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  A former two-term Lagos lawmaker of Igbo extraction, Mr Jude Idimogu, has urged Nigerian youths not to set the country on fire with the proposed nationwide protest. Idimogu, who represented Oshodi-Isolo Constituency II in the Lagos State House of Assembly, made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos. The lawmaker, who is also Deputy Apex Leader, Ndigbo in Lagos State APC, said that Nigerian youths must avert destructive protest and give President Bola Tinubu more time to reposition the economy. According to him, the youth need to toe the path of dialogue rather than any protest that can be hijacked by the enemies of the nation. “I want all of us to be patriotic, no matter how it is. We know President Bola Tinubu’s background as someone who has also suffered before getting to the office. He feels the pains of Nigerians. “The President knows Nigerians are suffering, and he is working hard to end the suffering, I want to appeal to you t...

 * * The Oyo State Post Primary Teaching Service Commission, TESCOM, has revised timetable for the Computer-based tests coming up next week. The development came on the heels of the envisaged nationwide protest, that may commence on August 1, 2024. Recall that the Chairman TESCOM, Pastor Akinade Alamu, in Ibadan, announced that the CBT examination for job seekers was fixed for July 29- August 2, 2024.  Alamu however said to forestall any unforeseen circumstances, the Commission and its partnering agencies, including the management of the University of Ibadan DLC, agreed to compress the examination days to three. He therefore announced that the examination will commence on Monday, July 29, 2024- July 31, 2024. Pastor Alamu maintained that all arrangements have been made, with relevant stakeholders, adding that the change will not pose any threat to the candidates. He added that the management of DLC agreed to provide more facilities, men and logistics to the already provided su...

  Sports has always had a unique and powerful ability to break barriers and unite people from diverse backgrounds. The feeling of national pride when citizens of a country excel on the international stage is second to none. When people come together to support their favourite teams or athletes, they forget their differences and focus on their shared passion for sports. We’ve witnessed this show of strengthening national identity countless times, most recently during the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) as Nigerians from different tribes, faiths, and socioeconomic backgrounds came together to cheer for the Super Eagles. So, what does this have to do with the Olympic games? Well, we have 82 athletes representing Nigeria at the Paris 2024 games scheduled to be held from July 26- August 11. This is another opportunity to revive that feeling of national pride and support our own to achieve amazing feats at the Olympic games. After all the saying is united, we stand, divided we fall, and w...

  - as Speaker charges religious leaders on impactful messages  Nigerians, irrespective of religious affiliations, must begin to embrace good morals and practise honesty, two guest lecturers at the 15th Annual Hijrah Lecture of the Lagos State House of Assembly, have urged. This is as the Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, also charged Nigeria's religious leaders to teach messages with greater positive impacts on citizens. Sheikh Sulaiman Onikijipa Al-miskinubilahi, general overseer of Al-Amani Islamic Organisation, and Sheikh Ridwanullah Jamiu, Chief Imam of the Central Mosque, Lekki Phase 1, said moral conducts and honesty would help create a decent society. Speaking at the event with the theme: 'The Increasing Wave Of Moral Decadence In The  Society', which held at the Assembly complex on Friday, the guest lecturers condemned the spate of moral decadence in the society. Dr. Jamiu told guests that there was need to enforce laws against anti-decent practices...

 --- The Lagos Planks and Building Materials Market Association and States Sellers  Association  has called on its members and all Nigerians to shun the proposed protest and allow the government to implement its policies.  This appeal was made in Lagos by the association's president, Alhaji Lateef Adelodun and all the members of the group. Adelodun stated that protest is not the solution to the country's problems and that citizens should allow the government to seek solutions. "We should allow the government to focus on lifting Nigerians out of hardship and implementing the promised 70,000 Naira wages for workers. They should also be allowed to resolve issues in all sectors so that life will improve for all Nigerians." ''The United Nations has warned that some bad actors might hijack protests, similar to how Ugandan President Museveni cautioned his citizens against demonstrations. The recent events in Kenya have not been favorable for its citizens. The Nigeria...

  Comrade Rotimi Olumo, coordinator of the Oyo State chapter of OPC New Era, has urged members in Oyo State to abstain from participating in the proposed protest scheduled for August 1st. Olumo made this appeal during a conversation with the media in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State. He stated that protest is not the solution to the country's problems.  We have the to protect but we should try and remember what happened during End sax protest that been hijacked by bad head "We should allow the government to concentrate on alleviating the hardships faced by Nigerians and give them the opportunity to implement their policies effectively." "The United Nations has warned that some bad actors might hijack protests, similar to how Ugandan President Museveni cautioned his citizens against demonstrations. The recent events in Kenya have not been favorable for its citizens. The Nigerian government should ensure the security and protection of its citizens in all areas, includi...

  A new report of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), has ranked Nigeria very high at 71 per cent, in comparative legal, policy and governance frameworks towards G5 - advanced state of readiness for digital transformation known as G5 with Germany, Finland and Singapore leading the global chart.   In the report conducted by the ITU, the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)  and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC),  and unveiled by Nigeria’s Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani in Abuja on Monday, Nigeria was ranked among Africa’s top seven BEMECS 5G Readiness Index, which represents the country’s readiness to deploy and adopt mass-market 5G networks.   Titled,  Collaborative Regulation: Accelerating Nigeria’s Digital Transformation , and presented at the Digital Economy Complex, Mbora, Abuja by ITU’s Kagwira Nkonge, the report, among other things, presented a case...