There were quite a lot of interesting happenings during the week. However, I am going to share just a few outstanding ones with you. They include President Buhari’s visit to China and the signing of a $328m agreement to boost the ICT sector; the launch of the new Nipost AVS which will create a lot of employment for the youth, and other interesting stories.
Let’s go there!
Nigeria, China Conclude Agreement to Boost ICT Sector
Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, visited his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, to witness the signing of the $328m agreement on the National Information and Communication Technology Infrastructure Backbone Phase 11 (NICTIB 11) project during the week.
Nigeria, China to sign $328m agreement on ICT Infrastructure Backbone Phase 2 https://t.co/MxlFdGADTk via @Infrastructure News
— Infrastructure News (@infranewsng) September 3, 2018
This agreement is one of the promises President Buhari made during his six-day official stay in China for the 7th Summit on China-Africa Cooperation holding between September 3 and 4.
The project which is aimed at developing information and communications technology in Nigeria would be executed by Galaxy Backbone Limited of Nigeria and Huawei Technologies Limited (HUAWEI) of China at the cost of the $328m facility that would be provided by the Chinese EXIM Bank.
FG Celebrates Nigerian Technovation Heroes, Pledges Support for Technology
Recall the 5 girls from Regina Pacis school in Anambra state who won the Technovation Challenge for developing the “FD-Detector” mobile application that helps fight fake drugs by scanning the barcode on drugs? Well, the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osibanjo, received them at the Statehouse, Abuja.
…in San Francisco.
They were accompanied by Anambra State Deputy Governor Nkem Okeke
— President Efiwe (@UNILAG_EFIWE) September 7, 2018
The Vice President also added that “We have already drawn up an indicative curriculum and of course, the focus is technology because technology is the leveler and it will bridge not a few divides, not just the gender gap, but practically everything, including the knowledge gap between developing countries and developed countries.”
So what are you waiting for? Visit here for coding/tech learning opportunities for your wards.
Data Science Nigeria Releases Free Artificial Intelligence eBook for Starters and Enthusiasts
Data Science Nigeria, in its quest to solve social/business problems, has released Free eBook on Artificial Intelligence Simplified for starters &enthusiasts to appreciate AI possibilities from world’s leading AI experts & users.
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— DSN – Data Scientists Network/Data Science Nigeria (@datascientistsN) September 5, 2018
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AMVCA 2018 Award: BBnaija Bambam’s Outfit Goes Viral
The 6th annual Africa Magic Viewer’s Choice Awards, which held during the week at the Eko Hotels And Suites, Victoria Island Lagos. The event started with the usual red carpet but Bambam of BBnaija’s outfit stood out and took over social media.
Some of her ‘fans’ took to social media platforms to express how disappointed they were of her outfit.
I can't deal 😂 😂 😂 😭😭😭😭. Why are Nigerians like this 😭😂😂. #AMVCA2018 pic.twitter.com/kxrftzrnFb
— Atomified the Logo Guy 🥇🥇 (@atomified) September 2, 2018
However, she was sweetly defended by Teddy A. After all, who says his mother’s soup is salty.
“Nigerians need to open their head” – #BBNaija’s Teddy A on BamBam’s outfit to #AMVCA2018 https://t.co/9jeH7DrXSS pic.twitter.com/Mclju8o6Dr
— The Upcoming Artist Guide (@Thejollofdiary) September 6, 2018
Nigerian Youths can Cashout Big Time by Becoming NIPOST’s AVS Field Agents
During the week, we talked about the newly-launched tools by NIPOST. These tools include the NIPOST Digital Addressing System, Address Verification System, and an E-Commerce API.
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Last week, @NIPOSTNIG launched the Address Verification System. Post-Master General Bisi Adegbuyi invites Nigerian youths to get involved in the process, and get paid simply from "verifying addresses", using only a simple smartphone and access to the internet.#NewNipost pic.twitter.com/9vrsxl6eKQ— Government of Nigeria (@NigeriaGov) September 4, 2018
Their latest effort is a tech-driven approach that helps it reach critical service objectives by outsourcing some jobs to everyday Nigerian youths. In other words, millions of youths can get paid for doing mundane tasks for NIPOST.
Candidates looking to get verified pay N1,000 to NIPOST and NIPOST, in turn, pays AVS Field Agents 25% of this sum for each address verified.
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Are you interested in being an AVS (Address Verification System) Field Agent?
Watch this 3-minute tutorial on how being an AVS Field Agent works.
For more information, send an email to: https://t.co/CJBmKQHxmj .@NIPOSTNIG pic.twitter.com/N3xbQCnLC1
— APC United Kingdom (@APCUKingdom) September 5, 2018
Interested youths can sign up to become AVS Field Agents by clicking here to get started. You will also need to download the app and register.