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CITAD Marks The 15th Anniversary Of African Telecoms/ICT Day

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1 year ago

December 7, 2022

The celebrants

By Ozumi Abdul

Centre For Information Technology And Development (CITAD) on Wednesday 7th December commemorate this years African Telecoms/ICT Day.

This year’s celebration being the 15th anniversary which has its theme as “Enhancing Financial Inclusion Through ICT was held at Nigerian Institute of Architecture (NIA) in Waziri House Kano state, and geared towards bringing together ICT policy makers, regulators, the private sectors and other key stakeholders to deliberate on the potential of financial inclusion on how to eradicate poverty, ensure health and wellbeing and reduce systemic inequalities.

While speaking, the project Coordinator of Community Network, a project implemented by CITAD, Mallam Haruna Hadeja said the essence of organizing the gathering is to bring stakeholders together in the ICT industry to identify some gaps with the major aims of filling them, and to as well identify new areas in the ICT space.

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He noted that the coming of ICT has reduced the level of unemployment irrespective of anyone’s academic qualification, adding that gone are the eras of analogue when everything was redundant and retrogressive.

Hadeja said a particular agency he preferred not mention its name had already established job opportunities, but however questioned the sustainability of such opportunities. He added that those opportunities are only ephemerally transient that would not stand the test of time.

“A particular agency had already established job opportunities which I don’t want mention the name. But the problem is, are those opportunities sustainable? They are opportunities that will only wipe away with time, so there is gap filled with that type of opportunities”, he said.

Also speaking at the event was Mallam Salim Mustapha, the representative of Nurul Ameen Mustapha, who is the North West Zone Assistant Manager of NITDA.

Mustapha said NITDA bring one of the major stakeholders in the ICT space in Nigeria deemed it imperative to grace the event to give its goodwill.

He enjoined the participants to be business minded, by exploring the million of opportunities ICT and telecommunication offer in generating incomes rather wasting their time unnecessarily on social media platforms.

On his part, the facilitator at the event Dr Surajo Musa said the focus of his presentation is to identify the ICT based skills available in the ICT space, especially in the current era where emphasis are on skills acquisition.

He enjoined the participants to seize the opportunity to embrace ICT skill for self reliance and employment instead of over relying on government for white collar jobs.

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Kano-Kaduna-Abuja Passengers Spent Night In Kaduna Due to Traffic Jam

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May 13, 2024

Nigerian Tracker

Some passengers traveling from Abuja to Kano found themselves stranded in Gwanin Gora town, Kaduna State, due to a traffic jam.

An eyewitness and passenger, Dr. Lado Bala, informed NIGERIAN TRACKER that they had been stranded since 3 AM with no indication of movement.

Regarding the cause of the traffic jam, Dr. Bala mentioned that it may be attributed to an unknown accident that occurred further down the road.

As of the time of reporting, no security agency had responded to clear the jam.

The Kano-Abuja-Kaduna Express is a major Nigerian road that links Northern and Southern Nigeria.

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Nigeria Tracker Congratulates Sarkin Bai Mansur Mukhtar On Wedding of His Daughter Amina

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14 hours ago

May 12, 2024

Nigerian Tracker

The wedding ceremony

The management of Nigeria Tracker Communications, publishers of Nigerian Tracker online newspaper, has extended its congratulatory message to the family of Nigeria’s former Minister of Finance and Vice President of the Islamic Development Bank ,Dr Mansur Mukhtar on the wedding of his daughter, Amina Mansur Mukhtar.

This was contained in a statement signed by the Editor-in-Chief and CEO of the leading online newspaper, Abbas Yushau Yusuf.

The wedding fatiha and solemnization which took place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, had in attendance family, friends, and well-wishers, with a dowry of $1000.

On behalf of the board of directors of Nigeria Tracker Communications, we wish the couple a happy married life and Allah’s blessings, and success to the entire Sarkin Bai of Kano’s family, Dr. Mansur Mukhtar.

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My Successors Have Jettisoned My Progressive Ideas-Says Jonathan

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May 11, 2024

Nigerian Tracker

Former President Goodluck Jonathan

Former President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, on Friday, said some of the progressive ideas he instituted during his tenure were jettisoned after his exit from office.

Jonathan who was the President from 2010 to 2015, stated this while speaking as Chairman on the occasion of the 25th anniversary celebration of Igbinedion University, Okada in Edo State.

The former president who said he ensured that women were admitted into the Nigeria Defence Academy, recalled that he faced serious challenges but had his way as the president of the country.

He said it is worth noting that women have become an integral part of the military set with some of them going ahead to become some of the best jet fighters.

He said, “I recall the challenges faced by women in the military. But as President, I directed that the Nigeria Defence Academy commence admission of women into the institution.

“However some of the ideas, which could have helped in the technological development of the country were jettisoned. “

The former President who noted challenges faced by women in various career fields, advocated that limitations against women’s progression in their chosen fields of endeavour should be eliminated.

He also called for the recalibration of the nation’s school curriculum to prioritize skills acquisition, and technology and de-emphasise certificates.

The ex-president explained that emphasis on skills acquisition and technology in all fields of the country’s educational system was the way to go to hasten the development of the country.

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