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Nigerian Army announces recruitment for trades/non tradesmen and women [How to apply) The Nigerian Army has announced recruitment into its service for 2018. It said on Wednesday that interested candidates can now apply for trades/non tradesmen and women categories. A statement posted on its official websites, said interested candidates should visit its website to apply. The statement read, ”This is to announce to the general public that the candidate registration web portal for 78RRI for trades/non tradesmen and women is now open for interested candidates. For details click recruitment.army.mil.ng.” Source: https://samueljackson12.blogspot.com/2018/12/nigerian-army-announces-recruitment-for.html

Questions for the banking regulators [ Update Vanguard ] By Gambo Dori I HAVE been hoarding some nagging questions to ask our banking regulators for some time now. Fortunately, I found myself one of those invited by the Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation, NDIC,  to attend a forum for selected group of editors in the print and electronic media. The forum held on Tuesday last week in the gorgeous Legend Hotel within the vicinity of the Murtala Mohammed Airport, Ikeja, Lagos. Banking hall Glancing at the topics to be covered that day, at the forum, I knew that this was an opportunity to get answers to my nagging questions. We soon settled to an engaging interaction. NDIC is renowned for its high quality staff and I had no misgivings that we would have an interesting day of stimulating discussions. I had written a piece, When the Skies Fell on Sky Bank, published on this page in October in the aftermath of the fall of Skye Bank and the emergence of t...

                          Obama dresses as Santa to hand out gifts to children at hospital Former US President Barack Obama dresses as Santa to bring an abundance of holiday cheer to sick kids at the Children’s National hospital in Washington, DC on Wednesday. The former president suited up in Santa Claus attire and merrily sang Christmas carols with hundreds of doctors, nurses, hospital workers, parents and children during the much-anticipated visit. Obama was greeted by happy hospital staff and others as he arrived in a red hat and belted out lyrics to We Wish You A Merry Christmas. The starstruck crowd cheered and shouted in excitement as they exchanged holiday greetings with him. Obama shared a humbling message to the crowd: ‘I just want to say thank you to all of you guys, we had a chance to talk to some of the wonderful kids and their families. ‘At a time that obviously is tough for folks, as a ...

I am a former taxi driver – Gov Ayade Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has revealed that earlier in his life he was a hustler and a taxi driver. According to him, there was nothing to be ashamed of because he was doing an honourable and legal hustle. He said he had always told anyone that cared to listen that he had a very humble beginning, a reason he said had enabled him to understand his job as a governor of the people. He disclosed this on Wednesday at a public rally in Calabar where he was a guest of the Unified Commercial Drivers Association of Cross River State, which staged a political rally in support of his second term bid. Ayade said: “I am a former taxi driver. I used to drive taxis. I am one of you. I can not be ashamed to reveal this. I started out in life as a hustler and driver. I therefore know your importance to the society and government.” Elated at the cheers from the commercial drivers, Ayade announced that he was going to flood the stat...

2019 Budget: Oshiomhole reacts as lawmakers ‘boo’ Buhari at National Assembly National Chairman, All Progressive Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, on Wednesday, described President Muhammadu Buhari’s presentation of the 2019 Budget as “a successful outing.” Oshiomhole gave the commendation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) shortly after Buhari presented the budget at the National Assembly in Abuja. “I think it was done very well and analytically well presented. It covers all the issues. “It gives account of the previous budget, how it was implemented and why we will have to consolidate going forward. I think it was a successful outing. “I’m impressed, I’m excited and I pray that the National Assembly will not distort it in a way that will distort the tenet, well-thought out outcome,” he said. Reacting to the rowdiness by lawmakers amidst the budget presentation, Oshiomhole added: “I think the lawmakers generally agreed that the budget w...

Trump Orders Full Withdrawal Of US Troops From Syria US President Donald Trump (File) President Donald Trump has ordered the withdraw of all United States troops in Syria. A US official made the disclosure on Wednesday, after President Donald Trump claimed America has “defeated ISIS” in the war-ravaged country. The stunning move will have extraordinary geopolitical ramifications — and plunges into uncertainty the fate of US-backed Kurdish fighters who have been tackling Islamic State jihadists, hundreds of whom remain in Syria. “We have defeated ISIS in Syria, my only reason for being there during the Trump Presidency,” the Republican leader tweeted. The US official told AFP that Trump’s decision was finalized Tuesday. “Full withdrawal, all means all,” the official said when asked if the troops would be pulled from across all of Syria. Currently, about 2,000 US forces are in Syria, most of them on a train-and-advise mission to support local forces fighting IS....

Buhari Proposes N8.8trn Budget For 2019 President Muhammadu Buhari has proposed N8.83 trillion budget for 2019 to the joint session of the National Assembly. The presentation of the budget was presented under a rowdy session with opposition lawmakers repeatedly booing the President as he listed his achievements. READ ALSO: Rowdy Session As Buhari Arrives National Assembly For Budget Presentation The budget proposal was prepared based on the following assumptions: Oil price: $60 per barrel of oil production rate: 2.3 million barrels per day exchange rate: N305 to $1 Real GDP growth: 3.01 percent inflation rate: 9.98 percent. Below is a part of the 2019 budget breakdown. Recurrent – N4.04 trillion Debt service – N2.14 trillion Statutory transfer – N492.36 billion Sinking fund – N120 billion Capital expenditure – N2.031 trillion source: https://samueljackson12.blogspot.com/2018/12/buhari-proposes-n8.html