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By Lucy Ogalue The Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) has urged the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to address charges introduced for National Identification Number (NIN) integration and verification. Dr Jumoke Oduwole, PEBEC Secretary/Special Adviser to the President, Ease of Doing Business, in a statement said this would enableContinue Reading

By Lucy Ogalue Dr Akinwumi Adesina, the President Africa Development Bank (AfDB) Group, says it is time to create youth-based wealth that will support a more inclusive Nigerian economy. Adesina said this at the Presidential Inauguration of the Investment in Digital and Creative Enterprises (I-DICE) programme in Abuja on Tuesday.Continue Reading

By Chijioke Okoronkwo Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says Nigeria’s technology ecosystem accounts for almost 30 per cent of Africa’s funded ventures with no fewer than 180 startups. Osinbajo said this at the Official Inauguration of the Investment in Digital and Creative Enterprises (iDICE) Programme and Unveiling of iDICE logo onContinue Reading

By Jacinta Nwachukwu Prof. Promise Mebine, the Director/Chief Executive, National Mathematical Centre (NMC), has called on mathematics stakeholders to intensify efforts towards ensuring quality teaching and learning of the subject in schools. Mebine made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in AbujaContinue Reading

By Chiazo Ogbolu The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has commended the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) for support in ensuring salaries of NPA members of staff were increased. The Managing Director, NPA, Mr Mohammed Bello-Koko in a statement in Lagos on Tuesday, noted that the salary of workers hadContinue Reading

By Peter Uwumarogie The PDP and APC, Gombe chapter have traded words over alleged plot to rig the Governorship and State House of Assembly polls billed for March 18. The PDP had alleged that it uncovered an orchestrated plot by the ruling APC to rig the governorship and state houseContinue Reading