LAGOS PLANS LOAN FOR UNEMPLOYED

Nice one! Lagos State now has a N25 billion fund that will give loans to entrepreneurs at a ridiculous 1 percent interest rate! Even the much celebrated Central Bank of Nigeria’s N220 billion SME fund comes at a higher interest of 9 percent. Called Employment Trust Fund, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode during his election campaign promised to establish the

GET $15,000.00 TO BOOST YOUR BUSINESS IN KADUNA

The Kaduna Start-up and Entrepreneurship Programme (KADSTEP) is a massive job creation project born out of a partnership between the Kaduna State Government, Kaduna Business School and the Bank of Industry. The project will see the launch of Kaduna’s first indigenous startup accelerator. Well, kind of.

UNIDO TO SUPPORT NIGERIA POWER SCETOR

Nigeria will get 2.6 million dollars to improve its electricity generation from Global Environment Facilities (GEF), Managing Director of UNIDO Programme Development and Technical Cooperation Division, Philippe Scholtes, says.

MTN DRIVING ON TWO SURVIVAL MEANS

MTN Nigeria is going through a difficult times in Nigeria every one seem to be aware of this. The matter is hook on the fact that almost all the fraudsters are very comfortable with the network.
NCC has given them a fine of about N1.3tr now read the report as applies to the network. MTN  has derived two possible mean to survive the present hit of fine  on remaining in court or leaving Nigeria. The question is with the already  flooded labour  market where will those who will be lay-off find relief   Quoting a source

MORE DEAD AS SNOW STORM INTENSIFIES IN NEW YORK

At least 9 dead has been recorded since Wednesday in New York City USA. This is as a result of weather related accident.
Five of those death took place in North Carolina leaving a four year-old dead.

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ABDUCTED MONARCH IS DEAD IN DELTA STATE

A king in  Ubulu Uku in Aniocha south Local Government Area of Delta State was thrown in mourning  by the dead of their king Obi  Akaeze adward. The report has that the King was abducted by the Fulani Herdsmen.

AMY SCHUMER: LATEST IN JOKE ACCUSATION

Her complete name are Amy Beth Schumer a comedian, born  June 1 1981 in Manhattan New York USA. She once work as a waitress before starting stand-up comedian.
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She was accused of  stealing joke from other comedian for her stand-up act
On her response on the Social Media she said

BURUNDI ECONOMY ON BRINK

At an intersection in this small farmers’ town nestled in the misty mountains surrounding the Burundi capital, traders jostle to sell vegetables to passing motorists.

YERIMA ARRAIGNED FOR MISAPPROPRIATION

The Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) on Thursday arraigned Senator Ahmed Sani Yerima in Gusau High Court for alleged misappropriation of over N1 billion while he served as governor in 2006.

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ECONOMIC PLAN AT LAST.

The federal government has given the direction it will take to run the economy in 2016.

According to the federal government, it will fully implement the 2016 budget so as to recover from the slowing GDP growth and to forestall the remote possibility of recession.

A statement from the Ministry of Finance Thursday said the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, made the declaration in an article she wrote.

EYINNAYA CALLED FOR WITHDRAWAL OF 2016 BUDGET

Sen. Eyinnaya Abaribe (PDP Abia South) on Wednesday in Abuja, berated the 2016 budget and called on President Muhammadu Buhari to withdraw it and go back to the drawing board.

Abaribe while making contributions during the consideration of the budget, said the proposal was faulty on many grounds and could not be implemented at it was.

He said that predication of oil benchmark at 38 dollars per barrel when the crude oil price had fallen below 30 dollars per barrel made the budget unrealistic.

MTN FINED IN CAMEROON

The local units of mobile telecom companies Orange and MTN in Cameroon have been fined over $160 million for failing to pay taxes on games and gambling services, the Central African nation’s corruption board said on Wednesday.

THE OLUBADAN IS DEAD

The Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Samuel Odulana Odugade, died at the age of 101. He w was born on April 14, 1914, became the Olubadan in July 2007.

MINISTER OF DEFENCE TO EXPECT EXPLOSION SITE

The Minister of Defence, Brigadier-General Mansur Dan-Ali (Rtd), has arrived at the Osubi Airport in Warri, Delta State for an on-the-spot assessment of oil facilities which exploded a few days ago.

On arrival, he moved to the 3 Battalion, Nigerian Army barr

BEN CARSON'S CAMPAIGN WORKER KILLED.

A volunteer for Ben Carson's  campaign team dies in Atlantic Iowa by auto crash on Tuesday evening, leading  Dr. Carson to suspending campaign for two day. The man killed was identified as Braden Joplin 25.
Ben Carson is one of the Republican presidential candidates in America. The writer of Gifted Hands, Think Big and a lot others.

ISIS CONFIRMED JIHADI JOHN'S DEATH

ISIS has confirmed the death of Jihadi John, he was little John -- a young version of the same Mohammed Emwazi who authorities say later became the English-speaking face of ISIS terror. The video release by UK media shows a teenage boy in the schoolyard of a West London secondary school. He walks through a sea of fellow students in his zippered

Dr. JONATHAN WON ANOTHER AWARD.

The immediate past President of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluke Jonathan was honoured yet with another award in United State of America for exemplary leadership  about two weeks after awarded with the "International man of the year by 2015 by African  Sun time. More picture after the cut.

GIRL MARRIAGE IN ZARIA - WHAT'S YOUR OPINION?

While advanced societies are trying to wage a war to stop child marriage, in Zaria parents joined their eight year old daughter and a 14 years old SS1 boy in matrimony.

They are of the Baba Ahmed family in Zaria and this is reportedly not the first of such marriages they have conducted.

GIRL CAUSED KIDNAPPERS TO BLEED

A 10-year-old girl,  who went missing on Saturday, January 9, 2016 in Ipaja area of Lagos,gave account of what happened.When she came home two days later to recount horrific tales of her short time in the hands of her kidnappers.

A KIDNAPPED REDEEMED PASTOR RELEASED

The Pastor  with the Redeemed Christian Church of God , Pastor Ayo Funsho  Rapheal  who was abducted  by suspected hoodlums  six days ago has regain his freedom from hook of kidnappers.

 The kidnappers who took the pastor last Sunday during the church  service release him six days later.

The report has that the pastor was taken to somewhere along Lokoja  at the dead of the night by his captors and asked to go .

The Pastor was able to fine his way to a  church where other pastors were praying for his release

The report has that the captors have earlier demanded for N50million Naira.  but no report if any thing was paid.

NIGERIANS SENT HOME FROM CAMEROUN

Member representing Gumel/Maigatari/Sulatankarkar/Gagarawa federal constituency in Jigawa Sate, Honourable Sani Zoro (APC), has criticised the incessant deportation of Nigerian refugees by Camerounian authorities.

HISTORY MADE IN YORUBA LAND

Oba Enitan  Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja 11, the Ooni of Ife made an historic visit to the Alaafin of Oyo land Oba  Lamidi  Olayiwole Adeyemi in his Palace  during the 45th  coronation celebration.

This unique gesture marked the end of a 79 year old supremacy battle that existed between the Alaafin and Ogunwusi’s successor, Oba Okunade Sijuade.

YOU WILL BE SHOCKED WITH THIS REVELATION

The Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Abdullahi Jalo, has said that Nigerians and the party will know whether President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government had made a positive impact on the country from 2017.

MARTIN LUTHER KING, PEACE ICON

Martin Luther King Jr. was born in January 15, 1929  in Atlanta Georgia USA Baptist minister.  He was assassinated  April 1968. He was the founder of Southern Christian Leadership conference. He played a major role in American civil right movement from the early 1950s

MORE DEAD REPORT ON BURKINA FASO ATTACK

The terrorist attacked on splendid Hotel and Cappuccino Cafe in the  Ouagadougou the capital of Burkina Faso, that started Friday evening and lasted about 12 hours recorded more foreigner killed.
One of the salient among them is a missionary, Mr.  Michael Riddering from Florida USA was killed.
Todayng reported that..

The mother-in-law of an American missionary killed in a terror attack on a hotel and cafe in Burkina Faso has described him as “extremely well loved and respected”.