Month: March 2018

White House chief economic adviser Cohn, dumps Trump

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U.S. White House National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn, is set to resign from his post following President Donald Trump’s planned tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum. Cohn departure would increase the number of White House officials who had either been sacked or resigned from the Trump’s administration. Reports say Cohn who opposed Trump’s planned tariffs, hinted the White House about his resignation last week, and reportedly tried getting the president to change course. Cohn who served as President Trump’s chief economic adviser since the beginning of the administration,…

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Africa: A continent without democrats

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The second wave of democratization in Africa, beginning in the 80s, and the gradual establishment of democracy as the new normal in the continent brought much hope and excitement. As we have seen in the recent intervention by the military in Zimbabwe, coup d’etats have become unpopular and unacceptable in the entire continent in deference perhaps to dominant global politics. In the past two decades, there have been many electoral transitions across the continent indicative of a pattern of democratic consolidation. In reality, however, mercenaries of democracy, dictators and a…

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Saudi Arabia, Egypt enter $10b mega city deal

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Saudi Arabia has agreed on a $10 billiom investment with Egypt for a futuristic mega city project. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visited Egypt on Monday to discuss issues focusing on economic cooperation. Prince Mohammed accompanied Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to review construction projects near the Suez Canal before boarding a boat with the president to tour the waterway. A Saudi government source said the two countries had agreed to set up a joint $10 billion fund to develop areas of Egypt linked to the NEOM project. The…

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Kebbi can produce 50% rice needs of Nigerians – Commissioner

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Kebbi State has assured the nation it has the capacity to deliver 50 per cent of the rice needs of Nigerians with the continuous support of Federal Government’s Anchor Borrowers Programme. The state Commissioner for Agriculture, Alhaji Garba Dandiga, conducting a team of journalists on inspection of 50 kilometre by 20 kilometre FADAMA rice plantation in Suru on Monday. The Minister of Information and Culture , Alhaji Lai Mohammed, had on Sunday led the newsmen to Kebbi to assess the progress of rice revolution championed by the federal government in…

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JAMB confirms 1.6 million candidates for UTME

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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said Over 1.6 million candidates are expected to write the examination in 602 centres across the country for the conduct of the examination scheduled to hold from March 9 to March 17. The board’s Head of Media and Information Department, Dr Fabian Benjamin, said candidates for the 2018 Unified Tertiary Matriculations Examination (UTME) could start printing their examination notification slip from tomorrow. According to him “With have successfully conducted the Mock Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) on Monday, February 26, and based…

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Group wants primary election debate introduced

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The United Nigeria Group (TUNG), has called for the introduction of election debates at the level of primary elections so as to get the right candidates. With particular reference to the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), the group said that primary election debate will further improve democracy in the country. The TUNG which said it is interested in fostering peace, unity and community sensitisation on political issues, gave the advice in Abuja on Monday. Speaking in an interview, the spokesman of the group, Dr Bright Emenena, said that with election debates…

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EU aims to tax internet giants at ‘two to six percent’

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The EU will soon unveil a plan for taxing major internet companies like Amazon and Facebook by imposing a levy of two to six percent on revenues in every country where they operate, French finance minister Bruno Le Maire said Sunday. “The range will be from two to six percent; but closer to two than to six,” Le Maire told the Journal du Dimanche newspaper. The European Commission has said it will present by end March an overhaul of its tax rules, which currently allow US digital economy giants to…

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APC wins Edo local council elections

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The All Progressive Congress (APC) has won all the 18 chairmanship seats in the March 3 local government election in Edo. The Chairman of the Edo State Independent Electoral Commission (EDSIEC), Stanley Orobator, announced the results of the council polls in Benin on Sunday. Mr. Orobator said the exercise was rancour-free and that there was no reported case of violence across the state during the election on Saturday. The elected chairmen are Victor Emuanhagbon for Esan South-East Local Government Area, Augustine Okhoibkole for Esan North East and Musa Yakubu for…

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Oldman, McDormand best actors, Shape of Water best movie at Oscar

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Fantastical romance“The Shape of Water” won best picture, U.S. Hollywood film industry’s most prestigious honor, at Sunday’s Oscar ceremony. The Fox Searchlight movie’s Mexican filmmaker, Guillermo del Toro, took home the best director Oscar, dashing the hopes of a rare win by a woman or a black filmmaker. The movie about a mute cleaning woman who falls in love with a strange river creature had gone into the ceremony with a leading 13 nominations, and won a total of four Academy Awards. As expected, Britain’s Gary Oldman was named best…

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SNEPCo donates cancer equipment to National Hospital

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The Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo) says it has donated a linear accelerator radiotherapy equipment worth over $1 million to the National Hospital, Abuja. Speaking an event to commemorate the world cancer day on Sunday, Akinwumi Fajola, SNEPCo’s representative, said the donation was one of the company’s ways of giving back to the society. Fajola explained that the gesture was in the bid to strengthen the quality of healthcare services in Nigeria. Earlier, Isaac Adewole, minister for health, said the federal government plans to roll out nationwide screening…

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