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Two youth organisations in Akwa Ibom State, Afe Mkparawa Annang and Supreme Council of Ibibio Youths, have decried the rising levels of unemployment across Nigeria, calling for more investments to open up local economies to empower more households and individuals. According to the groups, the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic has further escalated things, piling pressure on the economy and leading to thousands of job losses for many Nigerians. While commending a Turkish investor, Mr Onur Kumral, whose companies – Jubilee Syringe Manufacturing Limited, and Kings Flour Mill Limited – the groups said had created employment for many young people in Nigeria, Afe Mkparawa Annang and Supreme Council of Ibibio Youths said the Nigerian Government must create an enabling environment for more foreign investors to bring their money into the country and help reduce the unemployment index by creating jobs. In a letter of commendation to Kumral, Afe Mkparawa Annang through its President,...

Eyitayo Jegede, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ondo State, has described Governor Rotimi Akeredolu as “arrogant” for saying the All Progressives Congress would rule the state forever.  Akeredolu had on Tuesday in Akure, the state capital, at a public function said members of the APC needed to work harder so that the party can continue to rule the state forever.  The governor also added that it was not the turn of the Central Senatorial District where Jegede hails from to produce a governor, saying the district should wait for the next 12 years. Reacting on Wednesday, Jegede said Akeredolu’s statement was least expected of a governor, who is supposed to campaign based on issues.  He also described as oppressive, the utterances of the governor noting that the people are ready to vote him out of office come October 10.  In a statement by Head, Media Research of his campaign organisation, Samuel Fasua, said the people of the state can no longer ...

Farmers Compensation For Foodstuffs Lost Due To Fulani Herdsmen Farmers in Ondo State on Wednesday said that the irregular rainfall in the state was posing serious threat to their activities and production of crops.  The farmers stated that inadequate rainfall in the state had also disrupted the usual planting season in the state.  They observed that the rain had stopped falling since May, causing difficulties for farmers.  Farmers in Ondo State SaharaReporters Media Some farmers, who spoke with SaharaReporters, said they were experiencing unfavourable weather conditions, which is not good for agriculture in the Southern part of the country.  A farmer, Mr Oluwatosin Ibiyemi, told our correspondent that the lack of rain was a sign of impending famine and food hike that will worsen the state’s economy. Ibiyemi revealed that farmers in the community have already taken to prayers and other spiritual aspects to change their fortunes. Another farmer in Akoko...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has released suspected cyber fraudster, Ismaila Mustapha, alias Mompha, about two weeks after he was rearrested by the anti-graft agency in Lagos, a report by PUNCH said. His lawyer, Mr Gboyega Oyewole (SAN), confirmed his release on bail on Wednesday. Oyewole added that Mompha had withdrawn the N5m fundamental rights suit he filed against the EFCC to challenge his rearrest. Mompha, who is answering N32bn fraud charges before the Federal High Court in Lagos, was rearrested on August 14 when he went to the EFCC office in Ikoyi, Lagos, to reclaim his five wristwatches, one Apple Air pod, one iPhone 8 mobile phone and one pair of sunglasses, seized from him by the anti-graft agency since last year. His visit to the EFCC office followed a July 24 ruling by Justice Mohammed Liman ordering the release of the items to him. But Mompha, through Oyewole, had contended that his rearrest was unjustifiable and unlawful in the N5m suit he slam...

The Federal Executive Council has approved N722.3m for the forensic audit of the Niger Delta Development Commission. Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, disclosed this on Wednesday after the virtual FEC meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari. According to Akpabio, the field auditors will undertake a complete forensic exercise of the NDDC activities in their respective states of assignments and ascertain total funds and resources paid to contractors for all projects. They would also compare the total amount of resources expended with the value of what was delivered to the commission and establish if such value is commensurate with the resources expended. He disclosed that the auditors were also mandated to look into the 12,000 abandoned projects by the NDDC in the Niger Delta. He said, “By the time I assume office in August 2019, we discovered there was no budget for the NDDC for the year 2019 up to that September. “So, we submitted two budgets i...

The Nigeria Police Force has refused to release two residents of Idumuje-Ugboko in Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta State, Cheta Okolo and Onyeisi Isuzor, despite court judgment ordering their release, SaharaReporters has gathered. SaharaReporters found out that Okolo and Isuzor were arrested on the orders of Nigerian billionaire and former senator, Ned Nwoko, for opposing his attempt to forcefully acquire additional 90 hectares of land from an area earmarked for all indigenes of the community. On June 22, 2020, acting on Nwoko’s directive, the duo were arrested by the police and detained at the State Command in Asaba, the capital. They were detained unlawfully until July 7, 2020 when they were charged to court at Isele-Uku on charge no MI/22/2020, for the offences of conspiracy and attempted murder of one Nathaniel Bama. SaharaReporters gathered Cheta and Onyeisi were remanded by the court at the police headquarters pending the Department of P...

President Muhammadu Buhari has finally approved the official implementation of cost-reflective tariffs for the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry. The new tariff, which will now formally commence on September 1, 2020, was one of the preconditions given by the World Bank for a $1.5bn loan for Nigeria. Other preconditions include the removal of fuel subsidy and unification of exchange rate, which the Central Bank of Nigeria is implementing. In January, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission had announced that there would be an upward review of electricity tariffs across the country from April 1. However, this was suspended after reports indicated that electricity distribution companies had pushed for a postponement until key areas of disagreement were sorted. The National Assembly in June persuaded the DisCos to defer the plan till the first quarter of 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic on energy consumers. It was gathered that Buhari set up a committee earlier ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the slow pace of court trials in Nigeria was one of the areas that must be urgently reformed for the sustenance of law and order. Speaking at the 60th Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association, Buhari, who recalled how it took so long for the courts to decide and eventually dismiss the election petitions he filed to challenge his losses in the 2003, 2007, and 2011 presidential polls, declared that the Nigerian justice system needed urgent reform. The President, who was represented by Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, at the conference, said the situation changed when his own victory after the 2019 election was challenged and took just over six months to conclude. He noted that the change was prompted by time limits that were placed on election petitions and asked that such time limits be extended to criminal and civil cases in court. He said, “At the end, I lost all three cases. I wondered then, why it needed to take so l...

Residents of Obogoro community in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State are now living in fear due to the threat of erosion in the area. The gully erosion has encroached on houses, churches, schools and other open lands, forcing many persons to abandon the area. Paramount ruler of the community, Monday Igodo, said people have lost their sources of livelihood with farmlands, crops all consumed, leaving the place in strangulation with survival now a major source of concern. The absence of power supply has further compounded their woes as the community has been plunged into darkness for over two years. A resident of the area, who identified himself as Peter Goodnews, said they were undergoing hardship, adding that families had been displaced as a result of the situation. Another local, Wisdom Winepre, said he was traumatised because he had lost his home to erosion and currently had nowhere to live with his family. They called on relevant agencies to come to their ...

Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers has suspended its planned nationwide strike scheduled for Thursday, August 27, after Chevron Nigeria Limited and its contractors agreed to immediately unconditionally recall 175 workers retrenched last week. Last week Thursday, NUPENG issued a seven-day strike notice, demanding a recall of the workers sacked through WhatsAppmessages to their mobile phones, failing which members nationwide would down tools and begin an indefinite nationwide strike. A concise statement by President and General-Secretary of the union, Prince Williams Akporeha, and Afolabi Olawale, explained that the suspension was sequel to “the immediate recall and reinstatement of the sacked workers and the on-going discussions to quickly resolve other outstanding issues. “However, NUPENG reiterates that the suspension of the strike ultimatum is not a total call off but respect to ongoing discussions the union is having with Chevron and it contractors over...

For more than two hours, there were tense scenes in the Abule Egba area of Lagos State after members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers clashed with officials of Lagos State Task Force. The incident followed the killings of a commercial bus driver and conductor by task force officials for yet to be ascertained reasons. Many people sustained severe wounds during the fracas, which escalated to the Alakuko area of the city. Vehicles including police vans were also destroyed during the crisis. CRIME News AddThis :  Featured Image :  Original Author :  SaharaReporters, New York Disable advertisements :  from 24HRSNEWS via 24HRSNEWS from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/3lhIdDv via EDUPEDIA

The Nigerian Government has been asked to reopen tertiary institutions in the country by lecturers under the umbrella of Congress of University Academic, a breakaway faction of the Academic Staff Union of Universities. This was made known by the congress through a statement on Wednesday after its National Executive Council meeting held in Abuja. The statement reads, “The meeting called on the government to reopen universities as soon as possible as CONUA members are ready to resume work while lecturers urged FG to reopen universities as soon as possible. “CONUA further stated that the education sector cannot continue to stagnate, as it appears that COVID-19 would continue to be a threat and we must, in the circumstance, learn to strive to lead our normal life.” The congress also condemned alleged intimidation and harassment of some of its members by “some university administrations and some other unions within the universities”. Education News AddThis :  Original Au...