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NCC hosts 185 girls on ICT industrial excursion
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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has supported the Federal Government’s Girls in ICT empowerment initiative by hosting 185 students on an industry excursion.
NCC Director of Public Affairs, Nnenna Ukoha, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja.
She said the tour was designed to inspire digital skills development and encourage future careers in technology.
The initiative was championed by the Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy.
The programme aims to equip young Nigerians, particularly girls, with digital knowledge and relevant technology skills.
Ukoha said participants were selected by the ministry from across the country’s geopolitical zones.
She said the students were chosen for a competition promoting digital inclusion and greater participation of girls in Information and Communication Technology (ICT).
According to her, some participants were also drawn from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines.
“The visit to the Commission formed part of activities organised by the Ministry under the National Girls in ICT Programme.
“It is an initiative aimed at bridging the gender gap in technology through digital skills, mentorship opportunities and exposure to innovation,” she said.
Ukoha said participants learned about developments in telecommunications from 1886, when colonial authorities established communication facilities for administrative purposes.
She said the students were also introduced to the history of telegraph services linking Lagos with West Africa and Europe through submarine cables.
According to her, the tour highlighted the telecommunications landscape at Independence in 1960.
She said Nigeria then had only 18,724 telephone lines serving an estimated population of about 40 million people.
“The students were also briefed on post-Independence development plans and the operations of the former Department of Posts and Telecommunications.
“They also learned about Nigerian External Telecommunications Ltd. and the establishment of NITEL in 1985,” she said.
Ukoha said NITEL was created to coordinate internal and external telecommunications services across the country.
She noted that a major attraction during the visit was the display of historical artefacts preserved at the NCC Museum.
Among the exhibits were a Post Office Counter and Sorting Racks introduced in Lagos in 1852.
Other artefacts included the Grand ‘T’ Key used in the nineteenth century Lagos Post Office.
The collection also featured leather mail bags from 1863 and Drop Bag fittings from the late twentieth century.
Students viewed a 511A Letter Scale, an Improved Dynamometer Scale, telegram machines and the Teleprinter T100.
Additional exhibits included a Cordless PBX system, Digital Card Phone and other communications equipment.
Speaking during the tour, NCC Executive Vice Chairman, Dr Aminu Maida, said the initiative aligned with the Commission’s digital literacy objectives.
Represented by Director of Research and Development, Babagana Digima, Maida said the museum linked past and present generations.
He said the experience would help young people appreciate the sector’s transformation from analogue systems to the digital age.
According to him, understanding telecommunications history would inspire participants to contribute to future innovation.
Maida said exposing young people to technological advancement was essential for developing leaders for Nigeria’s digital economy.
“The whole idea is to engage the younger generation and show them what communication is all about.
“This museum preserves the history of communications and showcases the evolution from postal services to telegraphy and digital technology.
“We want to spark the curiosity of young people and help them understand how far the sector has progressed.
“When they see the past and the present, they can imagine the future and contribute to shaping it,” he said.
During the tour, NCC officials guided participants through exhibits documenting key milestones in Nigeria’s telecommunications history.
The students also explored the evolution of the communications sector and its contribution to national development.
Governor Nasir Idris of Kebbi State has replaced his deputy, Senator Umar Abubakar Tafida Arugungu, with a former Commissioner for Finance, Ibrahim Muhammad Augie, as his running mate for the 2027 governorship election.
The decision was announced on Sunday by the All Progressives Congress National Organising Secretary, Suleiman Muhammad Argungu, at the Presidential Lodge in Birnin Kebbi.
Argungu made the announcement during a thank-you visit by political stakeholders from the Argungu Emirate to the governor.
He explained that the change followed legal advice regarding the eligibility of the incumbent deputy governor to contest alongside Idris in the 2027 election.
According to him, Tafida Arugungu was dropped as the governor’s running mate based on the advice received from legal experts.
Argungu subsequently named Augie as the new running mate to Idris, while stressing that the decision was taken with the knowledge and consent of the outgoing deputy governor.
He dismissed speculation of a rift between Idris and Tafida Arugungu, urging APC members and supporters across the state to accept the development and remain united ahead of the 2027 poll.
Speaking to journalists after the event, Idris also denied any disagreement with his deputy, assuring party supporters that he would work with Augie to advance the interests of the state.
Augie, who hails from Augie Local Government Area, served as Commissioner for Finance during the administration of former Governor Atiku Bagudu.
The governor also thanked the people of the Argungu Emirate for their continued support for his administration and called on party members to remain focused on the development of the state.
Former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai, has filed, among nine reliefs, a fresh N10 billion fundamental rights suit against the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), alleging that the agency has prevented his wife and son from visiting him in custody.
In the meantime, El-Rufai’s son and representative of Kaduna North Federal Constituency, Mohammed El-Rufai, over the weekend celebrated his father and stepmother, Asia, on their 27th wedding anniversary.
The former minister’s originating motion marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1852/2026 and filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja on August 13, 2026, by El-Rufai’s lawyer, Ubong Akpan, also listed the ICPC chairman and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) as second and third defendants.
He alleged that his wife, Aichatou Asabe, and son, Abba el-Rufai, were prevented from accessing him despite an existing court order permitting visits by his family members and legal representatives.
The former governor asked the court to declare that his fundamental rights under Part IV of the 1999 Constitution remain enforceable despite his detention by the ICPC.
He alleged that the repeated denial of access to his family members had prevented them from providing him with food, medication and other necessities.
According to him, the alleged restriction violated his rights to dignity, private and family life as guaranteed under Sections 34 and 37 of the Constitution, as well as Articles 5 and 18 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights.
Also alleging that ICPC officers physically restrained and intimidated his wife and son during an incident on July 7, he asked the court to declare the alleged conduct and continued denial of family access without lawful authority unconstitutional, illegal, null and void.
The former governor further sought an order directing the ICPC and other respondents to grant him unhindered and reasonable access to his family and lawyers throughout his detention, in line with an earlier order of the Federal High Court.
According to el-Rufai, the alleged actions had subjected him to “humiliation, emotional trauma, anxiety and psychological distress.”
He argued that the respondents’ conduct amounted to an unjustifiable interference with his dignity and family life and was inconsistent with constitutional protections and provisions of the African Charter.
Meanwhile, in a statement on Facebook, Mohammed described his stepmother as the “glue” of the family and praised her for her compassion, intellect and support for vulnerable people.
He recalled how Asia took him back to Zaria Academy when he was in Junior Secondary School 1, describing her as “an avid reader, a brilliant lawyer” and a woman whose compassion extended beyond her immediate family.
He said his stepmother devoted herself to supporting widows and orphans during his father’s tenure as governor, while also crediting her with shaping his values and approach to representing Kaduna North.
“Every good thing we continue to do for Kaduna North is due to the teachings and knowledge she has imparted in me since I was 11 years old. Every bad thing is my fault,” he said.
Reflecting on Asia and his father’s marriage, Mohammed said he had witnessed his stepmother’s unwavering support for his father through different periods of his life. He added that her strength and presence had remained a source of comfort, particularly as his father’s detention continues.
Abdulaziz Umar Ganduje, the eldest son of former Governor of Kano State and ex-National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has returned to the ruling party after a brief defection to the New Democratic Congress (NDC).
On Sunday, Abdulaziz was formally received back into the APC fold at the Ganduje Ward office in Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area, where he collected his membership card.
Party officials and supporters were present to witness the occasion, which was seen as a reaffirmation of loyalty to the APC structure in Kano.
Abdulaziz had earlier joined the NDC and picked up its nomination form to contest the Dawakin Tofa/Tofa/Rimin Gado Federal Constituency seat. His move was widely interpreted as aligning with the Kwankwasiyya movement of former Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, a long-time rival of his father.
His return to APC comes after the deadline for obtaining nomination forms had closed, meaning the action was symbolic rather than an immediate electoral bid. It is, however, viewed as a significant step in consolidating the Ganduje family’s political base in Dawakin Tofa.
Kano politics has for years been shaped by the rivalry between Kwankwaso’s Kwankwasiyya movement and Ganduje’s APC faction.
Abdulaziz’s earlier defection was seen as a boost to Kwankwasiyya, while his return strengthens his father’s camp ahead of the 2027 elections.
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