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Former Secretary to the State Government (SSG) in Ebonyi State and professor of Geo-Physics, Benard Odoh, has identified wrong channelling of resources and budgeted funds for the education sector as a major hindrance to achieving success in the sector, revealing that “education is presently directionless in Nigeria”. Speaking yesterday during a virtual conference organised by the Nigerian Youth Congress (NYC), a reputable youth leadership organisation, in conjunction with the office of the Special Adviser to the President on Youths Affairs, Professor Odoh said that the education sector needs to be restructured; in order to put it in the right footing. He added that, in the post COVID-19 era, if Nigeria puts its education structure in the right place and resolves some of the issues, it would get the right results in the sector. “Most of our spendings in education are not going where it should go to. And when most of the money budgeted are spent in the wrong direction, you don’t...

... As Stakeholders chart way forward for Education amidst pandemic By Charles Otu The minister of State for Education, Hon. Emeka Nwajiuba has given a hint about the plan of the Federal Government to re-open schools across the country after a four months lockdown occasioned by the Corona Virus pandemic. The minister who spoke on the topic: Quality Education in Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Institutions; The Challenges of COVID-19: The way forward at a Zoom Conference while addressing participants in a seminar organized by the Nigerian Youth Congress, NYC- a reputable youth leadership organization in conjunction with the office of the Special Adviser to the President on Youths Affairs disclosed that the ministry plans to re-scale its calendar to by bringing those already in their exiting years back to the classrooms first before others. According to him, “We plan to re-scale our Calendar, first, by bringing those already about exiting schools back to the classroom before w...

Tribute : Nigerian Youth Congress Mourns Ajimobi , Describes Him As Great Icon , Patriotic Statesman . “The Pace Setter State Chapter of The Nigerian Youth Congress commiserates with the family of Late, Senator ISIAKA ABIOLA AJIMOBI, the former Governor of Oyo State and send her condolence to Governor SEYI MAKINDE and the good people of Oyo State for the irreparable loss of a patriotic servant of the State. The leadership of the Nigerian Youth Congress Commiserates with the family of late Sen. ISIAKA ABIOLA AJIMOBI and send her condolence to His Excellency Gov SEYI MAKINDE, the people of Oyo State and the entire APC Family both at the State and National Level over the great loss of an icon with an impeccable records. NYC stressed further describe the late Ex. Governor as a great icon and a patriotic citizen, a progressive politician who contributed immensely to the progress of the pace setter State, and in fact he is undoubtedly a nation builder. The Members Of The Nigerian ...

The Pace Setter State Chapter Of The Nigerian Youth Congress commiserates with the family of Late, Senator ISIAKA ABIOLA AJIMOBI, the former Governor of Oyo State and send her condolence to Governor SEYI MAKINDE and the good people of Oyo State for the irreparable loss of a patriotic servant of the State. The leadership of the Nigerian Youth congress Commiserates with the family of late Sen. ISIAKA ABIOLA AJIMOBI and send her condolence to His Excellency Gov SEYI MAKINDE, the people of Oyo State and the entire APC Family both at the State and National Level over the great loss of an icon with an impeccable records. NYC stressed further describe the late Ex. Governor as a great icon and a patriotic citizen, a progressive politician who contributed immensely to the progress of the pace setter State, and in fact he is undoubtedly a nation builder. The Members Of The Nigerian Youth Congress believe the fact that death is inevitable and unavoidable for all living soul and a supre...

Operators in the e-Commerce sector have continued to battle against fake products. Speaking about the advantages of e-Commerce, a merchant who trades on Konga, Jumia and other e-commerce sites, Mr. Bode Akinwale, said globally, one downside of e-commerce journey in Nigeria has been the struggle against sub-standard or fake products. "Not a few customers have, at one time or the other, had to cry out when an eagerly anticipated order arrives and it turns out to be fake or in some cases, is quite significantly different from what was ordered online. "E-commerce enthusiasts have attributed this worrying phenomenon to the rise of the marketplace in Nigerian e-commerce. To better situate this phenomenon, it is worth retracing its origins," Akinwale said. According to him, to become a merchant on any reputable e-commerce platform, you must be ready to meet up with standards or face blacklisting. Other stakeholders said the problem was in the standards applied by o...

Victor Giadom's take-over as acting APC chairman has been thoroughly rebuked  Speaking on the conflicting show of interest, Adams Oshiomhole said Giadom's action was against common sense - According to him, there is a leadership chain in APC which allows a member next in rank to take over in the chairman's absence, Following a shambolic show of interest in All Progressive Congress (APC) on Wednesday, June 17, which saw Victor Giadom imposing himself as the acting national chairman, Adams Oshiomhiole has blown air into the trumpet. this recalls that the internal unrest in the ruling party took a messier twist as Giadom, APC deputy national secretary declared himself as the sheriff of the party after Abiola Ajimobi had been elected following Oshiomhole's suspension. Giadom also reversed Governor Godwin Obaseki's disqualification by the party's screening committee, but only for the national working committee of APC to make another ruling against him. R...