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
By Folasade Akpan The National Blood Service Agency (NBSA) has inaugurated the National Blood Management System (NBMS), a digital platform aimed at strengthening the regulation, coordination and management of blood services across Nigeria. The Director-General of NBSA, Prof. Saleh Yuguda, announced the inauguration on Monday in Abuja during the commemorationContinue Reading
By Jumoke Olaitan The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has inaugurated a network of 100 digital champions to deepen technology adoption, improve service delivery and strengthen basic education administration across the country. Speaking at the inauguration on Monday in Abuja, the Executive Secretary of UBEC, Aisha Garba, described the initiativeContinue Reading
By Franca Ofili The Medical Rehabilitation Therapists Board of Nigeria (MRTB) has introduced new standards for rehabilitation practice nationwide, inaugurating digital regulatory portals and implementing major policy reforms approved by the Federal Government. Prof. Rufia Ahmad, Registrar of the board, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja during a news conferenceContinue Reading
By Deji Abdulwahab The Association of Licensed Set-Top Box Manufacturers of Nigeria (STBMAN) has called for wider stakeholders’ consultation on the National Broadcasting Commission’s (NBC) planned transition from analogue to digital broadcasting ahead of the 2027 general elections. In a statement signed by its Chairman, Sir Godfrey Ohuabunwa, in Abuja,Continue Reading
