President Muhammadu Buhari says the current economic crisis plaguing the nation is a blessing in disguise.
Buhari said this at the opening ceremony of the International Islamic Conference on Peace and Nation Building in Abuja on Thursday.
The President said that through the hardship, Nigerians would be able to come up with ideas that would in turn lead to development.He said, “The global economic challenges the world is grappling with today might well turn out to be a blessing for us in Nigeria, because it will stimulate the latent economic opportunities that we have left untapped for decades.
“Poverty breeds disaffection, which in turn leads to crime and lawlessness including confrontation against the State. To checkmate this, we must work hard to lift our economy, engage our youth and rebuild infrastructure. “We can only achieve these with the full cooperation of all Nigerians and under a stable polity. We are determined to do this and we shall not be deterred. ”Buhari lamented the level of official corruption in the nation, adding that it led to many years of hardship for Nigerians.
He, however, promised to do everything possible to curb the menace. While declaring the conference open, the President commended the Jama’atu Izalatil Bid’a Wa Iqamatis Sunna and the Muslim World League for the event at a time when the nation is grappling with insecurity. Buhari, who described Boko Haram as a mindless terrorist organisation, said the Federal Government was winning the fight against insurgency.
He said once the war is over, the government would commission a sociological study to determine the origin, the remote and immediate causes of the movement, its sponsors, its international connections if any, to ensure that measures are taken to prevent a resurgence. Source: PunchNg
Unknown number of female students of the Obafemi Awolowo University’s pre-degree program got injured as the new Bva hostel collapsed.
The heavy downpour in Osun State on Wednesday , did not drop well on the pre-degree foundation students of the OAU, as many of them were hospitalized, while others were made to sleep in the cold lecture theater.
Osun State, especially Ife North, where region the OAU pre-degree campus is located witnessed an heavy downpour, which started at about 6:15pm on 16th February 2016.
Halimat, who spoke to our correspondent said that the heavy rain and the ravaging wind took away roof of their hostel and made them sleep in the cold.
“The rain alongside the heavy wind took away our roof and made us sleep wet in one of our lecture theatre”
She added that many of her colleagues were rushed to the health center for treatment, after sustaining different grades of injuries .
“Some of us have been taking to the pre-degree clinic, after the ceiling fell on them, while some got cut by the pan ” she said.
Meanwhile, the OAU Pre-degree management have declared a two week break for the students, to allow for the reconstruction of the collapsed hostel.
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Minister of transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi at 94.1FM Wazobia in Port Harcourt on a live radio show.
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How many more lives are to be lost before the government and security agencies rise up to the task at hand…
According to reliable online reports, over 20 people were killed by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Buruku Local Government Area of Benue state yesterday with over a hundred still uncounted for.
Something need to be done to curtail the incessant attacks.
A Nigerian army major and three soldiers were shot dead today in Abonnema in Akuku-Toru local government area of Rivers state less than 48 hours before crucial supplementary legislative elections are scheduled to take place in the state.
A source toldSaharareportersthat the soldiers ran into an ambush set up by militants in the volatile state.
The state governor, Nyesom Wike had engaged in rallies across the state, and repeatedly threatened that anyone attempting to rig election against his People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidates will be killed.
And some people delight in “robbing” Nigerians of their money with fake products…While citizens are complaining of the hard economy, some are chilling and enjoying themselves to the detriment of others…
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Thursday ordered the re-opening of the Mile 12 Market following the satisfactory meeting and agreement reached with all the stakeholders involved in the operation of the market.
This is contained in a statement by the state’s Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Steve Ayorinde.
The Mile 12 Market was shut by Ambode on March 3 after a clash erupted in the area.