Youths Trooped Out For Atiku In Lagos (PHOTOS) - Politics -

The Hall was Filled to the brim the overflow outside was booming with supporters of Atiku and the PDP

The excitement was palpable

The Joy of an Atiku Presidency knew no bounds as young Nigerians came out in their thousands to support Atiku.

God Bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria

Atiku: I Will Appoint A Minister Of Youth Not Older Than 30 - Politics -

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The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party and former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar has said that if elected president, he would appoint a minister of youth who will not be more than 30 years old.

PoliticsNGR learned that the PDP presidential flag-bearer made the pledge at a Town Hall meeting with youths in Lagos on Monday.

According to him, it is incumbent on the present crop of leaders in Nigeria to mentor the younger generation and the best way to achieve that objective is to appoint youth who are brilliant into top government positions and allow them to learn the ropes.

“I have pledged that 40 percent of my government will be youth. Let me assure you that it’s a promise and I won’t break it. My minister of youth is going to be less than 30 years.”

Food Prices Dropping Fast As Buhari's Agric Efforts Yield Fruit. - Politics -

FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME IN MODERN NIGERIAN HISTORY, FOOD PROCES ARE COMING DOWN.

BUHARI-NOMICS APPEARS TO BE SUCCEEDING.


Government Agric Efforts Crash Prices of Food Items in Lagos 

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Various government efforts at revamping agriculture may have started yielding results as prices of tomatoes and pepper have reduced in major markets in Lagos. God’s market… A survey by NAN on Monday at Mile 12, Oyingbo and Iddo markets showed that a 40kg basket of tomatoes goes for N5,000, from its previous price of N10, 000 in November and N29, 000 in July. 

A 50 kg basket of ‘tatashe’ (pepper) decreased from N14, 000 to N8, 000, while a basket of chilli pepper (rodo) also dropped from N13, 000 to N8, 000. 

Mr Femi Odusanya, spokesperson of Mile 12 Market Perishable Foods Traders Association, said that government’s efforts in agriculture might have started yielding positive results on the prices of food. 

Ministerial appointments: ''I am not responsible for your failure'' - Jonathan replies Buhari

Former President Goodluck Jonathan, has reacted to claims made by the presidency that he was responsible for the delay in the appointment of Ministers by President Buhari in 2015. 

On Monday, Senior Special Assistant to President Buhari on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said President Buhari took six months in appointing his Ministers because the former president did not give him handover notes. Read here.

Reacting to this claim, the former President through his media adviser, Ikechukwu Eze, asked President Buhari to take responsibility for his failures as he is not in any way responsible for his ineffectiveness. In a statement released by Eze, Jonathan berated the presidency for always attempting to paint his administration in bad light. He noted that the Buhari-led administration was elected to come in to make progressive changes and not remind Nigerians of his administration.

2019: No one can annul elections in Nigeria again – Femi Falana. musician falz the bahd guy dad

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana has said no leader in Nigeria can annul elections in the country as was the case in 1993.

Falana disclosed this at  the inauguration of the League of Anambra Professionals Legal Defence Initiative, held in Lagos on Monday adding that for fear of ICC, no Nigerian leader dared annul election again like a former Head of State, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida (retd.), did in 1993.  

He also dismissed the fear that President Muhammadu Buhari might be unwilling to leave office if he should lose next year’s election.  

ASUU Strike: What Led To The Walkout Of The Union Members During The Meeting - Education -

Representatives of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Monday staged a walkout from a meeting with a federal government delegation.

The government delegation was led by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige.

Despite the walkout, Mr Ngige expressed optimism that the strike would soon be called off.

The university lecturers embarked on an indefinite strike on November 4, demanding improved funding of universities and implementation of previous agreements with the government.

The National President of ASUU, Biodun Ogunyemi, led the union’s delegation to Monday’s meeting.

The ASUU delegation arrived at the ministry at exactly 5:00 p.m. but no member of the federal government delegation was around as at this time.

lol..Friend Gives Man A Dud Cheque Of N5,000 As Wedding Gift - Business -

A Nigerian musician and PR expert has expressed his disappointment at his friend who attended his wedding and gave him a dud cheque as wedding gift.

Nwafor Chigozie Paul also known as Don Saint, took to Facebook to call out the wedding guest after his wife visited the bank to cash the N5,000 cheque but was told by bank officers that there was no money in the account.

Sharing a photo of the cheque on Facebook, Don Saint wrote;
Life is simple but people complicate it...

Someone came to my wedding on 1st Dec, and dropped a cheque of N5,000 for us to cash. I called him two days later and he said we can cash the cheque anyday from the 10th of Dec.