Tuesday, June 18

VCs seek concessionary rate over high electricity tariff
18Jun By Mariam AbdullahiNo Comments
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VCs seek concessionary rate over high electricity tariff

The Committee of Vice Chancellors of Nigerian Universities has called on the Federal Government to provide a concessionary electricity tariff rate for universities. This appeal is based on the need to alleviate the financial burden of high power tariffs on these institutions. Speaking in an interview with NewsNow on Saturday, Secretary to the CVCNU, Prof. Yakubu Ochefu, explained that no university or any tertiary institution can afford such high tariff reportedly given to the University of Ilorin. The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof Wahab Egbewole, has expressed concern over the institution’s monthly electricity bill which had skyrocketed from N70m to N230m per month, a situation he described as “unsustainable.” Ochefu emp...
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Poly unveils strategies to end internet fraud
18Jun By Mariam AbdullahiNo Comments
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Poly unveils strategies to end internet fraud

The Board of Trustees of the Iresi Community Polytechnic, Iresi, Osun State, has unveiled strategies to end students’ involvement in internet fraud popularly called yahoo yahoo. Decrying the involvement of many youths across the country in internet fraud, the Board of Trustees of the polytechnic after its meeting, said it would launch an initiative called ‘Operation no Yahoo’ to curb the trend among the students of the institution. The Public Relations Officer of the polytechnic, Alade Adesesan, in a statement, explained that the chairman BoT of the institution, Chief Oludaisi Aina, while speaking after the board meeting, said through the initiative, students would be discouraged from engaging in the illegal act. Aina, who was flanked by othe...
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Over-dependence on imported lab equipment unsustainable, society tells FG
18Jun By Mariam AbdullahiNo Comments
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Over-dependence on imported lab equipment unsustainable, society tells FG

The Society of Testing Laboratory Analysts of Nigeria has raised concern over Nigeria’s continuous dependence on the importation of laboratory equipment and lack of government support. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the sixth annual Conference of Public Analysts, themed, ‘Optimising Laboratory Analytics and Quality Assurance in the Present Economy, the president of SoTLAN and Chairman of the Defunct 6th Governing Council of the Institute of Public Analysts of Nigeria Council, Professor Olugbenga Ogunmoyela, highlighted the significant events of the past year, including the government’s withdrawal of funding from professional agencies and the dissolution of the Governing Council. He said the government’s directive and the removal of fuel ...
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Stakeholders advocate digital economy as catalyst for growth
18Jun By Mariam AbdullahiNo Comments
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Stakeholders advocate digital economy as catalyst for growth

Stakeholders at the Africa Soft Power Summit have stated the role of the digital economy as a catalyst for growth across the continent. The just concluded summit in Rwanda brought together leaders from Africa and the diaspora under the theme “Africa Now: Connecting Africa—Shaping the Global Social and Economic Priorities of Our Time,” the organisers said in a statement. The digital economy leverages the internet, digital platforms, and other digital technologies to create value, drive innovation, and foster economic growth. The Executive Chairman and Founder of the Africa Prosperity Network, Gabby Otchere-Darko, underscored the importance of a unified market to drive economic growth. “The best way to ensure shared prosperity for Africa is by ...
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Kwara committed to minimum wage review, says AbdulRazaq
18Jun By Mariam AbdullahiNo Comments
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Kwara committed to minimum wage review, says AbdulRazaq

The Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, on Monday, pledged that the state would not be left behind in the implementation of the new national minimum wage in the country. Organised Labour is having a running battle with both the federal and state governments over the new minimum wage. While the states are hesitant on N57,000, the Federal Government’s negotiation team pegged discussions at N62,000 and submitted its report to President Bola Tinubu. The labour unions, however, insisted that the President must not send the N62,000 recommendation to the National Assembly as he promised during his Democracy Day broadcast, as they would not take anything below N250,000, considering the economic situation of the country. ...
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‘Generative AI can transform African industries’
18Jun By Mariam AbdullahiNo Comments
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‘Generative AI can transform African industries’

Closing the adoption gap for generative artificial intelligence could unlock significant benefits for African industries, a data scientist has said. Speaking at the Deep Learning IndabaX Nigeria 2024 conference in Abuja, recently, the lecturer at the University of Lagos, Dr Roselyn Isimeto, emphasised the transformative potential of Gen AI for the continent’s businesses. “Adopting Gen AI can help African companies leverage this cutting-edge technology to drive profitability and innovation,” Isimeto said in a statement. Generative AI refers to artificial intelligence systems designed to generate new content based on the data they have been trained on. This can include creating text, images, music, videos, and more. Unlike traditional AI, which...
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Abia APC seeks end to internal crisis
18Jun By Mariam AbdullahiNo Comments
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Abia APC seeks end to internal crisis

The 24 All Progressives Congress candidates in the 2023 Abia State House of Assembly election have called on President Bola Tinubu to wade into the crisis in the party and put an end to its factionalisation in the state. Out of the 24 candidates of the party in the election, only one of them won his election, due to what the candidates termed infighting in the party. The only elected APC lawmaker in the state House of Assembly, Mr Anderson Akaliro, led the other candidates on a reconciliation mission to Abuja on Monday. In a communique tagged, “Abia APC crisis peace initiative,” issued on Monday, Akaliro called on the national leadership of the party to, as a matter of urgency, convene a meeting and invite all leaders and stakeholders of the...
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NCAA intervenes in radar coverage controversy
18Jun By Mariam AbdullahiNo Comments
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NCAA intervenes in radar coverage controversy

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority has called on the public to relax their nerves over claims that the Nigerian airspace is insecure due to lack of coverage by radar. The controversy erupted over the weekend over a statement credited to the NCAA warning airline operators to refrain from flying into restricted areas after the office of the National Security Adviser wrote the aviation regulators reporting the illegal activities of the straying aircraft.  The aircraft was, however, not mentioned. The development sparked discussions in the aviation industry, fuelling insinuation that the aircraft strayed to the sky above the Presidential Villa over lack of radar coverage. Regarding recen...
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Senate to receive supplementary budget July
18Jun By Mariam AbdullahiNo Comments
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Senate to receive supplementary budget July

The Senate has said President Bola Tinubu will send the 2024 Supplementary budget to the legislators for approval after resumption. The Senate spokesperson, Yemi Adaramodu, informed NewsNow that the N6.6tn supplementary budget, although still being computed by the executive, would be sent to the National Assembly after its July 2 resumption. He said, “The budget would be sent any time we resume after the Sallah recess. I believe the bill and other important executive communication will be sent to the National Assembly when we resume in July.” When asked about the budget size, considering that the minister said that the supplementary budget would fund part of the coastal road, he stated, “The budget size is N6.6tn.” ...
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Single or double letters? Spelling practice for the season
18Jun By Mariam AbdullahiNo Comments
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Single or double letters? Spelling practice for the season

Because we are in a holiday mood (not an holiday!), today’s lesson is going to be light. Just a little spelling drill, a bit of explanation and the class is over, so that everyone can go back to their pots of mutton. Well, no one should be scared by the weight of ‘mutton’. It refers to ram meat — the way beef is that of cows.  Particularly, we are revisiting some words with confusing single or double letters. Tricky s-words Among the most notorious of the terms under consideration are those with either single or double S. But firstly attempt the following questions: The teacher punished him because he … three words in his essay. mispelt/ misspelt/ missspelt/ mispelled The … of her name has caused a big trouble.    ommission/omission/ommis...
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