The Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta Zoo Park, popularly called FUNAAB Zoo Park has trained its staff and students undergoing the Students Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) on Leadership and Manuscript Writing. The training seminar held on Friday, was part of FUNAAB Zoo Park’s efforts under its new Management led by its newly appointed Director, Prof Olufemi Sam-Wobo to enhance the capacity of its staff and students on industrial training. The training seminar provided a rare opportunity for all curators and SIWES students to gain valuable insights and improve their skills. The remarkable training seminar focused on two critical topics:…
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Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, and Senate President Godswill Akpabio were among the dignitaries at Nigeria’s economic capital, Lagos, when ex-Senate President Bukola Saraki laid his mother to rest, on Friday. Matron of the Saraki dynasty had passed away at the age of 88 years old on June 18, 2024. On Friday, a funeral service was held in her honour at the Cathedral Church of Christ, Marina, while a reception was organised at Eko Hotels and Suites. Among the governors sighted were, Bala Mohammed (Bauchi), Godwin Obaseki (Edo), Caleb Muftwang (Plateau), Lucky Aiyedatiwa (Ondo) and Ademola Adeleke (Osun). Others were…
The Federal Government is set to spend N3tn on the new minimum wage and the payment of pensions and gratuities, Saturday PUNCH has learnt. The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu, disclosed this on Friday during a meeting with the Senate Committee on Appropriations, chaired by Olamilekan Adeola. The minister presented the general principles of the newly amended 2024 budget to the committee at the meeting. Recall that President Bola Tinubu had, after a meeting with the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress on Thursday, approved a new minimum wage of N70,000 for…
Tunde Odesola (Published in The PUNCH, on Friday, July 19, 2024) Cocaine, opioids and alcohol addiction is in the same league as tobacco addiction, says the Center for Addiction and Mental Health, Canada’s largest research and mental health teaching hospital. Members of the opioid family include heroin, morphine, codeine, oxycodone, hydrocodone and fentanyl, according to the Johns Hopkins University medical website. Unbelievable! Cocaine, heroin, codeine, and morphine sharing the same podium with cigarettes? Surprise dropped my jaws, disbelief wrinkled my forehead. I had thought cocaine and opioids were the GOAT of narcotics. Little did I know the nicotine in tobacco…
Contentions over the reinstatement of the impeached Deputy Governor of Edo State, Phillip Shaibu, have generated more controversies, giving indications of more legal battles. This is as contending sides on Friday threatened to explore legal actions to fight their courses. Speaking on the side of Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, who fell out with Shaibu, his Chief Press Secretary, Crusoe Osagie, on Friday accused Shaibu of sponsoring thugs, stating the course to appeal the judgment reinstating Shaibu has commenced. Osagie and Shaibu who both appeared on Friday at different sessions of interviews on Arise TV Morning Show Programme, differed on…
Former Senate Chief Whip, Senator Ali Ndume, on Friday, rejected his appointment as Chairman Senate Committee on Tourism Following his removal as chief whip of the 10th Senate, Senate President Godswill Akpabio had given Ndume the new position. But Ndume declined outright, saying he’s neither a tourist nor experienced in Tourism. Leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) had asked Akpabio to remove Ndume over his recent criticisms of President Bola Tinubu. Ndume, while reacting to his removal in a chat with newsmen in Maiduguri, Borno State capital, on Friday, defended his action, saying he had no regret. “On…
Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, on Friday, declared that crime rate in the country is on the decline. Egbetokun who was addressing State House Reporters after meeting with President Bola Tinubu in company with the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, said the president charged them to continue to synergise in order to bring crime to the barest minimum. Chief of Defence Staff, Gen Musa, on his part said measures were already in place to go after oil thieves. Egbetokun said, “This is a routine security meeting we had with Mr President where we had the opportunity of giving…
Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, on Friday, assured Nigerians of better days ahead, disclosing that the stock external reserves have increased to US$36.89 billion as of July 16, 2024. Cardoso stated this while rolling out the growth and economic stability indices during statutory engagement with the Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions. According to him, “The spread between official and BDC rates has narrowed significantly from N162.62 in January to N47.22 in June 2024, indicating successful price discovery, increased market efficiency, and reduced arbitrage opportunities.” The apex bank boss assured the committee members that required…
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Federal Government, on Friday, slammed a $220 million fine on Meta for alleged data privacy breaches. Meta is the parent company of WhatsApp, Facebook, and Instagram. Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), in s statement on Friday, said the penalty is in accordance with the FCCPA 2018, and the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection (administrative penalties) Regulations 2020 (APR). FCCPC’s Acting Chief Executive Officer, Adamu Abdullahi, said the commission found Meta culpable of denying Nigerian data subjects the right to self-determine, unauthorised transfer and sharing of Nigerian data, including cross-border storage in violation; discrimination and disparate treatment, abuse of…