Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, says that the Commission will leverage technology to upgrade all its operations in the quest to transform the Niger Delta Region. Ogbuku, who spoke during a three-day Capacity Building and Retreat for the staff of the NDDC Directorate of Finance and Supply in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, stressed the …

The Lagos State Commissioner for Youths and Social Development, Mobolaji Ogunlende, on Tuesday, urged youths to maximise skills in technology to build a brighter future for themselves and society. The commissioner spoke while unveiling the Lagos State Upskill Programme for youths in the state, launched in conjunction with GFA Technologies and WEMA Bank. Speaking at the ministry’s conference room at …

The Vice President, Kashim Shettima yesterday stressed the pivotal role of science and technology in crafting solutions for Nigeria’s advancement through a productive workforce. Shettima, who spoke at the 5th National Productivity Summit organised by the National Productivity Centre (NPC) in Abuja, highlighted the country’s reservoir of talent, where he expressed optimism in Nigeria’s potential to make significant strides in …

Every morning a lion wakes up, it knows it must run faster than the slowest gazelle, or it will starve to death…It doesn’t matter whether you are a lion or a gazelle, you better be running First attributed to Dan Montano in The Economist, but popularised by Thomas Friedman in The World is Flat. If, 20 years ago, you asked me whether …

The Lagos State Government has said it is exploring technology to implement and sustain its safety programmes across schools in the state. The lead resource of Safe School Lagos Initiative, Dr. Bisi Esuruoso, made this known on Tuesday, at the maiden Beacon of Safety Award Conference held in the state. Esuruoso said the state government had also formed an alliance …

The Prelate of the Eternal Sacred Order of the Cherubim and Seraphim, Dr David Bob-Manuel, on Wednesday, advised the Federal Government to encourage innovation and technology-driven entrepreneurship among the youthful population as a way of putting an end to social vices. Addressing newsmen in Lagos, he said the nation is faced with the challenges of unemployment as well as the …

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The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), on Monday, said it increased its yearly intervention for Information and Communications Technology from N15 million to N100 million for universities in order to ensure that institutions meet up with the present digital reality globally. TETFund also stated that over two million students and members of the academic community in tertiary institutions across the …

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said that Nigeria is still 60 years behind in terms of technology. It also said that the country is left behind in the issue of currency management, saying cash is no longer in vogue. During an e-Naira sensitisation exercise for the management, staff and students of Kaduna Polytechnic, CBN’s state Branch Controller, Muhammad …

Standard Chartered Bank (Nigeria) Limited has set aside $10,000 for the five winners in its fourth SC Women in Technology Incubator, an initiative designed to support and promote the economic and social development of women in Nigeria through innovation or technology-led entrepreneurship. The announcement follows the completion of the last three editions, which had seen 15 winners emerge to date, …