We live in a time when we have simply forgotten how to do nothing. This is reinforced by smartphones, through which we are available and busy around the clock. Once social media and the current news situation have been “read to the end”, we are immediately bored. While free time used to be precious, today it almost drives many people to despair. What to do? We have put together a few ideas for you that will hopefully help you to enjoy your free time again or use it wisely. Many people consider playing games or gambling online as a great…
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Forty (40) youth fish farmers from Afowo Community in Badagry have been empowered by Lagos State Government with 40 cages of 1,000 juvenile catfish per cage under the Cage Culture Project, an economical use of open water to develop aquaculture and improve nutrition. The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Prince Gbolahan Lawal who disclosed this today at an inspection tour of the facility explained that the Cage Culture System of Fish Farming is one of the ways being championed by the State Government to maximize the benefits of the abundance of water resources in the State which accounts for about 22…
Lagos Agripreneurship Programme (L.A.P.) has been introduced by the Lagos State Government under its Agriculture-based Youth Empowerment Scheme (Agric-Yes) in furtherance of the State Government’s objective of training 15,000 youths and women in the various agricultural value chains by year 2023. The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Prince Gbolahan Lawal noted that the programme which is starting with the one-month training of no fewer than 200 participants is aimed at improving capacity, creating wealth and employment in the agricultural value chains such as poultry, piggery, aquaculture and vegetables. “The current reality and exigencies of job creation for the teeming youth population…
In this world of upgraded technology and the need to learn it, soft skills are also considered a factor for hiring. Companies mostly consider technical skills but without a sound communication and unable to present your words, having excellent technical expertise is not enough. Thus, from the start of student life, soft skills need to be an essential part of the career. If not included in the syllabus, then additional should be provided to ensure the soft skills from the early start of the profession. Companies should also focus on providing training to their workforce to enhance their abilities. After…
Nigerian power sector sure has a new superhero in the Honourable Minister of State (Power), Mr. Goddy Jedy-Agba, OFR, whose intervention, again, mitigated what would have been a national embarrassment, as the country was plunged into total blackout last Wednesday. Although, the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) have since suspended the strike it embarked upon, thanks largely to the intervention of the Honourable Minister of State, Power. The “Peace Meeting”, which lasted till the early hours of Thursday morning, had the Honourable Minister of State for Power, Mr. Goddy Jedy-Agba, OFR as chair and a representative of the Minister…
The Internet has long been “uncharted territory ” and digitization is no longer a really new phenomenon. Although certain topics, such as the digitization of education, are experiencing an economic boom, our world and our lives are already more digital and technological than one could have imagined a few years ago. The world as we know it today is based on old and new technologies that are fundamental to our (together) life. In the past few decades, the Internet and all of the technologies connected to it, for example the smartphone, have changed pretty much every area of life and…
The United Kingdom Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, faces an uphill battle to recover more than three and a half years of lost business investment and confidence, warns the CEO of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory organizations. The warning from Nigel Green, founder and chief executive of deVere Group, comes after Mr Johnson’s Conservative party secured an emphatic win with a pledge to ‘get Brexit done’ in the UK’s general election. Investors welcomed the news. The markets jumped and the pound experienced its biggest rally in almost three years. Mr Green says: “With a clear majority in the…
New technologies are getting discovered all the time. This enables manufacturers to either create new products or to update the already existing ones. Although this is already true as a general rule, the last couple of years have been increasingly more oriented towards the discovery and adoption of new technologies. New technologies have an overall positive impact on the development of countries and their economies as it enables businesses to prosper. However, they also have other positive implications in our day-to-day lives, constantly making them better. We are going to cover a few of these positive implications in this article.…
Being an excerpts from the book “Fellow Country Men – the story of Coup D’etats in Nigeria” by Richard Akinnola, (June 2000), the following exclusive piece reflects on the Genesis of Nigeria’s Problems: I was in the first cabinet that was overthrown by the military in this country. I entered parliament in December 12, 1959. And I remained in parliament until January 15, 1966 when the government was overthrown. I was the Federal Minister of Education in that cabinet. I woke up one morning in my official house in Ikoyi to discover that my telephone was not working. I had…
The Commissioner for Agriculture in Lagos State, Prince Gbolahan Lawal has expressed the readiness and determination of the State Government to complete all abandoned projects in the Agricultural sector particularly the Songhai Model of the Agricultural Youth Empowerment Scheme (Agric Yes) located in Avia-Igborosun in the Badagry Local Government area of the State. The Commissioner who disclosed this in Lagos over the weekend when he led a delegation of the State Government officials that included the Special Adviser to the Governor on Agriculture, Ms Abisola Olusanya to inspect the facility noted that the Songhai Model of the Youth Empowerment Scheme…
BudgIT urged the governments at state and federal levels to declare a state of emergency on school infrastructure, raising alarm on the worsening condition of public education in Nigeria. In a statement by its Communications Associate, BudgIT expresses deep concern about the state of education in Nigeria, contending, arguably, that Nigeria’s crisis of out-of-school children is even more exacerbated by poor infrastructural state of schools. According to UNESCO, Nigeria homes the highest number of out-of-school children in the world, approximately 10.5 million. Despite that, 60% of the children enrolled in primary schools do not receive quality education. The quality of…
Long before now, Ijagun, a community within Odogbolu Local Government area of Ogun State has been in total darkness. The need for electricity supply became so pressing that they (People in the community) had to contribute their personal funds to buy a transformer and also energize it. On Thursday, 21st of November, 2019, the leaders and entire members of the community, called on Hon. Oladipupo Adebutu to commission the transformer. While this seems to have amazed a lot of people, a topnotch leader in the community, Chief M O Taiwo explained that it was the decision of the entire community…
The good people of Ogere Remo in Ogun State of Nigeria trooped out enmass yesterday to witness and actively participate in the 43rd Lipakala Day celebrations of the community held at Wesley Primary School Playground on Saturday, November 16, 2019. “If you are not giving the world the best that you have, what world are you saving it for” – Kent Keith Among the highlights of the occasion was the presentation of Community Service Awards to deserving sons and daughters of the town who have contributed in no small measure to the all round development of Ogere. Among those honoured…
Are you searching for interesting news and coverage on the economy and business to boost your knowledge? This is for you. So far early this year, there have been incredible and great news both on business platforms and economies. This news has so far been of great importance to both small scale and large scale businesses. Some of the interesting news items on both economy and business according to smarty mobile review and trusted sources are highlighted below: Euro Extends The Increase In Trade Talk Hopes – Despite controversies on the result of the package of the European central bank,…
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There is a fairy tale which more than any other tells us a story full of hope and dreams, which talks about a happy ending, which makes us understand that the faith can always be fair, this is the story of the Frog Prince – learn more . The slot we are going to describe talks about him, the prince who has been turned into a frog but this didn’t stop the love to save him. How to play Enchanted prince This is the typical kind of slot that you can understand at first sight. It will take you a…
For an online casino, the most critical thing is to be viewed by potential customers. Therefore, promotion is a must. Among numerous promotion methods, one stands out for many reasons. Of course, we are talking about an affiliate program. This is by far the best promotion program for every online company, as there is no waste of money like with other methods, which can be more or less successful. Walking us through the process is Jeffrey Hayes from Casinomartini. There’s no such thing with affiliate partners, as they get paid in accordance with their success. Things are pretty simple for…
A contact posted this thought provoking article within one of my WhatsApp groups and I thought I should shared with a wider audience here. The article tagged “We Don’t Have A Rice Problem” by the writer, Tosin Adeoti actually touched on many realities around governance and economy of Nigeria. There are multi-variant dimensions to the article which provide key insights but only if our people, government, enterpreneurs, we, you and I can digest the piece holistically. In the mixt of challenges comes opportunities and believe we can see it that way. Please read the article carefully and share your opinions.…
A PAN staff, Yohanna Adamu, was yesterday arraigned by the Kaduna Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) before Justice P. Mallong of the Federal High Court, Kaduna on a one-count charge of cheating and obtaining money by false pretence to the tune of N2,500.000, (Two Million, Five Hundred Thousand Naira). Trouble began for Adamu when the Kaduna office of the Commission received a petition from Professor I.O. Mbachu, alleging that sometime in October, 2018, he was approached by the defendant who proposed to assist him buy a Peugeot 508 car, in an auction by Peugeot Automobile…
A Hajj Fare Collector, Mustapha Usman was yesterday arraigned by the Maiduguri Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) before Justice Lawu Lawan of the Yobe State High Court, Potiskum, on one count charge of criminal breach of trust, misappropriation and diversion of fund to the tune of N2,600,505.00 (Two Million Six Hundred Thousand, Five Hundred and Five Naira). Usman had previously been arraigned before Justice Garba Nabaruma of the Yobe State High Court, Damaturu on one-count charge, bordering on misappropriation and diversion. The charge reads: “That you, Mustapha B. Usman, sometime in 2017 at Damaturu, Yobe…