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FG To Fully Digitise Civil Service By 2025

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FG To Fully Digitise Civil Service By 2025

The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan, said the plan for full digitalisation of all processes in Ministries, Departments and Agencies by 2025 will lead to an automatic cut in the cost of governance. She also said that MDAs having been given the opportunity to ensure adequate budgetary allocation in the 2024 budget, will have...

Niger, NASENI Sign MoU On Agric Technology Devt

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Niger Govt Cracks Down On Illegal Miners

Niger State has signed an agreement with the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure, to promote agricultural technology. A statement signed by Bologi Ibrahim, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Mohammed Bago, stated the Memorandum of Understanding was signed on Wednesday at the COP28 Climate Summit in the United Arab Emirates. “The pact is aimed at enhancing mechanized farming equipment,...

We Need At Least $35bn To Commence Concrete Road Projects — Umahi

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The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has revealed that the government needs $35bn to kick start the construction of concrete roads nationwide. He also stated that the moribund Ajaokuta steel company will provide 16 per cent of the steel material needed for the construction of Nigeria’s roads in concrete pavement. This far-reaching resolution was the crux of discussion when the works...

Minister Of Communication, Bosun Tijani Makes Revelation On Why Nigeria Is Not Progressing

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The Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani, has underlined reasons why the country is not progressing as it ought to, despite the enormous resources and manpower. Tijani, lamented that Nigeria, was not progressing because Nigerians are not applying knowledge and innovation for the development of the country. He said this while delivering the 33rd convocation lecture of...

MTN, Glo, Others Consider Tariff Increase, Offer Explanation

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The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), Thursday said that the current tariff regime in the telecom sector is not sustainable. The Chairman of ALTON, Mr. Gbenga Adebayo, disclosed this in Lagos, during a stakeholders’ meeting with the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida. He said price review should be considered in line...

Conversion Of Petrol Vehicles To CNG To Cost N600,000 Only — FG

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Federal High Court Orders Return Of Vehicles To Matawalle

The federal government has disclosed that Nigerians are expected to pay between N300,000 and N600,000 to convert their petrol vehicles to Compressed Natural Gas, CNG. The Chief Executive Officer of the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (P-CNGi) Steering Committee, Engr. Michael Oluwagbemi revealed this in an interview with Daily Trust after the official commissioning of CNG conversion centres and a...

All Loans Cleared Due To Our System Error Will Be Repaid, Says MTN

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A system error in MTN Nigeria’s system has led to the disappearance of debt on the accounts of subscribers who had borrowed airtime/data from the telecommunication company. The subscribers initially believed that the telecom operator deliberately cancelled their debts and, hence, were already jubilating and thanking the company. The telecommunication service however debunked this, claiming that the disappearance of debts in the subscribers’...

Tinubu Sacks Heads Of NCC, NIPOST, NIGCOMSAT, Announces Replacements

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"Intervene In Rivers Crisis" – APC Chieftain Urges Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday sacked the Chief Executive Officers of three agencies under the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovations, and Digital Economy with immediate effect. The affected CEOs include the Nigerian Communications Commission’s Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta; the Nigerian Postal Service’s Sunday Adepoju; and Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited’s Tukur Funtua. The President made this known through a statement by his...

Musk Plans To Charge Twitter Users Monthly Subscription Fee 

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Elon Musk has suggested that all users of X, formerly called Twitter, may have to pay for access to the platform. In a conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the billionaire said a payment system was the only way to counter bots. “We’re moving to having a small monthly payment for use of the system,” the Tesla and SpaceX boss...

COREN Warns Parents Against Unaccredited Courses In UniAbuja, UniCal, Others

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The Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria has said engineering programmes at the University of Abuja, Modibbo Adama University, Yola and Ambrose Alli University, Edo State, were unaccredited and the institutions unfit to produce engineering graduates. The council also warned parents and guardians of prospective students that all engineering courses at the University of Calabar and the Technical...

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