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By Jessica Dogo Abuja, April 27, 2023 (NAN) Galaxy Backbone (GBB) has trained 43 Permanent Secretaries drawn from different Ministries Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of government on digitalisation in the public sector. GBB said this was a deliberate effort by the Federal Government to foster migration from paper-based practice to full digitalisation in public sector. The capacity training was declared open by the GBB’s, Managing Director, Prof. Muhammad Abubakar, on Thursday in Abuja. Abubakar, who was represented by the agency’s Executive Director, Finance and Corporate Services Unit, Alhaji Adamu Umar, said the training was a medium to stimulate viable economic technics for revenue generation. The one-day capacity building training was with the Theme: ‘’The Objective Transformation and to Achieve Paperless Policy Initiative”. Addressing the participants, Abubakar listed the organisation’s mandates with emphasis on digital transformation to drive and improve quality services for the country’s economy sustainability. “This provides digital training as one of the services by Galaxy Backbone. We also provide the land and wireless interventions local area network infrastructure across the MDAs. “We are assuring you of our unrelenting support and cooperation wherever we are required,” he said. Ms Damola Sogunro of e-Government Department, Ministry Of Communication and Digital Economy spoke on Digital Economy and Nigerian Public Service. Sogunro said e-commerce and domestic productivity should be a major focus as it could be a game changer for creativity, job opportunities and add values through revenue generation. “This is so important to moving the public sector from where it is to where it needs to be. “It will create a world class open government that has the attributes of transparency, efficiency and quality of service,” she said. FCTA Permanent Secretary, Mr Olusade Adesola, represented by ICT Director, Malam Zakari Bala, said it was already replicating the training by coaching 2500 members of staff. “We did the upgrading and we have connected all our FCT staffers through fibre and we are presently training 2500 staff on ICT provision,” he said. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the training is among the numerous engagements by Galaxy Backbone Limited. (NAN)

By Jessica Dogo Galaxy Backbone (GBB) has trained 43 Permanent Secretaries drawn from different Ministries Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of …

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Edo Poll: Buhari urges candidates to shun do-or-die politics, calls for free and fair election

    President Muhammadu Buhari has called on political parties, candidates, and security agents participating in the Edo governorship election to uphold democratic standards during the poll. A statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Garba Shehu, on Thursday quoted the President as saying that failure to abide … Continue reading Edo Poll: Buhari Calls For Free And Fair Election, Urges Candidates To Shun Do-Or-Die Methods

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Court says Transgender woman cannot be child’s ‘mother’

France’s highest court ruled Wednesday that a transgender woman cannot be officially recognised as the biological mother of the child she conceived with her wife, in a ruling described as “scandalous” by her lawyer. To become one of the six-year-old girl’s two legal mothers, the 51-year-old transgender woman would have to adopt her, the Cour … Continue reading French Court Says Transgender Woman Cannot Be Child’s ‘Mother’

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Ondo INEC office fire outbreak caused by electrical connection – Police

  Police authorities on Monday revealed the cause of the inferno which gutted the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) head office in Akure, Ondo State capital. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Bolaji Salami told journalists that the fire outbreak was caused by a faulty electrical connection. Salami debunked insinuations that the fire outbreak … Continue reading Police Reveal Cause Of Ondo INEC Office Inferno

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