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FG to Install 90,000 km Terrestrial Fibre-optic Infrastructure, Says Edun

FG to Install 90,000 km Terrestrial Fibre-optic Infrastructure, Says Edun The Federal Government has announced its readiness to establish Nigeria as the third-largest terrestrial fibre-optic infrastructure nation in Africa, with the proposed installation spanning 90,000 km. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy,...

We’ll End Terrorism Financing in the North East – Experts

We'll End Terrorism Financing in the North East - Experts Corruption and bad governance create conditions for the survival of violent extremism and terrorism financing in Nigeria, experts have said. They made this known at a two-day Sensitisation Workshop held in Gombe State for the Civil...

Pate Urges EFCC, ICPC to Track States’ Spending on Health

Pate Urges EFCC, ICPC to Track States’ Spending on Health The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Muhammad Ali Pate, has tasked the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to monitor disbursed funds...

Skilled Birth Attendance: FG Equips 1,400 Primary Health Care Centres

Skilled Birth Attendance: FG Equips 1,400 Primary Health Care Centres The Ministry of Health has equiped 1,400 Primary Healthcare Centres to provide Skilled Birth attendance and reduce infant and maternal mortality in the country. The project, which covers 8,300 facilities, was funded through the National Primary...

Cybersecurity Levy Aimed at Financial Institutions, Telecoms, Not Individuals- Senator Buba

He noted that the relevant section of the Cybercrime Act is very clear about the businesses that are required to pay the levy, not the citizens.

Cybersecurity Levy, National Security and Economic Growth by Senator Shehu Buba Umar

The complexity in interpreting and applying specific provisions of the Cybercrime Act 2015 stifled national cybersecurity efforts in the face of well-organised cyber syndicates and well-funded terror adversaries.