17th NDSF: Nigerian youth formally adopt historic declaration on digital rights - ITREALMS

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A transformative milestone was achieved at the 17th Nigeria DigitalSENSE Forum (NDSF) on June 11, 2026, as secondary school participants and youth delegates formally adopted the “2026 Nigerian Youth Declaration on Digital Rights” reports ITREALMS.

Conceived at the Welcome Centre Hotels, Lagos, this charter serves as a baseline standard for the digital future of Nigeria’s youth, grounded in the United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/RES/80/173 regarding the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) vision.

164 governments adopt UN global migration pact - ITREALMS

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A total of 164 representatives of governments have adopted the global compact for Migration reports ITREALMS.

The adoption which took place at an international conference in Marrakesh, Morocco, on December 10 has been largely described as historic move.

As said by the United Nations (UN) Secretary General, Mr. António Guterres, its the creation of a “roadmap to prevent suffering and chaos”.

Speaking at the opening intergovernmental session, Mr. Guterres, said that the Compact provides a platform for “humane, sensible, mutually beneficial action” resting on two “simple ideas”.

“Firstly, that migration has always been with us but should be managed and safe; second, that national policies are far more likely to succeed with international cooperation.”

The UN chief said that in recent months there had been “many falsehoods” uttered about the agreement and “the overall issue of migration”. In order to dispel the “myths”, he said that the Compact did not allow the UN to impose migration policies on the Member States, and neither was the pact a formal treaty.

“Moreover, it is not legally binding. It is a framework for international cooperation, rooted in an inter-governmental process of negotiation in good faith,” he told delegates in Marrakech.

The pact would not give migrants rights to go anywhere, reaffirming only the fundamental human rights, he said.

Acknowledging that some States decided not to take part in the conference, or adopt the Compact, the UN Chief expressed his wish that they will come to recognize its value for their societies and join in “this common venture.”

The United States did not endorse the Compact, and more than a dozen other countries either chose not to sign the accord or are still undecided.

Nenye Dom with agency report/GEE

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Adopt new technologies, see business more productive

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Adoption of new technologies would see more businesses productive, says the Managing Director of Vodacom Business Nigeria, Lanre Kolade, reports ITRealms.

He noted that as technologies such as Internet of Things (IoT) and Big Data Analytics continue to transform and disrupt the business world, that adoption of new technologies will drive productivity and efficiency to remain competitive.

Speaking at the recently held Business Day CEO Forum Nigeria 2017, an annual thought leadership initiative in collaboration with McKinsey & Co, Kolade said “Technology such as IoT enables growth across business sectors. Today, many organisations are using this technology to cut costs, reduce risk, increase revenue and efficiency”.

Businesses in the Africa are gradually adopting IoT, with Nigeria being one of the leading IoT markets in Africa. This adoption is driven by the increasing availability of affordable smart devices, coupled with the need for enterprises to deliver shareholder value. According to the Vodafone’s Global IoT barometer report 2017, the adoption of IoT has grown significantly from 12% in 2013 to 29% in 2017 and 49% of these adopters use IoT in conjunction with analytics to improve business decision-making.

In Africa, disruptive technologies such as IoT hold significant potential and the opportunities are found in different sectors. From Finance and Insurance to Manufacturing and Agriculture, including the Education sector, organization of all sizes are using IoT to optimize processes, automate production and monitor the supply chain. Speaking further at the event, Lanre Kolade said “We can use technology to disrupt education, with broadband penetration, digitization becomes possible and education contents will be more accessible to all in Nigeria”.

Vodacom is using technology to address challenges in, education, healthcare and agriculture in Africa. Vodacom recently deployed IoT solution for education and healthcare in Kaduna state using a mobile school management solution which provides real-time visibility of all administrative activities at over 4000 schools. The healthcare solution monitors stock level and distribution of essential medicines in over 250 medicine dispensary facilities in the state.   

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Prayer @Functions: Bishop Kukah advises Nigerians to adopt 2nd stanza as prayer

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The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, His Lordship, Bishop Matthew Kukah, has advised Nigerians to adopt the use of second stanza of the National Anthem as prayer at every event to promote unity in the country among Nigerians, reports ITRealms.

Delivering a speech, weekend, at a two-day retreat organised by the Southern Senators’ Forum in Calabar, Bishop Kukah said, the use of Muslim or Christian prayers at events would only make Nigerians more aware of their dividing factors, and may someday lead to praying for the light-skinned et al.

Kukah was quick to assert his concerns, “I am worried that we are increasingly making ourselves aware of our differences,” he declared, adding that this altitude is further dividing Nigeria.

In the recent past, Kukah noted that he had always worried and had a lot of argument with people about the idea of Christian and Muslim prayer.

“If we continue at this level, one day there will be prayer for light skinned and not so light skinned people, short or tall people,” he lamented.

Further, he pointed out that as the chairman of the Governing Council of Nasarawa State University that the only opening prayer said during meeting is second stanza of the National Anthem which is as “good a prayer as ever.”

Bishop Kukah counselled Nigerians to make efforts at deliberately promoting things that would unite the country and its population, than divide it.

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