Iran on Thursday published video showing two detained French citizens purportedly confessing to acting on behalf of a French security service.
The scenes were published amid ongoing protests roiling the country that Tehran has sought to describe as a foreign plot instead of local anger over the death of a 22-year-old detained by the country’s morality police.
The video released by the state-run IRNA news agency showed two French citizens, Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris, who are unionists associated with France’s National Federation of Education, Culture and Vocational Training.
Iran, which long has used detained Westerners as bargaining chips in negotiations, previously has offered no public evidence to support the spying accusations.
The European Union will weigh possible sanctions in coming weeks against Iran, Josep Borrell, the 27-nation bloc’s foreign policy chief, said Thursday. He declined to describe the measures to be considered when the E.U.’s foreign ministers meet in Luxembourg on Oct. 17.
North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters Thursday after the United States redeployed an aircraft carrier near the Korean Peninsula in response to Pyongyang’s previous launch of a nuclear-capable missile over Japan.
The latest missile launches suggest North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is determined to continue with weapons tests aimed at boosting his nuclear arsenal in defiance of international sanctions.
Many experts say Kim’s goal is to eventually win U.S. recognition as a legitimate nuclear state and the lifting of those sanctions, though the United States and its allies have shown no sign of allowing that to happen.
The latest missiles were launched 22 minutes apart from the North’s capital region and landed between the Korean Peninsula and Japan, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement.
The first missile flew 350 kilometers (217 miles) and reached a maximum altitude of 80 kilometers (50 miles) and the second flew 800 kilometers (497 miles) on an apogee of 60 kilometers (37 miles).
A former police officer killed at least 24 children and 11 adults in a gun and knife attack that began at a child care center in Thailand on Thursday, authorities said.
The assailant fled the first scene, shooting from his car as he drove home, before killing his wife and child and taking his own life.
Photos and videos posted online of the day care showed the floor of one room was smeared with blood and sleeping mats scattered about. Alphabet pictures and other colorful decorations adorned the walls.
In videos from the scene, frantic family members could be heard weeping outside the building. Ambulances stood by as police and medical workers walked around.
Authorities identified the assailant as a former police officer and said he entered the child care center after noon in the northeastern Thai town of Nongbua Lamphu.
Twenty-two children and two adults were killed in the building before the assailant fled, according to a police statement. But he continued to shoot people from his car, police Maj. Gen. Paisal Luesomboon told The Associated Press.
So as to effectively utilize the Algorand blockchain, Crypto Smart started a systematic teaching process to equip their developers with adequate knowledge of the Algorand blockchain.
Algorand uses Pyteal and Reach for its Dapps which is quite new to some blockchain developers.
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After the initial in-house training, Crypto Smart partners with Comsotech to teach young Africans different tech skills for free.
The genesis of Borderless Dev Hub
Borderless Dev Hub started as an online programme but currently it has expanded to becoming a developers’ hub with its first physical hub in Port-Harcourt, a major tech city in South South, Nigeria while plans are ongoing to expand to other states in Nigeria and Africa at large.
According to Prince Michael Dalafi, CTO of Crypto Smart,
Borderless is a haven where Africans are trained to become developers who can build solid infrastructure and innovative ideas for Africa
Borderless 1.0
The theme for the maiden edition of the tech event is “Building Usable Tech Solutions”
Borderless 1.0 will be a hybrid event i.e. it will be held at Port-Harcourt (onsite) on November 4th, 2022 and also it will be available online.
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Significance of Borderless 1.0
Access to borderless developers
Borderless 1.0 will be of immense benefits to the crypto space as founders, CEOs, product managers will have access to developers who can breathe life to their ideas.
Developers from borderless include, but not limited to, frontend developers, backend developers, full stack developers, cybersecurity, cloud computing, product managers, UI/UX designers among others.
Certification and beginning of next cipher program
Borderless 1.0 will serve as the beginning of the next quarter of the developers’ cipher programme.
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Also, at the events, current developers will be certified.
Networking
Aside from the aforementioned significance, there will be the opportunity to network with blockchain experts, enthusiasts, developers, founders, CEOs, etc.
Borderless 1.0 will be a fun filled, educative and inspirational tech event where young Africans will be guided on how to become developers.
Final remark
According to Primidac,
Borderless 1.0 is an event to attend if you need to see what Africans is building for the future of Africa based on young minds and talents
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About Crypto Smart
Crypto Smart is a B2B Crypto Asset Management company founded in January 2021 by Karla Obakpolor, a blockchain business developer and Algorand ambassador in 2020.
Crypto Smart offers fast and secure services which are based on a well-encrypted system with 24/7 customer support services. Crypto Smart has grown from offering its services to individuals to companies and major enterprises as well as providing crypto education through various crypto courses.
Crypto Smart upscaled to the Algorand blockchain and offers blockchain products which include SmartChange; a cross-chain P2P marketplace, Bitsave Protocol; a SaveFi protocol that combines savings with DeFi.
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has pledged to tackle the menace of vote buying.
INEC Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, stated this in Abuja during a citizens’ election dialogue on the theme, “What makes a good election in Nigeria,” saying the commission will deploy undercover security personnel on the election day.
He reiterated the commission’s commitment to delivering free, fair and credible elections for all Nigerians in collaboration with security agencies.
“We have also made sure that people do not enter the voting compartments with their mobile phones that can take pictures and we’re also collaborating with the different security agencies under the auspices of the inter-agency consultative committee on election security to make sure that plain clothe security personnel is deployed to some polling units on election day to stem the issue of vote buying and vote selling,” Okoye said.
“This commission is focused and determined to give Nigerians a good election. In terms of the issue of vote buying, the commission has reconfigured the various polling units to guarantee the secrecy of the votes.”
“It’s fashionable to grandstand relating to the commitment of the INEC to free, fair and transparent election. But you should also flip back and look at some of the party primaries that some of the political parties conducted and how well they conducted them.”
According to the INEC National Commissioner, the electoral body will continue to train its members of staff towards ensuring a hitch-free poll.
The move, he stated, is to ensure that election officials know how to configure and position the voting cubicle to guarantee the secrecy of the votes.
Okoye stated that INEC will “make sure technology is deployed and we’re also going to make sure that we transmit polling unit results into our INEC viewing portal.”
Okposi Salt Lake is located almost two hours from Abakaliki, in Ohaozara Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, south-east, Nigeria.
Its water level is low during the rains and rises in the dry season. Only scaled fishes thrive in it. For 400 years, it has been the source of salt for the indigenes of the area.
According to local lore, the lake was discovered by two hunters, who when searching for drinking water found that the water could not quench their thirst.
Over the years, Okposi women led the production of salt by utilizing solar energy, and the town became a notable trade centre, attracting buyers from the eastern and northern parts of present-day Nigeria. A famous market arose, called Odenigbo Okposi.
The Okposi Salt Lake was a haven during the Biafran War when people in the east ran out of salt. Biafran scientists, on finding that it has the highest salinity out of all the lakes in Eastern Nigeria, initiated an industry near it, and taught the women modernized production techniques.
Close to Okposi, in the same local government area, is the town of Uburu, which has its own lake.
The Uburu Salt Lake is bigger than that in Okposi, but its salt production has historically been seasonal.
The Okposi and Uburu Lakes are the reason Ebonyi State took as its slogan “salt of the nation.”
The Federal Government of Nigeria on Wednesday commended teachers for their selflessness and commitment and for not embarking on strike despite what it tagged “unfavourable and intolerable policies.”
Minister of Education Adamu Adamu made this known during the 2022 World Teachers Day celebration in Abuja.
Speaking during the ceremony, Adamu noted that teachers embraced the principle of constructive engagement which has helped to keep students in schools amidst relegation of welfare.
“It is universally accepted that the teaching profession is a noble one.
“Regrettably, over time, the place of teachers in our society has come to be less appreciated, their roles relegated and their welfare ignored.
“Our teachers, especially at the basic and secondary levels have been at the receiving end of some of the most unfavourable and sometimes intolerable policies, practices and experiences.
“Despite this paradox, I note with an enormous debt of gratitude that the Nigerian Union of Teachers, the umbrella association of all teachers, never called out their members on strike or stopped catering to the educational needs of our children throughout my tenure as Minister of Education.
“Rather, they chose a policy of constructive engagement with all levels of governments and the larger society to proffer solutions.
“They even instituted awards for state and non-state actors who demonstrate commitment to the welfare of teachers and the promotion of educational development generally.
“We have restored the practice of attracting and retaining the best brains in the teaching profession to reduce current shortfalls in staff-students ratios in our universities through the reintroduction of graduate assistantship with enhanced incentives,” the minister expressed.
The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Nigeria, Brigadier General Muhammad Fadah has commissioned a three room block of staff hostel at the NYSC Orientation Camp in Keffi, Nasarawa State, North -Central Nigeria.
While commissioning the hostel, General Fadah reiterated his determination to give more priority to the security and welfare of staff and Corps Members nationwide.
He poured encomiums on NYSC Top Management for their unalloyed support since he assumed duty as the nineteenth Chief Executive of the NYSC.
“Without mincing words, I commend the top management of the Scheme for being steadfast and supportive while l also need more support,” he said.
He stated the NYSC Scheme as the foremost youth agency in Nigeria has contributed immensely to national integration, national development and human empowerment.
Fadah also said the deployment of Corps Members across the country has added more value to the Scheme in the areas of agriculture, education, rural infrastructure, health, economic growth among others.
The Director-General added that his administration would enhance staff welfare, industrial harmony and human capacity development to improve staff performance.
“Under my leadership, management will continue to provide platforms that will aid national development and integration,” he said.
General Fadah commended NYSC Nasarawa State Secretariat for the initiative, adding that more is expected from them to achieve greater feats.
The Director General however called on other State Secretariats to emulate the initiative.
In his goodwill message, the Chairman, NYSC Nasarawa State Governing Board, Barrister Abimiku Hanatu Bala, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Legal Matters, Youth and Special Needs, Alphonsus Mai-Keffe promised the continued support of the State Government for the Scheme in Nasarawa State.
The NYSC Nasarawa State Coordinator, Abdullahi Jikamshi said Corps Members came up with the design for the project.
He added that in the course of inspecting camp facilities, he showed the DG efforts made so far on the project which was at the roofing level, and this made the Director General to render assistance for its completion.
Jikamshi added that the commissioning is a foretaste that General Fadah’s administration will record great accomplishments for the NYSC.
He commended Nasarawa State Government for supporting the Scheme but added that there is the need to provide “a 3,000 capacity multi-purpose hall to accommodate Corps Members during critical camp activities
The price of 24 karat per tola gold witnessed a decrease of Rs150 on Wednesday and was sold at Rs148,300 against its sale at Rs148,450 the previous day.
The price of 10 gram 24 karat also decreased by Rs129 and was sold at Rs127,143 against Rs127,272; whereas that of 10 gram 22 karat went down to Rs116,548 against its sale at Rs116,666, All Sindh Sarafa Jewellers Association reported.
The price of per tola and ten gram silver remained constant at Rs1620 and Rs1,388.88 respectively.
The price of gold in international market increased by $5 and was sold at $1709 against its sale at $$1704, the association reported.
The Nigeria Union of Teachers says work is in progress towards the implementation of the new salary scale for teachers.
The Union’s Secretary-General, Dr Mike Ike-Ene, made this known in Abuja while speaking to Journalists on the occasion of 2022 World Teachers’ Day.
Ike-Ene also disclosed that the new teachers’ retirement age from 60-65years and 35-40years of service had attained 90percent implementation.
He also called on state governors owing teachers salary arrears to use their remaining months in office to pay off the arrears.
According to Ike-Ene, “many state governors owe primary school teachers and secondary schools months of salary arrears, many of these teachers have lamented over the inability and irregularities of the state to pay their salaries as and when due following the current economic situation in the country”
“Some state governments owe primary school teachers a backlog of salaries ranging from four to 18 months,“ he added.
The NUT Sec-Gen, commended state governors who had been committed to paying teachers’ salaries as and when due.
Meanwhile, the the Kwara State Government declared Wednesday, a work-free day for teachers in all primary and secondary schools across the state.
World Teachers’ Day is celebrated on 5th of October every year to appreciate teachers across the world
The theme of this Year’s celebration is ‘Teachers at the heart of education recovery.’
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