NNPC reassures Kebbi State on renewable energy project - ITREALMS

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The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has restated its commitment to the partnership with the Government of Kebbi State for the production of biofuels, describing the project as viable and in tandem with the global transition to renewable energy.

The Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Mallam Mele Kyari, disclosed this while receiving the Governor of Kebbi State, Senator Atiku Bagudu, who paid him a courtesy visit in his office on Thursday.

Danbatta: Robust digital infrastructure, key to reaping ICT benefits - ITREALMS

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The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has said that robust digital infrastructure and literacy are key to reaping the transformational benefits of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) across public and private institutions in the country, reports ITREALMS.

Danbatta stated this when he received a delegation of the Top Management Committee (TMC) of the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano (AKTH), who paid him a courtesy visit at the Kano Zonal Office of the Commission at the weekend.

MTN/Banks USSD Imbroglio: Signs of things to come - ITREALMS

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Nigerians woke up on Friday, April 2, 2021, to discover they couldn’t recharge their MTN lines from their banks. It wasn’t another April fool’s prank. It was a real move by Nigerian banks to punish MTN for having the audacity to suggest reducing the margins on the commission for selling MTN credit to subscribers.

One wonders about the sort of thinking that prompted the banks to cut off over 75 million MTN subscribers from recharging via the USSD platform. Did they consider the pain of the subscribers or impact on the economy? Or was it a case of all is fair in war? It was a brutal tactic, one that sadly appears, in the short term, to have won.

Digital infrastructure, literacy key to reaping transformational benefits of ICT says Danbatta - ITREALMS

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The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has said that robust digital infrastructure and literacy are key to reaping the transformational benefits of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) across public and private institutions in the country.

Danbatta stated this when he received a delegation of the Top Management Committee (TMC) of the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano (AKTH), who paid him a courtesy visit at the Kano Zonal Office of the Commission at the weekend.

Mama Julianah Ademolahan Adeleye passes on - ITREALMS

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The family of Pa Joseph Adeleye Obutu of Iju/Itaogbolu, Akure North Local Government in Ondo State has announced the glorious passage to the great beyond of their mother, grandmother and great grandmother, Madam Julianah Ademolahan Adeleye (nee Olomoofe), reports ITREALMS. 

Mama Adeleye, ITREALMS gathered, passed to the great beyond on Thursday, April 1, 2021 at the age of 88.

GSM rides on Keke, partners AwaBike

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Governor 'Seyi Makinde (GSM) of Oyo State explained that the state government's determination to encourage healthy living among the teeming civil/public servants and visitors to the Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan, led to its partnership with AwaBikeNG, a bike-sharing and lifestyle start-up platform.

The governor, who stated this on Thursday, shortly after taking a ride on one of the bicycles nicknamed 'Keke Seyi' from the Governor's Office to the Water Corporation Building inside the Secretariat, said that the initiative would also help to promote a green environment.

Nigeria records 51m NIN linkage in March - ITREALMS

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The Federal Government (FG) has recorded some 51 million linkage of telecom subscribers with the National Identification Number (NIN), reports ITREALMS.

This was disclosed by the Ministerial Task Force on the NIN-SIM data linkage chaired by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami.

ITREALMS gathered that task force affirmed this from key stakeholders session in Abuja which included the EVC/CEO of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), DG/CEO of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), DG/CEO of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Representative of the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) and the Chairman of the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON). Others included the NCC Executive Commissioners Technical Services and Stakeholder Management, MD/CEOs of MTN, Airtel, EMTS (9Mobile), NTEL, Spectranet and SMILE, as well as the COO of Glo.

The meeting took place on Thursday, April 1, 2021 and an approval was given to extend the period of the NIN-SIM linkage to the 6th of May, 2021. The request for the extension was presented to President Muhammadu Buhari and he endorsed it.

Based on the updates of the NIN-registration process, over 51 million people have been assigned NINs. There are many people, who have enrolled and are in the process of being assigned NINs. With each individual having an average of 3 to 4 SIMs, the total number of SIMs tied to NINs would be close to the total number of registered SIMs in the country.

The current number of monthly enrolments has increased significantly to about 2.6 million registrations. There has also been a remarkable increase in the number of enrolment centres across the country with about 3,800 centres available for enrolments. There are also many more new centres in the pipeline.

The Chairman of the EFCC addressed the meeting and stated that the NIN-SIM linkage would support the Federal Government in checkmating the activities of fraudsters and cybercriminals.

The Honourable Minister noted the importance of obtaining feedback from all stakeholders in order to ensure that the NIN-SIM linkage process is one that cannot easily be compromised.

Dr. Pantami wishes to thank Nigerians for their patience and compliance with the Federal Government’s directive on the NIN-SIM registration exercise. 

He reiterated government’s commitment to continually taking decisions aimed at easing the pains of the citizens with regard to issues related to NIN and SIM registration.

NIN database exceeds 51 million records, as FG extends NIN-SIM linkage by one month - ITREALMS

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The Honourable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, chaired the meeting of the Ministerial Task Force on the NIN-SIM data linkage.  

The meeting was attended by key stakeholders, including the EVC/CEO of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), DG/CEO of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), DG/CEO of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Representative of the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) and the Chairman of the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON).  Others included the NCC Executive Commissioners Technical Services and Stakeholder Management, MD/CEOs of MTN, Airtel, EMTS (9Mobile), NTEL, Spectranet and SMILE, as well as the COO of Glo.

NIN database exceeds 51m - ITREALMS

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The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy (MoCDE), Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has disclosed that the National Identification Number (NIN) database recorded in excess of 51 million in ongoing NIN-SIM data linkage, reports ITREALMS.

Pantami made this disclosure at the end of a meeting he presided on Thursday, April 1 and attended by key stakeholders, including the EVC/CEO of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), DG/CEO of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), DG/CEO of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Representative of the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) and the Chairman of the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON). 

Technology with heart: Blue Prism’s COVID-19 impact - ITREALMS

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For the past year, Blue Prism, a global leader in intelligent automation, has donated resources to those most in need during the pandemic as part of its COVID-19 Response Program. 

COVID-19 struck industries quickly and with force and it was imperative that solutions were deployed rapidly to meet the challenges head on.