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Politics / Re: Prominent Anti-Nigerian Twitter Account In SA labelled a "Dangerous Syndicate" by agwom(m): 2:30pm On Sep 03, 2020 |
That is good for our leaders 1 Like 1 Share |
Politics / Food Security Threatened As Floods Destroy Farms by agwom(m): 6:37am On Sep 03, 2020 |
Fear of food crisis is heightening in Nigeria following massive floods that are ravaging crop farms in many parts of the country. https://dailytrust.com/food-security-threatened-as-floods-destroy-farms 1 Like 2 Shares
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Politics / Re: When Was The Last Time You Hear APC Supporters Address Buhari As 'Sai Baba'? by agwom(m): 2:38pm On Aug 29, 2020 |
Hunger don dey fire dem one by one 5 Likes |
Politics / Re: What Is Femi Fani Kayode (@realffk) Not Telling Us? by agwom(m): 1:55pm On Aug 27, 2020 |
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Politics / Vote For Me, I’ll Work For You, Obaseki Tells Electorate by agwom(m): 9:20pm On Aug 21, 2020 |
The Governor of Edo State and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the September 19 governorship election, Godwin Obaseki, has appealed to electorates in the state to re-elect him for “continuity of his people-oriented programmes”. source: https://dailytrust.com/vote-for-me-ill-work-for-you-obaseki-tells-electorate 6 Likes
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Politics / Shiites Commend NBA For Withdrawing El-rufai’s Invitation by agwom(m): 8:30pm On Aug 21, 2020 |
Shiite group, the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), has commended the National Executive Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) for withdrawing its invitation to Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State to speak at the association’s annual general conference coming up in August. NBA had withdrawn its invitation to the governor to speak at its annual conference following criticisms, protests and even threats of boycott from lawyers and others. NBA Conference: I’m Not Agitated Over Withdrawal Of Invitation — El-Rufai Conference: NBA Withdraws Invitation To El-Rufai After Public Outcry The IMN in a letter written to NBA and signed by the President of the Movement’s Media Forum, Ibrahim Musa commended the move of the association. “The Islamic Movement noted that Governor El-Rufai is the most unsuitable person to talk to a body of learned men considering his legendary disrespect for the rule of law, blatant abuses of fundamental rights and intolerance to opposing views. “El-Rufai has been an agent of impunity and division who supports extra-judicial killings and building of mass graves. “He, in collaboration with officers of the Nigerian army, attacked members of the Islamic Movement, without recourse to law, leading to the gruesome extrajudicial murder of at least 347 members of the Movement (by the government’s own admission) in December 2015 and hurriedly buried them in mass graves. “Despite the open confession by the Secretary to the Kaduna State Government, Alhaji Lawal Balarabe Abbas before a Judicial Commission of Inquiry, governor el-Rufai has refused to prosecute the criminal elements who perpetrated these crimes, but rather paradoxically filed charges of conspiracy and culpable homicide against over 250 members of the IMN at Kaduna state high courts. “Although the Kaduna high courts have since discharged and acquitted all of them, governor el-Rufai has continued to seek further ways to subjugate and persecute members and leadership of the Movement in contravention of his oath of office to “do right to all manners of people according to law, without fear or favour, affection or ill-will. “Certainly, such a person must not be promoted or allowed to address an Association of learned men, whose motto is “Promoting the Rule of Law. “We therefore salute your unique courage to stand firmly on the path of what you profess to promote and stamp out – impunity and gross abuse of human rights in our beloved country, which loudly proclaims to operate under the rule of law.” Gov. El-Rufai has not commented on the latest claim from IMN but has previously denied all the allegations. He also described the withdrawal of the invitation by NBA as unfair. “While the decision about who speaks at its event is entirely the NBA’s, Malam Nasir El-Rufai wishes to make clear that he did not seek the platform and is not agitated that he has one less speaking engagement,” said the governor’s Special Adviser on Media and Communication, Muyiwa Adekeye. Adekeye knocked the NBA for endorsing what he claimed was a one-sided narrative on a profound national issue stressing that it was a matter members of the NBA may wish to reflect upon. “For an association, whose bread and butter is about justice to make a ruling based on the stridency of people who lampoon judicial processes against certain individuals without hearing the other side is odd. It bears noting that in its response to pressure, the NBA leadership has signaled an unfortunate embrace of injustice, unfairness, absence of fair hearing and total disregard for the rule of law,” it stated,” he stated. source: https://dailytrust.com/shiites-commend-nba-for-withdrawing-el-rufais-invitation 1 Like |
Politics / APC To Members: Buhari Tsunami Won’t Work In 2023 by agwom(m): 1:36pm On Jul 23, 2020 |
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said no candidate or aspirant for the 2023 general election in the party should count on President Muhammadu Buhari’s “cover” to win the election. Source https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/apc-to-members-buhari-tsunami-wont-work-in-2023.html
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Politics / El-rufai Orders Civil Servants Back To Work On Monday by agwom(m): 6:05am On Jul 19, 2020 |
Civil servants in Kaduna State have been directed to resume work on Monday, three months after the state government’s Quarantine Act and Kaduna State Public Health Law, which quarantined all residents on March 26. https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/el-rufai-orders-civil-servants-back-to-work-on-monday.html 6 Likes
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Travel / Abuja Zoo Wears Disappointing Look, 20 Years After Inauguration by agwom(m): 5:49am On Jul 19, 2020 |
* Animals exposed to harsh weather https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/20-years-after-inauguration-abuja-zoo-still-wears-disappointing-look.html 3 Likes 1 Share
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Politics / Unending Fights Among Buhari’s Appointees by agwom(m): 7:13am On Jul 18, 2020 |
The resurgence of endless fights among appointees of President Muhammadu Buhari, especially ministers and heads of departments and agencies, have become a regular feature in recent time. The orgy of internal strife among the appointees was equally recorded during President Buhari’s first term between 2015 and 2019. Daily Trust Saturday has catalogued some of the unending in-fighting among these appointees which have not only constituted a distraction to governance but also elicited reactions from critical stakeholders in the country who are worried about the development. Pantami Vs Dabiri-Erewa A cold war between the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, and the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ibrahim Pantami, escalated again in May this year over who has the right to the office located at Mbora District, on the Airport Road, Jabi, Abuja. Dabiri-Erewa had publicly accused Dr Pantami of ejecting her staff from an office given to her by the Federal Government. Reacting, the minister, in a tweet on May 24, 2020, described Dabiri-Erewa’s allegation as “a big fat lie”. Magu Vs Malami The endless tussle between the Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, and the suspended Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, came back to the fore following the former’s reported recommendation to President Buhari that the latter should be sacked over “weighty” allegations, including the diversion of recovered loot. Magu is currently appearing before Justice Ayo Salami-led presidential panel investigating corruption allegations against him, following petitions by Malami and the Department of State Service (DSS). Malami’s memo allegedly accused Magu of diversion of recovered loot. Before the latest saga, Malami and Magu have been disagreeing on issues. Malami had once blamed Magu for causing the suspension of Nigeria from the Egmont Group, an international anti-corruption body with over 135 member countries. The AGF had also accused the EFCC boss of breaching Section 10 (1) of the EFCC Act which states that the EFCC must send complex cases to the AGF for better cooperation and prosecution. Akpabio Vs Nunieh The case between the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, and the former Acting Managing Director, Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Ms. Gbene Joi Nunieh, has equally joined the long list of fighters in the corridors of power. Ms. Nunieh, who was relieved of her job early this year, had accused the minister of corruption, sexual and workplace harassment, pipelines bombings, secret cult activities, abuse of office, amongst others, in an interview she granted recently. However, the minister, in a statement issued Wednesday in Abuja by Anietie Ekong, his media aide, said the allegations were “litany of lies”. Ahmed Vs Mamman There is also a case of internal strife between the Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, Hajiya Zainab Ahmed and the Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, over the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Company (NBET), Marilyn Amobi. Hajiya Zainab had reinstated Ms Marylin Amobi, as the Chief Executive Officer of the NBET and inaugurated the board of the agency recently moved to her ministry by President Buhari. The reinstatement was seen as an affront against her counterpart in the ministry of power, Mamman, who had on two separate occasions recommended Amobi’s sack. NBET was under the power ministry before the President moved it to the ministry of finance, budget and national planning after a face-off between Mamman and Amobi on December 24, 2019. Monguno Vs late Kyari Another scenario of silent tussle among appointees of President Buhari came to the forefront when the National Security Adviser, retired Maj. Gen. Babagana Monguno, alleged that undue interference by the late Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari, on matters of national security, had slowed down meaningful gains that Buhari had sought to achieve. Kachikwu Vs Baru During the first tenure, there was supremacy battle between the former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, and the late Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Maikanti Baru. The former minister had released a letter to President Buhari, accusing the NNPC boss of flagrant violation of due process in the award of contracts and acts of insubordination. After maintaining initial silence at the time, the NNPC later responded, describing the allegations by Kachikwu against its late Group Managing Director, Baru, as baseless even as it accused the minister of exaggerating and concocting figures to give vent to his claims. Magu Vs DSS The suspended EFCC chairman, Ibrahim Magu, has been having issues with the DSS since the first tenure of Mr President. The Senate had declined to confirm Magu as substantive chairman of the EFCC on December 15, 2016 based on an incriminating report by the DSS. Though he was presented again to the upper chamber in January 2017 after an alleged executive inquest absolved him of wrongdoing, Magu was rejected for the second time by the Senate on March 15 during its confirmation hearing. Hameed Vs Kemi Adeosun There was also the war of attrition between the Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Colonel Hameed Ibrahim Ali (retd), and the former Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, who took different positions on the revenue accruing into the money spinning para-military government agency. Although signs that all were not well in the relationship between the duo were initially under wraps as no one was willing to speak publicly about it, the rift came to public awareness when Ali promoted and demoted some men and officers of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) without recourse to the former finance minister. Matters came to a head in the National Assembly when the duo appeared to defend their 2016 budget before the Senate Committee on Finance. The rift was obvious when Ali and Adeosun gave divergent figures and positions on items and figures in their budgets. NHIS boss Vs Health Minister The enduring rift in the corridors of power was also revealed when the former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Usman Yusuf, was given a marching order by then Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole, to proceed on suspension for three months, following mounting petitions against alleged fraudulent practices and nepotism by concerned groups. The letter suspending Yusuf was given to him on July 6, 2017, directing him to go on three months suspension to pave the way for an independent probe of the mountains of petitions against him. However, in a daring tone, Prof Yusuf fired back at the Health Minister on July 12, telling him to his face that he could not proceed on the suspension as the minister lacks the power to sanction him. Usman was finally sacked after the exit of the former minister of health in 2019. Amaechi Vs Sirika During the first tenure, there was also a silent cold war between the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, and the incumbent Minister of Aviation, Alhaji Hadi Sirika, when the latter was under the former in the same ministry. The cold war between the two ministers was said to have reached a crescendo when the Aviation minister undertook several programmes in the sector without involving Amaechi. The rift was settled when the president split the ministry of aviation from that of transportation during his current second tenure. Buhari should show leadership – CSOs Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have reacted to the unending clashes between presidential aides and the ministers. The Executive Director CLEEN Foundation, Dr Benson Olugbuo, said the expectation was that government officials and agencies would work together for good governance in Nigeria within the provisions of the 1999 constitution. On his part, the Executive Director, Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), Auwal Musa Rafsanjani, said that the various clashes were the result of the absence of control and leadership. Equally, the Convener, Good Governance Team (GGT), Mr Tunde Salman, told Daily Trust Saturday that the issue of dirty bickering among top government functionaries is not good for the image of the presidency they are working for. Read more: https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/unending-fights-among-buharis-appointees.html |
Politics / Re: WTO DG: FG Unveils Campaign Team For Ngozi Okonjo-iweala by agwom(m): 4:27pm On Jul 17, 2020 |
Good one |
Health / Re: COVID-19: Judge John Tsoho Is On Self-Isolation by agwom(m): 1:46pm On Jul 17, 2020 |
Chai! corona too bad |
Politics / Re: Arthur Eze, Elumelu, Obi, Ikwechegh Make List Of Top Influential Igbo People by agwom(m): 1:07pm On Jul 17, 2020 |
Oh God make me great! |
Politics / 10 Things You Don’t Know About Late Tolulope Arotile by agwom(m): 11:15am On Jul 17, 2020 |
Tolulope Arotile, the celebrated Nigerian Air Force’s first female combat helicopter pilot, died in a road accident at Nigerian Air Force Base, Kaduna. The NAF said Arotile, died on Tuesday as a result of head injuries sustained from the accident. Nigerians mourn NAF’s first female combat pilot, Nigeria loses first female combat helicopter pilot, Tolulope Arotile Apart from being the first female combat helicopter pilot, there are many other things about the late pilot you probably don’t know and we have highlighted some of them here: Tolulope Arotile, a native of Iffe area in Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi State, was born in 1995. Arotile attended the Air Force Primary and Secondary Schools in Kaduna. She joined the Nigerian Air Force 401 Flying training school Kaduna on the 22nd of December 2012. In 2017, she graduated from the Nigerian Airforce 401 training school Kaduna and became an officer in the force on the 16th of September 2017. She was selected to train in South Africa following her performance during her initial flying training course at 401 Flying Training School Kaduna. As of 15 October 2019, she has acquired 460 hours of flight within 14 months in helicopter. Arotile was decorated the first female fighter helicopter pilot the Nigerian Airforce has had in 55 years. She was decorated by the Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Mrs (Dame) Pauline Tallen and the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar in October, 2019. Barely a year, she was winged as Nigeria’s first ever female combat helicopter pilot, Arotile dies in a road accident in Kaduna at the age of 24. During her short but impactful stay in the Service, late Arotile, contributed significantly to the efforts to rid the North Central States of armed bandits and other criminal elements by flying several combat missions under Operation GAMA AIKI in Minna, Niger State. Read more: https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/10-things-you-dont-know-about-late-tolulope-arotile.html
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Politics / How Zamfara Residents Aid Bandits – Emir Of Gusau by agwom(m): 10:54am On Jul 17, 2020 |
The Emir of Gusau in Zamfara State, Alhaji Ibrahim Bello, on Thursday, said some people in the state are renting and selling houses to bandits and kidnappers in the state. The emir spoke when the Inspector General of Police (GP), Mohammed Adamu Abubakar, Director General (DG) of the Department of State Services (DSS), Yusuf Bichi, and heads of the intelligence units paid him a courtesy visit. The emir said the traditional authority had met stakeholders and extensively discussed security issues in the state where it was established that some armed bandits and kidnappers had agents and informants within the communities. Alhaji Bello said, “Some people are renting or selling houses to these criminals. “ They sleep with us and early in the morning sneak out to go and carry out their dastardly acts. “If the intelligence community fishes out those selling houses to criminals, they would be arrested. “Apart from selling houses to criminals, some other people are also giving information to these bandits on the movements of security operatives, and sometimes even giving them weapons. “This calibre of disgruntled elements should also be identified and arrested.” Read more: https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/how-zamfara-residents-aid-bandits-emir-of-gusau.html |
Politics / Re: Beware - Fake NIMC Facebook Page Collecting Your Data by agwom(m): 7:40am On Jul 17, 2020 |
Wicked people! |
Travel / COVID-19: FAAN Threatens To Jail VIPs, Others Flouting Airports Protocols by agwom(m): 6:03am On Jul 17, 2020 |
The Federal Government has said that it is investigating the flouting of COVID-19 protocol put in place at three domestic airports by VIPs, warning that if found guilty, they will either go to jail of two months and above, pay a fine or get both sanctions combined. https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/covid-19-fg-threatens-to-jail-vips-others-flouting-airports-protocols.html 2 Likes 2 Shares
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Politics / Re: Former Adviser To The President Now Turned To Street Beggar (see Photos) by agwom(m): 9:06pm On Jul 16, 2020 |
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Politics / Re: Surrender A Rifle, Get Two Cows - Governor Matawalle Tells Bandits by agwom(m): 5:41pm On Jul 16, 2020 |
Politics / Re: Magu Writes Ayo Salami Panel, Responds To 15 ‘allegations’ by agwom(m): 5:37pm On Jul 16, 2020 |
Magu must join Mr Joshua Dariye and others in the prison 5 Likes 4 Shares |
Politics / Matawalle To Bandits: Surrender A Rifle, Get Two Cows by agwom(m): 5:33pm On Jul 16, 2020 |
Governor Bello Muhammad Matawalle of Zamfara state said his administration would give two cows for each AK47 rifle surrendered by repentant bandit in the state. Matawalle spoke on Thursday when he hosted Inspector General of Police Mohammed Adamu, Director General, Department of State Security Services, Yusuf Bichi and other heads of Intelligence Units of military and police. According to him, “For every rifle submitted by a repentant bandit, there would be compensation of two cows. “We don’t want to give them money, so they wouldn’t use the money to purchase new weapons. “We said we will compensate them with cows, they are Fulani and they need the cows to advance their economic interest. “We also told the repentant bandits that all “Dabas” (Camps) in the forests should be disbanded. We won’t accept a situation where the bandits will disarm and then go back to the forest and be staying in these camps or Dabas “We asked them to either come to town and be reintegrated into the society or be given economic empowerment where they are, so that they would start a new life. “Most of them are residing in forests under the shades of trees and inside caves. That is why we came up with RUGA policy to help them” Governor Matawalle further disclosed that Zamfara state is the epicentre of armed banditry in the country, adding that if the security operatives could deal with the menace in the state, the whole North West and by extension the country in general would be secured. “Why I said so is because all the bandits’ super camps and their leaders are in Zamfara state. “We need proper coordination among the security formation in the country. “There should be synergy among the security agencies because when these criminals are attacked in the neighbouring Katsina state, they escape to Zamfara, Sokoto and Kebbi states” IGP Adamu said President Muhammadu Buhari had given them marching order to stop the carnage all over the nation because he is very much concerned about the security situation of the country. Read more: https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/matawalle-to-bandits-surrender-a-rifle-get-two-cows.html |
Politics / ‘NDDC Spent N82bn On Condolences, DTA, COVID-19, Others In 5 Months’ by agwom(m): 8:32am On Jul 16, 2020 |
The House of Representatives Committee on the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), on Wednesday, interrogated officials of the Central Bank of Nigeria, the Accountant-General of the Federation and the Auditor-General of the Federation over an alleged N82.5bn spent by the NNDC between January and May 2020. https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/nddc-spent-n82bn-on-condolences-dta-covid-19-others-in-5-months.html 2 Likes 3 Shares
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Politics / Re: Magu Is Not Tried For Corruption Allegations, But Investigated – Femi Adesina by agwom(m): 8:20am On Jul 16, 2020 |
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Politics / Re: Castration Proposed As Punishment For Rapists By Kano Assembly by agwom(m): 8:18am On Jul 16, 2020 |
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Politics / Re: I Did Not Steal Or Divert Or Convert Funds To Private Use- Ibrahim Magu by agwom(m): 8:17am On Jul 16, 2020 |
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Politics / Re: Tolulope Arotile: Father Speaks As Sympathizers Visit Residence Of Female Pilot by agwom(m): 8:11am On Jul 16, 2020 |
I can only see four peoples...RIP |
Politics / Re: Magu: I Was Shocked When I Read The ‘Nonsense’ Allegations Against Me by agwom(m): 8:07am On Jul 16, 2020 |
Very soon he will join Mr Joshua Dariye and others in the prison 3 Likes 2 Shares |
Autos / Fahim Saleh: What You Should Know About Brutally Murdered GOKADA Founder by agwom(m): 6:15am On Jul 16, 2020 |
Fahim Saleh, the CEO of GOKADA, an on-demand motor bike hailing company was found decapitated in his apartment at East Houston Street in Manhattan. Saleh was a Bangladesh-American who founded and invested in several transportation-related start-ups. GOKADA founder, Fahim Saleh, found decapitated in US residencehttps://www.dailytrust.com.ng/fahim-saleh-what-you-should-know-about-brutally-murdered-gokada-founder.html 35 Likes 6 Shares
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Education / FG Insists On School Closure, WASSCE Cancellation by agwom(m): 10:23pm On Jul 15, 2020 |
The federal government says it does not have confidence yet to proceed with the re-opening of schools in view of the increasing number of COVID-19 infections as released by National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). The Minister of State for Education, Chief Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, said this on Wednesday, while fielding questions from State House reporters, after the eighth virtual Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari. Nwajiuba said the decision of the Federal Ministry of Education to pause schools’ resumption plans and postpone participation in final examinations for secondary school students remained intact. The minister, who said the ministry was still consulting with stakeholders, added that the West African Examination Council (WAEC) had also started consultations with West African states on a possibility of shifting dates. He said: “We are still meeting with parents over the decision of the Ministry. What the Minister said reflects the true position of the Ministry; we are not confident yet that everywhere is safe, the numbers from the NCDC are still alarming and we have put this before parents and all the stakeholders in the Education ecosystem, we are still meeting with them. In fact, there’s a stakeholders’ meeting convened for Monday. “WAEC on its own part is also negotiating with other West African countries to look at possible shift in date. “Once they are through with that meeting and hopefully when we are through with the consultation with stakeholders, if there’s any change in the Ministry’s position, we will communicate, but as it stands, the position of the Honourable Minister, as communicated to you last week, remains the position of the Ministry until further evidence to the contrary or further agreements that may alter those arise,” Nwajiuba said. Last week, the Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, said Nigerian schools would remain shut and secondary final year students would not write the West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) until the Ministry considered it safe for such to happen. Meanwhile, the Minister said the council approved a memorandum presented by his Ministry for a contract worth N136 million for the procurement of computers and seats for theatres in auditoriums at the University of Benin. Nwajiuba said the contract would be funded by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND). The Minister of Environment, Muhammad Mahmood, while briefing, said the council approved Solid Waste Management Policy. It is to provide a framework for a comprehensive integrated solid waste management in which the federal, state and local governments, MDAs, institutions, NGOs will all be part of it. This was put together by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization and the Federal Ministry of Environment and other stakeholders. Read more: https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/fg-insists-on-school-closure-wassce-cancellation.html |
Politics / Re: President Buhari Should Resign If Ibrahim Magu Is Indicted For Corruption by agwom(m): 5:52pm On Jul 15, 2020 |
May be Nigeria will be better after we celebrate our 200 years anniversary |
Politics / Sokoto Teachers Turn To Farm To Survive COVID-19 Crunch by agwom(m): 8:06am On Jul 15, 2020 |
Some teachers in Sokoto State are taking to farming to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on their livelihoods. Since the closure of schools occasioned by the COVID-19, many of them have not received any salary. s The prevailing situation, many teachers lament, have brought untold hardship to them as they neither have alternative means of sustenance nor the resources to venture into one. “The last time we received salary was in April. “In May, we were paid 21 percent of the total salary and that was N1O, 5OO. “After that, there has been no payment,” 35-year-old Abdulmajeed Ajao, who teaches in a private secondary school in Sokoto said. “It has been very tough, but to God be the glory, we are surviving.” Ajao, who is one of those who have found an option in farming, said: “Instead of just sitting at home, I decided to go into rice farming. “I discussed with a friend of mine that I needed farmland, he then discussed with somebody who is into Fadama farming. “They gave us the piece of land, and we paid N5O, OOO to use for just four months.” For this new entrant, his entry into farming provides valuable insight into the viability of agriculture. Ajao says he realises how recompensing farming could be. “In fact, as at present, I am even thinking of not going back to teaching in the private school anymore if I have my way. “If I have the capital that is required, I will go into large scale farming. “I am impressed with what I have seen. “The way people around me are harvesting their rice is quite encouraging. “Aside the amount of energy one puts into serving in the private school compared to the salary we get, if I can use that same energy on the farm within three, four months, it is not going to be small.” Read more: https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/sokoto-teachers-turn-to-farm-to-survive-covid-19-crunch.html |
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