November 2019

NSITF Targets Informal Sector In Expansion Project

November 11, 2019 6:17 am

In a bid to ensure that all workers in the country are well protected and taken care of from injury, the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) has commenced widening its net to cover workers in the informal sector.

This is even as the organization has paid over N3 billion by September 2019 as compensation to different degrees of injury including death.

Speaking at the Fund’s special day at the just concluded Lagos International Trade Fair at the weekend, the NSITF Lagos General Manager, Mrs. Olufunke Alesinloye said the Fund is already holding meetings with members of the informal sector …

Anambra: Igbo Union from Belgium Offers Free Medicals

November 11, 2019 4:14 am

A 16-man team of medical personnel from Ghent, Belgium recently brought succour to many families in Anambra State during a 13-day free medical mission at Enugu-Ukwu General Hospital.

Led by Mr Okechukwu Emeh, a philanthropist and President of Igbo Union, Ghent, Belgium, the exercise attracted several people with different health challenges that were already compounded by inability to afford the medical bills. They were treated free of charge during the exercise.

Emeh, while appraising the success of the medical mission, said the gesture was necessitated by the union’s quest to give back to the society. Members of the group said …

Self-Driving Prototype Jaguar I-PACE Hits Roads In Dubai

November 11, 2019 4:13 am

Jaguar Land Rover engineers recently tested a self-driving prototype Jaguar I-PACE on the streets of Dubai demonstrating the company’s latest autonomous driving research technologies and giving a glimpse into the future of mobility.  

Jaguar Land Rover’s commitment to an autonomous, connected, electric and shared (ACES) future is a cornerstone to delivering on its Destination Zero mission; the ambition to make societies safer and healthier, and the environment cleaner.

The all-electric, zero emissions Jaguar I-PACE – current 2019 World Car of the Year and World Green Car of the Year – was chosen due to its strong sustainability credentials. The prototype

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Rivers Businessman Commits Suicide Over Huge Debt

Curtailing The Suicide Scourge

November 11, 2019 4:12 am

Resolved to stem the increasing rate at which Nigerians, particularly the youths, are sending themselves to their untimely graves through suicide, psychiatrists, policy makers and other stakeholders recently converged on Lagos to discuss the causes and the way out. 

Experts in psychiatry and general mental health management, drawn from across the country, took time to look at what they described as “archaic guidelines” in handling mental health patients, as well as stigmatisation and other factors that hinder the prevention of suicide. They unanimously condemned the law that criminalises anyone that attempts suicide.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that …

Nigeria: Sliding Into A Debt Trap

November 11, 2019 4:11 am

THERE are heightening concerns over the geometric rise of Nigeria’s public debts, despite assurances from Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed that there is no cause for alarm. The crux of the matter is that Nigeria’s total public debt  has almost risen to pre-2005 levels when through an innovative debt buy back agreement, the Obasanjo administration reduced the nation’s debt commitments to the Paris Club, from $30b to less than $5b.Nigeria’s total public debt is rising to the roof tops again, estimated to be N25.7 trillion  or $83.6m as of June 30, 2019. It was N12.1trillion or …

2023: Count Igbo Out Of Nigeria If Chance Is Denied -Ezeife

November 11, 2019 4:09 am

Former Governor of Anambra State, Chukwuemeka Ezeife, has threatened to back any option taken by Igbo people in 2023, including pulling out of Nigeria if they are denied the chance to produce Nigerian president in 2023.

The former governor had earlier said they would explore other options including prayers  and lobbying all nationalities and political stakeholders in Nigeria to buy their support, but if that fails, then the people of the South East would consider pulling out of the “marriage” which he will fully support.

He was happy with the formation of an advocacy group, South East for President 2023 …

Enugu Bans Killing Of Primates, Imposes ₦100, 000 Fine

November 11, 2019 2:51 am
Determined to preserve endangered species, Oji River Local Government has passed a bill that protects biodiversity in its autonomous communities, namely Akpugoeze and Inyi, Oji River lga in Enugu State.
The law, the “Primate Rights Bill,” became effective on November 1, 2019. It extends protection to primates found in the communities of Akpugoeze and Inyi in Oji River LGA.

The local government took action in response to a need for greater awareness about the ecological and cultural values of the primate species found in the region and also to the global biodiversity crisis.

To draw attention to the plight of

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Property Owners Storm Lagos Appeal Tribunal

November 11, 2019 2:50 am
Despite the reprieve promised by the Lagos government to property owners, professional groups and the organised private sector after protests that trailed the land use charge law last year, many residents are yet to enjoy the reductions in the rates.
Investigations by The Guardian last week show that property owners within the state still have to battle with high charges on their properties even as many of them had to approach the assessment appeal tribunal to seek redress from what they called, ‘outrageous financial burden’.

The Lagos state land use charge is a property tax backed by the Land Use

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Osinbajo Will Come Out Stronger From Travails, Says Cleric

November 11, 2019 2:49 am

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will come out stronger from the political challenges he is facing at the presidency, says the Assistant Provincial Pastor for Youth, North Province 6 of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Tunde Benjamins-Laniyi.

The pastor in charge of The Throneroom Parish noted challenges as part of life with no exemption, adding that one’s faith in God would make him an overcomer.

In an interview with journalists after a special church service which had in attendance the General Overseer of RCCG, Enoch Adeboye, yesterday in Abuja, the cleric described Osinbajo as a man of so much

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Ganduje, Sanusi Differ On Fate Of Kidnapped Kids’ Parents

November 11, 2019 2:47 am

The Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, and the governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, are on the same page that the act of kidnapping innocent children remains a crime, but they seem to disagree on who should bear the brunt.

Although investigation is still in progress, Sanusi had insisted that the police must charge parents of the victims with criminal negligence.

Speaking at a public forum in Kano at the weekend, Sanusi confessed that he was not sure if such offence was truly operational, adding that the parents of the children deserved jail for failing in their responsibility.

But Ganduje vowed to …

Bayelsa

As PDP’s Diri, APC’s Lyon Get Set For Bayelsa’s Guber Poll

November 11, 2019 2:46 am

Five days to the November 16 gubernatorial election in the oil-rich Bayelsa State, the election environment shows a very tough battle between the two arch rival political parties, the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and its stubborn opposition All Progressives Congress (APC).

And so, for both PDP’s Senator Douye Diri and the standard-bearer of APC, Chief David Lyon, the showdown presents as about the fiercest and trickiest gubernatorial contest in the 20-year history of the Niger Delta state.

To underscore the high premium placed on the contest, the two frontline candidates are backed by powerful political figures in the …

Iraq Gov’t Urged To Call In Forces To End ‘Bloodbath’

November 10, 2019 4:52 pm
The death toll during demonstrations in Iraq surged to more than 300 as security forces were accused of “relentlessly” targeting protesters.

Six more people were killed in the capital Baghdad on Sunday and dozens of others hurt in clashes.

The head of the Iraqi parliament’s human rights commission told Al Jazeera that 319 people have died since October 1 with more than 15,000 wounded. Most of the casualties were anti-government protesters, but security officers also died in the violence.

Iraqi security forces in Baghdad fired tear gas at demonstrators and erected concrete barriers in a bid to block their movement.

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