FG begins e-government capacity building for MDAs

The National Information Technology Development Agency has commenced a virtual strategic capacity building workshop for Ministries, Departments and Agencies.

The training is in three phases for directors of ICT and heads of Procurement, Network Administrators and Domain Managers, NITDA disclosed in a statement yesterday.

The Director-General of NITDA, Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, represented by Director, e-Government

Development and Regulation, Vincent Olatunji, said the training was to ensure that the application of technology in running government activities become part of public service especially during this post COVID-19 era.

He said the training would hasten the implementation of the National e-Government Master Plan and inculcate the use of Information Technology in carrying out government activities.

Our industry may shut down by January-Poultry farmers By Vincent A Yusuf Poultry farmers

Thursday in Abuja held an emergency meeting, urging the federal government to allow importation of soybeans and maize and partially reopen land borders. The farmers, under the aegis of the Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN), also asked the government to halt the export of soybeans and soymeal as well as maize so as to protect the local food system and security. Its president, Ezekiel Ibrahim, at a press conference, said the government should “partially keep the borders open for markets in agriculture and critical food products in transparent and predictable manner, but not the export of under produced food either formally or informally.” He said: “If urgent actions are not taking immediately by the government, the industry might be forced to shut down completely by January 2021.” The association demanded that the government declare a state-of-emergency in the poultry industry and assist the association to organize a national conference on poultry production in Nigeria.