There’s been a definite shift around the discussion about the cloud in Africa. Businesses now accept that the future of organising, processing and presenting their data is in the cloud. And with services like cloud-based email, many companies are already using this innovative technology – whether they realise it or not. The conversation has changed from asking ‘what is cloud technology?’ to looking at how it can be harnessed to achieve business success. Organisations need to be able to adapt at the same speed as this new technology and take advantage of the opportunities it presents. This will ensure business…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The Laboratory for Geoecology and Sustainable Food Systems (GeoLab) of the Federal University of Technology Akure, FUTA, in conjunction with Biospheric Nigeria Limited, recently gave practical expression to University–Industry collaboration by securing over N50 million. The loan is from the Federal Government of Nigeria /Central Bank of Nigeria/Nigeria Incentive-based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending- FGN CBN/NIRSAL- Anchor/Borrowers program for cocoa farmers in Akure South and North Local Governments of Ondo State. A statement by the Deputy Director, Communication ańd Protocol of FUTA, Adebanjo Adegbenro made available to Ashenewsonline on Wednesday, said this was the first time that cocoa farmers would…
The U.S. has placed sanctions on the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Ms Fatou Bensouda. Mike Pompeo, the Secretary of State said on Wednesday that the sanctions are as a result of ICC’s continued investigations of U.S. persons. Included to the sanctions list is Phakiso Mochochoko, the head of the ICC’s jurisdiction division. Dpa reports that this year, the Trump administration imposed economic sanctions on ICC employees involved in investigating U.S. troops for potential war crimes in Afghanistan. The ICC was established in 2002 by the international community – with the U.S. declining to join – to prosecute war crimes, genocide and crimes…
The Federal Executive Council, FEC, on Wednesday, approved $3.1 billion for the end to end automation of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS. ChannelsTV reports that the Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed made the disclosure at the end of the FEC virtual meeting in Abuja. She further disclosed that the concessionary period is 20 years and the funding is solely from investors with the revenue expected from this automation pegged at $176 billion. Relatedly, the Council approved N13.122 billion for the upgrade of safe towers in Lagos, Kano, Abuja and Port Harcourt airports, with analogue systems transformed to digital.
The Federal government has announced an increased in petroleum pump price, otherwise known as PMS, to N151.56 per litre. This Pipelines and Product Marketing Company, PPMC, a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, made the announcement in a statement on Wednesday. “Please be informed that a new product price adjustment has been effected on our payment platform. “To this end, the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) is now N151.56k per litre.” “This takes effect from September 2, 2020,” the statement reads.
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the country recorded a trade balance deficit of N1.8 trillion at the end of the second quarter, making the third consecutive quarter of negative trade balance. This was contained in NBS’s report for the second quarter on ‘Foreign trade in goods statistics’ released on Wednesday. According to the report, the value of Nigeria’s merchandise trade stood at N6.24 trillion in the second quarter of 2020. “This indicated a sharp fall of 27.30 per cent in Q2, 2020 compared to Q1, 2020 and 27.46 per cent compared to Q2, 2019. “The value of total…
The Presidency has debunked an online report that President Muhammadu Buhari’s aide, Sarki Abba is COVID-19 positive. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu in a statement on Wednesday, described the report as“false and disgraceful lies’’ and advised Nigerians to ignore such report. “The Presidency wishes to advise Nigerians to ignore determined agents of fake news bent on spreading false stories to the public. “We react to the utter falsehood and disgraceful lies, a report by the so-called digital newspaper which, on Wednesday, claimed that President Muhammadu Buhari’s aide, Sarki Abba is COVID-19 positive. “This…
The President of Nigerian Union in South Africa (NUSA), Mr Adetola Olubajo, has said that 11 Nigerians have so far died of COVID-19 in that country. In a statement on Wednesday, Olubajo said that the COVID-19 deaths were only for Gauteng Province. “At the last count, 11 Nigerians have died from COVID-19 in Gauteng Province alone. I have attended the funeral of some of them,’’ he said. According to Olubajo, the disease is real and has devastated several countries of the world. He said the biggest challenge was the belief by some Nigerians in South Africa that the disease was…
The Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu has confirmed the death of two persons in an accident that occurred along Anthony-inward-Gbagada Tuesday night in Lagos. Four other persons sustained serious injuries. According to him, LASEMA received distress calls on the accident, around 10.30 p.m. on Tuesday. He added that four vehicles were involved in the accident, comprising two tipper-lorries, one petroleum tanker and one commercial bus. He attributed the cause of the accident to reckless driving that left occupants of the bus trapped. “With the use of the LASEMA’s light rescue equipment, six people were rescued…
A report by Yiaga Africa,has identifiedthe All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as two dominant political parties that are promoting violent rhetoric, hate speech, vandalism, and violence. According to its first Pre-Election Observation (PREO) Report dated August 31, 2020 and tagged: “2020 Edo Election: An election defined by strong arm tactics and violence,” a copy of which was forwarded to Ashenewsonline on Tuesday, Yiaga mentioned series of cases to substantiate its claim to the result of the report. The report further noted that apart from “violence built around well-known strongmen, thugs, touts, gangsters, and cultists,” the…