As the portal for registration of prospective beneficiaries of Nigeria Survival Fund opens, registration for Payroll Support Scheme commences today. Consequently, the website for Payroll registration opens today, Monday from 10 pm, September 21. The Survival Fund is one of the programmes in the Nigeria Economic Sustainability Plan, NESP. Objectively, the plan came into being in other to cushion the socio-economic hardship unleashed by the COVID-19 outbreak. Also, its implementation is for one year, which has started with this registration. Additionally, the worth the MSMEs Survival Fund is N60 billion, which part of…
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Marking International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies
Tomorrow is the first International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies. The theme for 2020 is “Clean Air for All“. In a lead up to the first #WorldCleanAirDay, the UN Secretary-General António Guterres calls for all to work together to build a better future with clean air for ever. “Around the world, nine out of every ten people breathe unclean air. Air pollution contributes to heart disease, strokes, lung cancer and other respiratory diseases. It causes an estimated 7 million premature deaths every year, predominantly in low- and middle-income countries.…
Read MoreKeyamo and Lawmakers drama over 774,000 jobs is because of who?
Either way, both Keyamo and lawmakers are not fighting for the best interest of most vulnerable Nigerians. They are fighting for their selfish interests.
Read MoreBogoro’s Push for Problem-Solving Research in Nigeria Timely
Nations all over the world develop through innovative solutions that emanate from various researches carried out by members of their academic and other independent researchers. Having realized this for a while now, the Executive Secretary, ES of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund, Prof. Suleiman Elias Bogoro is working assiduously to improve the quality of research in the Nigerian tertiary institutions. Solutions to most of the challenges facing Nigeria can come through research and development. Not just any kind of research though, but the one that is solution-oriented or problem-solving.…
Read MoreA brief on Earth Day and Nigeria
Every April 22nd marks Earth day. It is a day for calling on world leaders and individuals to act on improving the earth’s health. This year’s event is the fiftieth and it happens in a time of global health pandemic. Earth Day in Nigeria should be day citizens and government alike use in renewing commitment to a healthy environment. A look at the origin of Earth Day advocacy shows high significance to Nigeria. In 1970, some angry environmentalists in the United States staged a protest against oil spills in California.…
Read MoreCOVID-19 Lockdown in Nigeria exposes weaknesses in the country’s systems
There is no problem being faced by Nigeria as a country today that another nation has not witnessed before or currently facing. The weaknesses in the country’s systems owe mainly to the poor governance structure and poor leadership decisions. The Coronavirus, COVID-19 lockdown in Nigeria is showing how weak our systems are, and what the direction of discussion Nigerians need follow. The COVID-19 outbreak is something the world has not seen before, at least since 1918. It is exposing the vulnerabilities of many countries including advanced economies like Italy and…
Read MoreGREEN POEMS: A PLACE OF BIRD
A Place of Bird: A bird of passage Is life that passes each day refusing to die. And a bird is here Wandering around there Saying, nothing and learning men A BOTTLED BIRD are pictures of heart on the book Telling life story. They are pictured mind Of birds on television On BBC news. Beautiful seamstress Who mimic bird voice on the movie Snow White and soft voice. They are little bird Bottled hope of many nests For years & unheard. They are chased away Birds and mothers out of their…
Read MoreGREEN BURNS: Thoughts on Green Nigeria
A PLACE WHERE GREEN BURNS: GREEN BURNS Is where poverty pours fire inside their minds Break them into black Little leaves. Dying in the burning day as flame When the big tree yard is small. A footprint of smoke Descends as burnt offering & they hide in the cloud. We dance in a choke of worries Till we become grey madness A footprint of smoke All our mouths could speak Is blame- smoke-blame- smoke. Till the year run all over. TWO Out of repair. The blessing gate is Hanging half…
Read MoreMinimum Wage: Costs of FG and Labour Unions Negotiation Deadlock
The controversy trailing the new minimum wage approval by the federal government late last year is something that need not be an issue. But for the fact that both parties failed to negotiate properly during the meetings that result in the N30,000 wage. Realistically, shabby preparation is synonymous with Nigeria for virtually everything the government does. From budget preparation to preparing for the Olympics, the country always waits for the last minute to do things properly. For instance, the 2019 general elections postponed for two weeks because of failure of…
Read MoreTaking SDGs serious in Nigeria
Therefore, whether it is next level or getting Nigeria to work again, what matters at the end of the day is giving Nigerians what will last.
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