Germany will supply military hardware to Nigeria

Mr. Marcus Elderer, The Permanent Secretary, German Foreign Office in a chat on the sideline of the defence session of the Nigeria-Germany Bi-National Commission meeting in Abuja, disclosed that the German Government would commence supply of the military hardware to support Nigeria's effort to address security challenges in the Northeast and Niger Delta before the end of 2016.

According to Elderer, the equipment to be supplied to Nigeria are ground surveillance equipment,gun-boats and anti-mine equipment, among others. The decision to support Nigerian security forces was in respect to a request made by president Muhammadu Buhari at the last G-7 summit hosted by the European nation.

FG calls for dialogue with Niger Delta militants

The president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the military to stop attacking Niger Delta militants who have been destroying pipelines and other major oil installations in the area.

He gave the militants two weeks for dialogue on the prevailing situation in the region.

Ibe Kachikwu, the minister of state for petroleum said that the order for the military to suspend its operations was to create an avenue for dialogue with the militants. He made it known that the president was determined to resort to dialogue with a view to restore genuine peace in the region.

The president is interested in dialogue and has mandated the military to halt actions for about two weeks to ensure a team that will be led by NSA, dialogues with the militants to ensure peace in the area.

The state of education in Nigeria requires an urgent solution- Dogara

Mr. Yakubu Dogara, the speaker of the House of Representatives, on Monday said that an urgent solution must be found to the over 1.5 trillion naira spent by Nigerians in search of education overseas on a yearly basis. He admitted that the country's education sector required immediate overhauling by the Federal Government, the National Assembly and other stakehloders.

Dogara made this known at the opening of public hearing on three bills and three motions by the House Committee on Tertiary Education in Abuja. The speaker was represented by Mr. Alhassan Ado-Doguwa, the Chief Whip of the House while the committee was chaired by Mr. Aminu Suleiman.

The alarming report that Nigerians spend over five hundred million Naira annually on their children studying in the United State of America and the United Kingdom calls for concern from every Nigerian.
One of the bills, which generated interest at the session, was a “Bill for an Act to Amend the TETFUND ACT 2011.”
“The House of Representatives is equally worried that over N1.5tr, which is nearly half of the total Federal Government Appropriations in 2015, is spent on Nigerians studying abroad.
“There is no better time for all hands to be on the deck to overhaul our educational sector than now, so that this sector can be turned into a source of foreign exchange as is the case with other countries.
“The House is determined to pursue this goal to fruition in fulfillment of its prescriptions in the Legislative Agenda to make concerted efforts in bringing about the desired change in the sector.”
At the hearing, the management of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund kicked against any plans to include federal colleges of education as beneficiaries of the Fund.

Kim Kardashian and her love for Blackberry Bold is about to come to an end

The well known Kardashian might be the highest-profile Blackberry user on the planet as many pictures proved that she's a ride-or-die Blackberry Bold fan.

At the Recode's 2014 Code/Mobile conference, Kim made it known that Blackberry is her heart and soul which she loves and we never get rid of it. She said, "I do have an iPhone and I use it for photos, but if you want to write an email and you need to type fast- I like having the board. They don't even have them in stores anymore. I buy them on eBay, it's a Blackberry Bold and I like to have three in my room that I line up in case they break." For more information on Kardashian's love for Blackberry Bold, here is the proof

I a new interview with Recode's Kara Swisher on Swisher's Rcode Decode podcast, Kim admitted that it's getting harder and harder for her to track down on the Bold model she likes, "I'm so close to giving it up".
I you take a peek at eBay's Blackberry Bold listings, you'll see that Kardashian isn't kidding because the numbers are dwindling and she feels like she's getting close to just having the iPhone 6S.