Firm launches ride-sharing app
Hytch, an app that connects car owners and passengers going in the similar directions, has been launched. According to the founder and Chief Executive Officer, Laolu Onifade, the app was built to create a travel network of car owners that could earn extra income by offering riding services to passengers moving towards their routes. He said, “In the world today where everyone needs an extra means of income, we built Hytch to help car owners earn more and for passengers who are the riders to spend less to commute. “The concept of ride-sharing isn’t new to Africa as it exists with everyday people who get into danfos and other public transportation services to move around in which they are literally sharing the ride with others. He added that the app would verify all its users before they could be used and had a panic button that would send their locations to their friends and families in emergency cases.
Source:Punch
April 12, 2022 23:25 UTC
Unblocking line requires SIM linkage, says NCC | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
This information has become necessary given a viral web link –https://bit.ly/NCC-Sim-Unbar-Gov-Ng – being circulated on social media and some websites. “For the avoidance of doubt, the NCC wishes to state categorically that it never issued such a statement, directing subscribers or indicating that subscribers can unbar their SIM without a NIN. As such, the originators and peddlers of the spurious message were out to mischievously mislead unsuspecting members of the public. “The Commission will not, under any circumstance, act contrary to the Federal Government’s directive to MNOs to bar SIMs cards not linked to NINs at the expiration of the last deadline given for the NIN-SIM linkage exercise…. Secondly, for subscribers with registered NINs, what to do is to simply go and link the NIN with their SIMs through channels provided by their service providers.”
Source:The Guardian
April 12, 2022 18:03 UTC
‘Historical shift for Northern Ireland’: what a Sinn Féin win would mean
Instead Sinn Féin, a party that campaigns for a united Ireland, seems likely to win a historic victory, becoming the largest party in Stormont. The latest Northern Irish opinion poll puts Sinn Féin on 26% of the vote, seven points ahead of the Democratic Unionist party on 19%. Looking at elections through Northern Ireland’s 101-year history shows just how significant a Sinn Féin win would be. Despite this, a Sinn Féin win will be hugely symbolic in showing how the ground has shifted. Proportional representation in Northern Ireland puts seat percentages closer to vote percentages than in the UK general election.
Source:The Guardian
April 12, 2022 15:45 UTC
Sit-at-home: Two killed, vehicle burnt in Enugu | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
Imo govt accuses opposition of sponsoring enforcersNo fewer than two persons were reported killed yesterday and a Toyota Sienna bus burnt in Enugu State by hoodlums said to be enforcing the Monday sit-at-home order in the South East. The hoodlums were said to have opened fire on the popular Holy Ghost Park about 8.00a.m., chased traders and travellers away. Enugu Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Daniel Ndukwe, did not respond to inquiries on the incident at press time. IMO State Government has accused the opposition of sponsoring enforcers of the order in the state. Despite the assurance, residents of the capital city and other parts of the state complied with the sit-at-home order yesterday.
Source:The Guardian
April 12, 2022 04:54 UTC
Stakeholders harp on behavioural change towards ex-convicts | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
Stakeholders in the justice administration and correctional sectors have canvassed attitudinal change towards ex-convicts. The experts said unless ex-offenders are integrated into the society without stigmatisation, the problem of minimising criminality will persist. They expressed the view at a two-day workshop on inmates’ behavioural and cognitive modification programmes, organised by the Prison Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) with the Theme: “Remedial Programmes Symbiotic Reinforcement held at R & A City Hotel, Ikeja Lagos.”The Executive Director of Prisoner’s Rehabilitation and Welfare Action (PRAWA), Dr Uju Agomoh, said a society that refuses to reintegrate offenders and ex-offenders further forces them to embrace those who have hard criminal networks and that will be worse for the country.
Source:The Guardian
April 12, 2022 04:50 UTC
Over 5,000 debtors owe 10 FG agencies N4.67tn – Finance minister
The Federal Government has disclosed that over 5,000 debtors currently owe its agencies about N4.67tn. The Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, who made the disclosure on Monday, said the government had in the past 18 months recovered N53.8bn out of the N5.2tn owed 10 ministries, departments and agencies. The minister made the disclosure during the launch of the Project Lighthouse Debt Analytics and Reporting platform in Abuja. “These debts came to the spotlight from data aggregated from over 5,000 debtors across 10 Ministries, Departments and Agencies. “However, to consolidate on the current effort of this project, a debt recovery application has been built to be monitored by the new Debt Recovery Unit.”Copyright PUNCH.
Source:Punch
April 12, 2022 02:30 UTC
Mentorship organisation to lift 50,000 Nigerians out of poverty | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
As part of its process of expanding its presence in Lagos, CC21FG has commenced a series of cashflow summit. A national leader of the group, Ambassador Sharon Entonu, said the organisation intends to host the event monthly throughout the year. Over 2,000 participants, comprising young graduates and artisans turned up for the Lagos maiden summit. When you look at the world the way money is being made has changed. According to her, the summit held in Lagos is to triple the success recorded so far by the group.
Source:The Guardian
April 12, 2022 01:29 UTC
Local stock market begins week on bullish trend
Trading activities at the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) started the new week on a good note as the benchmark index appreciated by 0.51 per cent on Monday. The bullish sentiment with which the local bourse kick-started the week was supported by investors’ demand for MTN Nigeria and Zenith Bank stock has appreciated by 1.2 per cent and 4.4 per cent respectively. Consequently, the year-to-date (YTD) return rose to 9.72 per cent, while market capitalization gained N127.49 billion to close at N25.27 trillion. As measured by market breadth, market sentiment was also positive, as 31 tickers gained relative to 12 losers. Our reporter joined the train to and fro Lagos from Ibadan and tells his experience in this report…Local stock market begins Local stock market begins
Source:Nigerian Tribune
April 12, 2022 00:45 UTC
The curse of an incapable state
Nigeria’s response to the onset of murder ous mass violence has evolved through phases of co-optation, brutal reprisal, appeasement, and state incapacity. Through phases of anti-terrorism, counter-terrorism and, now, interminable and metastasizing counter-insurgencies, the country has found itself mired in chronic mass violence as the only language of political dialogue. The spike in armed robbery in Nigeria coincided with the mismanagement by the Yakubu Gowon regime of demobilisation in the aftermath of the Nigerian Civil War. Law enforcement, hitherto used to deniable means of committing such atrocities, had become fully converted to the methods of outlawry. This appears to have led the rest of the country to the conclusion that insurgency was the only path to dialogue.
Source:Punch
April 11, 2022 19:50 UTC
Oil magic: President Buhari’s letter to the National Assembly
The extant MTEF 2022-2024 is benchmarked on $62 per barrel of crude oil. This is founded on the increased price of crude oil arising from the Russia-Ukraine War. This is not even about some petty criminals stealing crude oil in jerry cans and pots. The Buhari regime’s favourite story of previous administrations selling crude oil for over $100 has suddenly gone out of fashion considering the current price of crude oil. Yet, the same administration presides over the inflation of consumption figures for oil subsidy claims.
Source:Punch
April 11, 2022 07:32 UTC
Soyinka accuses Ganduje of hypocrisy over atheist’s imprisonment
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has lambasted Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State for his hypocrisy and promotion of religious intolerance in the state which allegedly contributed to the 24-year jail term handed down to atheist, Mubarak Bala. Ganduje was in 2018 caught on video stuffing his outfit with wads of dollars presumed to be kickbacks, a development which attracted criticisms from several pro-transparency groups. Soyinka said he was shocked by Ganduje’s statement wherein he promised to sign the death warrant of musician, Yahaya Shariff, who was convicted for blasphemy in 2020. This was the same governor that was stuffing his outfit with dollars. No doubt, the Court of Appeal will uphold his fundamental rights of freedom of conscience and freedom of expression,” Falana said.
Source:Punch
April 11, 2022 06:17 UTC
I’m a founding member, will contest for president under APC, says Bakare
In his address, Bakare said his ambition is based on a first-hand understanding of the challenges faced by the average Nigerian. What I do have is a vision of a new Nigeria that was birthed in me from childhood and an honest aspiration to serve as the 16th president of my beloved nation, Nigeria. MEANWHILE, prominent Yoruba socio-political groups, Afenifere and Yoruba Ronu Leadership Forum, yesterday, differed over the declaration of Bakare to contest for the 2023 presidential election. “The same man will talk restructuring, talk intermediate government and has now declared to run for President of Nigeria. He even said God has told him he would be Nigeria’s 16th President after Buhari.
Source:The Guardian
April 11, 2022 03:59 UTC
NG Eagle airline incurs N22b loss over stalled operation, National
The National Assembly had in February 2022 said the new start-up airline would not see light of the day until Arik Air offsets outstanding debt of N10.8 billion. The Joint House Committees on Aviation had in 2021 ordered NCAA not to release AOC to NG Eagle till grey issues of staff welfare are resolved at Arik Air. The airline was granted passenger, cargo, scheduled and charter flight operations, and the AOC was to expire on September 20, 2023. A source in the new airline said the last lap of approval was actually stalled for “political reasons” rather than technical doubts. As an alternative, the Federal Government, through AMCON, decided on a new carrier, NG Eagle, from some viable assets of Arik Air.
Source:The Guardian
April 11, 2022 03:39 UTC
Four independent asset managers sign InfraCorp term sheet
FOUR infrastructure asset managers – the AAA Consortium, Chapel Hill Denham, Africa Infrastructure Investment Managers here in Nigeria and Sanlam Infraworks under the supervision of the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) – have signed the Infrastructure Corporation of Nigeria (InfraCorp) term sheet. This signifies their readiness to operate together to deliver infrastructure to the nation. Emefiele said that if the private sector is correctly incentivised, it has the ability to deploy the critical resources and capacity to deliver successfully. “For infrastructure projects originated by the public sector, InfraCorp’s goal is to shape projects for private sector financing and management. For projects originated by the private sector, InfraCorp will help shape government policy to support and sustain private sector investment,” Emefiele explained.
Source:Nigerian Tribune
April 11, 2022 03:31 UTC
PDP acted irresponsibly by leaving a JV cash call debt of $5bn – BMO
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) acted irresponsibly by leaving behind a Joint Venture (JV) cash call debt of 5.1billon dollars that has now been almost fully defrayed by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led-All Progressives Congress (APC) administration. “It is also noteworthy that the 5billion dollars cash call debt is not part of the 63billion dollars public debt the PDP left behind, with little or nothing to show for it. BMO added that the funds that the Buhari government committed to defraying the JV cash call debt could have been used for other purposes if PDP had acted like a responsible ruling party. “So much has been said about the Buhari administration taking loans, with little attention to what those loans are being used for. The group also challenged PDP to explain to Nigerians why it failed to consistently make cash call payments to the country’s JV partners “during its 16 years of misrule”.
Source:The Guardian
April 11, 2022 01:21 UTC