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VP Osinbajo Inaugurates Development Programme At Extended NEC Meeting(Photos) VP Yemi Osinbajo launches Human Capital Development Programme Healthy, Educated and Productive Nigerians for a Globally Competitive Nation by 2030 on Friday in Abuja. Photo: Novo Isioro The Vice President Yemi Osinbajo presided over the National Dialogue on Human Capital Development Programme at the Extended National Economic Council meeting held at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja, on Friday. More Photos Below: Osinbajo with Governor of Osun State, Gov. Gboyega Oyetola.

Mourinho : Ahead of Liverpool Clash‘Trophies matter’                                                                                                       Jose Mourinho Manchester United Coach Jose Mourinho, has said that  success is best measured in trophies as he prepares to take Manchester United squad to play Liverpool on Sunday. Liverpool are top of the Premier League before the weekend round of matches but have yet to win a trophy under the management of Jurgen Klopp, who has been in charge since October 2015. The 18-times English champions have won just one prize in the past 12 years — the League Cup under Kenny Dalglish in 2012 — despite featuring in two European finals.  Mourinho won the Europa League and FA Cup in his first season at Old Trafford but ended last season empty-handed and his team are lagging 16 points behind Klopp’s side in this season’s title race. “I think trophies matter, yeah,” said Mourinho. “I think it matters, especially when you have

Minimum-Wage : Buhari Meets With All The State Governors  president and some of the governors Minimum wage President Buhari Meets with all the 36 state governors on Friday at Aso Villa. According to reports, President Buhari on Friday met behind closed doors with 36 state governors of the federation on the lingering disagreement between the organised labour and state governments on the proposed N30,000 national minimum wage. The  News Agency of Nigeria  observed that some of the governors were represented by their deputies at the meeting which lasted for about 30 minutes. President Buhari, had, on November 19, held similar meeting with representatives of Nigerian Governors Forum at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, where the same issue of national minimum wage was deliberated upon. Representatives of the Governors Forum, who met with the President over the issue then, included governors of Zamfara, Lagos, Kaduna and Enugu; while the Minister of Labour and Employment, Ch

Sallah, Iwobi, Aubamenyang And Others, Shortlisted for African Player Of the Year Award Shortlist   The Confederation of African Football has announced the top 10 shortlists for the 2018 African Player of the Year.   Alex Iwobi, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, and Sadio Mane made the cut decided by votes from the members of the Caf Media Committee, CAF Technical & Development Committee and half of the 20-member panel of experts.   The winners will be decided by votes from the head coaches and Technical Directors of the National Associations affiliated to CAF.   The Awards Gala will take place on Tuesday, 8 January 2019 in Dakar, Senegal.