There Are Many Lazy Nigerian Youths in Every State

Many Nigerian Youths Are Lazybones
They are in every state in Nigeria; from the Niger Delta to the Lake Chad. They are not few.

The critics and detractors  of President Muhammadu Buhari said he goofed when he told the entire world that many Nigerian youths are lazy at the Commonwealth Business Forum in Westminster on April 17, 2018, during his official trip to the UK. And that provoked many Nigerians to castigate him for saying the truth.

Many lazy Nigerian youths are gambling away their lives instead of working as President Muhammadu Buhari did as a youth; a platoon commander at 21, twice state governor at 33 and 34 and Federal Commissioner at 36. Then lest we forget, he fought and survived for the unity of the sovereignty of the Federal Republic of Nigeria during the uncivil war, from 1967-1970.

Many of them prefer eating from hand to mouth from handouts to creating jobs and becoming self-employed.
Many of the jobless graduates of our tertiary institutions have no other skills beside their paper qualifications for white collar jobs.
Many of them ignore the awesome benefits of the Bank of Industry (BoI) giving SMEs loans that have created more than 200, 000 jobs so far.

Trade Ministers Welcome 140 Million Pounds Investment in Nigeria and Pakistan



Trade Ministers Welcome 140 Million Pounds Investment in Nigeria and Pakistan

LONDON, 19 April 2018 / PRN Africa / --
New British business investment in Nigeria and Pakistan  will boost jobs and economic development in the Commonwealth's growing market.

The new investments were announced as Pakistan and Nigeria joined 53 nations in London for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), with the benefits of intra-Commonwealth trade high on the agenda.

More than 1,000 Children in Northeastern Nigeria Abducted by Boko Haram Since 2013

Children attend class in a temporary learning space in Muna Garage camp for internally displaced people, in Maiduguri, Nigeria, 29 September 2017. © UNICEF/UN0126508/Bindra (CNW Group/UNICEF Canada).

Four years on from Chibok abduction, UNICEF continues to call for children's release and immediate end to attacks on schools

ABUJA, Nigeria and NEW YORK, April 13, 2018 /CNW/ - Since 2013, more than 1,000 children have been abducted by Boko Haram in northeastern Nigeria, including 276 girls taken from their secondary school in the town of Chibok in 2014 – UNICEF said today. Four years on from that tragic incident, more than 100 of the 'Chibok girls' have yet to be returned to their families and the UN children's agency continues to call for their release.

"The four-year anniversary of the Chibok abduction reminds us that children in northeastern Nigeria continue to come under attack at a shocking scale," said UNICEF Representative in Nigeria Mohamed Malick Fall. "They are consistently targeted and exposed to brutal violence in their homes, schools and public places."

Aisha Bakari Gombi, the Bravest Woman in Nigeria

Aisha Bakari Gombi, the dare devil woman among thousands of hunters fighting Boko Haram, the deadliest terrorist group in the world.

The Heroine is crowned the “Sarauniyar Baka” (Queen of Hunters) in Adamawa.

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Waiting for a Down To Earth Biafran War Film

We have critically acclaimed books and documentaries on the Biafran war. But no film has been able to capture the terrifying woes in motion picture.
Nigerian filmmakers have failed to produce a movie that showed the grim realities of this unforgettable harrowing experience of the Nigerian Civil War from July  6,1967 – January 15, 1970.
I am saying this authoritatively as one of the Biafran children who survived the calamities that claimed the lives of hundreds of thousands of other ill-fated Igbo children, including three children of my beloved mother and more than 35,000 Biafran soldiers, including several of my  brave uncles.

The best way to capture the tragic nightmares of the Biafran war is the film adaptation of the eye witness accounts of the war in the memoirs of Chinua Achebe, Cyprian Ekwensi, Elechi Amadi and others and not the film adaptation of the romantic novels of prize writers who never went through the harrowing experience.

Biafra's War 1967-1970: A Tribal Conflict in Nigeria That Left a Million Dead: Al J. Venter

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The following are the best novels and memoirs on the Biafran war, including my short memoir published by @Amazon Shorts before Amazon stopped publishing short memoirs, essays and fiction.

President Muhammadu Buhari is Ready for Second Term

REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, ON THE REPORT SUBMITTED BY THE ALL PROGRESSIVES CONGRESS NATIONAL EXECUTIVE TECHNICAL COMMITTEE 9TH APRIL, 2018

I am delighted to welcome you all to this very important meeting in the affairs of our party and our country. I want to specifically thank members of the Technical Committee for a job well done within the limited time frame.

2. It shows a great sense of commitment to the ideals of our party with a view to consolidating and positioning the party to continue delivering good governance in the overall interest of Nigerians.

3. With the present state of the party and based on the report submitted by the Technical Committee, It is important to focus on how to move the party forward by avoiding actions detrimental to the interest of the party. Considering that politics is a game of numbers, we must not be a house divided against itself and must try to note, appreciate and accommodate our differences as far as the law permits.

Political Risk Remains the Key Consideration for Dealmaking in Africa

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Political Risk Remains the Key Consideration for Dealmaking in Africa

The political uncertainty and weak macroeconomic situation that accounted for fewer deals in Africa’s largest markets in 2017 look set to ease over the coming year

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, April 9, 2018/ -- Political risk will remain a major concern for dealmakers in Africa in 2018. According to a recent report, Resourceful dealmaking: Outlook for M&A in Africa, published by Mergermarket in collaboration with specialist risk consultancy Control Risks (www.ControlRisks.com), there has been a dramatic fall in M&A activity, with declines of 25% in volume and 26% in value in the first half of 2017, compared with a relatively buoyant 2016.

Imad Mesdoua, Senior Political Risk Consultant at Control Risks, comments: “The drop-off signifies growing investor anxiety surrounding governance issues and weaker economic signals across key African markets. Specifically, political risk and transparency concerns have become the principal obstacles to successful acquisition in Africa. Ethical and compliance considerations are another major factor clouding the outlook for potential investors.”

Many Africans Choose To Be Corrupt and Incompetent Out of Stupidity

There is always a choice between intellectual curiosity and intellectual stupidity.
~ Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima
https://www.amazon.com/author/ekenyerengozimichaelchima.

I have seen that intellectual stupidity among those who even went to school is caused by rebellion against enlightenment and rebellion against acceptance of the truth; irrational thinking caused by lack of ratiocination and foolish pride.

Accelerator Startupbootcamp Hosts FastTracks To Source Top Startup Talent Across the Globe

Innovation Accelerator Startupbootcamp Hosts FastTracks To Source Top Startup Talent Across the Globe –
Applications Now Open!
The 3-month bootcamp kicks off in September 2018 in Cape Town, South Africa, and will be led by seasoned innovation experts, Zachariah George, Philip Kiracofe, and Paul Nel.

When compared to other first-time programmes, Startupbootcamp Africa is the top performing programme.

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, February 15, 2018/APO Group/ -- Startupbootcamp (SBC) (www.Startupbootcamp.org), a global family of industry-focused accelerators, last year launched its first-ever Africa-based programme.

Building on the success of its inaugural 2017 Cape Town tech venture accelerator program, SBC Cape Town (http://bit.ly/SBCFastTracks) now embarks upon its FastTrack tour for 2018 – sourcing top-tier tech startups to join the programme’s second year.

Video: Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Has Passed On at 81

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela was the "Mother of the Struggle" against apartheid and racism in South Africa.

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela (born Nomzamo Winifred Zanyiwe Madikizela; 26 September 1936 – 2 April 2018.)

Video Credit: Winnie Madikizela-Mandela: Anti-Apartheid Campaigner Has Passed On At 81 - CNN News