CEMESO urges collective action to build truly disability-inclusive societies as Nigeria marks IDPD 2025 - ITREALMS

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As the world commemorates the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) 2025 on December 3rd, the Centre for Media and Society (CEMESO) joins the global community in highlighting the urgent need to accelerate efforts toward creating truly inclusive societies for all, particularly in Nigeria, reports ITREALMS.

Instituted through United Nations General Assembly Resolution 47/3, IDPD serves as a vital platform to deepen understanding of disability issues and mobilise support for the dignity, rights, and well-being of the over one billion persons with disabilities globally.

Experts urge youths to clean up social media, build personal brand - ITREALMS

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Experts have cautioned youths to be mindful of their online presence, warning that irrelevant posts and unproductive associations can mar their job prospects, reports ITREALMS.

This was the focus of the second phase of a month-long Employability and Soft Skills training organized for fresh graduates, graduates, and job seekers in Lagos, by the Lagos Island II by Lagos State Lawmaker, Hon. Suleiman 'Lanre Afinni, in partnership with Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF) held at Lagos City Centre, Sura.

Dangote returns @Ogun State: Plans to build 6 Mta Itori cement plant, Olokola seaport - ITREALMS

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The Africa's foremost industrialist and President of the Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has disclose his plan to build in Ogun State, a multi-billion-dollar Seaport, which will be the largest in Nigeria. He also said two new lines with a capacity of 6.0 million metric tons per annum, (Mta), for the cement plant is being constructed at Itori.

Addressing the Ogun State Executive Council led by the Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun during a courtesy visit, to the governor in his office at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, Dangote said he has decided to return and invest in Ogun State because of the Prince Dapo Abiodun administration's vision and deliberate policies that focus on attracting investors, as well as the investor-friendly climate that exists in the state.

Impact of Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Opportunity to build resilient, inclusive food systems in Africa - ITREALMS

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While Africa is yet to fully recover from the socio-economic repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Russia-Ukraine conflict poses another major threat to the global economy with many African countries being directly affected.

Just within a few weeks, global wheat, sunflower, and oil crude prices have soared to unprecedented levels. Africa is heavily reliant on food imports from both countries, and the Continent is already experiencing price shocks and disruptions in the supply chain of these commodities.

Economies build on innovative technologies thrive better says ATCON president - ITREALMS

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The National President, Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) Mr. Olusola Teniola, has said that economies build on innovative technologies thrive better than the old concept of mere agriculture, reports ITREALMS.

Contributing to the discussion at the 2018 WorldStage Economic Summit on the theme “New Sources of Economic Strength to Make the future Happen,” at the Event Centre of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) Mr. Teniola maintained that the development of the economy through the old concept of agriculture will not take the country far.

As said by him, for a culture of technology as demonstrated in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector, it has become obvious for the promotion of science, technology, engineering and mathematics education in the schools.

This, he stressed will aid Nigeria to compete favourably in any area, “it must be up to date in innovation and technology.”

Equally speaking at the event, Mr Soji Adeleye, Chief Executive of Alfe City Institution, underlined the absence of leadership in the country which had resulted to the lack of progress.

For meaningful progress to be achieved, he said the leadership has to be aware of their responsibility to the society, not to just occupy space.

Mrs Oluyinka Omojolaibi, Senior Research Economist, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) was also underlined the importance of government to formulate and implement policies that can move the economy forward.

She said government needed to do more in the area of the provision of infrastructure, machineries, cheap loans for the economy to be productive and competitive.

She said that would be crucial so that made in Nigeria products can be competitive in the local and international market.

Mr Segun Adeleye, President/CEO, World Stage Limited, the organisers of the summit observed that there was a convergence in the opinions of the experts at the forum in the area of application of technology to chat a new economic direction for the country.

“Going forward, the WorldStage Economic Summit 2018 theme was inspired to bring to the consciousness of stakeholders on the need to be on the driver’s seat of the economy and transit to a future of knowledge, competitiveness and prosperity,” he said.

“Our thinking is that the policy makers and the private sector should be looking at how to match the potential in the economy with new development around the world that focuses on the shape of things to come.

“At today’s summit, we want to explore how Nigeria will not be left behind in the fourth industrial revolution with focus on economic strength through the sub themes, Digital ecosystems to drive future growth; Developing the Agribusiness; The Blue Economy Option; The place of Artificial Intelligence in future growth; Blockchain Technology and the future; Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education in Nigeria.

“In a global economy where tech companies like Microsoft, Google, Facebook are richer than all African countries put together, managers of the economy cannot continue to fake ignorance of the needful, that mineral resource will no longer be a major factor in future relevance and prosperity.”

He assured that the report of the summit would be made available to the government with the hope that it will become part of the valuable ideas needed to move the Nigeria’s economy forward.

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