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The Rochas Foundation says it is budgeting N1 billion to help tackle the out of school children challenge in the country. Ms Ucy Rochas, Director-General of the foundation, disclosed this in Abuja on Wednesday while briefing newsmen. She said the programme would be implemented under its new project called “Rochas Foundation Education Aid and Development (READ) programme” to be launched in 2020. “As you are aware, over 10 million children are out of school in Nigeria primarily due to poverty, instead of education and its benefits, they engage in street trading to help them and their family survives. “Rochas foundation…

…frowns at closed-door sessions Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila has said there was no going back on October 29, 2019 deadline for 2020 budget defence. It will be recalled that the House adjourned plenary on October 10 and dedicated 3 weeks for budget defence to enable the country return to January to December budget cycle. Speaking to Journalists after inspecting the defence processes on Wednesday, Gbajabiamila said that the date was sacrosanct, asking agencies of government to keep to it. The House is also expected to resume plenary on the same date. He said: “We are…

By Oraye St. Franklyn It does appear that the call to a cessation of public hostilities in matters relating to the interment of High Chief O. B. Lulu-Briggs is holding, albeit with frigid fragility. This is happening, not without some dramatic changes in narratives and positions by those speaking for Chief Dumo Lulu-Briggs on the subject matter of unnecessarily delayed burial of High Chief O. B. Lulu-Briggs. The recent claim that it is a cultural issue seeks to deviate from the many different scandalous issues that they had said it was about. Much as one is convinced that the issue…

By Seun Bisuga The 2018 Graduate Skills ranking by the World Economic Forum, placed Nigeria on 135 out of 140 countries, this simply shows that most Nigerian graduates don’t have the requisite skills, experience and knowledge for the dream job that they crave, even worse, is the fact that most of them are not professionally aware of the sector they seek to work in. Personally, I have had firsthand experience with many Nigerian graduates in the last two years, interviewing them and also asking basic questions but the answers I get are rather fascinating. They appear to have little knowledge…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday presided over the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital. The FEC meeting kicked off around 11 am with opening prayers from the two major religions in the black most populous country, Nigeria. Muslims prayer was offered by the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, while the Christian prayer was said by the Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development, Dr. Uchechukwu Ogah. Apart from the ministers, other cabinet members in the hall included the Secretary to the Government of the Federation represented by the Dr. Habiba Lawal, the Chief of…

The bodies of 39 people have been found in a lorry container in Essex, east of London has been uncovered. Police were called by the ambulance service shortly before 01:40 BST after the discovery at Waterglade Industrial Park in Eastern Avenue, Grays. The lorry driver, a 25-year-old man from Northern Ireland, has been arrested on suspicion of murder. Essex Police said the vehicle travelled from Bulgaria and entered the country via Holyhead, Anglesey, on Saturday. Early indications are that 38 adults and one teenager have died, the force said. Police would not say whether any survivors were found in the…

*VP receives 2019 Compliance Report on Executive Order 001 on promotion of efficiency in Nigeria’s business environment Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says the Buhari administration will continue its determined pursuit of reforming Nigeria’s business environment until the full attainment of the objectives, which will bring dramatic changes in the country’s economy. Prof. Osinbajo made the assertion while receiving at the Presidential Villa earlier today, the 2019 Compliance Report of the Presidential Executive Order 001 which was on the promotion of transparency and efficiency in the business environment. The report was presented by the Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment,…

Raheem Sterling scored an 11-minute second-half hat-trick as Manchester City ruthlessly demolished Atalanta to maintain their 100% start in Champions League Group C. This turned into another emphatic statement of City’s attacking power but it was a far from perfect evening for Pep Guardiola with Rodri limping off with a hamstring injury and Phil Foden sent off for two late bookings. There was another reminder of City’s current defensive vulnerability too, when a Ruslan Malinovskyi penalty gave Atalanta a surprise lead after Fernandinho clumsily fouled Josip Ilicic. City, who began with an unfamiliar three-man defence, had shown some early uncertainty…

Real Madrid collected their first Champions League victory of the season at Galatasaray to ease the pressure on manager Zinedine Zidane. The La Liga side suffered a shock league defeat against Mallorca at the weekend and had failed to win their opening two group games, with reports in Spain suggesting Frenchman Zidane could be sacked if they lost in Istanbul. But Toni Kroos’ deflected first-half strike following Eden Hazard’s cutback was enough to seal the three points. Big money summer signing Hazard should have made it a more comfortable scoreline for the 13-time European champions but somehow struck the crossbar from six…

Tottenham Hotspur finally kick-started their Champions League campaign in style by overwhelming Red Star Belgrade. Mauricio Pochettino’s side needed to produce a response after they were thrashed 7-2 at home by Bayern Munich in their last Group B game and after losing a two-goal lead to draw with Olympiakos in the opening round of matches. And they secured their first win in emphatic fashion as an early header from Harry Kane and two smart finishes from Son Heung-min gave them a three-goal advantage by half-time. Red Star, who were backed by a large group of fans despite Uefa restrictions imposed…