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Nigerian Presidential Speech Independence Day Address

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Nigeria is 60 years old and President Muhammadu Buhari has delivered the Independence day address to all Nigerians.

Here are some of the important points from the Independence day address;

President shows appreciation to Nigerians.

The President recaps Nigeria’s political and democratic history since independence.

He stated that the country is not only for him or political parties alone,but for all Nigerians. All Nigerians must all unite to move the country forward.

That there is a plan to lift one million Nigerians out of poverty.

And for the country to be in the best top 20 economies in the world.

He commended the electoral process in Edo state which was peaceful and well coordinated. It showed Nigeria can conduct peaceful and credible elections.

He stated Nigerians must have respect for the rule of law.

The Ppresident noted the depreciation of the naira among other economic factors which have made the country’s revenue drop by 60%.

Sustaining subsidy on fuel is no longer visible.

Nigerians should bear with the present economic policies as these policies are in place to save the economy from collapse. Things will improve with time.

You can read the Full Presidential speech HERE

Happy 60th Anniversary.

Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission Removes Electricity Tariff Hike.

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The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has officially suspended the electricity tariff hike. The information was released on their official website on Wednesday .

The suspension was reached upon during the meeting of government with the labour unions on the suspension of strike over the hike in electricity tariff and increase in pump price of petrol on Sunday night.

This means all electricity distribution companies are to revert to the old price as at August 31 2020.

It could be recalled that on September first, the electricity tariff was increased to 100% its original value for customers enjoying over 12hours of electricity in a 24hour period.

For full story you can read it on Sahara reporters

Over One Million People Have Died from Coronavirus

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Over one million people worldwide have died from the coronavirus pandemic since its inception. This is according to Johns Hopkins University’s tally.

In the United States alone, over seven million cases out of which more than 205,000 deaths. There are fears covid-19 case could surge as winter sets in. The much awaited official covid-19 vaccine will not be ready until November.

In India, cases have surpassed 6 million with US, Brazil, India, and Mexico accounting for more than 50% of the total deaths worldwide. 

In Europe there are fears of a second wave of the pandemic as lockdown reinstructions are being eased.

Even with the announcements of an official vaccine to come soon, it will still take time for things to get back to normal globally.

You can read more on this on CNN’s corona virus news

Nigerian Labour Unions Suspend Planned Strike.

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Nigerian Labour unions have suspended the planned strike to commence Monday 28th of September 2020. The decision was made after a meeting with the Federal government. The meeting started 8.30pm Sunday, 27th September, and lasted into the early hours of Monday morning, September 28th.

The federal government agreed to suspend the hike in electricity tariff temporarily until a detailed analysis of the electricity supply and distribution system is made.

On petrol, it was deliberated that there was urgent need to increase the local refining capacity of the nation to reduce the overdependency on importation of petroleum products.

It was also resolved that tax on minimum wage be removed as a way of cushioning the impacts of the policy on the lowest vulnerable.

You can read more on this story HERE

How to Play movie and music files in your USB Flash drive on PS4

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PS4 and USB flah drive
PS4 & USB flash drive

Using your PC format your USB flash drive to FAT file format or ensure it is in FAT 32 file format.

right click USB storage on pc then properties
right click USB storage on pc then properties

To ensure your USB flash drive is in the required format,for windows 10 PCs, insert the USB into your PC. Then navigate to the USB storage icon, right click and click PROPERTIES, there you should see the file system format on your USB flash drive.

If the USB flash drive is not on FAT 32, then you need to Format it. To do so right click on the USB storage icon then click FORMAT. Ensure the file system is set to FAT32, then click START to format the USB drive.

Next open the USB flash drive and create a new folder and give it a name. This is the folder you will store your media files.

Create folder in usb drive to store media files
Create folder in usb drive to store media files

To keep things in order create a folder called VIDEOS to store video files and create another folder called MUSIC to store music files. 

On your PS4, download the app called MEDIA PLAYER and ensure it is installed on the console.

PS4 media player
PS4 media player

Insert the USB flash drive in your PS4 then start MEDIA PLAYER.

Media player will display your USB flash drive storage. Click on it and navigate to the folder called VIDEOS (you created earlier on your PC) then it will display the movie files available. Just click on any movie file to play.

Repeat a similar process to play music files.

The PS4 supports several media file format including;

MP3, AAC, AVI,MP4, MKV,MPEG-2 PS,MPEG-2 TS, JPEG,BMP,PNG

For more information refer to the PlayStation 4 user guide

Labour Unions Vows to go on Strike Despite Court Ruling against it

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Nigeian labour unions have vowed to go on an indefinite strike starting Monday September 28th, 2020. This is as a result of the hike in electricity tariffs and fuel pump price . Government have been in a series of meetings with the labour unions to reach an agreement on the issue but talks remains deadlock.

However, the Nigerian industrial court has issued an interim order restraining the unions from embarking on strike. Justice Ibrahim Galadima issued the order on Thursday September 28th following an application filed by a group known as, Peace and Unity Ambassadors Association.

But the Nigerian labour union leaders said they will not comply with the court ruling and has vowed to go on strike unless the movement yields to its demands.

Another meting of the Government and Labour unions has been scheduled for Monday September 28th, the day the strike is expected to commence.

You can read the full story on the Punch Newspapers.