Comrade Jamilu Aliyu Charanchi, National Coordinator of CNG, made this known while briefing newsmen in Abuja on Friday, July 19, 2024. “Empirical data from NBS and others reveals that over the past year, key economic indices have worsened with no definitive and evidence-based solutions in sight. “The outcome of the MPC economic policies is a clear manifestation that President Tinubu’s economic team is the worst since Nigeria’s return to civil rule in 1999. “The team lacks coordination, focus, foresight, and a clear understanding of the workings of the Nigerian economy. Pulse NigeriaNigerians living through a hard timeCNG's comment comes amid serious economic hardship in the country caused by the reforms embarked upon by the Tinubu administration.

An orthopaedic surgeon, Dr Christopher Otabor has warned against the dire consequences of Nigeria’s economic crisis in the nation’s healthcare system. “Whenever there is an economic crisis, it takes a terrible toll on healthcare. Additionally, there’s stagflation due to the lack of economic growth, inflation, and unemployment. “We must come up with new ways to enable us to provide care to the masses despite the economic challenges,” he urged. He highlighted the broader impacts of the economic crisis on population health, including increased domestic violence, mental health problems, suicide rates, and overall mortality.

But the APC chieftain dismissed the planned protest as an ethnic agenda under the guise of seeking economic reforms. He told newsmen that the planned protest was not in the interest of ordinary Nigerians but for ethnic, regional, and religious reasons. “Those who did not protest under former President Muhammadu Buhari have no right to protest under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Those whose voices disappeared when Buhari was in power should not find their voice when Tinubu is in power. “Those that are behind this protest are looking for a regime change, not in the interest of ordinary Nigerians but for regional, ethnic, and religious interests, and while I urge those who are intelligent and sensible not to join any protest.

A member of the House of Representatives, Ekene Abubakar Adams, is dead. Adams’ death is coming less than a week after the loss of Representative Olaide Akinremi from Oyo state in the Green Chamber. He (Adams) becomes the fourth member to pass on in the life of the 10th House of Representatives. Until his death, Adams represented Chilun/Kajuru Federal Constituency of Kaduna State and was the Chairman House Committee on Sports. According to the House spokesperson, Adams was a dedicated public servant, passionate sports administrator and philanthropist, who will be deeply missed by the Green Chamber.

The House of Representatives has reiterated its resolve toward enacting laws on diversification of the economy with a special focus on green, blue and digital resources economy. Chairman, House Committee on Monitoring, Evaluation and Implementation of the Legislative Agenda, Hon. Patrick Umoh gave the assurance during the post-National Roundtable on the state of the economy, and expressed optimism over the country’s potential as a digital hub of Africa. He, however, disclosed that the National Assembly has in pursuance of its constitutional mandate, made several interventions both at plenary and Committee levels toward the resuscitation of our national economic challenges. “The contributions of our development partners- Konrad Adenaeur Stiftung and Afrexim Bank towards the success of the Roundtable are worthy of appreciation.

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission on Friday imposed a $220 million fine on Meta platforms for violating data privacy laws. The FCCPC said in a statement obtained by The PUNCH that Meta’s data-sharing practices on its Facebook and WhatsApp platforms breached local consumer and data protection regulations. The commission found that Meta had denied Nigerian users control over their data, shared data without consent and abused its market dominance. Details later…

American cybersecurity firm, CrowdStrike, said the global IT outage affecting multiple sectors was not caused by a security incident or cyber attack. The outage occurred concurrently with a significant disruption at Microsoft, impacting businesses worldwide on Friday. “CrowdStrike is actively working with customers impacted by a defect found in a single content update for Windows hosts. “Our team is fully mobilised to ensure the security and stability of CrowdStrike customers,” he assured. On Friday morning, UK-based Sky News experienced a disruption in its live TV broadcasting capabilities due to the outage.

Hyundai Motor recently introduced the CNG version of its Exter SUV with dual-cylinder technology.Tata Punch and Maruti Fronx, both rivals to the ExterHyundai Exter CNG: Engine, mileageHyundai Motor has introduced dual-cylinder technology for the first time in the Exter SUV. The petrol manual variant of the SUV offers mileage of 19.4 kmpl while the automatic version offers 19.2 kmpl. Maruti Fronx CNG is also more fuel efficient than Exter CNG with mileage of 28.51 km/kg certified by ARAI. Also Read : Maruti Suzuki Celerio to Tata Tiago - CNG cars in India with best fuel economyTata Punch CNG: Engine, mileageTata's smallest SUV Punch, which currently leads the all cars in India in terms of sales, is the most popular model across segments. Tata Punch CNG offers the least when it comes to mileage among all three rivals.

Yves Massoud is the bartending co-partner at Fizz, a neighborhood bar in the Mar Mikhael area of Beirut, where he serves his own take on the city’s homegrown Doudou shot, a briny mix of vodka, lemon juice and hot sauce served with an olive. “Doudou is part of the culture and part of Lebanese hospitality,” says Massoud. The Fizz Doudou maintains the essence of the classic, but adds chipotle Tabasco, Worcestershire sauce and soy sauce to enhance the smoke and umami notes. The olives are local, sourced from another partner’s lands in the southern Lebanon village of Lebaa. (While Fizz makes its own hot sauce, bartenders don’t use it in the Doudou yet; it’s a matter of mechanics as the bottles’ stoppers make it difficult to dash the correct amount.)

The National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) is set to commence activities at its Institute of Agribusiness and Entrepreneurship across the six geopolitical zones of the country. This will in turn translate to the country being better positioned to attain food security and ensuring a stable and sufficient food supply for the nation in line with President Bola Tinubu’s food security agenda. The NALDA’s agribusiness Institute also aims at catching the younger generation from the Primary to the tertiary level by introducing them to Agribusiness early while also serving as a platform for professional research. “We also came up with NALDA Institute of Agribusiness and Entrepreneurship that has the approval of Mr President. This is why we came up with the NALDA Institute of Agribusiness and Entrepreneurship from primary to secondary to OND level”.

Donald Trump predicted an “incredible victory” Thursday in accepting the Republican presidential nomination from a party euphoric over his escape from assassination and buoyed by the apparent implosion of Joe Biden’s reelection campaign. “We will have an incredible victory, and we will begin the four greatest years in the history of our country,” Trump said at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. He seemed tonight to be pretty energized,” 64-year-old Terry Arnold from the Seattle area, told AFP at her first convention. And, despite aides promising that Trump would not even say Biden in the speech, Trump did refer to his opponent by name and “the damage” he has done. Senior Trump advisor Jason Miller told AFP that “nothing fundamentally changes” for Trump if Biden drops out.

The journey to decarbonize the global electric power system can get a large boost with a single step … aiding and supporting hydropower development and hydroelectric power as an enabler of intermittent renewables. As Masood Ahmad led with, “Hydropower can punch way higher than its weight” in the global decarbonization journey. The three expert panelists James Barry, general counsel for Gravity Renewables Inc. and included Mucun Sun, power system research engineer in the energy systems group at Idaho National Laboratory. Sun reported on research work at INL on how hydropower can be hybridized through pairing with solar, wind and even batteries to smooth out dispatchable generation. And the panelists touched on the significant potential for pumped storage hydropower, which they called 50-year assets.

The National Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (N-HYPPADEC) has called for the enactment of a law that will criminalise the non-wearing of life jackets by boat passengers across the country. He said 800 youths who benefited from the scheme in Kwara State will soon get starter packs to commence their own businesses and go ahead to employ others. He said the starter packs that would be distributed to the beneficiaries, who were trained in 15 vocations, which include tailoring and fish farming, cost N255,620,973. “We have trained 800 youths in every area of skill under the YTP scheme. We shall soon provide them with starter packs,” she said.

Mr. Jama Onwubuariri, Managing Director of TTP, was a key panelist, offering his expertise on the transition from education to employment. During the session, he surmised that to enable the education-to-employment transition, students need to identify their passion, minimize distractions, identify socio-economic problems around them and research their solutions, be team players, stand on the right principles and avoid destructive habits. At TTP, we believe in the power of innovation and critical thinking to drive sustainable economic development. The UNILAG-Employment Clinic, EETP, is designed to provide students with the skills and insights needed to navigate the transition from university to employment effectively. The program’s success highlights the value of industry-academia collaborations in driving positive outcomes for students and the broader economy.

Truck Transit Parks Limited, manager of the electronic call-up system, has reiterated its commitment to drive development through innovation. In a statement, the Managing Director of TTP, Mr Jama Onwubuariri, disclosed this at the launch of the University of Lagos Employment Clinic: Education to Employment Transition Programme recently. Speaking at the event with the theme ‘Blue Career Insights’, he said that TTP was committed to fostering an environment where education meets practical application. At TTP, we believe in the power of innovation and critical thinking to drive sustainable economic development,” he stated. According to Onwubuariri, the Ètò system is a prime example of how innovative thinking can address critical challenges and create new opportunities.