On this episode of Made for Exports, we feature Adeola Balogun, the founder and COO of Limlim Foods Production Company, a leading agro-processing company in Nigeria renowned for its innovative approach to transforming locally sourced ingredients into premium freeze-dried fruit snacks and vegetable powders. Mrs. Balogun shares her entrepreneurial journey, the inspiration behind choosing freeze-dry technology, and the remarkable benefits of freeze-drying fruits and vegetables.
EFGH: AMAZING: Meet Lieutenant Toby Cohen The First And Only Nigerian Woman To Serve In Israel’s Army.
The 21-year-old was born in Nigeria to a Nigerian mother and an Israeli father.
Cohen was living with her parents and sister in Kano, before she migrated to Israel.
Cohen said: “I always wanted to come to Israel, ever since I was a small child, I wanted a deeper connection, to understand what ‘Israel’ is, and not just through stories.”
Despite the fact that moving to Israel was dream come true for the woman, it was still hard to adjust to the life in another country.
She said: “New immigrants are often embarrassed and ashamed to speak, because they may say something wrong and I was one of them but at some point I realised that I couldn’t go on like this.
I made a lot of mistakes along the way, and it was hard, but it was worth it.”
The young lady learnt Hebrew and her friends helped her to adjust into the Israeli society.
According to Cohen, her father was happy about her decision to become an officer in the Israeli army.
The soldier’s father was also an officer in the Israeli army.
She said: “He was just as emotional as I was. For him it was a dream come true, and his being there really helped me.” “My mother and my entire family attended the officers’ graduation ceremony.
It is very touching to be the first woman officer from Nigeria in the IDF. Obviously I have fallen in love with Israel. This is my home and I see myself continuing my life here.”
Cohen served as an operations sergeant in the Homefront Command and was later accepted into the officers’ training course.
Her duty as a Deputy Training Officer in Haifa region is to guide people on how to act during natural disasters such as earthquakes, fires and floods, as well as emergencies such as rocket attacks or the threat of a biological/chemical weapon.
LazyGold: A Nigerian woman has been commissioned as a Second Lieutenant of the United States Army
- The woman was celebrated for her accomplishments by her husband on social media
- Oluwatobi Al-Bakare was commissioned at the spring 2019 commissioning ceremony
A Nigerian woman identified as Oluwatobi Al-Bakare has proved that barriers can be broken anywhere as she becomes a Second Lieutenant of the United States Army. The woman was commissioned on Thursday, May 16.
Legit.ng came across her success story after it was shared on Twitter by her husband, Olatunde Bakare.
Olatunde Bakare had taken to Twitter to celebrate his beautiful wife for her accomplishment at the United States Army.
The husband shared photos of his wife dressed in her official army uniform as she gets commissioned at the student center ballroom A in Bowie State University in George's County, Maryland.
1stGenAmerican: The moment the first nuclear bomb is sent towards any European country, it’ll be seconds before Russia is completely wiped off the map. Will that be funny? You guys always talk of how nukes will impact the West but always seem to forget that weapons of mass destruction work both ways. America is the first and only country in the history of the world to ever use nuclear warfare, do you really think that if Putin ever makes good on his empty threats, America won’t also be the last country in the history of the world to use it?
Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD)... That's the nightmare scenario NOBODY wants right now or down the road. The survivors of the potential tragedy and the nuclear winter fallouts would be back to fighting one another (for the control of territory, shelter, food, water and more) with sticks, stones, and bones.
CoronaVirusPro: I have observed that, irrespective of the financial status of we Nigerians, we don’t love space.
In western world, people build across acres and despite paying heavy taxes on those acres, it doesn’t stop them from building more.
People go to outskirts of city and build mighty to average houses in the middle of nowhere, and utilize space for garden, outdoor /indoor sports, bar and environment for comfort.
Why do Nigerians typically hate space. You can count the number of properties above 5 acres within the country. I am certain money is not the issue, cos Nigerians can buy a plot for 100M and choke everything up.
Despite having abundance of land with no property taxes or strict building codes, we still just love it small.
I am here to learn about what could be the reason why we don’t love space.
Someone said it’s because we were colonized by the British who love everything small, and I don’t buy into such notion.
Bump.
An insightful thread.
In locations where land is limited, you have to conserve space and in cases where there's high population density around the world, you build your structures vertically NOT horizontally.
In the United States and Canada for instance where you have huge tracts of land, folks can afford to spread out their properties where land space can be utilized.
CoronaVirusPro: By Reuters September 24, 20242:00 PM CDTUpdated 8 days ago
WASHINGTON, Sept 24 (Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday announced it was admitting Qatar into its visa waiver program, allowing visa-free travel by Qatari citizens for up to 90 days starting no later than Dec. 1. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Department of State said in a statement that Qatar is the first Gulf country to be admitted to the U.S. Visa Waiver Program, commending Doha for meeting the strict security requirements to join.
The tiny Gulf state has played a key role in mediation talks with Hamas and Israeli officials in relation to the war in Gaza and the release of hostages captured by the Palestinian Islamist group in its Oct. 7 cross-border attack on Israel.
An administration official told reporters the U.S. has a strong defense relationship with Qatar and praised Doha for taking the lead on pressing the Taliban on human rights and providing assistance in Sudan, among other issues.
"Qatar's fulfillment of the stringent security requirements to join the Visa Waiver Program will deepen our strategic partnership and enhance the flow of people and commerce between our two countries," Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement. For admission to the program allowing visitors traveling for tourism or business purposes to stay up to 90 days without a visa, Washington requires countries to meet requirements on issues such as counterterrorism, law enforcement, immigration enforcement, document security, and border management.
Qatar put forth a "significant whole-of-government effort to meet all program requirements," including on partnering to share information on terrorism and serious crimes, according to the statement.
Qatar is the 42nd member of the program, with nations added infrequently. Croatia was added in 2021 and Israel last year. The program requires countries to allow U.S. citizens similar visa-free travel.
U.S. citizens can currently travel to Qatar without a visa, but starting on Oct. 1 they will be allowed to stay for up to 90 days instead of 30
What makes one passport more powerful than another? The best-known passport ranking, from London-based investment migration consultancy Henley & Partners, focuses solely on visa-free travel. Essentially, the more countries a citizen can visit without a visa, the better. In that ranking, six nations—France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Singapore and Spain—tie for the top position, with 194 visa-free destinations apiece. (In 2024, the U.S. is tied for sixth, with 189.)
But Dubai-based immigration and tax consulting firm Nomad Capitalist believes evaluating passport strength is far more complicated.
“While most indices—and most people—think of a passport only in terms of travel privileges, we understand that citizens of different countries deal with very different requirements to pay tax, live freely, comply with regulations, and avoid scrutiny when traveling,” according to the 2024 Nomad Capitalist Passport Index, which weighs five criteria: visa-free travel (50%), taxation of citizens (20%), global perception (10%), dual citizenship (10%) and personal freedom (10%).
In Nomad Capitalist’s eighth annual ranking, all of the top five passports and eight of the top 10 belong to European nations.
Switzerland jumps from No. 3 last year to take the top spot in 2024, with Nomad Capitalist noting the country’s “exceptionally high levels of liberty and privacy.” Furthermore, “the country’s neutrality ensures that Swiss nationals remain some of the most respected travelers in the world, while its dual citizenship laws ensure that expats can access their own slice of Swiss Bliss.”
Jumping up a spot to No. 2 this year, Ireland stands out for its high passport visa scores, and its “excellent international reputation makes traveling as an Irish citizen generally hassle-free. While Ireland is not part of the European Schengen Area, it is a member of the EU and shares a Common Travel Area (CTA) agreement with the UK, allowing free travel to, and the right to work in, the UK,” says the report.
The No. 3 spot goes to Portugal, whose “citizens are widely welcomed around the world, enjoying visa-free travel to countries like South Africa that other European Union citizens don’t,” according to Nomad Capitalist. “Portugal is extremely hospitable to expats, with a great culture, high levels of English fluency, plus a favorable tax exemption program.”
Luxembourg and Finland are tied for 4th place in this year’s ranking. Tiny but prosperous Luxembourg offers high levels of freedom and boasts excellent passport perception. “As an added bonus for the expats living there, it recently became easier to naturalize as a citizen,” notes Nomad Capitalist. Finland offers visa-free travel to a large number of countries, but “more stringent tax policies for expats reduced the country’s score, dropping it to joint fourth.”
Last year’s No. 1, the United Arab Emirates, drops to sixth place in 2024 due to a change in UAE tax policy impacting domestic and overseas company owners.
Tied with Brazil at No. 44, the United States receives top marks for freely allowing Americans to hold dual citizenship, but gets middling scores for global perception (derived from the World Happiness Report, the Human Development Index, and subjective factors) and personal freedom (based on data and news reports on mandatory military service, government surveillance, press freedom, and other factors).
But mostly, the United States fares more poorly than many Western counterparts because of its tax policies. Nomad Capitalist assigns the lowest tax score to countries that tax citizens no matter where they live. The U.S. is one of only three countries in the world to tax overseas citizens with an expatriation tax. (Eritrea and Myanmar are the others.) For Americans living abroad, worldwide income is always subject to federal income tax. However, as the Internal Revenue Service points out, they may qualify for certain foreign earned income exclusions or foreign income tax credits
ogugwa1992: receive their funding directly due to the Tinubu administration's judicial victory at the Supreme Court on Thursday, July 11, 2024, which granted autonomy to that tier of government.
Such reforms, and others like the removal of oil receipts from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited and handing it to the Central Bank of Nigeria, as well as the removal of fuel subsidy, which has stripped fuel importers and cross-border smugglers of their illicit source of income, has created powerful enemies for the Tinubu administration. These carpet baggers will stop at nothing to try to incite an illegal and undemocratic regime change.
They tried it with the failed Days of Rage protests when they went to military barracks to recruit soldiers and flooded some parts of Nigeria with foreign flags.
AntiZikist: Trust me, no one in Delta South or central can openly claim another tribe.
Tribal identity is a very serious issue amongst the Itsekiri, Urhobos, Isokos and ijaws. You claim who you are not and you get exposed for it.
Reno is Itsekiri and not Urhobo. Why should he claim Itsekiri when he's not one?
Reno's biological father is Urhobo by ethnicity that's why he bears the surname Omokri meaning a 'small goat." However, Reno's biological mother is an Itsekiri from the Itsekiri Royal lineage. Of course, Itsekiris are Yoruboid and have direct ancestral links to the Ilajes, Ijebus, and Ifes with a small percentage led by the son of Oba Olua, Prince Ginuwa migrating on exile in 1480 with 70 of his palace lieutenants from the Royal family in the Benin Kingdom to Ode Itsekiri which was originally an Ijebu settlement with Chief Lenuwa as their leader. Omadino too is one of the Itsekiri settlements that was founded by Ijebus. The oil-producing Ugborodo (formerly called Escravos) was founded by Ilaje migrants from Ugbo Kingdom in Ondo State which shares borders with Delta State, and Ogidigben which was founded by the Ijebus, etc
Thank you for your feedback. You asked for photographic evidence? Please find attached a piece of furniture upholstered with the original antique colonial era upholstery fabric, which some of our people now refer to as 'Isi-agu'.
Also find attached a White European man wearing the same head warmer that some of our people now call their 'traditional cap'.
These materials were introduced into Igboland in the 1850s. If you can show me any documentary evidence of the existence of Isi-agu or your traditional cap before Bishop Samuel Ajayi-Crowther brought European missionaries to Igboland, I make a vow and covenant to pay you ₦10 million.
Do you even see what some of our people call okporoko (stockfish) today? It is also not of Nigerian origin. It was a prominent aspect of the relief materials used to address the Kwashiokor crisis between 1967 and 70. That is why and how okporoko became popular in Biafra and Igboland till today. We have Chief Awolowo and the nation of Norway to thank for Okporoko. Before the Nigerian civil war, Nigerians did not know anything like Okporoko.
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Quintessence44: A Nigerian woman got to Brazil with nothing, but has built a street business selling Nigerian cuisine, and now sees long lines of people queuing for HOURS to buy her food, in Rio De Janeiro. The narrator is an Afro-American vlogger who was himself searching for the Nigerian joint, and then he found it.......See crowd!
RoiNews2: Story of How Music Legend “OLIVER DE COQUE's” Most Kept Secret led to his Death and Last words before his death...
Highlife music in Nigeria is as old as the country itself and we can recount that we have had many great musicians who are well-renowned for giving the genre its spark and fame. However, when the name Oliver de Coque is mentioned, everyone who knows the “Highlife King of Africa,” knows that he had an amazing way of blending modern music with traditional Igbo harmonies. It is still why he is revered as one of Africa’s most prolific recording artists. The skill and talent with which Oliver de Coque sang and performed his music was exceptional.
And in this video, we bring to you all you need to know about this legend, and how his most kept secret led to his death, including the last words he said before giving up the ghost
Highlife music originally first came into Lagos Nigeria from the then Gold Coast (now Ghana back in the 1920s). Ghanaian highlife musicians such as E.T Mensah, Osibisa, etc, pioneered the modern highlife genre and iconic folks such as Sir Victor Olaiya, Rex Lawson, Orlando Julius-Ekemode, Fela Ransome-Kuti (who later became Fela Anikulapo-Kuti), Bala Miller, Oliver de Coque, etc, localized Nigerian highlife using Nigerian languages and Pidgin English.
SoarNaija: Hey friends! Just wanted to share something incredible that has transformed how my children study.
This Afrilearn app is both incredibly fun and effective, and guess what? It’s free and packed with curriculum-based class notes, video lessons, interactive quizzes, homework help, rewards and real-time progress tracking! My kids are loving it and their test scores are improving fast.
Islie: The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has declared an indefinite nationwide strike starting on Monday, June 3, 2024, due to the Federal Government’s refusal to increase the proposed minimum wage above N60,000.
Despite the government’s final offer of N60,000, which included a recent increase from an initial N57,000, the labour unions found the proposal insufficient, setting a new proposal at N494,000.
The Evolution of Nigeria’s Minimum Wage
Early Beginnings
The concept of a minimum wage in Nigeria dates back to the 1950s. The late Chief Obafemi Awolowo, as Premier of the Western Region, implemented the first minimum wage policy in 1954. Western Nigerian workers received a minimum wage that was double the amount paid to their counterparts in other regions. This initial wage policy set a precedent and sparked ongoing discussions about fair labor compensation in the country.
Post-Independence Struggles
Following Nigeria’s independence in 1960, the push for a national minimum wage continued. In 1959, Awolowo, then the President of the Action Group, campaigned vigorously for a five-pound minimum wage for federal workers. Although he lost the 1959 elections to Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, the issue of a national minimum wage remained a significant political agenda.
The First National Minimum Wage Law
The first National Minimum Wage Law was enacted by President Shehu Shagari in September 1981, spurred by the advocacy of the Nigerian Labour Congress led by Hassan Sunmonu. The law set a minimum wage of 125 naira per month, equivalent to approximately US$204 at the time.
Subsequent Revisions
Over the years, the minimum wage has undergone several revisions:
2000: Increased to N5,500.
2011: Under President Goodluck Jonathan, it was raised to N18,000.
2019: The National Minimum Wage Act signed by President Muhammadu Buhari established a new wage of N30,000 per month.
The Current Debate
In January 2024, the federal government formed a 37-member tripartite committee to review the National Minimum Wage. However, the committee has not yet reached an agreement. The NLC and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have set a deadline of May 31 for the government to establish a new wage policy. The unions are demanding a minimum wage of at least N60,000.
Some states have unilaterally announced new minimum wages. For example, Edo State approved a new wage of N70,000 effective May 1, 2024, while Lagos State has been paying a wage award of N35,000 since January 2024.
The discussions about the minimum wage are fraught with tension, particularly between state and federal governments. State governments often argue they cannot afford higher wages, while the federal government usually proposes higher rates. This discord reflects a long-standing issue in Nigeria’s wage policy, where economic realities and political promises often clash.
GBTYO: So in a nutshell, the Israeli govt promoted the Nigerian civil war by supplying weapons to both sides towards ensuring maximum suffering on the biafran side which they then used their international Jewish controlled media to propagate overinflated Biafran sufferings to which they aimed to blame Egypt and to divert from the humanitarian suffering of the displaced Palestinian population.
If you have noticed, the Biafran agitation has gotten momentum all of a sudden.
Is this a repeat of the Israeli campaign during the Nigerian civil war to use Ibo suffering to divert from the ongoing Palestinian sufferings following the displacement of Palestinians from their homeland into Jordan and Lebanon refugee camps?
If you have been observing keenly you will see IPOB rats posting their usual vitriol here by desperately making the ongoing genocide in Gaza by the Israeli govt as a needed evil to get rid of Muslim jihadists.
These IPOB grunts are the ones desperately trying to make support or opposition to the ongoing Jewish ochestrated genocide of Palestine a secular issue pitching Christians against Muslims in Nigeria.
Their sole aim is to start a sectarian civil war in Nigeria with the self proclaimed Zionist Jewish IPOB as champions of Christians in Nigeria just as they attempted with their Marxist Obidient movement to claim to be pushing for Christian presence in the federal govt.
The renewed agitation by IPOB and it's timing calls for grace concern just as the Simon Ekpa faction's suspicious attacks on South Africa's govt supporting fake xenophobic attacks in the eve of that country successfully dragging Israel to the ICC for war crimes.
From all indications, IPOB and other Zionist oriented movements like the Obidient are hell bent on instigating sectarian riots on Nigeria over the ongoing conflict in Gaza so as to divert attention from Palestinian suffering.
WannaHowzit: As South Africa celebrates 30 years of democracy, and citizens headed to the polls on Wednesday, there were numerous images of citizens uniting to cast their vote in the elections.
Amidst reports of long queues and inordinate waiting time, one special image emerged from the Durban City Hall voting station.
A picture captured on the day shows two young gentlemen helping an elderly lady up the steps at City Hall, quite literally demonstrating what the ‘new South Africa’ is meant to be all about.
High voter turnout
IEC’s KwaZulu-Natal electoral officer Ntombifuthi Masinga has notably stated that although the Electoral Commission was “sufficiently resourced” it did not anticipate the sudden surge of voter turnout after lunch on Wednesday.
He also touched on the fact that some voters went home after standing in the queues for too long, and who will not be able to vote in the 2024 general elections if they missed out on Wednesday.
“There is only one voting day in South Africa, outside of the special votes.”
In terms of the overall picture at 13:00 on Thursday, only 4,502 of 23,293 voting districts have completed counting (19.33%) with a total of 2,064,033 votes counted.
The ANC leads the way with 877 935 votes (43.10%), followed by the DA (508 529 votes for 24.97%) with the EFF in third (177 868 votes at 8.73%).
As votes continue to be counted around the country, it will certainly be interesting to note that the ruling ANC could lose an outright majority vote.
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