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Oct

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2022

Nigeria has world-class talents to dominate digital economy – Osinbajo

Business, Economy, Metro, Opinion, PoliticsEconomy, Lifestyle, Metro, Nigeria, Opinion, Politics, Yemi Osinbajo

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo said Nigeria has the requisite talents, creativity, and acumen to become a world leader in the digital economy. The VP made the comment on Monday at the Nigeria Digital Economy Summit (NDES) themed “Web 3.0, Blockchain & DeFi: Impact on Africa’s Digital Economy”. Osinbajo highlighted the future of technology, the digital economy, and what it means globally but especially for Nigeria. The vice president urged the nation to use the right approach and policy to harness its human capital and potential. He told the gathering that a new world is unfolding, unlike Web 1 and 2…

Oct

11

2022

By Amos Oge Kalu

Nigerian Army to conduct Exercise Still Water in, Lagos Ogun

NewsArmy, Metro, Nigeria, Security

The Nigerian Army, on Monday, said it’s set to conduct an operation codenamed Exercise Stillwater, from 12 October – 23 December 2022 in Lagos and Ogun States. It advised residents of the states not to panic during the period as it would be conducted jointly with sister services, para-military, and other security agencies. Major Olaniyi Osoba, acting Deputy Director of 81 Division Army Public Relations in a statement, said the exercise is aimed at enhancing troops’ level of professionalism and preparedness in curbing security challenges prevalent within areas of responsibility such as kidnapping, armed robbery, cultism, ritual killings, and pipeline…

Oct

11

2022

By Kalu Odinakachi

2023: Ekwunife recants calling Peter Obi ‘kindergarten president’

Opinion, Politics2023, Labour Party, Next Level, Nigeria, Opinion, Peoples Democratic Party, Peter Obi, Politics, Uche Ekwunife

The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Anambra Central senatorial district, Senator Uche Ekwunife has denied throwing jabs at Peter Obi. Ekwunife, who was at Uyo, Akwa Ibom State for the official flag-off of the presidential campaign of the PDP, had said Nigeria doesn’t need a kindergarten president. Ekwunife in a now-viral video, while campaigning for the PDP President-General candidate, Atiku Abubakar, said Nigeria does not need one who will always remind the country of her problem, but one who knows how to solve it. Many followers of Peter Obi in Anambra State had interpreted the video to…

Oct

11

2022

By David Okoye

Sunday Oliseh says he is ready to coach Super Eagles again

Opinion, SportsNigeria, Soccer, Sports, Sunday Oliseh

Former Super Eagles midfielder, Sunday Oliseh, has said he will be willing to lead the team again, only if the conditions are right. Oliseh was appointed Super Eagles head coach in 2015 but lasted eight months on the job. The 48-year-old voluntarily resigned from the post citing contract violations, lack of support, unpaid wages, and benefits to his players for his action. The 1994 Africa Cup of Nations winner then had coaching stints at the Dutch club, Fortuna Sittard, and German lower league side, SV 19 Straelen. ‘My priority is to get Nigeria back to the top,” Oliseh told Channels…

Oct

10

2022

By Chimamanda

Strike: ASUU agrees to sign deal in couple of days

Education, LifestyleASUU, Education, Federal government, Next Level, Nigeria, Politics

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the House of Representatives, on Monday, met on the lingering industrial action by the lecturers. The lecturers led by ASUU President, Emmanuel Osodeke and the leadership of the House, led by Femi Gbajabiamila, met behind a closed-door for about 30 minutes before having another one in front of the camera. It would be recalled that the House has been hosting meetings between the government and the strike lecturers in the past couple of weeks. On Friday, the Court of Appeal agreed with an early ruling by the National Industrial Court that asked…