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The United Kingdom has restated its commitment to supporting the Federal Government in its inclusive digital economic agenda to promote the growth of Nigeria’s tech ecosystem and close the digital divide in the country.
The British Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria, Ben Llewellyn-Jones, OBE, stated this on Thursday in Lagos during a virtual technical conference facilitated by the UK’s Digital Access Programme on Digital Inclusion for Underserved/Unserved Communities and Persons Living with Disabilities (PLWDs).
“As our fight against the pandemic goes on, our focus is on supporting a sustainable and resilient recovery across Nigeria,” he told participants at the conference.
Nigerians speak out against new SIM card registration policy 01:28 (CNN)Doctors in Nigeria have criticized a mass national identification registration policy, involving tens of millions of citizens, as Covid-19 cases and deaths rise in the country.
Nigeria which has Africa s largest population has recorded about
half of its more than 140,000 cases in the last 10 weeks, according to data from John Hopkins University. The number of cases has continued to rise, and it is putting undue pressure on our health facilities, Mukhtar Muhammad, the national incident manager of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on Covid-19, told CNN. If we are not able to control the number of cases or provide more facilities, I am afraid certainly it is only a matter of time before the system becomes overwhelmed.
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Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers:
1. As the level of insecurity continues to rise across the country, President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, ordered security agencies to shoot anyone carrying an AK-47 rifle. His spokesman, Garba Shehu, made the announcement in an interview with the BBC Hausa.
2. The Nigerian pastor who the Boko Haram insurgents scheduled for execution yesterday, Wednesday, if the government failed to intervene, Pastor Bulus Yakuru, has regained freedom. He was released on Wednesday evening.
3. The Amalgamated Union of Foodstuff and Cattle Dealers of Nigeria (AUFCDN) yesterday, resolved to end the blockade of supplies to the south. The leadership of the union made the announcement shortly after a meeting with the Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello.