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Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo has expressed delight, saying Junior Chamber International has reinstated his hope for a greater continent of Africa. Obasanjo made this known at the Africa and The Middle East National Presidents virtual meeting held on Saturday. The former President pointed that with the quality of young people in the organisation, he is more hopeful about the development of the continent of Africa through their impacting programs. He however, urged the participants at the meeting to embrace change, saying it is the only thing that is permanent in the life of human beings and institutions, adding…

AWKA- Barely one week after members of Anambra State Assembly members were tested for Coronavirus disease the House of Assembly complex was yesterday shut down after some of the results were released. Though Chairman of the House Committee on Information Okechukwu Okoye allayed fears about some members testing positive, and that the House was shut down because it was fumigated, Daily Independent learnt that the results started coming in two days ago and there had been some apprehension. When this correspondent visited the Assembly complex located at three armed zone, Awka yesterday the environment was a ghost of its own with…

The Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, has approved the appointment of Mallam Ahuraka Yusuf Isah, a seasoned journalist, as the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity Strategy to the Judiciary with immediate effect. The appointment was made public on Tuesday by the Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, Hajia Hadizatu Uwani Mustapha. Before his appointment, Isah was a Judiciary Editor/ Chief Correspondent with the Leadership Newspaper, Abuja and has also worked in various newspapers and magazines in the country. Isah in the past served as a media aide to two CJNs namely; Justice…

A social analyst, Mr Shina Philips, says President Muhammadu Buhari needs to complement his strategy of retaining his service chiefs to ensure stability in police leadership and guarantee a holistic approach in the fight against criminality. Philips, the Founder and President of Nigeria Pitch Award, analysing recent developments in The Nigeria Police, said on Tuesday in Lagos, that the incumbent Inspector-General of Police and the entire Police Force were central to the success of the battle against criminals. “Unfortunately, the Police has not enjoyed the same stability in leadership that has repositioned the military to sustain the fight against criminals.…

The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu has said that it is illegal for vigilante groups to carry arms.null The IGP said that the work of the vigilante groups is to gather intelligence and make them available to the police Vigilante groups in Nigeria are always armed with all manner of weapons, which they even use most of the time to fight crime. But in an interview with Channels Television on Monday, the IGP said that they are carrying illegal arms. He also maintained that all checkpoints in terms of roadblocks are banned. “Vigilante groups are supposed to be working…

ABUJA – Since the beginning of this year, the Armed Forces of Nigeria have neutralised 158 criminal elements and arrested 52 criminals across the country, the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has said. The minister, who disclosed this on Monday in Abuja, said this is in addition to scores of other terrorists and armed bandits killed during air strikes, adding that a total of 684,856 barrels of stolen crude oil, 1,724,000 litres of stolen Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) and 500,000 litres of Dual Purpose Kerosene (DPK) have been recovered during the period under review. “Since the beginning of this…

Nearly three-quarters (73%) of distribution heads surveyed predicted they would add to their headcount in the coming year, compared to just a third (33%) in 2020, although managers have become more “pragmatic” with their hiring in order to get budgets signed off. This has led to a trend of redundancies in one region followed by redeployment in another, as managers reconsider the priority status of some countries. Combined with travel restrictions, this has caused a shift from the “fly-in, fly-out” model of sales, with more firms focusing on building a local presence to maintain and build their client base. ‘2021…

Olam, a leading food and agribusiness conglomerate, has emerged as an employer of choice in the African region for 2020. The agri-business firm, which has extensive market operations in Nigeria, Ghana, Ivory Coast and South Africa, among others, emerged with a strong score during an HR Best Practice survey conducted by Top Employers Institute, a global authority on recognising excellence in people practice. The survey conducted by the institute covers 600 people development practices across 10 topics comprising talent strategy, workforce planning, talent acquisition, onboarding, learning & development, performance management, leadership development, diversity and inclusion, career & succession management, compensation…

The immediate past Vice Chairman, Abeokuta North East LCDA, Honourable Lanre Shotunde has congratulate the immediate past Governor of Ogun State and Senator representing Ogun Central, Senator Ibikunle Amosun. Shotunde in a statement said hailed Senator Amosun on his birthday:Felicitation! “Special birthday greeting to a leader per excellence. A man of enviable integrity, wittiness and exemplary pragmatism. Today, the world celebrate the weight of your person even as you add another year in the land of the living.” “I’m lending my voice in prayers that the rest of your life be the best of your life and that you continue…

By Elvis Eromosele Africa is big on agriculture. It has to be. It is the second-largest continent in the world. It is also the second most populous. So, there’s plenty of space to farm and over a billion mouths to feed. It is no surprise therefore that an estimated 65 per cent of Africa’s population relies on subsistence farming. Subsistence farming, or smallholder agriculture, by definition, is when one family grows only enough to feed itself. Nigeria is the most populous country on the continent. Although it depends heavily on the oil industry for its budgetary revenues, Nigeria is predominantly…