The Agency’s Response Team, Shark Squad at Lekki, rescued three passengers onboard an LT bus with registration number KTU 681XS that collided with a private tow-truck with registration no. SMK 482CA while enroute Ebute-Ero on Lagos Island today, Monday 7th September, 2020

The incident was attributed to reckless driving by the driver of an LT bus who lost control whilst on top speed and rammed into the tow-truck from behind.

Fortunately, no loss of lives was recorded but the Response Team alongside other Responders, Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Corps, LNSC and LASTMA rescued three adults, comprising of one male and two females, recovered the LT bus with
the three victims who sustained various degrees of injuries, were stabilized by the Agency’s Paramedics before being taken to Marina General hospital with the aid of the Agency’s Ambulance for further treatment.

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As Enterprise Architecture is being used as a standard tool for executing a digital transformation strategy, the National Information Technology Development Agency has implemented the Nigeria Government Enterprise Architecture (NGEA) to set clear directions for Government digital transformation in Nigeria.

This was disclosed by the Director General of NITDA, Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi at 12th ISACA Annual Conference where he delivered Keynote Address with the theme: “Accelerating Digital Transformation: The Nigerian Trends.

Abdullahi said NITDA implemented the Nigeria Government Enterprise Architecture framework to drive short, medium, and long term digital transformational impact.

He added that the framework provides direction enabling other government parastatals to easily, quickly, and conveniently execute digital initiatives. It also reduces the complexity associated with digital transformation and accelerates adoption across the board.

“The framework we designed at NITDA is in line with the digital transformation foundation laid by President Muhammadu Buhari. In October 2019, the president renamed and expanded the mandate of our Ministry to cover Digital Economy, he said.

He further stated that, “In November the same year, 2019,the president unveiled National Digital Economy Policy for Digital Nigeria, and he directed my Minister Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, to implement the policy. On the same day, the president also directed all Federal Public Institutions to set up a Digital Transformation Technical Working Group and on 27th August this year, the Honorable Minister of communications and digital economy inaugurated the first set of 100 Federal Public Institutions’ digital transformation working group. The idea behind setting the technical working group is to consolidate on the achievements recorded under some of our initiatives such as the Nigeria e-Government Master Plan (NeGMP), Nigeria e-Government Interoperability Framework (Ne-GIF) and Nigeria Government Enterprise Architecture (NGEA).”

According to him, the framework has two value propositions. Firstly to promote One Government digital service and secondly, to guarantees the autonomy of each Federal Public Institutions (FPIs) to make individual decisions around business processes, digital services, and applications.

Furthermore, the framework has seven layers, namely Business, Service, Data, Application, IT Infrastructure, Security, and Performance, which centered around people and processes. Each layer has high-level expectations for FPIs and as well as specifies best practices, standards, tools, reference models and recommendations that will help FPIs achieve their value propositions and meet citizens’ expectations for government digital services.
Abdullahi opined that with the current reality of COVID-19, digital transformation strategy focuses more on how to deliver digital service to Nigerians. Therefore, the strategy depends on existing capabilities as a country to achieve operational excellence in a digital economy.

“Having understood how important digital capabilities are in driving digital transformation, we have embarked on upskilling and reskilling Nigerians with appropriate knowledge and skills that the necessary building blocks for digital transformation. We have trained over 26,000 Nigerians this year alone on different digital skills to help them understand and embrace digital transformation.

“In addition to the capacity building, we have provided thousands of digital tools to Nigerians raging from artisan toolbox set, smart mobile devices, laptops to building Community training centers, IT hubs, Innovation, and incubation hubs and center of excellence for emerging technologies,” he added.

Hanson Johnson the founder of one of the foremost ICT capacity building facilities in Niger Delta Region known as Start Innovation Hub, can be known as a software developer. He is always in sync with coding but that isn’t what he is known truly for! Johnson is a man that is building capacity in Uyo! Recently, he introduced Graphic Training that would equip youths to be graphic designers especially in the areas of product packaging.

Product-packaging design refers to the creation of the exterior of a product. That includes choices in material and form as well as graphics, colours and fonts that are used on wrapping, a box, a can, a bottle or any kind of container.

Design is a key factor in packaging. A quality package design can attract potential customers and set the product apart from the competition. The visual presence represents not only the quality of the product, but should also suggest a clear personality.

To test how much she has been able to grasp in 60+ days of CREATE 2.1, Aniefiok Udosen a Graphics design Trainee was asked to replicate the product package for CTORCH which she did successfully.

That being said, did you know that the Centennial Light is the world’s longest-lasting light bulb, burning since 1901, and almost never switched off? ☺️☺️

As we know, the basic elements of graphic design include line, shape, form, texture, and balance. They might not seem like much on their own, but together, they’re part of almost everything we see and create.

After taking them through the whole basics of graphic design for two whole months, it was time to test their knowledge and know to what extent they have grasped all they were taught using real-life projects.

Those of us who love quick breakfast will be familiar with this pack whose design was replicated by Chinonso Ejike.

Chinonso Ejike one of our CREATE 2.1 graphics design trainees replicated the exact design on the pack of White Oats.Pay attention to her application of the basis which she was taught in the classroom to produce this amazing replica from scratch.

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The Cybercrime Unit of the Nigeria Police Force, INTERPOL, National Central Bureau, Abuja has arrested two (2) suspects for their complicity in a major multi-million Euro scam touching on procurement of COVID-19 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). The suspects, Babatunde Adesanya a.k.a Teddy, 50years old Master degree holder in Cell Biology and Akinpelu Hassan Abass, 41years old, the M.D Musterpoint Investment Nig. Ltd, who are members of a sophisticated transnational criminal network, cloned the corporate website of ILBN Holdings BV, Holland to transact with and defraud one Freiherr Fredrick Von Hahn, a representative of the German State of North Rhine-Westphalia.

The arrest of the suspects was sequel to a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) received by the Bureau from the office of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice conveying a request from the German Government for investigations into a fraudulent transaction on the procurement of COVID-19 Personal Protective Equipment linked to a Nigerian-based Bank Account.

Discrete investigations by INTERPOL Nigeria revealed that the suspects and their Holland-based cohorts, one Eduardus Boomstra and Geradius Maulder specialized in identity theft, cyber-stalking, cloning of corporate websites amongst other cyber mischiefs to defraud unsuspecting members of the public across the world. In this instance, the suspects fraudulently obtained from Mr Freiherr Fredrick Von Hahn the sum of 1.5m Euro and another 880,000 Euro as advanced payment for the supply of COVID-19 PPEs valued at 14.7million Euros. Disturbed by the non-arrival of the PPEs, Mr Freiherr Fredrick Von Hahn eventually visited the corporate office of ILBN Holdings BV in Holland to inquire reasons for the delay in supplying the items only to find out that the company never did business with him and that the transaction was a scam. The fraudsters merely cloned the company’s website and falsely presented themselves as representatives of the company before subsequently executing the fraudulent transaction. Consequently, he reported the case of fraud to the Police in Holland and this led to the arrest of Eduardus Boomstra and Geradius Maulder in Holland and investigations extended to Nigeria.

Investigation by INTERPOL Nigeria further revealed that Babatunde Adesanya received 498,000 Euro from Eduardus Boomstra and Geradius Maulder through his Citibank London account and transferred same to an account number domiciled with a Lagos branch of a leading commercial bank in Nigeria belonging to Musterpoint Investment Nig. Ltd.

While commending the Commissioner of Police, INTERPOL, CP Garba Baba Umar and operatives of INTERPOL Nigeria, Cybercrime Unit for a job well done, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu, NPM, mni assures members of the public and the international community of the commitment of the Force to tackling cybercrimes and other transnational crimes. He reiterates that there will be no hiding place for internet fraudsters in the country.

Meanwhile, the suspects will be arraigned before a competent court of law soon.

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FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER
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The Kano Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC), has arraigned one Kolapo Oduwole before Justice Musa Danladi of the Katsina State High Court on a six -count charge of forgery and fraud in the sum of N80,000,000( Eighty Million Naira only).

Oduwole, a staff of Union Bank of Nigeria, allegedly forged signatures of Relationship Manager of the Bank on three fixed deposits certificates and presented same to some customers and subsequently got the customers to fix their money in fixed deposit accounts controlled only by him.

It was further alleged that, after the money was fixed, the defendant transferred it into various accounts to conduct his personal businesses.

One of the charge read that “ You Kolapo Oduwole on the 3rd March, 2020 at Katsina, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court forged a certain document to wit: Re: Investment of (N80,000,000) Eighty Million Naira Only with intent to cause damage to one Abubakar Mohammed by making him to believe that you had placed the money in a fixed deposit with Union Bank and you thereby committed an offense contrary to section 340 and punishable under section 341 of the Penal Code Law of Katsina State 2019.

The accused person pleaded not guilty to the six- count charge.

In view of his plea, prosecution counsel, Aisha Tahar Habib requested the court for a trial date and that the defendant be remanded in the Commission’s custody as he is still under investigation.

Defence counsel, M.M Rimaye, did not object to the prosecution’s application.

Justice Danladi adjourned the matter till October 12, 2020 for commencement of trial and remanded the accused person in EFCC’s custody.

It is the first time TECNO utilized AR technology to its grand launch in teaser session to bring the audience a brand-new experience

On 3rd September, the first AR online launch integrating technology and photography hosted by TECNO (http://www.TECNOMobile.com) came to a successful conclusion. Following the theme of ‘Break to the Next Level’, this launch brings the latest camera phone TECNO CAMON 16 Premier with flagship-level 64MP ultra quad and the first pioneering 48MP dual front camera to the market.

The TECNO CAMON 16 Premier Grand Launch was full of surprises. The lens of the CAMON 16 Premier is akin to what we see with our eyes and can take exceptionally clear images. TECNO’s efforts in innovation bore fruit when it was awarded the “Camera Technology Innovation Smartphone Gold Award” for its outstanding camera functions at the Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin (IFA) – the world’s largest and most prestigious home appliance and consumer electronics event. TECNO also bagged the championship in the world’s premier computer vision event at the Look In Person (LIP) of CVPR 2020 in the track 5 of Dark Complexion Segmentation competition. Shortly after,the company also announced that it had gained the approval by the United Nations specialized agency International Telecommunication Union SG16 (ITU-T SG16) on a new work item of Reference architecture for mobile terminal computational photography system to lead the formulation of the first international standard for mobile terminal computing and photography systems.

It is the first time TECNO utilized AR technology to its grand launch in teaser session to bring the audience a brand-new experience. Through the launch warm up session, the audience were able to use their smartphones to enter different segments of the event to immerse themselves fully in the virtual launch. The grand launch has both product display and product explanation, allowing the audience to gain a more in-depth insight into the product details and concept. Real-life photos that were captured by the phone, combined with the unique stage structure allowed light and shadows to switch freely – creating an experience comparable to reality. This capability gave the audience a more intuitive experience and a more in-depth understanding of CAMON 16 Premier’s superb photography skills, significantly boosting the professional reputation of its cameras.

Flagship-level 64MP Ultra Quad Camera, 48MP Dual Front Camera, Each Picture Is A Masterpiece

TECNO has once again, just like it did for the CAMON 15, placed great emphasis on the camera function of the CAMON 16 Premier. Its excellent camera ability allows TECNO to gain a firm foothold as a leader in the mobile phone market. The biggest highlight of the CAMON 16 Premier is that it contains an industry-best 64MP rear camera and 48MP front cameras, creating a super-powerful camera function that can bring users an unprecedented clear photography experience.

64+8+2+2MP super powerful camera modules bring users unprecedented clear photography experiences. Each camera lens has its own mission and outstanding feature, truly living up to the users’ expectation that each picture could be a masterpiece. 48MP super clear selfie lens, 8MP ultra wide angle selfie lens, such a marvelous combination would definitely set off a hot trend in the industry.

With those cameras, not only can the users capture unimaginably clear selfies, but also can include more friends and beautiful views in one frame.

The camera’s 105° self-portrait angle of view is also 1.6 times higher than that of the conventional camera. However, the main highlight is still the intelligent switching of the wide-angle lens mode – it is the latest technology in the market. With a processing capability of HDR 12-bit, portrait photos will not be overexposed even with backlight, and the dark details are optimized and displayed, allowing selfies to be rich and vivid. Together, TECNO CAMON 16 Premier redefines why it was recognized the first and pioneering 48MP AI dual front camera.

TAIVOS™, Innovation & Mainstay for super night and low-light photography

TECNO CAMON 16 Premier is even more impressive at handling low-light and night situations. The phone is equipped with the world’s exclusive trademark TAIVOS™ technology (TECNO AI Vision Optimization Solution). TAIVOS™ (TECNO AI Vision Optimization Solution) is an image processing and enhancement lab for the CAMON series. Based on ten million levels of dark-skin study data base, the TECNO R&D team is acutely developing multiple AI vision algorithms on TAIVOS™ to better optimize the photo and video output quality. The powerful match of software and hardware together support unimaginable clear and smooth photography experiences. It can run complex algorithms and multiple algorithms superposition to meet the shooting needs of different scenes. Dark and reverse shots are clear, and more new shooting functions are derived to provide users with richer and more multi-dimensional shooting experience. The imaging time is only 4.68 seconds, while the imaging time of most other smartphones is 5.5 seconds or even 7 seconds. This means that TAIVOS™ technology can better filter image noise and optimize image clarity, thereby enhancing night shooting effects.

Thanks to TAIVOS™ technology, TECNO CAMON 16 Premier can not only protect portraits and avoid overexposure, but also make the background more transparent, bright, and clear. Additionally, the CAMON 16 Premier has an eye focus function and the focus of the portrait will not be lost even when taking a side profile. In the Ultra Night Video-shoot mode, this mobile phone uses 2.9μm super-large pixels which can provide users with a brighter video shooting experience in dark environments and can also shoot stable 1080p videos.

4K High-definition Video Quality

The TECNO CAMON 16 Premier also boasts unique video shooting functions. The combination of Super Hybrid Image Stabilization (HIS) and EIS+AIS supports high-definition picture quality and high frame rate video shooting. TECNO CAMON 16 Premier also optimizes the basic portrait beauty function. This is done using the AI ​​face detection and portrait blur algorithm, while the skin tone blur function is added to enhance the overall professional feel of the video. Furthermore, the AI light beauty function is more aligned with the needs of young users. At the same time, TECNO CAMON 16 Premier also supports 960 frames of super slow-motion shooting, and the quality of the film is on-par with IMAX movie quality, which expands the joy of video shooting for all users.

Truly Powerful & Hard Core MediaTek’s G90T processor

If you think that TECNO CAMON 16 Premier is only at the top for its camera functions, then prepared to be surprised. Another core competitiveness of TECNO CAMON 16 Premier is MediaTek’s 4G flagship chip MTK G90T and flagship Cortex-A76 CPU and Mali G76 GPU, with which, the overall performance of photography, networking, gaming, and image quality has increased by 11%. Enlarged pictures will retain their original quality with no flaws thanks to its 64MP full-sized output. The processing efficiency is professional like a micro-lab. Truly hardcore performance.

Safer and Speedier Charging, Always Stay Active

The benefits of the new TECNO CAMON 16 do not stop there. The newly upgraded battery fast charge of TECNO CAMON 16 Premier is also a highlight. The 4500mAh large battery can easily meet various demanding everyday needs. The key point is its 33W safe fast charge ability – you can charge 70% of the phone’s battery in just 30 minutes.

The phone has been redesigned to include multiple intelligent charging protection, such as safer power recovery. A new heat pipe is added to dissipate heat, which effectively reduces the surface temperature by 2 degrees during charging, thereby reducing damage to the phone and extends battery life.

With the CAMON 16 Premier, you can have the power of the next blockbuster right in your fingertips. So time to get creative and showcase your perspective and voice to the world, while capturing life’s beautiful moments. So get your own TECNO CAMON 16 Premier and enjoy all its benefits now!