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Youth Development Ministry, NDPC agree to train 5,000 Nigerians on Data Protection

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The Federal Ministry of Youth Development and Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to train youths on Data Privacy and Protection.

The details of the MOU were contained in a statement by B. Bamigboye the, Head, Legal, Enforcement & Regulations at NDPC.

In his remarks during the signing ceremony, the Minister of State for Youth Development, Engr. Ayodele Olawande expressed optimism about the opportunities being created for jobs and wealth creation by NDPC under the leadership of the National Commissioner/CEO, Dr Vincent Olatunji.

“No less than 80 percent of human capital development under the administration of the President is targeted at youths and this initiative is aimed at equipping 5,000 youths with the requisite technical skills for new jobs in the data protection ecosystem,” the Hon Minister remarked.

While explaining the importance of the training, Dr Olatunji emphasized the importance of building trust and confidence as Nigeria repositions her economy to attract foreign direct investment. “Investors will be eager to do business in Nigeria if we can demonstrate accountability about their data assets. There are at least 500,000 data controllers in Nigeria who are required to have at least one data protection officer each. Nigerian youths now have a great opportunity to become professionals to take up the estimated 500,000 new jobs in the ecosystem.

“In addition, we are also making sure that the subsequent certification will not be a burden on our foreign exchange. We have already licensed an in-country certification body that will issue globally recognized certificates to eligible trainees.” Dr. Olatunji stated.

On his part, the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Youth Development, Mr. Olubunmi Olusanya, lauded NDPC for its quest for data privacy and protection and expressed the preparedness of the Ministry to set the necessary machinery in motion to make the collaboration a success.

Nigeria doing a lot to protect citizens’ Identity from criminals- Barnksforte CEO, Bankole

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The Chief Executive Officer of Barnksforte, Adedayo Bankole said that the Nigerian government is doing a lot to protect citizens’ identity from criminals.

Bankole made this known on Monday in an interview during National Identity Day organized by the National Identity Management Commission.

This is as Bankole warned Nigerians to be careful about how they manage their data.

He said that there are criminal elements out there looking for the tiniest opportunity to steal those data and use them for criminal purposes.

He noted that Cybercrime is a global trend but added that works are underway to “use the best industry standard in terms of transmission in data waves. When you’re transmitting and processing. There’s a data protection law that allows us to make sure that there are protocols that are used in terms of how you transmit data and how you prepare data. That is being put in place.

“More scrutiny and more technology is being deployed to make sure that a lot of data is being protected. So if you look into the modification systems, you will find out that we make sure that we verify the ownership of the data in order not to allow someone else to use your data.

“To be honest with you, it’s a lot of effort. The criminals are out there. Criminals want to use your data to do a lot of things and we are working so hard to make sure we put the protection in place.”

Earlier, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had during the event told Nigerians that their unique proof of identity emphasizes their basic human right to protection, sustenance and support as a recognized member of society wherever they are.

Tinubu was represented at the event by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Gorge Akume

Other stakeholders including telecommunications companies took their turns to reiterate the need for subscribers to have verifiable identity by linking their National Identity and Subscribers Identity Module.

Reliable Identity paramount to my 8-point agenda- Tinubu to Nigerians

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has told Nigerians that an effective identification system is paramount to the successful delivery of its Eight Points agenda to Nigerians.

Tinubu represented by the Secretary of the Federation, Senator George Akume, disclosed this while speaking at the 2024 National Identity Day organized by the National Identity Management Commission on Monday in Abuja.

He stressed the importance of digital identity in Nigeria.

According to him, the developmental initiatives of Tinubu will amount to nothing without an adequate reliable identification system.

“We come together today not just to celebrate this day but to recognize the fundamental right of every citizen in Nigeria and across the globe to have unique verifiable proof of identity.

 

“Our administration’s 8-point agenda, which includes food security, ending poverty, economic growth and job creation, access to capital, improving security, enhancing the business environment, upholding the rule of law, and fighting corruption, is intrinsically linked to the success of our digital identity initiatives. By leveraging DPI, we can streamline service delivery, reduce bureaucratic bottlenecks, and ensure that government programs reach those who need them most”, the President stated.

Earlier, the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, the Director General of NIMC,
Abisoye Coker-Odusote said that Nigeria is the right path to the effective harmonization of identification.

National Identity Day: Why we need legal Identification to work for Nigerians- Interior Minister Tunji Ojo

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The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji Ojo, has said that it would be difficult for the government to work for its people without proper identification.

The Minister spoke at the 6th National Day of Identity, 2024, where he argued that it would be difficult for any government to protect or provide for citizens it does not know.

“If you do not get the identity of the people right, you can’t protect who you don’t know. That is the truth. You can’t provide for who you don’t know and for you to do that, you must get the identity right,” he said.

“You must get the EOI right. What is the EOI? That’s the Evidence of Identity. Because identity is the foundation. Identity is the credo, it is the genesis. It is the beginning upon which development will be built.

“If we do not pay the necessary attention to identity management, what are the problems we’re going to be getting, number 1, we’ll have the issue of reputational damage which is what we getting at the moment.

“I tell you this, of every every 10 Nigerians that attempt criminality, there are 100 million fantastic Nigerians. That is the truth.

“But if we are unable to manage their identity, you will find it difficult for you to be able to segregate the good from the bad.

“You’ll find it difficult for you to be able to provide basic policing, basic amenities of life for the people.

“If you know the identity of people, the next level will be to know the needs of the people, to know the wants of the people for you to be able to meet up with the aspirational aspiration of the people.

“If you are not able to do that then what do you get? You get a country that will forever be a country of potential without attaining potential.

“You cannot manage an identity when you can’t protect the data. The Data Protection Act is fundamental in any democracy in the world, It is the right of the people.

“It is the right of the government to have the identity of people, to harness the identity of people, to have the ability to identify people, but it is the right of people for their identity to be protected.

“So in this, it brings you to a situation where you have to, you have to strike a balance between security and identity management.”

 

 

 

 

We are on the right path to harmonization of Identity in Nigeria- NIMC DG, Coker-Odusote

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The Director General of the National Identity Management Commission, Abisoye Coker-Odusote said that Nigeria is on the right path to the harmonization of digital identity in the country.

Coker-Odusote disclosed this on Monday in her remarks at the 2024 National Day Identity held in Abuja.

Speaking on the title, Digital Public Infrastructure: Enabling Access To Services, Coker-Odusote noted that DP facilitates seamless access to public and private services across different sectors such as financial, healthcare and agriculture, amongst others.

According to her, through collaboration with critical stakeholders, the commission had been able to enroll over 110 million Nigerians.

“I must say we are on the right path and key strides have been made through collaboration and partnerships with government agencies and private sector players – linking of NINs and phone numbers with the telecommunication companies, NIN and Bank Verification Number (BVN) harmonization with financial institutions to facilitate digital payments, digital money, digital identity and digital processes, amongst others.

“Furthermore, the Student Loan Initiative showcases how DPI can eliminate financial barriers to education. By collaborating with 257 institutions, 332,715 students have been registered for loans, and over 18,000 students have already received payments through the initiative”, she stated.

On his part, the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo stressed that Identity is critical to social and financial development.

The event has in attendance other key government functionaries and private sector operators including the Managing Director of Airtel Nigeria, Carl Cruz.

September, 16 has been designed globally to mark Identity Day.

Lagos seals Cubanna Chiefpriest Restaurant, Donald’s

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The Lagos State Government has sealed off a fast food restaurant belonging to Nigerian socialite, Pascal Chibuike Okechukwu, popularly known as Cubana Chiefpriest.

 

The Commissioner for Environment, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this through his X account on Sunday.

 

According to him, the decision to seal the business was due to the restaurant’s failure to adhere to several warnings issued regarding noise pollution and other environmental violations.

 

Posting a series of pictures of the sealed restaurant, Mr Wahab tersely wrote, “After several warnings and abatement notices, the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency @LasepaOfficial sealed Donald’s Fast Food on Adebayo Doherty Street, Lekki 1 over noise pollution and other environmental infractions.”

The restaurant, named Donald’s Fast Food, is located on Adebayo Doherty Street, in the Lekki 1 area of Lagos State.

However, Cubana Chiefpriest. has yet to respond to the development.

 

 

Omoyele Sowore regains freedom after arrest

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Omoyele Sowore, the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress in the 2023 election has announced that he has regained freedom after detention.

Sowore disclosed this in a statement through his official X account on Sunday.

According to him, he was released by officials of the Nigeria Immigration Service after detention.

He added that his international passport had been released to him.

“I have just been released by the Nigerian Immigration after a brief detention and my passport was released back to me,” he said.

The development comes after it was reported that Sowore was arrested.

BREAKING: DSS arrests Sowore on return to Nigeria

How we captured terrorists to defend Biafrans- Simon Ekpa

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The Prime Minister of the Biafra Republic Government In-Exile explained how the Biafra Liberation Army recently captured terrorists to save the lives and properties of Biafrans.

Ekpa disclosed this statement on Saturday through his official X account.

According to him, the action was to send a strong message to those who did not want Biafra’s actualization to come alive.

He warned those commissioned to kill and cause mayhem on Biafrans to stay clear of the region.

Ekpa reiterated the call for the Biafraland to be demilitarized for lasting peace to reign.

“He was captured by the Biafra Liberation Army. He will be freed today to join his family as a gift to his people.

“Recall all security forces serving Nigeria within Biafraland and killing our people in Biafraland.

“Those of you still killing our people in Biafraland, you may not be this lucky,” he said.

This comes as Ekpa earlier announced December 2, 2024, as Biafra Declaration Day.

Biafra Declaration: BRGIE Finance Minister, Nkere meets US speaker, Congressmen- Ekpa

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Simon Ekpa, the Prime Minister of Biafra Republic Government In-Exile has announced that its Finance Minister, Ogechukwu Nkere and the Director Biafra Foreign Affairs USA Ada Eze had two days important meetings with US Congressmen including the speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Congressman Mike Johnson, Congressman Jeff Van Drew to discuss Biafra Liberation and the interest of Biafran community in the US.

He made this known in a series of statements through his official X account on Thursday.

Ekpa noted that Nkere had a fruitful discussion with the high-powered US lawmakers regarding the Biafra Self-referendum and Nigeria’s marginalization of Biafrans.

The BRGIE leader, Ekpa in his statement stressed that US the Speaker expressed interest in supporting Biafra’s agitation for self-rule.

According to him, the outcome of the discussion during the meetings would help in the actualization of Biafra Liberation.

He added that the message of the Biafra declaration on December 2, 2024, has resonated all over the US.

“BRGIE Minister of Finance Ogechukwu Nkere had a substantive meeting and discussion with the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Congressman Mike Johnson (R-LA), to discuss the BRGIE, developments in Biafra, and the Biafran-American community.

“This is historic and unprecedented, as Speaker Johnson is one of the most powerful individuals in the United States government and is second in the United States presidential line of succession, after the Vice President. Minister Nkere also had the opportunity to discuss the self-referendum and Nigeria’s marginalization of Biafrans.

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Nigerian govt reiterates support for advancement of traditional medicine

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The Federal Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation has expressed readiness to support the advancement of traditional medicine in the country.

The Minister of Science Technology and Innovation, Mr Uche Nnaji, stated this at a one-day dialogue on re-thinking natural medicine held in Abuja.

The theme for the meeting was “Support the provision of quality and safe traditional medicine through appropriate regulatory mechanisms” .

The event was organised by the Nigeria Natural Medicine Development Agency (NNMDA).

Nnaji, who reiterated Federal Government’s dedication to supporting and strengthening local industries, highlighted their crucial role in driving economic growth and development.

He emphasised that traditional medicine played a major role in people’s life and national development, adding that the innovation was still low hence the need for support.

 

“ The Federal Government is committed to the growth of local content and industries, so the ministry will give its support to the development of the sector.

 

“ Our support will improve industrialisation so that resources such as traditional medicine knowledge, products and technology can be transformed into innovative and commercialised products,” he said

 

The minister promised to collaborate with the agency in the area of product research funding and training, among other possible partnerships.

The Director-General, NNMDA, Prof. Martins Emeje, said that medical science had made incredible advances all over the globe especially in the area of traditional medicine.

Emeje, therefore, called for public and private support to promote traditional medicine in Nigeria like the rest of the world.

The NNMDA D-G said that the inclusion of traditional herbal medicine in clinical practice would also help to achieve health for all.

“ The traditional medicine subsector holds the master key to the much-desired future of Nigeria’s healthcare delivery and economic greatness.

“With its associated bio-resources, it is a strategic sector that can be used as a tool for the overall development of the country, starting from the natural improvement of health.

Also in simulation of small and medium scale agro-business, small scale product industries in health, raw materials and a feedstock to the global knowledge economy in research and product development,” Emeje said.

 

He said that in recent years, research on African traditional/ herbal medicine had been increasing clinical trials and research by public or private researchers across the world.

 

“ Africa has great pool of diverse medicinal plant sources, a long and well characterised traditional medicinal system. Modern technology and techniques have rrevolutionised he progression of drug discovery from medicinal plants.

 

“Modern technology and techniques became an essential tool to monitor and maintain the quality of traditional formulation, and mechanism for its formulation,’’ he said.

Dr Merlin Wilcox, a Principal Research Fellow at the University of Southampton, United Kingdom, in his keynote speech detailed the process of arranging a collaborative project between governments

 

Wllcox called for gogovernment’s support to research and development of traditional medicines so that its citizens can enjoy its high level benefits.

“Scientific evidence is needed to support the provision of safe and quality medicine to the citizens.

“So many people are in dire need of traditional medicine because it is more effective and retentive of its originality.

“ The government needs to strengthen policies that will make it more presentable and available in dosages,’’ he said.

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