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DIGITISING AGRICULTURE FOR SMALLHOLDER FARMERS WILL BOOST PRODUCTIVITY, INCREASE NIGERIA’S GDP, SAYS DG NITDA

The Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa has said digitising the agricultural sector in all its processes for smallholder farmers by the government would not only boost productivity but increase the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by $67 billion. Inuwa disclosed this at the Policy Dialogue session in collaboration with the Office of the Presidency, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture & Food Security, and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) at the Barcelona Hotel, Abuja. According to him, “With the smallholder farmers producing...
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NCC TO SHOWCASE INDIGENOUS TELECOM ACHIEVEMENTS AT NTICE 2023 EXPO

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is set to showcase achievements so far recorded in the promotion of indigenous content in the telecommunications sector at the second edition of the Nigerian Telecommunications Indigenous Content Expo (NTICE 2023), which holds in Lagos from August 22-24, 2023, at Landmark Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos. NCC Director of Public Affairs, Reuben Muoka, in a statement, said the Commission is mobilizing stakeholders for a remarkable outing, following a very impressive showing at the maiden edition of the event last year. The NTICE 2023, with the theme:...