Xmas/New Year : FG declares Dec. 25, 26; January 1 as public holidays

ABUJA – The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, 25th,
Wednesday 26th December 2018 and Tuesday 1st January 2019 as
Public Holidays to mark the Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year
Celebrations respectively.

This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Director, Press in
the Ministry of Interior, Mohammed Manga.

“The Honorable Minister of Interior, Lt Gen. (rtd) Abdulrahman Bello
Dambazau, CFR, PhD, who made the declaration on behalf of the
Federal Government, enjoined all Christians Faithful and Nigerians to
use the period in praying earnestly for the betterment and
development of Nigeria. 

He further called on Nigerians to
strengthen their resolve to maintain peace and unity in the country
before, during and after the General Elections, in the spirit of the
season.

“General Dambazau urged all Nigerians both at home and abroad to
support the present Administration of President Muhammadu Buhari
in its determination and sustained efforts towards a peaceful,
united and virile nation.

“The Honorable Minister wishes Nigerians Happy Christmas and New
Year Celebrations”, the statement added.

Don’t fall in love on Facebook, jailed Indian warns

An Indian man released this week after being jailed for six years in Pakistan issued advice on Friday not to follow his example and fall in love on Facebook.
Hamid Nehal Ansari illegally entered Pakistan from Afghanistan in 2012 to meet a woman he had fallen for on the social media network.
Facebook
But Pakistani police were waiting for him at the woman’s house and arrested him on the spot. The engineer was later jailed for spying and forging documents.
“Do not be emotional about strangers and don’t fall in love on social media including Facebook,” Ansari told AFP three days after being released and returning to India.
Local media showed Ansari hugging his mother and bowing to touch his head to the ground after crossing over to India at an overland border on Tuesday.
“Getting deported was the happiest moment of my life,” the 33-year-old later said by phone from his home in Mumbai.
“(Now I will) start a business, get married and work on building back my life. No more social for me,” Ansari said.
Arch-rivals Pakistan and India have fought three major wars since independence from Britain in 1947. They routinely arrest each other’s citizens on spying charges.

Taxify expands to Benin

Taxify expands to Benin

Lagos – Ride-hailing service Taxify is expanding its Nigerian operations to its fifth city – Benin. This announcement continues Taxify’s recent expansion across Nigeria, following launches in Lagos, Abuja, Owerri and Ibadan.

Uche Okafor, Country Manager for Taxify in Nigeria

The ride hailing service said in June 2018 that it had completed an investment round of $175 million, and that it intended to use this investment to expand its services worldwide – particularly across Africa.

“Adding a new city to our Nigerian network emphasizes our continued focus on launching ride-hailing services in more towns and cities across the country, outside of the obvious main centres,” says Uche Okafor, Country Manager for Taxify in Nigeria.

Having started operations in Nigeria with its first city launched in November, 2016 in Lagos, the ride-hailing service has grown exponentially year on year. Taxify will now operate in 5 cities across the country, and is available in more Nigerian urban centres than any other ride-hailing platform.

“What this expansion means for us is that more riders can enjoy the safety and convenience of the service, but more importantly, more Nigerians have access to earning a decent living by joining the platform as drivers,” he adds.

One of Taxify’s key success factors in its rapid expansion has been the fact that drivers utilising its platform receive 85% of all fares paid by riders – a significantly higher percentage than what drivers using other similar platforms receive.

“We intend to expand our footprint even further in 2019, as we believe that all Nigerians can benefit from the convenience and cost-efficiency of ride-hailing,” says Okafor. “Furthermore, providing appropriately licensed drivers with a platform through which they can earn a sustainable living continues to drive us forward.”

Source:

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/12/taxify-expands-to-benin/