My friend Ariyo has four children. It was tough; as would be expected for him to send the kids to school. In a school term, he usually have to cough out a minimum of N500, 000.00 (half amillion naira) because his children attended a 'mid-priced' school. Coughing out such amount every 3 months was killing my friend. He also have to pay house rent. My friend was perpetually in debt. He ran helter-skelter to make available the best he could through savings, goodwill assistance and difficult loans. Often times he was only able to pay a quarter or half of the half a million. His debt burdens mounted every 90 days. By the time he was owing nearly N2M in school fees, he finally came to his senses. He withdrew his first two children from the so-called private school and enrolled them in a public school! He told me in confidence that despite his 'huge' investments, his wards were only 'dragging by' academically as a result of poor quality of teaching, teaching staff and ...
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Zubeiru Dada, has been conferred with the Honoris Causa Degree of the University of Entrepreneurship and Technology, State of Delaware, US, as well as a leadership award in public administration by the Asian African Chambers of Commerce and Industry (AACCI). AACCI said the award was in respect of Dada’s contributions to the economic growth and infrastructural development of Nigeria. AACCI Vice Chairman for Africa, Dr. High Prince Olaleye Babalola, Emir of Nupe in Niger State, Etsu Nupe, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar, CFR, and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Zubeiru Dada, at the award ceremony by the Asian African Chambers of Commerce and Industry (AACCI), held in the Conference Hall of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Abuja, on Tuesday The two-in-one ceremony, which took place inside the Conference Hall of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Abuja, also saw the conferment of the AACCI leadership award on the Emir of Nupe in Nige...
Oke Ogun Youth Association has announced the launch of its Green Revolution Scheme to tackle unemployment in the region . According to the press release signed by the Project Coordinator, Bola Olalere, “ Oke Ogun Green Revolution is an initiative of Oke-Ogun Youth Association, aimed at encouraging young people to engage in profitable and commercial agriculture by creating a platform that will make the work easier and interesting to them. Under the scheme, interested young farmers shall be organised, trainned and set up in a particular Agric. Business of their choices. The scheme will involve in both cooperative farming and individual farming and will collaborate with agencies ,government and individual who shares in their vision . “We have complained enough about underdevelopment of our region without noticing the great resources God had giving us as a people and the potentials to turn our stories around; using our natural resources.” “Oke Ogun area covers ...
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