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By Elvis Eromosele Numbers tell a story. If you can connect one story with another, you can make plausible inferences. Two reports released last week showed the power of these connections. The Nigerian Bureau of Statistics showed that the unemployment rate for the fourth quarter of 2020 hit 33.3 per cent. This is an increase from the 27.1 per cent recorded in Q2, of the same year.  The Nigerian Protein Deficiency Report 2020 released in the same week indicated that cost and household income levels remain the major deterrents to adequate protein intake in Nigeria. According to the report, 45 per cent of…

Shehu Sani, a former senator, has said President Muhammadu Buhari will soon enjoy a brief respite from the attacks of young Nigerians on social media due to the imminent return of two reality shows: Big Brother Naija and Nigerian Idol. Sani, who represented Kaduna Central Senatorial District in the eighth National Assembly, said this in a Twitter post on Thursday. According to the politician, the upcoming Big Brother Naija and Nigerian Idol shows will shield the president from criticisms on national issues as the youths will be more focused on the entertainment-themed shows. “With #BBNaija2021 and #NigerianIdol coming soon, Baba @MBuhari…

International football continues this weekend as SuperSport continues to provide the best football viewing experience for GOtv Max customers. The road to Qatar for European nations begins this continues this weekend on SuperSport, running from Saturday, 27 to Wednesday, 31 March 2021 The top match from Saturday, 27March is the clash between Netherlands and Latvia. The always-entertaining Netherlands will back themselves to beat Latvia in Amsterdam, which will be showing live at 6pm on SS La Liga (channel 32). While Belgium will also have a tough game away to the Czech Republic and customers can watch live at 8:45pm on SS Football (channel 31).…

Ago Owu Community which had suffered the hardship of getting water for their daily use could not hide their joy as they trooped out massively on Friday March 26th, 2021 to witness the commissioning of the water project donated by Olumide and Stephanie Foundation. Also, the Market Men and Women of Lafenwa market were very happy and grateful to the foundation for putting smile on their face as they witnessed the commissioning of the water project, the Market Leaders appreciated the foundation for the donation of the water project which is one of the major problem that the market is…

The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has debunked reports that Professor Peter Ogban, who was jailed for election fraud, worked for him. The INEC in Akwa Ibom State twisted the context of the judgment and maliciously claimed that the election was rigged in his favour, the Minister said in a release signed by Chief Press Secretary, Anietie Ekong. A High Court in Akwa State on Thursday sentenced Peter Ogban, a professor of Soil Science with the University of Calabar, who served as a returning officer in the 2019 general elections in Akwa Ibom North-West District, to three…

Sport lovers on DStv and GOtv are in for a treat in the final week of March with the opportunity to relive some classic sporting moments and the opening up of the SuperSport Motorsport and SuperSport Action channels to DStv Compact and DStv Compact Plus customers . SuperSport is your #HomeOfSport and offers the widest variety of action from all around the globe. With the European World Cup qualifiers and international friendlies taking centre stage until early April, fans of club football need not despair: your Channel of Champions has you covered! In addition to the wide variety of live international action, SuperSport will bolster its football coverage with a chance to ReLive…

Ahead of their World Boxing Federation (WBF) title fights coming up at GOtv Boxing Night 22 on Friday, April 2, Rilwan “Babyface” Babatunde and Rilwan “Real One” Oladosu, have arrived the Mojisola Ogunsanya Memorial Boxing Gym to step up preparations. The two boxers are scheduled to face Tanzanian and Ghanaian opponents,  who are expected in the country on 25 March  to enable them undergo the mandatory quarantine period for travellers to the country.  Baby Face, the West African Boxing Union (WABU) welterweight champion, will take on Mkalekwa Salehe Omari of Tanzania for the WBF International welterweight title, while  Oladosu will…

P+ Measurement Services, Nigerian foremost Independent PR measurement and Evaluation Agency, is inviting Public Relations and Communications professionals to join the 16th Edition of its Evaluate PR TweetChat event. The event will have communications and media monitoring expertsshare their experiences, advice, insights, and quotes on Media Measurement, Monitoring, and Evaluation in a Question and Answer session. This event promises to be enlightening and educative as it would feature the Founder of Acumen Media Management, South Africa, Tonya Khoury, and PR and communications Lead at Cars45, Nigeria, Bemigho Awala, who together would provide insights into the theme of the event. The one-hour event holding between 1pm –…

The Founder of a Non-Governmental not for profit and non-political organisation SHOKESTA DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE that has been in the forefront of providing succor and ameliorating the plight of the vulnerable groups in the society Mrs Soyebi Oluwakemi Abiodun popularly known as SHOKESTA WOMAN, Director of Public Relations Yahweh Hills University Phoenics , Durban South Africa and Advocacy Director GWCN Edmunds Suffolk, England has recently been appointed as the Deputy National Coordinator of the Yoruba Council of Women Worldwide (YCWW). This is to announce a brief shakeup in the executive position of the Yoruba Council of Women Worldwide (YCWW) and few…

In a new whitepaper published recently, ABB has revealed potential for significant energy efficiency improvements in industry and infrastructure enabled by the latest and most high-efficiency motors and variable speed drives. ABB has called on governments and industries to accelerate adoption of the technology to help combat climate change.According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), industry accounts for 37% of global energy use and about 30% of global energy is consumed in buildings.While mostly hidden from public view, electric motors – and the variable speed drives which optimize their operations – are embedded in almost every built environment. They power…