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 The Director General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), have advised Nigerian youths to develop their digital skills to support government effort toward building digital economy. Inuwa gave the advice during an online interactive session with Nigerian youths on the topic: ‘Education, Employment and Technology in Nigeria: Gaps and Opportunities Post COVID-19 Pandemic’. The meeting was organised by Global Shapers Community, an international Non-Governmental Organisation which specializes in outsourcing talents, creating jobs and building careers. Inuwa said that developing digital skills would help them be self reliant post COVID-19 era. “Nigerian youths should stay committed and focused on their endeavors because time to hold-on to only educational qualifications without prerequisite skills is gone, especially now that the world has changed in different dimensions. “The outbreak of the novel Coronavirus has been a monumental disaster globally, Nigeria inclusiv

By Chikeluba Romanus  It is really good to get to know people well before  forming opinions about them, rather than judging people from a distance or from biased reports deliberately spread around by people whose motives are anything but pure speculation. So, I set about getting to know Senator Dr Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah well, after my visit to an uncle in the rebuilt electrical electronics market in Nnewi . The visit  afforded me the opportunity to get firsthand the pure joy and happiness on the faces and body chemistry of market men and women who all had wonderful stories to tell about Senator Dr Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah since his intervention in the fire disaster that befell them,   by rebuilding the market and also providing numerous other financial assistance that enabled them withstand the devastating effects of he fire incident, which gave them a fresh breath of life when all hopes seemed lost  On getting home that very day after the sobering visit, I decided to take my time to meticul

Ogbaru Community in Anambra State has dragged Julius Berger Nigeria Plc before the Federal High Court in Awka, alleging a violation of Environmental Impact Assessment in the construction of the 2nd Niger Bridge. Also joined as defendants in the suit are the Federal Ministry of Works and B and Q Dredging. The community is seeking N2.5bn as damages for the alleged environmental and health hazards arising from the activities of the respondents in the construction of the bridge. The plaintiff claimed that more than 160 buildings from 15 communities in the Ogbaru Council Area on the coastal line of the River Niger had been adversely affected by the ongoing construction, which passed through Asaba to Ogbaru and stretched to Obosi. The community claimed that the activities of the construction company had polluted River Niger, their only source of water supply, with attendant negative impact on aquatic and domestic lives. They sought a court order to compel the defendants to recognise, deal an

Senator Dr Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah By Kamen Chuks Ogbonna Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to unite in a way that little else does. It speaks to the youths in a language they can understand. Sport creates hope where once lies  despair. It is more powerful than governments in breaking down racial barriers. It laughs in the face of all types of discrimination. -Nelson Mandela It is often said that SPORTS has an inherent ability to bring people together, particularly  the youths, and yet until recently, the tremendous potential of sports in achieving youth developmental  objectives has been grossly under utilized.  *By its very nature, sports encourages participation bridging National, Ethnic, Social and Religious Divides*  It is precisely for this reason that sports , when used as a tool for development, can serve as an impetus for social transformation and change! *It is this vision that shaped the  mindset of  Dr Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah and spurred him on to venture

The Federal Government on Friday said it has released N4.5 billion to 31 Federal Teaching and Medical Centres across the country for the payment of hazard and inducement allowances for the month of April and May. Senator Ngige, flanked by the Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire and the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Mr Festus Keyamo, said that the money was released early morning of Friday. The Minister also said that they briefed President Buhari on the strike embarked upon by the National Association of Resident Doctors, NARD. It will be recalled that NARD had on Sunday directed its members to go on strike over the shortage of Personal Protective Equipment, PPE, and poor remuneration for members as they battle the raging Coronavirus pandemic. According to him, “Just this morning, before we went to see Mr President, the Ministry of Finance reported that as at this morning, 3 am, they have paid the allowances for hazard and inducement to 31 teaching and Federal Medical

By Chigozie Igbo  The constituents of Anambra South Senatorial District, in Anambra state, are still basking in the euphoria of the  celebration of one year in office of their Sistinguished Senator, Senator Dr Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah, who has shown dexterity and maturity, even in the face of so many cases thrown on his path to distract him. Little wonder, Plato stated that "Excellence is not a gift, but a skill that takes practice. We do not act ‘Rightly’ because we are ‘excellent’, in fact we achieve ‘excellence’ by acting ‘Rightly."  Senator Dr Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah in the last one year has achieved excellence by acting rightly. His constituents, Anambra state and Nigeria has indeed benefitted from the role he has played in the Senate, most especially in articulating for streams of revenue for the federal government through the signing into law by President Muhammad Buhari the bill SB 21: Deep Offshore and Inland Basin Production Sharing Contract Act( Amendment) Bill,2019. Its