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President Muhammadu Buhari has called on ministers-designate to work as a team to lift 100 million Nigerians out of poverty in the next 10 years. Addressing the ministers-designate, the President said the country and the administration would rely on them to implement policies and programmes to lift Nigerians out of poverty. Buhari, who declared open a two-day retreat in Abuja for ministers-designate, stated “We must work as a team. Working as a team demands that we know what the next person is doing. “You must open communication with your colleagues. Lack of communication leads to lack of cooperation and sub-optimal…

By Akanimo Sampson Since the beginning of 2014, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), a United Nations agency, has recorded the deaths of 32,629 migrants, including 1,675 so far as at August 14, 2019. IOM is making efforts to systematically record deaths on migration routes worldwide through its Missing Migrants Project (MMP). But due to the challenges of collecting information about these people and the contexts of their deaths, the true number of lives lost during migration is likely much higher. Missing Migrants Project records should only be viewed as indicative of the risks associated with migration, rather than representative…

The embattled Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Winifred Oyo-Ita, has decided to send her letter of retirement to President Muhammadu Buhari over alleged fraud levelled against her. Mrs Oyo-Ita is being investigated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over alleged N3 billion bribery, duty tour allowance, falsification and fraud case. She was invited by the EFCC on last Wednesday to answer questions regarding the allegations which emanated from a petition against her. She has, however, denied all allegations against her. A source told our correspondent in Abuja that Oyo-Ita gave in to pressure from relatives,…

  Two housemates of the of the Big Brother Naija have been evicted from the ongoing fourth season of the reality television show. News Agency of Nigeria reports that the housemates- Joe Abdallah and Ede Nkechiyere aka Enkay- were evicted during the live eviction show on Sunday. While Enkay was part of the losing team ‘The Icons’, Joe was part of the winning team ‘Cruisetopia’ but was put up for eviction by Diane with her power of the chance card. Biggie had on August 6, divided housemates into two different teams named ‘The Icons’ and ‘Cruisetopia’ to compete in challenges/tasks.…

The family of Gbolade Ejemai, a 30-year-old, Nigerian medical student, who was murdered in Kharkov, Ukraine, allegedly by one Victoria Popvrako, is crying out for justice. Up to 150 Nigerians living in the diaspora have been murdered across countries such as South Africa, United Arab Emirates, China and Ukraine, in the last three and half years. Ejemai, a final-year medical student of Kharkov International Medical University, had lived in Ukraine for 10 years during which he had made an acquaintance of Popvrako. TheCable gathered that Popvrako, a 36-year-old Ukrainian mother of two, had planned with her father to kill him. She…

Non-teaching staff unions in universities have directed all branches and members to comply with the proposed strike that commences Monday, declaring that it would be total and comprehensive. The two unions, the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities and Associated Institutions, NASU and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, said that within the period, there would be no form of concession or internal arrangement with management. A circular, entitled, “Directive on five day national strike”,signed by the President of SSANU and Chairman of Joint Action Committee, JAC, of the unions, Comrade Samson Ugwoke and the General Secretary of NASU,…

The Federal Government intends to lift 100 million Nigerians out of poverty, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo stated this iover the weekend. Osinbajo speaking at an event organised by African Venture Philanthropic Alliance, AVPA, and IBAN, tagged “African Policy Road Show- Building Robust Policies for Increased Social Investment & Inclusive Business”, said lifting 100million Nigerians out of poverty was possible but noted that it required human capital, restored growth, investors, and micro economic policies, among others. Represented by his Special Adviser, Ambassador Adeyemi Dipeolu, the Vice President said since the inception of the Buhari’s administration, there had been a reduction in…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Sunday, said 15 consortia, made up of 35 foreign and indigenous companies, have emerged winners of its 2019/2020 Direct Sale Direct Purchase, DSDP, arrangement. In a statement in Abuja, Mr. Ndu Ughamadu, Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division of the NNPC, said the contract with the consortia/companies was expected to last for one year, effective October 1, 2019 to September 30, 2020. Ughamadu declared that this was in line with the avowed commitment of the NNPC to transparency and accountability in all its activities as committed by the new Group Managing Director of…

The welfare of the 43 ministerial nominees, who will be sworn in on Wednesday will cost Nigeria at least N2.53 billion in the next four years, investigation has shown. This means each minister will get at least N58.766 million in four years. The figure will be much higher, if estacode and allowances for foreign and local duty trips were added. Ministers currently are entitled to estacode allowance of $900 per night and duty tour allowance of N35,000 per night. And this excludes a refundable vehicle loan of N8.106 million. Each of the ministers is entitled to a furniture allowance of…

The late President Umaru Yar’Adua spent several months on the sick bed before his death on May 5, 2010. During this period, Process & Industrial Developments Limited (P&ID), a tiny natural gas company, hoodwinked the federal government into allegedly signing a Gas Supply and Processing Agreement (GSPA) which may cost the country a whopping $9 billion following last week’s British Commercial Court ruling, THISDAY findings have shown. Based on the judgment, the UK firm might walk away with 20 per cent of Nigeria’s external reserves, which stood at $44.425 billion as of last Thursday, and 2.5 per cent of Nigeria’s…