NITDA to South-South: State alignment critical to Nigeria’s digital economy goals - ITREALMS

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The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has called for intensified collaboration with sub-national governments, asserting that the success of Nigeria’s digital transformation hinges on the active participation of states, reports ITREALMS.

Speaking virtually at the South-South Regional ICT Stakeholders Forum, the Director General of NITDA, Kashifu Inuwa, emphasized that while federal policies have laid a strong foundation, the real impact occurs when these frameworks are domesticated and implemented at the grassroots level.

South-South leaders: Akpabio, a force for good, fighting for Nigerians - ITREALMS

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South-South leaders on Thursday urged Nigerians not to work in the shadow of individuals and groups spreading lies.

They also heaped praise on the Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio for the tremendous work he is doing for Nigeria.

Centre LSD holds South-south/South-west regional validation meeting - ITREALMS

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The African Centre for Leadership, Strategy & Development (Centre LSD) shall organize February 7, 2023 the validation meeting of its leading-edge study on the efficacy of community development agreements (CDAs) in mining host communities in Nigeria. This time with mining stakeholders in the southsouth/southwest geopolitical zones in Lagos, Nigeria.

The study conducted across six states in each geopolitical zone of the country in 2022, including Taraba (northeast), Kebbi (northwest), Kogi (North Central), Ekiti (Southwest), Edo (Southsouth), and Ebonyi (Southeast), is aimed at ascertaining the effectiveness of current CDAs regime as a tool for delivering social and economic benefits to mining host communities in the country. Penultimate week, the Northeast and Northwest regional validation was held in Kano.

South-south ranks lowest in Nigerians clamour for open NASS

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The people of the South-south Nigeria has emerged the lowest in the location of signatories for the Nigerians clamour for an open government and particularly the National Assembly (NASS), reports ITRealms.

This is coming as six (6) per cent of the indigenes appending their signature for an OpenNASS, while the North Western Nigeria scored top of the survey with 19 per cent.

ITRealms reports that the latest survey made available to correspondent by Enough-is-Enough group in Lagos, showed that among other regions within the six geographic political zone in Nigeria, the people of North West came top including Kaduna.

According to a recent signature collection on #OpenNASS, ITRealms gathered that details of the information from the signatures gathered showed that the South-South was followed the South-Eastern part of Nigeria by a margin of additional 1 per cent, hence scoring 7 in total.

The South-Western Nigeria came third with 9 per cent, North-East got 14 per cent, while North Central also known as Middle Belt region got 15 per cent, just as 30 per cent abstained from identifying their region.

Also in the use of language for signatories collected, the Hausa topped with some 45 per cent followed by the use of English which raked 29 per cent, Yoruba got 11 per cent, Igbo got 10 per cent and Pidgin was 5 per cent.

Further, ITRealms gathered that the gender of signatories showed that men still dominate when it comes to the online survey with 53 per cent, whereas female were 20 per cent, even as 27 per cent did not indicate their gender.

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Delta Speaker congratulates Ogidi

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The Speaker, Delta State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Monday Igbuya has described the elected National Vice Chairman, South-South of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Emmanuel Ogidi as “a dependable leader and an affable gentleman,” reports ITRealms.

Igbuya, who spoke on Saturday at Obi Wali Centre, venue of the party’s zonal congress, urged the new chairman to increase the base of the party in the zone.

 “I consider it remarkable that another Deltan is occupying this position. I am confident that those values which inspired the members to elect you will be maintained and even surpassed” he said, calling on the new chairman to engage party faithful in new and exciting ways.

“I am sure that with your impeccable credentials, you stand in a good position to discharge the burden of the new office and take the zone to new heights. The September governorship election in Edo State is another occasion to prove to ourselves that we can do it. We also need to start planning for electoral success in 2019” he advised.

Igbuya, a trusted politician in Delta State, asked the chairman to ensure that his words and actions promote peace and harmony.

 “You have a huge task ahead” he said, pledging support to Ogidi in his new assignment, Igbuya asserted “I shall provide all the necessary support you may require for the success of your tenure as National Vice Chairman, South-South. I wish you God’s help in yet another phase of your continuing service to mankind” he said.

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Pix: Speaker Igbuya