The Nation Newspaper Today Headline Tuesday 21st June 2022
The Nation Newspaper Today Headline and news Dailies Update on current affairs happening now in Nigeria today 21/06/22
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Strike: Labour appeals to ASUU to shift ground
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has appealed to the striking University lecturers to shift ground in their demands by making some concessions so that students can return to school. Mr Monday Ogbodum, Cross River chapter Chairman of the TUC, made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Calabar on
Ekiti: Adamu dismisses allegation of vote buying during Saturday’s election
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen. Abdullahi Adamu, has dismissed the allegation of vote-buying leveled against the party during Saturday’s gubernatorial election in Ekiti. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the APC candidate, Biodun Oyebanji, polled 187, 057 votes to win the election. Adamu, who addressed State House correspondents
Thousands march in London over cost of living crisis
Thousands of people yesterday gathered in London to protest against the government’s lack of action in tackling the cost of living crisis. Protesters marched from Portland Place to Parliament Square for a rally with speakers, including Frances O’Grady, the general secretary of the British Trades Union Congress (TUC), which organised the event. Demonstrators carried banners
Ehiopia’s PM condemns killing of 200 people in Oromia region
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has condemned the killing of more than 200 people, most of them ethnic Amhara, in the eastern Oromia region. Locals have blamed the killings on Saturday on the rebel Oromo Liberation Army, which has denied responsibility. The federal government has reportedly deployed security personnel to the Oromia region but locals
Firm unveils N1m research grant
The Clintonel Innovation Centre (CIC) has inaugurated the N1 million Engineering Research Grant to bridge the engineering skills gap, facilitate industry-academia collaborations and drive industrialisation. Its founder Tochukwu Chukwueke said the grant was to support engineering lecturers in tertiary institutions (uto develop solutions for industries. In addition, he said, successful applicants would have access to
Firm to train youths
An Information Technology (IT) start up, SkillPaddy, is set to roll out an online programme focused on training youths In a statement, the company’s Opeyemi Adetomiwa, Chief Marketing Officer, quoted the founder/Chief Executive Officer of SkillPaddy, Kunle Erinle, saying that the firm began working with young Nigerians after the COVID-19 pandemic to help them develop
Making a fortune from honey
Chief Executive, Kore Natural Honey, Oreofe Oluboba, is making a fortune from beekeeping. She shares her story with TIMILEHIN BABATOPE. The market for honey is growing as the trend for healthy eating is on the rise. A youth, Oreofe Oluboba, has taken advantage of this to launch a business, which she converted from a hobby. Now
Dillivry unveils platform for logistics providers
An online marketplace which specialises in developing digital platform for smooth business transactions, Dillivry, has reiterated its readiness to reposition logistics services in the country with the deployment of modern technology. The Chief Executive and Technology Officer (CE/TO) of Datamellon and promoter of Dillivry, Mr. Wale Adedeji, said: “When we started building the platform, we
Oracle, Wificombat push for SDGs
Oracle Academy and Wificombat Train have partnered to train over 100 students and teachers across Nigeria on how to use the Oracle Apex software to build data apps for the realisation of the sustainable development goals (SDGs) set by the United Nations (UN). The two organisations held a three-week bootcamp tagged: The Oracle Codeweek Nigeria,
Nigeria’s broadband renaissance rekindles hope
The rebound in broadband penetration in Nigeria to 42.27 per cent in March 2022, from the 39.79 per cent it was last July, is a positive development for the economy which is facing a crushing 17.71 per cent inflation rate, writes LUCAS AJANAKU. The importance of affordable and ubiquitous broadband penetration cannot be over-emphasised in
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