Senator representing Kwara Central senatorial district of Kwara State in the National Assembly, Yahaya Oloriegbe, has attributed increasing rate of insecurity in the country to high unemployment rate, saying that there is a nexus between drug abuse and unemployment. Speaking at a news programme of the Correspondents’ Chapel, Nigeria Union of Journalists, Kwara State council in Ilorin at the weekend, the lawmaker, who described unemployment as a time bomb, called on three tiers of government to urgently address the situation. “Even the world’s superpower country; the United States, has not been able to defeat the Taliban in Afghanistan for years now, so President Buhari should be commended for doing the needful to address the issue of insecurity in Nigeria. Yakassai, a former Liaison Officer to former President Shehu Shagari, described both Abubakar and former Lagos State governor, Senator Bola Tinubu, as potential 2023 presidential contenders…Senator links insecurity Senator links insecurityBuhari Suspends Babalakin As UNILAG Pro-Chancellor, Sacks Acting Vice-ChancellorPresident Muhammadu Buhari has suspended the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Governing Council of University of Lagos (UNILAG), Dr Wale Babalakin, SAN and the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, over the lingering crisis…Senator links insecurity Senator links insecurity‘I Lived As A Beggar. Surrounded by a calm environment in Emene, Enugu East Local Government Area of Enugu State, the 39-year-old paraplegic recounted her experience since she was disengaged as a beneficiary of N-Power, a scheme set up by the Federal Government to address the issues of youth unemployment and…Senator links insecurity Senator links insecurity

Source: Nigerian Tribune August 23, 2020 12:22 UTC