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Internet access in Nigeria could improve very soon with some recent developments. One of which is the proactive step mentioned by the National Association of Telecommunications Subscribers (NATCOMS). They affirmed that the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC)’s licensing of more infrastructure companies (InfraCos) is aimed towards achieving the 30 per cent broadband penetration target. The National President of NATCOMS,  Adeola Ogunbanjo, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Wednesday. NAN reports that Nigeria developed a five-year strategy (2013-2018) in 2013, through the Presidential Committee on Broadband. The aim is to drive internet and broadband penetration in the country and to scale up NCC’s broadband growth by 30 per cent in 2018. According to him, we have only four months to go, and actually, the target cannot be met and that is what is worrying the NCC, which is leading to the licensing of more InfraCos. ...

Another means of engaging Nigerian youths could be around the corner. This opportunity is coming from the Certified Computer Manufacturers of Nigeria (CCMON). The President of CCMON, Bode Pedro made the statement in Abuja that, “We need to create job opportunities for youths in the country”. Pedro said the CCMON has a number of pinpoints apart from the business of sales of computers to create opportunities for youths. “We do this by providing youths an opportunity to learn device-related services; fixing, repairs, maintaining computers, printers and other forms of computer devices. “With the introduction of local content, more jobs are created because local manufacturers add value to the system,’’ he said. Pedro also said that local manufacturers have assemblers and product helpers. “We have few people that are involved in quality control and quite a number of people work with them. “There is also an eco-system within the computer manufacturing industry; pack...

Professor Oladele Osibanjo, says that the ultimate solution to curbing plastic waste is for firms generating them to switch from non-biodegradable polymers to biodegradable polymers. Biodegradable polymers are designed to degrade upon disposal by the action of living organisms. Extraordinary progress has been made in the development of practical processes and products from polymers such as starch, cellulose and lactic acid.  Osibanjo, a retired Professor of Chemistry, said this in an interview with on Wednesday in Lagos. He noted that food and beverages companies as well as packaging firms were the greatest culprits generating single-use non-biodegradable polymers. The Professor added that because switching to biodegradable polymers would take time, the firms could, in the interim, put in place a “take-back or collection system” for the waste generated by their products. “Water sachets are the cheapest and handiest non-biodegradable waste. Every minute ...

Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun, Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong  the former governor of Abia, Orji Kalu on Wednesday visited President Muhammadu Buhari in Daura, Katsina State. The governors and Kalu met with the president separately behind closed doors at the president’s private residence. Former governor Orji Kalu, who also spoke to journalists after the closed door meeting with the President, called on Nigerians to continue to support the Buhari administration to enable it deliver on all its promises to the citizens. Kanu, who was turbaned as ‘Danbaiwan Hausa’ by the Emir of Daura, Alhaji Farouk Umar, lauded President Buhari for implementing programmes and policies aimed at transforming the nation’s economy for the good of all citizens. President Buhari met behind closed door with all his family members from within and outside the state at his residence in Daura on Wednesday. 

Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun, Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong  the former governor of Abia, Orji Kalu on Wednesday visited President Muhammadu Buhari in Daura, Katsina State. The governors and Kalu met with the president separately behind closed doors at the president’s private residence. After the meeting, Governor Amosun addressed journalists that he went to Daura to greet the President in the spirit of the Sallah celebration. He said: “It is just part of what we should do during celebration like this – to come and just say `hello’ to our leader. “People are waiting for me back home, they have been with me since day before yesterday, throughout yesterday, early this morning and I had to sneak out to come and just say `hello’ to Mr President.’’ The governor, who described Ogun state as “almost a one party state’’, reassured that the All Progressives Congress (APC) will record impressive electoral results in 2019 general elections, in spite of the report...

The Abia Government has selected two hundred and ninety primary healthcare centres to benefit from the Basic Healthcare Provision Fund, a Federal Government initiative, according to Governor Okezie Ikpeazu. Ikpeazu made this known at a special party held in Umuahia for the elderly people of Abia. The event was organised by the state government in collaboration with Vicar Hope Foundation and Tender Loving Care, both Non Governmental organisations. The governor, who was represented by the state Commissioner for Health, Dr John Ahukanna, said that the identified primary healthcare centres would propagate the initiative. He said that the state government was committed to evolving programmes aimed at improving healthcare services in the state. According to him, the programme is designed to provide access to healthcare services in various communities and would greatly boost the state government’s efforts in the health sector. “By the time this policy gets off the ground, on...

Technology has met sports in Nigeria at least in the Martial Arts. The Nigeria Taekwondo Federation (NTF) will introduce Deodo Gen 2 system, the latest Taekwondo gadget, at the 2018 National Youth Games (NYG) billed for September. The  Deodo Gen 2 system is a Taekwondo fighting electronic gadget worn on the head and body by athletes for scoring purposes. Chika Chukwumerije, the Technical Director of NTF, says that the forthcoming NYG would be the first tournament in Nigeria where the technology would be used. Chukwumerije said that there was the need to take advantage of the NYG to create awareness of the technology for young athletes to get familiar with it. “The present Elizabeth Binga led-board of NTF is passionate about youth development as regards getting them acquainted with modern competition technologies and rules. “This drive has inspired us to bring Deodo Gen 2 taekwondo system in the country, and to take advantage of the NYG to introduce the ...

Recovery of Nigeria's economy has been peg at a total shift to none-oil sectors but the financial institutions have not joined this specific business module. A recent report shows that the total loans granted by Nigerian banks to the private sector declined by N600.60bn, from N16 trillion in the first quarter of 2017 to N15.34 trillion, in the second quarter of 2018. According to a report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Selected Banking Sector Data: Sectorial Breakdown of Credit, ePayment Channels and Staff Strength (Q2 2018), recently released, revealed that credit to the private sector declined for six consecutive quarters. A breakdown of the total N63.27 trillion credit provided in 2017 by banks to finance activities of the private sector shows that N16 trillion was provided in the first quarter. The second, third and fourth quarters had N15.7 trillion, N15.83 trillion and N15.74 trillion, respectively. According to the report, banks lent N15.6 tril...

Dr Arikawe Adeolu, a medical doctor, Federal Medical Centre, Jabi, Abuja, has advised the public to always observe the colour of their stool to determine their health status. Adeolu gave the advice on Wednesday in Abuja. According to him, a change in colour, shape, size, consistency and frequency of stool can indicate possible health conditions. Adeolu also said that the normal colour of stool should be brown; adding that professional medical assistance should also be sought if the colour changed and remained consistent more than two days. He said that since the colour, shape, size, consistency and frequency of an individual’s stool gave a lot of background information about underlying health conditions in the body, it should not be ignored. Adeolu said that the pigment present in bile was the reason the stool maintained its brown colour as the pigment mixes with the stool when they come in contact. He said that if for any reason this pigment failed to mix with the sto...

Bukola Saraki, Senate President on Wednesday boasted that the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will win the 2019 presidential elections. Saraki made this comment in Ilorin at a meeting with PDP members who came from the 16 local government areas of the state. He also expressed his confidence that his new party would emerge victorious in all the local government areas of Kwara State. Saraki said that the victory of PDP at both federal and state levels would be beneficial to all the members in the state. The Senate President said that the future of PDP was now brighter than it used to be. “If we emerge victorious at the federal level, all of us will be the beneficiaries. In the state, with your support we will win the state for PDP. “All of you here are the key players in Kwara politics. With unity of purpose, no party can contest with you. “We are here to unite all of us under the party we belong to today. I am assuring all members that there will be equity, ...