 As the world commemorates the sacrifices and struggles of workers and labour, we take a look at the welfare of the Nigerian work here, as extends to industrial action by another two months. As Ramadan is the most important and holiest month in the Islamic calendar, clerics have urged Muslim faith-holds to make charity a duty, in order to gain multiple rewards from Allah. What is the significance of Eid al-Fitri? And don't forget, we'll also be looking through today's newspapers and analysing the biggest stories of the day. Good morning, thanks for joining us on the breakfast on Tloss TV Africa. I am Justin Akadone. I am Masih Boko. Let's go to know that you're on the other side of the divide. Happy holiday. Happy holidays to you, Masih. You shouldn't be telling me happy holidays. No, don't say that to me. But it's fine, thank you. Are you not the Nigerian worker? So yes, happy holidays. It's not a holiday for us now. Happy holidays to Nigerians. Happy holidays to those who are actually holidaying and happy holidays to Nigerian workers generally. Alright, we'll just move on straight to tap chrending. We'll start with something that's not really so cheerful. Reports reaching us indicate that a building has collapsed, a three-story building actually, around the abutometer area of Lagos State. And from what we hear, 20% so far have been rescued and that's according to the Lagos State Emergency Management Authority last summer. But many are still feared, trapped. Masih, the incidents of building collapse are one that keeps increasing and over time in Lagos, not just Lagos, Nigeria, but I thought by now the issue of building collapse so that could have been taken or brought under control with all the sensitization and all that. But yet, what we see is that another one just collapsed that late last night here in Lagos. Well, it's really, really sad. And if you follow the story, you probably want to say that it's not like it's a new building because we know that the Lagos State government had already made a plan or made a move against building collapse and saying we're going to ensure that this doesn't happen. And so for all new buildings, there should be a certification of fitness for habitants in this residence, okay? But have we also talked about some of these buildings that have existed prior to this time, not new buildings? This might just be around the fact that the Iqoi building collapse was just major and we talked about new buildings coming up. But have we also talked about buildings that have existed prior to this time? Because I feel that for everything, there's a lifespan, including your phone, it has a lifespan, everything has a lifespan, including our lives. So you get to a point where it has expired, it has expired. And so it should not be there. It's really, really sad. I mean, looking at that picture, you ask yourself how many persons would survive. According to the report, at the time where this incident actually happened, it was reported that the rescue team was not available. You didn't have anyone around. And so those around this environment had to try to figure it out and sort themselves out. It's quite sad. But we need to think out of the box. We constantly say we have to prevent this. I feel like it's not entirely on the government. All hands must be on deck. We need to be involved. So let's even say at a time where you have some of this building that's been erected, have they followed the due procedures? Do you follow it? Do you also need government to be on top of your case before you do the right thing? So this boils down to everybody doing the right thing. Yes, we know that we cannot take government out of the equation. The Lagos State government needs to, you know, wake up to all of this. It's been a menace for us. And we have to find a way to solve the problem. Prior to this time, we're thinking that it has to be with new buildings. We have to get certification and what have you. But now, I mean... Well, yeah, it's not entirely for new buildings. This one, like you said, this is an old building. Some buildings, if you go around them, the Butimeta area of Lagos, you know that some of the buildings are actually very old ones. They predate our independence. And some of them had this Brazilian architecture. And they're really, you know, structured in a particular way. But one thing I should actually point out in all of this is that even as much as in these buildings are old, I'm sure there's all called distress signs for buildings. And over time, maybe, I'm sure the buildings must have shown or indicated some kind of distress. And some buildings don't just collapse just all at once. Before, you know, they collapsed, they would have given some sort of distress. Yes, maybe cracks or maybe it is tilting towards the left or the right. Sometimes all of these happen. And then when these things happen, it's actually the duty of the occupants, the landlord, to make sure that the right things are done so it doesn't really, you know, lead to a collapse eventually. But most times you see people living in distress houses and you wonder how can people, you know, just take their lives, don't take their lives seriously because at the end of the day, if these buildings give way, they would lose properties, they would lose lives. So why would you live in a house that is distressed and I know there are issues of poverty, standard of living and everything, but then your life should come first before anything, really. Because when you live in those buildings, anything could happen at any time. Sometimes you might not even get any, but when you've started seeing signs of distress, it's the best thing to do is call the landlord or whoever is in charge of the house to order so something can be done, or you move out from that particular house you get. So it's quite, I mean, it's a lot for people to deal with because you have talked about the issue of understanding when the building is distressed, probably if, you know, you rented this apartment, right? But do people really understand all of this? So it's a lot to deal with at the end of the day. How do you understand, I mean, you pay for a house, probably, let's just say it's a rented apartment. But don't do that immediately. No, no, but you have to understand what should you be looking out for if you have to apart from the cracks. What if you don't have the very obvious cracks and it could just be foundational issues or things that are not very obvious to, you know, the physical, and what if they don't understand what that means? It could just be a crack. No one can actually tell. But like we rightly stated, it's a lot of work. We know that the government has a responsibility, but the contractors, I don't know, but like with every other product you have a lifespan, things would exist. It should get to a point where it expires. Do we even factor all of this? Do we really factor all of this? It's really, really sad. And we're hoping that lives are not lost. That's the most important thing for us. We haven't gotten any reports as regards, you know, life being lost, but we're going to look at an official statement right here quickly and let's see how that pans out. An official statement has been put out as regards the building collapse in a Bhutan meta. So quickly here is what we have. Okay, so as soon as we're able to, you know, bring that up, then we can put out that particular statement. Yeah, so we'll just move on to the next top trending for the day and it is someone who was laid just barely a month into her employment and then mercy the issue of the out factor, you know, came into play. Just allow me rest. Not rest in peace, but just have a great time this month. Why are you laughing? Go ahead. No, because lots of people have several issues with their speech, their pronunciation, and for some profession you just have to know the job ethics and just know that some things are not allowed and some things could be walked on, some things could be perfected. You know, I don't want to say some things, but I'm not perfect as it is. I know I have my own drawbacks, but I know how to go around them. You know, it really becomes too obvious. For instance, if you want to call, I'm really with me, you know. Some people even have the age factor. I'm not trying to make a mess or make fun of them, but you have them like, are you all right and things like that? How did you say it? Are you all right? You have things like, are you all right? You know, people have the age factor, some have the R factor, and sometimes they can't really hide it. But for jobs like us, when you're in front of people, people listen to you, people watch you, people even learn from you, and somehow you have to be close to perfect in the way you pronounce most words you get. You know, although some words are not unforgivable, but there are some things you just have to know how to do right. I'm not trying to say if her lay off was justifiable, but I'm just saying that for a profession like broadcast journalism, you have to give your 100. You know, so, I mean, looking at that particular post and the reports, because it's been making the rounds, I'm sure that a lot of people, including the person affected, I'm not sure if you understand, you know, the dynamics. So, unfortunately, it is what has happened. She's actually, she's worked like three places before. Yes. And it was never an issue. Yes. Maybe because, you know, it probably wasn't noticed. I mean, like they had mentioned, because there seemed to be an official statement, you know, to this regard and the issue of the R factor, what have you, and so you have a lot of people. There was misconduct and non-professionalism. I know. Come on. Some people have said, so, we have seen a lot of comments as we have this. Some people say the R factor come out so nice because, you know, you have a thing when you say, you want to say the word rise and it says rise. You know. So, it comes with a W-I-C. If you are French, I would have understood. You know, the French, they have this thing with the R as well. It's the way they pronounce it. Don't say Fonser and all of that. No, no, no, but you also, but I think that this is not to make an excuse, especially when it has with the drop, but we also need to understand that, you know, English language is broad. It is not typical as. And so, for instance, like you talked about, so you're going to make an exception for a French man, because he's saying... No, that's the language. You don't even have the typical R. There's a way they pronounce it. No, so I'm just saying that. Are you going to...? The average French man will not even say rise as it is. You know, that's how they pronounce it. So, are you going to make an exception for all of this? I'm saying that if you are going to your profession, you should know what it requires. Exactly. But I also, you would also say that we need to understand that, you know, it's basically not how it's... She should have worked on it. She said she had worked on it in three different places before now. That should have been... I mean, worked at all. There's a way you could actually conceal some things and not make it so very obvious. I really do not know how the R actually sounds, but I know that sometimes you want to call an R. You probably would say, you know, for instance, you have words that have an R. You say, oh, whoa, whoa. You say, oh, whoa, whoa. Exactly. Oh, whoa, whoa. All need wise. Yes. So it comes like, you say rise. You say wise. Right, all need wise. Can I have wise? And some people say that sounds really nice. That's it. That's what it should be. That's it. You can say it sounds like it's wise. That sounds nice. Rise. Rise. Rise. Rise. So it's a lot, but unfortunately it is what has happened. And we're hoping that... But would you think her termination was actually wrong for? I can't say I'm not an employer. I'm not the one who... As a journalist, as a broadcast journalist, what do you think? No, I can't really say. I can't say. I can't say. So because, you know, the organization made an excuse in the beginning and they said they didn't understand the dynamics. But first of all, they didn't notice it. Okay? We're hoping that a spot on you who you probably would have actually noticed that. Sometimes not over time. It's okay. I'm sure the young lady is going to be... She's going to be fine. She's going to be fine. Apparently she'll be challenged, you know, to get the pronunciation. I mean, get not to say wise and say rise. I don't know how our sounds... I was speaking to our producer just before we came on and when she mentioned this issue because I didn't really get the story until she explained it to me. Oh, like, you know, for this profession of ours, it is a very professional one. You have to be handsome. You have to be your 100. Because people look up to, like I said, you educate people. People learn from you. Sometimes people listen to you to get the right pronunciation and to know how things are done. So if, for instance, you love the broadcast journalism and maybe you have some limitations or some inhibitions, you should maybe... I'm just thinking the other aspect of it, you could do production, you could do editing. No, but let's even... You know, it's a very, very sensitive one and I'm also trying to just say so we don't miss the crocs at the end of the day. So I don't think that everyone in the industry is entirely perfect, including the best of the best. No one is, no one is. Right? So we get to this point, including, you know, your favorite international and local. So we get to that point where everyone... And so I just think that constant learning, trying to improve would actually be the best thing if you ask me. But people need to also understand the basics, right? So which is it? Sometimes it might be confusing people. For instance, people, you know, they misplace the R for their L. So sometimes if you have people who have such issues... No, I haven't encountered anyone else. Please get out of the load. No, the listeners might get confused. So you get out of the load. Yes, it's off road. You know, get out of the road and get out of the load. Or somebody have this RL factor. Okay. Let me just leave that for a moment before I start, you know, some people think I'm actually attacking a particular part of the country. But I'll leave it at that. Another issue that is also trending is the president. He is in the news and he says... My sit-down is very, very arguable. He says, the end to insecurity is... The end to insecurity, rather, in Nigeria's end site. Because a whole lot of people might... What does that mean? Meaning that insecurity will no longer be an issue very soon that we are actually maybe winning. If I have to paraphrase, you know, he, he's a spokesperson, you know, quoted some territories that were taken before by insurgents and how they have been retaken, you know, by Nigerian military. And he said that insurgency or insecurity is the end to it, is actually inside. But a lot of people, because of all the things that we go through, people are still in the kidnappers' den. People are still being kidnapped. People are still scared of using some particular highways. And people are scared of even traveling sometimes because they just don't know if they would actually get to their destinations. Hmm. So, I mean, it's expected that, you know, speeches would be given, comments would be made, but it feels like there's always a disconnect. So, I think that Nigerians should just get used to the fact that every other time we don't have the president makes speech and give his, you know, he probably might just be at the setting, gathering, and then it's expected of him to make some comments or presidential speech, the governor's speech, the speaker's speech. So, there would always be statement, but it's unfortunate that some of the statement are not backed by actions. And so, what's the essence of talking? I feel like we talk a lot. We make too many promises as a country. And then there's less action. It doesn't translate to the reality. And that's why a lot of people have queried whether there's a connect between, you know, those who are calling the shots, I mean, those who are ruling, the ruling class, you would want to say, the elite and, you know, those who have been ruled, what's the connect? Do you live in the same space? It's okay to wake up and say, it's inside. What does that really mean? We have seen the actions every day and every other time. And this is not to sound as a prophet of doom, but, you know, by the end of today, there will be a report of one, you know, security situation. The next day. Yes, there will be an event that will happen today. It will be a security concern, maybe Boko Haram, maybe the bandits, maybe some terrorists, because they have been proscribed already. Of course, we have a solution we'll constantly call them, you know, bandits. There will be something somewhere. But it just feels like we are very comfortable we're making some of this comment. But it's really, really heart-breaking because if you remember 2015, on the premise that you have this administration on board, it's on the premise of solving security issues. Security is stopped on the table. You have the economy, and you also have the fight against corruption. It was based on this premise that, you know, this government came on board. Now, let's look at it. There's a lot of comparison. If you want to talk, you have different spokespersons, representatives of the government who will come out saying the presidency, I mean, they'll begin to make some comparison. So if you have something bad, I mean, it's not an excuse. So we begin to leverage another, you know, experience and other incident that has happened. And we say, oh, in 2014, in 2013, it was worse. So we're having it better now because we had one person who died now and we had two people dying so we have one person. It doesn't really make sense. But like I always say, security is the primary reason that government exists. I would not necessarily say primary, but have you ever wondered why government exists? People came together and say, will somebody cut a wheel? To protect the government. And so security is just basic. Securing the lives and properties of a citizen is number one on the list for every government across the world. It's not just a Nigerian thing. It cuts across everywhere. A government that cannot protect lives and, you know, the lives of her citizens and their properties is how do you begin to describe that government? So it's a very arguable end of terrorism in sight according to the president, but that's as much as we can take on top trending. Top trending, of course, will return again tomorrow. But this time around, we'll take a quick break and that will go straight to half the press when we return. Do join us again.