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FG Develops National Policy On Virtual Meetings
The Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy has developed a national policy document to guide the convention of virtual meetings within the public service.
Communications and Digital Economy Minister, Isa Pantami, announced this while delivering an address as the guest lecturer at the Course 82 graduation ceremony of National Defence College, on Tuesday in Abuja.
According to him, the document was developed by the ministry in collaboration with the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation.
The Minister who informed the guests that the draft document, which was developed in line with the ministry’s mandate to promote a Digital Economy, said it was ready to be presented at the Federal Executive Council (FEC), meeting in the coming weeks.
He further stated that the COVID-19 Pandemic had made it mandatory for the nation to adopt the use of technology in governance. This, he said, had necessitated the urgency to promote e-governance in an orderly manner.
“As enshrined in the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy Document the new policy will promote the pillars of service infrastructure as well as digital services development and promotion represented as pillars four and five.
“Pillar four says service infrastructure, while pillar five says digital services development and promotion,” he said.
Speaking on the issue of security, Pantami said that the real warfare was fought in the cyberspace as cyber criminals operate at a speed faster than the speed of law and called for measures to ensure the security of the cyberspace.
“We must take very deliberate steps to ensure that our cyberspace is significantly secured,” he said.
The Minister advocated the preference of skills over paper qualifications adding that global businesses and technological giants had since adopted the strategy as individuals with proven skills remained more valuable than those with mere paper qualifications.
Against the usual practice of picking from the top echelon of the Civil Service, Ebonyi State Governor, Chief David Umahi on Tuesday threw the position of Head of Service (HoS) of the state open, asking civil servants on Grade Level 14 and above to apply within two weeks.
Umahi, in a statement by the Commissioner of Information and State Orientation, Mr Uchenna Orji, said civil servants across the 13 LGAs of the state are qualified to apply within two weeks.
“The Governor of Ebonyi State, Chief David Umahi requests applications from Civil Servants from Grade Level 14 and above to fill the vacancy of the Head Of Service (HOS), who shall be bowing out of Civil Service on 30th June 2021 after a meritorious and selfless service to the government and people of Ebonyi State,” the statement read in part.
The Governor further directed the civil servants to forward their applications to the Secretary to the State Government (SSG): “All applications are to be addressed to the Secretary to the State Government and Coordinating Commissioner, and submitted with all relevant credentials no later than 30th June, 2021.
Umahi added that “In replacing the outgoing Head of Service, the Government will be looking for the best for the State to continue the good work that the outgoing Head of Service began.
He applauded the loyalty, committed efforts and selfless service rendered by the out-going Head Of Service, Dr. Chamberlain Nwele, in the state and wished him well in his future endeavours.
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President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Mr Balarabe Shehu Ilelah, as the new director-general of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC).
The minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, announced the appointment in a statement made available to NAN in Abuja on Friday.
The statement said Ilelah’s appointment is for a tenure of five years in the first instance.
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It added that Ilelah is a veteran broadcaster.
Ilelah takes over from the acting director-general of the agency, Armstrong Idachaba, who had been acting since the removal of Ishaq Modibbo Kawu, the esthwhile director-general who was removed over alleged corruption last year.
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