ECOWAS Seeks Proposals For Single Currency Logo, Name - Business -

The long awaited dream of having a single currency among the 15 member states of ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States) to facilitate smooth regional trade in 2020 has taken a huge step forward, with calls of proposal for a name and logo for the proposed single currency.

The idea of a single currency has been in the pipeline since 1983, when leaders of the sub-region met to discuss other issues as well as the integration of the regional economy. However, in 2009, after years of little progress concerning the adoption of a single currency, the regional body in 2009 adopted a roadmap, with the aim of creating the ECOWAS single currency in 2020.

Four years later, in 2013, ECOWAS established a taskforce to oversee the process of furthering the creation of the single currency, given the numerous delays.

The taskforce met in Accra this year and revised the timeline for achieving a single currency. In addition to ten other programs, the task force set 2020 as a deadline for selecting the name of the ECOWAS single currency.

According to the terms of reference published on the Central Bank of Liberia’s website, the competition is open to all citizens of ECOWAS member states free of charge, with winning prizes ranging from US$10,000, US$8,000, and US$5,000 respectively for proposal that comes first, second and third place.

Woman caught allegedly trying to behead her daughter in Delta (photos)

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A woman was caught yesterday allegedly trying to behead her daughter in an uncompleted building in Delta state.

In photos shared to Facebook, the 12-year-old girl can be seen bleeding from her neck. Her mother was on the floor, looking spent and defeated with blood on her clothes too.

According to Facebook user, Isaac Omoyibo, the woman was caught trying to behead the girl in a building under construction. 

Timely intervention of locals allegedly helped foil the attempted murder which people are attributing to money rituals.

Aisha Buhari Presents Awards To Korede Bello, Iyanya, IK Ogbonna, Ken Erics - Celebrities -

After present awards of recognition to yoruba actors, Wife of the president also present awards to some Nigerian musician like Iyanya, Korede bello, and many other celebrity.

See more photos below

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Billionaire businessman, Dilly Umenyiora and his wife Fifi celebrate 10th wedding anniversary with new photos

Billionaire businessman, Dilly Umenyiora and his pretty wife, Fifi, are celebrating their 10th wedding anniversary today December 13th. The couple got married in 2008 and have three children. An excited Fifi shared new photos of herself and her hubby on IG and wrote

''10 Years!!!!!,3 Amazing Children?no long epistles but I Thank you Lord For your mercies,your Grace,I Thank God for wisdom,Protection,Love and guidance??,it hasn’t been all strawberries and whipped cream trust me,being married to the world’s most stubborn man???...But the Most Loving and Kind hearted Man????My Rock..I Love you..We made it to 10!!!????
Cheers to another 40 years!!!
Happy Anniversary to Me and Mine???
13/12/08

Congrats to them! See more of their beautiful photos below

ASUU: No Regret Stopping Gowon, Soyinka From Speaking At Uniabuja Event - Education -

The Chairman, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Abuja chapter, Dr Kasim Umaru, has said the union has no regret for disrupting anti-corruption event in the institution.

The New Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported that the union led by Umaru prevented Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (rtd), and former Education Minister, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili from speaking at the event.

The ASUU Chairman told NAN in a telephone interview yesterday that the union disrupted the programme because of the ongoing strike.


He said such magnitude of programme could not hold in the institution because lecturers were also involved in the event.

“Those eminent personalities for the programme are all aware of our plight and did nothing; we disrupted the event because we are on strike,” he said.

Nobody Will Fear Man Utd In Last 16 - Owen - Sports -

Jose Mourinho's side have secured Champions League progress, but a former striker believes they are no match for the European elite at present

Manchester United hold no fear to the Champions League heavyweights, says Michael Owen, with Porto the only last-16 opponents the Red Devils should feel confident against.

Jose Mourinho’s side were already assured of progress in Europe prior to a trip to Valencia on Wednesday.

They could, however, have topped Group H had they taken maximum points from that contest, with Juventus suffering a surprise 2-1 defeat to Young Boys.

United came unstuck by the same scoreline on Spanish soil, with another disjointed display seeing Phil Jones put through his own net and the Red Devils make little impression in the final third until Marcus Rashford grabbed a late consolation.

N143 Billion Budgeted For 2019 Election Can Lift 14M Nigerians Out Of Poverty - Politics -

An excerpt of my full interview with the NIGERIAN TRIBUNE, on our campaign to lift 1000 Widows and their families out of poverty.

1) Who is Apostle Azemobor Gregory and what do you do for a living?

Azemobor Gregory is a messenger of Truth, a servant of God with a divine calling to preach the message of love to the world. By the grace of God, I am the Chief Servant of the Voice of Divine Truth International Outreach, a non-religious humanitarian organization propagating the virtue of love amongst humanity.
You see, there are two sides to the life of everyone: what you do to fulfill God's purpose for your life is your 'calling', while what you do to earn a living is your 'career'. And so, my understanding of the dual nature of our existence has guided me to create a perfect balance between my calling and my career.
I am the MD/CEO of Bethel Mendels Group. I started a marketing company in 2001, from a seed capital of N20,000 I borrowed from my mother. Over the years, our company Bethel Mendels Group has grown into a conglomerate with interest in local footwear manufacturing, Promotional printing, Landscaping, and interior decoration services.
It is important to emphasize here that your career (business) should fundamentally provide for your calling (purpose) that is why you see people like Bill Gate, Warren Buffet spending almost their entire riches supporting noble causes. Bill Gate has spent millions of dollars fighting polio and improving the quality of life of several poor Nigerians. I like most white people; they understand how to live a 'balanced life'. They are not religious like Nigerians, but very godly, godly in the sense that they are compassionate to the needs of others.

It is not the Federal government's problem if Nigerians lack electricity – Fashola

Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has said that it is not the Federal government's problem if some Nigerians do not have electricity.

Punch reports that the Minister said this when he spoke at the Nextier Power Dialogue which held in Abuja yesterday December 12th.

“There are problems without a doubt and we must deal with them. But let me remind you, all of the assets that the Ministry of Power used to control for power have been sold by the last administration before I came. And so if you don’t have power, it is not the government’s problem. Let us be honest. The people who are operating the power sector, generation and distribution are now privately owned companies. I am here because I am concerned. If your telephone is not working, it is not the minister of communication that you go to. Let us be very clear. So for those of you who want to weaponise electricity, face the businessmen who have taken it up. Let us be honest. If your bank over-charges you interest, is it the minister of finance you go to? So let’s be clear. This is now a private business by Act of parliament 2005.  My role is regulatory, oversight and policy, but I have a problem which is the fact that I can’t see a problem and turn my back, so I’m getting involved. So the people you should be talking to about transformers is not me, the ministry doesn’t supply transformers anymore.”

When asked to take the blame since he is the head of the Ministry of Power with the Gencos and Discos under his authority, Fashola said