Views from America: A Sojourner's Memoirs for launch Dec. 28

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The book, "Views from America: A Sojourner’s Memoirs- A Repertoire of Action for Nigeria’s Development", authored by Dr. Acho Orabuchi, a Nigerian in the Diaspora, will be officially unveiled on Dec. 28, 2017 at Rockview Conference and Seminar hall, Government Layout, Owerri,  Imo State by 11am. 

Tantoloun: African dance with voices and other stories

Tosin Oyebisi on guitar, with the group performing at As'Tele  

"Dance is King", says Tantoloun Productions. And they hold their statement as golden, because many young Africans are able to express themselves through dance and tell their stories; stories of transformation, stories of hunger for identity and a quest to build on existing knowledge.

Foundation awards scholarship to 5 less-privileged students in FCT

Mrs Judith Amaechi, wife of the Honourable Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi,  and the initiator of the Israel Ibeleme Foundation, Mr. Israel Ibeleme giving school bags and books to the students

By Lizzy Okoji

The Israel Ibeleme Foundation on Wednesday awarded scholarships to five outstanding less privileged students of the Junior Secondary (JSS) School, Fossa, FCT, Abuja.

SON raids Lagos shops, warehouse in sustained battle against substandard goods

File Photo: SON DG, Osita Aboloma, addressing newsmen at a site
where the agency destroys fake and substandard products 

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has raided shops and sealed warehouse where millions of substandard pasta, sugar were stocked in Lagos.

Some of the shops were located in markets where the substandard goods are being sold.

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President Buhari must lead Restructuring Discourse, not NASS—Agbakoba

  … Says Southern leaders failed to address reluctance of the North on restructuring

           

      ... Prescribes focus on private-sector businesses

A former President of the Nigerian Bar Association and Rights Activist, Dr. Olisa Agbakoba, has charged President Muhammadu Buhari to lead the discourse on restructuring Nigeria.

Olisa Agbakoba SAN

Ambode, Fayose for honour as Gender-Friendly Governors

The 2017 Edition of MMS Plus Woman of Fortune Hall of Fame (WoFHoF) is set to celebrate gender-friendly governors with the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwumi Ambode and the Governor of Ekiti State, Mr. Ayodele Fayose selected to receive awards in this category.

Lagos  State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode

FG commends NIMASA for revenue performance

          …Finance Minister, AGF acknowledge Agency’s increased contribution to CRF

Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun

The Federal Government through the Ministry of Finance and the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation has commended the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) for its revenue performance in the past one year.

Out with ‘Sugar’, Myro shines at CityPeople Music Award

Myro 

Remarkable for his artistry, music talent Myro( Born Oghenemairo Ozah) took the shine at the maiden edition of the CityPeople Music Award, which held weekend at 10 Degrees Event Centre in Oregun, Lagos.

Ms Möschel is New Director at Goethe-Institut Lagos

Goethe-Institut Lagos, the German Cultural Centre in Nigeria, welcomes a new Director, Friederike Möschel, to its Lagos City Hall office.

Ms  Friederike Möschel, Director, Goethe-Institut Lagos

Amaechi replies Wike: You have no evidence, you are forging and contorting documents to vilify me

Hon. Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi

The Minister of Transportation and immediate past Governor of Rivers State Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has again insisted that the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has no concrete evidence to prove his deceitful worn-out allegations of corruption against him while he served as governor of the State.

Amaechi maintained that he ran a transparent administration devoid of all the spurious acts and practices Wike has been attributing to him.

EU to Belgium, France: Abolish tax exemptions for Ports

The European Commission has asked Belgium and France to abolish the corporate tax exemptions granted to their ports, so as to align their tax regime with EU state aid rules.

In Belgium, a number of sea and inland waterway ports, notably the ports of Antwerp, Bruges, Brussels, Charleroi, Ghent, Liège, Namur and Ostend, as well as along the canals in Hainaut Province and Flanders, are exempt under Belgian law from the general corporate income tax regime.

Dakuku Peterside condemns Wike's revocation of P/H hotel's C of O

                                       

Dr. Dakuku Peterside, Director General of NIMASA

The Director General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr Dakuku Petetside, has berated Rivers State Governor, Mr. Nyesom Wike, over his recent revocation of the Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) of Novotel Hotel in Port Harcourt. 

Customs Checkpoints: LCCI to monitor compliance

The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry [LCCI] has commended recent directive from the Customs Headquarters removing all customs check-points outside 40 kilometers of the nation’s land borders.

CGC, Retired Col. Hameed Ali

Amazing Talents School celebrates 10 years, advises parents to invest in children

The Proprietor and Chairman of Amazing Talents Schools, Idimu, Mr. Eddy Odivwri, has urged parents to invest more time and resources in the upbringing and education of their children, in order to guarantee a bright future for the generality of Nigerians.

Integrity is the bedrock of success in politics—Dakuku Peterside

            ...Urges Youths to follow God’s Principles

Dr. Dakuku Peterside, Director General of NIMASA

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Dr. Dakuku Peterside has urged Christian youths to embrace the biblical principles of honesty and integrity, which he described as the bedrock to success in politics and good governance.

NNPP effects constitutional amendment, reconstitutes NEC

Party Executives during the New Nigeria People's Party Convention which held at the weekend in Lagos.

The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) at the weekend during its National Convention in Lagos amended its constitution to extend the tenure of its officers from two to five years, for the party to key into the obtainable practice with regards to tenure of office of party officials.

NPA clarifies directive on agencies allowed at ports, includes NDLEA

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has given clarification on the agencies of government that are statutorily allowed to operate within the ports in Nigeria.

A statement in Lagos by the Head of Public Affairs of the NPA, Ibrahim Nasiru, said a 2011 Presidential Directive through the Federal Ministry of Transportation listed eight agencies as approved to be at the port.

NIMASA bags 2016 Public Organisation of The Year Award by TELL

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), has emerged the winner of the 2016 Public Organization of The Year Award organized by TELL Magazine Nigeria Limited.

Dr. Dakuku Peterside, DG NIMASA

Agric Produce Export: Ogbeh says Nigeria to formally export certified yams to UK, US from June 29

Nigeria  is set to begin the formal export of certified yams to the United Kingdom and United States from June 29,  according to confirmations given  by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh.

Ogbeh said it is a major achievement for the agricultural sector, adding that the market was lost in the past because of poor quality control and rejection of some of the products.

Master Mariners charge FG to address duplication of functions by maritime agencies

…bemoan lack of seatime training for Nigerian cadets

The Nigerian Association of Master Mariners (NAMM) has called on the Federal Government to put an end to the problem of duplication of functions across the several agencies of government concerned in the maritime industry.

President, NAMM, Capt. Joseph Awodeha

President of the NAMM, Capt. Joseph  Awodeha made the call in Lagos at the weekend during the association’s quarterly paper presentation made by Retired Rear Admiral Godwill Ombo, with the theme “Coastguards and Navies: The roles and responsibilities of the Nigerian Navy."

NPA insists only 7 Agencies of Govt to operate within Nigeria’s ports

Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, Ms Hadiza Bala Usman

The Management of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has reiterated its resolve to enforce the Presidential Executive Order concerning the 24-hour operations at the nation’s Seaports.

HURILAWS takes on legal battle for 46,351 persons awaiting trial in Nigerian Prisons

The Human Rights Law Service (HURILAWS) has filed a fundamental rights class action on behalf of all the 46,351 persons awaiting trial in Nigerian Prisons.

HURILAWS, in a statement, said “The suit is against the Attorney General of the Federation, the Administration of Justice Commission, the Administration of Justice Monitoring Committee and the Comptroller-General of Prisons.”

One sure way to get through tough times

   When you're faced with a setback, be your own best friend.

If you want to cultivate resilience, self-compassion may be more important than self-esteem, says Kristin Neff, PhD, an associate professor of human development at the University of Texas, Austin. 

Courses Bill Gates recommends for study today

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Take notice, incoming college freshmen — the richest person in the world has some advice for what you should study.

Nigeria will be great again—CAN Chairman

The Chairman, Lagos State Chapter of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Apostle Alexander Bamgbola, on Sunday said Nigeria would be great again, urging the people not to relent in their prayers.

Pastor Owen Nlekwuwa and his wife during the foundation laying ceremony

Nlekwuwa preaches ‘fresh focus’ for youths as Olivet Bible Church lays new foundation

Pastor Owen Nlekwuwa, Senior Pastor, Olivet  Bible Church

Senior Pastor of the Olivet Bible Church, Festac Town Lagos, Owen Nlekwuwa, has called for a “fresh focus” for the Nigerian youth.

Nlekwuwa made the call at a news briefing at the weekend, ahead of the church foundation laying ceremony for its “Inspiration Centre” scheduled for Saturday, May 13 in Festac Town.

Over 80 Chibok schoolgirls freed

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Eighty-two Chibok schoolgirls seized three years ago by Boko Haram have been freed in exchange for detained suspects with the extremist group, Nigeria's government announced early Sunday, in the largest release negotiated yet in the battle to save nearly 300 girls whose mass abduction exposed the mounting threat posed by the Islamic State-linked fighters.

Benefits of adding an extra egg at breakfast

Eating more protein could bump up your post-meal calorie burn, suggests research in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition. In a small study, researchers had 10 healthy, normal-weight women between 19 and 22 years old eat a high-protein diet one day and a high-complex-carb diet another, to compare how each diet affected their metabolism. 

Why Justice must prevail for Shola

Abimbola Essien-Nelson is sorely grieved. She seeks justice for her baby-sister, Mrs Oluwashola Gaska(nee Adefolalu) who was allegedly murdered in Poland by her husband, Jakub Gaska.