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  • ‘Portal will simplify revenue collection’

    ‘Portal will simplify revenue collection’

    Lagos State has designed Lagos Revenue Portal (LRP) to simplify government’s revenue collection process. It will be officially launched on August 15.

    Special Adviser to the governor on Taxation and Revenue Opeyemi Ogungbo described the portal as a one stop shop for taxpayers because they can perform multiple transactions/payments from the comfort of their homes.

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    He said: “This advanced technology will streamline our collection processes into a more-friendly and accessible self-service portal for residents because the LRP aggregates all Lagos State bills and payments across Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), making it a one-stop-shop for all taxpayers.

    “The portal allows Lagosians to manage and print their bills, make payments online through multiple channels (Card, Bank Transfer, POS, USSD, QR Code, etc), from the comfort of their homes or offices. This eliminates the need for physical visits to service stations or bank, saving time and reducing stress for our taxpayers.

  • Navy unveils Safety Information portal

    Navy unveils Safety Information portal

    The Navy has launched an online Maritime Safety Information (MSI) portal and data centre to provide mariners with real time security and safety information on the waterways.

    The centre, located at the NN Hydrography Office on Point Road, Apapa, Lagos, was inaugurated yesterday by the Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Ibok-Ette Ibas.

    Ibas said the portal would provide adequate information on happenings in the maritime domain for sailors and ensure timely collation, processing and dissemination of navigational warnings, other safety information to mariners operating within the country.

    The CNS, who was represented by the Flag Officer Commanding (FOC) Western Naval Command (WNC), Rear Admiral Sylvanus Abbah, said the availability of accurate and timely hydrographic data was a necessity for improved maritime activity.

    He said: “Robust Maritime activities cannot thrive without security and safety, which largely depends on the availability of accurate and timely hydrographic data and information.

    “This data can be in form of nautical charts, be it paper and/or electronic navigational charts as well as navigational warnings about uncharted dangers which need to be dessiminated quickly to facilitate safe conducts of maritime activities.

    “With this portal, I enjoin stakeholders to cooperate and utilise this facility for promotion of safety and security in Nigeria’s maritime environment.

    “With our waters safe and secure, robust maritime activities will thrive, which will boost Nigeria’s economy and ultimately improve the well being of Nigerians.”

    The Hydrographer of the Navy, Commodore Emeka Okafor, said: “The MSI portal and data centre is intended to provide navigational warnings of uncharted dangers and meteorological forecasts to mariners navigating within Nigerian waters.

    “On the other hand, mariners would be able to easily reach out to the hydrographer to report any uncharted features observed during their voyage within the Nigerian waters, which may constitute dangers to navigation.

    “Presently, the world is divided into 21 navigational areas and Nigeria is number two. Through this portal, Nigeria has fulfilled a critical International Hydrographic Organisation’s requirement for the development of hydrography.”

  • Govt didn’t spend N700m on mines portal

    Govt didn’t spend N700m on mines portal

    The Federal Government has denied reports stating that it spent N700 million on just setting up the Solid Minerals Development portal that was inaugurated last week.

    Permanent Secretary of the ministry Muhammed Abbas stated that the money was spent on infrastructure, human capital, civil works and not a website.

    Making the clarification on a statement yesterday, Abbas stated: “The attention of the Ministry of Mines and Steel Development has been drawn to news making the rounds, especially on the social media that the ministry spent the sum of N700 million creating a website for itself. The ministry considers it incumbent to react swiftly to this misrepresentation and to set the records straight.

    “It is important for clarity to state that what the ministry has acquired with the said sum of money is an integrated IT infrastructure which comprises two data centres, an off-site recovery centre, civil and environmental works on the centres, running of the centres till end of first quarter 2018, training of over 225 officials locally and internationally among other cost components of the entire infrastructure and programme.

    “It is indeed disingenuous of anyone to reinvent and reduce all of these into an expenditure on a website.

    “When, last Thursday, 9th November 2017, our ministers led other officials of the ministry and sectoral stakeholders to unveil the IT Integrated Automation & Interactive Solid Minerals Portal (IAISMP), we were really fulfilling one of the short-term pledges listed in our roadmap. These assets form critical pillars of our agenda to reform the mining and minerals sector, particularly as a key step towards our vision to lead the sector to shared mining prosperity where we make significant contributions to GDP in the country.

    “In realising aspects of this project as a turnkey solution, we have been careful to follow all laid down processes. Since the cost of implementing the project is above ministerial limits, we sought and obtained the concurrence of the Federal Executive Council after a detailed presentation in January 2017.

    “In the course of the project, we have emphasised the need for stakeholders’ interface, which included a facility inspection tour for reporters and journalists who cover the sector. We have no reason to commit public resources to projects that will not advance the cause of repositioning our sector and we believe that we did everything to intimate the general public about our activities in this respect.”

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  • CAC designs portal for company registration

    CAC designs portal for company registration

    The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has introduced an online registration method aimed at curbing the menace of fraudsters and middlemen. Its Acting Registrar-General, Lady Azuka Azinge, who spoke at a sensitisation programme in Kano, said the online registration method would go a long way in curbing hiccups and ambiguities hitherto associated with registration of companies in the country.

    She said the sensitisation visit was organised in collaboration with the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC), adding that the intention was to bring together the management of the Commission, stakeholders and members of the public to interact on issues pertaining to the current reform initiatives of the Commission in providing an enabling business environment in the country.

    “The Kano sensitisation programme, which is the second in the series, is in pursuant to the 60 days Action Plan of the Federal Government on Ease of Doing Business in  Nigeria,” she said, adding that the first visit was held in Lagos on the October 19.

    In her goodwill message, Senior Special Assistant to Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Trade and Investment, Dr. Jumoke Oduwole, represented by Ms. Rebecca Dokun,  hailed the CAC reform initiatives and urged stakeholders and members of the public to take advantage of the company registration portal to register their business directly without hitches.

  • Online real estate portal makes debut

    A new real estate portal, propertynews.com.ng, has been launched in Lagos.

    Its  Publisher/Adrant Partners Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Ranti Adedeji, said the portal is a cost-effective platform that provides in-depth reports and analysis of events, activities and developments in the construction and real estate sector.

    “Practitioners, investors, as well as, individual property owners would find it most invaluable. www.propertynews.com.ng, the media arm of Adrant Partners, has regular segments, such as Building Planning, Sellers’ request, Buyers’ Request, Documentations, Real Estate, Investment, Supplements, Projects and  Interviews,” Adedeji explained.

    According to Adedeji, a former journalist on the real estate beat, www.propertynews.com.ng, affords landlords who have property to sell and estate agents who have direct instructions to help sell property an opportunity to publicise their stock.

    He added that buyers could indicate their demand in order to be matched with property in the organisation’s database. “We also provide free consultancy services about property documents like Survey, Land Information, Certificate of Occupancy and Building Approval.

    This is in conjunction with experienced property lawyers and relevant government agencies,” Adedeji added.

  • Firm launches e-learning portal for engineers, technicians

    Caterpillar has introduced technicians for Africa project, an e-learning website for engineering graduates, who desire to become technicians in Nigeria and other African countries.

    The website leverages Caterpillar’s  e-learning solutions and makes them available for anyone that has the interest to develop a career as a heavy equipment technician. It is expected to bridge the gap that exists between human labour and required skills.

    In Nigeria, three of the candidates, who successfully completed the Caterpillar e-learning modules, were honoured and given their certificates and Caterpillar kits by the company at their head office in Lagos.

    The Managing Director of Mantrac Nigeria Limited, Edmund Martin-Lawson, who described the initiative as giving back to the society, said the training would help the “beneficiaries to upgrade their skills and foundation knowledge of Cat products and their operations”.

    He said two other candidates, who successfully participated in the scheme in Port Harcourt, would also be honoured. Mantrac Nigeria Limited, he stated, was the sole authorised dealer for Caterpillar products and services in the country. According to him, the company supplies and supports machines for a wide and varied application in infrastructural, agricultural and mining development sectors as well as range of Forklift Trucks for material handling.

    He also told The Nation that the company also provides Caterpillar engines and generators for the oil and gas industry, industrial users as well as small range of generators for small scale industries and residential application.

    He congratulated the participants on being part of the pilot phase of the Caterpillar’s corporate social responsibility initiative.

    Technical Training Manager, Lateef Adenle said the free e-learning curriculum contained 18 modules of easy-to-understand, technical insights into safety and basic fundamental systems like electrical, hydraulics and power train.

    He said Caterpillar recognised the technicians by giving them certificates of completion, adding that the first five persons, who completed the modules, were equipped with Caterpillar special tools to aid their work in future. Their experiences would be shared on Caterpillar’s website, he added.

  • UTME’s portal opens today

    UTME’s portal opens today

    The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has advised candidates who registered for the 2016 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) to print their examination notification slips.

    Its Head of Information, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, said candidates would have access to the JAMB portal from today.

    He said the notification slip should contain the date, time and venue of the candidates’ examination.

    “Candidates are to adhere strictly to the schedules as there will be no rescheduling of examination for any student.

    “They are to be in their centres 30 minutes before the commencement of the examination.

    “Candidates are also advised to check their schedules properly as the board will not condone any excuse in the event of candidates missing their date and or time for his or her examination.”

    The board further said candidates should visit JAMB accredited CBT centres and cybercafes or at the comfort of their homes to print the slip.

    The board said it has concluded arrangements for the takeoff of the Computer-Based Test (CBT) platform, scheduled to begin on February 29.

  • Elumelu entrepreneurship portal application opens

    Budding entrepreneurs across Africa can now apply to join the second yearly Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme (TEEP) for start-up businesses based in Africa.

    The Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme application portal opens for entries today, January 1, 2016 and will accept applications until Midnight WAT in March last year.  To apply, entrepreneurs must complete the online application form on the web portal here

    Successful applicants who complete the programme will receive the local currency equivalent of Naira 850,000 as non-returnable seed capital, and are eligible for a further N850,000 in the form of either debt or equity, depending on business need and other criteria.

    Selected entrepreneurs will join the 1,000 Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurs, from 51 countries, who formed the inaugural 2015 cycle of the programme and have thus far, received considerable benefits from their participation.

    Tony O. Elumelu’s passion for promoting entrepreneurship on the continent as well as providing support for the creative Arts industry received global commendation last week when he was honoured in New York and South Africa.

    In New York, he was named as the “Africa Business Leader of the Year” at the eighth annual Ai CEO Investment Summit and awards that took place at Thomson Reuters on the eve of the UN General Assembly.

    On the other side of the globe in South Africa, he was given a special award as the Honorary counsel for the African movie academy in recognition of his support for the African creative industry, at the African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) held at Mandela Bay, Port Elizabeth, South Africa on Saturday, September 26, last year.

    This is the second time Elumelu is winning the “Africa Business Leader of the Year” award, which he first won in 2006 as the Group Managing Director/CEO of UBA Plc.

    He emerged winner this year from a strong nominee list of notable business leaders in the continent including James Mwangi, CEO Equity Bank, Kenya; Aliko Dangote, Chairman, Dangote Group;  Brian Joffe, CEO, Bidvest Group, South Africa; Strive Masiyiwa, Chairman and Founder Econet; Patrice Motsepe, Founder and Chairman of African Rainbow Minerals, South Africa;  Christo Wiese, South Africa’s retail tycoon and owner of Shoprite; Chris Kirubi, Chairman of Centum Investment Company Limited, Kenya; Reginald Mengi, Executive Chairman and owner IPP Limited, Tanzania and Sudhir Ruparelia, Chairman, Ruparelia Group, Uganda.

  • Inspenonline unveils new portal

    Inspenonline, an  insurance and pension online news, has unveiled a new portal.

    In a statement, its Managing Director, Chuks Okonta, said the portal was designed to enhance public knowledge on pension, insurance and related matters.

    He maintained that in its three years, the organisation has helped to deepen insurance and pension awareness through indepth news reportage, analysis, interviews and the yearly insurance and pension awards, which has helped to showcase companies and individuals that are making giant strides.

    Okonta, who was recently nominated for an honorary doctor degree by Commonwealth University in the United Kingdom, for his contributions to business, said the organisation would continue to promote the sector and its relevance to humanity.

    He stressed that the portal could be accessed via www.Inspenonline.com.

    He called on the public to embrace insurance, adding that it remains the best way to mitigate risks, adding that insurance exists for the survival of businesses and better lifestyle for humans.

    While commending the successes  in the sector, he called on the government to enforce laws that will promote the new pension scheme, and employers to secure their employees’ future by embracing the scheme.

  • eProcurement portal makes debut

    An indigenous information technology firm, Bids Online for You Limited (BOLFYNG) has launched a new electronic procurement solutions aimed at bridging the vast gap between purchasers and suppliers enabling the process of tendering, pre-qualification and contract bidding to be done electronically.

    BOLFYNG operates as an e-procurement solution company, which provides web based portal enabling purchasing organisations manage and streamline procurement processes from bid creation, publishing, prequalification, submission and evaluation, document distribution and management to instant tender notification to interested bidders.

    Speaking during the unveiling of the e-procurement solution, its Business Development Director, Mr. Yinka Sorinwa said the online portal connects suppliers providing various goods and services to purchasing organisations from the local, state and federal government, education, consulting, engineering, financial institutions, construction, healthcare sectors, public and private companies and many more across Nigeria and beyond.

    Sorinwa said the main objective of BOLFYNG is to provide a platform where  up-to-date information is made available to end users with the aim of becoming the most used and frequently visited web portal for bid publishing, e-prequalification and e-bidding.

    “The traditional manual process of procurement is now obsolete, making the bid tendering and application process very slow, frustrating and time consuming with very tedious process for payment and bid document pick up. Many advanced countries have replaced this with e-procurement and this solution is what BOLFYNG offers.