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photo source: abisidiqu.com The Minister of Science and Tech, Ogbonnaya Onu while delivering the 2015/2016 convocation lecture at the University of Lagos, UNILAG said "In a face of global economic crisis in the price of crude oil, we should diversify our mono economy by embracing knowledge and emphasize technology as an important instrument for national development".  While speaking on the topic "Positioning Nigeria as the Technology Hub of Africa". He said with the aid of technology, many economic issues will be looked into which includes reducing poverty, protecting the environment,  creation of jobs, checking insecurity,  recreating the middle class and also restore honourand accountability to the conduct of government business.

photo source: vanguardngr.com After an official visit to Qatar and Saudi Arabia,  President Buhari arrived Nigeria,  safely earlier today.

photo source: news.bbc.co.uk  Did you know that Nations Passport are being ranked yearly ? , The 2016 ranking of the world's most powerful passport, according to Henley and Partners ranking  was Germany , Germany's national passport could travel to about  177 countries out of 218 possible countries without Visa, while the UK and USA dropped to 3rd and 4rth respectively, allowing Sweden to come as 2nd.  The least powerful passport on the list was Afghanistan with the ability to travel to only 25 countries out of 218.  

 Positioning yourself for God's blessings means that you should do all it takes to please God, so that when you ask God for your needs he will answer you speedily. It includes you obeying him and reading his words (the Bible).

photo source: newspunch.org   In an interactive session with the governor of Cross River State, Prof. Ben Ayade, the President of German-African Consortium, Mr Martins Jevor said this Monday that the German-African Consortium was ready to support the state financially in the governor's signature projects(mining).

This is to wish every candidate of JAMB success, and as you guys write you shall succeed by the grace of God... AMEN

photo source: scannews.com   photo source: perupress.com The President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari with some Ministers and aids in Qatar this Sunday in Doha, Qatar had a bilateral agreement on Aviation.  This agreement was signed by the Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika representing President Buhari for Nigeria and Minister of Transport and Communication, Jassim Bin Saif signed on behalf of the Emir of Qatar, Tamim Bin Hammad Al-Thani.

photo source: gongnews.net  Dr. Bukola Saraki, the Senate President of Nigeria has promised Nigerians that there will be a joint effort between the Senate and the Executive in making sure that policies and programmes for economic development will be sustained.  A statement which he said through his Chief Press Secretary, Sanni Onogu in Abuja, Nigeria.

 Your habits are activities you perform regularly and after some time, you become unconcious of them. Having bad habits may not be detected unless someone close to you tells you about it.  Bad habits slowly rubbishes a person unconciously that's why you need to change them. You can only drop bad habits if you induldge in habit formation practice which entails you to involve positive activities like taking daily exercises, reading the bible, eating fruits more often. All these are good habits and lot's more, changing of bad habits might not be easy but with constant practice of the good ones, i bet you... you will be able to change them. 

photo source: naija247.com   The President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has urged religiuos leaders to support the Federal Government's effort of transforming the nation with prayers.  According to Nigerian Vanguard; He said this through the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Abuja, Nigeria. He said "I urge you to continue to support this administration through prayers so that we can continue to have peace and security and above all pray for God's blessings so that we can have prosperity and good governance.

 In the world of today, there are people who find pleasure in seeing you fail. They may walk up to you and tell you " you cannot make it " when they tell you such, you just walk up to them and tell them " I am a success, God made me so ". With these words as reply, you have won tthe battle and crowned your self with success and that will put them to shame.

photo source: technologiabit.com The CEO of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg has said that Facebook will get better in terms of cracking down hate speech againts migrants. Facebook had been facing criticism from Germany for failing to police anti-immigration posts the it should be.

As a human being, there are certain things you should know that are not ordinary, everything that happens in the physical are being controlled by the spiritual.  The word of God is the right substance you need, to build your spiritual faith. Get the word of God, read it and digest it into your spirit and you will enjoy God's divine plan in your life.

photo source: theheraldng.com  The Nigerian government has recently donated 15 pickups and about 100 motorcycles to the Electoral body of Benin Republic for their upcoming presidential election.  According to Daily Post; The Nigerian Ambassador to Benin, Dr. Lawrence Obisakin discussed with NAN in Cotonou that it's for their election and also to strengthen bilateral relationship s with Benin as Benin is a less developed nation.  He said "We know the economic condition of Nigeria. However, our President in his wisdom inspite of the economic difficulties has been able to be sensitive to the dire need of Benin".

 Thinking positively entails that your mentality and emotions are channeled towards achieving the best of results. Great men of today would have not being called great, if their sense of reasoning was negative. Becoming a positive thinker means you should drop every negative thoughts and start imagining better things.  Positive thinking is very important because it is the first step you take to succeed in life. Let your attitude towards everything be positive and then will you achieve great results. Become a POSITIVE thinker today and let the world discover your potentials...

photo source: forbes.com  As the UK (United Kingdom) plans to exit from the EU (European Union) in a meeting known as G20 meeting which lasted for two days, Chancellor of Exch George Osborne said Finance Ministers of the world's biggest economies have warned against the dangers of Britain's (UK) exit from EU.  According to BBC, Osborne said "The financial leaders of the world's biggest countries have given their unanimous verdict and they say that a British exit from the EU would be a shock to the world economy".  Meanwhile the British see it as a liberation of Economic and political distress.

photo source: getitrightnigerians.com  Prof. Yemi Osibanjo, the Vice President of Nigeria has recently stated that the house mean for him as a Vice President is a waste of resources.  In an interactive session with some Pastors in Lagos, he said the money ( 6 Billion Naira) already spent on it, is a misuse of funds and he also said that since the house was almost done, government should complete it and give it another use.

photo source: today.ng  Due to the fact the nation's economy continues to slide down I think this is Pres. Buhari's idea , According to Business news; Presidency sources confirmed on Friday that President Muhammadu Buhari will convene a major National Economic Conference by next month.  The meeting will include government officials, the legislature, and the private sector to brainstorm over economic issues. 

Photo source : faithterbanacle.org  It will surprise everyone but it's just the simple truth and the truth is always bitter. Have you   ever wondered why Bishop David Oyedepo, the Founder of Living Faith Church WorldWide would have a Church (headquarters) of seating capacity of 50, 000 seats whhich is the Largest Church Auditorium in the world (according to Guinness World Records). photo source : encomium.org  This is the secret I want to reveal to you, the secret is that he "Obeyed God's Divine Instruction". Bishop David Oyedepo was instructed by God in his early years in life and according to him he said "When God told him in an 18 hour vision in May 1981, to liberate the World from all oppressions of the devil through the preaching of the word of faith".  Bishop David Oyedepo simply followed the instruction and today God has blessed him. You too can become blessed by following an instruction from God and also become successful.

photo source: theeagleonline.com   The Nigerian Pilot named Captain Ademilola Odujinrin will be the first African pilot to undertake the first Africa Solo Flight round the world.  He said in Murtala Mohammed Airport, that about 114 pilots have flown round the world, but no African Pilot had achieved that.  He also added "It is a dream that we have been working very hard to achieve. No African country had done it before. It's a big achievement". He said he will use a SR22 CIRRUS aircraft to fly round the world. Photo source: globalair.com

  This is pure wickedness, not child training. According to Emirates 24/7, A 37 year old Nigerian man in Pakistani gave a hit to his 12 year son for not doing his school assignment.  He told the police "I punished him and prevented him from going out. I asked him to stay at home and do his homework. He was been careless so I SLAPPED him in the face, but he continued drawing in his book, I got angry and beat him up again  then again asked him to do his homework.  Then I gave him milk and asked him to continue doing his homework. However he started vomiting and told me he had stomach pain." The man claimed he took his son to the hospital by 10:30 pm but the hospital said the boy was brought in by midnight and after some tests he died. Presently the man has been sentenced to 10 years in jail.

 Every second leads to a minute and every minute leads to an hour and of course every 24 hours has cooked you a day. Do not let procastination steal your time, make every moment of your life profitable, never conceed defeat.  Your time is so precious that not even the richest man in the world can buy a second of it...... so have you seen how valuable it is ? Make good use of your time to achieve good results and that's the best kind of life to live... 

 Truly, truly blessings are yours. All blessings come from God Almighty the Creator of Heaven and Earth. No one was created to be poor; poverty in this context means anything you need that you supposed to have and you don't eg ( to pass examinations, to have wife or husband, to have children, to have peace of mind) it doesn't neccessarily mean not having riches.  The word of God says " the Blessing of the Lord maketh rich and added no sorrows". So, here is God's plan for you: to make it in life and serve Him with you Spirit, soul and body. JUST ASK HIM SINCERELY.

 Many people may not know how powerful their tongue is, but i know that the tongue is two-edged sharp sword that is very powerful. Most of the time people tell their selves useless word when they fail and I can say that the worst word to tell your self is "I am a failure I can't make it", because it means you have assured your self that you are total failure and I say it's not right.  Never say negative words to your self so that it does not affect you and your future. The tongue is powerful, in it contains life and death, but it's better to utilize it to get life. Think Positive and live positive..... 

 Of course the world is big enough to occupy over 6 billion people, everyone has his or her talent. The word 'farm'and 'plant' in this context means that the world is big enough for everyone to explore and make a difference.  God has blessed each and everyone of us with talents and He expects us to impact it in others, whether is through singing, writing, teaching and many others. It won't be nice if you do not make use of your talent positively. Discovering your talent is one thing and impacting the world with it positively is another thing. So ensure you plant something good on this farmland (the World).

 Never give up your dreams because you face setbacks or you are passing through trial, remember there is someone there who watches over you day and night. "Never say Never" says a popular saying... Never give up, just keep on moving and move forward in life, because you were born for a divine purpose.

Photo source: cupblog.com photo source: footballliveng.com Dosu Joseph, a former super eagles goalkeeper has urged the Super Eagles to win the match between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and Pharoahs of Egypt.  He said "If we win and collect three points, we will be ahead of the Egyptians then we will go away to play with the Egyptians and if we can get a draw there, I think that we will seal the group stage".  Nigeria currently has 4 points and Egypt has 6 points. The first leg commences on March 25th at Kaduna, Nigeria while second leg holds at March 29th. 

photo source: onobello.com photo source: osundefender.com   Halima Dangote, the daughter of Aliko Dangote (the richest man in Africa) CEO Dangote Group, has been appointed as head of Tiger Brand Consumer Goods (TGBC).  This was contained in a letter to the Nigerian Stock Exchang (NSE) by the Dangote Group as she will now become the new Director of Tiger Brand Consumer Goods.  I don't think this will suprise people much because she is the first daughter of the billionnaire and she has a Masters Degree in Business Administration from Webster Business School, London.  About Tiger Brand: Tiger Brand was formally known as Dangote Flour Mills, then Dangote flour mills sold it to Tiger Brand in 2012. After yielding profits they sold it back to Dangote Group.

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 Never misuse the gift of life, the gift of life is what you and I are enjoying today bacause many have died and others are dying. If you have an opportunity to do something, do it well because you might not have such opportunities to do them.   Make sure your life influences someone positively, so that your gift of life will not be wasted by you.

photo source: naijabigtime.com  photo source: esacademic.com   The International Monetary Fund(IMF), had suggested that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) needs to devalue the Naira by just adjusting the official exchange rate which is N 199 to 1 Dollar to a more market-determined exchange rate.  Meanwhile the President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari is against the the plan of the devaluation of Naira.  Chief Emeka Anyaoku, the former Secretary-General of Commonwealth of Nations has added that the devaluation of Naira could cause an economic disaster for the country.

photo source: jobemy.com  This will be a bad news to candidates of the JAMB (Joint Admission Matriculation Board)examination who are good at guessing answers to questions in examination.  According to Vanguard; They spoke with the PRO (Public Relations Officer), Dr. Fabian Benjamin who said "Technically, what we were using before to test students was what we call Classical Test Theory but now we have adopted what we call Item Response Theory .   The difference is that the Item Response Theory reduces the percentage of guessing. The tendency for students to guess  and guess right is minimal with this software".  Which means that wild guessers should study hard to pass their ex JAMB has over 1.5 million registered candidates, and with over 500 centres with carrying capacity of 300 students for 10 days(starting from 29th Monday 2016) for  the examination. STUDY HARD AND YOU WILL PASS JAMB. See the steps you could use to pass JAMB by CLICKING HERE Feel free to commen

photo source : atoarchitects.com  A popular telecomms company, MTN Nigeria after an order by the NCC (Nigerian Communications Commission) to get proper details of it's subscribers.  MTN urged its subscribers to revalidate and update their SIM (Subscriber Identification Module) card registration details in designated Mega centres in the country to help reduce queues in Kiosk centres.  This was stated by the General Manager, Consumer Marketing MTN this Thursday in Lagos, Nigeria.

 Yes, God is aware of everything that happens everywhere and to everyone, of course He is Omnipresent. He knows our every situation and knows our ability and disability.  But you have to tell Him yourself, to show that you have acknowledged Him. You can't be passing through problems and just expect God to act without telling Him what you want.  In the book of Matthew 7:7 It says "ASk and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you;" which means that you should request from God and He will give you. Remember, God loves His children but you should obey his words. ( Accept Jesus as your Lord and Personal Saviour by CLICKING HERE  IT'S FREE !!!!!)

photo source: ABC  Still on  Apple Vs the FBI case on the the FBI case on the unlocking of a dead criminal's phone. The CEO of Apple, Tim Cook in an interview with ABC NEWS said that "The only way to get information... at least currently, the only way we know.. would be to write a piece of software that we view as a sort of the equivalent of cancer. we would never write it, we have never written it, and we would never write it... and that is what is at stake here," he said.  With these words i think Apple still stands strong against unlocking the dead criminals iPhone.

photo source : omojuwa.com  The Nigerian Customs Service has recently visited the ongoing project at the Seme Border (border between Nigeria and Benin Republic) which was carried out by the ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States) and also EU (European Union).  It was to build a border with international standards which has modern equipment.  According to sources;  The work is supposed to be done by the end of March which was stated by the contractors of the project. The Controller General of the Nigerian Customs Service, Victor Dimka expressed satisfaction on the progress of the work which has been done in the site.

 JAMB (Joint Admission Matriculation Board) examination is not an easy exam but with some little tips, you could make JAMB easily in this year's JAMB 2016/2017 coming up very soon.  In writing JAMB, of course you should know the subjects you are writing and also note that this JAMB 2016/2017 is CBT (Computer Based Test). FOLLOW THESE TIPS AND IT WILL HELP YOU : 1. Study Past CBT Questions: This has always being a formula in getting good marks in JAMB. If you have a system, you can get the software and start studying but if you don't have a system you can go to Cyber Cafe, buy time and you will find out it's fun. Anyone who does not study past questions have a less chance of scoring good marks. 2. Know Your Weak Point: In JAMB there are four subjects you are to write, for instance a medicine student is expected to write Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. As a student you are to analyze these four subjects and see the one you are good at and also t

photo source: en.wikipedia.org   Mr Babatunde Fashola, the Minister of Power, Works and Housing had said that the Federal Government had established an inter-ministeral committee for the verification of money allocated to state governments on federal roads. He stated this in a courtesy visit to the governor of Kwara state on Tuesday.

photo source: newsnation.in   The United States of America  goverment has urged technology and entertainment firms in fighting terrrorism, in a meeting with some major tech  and also entertainment executives in Washington.  According to New York Times; John P.Carlin, the assistant Attorney General for National Security, started the meeeting by saying that federal law enforcement had struggled to freach audiences that were responding to recruitment by violent extremists,according to a participant. Representatives from Google, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, Tumblr and Microsoft graced the meeting.

photo source: olorisupergal.com  The Vice President of Nigeria, Professor Yemi Osibanjo will open the 2016 Edition of the "Leadership Summit" in Abuja this morning.  About Nine state Governors have being confirmed to be present at the summit and also other distinguished people, the summit is said to last for two days.  The issue to be discussed at the summit are "Developing, Harnessing and Sustaining Industralisation Drive of State Governmnents in Nigeria towards Ensuring Rapid Economic Development".

Life is a race were we run for eternal success, which is Heaven. You don't need to look at the person next to you to determine how you live your life, all you need do is to keep on moving in righteousness and never give up.

photo source : shortday.in  The popular car manufacturing company,  Volvo is having a test of it's car with a Bluetooth App which is able to control door locks and also start or stop the car engine.  According to BBC; They had extra security measures that are going to be used in the vehicle. The application will let car owners share "digital keys" with others and the keys will be downloaded before renting the vehicles.  They said "if the trial is a success it will be launched by 2017. But as for now they will continue to offer physical keys to their customers.