By Adetokunbo Abiola | Recently, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said in its latest unemployment report that about half of the nation’s 76,562 doctorate degree holders within the labour force were either jobless or underemployed. According to the NBS, 7,999 PhD holders have been added to the unemployment market in 21 months – 381 […]
By Maria Famakinwa | As Ondo State prepares for the gubernatorial election scheduled for October 10, concerned residents of the State and Independent National Electorate Commission (INEC) have called on candidates of different political parties to play the game by the rule to prevent pre and post- election violence. Many are particularly disturbed due to […]
By Alex Kalejaye | Those that are sufficiently familiar with the antics of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will attest to their inelastic penchant for violence, thuggery and unbridled lies. If you like, unquenchable desperation. To them, the electoral victory amounts to everything. They have no qualms confusing the electorate; where it is impossible to […]
By Theo Adebowale | Wine is reckless, liquor rowdy; unwise in anyone whom it seduces. But because it cheers people’s hearts not a few in the population fall for it. Many stagger for wine. Many treat alcohol as an article for recreation and because of self discipline they do not regard it as anything serious, […]
By Fatima Muraina | In a bid to cushion the effect of food shortage, tomato farmers in Ondo state have called for assistance from governments, private organisations and investors for mass production to make it cheaper and affordable to the people. The Southwest President of National Tomato Growers, Processors and Marketers of Nigeria (NATPAN), Mr […]
By Fatima Muraina | Yam farmers in Ondo state have began to export their produce to international countries for foreign exchange earnings. The State Chairman, National Association of yam farmers, Processors and Marketers, Mr Peter Sasere disclosed this in an interview with The Hope yesterday. His words: “we are also making efforts to ensure it […]
By Fatima Muraina | Ondo state government has inaugurated a steering committee on Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprises- Niger Delta (Life_ND) project to improve the economic situation of the rural communities and to reduce rural urban migration. The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Asiwaju Adegboyega Adefarati inaugurating the committee yesterday said the project is aimed at supporting […]
By Kehinde Oluwatayo | As Junior Secondary school three (JSS3) resumed in Ondo State, the schools are fully complying with the directive of the inter ministerial committee on COVID-19 . In schools visited by our reporter, there was strict compliance with COVID-19 guidelines as laid down by the committee. The students and teachers were seen […]
Victor Akinkuolie, Ado-Ekiti | Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi has announced September 21 for reopening of primary and secondary schools in the state, to end months of school closure occasioned by the covid-19 pandemic. Fayemi who disclosed this in a state-wide broadcast recently also directed that tertiary institutions in the state be opened to […]
THE concept of federalism is intimately derived from the necessity to address diversity arising from culture, language, geography and more. This fact was highlighted in the constitutional conferences that gave birth to the 1960 Independence Constitution. AT independence therefore, federalism was adopted as model of government to make for peaceful coexistence as the various ethnic, […]
