The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami has expressed hope of the National Identity Number registration helping to curb crime and also helping Nigeria achieve a digital economy for the country.Mr Pantami made this known when he spoke at the Global Privacy Day Celebration, 2021 said the value of the registration exercise would become appreciated with the ease at which e-government services would be delivered, the reduction in crime, and ge...

The Nigeria Minister of Women Affairs, Pauline Tallen has isolated herself after contracting the deadly COVID-19. It was gathered that Tallen tested positive after a routine test conducted on her and members ofthe family.According to a statement she personally signed on Saturday, the minister said she was asymptomatic but was advised to go for the test which returned positive. However, members of the minister’s family were negative.She minister has gone into isolati...

The Nigerian finance minister, Mrs Zainab Ahmed has said that the coronavirus pandemic and the drastic falling of oil prices are set to force the economy into negative growth.The minister made the comments after the National Economic Summit meeting in Abuja on Thursday.“On the economy, COVID-19 has resulted in the collapse in oil prices,” she said. “This will impact negatively, and the impact has already started showing on the federation’s revenues and on the forei...