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President Francois Hollande of France and his Camerounian counterpart, Paul Biya, are among dignitaries that will participate In the second Regional Security Summit in Abuja on Saturday, May 14th. Also expected at the one-day summit are the Presidents of Niger Republic, Chad and Benin. Hollande who hosted the first Regional Security Summit in Paris on May 17, 2014 would be arriving Nigeria on Friday for an official visit, according to a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina. President Muhammadu Buhari’s hosting of the summit, the statement said, “is in furtherance of ongoing…

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Co-Chairman of the Lagos At 50 Committee, Chief Rasheed Gbadamosi on Tuesday gave credence to the appointment of Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka to Co-Chair the Committee, saying his clout of experience will come in handy to ensure a worthwhile celebration of the State. Gbadamosi who spoke to journalists shortly after a meeting of the Committee, said the controversy surrounding his (Soyinka) appointment was unnecessary, adding that Soyinka is not only an authority in the field of arts, but has become a celebrated symbol across the world. His words: “The excitement about our chairman, I hoped it has died down.…

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ACCOUNTANT– General of the Federation, Mr. Ahmed Idris, has called on professional bodies in Nigeria, to embark on researches and programmes that will help produce empirical solutions to the numerous problems facing the Nation. In a statement delivered to Daily Champion at the weekend in Abuja, from the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation, Idris made this call while receiving members of the Abuja District of the Institute of chartered Accountants of Nigeria, (ICAN) who were at the Treasury House to pay him a visit. He noted that time has come for professional bodies in Nigeria, to go…

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Wife of the Governor of Lagos State, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode on Tuesday condemned domestic violence, which has continued to rear its ugly head in the state and across the country. She made the denunciation in Alausa, Ikeja, against the backdrop of one Mr. Lekan Shonde, who allegedly beat his wife to death at the Egbeda suburb of the state last weekend. Mrs. Abode lamented that domestic violence in the form of assault on wife, child-beating and other forms of uncivilized behavior against women and children, seemed to have got fresh fancy from some men, who are still living in the…

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The Director General of Debt Management Office (DMO) Dr. Abraham Nwankwo has restated the Federal Government’s commitment that all money to be borrowed to finance the 2016 budget will be dedicated to fund capital projects. Nwankwo stated this at a one-day workshop by DMO on “Public Debt and the challenge of financing Nigeria’s economic recovery” organised for Capital Market Correspondents Association of Nigeria (CAMCAN) in Lagos.  “The DMO is committed to making sure that we raise money to fund the 2016 budget deficit from appropriate sources and through appropriate mix during the fiscal year to make sure that capital projects are…

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South Africa’s government is continuing its work with business and labor to try averting a sovereign credit-rating downgrade and boosting the economy, President Jacob Zuma said. The parties are working together to reduce policy uncertainty amid a weakening economy and rising unemployment, Zuma said in a televised speech in Pretoria on Monday. The country “can weather the storm,” he said. Business leaders in South Africa started meeting with government at the beginning of this year after ratings companies warned of a downgrade to junk and Zuma’s shock firing of former Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene caused the rand to plummet and…

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Chevron is losing substantial part of its oil production as attack on its offshore platform in the Niger Delta puts pressure on the company. “Approximately 35,000 barrels per day, b/d, of Chevron’s net crude oil production in Nigeria are impacted,” company spokeswoman Isabel Ordonez said. Suspected militants used explosives to blow up the Okan platform, a collection facility for offshore oil and gas that feeds the Escravos terminal in southern Nigeria. The impact of the attack was significant in a country where Chevron’s net daily production in 2014 averaged 240,000 barrels of crude oil, 236 million cubic feet of natural…

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In the scheme of fashionable things, men barely get a voice. Terms like ‘boring’ ‘bleh’ ‘obvious’ ‘conventional’ have been associated with male style. This is majorly due to the fact that most men aren’t daring enough to plunge into unorthodox style – Denrele, though sometimes extreme, is forever king for paving the way through unplied stylish routes. Male fashion doesn’t have to be boring, and it doesn’t quite matter if your comfort zone is a classical suit get-up, even a suit can be zhooshed. There are five Nigerian menswear brand that have put the fun into masculinity. Kola Kuddus Kola…

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Former Minister of Interior and chairman of Integrated Oil & Gas Limited, Captain Emmanuel Iheanacho has assured that his company’s 20,000 Barrels Per Day (BPD) capacity refinery is on course and will be delivered in 15 to 18 months from day one of construction activities. He said having secured approval licence five months ago; efforts are currently on in perfecting construction site takeoff logistics. Answering questions on the current fuel shortage being experienced nationwide, he was quick to argue that “It is really a question of supply and demand,” and that “There is a lot of demand, as we have…

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