World Cup In Qatar: Saudi Arabia Shocks Argentina With 2-1 In Group C

November 22, 2022

Saudi Arabia produced one of the stunning upsets in World Cup history today, November 22, by beating Argentina 2-1 in their Group C encounter at world cup competition taking place in Qatar.

At the Lusail Iconic Stadium today, Lionel Messi opened the scoring for Argentina from the penalty spot after 10 minutes play following a controversial VAR decision.
Saleh Al-Shehri levelled for Saudi Arabia just three minutes after the break.
The goal encouraged the Saudis to pour forward and they netted winning goal through Salem Al-Dawsari in the 53rd minute.
Al-Dawsari plucked the ball out from the sky and turned inside two Argentina defenders before curling his finish beyond the reach of Aston Villa defender Emiliano Martinez.
The result ended Argentina’s 36-game unbeaten run.
Source: Promptnews online.

I’ll Make Soludo My Special Consultant For Solutions To Nigeria’s Challenges – Peter Obi

Editorial staff

November 21, 2022

Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has said that if he is elected President next year, he will make consultations with the governor of Anambra, Chukwuma Soludo, for solutions to Nigeria’s challenges.

At a meeting today, November 21 with the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), held at Protea Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos state, Peter Obi admitted that Soludo has the solution, “so, I need to consult him to help me.”

Exodus Of Doctors, Nurses, Others Hit UCH Ibadan

Editorial staff

November 21, 2022

Nigeria’s foremost tertiary health institution, the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan is witnessing an exodus of doctors, nurses and other health workers from the Hospital.

The Chief Medical Director (CMD) of UCH, Professor Abiodun Otegbayo, who confirmed this today, November 21, said that at least 15 Nurses, Doctors and Pharmacists, among others are leaving the Hospital on a weekly basis.

“Every week, I sign resignation letters of 15 health workers at the institution, who are mostly clinicians, that is, Nurses, Doctors and Pharmacists, among others.”

The CMD called for removal of bottlenecks in to enable the management replace workforce due to mass exodus of health workers.

Professor Otegbayo, at a news conference marking the 65th Founder’s Day celebration of UCH, said that from 2020 to October 15, 2022, no fewer than 600 clinical staff had left the hospital, and that bureaucracy bottlenecks had been hindering their replacement.

He said that there is an acute shortage of manpower due to push and pull factors, such as poor welfare of workers and insecurity, among others.

Professor Otegbayo said that UCH has been committed to effective healthcare delivery in Nigeria and West African Sub-region.

The chief medical director said the institution would continue in its strides as infrastructure and facilities were being overhauled in addition to human capital development.

He commended the staff members of the institution for their dedication and commitment to uplifting the institution by giving in their best and according respect to the patients.

Professor Otegbayo said the institution had acquired two sets of Auto Clave, 64-Slice CT machines and two Mammography machines to improve clinical services.

“Just as the physical infrastructure is being developed, so also is the administration bringing in state-of-the-art equipment to enhance service delivery. We have not rested on our oars as we keep acquiring new equipment.

“It is our style to keep on acquiring equipment that position the hospital at the forefront of demands for best clinical practices.

“Perhaps one of our most significant achievements in the last 65 years of our existence has been a truly indigenous elaboration and facelift of the University College Hospital. However, like I said, we keep improving, between the times we produced the scorecards and now, we have continued with our projects, acquired new equipment, got more help and upgraded our services.

“In the area of physical infrastructure, we have made the following milestones: Completion of the Molecular Laboratory, completion of the rehabilitation of the burnt Tailoring and Laundry building.

“Completion of renovation works on the Radiology Block VI, painting of the exterior of the Mortuary Block and continuation of the interior of the Mortuary Block.”

Professor Otegbayo said that the institution yearly attended to documented 14,000 out-patients and 10,000 in-patients and it’s committed to quality service delivery and leverage on technology.

Source: NAN.

Over 40 Buried Alive In Deadly Indonesian Earthquake

Editorial staff

November 21, 2022

A deadly 5.6 magnitude earthquake, rocked the Island of Java, Indonesia today, November 21, burying alive over 40 people and many others injured.

According to the United States Geological Survey, the quake centered in the Cianjur region of West Java but felt as far away as the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, leaving thousands of buildings destroyed by the landslide.

A spokesman for the local administration in Cianjur town, Adam confirmed that dozens of people have been killed in the tragic incident.

He said: “There have been dozens of people killed. So far, 44 people have died”

A government official from Cianjur, Herman Suherman, told newsmen that about 20 people were killed and 300 more injured.

He added that most of the victims had fractures from being trapped by the ruins of buildings and there are families in the village that have not been evacuated.

He said: “The information I got for now, in this hospital alone, nearly 20 died and at least 300 people are being treated.

“Most of them had fractures from being trapped by the ruins of buildings.

“We are currently handling people who are in an emergency state in this hospital. The ambulances keep on coming from the villages to the hospital.

“There are many families in villages that have not been evacuated.”

World Bank Angry With Use Of Oil Subsidies In Nigeria To Benefit Wealthy Households

Editorial staff

November 21, 2022

The World Bank has expressed dissatisfaction with a situation where large shares of Nigeria’s resources have financed inefficient and regressive subsidies which benefit primarily wealthy households in the country.

In a report by the World Bank on Nigeria Public Finance Review which was released today, November 21 in Abuja, it stressed the need for the country to fix its public finances to promote inclusive and sustainable development.

According to the report, macroeconomic and fiscal reforms are urgently needed to lift Nigeria’s development outcomes, which are severely constrained by inefficient use of resources.

“For years, a large share of Nigeria’s resources have financed inefficient and regressive subsidies for petrol, electricity, and foreign exchange.

“Not all these subsidies are accounted for in the budget, which makes them difficult to track and scrutinise.

“However, available data suggest that these subsidies, which accounted for more than the amount spent on education, health, and social protection in 2021, benefit primarily wealthy households.”

The report said that the subsidies also distort incentives, discourage investment, and crowd-out spending on pro-poor programmes, thereby, hindering progress in Nigeria’s social development.

It said that Nigeria had one of the lowest public expenditure and revenue levels in the world, undermining the government’s ability to improve service delivery.

“Between 2015 and 2021, total public spending in Nigeria averaged 12 per cent of Gross Domestic Product, less than half the world average of 30 per cent.”

The report said that improving service delivery in Nigeria required more resources.

“Therefore, one of the most critical aspects of meeting Nigeria’s vast development needs lies in raising more revenues, as the country ranks consistently among the world’s poorest-performing countries in terms of public revenue mobilisation.”

The report noted that the total revenues averaging just seven per cent of GDP in 2015-2021 are far below the global average of 24 per cent.

It said that low tax rates and poor utilisation of tax bases, weaknesses in tax administration, and large deductions from oil revenues were constraining Nigeria’s inability to generate enough revenues.

Source: NAN.

Kwankwaso Asks Atiku To Forget 2023 Presidency For Obvious Reasons

Editorial staff

November 21, 2022

The Presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has asked the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, to forget the 2023 presidential victory.

He said that it is obvious that he will not perform well in the next year’s election in some swing states like Kano, Lagos and Rivers States, saying that with these states obviously out of his control, he can’t win the election.

Kwankwaso, who spoke today, November 21 at the commissioning of the Mgbutanwo Internal Roads in Emohua, Rivers State, at the invitation of Governor Nyesom Wike, criticized some PDP leaders, describing them as rigid and selfish.

“Any party that cannot control two of the three states – Kano, Lagos, and Rivers is out. He (Wike) has been saying it, and people have not taken note of it.
Anyway, by now, with Kwankwaso out of that party and Wike struggling to be there or not to be there, somehow, things are moving, certainly, Lagos is not their own, and one begins to wonder how they will win the election of 2023.”

Recall that Governor Wike and four other aggrieved governors elected on the platform of PDP had kicked against the retention of Iyorchia Ayu as the party’s national chairman, leading to the withdrawal of support of some governors for Atiku Abubakar.

Ohinoyi (King) Of Ebira, Dr. Ado Ibrahim, At Commissioning Of His Islamic Centre

Greenbarge Reporters

November 21, 2022

Ohinoyi Ado Ibrahim is in blue regalia.

The Ohinoyi (King) of Ebiraland, Dr. Ado Ibrahim, over 93 years old, actively participated in the commissioning of special multipurpose Alnor Islamic Centre, built in his honour at Karaworo, near his palatial palace in Okene, Kogi State last week Thursday, November 17.

The new Mosque

Islamic and academic scholars as well as top personalities from many parts of Nigeria and the State of Qatar thronged the venue. The Presidential candidate of the Young Progressive Party (YPP) and son of the King, Prince Malik Ado Ibrahim, Prince Nazir Ado Ibrahim and several others were there. Special Jum’at (Friday) prayer was, for the first time, observed in the Ado Ibrahim’s new Friday mosque on November 18, 2022.

Prince Malik in black regalia, Prince Nazir to his right, others at the occasion.

New Owner Of Twitter, Elon Musk Returns Donald Trump; “I’m Not Interested” – Trump

Greenbarge Reporters

November 21, 2022

The new owner of Twitter, Elon Musk has returned the former American President, Donald Trump following a majority of respondents in a poll conducted.

This was even as ex President Trump gave an indication that he had no immediate intention of returning to the social media platform.

In all, 51.8 per cent of more than 15 million respondents voted in favour in the poll, which simply asked: “Reinstate former President Trump.”

In another tweet, Twitter’s new owner wrote: “Vox Populi, Vox Dei,” which means the voice of the people is the voice of God.

The former president, who is the subject of several legal investigations previously had more than 88 million followers and would tirelessly tweet everything from policy announcements to attacks on his rivals.

“I don’t see any reason for it,” the former president said when asked whether he planned to return to Twitter by a panel at the Republican Jewish Coalition’s annual leadership meeting.

He said that he would stick with his new platform Truth Social.

2023: Ohanaeze Endorses Peter Obi, Says He Represents Igbo Collective Unconscious

Greenbarge Reporters

November 21, 2022

The apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has formally endorsed Peter Obi of the Labour Party as its presidential candidate for the 2023 general elections.

According to Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Obi represents “Nigerian conscience, moral probity, generational hope, redemption epiphany, and above all, the Igbo collective unconscious.”

The Igbo political group said that by the principles of zoning and rotation of power in Nigeria, it is the turn of the South East of Nigeria to produce the president in 2023.

In a statement yesterday, November 20, signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Dr Alex Ogbonna, stating its stand in the ongoing political realignment in the country, Ohanaeze said that the Labour Party’s candidate had filled what could have been a sad gap if he had not been on the ballot.

The statement reads: “In the first place, going by the principles of zoning and rotation of power in Nigeria, which have been in existence since 1999, it is the turn of the South East of Nigeria to produce the president in 2023.

“Second, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has canvassed to various eminent persons in Nigeria, seeking their support for the presidency in the South East come 2023. We are delighted by the responses from various groups and highly placed patriotic Nigerians.

“Third, Ohanaeze works in collaboration with the Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF), comprising the Afenifere, PANDEF, Middle Belt Leaders, and Ohanaeze Ndigbo led by an elder statesman, Chief E. K. Clarke. The group, in its quest for Nigerian unity, peace, and sustainable national development, has endorsed Mr Peter Obi as its candidate for the 2023 general elections.

“On the other hand, Ohanaeze brought a commodity to the market, and now the world is clamouring for it. We are rather excited, happy, and fulfilled that Nigeria is now in full possession of the commodity.”

Ohanaeze said that it endorsed Obi not only based on equity and justice but also on “merit, competence, a track record of accomplishments, and the veritable ideas that Obi espouses for a better Nigeria.”

The apex Igbo body noted that despite concerns that Labour Party had no structure, the Obidient Movement is “a massive disruptive reaction against the deplorable Nigerian pathologies.”

“People use the Obi phenomenon to express dissatisfaction with the status quo. It is a revolt against injustice, poverty, unemployment, corruption, and all other forms of vicious circles that have become the trademark of Nigeria. In other words, every revolution is a structural change.”

Nigeria Earns $2.5 Billion From Export Of Non-Oil In 6 Months – NEPC Boss

Greenbarge Reporters

November 21, 2022

Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) Dr. Ezea Yakusak has said that Nigeria generated $2.5billion from the export of non-oil products from January to June 2022.

Yakusak, who spoke to news men in Abuja, in preparation for the forthcoming NEPC Export to begin today, said that Nigeria needs to embrace the export of non-oil products to guarantee Nigeria’s economic development export.

The Executive Director said that the event is being organized in line with the current management’s strategic efforts of imbibing, sustaining and deepening an export culture in the non-oil export ecosystem.

“The Council held its maiden National Conference on Non-oil Export with the theme: Export for Survival: Optimising Nigeria’s Non-Oil Export Potentials.

“The conference provided a veritable platform for stakeholders in the non-oil export sector to ventilate ideas on current and emerging issues affecting the non-oil export sector. Export Week is a continuation of that engagement with critical stakeholders and discerning members of the public.

The objective is to keep the “Export4Survival” campaign on the front burner of national discourse using Export Week as a strategic information and communication tool to change the narratives.

“We envisage that the Export Week will provide a path for business and sector-led activities to thrive as well as help entrepreneurs particularly SMEs look out for new opportunities in the sector.

“Therefore, it is vital for these businesses to have the support and information they need to become successful.”

Asked what is being done to end the rejection of Nigeria’s produce in the international market, Yakusak said that a technical committee has been set up as well as an Implementation committee to address the challenge.

He identified lack of adequate documentation of produce, lack of compliance to export rules, high level of pesticides used in the preservation of produce as well as poor packaging as some of the issues confronting Nigeria’s products in the international market.

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