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Vice President Kashim Shettima has charged members of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy, Tax Reforms, to develop a robust roadmap that will transform the economy of the country. A statement issued by Olusola Abiola, Director of Information, at the Vice President Office, said Shettima gave the charge on Monday,...

A former Statistician-General of Federation/Chief Executive Officer of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Dr. Yemi Kale, has criticised the methodology used in calculating Nigeria’s unemployment rate from 20 hours to one hour per week. This comes barely a week after the NBS released a new data that put employment...

The Federal Government is seeking top researchers of Nigerian descent from all over the world to join in co-creating a National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Strategy. The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, made this known in a statement on Monday and also asked Nigerians to help...

  A Keynote Address by Pastor Oluwole Tokede at the 5th Anniversary of Gospel Film News (GFN) Venue: GOFAMINT, House of Glory, Aseese, Ogun State Date: Saturday, 26th August, 2023.   INTRODUCTION Online media, a part of new media, is the deployment of Information Technology (IT) in the field of...

  Beyond providing essential emergency response services to the Nigerian public, the Emergency Communications Centres (ECC), being implemented by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) now provide employment placements for many Nigerian youth and professionals, as well as offering informal business activities to the citizens across the Country. According to a...

The Honourable Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Doris Uzoka-Anite on Thursday received the first ever Nigeria Investment Policy document from the Permanent Secretary of her Ministry, Dr Evelyn Ngige. The Minister said that the policy which was approved for implementation on May 10, 2023, is aimed  at giving...

The Executive Vice-chairman (EVC), Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) Prof. Umar Danbatta has disclosed that Nigeria is now the 11th in terms of internet penetration and seventh in terms of mobile phone usage globally. NCC boss made the revelation while speaking at the opening ceremony of the Emerging Technology Forum for...

    as the world marks World Entrepreneurs Day By Olayemi Samuel Oluwaseun   To acknowledge entrepreneurship and individuals advancing the frontiers across the world, August 21 is celebrated as 'World Entrepreneurs Day' every year. This year's celebration which took place on Monday has once again re-echoed the essence of...

  1: From left, Retired Inspectors General of Police, Solomon Arase; Acting IGP, Kayode Egbetokun; Sunday Ehindero and Aliyu Attah, during the retreat for Committee of Retired Inspectors General of Police, hosted by Oyo State Government, held at IITA, Ibadan....

The European Union (EU) has offered eight universities across the world a Grant to start a Master’s Degree programme in Artificial Intelligence (AI) out these, five Nigerian universities are beneficiaries The benefitting universities in Nigeria are the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, the University of Port Harcourt, the University of...