NIN machine @Niger Republic: Folayan tasks NIMC to investigate - ITREALMS

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An information technology (IT) expert and religious leader, Rev. Canon Sunday Folayan, has called on the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to immediately investigate the use of its machine at Republic of Niger for the National Identification Number (NIN), reports ITREALMS.

NIN, ITREALMS gathered is for all citizens and legal residents in Nigeria, from age zero, that is, at birth and above are eligible to enroll.

Odeyemi, Nwannenna, Folayan, Shehu bag NIRA’s presidential awards – ITREALMS

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Two pioneer members of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NIRA), Dr. Isaac Odeyemi and Dr. Chris Nwannenna, alongside the immediate past-president, Rev. Canon Sunday Folayan and former Executive Board member, Sekiru Shehu were at the weekend honoured with the NIRA’s presidential awards 2022, reports ITREALMS.

Folayan, Onuegbu canvass new options, describe CommTax as industry-killer scheme

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The president of the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NIRA), Rev. Sunday Folayan has described the proposed Communication Service Tax (CST) by the Federal Government (FG) as an industry-killer scheme, reports ITRealms.

Folayan made this known in his Facebook wall post on Monday, saying there are several options the Federal Government can alleviate the suffering of Nigeria as the recession heightens.

According to him, the advanced plans by the Federal Government to introduce the Communication Service Tax (CST) among other current policies of this administration are industry-killing schemes.

A position corroborated by the chairman of Signal Alliance, Mr. Collins Onuegbu as both agreed that with the cost of living so high and foreign exchange so scarce, the government could demonstrate immediate faith in fixing the economy starting with scrapping of visa fees for visitors.

They also canvassed that FG should ensure that businesses could be registered in one working day, just as goods could be cleared at the nation’s ports in three working days.

In addition, they said that export permits should be issued within 12 hours if indeed the government is serious in changing the conditions of the people.

For Mr. Folayan, these ideas are low-hanging fruits instead of the Communications Services Tax and other nation and industry-killing schemes.

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Pix: Folayan and Onuegbu

Folayan says Galaxy Backbone is Best Domain Name Registrar for 2016

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The President, Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NIRA), Rev. Sunday Folayan has described Galaxy Backbone Ltd as the Best .ng country code Top Level Domain (ccTLD) Registrar in the country at the 2016 .ng Web Awards organized by NIRA, the managers of the country’s domain name, reports ITRealms.

According to  a press statement from Galaxy, Rev. Folayan said that the NiRA Presidential award is given to organizations and individuals for their commitment to the development of the ICT industry in Nigeria.

Galaxy Backbone Ltd, he said was special recognized at the award for her contributions to the growth of the .ng domain name ecosystem.

“The strategic position taken by Galaxy Backbone Limited to register and use the .ng domain name, demonstrates the organization’s commitment to relate with the .ng online identity of Nigerians, Nigerian businesses, local content and culture. This key to doing business within and outside Nigeria and this qualifies Galaxy Backbone Ltd as an invaluable asset in this our historic celebration of the .ng online identity, excellence and creativity” he was quoted as saying.

ITRealms recalls that Galaxy Backbone Ltd has among its mandates the handling of the registration of .ng top domain name in the Nigerian public sector.

A public institution, Galaxy Backbone Ltd, is charged with building and operating shared ICT Infrastructure and services for all Federal Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies.

The establishment of Galaxy Backbone by the Federal Government was driven by the need for Government to pursue a cohesive and harmonized approach to information and communications technology acquisition, deployment and utilization in the public sector.

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