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The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Ali Pantami, has expressed the resolve of the Federal government to move the nation’s economy to a digital economy. He stated this during the launching of an Information Technology and Innovation Centre by the National Informational Technology Development Agency (NITDA) at the University of Portharcourt (UNIPORT). Pantami said the facility, known as Information Technology Innovation and Incubation Park building, would be used to develop ideas to end the nation’s dependence on crude oil. The minister said: “This policy was derived after we came up with the idea of establishing IT skills centres…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday administered oaths of office on nine Federal Permanent Secretaries at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Permanent Secretaries were sworn-in in two batches of five and four before the commencement of the Federal Executive Council (FEC). The nine permanent secretaries are Musa Hassan from Borno State, Ahmed Aliyu (Niger State), Olushola Idowu (Ogun), Andrew Adejoh (North – Central Zone) and Umar Tijjani, North – East Zone. Others are Dr. Nasir Gwarzo (North – West Zone); Nebeolisa victor Anakali (South – East Zone); Fashedemi Temitope Peter (South-West zone) and Dr…
Six persons died as a mining pit collapsed on Tuesday at Zawan Community in Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau. Mr Gwottson Fom, Member representing Jos South Constituency in the State House of Assembly confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday. Fom said that the ages of the victims ranged from 20 to 27, describing the incident as “sad and unfortunate.’’ A NAN correspondent, who visited the area reports that many others sustained injury in the incident. The lawmaker noted that the victims died engaging in illegal activity. “We know that these young persons…
The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Command in Edo has deployed 800 personnel for special operations during the yuletide. Mr Makinde Ayinla, the state Commandant of the corps, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Benin on Wednesday. Ayinla said that the deployment was in line with the Commandant General of the Corps directive to all commands to ensure a crime-free celebration in their areas during the period. He said that the special operations include traffic management, pipeline monitoring, and highway patrol. Others, he said are rescue and disaster management, counter-terrorism and…
By Tony Obiechina, ABUJA The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) on Tuesday served a 7-day notice to tax defaulters, with a warning that it will soon begin nationwide tax enforcement to bring tax defaulters to book. The Acting Executive Chairman of FIRS, Abiodun Aina in a notification to taxpayers on Tuesday informed them of the plan by the Service to begin tax enforcement against such defaulters should they continue to fail in fulfilling their tax obligations. He advised such taxpayers to settle their tax liabilities within 7days of the publication to avoid any inconveniences or interruptions in their operations. Said…
The Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) operators have called on the Federal Government to assist them to acquire International Certification to boost exportation of local products. Some of the MSMEs operators disclosed this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on the sideline of the ongoing 2019 Wuye Market Trade Fair. Mrs Priscilia Nwosu, Managing Director, P.R.I Global Ventures Ltd, producer of Shea Butter and Certified Organics and Moringa products, said the certification would enable them to get international loans and market linkages. Nwosu noted that the operators contributed 48 per cent of the Gross…
The Supreme Court on Wednesday affirmed the election victory of Seyi Makinde as Governor of Oyo State. In a unanimous judgment, the Apex Court found merit in the appeal filed by Mr Makinde that the majority judgment of the Appeal Court was a miscarriage of justice. The court, therefore, affirmed the majority judgment of the trial tribunal which upheld the election of Makinde as the duly elected governor of Oyo State, CHANNELS TV reports. Prompt News Online recalls that Adebayo Adelabu, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, had challenged the election victory of Gov Makinde at the…
The Supreme Court has affirmed the election of Nasir El-Rufai as Kaduna State governor and Abdullahi Sule as Nasarawa state governor. In a unanimous judgment on Wednesday, delivered by Justice Centus Nweze, the appeal filed by Mr Isa Ashiru of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) challenging the election of El-Rufai is lacking in merit and it is therefore dismissed. On Nasarawa governorship election, the seven-man panel of the apex court led by Justice Mary Peter-Odili dismissed the appeal filed by David Ombugadu and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to challenge Sule’s victory at the March 9, 2019 election.
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD), has stressed the need to grow food crops in an environment free from artificial agrochemicals. The ministry wants the practice to be popularised especially in the North-East and North-West. Mr Isa Adamu, Assistant Director, Farm Input Support Services, Organic Division, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, spoke in Abuja during stakeholders’ round table. The discussion was an annual National Organic Agriculture Business Summit (NOABS). Adamu, who is chairperson of Ecological Organic Agriculture (EOA) Initiative in Nigeria, reiterated the importance of organic agriculture, adding that millions of people are waiting in…
Prince Adewale Oyekan, son of late Oba of Lagos, Oba Adeyinka Oyekan, was on Monday sentenced to death by an Ikeja High Court over the murder of a 62-year-old businesswoman, Alhaja Sikirat Ekun. The trial began on April 14, 2015. Oyekan was sentenced alongside a domestic staff, Lateef Balogun. The duo had been in custody for seven years after strangling Ekun and throwing her corpse into a well in her home. Justice Raliatu Adebiyi said the prosecution had proved the charges preferred against the duo beyond reasonable doubt. She said, ”The circumstantial evidence was strong and cogent, the act of…