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Governor Zulum, Buni and Kefas to receive Digital Transformation and Developmental Award 2023
Governor Zulum, Buni and Kefas to receive Digital Transformation and Developmental Award 2023
By: Banahana Bukar
Organisation set to Award three North East Governors for their outstanding Digital Transformation and Developmental stride in the field of Innovation, Science and Technology
This is contains in a statement signed and made available to the newsmen in Sunday by Director Media and Publicity Rider Option
Aisha S Rabo.
Rider Option an Organisation presently working on implementation of digital Transformation Agenda 2030 by complimenting the efforts of Federal Government in the area of digital literacy through organizing conferences, training in Nigeria has nominated three Governors of North East for their outstanding and significant contribution they made to the Nigerian Digital Transformation Agenda 2030 at Subnational level .
Director media and publicity of the organization Aisha S Rabo made known to the members of press in Abuja Federal Capital Territory today Sunday 17th December, 2023,
His Excellency Prof Babagana Umara Zulum, The Executive Governor of Borno State apart from establishing a ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation has significantly transformed Borno State through rapid infrastructural Development.
He is receiving the most distinguished Innovative and Infrastructural Development Award 2023
His Excellency, Alhaji Mai Mala Buni The Executive Governor of Yobe State has been recognized for this Award for his contribution in Establishing Yobe State Information Technology and Development Agency. YITDA , an agency that is solely responsible for the digital transformation and Development of Yobe State which non of the States in the Federation so far domesticated the National Policy on Digital Transformation Agenda 2030.
The establishing of the full-pledged Yobe Information Technology Development Agency (YITDA) is the first of its kind in the North East region that calls for emulation by others to drive the digital transformation agenda and create jobs.
He is receiving the most Digital and AI Grand Ambassador Award 2023
His Excellency, Dr Kefas Agbo the Executive Governor of Taraba State has been recognized for empowering over 1000 Youth on digital Innovation and a convener of TARABA HACKATHON 2023 a widely accepted and publicized digitect programme that attracted international digital transformation leaders. The programme was facilitated under the new Ministry he created under the leadership of Hon Gideon Nonso Commissioner for Digital Economy and Innovation
The nomination letters for the three Governors was signed by Engr Isa Bashir Alkali the Executive Director of the organization and already issued to the Governors through their Aides and Liaison officers in Abuja while the presentation of the Awards will take place on Wednesday 20th December,2023 during the 1st Northern Youth Conference And Exhibition On Artificial Intelligence scheduled to hold in at Prof Babagana Umara Zulum Multi Purpose Hall at University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital ( UMTH ) Maiduguri in Borno by 10am
Aisha said after the successful hosting of the Organisation’s North Central Conference in Minna which took place on the 4th and 5th December, 2023, the organisation is set for the North East conference in Maiduguri as scheduled.
The conference brings together stakeholders, regulators, policy makers, Fintech, Mobile payment systems, Governments, innovators, technology solution providers, social impact enterprises, banks, telecommunications firms, researchers, Development Finance Institutions, Non-Governmental organisations, entrepreneurs, start-ups, investors, and philanthropists etc seeking to promote deep knowledge on Artificial Intelligence.
Aisha said that the event is beyond the conference, the Organization’s willingness to partner with the States Governments and the Digital Transformation Leaders and enthusiast to establish Artificial Intelligence Hubs in each States which will serve as incubation, innovation and collaboration centre for digitech enthusiasts.
Governor Zulum, Buni and Kefas to receive Digital Transformation and Developmental Award 2023
Security operatives arrest suspected fuel suppliers to bandits in Gombe
By: Zagazola Makama
Security operatives in Gombe State have arrested two suspected fuel suppliers believed to be providing logistics support to bandits operating in neighbouring communities in Bauchi State.
Security sources said the suspects were arrested on March 4 at about 4:30 a.m. during a stop-and-search operation along the Kashere–Futuk Road in Akko Local Government Area of the state.
The sources said the operation followed intelligence reports indicating that bandits terrorising parts of Bauchi State were sourcing fuel supplies from Kashere in Gombe State.
During the operation, operatives intercepted a red tinted Golf 3 vehicle with registration number GME 221 XA, loaded with 29 jerrycans of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS).
The vehicle was driven by one Aliyu Usman, 20, of Futuk Village in Alkaleri Local Government Area of Bauchi State, who reportedly fled the scene and escaped.
Two passengers in the vehicle, identified as Bello Abdullahi, 52, and Sulaiman Musa, 40, both from Futuk Village in Alkaleri LGA of Bauchi State, were arrested at the scene.
The suspects claimed that the fuel was purchased in Billiri, Gombe State.
The police impounded the vehicle along with the 29 jerrycans of fuel as exhibits while investigations are ongoing to determine their involvement in supplying fuel to criminal elements.
Efforts are also underway to apprehend the fleeing driver and uncover other members of the suspected supply network.
Security operatives arrest suspected fuel suppliers to bandits in Gombe
Troops of 3 Division liberate Mansur Village, Alkaleri LGA in Operation BUGUN KARKANDA III
By: Zagazola Makama
Troops of 3 Division Nigerian Army have successfully liberated Mansur Village and surrounding settlements in Alkaleri Local Government Area of Bauchi State as part of the ongoing Operation BUGUN KARKANDA III.
The operation, led by Major General Folusho Oyinlola, General Officer Commanding 3 Division and Commander of Operation ENDURING PEACE, targeted armed terrorists and criminal elements terrorising the local communities.
According to military sources, troops executed a coordinated offensive on identified flashpoints, dislodging terrorists who had attempted to seize control of Mansur Village. An AK-47 rifle was recovered during clearance operations, degrading the operational capacity of the insurgents.
Following the offensive, troops consolidated their positions and conducted patrols across Alkaleri LGA to maintain security and restore normalcy. Residents have reportedly begun resuming socio-economic activities in the area.
Military intelligence indicates that cross-border terrorist gangs operate within Plateau, Bauchi, and Taraba States, exploiting local terrains and engaging in fluid movement patterns to evade security forces.
The insurgents are reported to include high-value targets such as Mallam Lehi, Mai-Kunkuru, and Mallam Azuge, who operate in the Wase/Kanam forests and Jejin Madam axis.
The General Officer Commanding urged troops to maintain vigilance, stressing the importance of denying terrorists freedom of action while ensuring civilian protection.
Operation BUGUN KARKANDA III is part of the Nigerian Army’s ongoing efforts to dominate insurgent corridors and restore peace and security in North East and North Central Nigeria.
Troops of 3 Division liberate Mansur Village, Alkaleri LGA in Operation BUGUN KARKANDA III
Military EOD neutralizes improvised explosive device in Talata Mafara, Zamfara
By: Zagazola Makama
An improvised explosive device (IED) planted between Yar Danya and Maikwanugga villages in Talata Mafara Local Government Area of Zamfara State has been safely neutralized by military Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) experts.
Zagazola report that the operation, conducted on March 3 at about 2:00 p.m., followed the discovery of the device along a key village route. Security sources said the EOD team successfully detonated the IED, preventing potential harm to residents and commuters in the area.
Patrol and monitoring activities by the troops of Operation FANSAN YANMA and other security forces had since been intensified in the vicinity to ensure the safety of the local population and prevent further threats.
Military EOD neutralizes improvised explosive device in Talata Mafara, Zamfara
Security operatives arrest suspected fuel suppliers to bandits in Gombe
Troops of 3 Division liberate Mansur Village, Alkaleri LGA in Operation BUGUN KARKANDA III
Military EOD neutralizes improvised explosive device in Talata Mafara, Zamfara
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