Tag: Data bank

Tinubu declares data Nigeria’s new oil

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Tinubu declares data

…Says it’s key to progress President Bola Tinubu has declared data as “the new oil”, emphasising its critical role in governance and Nigeria’s global standing. He announced a directive for all ministries, departments, and agencies to capture, safeguard, and responsibly release data to drive public value and facilitate international benchmarking. This strategic emphasis on data comes as Galaxy Backbone launches its ‘1Government Cloud Academy’, an initiative designed to equip civil servants with the essential digital skills for Nigeria’s transition to a paperless public sector. According to a statement from Galaxy…

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FG set to establish centralised data bank

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FG on centralised databank

…Harmonise education data The Federal Government has taken a bold step to establish a centralised and harmonised databank with a unified platform that will consolidate all critical education data in the country. Minister of Education, Dr. Olatunji Alausa, speaking at the inauguration of the 25-member implementation committee for the Nigerian Education Data Initiative, (NEDI) yesterday, lamented the fragmented and lack of comprehensive data in education system in Nigeria. The committee is chaired by the Minister of Education himself to underscore its imperative, while Abubakar Isah, of Data and Digitalisation unit…

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