By Olasunkanmi Onifade The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Tuesday in Abuja urged the Federal Government to enact and enforce laws that would curb drug-related online misinformation. Oyutu Obiageli, an assistant commander in NDLEA, said this at the workshop on ‘Safer Internet Day’ organised by the Nigeria ComputerContinue Reading
AI By Ijeoma Olorunfemi An Artificial Intelligence (AI) expert, Mr Omoikhefe Aienloshan, has called on African governments to be part of the innovations around the AI technologies Aienloshan made the call in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja, following the AI innovation tussle between the U.S. and China.Continue Reading
By Ijeoma Olorunfemi The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) says the data privacy ecosystem has the capacity to drive Nigeria to a trillion dollar economy. Its National Commissioner, Dr Vincent Olatunji, said this at a news conference to commemorate the 2025 Global Privacy Day, in Abuja. Beginning from Europe inContinue Reading
By Diana Omueza Dr Gabriel Akinremi, a data privacy and protection expert, has urged the Federal Government to digitalise the civil service for efficiency, enhance service delivery and data protection. Akinremi gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja in commemorationContinue Reading
By Stellamaris Ashinze The Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani, has called on Nigeria’s tech ecosystem to maximise opportunities presented by international collaborations. Tijani made the call while speaking at the Nigerian-French Technology Roundtable on Friday in Lagos. He said that Nigeria’s participation at the upcomingContinue Reading
By Ijeoma Olorunfemi Gen. Theophilus Danjuma (Rtd) has inaugurated the Nigerian Academy of Science (NAS) museum and science library named in his honour in the FCT. Located at Wasa District Cadastral Zone, Apo FCT, the science and museum complex occupies 4.18 hectares. The architectural plan of the complex consisted ofContinue Reading
By Ijeoma Olorunfemi The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) on Monday launched the National Certification Programme for Data Protection Officers (DPOs). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 500 DPOs are expected to be trained in the first cohort of the programme, targeted at bridging the gap in dataContinue Reading
By Ibukun Emiola, News Agency of Nigeria Paul Okunola had lost his mother and needed a death certificate to process her benefits from the government. His mother served in the civil service until her death. “I got a paper copy of the death registration needed to obtain the deathContinue Reading
By Ijeoma Olorunfemi The Federal Government has begun the implementation of Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Combating the Financing of Terrorism (CFT) and Counter-Proliferation Financing (CPF) Data Management Platform project. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the project is aimed at removing Nigeria from the Financial Action TaskContinue Reading
By Ahmed Dantala Mr Abuduganiyu Adebomehin, the Surveyor-General of the Federation, has appealed to surveyors in the country to leverage on new technology in their responsibilities. Adebomehin said this during the 2024 Conference of the Zonal Directors and Chief Resident Surveyors (CRS) on Thursday in Abuja. TheContinue Reading
