Obalooter partners Virtual Entrepreneur to train 70,000 Lagosians

The Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa is to partner Virtual Entrepreneurship on a five-day online workshop, aimed at meeting present day realities and demand in the labour market.

Speaking with journalists in Lagos, the project initiator, Mr. Seyi Bamigbade said the workshop, tagged “Authorize Guidance: Panacea to Empowerment”, schedule to hold on Zoom, whatsApp, online T.V and other Platform is aimed at developing positive role models that would compete favourably with their colleagues from private and foreign tertiary institutions.

He added that the training will boost the number of resourceful and employable graduates across the state.

Bamigbade said, “The objective of the Scheme is to train 70,000 participants in the following skill-sets: Online Marketing, Agro Business, Exportations and Website Design.

“It is therefore a novel approach to create wealth by way of empowerment through the acquisition of quick skill-sets for immediate employment opportunities and introduce the participants to relevant professional firms for industrial attachment with major partner, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency (SMEDAN).

“The idea is to train 70,000 people including people living with disabilities to run on Online Platform in the 20 Local Governments and 37 Local Council Development Areas of Lagos State. More than 1000 participants in each Local Council are expected.”

Also speaking, Saka Fafunmi, Chief of Staff to the Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly said the idea will guarantee talks on Probity and Accountability, Investment Opportunities in the Nigerian Capital Market, Youth Development and the Role of Corporate Social Responsibility, delivered by eminent academics and professionals across spheres.

According to him, the training will motivate and empower less privilege, exposing them to the rudiments of development strategy. 

For Adebisi Adedokun, the opportunity offered by the training will encourage self -reliance, reduce pressure on the economy and create avenues for the development of potential of the participants and equip them for the task ahead.

- PM NEWS

Arsenal part ways with head of football Raul Sanllehi

 

Arsenal FC said today they were parting ways with their head of football Raul Sanllehi, who joined them since 2010.

Vinai Venkatesham, the current managing director will fill the vacuum, the club said.

In a statement on behalf of the owners, Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, Stan and Josh Kroenke said: “Raul has made a big contribution during his time with us and will always be part of the Arsenal family. We thank him for all his hard work and expertise and wish him every future success.

“We have no doubt that Vinai is the right person to take the club forward. He has shown outstanding leadership during the current crisis and is held in high regard internally and externally. We know everyone will rally round him so we can move forward successfully.”

Vinai, who has been at Arsenal since 2010, said: “I am thankful to Stan, Josh and the rest of the Arsenal Board for their trust in me. I will miss working closely with my colleague and friend Raul, but I am looking forward to this new challenge.

“There is much work to do to return Arsenal to the top of the game where we belong, which is what our fans rightly demand. While this will not happen overnight, I believe we have many of the critical ingredients to do so. There are many positives to build on across the club.

“While football faces uncertainties ahead as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, I am confident Arsenal will emerge strongly and look forward with confidence.”

Raul, who joined us from Barcelona, said: “I’m proud and pleased with the contribution I’ve made at Arsenal over the past three years, and look forward to enjoying the club’s future success. Arsenal is a true footballing institution.

“I am proud to have been part of its history and I thank Stan and Josh Kroenke for this opportunity. Working with Vinai, we have built a top team for the future. Mikel has made an extremely positive impact since his arrival and has formed a strong team with our technical director, Edu.

“The academy is in very safe hands with Per, and Huss Fahmy is a talented and highly-capable leader of our football operations. Personally, I now look forward to taking some time off and spending time with family and friends before setting to work on a new challenge and cheering Arsenal on to great things.”

- PM NEWS

Man Utd must respect Sevilla's Europa League pedigree

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Manchester United should be wary of seasoned knockout campaigners Sevilla when the sides clash in the Europa League semi-final. 

That is the warning from former United star Robin van Persie, who cited the Spanish club's fine record in the competition as a reason for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side to be on high alert in Cologne. 

Sevilla have won the Europa League five times, including twice when it was the UEFA Cup, and claimed the honour three times in a row from 2014 to 2016. 

Even before that emergence as the dominant force in Europe's secondary knockout tournament, Sevilla had a profile that put them firmly on Dutchman Van Persie's radar before he ultimately swapped Feyenoord for Arsenal in 2004. 

And he knows Julen Lopetegui's men, unbeaten in 19 matches in all competitions, will pose a threat to United on Sunday.

"[Sevilla are] one of the favourites, [but] first they have to find a way around Manchester United," Van Persie, who won the 2012-13 Premier League at Old Trafford, told Stats Perform News. 

"They are cup fighters, they live to play these type of games. 

"I almost talked to them before my time at Arsenal, they were one of the three options I could go to. It was tempting to go there, but then I chose Arsenal." 

United finished the domestic season with a flourish to claim third spot in the Premier League, but it is a club which measures success in trophies. 

Asked if securing silverware was a prerequisite for calling this campaign a success, Van Persie said: "[The] last couple of months [have] definitely [been] positive but they have to keep showing that – the pressure is on. 

"I can't say that if they don't win the season is not a success, after the break it looks positive. It's promising for next season."

 - GOAL

Wife allegedly bites off husband’s private part in Imo

 

A 25-year-old young woman from Oboama Ezinihite Mbaise local government area of Imo State has allegedly bitten off her husband’s private part during a fight between the couple.

A cousin to the victim, Udochukwu Nwimo who narrated the incident to DAILY POST said that trouble started on Sunday when the ex-boyfriend to the lady came and picked her up and brought her back late in the night.

Nwimo said, “a fight ensued when the woman was brought back home late by her lover. As the couple retired for the night sleep, the wife who has heavy body weight bounced on the man and destroyed his manhood.

The attention of the neighbours was attracted when the man shouted on top of his voice.

“The man has been rushed to a hospital,” he said.

Nwimo further disclosed that the lady had been caught severally fighting with her husband both in and outside their house.

DAILY POST gathered that the youths of the area who were angered by the development, took the lady to Aboh-mbaise Divisional Police Headquarters for further interrogation.

- DAILY POST

21.76m Nigerians unemployed in 2020

The total number of unemployed Nigerians is 21,764,617, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in a new report.

The statistics are contained in the bureau’s Labor Force Statistics website, entitled “Unemployment and Underemployment Report (Q2 2020) released in Abuja.

It referred to the report as an Abridged Labour Force Survey under COVID-19 for August 2020.

The unemployment rate during the period in reference represented a 27.1 per cent rise from the 23.1 per cent recorded in the third quarter of 2018.

“A rise in unemployment generally means the number of people searching for jobs has increased, which can occur because people previously outside the labour force have decided to join the labour force and are now in search of jobs.

“Or people previously working have lost their jobs and are now in search of jobs.

“Often, it is a combination of these two,” the NBS said.

According to the report, the total number of people in employment during the reference period is 58,527,276. “

The statistic of those employed showed a 15.8 per cent reduction in employment in the third quarter of 2020.

Of this number, 35,585,274 were full-time employed, who worked for 40 hours or more per week, while 22,942,003 were under-employed and worked between 20 to 29 hours per week.

The number of persons in the labour force, people within ages 15 to 64, able and willing to work was estimated to be 80,291,894.

The figure represented an 11.3 per cent decrease in the number of persons recorded in the third quarter of 2018.

Of this number, those within the age bracket of 25 to 34 were highest with 23,328,460, representing 29.1 per cent of the labour force.

The NBS noted that the unemployment rate among rural dwellers in the period under review increased to 28 per cent from 23.9 per cent in the third quarter of 2018.

Urban dwellers also reported a rate of 25.4 per cent up from 21.2 per cent.

In the case of underemployment among rural dwellers, it rose to 31.5 per cent in the period under review from 22.8 per cent in the third quarter of 2018.

The rate among urban dwellers also rose to 23.2 per cent from 13.7 per cent in the third quarter of 2018.

Moreover, the unemployment rate among young people, ages 15 to 34 in the second quarter of 2020 was 34.9 per cent up from 29.7 per cent in the third quarter of 2018.

Also, the rate of underemployment for the same age group rose to 28.2 per cent from 25.7 per cent.

These rates were the highest when compared to other age groupings.

For state statistics under the second quarter of 2020, Imo reported the highest rate of unemployment with 48.7 per cent, followed by Akwa-Ibom and Rivers with 45.2 per cent and 43.7 per cent respectively.

The state with the lowest rate was Anambra in the South-East with 13.1 per cent.

For underemployment, the state which recorded the highest rate was Zamfara with 43.7 per cent, while Anambra recorded the lowest underemployment rate, with 17 per cent.

A total number of 2,736,076 did not do any work in the last seven days preceding the survey due to the lockdown but had secure jobs to return to after the lockdown.

The NBS said the unemployment and underemployment rates varied across states according to the nature of economic activities predominant in each state.

“Favorable conditions in one state may lead to an influx of job seekers in that state and in the process increasing unemployment in the performing state, while reducing the unemployment rate in the originating state.

“This may give a false impression that the state with the lower unemployment rate is performing better,” it said.

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HUSHMAGU !! FG begins process to lift 100 million Nigerians out of poverty

 

The federal government has inaugurated an Inter-Ministerial Technical Expert Committee to work out the modalities of lifting 100 million Nigerians out of poverty.

The team will develop a framework of cooperation for all stakeholders’ special intervention under a public-private partnership.

Ministry of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs spokesperson, Julie Osagie Jacobs, said this in a statement at the weekend.

Other terms of reference include the preparation of a template for coordination of inter-governmental policies, projects and programmes.

The committee will harness sundry opportunities for collaboration and cooperation among all Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) at all levels of governance.

Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Festus Daudu, charged the members to do a good job.

“Your participation and contribution to the work of this committee will enable your name to be written in gold as your contribution to Mr. President’s promise to lift 100million Nigerians out of poverty in the next 10 years,” he said.

The committee has Director, Human Resources, Bassey Etim Ekang, as the coordinator.

It comprises representatives of Ministries of Health; Environment; Labour and Employment; Power; Sports and Youth Development; Water Resources; Humanitarian Affairs; and Women Affairs.

- DAILY PSOT

COVID-19: NCDC confirms 1,689 new recoveries — over 1,000 in Lagos

 

Nigeria’s total number of discharged cases crossed the 35,000 mark on Friday with 1,689 new patients confirmed to have recovered from COVID-19.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed the new recoveries in its update for August 14, bringing the country’s current total to 35,998.

However, according to the NCDC, out of the new figure of discharged cases, over 1,000 were confirmed in Lagos, which was the state’s total backlog for the past two weeks.

“Our discharges today include 1,325 community recoveries over the last two weeks reported from Lagos State in line with new case management guidelines,” the agency wrote in a post via Twitter.

Meanwhile, 329 new infections were confirmed in 20 states and the federal capital territory (FCT), while seven new deaths were recorded, making it a total of 973 people who have now died of COVID-19 complications in the country.

According to the breakdown of new cases, Lagos still had the highest figure with 113 infections, followed by Kaduna with 49, and FCT with 33.

Out of 340,000 samples tested, a total of 48,445 have been confirmed positive, out of which 11,474 are still active cases.

- THECABLE