By Ijeoma Olorunfemi The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) says it is committed to strengthening the Nigeria-U.S. partnership on data privacy, Artificial Intelligence, capacity building and cybersecurity. Malam Kashifu Inuwa, Director-General of NITDA, said this on Wednesday at the Nigeria Data Privacy Capacity Building Workshop organised by theContinue Reading
Kemi Akintokun The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has reassured Nigerians, especially parents, that all Nestlé infant formulae approved in Nigeria are safe. In a statement on Monday, NAFDAC’s Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, said approved products were not included in Nestlé UK’s voluntary recall acrossContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Antswen The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), on Tuesday, said it has rescued 58 out of the 300 missing children in Benue. Mrs Gloria Bai, the Zonal Commander, NAPTIP Zonal Command, Makurdi, made the disclosure at a press conference in Makurdi. Bai, representedContinue Reading
By Gabriel Agbeja The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has inaugurated an Artificial Intelligent (AI) research and integration team to advance weather forecasting innovation. NiMet’s Director-General, Prof. Charles Anosike, in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday, said the move was part of the agency’s drive to strengthen innovation, digital transformation, andContinue Reading
By Funmilola Gboteku The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has commenced a comprehensive study on competition in the telecommunications sector to address concerns around market dominance and ensure fair, effective and sustainable competition. NCC said this during a stakeholders’ forum on the Study of Competition in the Nigerian Telecommunications IndustryContinue Reading
Rema emerges biggest winner at 9th AFRIMA Awards By Oladele Eniola Nigerian Afrobeats star, Rema was the biggest winner at the 9th All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA), which held at the Eko Convention Centre, Lagos on Sunday night. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Afrobeats star clinchedContinue Reading
Naomi Sharang The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has called for restraint and mutual forbearance over the recent political development in Rivers. The Forum has also set up a high level Reconciliation Committee chaired by Kanu Agabi (SAN), former Attorney-General of the Federation. This is contained in a press statementContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) The Nigerian Army stands out as a principal bulwark of national security, chalking significant operational gains across multiple theatres of conflict and insecurity. With insurgency, banditry, kidnapping and communal violence persisting in various parts of the country, the Army’s role asContinue Reading
By Martha Agas The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it has begun procedures for granting safe passage to personal vehicles temporarily imported or transiting through Nigeria by international travelers. NCS`s Comptroller-General(C-G), Bashir Adeniyi, made the announcement on Wednesday in a statement by the service`s spokesperson, Abdullahi Maiwada, published on allContinue Reading
By Stellamaris Ashinze The umbrella union for e-hailing drivers, Amalgamated Union of App-Based Transporters of Nigeria (AUATON) on Thursday decried double VAT deductions on the trip fares of one of its members, inDrive. The Vice-President, AUATON, South-West, Mr Kolawole Aina, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in LagosContinue Reading
