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NBTI explores technology advancing partnerships

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The National Board for Technology Incubation (NBTI) said it is leveraging university, research institutes and industry partnerships as a strategy for national technology development.

Dr Uchenna Chukwu, the Director-General, NBTI, made this statement on Wednesday while addressing science and technology stakeholders at an interactive session, titled “ Technology and innovation development in Nigeria: prospects and challenges”.

Chukwu, who was represented by NBTI’s Director, Internal Audit, Mr Mohammed Ladan, said effective collaboration was a useful tool for ensuring the application of science and technology.

He said that by leveraging partnerships between research institutions and the industry, the resolution of social problems, creating value addition and commercialisation of research results will be achieved.

Chukwu said: “Partnerships between the university/ research institutes, industry and government is one of the most effective strategies for technology development.

“It is a useful tool for ensuring the efficient application of science and technology to the resolution of social problems.”

He added that the government had taken the public private-partnership initiatives to provide the framework for the development of science and technology leading to the creation of Technology Incubation Programmes (TIP).

“ Technology Incubation, when operated on best practices has proven all over the world as a credible strategy for developing the productive sector.

“It is a programme where the culture of value addition is imbibed in prospective entrepreneurs in order to build sustainable competitive enterprises.

“ Under this programme, Nigeria hopes to translate most of our indigenous knowledge, inventions, research and development findings through value addition into sustained competitive product and creating MSMEs in the process,’’ Chukwu said.

He said through the TIP, human capacity development was achieved, wealth is created, employment generated and entrepreneurial value inculcated among the beneficiaries.

NBTI’s Director of Procurement, Mr Mohammed Kano said that there would be no meaningful government without the contribution of science and technology.

He urged all the stakeholders present to make meaningful contributions and deliberations that would enhance private-public partnerships and foster economic development.

“ This collaborative meeting would provide a valuable opportunity for research scientists, industry specialists, representatives of government and other stakeholders to exchange ideas, share experiences and ensure policy implementation,’’ he said.

NAN reports that TIP is an integrated government support programme to establishments such as academic institutions, research centres and the private sector, either individually or in partnership.

The policy thrust of TIP is to pursue the commercialisation of technologies and technical innovations with the intention of creating and nurturing indigenous technology-based enterprise.

The programme, which started in Lagos in 2013 has since expanded with the establishment of 6 zonal offices and 36 centers across Nigeria as at today.

Wike, Umahi, El-Rufai, 26 others make Tinubu’s miniterial list[FULL LIST]

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After nearly 60-days of waiting, President Bola Tinubu has nominated former governor Rivers State, Nyesome Wike, his Ebonyi State counterpart, Dave Umahi, Nasir El-Rufai, Twenty six others as ministerial nominees.

The Senate President, Goodwill Akpabio unveiled the long awaited list of 28 ministerial nominees during plenary on Thursday.

Femi Gbajabiamila, former Speaker of the House of Representatives, delivered the list to the Senate during plenary on Thursday.

See list:

1. Abubakar Momoh
2. Amb, Yusuf Tukar
3. Ahmad Dangiwa
4. Hannatu Musawa
5. Uche Nnaji
6. Beta Edu
7. Doris Uzoka
8. Dave Umahi
9. Nyesome Wike
10. Muhammadu Badaru
11. Nasir El-Rufai
12. Ekprikpe Ekpo
13. Nkiru Onyechiocha
14. Bumi Tunji Ojo
15. Stella Okotete
16. Uju Kennedy
17. Belo Muhammadu Gunyo
18. Dele Alake
19. Lateef Fagbemi
20. Muhammad Idris
21. Olawale Edu
22. Waheed Adebayoe Adelabu
23. Emman Suleman Ibrahim
24. Prof Ali Pate
25. Prof Joseph Utse
26. Abubakar Kyari
27. John Enoh
28. Sani Abubakar Danladi

NCC warns Nigerians against fake LinkedIn account impersonating Danbatta

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Umar Danbatta

The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC has warned Nigerians against taking seriously the fake LinkedIn account impersonating the Executive Vice Chairman, EVC of the Commission, Prof Umar Danbatta on the social media.

The Commission said Danbatta does not have a LinkedIn account and any such account found on social media or any other platform, purporting to belong to the EVC of NCC, is fake.

The Commission said: “The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) wishes to draw public attention to a fraudulent LinkedIn Account impersonating the person, and office of the Executive Vice Chairman (EVC), Prof. Umar Danbatta.

“The account was obviously created by some unscrupulous and criminal elements with a view to defrauding unsuspecting members of the public and users of social media who may think that such an account belongs to the EVC of NCC.

“For the avoidance of doubt, the EVC/CEO of NCC, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has no LinkedIn Account. Therefore, any such account found on social media or any other platform, purporting to belong to the EVC of NCC, is fake!

“We are working with appropriate security agencies to investigate the source of this fraudulent act with a view to nipping it to the bud.

NCC added: “Members of the public are advised to be carefully guided when accessing or using information from social media.”

Rotary Club raises awareness on mental health during pregnancy among Women in FCT

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To achieve its health focus, the Rotary Club of Nigeria, Wuse 2 District, has raised awareness of mental health during pregnancy among women in FCT.

The club also donated maternal kits to the women, according to the president of the club, Mrs Rebecca Ebokpo.

Donating the relief materials at the Primary Healthcare Centre, Dutse Makaranta, Abuja, on Wednesday, Ebokpo said it was very important to ensure the mental wellness of expectant mothers.

According to her, the donations made by the club were to aid care delivery to pregnant women.

“We are focused on mental health among pregnant women.

“We will continue to do more and do more on sensitisation. Let them know they can find help from the primary health care centres.

“Sometimes pregnant women do not speak out for fear of being misunderstood,” she said.

She said available “statistics indicate that Nigeria is not doing well in providing maternal care to pregnant women.

“So, as a club, we must change the narrative.”

Speaking, Dr Nwakwo Tochuckwu, one of the mayors of the club, said the donations and health talks given to the women fulfilled the club’s maternal and child health responsibilities, which were its focus area in July.

Tochukwu observed that the donations were part of the club’s support for pregnant women in their pregnancy journey.

“Supporting pregnant women with these donations and health talk is important.

“Many of them have no money or support and sometimes fall into post-natal depression without understanding what is wrong with them.

“But with awareness creation, they become aware and ready,” he said.

Dr Linda Eze- Obiako noted the need and importance of focusing on a mother’s mental health because a healthy mother will lead to a healthy baby.

“They should also take exercises seriously, stay clean and eat right.”

“They should also approach medical workers in case there is any concern,” she said.

El-Rufai, Wike, Fagbemi, others make Tinubu’s ministerial list

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The immediate former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, his Rivers State counterpart Nyesom Wike and legal luminary Lateef Fagbemi (SAN) are some of the names on the list of ministerial nominees forwarded to the Senate by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, The Nation reports.

Also included are eminent medical scholar, Ali Pate, an economist Olawale Edun, banker Adebayo Adelabu, former Osun State Governor Adegboyega Oyetola, All Progressives Congress (APC) Women Leader, Mrs. Betta Edu, Senator Ben Ayade and eminent journalist Dele Alake, who is currently the Special Adviser on Media, Strategy and Special Duties.

It is understood that Tinubu sent the list to Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, Thursday morning.

This is in line with the constitutional provision that the list must reach the National Assembly within 60 days after the President has been inaugurated.

The list is a blend of politicians and technocrats and is believed to reflect national character.

Niger soldiers ignore Tinubu’s warning, declares coup on National TV

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Despite the warning issued on Wednesday by the Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, Bola Tinubu, the Nigerien soldiers on Thursday morning took over power from President Mohamed Bazoum.

President Bazoum had been in detention since the early hours of Wednesday when the soldiers first attempted the coup.

BBC reports that the soldiers announced the coup in a televised broadcast on Wednesday night.

About 10 senior officers led by Colonel Major Amadou Abdramane said during the broadcast that the National Council of the State Guard of the Nation had decided to “put an end to the regime you are familiar with”.

According to them, the development followed deteriorating security situation in Niger as well as bad social and economic management by the government.

“We reaffirm our support to all commitment undertaken by Niger,” the soldiers said.

ECOWAS, had through a statement by its Chairman Tinubu condemned the earlier attempt, warning that the regional body, as well as the global community, would not condone disruption of constitutional order within the sub-region.

BBNaija All Stars: Why my first two days difficult-Whitemoney reveals

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Big Brother Naija All Stars Housemate, Whitemoney has revealed that his first two days with the housemates were hard following his resolve to stay away from cooking.

Speaking during his diary section on Wednesday, Whitemoney lamented that his inability to cook in the house made him uncomfortable.

The Housemate, however, said he finally got the opportunity to cook on Tuesday, stressing that it was his best day in the house.

He said, “The first two days here were very hard for me because I tried to restrain myself from cooking.

“Since I came here, yesterday was my happiest day so far because I have been able to cook”.

Whitemoney also lamented that “the shot Ilebaye shot” at him on Wednesday morning was the most “direct shot” he has ever had in his entire life.

The singer said he was still looking at Ilebaye as the last born of the house before the shocker came.

Ilebay had, during a conversation with fellow housemates, revealed she was emotionally attached to Whitemone
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NOTAP eyes top public service position

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National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP) said it is working towards becoming one of the top 20 reformed public services in the whole world.

According to NAN, NOTAP’S Directir-Genetal, Dr DanAzumi Ibrahim, gave the assurance after receiving an organizational and self-assessment award from the Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR) on Tuesday in Abuja.

He expressed gratitude to BPSR for finding NOTAP worthy of the award and commended it for its work, which is critical in enhancing good governance in the public service.

“NOTAP will work hard to achieve 85 per cent when the bureau commences its next assessment phase,” Ibrahim vowed.

He said that the rating of NOTAP by the bureau was a wake-up call for the kits management to analyze the report’s recommendations and improve performance.

“If all agencies are subjected to this assessment, and they religiously follow the recommendations, I am sure the target of becoming one of the top 20 reformed public services in the world will be achieved,” Ibrahim said.

He said NOTAP was primarily established to regulate the inflow of foreign technologies into Nigeria, saying it is also responsible for promoting locally motivated technologies.

Ibrahim said that while executing its mandate of regulating technology transfer agreements, the office had, between the years 2012 to 2022, saved the nation over N140 billion that would have been left to foreign countries as capital flight.

He added that NOTAP instituted various partnerships with Industry to bridge the wide gap between academia and Industry through projects like the NOTAP Industry Technology Transfer Fellowship (NITTF).

The director-general said the programme, which kicked off in 2015, is envisaged to be a voluntary contribution fund by industries to support high-level manpower training.

Ibrahim said that the training was to fast-track technology development, acquisition, assimilation and diffusion in Nigerian industries, which had enrolled 21 Nigerians.

The Director General of BPSR, Mr Dasuki Arabi, said NOTAP was rated a silver-level organization by the bureau, scoring 74.25 per cent and therefore meeting expectations in all essential areas of responsibility.

He added that the quality of work in the organization was generally good since the most critical organizational goals were achieved and hence deserved the award.

“I urge the agency to work harder since it has great potential for improvement.

“NOTAP is playing a leading role in line with the government’s agenda of using technology to provide services and employment for the nations teeming youths.

“I commend the office for adopting Information Technology (IT) to digitalize its processes locally and engage with its stakeholders,” he said.

Nigerian Newssphere reports that NOTAP was presented with a silver plaque following the independent assessment and its validated assessment by the bureau in October 2021.

Labour Party rejects tribunal ruling sacking Ngozi Okolie, plans to appeal judgement

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The Labour Party has rejected the National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal ruling, which nullified the election of Ngozi its House of Representatives, Ngozi Okolie representing the Aniocha-Oshimili Federal Constituency.

Obiora Ifoh, National Publicity Secretary Labour Party disclosed this Tuesday in a statement.

Recalls that on Monday the tribunal sacked LP’s Okolie and was replaced with Ndudi Elumelu of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP being the runner-up during the 25th February election.

Ifoh said the decision of the tribunal is inconsistent with the position of the law.

According to him, the judgement is not acceptable to us and it is also not the final.

Ifoh alleged that powerful people in Delta are behind the political bravado.

He said the party has commenced putting documents together to appeal the judgment immediately.

“We note that the judgment is inconsistent with the position of the law already settled even by superior courts, including the Supreme Court. The nomination of candidates and membership are internal affairs of the party beyond the jurisdiction of the courts.

“It is very clear that powerful people in Delta state are involved in the matter and obviously we expect some of these arm-twisting and political bravado, but ultimately, we believe that judgment will be served”.

BBNaija All-Stars: Ilebaye is like red meat in mix of Lions – Kiddwaya

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Big Brother Naija “All Stars” housemate, Kiddwaya, has described fellow housemate Ilebaye as a red meat in the mix of Lions.

Kiddwaya disclosed this on Tuesday while speaking with Biggie during his first diary session.

He was explaining to Biggie why he nominated Ilebaye up for eviction this upcoming Sunday.

Kiddwaya said, “She [Ilebaye] is like a red meat in the mix of Lions.”

Nigerian Newssphere that Kiddwaya, alongside other Big Brother Naija All Stars housemates on Monday nominated each other for possible eviction on Sunday.

Biggie had instructed the housemates to nominate one housemate for eviction on Sunday.

The nomination process took place shortly after Adekunle emerged as the first Head of House of the season 8.

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