Good News! Federal Government To Begin Feeding 5.5 Million School Children

The Federal Government has said will commence its National Home Grown School Feeding Programme in September with 5.5 million school pupils across the country.

Mrs. Abimbola Adesanmi, the National Programme Manager for the scheme, who stated this at a stakeholders’ workshop on the Ogun State Home Grown School Feeding Programme, held in Abeokuta, on Wednesday, July 27, said the project would accommodate pupils in primary one to three at the take off stage.

She said while states, depending on readiness, would define their respective model based on cost effectiveness and sustainability, the federal government will provide oversight and technical support.

Ekiti state governor, Ayodele Fayose had insisted that the School Feeding Programme of the federal government must be done without the proposed 40 per cent counterpart funding from the states, saying; “The Federal Government is already looking for excuse for the impending failure of the programme by asking States to contribute 40 per cent to the scheme.”

The governor, who said the school feeding programme was purely a contract between the APC-led Federal Government and Nigerians, asked; “Were the States consulted before the APC made the promise during the presidential campaign? How can you make a promise and win election on the basis of that promise and now expect States to help you to fulfill the promise? That to me is fraud!”

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A near death incident was averted on a Nollywood set recently when a promising actor, Ani Iyoho was badly burnt while playing a fire stunt on the set of movie director, Stanlee Ohikhuare.

An actor on set with Ani said while the actor was burning, the fire extinguisher on set did not work and Stanlee shocked everyone by continuing filming with the intention of adding the real fire incident to the film.

Ani, as we write has been hospitalised, with his colleagues running around to raise money for him.

All efforts to reach Stanlee has proved abortive and the producers of the movie Kelechi Udegbe and Ugochukwu Azikiwe have been on the run.

NB: This statement is for record purpose.

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Juventus Signs Higuain For Record Fee Of £75.3 million

Juventus has signed Gonzalo Higuain for a £75.3 million transfer fee on a four-year deal.

Having passed a medical on Friday, he is set to earn £6.3 million-per-season.

As it known, his departure may signal arrival of another striker as replacement with Arsenal’s Olivier Giroud a top choice of Napoli’s. It also signals that the Italian club may cash in on Paul Pogba on a reported £100 million move to Manchester United.

The Argentine had earlier attracted interests from top clubs in Europe. With likes of Arsenal and Chelsea reported to be in the race to sign the 28-year old.

The striker, who scored 36 goals for Napoli last season, becomes the fifth signing of the summer for Juventus boss Allegri following the additions of Miralem Pjanic, Dani Alves, Medhi Benatia and Marko Pjaca.

Higuan, who signed for Napoli from Real Madrid last two seasons, becomes the third most expensive footballer ever behind Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale, who are both signed to Real Madrid.

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Nigeria Is Losing $500 Million To Cybercrime Annually – Communications Minister

The 26th National Conference and Exhibition of the Nigerian Computer Society has come and gone. At the event, Communication Minister Adebayo Shittu stated that Nigeria loses half a billion dollars to cybercrime annually.

“National safety and security include the nation’s cyberspace. Our growing dependence on digital infrastructure introduces and poses grave threats to national security. It is quite shocking that Nigeria loses about N127 billion which is 0.08 per cent of the country’s Gross Domestic Products (GDP), yearly to cybercrime,” he said.

Be that as it may, ICT is still contributing a lot to Nigeria’s GDP – experts estimate that that contribution is as much as 10%. According to a report in iAfrikan, ICT and related services are responsible for the creation of over 10  million jobs in the last decade, and over $32 billion in foreign direct investment.

In Africa, Nigeria is the second largest ICT market, with the number of internet subscribers in Nigeria skyrocketing from less than one million in 2003 to over 80 million in November 2015.
The federal government has inaugurated a Cybercrime Advisory Council with the aim of tackling cybercrime in the country, and computer emergency response teams have been put in place via the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) and NITDA.

The government is also making use of technology in some of its functions. Some of them include the Treasury Single Account (TSA), the Government Integrated Financial Management Information System (GIFMIS) and the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS).

“Though great strides have been made in these areas, there is still a lot to do to secure our dear nation. We all know that ICT is the globally recognized enabler in all spheres of development and it is most appropriate for NCS to step in by offering the nation an authentic platform to explore the role of ICT in national safety and security. Using ICT and Geographical Information Systems to tackle Boko Haram, Niger Delta militancy and other security challenges with enhanced efficiency and professionalism has become a matter of paramount importance,” Shittu said, according to Afrikan.

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BREAKING NEWS!! Several Killed As Niger Delta Militants Invade Lagos

Militants causing chaos around imose and totowu waterside are currently on gun rampage with policemen and soldiers.

According to report now is that one police attached with igando police station is down already with a stray bullet from the militants.

Please anybody on his route along lasu iba express road should just restrict now.
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