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YCYW HAILS AREGBESOLA OVER RE-APPOINTMENT OF BOLA ILORI INTO CABINET.
OSUN State Governor, Engineer Raufu Aregbesola, has been commended over his relentless efforts to forster unity and brotherliness among the South-Western States of Yoruba nation, the Yoruba Council of Youths Worldwide (YCYW) , Oyo State Chapter, has said.
This commendation was contained in a release jointly signed by the association’s Chairman, Prince Ademola Omiyale, and the Publicity Secretary, Mr. Sheriff Adeniji, against the backdrop of the recent appointment of the erstwhile council boss of Alimosho Local Government and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State, Mr. Bola Ilori, as one of the commissioners in the newly constituted cabinet of Ogbeni Aregbesola’s led government in Osun state.
According to the release which was made available to journalists yesterday, described the Osun State governor as one who has shown through his actions, since the mantle of leadership in Osun State fell on him, that the interests and progress of the Yoruba nation is paramount in his heart.
The association lauded the governor for his visionary quality, through the re-appointment of Bola Ilori, an Ondo state’s indigene, and an industrious youth into his cabinet, adding that, majority of today’s public office holders in the country lack this rare leadership quality which according to the release distinguish the likes of the late sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, and Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, from the multitudes of crowd.
“With the appointment of Bola Ilori, a non-indigene of Osun State and a distinguished youth into his government, Engr. Aregbesola, who himself was a former commissioner in Lagos State during Bola Tinubu’s reign, has demonstrated that the leadership tutorial he learned from Asiwaju Bola Tinubu political school, while in Lagos, is also practiceable in other States provided that the person at the helm’s of affairs demonstrate the will to put it into practise.
“Having said this, we are appealing to other state governors in the Yoruba nation to emulate the exemplary leadership qualities of Engr. Aregbesola by looking for talents and young blood regardless of their state of origin who will add positive values to governance and jettission the old style of governance of “omo wa ni e je o se” which does nothing but drive the wheel of governance backward, afterall, we are all descendant of Oduduwa”.
The release concluded that just as Lagos State has been transformed through purposeful and visionary leadership, Osun state under the guidance of ogbeni, against the wishful thinking of some enemies of progress had weathered the storm of economic recession and has being set on the path of economic prosperity which will soon be a template for exemplary governance in the country just as Lagos state has become.
Dangote Petroleum Refinery has made headlines by announcing a further reduction in the price of diesel, dropping it from ₦1200 to ₦1000 naira per litre.
The refinery’s decision comes on the heels of its recent supply at a significantly reduced price of ₦1200 per litre, which was introduced three weeks ago, signifying a remarkable 30 per cent decrease from the previous market price of approximately ₦1600 per litre.
This substantial reduction in diesel prices at Dangote Petroleum Refinery is expected to reiterate positively throughout various sectors of the economy, potentially serving as a catalyst in alleviating the persistently high inflation rate in the country.
In a statement last week, Aliko Dangote, Africa’s wealthiest individual and the owner of the refinery, expressed his optimism regarding the potential impact of the price reduction on inflation in Nigeria.
“I believe that we are on the right track. I believe Nigerians have been patient, and I also believe that a lot of goodies will now come through. There’s quite a lot of improvement because if you look at it, one of the major issues that we’ve had was the naira devaluation that has gone very aggressively up to about ₦1900,” he remarked.
As anticipation builds around the implications of this move by Dangote Petroleum Refinery, stakeholders and consumers alike remain hopeful for the positive effects it could bring to the Nigerian economy in the coming months.
More than 50,000 Russian military personnel have died during the Ukraine conflict, the BBC reported Wednesday, citing its own reporters, independent media group Mediazona and volunteers.
They found that more than 27,300 Russian soldiers died during the second year of the war, a 25-percent increase on the first year.
BBC Russian, Mediazona and volunteers have been counting deaths since February 2022, using open-source information from official reports and the media, as well as using satellite images of Russian cemeteries to estimate the number of new graves.
The figure of more than 50,000 is eight times higher than the official toll acknowledged by Moscow in September 2022. It does not include deaths of militia in Donetsk and Lugansk in eastern Ukraine.
Ukraine said in February that it had lost 31,000 soldiers, but that figure is also likely to be significantly lower than the true toll.
Russian losses spiked in January 2023 as it launched a large-scale offensive in Donetsk and again months later last year during the battle for the city of Bakhmut.
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a “special military operation” at dawn on February 24, 2022, which has since turned into a bloody and attritional war, isolating Russia from the Western world.
Responding to the report, the Kremlin said it did not disclose any information on military deaths and casualties, which falls under the remit of the defence ministry.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov added official secrets laws and those covering what Russia calls its “special military operation” in Ukraine meant it was “absolutely understandable” that the ministry did not release the figures.
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has disclosed that 95 million Nigerians need to enroll for the National Identification Number (NIN) to meet its target of 200 million enrollments by 2025.
Kayode Adegoke, Head of Corporate Communications at NIMC, emphasised the importance of this enrollment during an interview on X over the weekend.
He stated, “For NIMC to meet the 200 million target by 2025, 95 million Nigerians need to register for the NIN.”
Adegoke revealed that over 105 million NINs have been issued to Nigerians and legal residents so far.
He assured Nigerians of the commission’s commitment, saying, “We want to assure Nigerians that within the next one or two years, we will reach our target of enrolling all Nigerians.”
“The NIN serves as a unique identifier for each citizen and has become increasingly important for various government initiatives aimed at improving security, governance, and service delivery.”
Adegoke highlighted the efforts to streamline the modification and enrollment processes under the leadership of Abisoye Coker, the director-general of NIMC. He announced the development of a self-service platform, allowing Nigerians to make necessary modifications such as changing names, dates of birth, email addresses, and phone numbers from anywhere, using different devices.
Emphasising the convenience of the self-service modification portal, Adegoke encouraged Nigerians to utilize this innovative solution.
He noted the evolution of the process, citing the past requirement for applicants to visit NIMC offices for data corrections.
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