DURING the tenure of one of our past presidents, I was given a publication to distil some of its content for use in another publication. The publication, a “Mid-term Report” of the president’s administration, featured inputs from various ministries, departments and agencies. It was meant to project the goals and achievements of the government of the day. And, not surprisingly, its foreword was signed by the then incumbent president, an indication that his government endorsed it at the highest level.

The Federal Government has commenced shortlisting candidates for the 500,000 jobs it promised.

How we respond to an issue is in many cases more important than the issue itself. And one such issue is the current economic travails Nigeria is currently grappling with.

ENUGU—The International Society for Civil Liberties and the rule of law, Intersociety has charged President Muhammadu Buhari to end what it termed his obvious meddlesomeness in the case of the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu and the Judiciary and to direct the Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF, to either prove the Federal Government’s allegation that Kanu committed treasonable felony or withdraw the bogus charges against him for want of evidence.

AS school children resume from the long vacation, Vanguard investigations revealed that parents have commenced withdrawing their children from private schools to public ones, attributing their action to the harsh economic situation in the country.

MEMBERS of the National Union of Textile, Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria, NUTGTWN, few days ago, gathered in the ancient city of Benin, Edo State, for the union’s 28th Annual National Education conference, to review the socio-economic situation of the country as it affects the Textile and Garment sector.

New York—President Muhammadu Buhari has said the anti-corruption campaign of his administration and the economic programme of diversification will significantly address the lack of job opportunities and deprivation that make Nigerian youths vulnerable to recruitment by human traffickers.

The Federal Government says the implementation of the national re-orientation campaign, Change Begins with Me, started from the leadership, contrary to the position of some critics.

THE convoy of Dr Idia Ize-Iyamu, the wife of the PDP governorship candidate was yesterday attacked in Iyamho, Estako West local government area of Edo State allegedly by APC supporters.

AS members of National Assembly resume from their annual vacation, today, a member of the House of Representatives, Mr. Daniel Reyenieju, has urged them to rededicate their efforts to address the current economic reality through institutional collaborative efforts so as to put same behind the Nigerian masses in no distant time.

IT is no longer news that Whatsapp, the world’s most popular messaging application will not be available on the BlackBerry platform come 2017. What might be news however, especially to the Facebook owned company, is that many Nigerian BlackBerry faithful say they will choose the Canadian mobile brand over Whatsapp.

Yesterday’s decision of the Supreme Court to uphold the election of Yahaya Bello as the governor of Kogi State was being received with mixed feelings. That was not surprising given the heightened expectations of the contending personalities. It was as such not surprising that in the victory that the governor urged his supporters against unbridled celebration.

BUSINESSES in Nigeria at the moment are facing very tough times due to the economic recession. Disposable income has drastically reduced, shrinking and stretching consumers’ purchasing power beyond limit. This has put e-commerce firms in precarious situations. While some have resorted to slashing marketing costs, others have resorted to sacking employees workforce.

THE Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, said, on Tuesday, that negotiations were ongoing for the concessioning of the narrow gauge lines across the country to General Electric (GE).

Lagos—A police prosecutor, Corporal Chinedu Njoku, disagreed, yesterday, with the police report over the alleged theft of N800,000 from Ecobank preferred against one Edadu Collins, insisting that the amount involved was N5.5 million, after proper investigation was carried out.