By Ijeoma Olorunfemi Prof. Peter Onwualu, the President, The African University of Science and Technology (AUST) says ideas, innovation and knowledge should drive Africa’s economic transformation push. Onwualu said this at the opening of the three-day AfricaX Summit on Monday in Abuja. The summit had its theme as: “Reshaping theContinue Reading

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By Monday Ijeh The Steering Committee on the establishment of State Police Service (SPS) has proposed a strong and multi-layered oversight that would withstand political interference and pressure in the establishment of SPS. The committee, chaired by Prof. Olu Ogunsakin disclosed this in its report made available to the NewsContinue Reading

By Ijeoma Olorunfemi The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) says the country needs to sustain equipping the young people with relevant digital skills, structured career plans to thrive in the evolving job market. Malam Kashifu Inuwa, Director-General of NITDA, said this in Abuja on Thursday at the inauguration ofContinue Reading

By Ijeoma Olorunfemi The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has inaugurated a Multi-Stakeholder Coordination Group(MSCG) to strengthen the national digital governance framework. The inauguration of the group on Wednesday in Abuja was a follow up to OpenGov Challenge Award by Nigeria at the 2025 Open Government Partnership (OGP) Global Summit in Vitoria-Gasteiz,Continue Reading

By Ijeoma Olorunfemi The Federal Government has inaugurated the National Ministerial Advisory Council to coordinate cybersecurity mitigation efforts across critical sectors in the country. The council inaugurated on Wednesday in Abuja, consisted of multi- stakeholder agencies of relevance, private sector, the academia, among other institutions to ensure coordination and response towardsContinue Reading

By Deji Abdulwahab The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, says the Federal Government’s intelligence-led approach to tackling insecurity in the country is yielding positive results. Idris said this on Thursday in Abuja at an interactive session with foreign media organisations. He said the government had shiftedContinue Reading