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As part of its corporate actions to support measures to check the rising spread of Coronavirus in Nigeria, Ecobank said it has committed about a hundred million naira to drive its National Radio Campaign tagged “StaySafeNigeria”. The campaign, according to the bank is a call to action, which will help create awareness and educate the populace on safety measures to adopt against the dreaded COVID -19. The campaign is currently running in over 50 radio stations across the six geopolitical zones of the country, the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja and the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) network news. This…

President Muhammadu Buhari, has yielded to the request by the Association of Telecommunication Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), asking the federal government to exempt telecom workers from the Coronavirus lockdown because of the essential services they offer. In a national broadcast on the Covid-19 Pandemic yesterday, the President, while announcing measures to be taken to avoid further spread of the virus, stated that though there will be a cessation of all movements in Lagos and the FCT for an initial period of 14 days starting from today, workers in telecommunication industry who offer essential services shall be exempted. “Worker in telecommunication…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has denied a media report it was instructed by the Minister of Communications & Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami to pay N300 million subvention to Nigeria Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA). The telecom regulator, who made the denial in a statement signed by Director, Public Affairs, Dr. Henry Nkemadu unequivocally states that the media report is mere falsehood. An online publication had reported that the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) gave N300 million to Nigeria Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), but in the statement, the Commission states in order to put the records straight, no agency…

Events have passed in the past week during the commissioning of the Emergency Communication Centre among other projects associated with the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy. Such events have as usual attracted interests from mischievous Nigerians as is always is with progressive stories. The question is: When are we going to learn to be more critical for crying out loud? What makes one wonder even more is how much such writers do without researched information or understanding of how governance should be in the 21st century. Poorly written pieces laced with terrible grammar are what you see and…

Polaris Bank has given a boost to government efforts in the fight against coronavirus (Covid-19). Polaris Bank has acquired 400 specialised hospital beds, complete with mattresses and accessories. The beds according to the Bank, will be handed over to the Lagos State Government; being the state most hit by the pandemic, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and other State Governments. The Bank also announced that it would be partnering with the Nigeria Coalition Against COVID-19 (NCAC), Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), Health Institutions and State Governments in stemming the tide of the COVID-19 pandemic by delivering additional materials to cover…

As part of measures to key into the Lagos State Government strategy of working from home in the wake of the Covid-19 Pandemic, Nigeria’s CWG Plc said its Business Continuity Plan (BCP), which it has been practicing partially since last year is fully being implemented. CWG’s Director, Managed Services, Mr. Martin Nwoga disclosed this in a statement circulated to journalists in Lagos. He said CWG, which has operations in four African countries and is touted as the largest integration company in Nigeria, has pieces of machinery in place that allows its staff to work from home. “CWG has implemented its…

It was Nicolo Machiavelli, the renowned Italian philosopher, who said that when you give a high political office to incompetent individuals or those who least expect it, chances are that they may come unprepared and in the haste to prove themselves inflict heavy damage on the system. Of course, history is replete with cases of some individuals who defied this postulation to make a huge success of their unexpected appointments, but the same history has never been kind to incompetent appointees. In the case of Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, the incumbent Minister of Communications and Digital Economy of the…

As the COVID-19, better known as coronavirus, continues to ravage the global community, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), said it has adopted alternative electronic meeting platforms, in order to reduce person-to-person contact that may arise from travels or meetings. The adoption, according to the telecom regulator is part of the measures put in place to support other initiatives from stakeholders in the industry to curtail the scourge. “The Commission, in conjunction with industry players and all other government agencies, has agreed to reduce the frequency of physical meetings all through the period of the coronavirus outbreak and considered alternative electronic…

A 2019 Digital Rights in Africa Report has revealed shocking details of how African countries are now adopting repressive models of Informational controls borrowed from authoritarian regimes such as Russia and China. The report, which was released by Paradigm Initiative, a pan-African social enterprise working to advance digital rights and inclusion in Africa, described as a worrying signal, which forebodes ill for the future of open and inclusive societies in Africa. According to Emmanuel Vitus, Communications Officer at  Paradigm Initiative, the adopted model is happening through a motley of targeted shutdowns, surveillance, arbitrary legislation to silence digital users. “African nations…

Skool Media Nigeria Limited said it is putting necessary resources together to launch online platforms for the Nigerian students to enable them to learn from home. This initiative, Nigeria’s based Information and CT solution company with expertise in digital learning will be done through its subsidiary, Edufirst Nigeria Limited as its corporate social responsibility for students whose academic has been truncated as a result of the spread of Covid-19 in some states in the country. It said it will be using its network of rich human resources to engage students through Edufirst.ng platform, Edufirst TV channel and on youtube. The…