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- 9 Nov 2023
Cardoso, New CBN Governor has ‘Patch-Patch CV’ –Babachir Lawal Alleges
Babachir Lawal, former secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), has accused President Bola Tinubu of appointing Yemi Cardoso, new governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), with a…
- 31 Aug 2015
NCS Extols President Buhari on Appointment of Babachir, New SGF
The Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) said it received with joy the appointment of Engineer Babachir David Lawal as secretary to the Government of the Federation. Lawal is a bonafide and committed…
- 30 Nov 2015
SGF Urges ICT Practitioners’ Participation in Politics
Babachir Lawal, secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), has called on Information Communication Technology (ICT) practitioners not to shy away from politics. Lawal made the remark while…
- 14 Sept 2015
Babachir Lists Buhari’s Expectations from ICT Professionals
Federal government has disclosed her readiness to partner the ICT sector in building applications to tackle multifaceted challenges facing the economy. Engineer Babachir Lawal, secretary to the…
- 30 Jun 2016
SGF, Shittu Lead Stakeholders to NCS 26th Nat’l Conference
Babachir Lawal, secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), the guest of Honour, and Barrister Adebayo Shittu, minister of Communication, the Keynote Speaker, will lead high profile…
- 28 Mar 2017
FG to Revamp SERVICOM for Efficient Service Delivery
The Federal Government on Monday expressed its commitment to revamp the Service Compact (SERVICOM) agency to ensure effective and efficient public service delivery in the country. Mr Babachir Lawal,…
- 18 Apr 2016
PMB, SGF, Others ICT for IAD Summit in Abuja
There is palpable excitement in the air within the telecom and ICT ecosystem as President Mohammadu Buhari, Engr. Babachir Lawal, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, State Governors…
- 19 Apr 2017
Buhari Suspends SGF over Contract Scam, NIA Boss over Ikoyi Loot
President Muhammadu Buhari has suspended Mr David Babachir Lawal, secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), and ordered an investigation into the allegations of violations of law and due…
- 13 Nov 2015
NCS to Confer Fellowship on SGF, 19 Others
Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) has confirmed that Engineer Babachir David Lawal, secretary to government of the Federation is among the twenty approved for confirmation with the professional…
- 27 Aug 2015
Breaking News: Buhari Appoints SGF, Others
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointments of Babachir David Lawal as secretary to the Government of the Federation and Abba Kyari, as his chief of Staff Others are Col.…
- 9 Sept 2015
Top Stories Nigerians “Googled" Most in August, 2015
Enter the ‘Embers, Nigeria! September signals the start of the ‘Year’s ending’ for many but the Month that preceded Month No. 9 was certainly not lacking in incident. The following are the stories…
- 22 Oct 2015
Buhari Appoints Ibrahim with Background in Agric as NOTAP DG
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Mr. DanAzumi Mohammed Ibrahim as the director general, National Office for Technological Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP), an agency under…
- 22 Apr 2016
Shittu @ IAD Says Buhari Focused On Smart, Digital Nigeria
Barrister Adebayo Shittu, Nigeria’s Minister of Communications, has revealed that the present administration is set to leverage the benefits of the digital revolution and the huge potential of…
- 14 Aug 2016
Nigeria Computer Society 49th AGM Raises 15 Key-Point Communiqué
The Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) held its 26th national conference and 49th annual general meeting (AGM) recently at the NAF conference centre, Abuja, seeking proactive use of Information…
- 8 Nov 2016
FG Launches Four Special Anti-Corruption Postage Stamps
Federal Government has inaugurated four special anti-corruption postage stamps created by the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST), to reinforce its resolve to wage total war corruption. Inaugurating the…
- 18 Nov 2016
Buhari Owes OBJ, Others 10 Months Salaries, Blames Lack of Funds
Former Presidents Goodluck Jonathan, Olusegun Obasanjo, General Ibrahim Babangida, Alhaji Shehu Shagari have not been paid their salaries and allowances since January this year because of lack of…
- 15 Feb 2017
TSA Rakes in N5.2Trn in One Year
Since the commencement of the Treasury Single Account in September 2015, over 20,000 accounts with Deposit Money Banks belonging to Ministries, Departments and Agencies have been closed with a total…
- 15 Jan 2018
Another $44m Develops Wings @ NIA
Another $44 million has reportedly vanished from the vault of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA). This comes months after N13 billion belonging to the agency was found in an Ikoyi…
- 7 Sept 2015
Buhari Pencils Technocrats, Others as Ministers
Nigerians are in for a big surprise and inevitable disappointment as President Muhammadu Buhari, who has promised to name his cabinet in September, is expected to forward the ministerial list to the…
- 13 Mar 2017
FG Sacks NTDC Boss
Federal government has removed Mrs. Mariel Rae-Omoh, acting director-general of the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC) and appointed Dr. Paul Adalikwu as the new acting DG pending the…
- 8 Jul 2016
Nigeria can tackle Terrorism with ICT – Aderounmu
Prof. Adesola Aderounmu, president, Nigeria Computer Society (NCS), has said that NCS and its members can play a major role in improving the state of security nationwide, by combating…
- 17 Feb 2016
Mba, Sacked NBC DG, Others were PDP Saboteurs- FG
Chief John Odigie- Oyegun, national chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC), yesterday said the sacked heads of government agencies and parastatals were saboteurs. The APC chairman, who led some…
- 16 Aug 2016
Jim Ovia Redeems Pledge, Supports NCS with N16m Scholarship Fund
Jim Ovia, chairman of Zenith Bank Plc; and Cyber Space Ltd, has redeemed his pledge to support Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) scholarship programme with a N16million funding. In November 2015, when…
- 25 Nov 2015
NCS to Honour Industry Achievers at NITMA Awards 2015
National Information technology Merit Awards (NITMA), constituted by the Nigeria computer Society (NCS) in 2009 is here again to honour IT/ICT industry achievers. Professor Adesola Aderounmu,…