NIGERIA NEW GOVERNORS' LIST.

Abia - Okezie Ikpeazu (PDP)
Akwa Ibom -Emmanuel Udom (PDP)
Adamawa -Bindow Jibrilla (APC)
Bauchi -Barr.Mohammed Abubakar (APC)
Benue - Samuel Ortom (APC)
Borno - Kashim Shettima (APC)
Cross River -Prof. Ben Ayade (PDP)
Delta - Ifeanyi Okowa (PDP)
Ebonyi -Engr Dave Umahi (PDP)
Enugu -Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (PDP)
Gombe -Ibrahim Dankwambo (PDP)
Imo - Rochas Okorocha (APC)
Jigawa - Alhaji Badaru Abubakar (APC)
Kaduna - Nasir El-Rufai (APC)
Kano - Dr Abdullahi Ganduje (APC)
Kastina - Aminu Masari (APC)
Kebbi - Atiku Bagudu (APC)
Kwara - Abdulfatah Ahmed (APC)
Lagos - Akinwumi Ambode (APC)
Nasarawa -Umaru Al-Makura (APC)
Niger -Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello (APC)
Ogun -Ibikunle Amosun (APC)
Oyo -Abiola Ajimobi (APC)
Plateau -Rt Hon Simon Lalong (APC)
Rivers - Nyesom Wike (PDP)
Sokoto - Aminu Tambuwal (APC)
Taraba - Dickson Darius Ishaku (PDP)
Yobe -Ibrahim Gaidam (APC)
Zamfara -Abdulaziz Yari (APC)

Source: Nigeria Bulletin

LESSONS FROM 2015 ELECTION.

• BE CONSISTENCE WITH YOUR GOD.

• POWER OF INCUBENCY IS NOT IMPORTANT.

• NO MATTER HOW MANY TIME YOU TRIED, CONTINUE UNTIL YOU SUCCEED.

• POLITIC IS NOT ALL ABOUT MONEY.

• PEOPLE HAVE THE POWER TO EFFECT CHANGE.

• NIGERIANS ARE UNITED, AND SPEAK IN ONE VOICE.

• THE VOTERS MADE SURE THEIR VOTES COUNTED.

• LANGUAGES, SKIN COLOUR, ETHNICITY, AND RELIGION CAN NOT DIVIDE US.

• ALL NIGERIANS ARE ASKING FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE.

• INTERNAL DEMOCRACY IS IMPORTANT WITHIN THE POLITICAL PARTIES.

• NIGERIA IS IMPORTANT IN THE WORLD.

• EVERY AFRICAN IS INTERESTED IN NIGERIA.

• LEADERS SHOULD SHOW CONSIGNS ABOUT THE PLIGHT OF THE PEOPLE.

• POLITIC IS ACCUMULATION OF YOUR PAST EFFORTS, NOT ONLY ELECTION TIME.

• CAMPAIGN SHOULD BE ISSUES DRIVING, NOT MALIGNING THE OPPOSITION.

• NIGERIAN ARE INTERESTED ON WHO CAN DELIVER GOOD GOVERNANCE.

• NEVER SHOULD YOU UNDER ESTIMATE THE ADVICE OF THE ELDERS.

• LET THE NIGERIAN KNOW THAT YOU ARE IN CONTROL TO CERTAIN EXTENCE.

• IT PAYS TO JOIN FORCE WITH POLITICAL PARTIES OF LIKE MIND – COALITION.

• PEOPLE ARE MORE INTERESTED ON WHO GOVERN THEM.

• INTRODUCTION OF TECHNOLOGY BOOSTED PEOPLE’S CONFIDENCE THAT VOTE WOULD COUNT.

• SPIRIT OF SPORTSMANSHIP SHOULD BE DISPLAY ALWAYS.

NIGERIAN DECIDES

* Vote don't fight.

* Thumb not fist.

* Winning or losing in a ward does not translate to aggregate winning or      losing.

* Fighting or killing one another does not change the election result.

* The political mathematical formulae I've seen around here shows that, Friends, party, marriage, etc. are variables; the only constant thing is ''self interest'.

Nigeria spends $5.1bn on cash management yearly —MasterCard

ON the back of recently rebased Gross Domestic Product (GDP), a study by US-based financial payment solutions firm, Mastercard, has revealed that Nigeria spends an estimated $5.1 billion (N800bn) yearly on printing and handling cash.

The study explains that countries across the globe spend an average of 1 percent of their GDP yearly to fund minting of currency notes and logistics involving handling, processing and shipment.

“MasterCard advisers have done studies in many countries and found out that the cost of cash to an economy is about one per cent of the country’s GDP,” Ventures Africa quoted Mrs Omokehinde Ojomuyide, Vice President, West Africa, MasterCard as having said.

“The studies show that countries spend from 0.5 to 1.5 per cent of their GDP,” she said.

This implies that Africa’s largest economy, following the recently devised GDP figures of $510 billion, spends an average of $5.1 billion annually on cash logistics, as $5.1 billion represents 1 per cent of GDP.

This revelation underscores the need to devise strategies of reducing cost of cash, an area where recently implemented cashless policy becomes even more critical.

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), in January 2012, launched the innovative cash-less policy, with Lagos – the country’s commercial hub – its kick off base. The policy sought to limit the amount of daily cash handling in circulation by increasing charges on daily withdrawals and deposits that exceeded N500,000 ($3,000) for individuals and N3 million ($18,600) for corporate bodies, encouraging individuals to rather patronise electronic forms of payment.

While several socio-economic reasons were listed for the need to reduce cash in circulation, including insecurity and the high risk of moving hard currency and maintaining economic stability by controlling inflation, the most critical point was reducing the cost of minting and circulating adequate cash across the country.

“I believe that is the discussion the CBN had some years ago and started pushing the cashless policy. There is a reason to the cashless initiative,” added Ojomuyide. “And the reason is simple. It is because the government has done the numbers and realised that there is a cost to cash, and it is only when you realise that there is a cost to cash that this conversation that we call cashless can start”, she stated.

According to Ojumuyide, “that is what is motivating their policies. You see them bringing out policies to reduce cash, make Point of Sale (PoS) work, and if you deposit above X amount, you will get charged.”

Nigeria is set to deepen the cashless initiative’s reach mid-2014, with plans to expand offerings nationwide.

Courtesy: Nigeria Tribune

 

"Nigeria set to export cars " - President Jonathan

President Jonathan said with the new National Automotive Industry Policy introduced by his administration, the country will be exporting cars to other countries. He said this while talking to a delegation of business owners from Anambra State led by the State governor, Peter Obi, who paid him a courtesy visit at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

"If any country will be great, we must industrialise. If Nigeria must be a great country, we must industrialise. To this end, we will continue to encourage industrialists in Anambra. We are totally committed to creating jobs. Nigeria is a country with huge population of youths. If jobs are not created, there will be crisis. The housing, agriculture and power sectors are also receiving attention. In the next few years, Nigeria will begin to export cars to other countries. We are encouraging government to support local manufacturers”President Jonathan said.

The National Automotive Policy seeks to address the issue of low-grade cars being dumped in Nigeria as well as create mass employment and increase human capacity in automotive technology.

Source

Nigeria to deploy bomb detection dogs to airports, seaports – Police

The police said it destroyed a bomb factory in Bauchi on Sunday.

The Explosives Ordnance Disposal Command of the Nigerian Police Force has taken delivery of Explosive Detection Canine (EDC) which will be deployed to all Nigerian airports, seaports and
land borders, the police said on Wednesday.

EDCs are dogs trained in the detection of bombs and dangerous explosives. The Commissioner of Police in charge of the command, Abdulmajid Ali, made this known in
Lagos while reviewing the activities of the command in 2013.

He said that the deployment was a part of the command’s strategies to improve on its operations nationwide.

“Anytime from now, EDC will be deployed to all the airports, seaports and our strategic borders because they increase security and enhance
explosives detection,” Mr. Ali said.
He said the dogs “have expertise in conducting large scale sweeps of facilities that are used in airports, seaports and land borders.”

“To this end, security will be maximised and consolidated in all these places.

“We also want to assure members of the public that the command is fully prepared in 2014 to tackle any Improvise Explosives Device (IED)
anywhere in the country,” Mr. Ali said.

The commissioner said that in 2013, the command recovered and demolished assorted IEDs, grenades, dynamites, detonators and rocket
launchers in many parts of the country.

He said the command also dismantled a bomb manufacturing factory located at Tudun Salamnanu Fadama Mada area of Bauchi State
on Feb. 19, 2013.

He said that officers of the command, in collaboration with other security agencies, provided security at national and international events, including elections.

The commissioner said that 320 the officers underwent Basic Explosive Ordnance Devices (EOD) Training, while 200 others were trained in
diverse spheres of their operations both locally and abroad.

He said that 12 new EOD Units were established during the year in different parts of the country with a view to checking activities of terrorists.

Source

Nigeria vs South Africa

Nigeria 3- South Africa 1

The match ended 3 - 1 in favour of Nigeria 
Super 
Eagle

Nigeria vs Mozambique

The match ended 4-2 in favour of Nigeria Super Eagle.
Congratulation!!!
Super Eagle continue soaring.