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  • Industry Minister lauds GBB on ICT initiative

    Industry Minister lauds GBB on ICT initiative

    The Minister of Industry,Trade and Investment, Otunba Adeniyi Adebayo, has lauded the initiative of the Galaxy Backbone (GBB) and its progress in the development of Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) across government agencies.

    Adebayo made the commendation during a familiarisation tour of GBB’s Tier III Data centre and Network Operations Centre on Friday in Abuja.

    He advised Nigerians to key into the ICT business, adding that it would add value to the economy and also go a long way in creating jobs in the country.

    The Minister called members of staff of GBB to continue with handwork and excellence as they contribute toward nation building.

    “It is very impressive. I have equipment in my office. Sometimes I use it but I didn’t realise how much had gone into it, to actually make what I have in my office work.

    “I have taken a lot of attention to details. The fact that you have this kind of equipment and a backup to it is really impressive.

    “So people can set up smaller companies and tap into the internet capacity that they have, to start their businesses which will go a long way in creating jobs.

    “There are a lot of things that can be done with the resources that GBB has here,” he said.

    The Managing Director, GBB, Mr Yusuf Kazaure, explained that the company was the Information and Communications service provider, owned 100 per cent by the Federal Government of Nigeria.

    According to him, is it under the supervision of the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy.

    Kazaure said that GBB had grown into a modern and innovative institution that thrived, in its determination to deliver the highest level of customer and service excellence, guided by international standards.

    He further said that GBB played key role in the implementation of the E-government master plan for the country.

    “GBB, has within this time, also built the only fully operational in-country Disaster Recovery Centre situated in Enugu.

    “We currently provide fibre infrastructure from which almost all government agencies interconnect and render services like National ID card, Driver’s license among others.

    The data centre is the only Tier III certified facility outside Lagos and the one with the only in the country with disaster recovery site situated in Enugu. (NAN)

  • Enugu Government equips over 230 schools with ICT facilities

    Enugu Government equips over 230 schools with ICT facilities

    The Enugu State Government says it has equipped over 230 of the 292 government secondary schools in the state with Information and Communication Technology (ICT) laboratories.

    Mr Nestor Ezema, Chairman Enugu State Post Primary School Management Board (PPSMB), said this on Thursday during a quarterly oversight visit by the State House of Assembly Committee on Education to the board.

    He said that this had become necessary to encourage computer literacy among students.

    Ezema said the idea behind the project was that ICT should become an integral part of the lives of every student and also integrated into education system because ICT was awash with infinite information.

    The board chairman said to achieve the goals, government recruited 1,000 teachers while 843 volunteer teachers were also converted to permanent teachers in the state.

    He said the board targeted those at the rural areas first because they were always short changed in scheme of things.

    Ezema, while giving other reports, identified cultism among students as the major challenge militating against the activities of the board.

    He however, said that the board expelled eight students this year over cult related issues, while parents were sensitised on properly monitoring their children while at home because they stay more at home than in school.

    Ezeme also said that the board had set up a rehabilitation unit that would help in reforming expelled students before reabsorbing them to avoid bad influence on other students.

    The board chairman said that the board had accessed up to 90 per cent of their 2019 budget.

    The Chairman of the committee, Mr James Akadu, commended the state government for the prompt payment of teachers’ salaries and leave allowances.

    Akadu expressed happiness that all the education institutions in the state were doing well, adding that all their subventions were also increased.

    He thanked the board for the job well done, especially for putting up measure to curb the menace of cultism among students.(NAN)