Elevator tragedies: Ten safety tips for elevator rides
The elevator conveying Diaso reportedly fell from the 10th floor of the hospital building. Stand clear of the elevator doors and stand aside for exiting passengers. Indicate your preferred floor number using the elevator buttons. If the doors do not open when the elevator stops, push the Door Open button. Never try to exit a stalled elevator without help from an emergency responder as indicated in the elevator.
Source:Punch
August 02, 2023 20:45 UTC
Nigerian labour unions march against soaring cost of living under new president
The unions, made up of government workers, said the economic incentives announced this week by Nigerian President Bola Tinubu to ease hardship were not enough. Joe Ajaero, president of the Nigerian Labour Congress, the umbrella body of the unions said: “Since the subsidy removal, you can’t move from one place to another.”He was referring to the cost of transportation, which has more than doubled in many cities, forcing a growing number of people to walk to work. Unionists have said that the protests could go on for a long time (Chinedu Asadu/AP)Mr Ajaero said the labour unions have proposed an upward review of salaries but “the federal government has refused to inaugurate the committee on the proposal”. “Feeding today is the most important thing,” said Mr Shagari, 45. “Everything has increased, so that has affected the feeding of my family and my salary cannot withstand it.”
Source:The Guardian
August 02, 2023 19:32 UTC
NLC, TUC protest rally kicks off in Oyo
In compliance with the national directive, the protest rally by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) and its affiliates in Oyo State kicked off at about 11.20 am. The rally which took off from the Oyo State Secretariat will see the protesting workers move to Mokola, Agodi Gate and back to the State Secretariat. Just before the commencement of the rally, Chairman, Oyo NLC, Mr Martins Kayode said the protest was against what they described as anti-people of the President Bola Tinubu administration. He said the workers had been pushed to the wall, were hungry, tired, and want a practical feel of the promised palliatives. READ ALSO FROM NIGERIAN TRIBUNE
Source:Nigerian Tribune
August 02, 2023 19:15 UTC
Access to credit financing for PPMVs in Nigeria
However, given the informal nature of their business, limited access to credit remains one of the most pressing issues. Financial institutions often hesitate to extend credit to PPMVs due to perceived risks, lack of collateral, and limited credit histories, hindering their ability to expand their businesses and invest in essential resources. “Empowering PPMVs with access to credit financing is essential for their growth and ability to provide improved healthcare services to the communities they serve. According to industry leaders, it is crucial for financial institutions to integrate technology in providing credit to PPMVs. This, in turn, will empower PPMVs to expand their businesses and improve healthcare services nationwide.
Source:The Guardian
August 02, 2023 18:23 UTC
Entertainment - TikTok user jailed three years for cyberstalking Eniola Badmus - Punch Newspaper
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Source:Punch
August 02, 2023 17:20 UTC
UN partnership Nigerian govt to control Anthrax outbreak
Following the report of two recently confirmed cases of Anthrax in Lagos State, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) have strengthened their partnership to check and control the spread of the disease in the country. Consequently, FMARD announced the Government’s plan to intervene to control the possible spread. To this effect, FAO Nigeria through the Emergency Center for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD) was requested to provide the technical and financial support to the intervention strategy, particularly on logistics to the start-off of the risk-based nation-wide vaccination against Anthrax. The joint field mission to Sabon Wuse was conducted by the ECTAD, FDVPCS and the National Center for Disease Control (NCDC), where a quick risk assessment was conducted, one week after the first animal died of the disease. Vaccinations have been carried out and other risk communication initiatives were deployed to avoid the spread to other farms and/or neighboring communities within 15 kilometers radius.
Source:Nigerian Tribune
August 02, 2023 16:52 UTC
2023: Ọbafẹmi Awolọwọ Prize for Leadership call for nomination
The Ọbafẹmi Awolọwọ Prize for Leadership is instituted by the Ọbafẹmi Awolọwọ Foundation on the basis of one of the major recommendations of its Special Dialogue on “Transformational Leadership and Good Governance: Lessons from the Awolọwọ Example”, held in July 2011. The national Prize is instituted in the name of Chief Ọbafẹmi Awolọwọ to reward leadership and good governance. Of particular relevance is Chief Ọbafẹmi Awolọwọ’s leadership bent, well acknowledged as people-centred, visionary, integrity-laden and underlined by enviable discipline. The Ọbafẹmi Awolọwọ Prize for Leadership is therefore established to encourage, recognize, reward and celebrate excellence in leadership. For nomination forms and further information please contact:Ọbafẹmi Awolọwọ Prize for Leadership Secretariat, Ọbafẹmi Awolọwọ Foundation, 15 Lanre Awolokun Road, Gbagada Phase 2, Lagos, Nigeria; Tel: +234-810-264-5136;Website: www.obafemiawolowofoundation.com, www.tribuneonlineng.comEmail: centenary@awolowofoundation.org or awolowofoundation@yahoo.com or awofound@gmail,orgClick here to access nomination form here
Source:Nigerian Tribune
August 02, 2023 12:42 UTC
Lauren James helps fire England past China to set up Nigeria knockout tie
The manager made three changes to her starting XI in the Netherlands’ run to a European title in 2017 and two in their push to the 2019 World Cup final. In those tournaments, though, she had the luxury of not needing to change things, and two European championship titles and a World Cup runners-up medal were the result. Russo began the move that led to her opening World Cup goal, curling a sumptuous cross towards Hemp and Bronze. The assist for the second goal came from James but it was engineered by Bright, who intercepted the ball and drove through the middle before finding James. Hemp and Bronze, both a booking away from a suspension, made way, for Niamh Charles and Chloe Kelly.
Source:The Guardian
August 02, 2023 04:21 UTC
Coup plot: Sierra Leone arrests top military officers | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
Police officers have arrested several people, including high-ranking soldiers in Sierra Leone, suspected to be planning violent attacks on citizens. According to the statement, “the security sector has been following intelligence regarding the activities of certain individuals, including senior military officers, working to undermine the peace and tranquillity of the state. Twenty-seven civilians and six police officers died that day and in the several days that followed, according to official figures. Bazoum was ousted in a military coup and General Abdourahmane Tchiani, also known as Omar Tchiani, took over the affairs of the country. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) led by Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has given the coup leaders to reinstate Bazoum in one week.
Source:The Guardian
August 02, 2023 04:03 UTC
Four Nigerians survive 14 days on ship’s rudder before Brazilian rescue
“It was a terrible experience for me,” said 38-year-old Thankgod Opemipo Matthew Yeye, one of the four Nigerians, in an interview at a São Paulo church shelter. But I’m here.”Nigerian refugees Thankgod Opemipo Matthew Yeye and Roman Ebimene Friday pose for a photo during an interview. Both men said economic hardship, political instability and crime had left them with little option but to abandon their native Nigeria. “So we taught ourselves never to make a noise.”Spending two weeks within spitting distance of the Atlantic Ocean was perilous. Their journey paid testament to lengths people will go in search of a new start, he said.
Source:The Guardian
August 02, 2023 03:39 UTC
Police nab hit-and-run driver in Ondo
Ondo Police Command has paraded driver, Godson Tender James, who crushed a policeman to death at a checkpoint along the Benin-Owo expressway at the Ifon area of Ose Local Government Area of the State. The hit-and-run driver, James was however, identified as a serial fraudster who hit and killed the senior policeman on duty while trying to escape from the State after defrauding a businesswoman in Akure, the state capital. But while speaking, the suspect explained that he hit the policeman at the checkpoint thinking he was one of the kidnappers tormenting motorists on the road. James said “As I was going, I started hearing different things about a kidnapper driving a black Tundra. Believing the police cannot just shoot at me, I believe they were robbers and maneuvered to come out at another location.
Source:Nigerian Tribune
August 01, 2023 22:44 UTC
Hajj 2023: CSO calls for review, early preparation for 2024 Hajj
As the Hajj 2023 comes to an end for Nigerian pilgrims, the Independent Hajj Reporters (IHR), a civil society organisation that monitors and reports Hajj and Umrah activities, has called for a quick review of this year’s Hajj operations with a view to taking proactive measures that will ensure a smooth 2024 Hajj. “We acknowledge the efforts and support jointly extended to the cause of the 2023 Hajj exercise by the Nigerian Hajj Stakeholders, especially the apex Hajj regulatory body – the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), States Muslim Pilgrims Boards and Agencies, appointed Hajj Carriers, security agencies, para-military establishments, NGOs, and volunteers, in making 2023 Hajj a relative success,” the organization declared. The CSO added that it equally noted the efforts of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, his Vice, Kashim Shettima, and other diplomatic officials towards the success of the 2023 Hajj. IHR, however, advised that the challenges of poor services experienced in the 2023 Hajj must be reviewed and addressed with a view to avoiding similar unfair experiences. “Sentiments and self-interest should take a back seat in the planning of the 2024 Hajj,” the statement said.
Source:Nigerian Tribune
August 01, 2023 22:07 UTC
Employees Complain of Poor Pay, Exploitation at Chinese Company Huawei
“There are more contract staff members than there are permanent staff members at the Huawei office in Lagos. “Presently, we have employees who have spent eight years in the same position, just because they are non-permanent staff members. “The pay for entry level contract staff front office engineer is N120,000 after tax deduction, while that of entry level permanent staff engineer is N450,000. In the report, Huawei workers complained about salary deductions, physical assault and unfair impositions of labour conditions and policies, among other things. Ademola, speaking on the nature of his employment, alleged that RGS worldwide is also complicit in the way Huawei unfairly treats contract staff members.
Source:The Guardian
August 01, 2023 20:21 UTC
17 killed in India crane collapse
At least 17 workers were crushed to death in western India on Tuesday when a crane collapsed above an under-construction expressway outside the financial capital Mumbai, disaster response officials said. The NRDF said 17 bodies had been recovered, and three injured people had been taken to hospital. The Samruddhi Expressway, connecting Mumbai with the city of Nagpur, is part of an expansive road infrastructure push in one of the world’s fastest-growing economies. Accidents on large infrastructure construction sites are common in India. In 2016, the collapse of a flyover onto a busy street in Kolkata killed at least 26 people.
Source:Punch
August 01, 2023 18:57 UTC
18-year-old girl gang-raped, killed in Taraba
Several unidentified criminals have reportedly gang-raped and killed Miss Wassa Joel Tuwa in Yorro local government area of Taraba state. According to a family source, Mr. Ayuba Solomon Bissa, the 18-year-old victim was gang-raped and killed behind a mountain near Jalingo. She decided to take a small market road around Lankaviri to shorten her journey, where the criminals attacked and killed her. Ayuba further disclosed that a medical autopsy revealed that the victim was gang-raped before she was eventually killed. “We took the corpse to Federal Medical Center Jalingo, and after conducting the necessary tests, the doctor confirmed to us that the victim was gang-raped before she was killed.
Source:Nigerian Tribune
August 01, 2023 15:17 UTC