The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has commenced pre-mobilisation exercise for the 2021 Batch C prospective corps members.
The director general NYSC, Brig. Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim, at the commencement of the exercise reiterated that the relevance of the cheme is undebatable.
He said the ongoing reforms in the mobilisation process and other aspects of its operations were in line with their quest to sustain the relevance of the scheme.
Speaking on the theme, “Enhancing Stakeholders’ Roles For a Credible Mobilization Process,” he said the NYSC had faced challenges in the recent times, occasioned by the presentation of unqualified graduates for national service given the Schemes’ determination to eliminate all forms of sharp practices.
“I am delighted to note that noticeable improvements have been recorded in data integrity. Indeed, the renewed dedication by the Student Affairs and Data Entry Officers in various Corps Producing Institutions has been quite encouraging.
“Notwithstanding the above successes however, few acts of commission and omission are still being noticed. We will, therefore, not hesitate to apply the necessary sanctions on erring institutions and/or officials to serve as a deterrent to others. While Management remains deeply committed to the success of the Mobilization process, we expect other stakeholders to live above board in the discharge of their responsibilities.
“As stakeholders in the NYSC project, you will agree with me that the continued relevance of the Scheme is indisputable. The ongoing reforms in the mobilization process and other aspects of our operations are therefore in line with our quest to sustain this relevance,” he added.
Ikeja Electric, at the weekend, launched Singleview, a web application aimed at assisting its teeming customers track their energy consumption and vending frequency.
According to the Chief Marketing and Strategy Officer for the power utility firm, Mr. Ugochukwu Obi-chukwu, the app will enable customers to carry out their activities under a synchronized system which allows them to buy electricity and view consumption over a period of time.
Obi-chukwu said riding on the back of that mantra, a lot of the products that it decided to create was customer driven and technology backed.
He noted that customers were only aware of the amount of energy bought, but not so kin on quantum of energy consumed.
The Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, has declared that the depreciation of the naira among global currencies is an indication that Nigeria’s economy needs urgent attention, warning that Nigerians could be in for a very tough time by 2022
Adams made the declaration at the second edition of the Odo Erelu Festival held at Meiran, Lagos State.
He lamented the daily depreciation of the naira, saying ‘If President Muhammadu Buhari fails to save the economy from collapsing before December, this year, God forbids, we should be ready for a very tough time by 2022.’
Speaking further, Adams said: ‘Nigeria economy is obviously in a terrible condition. The naira is falling day by day. For instance, the British pound sterling is 700 at the moment to our naira, while the dollar is put at 578 and Euro is currently 656 at the official rate
‘Our naira continues to fall to the global currencies. And this has affected the exchange rates in the global market. The economy is obviously not stable. Prices of essential food, and commodities are on the high side.
‘A bag of rice produced here in Nigeria is put at twenty-five thousand naira (25,000) presently. Gari, which is also a very important commodity for the low-income earner is no longer affordable to the people.
‘Today in Nigeria, nothing is free because everything has been monetised. And corruption has taken its toll on the entire system.
‘Meanwhile, inflation and the current economic downturn has triggered the growing spate of insecurity across the country.’
He added: ‘In Europe, the middle and the lower class enjoy their lives to the fullest with several benefits.
‘But in Nigeria, the middle class could hardly survive the harsh economic crisis. While the lower class are languishing in poverty.
‘We don’t need a prophet to tell us that by 2022, the naira might still slip further. Even beyond what we can salvage because prices of commodities have gone beyond our reach.
‘However, I believe the approach to salvage the naira and the Nigerian economy from imminent collapse is beyond rhetorics. It is very urgent and very urgent indeed.’
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed has again defended recent borrowings by the Federal Government, insisting they were instrumental to the country’s exit from recessions.
She said this on Friday during the Public Presentation and Breakdown of the 2022 Appropriation Bill.
“Having witnessed two consecutive recessions, we have had to spend our way out of the recession which contributed significantly to the growth of our public debts,” the minister stated in Abuja, one day after President Muhammadu Buhari presented the Appropriation Bill to the National Assembly.
“It is unlikely that our recovery from these recessions would have been as fast without the sustained government expenditure funded partly by debt.”
Before now, the minister had said Nigeria will fund its 2022 budget deficit, pegged at N6.258 trillion, through fresh borrowings.
The move was greeted with controversy across the country. Critics and members of the opposition said the development, as well as other borrowings by the Federal Government, call for concern.
“Our party holds it as an act of wickedness that individuals who know that they will be leaving office in less than two years will be accumulating debts instead of seeking ways to reduce the liability they have brought upon our nation,” the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said following Buhari’s request for approval to borrow $4 billion and €710 million to fund the deficit in the 2021 budget.
Technically At War
But Zainab has explained that borrowings have helped the government in providing infrastructure to boost the economy.
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The Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) says it has increased its domestic postage rate from N50 to N250 for effective service delivery in the country.
Mr Friday Aba, the Zonal Manager, NIPOST, Enugu, disclosed this on Friday at a customer forum in the state to commemorate the “World Post Day” celebrated annually on Oct. 9.
Aba said the maiden event was organised by NIPOST across the federation to acquaint customers on the upward review of NIPOST domestic tariff.
He stated that the last review was done 16 years ago, adding that the review was necessary to enable NIPOST provide better service delivery to its customers.
“The choice of inviting you for this forum is not out of place as you are one of our private and corporate customers and your patronage has been the source of our existence.
“We equally want to use the opportunity to acquaint you of the upward review of NIPOST domestic postage rate from N50 to N250.
“The review has been graciously approved by the Federal Government of Nigeria for implementation.
“We, therefore, solicit that you as customers help us sensitise other intending customers not here about the new development,” Aba said.
Aba explained that the rate remained the cheapest and fastest means of communication as they spread to the remotest part of the country in terms of coverage.
“We want to hear from our customers of their assessment to our service delivery, as well as their expectations from us in terms of improved service delivery,” he said.
He noted that aside the traditional way of service delivery, NIPOST had evolved into new improved service delivery including financial services, E-commerce and Logistics.
“This financial services helps individuals, institutions and corporate bodies to send money locally and internationally while e- commerce allows to move their household items,” he said.
In his remarks, the Chairman of the event, Mr Chris Ejiogo, said the upward review became necessary as prices of other products had gone up due to COVID-19.
Ejiogo, a retired Admission Officer of the Institute of Management and Technology (IMT), Enugu, urged NIPOST to improve in its product and efficiency in order to penetrate and enjoy market share globally.
He commended NIPOST for organising the event.
A customer, Callista Mmeka, expressed satisfaction in the services of NIPOST but urged for more awareness as many Nigerians were not aware that NIPOST was still in operations.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the event featured award presentation to loyal and outstanding customers.
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Nigeria’s Chief Consultant Family Physician, former President of the Nigerian Medical Association and current President of Commonwealth Medical Association, Dr. Osahon Enabulele has emerged the President-elect of the World Medical Association (WMA).
His emergence followed an almost one week period of voting by participating National Medical Associations all over the world.
Dr. Enabulele’s opponent at the election was Professor Dr.Muhammad Ashraf Nizami, a professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and President of the Pakistan Medical Association.
He is expected to give his acceptance speech during the London 2021 General Assembly of the World Medical Association billed to hold on Friday, October 15,2021.
Dr. Enabulele will be superintending the World Medical Association during the 2022 – 2023 Executive year.
Global Acceptability His victory suggests his global acceptability and recognition of his many years of work within the WMA.
With this historic development, Dr Enabulele, has once again attained another milestone by being the first-ever Nigerian and West African physician to be elected President of the World Medical Association since the global body of all physicians in the world was established in the year 1947.
It would be recalled that in the year 2019, Dr.Enabulele became the first Nigerian physician to be elected as President of the Commonwealth Medical Association (CMA) since the CMA was founded in November 1962.
In the same year 2019, Dr Enabulele also became the first Nigerian physician to become a statutory Council Member of the World Medical Association, as well as the first Nigerian physician to ever chair one of the only three standing committees (Socio-Medical Affairs Committee) of the World Medical Association,following his election as Chair of SMAC in far away Chile in the year 2019. He was subsequently re-elected this year (2021) for a 2nd term as Chair of SMAC.
Over 500 Nigerians have lost their jobs and are stranded four months after the United Arab Emirates (UAE) stopped granting or renewing Direct Employment Visa for Nigerians in the Western Asian country. It was gathered that while many of the affected persons had returned to Nigeria, hundreds of them are still in UAE in the hope that Abu Dhabi would reverse the decision. The UAE Ambassador to Nigeria, Dr Fahad AI Taffaq, had said there was no official communication on the issuance of work permits for Nigerians living and working in his country. Taffaq, who stated this when he received the Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, at the Embassy in Abuja, in August, noted that he read about the ban in the social media, stressing that “UAE has no restrictions against any nationality.” But giving an update on the situation in a telephone interview with our correspondent on Wednesday, a UAE resident, Mr Chukwudi Kalu, said he has presented the list of over 500 Nigerians who lost their jobs due to their inability to renew their work visas to the Nigerian Embassy in Abu Dhabi. Kalu explained that the Federal Government through the embassy and the NIDCOM had held talks with the Emirati government. He stated, “It is a diplomatic issue between the two countries and there are still ongoing discussions between Nigeria and UAE. It has been very difficult for Nigerians out here. Over 500 Nigerians are affected.” He added, “Most of those who lost their jobs have gone back home (Nigeria) while some are still here trying to see when this issue would be discussed. Nigerians are losing their jobs in high numbers, that’s the fact. “I have a Nigerian graduate who was earning N40,000 back home and he came here to UAE and was being paid almost N500,000 every month. Now, his visa would expire by November, he couldn’t renew. He kept calling me every time for an update.” A Dubai-based activist, Oluwatosin Fadoju observed that the UAE was using the policy as a punishment against Nigeria, stressing that the FG was not doing enough to resolve the issue. He stated, “A lot of people are on the streets. People are getting jobs but they cannot work because is there is no work permit. We have not seen any action from Nigeria. We want the Nigerian government to step in. In her response, the spokesperson, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mrs Esther Sunsuwa, said, “We have no information yet, but we are going to get in touch with our two offices in the UAE: Abu Dhabi; and Dubai; to verify the story. If true, adequate diplomatic steps will be taken to overcome the challenge.”
Uber Reserve that allows you to automatically order an Uber once your flight lands.
The feature allows you to reserve your ride up to 30 days in advance, so you know your ride is taken care of before you arrive.
You have to request a more expensive Uber Black or Uber Black SUV to sync your flight information, according to CNBC.
Uber announced Wednesday new features, including an update to Uber Reserve that allows you to automatically order an Uber once your flight lands.
Here's how it'll work.
After you book your flight, you can reserve your ride up to 30 days in advance, so you know your ride is taken care of before you arrive.
Uber will automatically adjust your reservation based on the flight information you provide, so your driver is ready and waiting at the airport when your flight lands –whether it’s on time, early or delayed.
Even though your ride will be requested for you when you land, it'll only come pick you up when you're ready. With options for pickup in 20 minutes, 10 minutes or as soon as possible, Uber's "Ready When You Are" feature allows riders to select a pickup time depending on how long they think it'll take for them to get off the flight and gather their luggage.
You have to request a more expensive Uber Black or Uber Black SUV to sync your flight information, though, according to CNBC. An Uber Black is a luxury vehicle with a professional driver and typically costs at least 1.5 times more than a regular UberXL but it can go higher depending on demand and other variables, according to Ridester.
Ready When You Are is currently piloting at six airports including Nashville (BNA), New Orleans (MSY), Portland (PDX), Philadelphia (PHL), Seattle (SEA) and Toronto (YYZ). It is available on Android starting Wednesday, and the iOS version is coming in November, according to Uber.
Uber is also throwing in a free 60-minute wait time, so you won't be charged if you need an extrahour to meet your driver.
The driver will be waiting for you at the curbside for your pickup.
Uber also has a feature in the works that uses machine learning to predict demand at airports and has a line of cars waiting at the curb for when major flights arrive.
This curbside pickup feature is available at more than 15 airports across the world including Chicago Midway (MDW), Las Vegas (LAS), Los Angeles (LAX), New Orleans (MSY), New York (JFK and LGA), Philadelphia (PHL), Portland, Oregon (PDX), Salt Lake City (SLC), San Diego (SAN), San Francisco (SFO), San Jose, California (SJC), and Seattle (SEA) in the U.S. as well as a handful of international destinations. These include Kolkata, India (CCU); London Heathrow (LHR); Montreal (YUL), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (RUH) and Toronto (YYZ).
Now that vaccinations are available across the U.S. and travel is picking back up, riders are returning at a faster pace than drivers. As a result, riders have had to wait significantly longer times as drivers remained in shortage.
If you're hungry after a long flight, Uber Eats customers can order and pay in-app from select airport restaurants and skip the line to pick up their meal. This feature is currently piloting at the Toronto Pearson Airport (YYZ), and will continue to roll out to U.S. airports in the coming months.
Uber's strategic airport upgrade comes at a time when travel is rebounding after more than a year and a half into the pandemic. Passenger traffic at airports has more than doubled compared to last year, but it's still lower than 2019 levels, according to TSA checkpoint data.
The number of U.S. airport trips on Uber grew 15% in the last two weeks of September, reaching a new high for 2021, according to an Uber news release.
However, travel spending has still not returned to pre-pandemic levels. In a report released by the U.S. Travel Association on Tuesday, it found that August 2021 travel spending totaled to $92 billion, 11% below August 2019 spending levels. August was also the first month in 2021 that travel spending dropped since January 2021, with levels for the year peaking at $100 billion in July.
The drop in spending corresponds to the prolonged spread of the delta variant and increasingly limited international options for American travelers. In recent weeks, destinations such as Bali, Argentina and Bulgaria have all banned U.S. travelers.
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN), would jet out to London this weekend to represent President Muhammadu Buhari at a series of meetings hosted by the United Nations on Friday, ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference a.k.a COP 26, holding later this month from October 31 to November 12 in Glasgow, Scotland in the United Kingdom.
Presidental spokesperson in the office of the Vice President, Laolu Akande, who confirmed the planned trip and engagements of his principal, said the meetings which will be held in London on Friday, October 8, will focus on the issues around a just and equitable Energy Transition towards the attainment of the global target of Net-Zero emissions by 2050.
It would be recalled that the Vice President, Prof. Osinbajo who had spoken earlier at the UN High-Level Dialogue on Energy has been articulating the Federal Government of Nigeria’s view that as the international community proceeds towards the Net-Zero emissions target, there was the need to ensure that the transition is just and equitable taking into consideration the status of developing nations like Nigeria who will still depend on gas projects in the period of the transition.
There has been concerns expressed by developing countries like Nigeria that the plan to defund gas projects by a number of developed countries and certain multilateral agencies could rub developing countries like Nigeria wrongly, especially as such countries only contribute very minimal percentage of the fossil fuel emissions.
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