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President Muhammadu Buhari has declared that the nation's economy is getting better. He declared this at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Monday after receiving briefings from the Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma; the Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun and Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, in a statement, said the briefings lasted over two hours. He said the ministers and CBN governor updated the president on the improving state of the economy, implementation of the 2017 budget, preparation for the 2018 budget, revenue strategies, combined cost reduction and debt management. Adesina said "a delighted president declared that he was pleased with the progress being made on different fronts." The presidential spokesman said monetary policy strategies and their economic impact, among others, were also discuss...

Billionaire businessman Aliko Dangote in this interview with Francine Lacqua of Bloomberg Markets, says he chooses to make daring moves that others would shy away from. He also speaks on future investment plans.  You’ve made billions in cement-something humans have produced for thousands of years. What did you figure out? I think actually what I figured out was looking at the entire African continent, especially sub-Saharan, and saying, “What do we actually produce?” What I learned is that the majority of African countries imported cement. The better way, I thought, would be to empower Africa-to meet our own infrastructural needs so that we could be more self-­sufficient. What excited you about the business? It’s not all about making money. It’s about making impact. For more than 20 years, Dangote was just a trading company. Then we decided we wanted to be an industrial giant-and we had to start somewhere. It wasn’t just about cement. It was about industrializ...

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The 20-year-old sealed his dream move to the Catalan side after the clubs reached an agreement, making him the second most expensive player in history. Barcelona have completed the signing of Ousmane Dembele from Borussia Dortmund in a deal potentially worth €147 million. Goal  revealed on Thursday that the 20-year-old attacker was on his way to Camp Nou on a five-year contract  after the sides reached an agreement. Barca have confirmed a €105m initial fee for Dembele, with Dortmund to receive a further €42m in bonuses. The forward's release clause has been set at €400m. The €222m received from Paris Saint-Germain for Neymar sparked the Liga side's pursuit of Dembele and Liverpool's Philippe Coutinho in the close season, but they saw bids for each rejected. While Liverpool have stood firm on their insistence that Coutinho is not for sale, Dortmund have surrendered to Dembele's wishes and allowed him to leave. The France international had made clear hi...

A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Air Beetle Aircraft crashed while on a mission in Kaduna, a statement by Air Force spokesman, Air Commodore OlatokunboAdesanya, said yesterday. He said the only soul on board the aircraft, one of the NAF’s experienced instructor pilots, “was unfortunately lost” during the mishap. He added that the cause of the incident was unknown but the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) had directed the constitution of a board of inquiry to determine the immediate and remote causes of the crash. He described the incident as a tragic reminder of the hazards associated with the flying profession. Adesanya said the CAS and the entire NAF family commiserated with the relatives of the late instructor pilot. Daily Trust gathered that the late pilot instructor was a Group Captain and crashed within the permanent site of the Nigerian Defence Academy grounds at 4.25 pm. Source: https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/general/pilot-dies-as-naf-aircraft-crashes-in-kaduna/211498...

Arsene Wenger admits Arsenal’s bid to sign Thomas Lemar is over. Lemar was Arsenal’s top summer target following the arrival of Alexandre Lacazette. Arsenal made three bids for Lemar but wouldn’t go as high as Monaco’s £50m asking price. And now Wenger admits the deal is dead due to Monaco’s position. “It’s dead because Monaco has closed the door definitely,” he said. “They’re still on cases like Mbappe and Fabinho." Source: https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/sports/arsene-wenger-says-thomas-lemar-deal-is-dead/211423.html Publish Date: Aug 24 2017 1:15PM

Pump up your profit margin with these simple tips for attracting advertisers. If you're just getting started on the internet--or simply looking for ways to add new revenue streams to your business--you might be considering accepting ads for other companies' products on your website. Who wouldn't like to make a few extra bucks without any effort? You just put up a few ads on your site and wait for the cash to roll in, right? Not necessarily. To make your site attractive to companies looking for ad space, you'll need to have a great niche market, tons of traffic and the promise of good ad placement on your site. However, if you don't have all these elements in place yet, there are still ways for you to make money from ads on your site. The easiest--and often the most successful--include: 1. Promote an affiliate product on your site. Joining another company's affiliate program is one of the simplest ways to...

Lionel Messi’s father is reportedly in talks with Manchester City over a stunning move away from Barcelona. Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring a goal for FC Barcelona.    In recent days, reports have said Messi could even be about to turn his back on Barcelona. The 30-year-old wants Galactic names and a guarantee they will rival Real Madrid for the world’s biggest honours - something he has not yet been given. And The Sun say Messi’s dad is in talks with Manchester City over a move to the Etihad next summer. Jorge Messi supposedly met City’s director of football Txiki Begiristain and discussed the prospect of his son reuniting with Pep Guardiola in England. Source:https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/sports/lionel-messi-in-talk-with-manchester-city-over-a-move/211422.html. Publish Date: Aug 24 2017 1:10PM

YouWiN! Connect is a multimedia enterprise education initiative of the Federal Ministry of Finance (FMF) which aims to support young entrepreneurs as they PLAN, START and GROW their businesses. YouWiN! Connect seeks to promote entrepreneurship as a viable career option for young Nigerians which in turn will create jobs and wealth.  YouWiN! Connect Process Stages Process Stages Registration/Application & Selection Aspiring entrepreneurs will be invited to apply/register for participation via the online registration portal. Applications will be reviewed and 55,500 successful applicants will be shortlisted for the online training. Online Training (Accelerator Phase I) 55,500 successful participants will receive tailored generic online training in various ...

The President, Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote (left) with Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger State at the event in Minna, Niger State yesterday The Dangote Group yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Niger State Government for the establishment of a state-of-the art and fully integrated sugar complex worth of N166 billion. President of the Dangote Group Aliko Dangote signed on behalf of his group, while Governor Abubakar Sani Bello signed for Niger State. In his address after signing the pact, the President of Dangote Group said the proposed project would generate over 15,000 jobs in the state. According to him, the new deal would see the company producing raw sugarcane on 16,000 hectares of land at Lavun Local Government through an outgrower scheme. He disclosed that the integrated sugar project in Niger State would also include the establishment of integrated sugar mills, generate power, produce molasses, ethanol fuel, biomass and...

Eight people were reported missing Thursday after a landslide hit the Swiss town of Bondo, local police said. The landslide occurred Wednesday morning and the missing are from Germany, Austria and Switzerland.   Helicopters and rescue services were leading the search for the missing on Thursday.   Bondo is located in the southeastern Val Bondasca area, near the Italian border. The town was evacuated after the landslide, and residents have not been able to return to their homes, according to a police statement.(AFP).   Source: https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/international/breaking-eight-missing-after-landslide-in-switzerland/211413.html Publish Date: Aug 24 2017 11:30AM

Team captain Mikel John Obi and forward Odion Ighalo are back, and Israel –based marksman Anthony Nwakaeme gets a first call as Super Eagles’ Technical Adviser, Gernot Rohr, on Tuesday released his list of players for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying duels with Cameroon’s Indomitable Lioned Team captain Mikel John Obi and forward Odion Ighalo are back, and Israel –based marksman Anthony Nwakaeme gets a first call as Super Eagles’ Technical Adviser, Gernot Rohr, on Tuesday released his list of players for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying duels with Cameroon’s Indomitable Lions. Germany –based defender Leon Balogun returns after missing the World Cup qualifier against Algeria and the Africa Cup qualifier against South Africa, while Chelsea of England’s wing back Victor Moses is also back after sitting out the duel with the Bafana Bafana in June due to injury. Rohr has largely kept faith with his regular army, including goalkeepers Daniel Akpeyi, Ikechukwu Ezenwa and Dele ...

Toyin Lawani just took to social media to call out Igbo people. The stylist accused Igbos of being mannerless and talking anyhow, then she went on to suggest that they need to be slapped on the mouth. She said this while sharing a video of her son prostrating to greet her in the morning. In the caption, she praised Yorubas for teaching their kids about culture and good manners and said it isn't so with the Igbos. She captioned the video: "The Yoruba women that you Are Abusing that they like to Born Born everywhere,Are still the only ones who Teach their Kids about culture and Good manners,smh forget about swag, @lordmaine2 is going to be one swaggedup president sha????????I've seen my igbo friends,junior ones call their Seniors by name,try it where I grew up,na igabati oloyi you go collect ? Awon alaileko oshi,wonkan ma lanu jawujawu ?????enuyin nid Abara tobad." The Yoruba words translate to: "Mannerless people. They just open their mouth any...

Lawyer and human right activist, Emeka Ugwuonye has shared the story of a lady whose husband abandoned her in Nigeria to marry a white lady in America. According to the lady, the man claimed to have divorced her and asked her to move on without sending her the divorce papers. Read the full story below... THE NIGERIAN CRIMINALS, WHO GIVE NIGERIA THE BAD NAME: THE CASE OF UDE UCHE UDE Last night, a Nigerian lady, by name, Comfort, contacted me and DPA to request help against her husband who had duped her in a big marriage fraud. The man's name is Ude Uche Ude. The gist of it is that Ude traveled to America and contracted fraudulent marriage in America for green card purpose. For his scheme to work, two women were duped. He duped Comfort in Nigeria and duped the American woman he used for his fraudulent green card. In her lamentation, Comfort said: "I need an advice from you Sir please help me. I married legally to a man by name Ude Uche Ude. He went to US...

An Ohio judge was shot and wounded by the father of the Steubenville rapist who was convicted of raping a girl during an alcohol-fueled party in 2012. Judge Joseph Bruzzese Jr, 65, was ambushed and shot outside a Steubenville, Ohio courthouse by Nathaniel Richmond, who was later killed by a probation officer. The judge, who was armed at that time of the incident, reportedly returned fire 5 times during the exchange of gunshots with Nathaniel's father. But he was shot dead by a probation officer who was walking between buildings and heard the gunfire, according to officials. Bruzzese who was shot and wounded was airlifted to a Pittsburgh-area hospital and taken into surgery, where he is listed to be in a stable condition. Richmond, 51, was identified as the father of Nathaniel  Ma’Lik, who was convicted of raping a 16-year-old girl who was passed out at an alcohol-fueled party. The victim was photographed in compromising positions and the photos were shared ...

A middle aged woman married to two husbands in Ibadan has gotten the leave of a Customary Court to divorce one of the husbands. The woman, Modinat Mufutau, on Tuesday told an Idi-Ogungun Customary Court, Agodi in Ibadan how she alternated two husbands in order to satisfy herself and get enough money to take care of her three children. Modinat had begged the court to dissolve her 12-year-old relationship to one of her husbands, Ajadi Mufutau, for alleged lack of care and maltreatment. She told the court that she met Mufutau in 2005, and he impregnated her without marriage formalities. The petitioner said that at the beginning of the relationship Mufutau pretended to be a nice and responsible man. “But when he impregnated me, he began maltreating and beating me whenever I demanded money for antenatal care. “I left his house after delivery and hooked up with another man, Saheed, who impregnated me two years later but turned me into a punching bag ...

Four officials of the Saudi Arabian Custom Service have been arrested over alleged torturing of two Nigerian pilgrims at the Medina International Airport last Thursday.   Daily Trust exclusively reported that the pilgrims who are from Nasarawa state,  were detained for nine hours before being tortured, one of them injured.   The Coordinator of the National Hajj Commission (NAHCON) Office in Medina, Dr Bello Tambuwal who disclosed this to newsmen said the Saudi government has taken over the case following their complaint.   He also disclosed that a Saudi Arabian lawyer had vowed to fight for the cause of the victims.   Tambuwal however said that the two affected pilgrims were discharged after being treated at an undisclosed hospital.    He added that none of the 43,127 Nigerian pilgrims who have so far arrived  Medina lost his life or was on admission in the hospital as against the previous years when they recorded ...

WWE SummerSlam  has been  John Cena 's kryptonite in the last several years. And the Superman of the squared circle has elevated rival after rival in the process. Cena enters Sunday's SummerSlam against Baron Corbin on a surprising losing streak. The powerhouse has suffered six defeats in a row at the marquee pay-pay-view.  Forget his reputation among many fans as a guy who "buries" other wrestlers and refuses to put over new faces. That hasn't been true in the least at SummerSlam of late.    It's at this event where WWE has most taken advantage of the career-changing power of beating Cena.   SummerSlam has seen him help turn emerging talent into made men. Daniel Bryan, AJ Styles and CM Punk's careers were all better off thanks to their SummerSlam showdowns with Cena. And the 16-time world champ has churned out a number of classics along the way. Cena vs. Styles last year was arguably the best WWE match of the year. WWE.com  na...