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Governor Udom Emmanuel has expressed confidence in the capacity of the new Chancellor and Management of Akwa Ibom State University to make the institution a reputable citadel of learning, as he assured the continuous cooperation of his administration to make the varsity attain excellence. Continue reading Gov Udom Installs Oku Ibom Ibibio as Chancellor of AKSU at Vanguard News. https://ift.tt/33hHCrG by Bankole via Vanguard News Albert Einstein Fools of Fortune

Gov. Udom Emmanuel has expressed confidence in the capacity of the new Chancellor and Management of Akwa Ibom State University to make the institution a reputable citadel of learning. Continue reading Gov. Udom installs Etuk as A/Ibom Varsity Chancellor at Vanguard News. https://ift.tt/36ow2x6 by Nwafor via Vanguard News Albert Einstein Fools of Fortune

The Anambra Road Maintenance Agency (ARMA) says it has fully commenced the repairs of dilapidated portions of the roads in the state, totalling two million square meters. Continue reading Road maintenance agency begins work on Anambra bad roads at Vanguard News. https://ift.tt/2NvRaZK by Nwafor via Vanguard News Albert Einstein Fools of Fortune

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has suspended its proposed strike over Federal Government’s directive to enroll its members into the Integrated Payroll Personnel Information System (IPPIS). When President Muhammadu Buhari presented the 2020 budget proposal before lawmakers on Oct. 8, 2019, he vowed that Federal Government Employees not captured on the IPPIS platform by 31st Oct. 2019 would no longer be receiving their salaries. ASUU President, Prof. Continue reading ASUU suspends proposed strike over FG’s directive to enroll members into IPPIS at Vanguard News. https://ift.tt/2JG2pxr by David O Royal via Vanguard News Albert Einstein Fools of Fortune

By Emem Idio YENAGOA: AHEAD of the November 16 governorship election in Bayelsa State, stakeholders have reminded political actors on the need to ensure that the forthcoming election is credible and peaceful. This position was canvassed by community leaders, religious leaders, civil society groups, youths and security agencies at a one day stakeholders meeting organized by the Centre For Transparency Advocacy with the theme: Towards A Credible November 16 Governorship Election; The role of Stakeholders, held in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. Continue reading Eschew violence during polls, stakeholders urge politicians at Vanguard News. https://ift.tt/2WvAdmh by Urowayino Jeremiah via Vanguard News Albert Einstein Fools of Fortune

The Nigerian Army, on Thursday, urged residents of Enugu and its environs not to panic if they see movement of large numbers of personnel of security agencies on Friday. Col. Aliyu Yusuf, Deputy Director, Public Relations 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu. Yusuf said that the 82 Division, in collaboration with Nigeria Police and other security agencies in Enugu State, would conduct a special monthly route march on Friday, Nov. Continue reading Exercise Atilogwu Udo 1: Army urges Enugu residents not to panic at Vanguard News. https://ift.tt/2C0pqXV by Rasheed Sobowale via Vanguard News Albert Einstein Fools of Fortune

IT has indeed been an issue of discussion in the public that there is a rift between the Kano state governor Abdullahi Ganduje and his former boss, the former governor of the state Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso. Continue reading KANO: Is end to Ganduje, Kwankwaso feud in sight? at Vanguard News. https://ift.tt/36q8F68 by Urowayino Jeremiah via Vanguard News Albert Einstein Fools of Fortune

Islamic State confirmed on Thursday that its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed in a weekend raid by U.S. special forces in northwestern Syria, and vowed revenge against the United States. The Iraqi rose from obscurity to lead the ultra-hardline group and declare himself “caliph” of all Muslims, holding sway over huge areas of Iraq and Syria from 2014-2017 before Islamic State’s control disintegrated under U.S.-led attacks. ALSO READ: al-Baghdadi: United States Defence releases first declassified images from raid The group confirmed his death in an audiotape posted online and said a successor, identified as Abu Ibrahim al-Hashemi al-Quraishi, had been appointed. Continue reading Islamic State vows revenge against U.S. for Baghdadi killing at Vanguard News. https://ift.tt/36rtZsi by Temisan Amoye via Vanguard News Albert Einstein Fools of Fortune

The  National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, is fine-tuning plans to introduce The Hajj Savings Scheme in the nearest future. The scheme is a strategy to assist Muslims incapable of raising Hajj fare instantaneously to make small deposits over a long period of time. Continue reading The A-Z of Hajj Savings Scheme at Vanguard News. https://ift.tt/34kCvam by Urowayino Jeremiah via Vanguard News Albert Einstein Fools of Fortune

ABUJA — Various groups and notable persons yesterday rose against bid by the Nigerian Army to get all citizens identify themselves in a planned exercise tagged Operation Positive Identification, OPI, just as the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, yesterday told the House of Representatives that the Army’s insistence on the exercise was targeted at members of the terrorist group, Boko Haram. Continue reading Uproar, as Army insists on ‘Operation Identify Yourself’ at Vanguard News. https://ift.tt/2N2dYkF by Urowayino Jeremiah via Vanguard News Albert Einstein Fools of Fortune

Watford’s Tom Dele-Bashiru and FSV Mainz’s Taiwo Awoniyi headline the Nigeria U23 squad for the 2019 U23 Africa Cup of Nations. Coach Imama Amapakabo picked his team after Wednesday’s 2-0 defeat of Nasarawa United in a test game. The Olympic Eagles are hoping to defend the AFCON title won four years ago in Senegal when they commence their campaign against Cote d’Ivoire on November 9. ALSO READ: Rivers Real Madrid academy: Governor Wike meets Madrid President Perez Former Arsenal man Kelechi Nwakali, Ndfreke Effiong, Sincere Seth and Olisa Ndah made the cut, as well as Bologna’s Orji Okonkwo and captain Azubuike Okechukwu. Continue reading U23 AFCON: Dele-Bashiru and Awoniyi lead Nigeria squad at Vanguard News. https://ift.tt/34iBkbr by Temisan Amoye via Vanguard News Albert Einstein Fools of Fortune

AS Nigeria continues to grapple with its  myriad leadership challenges, former Editor of The Guardian, Abraham Ogbodo, has said the inter-dependency of the human spirit in value creation was one of the conditions that make life more liveable, while also listing honesty, intelligence, courage, fair-mindedness, firmness, selflessness, vision, diligence and generosity as some qualities expected of good leadership. Continue reading Ogbodo charts path for people-oriented leadership at Vanguard News. https://ift.tt/2q6Av74 by Urowayino Jeremiah via Vanguard News Albert Einstein Fools of Fortune

Nigeria national team coach Gernot Rohr has expressed his displeasure over his side’s tight Africa Cup of Nations qualifying schedules in November. The Super Eagles of Nigeria will open their Group L campaign against the Republic of Benin on November 13 before taking on Lesotho four days later. ALSO READ: Golden Eaglets’ victory, a lesson in resilience, says President Buhari The German tactician has unveiled a strong 23-man squad for the encounters as the three-time African champions kick off their quest to feature in the 2021 edition of the biennial tournament. Continue reading Rohr expresses displeasure with CAF over AFCON qualifying schedule at Vanguard News. https://ift.tt/2NurJYp by Temisan Amoye via Vanguard News Albert Einstein Fools of Fortune

AS Nigeria continues to grapple with its  myriad leadership challenges, former Editor of The Guardian, Abraham Ogbodo, has said the inter-dependency of the human spirit in value creation was one of the conditions that make life more liveable, while also listing honesty, intelligence, courage, fair-mindedness, firmness, selflessness, vision, diligence and generosity as some qualities expected of good leadership. Continue reading Zakat foundation gives hope to over 2600 people at Vanguard News. https://ift.tt/336P1tU by Urowayino Jeremiah via Vanguard News Albert Einstein Fools of Fortune

Few weeks after the Oro cult group invaded a mosque in Idi-Iroko, Ogun State, another mosque, the Zumratul Mu’miniin Mosque in Amororo area of Iperu, Ikenne Local Government Area of Ogun State, has again been attacked by another cult group popularly known as Eluku. The mosque properties including vehicles, materials were damaged. Continue reading Attack on mosque in Ogun: Gov Abiodun must fish out culprits — MURIC at Vanguard News. https://ift.tt/2q6leDh by Urowayino Jeremiah via Vanguard News Albert Einstein Fools of Fortune

THE  letter was dated October 7, 2019; but it would come into effect on Friday, November 1. The recipient was probably expecting it, but it doesn’t matter anymore. She is moving on. Arikana Chihombori-Quao has not been a firebrand for over two decades without scars to show for it. And now, she’s nursing a fresh one. Former Chadian prime minister and current Chair of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, inflicted the latest scar on Arikana in a letter on October 7, terminating her appointment as the AU ambassador to the US. Continue reading An ambassador’s exaggeration and its fallouts at Vanguard News. https://ift.tt/2N3I33c by Urowayino Jeremiah via Vanguard News Albert Einstein Fools of Fortune

THE Federal Government has set up an interim management committee to run the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC. The interim committee was inaugurated last Tuesday by Senator Godswill Akpabio, the ex-Governor of Akwa Ibom, former Minority Leader of the Senate and current Minister of Niger Delta Affairs. Continue reading The Esther of Ogoniland! at Vanguard News. https://ift.tt/2C3bkoG by Urowayino Jeremiah via Vanguard News Albert Einstein Fools of Fortune

ABUJA — AHEAD of the November 16, 2019 governorship election in Bayelsa State, a non-partisan group, Bayelsa Peace Initiative, BAPI, yesterday, cautioned supporters of political parties over violent conduct. Continue reading Why INEC must avoid inconclusive poll — BAPI at Vanguard News. https://ift.tt/2JFHydA by Urowayino Jeremiah via Vanguard News Albert Einstein Fools of Fortune

By Owei Lakemfa GENERAL Francisco Franco, the  fascist who was dictator of Spain for 33 years, from March 28, 1939 until his death on November 20, 1975, is lucky to have a grave. This is why his family had the basis to protest against the exhumation of his corpse on October 24  from the Valley of the Fallen ( Valle de los Caídos ) where it had laid for 44 years. Continue reading Francisco Franco is still dead, but getting better at Vanguard News. https://ift.tt/2qdBrWY by Urowayino Jeremiah via Vanguard News Albert Einstein Fools of Fortune

By Demola Akinyemi, Ilorin Screening for Kwara State commissioner-nominees entered day two on Wednesday, with the cabinet picks wowing the lawmakers with their eloquence and clear roadmaps of how they thought the government could deliver basic amenities and reposition the state for greater heights. The nominees discussed various strategies to tackle the menace of teachers resisting deployment to villages or quackery, local government administration and grassroots development, tax and revenue generation, provision of water, and raising funds to build durable infrastructure and attract investments. Continue reading AbdulRazaq’s female nominees impress Kwara Assembly at Vanguard News. https://ift.tt/2WtHp25 by Temisan Amoye via Vanguard News Albert Einstein Fools of Fortune

  By Festus Ahon Delta State High Court sitting in Asaba, Tuesday sentenced 42 years old Okada rider, Nonso Onyeje to 14 years imprisonment for having anal sexual intercourse with a 9 years old boy. The Court presided over by Justice Ngozi Azinge found the defendant guilty on a one-count charge of unnatural/sodomy against Oluchukwu (surname withheld), a pupil of a private school (names withheld ) in Asaba. READ ALSO: Man arrested for sodomizing own son to death Declining plea for alocutus by the defendant’s lawyer, the Judge handed down the 14 years maximum punishment prescribed by law on the Okada rider. Continue reading Okada rider bags 14 years imprisonment for sodomizing 9-year-old boy at Vanguard News. https://ift.tt/2puegrF by David O Royal via Vanguard News Albert Einstein Fools of Fortune

Five persons, including three women, on Wednesday, appeared before a Tinubu Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly abducting a  17-year-old daughter of one of their neighbours. The defendants are Helen Peter (19), Daniel Peter, (22), Sylvester Ogbemudia (24), Blessing Egbosi (28), and Mary Peter (45). The defendants, who are facing a two-count charge of conspiracy and abduction, pleaded not guilty to the offences. The prosecutor, ASP Edet Okoi, told the court that the defendants committed the offences on October 11, at Cele II, Gbetu Town, Ibeju-Lekki in Lagos State. Continue reading Police arraign five for abducting neighbour’s daughter in Lagos at Vanguard News. https://ift.tt/2BZaokQ by Hamed Shobiye via Vanguard News Albert Einstein Fools of Fortune

The Programme Manager, National LPG Expansion Plan, Mr Dayo Adeshina, on Wednesday said the Federal Government was targeting the consumption of five million tons of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Known as cooking gas  by Nigerians in 2023. Continue reading FG targets 5m tons LPG consumption by 2023 at Vanguard News. https://ift.tt/2ppXUAf by Urowayino Jeremiah via Vanguard News Albert Einstein Fools of Fortune

By Chinonso Alozie, Owerri The Imo state governor, Emeka Ihedioha, has said that the eighteen billion naira investment in Imo state, by Afri-Exim bank, was for the expansion of trade. Ihedioha spoke in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Chibuike Onyeukwu, yesterday in Owerri, said that it was part of the government’s policy on ease of doing business. ALSO READ: Imo state govt. makes Igbo language compulsory in schools The statement claimed that Afri-Exim investment would serve both the South East and South-South regions. Continue reading Why Afri-Exim Bank is investing N18 billion in Imo – Ihedioha at Vanguard News. https://ift.tt/2ppIdsQ by Temisan Amoye via Vanguard News Albert Einstein Fools of Fortune

ABUJA- THE Federal Government yesterday raised the alarm that the Economic Growth and Recovery Plan, ERGP, and other development plans were at risk of underfunding. Continue reading ERGP at risk, FG cries out at Vanguard News. https://ift.tt/2Nodjcd by Urowayino Jeremiah via Vanguard News Albert Einstein Fools of Fortune

A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ebute Meta, Lagos on Wednesday ordered that a 24-year-old man, Edwin FearGod, who allegedly murdered a 66-year-old-man, be remanded in a correctional centre, pending legal advice. Chief Magistrate, Mrs A.O. Ajibade, who did not take the plea of FearGod, ordered that he be remanded in the Nigerian Correctional Service in Ikoyi for 30 days, pending legal advice from the Lagos State Director of Public Prosecutions. READ ALSO: Court remands fake native doctor in prison over alleged Juju scam Ajibade adjourned the matter until Dec. Continue reading Court remands man for allegedly killing 66-year-old-man at Vanguard News. https://ift.tt/36iQz6d by David O Royal via Vanguard News Albert Einstein Fools of Fortune

Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, said yesterday that freight forwarders who do not follow established processes as enshrined in the law would not be allowed to operate in Nigeria.  Continue reading Freight Forwarding: Only law abiding operators’ll be allowed —Amaechi at Vanguard News. https://ift.tt/34fRgeO by Urowayino Jeremiah via Vanguard News Albert Einstein Fools of Fortune

Chelsea boss Frank Lampard has warned Manchester United ahead of Wednesday’s Carabao Cup meeting: “I won’t take this game lightly.” United handed Lampard a cruel lesson on his competitive debut as Chelsea manager – thrashing the Blues 4-0 on the Premier League opening day – but the sides have endured contrasting fortunes in the top-flight since. ALSO READ: Chrisian Pulisic revels in history-making Chelsea hat-trick Chelsea are seven points and three spots above United after 10 games in fourth and have now won seven games in a row across all competitions. Continue reading Frank Lampard warns Man Utd: ‘I won’t take game lightly’ at Vanguard News. https://ift.tt/2NqImnH by Temisan Amoye via Vanguard News Albert Einstein Fools of Fortune

Two suspected kidnappers terrorising Mashekarin Karyo Village in Makera District of Birnin Kebbi Local Government Area of Kebbi State have been arrested by the police. The state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Garba Danjuma, disclosed this while speaking with journalists on Wednesday in Birnin Kebbi. He gave the names of the suspects as Muhammadu Juli and Sahabi Kiruwa. Danjuma said the two belonged to a gang of kidnappers that abducted a housewife, Hajiya Aljimma from her husband’s house in Mashekarin Karyo village on September 28. Continue reading Police arrest two suspected kidnappers in Kebbi at Vanguard News. https://ift.tt/31Su1Ww by Hamed Shobiye via Vanguard News Albert Einstein Fools of Fortune

Tordue Salem – Abuja The House of Representatives Committee on Diaspora on Tuesday,  described as inadequate, the N400 million earmarked by the Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning for the Nigeria Diaspora Commission The Chairman of the Committee, Hon. Tiwalola Tolulope Akande-Sadipe, stated this during a budget defence session with the management of the Commission. Akande-Sadipe said the Commission has a lot to do considering the problems faced by Nigerians in the Diaspora, stressing that the number of Nigerians in prisons abroad alone could gulp so much funds when the Commission sets up intervention programme. Continue reading Reps to raise Diaspora Commission’s budget at Vanguard News. https://ift.tt/36iiHXe by Hamed Shobiye via Vanguard News Albert Einstein Fools of Fortune

By Emmanuel Una – Calabar A giant wooden boat laden with one thousand two hundred and twenty-one bags of  foreign parboiled rice  smuggled into the country has been impounded by Nigerian Navy Ship, Victory in Calabar The snuggled rice along with seven suspected crew members was on Wednesday handed over to Nigerian Customs Service Anti Snuggling Taskforce for further investigation and prosecution. READ ALSO: Rice smuggling: Elephant Group supports FG on border closure Handing over the suspected crewmen and the rice to the Customs Service officials, Commodore Vincent Okeke, Commander NNS Victory said the Nigerian Navy has zero-tolerance for criminality and warned smugglers and oil pipeline vandals to steer clear of Nigerian territorial waters while carrying out their nefarious activities. Continue reading Nigerian Navy impounds 1221 bags smuggled rice, arrests seven suspects in Calabar at Vanguard News. https://ift.tt/2PwxFCJ by Lawal Sherifat via Vanguard News Albe...

Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi on Wednesday sacked his Technical Assistant on Social Media, Mr Ndubisi Itumo, for allegedly misinforming the public. A statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Dr Kenneth Ugbala, said the termination was with immediate effect. READ ALSO: ‘The door is open for you to quit’ — Umahi tells grumbling appointees “The termination is on the grounds of misconduct bordering on misinforming the public. “Consequently, Itumo has been directed to hand over all government property in his possession to the Principal Secretary to the Governor,” he said. Continue reading Umahi sacks aide for allegedly misinforming public at Vanguard News. https://ift.tt/2JAePHd by David O Royal via Vanguard News Albert Einstein Fools of Fortune

By Ike Uchechukwu, Calabar The Nigerian Bar Association NBA , Calabar Branch, Cross River State has faulted the inauguration of the state Judicial Service Commission, JSC, by Governor Ben Ayade. Their position was contained in a release signed by the Chairman and Secretary of NBA Paul O. Ebiala Esq and Effiom Ayi Esq respectively. ALSO READ: Cross River: Gov Ayade inaugurates Judicial Service Commission The release which lampooned the inauguration the JSC argued that of the procedure adopted was illegal adding that the tenure of appointment of the Commission is Constitutionally five years and that the previous Commission was inaugurated on 7th June 2017. Continue reading NBA carpets Ayade over inaugration of Judicial Commission at Vanguard News. https://ift.tt/34hs7QC by Temisan Amoye via Vanguard News Albert Einstein Fools of Fortune

…stays action on Ambode’s probe …as Ambode’s lawmaker queries denial of access to the probe panel By Olasunkanmi Akoni & Ebunoluwa Sessou Finally, Lagos State House of Assembly has bowed to the ruling of the State High Court to stay action on the probe of former Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode. The joint committees of the Lagos State House of Assembly probing the activities of the former governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode of the state over some of his expenditures after receiving the court order to stay action on the matter and adjourned the probe indefinitely. Continue reading Bus purchase: Lagos Assembly heeds state high court ruling at Vanguard News. https://ift.tt/36kRR0x by Temisan Amoye via Vanguard News Albert Einstein Fools of Fortune

Riad Mostefai has marched through the capital of Algeria every Friday since February to demand a purge of the ruling hierarchy, an end to corruption and the army’s withdrawal from politics. Though some of his demands have been met, Mostefai plans to keep on marching each week along with tens of thousands of others who don’t believe an election in December will change anything, as long as an opaque ruling elite remains in charge. Continue reading Algerian protesters march on in defiance of ‘The Power’ at Vanguard News. https://ift.tt/36ick64 by Temisan Amoye via Vanguard News Albert Einstein Fools of Fortune

SINCE the appointment of Mr. Sunday Dare as the Minister for Youth and Sports Development, he has visited several sport facilities, hosted meetings of several sports governing bodies, assessed performances of several athletes and vowed to lift up sports. In the short period, since his appointment, Mr. Dare has elevated sports administration to national visibility; but all these seemed at the detriment of his core mandate of youth development. Continue reading Between youth and sports development: The dilemma of Sunday Dare at Vanguard News. https://ift.tt/2q6rESH by Urowayino Jeremiah via Vanguard News Albert Einstein Fools of Fortune

Chile has withdrawn as host of the APEC trade summit in November and the COP25 climate summit in December after several weeks of violent unrest, President Sebastian Pinera announced on Wednesday. The APEC summit was scheduled to bring together 20 world leaders, including U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, over Nov. 16-17. The COP25 program was due to run between Dec. 2 and Dec. 13. ALSO READ: Lebanon Protests: Major roads reopen after Prime Minister resigns “This has been a very difficult decision, a decision that causes us a lot of pain, because we fully understand the importance of APEC and COP-25 for Chile and for the world,” Pinera said in a brief statement from La Moneda palace in Santiago. Continue reading Chile says it can’t host trade and climate summits after protests at Vanguard News. https://ift.tt/331KNUh by Temisan Amoye via Vanguard News Albert Einstein Fools of Fortune

Apart from having the necessary technical know-how and coming out with good grades, undergraduates have been charged to imbibe soft skills such as honesty, loyalty, leadership traits, hard work among others, to be competitive in today’s work place. Continue reading Book knowledge not enough to be competitive nowadays — Experts at Vanguard News. https://ift.tt/2Wud4AL by Urowayino Jeremiah via Vanguard News Albert Einstein Fools of Fortune

Justice Simon Amobeda of a Federal High Court sitting in Calabar, Cross River State, last week, granted leave to the prosecution to present masked witnesses to give evidence in  its case against journalist and rights activist, Agba Jalingo. Continue reading Journalist Jalingo’s trial: Masked witnesses divide lawyers at Vanguard News. https://ift.tt/2JAPSLD by Urowayino Jeremiah via Vanguard News Albert Einstein Fools of Fortune

NIGERIA is not a ‘nation’. At best, it is a union of nations, or a ‘state’ of nations. It has the elements of statehood, but not of nationhood. A state is a political construct, with sovereignty and power of coercion; but a nation is a body of people with a common descent, language and culture. While a state can be multinational, consisting of culturally different or heterogenous entities, a nation is defined by its cultural similarity or homogeneity. Crucially, a nation is an affair of the heart; but a state, unless it forges a shared identity, can be no more than a geographical expression! Continue reading Two routes to national unity, only one really suits Nigeria at Vanguard News. https://ift.tt/36jrk3J by Urowayino Jeremiah via Vanguard News Albert Einstein Fools of Fortune

A professor of Industrial Chemistry/Materials, Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State, Prof. Kolawole Ajanaku, has said some solid wastes being generated in the country can be converted to food supplements, porcelain tiles, among others. Continue reading CU don gives recipe for solid waste management at Vanguard News. https://ift.tt/2WtpJnf by Urowayino Jeremiah via Vanguard News Albert Einstein Fools of Fortune

The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, on Wednesday, said that the ministry would soon commence the sale of housing units built under the National Housing Programme nationwide. He said that this would be done through an online subscription to allow for transparency and reduce human interference to the barest in the allocation process. READ ALSO: How fuel trucks skip inspection — Fashola, Lagos VIS Director Fashola said this at a one-day stakeholders engagement forum organised by the Lagos State Real Estate Transactions Department with the theme: “Lagos Real Estate: Achieving 21st Century Compliance” Represented by Mrs. Continue reading FG to begin sale of new housing units soon nationwide —Fashola at Vanguard News. https://ift.tt/2Pzqwla by Lawal Sherifat via Vanguard News Albert Einstein Fools of Fortune

Lekki Deep Sea Port, LDSP, at the Lagos Free Trade Zone, which was moribund for some time, may have hit a rebound with a loan of $629million, about N226 billion, from  the China Development Bank, CDB, for the final phase in the construction of the port which is to be Sub-Saharan Africa’s deepest and Nigeria’s first deep seaport. Continue reading N226bn Chinese loan for Lekki Port construction at Vanguard News. https://ift.tt/2BQj9hk by Urowayino Jeremiah via Vanguard News Albert Einstein Fools of Fortune

IN a bid to resolve some of the trade facilitation issues in the maritime industry, the Nigerian Shippers’ Council, NSC, has concluded plans to make the Port Service Support Portal, PSSP, to be more user friendly with a view to quickening disputes resolution as they arise. But key stakeholders are saying they are not aware of the existence of the portal. Continue reading Controversy over portal service at ports at Vanguard News. https://ift.tt/2JxkDBi by Urowayino Jeremiah via Vanguard News Albert Einstein Fools of Fortune

BARELY two days after returning to  Nigeria from Russia, President Muhammadu Buhari is again on another trip to Saudi Arabia to attend the Economic Forum of the Future Investment Initiative. As if that is not enough, Mr. Femi Adesina, the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity said “at the end of the summit, President Buhari will on Saturday, November 2, 2019 proceed to the United Kingdom on a private visit. He is expected to return to Nigeria on November 17, 2019.” In effect, the President will be on a “private visit” to UK for good two weeks. Continue reading When a president’s ‘private visit’ is unconstitutional at Vanguard News. https://ift.tt/2WpZ0YJ by Urowayino Jeremiah via Vanguard News Albert Einstein Fools of Fortune

There are strong indications that automobile dealers may have disagreed over plans to challenge the sealing of some car shops nationwide by the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, over alleged violation of import duty regulations. Continue reading Auto dealers split over plans to sue Customs at Vanguard News. https://ift.tt/34gUfnk by Urowayino Jeremiah via Vanguard News Albert Einstein Fools of Fortune

ON this day last week, an   Abuja Federal High Court presided over by Justice Inyang Ekwo ordered the Inspector General of Police, Muhammed Adamu, to stay action on the employment of 10, 000 recruits into the Nigeria Police Force. The engagement of the recruits for community policing has led to bad blood between the Police Service Commission, PSC, chaired by a former Inspector General of Police, Musiliu Smith, and the Inspector General of Police. Each side claims it is the right authority to preside over the employment of the recruits. The issue got so bad that the warriors dragged themselves before President Muhammadu Buhari who many Nigerians thought should call the combatants to order. But in his usual way, the President took a vague position that only amounted to kicking the can down the road. Continue reading Between the PSC, IG Adamu and Justice Inyang Ekwo at Vanguard News. https://ift.tt/2qW6HdF by Urowayino Jeremiah via Vanguard News Albert Einstein Fools of...

Chairman, Zinox Group, Leo Stan Ekeh has charged budding entrepreneurs and business owners to be highly patriotic and retain a level of belief in Nigeria, if they want  to scale their businesses. Continue reading Ekeh tasks tech Start-ups on patriotism at Vanguard News. https://ift.tt/32YJENs by Urowayino Jeremiah via Vanguard News Albert Einstein Fools of Fortune

…1.2 million baht (£30,967) already withdrawn from her account by murderers The body of a millionaire businesswoman has been found entombed in concrete in her own fridge. Dailymail reports that the Property developer Wannee Jiracharoenying, 58, had not been seen since October 18  after she visited a local temple in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand. Her worried brother Woraphan Jiracharoenying, 59, travelled to the area to try and find her after she failed to reply to messages. Continue reading Millionaire businesswoman found dead in own fridge entombed in concrete at Vanguard News. https://ift.tt/31SHeyt by David O Royal via Vanguard News Albert Einstein Fools of Fortune

An EFCC witness on Tuesday said that the law does not allow a public officer to put government money in a fixed deposit account. Continue reading Alleged N54.3m fraud: Public officers are not permitted to put govt funds in fixed deposits — Witness at Vanguard News. https://ift.tt/2WnLHbd by Bankole via Vanguard News Albert Einstein Fools of Fortune

Babajide Komolafe The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said on Tuesday it would grant licenses to more firms willing to operate Cash-In-Transit and Currency Processing (CP) operations across the country. The Director of Corporate Communications Department, CBN, Mr. Isaac Okoroafor, disclosed this while speaking on the revised guidelines for the registration of Cash-In-Transit and Currency Processing companies in Nigeria released by the apex bank on Tuesday. Among other things, the guidelines mandate all companies, including deposit money banks, who are desirous of providing currency distribution and/or currency processing services in Nigeria, either for themselves or for other deposit money bank(s) to register with the CBN. Continue reading CBN to license more firms for currency processing – Okoroafor at Vanguard News. https://ift.tt/2MVPTfr by Hamed Shobiye via Vanguard News Albert Einstein Fools of Fortune