Politics

Yoruba leaders Intervene in Tinubu, Aregbesola Rift

By Web News 482

The leaders of Yoruba race met on Tuesday March 1, 2022, in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital to resolve the lingering strained relationship between two prominent Yoruba political leaders- Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola.

The meeting, which held at a private residence of the Alaafin of Oyo in Ibadan, lasted about two hours.

The meeting had in attendance the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi; the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi and Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola as a first step towards finding a lasting reconciliation between the two.
After consultations, the leaders agreed to move to the next stage of the meeting which will be held at a later date.

Politics

Osun APC Party Crisis Yet Unresolved- Ogbeni Aregbesola

By Web News 626

The efforts of the APC national leadership to resolve the crisis rocking the party at the Osun state level appears far from over.

Former Osun State Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has declared that he is with the Rasaq Salinsile-led faction of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the state.

The Minister of Interior, while addressing his supporters at a public gathering in Ilesa, Osun State on Friday, said there was no point hiding the fact Osun APC had been divided into two factions.

Aregbesola who spoke in the Yoruba language stated that “For those in doubt, Osun APC is divided. We have APC, Rauf Aregbesola’s faction which is chaired by Hon Razaq Salinsile and the other.”

“Everybody is doing his or her own, later, we will renegotiate, we will rearrange everything. The caucus that produced our faction is called The Osun Progressives, TOP, chaired by Elder Lowo Adebiyi. Those people who are doubting whether I am part of TOP or not should listen up, I belong to TOP wholeheartedly.”

Recalled that the APC reconciliation committee led by Senator Adamu Abdulahi visited the state last weekend and met with the contending factions, but the minister of Interior, Ogbeni Aregbesola was absent from the meeting.

Adenitan Akinola

Education

Pantami Advocates New Set Of Literacy Skills To Improve Education

By Web News 664

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Professor Musa Pantani has said the Development and Adoption of the Digital Nigeria Center, DNC in secondary schools is one of the initiatives for articulating the implementation of Digital Literary Skills.

This he identified as the pillar two of the eight pillars National Digital Economy policy and strategy, a ten-year blueprint for actualizing Federal government Digital Economy agenda unveiled in 2019.

Professor Pantani stated this at Ijesa Muslims Grammar School, Ilesa Osun State during the inauguration of the Digital Nigeria Center, DNC, a school-based ICT centre.

Represented by Chairman, Board of Commissioners,  NCC, Professor Adeolu Akande, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy said “Indeed, the overarching objective of this project executed by the NCC’s companion-department, the Universal Service Provision Fund, USPF, is to facilitate the adoption of digital lifestyle in the schools as well as in the school communities”

Professor Pantani argued that by the reckoning of scholars aggregated in a 2018 UNESCO Report, the basic functional skills required to make basic use of digital devices and online applications, are widely considered a critical component of a new set of literacy skills in the digital era, complemented by traditional reading, writing, and numeracy skills.

Also speaking, the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigeria Communications Commission, NCC, Professor Umar Danbatta explained that the Federal Government’s desire to ensure Nigerians harness all derivable benefits of the emergent digital culture made it imperative to rejig the governance process in the communications and digital economy sector.

Represented by the Director Project Department, Mrs Iyabode Solanke, the NCC Vice Chairman listed the components of the Digital Nigeria Centre, DNC, project to involve four (4) major components namely: ICT Tools component, Power component, Connectivity component, Non-ICT Tools component.

“At this Centre, the ICT Tools component is made up of 40 desktop computers with embedded operating systems, server, printer, projector with remote control, high-resolution scanner, and e-learning software. The Power components consist of an inverter that comes with its charger, solar panels, batteries and automatic changeover.”

He appreciated the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, ‘the son of the soil’, for ensuring that the project was located in Ilesa for the benefit of the students, staff and the community.

In a remark, the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola described the project as a laudable initiative aimed at developing digital skills and literacy of youths in the Ilesa community and environs.

Ogbeni Aregbesola said the project was a testament to the commitment of the current administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, to deploying technology to better the citizens’ quality of life and experience.

The Governor of Osun State, Mr Adegboyega Oyetola who was represented by the Commissioner for Innovation, Science and Technology, Dr Babatunde Olawale also commended the federal government for its commitment to digitalizing the nation’s economy.

Mr Oyetola noted that his administration had done tremendously well in incorporating ICT into governance, schools and other sectors.

Adenitan Akinola