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Experts seek overhaul of digital education framework - Businessday NG

Jan 16, 2025 | businessday.ng | Joy Jimoh

Experts in the Education sector have called for a comprehensive overhaul of the country’s digital education framework, citing outdated policies, inadequate infrastructure, and ineffective teaching practices as key barriers to advancing online learning ahead of the third International Conference of the Open Distance E-Learning Association of Nigeria (ODeLAN).
Telcos' tariff hike should not exceed 60%

Jan 16, 2025 | businessday.ng | Joy Jimoh

Bosun Tijani, minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, has said that a potential tariff increase in the telecommunications sector should not exceed 60 percent. Tijani made this known during an interview on ‘Politics Today’ on Channels Television on Wednesday.
IYN lauds Tinubu, Otuaro for transformative leadership in N/Delta

Jan 16, 2025 | businessday.ng | Joy Jimoh

Leaders of the Ijaw Youth Network (IYN) have lauded President Bola Tinubu and Dennis Bruto Otuaro, Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) administrator, for their commitment to developing the Niger Delta region. The youths’ group cited the recent award of scholarships to over 1,700 students from the region as a testament to their positive leadership in the region.
NBS yanks crime survey report off website

Jan 16, 2025 | businessday.ng | Joy Jimoh

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has quietly removed its recently published crime survey report from its official website which went live yesterday after four weeks of downtime. The report titled “Crime Experience and Security Perception Survey 2024,” released on the 17th of December last year, revealed alarming statistics on kidnapping in Nigeria.
NigComSat partners Eutelsat to boost connectivity via low earth orbit satellites

Jan 15, 2025 | businessday.ng | Joy Jimoh

The Nigerian Communications Satellite (NigComSat) Ltd has entered a multi-year partnership with Eutelsat, a global leader in satellite communications, to deliver Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite services in Nigeria. The collaboration aims to provide high-speed, low-latency connectivity to various sectors, including government, enterprises, and underserved rural areas, enabling applications such as remote communications, mobile connectivity, and offshore operations.
Yam, beer, rice drive Food inflation up to 39.84% in December 2024

Jan 15, 2025 | businessday.ng | Joy Jimoh

Nigeria’s food inflation rate hit 39.84 percent in December 2024, a 5.91 percent increase from the 33.93 percent recorded in December 2023, according to the latest report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).
NBS website goes live four weeks after hack

Jan 15, 2025 | businessday.ng | Joy Jimoh

The official website of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) is back online after being offline for four weeks due to a cyber attack that occurred on December 18, 2024. The platform, which serves as a critical repository for national data and statistics, was restored earlier today, just in time for the launch of the December inflation report, allowing users to once again access essential economic and demographic reports.
AI to add $136bn to Nigeria, Ghana, two other economies by 2030 -Okonjo-Iweala

Jan 15, 2025 | businessday.ng | Joy Jimoh

…UBA GMD bags AUST honorary doctorate degree in Business AdministrationNgozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), has stated that Artificial Intelligence (AI) could contribute $136 billion in productivity gains, cost savings, and increased revenues to the economies of Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, and South Africa by 2030.
Price of calls to rise as FG agrees to tariff hike

Jan 8, 2025 | businessday.ng | Joy Jimoh

The federal government has agreed to demands for tariff hikes in the telecommunication industry. This is expected in the coming weeks, as the government aims to address sustainability challenges in the telecom sector. This implies that prices of calls, data and SMS will go up for the average Nigerian.
Afreximbank urges African govt to empower youth for economic growth

Dec 29, 2024 | businessday.ng | Joy Jimoh

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has called for strategic investments in empowering Africa’s youth to harness the continent’s economic potential. Benedict Okey Oramah, President, Afreximbank made the call at the 5th edition of the youth summit organised by Grand Africa Initiative (GAIN), themed “Connecting Africa through Youth Entrepreneurship and Digital Innovation” in Abuja.