'APC Will Win 2019 Elections, despite predictions' - ITREALMS

ITREALMS:

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said the APC will win the 2019 general elections on the basis of its performance, irrespective of the doomsday predictions by some international financial institutions and publications, reports ITREALMS.

The Minister gave the assurance in Lagos on Friday when he visited the corporate headquarters of Channels Television, in furtherance of the National Campaign Against Fake News, which was launched by the Federal Government in July.

He said the negative predictions against the APC-led Federal Government by an international financial institution, HSBC, and the Intelligence Unit of the Economist Magazine, were based on fake premises, thus qualifying such predictions as fake news.

“Talking about fake news, we expect that those who have been deeply affected by our policies will mount a sustained campaign against this Administration in the weeks and months to come. In fact, they have already started. We have all read that the Intelligence Unit of the Economist said the PDP will defeat the ruling APC in 2019. We have also read that the international financial institution, HSBC, said Nigeria's economic development will be stunted if President Buhari gets a second term.

“Let me state clearly that these reports are based on fake premises and, therefore, qualify as fake news. It is a psychological warfare by those who have been badly hit by our policies. For example, out fight against corruption has meant that many financial institutions, especially banks, that fed fat on the proceeds of corruption are no longer able to do that.

''Also, international publications that used to feed fat on questionable supplements paid for by the Federal Government have seen a drastic reduction in such patronage, as the Administration cuts down on frivolous spending that was the order of the day in the past.

Therefore, it is natural that these institutions and publications would not wish to see another term for this Administration,” Alhaji Mohammed said.

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ITU, WMO partner on life-saving weather predictions

ITRealms:

Two-Geneva based United Nations agencies, the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) and World Meteorological Organization (WMO) are partnering to drum support for life-saving importance of the ability to predict severe weather, reports ITRealms.

This issue, ITRealms reports will be highlighted on 23-24 October 2017 at the international seminar, "Use of Radio Spectrum for Meteorology: Weather, Water and Climate Monitoring and Prediction."

The seminar, ITRealms gathered has been designed to advance the use and further development of radio-based space and terrestrial systems and applications employed for weather, water and climate monitoring and relevant radio-frequency spectrum management activities. It also aims to increase awareness among national meteorological and hydrological services (NMHS) of the importance of meteorological-related spectrum protection – and the growing need for NMHS participation in national and international spectrum management activities.

Spectrum managers and state telecom administrators will also be provided with an overview of contemporary meteorological applications' use of radio spectrum and their future development. The socio-economic importance of these services within the context of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals will also be raised.

The first day will be dedicated to discussions about ITU's role in the international spectrum management system through the ITU-Radiocommunication Bureau (ITU-R); the main principles of spectrum management (e.g. the quadrennial World Radiocommunication Conferences, ITU-R activities, Radio Regulations, registration principles), and ITU-R Study Groups– with a particular focus on Study Group 7 and its Science Services activities.

The WMO's integrated global observing system will also be discussed as well as WMO's socio-economic value and the essential role of radio frequencies. WMO's meteorological satellite, data collection platforms, and modern applications (future outlooks) will also be featured.

The seminar's second day will focus on: active and passive sensing; current threats and future developments of meteorological radars; met aids (e.g. lightning, radiosondes, space weather) and will conclude with a discussion on the related issues to be addressed during the WRC 2019 and future WRC 2023 issues.

The seminar will also feature the new 2017 edition of the WMO/ITU Handbook on the Use of Radio Spectrum for Meteorology: Weather, Water and Climate Monitoring and Prediction

This Handbook covers the timely warning of natural and environmental disasters and accurate climate prediction through the use of radiocommunication systems.

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