FG signs MoU: Primary Schools To Get $3.7m Sport Facilities

Under the public-private partnership (PPP) policy of President Goodluck Jonathan, the Federal Government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) worth $3.7 million with offshore sports equipment manufacturers to establish sports facilities in about 1,000 primary schools across the nation.


The MoU was signed between the National Lottery Trust Fund (NLFT) and China Sports International Corporation Limited and CAAN Sports Organization Limited, Turkey.

The Minister of Special Duties and International Government Affairs Kabiru Turaki noted that the project will increase the nation’s talent base, as nine primary schools in each senatorial district across the six-geopolitical zones in the country will benefit from the project.

According to the Executive Secretary of the NLTF, Engr. Habu Gumel, the pact signed with the China firm was worth $2.8m, while the one with Turkey Company was $914, 967, adding that money for the deal was generated from lottery activities. “The contracts involve the supply of various branded sports equipment covering nine types of sports designed for primary schools, namely; athletics, volleyball, football, handball, badminton, table tennis, basketball, judo and Taekwondo,” he said.

FG signs MoU: Primary Schools To Get $3.7m Sport Facilities

Brazil To Set up 3 Automobile Training Centres In Nigeria

In determined deliberations to extend the Automotive Policy of FG, the Industrial Training Fund (ITF) has declared arrangements to work together with the SENAI of Brazil in making 3 auto parts training centres in Nigeria.

The centres to be established will be saddled with the command of delivering parts for forward supply to more than 22 organizations that have officially started generation or have demonstrated enthusiasm to put resources into the Nigerian vehicles division. The centres will likewise prepare Nigerians in creation of vehicles extra parts.

ITF Director General Dr Juliet Chukkas-Onaeko uncovered ITF was presently working together with the United Nations Development Organization in directing Skills Gap Assessment to assess Nigeria’s abilities needs based on anticipated interests in the economy. She said the overview would aid in expanding lean assets via preparing on a need based basis, empowering them to channel their trainings to anticipated openings.

Talking on the topic,

“Work-Life Balance: Imperative for Continuity in Organisational Development,” the DG said the ITF through its National Industrial Skills Development Programme (NISDP) launched in 2012 had trained over 35,000 Nigerians. Onaeko noted the NISDP in partnership with the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, SMEDAN and BoI was currently training over 1000 trainees in tiling, plaster of paris and pipe- fitting in the 36 States of the federation including FCT.

Brazil To Set up 3 Automobile Training Centres In Nigeria

FG Presents 1st Made-in-Nigeria Innoson Vehicle

FG restated commitment to the achievement of 100 per cent local content in the automobile industry. This is stated by Dr Olusegun Aganga, the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, while unveiling the initial made-in-Nigeria car manufactured by Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Company.


This kind of feat will further expand the nation’s manufacturing sector.

Based on the minister, Nigeria has recently attained 60 to 70 per cent local content, while still targeting 100 per cent local content within the next few years. The brand new auto policy produced by President Jonathan’s administration would start to see the establishment of three vehicle manufacturing plants in the nation, including Lagos/Ibadan for the west, Kaduna/Kano for the north and Nnewi for the east.

Aganga said,

“It is special and historic to unveil the first made-in-Nigeria cars manufactured by the Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Company, Nnewi. No country manufactures 100 per cent of all the components and we are unveiling cars that have up to 70 per cent local content. Nnewi has made history. It’s another government milestone.”

It would be recalled the new automobile policy was reviewed and enforced late last year by President Jonathan to enable the production of made-in-Nigeria cars, giving Nigerians the opportunity for mass employment and innovation in automotive technology,

FG Presents 1st Made-in-Nigeria Innoson Vehicle

Occupational Safety & Health Policy to be Enforced

FG has established a national policy on occupational health and safety and a method to enforce compliance with the policy.


In line with the Minister of Labour and Productivity Alhaji Kabiru Turaki, the policy provides for the safety and welfare of persons at the job and also protect others against risks connected with activities of persons at work. The policy will ensure widespread coverage of the services in the Nation, creating an enabling environment for the inspection services to cover all people in every economic sectors.

Turaki said,

“Each and every one of us has responsibility for stopping deaths, diseases, and injuries occurring on the job. As government, we are responsible for providing the infrastructure, i.e. laws, regulations, guidelines, policies and services, as well as the enabling environment necessary to guarantee that workers remain employable rather than being maimed.”

“Enterprises continue to flourish instead of being pulled down by heavy burden of diseases, injuries or deaths of ‘employees. In this regard, a national policy on occupational safety and health, and a system of inspections to enforce compliance with occupational safety and health legislation have been put in place,” he added.

Occupational Safety & Health Policy to be Enforced

ANAMMCO Commences 3rd-Party Vehicle Construction

In line with the automotive policy introduced by FG, Anambra Motor Manufacturing Company (ANAMMCO) has begun third-party assembly of trucks, bringing its factory in Enugu back to life.


The Chairman of the company, Dr Godwin Okeke, speaking during a policy monitoring visit embarked upon by the National Council on Privatisation, disclosed this development was achieved as a result of the new Nigeria Automobile Industry Development Policy

“In order to sustain the growth and development of this policy, it is expedient that it is entrenched by appropriate legislation to guard against frequent and arbitrary policy reversal which has constituted a high risk factor to investment in the country. Faithfulness in adhering to the implementation time-lines would engender confidence of global stakeholders on the viability,” Okeke said.

The automotive industry has been revamped due to efforts by FG to diversify the economy which brought about the introduction of the Nigeria Automobile Industry Development Policy.

ANAMMCO Commences 3rd-Party Vehicle Construction

Nigeria to launch made-in-Nigeria Satellite in the year 2018

In a bid to hurry the pace of financial advancement in Nigeria, FG  has put set up experimental and mechanical device to dispatch the first “made-in-Nigeria satellite” by 2018.

The Minister of Science and Technology Dr Abdu Bulama, uncovered this while tending to writers in Abuja.

Bulama expressed that science and engineering would fast track the Federal Government’s Transformation Agenda and maintain the development of the national economy.

He said, “The African economy, I believe in the last couple of years, has shown a remarkable sign of growth; but this growth is unfortunately more of community drive, not of the manufacturing sector. For this growth to be sustained and for it to be transformed into a real national transformation agenda for the development of the nation it must be productivity-based; productivity aspect must come in.”

“And the only way you can do that is to develop your time and technology, to apply science and technology in your economy. Such that the economy, while growing, the productivity of the manufacturer will have played a key role. This is what is happening in developed societies.’’ Bulama added

Nigeria to launch made-in-Nigeria Satellite in the year 2018

Federal Government begins the training of Abia Youths on Cassava Control

In line with FG  Agricultural Transformation Agenda, the government has flagged off a three-day training of youths and feamales in the eleven autonomous communities of Nkporo kingdom in Abia State on cassava processing and value chain addition.

The programme is element of government’s efforts to cut back poverty in rural communities. House of Representatives Chairman on Agriculture Hon. Mohammed Monguno said the exercise was initiated by his committee to empower rural youths and women. He explained the exercise would further help to make certain food security in the country and boost export of farm produce.

Monguno said participants would receive cash grants by the end of the training to start out personal businesses. Participants could be trained on processing of cassava into finished products like bread, chin chin, cakes and other delicacies, adding that over 50 youths were geared towards the very first phase of the programme.

In her address at the big event, Chief Executive of Agricultural and Rural Management Training Institute, Ilorin, Dr. Mrs. Comfort Jolayemi said the project was one of many several projects by ARTIM to facilitate rapid development of rural communities in Nigeria. The ARTIM boss said Nkporo was selected for the project because “it’s one of many leading cassava producing communities in Abia State,” adding so it can help create more jobs on the list of youths.

Federal Government begins the training of Abia Youths on Cassava Control

Three Miss South Africa contestants disqualified for having noticeable tattoos

Three contestants of the 2015 Miss South Africa Pageant prior shortlisted to take part in the magnificence challenge planned to happen March 2015,  have been precluded for having noticeable tattoos.

The competitors, Kelly Davids, Altina Vries and Aseza Matanzima were excluded by the expo coordinators for not showing in their section structures that they had tattoos.

Talking on their preclusion, the exhibition coordinator, Claudia Henkel said that Kelly has a tattoo on  her neck which is noticeable when her hair is up, Altina has a tattoo over her abandoned shoulder bone and one ear, while Aseza’s tattoo runs over a rib and goes underneath her exited arm.

Claudia said in spite of the fact that Aseza had proclaimed amid her on-cam question that she had a tattoo, she didn’t show that on her application form.

Three Miss South Africa contestants disqualified for having noticeable tattoos

The Plane crash Airplane Was Meant To Carry Me To Lagos - ID Cabasa

We provided details on Sunday that an Overland Airlines plane crash on landing in Ilorin during the weekend, however fortunately every one of the 59 travelers and 4 team survived without any injuries.

Recompense award music maker Olumide Ogunade a.k.a ID Cabasa is not simply fortunate to have turned into a Man of God however fortunate to have gotten away passing as it was  uncovered that the plane that as of late crash land in illorin was intended to take him back to Lagos.


The ex-Olamide’s Boss who took to his Twitter handle to thank God for sparing his life said the plane was intended to bring him again to Lagos keeping in mind holding up, the plane accident arrived. He shared his thanksgiving musings on twitter that same night. Thank God for his life and the others ready for plane.

“@idcabasa_coded: The crash landed plane @ ilorin ystday was meant 2 bring me back 2 lag n while waiting, d crash happened n all I can do now is thank God”

“@idcabasa_coded: When travelling and people wish safe journey pls say AMEN,especially when prayed for say amen! God kept me ystday miraculously!”

It would recalled, earlier this year that the award Producer and cum Singer, who is responsible for mega hits like Olamide’s ‘Eni Duro’, 9ice’s ‘Gongo Aso’ and Ruggedman’s ‘Ruggedy baba’ reportedly turned into a Pastor.

The Plane crash Airplane Was Meant To Carry Me To Lagos - ID Cabasa

Chief Raymond Dokpesi resigns to venture into Politics.

The owner of DAAR Communications and AIT, Raypower, Faaji FM and that’s only the tip of the iceberg, Chief Raymond Dokpesi has surrendered from the leading body of DAAR Communications Plc, to join governmental issues. He made it known a week ago at the organization’s top managerial staff meeting in Abuja. He said;

“Please permit me to thank the entire members of the board of directors of DAAR Communications, the entire staff, viewers and listeners of all the DAAR communications stable, whether it is Raypower, AIT, Faaji FM and all the SBUs that were created during my tenure. I am going to be involved in the politics of the country and therefore I thought that AIT, Raypower, should be independent and people should not mistake my political aspiration or participation to mean the position of this organization.”

His child, Raymond Dokpesi Jnr., has assumed control as the new executive. He ventures into his new shoes yedterday Monday Dec. 1 after his father’s retirement took effect from Friday 28th November 2014.

Chief Raymond Dokpesi resigns to venture into Politics.

Seyi shay's reacts to Charles Novia's criticism

Seyi shay's reacts to Charles Novia's criticism

ISIS leader, al-Baghdadi's wife & daughter captured in Lebanon

The Lebanese armed force say they have detained the wife and little girl of ISIS fear bunch leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as they crossed from Syria nine days back.

As indicated by Jerusalem Post, the lady recognized as Saja al-Dulaimi, an Iraqi, was allegedly going with a fake international ID when she was captured and detained as a team with “remote insights”, as per a senior Lebanese political source and security official.

A Lebanese security official said that a DNA test was directed on the young lady venturing out with the lady to confirm it was Baghdadi’s kid. It proved positive.

The capture is a hit to the dread leader as the wife and little girl could be utilized against his gathering, particularly as an bargaining chip. The terror sect has captured numerous foreigners.

There is at present no prompt response from Islamic State sites.

ISIS leader, al-Baghdadi's wife & daughter captured in Lebanon

Governor Fashola opens Book for sex offenders in Lagos State

Kudos to Lagos State Governor, Raji Fashola who is the first Nigerian governor to open a sex offenders register. He signed an executive order to provide for compulsory reporting of actual or suspected child abuse and establishment of a sex offenders’ register at the State House, Alausa Secretariat, Ikeja, yesterday Dec. 1st.

He also identified Alimosho, Kosofe, Agege and Oshodi-Isolo Local Govt as the councils with the highest cases of Sexual and Gender Based Violence crimes in the state...

Pics: Pres. JEG hosts CEOs of the Top 100 businesses in Nigeria

President Jonathan yesterday Dec. 1st hosted the Chairmen and CEOs of the Top 100 organizations in Nigeria at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The Ceos and their organizations were perceived for their commitment towards making Nigeria the Largest economy in Africa. See more pics bellow.

Pics: Pres. JEG hosts CEOs of the Top 100 businesses in Nigeria

"Kenyans, why me of all this hatred?" T.B Joshua reacts to reports dead lawyer had ties with him

T.B Joshua has reacted to reports that a Kenyan lawyer who committed suicide on November 26th had ties with his Church. The man's family linked his bizarre death to Synagogue Church of All Nations as the late lawyer and wife were alleged to be strong followers of his church.

The man, Paul Magu (pictured above with wife) killed his wife, Lydia, and mutilated her body before committing suicide. The couple's 3 children are also now missing. To understand this better, read the report from Kenyan publications about the story and T.B Joshua's reaction to it after the jump.

See pics Of Ladies Who Had Their Plastic Surgery Go Wrong

Most Ladies are not fulfill with the look God has provided for them along these lines settling on a plastic surgery, yet they got more than they can foresee, as opposed to looking like cinderella they wind up looking like Shrek, see their looks and tell us what you think about it.


See more photos bellow.

See pics Of Ladies Who Had Their Plastic Surgery Go Wrong

Kenyan Police head resigns over today's killings, interior minister fired

Just after the executing of 36 individuals by Al-Shabab terrorists group early today in a quarry in Mandera, North of Kenya, Kenya’s National Police boss, David Kimaiyo has surrendered.


In the wake of accepting the police boss’ resign letter, Kenyan president, Uhuru Kenyatta announced the dismissal  of Kenya’s Interior Minister with prompt impact. (Pic from the scene above)

As per AP, President Uhuru Kenyatta has named a opposition legislator and resigned army general, Joseph Nkaissery, as new Interior Minister, responsible for security.

Al Shabab terrorist today  morning attacked a quarry in Mandera, north of Kenya, dividing the Christians from the Muslims and shot dead the ones who couldn’t read the Qur’an.

Two weeks back, the terrorists assaulted a bus and murdered 28 Christians.

Kenyan Police head resigns over today's killings, interior minister fired

Photos from 2face & wife date night

Annie and her spouse 2face were all cherished up and truly into one another as they ventures out for a lovely ‘night out’ yesterday.


Annie imparted a few photographs on instagram. See more pics after the cut…

Photos from 2face & wife date night

D1, Dayo Adeneye loses APC Primary election Today

Dayo “D1″ Adeneye, lost the APC Primary decision today to Ogun state Governor Ibikunle Amosu’s ex-Special Adviser on Education for the Odogbolu House of Assembly ticket.

D1, Dayo Adeneye loses APC Primary election Today

Prof Wole Soyinka likens GEJ to Biblical King Nebuchadnezzar, presidency reacts

Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka today likened Pres. Jonathan to the biblical Babylonian autocrat, King Nebuchadnezzar.

While speaking at a press conference at the Freedom Park in Lagos today, with the theme: “King Nebuchadnezzar – the reign of impunity,” Prof Wole Soyinka said Pres. Jonathan’s administration has become known for lawlessness and that Nigerians have been thrown into the furnace of fire just like Shedrack, Mishak and Abednego were thrown into the furnace by Nebuchadnezzar for not bowing down to him.Choi! Lol. Continue to read what he said...

Rolling Stones Saxophonist, Bobby has kicked the bucket @70

Bobby Keys, the saxophone player who toured with the Rolling Stones, one of America’s most prominent groups, for more than 45 years has passed away. He was 70. The band affirmed his passing today December second on their twitter timetable.

“The Rolling Stones are devastated by the loss of their very dear friend and legendary saxophone player, Bobby Keys. Bobby made a unique musical contribution to the band since the 1960’s. He will be greatly missed.” May his soul rest in peace…amen.

Rolling Stones Saxophonist, Bobby has kicked the bucket @70

Listen to new music from SKUKI - Feeling Fine (Produced by Shizzi)

SKUKI have been having it great in the not so distant future.


In the wake of providing for us super hits ‘Gbemileke ” and ‘Peteru, they need to keep their fans content lasting through the year. Here’s an excellent bit of work titled – Feeling Fine, delivered by hit producer Shizzi.

Listen to new music from SKUKI - Feeling Fine (Produced by Shizzi)

United Airlines passenger dies on flight from Heathrow to Newark

A 23-year-old woman from New Jersey has died on a flight from London to Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey. The woman, who was travelling alone, passed away during a United Airlines flight from London Heathrow on Monday night. The plane had taken off from Heathrow just before 6.45pm GMT (1.45 EST), and the young woman was found unconscious mid-air.

So John Legend Kisses Wife's Milk Jugs in Public.

Sweet couple. See more photos bellow.

So John Legend Kisses Wife's Milk Jugs in Public.

Gunmen in Kenya emulate B'haram, Kill dozens in Kenya

Shooters in Kenya early today Dec second assaulted a quarry at Mandera town in North Kenya, killing 36 Christians.

As indicated by different observers, the shooters stormed the spot, asked all the non-Muslims, around 36 of them, to step far from the Muslims and afterward shot all of them dead. One witness told Reuters that four of the exploited people had been guillotined.

As indicated by nearby media reports, the obscure shooters suspected to be parts of the Somalia based al-Shabab terrorists that murdered 28 individuals in an assault on a transport targeting  non-Muslims in the same territory a week ago, attacked  the quarry laborers early today while they were resting.

Kenya’s military troop and the Red cross have since arrived the scene of the assault.

Gunmen in Kenya emulate B'haram,  Kill dozens in Kenya