* Buhari orders ministers to design monthly performance indicators for parastatal agencies | IPOB attack on Ekweremadu: shame on Ndi-Igbo | Premier League Preview: Arsenal host Spurs in North London Derby

AUGUST 30, 2019 Buhari orders ministers to design monthly performance indicators for parastatal agencies President Muhammadu Buhari has directed Min [Forward](  [Like](  [Tweet](  [Pin](  [+1](  [in](  [1st News.com](  [back2sch]( AUGUST 30, 2019 [***] Buhari orders ministers to design monthly performance indicators for parastatal agencies [Pantami]( President Muhammadu Buhari has directed Ministers to come up with key performance indicators for Parastatals and Agencies under their ministries which should be evaluated monthly according to Isa Pantami. The Minister of Communications disclosed the President’s directive in Abuja on Friday, August 30, when he received a delegation from the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), an establishment under his ministry. [Read More]( [***] [Lai-Mohammed-300x200]( $9.6bn Judgment Debt: Fraudulent target on our foreign reserve – FG The Federal Government (FG) has alleged that the awarded 9.6 billion dollar judgment debt against Nigeria over a botched gas contract is a calculated attempt by international and local scammers to deplete the country’s rising foreign reserves. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, made the allegation on Friday, August 30, when he featured on a TV Continental programme: “This Morning’’, monitored by 1stnews. [Read More]( [***] [Abike-Dabiri-300x200] Dabiri-Erewa urges S/A police to speed up trial of policemen linked to killing of Nigerian The chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has reiterated her call on the South African Police to speed up the trial of four policemen, linked to the death of Mr Pius Abiaziem. 1stnews reports that the South African authorities noted that four members of the South African police service have been arrested and would be charged to court immediately. Dabiri-Erewa, made the call in a statement issued by Gabriel Odu, the Media Assistant, NIDCOM, in Abuja on Friday, August 30. [Read More]( [***] [Olorunnimbe-Mamora]( Begin degree programme in traditional medicine, Mamora urges varsities The Minister of State for Health, Senator Olorunnimbe Mamora, has called on Nigerian universities to introduce Bachelor of Science degree programme in herbal medicine for better healthcare delivery. Mamora made the call at a news conference commemorating the 2019 African Traditional Medicine Day in Abuja on Friday. African Traditional Medicine day is celebrated on August 31 annually. [Read More]( [***] [PDP-Kola-Ologbondiyan-300x168]( PDP claims presidential mandate was 'stolen' by APC The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Friday, August 30, declared that it has evidence that the victory of its Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar in the 2019 election was stolen. This was contained in a statement issued by the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan. He further declared the party is looking up to the judiciary to have the courage to do justice at the Presidential election tribunal. [Read More]( [***] [dino-melaye-891x470-1-300x200]( Melaye denies scheming to be Kogi Deputy Gov An aspirant for the forthcoming governorship election in Kogi State on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dino Melaye, has clarified that his aim is to lead the state as a governor. Melaye who is a serving senator representing Kogi West district denied planning to become the running mate to Captain Idris Wada, a former governor of the state, who is contesting on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). [Read More]( [***] [back2sch]( [***] [gay-gene]( Scientists: There is no "gay gene" There is no specific gene for homosexuality. But there is a mix of genetic and environmental factors that influence sexual behaviour. This is according to a new study published in the respected Science magazine. Scientists have examined the genetics of nearly half a million people. They have all reported for themselves whether they have experienced sexual behaviour with a gender of the same sex. No genetic pattern has been identified that could be used to meaningfully identify a person's sexual orientation or behaviour. [Read More]( [***] [ebola-goma]( Ebola death toll in east Congo outbreak climbs above 2,000 The death toll from Democratic Republic of Congo's year-long Ebola outbreak has climbed above 2,000, government data showed on Friday, as responders battle to overcome community mistrust and widespread security problems. The death in neighbouring Uganda of a 9-year-old girl who had tested positive for the virus after entering the country from Congo underscored the challenge medical teams face containing the disease in border territory with a highly mobile population. [Read More]( [***] [Technology]( [***] [nike-LR]( Nike's self-lacing Apple Watch shoe will tighten or loosen just by ordering Siri The self-lacing shoe has been a dream of sneaker nuts since Back To The Future 2 and with Nike Adapt Huarache they are now pretty much reality. Not only do they tighten and loosen themselves, they do so via voice command and/or from your future-o-matic wrist controller. Or 'via Siri or Apple Watch' to put in your puny human tongue. Nike has had a few stabs at a self-lacing shoe, with the most recent being the Nike Adapt BB 'smart shoes'. Adapt Huarache uses the same FitAdapt tech as them but 'adapts' it for street wear instead of playing basketball. [Read More]( [***] [iphone-web]( iPhone attack shock: Google issues 1 billion Apple users with critical security warning Apple’s security vulnerabilities are headline news all over again. Just days after its highly-publicized emergency iPhone patch, Google’s security researchers have published a new "website hack" warning that is a hammer blow to the locked down security reputation of the Cupertino tech giant. Worse, the warning came the very day the iPhone 11 launch was confirmed. And as security warnings go, this one is serious. [Read More]( [***] [huawei-probe] US prosecutors probe Huawei over new technology theft allegations As the US-China trade war is far from dying down, a fresh media report alleges Chinese tech giant Huawei is being probed by US prosecutors over new instances of alleged intellectual property theft. The growing scope of the investigation into the company’s activities was reported by the Wall Street Journal on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. [Read More]( [***] [DAN AGBESE PROFILE]( The IPOB attack on Ekweremadu: Shame on Ndi-Igbo - Dan Agbese I have read some indigestible pieces in defence of the mindless attack on Senator Ike Ekweremadu by Nnamdi Kanu’s IPOB members at Nuremberg, Germany, where he gave a speech at the Second Annual Cultural Festival and Convention organised by Ndi-Igbo last week. The attackers must have a warped sense of history – remember Nuremberg post WWII. However hard anyone may try, the attack and the humiliation could neither be excused nor justified on any but insane grounds. The former deputy senate president did not deserve that level of hostility and physical attack on his person from his own people. [Read More]( [***] [Sport]( [***] [Premier-League-feat-2-300x200]( Premier League Preview: Arsenal host Spurs in North London derby The English Premier League enters the fourth week with a host of interesting matches to be played. Amongst the pick is the North London derby between rivals, Arsenal and Tottenham. Here is a preview of the pick involving the top 6: [Read More]( [***] [Europa-feat-300x200]( Europa League: Arsenal drawn with Eintracht Frankfurt in group stage (FULL LIST) Europa League runners-up Arsenal and semi-finalists Eintracht Frankfurt were grouped together in the draw for this season’s competition, which was held in Monaco on Friday, August 30. Frankfurt and Arsenal, who lost to winners Chelsea in the semis and final respectively last season, were joined by Belgian side Standard Liege and Portugal’s Vitoria SC in Group F. Manchester United, winners of the competition in 2017, will have a lot of travelling to do to Eastern Europe after being drawn alongside Kazakhstan side Astana, Serbia’s Partizan Belgrade and Dutch side AZ Alkmaar. [Read More]( [***] [Health]( [***] [menopause-1-768x576] Study finds menopausal HRT drastically increases breast cancer risk Research published in The Lancet has found that women taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT) to mitigate the symptoms of menopause for longer than a year have a significantly higher risk of breast cancer than menopausal women who have never taken HRT. Breast cancer risk is twice as great if HRT is taken for more than five years and although the risk does decline once HRT is stopped, a heightened risk remains ten years after patients have stopped taking the therapies, compared to women who have never taken HRT. [Read More]( [***] [Heart]( Heart health: Focus on healthful foods rather than diet type - Study The human heart is as essential to his existence as his breathe. New research finds that the type of diet a person follows is not as important as simply making sure it includes healthful foods. Such as low intake of carbs, fatty and sweetened foods. 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