Nigeria’s Economy is Destination of Choice

Chairman of Presco Plc., Mr. Pierre Vandebeeck, has said that the resilience and robustness of the Nigerian economy makes it the destination of choice for investors despite increased challenges experienced by the business environment in 2015.

Vandebeeck said the company’s newest project tagged “Sakponba Project” would create at least additional 2500 jobs for the unemployed.

Assembly Begins Yari’s Impeachment as DSS Arrests Speaker, Others

Operatives of the Department of State Services have arrested the Speaker of the Zamfara State House of Assembly, Sanusi Rikiji, in connection with an alleged plot to impeach the state Governor, Abdulaziz Yari.

Rikiji and other principal officers of the Assembly, who were picked up on Tuesday in Gusau, the state capital, are said to be currently detained in Abuja.

Boko Haram Degraded, Victims Returning Home – Interior Minister…

The Federal Government has stated that Boko Haram terrorists in the North-East has been degraded and routed out from their major enclaves while victims of their atrocities are returning home.

The Interior Minister, Lt. General Abdulrahman Dambazau made the disclosure at the Regional Seminar on Media Engagement in Crisis Management organised by the Centre for Crisis Communication (CCC) in Port-Harcourt, Rivers State. The Minister said: “The war in the North-East with the Boko Haram has been fought and won.

Developing Countries Lose 10% of Exports on Non-Tariff Measures – UN

Developing countries lose an estimated 23 billion U.S. dollars annually through failure to comply with Group of 20 non-tariff measures, the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) says.

According to new data published by UNCTAD, the loss is equal to about 10 per cent of the exports of the developing countries to the Group of 20 (G20). The G20 is an international forum for the governments and central bank governors from 20 major economies comprising 19 countries plus the European Union.

Ajala Travel all over the World..........10 Things Your Flight Attendant Won’t Tell You

When JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater lashed out at a passenger and made a dramatic exit down the aircraft’s emergency slide in 2010, people were left to wonder what put him over the edge. Sure, every job is stressful, but does being a flight attendant come with a unique share of annoyances? We talked to flight attendants around the world to learn what goes on behind the scenes, what pushes their buttons and what passengers can do to make their jobs easier.
1. We don’t give orders just to hear our own voices.

Mohamed PBUH, the Man | Huffingtonpost

“So remind, [O Mohamad]; you are only a reminder. You are not over them a controller.” (Verse 21 Al Ghashyia, Holy Quran).

This is perhaps one of my favorite verses of the Holy Quran as it reflects the true meaning of spiritual leadership, it implies that spiritual leaders should in essence serve to “remind” us of our infinite potential, guide us to establish a higher connection with ourselves and our spirituality rather than control our actions and our ways of life. Spiritual leaders at all times should serve as role models for us to follow, through their own lives, deeds and actions. It is then up to us to follow their paths by understanding the meanings in their actions.

FG Issues Guidelines on Wood Exports

THE Federal Government has issued guidelines on the felling of trees and exportation of wood.

The Director of Forestry, Federal Ministry of Environment, Phillip Bankole, made this known recently while announcing the suspension of the ban on wood exports.

Some of the guidelines include the issuance of a new international trade certification for wood exports and the cut-one-tree-and-plant-five policy with a view to arresting deforestation as well as preserving the environment.

Indian Refiners Shun Nigeria’s oil, Turn to Malaysia…

A number of Indian state-owned refiners have been actively picking up Malaysian oil cargoes for loading in July and August amid growing uncertainty over the exports of Nigeria’s crude grades, according to regional sweet crude traders.

Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited on Monday issued a spot tender to purchase several Malaysian light sweet crude grades, raising expectations that more Indian end-users could switch their focus to Southeast Asian supplies, Platts reported.

Hijab: Appeal Court Delivers Judgment Thursday

The Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, will Thursday deliver judgment on whether or not students in Lagos public primary and secondary schools can wear the Hijab (Muslim headscarf) on their uniforms.

President of the Lagos State Area Unit of the Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria (MSSN), Saheed Ashafa, said Thursday that according to a hearing notice made available by the court, the judgment will be delivered in Court Two by 9am.

Reps Halt NNPC’s $400m Loans Bid for Refineries

The House of Representatives committee on Privatization and Commercialisation Wednesday stopped the bid by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation NNPC to acquire a $400 million loan for the upgrade of the four refineries in the country.

The Hon. Ahmed Yerima- headed committee said the NNPC was breaching Section 11 (g) of the Public enterprises ( Privatisation and Commercialization) Act 1999, which gives the National Council on Privatisation the power to do such.

NAFDAC Confiscates N25m Worth of Unregistered Drugs in Enugu…

ENUGU—The National Agency for Foods and Drugs Administration and Control, NAFDAC, yesterday, confiscated 152 cartons of unregistered Dizapam tablets B.P. worth over N25 million.

The drugs which were manufactured at Mumbai, India by Shalina Laboratories PVT. Ltd were released to NAFDAC by Customs Service officials who confiscated them at the Nigerian -Cameroon border in Cross River State. Enugu State Coordinator of NAFDAC, Ikechuku Okoye, told newsmen while displaying the unregistered drugs in his office at the Enugu Federal Secretariat, that the Dizapam tablets B.P. 10mg were smuggled into the country through Calabar axis adding that Customs Service officials alerted his agency over the matter.

Dictatorship And The Legislature…By Muhammed Adamu

“The American founders believed that a constitution that placed unlimited power in a legislative majority will inevitably result in tyranny, instability and lawlessness” – David Ingram.

Whenever theorists and men of learning postulate about the organic nature of ‘state’ and ‘democracy’ as a necessary dung of its bloom, the composite demon conjured always is ‘dictatorship’, especially of the ‘military’ kind which is imposed and sustained by the power of arms. And so it was about the military that Samuel Adams had warned that “A wise and prudent people” should “always have a watchful and jealous eye over”; because as he argued, “the maxims and rules of the army are essentially different from the genius of a free people.”

Recall sacked workers, FG tells oil firms

The Federal Government has asked oil majors, which recently sacked some of their workers, to recall the affected employees.

In order to retain jobs in the oil and gas sector, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, also asked the firms to reduce the salaries of top management staff.

Aviation Fuel Scarcity: NCAA Advises Airlines to Scale Down Operations…

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has advised domestic airlines to scale down their flight operations following the lingering scarcity of Jet A1, popularly called aviation fuel.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Acting General Manager Public Relations in NCAA, Mr. Sam Adurogboye, gave the advice on Wednesday in Lagos.

NIGERIA’S ECONOMIC PREDICAMENT ‘FORESEEN’ – Prophet TB Joshua

A prophecy from Prophet T.B. Joshua for 2016 seems to be coming to pass as the Governor of CBN, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, made depressing revelations concerning the Nigerian economy during a recent closed-door meeting with senators.

What a Mess.....Rep Member almost shed tears at Sex Scandal Public Hearing

One of the three House of Representatives members accused of s*xual misconduct in the US was on Wednesday close to tears as he defended his integrity before the panel probing the allegations made by the outgoing US Ambassador to Nigeria, James Entwistle.

Rep. Mohammed Gololo (APC-Bauchi) was alleged to have s*xually assaulted a housekeeper.

Sexy Spoon, Ladies Man, Alex Ekubo, Shares A Casually Stylish Photo

The fine boy actor, who wrote a letter to any lady interested in him yesterday, is a stylish young man

This Beautiful Big Fish & Her Husband Are Super Cute

Looks like men are having their eyes on 'big mamas' these days. The couple are from Tanzania. Cute!

See what This Boy was Caught Doing to a Female Mannequin

I don't know if I should laugh or feel sad about this mess. What kind of curiosity should push a little boy as such a young age to do this to a mannequin? The pics were taken in a shop in Russia. Sigh!

UNILAG Girls in Moremi Hall Are Prostitutes? Read this Guy's Revelations

This Naija guy on twitter shared his shocking encounter with a UNILAG babe, how she stole his cash and he took her to his house and got his "compensation" with hot bedroom things. Nawao!

Read what happened between him and the babe below...

She is made of Good manners.....She kept apologizing to people like....Are you ok ma/sir??" Top events planner, Mosun narrates her encounter with Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo's wife at a Lagos wedding (photos)

So over the weekend, two young lovers Mosope Opeyemi and Funke Cole got married in Lagos and one of the notable faces at the event was Vice president Yemi Osinbajo.

His wife, Dolapo, was also in attendance.

Mosun of Ipc Events gushed about the success of the wedding which she planned and further had this to say about Mrs Osinbajo.

Incredible: How 116 yr-old man, 84 yr-old wife died same day (photos)

For those who don’t believe in true love, the lives of late Pa Ajanaku Adetayo and late Madam Oyesola Adetayo of Isara-Remo, Ogun State, offer a glimpse into what real love is, for after several decades of marriage, they bade the world farewell on the same day, with just two hours apart.

Nigeria Must Be Restructured, Says Ekweremadu…

The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, said on Tuesday that Nigeria must embrace restructuring as the surest solutions to its current economic challenges.

He argued that to succeed, the country must abandon its “feeding bottle federalism “ for true fiscal federalism.

The deputy Senate President also disagreed with the views expressed in certain quarters that all the country needed was good governance and not restructuring.

Abia And The Metaphor of The Fast Lane…

You know the fast lane: the extreme corner of the road where drivers throw caution to the wind and challenge the speedometer of their automobiles. The fast lane, beyond the expressway, is also a metaphor of action and behaviour. It has transformed into a social construct, with meanings that signify a man and a woman in a hurry and in desperation.

Techno-Patriotism

•Nigeria must take its digital destiny in its own hands

The recent call by the President of the Nigerian Computer Society (NCS), Professor Sola Adorounmu, to the Federal Government not to outsource the country’s national information technology security is a welcome one.