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http://ift.tt/2m958Sm Special Assistant to the Ekiti State Governor on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka has asked the Presidential Adviser on Political Matters, Senator Babafemi Ojudu to advise President Buhari to go back to his farm and that he should halt dabbling into matters concerning Nigeria and Ekiti State in particular. Olayinka, who was reacting to Ojudu’s comment that the Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose was disrespecting President Muhammadu Buhari whom he (Ojudu) said was old enough to be his (Fayose) father, said; “Ojudu will be making the biggest political mistake if he believed that this time around, he will ride on the back of political treachery, blackmail and bootlicking to become the governor of Ekiti State.” The governor’s spokesperson said “Ojudu should rather advise President Buhari to go back to his farm in Daura, Katsina State if he has become too old to be corrected by Nigerians, who elected him and on whose sweat he is being sustained...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Ephraim Oseji & Anino Aganbi Government alone cannot solve the problems affecting Nigeria economically. This was said by Gilead Okolonkwo, MD, CEO of Beepmagnate International, during the launch of the firm in Lagos. According to him, that is why the private sector should join government to solve the economic problems confronting the nation. He explained that his company wants to do its bit to partner government. Okolonkwo said: “Part of our drive is when you look at young graduates who have gone through the four walls of the university and, when they are out, there is no job. It has been my desire that even though government is trying it alone cannot solve the problems affecting us in Nigeria economically. So the role of Beepmagnate International through our products and services is to support the government. When the government says there are no jobs, we say there are jobs and that is why our digital product is on e-commerce.  We have carefull...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Monsuru Olowoopejo NO fewer than 2, 000 mosques and Islamic organisations have been registered by Lagos State Government to ease resources allocation. Confirming the registration of religious houses and organizations in the State, Commissioner for   Home Affairs, Dr Abdul-Hakeem Abdul-Lateef, argued that the registration of religious organisations was to have accurate data of every place of worship located in the state on a centralised database. Though Abdul-Lateef did not state the number of mosque and Muslim organizations registered but said 10, 000 religious organizations have been captured by the government in the ongoing registration of religious organization. Speaking at the 2017 Ministerial press briefing, the commissioner explained that the registration was free and it was for data gathering, orientation and to strengthen security arrangements in the state. According to him, “This is to allow the State Government have a reliable data of re...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Oboh Agbonkhese Medical experts have called on the Federal Government to increase investments in hospitals to reduce medical tourism. The Vice Chairman of Garki General Hospital and NHSA premier hospital, Dr. Ibrahim Wada, who made the call in Abuja during a live streaming of an open heart surgery session, said the country has well-trained experts to break boundaries in medical practice, but that finance is lacking. He said the hospital had carried out 50 successful open heart surgeries since the programme commenced four years ago, and they partner with Nigerians in Diaspora to break the bounds of medical science. Speaking, a missionary doctor, who is the Chief Perfusion Specialist in Las Vegas, Dr. Ikenna Okoro, said foreign doctors are not better than Nigerian ones, but that the missing link is that people abroad believe more in what they have. On his part, the Chief Surgeon of Garki Hospital, Dr. Elijah Miner, disclosed that the hospital is also running...

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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures of Nigeria has called on the National Assembly to expedite action on the passage of the whistle blowing bill pending before the Senate. The conference made the call in a communiqué signed by the Chairman, Mr Abdumumin Kamba in Uyo on Saturday. The communique commended the Federal Government under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari for the great feat so far in the fight against corruption. The conference called for strong synergy among agencies charged with responsibility of fighting the menace of corruption and to do it within the ambit of the law. The communique also commended the professionalism of the security agencies in the fight against insurgency in the country. The conference called for equal measure of force to combat the rampaging cases of kidnapping, killing by herdsmen, cattle rustling and other criminal behaviors in the country. “The Conference urged State governments to ensure democrati...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Durban (South Africa)- Germany’s Siemens will invest 1.1 billion dollars to build electricity networks in Africa over the coming years, the company’s boss said on Thursday. The Siemens Chief Executive, Joe Kaeser, told newsmen at the World Economic Forum on Africa in the South African city of Durban that “it is now time to raise the entire Africa concept to a new level.” Kaeser then signed declarations of intention with Uganda and Sudan on planned projects in the electricity industry, transport and health sectors. He said “the investments will help to fill gaps in infrastructure and to step up the industrialisation of the continent. “Our goal is to double business in Africa by 2020 to more than three billion Euros.” Germany’s Economy Minister Brigitte Zypries said Africa offered the German economy “great possibilities”. The German Finance Minister, Wolfgang Schaeuble, consequently urged the international community to step up economic cooperation with Africa,...