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Governor-elect for Benue State, Mr. Gabriel Suswam, has promised to introduce "e-governance" in the state.

Mr. Suswam said the measure would enable him to attend to state matters faster. Africa 2007

The governor-elect stated this last Wednesday, while addressing newsmen in Makurdi.

The United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has entered into partnership with key government ministries and agencies for a special workshop on the adoption of eGovernance in Nigeria as a way of identifying with the present administration's determiation to institutionalise transparency, accountability and proper documentation of government revenue profile.

The innovative workshop, scheduled to hold from May 15 - 16, 2007, in Lagos , at the FITC, Apapa, aims to equip and educate Nigerian banks, individuals and businesses on the imperative to adopt electronic payment and administrative procedures in transactions involving government institutions, agencies and parastatals.

The National eGovernment Strategies Limited disclosed that it had eventually commenced full eProduct roll out and marketing stage of the programme, even as the agency had continued to march on progressively towards its mandate. Speaking with Journalists in Abuja Thursday, the Executive Vice Chairman of the National eGovernment Strategies Limited, Dr. Olu Agunloye said the agency is responsible for eGovernment’s platform on which several other networks and applications reside or with which they communicate.

Is Yar’Adua Nigeria’s President-elect? Yes of course. Can the functions and activities of his Presidency be automated and enable him govern the nation electronically - to a large extent? Yes of Course. Can Nigerian IT Professionals automate the functions of the Presidency, Legislature and the Judiciary? The answer is a confident yes - based on existing e-Government Application (Software) Proof of Concept. Can any 21st Century nation function and implement her national and millennium development (Goals) plans effectively without active intervention and application of Information Technology? Is the President and his emerging cabinet e-ready to timely serve 160 million Nigerians?

Olu Agunloye, executive vice chairman of National e-Government Strategies (NeGSt) has said that the agency is raising N500 million through private investment to fast track its operations.

Agunloye, at an interactive session with newsmen in Abuja, said the amount was being raised through a consortium of banks, including UBA, Skye Bank, WEMA Bank and GT Bank.