By Osayi Aghahowa The Edo Government has unveiled a Policy Framework on Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence (TFGBV) to strengthen prevention, reporting, protection, response and accountability against digital abuse. The policy was unveiled during the 17th Quarterly Meeting of the Edo Gender-Based Violence Management Committee, in Benin. The meeting was organised byContinue Reading
By Sunday John The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reiterated its commitment to promoting digital payment channels as tools for deepening financial inclusion, stimulating economic growth and accelerating national development. The CBN Governor, Mr Olayemi Cardoso, stated this on Tuesday in Lafia at the CBN Fair organised for stakeholdersContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan The National Population Commission (NPC) says it has extended digital civil registration services to about 4,000 of Nigeria’s 8,809 wards, with plans to establish 8,000 registration centres nationwide. The Chairman of the Commission, Dr Aminu Yusuf, disclosed this in Abuja at a media conference to commemorate theContinue Reading
By Justina Auta The Federal Government and Healthnomics HMO Plc have emphasised leveraging digital technology to transform healthcare financing and accelerate Universal Health Coverage nationwide through innovation, stronger governance and improved health insurance service delivery mechanisms. The call was made at the maiden Annual General Meeting of Healthnomics HMO PlcContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi The Federal Government on Wednesday unveiled a digital platform to strengthen surveillance and early detection of transboundary plant diseases across West and Central Africa. The Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Aliyu Abdullahi, unveiled the Central and West African Virus EpidemiologyContinue Reading
By Aisha Gambo The Kaduna South Local Government Council has inaugurated a digital governance initiative to promote accountability, transparency and efficient public service delivery. The state deputy governor, Hadiza Balarabe, who inaugurated the scheme on Thursday, said that it aligned with Gov. Uba Sani’s digital governance agenda, aimed at promotingContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has called on state governments to take ownership of the newly introduced Digitalised Nigeria Education Management Information System (DNEMIS). Alausa made the call in Abuja on Wednesday, during the official unveiling of the platform, designed to unify data repository, learners’Continue Reading
By Jumoke Olaitan The Federal Ministry of Education and the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), on Tuesday unveiled a collection of digital learning resources aimed at improving learning outcomes and expanding access to quality education across Nigeria. The digital platforms were showcased in Abuja, during a meeting on digital resourcesContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Federal Ministry of Education says it will officially unveil the Digital National Education Management Information System (DNEMIS) on July 1 to strengthen education planning, governance and service delivery through reliable data. Mr Adebayo Onigbanjo, National Project Coordinator, Special Programmes Operations and Implementation Unit (SPOIU), Office ofContinue Reading
How digital reforms are reshaping Nigeria’s paramilitary recruitment By Kelechi Ogunleye, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) The integration of technology and Artificial Intelligence (AI) into recruitment exercises is redefining how public institutions engage prospective employees in Nigeria. For decades, recruitment into Nigeria’s paramilitary agencies was characterised by cumbersome procedures, long-distanceContinue Reading
