The National Information Technology Development Agency, (NITDA) said it has provided over 20 Virtual Libraries in higher Institutions of learning across the country. This was disclosed by the Director General of NITDA, Mr Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi CCIE when he received in audience the Director General, Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (NIALS), Professor Mohammed Ladan Tawfiq at the Agency’s Corporate Headquarters, Abuja. Abdullahi, who was represented by Director, Information Technology Infrastructure Solutions (ITIS), Dr Usman Gambo Abdullahi, said that NITDA’s major focus is to regulate and develop ICT for Ministries,…
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SING’s BAYELSA GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION UPDATE: VIOLENCE IS NOT AN OPTION
SING Nigeria’s team, led by our head of mobilization and coordinator of volunteers department, has been on the ground carrying out series of engagements towards the forthcoming governorship election in Bayelsa state. Our team has been highly impressed by the high spirits of the people, gleaned from our town hall and other community engagements in the state. Recent feelers however reveal an underlying fear of outbreak of violence among the people of the state. This is not unconnected to moves they have seen in and around their communities by politicians,…
Read MoreAppeal Court Upholds Sen Rose Oko’s Victory
BY EBRIKU JOHN FRIDAY The Appeal Court setting in Calabar, the Cross River State capital on Saturday upheld the victory of the senator representing the Northern Senatorial District in the upper legislative chamber, Distinguished Senator Dr Rose Okoji Oko. The court, while aligning with an earlier ruling by the Election Petition Tribunal declared that Senator Oko of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) validly defeated Mr Wabilly Nyiam, of the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) and the authentic winner of the February 23 election. It would be recalled that in September…
Read MoreLinda Ikeji Arrives in Ghana to speak at 2019 Ghana Bloggers Summit
Nigerian renowned blogger, Linda Ikeji has arrived in Ghana ahead of her speaking schedule at the Ghana Bloggers Summit organised by Avance Media. As one of the most successful blogger, she is expected to share her blogging story and mentor upcoming bloggers who would like to build and maintain a successful career in the field. She is also expected to interact with students in University of Ghana and Wisconsin International University College on a special university tour. At the summit, she is also expected to launch her LI TV application,…
Read MoreAyade: The Smart Head Governor Who Move, Think At The Speed Of Light
BY SOLOMON ASHA As this writer pieces together words, phrases, sentences and paragraphs that makes up this short article, the governor of Cross River state, Sen. Prof. Benedict Ayade and some of the members of his close economic team including the immediate past Commissioner for Finance, Asuquo Ekpenyong Jr. are already in Moscow, the capital city of Russia on mainly what I will described as economic pilgrimage to the former Union of Soviet Socialist republics {USSR} created on December 30, 1922, and dissolved into 15 post-Soviet countries including Russia on…
Read MoreSunday’s Rugby Final And England’s All Conquering Year In Sports
BY SIMON UTSU All is now set for the Rugby world cup final between England and South Africa later today. Credit must be given to those behind the running of sports in England because asides getting to this final, their men’s cricket team won the cricket world cup barely a month ago and four English league club sides made it to the two European finals this year, resulting in Liverpool winning the Champions league and Chelsea winning the lesser Europa league trophy. Not forgetting that legendary British/English racer Lewis Hamilton,…
Read MoreNCPC Is Making Effort To Modify Pilgrimage More Spiritual And Developmental – Mrs Kwaghe
The Director in Charge of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC), Mrs Esther Kwaghe has said that the Commission was making effort to modify pilgrimage by making it more spiritual and developmental. She disclosed this in Gombe during her sensitization visit to the Deputy Governor of Gombe State, Dr. Manasseh Daniel Jatau in his office in Gombe. She explained that part of the new developments the Commission wants to introduce in Christian Pilgrimage would include technological and skill acquisitions as well as agricultural expositions. The NCPC boss intimated her host…
Read MoreNITDA Ready To Support Youths On ICT, Says DG
The Director-General, National Information Technology Development Agency, (NITDA) Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, CCIE, has urged the newly trained Corp Members, Interns and SIWES who are serving in various capacities at the Agency to make use of the best skills they learned in improving ICT sector in the Country. The DG who was represented by the Director of Information Technology Infrastructure Solutions, Dr Usman G Abdullahi said this during the closing ceremony of CISCO Preparatory Training for Interns, Corp Members and SIWES at the Agency’s IT Training Laboratory in Abuja. Inuwa noted…
Read MorePositive Identification: Middle-Belt group lauds Buhari, Nigerian Army over operation to sanitize region
The Middle Belt Conscience Guard (MBCG) has hailed President Muhammadu Buhari and Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai over what it described as “timely” introduction of the ‘Operation Positive Identification’. The group reckoned that the exercise is crucial to restore sanity in the region, especially at a time foreign criminal elements have infiltrated the country. The MBCG made this known on Friday at a press conference in Abuja. In a statement signed by its President, Prince Raymond Nero, the group revealed that the operation is a thoughtful…
Read MoreNITDA Postpones e-Nigeria 2019 Conference, Exhibitions and Award
The National Information Technology Development Agency has postponed this year’s e-Nigeria Conference, Exhibitions and Awards, slated to hold on 12th – 14th, November, 2019. In a statement by Hajiya Hadiza Umar, mnipr, m.apra, mcipr, Head Corporate Affairs and External Relations, the event has been postponed and new date will be communicated to general public accordingly. eNigeria is Nigeria’s annual Information Technology (IT) summit by the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) in collaboration with relevant stakeholders from the private and public sector as well as Non-Governmental Organizations. It serves as…
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