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Former Nigeria national team coach Christian Chukwu says that players in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) should not be neglected by the Super Eagles, or they will continue to go away from the country in masse.
Former Nigeria national team coach Christian Chukwu says that players in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) should not be neglected by the Super Eagles, or they will continue to go away from the country in masse.
Chukwu argues that most players who emerge in the NPFL take the first danger to leave the local league, believing that they need to be based foreign places to get a shot at playing for the Super Eagles.
Current Nigeria coach Gernot Rohr has been over and over accused of ignoring locally-based players when making up his squads, and Chukwu’s phrases solely add further weight to the debate.
“One of the matters spoiling our league these days is that you see a participant in a league match today, and tomorrow, if he is called to play for a club in Afghanistan, the place they are conflict war, he will go. He believes that if he doesn’t go, he can never have the chance to play for the Super Eagles,” Chukwu told The Guardian.
“I still trust we have very right players in the NPFL, if only the coach can stay in Nigeria and start coaching with them. The positions he finds deficient, he can then invite the foreign-based players to fill such because this is how it used to be performed in those days.”
He added, “A state of affairs the place you regulate the invitation of the NPFL gamers to the countrywide camp, but invite the foreign-based players liberally, is discouraging. This certainly will make the league not go properly and even the players again in home now not displaying the confidence to play at home again.
“This is why some players will go to Benin Republic, Ghana and so on to additionally end up foreign-based players. Though I see our current team as being very strong, it additionally has to be a mixture of the appropriate ones from the domestic league.”
Former Florida State basketball participant Michael Ojo has died at the age of 27, the college and his former club Red Star Belgrade established Friday.Ojo, a 7-feet-1 center from Nigeria, was conducting an individual practice in Belgrade when he collapsed, was taken to a neighborhood
Former Florida State basketball participant Michael Ojo has died at the age of 27, the college and his former club Red Star Belgrade established Friday.Ojo, a 7-feet-1 center from Nigeria, was conducting an individual practice in Belgrade when he collapsed, was taken to a neighborhood health center and could no longer be resuscitated, in accordance to Serbian news outlets. A Red Star professional could no longer verify the cause of his demise as the club awaited outcomes of an autopsy.
“In all of my years of coaching, I’ve in no way been round a person who captivated the emotions of all and sundry he came into contact with like Michael,” Florida State educated in Leonard Hamilton said in a statement. “He had to be the most famous individual in Tallahassee, and, definitely at Florida State University.
“Michael Ojo was a wonderful, magnificent human being. He was a awesome teammate and truly represented what the Seminole spirit is all about. He was once one of the purest Seminoles that I have ever been around; he will be overlooked notably by using the complete Seminole nation.”Ojo had performed professionally in Serbia for the past three seasons due to the fact that graduating from FSU, the place he used to be named to the ACC tutorial honor roll after completing a master’s degree in global studies. He started his professional profession with FMP Belgrade and then moved to Red Star Belgrade, which played in the EuroLeague last season.
“Not only did Michael Ojo educate me to be a leader, he taught me how to love others,” said former FSU player Terance Mann, who was a second-round pick of the LA Clippers in 2019. “He taught me that there is more to existence than basketball. … He would continually inform me he has extra friends than just our teammates. He stimulated me to get out of my shell and meet new humans and taught me how to love FSU for what it all has to offer.”Visa troubles had avoided Ojo from returning to the United States all through the coronavirus pandemic, so he elected to continue residing in Belgrade whilst fielding gives from international teams. He was conducting an person coaching session at Partizan Belgrade’s facility when he collapsed.
Ojo’s huge break came in 2010 at the Giants of Africa camp, centered with the aid of Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri. After taking part in soccer for a good deal of his life, Ojo had a late growth spurt that saw him shoot from 6-foot-6 to 7-foot-1 — opening up opportunities to come to the U.S. to in addition his education and try to gain a college scholarship. Unpolished as a freshman, Ojo step by step improved to the factor that he used to be invited to work out privately for NBA teams following his senior year, when he performed an essential function defensively for a Florida State team that went 26-9.A member of FSU’s teaching body of workers validated to ESPN that Ojo had gone through a battery of physical testing for the duration of his time in Tallahassee and that he did now not show any signs and symptoms of heart issues in the course of his time in college.
The new Premier Soccer League (PSL) season’s kickoff for 2020-21 has been set down as a presumed date of October 9‚ PSL chairman Irvin Khoza published on Friday.Breaking down the return to professional football for the 2019-20 season‚ which was suspended due to Covid-19 on March 16‚ in a press convention on Friday‚ Khoza additionally printed the planned begin date and switch windows for next season.The 2019-20 season returns with the Nedbank Cup semifinals on Saturday‚ and will conclude with the quit of the promotion-relegation playoffs on September 21‚ with the date set down for the establishing of subsequent campaign’s switch window the following day.“The PSL registration window has been agreed through the government committee to be September 22 to October 17‚” Khoza said.
“That is the first window. The second window will be February 1‚ 2021 to March 1‚ 2021.“The begin of the new season of the Premier Soccer League is presumed to be October 9.”Ordinarily the South African soccer season will quit in mid-May‚ with the playoffs extending to early June. The kickoff of the new season is normally in early to mid-August.With the league jogging three months late following a five-month suspension of football as South Africa locked down due to the coronavirus the beginning of the 2020-21 has been pushed again to October.
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extension is mitigated to some extent through a short‚ three-week off-season. Players have spent five months barely kicking a ball in the suspended length of 2019-20‚ and would seemingly no longer want a whole lot smash ahead of the new campaign‚ whilst PSL golf equipment will also be eager to avoid yet every other pointless preseason stop and begin build-up.The 2020-21 season will be compressed‚ however this will not be for the first time in South Africa. The 2009-10 season previous the web hosting of the 2010 Fifa World Cup ended in February. The 2019-20 PSL has lower back no matter excessive numbers of established instances of Covid-19 in the united states of america as it takes place in a Gauteng biologically safe surroundings (BSE).Asked if the 2020-21 campaign may also have to kick off in a BSE‚ Khoza replied‚ half-jokingly: “You ought to not inspire the bubble due to the fact it’s expensive. It’s nearly R100-million.”Baroka FC and Bloemfontein Celtic play the 2pm semifinal of Saturday’s Nedbank Cup double header at Orlando Stadium‚ with Mamelodi Sundowns and Bidvest Wits following at 7.15pm.Sundowns meet Orlando Pirates in the return of the Absa Premiership on Tuesday evening at Dobsonville Stadium at 6pm.
In the hands of Mother Africa lies the origin/inception of humanity. Africa, a unique artwork of ecosystems that make up a diverse cultural landscape. Africa is a complex social and historical entity where the fashion is just as deep and colorful as the continent itself. There are many histories in which traditions of a given locality have become engaged and intertwined with form and fabric introduced from elsewhere. Fashion has always been a global language; a medium by which Africa’s diversity chooses to speak to the world.
Contrary to popular belief, some of the world’s greatest empires originated in Africa. Therefore, it should be no surprise that a colorful world of fashion coincides with such a rich history. The evolution of African clothing is difficult to trace because of the lack of historical evidence. Every textile expresses the individuality of a place uniquely; taking the people on a journey through the fascinating history of the Motherland through the clothing of their ancestors. Here is a few of the textile works.
Adire Cloth: The original Tie & Dye Adire textile is a resist-dyed cloth originating from the Yoruba people of southwest Nigeria. Scholarly opinions hold that the origin of Adire is unknown, but is believed to have been in production as early as the 12th century. Adire translates as tie and dye in the Yoruba language; the technique was first applied to indigo-dyed cloth decorated with resist-patterns. The symbols represented on the cloth created and standardized aspects of the people’s culture, drawn from history, legends, myths, proverbs, folklores, and deep observation of their environment.
Adire (The original Tie and Dye)
The particular ethical/regional traditions of the Adire cloth were characterized by special weaving techniques. Motifs of Adire are taught by mothers to daughters within dyeing families from generation to generation. During the 20th century, local tastes began to prefer the Kampala technique; a multi-colored wax-resist cloth, which eventually signaled the decline of the Adire’s popularity. However, there has been a recent revival of the Adire art by Nigerian designers such as Maki-Oh and Doru Olowo.
Adinkra and Kente cloth: These are Royal wears from Ghana The Ashanti Empire was a pre-colonial African state that emerged in the 17th century. The Ashanti are especially known for two types of cloth: printed Adinkra and woven Kente. The visual presentations printed on the fabrics represent various political messages communicated by colors, symbols, and how the fashion is worn. Adinkra means farewell and was originally worn during funeral ceremonies. Black designs were stamped onto black or russet colored fabric with particular colors used for mourning: Brown – Kuntukuni, Red – Kobene, Black – Brisi. The cloth, originally made from Cassava tubers, is now made out of Calabash rinds. The Adinkra fabric served initially as the exclusive property of the King or Asantehene. The cloth now worn by all is still constantly adapting to economic conditions and fashions.
Akindra
The Kente cloth was worn on ceremonial and festive occasions during the mid-19th century. Kente is composed of narrow strips of hand weaved material sewn together to form a rectangle. The cloth, predominantly woven by men, is double-sided with the design wove into the cloth. Kente cloth was a way to identify a person’s origin and status. The colorful motifs are named and communicate messages to those who are able to read them: Gold – wealth, Yellow – vitality, Green – renewal, Blue – spiritual purity.
In Ancient times the royal family could only utilize gold colored Kente. However, to this day no Ashanti will wear the royal cloth in the Asantehene’s presence. The King is always expected to have the best collection of Kente and Adinkra in the world, from which to choose. The Asante and Ewe traditions create forms of Kente that are impossible to replicate. Awesome!
It is worthy to stress the importance and beauty of the fact that different colours bear different and significant meanings. Some of these colours are identified with the royal family and for specific occasions. This highlights the importance and reverence the African people accord to their royal leaders, giving honour to who honour is due.
The struggle for supremacy between Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge and Ethiopian Kenenisa Bekele at the London Marathon on October four is lower back on.London Marathon organisers validated on Thursday the race will go ahead, six months after its first scheduled date in April. The race, however, will solely characteristic elite athletes in a bio-secure environment to allow the tournament to take region amid the the novel coronavirus pandemic.It means, that the duel between Kipchoge and Bekele will take centre stage.
“Elite races for men, female and wheelchair athletes will take location on an enclosed looped direction in St James’s Park in a invulnerable biosphere (a contained safe environment like that of Formula 1 and England cricket) and times will be eligible for Olympic qualification,” match organisers said in a statement.
Originally billed as the ‘Race of the Century’, the world record-holder (2:01:39), defending champion Kipchoge will be the heavy favourite.There are few runners on the world stage that can genuinely undertaking the undisputed ‘best-ever’, however Bekele is one of them. Bekele ran a 2:01:41 at the Berlin Marathon in September 2019 – two seconds in the back of the record set by Kipchoge at the equal race a 12 months prior.
Kipchoge was additionally the first man to damage two hours for the marathon when he ran 1:59:40 in contrived stipulations in October final year, which protected using the Nike AlphaFly Shoes which has brought about World Athletics to convey in new policies for footwear.
It will be Kipchoge’s first race due to the fact that breaking two-hours, and at 35-years-old there can also not be too many greater probabilities for the jogging super to be at his best.Bekele, at 38, is Kipchoge’s senior and consequently the clock is ticking even more loudly for the Ethiopian.
In total, Kipchoge has received eight of the World Marathon Majors in 9 attempts. In fact, his worst result was once in his second appearance in a 42.2km tournament at the 2013 Berlin Marathon – in which he completed second.However, with the apparent pedigree of Bekele, a shut contest ought to well be on the cards.
Oil marketers, beneath the aegis of Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, and Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria, PETROAN, yesterday, bemoaned the confusion fostered on the downstream region of the
Oil marketers, beneath the aegis of Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, and Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria, PETROAN, yesterday, bemoaned the confusion fostered on the downstream region of the Nigerian petroleum enterprise by way of the Federal Government, warning that Tuesday hike in the rate of petrol would negatively impact oil advertising and marketing companies.This got here as majority of the petrol stations cross the country adjusted their pump rate to between N147.40 and N150 per litre, from N143 at which most of them sold the merchandise in the past yesterday. Already, the Coalition of United Political Parties, CUPP has described the expand “an insensitive and wicked infliction of pains on Nigerians.Recall that the downstream subsidiary of NNPC, Petroleum Products Marketing Company, PPMC, had on Tuesday in a memo via its Manager, Sales, Mohammed Bello fixed ex-Depot of petrol to 138.62 per litre with directive to take effect from August 5th 2020.According to the memo, ex depot rate of diesel was once constant at N160 and N165 per litre for Lagos and Oghara respectively, whilst ex depot for kerosene was a hundred and sixty per litre.Speaking with Vanguard in Abuja, National President of PETROAN, Dr. Billy Gillis-Harry, counseled the government and its agencies to desist from arbitrarily fixing the fee of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, also recognized as petrol and have interaction all stakeholders earlier than arriving at prices. He in addition disclosed that at the new ex-depot charge of N138.62 per litre for PMS, the, PPMC, surely hiked the rate of the commodity via around N30.30 per litre, forcing marketers in search of to purchase 30,000 litres of petrol, to source for additional N900,000. Gillis-Harry knowledgeable that with the hike in ex-depot price, entrepreneurs would be compelled to promote at a minimum of about N148 per litre, whilst in intense cases; the fee of PMS could be sold as high as N170 per litre. The PETROAN president additionally accused the government of charge disparity in fixing the new ex-depot prices, declaring that whilst the commodity is bought to retail retailers proprietors at N138.62 per litre, the PPMC is selling the commodity to tank farm owners at N113 per litre. “The PPMC set the quantity tank farms can buy from it at N113. Who are the tank farms owners selling to? They are nonetheless selling to PETROAN members. This leaves PETROAN contributors with two choices; we both go to the government depots to purchase at greater N30, which is N138.62, or we go to non-public tank farms and buy at N5 more. “With this action, the PPMC is closing the authorities depots; and we are all going to patronize the non-public depots, due to the fact they would have about N25 margin. They can now determine to sell at N10 earnings and share the closing different ones. If that is the idea, at the cease of the day, all the federal authorities depots that taxpayers cash had been used to construct would be moribund. There is so much in the issue that wanted to be seen and addressed.
If you sincerely choose to speak about return on investment, and when you spend N138.62 per litre to purchase from depots, which does no longer include logistics and loading expenses. By the time you add loading expenses, it is now going to be about N3 to N5 per litre, relying on the terrain you are buying and taking it to; which comes to about N143, N144 per litre. “If that is the rate at which you bought, how an awful lot earnings are you envisaging for you to remain in business; you cannot sell less than N5 to N10 per litre. You can see this is why we said government must enable market forces to determine the prices.” “Now, on the prices, the first hassle that has come is confusion. In Kano, IPMAN members are promoting at N150 per litre; in Port Harcourt, IPMAN individuals choose to sell at N152; in Lagos, possibly they are calculating to sell at N155. This is because there is no clear reduce dynamics of how this has been designed.” IPMAN sells PMS at N150 Meanwhile, South West chapter of IPMAN, whilst berating the PPPRA for what he described as “policy inconsistency,” directed contributors in the sector to make bigger the doling out pump fee of petrol from N143 to N150 in their respective filling stations.
IPMAN South West Zonal chairman, Alhaji Dele Tajudeen, who spoke with journalists the day prior to this in Abeokuta, among others, said: “Even after announcing the new ex-depot price, they should have constant the pump rate for marketers to forestall pointless debt. It is very disheartening to hear that a new rate regime is coming to effect, without thinking about the plight of marketers who sold these merchandise at an high-priced price “The Federal Government wishes to understand that some of us bought loans from banks to run this business and we have to pay pastime on them. We are still struggling with money owed incurred before this make bigger with nothing to exhibit for it, or how can somebody work with solely N2.00, and but we will pay workers, hold the loan and additionally fulfill our tasks to the government. “Yes, it is mandatory that we meet the wishes of FIRS, pay country taxes, DPR fees, pay Weight and measure fees, pay salaries of our workers, pay union dues, pay our insurance charges and of course, purchase diesel to power mills at our more than a few filling stations. So, when we removed all these costs we are left with almost nothing.”
Petrol stations’ expenses vary
Meanwhile, most of the filling stations visited in Abuja yesterday, had been selling between N147.40 and N148.70 per litre. In Ogun State, filling stations sold between N148 and N151 per litre.It was bought for between N145 and N150 per litre in Ondo, while in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, most filling stations sold at N147.50.
CUPP kicks
Condemning the hike, Coalition of United Political Parties, CUPP in a assertion with the aid of its Co-Spokesman, Mark Adebayo, amomg others, described the enlarge as “an insensitive and wicked infliction of pains on Nigerians who are yet to get better from the debilitating consequences of Covid-19, which the current government did next to nothing to assuage the suffering masses and small scale businesses.
This government has demonstrated, time and again, that it lacks empathy for the struggling of the citizens below an economy that has been so terribly mismanaged due to its obvious incompetence and humongous corruption. “We endorse the authorities to immediately revert to either the N123.00 that it was once reduced to at some point of the lockdown or, higher still, make it N100.00 flat which would cushion the blended terrible consequences of Covid-19 and the badly managed economic system of the country.”
The various culinary arts of Africa use a combination of locally available fruits such as cereal grains and vegetables, as well as milk and meat products in the traditional way. In some parts of the African continent, the traditional diet features an abundance of milk, curd and whey products. Central Africa, East Africa, North Africa, Southern Africa and West Africa each have distinctive dishes, preparation techniques, and consumption methods. Indeed! A lot of African dishes are well spiced and properly garnished; not just for a mouth watering aroma and inviting presentation but also for a healthy and delicious meal. Africans don’t just eat; Africans eat healthy.
Fresh couscous (Spiced and garnished with vegetables and chickpeas.)
North Africa is found along the Mediterranean Sea and encompasses within its fold several nations, including Morocco , Algeria , Libya, Tunisia, Egypt and Sudan. The roots of North African culinary art can be traced back to the ancient empires of North Africa, particularly in Egypt, where many of the country’s dishes and culinary traditions date back to African ancient times. Over several centuries traders, travelers, invaders, migrants and immigrants all have influenced the culinary art of North Africa.
The 1st century Phoenicians brought sausages, while the Carthaginians introduced wheat and its by-product, (semolina). The Berbers adapted semolina into couscous, one of the main staple foods. Olives and olive oil were likewise introduced before the arrival of the Romans. From the 7th century onwards, the Arabs introduced a variety of spices, like saffron, nutmeg, cinnamon, ginger and cloves, which contributed and influenced the culinary culture of North Africa. The Ottoman Turks brought sweet pastries and other bakery products, and from the New World, North Africa got potatoes, tomatoes, zucchini and chili peppers.
It is also worthy of note that, most of the North African countries have several similar dishes, sometimes almost the same dish with a different name (the Moroccan tangia and the Tunisian coucha are both essentially the same dish, a meat stew prepared in an urn and cooked overnight in a public oven), sometimes with a slight change in ingredients and cooking style. To add to the confusion, two completely different dishes may also share the same name (for example, a “tajine” dish is a slow-cooked stew in Morocco, whereas the Tunisian “tajine” is a baked omelette / quiche -like dish). There are noticeable differences between the cooking styles of different nations, from the sophisticated, full-bodied flavors of Moroccan palace cookery to the fiery dishes of Tunisian cuisine and the humbler, simpler cuisines of Egypt and Algeria.
In the traditional South African culinary art, the cooking of Southern Africa is sometimes called “rainbow cuisine”, as the food in this region is a mixture of many cultures: indigenous African societies, European, and Asian. To understand indigenous African culinary art, it is important to understand the various native peoples of southern Africa. The indigenous Africans of Southern Africa were roughly divided into two groups and several subgroups. The largest group consisted of the Bantu-speakers, whose descendants today may identify themselves by various subgroup names such as Ndebele, Shona, Venda, Zulu, Xhosa, Swazi, Sotho, Tswana, Pedi, Shangaan and Tsonga. They arrived in the region around 2,000 years ago, bringing crop cultivation, animal husbandry, and iron toolmaking with them. Hence the Bantu-speakers grew grain crops extensively and raised cattle, sheep and goats. They also grew and continue to grow pumpkins, beans, and leafy greens as vegetables.
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A smaller group were the primeval residents of the region, the Khoisan, who some archaeologists believe had lived in the region for at least 10,000 years. Many descendants of the Khoisan people have now been incorporated into the population of South Africa. The Khoisan originally were hunter-gatherers (who came to be known as “San” by the Bantu-speakers and as “bushmen” by Europeans). After the arrival of the Bantu-speakers, however, some Khoisan adopted the Bantu-speakers’ raising of cattle but did not grow crops. The Khoisan who raised cattle called themselves “Khoi-Khoi” and came to be known by Europeans as “Hottentots.” Interesting!
To some extent, people were defined by the kinds of food they ate. The Bantu-speakers ate dishes of grain, meat, milk and vegetables, as well as fermented grain and fermented milk products, while the Khoi-Khoi ate meat and milk, and the San hunted wild animals and gathered wild tubers and vegetables. In many ways, the daily food of native South African families can be traced to the indigenous foods that their native African ancestors ate. The Khoisan ate roasted meat, and they also dried meat for later use.
Potjiekosi (a stew made with meat and vegetables – cooked over coals in cast-iron pots.)
Good to mention, the influence of their diet is reflected in the universal Southern African love of barbecue (generally called in South Africa by its Afrikaans name, a “braai”) and biltong (dried preserved meat). The traditional beer was ubiquitous in the southern African diet, and the fermentation added additional nutrients to the diet. It was a traditional obligation for any family to be able to offer a visitor copious amounts of beer. Beer brewing was done by women, and the status of a housewife in pre-colonial southern Africa depended significantly on her skill at brewing delicious beer. Indeed, one of the very interesting facts about African traditional dishes is the affiliation of the peoples food with their origin.
The measures taken quite a number countrywide governments to contain the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic throughout the world have closely impacted lots of businesses, particularly in Ghana the place small corporations
The measures taken quite a number countrywide governments to contain the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic throughout the world have closely impacted lots of businesses, particularly in Ghana the place small corporations make up the majority. Despite the devastating influence of the modern-day pandemic, the Bank’s income after tax increased from GHS 5.5million in June 2019 to GHS 16million in 2020, representing a 194 percentage enlarge year-on-year.UMB additionally grew its asset base from GHS 2.6billion to GHS3.3billion between June 2019 and June 2020 representing a boom of 25 percent.
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UMB, as one of the oldest conventional banks in the u . s . a . that has developed and deployed a number banking options that meet the wishes of today’s large- and small-scale businesses, has dedicated to helping companies thru this tough socio-economic situation.According to the Bank’s management, the modern-day disaster offers an probability to similarly engage, co-create, and guide their customers to recalibrate their operations.Mr. Benjamin Amenumey, Chief Executive Officer of UMB, commenting on the Bank’s half 12 months performance cited that UMB, as a business, put in vicinity interventions to manage charges and these measures culminated in a 10.4% discount in fees (year-on-year). Furthermore, the Bank is intently watching local and worldwide traits involving the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and all the essential protocols are in area to ensure the protection of their clients and employees.“Rest assured, that UMB is on hand to provide you with extraordinary service even in these unsure times. As part of our measures, we had brought about elements of our business continuity graph in response and anticipation of the have an effect on of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in the environment.”
As a testament to the Bank’s dedication of deploying science as a banking solution for their customers, UMB has additionally brought the ‘tap to pay’ function for its UMB Visa contactless cards. With the UMB Visa contactless cards, customers can make faster and invulnerable payments on any contactless-enabled POS gadget or terminal worldwide. Furthermore, UMB customers can simply and seamlessly financial institution in the remedy of their houses the use of the modern cellular banking application, the UMB SpeedApp. Similarly, customers can choose from a suite of digital channels consisting of 24-hour ATMs as well as the UMB Internet Banking portal.
Not only is the Bank at the forefront of deploying science to higher serve its clients, it is positioning the client at the heart of all it does in this critical period with many interventions such as financial relief applications to cushion the blow that COVID-19 has dealt many commercial enterprise proprietors specially these in the SME sector.Additionally, UMB has rolled out for authorities workers and public servants, an interesting mortgage package deal – the UMB Controller Loan, to help them impenetrable up to GHS150,000 at a aggressive activity price and then pay again inside a 48-month length so that they can finance their day-to-day non-public needs.
Helping ordinary people through desperately trying times is a good act of generosity from a good heart with a good will. Giving or offering to help others, expresses a good sense of being human and of respect for human integrity.
When Covid-19 hit Africa, the effects were devastating – but some people have been crushed more than others, by the illness but also by the measures to deal with it. Private-school teachers, who make up a significant amount of the education workforce, have been particularly hard hit by school closures as they have no financial safety net and in most cases no firm return date either. Many turned to farming, cleaning and street hawking in the meantime.
The strain became unbearable, moving many to tears – among them Akindele Oluwaseun Oladipupo in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja. He and other teachers were full of hope in July when the Nigerian government said it would allow schools to reopen for exams. But when that decision was reversed, the pain was too much. Akindele, who is married with three children under eight years, said in a telephone interview that he just sat in shock digesting the news, before tears ran down his face. So touching! “My wife said to me, ‘Don’t cry, it’s ok, we’ll manage, somehow.’ But I was thinking of the many teachers who have nothing to feed their families. In many cases, both wife and husband are teachers. That’s the entire family income gone – indefinitely.” (Mr. Akindele) Unable to bear his own and other teachers’ burdens, he turned to his mobile phone and poured out his sorrow in a video. A friend saw the video recording and urged him to post it online. It went viral, earning him the nickname of “the crying teacher”. Hmmm! What a tag. Akindele said he filmed it in the hope of encouraging people to help other private-school teachers in need. Lara Wise, a Nigerian journalist launched a Facebook campaign to find Akindele and urged him to post a second clip with his account details. Donations poured in from around the world. Nice one. There she was doing that which she could to help a fellow human being(the crying teacher). The story just got more interesting! Overwhelmed by the generosity, Akindele decided to re-direct the more than 1.2m naira ($3,100; £2,400) to dozens of needy teachers.”I said to myself – now that God has tested me and has opened a way for the money to come in, if I should sit on that money, it means I’m sitting on the destiny of my children.” “That’s how we started looking for teachers who were struggling. We reached out to more than 200 teachers and gave them enough foodstuff including rice, spaghetti. We also put some money in envelopes and gave it them.” Hmmm! What a thoughtful human being. Akindele only realised the scale of the problem when he started to distribute relief packages. Many teachers from different parts of Nigeria sought help from him. “It was really difficult seeing elderly teachers who had given many years of service to the profession pleading for food.” Facebook was full of comments lauding the crying teacher while also castigating the government for ignoring the plight of private-school teachers. One Nigerian said: “Shame on the politicians who eat this country dry. If a man who receives grace from God can do all this, all those men in “agbada” (flowing robes) and those women hiding under (social media) filters, should bury their faces in shame.” “God bless Akindele immensely,” wrote another. “ May God remember and help many who are ashamed to cry out publicly… who are dying in silence.” Akindele confessed that Africans are great people. “People I’ve never met in my life – they don’t know me, they don’t know where I come from, they don’t know if I’m a scammer or fraudster – but they have been sending money to my account. I’m very grateful to them all.” In Kenya, Michael Munene was also praised for his spirit of giving during the pandemic. “My suffering sparked empathy” Brought up in a poor family that could hardly afford one meal a day, he knows how hunger and poverty feels. When he started out in life working odd jobs, he kept falling behind on rent. “Early one morning my landlord waited for me to use the bathroom, which was outside the house, and quickly locked me out of his house because of rent arrears. Stuck outside with no clothes and no money, I swore to myself I would never let anyone else suffer such humiliation.” “It’s tough for my business but I can’t bear the sight of homelessness” Today Michael is a landlord renting to nearly 30 tenants. When their incomes shrank he gave them a payment holiday on their rent, which they have not had to pay since May. Amazing! “It was tough for my business but I can’t bear the sight of homelessness. I’ve told my tenants that for now they should just focus on finding food for their families.” Good heart! In Ghana’s capital, Accra, when the lockdown was announced, Elizabeth Yawson’s thoughts turned to the vulnerable living on the streets. When the radio journalist launched an online campaign to help homeless people, the response was enthusiastic.
“People responded generously and we were able to feed about 100 people for one week.” “I later got the support of two restaurants and we reached out to 30 health workers at a hospital in Kasoa, in the central region of Ghana, giving them free lunch for a whole week.” What Lara Wise, Akindele, Michael and Elizabeth have shown is that although the cock belongs to one household, when it crows it is heard in the entire village. The report of their deeds and others like them incited to action many individuals across the continent. To help another person, you don’t have to be a billionaire. Even with the little you have, choose to be generous. Consequently, when you become richer giving and generously helping other wouldn’t be difficult. What you have to help others might not even be money: It could be your good will, encouragement, influence, connection even prayers. Whenever you give or help you are definitely sowing seeds. Remember, seeds are meant to germinate and reproduce in multiple folds. Therefore, having sown you will definitely reap because harvest time will surely come.
Total gross credit for a range of transactions in Nigeria rose through N3.33 trillion from N15.56 trillion at end-May 2019 to N18.90 trillion at end-June 2020.These credits had been mostly recorded in manufacturing, consumer
Total gross credit for a range of transactions in Nigeria rose through N3.33 trillion from N15.56 trillion at end-May 2019 to N18.90 trillion at end-June 2020.These credits had been mostly recorded in manufacturing, consumer credit, regular commerce, and facts and verbal exchange and agriculture, which are productive sectors of the economy.According to a Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) report, the rise in hobby rate mirrored the liquidity condition in the system, noting that the inflation fee of 12.26 per cent for March 2020, resulted in negative real charges for deposits, however superb real fees for the prime and maximum lending rates.Besides, financial institution clients paid between 15.01 per cent and 30.70 per cent for borrowed funds, but interest paid on their term deposits dropped by using 1.46 percentage factors to 6.27 per cent, the CBN’s Economic Report for the first quarter (Q1) of 2020 showed.
The file indicated that the common prime and maximum lending fees rose with the aid of 0.02 share factor and 0.47 proportion point, respectively, to 15.01 per cent and 30.70 per cent, in the assessment period, above their ranges in the previous quarter.The common top and most lending prices stood at 29.98 per cent and 14.99 per cent, respectively, in Q4 2019.The rising lending rates, analysts said, led to upward stress on market quotes and cost of manufacturing for the manufacturing sector.The CBN found that notwithstanding the upward jostle in lending rates, banks have been paying much less savings activity to depositors. The common term deposit price fell by 1.46 share factors to 6.27 per cent, while spread between common time period deposit and average maximum lending prices widened with the aid of 1.93 share factors to 24.43 proportion points.
The spread hole indicated that customers are paying 24.43 per cent greater charge than they are getting from banks. However, the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR), which is the benchmark activity fee at which the CBN lends to the commercial banks, is presently at 12.5 per cent. Continuing, the file showed that money market charges had been generally stable and moved in tandem with the stage of liquidity in the first quarter of 2020. Daily interbank call and Open Buy Back (OBB)-discountable securities traded in the Nigerian Inter-Bank economic transactions – prices ranged from 5 per cent to 7.24 per cent and 1.77 per cent to 21.02 per cent, respectively.
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The common interbank and OBB charges had been 10.68 per cent and 12.08 per cent, respectively. Other rates, such as the seven-day and thirty-day Nigerian Inter-bank Offered Rate (NIBOR) traded at 11.74 per cent and 9.81 per cent, respectively. CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, stated mixture domestic deposit (net) grew by using 5.16 per cent in June, in contrast with 7.47 per cent in May, no matter the upward push in lending rates.
The average term credit price fell through 1.46 proportion points to 6.27 per cent, while unfold between common term savings and average maximum lending prices widened by means of 1.93 proportion points to 24.43 share points.The unfold gap indicated that clients are paying 24.43 per cent greater rate than they are getting from banks. However, the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR), which is the benchmark hobby fee at which the CBN lends to the commercial banks, is presently at 12.5 per cent.
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