Offongekpe made this known while thanking the president for signing the bill, adding that this will go a long way in sustaining improving Nigeria’s gain as an oil producing country, while also enabling government to invest more into the welfare of Nigerian students and…
Read MoreSpeaker Gbajabiamila, Others Extoll Virtues Of Hon Legor’s Mother At 78
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon Femi Gbajabiamila has described the mother of Rt Hon Legor Idagbo, Mrs Bernadette Idagbo as a “rare gift to humanity,” as she clocks 78. The Speaker, stated this in Abuja on Monday as a special guest of honour at the birthday celebration as Hon Legor’s National Assembly colleagues, associates, friends and well wishers gathered to honour his dear mother. Speaker Gbajabiamila in a message said, “Mummy, you are not just a gift to your family, but a rare gift to humanity…
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