Osinbajo Urges MSMEs to Improve Their Performance Using Technology

EconomyTechnologyOsinbajo Urges MSMEs to Improve Their Performance Using Technology

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)June 25, 2021

ABUJA — Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says there is a need for Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to leverage technology to improve their performances. Osinbajo made this call while featuring at the National MSMEs Discourse, titled ‘’Little Beginning, Huge Impact,’’ on Thursday in Abuja. The vice president was represented by the Minister of Industry, Trade, and Investment, Niyi Adebayo, at the discourse which is part of the National MSMEs week. Osinbajo said he was...

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NLC Mobilizes For Fresh Kaduna Strike, Alleges Breach of Agreement

LabourNewsNLC Mobilizes For Fresh Kaduna Strike, Alleges Breach of Agreement

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)June 23, 2021

KADUNA — The Nigeria Labour Congress on Tuesday said it would resume its suspended industrial action in Kaduna State over the mass sacking of workers and other anti-labor practices by the state government. The NLC, though, was not definite but directed its state councils and affiliate unions to mobilize and officially communicate to all employers of labor in the state for fresh action. The workers’ union took the decision after the emergency National Executive Council...

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Only South-West Has Effectively Manage Its Diversity – Jonathan

National DevelopmentNigeriaOnly South-West Has Effectively Manage Its Diversity – Jonathan

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)June 23, 2021

Former President, Goodluck Jonathan, has called on the rest of Nigeria to learn something about the management of ethnic and religious diversity from the South-West. The former President attributed the current problems of Nigeria to its failure to properly manage its diversity in a way that gives minorities a sense of belonging. Jonathan said this in an address at the 13th Joe-Kyari Gadzama Public Lecture with the theme, ‘Redefining Democracy: Yearnings of the Minority in...

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NEWS ANALYSIS: The Economic And Political Factors Behind 10 Governors Who Have Dissolved Cabinets In 2021

PoliticsSpecial ReportNEWS ANALYSIS: The Economic And Political Factors Behind 10 Governors Who Have Dissolved Cabinets In 2021

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)June 23, 2021

Between January and now, about ten governors have mystically sacked members of or dissolved their cabinets. The factors responsible for this process can be analyzed from two sides of the events in the country. The first was to build loyalty within their cabinets and camps ahead of the 2023 elections while the other was the economic catastrophe bedeviling the country, particularly the decision of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) not to make its statutory...

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FG to Sue Airlines Over Breach of Disability Act

Accidents and SafetyAviation-AirportsFG to Sue Airlines Over Breach of Disability Act

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)June 23, 2021

ABUJA — The Federal Government has threatened to take legal action against airlines and other operators who failed to comply with the extant law concerning persons living with disability in Nigeria. The government condemned the situation where it becomes difficult for the category of people to enjoy public facilities, especially the airports. The National Commission for Persons with Disabilities said it was already in talks with the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika; Works and Housing,...

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Be Patriotic, Army Chief, Farouk Yahaya, Charges Soldiers

MilitaryNewsBe Patriotic, Army Chief, Farouk Yahaya, Charges Soldiers

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)June 23, 2021

ENUGU — The Chief of the Army Staff, Major General Farouk Yahaya, has charged the troops of 82 Division Nigerian Army to remain selfless and disciplined in their dealings. The Army boss said his administration would provide troops with the needed equipment and welfare support to discharge their responsibilities effectively. This was contained in a statement signed by the Director of Army Public Relations, Onyema Nwachukwu, on Tuesday, after the COAS spoke in his address...

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Take Advantage of Empowerment Programmes, Sanwo-Olu Tells Women

NewsRural DevelopmentTake Advantage of Empowerment Programmes, Sanwo-Olu Tells Women

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)June 19, 2021

LAGOS — The wife of the Lagos State governor, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, has advised women to take advantage of the various empowerment initiatives of the state government. She gave the advice at the 4th Annual Women And Half Conference, with the theme, “The Wind Beneath Her Wings,” at the Civic Centre, on Saturday in Lagos. Sanwo-Olu said the conference was a veritable platform to engender credible advancement and self-development for women. The event sought to...

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Sickle Cell Day: Nigerian Author Calls for More Awareness, Adequate Information

HealthWellnessSickle Cell Day: Nigerian Author Calls for More Awareness, Adequate Information

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)June 19, 2021

ABUJA —  Malam Shehu Mohammed, author of the book on sickle cell anaemia titled “I Am A Survivor,” has called on Nigerians to create more awareness and sensitisation exercises to sickle cell disease. Mohammed made the call on Saturday in Abuja at a public presentation of the book stressing that in spite of the prevalence of the disease the society still misunderstood the issue. “Many are still ignorant of what genotype is all about. Couples...

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Bagudu, Fayemi Charge Vigilante Group, Hunter To Secure States Against Attacks

Crime & SecurityNewsBagudu, Fayemi Charge Vigilante Group, Hunter To Secure States Against Attacks

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)June 19, 2021

BIRNIN KEBBI, (Kebbi State) — Kebbi Gov. Atiku Bagudu, and his Ekiti State counterpart, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, have charged local hunters and vigilantes to be ready to defend the territories of states against frequent attacks by bandits. The governors stated this on Saturday in Birnin Kebbi while addressing hundreds of local hunters and vigilance groups from different parts of the state. The groups had converged on the state capital to declare their readiness to wage...

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NBC to Stop Relying on FG Allocation – Lai Mohammed Boast

TV & RadioNBC to Stop Relying on FG Allocation – Lai Mohammed Boast

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)June 16, 2021

ABUJA — The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) will soon be self-funding and stop drawing salaries and allocations from the Federal Government. The minister disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja at a public hearing on a bill to amend the NBC establishing Act. The public hearing was organized by the House of Representatives Committee on Information, National Orientation, Ethics, and Value. Mohammed was responding to the...

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