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By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Oyo State government and some stakeholders have advocated the speedy passage of National Digital Economy And E-Governance Bill to ensure accountability and transparency in governance. The stakeholders, who gathered in Ibadan, the state capital, on Tuesday, said the passage of the bill would smoothen government activities and boost government-citizen engagement. This were the submissions of speakers at a stakeholders’ engagement on the National Digital Economy and E-Governance Bill. Speaking during the event, Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Olatubosun Tijani, represented by Banke Ajagunna, noted that the importance of the bill could not be underestimated,…

By Kingsley Chukwuka Executive Director (ED), Lagos International Trade Fair Complex. Barrister Vera Ndanusa, has identified a panacea to gender-based violence (GBV) in the country. The scourge of GBV, especially against the female gender, has been on the rise in the country with different tiers of government expressing grave concern at the menace. Ndanusa advocated formal education for girls as a powerful tool for employment, which, according to her, would empower and enable them to make informed choices and break free from cycles of abuse. To her, if women are educated, they will hardly subject themselves to wrong relationships that…

By Kingsley Chukwuka, Jos Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State today presented a budget estimate of about N471.1 billion to the State House of Assembly for the 2025 fiscal year. It is tagged Budget of Consolidation and Sustainability. Presenting the budget to the lawmakers, the governor said the sum of N201.5 billion,or 43.46 per cent of the total budget, is for recurrent expenditure. The sum of N258.8 billion, representing 56.54 percent of the budget, goes for capital expenditure. Governor Mutfwang added: “It is with profound gratitude and a deep sense of honor that I stand before this hallowed chamber today…