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Trump Appoints Daughter, Ivanka As Special Assistant Ivanka Trump is officially joining her father’s administration as an unpaid employee, the White House announced on Wednesday. U.S. President Donald Trump’s eldest daughter, Ivanka Trump, has announced that she would take up an appointment in her father’s administration. Ivanka, in a statement on Wednesday, said she will be a Special Assistant to the President but will not take a salary. Ivanka, whose husband Jared Kushner also works as a senior aide to the president, will not receive a salary for her work as a federal employee. Kushner, a real estate developer, is also unpaid. “We are pleased that Ivanka Trump has chosen to take this step in her unprecedented role as first daughter and in support of the president,” a White House statement said. “Ivanka’s service as an unpaid employee furthers our commitment to ethics, transparency, and   compliance   and affords her increased   opportuni...

Buhari deploys four of 45 newly confirmed ambassadors President Muhammadu Buhari has deployed four of the 45 ambassadors recently approved by the Senate to some foreign missions. The deployment was announced this Friday on the president’s twitter handle. The names of the ambassadors deployed were Tijjani Bande from Kebbi State; Itegboje Samson, Edo State; Kadiri Audu, Kwara State and Bankole Adeoye, Ogun State. Bande was deployed as Ambassador/Representative to the Permanent Mission of Nigeria to the United Nations Headquarters in New York, USA, while Samson will serve as Ambassador/Deputy Representative, at the Permanent Mission of Nigeria to the UN Headquarters in New York. Audu will sever as Ambassador/Representative to the Permanent Mission of Nigeria to the UN Office in Geneva, Switzerland and the last of the four, Adeoye was deployed as Ambassador/Representative to the Embassy of Nigeria /Permanent Mission to Africa Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Recall that ...

Senate ready to cooperate with Buhari’s peace committee to end rift. Nigerian Senate has expressed readiness to embrace President Muhammadu Buhari’s committee, whose mandate is   to ensure that peace and cohesion return between the executive and legislative arms of government. The chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Sabi Abdullahi, stated this on Thursday in a chat with newsmen, adding that the Senate welcomes with open arms the move targeted at bringing an end to the clash presently rocking the executive and the legislature. During the weekly meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday, Buhari had set up a cabinet committee to be headed by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, with the mandate to ensure peace and unity return between the two arms of government. The rift between the executive and the legislature worsened after the Senate refused to approve the appointment of Resident Electoral Commissioners (REC)...

Tips for Fresh Produce Safety Safe Handling of Raw Produce and Fresh-Squeezed Juices Buying Tips ·           Purchase produce that is not bruised or damaged. ·           When selecting fresh-cut produce - such as a half a watermelon or bagged salad greens - choose items that are refrigerated or surrounded by ice. ·           Bag fresh fruits and vegetables separately from meat, poultry and seafood products. Storage Tips ·           Store perishable fresh fruits and vegetables (like strawberries, lettuce, herbs, and mushrooms) in a clean refrigerator at a temperature of 40° F or below.    ·           Refrigerate all produce that is purchased pre-cut or peeled. Preparation Tips ·       ...

Petitioning  President Muhammadu Buhari  and  2 others DEMAND FOR A REFERENDUM ON: SHOULD NIGERIA RETAIN THE 2 HOUSES OF NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OR ONE Dear Mr. President Muhammadu Buhari,  DEMAND FOR A REFERENDUM ON WHETHER NIGERIA SHOULD CONTINUE WITH THE TWO TIER NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OR ONE [1] WHY WE DEMAND A REFERENDUM ON WHETHER WE STILL NEED BOTH THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN NIGERIA – We have not seen nor spoken to any Nigerian who, in all honesty, wants the National Assembly as it is today, to stay. The common consensus is that the National Assembly as it is today, is a waste of tax-payers money. For example, – Over 80 Billion Naira is spent servicing the lives and luxuries of 109 Nigerian Senators and their over 2,000 aides. – Almost similar amount is spent on the 360 members of the House of Representatives and their retinue of Aides. – No one can categorically say how much the National Assembly budgets each y...

How to Start a Profitable Maize Farming Business in Africa.  All what you need to know on Maize farming Maize farming, also known as corn farming, is one of the most viable agricultural business ideas in Africa, including Nigeria. It is consumed in various forms and feeds over 500 million Africans yearly. According to a research carried out by the IITA, over 800 million tonnes of maize is produced yearly, with Africa only accounting for about 6.5% of this figure. This is extremely low considering the fact that America produced about 32% of the world’s total maize crops grown in 2010 alone, followed by China. Of the percentage produced in Africa, Nigeria is the largest producer with about 8 million tonnes of maize produced yearly in the country, followed by South Africa, Tanzania, Kenya, and Uganda. The small percentage Africa has in the worldwide production of the maize crop shows there’s still an abundant opportunity for maize cultivation on the contin...

Top 10 Lucrative Farming In AFRICAN 1. RICE FARMING  – Nigeria has one of the world’s highest Rice consumption stat. Rice is by far one of the most popular staple food among Nigerians, almost every family eats rice daily in Nigeria. In 2011 alone, Nigeria spent N991 Billion on Rice importation and the rice we import is said to be nothing less than 10 years old in storage. That means we spends billions buying Rice that has since lost it’s nutritional values. Any entrepreneur in Nigeria who goes into Rice Farming and get it right is sure to be smiling to the bank. A bag of Rice is currently sold for N8,000 to N10,000 depending on the quality. A farmer who is able to invest in large scale Rice Farming in Nigeria and produced 100,000 Bags of processed Rice in a year, sell at wholesale price of about N7,000 per bag, he will be making 7,000 x 100,000 = N700,000,000 ($5.5 Million) You can achieve the above figures conveniently with less than Two hundred million Naira (...