Author: Femi Adeniyi

The Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Hon Agboola Ajayi has revealed that he was propelled by the call to serve. Hon Agboola, who made this known in Akure, the Ondo state capital on Friday said the call by the people of the state inspired his decision to contest in the forthcoming governorship elections. According to him, the collective wish and yearnings of the people of the State remain the impetus for the bid to wrestle the governance of the state from a political demagogue. Agboola said after critically analyzing the terrain, he found the Zenith Labour Party, ZLP as the…

A data released by the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS for Q2 2020 has shown that Rivers state is the number one among the top ten states with high unemployment rate in Nigeria. In the data made available on Friday, the NBS disclosed that Rivers state has 1.71 million unemployed people while Kano and Kaduna states have 1.42 million and 1.34 million respectively. Fourth on the log is Lagos state with 1.33 million unemployed people, Imo with 1.21 million, Akwa Ibom has 1.14 million while Delta state has 1.01 million unemployed people. High Unemployment Rate Other states on the chart…

Workers under the aegis of Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas, NUPENG and Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association, PENGASSAN have threatened to shut down all oil operations by Sunday, August 16. The workers announced that they would act if the Federal Government failed to pay their salaries on Friday, August 14. The Vice Chairman, Warri Zonal Council of PENGASSAN, Prince Audu Oshiokhamele issued the warning at the Petroleum Training Institute, Effurun. NUPENG Threatens To Shut Down Oil Operations Earlier, in a notice signed by its General Secretary, Lumumba Okugbawa, PENGASSAN urged the Minister of Labour and Productivity,…

National Bureau of Statistics, NBS says the Unemployment rate in Nigeria has risen to 27.1 per cent in the second quarter of 2020. The latest report comes several quarters after the statistics bureau released its last report in 2018 which is an increase from the 23.1% unemployment rate recorded in the third quarter of 2018. In the 2018 report, Nigeria’s unemployment rate increased from 18.8 per cent in the third quarter of 2017 to 23.1 per cent in the third quarter of 2018. The statistics bureau said the economically active or working age population increased from 111.1 million in Q3…

Former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has reacted to the statement credited to a former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, Bode George over the possible winner of the forthcoming Edo Elections. In his reaction, Fayose stated that he didnt at any point opined that the incumbent governor of Edo state, Godwin Obaseki will lose his re-election bid. Fayose, who clarified this in a statement by his spokesperson, Lere Olayinka said he needed to set the record straight to avoid being misinterpreted. The former governor added that Mr George may have deliberately read different meanings to…

Governor Nasir El-Rufai has accused some clerics of instigating violence in Kaduna State noting that they use their platforms to preach disunity in the state. He added that a critical study of the situation for over four decades shows that the main drivers of the violence are a few clerics that use their platforms to preach disunity instead of preaching peaceful co-existence. According to him, some clerics use their platforms and revered positions to divide and incite violence. While playing host to the Primate of Anglican Church, Henry Ndukuba at the state’s Government House, the governor insisted that his administration…

Following the amendment of the Broadcasting Code in Nigeria, the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC board has accused Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed of involving in illegality. Chairman of the NBC Board, Ikra Aliyu Bilbis during a press conference in Abuja accused the Minister of amending the broadcasting code alone without due consultation. According to Ikra, the amendments include the increase of hate speech fine from N500,000 to 5 million naira and the provision for sub-licensing of all broadcast contents among others. He revealed that none out of the over fifty position papers that were received for the sixth…

The Federal Government of Nigeria has given a breakdown of what Hate Speech entails. According to the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, any speech, broadcast or publication that denigrates a person, a group of people on the basis of their sex, religion, political belief or origin is considered as hate speech. Speaking in Abuja, the Minister stressed that any broadcast or publication that tends to erode social cohesion that is an attack on our inclusion and common value is hate speech. He added that anyone who goes to television and denigrate one person or the other to…

The Ministry of Youth and Sports has highlighted some key important factors about how to access the Nigeria Youth Investment Fund, NYIF. In a tweet on Thursday, the Ministry said the NYIF provides a single-window of Investment Fund for the youth thereby creating a common bucket for all Nigerian youth to access Government support. Also, the fund is aimed at providing less cumbersome access to credit and finance for the average Nigerian youth with an approved work plan or business idea will help lift thousands of the youth out of poverty and birth a whole generation of entrepreneurs. It was…

A couple of weeks after increasing the fine for hate speech from 500,000 to 5 Million naira, the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has fined a Lagos based radio station, Nigeria Info 99.3FM the sum of 5 million naira. According to NBC, the radio station was fined the said sum for providing its platform to be used to promote unverifiably and inciting views capable of causing crime and public disorder. While speaking on the station, a former presidential aspirant and former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Obadiah Mailafia, had alleged that a northern state governor is a commander of…

The Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NIDCOM, Abike Dabiri Erewa has given an assurance that the commission would work on ensuring the repatriation of more stranded Nigerians in Lebanon. Abike who gave the assurance in a tweet on Thursday revealed that 94 out of 150 Nigerians who were stranded in Lebanon have been repatriated adding that more would arrive in the coming days. She thanked the Nigerian embassy in Lebanon who ensured that the girls were located, documented and secured travel clearance from the Lebanese Government. According to her, all the returnees tested negative to the COVID-19 tests which were…

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi has suggested an alternative reality show for Nigerian Youths in replacement of the Big Brother Naija reality show. During an interactive session with youths under the aegis of the National Youth Council of Nigeria in Ile-Ife, the Monarch noted that the BBNaija reality show has been misrepresenting the integrity of the Nigerian youths. Ooni of Ife, who described the youth as the country’s untapped wealth and resources further stressed the need for participation of more youth in leadership. Ooni Of Ife Suggests Alternative Reality Show However, he lamented that the youth have misplaced…

In commemoration of the 2020 International Youth Day, former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has advised African youths on what to do to take their place in the political space. The ex-president advised African youths to come together and use their electoral power to kick out the older generation from all leadership positions. During a virtual interactive session marking this year’s International Youth Day, Obasanjo said old people will continue to occupy the leadership positions unless they are forced out of the political stage. Obasanjo Advises Youths According to him, unless the youths squeeze out those who are in the office and…

Given what transpired between her daughter and Laycon of Big Brother Naija, mother of Erica, another housemate in the reality show, Erica, Mrs Oby Nwokolo has raised an eye brow over the way some people were hyping Laycon in a WhatsApp group created for her daughter. It was gathered that Mrs Oby reportedly sent a voicenote on her daughter’s group chat to express displeasure over the Whatsapp post. BBnaija housemate Erica In the voice note, the woman who sounded furious fired shots at a fan who came to her daughter’s group chat to campaign votes for Laycon. She also dragged…

The Ooni of Ile Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja 111 has on Wednesday reiterated his commitment to supporting Nigerian youths. In a tweet, the Monarch who joined others in marking the International Youth Day noted that he would keep up with his earlier promise to be adding values to the youths. Moreso, he assured the youths of his supports towards ensuring that they secure a better future for Nigeria, Africa and the World at large. “As I pronounced since my ascension on the throne, I will be aiding the values of excellence & greatness embedded in our youths. Be assured…

Nigerian Cleric, Prophet Temitope Joshua, popularly known as T.B Joshua has denied predicting the winner of Edo elections. The Cleric, who is the leader and founder of The Synagogue, Church of All Nations in a tweet on Wednesday noted that his attention has been drawn to the articles linking him to the Edo State governorship elections. In the tweet, he described the articles linking him to the purported prophesy as false in its entirety. Winner Of Edo Elections “Our attention has been drawn to several articles circulating on the Internet within Nigeria claiming that Prophet TB Joshua has given a…

On the occasion of the 2020 International Youth Day, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila has urged Nigerian Youths to remain hopeful in the face of the different happenings in the country. In a tweet, Gbajabiamila disclosed that he joined youths from across Nigeria in a webinar to mark the day. However, the Speaker opined that the pessimism Nigerian Youths feel about politics has negatively impacted their willingness to get involved in the critical conversations about the nation’s future. He said, “My fellow young men and women, I know that on many of the issues that affect our…

In fulfilment of a promise made by President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, the Nigerian government says it has received 200 ventilators from US to help its fight against coronavirus. A senior official in the Ministry of Health confirmed that the items were received by the minister of health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, from the US ambassador to Nigeria, Ms. Mary Leonard, in Abuja. According to the official, Ehanire thanked Trump and the US government for generosity and friendly gesture. You will recall that President Trump had during a telephone conversation with President Muhammadu Buhari in April 2020…

Wikipedia has ranked Nigeria as the 15th most failed states in the world, out of a total of 177 countries that were surveyed by the free web-based encyclopedia. Other countries listed as a failed state include Syria, Somalia, Myanmar, Nigeria, Iraq, Yemen, Turkey, Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic, Rwanda, Liberia, Yugoslavia, Lebanon, Afghanistan, Sudan, South Sudan. According to the ranking, ten out of the 15 most failed nations were African nations which are Somalia (1st), Zimbabwe (2nd), Sudan (3rd), Chad (4th), Dem. Rep. of Congo (5th), Central African Republic (8th), Guinea (9th), Ivory Coast (11th), Kenya (14th), and…

The Ondo state governor, Oluwarotimi Akereodolu has on Tuesday inaugurated the state security Network Agency, also known as Operation Amotekun. During the inauguration of the outfit, the governor issued a stan warning that criminal should stay away from the state. It was gathered that no fewer than 192 members of the corps were inaugurated at the ceremony held at the Gani Fawehimi Arcade in Akure the state capital. Amotekun Corps In Ondo Akeredolu expressed concern that marauders laid siege to the highways as well as the farmlands waiting to kidnap or devour anyone in sight adding that with the launch…

Given the impact of Coronavirus pandemic, the United Kingdom has officially entered recession for the first time in eleven years with data set showing a collapse of around 20 per cent of gross domestic product in the second quarter. Though it is Britain’s first recession since the 2008 financial crisis, the Office for National Statistics is uniformly expected to confirm the unprecedented contraction between April and June. According to Economists poll by Bloomberg, an average decline of 20.7 per cent was predicted in the second quarter, compared to the first three months of the year. The UK economy contracted by…