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Collapsed Industries Must Be Revived To Reduce Unemployment – Lecturer

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December 10, 2021

Mr Muhammad Ghani, a lecturer in the School of General Studies, Abubakar Tatari Ali Polytechnic, Bauchi State, has said that all the collapsed industries in the country must be revived to reduce unemployment.

Ghani, who stated this in Bauchi on Friday during the ‘Maitama Sule Leadership Lecture Series’, organised by the students’ Wing, Coalition of Northern Groups, Bauchi State chapter, said the level of youth unemployment is worrisome.

INFO DAILY reports that the theme of the lecture is: ‘Competent Leadership is the Only Effective Remedy to Nigeria’s Enending Ailments.’

The lecturer, who was one of the keynote speakers at the event, also said that leaders must keep to their promises for the younger generation to emulate.

He added that in order to have a sane and effective incoming leadership, policies made by the present leaders should be effectively implemented, saying; “great leaders ensure policy implementation”.

“The collapsed industries in Nigeria, especially in the North, should be revamped to reduce youth unemployment.

“Lack of effective leadership has rendered many functional industries useless. So, if we want effective leadership, these collapsed industries must be put back in place.

“Issues of insecurity should be objectively addressed and both the ruled and the rulers must be patriotic to the state policy as was laid by late Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, the first Prime Minister, and late Ahmadu Bello, the Sardauna of Sokoto.

“Education should be highly encouraged, not to be compromised. Discrimination on the basis of minority and majority tribes in a region should be eliminated if we want effective leadership,” he said.

According to the lecturer, effective leadership is tool for a successful society while ineffective, irresponsible and deceitful leadership may result in an anarchical society.

In his address, Alhaji Mohammed Kirfi, a participant, called for the effective participation of all Nigerian youths in nation-building in order to hijack the country from its debilitating state in the hands of ‘self-centred’ political leaders.

“Behind every successful society, there must be industrious and resourceful youths.

“Youth are the mirror of every society and the development of every society, region or nation lies upon the shoulders of committed youth,” he said.

Also, Emuseh Bokunga, Deputy National Coordinator, Coalition of Northern Groups Students’ Wing, said that the programme was to reawaken the minds of youths, especially Northern youths.

Bokunga revealed that the group had visited 14 Northern states to organise the lecture series.

He explained further that the programme would allow Northern youths to come up and take their places in government, business, leadership and in all the spheres of life

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12 Die, 30 Missing In Peru Landslide

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December 1, 2025

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At least 12 people, including three children, died in a landslide at a river port in central Peru on Monday, and 30 were reported missing, officials said.

The landslide submerged a boat with about 50 passengers on board, and another with none, as they were docked at the port of Iparia in the Amazon jungle region of Ucayali, according to a police report cited by the Andina news agency.

Six people were injured, it added, and a search and rescue operation was underway at the start of the Peruvian rainy season.

Without giving a toll, Peru’s COEN national emergency operations centre said on X that tragedy struck at dawn due to “erosion” of the bank of the Ucayali river.

It said the navy has been called in to help.

AFP

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Nigeria Grants Asylum To Guinea-Bissau Opposition Candidate

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December 1, 2025

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The Nigerian embassy in Guinea-Bissau has granted asylum to Fernando Dias da Costa, the country’s opposition presidential candidate, following alleged threats to his life after last week’s military coup, The Cable Reports.

The coup was announced by military officers on Wednesday, just days after Guinea-Bissau’s presidential election in which both incumbent President Umaro Embaló and his main challenger, da Costa, claimed victory before official results were released.

Nigeria condemned the takeover and urged an immediate return to constitutional order.

In a letter to the President of the Economic Community of West African States Commission, Omar Touray, dated November 30, the Foreign Affairs Minister, Yusuf Tuggar, said President Bola Tinubu had approved asylum and protection for da Costa inside the Nigerian embassy in Bissau.

Tuggar wrote that the decision was made “in response to threats made against da Costa’s life.”

“In this regard, it would be appreciated if you would kindly mandate the ECOWAS Stabilisation Support Mission in Guinea-Bissau to provide him protection and security while in the premises of the Nigerian embassy,” the letter stated.

The foreign affairs minister’s Special Assistant on Media and Communications Strategy, Alkasim Abdulkadir, confirmed the letter’s authenticity to The Cable on Monday.

He said, “The decision of the Federal Government of Nigeria to grant asylum and provide protection to Fernando Dia Da Costa falls squarely within Nigeria’s sovereign responsibility and longstanding commitment to regional peace, stability, and democratic governance.”

He added that Nigeria acted “in the broader interest of de-escalation,” saying the government had exercised its discretion “to prevent further deterioration of tensions and to promote social cohesion in Guinea-Bissau and the wider West African sub-region.”

According to Abdulkadir, the intervention aligns with ECOWAS principles and reflects Nigeria’s role as a stabilising force in West Africa.

Following the coup, ECOWAS held an emergency virtual summit of heads of state and subsequently suspended Guinea-Bissau from the regional bloc until constitutional order is restored.

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Trump To Attend FIFA World Cup Finals Draw On Friday

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December 1, 2025

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The White House on Monday confirmed US President Donald Trump would attend the draw for the FIFA World Cup finals in Washington later this week.

The United States will co-host the 2026 tournament alongside Canada and Mexico.

“On Friday, President Trump will attend the FIFA World Cup final draw at the Kennedy Centre,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters.

Trump has made the World Cup a centrepiece event of both his second presidency and the 250th anniversary of US independence next year.

But the giant sporting extravaganza has not escaped the political turmoil caused by Trump’s hardline stance on a host of issues.

Trump, a Republican, has raised the possibility of moving games from some US host cities amid a crackdown on what he says is crime and illegal migration in some Democratic-run areas.

AFP