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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J President Donald Trump has called for vigilance and what he termed “extra level of safety” following the multiple terrorist attacks in London on Saturday night. Trump was briefed of the incident by the National Security Adviser, Herbert McMaster, according to the White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer. The terror incidents reportedly left unconfirmed number of people dead and injured after van ploughs into pedestrians on London Bridge and Borough Market. A third incident at Vauxhall, was, however said to be an isolated attack unconnected with the two other terror attacks. Trump tweeted shortly after the attacks: “We need to be smart, vigilant and tough. “We need the courts to give us back our rights. “We need the Travel Ban as an extra level of safety! “Whatever the United States can do to help out in London and the U. K., we will be there – WE ARE WITH YOU. GOD BLESS!” The New York Police Department (NYPD) Counter-terrorism bureau said it was “deploying ...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J As part of efforts to improve the Nigerian business environment, the Federal Government has directed its workers to always ensure prompt service delivery to customers. The National Coordinator, Service Compact with All Nigerians (SERVICOM), Mrs Nnenna Akajemeli gave the directive in Abuja on Tuesday at the Service Excellence workshop organised for members of staff of the Ministry of Transport and its parastatals. Akajemeli said the workshop was to enlighten the workers on their role in the Federal Government’s plan to improve bureaucratic processes and ease of doing business for local and foreign investors. She stressed the importance of creating a conduicive business environment for both local and foreign businesses in Nigeria. According to her, working at a government outfit is no excuse to delivering poor service, which is why it is crucial to change the mindset of public servants to be proactive and efficient in executing their duties. Akajemeli said that...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J The House of Representatives has, Thursday, passed the 2017 budget of N7. 44 trillion. The House passed the budget after adopting the report from the appropriation committee on the budget.     The post Breaking: House of Reps passes 2017 budget of N7. 44 trillion appeared first on Vanguard News . Vía Vanguard News http://ift.tt/2pnXdGn

http://ift.tt/2qVrVCY Russia's Maria Sharapova. / AFP PHOTO / THOMAS KIENZLE Eugenie Bouchard claimed plenty of other players on the WTA Tour share her outspoken views on Maria Sharapova’s return from an 15-month doping ban, but are too “scared” to speak out. Bouchard beat Sharapova for the first time in five meetings in the second round of the Madrid Open on Monday 7-5, 2-6, 6-4 a week after labelling the Russian “a cheater”. The Canadian also claimed Sharapova should have been banned for life after testing positive for Meldonium at the 2015 Australian Open rather than welcomed back with a series of wildcards for big events. “I definitely had some extra motivation going into today,” said Bouchard. “I was actually quite inspired before the match because I had a lot of players coming up to me privately wishing me good luck. “Players I don’t normally speak to, getting a lot of texts from people in the tennis world that were just rooting for me. “I wanted to do it for m...