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  • Minister, Dabiri-Erewa seek support for girl education in ICT

    Minister of Science and Technology Prof.Ita Okon Bassey Ewa has called for the education of girls in information communication technology (ICT) so that they could actualise their dream and compete with their counterparts in other parts of the world.

    The minister, who spoke at the Girls ICT Day celebration convened by a group, Women in Technology (WITIN) in Lagos, pledged his ministry’s support for girl-child education in building science and technology innovation so that they can achieve their goals.

    House of Representatives Committee Chairman on Diaspora, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, said the event, which was set aside by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), would help develop girls in the world of ICT and prepare them for future leadership position.

    She promised to liaise with the chairman, House Committee on Science and Technology to meet with WITIN so that the two could synergise to support the girls child initiative in ICT.

    She charged girls to be focused in their dream to achieve their set goals, adding that the girl-child education initiative should be encouraged at all levels.

    The President of WITIN, Mrs Martha Alade, said the workshop was aimed at encouraging girls into ICT to compete favourably with their counterparts in other parts of the world.

    She, however, said only 23 per cent of women has access to internet in sub-Sahara Africa, adding that WITIN plans to go to the rural areas to educate people about ICT.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

  • Abike Dabiri-Erewa gets credit

    The Black and White cum Elegance and Style Awards have come and gone, but those who were part of the soiree have not stopped talking about it. The ball, which also featured an award ceremony at Ruby Gardens, Lekki, Lagos penultimate Sunday, also recognised outstanding fashion enthusiasts. The tube girl turned House of Representatives member, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, was one of those recognised. She was voted the most stylish lawmaker.

    Dabiri, a journalist with the Nigerian Television Authority before embracing politics, was nominated alongside some other female House Representatives members. Still basking in the euphoria of the award, Dabiri-Erewa had another feather added to her cap recently when a street in Ikorodu part of Lagos was named after her on account of her contributions in the House of Representatives.

  • Dabiri-Erewa proposes Nigeria-India Commission

    Dabiri-Erewa proposes Nigeria-India Commission

    The Chairman, House Committee on Diaspora Affairs, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has called for the establishment of a joint action committee on Diaspora between Nigeria and India to harness the potentials of the Diasporas in the two countries.

    She made the call during a lecture titled: “Heritage and Diaspora’’ delivered at the 11th Indian Diaspora Convention (Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2013) at Kochi, India.

    A correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria on the Nigerian delegation quoted the lawmaker as saying “Nigeria and India are two great nations with huge diaspora potentials which require collaboration from the two countries in order to tap into.”

    “Nigeria and India Diaspora need to chart a path of collaboration because we have many things in common. We cannot change the past but we can determine the future, the choice we make now, will determine the future,’’ she said.

    The lawmaker, who was honoured for being the first non ethnic Indian to speak at the Indian Diaspora Convention, said that the proposed committee would influence policy in the African and Indian sub-continent.

    She said since India has the largest Diaspora and remittance in the world just as Nigeria has the largest in Africa, the coming together of the two countries would be of great benefits to all.

    “we must unite because there is a need for greater interaction and collaboration between us as we are linked by common heritage of being colonised by the British,’’ she said.