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It’s the beginning of a new year and that means new bills and more responsibilities and thinking back at last year just gives me some sort of joy at how I have planned this year for my bills.

My family lives in Ibadan and I live in Lagos and I must confess that it is such a struggle to pay their bills while working in Lagos here. I am the first child so I have to send my family money every month, and my siblings every week.

My family DSTV bill is also something I have to do monthly while I also ensure that all my siblings get airtime on their phone every week. It is such a traumatic experience when I remember that as I am planning all this small small money that when you calculate it, it becomes big money, I have to also plan bank charges inside of it as well.
I moved out of the house at a point to make ends meet as the first son of the family especially as my parents are getting old and I’m their only source of livelihood as it is right now, some people say you do not owe your parents anything but well, I do not believe in this and I take care of my parents and see it as my duty and what I owe to them to do.

Schools have resumed, Nishola, my sister needs to go back and would need fees and other miscellaneous expenses. Femi my brother is preparing for his WAEC to enable him get into the university. My parents of course have medical bills to be sorted as well every month.

When I calculate this in total every month including bank charges, it is over 100,000 monthly that I spend last year not until this January when someone mentioned how PalmPay gives people rewards when they do transactions. At first, and as usual, I did not believe it but that is not the point of the thread.

The point of writing this thread is really to ask, how do African Children deal with the numerous bills that they have to pay for the family and friends?

Good day distinguished sons and daughters of our beloved state, Ekiti State.

First and foremost, I want to thank all those who have reached out to me in the last couple of days over the recent events rocking the foundation of our Party. I do not take your love for granted. It is a great honour seeing the volume of love and concerns being shown by these loved ones. May God Almighty remember you and continue to bless you in all your undertakings.

The events of the past few days have generated serious ripples in our party and among members of the party, particularly after the endorsement of the current Party Chairman, Hon. Bisi Kolawole as the preferred aspirant by our leader, former governor Peter Fayose ahead of the party's primaries, which has given birth to questions challenging the morality and legality of the process that led to the decision. I had taken time off to reflect on the issues involved and following biblical injunction that exhorts us to be quick in hearing but slow in speaking or reacting.

I sincerely acknowledge H E' s leadership role and right in the choice and endorsement of Hon Bisi Kolawole as the most preferred aspirant from Osoko Political Assembly. I'm not and cannot be grieved by this. H E had also similarly favoured me in the recent past. My coming out to indicate my interest in the 2022 gubernatorial contest is based on Divine leading and not just on personal human ambition. I'm constrained to seek God's face on every subsequent actions and until I received anything to the contrary, the aspiration remains intact.

Whatever happens, H. E, Peter Fayose remains my leader, whom I have adored and respected in my humble capacity as his deputy for 4years; who in-turn believes in my capability to lead our state and provide good governance for the Fountain of Knowledge. H E should be rest assured that by God's grace, my respect and honour for his person and leadership can not diminish. As a matter of right, he has spoken on his choice and preference concerning who flags the party's gubernatorial ticket this time around and also on the right of other aspirants to pursue further their ambition if they so desire. In all these, may God's will be done.

Notwithstanding, I have resolved that I will continue to maintain a cordial relationship with my boss because I have learnt and will continue to learn so much from him. Therefore, I appeal to all my supporters never to disrespect our leader, Dr Ayo Fayose. As Omoluabi, we shall continue to show him deserving respect even as we strategically and logically pursue our aspirations.

One of the things that I have learnt from and under H. E Peter Ayodele Fayose is the fact that "power is never served a la carte". This event of endorsement is a stepping stone for us in our desire and quest to build a virile party and an enviable future for our dear State.

Consequent to the above, I call on all party leaders, stakeholders and supporters not to relent in their support for our aspiration.

Nothing good comes easily but I am promising that together, we shall build a prosperous state for ourselves and generations yet to come.

Thank you.

God bless you.

God bless our leader, Osokomole.
God Bless the People's Democratic Party (PDP).
Prof. Kolapo Olusola Eleka, former deputy governor, Ekiti State

GolDRoger:
you can't be serious, comparing itel to samsung.
Besides, its still clean. Just few months old

I'm not kidding. We shouldn't be carried away by 'big names' sometimes

sunshineV:
story itel s16 pro na calculator with big screen

This is a funny claim. That phone is a good phone that has relative affordability for the Nigerian market

Annier:
Wtf!!!
Specs are.....

And I was thinking of upgrading to S16 pro from my S16. This is what I'm definitely going for

You can't buy every phone...but you can recommend

This is amazing by itel. Pls how much is it?

Trash from a feminist

Fake News Alert

GolDRoger:
Hi everyone,

i need a Brand phone with a good Camera quality and Battery of @least 5000mAh

and it must be 2GB Ram

between 40-45k naira.

This is an unexpected expenses . . . Mehn

even this money wey i wan comot like this d pain me. . . Its not my fault nah, see as Country be.

Your suggestions are welcome

You could have gotten itel S16 pro brand new for that amount and enjoy yourself

I second this OP

Penaldo:
With 40k you can get itel S16 pro. The phone is dope as maaad

ImpactBooks:
Hello Guys, I will be going to the market to buy a new Phone 2moro, Saturday. But, my choice initially is the Infinx Hot 8 but someone suggested I go for Techno Spark 4. I'm not the type that is so into Phone so I need your advise abeg before I go go enter 'gobe'. Lol

Thanks

If you are open to other product, I'll suggest you buy itel S16 pro. It is dope as well

Daestro I can see that you are enjoying your new phone. I can also see that you are beautiful. Please pay no heed to haters that always find fault where there none exist.

Hoedogwu:
Leeeemaoh! Don't tell me you believe that yeye conspiracy theory? How can radio waves breed a virus?? Na lie joor. Anyway, I'll be excited to see 5G on this S16 or maybe it's successor. The phone is lovely.

Nigeria has no 5G facility yet so I don't think newer products of itel will have 5G network. Although I won't bw surprised if itel decide to surprise customers by producing 5G phones in d nearest future

SIMP:
apple and tecno/itel/infinix, who do advert pass?
its a simple question bro

Coke does adverts does that make them inferior? Please, you should criticise constructively. itel is a leading brand in Nigeria and Africa

I must confess that itel is very fair with their products and their prices

Christieanne:
This is it, sir. You like?

Thank you. Looks beautiful

itoPaction:
Were can one get S16 pro apart from Jumia?

You get get at Konga, computer village (in Lagos) or any accredited dealer or plaza

Christieanne:
Have you seen the A56? It's affordable too

Do you have pictures?

kimjongJezebel:
Itel keeps redefining affordability.

Smartphone manufacturer Itel has announced the launch the A48 and A25 Pro smartphones in India. Both the smartphone are priced at Rs 5,999 and Rs 4,999 respectively. Alongside, the company also launched the Vision 1 phone at Rs 6,699 and the A23 smartphone for Rs 3,799.

A48 Pro Key Specs
The Itel A48 smartphone sports a 6.1-inch HD+ IPS Waterdrop full-screen display with in-cell technology and 2.5D TP lens. Under the hood, it gets Android 10 (Go Edition), Itel A48 is powered with 1.4GHz quad-core processor and comes with 2GB RAM and 32GB of internal storage which is expandable up to 128GB. The smartphone comes equipped with a dual 5MP AF rear camera with LED flash and a 5MP selfie camera. The phone also comes with dual security features like fast face unlock and a multifunctional fingerprint sensor.

A25 Pro key specs
The Itel A25 Pro sports a 5-inch HD IPS display with a resolution of 1280x720 pixels. Under the hood, it gets Android Pie 9.0 (Go Edition) OS, the Itel A25 Pro is powered by a 1.4GHz quad-core processor for better performance and connectivity and comes with the support of 4G VoLTE/ViLTE across all operator bands of India. The phone comes equipped with 2GB RAM and 32GB internal storage. The Itel A25Pro smartphone comes equipped with a 5MP AI rear camera and 2MP selfie camera. The phone is backed by a 3020mAh battery.

https://m.timesofindia.com/gadgets-news/itel-launches-a48-and-a25-pro-smartphones-price-starts-rs-4999/articleshow/78771080.cms

Based on the specs, I'll go for A48

Fact1:
Itel of course,,,,,,, itel for life,,,✌️✊

I second my brother

Itel S16 will not be a bad idea

Hoedogwu:
Can we get 5G on it? Look beautiful, though not sure if it will be expensive.

I'm not sure itel put 5g on it. But no be 5G wey dem say de cause coronavurus?

Killington:
A revolution in the smartphone industry. #itel #EndSARS #EndSWAT!

Yes oooo... Will take selfies from #EndBuhari protest

Penaldo:
As beautiful as selfies appear, they sometimes suffer from beatable limits like taking bright pictures of ourselves. Or inefficient power set-up to keep the shots coming. This is the challenge itel Mobile’s S16 series seeks to address.

Comprising itel S16, S16 Pro, and S16 Pro (4G LTE), the selfie series is giving the promise of bright selfies, functionality and appealing designs. The series equally resolves the troubles that come with keeping selfies, perfect selfies at that, stored in a safe and secure space. All of these are about value for the smartphone user, particularly selfie-takers.

Released recently, the itel S16 Series offer:

Bright Selfies 24/7
Running on AI Selfie 2.0 technology, the series provides clear modes, in different forms, to users for great selfie experiences. The AI Dirty Lens Detection preps things for these experiences. With this feature, the smartphones recommend having lenses cleaned when they are dirty to ensure clearer selfies. While AI Face Beauty 3.0 makes sure users’ selfies are properly enhanced based on their age, gender and skin colour, the AI Portrait HDR feature applies compelling clarity to the faces of users in selfie shots. Gallery Go by Google completes the serving by keeping the selfies safe and organized.

Right Mood, Game Time
The beauty of a great selfie lies in the power of a genuine smile. When users spot the smiley face, the Smile Selfie Feature on the S16 series draws on this to automatically capture selfies. Both itel S16 and S16 Pro are appropriately designed to take care of this with ease. And you'd find this playing out in the output (beautiful selfies) that are captured afterwards.

Style and Varieties
The series meets the standards of a proper lifestyle product. This is easy to spot in the itel S16 with its 6.5’’ Waterdrop FullScreen. The story is the same on the S16 Pro which bears a 6.6” Dot-notch FullScreen. It’s quite interesting that both devices are shaped by the 8.3mm Slim Uni-body Design which makes them accessible for one-hand operation.

For itel S16 Pro, users can choose between the 3G and 4G options to browse, connect and stay updated. Both itel S16 and S16 Pro run on a solid 4000mAh Big battery supported by an upgraded AI Power Master for longer battery life.

Put together, these features put the itel S16 and S16 Pro in a good place. The devices set a new mark for how lifestyle products should look like, taking on major improvements for the end-user’s delight. itel S16 series is available at itel dealer shops and mobile phone stores in your city.

Touch of elegance, class and beauty

A non-profit organisation, IPAS, says that Nigeria is witnessing a rise in sexual violence, including rape and incest.

This is contained in a communique issued at the end of a three-day media training for journalists on Women’s Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights/Global Gag Rule (GGR).

InformNG reports that the media training held in Ibadan was sponsored by IPAS, an international organisation that focuses on expanding access to safe abortion and contraceptive care.

GGR or the Mexico City policy is a United States government policy that blocks U.S. federal funding for non-governmental organisations that provide abortion counselling or referrals, advocate to decriminalise abortion, or expand abortion services.

The communique signed by Country Director of IPAS, Mr Lucky Palmer, said that sexual violence is contributing to incidence of unwanted pregnancies, especially among adolescents in the country.

The document stated that unwanted pregnancies have resulted to people seeking unsafe abortion procedure, which is one of the leading causes of maternal mortality in the country.

According to the communique, although the Nigerian government has signed and ratified many international and regional legal instruments that protect the sexual rights and human rights of women.

Many of these frameworks have not been domesticated.

It said that many NGOs, working to promote Women’s Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (WSRH&R) in the country, were unaware of the exceptions to GGR.

It stated that these NGOs do not provide abortion counselling, referrals in cases of rape, incest and when the woman’s life is endangered.

The communique further stated that the only legal document guiding abortion practice in the country is the 1861 Abortion Law of Nigeria, which does not take into consideration the realities of today and the issues arising thereof.

The communique then urged the Federal Government to domesticate all international and regional legal frameworks that promote WSRH&R.

“The participants hereby resolved that government at all levels should take the health of women as priority.

“They also resolved that the government at all levels should increase funding for WSRH&R.

“Nigerians, including the media, should join the global campaign against GGR.

“Rigorous awareness should be created on the exceptions to the GGR, to enable CSOs provide services to victims of unwanted pregnancies as a result of rape and incest among other exceptions.

“The participants also resolved that the government should provide free medical care and support for women and girls who are victims of sexual violence to preserve, promote and protect their sexual and reproductive health.

“Focus should not only be centred on the executive arm of government but also on the legislature, to ensure they make legislations that promote and protect WSRH&R,” it stated.

The communique also called on journalists to step up their support for NGOs working on WSRH&R

https://www.inform.ng/post/rape-incest-now-rampant-in-nigeria

Oil prices recovered on Tuesday, erasing overnight losses, as investors moved into risk assets and away from the safe-haven U.S. dollar, which tumbled to multi-year lows.

Brent crude futures climbed 49 cents or 1.1 per cent to $45.77 a barrel at 0406 GMT.

The U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures rose 37 cents or 0.9 per cent to $42.98 a barrel.

Both benchmark contracts fell around one per cent on Monday on worries about oil oversupply, with global demand stuck below pre-COVID levels.

The U.S. dollar was last down 0.04 per cent at 92.146 against a basket of currencies, after hitting its lowest since May 2018 in the wake of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s policy shift on inflation announced last week.

“It (the policy shift) really cements the fact that you’re looking at negative real rates for the U.S. which will not be great for the U.S. dollar.

“That’s good for commodities,” said Louis Crous, Chief Investment Officer at BetaShares, an Australian exchange-traded funds provider.

The weakening U.S. dollar makes oil and other commodities priced in dollars more attractive to global buyers.

Overall, the market remains focused on the stalled recovery in fuel demand as countries continue to battle the coronavirus pandemic with rolling COVID-19 lockdowns, analysts said.

“This has created plenty of uncertainty about whether demand for transportation fuels will ever return to normal,” ANZ Research said in a note.

Ahead of the release of U.S. stockpile data from the American Petroleum Institute industry group, a Reuters’ poll found analysts expect U.S. crude stocks fell by about two million barrels in the week to Aug. 28.

Gasoline inventories are seen falling by 3.6 million barrels, while distillate inventories, which include diesel and heating oil, are expected to drop by 1.5 million barrels, six analysts polled by Reuters estimated.

https://www.inform.ng/post/oil-price-rises-as-usd-falls

Mr Sunday Dare, Minister of Youth and Sports Development, says the Federal Government has approved the training of over 5,000 youths in different vocations.

Dare said this during his visit to the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Saliu Adetunji, at his Popoyemoja Palace in Ibadan.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Dare had visited the monarch to felicitate with him on his 92nd birthday.

The minister also said there was a marching order for contractors working on federal government roads in Oyo State to return to site.

Dare, who noted that the COVID-19 pandemic had affected the laid down programmes of the Federal Government, however, said work had now commenced across the various sectors of the economy.

“I want to thank President Muhammadu Buhari for giving me the opportunity to serve in his cabinet from my dear state, Oyo State.

“Sir, because of COVID-19, all the laid down programmes of our president was stopped. But since last three weeks, he has been approving the programmes.

“If you recall, when I became a minister, you sent some youths to me for employment, but today we have received approval to train 5,000 youths in the state.

“I want the palace to nominate one person to liaise with my office and myself to carry out the programme,” he said.

Dare added that approval had also been given to commence work on Saki water works following the efforts Mr Adebayo Shittu, the immediate past Minister of Communications.

The minister, who pleaded for forgiveness for not visiting the monarch since he became minister, congratulated the Olubadan on his 92nd birthday and wished him long life in good health.



https://www.inform.ng/post/fg-to-engage-5000-youths-of-oyo-state-in-vocational-training

The Federal Government says the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) reforms are geared towards enhancing Nigeria’s high ranking in World Bank Ease of Doing Business (EODB) index.

Dr Nasir Sani-Gwarzo, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, said this on Friday in Keffi, at a workshop on ‘Improvement of Business Enabling Environment and Industrial Policy Growth’.

InformNG recalls that PEBEC was established in July 2016 by President Muhammadu Buhari to remove constraints and bureaucratic bottlenecks to doing business in Nigeria and make the country progressively easier to start and grow business.

Nigeria presently ranks 131 out of 190 countries on the World Bank EODB index moving up 15 places from 146th position.

Sani-Gwarzo, while declaring the two-day workshop opened, said that PEBEC organisation had put together reforms geared toward making it more convenient for business owners including local businesses to thrive.

“World Bank rank economies according to so many criteria but today the most important set of criteria is the EODB, while high EODB ranking indicates a regulatory climates that is conducive for local businesses.

“PEBEC organisation put together reforms geared toward making it more convenient for business owners to thrive by removing the constraints and bureaucratic bottlenecks to doing business in Nigeria.

“This allows pioneer businesses to enter specific areas with inclusive growth potential, especially in agriculture, health, electricity among others,” the permanent secretary said.

In addition, he said the President on August 7, also assented to the Companies Allied Matters Bill, 2020 recently passed by the national assembly.

According to him, this important piece of legislation therefore, repealed and replaced the extant Companies And Allied Matters Act, 1990 with several corporate legal innovations geared toward enhancing Ease of Doing Business rankings.

“This Ministry is the focal implementing Agency of government saddled with responsibility of promoting EODB and promotion of Industrial policy growth hence it puts together the sensitisation workshop in the North Central Geo-Political Zone to be replicated in other zones.

” Soon Nigeria will have regulations for businesses and stronger protection of property rights,  especially in enforcing contracts, starting a business, registering property, paying taxes with borders taking cue from the World Bank reform activites under EODB,” he said.

In a remark, Mr Alabi Samuel, Director, Human Resources Management of the ministry, said the theme of the workshop was appropriate in view of present reality confronting Nigeria as a nation emphasising the need to diversify sources of revenue in order to survive.

He said the nation must concentrate more on comparative advantaged sectors rather than depending solely on oil.

According to him, the mandate of the ministry is to formulate policies, that will help create wealth and employment, reduce poverty and ensure enhanced service delivery in a manner that will stimulate domestic economy through industrialisation, trade and investment.

Alabi explained that the ministry has been the implementing agency charged with onerous responsibility of stimulating growth, expanding industrial base of the nation and ensure implementation of policies.

The workshop is organised to build the capacity of the staff and critical stakeholders as players and active participants to be equipped as ambassadors of EODB to promote business sensitisation in the grassroots.


https://www.inform.ng/post/fg-targets-world-banks-ranking-on-ease-of-doing-business

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it has commenced the sales of foreign exchange to the Bureau De Change (BDC) operators in the country.

The CBN made this known in a circular signed by Dr Ozoemena Nnaji, Director Trade and Exchange Department, and addressed to authorised dealers and BDC operators on Thursday.

The bank said the step was part of efforts to enhance accessibility to foreign exchange, particularly to travellers following the announcement of the limited resumption of international flights by Minister of Aviation.

“The CBN hereby wishes to inform the general public that gradual sales of foreign exchange to licensed BDC operators will commence with effect from Sept. 7.

“Consequently, purchase of foreign exchange by BDCs shall be on Mondays and Wednesdays in the first instance. The BDCs are to ensure that their accounts with the banks are duly funded with the equivalent naira proceeds on Fridays and Tuesdays accordingly.

“Meanwhile, authorised dealers of Deposit Money Banks shall continue to sell foreign currency for travel related invisible transactions to customers and non-customers over the counter upon presentation of relevant travel documents, passport, air ticket and visa.

“All authorised dealers and BDC operators are hereby advised to ensure strict compliance with the provision of the extant regulation on the disbursement of foreign exchange cash to travellers as any case of infraction will be appropriately sanctioned,” it stated.

https://www.inform.ng/post/cbn-resumes-sale-of-foreign-exchange-to-registered-bdc