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LegendHero:
This pitch better pass everything for Abia including the so called "smart school".

Image123:
Imagine Peter Obi having such a basic project as this. His followers would be lynching people by now. It is well

Amazon is slashing about 16,000 corporate jobs in the second round of mass layoffs for the e-commerce company in three months.

The tech giant has been reducing a workforce that swelled during the pandemic.

Beth Galetti, a senior vice-president at Amazon, said in a blog post on Wednesday that the company has been "reducing layers, increasing ownership, and removing bureaucracy."

The company did not say what business units would be impacted, or where the job cuts would occur. When reached by CBC News, a spokesperson did not specify how many employees in Canada would be impacted by the layoffs.

The latest reductions follow a round of job cuts in October, when Amazon said it was laying off 14,000 workers. While some Amazon units completed those "organizational changes" in October, others did not finish until now, Galetti said.

She said U.S.-based staff would be given 90 days to look for a new role internally. Those who are unsuccessful or don't want a new job will be offered severance pay, outplacement services and health insurance benefits, she said.

"While we're making these changes, we'll also continue hiring and investing in strategic areas and functions that are critical to our future," Galetti said.

On Tuesday, Amazon mistakenly sent an email appearing to refer to the layoff plan as "Project Dawn" ‍to some Amazon Web Services staff, unsettling thousands of workers.

The email, signed by Colleen Aubrey, senior vice-president of applied AI solutions at AWS, wrongly said that impacted employees in the U.S., Canada and Costa Rica had already been informed that they lost their jobs.

"Changes like this are hard on everyone," Aubrey wrote in the email, reviewed by Reuters. "These decisions are difficult and are made thoughtfully as we position our organization and AWS for future success."

On Tuesday, Amazon also cut jobs in its Fresh grocery and Go market divisions as it plans to close existing brick-and-mortar stores and convert some of them to Whole Foods stores. It did not disclose the number of affected employees.

AI 'should change' approach to work, CEO said
Galetti, wrote in an October blog post that with the rise of artificial intelligence, the company would need to be organized "more leanly" to adapt as quickly as possible. She indicated that more job cuts were likely in the future.

Wednesday's announcement alluded to Galetti's previous post, but it did not mention artificial intelligence directly.

Back in June, CEO Andy Jassy wrote to employees that the company's existing generative AI products and services were a "small fraction" of what it would ultimately build.

"As we roll out more generative AI and agents, it should change the way our work is done. We will need fewer people doing some of the jobs that are being done today, and more people doing other types of jobs," he wrote, adding that this could lead to a smaller corporate workforce.

Lagos State Police Command has arrested a man identified as Kosiso Chukwem-Nenyem over alleged bomb threat messages sent to two schools located in the Ikeja Government Reserved Area, GRA, of the state.

The arrest was disclosed as the command also announced the dismantling of a notorious one-chance robbery syndicate, with 21 suspects apprehended across different parts of Lagos.

According to police findings, at about 4:00 p.m. on January 20, 2026, the Human Resources Manager and Chief Security Officer of the affected schools separately reported at the Ikeja Divisional Police Headquarters that they had received threatening WhatsApp messages from the same unidentified number.

The messages claimed that explosive devices had been planted within the school premises.

Briefing journalists at the Command Headquarters in Ikeja, the Commissioner of Police, Moshood Jimoh, said security operatives were immediately mobilised following the reports.

Teams deployed included personnel from the Explosive Ordnance Disposal, EOD, Unit, the Counter-Terrorism Unit, CTU, and other tactical squads.

“After a thorough sweep of the premises, no explosive device was discovered, and the schools were declared safe,” Jimoh said.

He added that subsequent investigations traced the threatening messages to Kosiso Chukwem-Nenyem, a resident of Okota, who was identified as the sender.

Although the suspect claimed that he had lost his mobile phone in November 2025, police investigations contradicted the account, revealing that the line continued to receive calls from family members during the period the threats were sent. The SIM card used was also recovered from him.

The police commissioner stated that preliminary findings showed the suspect acted alone and intentionally sought to create fear among school authorities and parents, stressing that he would be charged to court accordingly.

Okiemute101:
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ollyboy900:
From the day we were born, human body has started breaking down. We are a machine, created with flaws and bound to breakdown irrespective of what we eat.

Welcoming new citizens into the Australian family is one of the most meaningful ways to mark Australia Day.

Today I met Michael Odutola and his family. Michael came to Australia to contribute to cancer research, and his work is already helping improve lives across our community.

Families like the Odutolas are part of what makes Australia strong, diverse and full of possibility.

Congratulations, and welcome home.

Odutola is a Doctoral Researcher at Centre for Big Data Research in Health, University of New South Wales, Australia.

Close to 19,000 people from more than 150 countries are becoming Australian citizens today; at one of 325 citizenship ceremonies being held around the country.

Albanese says becoming an Australian citizen is a special and important moment.

“Because at the very heart of the pledge that you make today to our laws, to our values, and to our people, is the respect for our common humanity that defines Australia. Love not hate. Hope not fear. Optimism not negativity. And indeed - unity not division,” he added.

Today, the Lagos State Government hosted the Honourable Commissioner for Lands and Housing, Abia State, Hon. Chaka Ikenna Chukwumerije @ChakaIkenna ,alongside officials from the Abia State Ministry of Lands, on a study tour to Lagos State.

The visit is aimed at learning and understanding Lagos State’s land administration framework, particularly the deployment of technology-driven solutions to address land-related challenges and enhance service delivery.

The delegation was received by the Special Adviser on eGIS and Urban Development, Dr Olajide Babatunde, where they held an interactive session and were taken on a guided tour of key facilities, including the ongoing Lagos GIS Centre, Land Digitization Centre, Lagos Land Archive, and the Electronic Physical Planning Centre.

The team also visited the Lagos State Lands Bureau, where they engaged with the Executive Secretary of Lands Bureau and other senior officials of the Department, exchanging insights and best practices in land administration and management.

jaxxy:
Trump is applying pressure. kilode

Afonja007:
even trump is begging illegal foreigners to leave USA they also be giving 3000 dollars

Without Lagos and Rivers, here is what the geo-political zones contributed to the VAT pool and received in November 2025

1. South-West
Contributed: N32.63bn
Received: N30.77bn (94.29%)

2. North-West
Contributed: N31.98bn
Received: N46.49bn (145.34%)

3. South-South
Contributed: N20.29bn
Received: N27.76bn (136.85%)

4. North-East
Contributed: N17.35bn
Received: N32.40bn (186.77%)

5. North-Central
Contributed: N16.51bn
Received: N32.25bn (195.31%)

6. South-East
Contributed: N13bn
Received: N27.13bn (208.69%)

ayoolataiwo:
A good move from the Ogun government,the process has been so dirty and the ruling houses has been fighting with their claws to grab the esteemed stool.Let everybody chill first to douse the tension involved.A wise decisions will be carry on to select the right candidate for the throne, it shouldn't be politicised

PulaPower:
Scammer..

This was exactly the way he deceived Anambra people just to loot their money..

Agulu con-man..

TimeMachine2:
This criminal was with Buhari for 8 years and yet they did nothing for the north except looting and mindless looting.

trutharena:
Malami's comment is quite revealing and thought-provoking.

Looking4you:
Nigeria is a total lie. It's a society that rewards criminals. Very hypocritical beings, ADC will soon name him a saint.

FRESH: Crisis hits ADC…

The National Secretary, Rauf Aregbesola, issued a notice for congresses, but state chairmen, purportedly acting under the directive of the National Chairman, David Mark, released a disclaimer dissociating themselves from the notice.

The fight go long… Get your popcorn ready!

'Tonye Barcanista