By Justina Auta The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has stressed the need for Media and Information Literacy (MIL) competencies to dispel misinformation surrounding COVID-19. The Officer in Charge of UNESCO Abuja Regional Office, Mr Sow Mamadou-Lamine, made the call during a Webinar with theme “Creating a Peaceful Society: Media and Information Literacy, A Way Out”. The Webinar was part of activities to mark Regional Commemoration of the Global MIL Week 2020, annually marked to review and celebrate the progress achieved toward “MIL for All”. Mamadou-Lamine said that media and information competencies would improve access to knowledge…
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Leaders of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) are beginning to contradict themselves over the reasons they embarked on their on-going strike which had entered its eighth month. While some of the leaders in the south-south region said on Wednesday that the Federal government’s insistence on enrolling varsity teachers in the Integrated Personnel Payroll Scheme (IPPS), was the cause of the unending strike, a leader in Yola said on Friday that IPPIS was not at the crux of the strike. Prof. Augustine Ndaghu, coordinator in Yola said on Friday that the dispute between the union and the Federal government was…
Democratic candidate Joe Biden has taken the lead in the U.S states of Pennsylvania and Georgia, two of the final states still in play in the presidential election. Biden has overhauled what was a substantial lead for President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania, and on Friday he pulled slightly ahead as mail-in ballots were added to the tally, broadcasters CNN and Fox reported. The results of a little over 30,000 ballots were announced, Biden won around 87 per cent of those votes. Winning Pennsylvania would give either candidate 20 of the crucial Electoral College votes needed to win the presidency. This…
Prof. Olu Olufayo, Coordinator of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Akure zone, has said that the future of Nigeria will depend on the quality of investments in the youth. Olufayo made this assertion at a news conference held at the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife on Friday. The ASUU chieftain also stressed the need for the Federal Government to show more concern towards the state of university education in the country. He attributed the delay in the resumption of students of public universities to the Federal Government’s disposition towards the union’s demands. Olufayo said that the union decided…
The Deputy President of the Senate and Chairman, Senate Adhoc Committee on Constitution Review, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has welcomed the pledge by the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) to offer technical support to the panel. He has also called on states yet to domesticate the Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Act to do so. Senator Omo-Agege spoke in Abuja when he hosted a delegation from the UN Women, led by the Deputy Country Representative, Mr Lansana Wonneh. UN Women is the United Nations’ body dedicated to gender equality and women empowerment. The…
A northern movie producers association, known as Motion Picture Practitioners Association of Nigeria, MOPPAN, has suspended an ace actress, Rahama Sadau. A statement by the association claimed that the picture, which she posted on her social media platforms, had resulted to blasphemous comments against Islam on Twitter and other social media handles, gwg.ng reports. Sadau’s picture, which depicts her bare back, has generated controversy. Recall that the popular actress was suspended in October 2016 for similar alleged misconduct. Sadau however reacted through her Twitter handle, @rahama_sadau, saying that the pictures were harmless. “Salam, it’s sad and unfortunate waking up to…
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Tanko Muhammad on Friday swore in eight new Justices of the Supreme Court. With the oath taking and oath of allegiance to Nigeria’s constitution by the newly elevated Justices, the number of Supreme Court Justices has now risen to 20 from 12. Those sworn in are Justices Lawal Garba from North West; Helen Ogunwumiju, South West; Abdu Aboki, North West; and M. M. Saulawa, North West. Others are Justices Adamu Jauro, North East; Samuel Oseji, South South; Tijani Abubakar, North East and Emmanuel Agim, South South.
A two-day first-in-Africa drive-through exhibition of arts and crafts is on-going in Abuja. Staged by the National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC) the exhibition has “Networking Nigerian Crafts to the World’’ as its theme. It is the 2020 edition of the International Arts and Craft Expo and it markets Nigerian arts and crafts to the world. At least 11 states out of the 36 states of the federation are displaying Nigerian arts and crafts at the exhibition also featuring arts and crafts from India, Venezuela, Syria, Libya, Lebanon, Ghana, Argentina and Kenya. States exhibiting their arts and crafts are Adamawa,…
Stocks in the Asia Pacific region were mixed on Friday as Democratic challenger Joe Biden, inches closer to taking the White House. This comes after Wall Street rose amid protracted vote-counting following the U.S. elections on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average added 0.91 per cent to end at 24,325.23, hitting the highest level in 29 years, while the broader Topix index was up 0.52 per cent to 1,658.49. South Korea’s benchmark Kospi Index edged up 0.11 per cent to close at 2,416.5. China’s Shanghai Composite Index fell 0.24 per cent and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index edged down…
Democratic presidential candidate and former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has reiterated his confidence in winning the election, with counting still ongoing in battleground states. In an address to the nation on Thursday, Biden said he had no doubt he would be declared winner once all the votes were counted. He urged his supporters to remain calm and patient, noting that “democracy is sometimes messy”. “Democracy is sometimes messy. It sometimes requires a little patience. “We have no doubt that when the count is finished, Senator (Kamala) Harris and I will be declared the winners. “So, I ask everyone to…