PR Wise: The Presidency, Pantami and Mbaka By Yushau A. Shuaib In public relations practice, decision-making processes on an issue and crisis management are always the toughest before any act of communication can be effectively executed. Unlike journalism that feasts on bad news, which is what sells,...

Pantami Tasks NITDA to Reinforce IT Projects Clearance in Public Sector   The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami has tasked the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) to reinforce clearance of Information Technology (IT) projects in the public sector. Pantami made the call...

DBN Appoints new Executive Director, Non-Executive Director. The Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN), Nigeria’s primary wholesale development finance institution has announced the appointments of Mrs. Ijeoma Ozulumba and Mr. Kyari Abba Kyari as Executive Director and Independent Non-Executive Director respectively on the board of the...

CBN Directs Banks To Close Naira Remittances Ledgers       The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has mandated Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) to close all ‘Naira General Ledgers’ used by the lenders to remit naira to Diaspora remittances beneficiaries. CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele who gave the directive to...

GITEX 2020: NITDA Creates Big Data Platform To Scale Up Investments In Digital Economy         As the global economy is rapidly transforming through creative innovations, Nigeria has created Big data platform to improve data gathering for service delivery. The Director General of National Information Technology Development Agency...

Pension Contributors Withdraw N14.79bn As Job Losses Rise         About 26,458 workers who lost their jobs since the COVID-19 pandemic started taking its toll on the economy withdrew N14.79bn from their Retirement Savings Accounts in 10 months. Records from the National Pension Commission have revealed that more...