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There was never a formal binding documents agreeing to the terms and conditions placing the office of the Director General of the International monetary fund's office in the hands of the Europeans. It never really was. The policy is a long standing "gentlemen’s agreement" under which the IMF managing director is a European and the World Bank president is an American. Although, voting is based on 'quotas' which has given larger rooms to larger economies such as the US and western Europe. France also continued their dominance when Christine emerged the 11th director general of international monetary fund, becoming the 5th director general France has produced since the inception of IMF Madame Christine Lagarde, from France. Mr. Dominique Strauss-Kahn, from France. Mr. Rodrigo de Rato, from Spain. Mr. Horst Köhler, from Germany. Michel Camdessus, from France. Jacques de Larosière, from France. H. Johannes Witteveen, from the Netherlands.

IBADAN—THE Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, yesterday, vowed not to participate in the 2019 general elections President of the union, Professor Biodun Ogunyemi disclosed this in a bulletin. This came as the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, said that ad hoc staff, to be deployed for the conduct of the 2019 elections would undergo thorough screening to ascertain whether they have criminal records with the police and National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA. ASUU, in its bulletin said: “In accordance with the ASUU’s long standing position, ASUU as a Union will not participate in the conduct of 2019 general elections, although members may voluntarily participate in the conduct of the elections.” ASUU also used the opportunity to make clarification on its face-off with the Federal Government over the minimum wage stating that the offer from the Federal Government towards resolving the demands of ASUU as contained in the 2017 Memorandum of Action, MoA, is sti

Orji uzor Kalu, Adams Oshiomhole and a host of others was at the Umuahia township stadium, abia state

President Muhammadu Buhari received traditional rulers from South west. He was also presented with with an art work by the Ooni of ife

The Kebbi State Government has said 250 trailers loaded with fertilizers have arrived Kebbi in readiness for the dry season farming in the state. The fertilizers are to be distributed to farmers at the cost of N5,500. ADVERTISEMENT The State Commissioner of Agriculture, Alhaji Attahiru Maccido stated this at the launching ceremony for the sale of the fertilizers in Birnin Kebbi on Thursday. He said the Kebbi State government has made adequate and timely provision of fertilizer in 2019 by purchasing 250 trailers loaded with fertilizer at the cost of N900m. ADVERTISEMENT He said the fertilizer consisted of 125 trailers of NPK brand as well as 125 trailers of Urea brand to be distributed to all the depots across the 21 local areas of the state. The Commissioner said: “The state government has made adequate arrangement in 2019 like every year to provide enough fertilizers to our farmers. Farmers do not have to come to the state capital to get the commodity, we have provided it at every dep

Hushpuppi I am writing this from the point of view of a kid that was raised with little or no resources from Nigeria but has “desire” for greatness. For me I believe the starting point of all achievement is desire which except you are blind and dumb then you won’t be able to tell how weak the desire of our present rulers are when it comes to our lives, our safety, our wellness, our struggles as a hardworking people who have been categorized as lazy Nigerians. I have learnt through the years that weak desires only bring weak result just as small amount of fire makes small amount of heat. We all have one way or the other experienced the amount of heat, suffering this government has brought upon the nation. As someone in his 30s, who was told as a child is the “leader of tomorrow” now i am experiencing today not as a leader and tomorrow which they referred to will probably when I’m 50 right? That’s 4 more terms of government before I am 50, with every president wanting two terms, wha

The Muslim community in Lagos State has demanded the establishment of a Sharia Court that will adjudicate cases concerning Muslims. They spoke in Lagos at an interactive session with the governorship candidate of the Alliance for Democracy (AD), Mr. Owolabi Salis. The community said it needed a Sharia Court “because Muslims’ affairs are being decided by people who know nothing about Islamic laws.” Salis promised to set up a committee to look into the request if elected as governor. He said religious leaders must oppose injustice. The event was attended by Muslim clerics from Ikorodu, Epe, Badagry, Ikeja and other areas in Lagos. https://thenigerialawyer.com/muslim-community-demands-sharia-court/

The Vice Presidential debate have come and gone, now the lions are set to lock horns on the 19th of January. This is reported by channelstv yesterday being the 10 th of January 2018. Although we have issues of parties faithfuls complaining of marginalization and media negligence.

Such decree is coming just after several reports have it that, Muslims were held in several detention camps in China. Currently, the official percentage of Muslims in China is around 1.8 percent, this is officially reported by the Chinese state. This decree is meant to guide Muslims on how to practice her religion putting the state at heart by 'Sinicizing' Islam, to influence or to have a piece/chunk of Chinese culture inside Islam. This process of integration is meant to shape Islamic views within a period of five years. China's foremost English newspaper, Global Times, reported on Saturday that after a meeting with representatives from eight Islamic associations, government officials "agreed to guide Islam to be compatible with socialism and implement measures to Sinicize the religion." Practising Islam in china has been made forbidden in some parts of the country, with individuals caught praying, fasting, growing beards, wearing hijack or even headscarf