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China Is Building A Giant Battery The Size Of A Building: An Innovative Solution For Electric Transport Recharging

In the race to power electric vehicles sustainably, China is taking bold steps. Teaming up with a Swiss company, the country completed the construction of a building-sized battery last December. This mammoth battery aims to store and distribute electricity for its rapidly growing fleet of electric cars. The global push for electrifying transportation has become […]

By Dr Tony Nwoye Media Center.NASS: Dr Tony Nwoye’s Bill for Unemployed Nigerian graduates to get paid while learning skills passes First Reading in Nigerian Senate.*23rd May 2024Abuja- A Bill seeking to place unemployed graduates in the country on a Monthly stipend while undergoing skill acquisition training by the Federal Government has passed first reading at the Senate.The bill sponsored by Senator Dr Tony Nwoye, Senator Representing Anambra North Senatorial District, seeks to amend the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) ACT inorder to also ensure that Graduates acquire new skills immediately after the Mandatory one year National youth service.Section 2 of the Principal Act is to be amended by introducing new subsections (d)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and amendment of Section2(d) (v) which shall read thus:by introducing new Sub sections (i), (ii),(iii), (iv) and (v) (d)Implement any other policy as may be laid from time to time, by the board established under section 3 of the Act.When amended and signed into the law the NDE Act will provide for the carrying out of research and development of appropriate data of all the unemployed graduates annually.As sighted in the explanatory memorandum the bill aims to amend sections 2 and 4 of the NDE ACT CAP No 28 Laws of the Federation 2004.According to Senator Dr Tony Nwoye, The proposed amendment of section 2 states that; “the unemployed graduates while undergoing skill acquisition shall be paid an acceptable monthly stipend by the Directorate” and that “The Agency shall Liaise with other relevant Government agencies to place unemployed graduates in skills acquisition centers in all the States of the Federation for the purpose of realizing subsection (i).The section 2 Amendment according to Tony Nwoye shall require the NDE to assist those who acquire new skills to practice the new skills they acquired through appropriate counseling and device appropriate strategies to track under-graduates upon graduation, during and after National Youth Service for proper guidance to prevent the abuse of the scheme.Additionally,Section 4 of the Principal Act is amended by deleting the word“Minister” and substituting it with the word “Board”.Senator Dr Nwoye also explained that the primary objective of these amendments proposed in the bill is to facilitate and tackle the increasing unemployment in the country, so as to ward off, the ugly consequences usually associated with social disequilibrium such as insecurity and to enable fresh graduates learn vocational skills instead of them all waiting for government employment.Senator Dr Tony Nwoye’s bill, which was the second business of the day, was granted first reading shortly after it was introduced to the Senate by the Leader of the Senate, Opeyemi Bamidele.Afterwhich Clerk of the Senate , Chinedu Akubueze read the short title of the bill and President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio ratified the first reading of the bill.

Honorable Uchenna Harris Okonkwo: Member Representing Idemili North And South Federal Constituency Has Called For Greater Democratic Values

By George Ozalla The Honorable Member, representing Idemili North and South Federal Constituency in the Green Chambers has called for greater democratic values to be imbibed by all and sundry, Hon. Okonkwo made the call yesterday in Abuja at a one day summit organized by Yar’Adua Foundation in collaboration with Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library and […]

Senator Akpabio Received In Audience Music Star, Davido…Tasks Him On Remaining On The Success Track

By George Ozolla Senator Godswill Akpabio, President of the Senate on Monday 20th May, 2024 received in audience Afrobeat Star, David Adedeji Adeleke, popularly known as Davido who was on a courtesy visit to the Senate President. Receiving his guest, Akpabio expressed his delight at the visit and poured encomiums on the Afrobeat Star for […]

Solo Art Exhibition: ‘Women in Bloom’ Initiated by Popular Artist, Tiffany-Annabelle Held in Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja FCT.

By George Ozalla Art is life, priceless, and full of deeper meanings and dimensions. A popular talented Nigerian-British born creative artist Tiffany-Annabelle Davies has successfully hosted a solo art exhibition at the prestigious Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja on Wednesday, 15th. May, 2024. Tiffany-Annabelle who sat gracefully at a far end corner of her art exhibition […]

Ex Navy Boys Abeokuta ALUMNI, Abuja Branch Giving Back To The Society Through Novelty Football Matches To Mark The Birthday Of Five Of Its Members.

By George Ozalla As part of activities to mark the birthday celebrations of five of its members: Nigerian Navy Boys Secondary School, Abeokuta ALUMNI, Abuja chapter, organized novelty matches which took place in Abuja over the weekend. It was primarily aimed at fostering unity, identifying talents, collaborating and by extension supporting the less privileged in […]

In 1892 at Stanford University, an 18-year-old student was struggling to pay his fees. He was an orphan, and not knowing where to turn for money, he came up with a bright idea. He and a friend decided to host a musical concert on campus to raise money for their education.

They reached out to the great pianist Ignacy J. Paderewski. His manager demanded a guaranteed fee of $2000 for the piano recital. A deal was struck, and the boys began to work to make the concert a success. The big day arrived. But unfortunately, they had not managed to sell enough tickets. The total collection […]

FIRS partners UNDP, OECD to launch Tax Inspectors Without Borders Program The Federal Government, in partnership with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), has launched the Tax Inspectors Without Borders- Criminal Tax Investigation Programme (TIWB-CI)

The program is aimed at combating tax crimes and strengthening the tax crime enforcement framework. The service disclosed this in a post-prequel to the launch of the program, stating that it is a crucial step in the nation’s fight against illicit financial inflows. It stated, “Nigeria is set to achieve a significant milestone in its […]

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