By Ebere Agozie Mrs Beatrice Jedy-Agba, the Solicitor-General, on Wednesday called for a multi-sectoral approach in the fight against cybercrimes in the country. Jedy-Agba, who is the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Justice, made the call at the opening of a three-day Cybercrimes Awareness Camping on Thursday in Abuja, organisedContinue Reading
By Okon Okon Tech Herfrica, a non-profit organisation says it has trained 250 female farmers in Nasarawa, Nasarawa State, provided 21 of them with smartphones to enable them access valuable farming information digitally. Speaking at the event on Wednesday, Imade Bibowei-Osuobeni, a representative of Tech Herfrica, said the organisation wasContinue Reading
By Kadiri Abdulrahman The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says all Naira notes issued by it remain legal tender. CBN’s Director, Corporate Communications Department, Isa AbdulMumim, made this clarification in a statement on Wednesday. AbdulMumim’s clarification was against the backdrop of reported scarcity of Naira notes across some major citiesContinue Reading
NGO says indiscriminate use of pesticides poses threat to lifeBy Abigael Joshua The Executive Director, Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), Rev. Nnimmo Bassey, says the indiscriminate use of pesticides has dire consequences on human right to life and health. Bassey said this on Wednesday in Abuja during a trainingContinue Reading
By Abigael Joshua The National Park Service (NPS) has assured Nigerians of more efforts towards carbon reduction in the country in order to mitigate climate change issues. The Conservator-General of the NPS, Dr Ibrahim Goni, gave this assurance at a one-day seminar organised by the Environmental Media Correspondents Association ofContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, says military total radar coverage of Nigeria’s airspace is necessary for national security. Abubakar said this at the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) 2023 Communication Information Systems (CIS) Conference, on Wednesday in Abuja. He said thatContinue Reading
By Okon Okon An Abuja-based NGO, Digital Health Interoperability Network (DHIN), has expressed readiness to partner with the Federal Government to expand the scope of digital healthcare system. The DHIN management made the pledge on Tuesday in Abuja at a roundtable on Unique Identifiers for Management of Cross-Institutional Duplicate HealthContinue Reading
By Abigael Joshua Dr Alim Abubakre, Nigerian born founder of TEXEM UK, has praised Director – General of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), Prof. Abubakar Sulaiman for winning 2023 Integrity and Public Servant of the Year Merit Award. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports thatContinue Reading
By Sarafina Christopher The Federal Government, in collaboration with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), evacuated 161 Nigerian migrants stranded in Libya on Tuesday. Amb. Kabiru Musa, Chargé D’Affaires En Titre of the Nigerian Mission in Libya stated in Abuja that the Voluntary Humanitarian Repatriation (VHR) exercise was to ensureContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), on Tuesday convened a workshop to explore the threats posed by drones and terrorists to aviation security. The workshop with the theme, “Aviation Threats and Counter-Drone Threat”, was organised in collaboration with the UK Government through the Department for Transport.Continue Reading
