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Online media killing our business, newspaper vendors lament
Online media killing our business, newspaper vendors lament
Newspaper vendors and sales representatives in Osun say their businesses are no longer lucrative due to prevalence of online media outlets.
Speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Osogbo, the vendors and sales representatives said that online media had reduced sales of hard copies.
They said that it was affecting their means of livelihood and survival.
Oladayo Salau, a newspaper vendor at Old Garage, Osogbo, said that there was little to no sales due to online media.
Mr Salau said that he had been in the business for more than 15 years.
He said that the only patronage he now enjoyed was from those who placed adverts announcements of change of names and needed hard copies for reference.
“The patronage of newspaper these days is very bad and it is because the news that will come out in the newspaper the next day already online a day before.
“People now see news in the hard copies newspapers as stale or old news.
“For vendors like me, we are not making money again, except from few who want to effect change of their names in the dailies,” he said.
Mr Salau said that the vendors also got occasional patronage from people who do not have internet enabled mobile phones and those who need to read the newspapers for vacancies, and pay a token thereafter.
“But generally, the sales is very poor and can no longer sustain my means of livelihood.
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”We have appealed to the publishers countless times to stop providing their news online, but they insisted that they cannot stop it”, he said.
Kasim Madamudola, a newspaper sales representatives, said that he had stopped selling newspaper for some months due to low patronage by his buyers.
Mr Madamudola, who sells newspaper at baruwa junction in Osogbo, said that people now preferred to use their mobile phones to get the needed information to buying newspapers.
He said that the situation had led to the collapse of his vendor business.
Another newspaper vendor, Shola Akiolu, said that people did not bother to buy newspapers again since the advent of the online media.
Mr Akiolu said that newspaper readers preferred to buy data on their phones in order to get the needed news and information.
He , however, said that small sales from sports newspaper was what he was using for survival.
”I have reduced the number of newspapers I now collect to avoid debt and loss of profits”, he said.
Deborah Akinloye, a newspaper vendor at Iyana Offa in Osogbo, said that the newspaper business was no longer the way it used to be.
Mr Akinloye, who said that she trained two of her children with the profits from the sales of newspapers, said that the online media was making things difficult for her.
”Things are very bad now. People no longer come to buy newspaper again due to the online version.
”Even some of the private organisations that I used to supply newspapers no longer patronise me.
”Before now, the profits I made from the newspaper sales was what I used to carter for my family, but I have to look for something else to support my family due to poor sales”, she said.
Online media killing our business, newspaper vendors lament
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Tinubu not telling Nigerians the truth, says Sule Lamido
Tinubu not telling Nigerians the truth, says Sule Lamido
President Bola Tinubu has been accused of not being forthright about the true state of Nigeria under his administration.
Former Jigawa State Governor and senior Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) member, Sule Lamido, made the accusation while speaking on the BBC Hausa programme Gane Mini Hanya.
Lamido criticized both Tinubu and former President Muhammadu Buhari for what he described as a lack of transparency in governance.
“Buhari’s and Tinubu’s governments are not being transparent with Nigerians unlike during the time when PDP was in power where everything was transparent and open to all Nigerians,” Lamido said.
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He accused the two administrations of relying on propaganda rather than providing citizens with accurate information.
Lamido also expressed concerns over President Tinubu’s recent loan requests, questioning the logic behind them. “If Nigerians are being told the truth then there is nothing wrong with that, but how would you budget N30tn, generate N50tn and then request loan when you have a surplus of N20tn,” he said, referencing last year’s budget.
He described the situation as “reckless” and “selfish,” adding, “This recklessness and clear-cut selfishness is not done anywhere in the world, but yet you find (some) Nigerians supporting it. Visit social media and see how APC is being criticised, being referred to as calamity, yet you find some protecting it.”
Tinubu not telling Nigerians the truth, says Sule Lamido
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Nigeria Customs Service begins 2025 recruitment [How to apply]
Nigeria Customs Service begins 2025 recruitment [How to apply]
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced the commencement of its recruitment exercise, assuring Nigerians that the process is entirely free and fair.
The agency has cautioned the public to be vigilant against scammers who may attempt to exploit unsuspecting applicants during the recruitment period.
Applications are invited for positions in the Superintendent, Inspector, and Customs Assistant cadres as part of the Service’s plan to recruit 3,927 officers in 2025.
This initiative is aimed at enhancing trade facilitation and supporting Nigeria’s economic recovery efforts.
“Our recruitment is entirely free and fair. At no stage do we charge fees. Anyone requesting payment is a scammer,” the agency emphasized, urging applicants to be wary of fraudulent schemes.
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The NCS outlined eligibility criteria, stating that applicants must be Nigerian citizens by birth, possess a valid National Identification Number (NIN), and have no criminal record or ongoing investigations.
Academic qualifications for the three cadres are as follows:
Superintendent Cadre: A university degree or Higher National Diploma (HND) along with an NYSC discharge or exemption certificate.
Inspectorate Cadre: A National Diploma (ND) or Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) from an accredited institution.
Customs Assistant Cadre: At least an O’Level certificate (WAEC or NECO).
In addition to these qualifications, the NCS stressed that all applicants must be physically and mentally fit, providing evidence of medical fitness from a recognized government hospital.
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Tinubu to critics: I won’t reduce my cabinet size
Tinubu to critics: I won’t reduce my cabinet size
President Bola Tinubu on Monday unequivocally responded to critics who described his cabinet as “bloated” by saying he is unprepared to reduce the size of his 48-man cabinet.
“I am not ready to shrink” the size of my cabinet, Tinubu said during a media chat at his Bourdillon residence in the highbrow Ikoyi area of Lagos State.
“I am not prepared to bring down the size of my cabinet,” the former Lagos governor said, arguing that “efficiency” has been at the core of his selection of ministers.
The president also said he has no regret removing the petrol subsidy in May 2023, saying Nigeria cannot continue to be Father Christmas to neighbouring countries.
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“I don’t have any regrets whatsoever in removing petrol subsidy. We are spending our future, we were just deceiving ourselves, that reform was necessary,” he told reporters.
Tinubu appointed 48 ministers in August 2023, three months after his inauguration. The Senate immediately screened and confirmed the ministers. One of the ministers, Betta Edu, was suspended in January while another, Simon Lalong, moved to the Senate.
There were calls for the President to reshuffle his cabinet as many Nigerians have not been impressed by the performance of some of the ministers, especially in the face of unprecedented inflation, excruciating economic situation and rising insecurity.
In October 2024, Tinubu re-assigned 10 ministers to new ministerial portfolios and appointed seven new ministers for Senate confirmation. He also sacked five of his ministers but critics insist that the President’s cabinet remains large, especially with the creation of a Livestock Ministry with a minister.
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