#LGA to ICT

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Photography: Son, You're in Texas 6/20/24

Photography: Son, You're in Texas 6/20/24 @AmericanAir @LGAairport @FlyICT @DFWAirport

Caption: Deep in the heart of Texas, you might see this sad looking Texas merch. Last Wednesday night, I had a difficult time sleeping. I was keyed up and a bit nervous about my then-upcoming flights to Wichita, KS: I was worried about oversleeping the five alarms I set up on my iPhone 14 Pro. I was traveling with a North Face duffel bag that was a slight bit oversized and I was worried that I’d…

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Certain fandom and their president

When the topic is ishman:- 😑😡😡🤬

When the topic is their fvrt(shub-sara):-😍😍💞💞💞

Chalo start karte hai:-

To vo jo comment tha jiska ko ne reply Kiya vo comment bhai ek funny comment tha aur vo fandom mai reh jaata baat khtm thi but blud decided to puta a show .

Ha theek hai uska pov bhi vi ki shub got a life and we can't judge him blah blah blah , kyuki jo hume dikhta hai vo sirf 1pc hota hai maximum baaki hume literally kuch nhi pta. but the way he putted the things says so much bout him man was soo pressed aisa tha ki pta nhi aisa kya bol diya 💀💀.

Bhai ko jokes ka nhi pta .

Mera pehle ye tha ki bola rude tareeke se but theek bola hai like agr vo comment popular ho jaata (jiska chance sirf 0.1 pc tha ) to dikkat ho jaati, kyuki pta hi hai media aur ict fans ka . But bhai vo ek fandom ki cheez thi . Aise to usne Tumblr dekh liya to kya sabki ID bnd karwaega kya .

But thanks to him the thing is now popular. maine fer Tumblr khola then I got to know bout the other side and they are not wrong . And when you know all perspective tb cheeze jyada clear hoti hai . So here I am . Rai ka pahad bna diya hai usne .

Many are saying he is homophobe , then it's his problem not ours blud needs to fix his brain.

Bhai ko ye mazaak itna serious lg gya inke liye mazaak to vo hai jb pura stadium sara sara krta hai . He be like ohh they are doing this in funny way , even when the team officials told them to stop with the chants . Tb to isne ek statement vi nhi di 💀💀 agenda king. But ek comment itna lg gya .

Aur fer isne ek newspaper waale ko vi bash kara like theek hai , agr ye iske uss comment pai reply krne ke baad hai tb you guyss know ki aisa isne isliye kiya taaki koi ye na boley ki baaki cheeze nhi dikhti , safe play you know. Mereko batana ki usne ye pehle Kiya tha ya baad mai.

Mereko to ye pura ek stunt lg rha hai kyuki jb saare unko psnd kr rhe hai to isko kya dikkat hai including them also . Ya fer Ishu se hoga kuch.

Aur iss sbka fayda hua hai ek certain fandom ko cause their president didn't bashed thier fvrt. Aur bolega vi kese achi frnd jo hai vo.

Dekho mai kisi ko hate nhi krti mujhe koi frk nhi pdhta koi kya kr rha hai

Aur apna view share karo aur tamasha dekho bss 😌😌😌 .

Bhai kl tk itna khush they aaj ye bakchodi ho gyi 💀

Toodles, tum log vi apne vichar batana , aur agr mera koi point tumko acha na lga ho vo vi batana 💞😍😍😍

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Bank of Industry Set to Disburse N200 Billion to Support MSMEs and Nano Businesses

The Federal Government has designated the Bank of Industry (BOI) as the executing agency for a N200 billion fund aimed at bolstering businesses across Nigeria. This initiative, overseen by the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Investment (FMITI), encompasses three funds: the Presidential Conditional Grant Scheme (PCGS), the FGN MSME Intervention Fund, and the FGN Manufacturing Sector Fund. The Bank of Industry (BOI) has been entrusted by the Federal Government to oversee the disbursement of a N200 billion fund tailored to support businesses throughout Nigeria, according to recent announcements from the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Investment (FMITI). The funds, consisting of the Presidential Conditional Grant Scheme (PCGS), the FGN MSME Intervention Fund, and the FGN Manufacturing Sector Fund, are poised to invigorate the entrepreneurial landscape across the nation. The Presidential Conditional Grant Scheme (PCGS), a component of the initiative, is specifically earmarked as a N50 billion grant scheme designed to bolster eligible Nano Business owners. This grant, intended to reach a minimum of 1,000 beneficiaries per Local Government Area (LGA) in the 774 LGAs across the nation and the 6 council areas in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), is geared towards supporting a wide array of nano businesses, including traders, food vendors, ICT businesses, transporters, artisans, and creatives. Notably, beneficiaries of the PCGS are exempt from repayment obligations. The allocation of N200 billion towards supporting businesses, particularly Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and nano businesses, underscores the government's commitment to fostering economic growth and sustainability across Nigeria. With the Bank of Industry spearheading the disbursement process, aspiring entrepreneurs and established businesses alike stand to benefit from this significant initiative. Read the full article

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Be Professional, Verify Facts, Assess Social Impact Of Your Writing – Stakeholders Urge Writers

Be Professional, Verify Facts, Assess Social Impact Of Your Writing – Stakeholders Urge Writers

Writers have been called upon to ensure they maintain professionalism, fact-check issues and always consider the social impact of whatever they are writing in the course of their writing career in order to assure maximum benefits to society and societal harmony.

This was the consensus of various speakers at the just concluded maiden edition of The Writers Summit, a one-day writers’ workshop…

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THE ROLE OF THE USE, COMPETENCE OF TEACHERS AND STUDENTS IN ICT TO TEACHING AND LEARNING IN GOVT SEC. SCHOOLS OF GWAGWALADA LGA

THE ROLE OF THE USE, COMPETENCE OF TEACHERS AND STUDENTS IN ICT TO TEACHING AND LEARNING IN GOVT SEC. SCHOOLS OF GWAGWALADA LGA

ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate the competence of teachers and the use of Information Communication Technology (ICT) in teaching and Learning in Gwagwalada LGA government secondary schools. The focus was on three main subject matters: ICT use and competence, teacher and student, and ICT infrastructure and teaching practices. The study is closely connected to the national…

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#scholarships #Internships #Jobs #Nigeria #Africans

Chartered #Accountant at Frozen Foods Frontline, Benin City, Edo https://www.ngtodayjobs.com/2020/11/14/chartered-accountant-at-frozen-foods-frontline-benin-city-edo/ #scholarships #Internships #Jobs Mechanical #Engineer at Frozen Foods Frontline, Benin City, Edo https://www.ngtodayjobs.com/2020/11/14/mechanical-engineer-at-frozen-foods-frontline-benin-city-edo/ #scholarships #Internships #Jobs LGA Managers at Development Alternatives Incorporated (DAI) – 4 Openings, #Adamawa, #Bauchi, #Ebonyi and #Gombe State. https://www.ngtodayjobs.com/2020/11/14/lga-managers-at-development-alternatives-incorporated-dai-4-openings-adamawa-bauchi-ebonyi-and-gombe-state/ #scholarships #Internships #Jobs Grants Specialist at Development Alternatives Incorporated (DAI) – 3 Openings, #Gombe, #Sokoto, and #Adamawa State https://www.ngtodayjobs.com/2020/11/14/grants-specialist-at-development-alternatives-incorporated-dai-3-openings-gombe-sokoto-and-adamawa-state/ #scholarships #Internships #Jobs #Communications / Knowledge Management Specialist at Development Alternatives Incorporated (DAI), #Bauchi State. https://www.ngtodayjobs.com/2020/11/14/communications-knowledge-management-specialist-at-development-alternatives-incorporated-dai-bauchi-state/ #scholarships #Internships #Jobs Senior #Monitoring, #Evaluation, and #Learning (MEL) Specialist at Development Alternatives Incorporated (DAI), #Bauchi State. https://www.ngtodayjobs.com/2020/11/14/senior-monitoring-evaluation-and-learning-mel-specialist-at-development-alternatives-incorporated-dai-bauchi-state/ #scholarships #Internships #Jobs #Procurement Specialist at RTI International, #Abuja https://www.ngtodayjobs.com/2020/11/14/procurement-specialist-at-rti-international-abuja/ #scholarships #Internships #Jobs Program Officer at Development Alternatives Incorporated (DAI), #Kano State. https://www.ngtodayjobs.com/2020/11/14/program-officer-at-development-alternatives-incorporated-dai-kano-state/ #scholarships #Internships #Jobs R & D #COVID-19 Officer at Creative Associates International, Abuja https://www.ngtodayjobs.com/2020/11/14/r-d-covid-19-officer-at-creative-associates-international-abuja/ #scholarships #Internships #Jobs #Administrative Officer at Development Alternatives Incorporated (DAI), #Kaduna State. https://www.ngtodayjobs.com/2020/11/14/administrative-officer-at-development-alternatives-incorporated-dai-kaduna-state/ #scholarships #Internships #Jobs #FoodSecurity Co-Facilitator at Mercy Corps Nigeria, Maiduguri, #Borno State https://www.ngtodayjobs.com/2020/11/14/food-security-co-facilitator-at-mercy-corps-nigeria-maiduguri-borno-state/ #scholarships #Internships #Jobs Individual Consultant – #ICT and #Digital #Technology #Entrepreneurship at the Economic Community of West African States (#ECOWAS), Abuja https://www.ngtodayjobs.com/2020/11/14/individual-consultant-ict-and-digital-technology-entrepreneurship-at-the-economic-community-of-west-african-states-ecowas-abuja/ #scholarships #Internships #Jobs Head of Sub-office at the International Organization for Migration (#IOM), #Borno State. https://www.ngtodayjobs.com/2020/11/14/head-of-sub-office-at-the-international-organization-for-migration-iom-borno-state/ #scholarships #Internships #Jobs #FoodSecurity and #Livelihood (FSL) Officer at Premiere Urgence Internationale (PUI), #Borno State. https://www.ngtodayjobs.com/2020/11/14/food-security-and-livelihood-fsl-officer-at-premiere-urgence-internationale-pui-borno-state/ #scholarships #Internships #Jobs #Grants Officer at Development Alternatives Incorporated (DAI) – 5 Openings, #Bauchi, #Gombe, #Sokoto, #Adamawa, and #Ebonyi State https://www.ngtodayjobs.com/2020/11/14/grants-officer-at-development-alternatives-incorporated-dai-5-openings-bauchi-gombe-sokoto-adamawa-and-ebonyi-state/ #scholarships #Internships #Jobs State Citizen Engagement / #CapacityBuilding Specialist at Development Alternatives Incorporated (DAI) – 5 Openings, #Bauchi, #Gombe, #Sokoto, #Adamawa, and #Ebonyi State. https://www.ngtodayjobs.com/2020/11/15/state-citizen-engagement-capacity-bui

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Photography: Head and Feet in The Clouds

Photography: Head and Feet in The Clouds @AmericanAir @LGAairport @FlyICT

Last Thursday, I was heading to Wichita, KS for the inaugural Elsewhere Festival and Conference. Created and produced by Midtopia, a Wichita-based nonprofit artist and music-worker collective striving to build new models for the music industry, Elsewhere is a not-for-profit event created to facilitate the building of community around artistic and musical endeavors. The festival component was…

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Take PR to the top

The importance of PR as a strategic management discipline has been championed by Sarah Waddington and others. It is a vitally important conversation.

But we have to be talking to the right people. Indulging in an echo chamber talking to ourselves about the need to have a seat at the top table achieves nothing.

That is why if I am elected president I will be taking the conversation to the places it needs to be. One of the things I have learnt over 20 years of experience of engaging with stakeholders and communities is that it’s about you going where the stakeholders are rather than expecting them to come to you.

Taking an MBA gave me the confidence, skills and language to be able to engage with C-suite and CEOs no matter what background they come from. I can talk profit and loss with accountants, risk with lawyers, tech with ICT professionals and organisational development with HR.

I’ve run my own business, I’ve set up and run a large charity and I’ve worked in public sector organisations with turnover in the millions and thousands of staff. I know business top to bottom.

The conversation we need to have with CEOs is about how PR delivers economic value.

We need to show how reputation affects the bottom line, how employee churn and it’s costs can be cut by effective internal communication, how positive community relations reduce the costs of expansion, how effective media relations impacts on buyer behaviour and how understanding reputational risk improves decision making. And most of all we need the evidence to show PR works.

To make that argument we have to improve our industry practice. That means setting smart objectives and conducting proper evaluation as well as producing stunning campaigns.

It means working on long term organisational change. You don’t achieve significant change in organisations in a year it takes a three to five year timeframe. You need to be in it for the long haul.

This is why if I were elected I would be focusing over a three year period as President elect, President and past President working with my Board colleagues on building those long term relationships.

I want to be spending time with the CBI, business leaders in the regions via the Local Economic Partnerships (LEPs), with public sector leaders and chief executives through the LGA, SOLACE, with Charity CEOs at ACEVO and with government delivering the economic argument for PR.

[reportafrique]

Bank of Industry Set to Disburse N200 Billion to Support MSMEs and Nano Businesses

The Federal Government has designated the Bank of Industry (BOI) as the executing agency for a N200 billion fund aimed at bolstering businesses across Nigeria. This initiative, overseen by the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Investment (FMITI), encompasses three funds: the Presidential Conditional Grant Scheme (PCGS), the FGN MSME Intervention Fund, and the FGN Manufacturing Sector Fund. The Bank of Industry (BOI) has been entrusted by the Federal Government to oversee the disbursement of a N200 billion fund tailored to support businesses throughout Nigeria, according to recent announcements from the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Investment (FMITI). The funds, consisting of the Presidential Conditional Grant Scheme (PCGS), the FGN MSME Intervention Fund, and the FGN Manufacturing Sector Fund, are poised to invigorate the entrepreneurial landscape across the nation. The Presidential Conditional Grant Scheme (PCGS), a component of the initiative, is specifically earmarked as a N50 billion grant scheme designed to bolster eligible Nano Business owners. This grant, intended to reach a minimum of 1,000 beneficiaries per Local Government Area (LGA) in the 774 LGAs across the nation and the 6 council areas in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), is geared towards supporting a wide array of nano businesses, including traders, food vendors, ICT businesses, transporters, artisans, and creatives. Notably, beneficiaries of the PCGS are exempt from repayment obligations. The allocation of N200 billion towards supporting businesses, particularly Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and nano businesses, underscores the government's commitment to fostering economic growth and sustainability across Nigeria. With the Bank of Industry spearheading the disbursement process, aspiring entrepreneurs and established businesses alike stand to benefit from this significant initiative. Read the full article

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Letter to Buhari:There is no Electoral law concerning Box Snatching.You are wrong Mr President

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Letter to Buhari:There is no Electoral law concerning Box Snatching.You are wrong Mr President

Romanus Ugwu, Abuja

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, has said that contrary to the directive President Muhammadu Buhari gave to the police and the military to shoot ballot box snatchers, culprits of electoral violence would be punished in accordance to the Electoral Act.

Although Part VIII, Section 129 (sub IV) of the Electoral Act stipulates that anybody who snatches or destroys any election material shall be liable on conviction to 24 months imprisonment, President Muhammadu Buhari had revealed during an emergency national caucus meeting that he had ordered security agents to shoot on sight anyone caught in the act.

However, reacting to the directive during a media parley to update Nigerians on the progress made by the commission ahead of this weekend’s poll, the electoral INEC boss said: “The position on the shoot-on-sight order is that the violators of the Electoral Act should be punished according to the provisions of the Electoral Act.”

Yakubu had equally reacted to the trending speculation on the invitation of the commission’s officials by the Department of State Services (DSS), the INEC chairman dismissed such arrest.

“No commissioner of the commission was picked up by any security agency. No house of any commissioner of the commission was raided. No commissioner of INEC has been picked up by the security agents. The particular commissioner you are referring to as mentioned in the social media is, as we speak, in his office in the commission. Similarly, no director was picked up by any security agency,” he insisted.

While giving an update on the readiness of the commission for the poll, he said: “Let me, therefore, present to you the level of implementation so far achieved. By Monday evening, all issues relating to the delivery of the materials were identified and virtually addressed. Ballot papers, result sheets and a host of non-sensitive materials are now in location across the 37 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (PCT).

“Our state offices commenced the process of inviting stakeholders to the Central Bank of Nigeria to examine the retrieved materials deployed last week and to witness the dispatching of materials according to local government areas (LGAs). This is ongoing at the moment and is expected to be completed today Tuesday, February 19, 2019.

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“The movement of materials to LGAs for batching according towards and polling units shall take place on Wednesday and Thursday, February 21, 2019. A11 Registration Area Centres (RACs) are to be activated by 9.00am on Friday, February 22, 2019. Personnel and materials should be at the RACs by mid-day on Friday, February 22, 2019.

“Refresher training for ad hoc personnel should take place at the RACs on Friday, February 22, 2019. Personnel and materials must arrive at the polling units latest 7 am on Saturday, February 23, 2019. The opening of polls nationwide will take place at 8 am on Saturday, February 23, 2019.

“You would recall that in my address to stakeholders, I mentioned that we intended to reschedule the elections for just 24 hours to enable us to deliver the final batch of sensitive materials for the elections. However, our ICT team notified us that it would require more time to reconfigure the Smart Card Readers (SCRs) in time for the elections.

“Let me explain why. The SCRs are configured to only open for use at 8 am on election day, and to automatically shut down by 10 pm. This is designed to forestall any illegal use of the SCRs before the appointed time of elections. There are roughly 180,000 SCRs to be deployed for the elections and the ICT team said that they would require 5-6 days to complete the configuration. 1’m glad to say that as at today, about 98 per cent of the SCRs have been reconfigured and we are confident that by tomorrow all would be ready, which is a day earlier than scheduled,” he said.

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INEC apologises to Nigerians - 'We take full responsibility and we regret any inconvenience our decision might have caused'

INEC apologises to Nigerians - 'We take full responsibility and we regret any inconvenience our decision might have caused' Professor Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has taken full responsibility for the postponement of the elections.   In a new statement released this evening, he cited bad weather and other logistics issues, as well as cases of lawsuits filed against the commission. He, however, restated the commitment of the commission to ensuring free, fair and credible elections.

He said the commission was confronted with myriad of challenges and had to resort to postponing the elections.   See the full statement below... l. About thirteen hours ago, I conveyed to Nigerians the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to reschedule the 2019 general elections by one week. Presidential and National Assembly elections earlier scheduled for 16th February 2019 will now hold on Saturday 23rd February 2019, while Governorship, State Assembly and FCT Area Council elections scheduled for 2nd March 20l9 will now hold on Saturday 9th March 2019. The one-week adjustment was a painful one for INEC, but necessary in the overall interest of our democracy. 2. Nigerians will recall that when this Commission was appointed in November 2015, we promised Nigerians two cardinal things. First, we shall work hard to consolidate the improvements made in the management of elections. Secondly, we shall always be open, transparent and responsive. We have strived diligently to keep these promises in very trying circumstances. 3. In keeping with our promise to consolidate the gains of the last two electoral cycles, the Commission has conducted 195 rerun and off-season elections across the country since the last general elections. Most of these elections have been generally adjudged to show progressive improvements in planning, execution and outcomes. 4. This commitment to continue to improve on election administration has informed our preparations for the 20l9 general elections. Our goal is to plan carefully, execute meticulously and bring stability into election management in Nigeria. Consequently, we announced fixed dates for elections in Nigeria to the effect that Presidential and National Assembly elections will always hold on the third Saturday in February of an election year. While the Governorship and State Assembly elections follow two weeks later. Having settled this, we began the planning quite early, with a Strategic Plan (SP), 3 Strategic Programme of Action (SPA) and an Election Project Plan (EPP). In fact, the plan for the 2019 general elections was ready in November 2017 and we subsequently issued the timetable and schedule of activities for the elections over one year ago on 9th January 2018. We carefully followed the timetable and implemented 13 of the 14 activities as scheduled. We kept to the timeframe and have not missed the date fixed for any single activity. 5. In preparing for the 2019 general elections, we have come face-to-face with the realities of conducting such an extensive national deployment of men and materials in a developing country like ours. It is said that elections constitute the most extensive mobilization of men and materials that any country could undertake in peacetime. The challenges of doing so, even under the best of circumstances, are enormous. Within a period of 16 months, we registered over 14 million Nigerians as new voters, collecting their names, addresses, photographs and their entire ten fingerprints. Beyond that, we prepared, printed and delivered their Permanent Voter Cards for collection. I should note that of the 14.28 million Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) made available for collection, about 10.87 million or 76.12% have been collected. 6. It is often not appreciated the magnitude of activities that the Commission undertakes during general elections. Not only have we recruited and trained about 1 million young people to serve as ad hoc staff, the magnitude of materials mobilized for our elections isenormous. For instance, the Commission has printed 421.7 million ballot papers for six scheduled elections, as well as 13.6 million leaves of result forms for the Presidential election alone. Indeed, managing 91 political parties and 23,316 candidates for whom votes will be cast in 119,973 polling units by over 84 million voters is certainly astounding. No doubt, preparations for the 2019 general elections have been extremely tasking for the Commission. 7. It is therefore not unexpected that such a tremendous national mobilization of men and materials will encounter operational challenges and we have had our own fair share of such challenges. There has been delay in delivering ballot papers and result sheets for the elections which is not unusual. However, I must emphasize that all the ballot papers and result sheets were ready before the elections despite the very tight legal timeframe for finalizing nomination of candidates and dealing with the spate of legal challenges that accompany it. In this regard, the Commission has been sued or joined in over 640 court cases arising from the nomination of candidates. As at today, there are 40 different court orders against the Commission on whether to add or drop candidates. The net effect of these is that there is usually roughly a one-month window for the Commission to print ballot papers and result sheets and either fly or transport them to several destinations until they finally get to each polling unit. Unfortunately, in the last one week, flights within the country have been adversely affected by bad weather. For instance, three days ago, we were unable to deliver materials to some locations due to bad weather. We therefore had to rely on slow-moving long haulage vehicles to locations that can be serviced by air in spite of the fact that we created five zonal airport hubs: Abuja (North Central), Port Harcourt (South South and South East), Kano (North West), Maiduguri and Yola (North East) and Lagos (South West) to facilitate the delivery of electoral logistics. 8. Apart from these logistical challenges, we also faced what may well be attempts to sabotage our preparations. In a space of two weeks, we had to deal with serious fire incidents in three of our offices in Isiala Ngwa South Local Government Area of Abia State, Qu’an Pan Local Government Area of Plateau State and our Anambra State Office at Awka. In all three cases, serious disruptions were occasioned by the fire, further diverting our attention from regular preparations to recovery from the impact of the incidents. In Isiala Ngwa South, hundreds of PVCs were burnt, necessitating the re-compiling of the affected cards and reprinting in time to ensure that the affected voters are not disenfranchised. I am glad that all the cards were quickly reprinted and made available for collection by their owners. 9. In Qu'an Pan Local Government Area, our entire office was razed, destroying all the materials prepared for the elections printed register of voters, ballot boxes, voting cubicles and several electricitygenerating sets. 11 Registration Areas and over 100 polling units were affected by the fire. We recovered quickly and have since replaced everything destroyed. In addition, we secured a suitable building from which to conduct the elections. 10. Perhaps the most serious was the fire incident in our Anambra State Office at Awka, which destroyed over 4,600 Smart Card Readers being prepared for the elections. These Card Readers take at least six months to procure. Despite this setback, we have practically recovered from this by mopping up every available spare SCR across the country and within 24 hours delivered them for elections to hold in Anambra State. 11. All these challenges mean that there have been differences in preparations from one state to another. Our overall assessment is that if the elections went on as planned, polls will not open at 8am in all polling units nationwide. Yet, we are determined that polls must hold at the same time everywhere in the country. In this way, elections will not be staggered. This is very important to public perception of elections as free, fair and credible. We promised Nigerians that we shall be open, transparent and responsive. 12. Faced with these challenges, we initially thought that we only require a maximum of 24 hours to resolve the logistics issues involved and complete our deployment for the election. This would mean shifting the elections to commence on Sunday 17th February 2019. However, given the restriction of movement during elections, that could affect many voters who worship on Sundays. While the Commission was considering the following Monday 18th February 2019 as an option, our ICT Department advised us that it would require 5-6 days to reconfigure about 180,000 Smart Card Readers earlier programmed to work only on election day Saturday 16th February 20l9. It is for this reason that the Commission decided to adjust the election dates to Saturday 23rd February 2019 for Presidential and National Assembly elections and a consequential adjustment of Governorship, State Assembly and FCT Area Council elections to Saturday 9th March 2019. 13. Some sensitive materials have been distributed. However, all such materials have been retrieved and will be taken back to custody of the Central Bank of Nigeria. I want to assure you that there will be properaudit to account for all materials. 14. In the next few days, the Commission will work on the basis of the following plan: S/No. Activity Timeframe - Completion/confirmation of deployment of materials (Monday l8th February 2019) - Configuration of the Smart Card Readers (Sunday 17th Thursday 21st February 2019) - Receipt and Deployment of sensitive materials to LGAs (Wednesday 20 and Thursday 21st February 2019) - Refresher training for ad hoc staff (Thursday 21st February 2019) - Deployment of personnel to RACs (Friday 22nd of February 2019) - Election Day (Saturday 23rd February 2019) 15. I want to appeal to Nigerians and all other stakeholders for their understanding in what has been a very difficult decision for the Commission. But we believe that ultimately this is for the good of our democracy and country. I wish to assure you of our commitment to free, fair and credible elections. 16. As Chairman of INEC, and on behalf of the Commission, we take full responsibility for what happened and we regret any inconvenience our decision might have caused. 17. Thank you and God bless. Read the full article

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All NIMC Benue State Enrolment Centres

All NIMC Benue State Enrolment Centres

Special Centres may be set up for enrolment in some areas to operate for relatively shorter periods of time before being decommissioned.

State Office Jonah Jang Crescent by Federal Secretariat Ado LGA LGA Secretariat, Igumale Adoka-Ohimini ERC Nigeria Legion Office Complex, Adoka, Ohimini Apa LGA LGA Secretariat, Ugbokpo Benue State University (BSU) ICT Department 1st Campus, BSU Bur…

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We are leaving no stone unturned - Ezinihitte IMC Chairman

We are leaving no stone unturned – Ezinihitte IMC Chairman

…Council builds new health centres, trains 200 Youths in ICT, sets road target

By Obiaku Lancelot Ifeanyi

Chairman of the Interim Management Committee (IMC) of Ezinihitte Mbaise local government area of Imo State, Chief. (Mrs) Getrude Iroemeh, has stated that the committee was leaving no stone unturned in delivering quality governance to the people of the LGA.

This is even as she revealed that…

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Photography: Mama, I'm Coming Home/ICT to LGA 6/23/24

Photography: Mama, I'm Coming Home/ICT to LGA 6/23/24 @AmericanAir @LGAairport @FlyICT @DFWAirport

Caption: River City Brewing’s Stout was delicious. And yes, the passport. Again, that had to do with the REAL ID rules. The road keeps calling y’all. Times have changed and times are strangeHere I come, but I ain’t the sameMama, I’m coming home . . . Me and two other panelists had a 2:00pm shuttle to Dwight D. Eisenhower, Wichita Airport. And after going through security, we went to River City…

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FREE BSC/MSC OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY PROJECT TOPICS AND MATERIALS

FREE BSC/MSC OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY PROJECT TOPICS AND MATERIALS

FREE BSC/MSC OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY PROJECT TOPICS AND MATERIALS

INTELLIGENCE MANAGEMENT AND ITS IMPACT ON SECURITY IN JOS NORTH LGA PLATEAU STATE

CHALLENGES OF DEVELOPING SECURITY AWARENESS PROGRAM IN NIGERIA AND ITS IMPLICATION ON SAFETY IN NIGERIA (A CASE STUDY OF LAGOS STATE)

THE SECURITY CRISIS IN NIGER DELTA REGION AND ITS IMPACT ON PEACE AND NATIONAL SECURITY

ICT, CYBER…

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Bank of Industry Set to Disburse N200 Billion to Support MSMEs and Nano Businesses

The Federal Government has designated the Bank of Industry (BOI) as the executing agency for a N200 billion fund aimed at bolstering businesses across Nigeria. This initiative, overseen by the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Investment (FMITI), encompasses three funds: the Presidential Conditional Grant Scheme (PCGS), the FGN MSME Intervention Fund, and the FGN Manufacturing Sector Fund. The Bank of Industry (BOI) has been entrusted by the Federal Government to oversee the disbursement of a N200 billion fund tailored to support businesses throughout Nigeria, according to recent announcements from the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Investment (FMITI). The funds, consisting of the Presidential Conditional Grant Scheme (PCGS), the FGN MSME Intervention Fund, and the FGN Manufacturing Sector Fund, are poised to invigorate the entrepreneurial landscape across the nation. The Presidential Conditional Grant Scheme (PCGS), a component of the initiative, is specifically earmarked as a N50 billion grant scheme designed to bolster eligible Nano Business owners. This grant, intended to reach a minimum of 1,000 beneficiaries per Local Government Area (LGA) in the 774 LGAs across the nation and the 6 council areas in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), is geared towards supporting a wide array of nano businesses, including traders, food vendors, ICT businesses, transporters, artisans, and creatives. Notably, beneficiaries of the PCGS are exempt from repayment obligations. The allocation of N200 billion towards supporting businesses, particularly Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and nano businesses, underscores the government's commitment to fostering economic growth and sustainability across Nigeria. With the Bank of Industry spearheading the disbursement process, aspiring entrepreneurs and established businesses alike stand to benefit from this significant initiative. Read the full article