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US presidential candidate, Ben Carson, to visit Nigeria

US presidential candidate, Dr Ben Carson has announced that he will visit Nigeria later this month. He made the disclosure on Monday, December 7, 2015, during an interview with conservative radio host, Hugh Hewitt. The renowned neurosurgeon will also visit Kenya and Zambia during the trip which will begin on December 27. “To Nigeria, I want to get an idea from the people what the effects of Boko Haram are, what people are thinking, to see what the economic situation is there, and also there’s a medical school there named after me, which I want to visit,” Carson said.

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Nigeria May Not Hold 2016 Population Census Says Commission

The National Population Commission has hinted that the conduct of the population census and head count for all Nigerians scheduled for 2016 would depend on the willingness of Nigerians and the Federal Government because of poor budgetary allocation. The commission also called for a review of The National Policy on Population to accommodate current realities “in view of recent changes in the demographic profile of the country.” (more…)

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Chinese firm to employ 2,000 Nigerians

The Federal Government on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding with a Chinese firm, Huawei. According to a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Laolu Akande, the MOU provides 2000 Information and Communication Technology trainee jobs to young Nigerians next year under the “Huawei’s Seeds for the Future Programme.” Nigeria’s Minister for Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige; and Minister of Communications, Mr. Adebayo Shittu, whose ministries would select the 2000 trainees, signed the MOU on behalf o

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Golden Globes: The snubs, surprises and latest reactions to the nominations

The Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. has announced its nominees for the 2016 Golden Globe Awards. "Spotlight ," " The Revenant ," " Carol ," " Mad Max: Fury Road ," and " Room "received Golden Globe nominations for dramatic film, while " The Martian ," " The Big Short ," " Trainwreck ," " Joy " and " Spy " took the motion picture comedy or musical category nominations early Thursday morning. Follow the aftermath of the nominations as we note the snubs, surprises, and reactions. Hosted by Ricky Gervais , the 73rd Golden Globes will be presented Jan. 10 at 5 p.m. Pacific on

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