A notable highlight of the event was the presentation of a survey conducted with 1,000 professionals from various organizations, aimed at understanding Gen Z’s impact on key workplace dynamics including consumerism, innovation, sustainability, and leadership. The study unveiled insightful data on how Gen Z integrates and influences the professional environment.
Author: Abdoulaye Kay
Obasanjo is a survivalist par excellence. At barely 24 years old, he developed his first survival instinct in 1961. Obasanjo was captured in the Congo Republic by the mutineers while he was evacuating Roman Catholic missionaries from a station near Bukavu. The mutineers considered executing him but mysteriously released him.
When you critically look at Nigeria, or the North, and its situation, what is happening is not excusable. Take instances where warehouses or trailer loads of food were attacked and stripped of everything: Is it hunger where you see a purportedly hungry man hurrying away with two or three bags of rice on his shoulders and returning for more? Or able-bodied youths, both male and female, fighting their way through the madness to grab as much of the loot as they can, taking them somewhere for safekeeping and returning for more?
To begin with, President Tinubu on November 29, 2023, presented a budget of N27.5 Trillion to the joint session of the National Assembly made up of N9.92 Trillion recurrent expenditure, Debt Service of N8.25 Trillion, and Capital Expenditure of N8.7 Trillion.
“We have seen the huge damage that was done not only to the North but the entire country in that budget. We are supposed to sit with the Senate president to inform him about what we have observed.
“Goldman Sachs analysts Andrew Matheny and Bojosi Morule have projected a significant turnaround for Nigeria’s currency, foreseeing a remarkable appreciation to N1,200 against the US dollar within the span of 12 months.”
Narrating the incident to ASHENEWS in a phone call, the proprietor of the Qur’anic school, Abubakar Bakusa, said the terrorists, who had earlier abducted a housewife from another community, invaded his Islamic school where about 70 Almajiris are enrolled for Qur’anic education.
“Union Bank, at its core, stands for equal representation and acknowledgment of the incredible skills and ability women bring to the table notwithstanding the industry or enterprise they engage in. The message behind this year’s theme is a call for everyone to strive for a fair, equitable world where individuals are judged and assessed on the depth of their capability rather than their biological makeup.”
Maternal health is a critical concern in Sokoto State, Nigeria. The high maternal mortality rates underscore the need for urgent action to improve outcomes for both mothers and newborns.
A coalition called the National Action on Sugar Reduction (NASR), has called for an increase in tax on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages (SSBs) to reduce the burden of obesity. Omei Bongos-Ikwue, a representative of the NASR, made the call during a rally on Saturday in Abuja to commemorate the 2024 World Obesity Day celebrated annually on March 4. According to him, statistics have shown that one in eight people worldwide grapples with the disease. He said that the alarming statistic had also revealed that 30 percent of Nigerians were overweight and that 15 percent of such figures were classified as obese. Bongos-Ikwue…