The House of Representatives Joint Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream and Midstream) stepped into the crisis between Dangote Refinery Group founder, Alhaji Aliko Dangote and the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA). The joint committee has invited both parties to present the grievances before the joint committee for immediate resolution and appealed to…
The Federal Government has called for intensified Public-Private- Partnership (PPP) towards the revitalisation of 38 moribund livestock legacy facilities across the six geopolitical zones in the country. Minister of Livestock Development, Alhaji Idi Maiha, made the call at the Specialised Training on PPP organised by the ministry in Abuja. He identified some of the facilities…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has secured a $1 billion innovation fund to support start-ups operating in the marine and blue economy sector, as the country intensifies efforts to diversify its economy away from oil. The Chief Executive Officer, Maritime Innovations Hub, Mrs Ronke Kosoko, disclosed during a press conference organised in collaboration with the…
Microsoft, in collaboration with the Federal Government, Data Science Nigeria (DSN), and Lagos Business School (LBS), has reached over 350,000 Nigerians with artificial intelligence (AI) skills through its AI National Skills Initiative (AINSI). This achievement builds on Microsoft’s longstanding partnership with the government, which has delivered digital training to over 4 million people since 2021….
By Bayo Onanuga NIGERIA’s so-called opposition politicians, comprising some of those left in a dying political party and a sprinkling of some failed political office aspirants regrouping in a platform struggling to find its bearings, are amusing lots. They blow hot air, seek scapegoats for their failure and move to confuse the polity in a…
Sub-Saharan Africa’s leading technology distributor, TD Africa’s CEO, Chioma Ekeh, has urged stakeholders in the ICT ecosystem to embrace what she termed “Africa’s Digital Renaissance” noting that the continent is at the brink of a transformative era powered by digital technology. The CEO gave the advice when the company hosted the 12th edition of its…
Global energy technology company, Schneider Electric has restated its commitment to working with the relevant authorities in Nigeria to advance the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly in the areas of quality education and decent work and economic growth. Country President, Schneider Electric, West Africa, Ajibola Akindele, reaffirmed the company’s dedication to expanding…
An indigenous tech firm, Edgebase Technologies, has said its focus would be on investing in emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven infrastructure and advanced cybersecurity to help clients anticipate and manage risks early. Speaking in Lagos during a media interactive forum to mark its two decades of operation in the country, its Chief Executive…
Telecom subscribers in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have been hit by poor quality of service (QoS) in the city which is the seat of government. While the current trivial of the subscribers have been blamed on the activities of the National Oil and Gas Suppliers Association (NOGASA), which disrupted diesel supplies to sites…
