August 13, 2022

Real Reason We Digitalised Cash Transfer Payments – FG

Real Reason We Digitalised Cash Transfer Payments – FG

The Federal Government of Nigeria has explained that the introduction of digitalised cash transfer payment in the country was put in place to help in addressing some lapses encountered while operating the analog payment system.

Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq, gave this explanation while speaking at the official flag-off of the grant for several vulnerable groups as well as the digitised payment for conditional cash transfer which was held in Dutse, Jigawa State on Friday.

She asserted that part of the issues faced by the program is the use of an analog …

Script Connect A New Web-App Bringing Scientists Together

Script Connect: A New Web-App Bringing Scientists Together

What is the place of tech in increasing public engagement in science? How can researchers work with software engineers and developers to give science discoveries a wider reach? Researchers in East Africa seemed to have figured this out with their new web-app, Script Connect, which was developed and funded by Robert Busch Foundation in conjunction with SciDev.net, a UK science publication.

For years, conversations around bridging the gap between ‘the gown and the town’ have been on. These conversations resulted in novel research reporting techniques that are better suited for the digital age. In spite of the progress made, …