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Thursday, 21 June 2018 04:29

Emeritus Prof tasks FG over devt strategy

Funmi Olaitan, Ibadan Emeritus Professor of Economics at the University of Ibadan, Mr Ademola Oyejide, on Wednesday, lamented that Nigeria had not witnessed inclusive growth, saying the Federal Government must as a matter of urgency, establish and effectively implement an inclusive growth and development strategy. The don while delivering the first Emmanuel Edozien Distinguished Service Fellow lecture organized by Department of Economics, said what Nigeria has been experiencing is ‘jobless growth’, stating that Nigeria had never witnessed inclusive growth, is not witnessing inclusive growth and may never witness inclusive growth unless the right policies are formulated and faithfully implemented. Oyejide…

Wednesday, 20 June 2018 04:41

Presidency cancels FEC meeting as Buhari signs 2018 Budget today

Presidency yesterday explained that today’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting was cancelled because Eid-el-Fitr holidays of last Friday and Monday affected preparation of council memoranda. Giving the explanation in a terse statement, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, added that President Muhammadu Buhari would today sign 2018 Appropriation Bill into law. “President Buhari will sign 2018 Appropriation Bill into law Wednesday (today) at noon. “Meanwhile, FEC meeting will not hold today. This is due to the Eid-el-Fitr holidays last Friday and Monday, which affected preparation of council memoranda,” Adesina said. The N9.1 trillion budget…

Wednesday, 20 June 2018 04:38

Defence minister shouldn’t be Miyetti Allah’s mouthpiece - Ortom

Benue State Governor, Mr Samuel Ortom, has called on Minister of Defence, Mr Mansur Dan-Ali, to apologise to Nigerians for demanding suspension of anti-grazing law in some states. He said the minister should stop giving Nigerians the impression that he was spokesperson of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association. Dan-Ali had on June 5, this year called for the suspension of anti-open grazing laws in Benue, Taraba and Ekiti states. The governor spoke in Abuja on Tuesday at the unveiling of National Economic Council’s National Livestock Transformation Plan as part of efforts to end clashes between farmers and herdsmen. He stated,…

Wednesday, 20 June 2018 04:31

Don’t renege on your promise to be peaceful, Oyo charges ‘Egungun’

Funmi Olaitan, Ibadan Oyo State government has appealed to custodians of Egungun festival in the state not to renege on their promise of celebrating a festival devoid of violence and hooliganism. The government said peace, security and safety have been consistently at the fore during the series of stakeholders’ meetings involving heads of masquerades from all the geographical zones of Oyo State and custodians of the masquerades with government officials at Ministry of information, Culture and Tourism, saying that representatives of the government’s security department have always been in attendance at such meetings preceding the 2018 Egungun season. The government…

Tuesday, 19 June 2018 05:23

Report says over 1 billion small arms in world, up from 2007

There are over 1 billion firearms in the world today, including 857 million in civilian hands — with American men and women the dominant owners, according to a study released Monday. The Small Arms Survey says 393 million of the civilian-held firearms, 46 percent, are in the United States, which is "more than those held by civilians in the other top 25 countries combined." "The key to the United States, of course, is its unique gun culture," the report's author, Aaron Karp, said at a news conference. "American civilians buy an average of 14 million new firearms every year, and…

Tuesday, 19 June 2018 05:19

New cholera outbreak in Kebbi

Mohammed Sheriff A three-year old girl has been confirmed dead while seven people have been hospitalized as a result of cholera outbreak in Hirishi primary health care center in Kalgo Local Government area of Kebbi State. Confirming the incident to our correspondent, Mr Usman kalgo said that he lost his daughter on their way to Federal Medical Center, Birnin Kebbi after medical treatment at the health centre, adding that two other of his children were affected. "More than ten from our village were affected by constant vomiting and diarrhea. They woke up yesterday in the morning and discovered stomach pains…

Monday, 18 June 2018 04:46

Curfew declared in Abuja community after violent clash

Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Sunday said the 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew imposed on Bwari town in the territory, will remain until further notice. According to a statement signed by Special Assistant to the Minister on Media, Mr Abubakar Sani, the earlier 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew imposed in the town on Saturday, will end on Sunday,. FCTA added that it was deeply concerned over attempts by “some miscreants to reincarnate the December 25th, 2017 crisis in Bwari Area Council. “Reports reaching the administration indicate that some of the miscreants took advantage of Eid-il-Fitr celebrations to…

Sunday, 17 June 2018 05:21

Nigeria ranked one of the most dangerous countries in the world - Report

Nigeria has been ranked one of the most dangerous countries in the world, and more unsafe than war-torn Libya, according to 2018 Global Law and Order Report by Gallup Poll. In the latest annual ranking of the safest and least safe countries by Gallup, Nigeria placed 116th out of 142 countries, with the index score of 66, which is lower than the global average score of 81. Nigeria ranked below African countries like Egypt (with index score of 88 and sixth joint safest country in the world with Denmark, Slovenia and China), Rwanda (83), Mauritius (82), Morocco (81), Ethiopia (79),…

Sunday, 17 June 2018 05:20

Nationwide blackout as power grid collapses

The nation has been plunged into total darkness as the power grid recorded a total collapse on Saturday morning, our correspondent has learnt. The system collapse led to the shutdown of all the nation’s power plants. An industry source, who is a top executive of one of the nation’s electricity distribution companies, told our correspondent on condition of anonymity that the national grid first collapsed on Friday. When contacted to find out the cause of the outage in parts of Lagos, he said, “It’s a general thing; it is a system collapse. It happened yesterday and this morning. All the…

Saturday, 16 June 2018 04:43

The internet is finally going to be bigger than TV worldwide

Next year, for the first time, we’ll spend more time using the internet than watching TV. People will spend an average of 170.6 minutes a day, or nearly three hours, using the internet for things like shopping, browsing social media, chatting with friends, and streaming music and video in 2019, a recent report by media agency Zenith estimated. That’s a tad more than the 170.3 minutes they’re expected to spend watching TV. Zenith measured media by how they are transmitted or distributed, such as broadcasts via TV signals and newspapers in print. Watching videos on the web through platforms like…

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Friday, 15 June 2018 04:52

Buhari to Nigerians: Stop glorifying thieves, treat them with disdain

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday urged Nigerians to stop glorifying thieves but should treat them with disdain for bringing hardships on others. Buhari said this in a Sallah message made available to journalists by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr Garba Shehu, to mark the end of Ramadan. “He (Buhari) also urged ordinary Nigerians to stop glorifying thieves by treating them with disdain for bringing hardships on others,” the statement said. The President also thanked Nigerians for their patience with his administration, saying reforming a country that was pushed into near decay on account of corruption would…

Friday, 15 June 2018 04:49

Today is Eid-el-Fitri, Sultan announces

Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs has announced that the new moon for the Islamic month of Shawwal has been sighted. Head of NSCIA and Sultan of Sokoto, Mr Saad Abubakar, confirmed the sighting of the moon on Thursday night. He announced Friday for the celebration of the Islamic festival, Eid-el-Fitr. Nigeria will thus join other countries like Saudi Arabia, Qatar and UAE for the celebration on Friday. The federal government had declared Friday and next Monday as public holidays to celebrate the Islamic festival. PT

Friday, 15 June 2018 04:48

PFN felicitates with Muslims, urges tolerance

Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria has called on Nigerians to embrace mutual tolerance in their conducts with one another in order to promote peace and prosperity in the country. President of PFN, Mr Felix Omobude, who made the call in a statement on Thursday, also congratulated Sultan of Sokoto, Mr Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III and all Muslims in Nigeria and around the world as they celebrate Eid-el-Fitri. Omobude urged Nigerians to live in understanding, irrespective of religion, ethnicity and gender, “so we can take Nigeria to greater heights in the different areas of life.” PFN president called on all religious leaders…

Friday, 15 June 2018 04:47

Ramadan: Ajimobi congratulates Muslims, seeks spiritual rebirth

Funmi Olaitan, Ibadan Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State, has congratulated the Muslim community in the country on the successful completion of the month-long Ramadan fasting. The governor, in a statement issued on Thursday by his Special Adviser, Communication and Strategy, Mr. Bolaji Tunji, prayed Allah accepts their supplications, even beyond the holy month. While calling for spiritual rebirth among Islamic faithful, he enjoined them to imbibe the teachings of the Holy Prophet Muhammed on the essence of Ramadan fasting. Ajimobi also admonished the faithful to use Eid-el-Fitri celebrations to pray for the unity and peaceful co-existence of the country’s…

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