The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Borno has awarded letters of commendation to seven camp officials for outstanding performances during the Batch “C” Stream 1 orientation course. The NYSC Coordinator in the state, Mr Nura Umar stated this during the closing of the three-week orientation exercise, on Tuesday in Katsina. The corps members were deployed to Borno undergo their orientation course in Katsina due to the security situation in Borno. He said the scheme honoured the personnel for excellent performances, and motivate others to put in their best to fast track implementation of the orientation exercise. “The personnel during…
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The UK economy will contract more than any of the world’s seven most advanced nations next year as Britain suffers from painful inflation exacerbated by worker shortages and “untargeted” energy support, according to a report. The latest forecasts from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) reveal a sharp downgrade for the UK economy, which is expected to shrink by 0.4 per cent in 2023 and grow by just 0.2 per cent in 2024. It had predicted in September that UK growth would flat-line in 2023. Germany is the only other G7 country set to see a contraction in…
Financial experts have urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to adopt a flexible foreign exchange rate regime and address the food insecurity triggering inflationary rate in the country. They said this in separate interviews on Tuesday in Lagos. Dr Muda Yusuf, the Chief Executive Officer, Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise, said the unstable foreign exchange rate regime was partly responsible for the rise in inflation rate. “The monetary authorities should initiate a flexible exchange rate to ensure forces of demand and supply determine the real value of the currency. “This approach is imperative because it will spur…
The Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) has appealed to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to extend the deadline for the non-continuation of the use of the current currency notes. The President of ACCI, Dr Al-Mujtaba Abubakar, made the appeal in a statement he issued on Tuesday in Abuja in reaction to the recent announcement by the CBN on the redesigning of the country’s currency. According to him, there have been various reactions from experts on the policy and while some experts agree with the CBN’s strategic objectives for the exercise, others differ. “As a chamber, we recognise…
King Charles will host his first state visit since his accession to the British throne when he welcomes South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to Buckingham Palace on Tuesday. Charles, 74, has played a leading role in many of the recent official visits by the 112 foreign heads of state during the record-breaking seven decades on the throne of his mother Queen Elizabeth, but will roll out the traditional pomp and ceremony for the first time in his own reign. The last state visit hosted by Elizabeth was that by former U.S. President Donald Trump and his wife Melania in 2019.…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and South Sudan have reached a staff-level agreement for the release of about $112.7 million in emergency financing. IMF in a statement on Tuesday said “this emergency financing under the new Food Shock Window will help South Sudan address food insecurity, support social spending, and boost international reserves.’’ The IMF’s executive board will approve the financing in the coming weeks, the fund said. In early November, United Nations agencies said up to 7.8 million people in South Sudan, two-thirds of the population, may face severe food shortages during next year’s April-to-July lean season due to…
The member representing Bodinga/Dange-Shuni/Tureta federal constituency of Sokoto state, Balarabe Shehu Kakale has called on security agencies in the state to call the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the constituency, Nasiru Shehu (alias Bobo) to order against repeated political violence allegedly linked to him. This is contained in a statement titled: “CONDEMNATION OF REPEATED VIOLENCE AND DEATH ASSOCIATED WITH POLITICAL ACTIVITIES OF NASIRU SHEHU BOBO (APC FLAG BEARER OF BODINGA/DANGE-SHUNI/TURETA FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY)”, which he personally signed and made available to newsmen on Monday. “I write to condemn in the strongest terms, the repeated reckless and barbaric political…
This is a corollary to my two articles published in this column on 16th October 2020 and 23rd June 2021, which can be accessed via www.deepthoughtwithmkothman.blogspot.com and it is the concluding part of last week’s piece. As mentioned earlier, an Inter-ministerial Committee was set up for the Development of a National/Multi-Sectorial Flood Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan. Despite the committee’s effort to address the flood tragedy, the nation lost 70 people in the 2021 flooding with over 200,000 people displaced. This year, 2022, the flood incidences occurred with catastrophic severity. Already, over 600 people were reported killed by the flood with millions…
Ghanaian scientists and relevant stakeholders will tomorrow November 21, 2022 commence the development of a Genome Editing National Communication Strategy to deepen understanding and importance. Genome Editing (GEd) can be described as a technique to improve food crops such as yam, plantain, beans and tomatoes to extend shelf life, enhance yield, quality and increase quantity. With application of genome editing, Ghana can reduce postharvest losses, ensure food security, availability, live with impacts of climate crisis and achieve key development milestones. Dr Francis Djankpa, Molecular and Cellular Biologist, and Department Head of Physiology School of Medical Sciences, University of Cape Coast,…
South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal ruled on Monday that former President Jacob Zuma should return to prison to finish his sentence for contempt of court. The court said the decision to release Zuma on early medical parole was unlawful. Zuma was sentenced in 2021 to 15 months’ imprisonment after ignoring a court order to testify at a government inquiry into widespread corruption during his time as president. Zuma was released on medical parole in September 2021 after only serving a fraction of the sentence however, in December the high court set aside the parole decision and ordered him to…