Month: October 2017

2019: APC governors endorse Buhari for second term

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Some Governors currently serving on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to seek re-election for a second term in office. According to them, there is no candidate better than Buahri to fly the party’s flag in the 2019 presidential election. Speaking in separate interviews with reporters before the commencement of the National Executive Committee meeting of the party in Abuja, the governors said that the belief that President Buhari’s integrity, coupled with his performance since 2015 remain unbeatable. Plateau State governor, Simon…

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Boomerang? 200 feared dead at N/Korea’s nuclear test site

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About 200 people are feared dead in North Korea after underground tunnels at a nuclear test site that was feared to be unstable reportedly collapsed, crushing 100 people in the initial cave-in and 100 others when the tunnels again gave way on top of rescuers. The collapse at the Punggye-ri test site on Oct. 10 occurred while people were doing construction on the underground tunnel, Japan’s Asahi TV reported, citing a source in North Korea. The television station also said North Korea’s sixth nuclear test on Sept. 3 most likely…

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2019 presidency: Lamido, Obasanjo meet behind closed doors

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Former Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, on Tuesday met with former President Olusegun Obasanjo behind closed door in his hill-top residence in Abeokuta, Ogun State over his 2019 presidential ambition. In a terse statement by Mansur Ahmed, the social media aide to Lamido, said: “the meeting was part of consultation with relevant stakeholders and key political actors in Nigeria across the length and breadth of this Nation.” It could be recalled that Lamido made a similar visit to the Former Military head of state Abdulsalami Abubakar two weeks ago…

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President Buhari reacts to Nigeria’s upward movement on Global Business rankings

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President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed his delight over Nigeria’s phenomenal improvement on the World Bank’s Doing Business latest rankings. Besides moving up 24 places in the rankings, Nigeria is also reported by the World Bank to be among the Top Ten Reformers globally. President Buhari, in a series of terse statements on his official Twitter handle, congratulated Nigerians on what he said was a very significant step forward which symbolises the real success achieved by the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC). He particularly commended PEDEC chaired by Vice President…

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Singapore’s Changi Airport opens automated terminal

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Singapore’s Changi Airport has opened a cutting-edge terminal with a fully automated check-in system including facial scanning and computerised baggage drop points. Terminal 4, built at a cost of Sg$985 million (US$723 million), will have an annual capacity of 16 million people and is aimed at coping with an expected increase in passenger numbers through one of Asia’s top travel hubs. It is packed with new technology, meaning passengers should in theory be able to check in and board without having to talk to airport staff. On its first day…

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Digital forensics will guarantee transparent elections — Expert

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Dr Peter Olayiwola, President, Certification Board, Computer Forensics Institute, Nigeria (CFIN), says that the deployment of digital forensics platforms will ensure credible and transparent elections in Nigeria. Olayiwola spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at the sidelines of the Induction and Awards Ceremony of CFIN, which was hosted by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Related Offences Commission(ICPC) on Tuesday in Abuja. The induction was part of the 6th International Digital, Mobile and Computer Forensics Conference and Training Expo organised by CFIN. According to him, the more technology is…

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Skills acquisition: legislator disburses N6.5m

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Rep. Sunday Katung (PDP/Zango-Kataf/Jaba), has disbursed a total of N6.5 million on skills acquisition  to 218 persons, beneficiaries to start off their businesses. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that each of the trainees received N30,000 at the completion of the training on Tuesday, in Zonkwa. Among the new entrepreneurs were youths and women, who acquired skills on the making of soap, detergent, deodorant, pomade, among others. Katung, at the ceremony, said that the money was a take-off capital to establish their business outfits. Represented by Mr Yohanna Allahmagani,…

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World Bank top 10 ranking: Nigeria has exceeded target – Yemi Osinbajo

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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that Nigeria has exceeded its targets on ease of doing business with World Bank’s recent ranking of the country as one of the top 10 most-improved economies in the world. Osinbajo said exceeding what he called “an ambitious targets” set up President Muhammadu Buhari was made possible by all stakeholders who worked together to achieve this significant result, particularly the National Assembly, Lagos and Kano states, and the private sector. Nigeria has moved up 24 places to 145th in the World Bank’s ‘Doing Business’…

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Saudi women to be allowed into stadiums from 2018

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Saudi women have won another right from their conservative male overlords. From  next year,  they will be allowed  into three sports stadiums for the first time. The landmark move announced by the authorities on Sunday,  would open up the previously male-only venues to families. It was one of a raft of decisions announced by Turki Al-Asheikh, chairman of the General Sports Authority, aimed at supporting and stimulating the sports sector”, arabnews.com reported. It was also in line with  with powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s ambitious reform drive shaking up…

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Malaria on the rise in Limpopo and Mpumalanga

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High numbers of malaria cases are being reported in parts of Limpopo and Mpumalanga. The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) said in an alert posted on Tuesday that affected areas included the Vhembe and Mopani districts in Limpopo‚ in addition to some farms along the Lephalala River in Waterberg‚ and in Bushbuckridge in Mpumalanga. “Compared to previous years‚ a modest increase in cases in the Kruger National Park and private reserves in the area has been confirmed‚” said the alert. It has been a busy 2017 malaria season in…

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