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President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed the commitment of his administration to lifting Nigerians out of poverty. President Buhari, who made this known on Tuesday when he declared open the Katsina State Economic and Investment summit in Katsina, described employment as ``the quickest way to escape poverty’’. He, however, said that for that transformation to occur, every player, including the Federal Government ``must do his best’’. ``Employment is the quickest way to escape poverty. And we must lift our people out of poverty"

Minister of state for Petroleum Resources and Group Managing Director of NNPC, Ibe Kachikwu, says the Federal Government will be coming up with a new policy for the Petroleum sector within the next few days. Speaking during the second town hall meeting organised by the federal ministry of information and culture in Kaduna state yesterday May 10th, Kachikwu said the new policy will allow petroleum price products to swing along the line of the international market. Industry experts say the new policy will allow oil marketers determine how much they will sell their products while the Federal Government will continue to subsidize the products at all NNPC fuel outlets.

In line with the Legislative Agenda approved by the Senate, the President of the Senate yesterday has announced the intention of the Senate to inaugurate an independent Transparency and Delivery Commission to review and improve the oversight systems and tools of the Senate. The Commission will be led by a working group consisting of a world leading research institution and a partner institute in Nigeria and will be advised by an internationally acclaimed anti-corruption expert. The independent Commission will work closely with the Senate and the Senate Committee on Anti- Corruption & Financial Crimes to draw up a robust oversight scheme and strengthen the internal structuring and capacity of the National Assembly to fulfil its role as an anti-corruption institution. The Commission’s work will be two-fold. Initially it will concentrate on analysing the processes and tools by which the Senate and the National Assembly in general can, using its legislative remit, assist th

The minister of labour and employment, Dr Chris Ngige, has described as legitimate the call by labour for a review of the national minimum wage and said the federal government is carefully studying it in order to give an appropriate response. The minister made the disclosure while receiving the executive members of the Organisation of Trade Unions of West Africa (OTUWA) yesterday in Abuja. Ngige said: “The other day, labour requested increased wages for workers and they have only done what they are supposed to do. Therefore, nobody will quarrel with them. At the appropriate time, we shall all sit down because what the labour is asking is for the re-negotiation of an existing Collective BargainAgreement (CBA). And every CBA-based agreement is subject to re-negotiation at any given time that any of the partners requests it,” he said Ngige debunked the notion that whenever labour makes such a demand, it means that the workforce is at loggerheads with the governme

The Gupta family have reportedly bought a R448- million residence in Dubai, complete with 10 bedrooms, 13 bathrooms, a double grand staircase, nine reception rooms and space for 11 cars. City Press on Sunday wrote that villa L35 in Dubai’s Emirates Hills situated in 'Dubai’s most expensive post code' was to be the Guptas’ new house. When the property was first listed in 2015 for 110 million dirham (R448 million) it made the news as one of the most expensive house in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at the time. Below are some of the images that were circulated when the property went on sale. Picture: Knight Frank

The Police have arrested Mr. Lekan Shondi for allegedly killing his wife Ronke. The police spokesperson, Dolapo Badmos, said the police tracked him down, adding that he will be transferred to the State Department of Criminal Investigation. The police spokesperson, Dolapo Badmos, said the police tracked him down, adding that he will be transferred to the State Department of Criminal Investigation. But Lekan, said he surrendered himself. ***Now proper investigations of what really happened will commence but he has already wasted the life of his wife, no matter what happens he will have to face the law and receive appropriate punishment for taking the life of another*** ***Now what will be the fate of those  kids? Without doubt their lives can never be the same without the love and care of their biological mother*** This is one of such cases where we learn from the mistakes of others,  no matter how provoked or temperamental we might be, lets always look beyond our selfi

from fax machine saleswoman to entrepreneurial Billionaire superstar: 1) Fail Big – Sara’s father taught his children the power of failing big. Each day, her father would ask – “So, what did you fail at today.” And if there were no failures, Dad would be disappointed. Focusing on failing big allowed Sara to understand that failure is not an outcome, but involves a lack of trying — not stretching yourself far enough out of your comfort zone and attempting to be morevthan you were the day before. Failing big was a good thing. 2) Visualize it – Sara is a big fan of “visualizing” your big goal, in specific, concrete ways. She saw herself clearly on the Oprah TV show 15 years before it happened. She simply knew it would happen. She’d see in her mind’s eye sitting on the couch with Oprah having an exciting conversation, and wondered, “What are we talking about?” The rest was just “filling in the blanks” to get there. 3) Don’t share your fragile idea with the world too soon: Sar

Before she became the billionaire founder of shapewear company Spanx, Sara Blakely failed a lot. She didn't make it as a standup comedian. She couldn't become a lawyer like her dad because she failed the LSAT — twice. She even auditioned to play Goofy at Disney World, but because she was shorter than the required 5'8", they made her a Chipmunk instead, The Billionaire spent seven years selling fax machines and was rejected almost daily. People would hang up on her cold calls and rip up her business card in front of her. "It was great life training," Blakely said. All that training proved useful when she cut the feet off her pantyhose one day and realized she had a viable product: a slimming, seamless undergarment that no one would know you were wearing. She kept her day job selling fax machines and worked on the Spanx prototype nights and weekends. While looking for a manufacturer to produce it, she spent months knocking on doors of North Carolin

Kenneth Okonkwo and his wife have gotten their first child after 9 years. The  super baby boy was delivered at The University of Maryland, St. Joseph Medical Center, Speaking with Diamond Celebrities, the elated ‘Living In Bondage’ actor said, ‘God is a faithful God. He said we shall be fruitful and multiply, that there shall be none barren in our midst and He just fulfilled His words. To Him be all the glory in Jesus name. Source: Nmagold

A MOTHER and her young daughter had to be rescued from their upstairs window after a suspected arson attack on their home. Emergency services were called to the scene at Mayfield Close in Kempston at around 8pm last night, to reports of a blaze in a home where the woman and her four year old child were trapped. Patsy Singer, a neighbour said: "I heard the smoke alarm going off and thought it was mine so I looked around the house, but quickly realised it was coming from next door. "I went outside and saw my neighbour with her daughter hanging out of the window trying to getout. "That thought will stay with me for a long time as the daughter looked absolutely terrified." Nicola Gurnhill, another neighbour added: "There was so much smoke coming from both sides of the house, and luckily the firefighters arrived when they did and got the both of them out." The pair was rescued from the upstairs window, and were checked over by paramedics. The