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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J An economist, Dr Aminu Usman, has advised the Federal Government to create at least three million jobs annually in order to address the high unemployment rate in the country. Usman, who is a lecturer at the Department of Economics, Kaduna State University, gave this advice in an interview with pressmen on Saturday in Abuja. He said that the Federal Government initially promised to create three million jobs annually but in the last two years it had only generated less than a million jobs. The don said the unemployment and underemployment reports for the last quarter of 2016 still showed the negative effects of the current recession on the citizens. The latest unemployment reports released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), showed that the country’s unemployment rate rose from 13.9 per cent in the third quarter to 14.2 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2016. Usman, however, argued that a number of factors must have contributed to the reports. He said ...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Osogbo – Osun Government has declared Monday as public holiday to commemorate the June 12, 1993 presidential election. This is contained in a release signed by the State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Adelani Baderinwa in Osogbo on Friday. “The public holiday is to commemorate the June 12, 1993 presidential election believed to have been won by the late business mogul, late Bashorun MKO Abiola, but was annulled by the General Ibrahim Babangida junta. The government of Osun under Gov. Rauf Aregbesola has been celebrating the day since 2011. The post June 12: Osun govt. declares Monday as public holiday appeared first on Vanguard News . Vía Vanguard News http://ift.tt/2smia5n

http://ift.tt/2sDdyVR Juventus' manager Massimiliano Allegri reacts after Real Madrid scored their second goal during the UEFA Champions League final football match between Juventus and Real Madrid at The Principality Stadium in Cardiff, south Wales, on June 3, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Filippo MONTEFORTE Massimiliano Allegri has signed a two-year contract extension as coach of Juventus, less than a week after the Turin giants lost the Champions League final for the second time in three years. Allegri’s deal with the club was set to expire in June 2018, but on Wednesday he agreed the two-year extension that will see him remain at the helm until 2020. Although Juventus gave no financial details, media reports said Allegri is set to earn up to 6.5 million euros ($7.3 million, £5.6 million) a year plus 1.5 million in bonuses. “Now, it’s official: Massimiliano Allegri will continue collaborating with Juventus until June 30, 2020,” said a Juventus statement. “Since he arrived in ...