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Poverty Alleviation:  FG Partners Financial Agencies

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Federal Government‘s poverty alleviation projects  targeting 50 million Nigerians is further being fine tuned as the government  partners with selected financial agencies   as veritable platforms for disbursement  of grants and loans to Nigerians interested in Digital Economy and Creative Enterprise aimed commenced   project of piverin bid to lift 50 million Nigerians out of poverty between now and 2027, the Federal Government is partnering  with some  financial  outfits as veritable platforms for releasing of grants and loans to Nigerians interested in Digital Economy and Creative Enterprise .
The poverty – alleviating  partnerships was on Monday disclosed to pressmen in Abuja during an interactive session with one of the agencies ; Idea Lab  ,.
The agencies endorsed  are veritable platforms  used by the Central Bank of Nigeria ( CBN) , Bank of Industries ( BOI) etc , for the purposes  of the project .
Speaking at the interactive session with journalists , the National Coordinator of Idea Lab Agency , Emmanuel Aondoakaa, said Idea Lab was chosen by the Federal Government of Nigeria along with some others , for massive poverty eradication among Nigerians between now and 2027.
The IdeaLab Agency   according to him,  is empowered through the Bank of Industry by the Federal Government of Nigeria to train , prepare and recruit agents and beneficiaries for local and international jobs , export talents and commodities by also providing access to grants , loans , employment, scholarship etc .
“ Its programmes are  fully grounded by the Federal Government of Nigeria and World Bank Group with the right technologies to satisfy the desires of Nigerians , especially Entrepreneurs in the area of access to Finance in the form of Grants , Loans  , Employment , Scholarship, access to markets and Technology Transfer Initiatives “.
He added that some of the innovative technologies used in operating their financial inclusion and intervention programmes for interested Nigerians are Rex Agent application , Scholarship and Aid Website , Job Gurus Website etc .
He explained further that through the  technologies , all the stakeholders in Nigeria and  from all over the world , are being aggregated to bring value to Nigerians in fulfilment of the Federal Government mantra of Renewed Hope Initiative of President Bola Tinubu , to lift 50million Nigerians out of poverty by 2027.
“ To appreciate the effort of the Federal Government of Nigeria under the leadership of President Bola Tinubu to lift 50 million Nigerians out of poverty, we are passionately appealing for all concerned stakeholders especially BMO forum of MSMEs of Nigeria , Cooperative Societies and the media to join us in this movement .
“ Subscribe to these technologies and let us use the block chain embedded in them to create millionaires everywhere through a connected economy “.
Rpresentatives from the Central Bank of Nigeria , Bank of Industry, Federal Ministries  of Agriculture, Science and Technology etc , were among stakeholders present at the interactive session.

By: Nneka Amaechi -Nnadi

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Kenyan Runners Dominate Berlin Marathons

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Kenya made it a clean sweep at the Berlin Marathon with Sabastian Sawe winning the men’s race and Rosemary Wanjiru triumphing in the women’s.

Sawe finished in two hours, two minutes and 16 seconds to make it three wins in his first three marathons.

The 30-year-old, who was victorious at this year’s London Marathon, set a sizzling pace as he left the field behind and ran much of the race surrounded only by his pacesetters.

Japan’s Akasaki Akira came second after a powerful latter half of the race, finishing almost four minutes behind Sawe, while Ethiopia’s Chimdessa Debele followed in third.

“I did my best and I am happy for this performance,” said Sawe.

“I am so happy for this year. I felt well but you cannot change the weather. Next year will be better.”

Sawe had Kelvin Kiptum’s 2023 world record of 2:00:35 in his sights when he reached halfway in 1:00:12, but faded towards the end.

In the women’s race, Wanjiru sped away from the lead pack after 25 kilometers before finishing in 2:21:05.

Ethiopia’s Dera Dida followed three seconds behind Wanjiru, with Azmera Gebru, also of Ethiopia, coming third in 2:21:29.

Wanjiru’s time was 12 minutes slower than compatriot Ruth Chepng’etich’s world record of 2:09:56, which she set in Chicago in 2024.

 

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NIS Ends Decentralised Passport Production After 62 Years

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The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has officially ended passport production at multiple centres, transitioning to a single, centralised system for the first time in 62 years.
Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the disclosure during an inspection of the Nigeria’s new Centralised Passport Personalisation Centre at the NIS Headquarters in Abuja, last Thursday.
He stated that since the establishment of NIS in 1963, Nigeria had never operated a central passport production centre, until now, marking a major reform milestone.
“The project is 100 per cent ready. Nigeria can now be more productive and efficient in delivering passport services,” Tunji-Ojo said.
He explained that old machines could only produce 250 to 300 passports daily, but the new system had a capacity of 4,500 to 5,000 passports every day.
“With this, NIS can now meet daily demands within just four to five hours of operation,” he added, describing it as a game-changer for passport processing in Nigeria.
“We promised two-week delivery, and we’re now pushing for one week.
“Automation and optimisation are crucial for keeping this promise to Nigerians,” the minister said.
He noted that centralisation, in line with global standards, would improve uniformity and enhance the overall integrity of Nigerian travel documents worldwide.
Tunji-Ojo described the development as a step toward bringing services closer to Nigerians while driving a culture of efficiency and total passport system reform.
According to him, the centralised production system aligns with President Bola Tinubu’s reform agenda, boosting NIS capacity and changing the narrative for improved service delivery.
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FG To Roll Out Digital Public Infrastructure, Data Exchange, Next Year 

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The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has announced plans to roll out Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) and the Nigerian Data Exchange (NGDX) platforms across key sectors of the economy, starting in early 2026.
Director of E-Government and Digital Economy at NITDA, Dr. Salisu Kaka, made the disclosure in Abuja during a stakeholder review session of the DPI and NGDX drafts at the Digital Public Infrastructure Live Event.
The forum, themed “Advancing Nigeria’s Digital Public Infrastructure through Standards, Data Exchange and e-Government Transformation,” brought together regulators, state governments, and private sector stakeholders to harmonise inputs for building inclusive, secure, and interoperable systems for governance and service delivery.
According to Kaka, Nigeria already has several foundational elements in place, including national identity systems and digital payment platforms.
What remains is the establishment of the data exchange framework, which he said would be finalised by the end of 2025.
“Before the end of this year and by next year we will be fully ready with the foundational element, and we start dropping the use cases across sectors,” Kaka explained.
He stressed that the federal government recognises the autonomy of states urging them to align with national standards.
“If the states can model and reflect what happens at the national level, then we can have a 360-degree view of the whole data exchange across the country and drive all-of-government processes,” he added.
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