The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in collaboration with the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has trained Northwest Journalists on conflict-sensitive reporting ahead of 2023 general election. Speaking at the workshop on Wednesday in Kano, the National Commissioner and Chairman Information and Voter Education INEC, Festus Okoye said the media is a critical stakeholder in political processes. Okoye, represented by Mr Samuel Bassey, Deputy Director, Gender and Inclusive INEC, said the one -day capacity building on “Conflict- Sensitive reporting and 2023 General Election for Northwest Journalists” was enhance participants’ skills and professionalism. According to him, the role of media in…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
“It Identifies and tags humans through face and facial expressions, paying attention to a specific item when required. It Identifies objects, knows their characteristics and also calculates positions and distances of objects it sees” The Uniccon Group of Companies says it is set to unveil Africa’s first humanoid robot named ‘Omeife’, in Nigeria. The group’s CEO, Mr Chuks Ekwueme, who made this known in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, said the event is scheduled to hold on Friday. Ekwueme said that the six-foot-tall female African humanoid provides language as a service for businesses that need to integrate native African…
Germany has decided to withdraw from a controversial international energy agreement, the Energy Charter Treaty, because it hampers the country’s transition to green energy, Economy Minister Robert Habeck said on Wednesday. “The Energy Charter Treaty was and is an obstacle to the energy transition and is simply not compatible with the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement,” the Green Party politician said. However, the phase-out period is 20 years, which is “bitter news,” Habeck said. The agreement has long been criticized by the Greens and environmental organizations, as it allows investors to take legal action against states before arbitration courts.…
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has warned WhatsApp users to be careful while using the application following an alleged data breach by the company. Mrs Hadiza Umar, Head, Corporate Affairs and External Relations of the agency gave the warning in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja. On November 16, an actor posted an advert on a popular hacking community platform claiming they were selling a 2022 database of 487 million WhatsApp user mobile numbers. The database was alleged to contain WhatsApp user data from 84 countries, with over 32 million US user records included. The post also…
The former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Sen. Anyim Pius Anyim says lack of internal democracy in political parties has become persistent threat to Nigeria’s democracy. Anyim said this at the 2022 Annual Political Parties Summit organised by Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) on Wednesday in Abuja. The summit had the theme: “Political Parties, Elections and the Consolidation of Democracy: Emerging Issues and Needed Intervention in Nigeria.” Anyim stated that former Resident Electoral Commissioner for Akwa Ibom state, Mr Mike Igini, on February 18, 2019, revealed that there were over 640 pre-election cases in courts, emanating from the 2019 general…
Lionel Messi missed a first half penalty kick but Argentina’s Alexis Mac Allister and Julian Alvarez scored in a 2-0 victory over Poland at Stadium 974 on Wednesday in Qatar. The result however ensured that both teams booked their places in the knockout stages of the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Argentina’s victory moved Lionel Scaloni’s side to the top of Group C and they will face Australia in the last-16. Second-placed Poland, who qualified on goals difference after Mexico beat Saudi Arabia 2-1, will take on reigning champions France. Argentina took the lead just one minute into the second half…
Elder Isaiah Buwah is an aged potato farmer, in the Bokos local government area of Plateau State, North Central Nigeria. He has grown potatoes for the last forty years. During this time, most of his fellow potato farmers have given up on the crop due to the ravaging effects of late potato blight disease. This year has not been any different. In June, when farmers thought that their harvest for the year would be great, late blight struck again, ravaging their farms. As in the previous years, the blight dampened the spirit of these farmers. Buwah’s persistence in potato farming…
The General Editor of Daily Trust newspaper, Hamza Idris has won the Editor of the Year award at the prestigious Nigeria Media Merit Awards (NMMA). Idris clinched the coveted category at this year’s award ceremony held at Eko Hotel in Lagos on Sunday. Daily Trust had six nominations in the award including the Newspapers of the Year, Editor of the Year, Editorial of the Year, among others. Idris beat other nominees to win the Editor of the Year. He joined the Media Trust Limited, publisher of Daily Trust titles in 2005 as a Reporter and Researcher and posted to Yola,…
Mr Bello Hassan, Managing Director, Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), said the corporation in September, declared 100 per cent liquidation dividend in 20 institutions. The dividends were in respect of the 49 Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) in-liquidation. Hassan made the disclosure at 2022 NDIC workshop, organised for the Finance Correspondents Association of Nigeria (FICAN) and Business Editors, on Monday in Port Harcourt. He said that the corporation had realised enough funds from its assets to fully pay all depositors of the listed banks. The three-day workshop, which was its 19th edition, had “Boosting Depositors Confidence Amidst Emerging Issues and Challenges…
“The NADF will be funded with 0.5% derivation from natural development resources fund and 5% of the duty levied on import rice, wheat, sugar, milk, poultry and fish” President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF) bill into law. This is contained in an official gazette Number 192 and volume 109 of the Federal Republic of Nigeria published in October 30, 2022 and certified by the clerk of the National Assembly (NASS), Mr. O.A Ojo. The NADF will be funded with 0.5% derivation from natural development resources fund and 5% of the duty levied on import rice,…