Federal government has said that it has begun a revalidation exercise of the National Social Register in a drive to strengthen the ongoing conditional cash transfer programme designed to ameliorate the impact of economic reforms. Up-to-date, a total of 2.3 million households have been confirmed and cleared for payment under …
Read More »FG Mandates NITDA to Remove Nigeria from FATF Grey List
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has been mandated by President Bola Tinubu to lead the implementation of the Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Combating the Financing of Terrorism (CFT) and Counter-Proliferation Financing (CPF) Data Management Platform project. The project is aimed at removing Nigeria from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) …
Read More »Biorefinery Innovation: MTN, WWF Announces 2024 National PachiPanda Champion
MTN Nigeria, in partnership with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) through its local partner Nigeria Conservation Foundation (NCF) has announced the winners of the 2024 Nigeria PachiPanda Challenge. Osarode Stephen Odemwingie has been selected for his groundbreaking innovation, biorefinery powered by fruit/vegetable waste and chicken feathers-specific waste streams. …
Read More »NCC, BPSR to Embark on Digitization of Govt Processes
For a start, the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta and the Director-General, Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR), Dr. Dasuki Arabi have penned a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly work towards accelerating the digitisation reform process in government. Speaking at the event, …
Read More »DG NITDA Calls for Creation of Digital Economy Ministry in All States
The Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency, (NITDA) Kashifu Inuwa has canvassed for the creation of Ministry of Digital Economy in all states of the federation to complement various efforts and initiatives of the Federal Government. The NITDA’s boss made this remark in Ibadan, Oyo State at the just …
Read More »Five Reasons NCC, National Lottery Regulatory Commission Inaugurate Joint Committee
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC) has set up a joint committee comprising senior staff of the two agencies in Abuja. In a statement signed by NCC’s Director of Public Affairs, Reuben Muoka, the commission stated the move was partly made to work towards …
Read More »DG NITDA Canvasses for Safer Artificial Intelligence Utilization
As Artificial Intelligence (AI) becomes embedded in people’s lives and activities to an unnoticeable stage, the Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa has urged the global tech community to find measures that will ensure that AI systems are built according to policies, regulations, and laws. Inuwa …
Read More »Emerging Technologies: NITDA Partners ACM to Train Indigenous Content Creators
The Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa has said that Federal Government will partner with Africa Creative Market to train talents in Nigeria’s creative industry on how to use emerging technologies. The DG noted that the training will help create talents and boost the region’s creative …
Read More »DG NITDA Reiterates Agency Commitment to Nigerian Young Innovators
Innovators General, National Information Technology Development agency (NITDA) Kashifu Inuwa has reiterated the Agency’s commitment towards supporting young Nigerian innovators, according to him, the nation’s apex IT regulator will continue to maintain itself as the champion of innovation in the country. Inuwa made the commitment during the opening ceremony of …
Read More »FG Begins Talks With Airlines Over $600 Million Trapped Funds
…New Terminal to Process 14 Million Passengers Per Annum The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has said relevant authorities are working towards addressing issues concerning revenue of foreign airlines that have been trapped in Nigeria, put at over $600 million. Speaking during a facility tour at the …
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