Happy New 2019 Nigeria!

Happy New Year 2019!

A cool harmattan breeze is blowing in Lagos on the first day of January of the new year 2019 . The year has started beautifully for me after the awesome cross over praise and worship in fellowship with others at the Shiloh Sanctuary parish of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), the glorious and victorious church of our Almighty Father JEHOVAH God on earth where we love to make joyful noises with shouts of HALLELUJAH!. We had an  anointing and holy communion service with overflowing outpourings of the Holy Spirit. JESUS Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever. We clapped and shook hands in jubilation. I hugged our pastor to thank him with congratulations. There were celebrations to thank Almighty God to be alive and well to welcome the new year with fireworks and street parties as we left for our houses.

I always like to see the Big Picture of the future. We love our country. We want the best for our people. We  prayed for peace, progress, security and unity in Nigeria. . 2019 is an awesome year of awesome things of the manifestations of the infinite glory of our infinite Almighty God who is going to do awesome wonders in our lives with celebrations and thanksgivings.
Happy New Year with Cheers all the way to the top!

Hugs and kisses,
EKENYERENGOZI Michael Chima,
The Knight in Shining Armour, Defender of the beautiful and the faithful children of God.

Broctagon Fintech Group: Heightening Crypto Exposure Collaboratively with NEXUS and Bitkub in Thailand

Heightening Crypto Exposure Collaboratively with NEXUS and Bitkub in Thailand

Broctagon NEXUS
Dec 20

In a joint effort to increase crypto exposure and accessibility for traders in the Thailand, Broctagon NEXUS, a global crypto liquidity aggregator and Bitkub, a leading Thailand-based cryptocurrency exchange, have partnered to introduce deeper liquidity and innovative trading instruments.

President Buhari Singing Merry Christmas Song With Osinbajo And Oshiomhole

Crime and Drugs in West and Central Africa: Security Council Highlights 'New Alarming Trends'

UNMIL Photo/Christopher Herwig Abandoned buildings at the Barclay training center in downtown Monrovia, a notorious meeting point for drug dealers and users. Here, a suspect is identified and searched for drugs and weapons. (2008)
Crime and Drugs in West and Central Africa: Security Council Highlights 'New Alarming Trends'

NEW YORK, 19 December 2018 / PRN Africa / -- “UNODC is registering new alarming trends on drug trafficking in West and Central Africa with disruptive and destabilizing effects on governance, security, economic growth, and public health,” said Mr. Fedotov, who briefed via VTC.

Fintech Provider Clickatell Scoops Up Awards With its Chat Banking on WhatsApp Offering

Fintech Provider Clickatell Scoops Up Awards With its Chat Banking on WhatsApp Offering 

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, December 20, 2018/PRNewswire/ --

Clickatell has unlocked possibilities for several large banks across Africa, driving Financial Inclusion and earning recognition from prestigious industry organizations.

UN Report Sheds Light On ‘Unimaginable Horrors' Faced by Migrants and Refugees in Libya, and Beyond

UNICEF/UN052822/Romenzi A migrant sits in a patch of light entering through one of only two windows as he tries to warm himself up at a detention centre, located in Libya, 1 February 2017. At the time of UNICEF’s visit, 160 men were being detained there.

UN Report Sheds Light On ‘Unimaginable Horrors' Faced by Migrants and Refugees in Libya, and Beyond

NEW YORK, 20 December 2018 / PRN Africa / -- "There is a local and international failure to handle this hidden human calamity that continues to take place in Libya," said Ghassan Salamé, who heads UNSMIL.

From unlawful killings, arbitrary detention and torture, to gang rape, slavery, and human trafficking, the report covers a 20-month period up to August 2018, and details a terrible litany of violations and abuses committed by a range of State officials, armed groups, smugglers and traffickers against migrants and refugees.

Opening Speech at the High-Level Forum Africa-Europe ‘Cooperation in the Digital Age'

Opening Speech at the High-Level Forum Africa-Europe ‘Cooperation in the Digital Age' 

BRUSSELS, 18 December 2018 / PRN Africa / --

Ladies and gentlemen,

Last year, at the Abidjan Summit, I said that our relations were too important for us to meet only once every three years.

I should therefore like to thank Chancellor Kurz and President Kagame for organising today's event.

Follow-up meetings such as this are necessary, even essential I would say.

I very much hope that they will continue, therefore.

As Moussa Faki often says, we Europeans and Africans have a comparative advantage.

But if we fail to nurture that advantage, we will forfeit it to others.

Why We Must Advocate and Support the Compulsory Education of Every Girl Child in Nigeria and the Rest of Africa

Why We Must Advocate and Support the Compulsory Education of Every Girl Child in Nigeria and the Rest of Africa

See the Big Picture:  

• Do you know that over 90% of the sociocultural, socioeconomic and sociopolitical crises in Nigeria and the rest of Africa have been caused by the neglect of the education of underprivileged girls? 
• Do you know that if Nigeria had not neglected the education of underprivileged girls there would not be the insurgency of Boko Haram. 
• There would not be the humanitarian emergencies of millions of illegal abortions from unwanted teenage pregnancies. 
• There would not be high maternal mortality rates. 

Silicon Valley Chief Of Protocol At The United Nations To Support The International Day Of Education


Silicon Valley Chief of Protocol Deanna Tryon speaking at United Nations Headquarters prior to the passage of the Resolution declaring January 24th the International Day of Education.

 Silicon Valley Chief Of Protocol Represents Region In Remarks Before United Nations To Support The International Day Of Education

LOS ALTOS, Calif., Dec. 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Silicon Valley Chief of Protocol Deanna Tryon traveled to United Nations Headquarters in New York last week to speak on behalf of a resolution proclaiming January 24th as "International Day of Education".  All 193 member nations later voted unanimously to support the resolution, which was introduced by Nigeria, and co-sponsored by Ireland, Qatar, and Singapore.  Other sponsors included the UN Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the Children's Fund, UN Women, the Collegiate Congress, and others.

Nigeria at a Crossroads: The Upcoming Elections - US

Nigeria at a Crossroads: The Upcoming Elections

Testimony
Tibor P. Nagy, Jr. 
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs
U.S. House of Representatives, Sub-Committee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations
Washington, DC

December 13, 2018

WASHINGTON, 14 December 2018 / PRN Africa / -- Introduction

Chairman Smith, Ranking Member Bass, and distinguished Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today regarding the upcoming elections in Nigeria. I am also pleased to be joined by my USAID colleague, Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator Ramsey Day.

The title of this hearing is “Nigeria at a Crossroads: The Upcoming Elections.”