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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J The naira Wednesday maintained its stability against the dollar at N389 per dollar in the parallel market. The stability defied expectation that the currency will appreciate in response to dollar sale to bureaux de change (BDCs) by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). On Tuesday the apex bank sold $20,000 to each of the 3145 BDC, and is schedule to sell the same amount to them before the end of the week. The post Naira stable at N379/$ appeared first on Vanguard News . Vía Vanguard News http://ift.tt/2rVJSSD

http://ift.tt/2qXvyMh BABS Olugbemi, author of the Students’ Fortress, the book that gave students ten  practical rules for passing exams excellently, has again published another book titled, ‘Teachers Fortress.’ The Students’ Fortress having been widely accepted was reviewed on various platforms including the WAEC Infobox programmes on NTA and TVC stations by the author. Through the Students’ Fortress, the author had initiated the creation of Students’ Fortress Club in the ninety nine public secondary schools of the Lagos Education District I. Satisfied with the impact of the on students, the author, Babs Olugbemi, a financial service expert went ahead to publish  the ‘Teachers’ Fortress’ (a simple guide to becoming a teacher and school leader of impact). This book will increase the influence and impact quotient of the teachers toward developing students who can deliver value beyond the 21st century.The Teachers’ Fortress is a glossy bind 170 pages of potent contents prem...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J A crowd of Manchester United fans were cheering outside a Stockholm stadium on Wednesday as their team won the Europa League, a relief for the supporters after the Manchester terror attack 48 hours earlier. “It’s fantastic to see them winning. We were always confident that we would win,” said George Malloy, a 69-year-old from Dublin. “I think it will be a good lift for the people of Manchester,” he added. Manchester fans were screaming and whistling in joy, while their Ajax counterparts were biting their nails as the English club won 2-0. Outside the entrance of the modernly decorated Friends Arena in the Stockholm suburb of Solna, fans were upbeat and cheerful under sunny summer skies, but nervous about both the outcome of the match and security issues. Ahead of Wednesday’s match, players held a minute’s silence in honour of the victims of Monday’s suicide bombing at the Manchester Arena which left 22 people dead. For Mark, a 19-year-old Manchester fan livi...

http://ift.tt/2rVzMRt Manchester United's Portuguese manager Jose Mourinho is thrown in the air by his staff after the UEFA Europa League final football match Ajax Amsterdam v Manchester United on May 24, 2017 at the Friends Arena in Solna outside Stockholm. PHOTO: Odd ANDERSEN / AFP Paul Pogba propelled Manchester United towards a 2-0 victory over Ajax on Wednesday in a Europa League final rendered heavy with emotion by this week’s terror attack in Manchester. A night that began with a moment of silence, then applause, in memory of the 22 people who died at Manchester Arena on Monday ended with United completing their trophy collection through goals from Pogba and Henrikh Mkhitaryan. Reminders of the attack were everywhere at Stockholm’s Friends Arena, from United’s black armbands to the chants of “Manchester!” from their fans, while Pogba, too, was grieving, following the recent death of his father. Victory enabled United manager Jose Mourinho, who said prior to the g...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J With effect from today, Zenera Consulting will be opening its new  office in Lagos and  Central London in keeping with its five-year strategic objectives. Zenera Consulting, a brand management, corporate communications, and sustainability consulting outfit also announced a new subsidiary in line with its business expansion programme. The subsidiary, named ‘Zenera Signature’, will operate in synergy with the company’s existing Excel Place office for cross-fertilisation of ideas and consistent value delivery. The Lagos office will include a lounge and boardroom dedicated to clients who wish to work from its offices; while Excel Place will continue to house Zenera Consulting and BuzzDigital, its digital marketing subsidiary. Managing Partner of Zenera Consulting, Mr. Meka Olowola said: “Clients appreciate consultants who understand them so well, that they become an extension of their marketing departments. Zenera Signature is conceptualised to deliver su...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Vocal Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has, Wednesday, lambasted the Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu over a statement credited to him wherein he claimed that Sheik Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, the leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, IMN, was being held in prison for his own good. Mr. Shehu had, while reacting to questions on the human rights’ record of President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration, in Abuja on Tuesday, also said that the former National Security Adviser, NSA, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd) and the Shi’ite leader were still being kept by the government in the public interest. “On the issue of El-Zakzaky, the information we have is that he is being kept more for his own safety than the offences he committed. “If you set him free today, what do you think will likely be the reactions out there on the streets of Kaduna or in Zazzau where he comes from.” However, reacting to Garba Shehu’s comments, the fie...

http://ift.tt/2olIp9n Vice President Yemi Osinbajo The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the setting up of a 29-member National Minimum Wage Committee to negotiate and arrive at a new minimum wage in the country. The meeting was presided over by acting President Yemi Osinbajo. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige said this when he briefed State House correspondents on the outcome of the meeting of the Council held in the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Wednesday. He stated that the approval of the committee followed the council’s deliberation on the report of the joint committee of government and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC). Ngige said that membership of the committee would be drawn from Governors’ Forum, organised private sector and labour federation. According to him, the chairman and secretary of the committee will be appointed by the Federal Government. “Today, the Council deliberated on the report of ...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J GoOnline Nigeria has announced plans to roll out a business growth programme for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) across Nigeria to enhance their competitiveness. GoOnline is a business growth programme for SMEs in Nigeria delivered by an alliance of programme partners and SME growth drivers across the technology, internet, payments, financial services, media and allied industries. Foluso Busari, Executive Director of GoOnline said at a stakeholders’ retreat in Lagos that the programme will aggregate Nigerian entrepreneurs and SMEs to lead and unlock business innovation, efficiency, competitiveness and profitability in the digital age. According to him, GoOnline programme partners representing SME growth drivers in the technology, banking and financial services, media and other sectors have a shared vision to unlock entrepreneurial possibilities that foster innovation, job creation and overall economic growth across the SMEs sector in Nigeria. “SMEs are a ve...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J LAWYERS and  Nigerian Bar Association, NBA leaders of the Eastern Bar Forum,  EBF,  have commended  what they described as the invaluable contributions of the Chief Arthur Okafor/ EBF Unity Cup,  to the health  and unity of among lawyers  in the Forum. In a chat with journalists in Port Harcourt, Rivers State at the end of the 2nd round of the tournament which is sponsored by Chief Okafor, SAN, Chairman of the Sports Committee of the EBF, who is also the coordinator of the Chief Arthur Obi Okafor EBF Unity football tournament, Mr. Steve Ononye said: “The tournament has achieved the desired peace and unity in the EBF. All these time that we have been playing these matches, from what we have gathered, unity, peace love is now in the EBF and if this continues, EBF will be stronger. It has achieved the main purpose which is to unite lawyers within the EBF family.” On the call to make the tournament a national event for the NBA, Mr. ...

http://ift.tt/2qcX3C2 By: Kingsley Omonobi Abuja – The Nigerian Air Force said on Wednesday, it has commenced investigation into the alleged fracas involving men of the force and students of the Osun State University, Ipetu Ijesha campus. This came as PREMIUM TIMES  has reported another  attack on students of the Osun State University on Tuesday, brutalizing many with gun butts, knives and sticks, hours after a similar attack left several students and staff of the institution hospitalised, .   Nigerian Air Force noted that if its personnel are found wanting in the matter, disciplinary actions will be meted out to those involved.   A statement signed by Air Commodore Olatokumbo Adesanya, Director of Airforce Public Relations said, “The attention of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has been drawn to reports of some of its personnel being involved in a fracas on the campus of the University of Osun State at Ipetu Ijesha. “While the NAF highly regrets the ...

http://ift.tt/2rhdxX1 The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama Inspite of the decrease in the volume of trade between Nigeria and India, the Asian country still remains Nigeria’s highest trade partner, Foreign Affairs Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama, has said. Onyeama made the statement on Wednesday in Abuja when a delegation from the Defence College, India, led by Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Amb. Nagabushana Reddy paid him a courtesy visit. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the visiting military officers were on a three-day world study tour to Nigeria as part of the curriculum for their Masters Degree in Philosophy (MPhil) programme. NAN reports that the volume of trade between India and Nigeria dropped from 16 billion dollars in 2015 to 12 billion dollars in 2016 due to the fall in oil price. The Minister, who expressed Nigeria’s determination to strengthen trade relations between Nigeria and India, recalled that the two countries had long te...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J We wouldn’t have attached any attention to it if the news of a purported coup – planning from a section of Nigerian soldiers was not credited to the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt Lieutenant Genera T.Y. Buratai himself. And to underscore the seriousness of the matter, the British Ambassador to Nigeria also corroborated the news – item. If the disturbing news was credited to other sources, we would have waved it aside as one of the wild – rumours. This is because the secrecy surrounding the activities and personalities of some high – ranking public officials made Nigerians to be peddlers of wild – rumours. Thus making the rumour-mill to be a big industry in Nigeria with its dissemination through the social media and some soft – sell tabloids. When the public is not regularly briefed on the activities of government and its officials, they will be left with no choice than to scoop up and sniff out information for itself. The public will therefore inadvertently be for...