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Dabiri-Erewa hails DOWA AI policy challenge in Nigeria

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission,(NiDCOM), Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa has applauded the founders of a US-Based Non-governmental Organization known as Doing Good Work in Africa (DOWA) for Pioneering Nigeria’s AI Future With Youth Innovation in Lagos, Nigeria.   Dabiri-Erewa stated that targeting the youth with AI initiative is the best form of Diaspora Engagement which aligns with NiDCOM’s “HomeStrings Programme” in which the 2nd and 3rd Generation Diaspora Nigerians are made to think of home with enthusiasm and excitement.   The NiDCOM Boss further commended the duo of Ola Erogbogbo…

Monday Lines ‘We collected money, and we voted’ By Lasisi Olagunju

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Nigeria is a ring of iniquity. And, the iniquitous didn’t start with it today. For several years, I covered the activities of several military governors and administrators in Oyo State. Each of those well-trained minds came with their peculiarities. Colonel Ahmed Usman (God bless his soul) was particularly voluble. Whenever he spoke, it was as he felt; he had no euphemism for whatever came to his mind. Anytime he did that, his media handlers were left horrified, scrambling and begging reporters for a soft landing. At a point, whispers of…

Shouldn’t We Sell The Power Grid For A Penny? By Kazeem Akintunde

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Electricity generation, transmission and distribution has now become rocket science for us in Nigeria. This is because in spite of billions of Naira spent on the power sector in the last two decades, we are still generating darkness and distributing misery to households and businesses. Just last week, the National Power grid collapsed thrice.   The first collapse was recorded at exactly 6.58 pm, when power generation dropped to zero megawatts, throwing homes and businesses into complete darkness. Few hours later, the grid came up and some parts of the…

The Place Called Zaria… By Abdullahi O Haruna Haruspice

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Her uniqueness isn’t because she is an institution, her uniqueness lies in the values inherent in her students. The very moment you step at the main gate of the school, every other orientation inherent in you is dropped. You assume a new entity, coated in the philosophy of the founder, the great Sir Ahmadu Bello,the Sardauna of Sokoto.   Ahmadu Bello University Zaria is the gateway to other universities, situated as an embracing womb that births other universities. You can’t get to Bayero University Kano without passing through Zaria, The…

Oyo Muslim Community urges protesters to abort plan, employ dialogue

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Muslim Community of Oyo state has called on conveners of planned Nationwide protests to employ dialogue rather than embarking on protest.They urged conveners to employ dialogue to table their demands from government. The Muslim community in a statement signed by Alhaji Ishaq Kunle Sanni and Alhaji Murisiku Abidemi Siyanbade ,Chairman and Secretary-General respectively said; “It is never too late to have a rethink and abort the protest. There is palpable fear in the land that the protest will be hijacked and turn violent. This is all-wind that will blow no…

Tinubu signs N70,000 new minimum wage into law

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has signed the new N70,000 national minimum wage into law.   The President signed the bill during a Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting held at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa on Monday, July 29, 2024, in Abuja.   Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas, and other members of the National Assembly leadership joined the FEC for the ceremony.   This marks the first time since the start of the current democratic dispensation that the Council, presided over by…

VIRAL VIDEO: Rivers lady begging President Tinubu to declare state of emergency in Rivers State … Over destruction of lives and govt properties … Says a gov who describes Rivers as jungle should be clipped fast

Lukman Laleye Babalola

A viral video has surfaced on social media networks where a Rivers woman was calling on President Bola Tinubu to quickly declare a State of Emergency in the state over unnecessary destruction of properties. In the clip, the lady chronicled on massive destruction of government properties because the tenure of local government chairmen expired today. Narrative of the video; “It is quite unbelievable, it is quite unfortunate, that we are seeing what is happening in Rivers state today, how do we get here for heavens sake? ” How do we…

Association of Corporate Online Editors unveils Public Perception Poll on Tinubu’s One Year in Office

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The Association of Corporate Online Editors (ACOE)has present to the Nigerians the Public Perception Poll on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu One Year in office.   The perception Poll was put together by the association.   Read the outcome of the perception Poll in full;   A majority of Nigerians (68%) do not think President Bola Tinubu’s first year in office has been successful including 42% of those who believe his time in office has been a major failure. Despite this characterization from the majority of Nigerians, President Tinubu still has…

Unveil your agenda on Safety, Protection of Journalists, NUJ tells Tinubu

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The Nigeria Union of Journalists(NUJ) FCT Correspondents Chapel, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to unveil his administration’s plan and agenda on safety measures and protection for the media practitioners and workers in Nigeria.   The Union has observed the toxic and hostile environment in which Nigerian journalists have been operating over the years, describing the situation as absurd, ridiculous and unacceptable.   NUJ stated this on Friday in a statement jointly signed by Comrade Jide Oyekunle, Chairman of FCT Correspondents Chapel, and Raphael Oni, the Secretary, on the…

Army Chiefs hail NYSC on moral, entrepreneurship training for Corps Members

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The Nigerian Army School of Military Engineering (NASME), Nigerian Army College of Environmental Science and Technology (NACEST) and Headquarters, 401 Special Forces Brigade, all in Makurdi, Benue State, have poured encomium on the Managers of NYSC for grooming Youth Corps Members for leadership roles and also exposing them to entrepreneurship training in order to become self-employed.   The Commandant of NASME, Major General Adams Guni Audu, Rector, NACEST, Major General AP Oguntola and Commander, 401 Special Forces, Brigadier General A Rabiu gave the commendation today when the Director General of…