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Are you a Nigerian who was awarded a Chevening Scholarship between 1984 – 2015? Do you know any Chevening alumni within your network? Then the British High Commission Abuja is looking to reconnect and engage with you at the Chevening National Alumni Summit on 18 November 2016 at Intercontinental Hotel Lagos.

The British High Commission in collaboration with the Chevening Alumni Association of Nigeria (CAAN) are inviting Nigerians who have benefited from the Chevening Scholarship award to partake in a leadership summit geared towards national development. The summit aims to explore a way forward for Nigeria’s current economic challenges and the role of Chevening alumni in strengthening this cause.

CAAN was established in 2012 with a mandate to provide a forum for members to network and make sound contributions to important national and international issues while promoting links between the UK and Nigeria.

Discussions will feature plenary sessions with alumni and external experts, panel discussions as well as break-out sessions around: Current economic realities, policies and the Nigerian business terrain, Diversification into non-oil sectors, opportunities and challenges across the six geopolitical zones.
Alumni speakers and panellists include: John Momoh (CEO Channels TV), Adesola Adeduntan (CEO, First Bank Group), Sani Muhammed (Commissioner of budget and planning, Kaduna State), Bolaji Abdulahi (Former Minister of Youths and Sports), Amina Oyagbola (HR Executive, MTN Nigeria), Viola Graham-Douglas (Director of Communications, Lafarge West Africa), Ibrahim Pam (Head, Institutional Integrity, Green Climate Fund).
Since the inception of the Chevening programme in Nigeria in 1984, the scheme currently boasts of a Nigeria alumni base of 1,144 intellectuals spread across several sectors. Asides these numbers, 53 Nigerians were awarded a Chevening Scholarship this year and are currently studying in the UK.

To Register and reconnect with Chevening, kindly visit the British High Commission Facebook page www.facebook.com/UKinNigeria. Please share this information with other alumni within your network.

For further enquiries, contact: the British High Commission Chevening Officer, Jibike Faborode (Jibike.faborode@fco.gov.uk ; 07036423546) and CAAN Executive, Kester Osahenye (Osahenye.Kester@googlemail.com ; 08032007104)

Chevening scholarships are the UK government’s global scholarship programme, funded by the Foreign & Commonwealth Office and partner organisations and awarded to outstanding and emerging leaders to pursue a one-year Master’s degree in any subject and at any UK university.

Applications are currently open for 2017/18 Chevening Scholarships and will close on 8 November 2016.

To apply kindly visit the Chevening website – www.chevening.org

Where can one find authentic Benz parts dealers in Abuja?

I am badly in need of an alternator for my 2004 model C Class (Kompressor) engine without luck.

Friends

Please I am looking to buy a Peugeot 406 and would like some advice from those who are very conversant with the car. I intend to buy a fairly used one . What Re the advantages and disadvantages of this car?

Is the 406 a great car?
Is the manual version a better option or the automatic?
Is the car fuel efficient?
What about the cost of parts and maintenance?
I also hear debates about Nigerian assembled vs made in France, which is better for use in Nigeria?

I would appreciate responses to these questions and any other details I need to know about the 406

Thanks

Darey's UN-DAREY-TED is 2009's best album. Wande's M2M comes second

I don't understand what people mean by the album did not step up or is over hyped. Here's an album that connects with a wider audience across age barriers. These lads have successfully reinvented their music in this album.

It appears most of you are so hooked on D banj style noisy beats u no longer recognise good music when you hear it

I have read all manner of reviews regarding P Square's new album, Danger and have come to the conclusion that most of those with knocks for the album to not know what quality (Nigerian) music entails.

The album is a class act from the duo and signals lyrical maturity for the group. Even as the album is devoid of the club bangers lots of people had gotten used to, it nonetheless contains some bouncy danceable beats (Gimme dat for instance) that would get dance floors vibrating.

Watch out, by December the Danger album will be competing with Christmas carols for the airwaves

What i find hard to understand is: why is it okay to beat kids up when they err(justified even by the Bible),but scream blue murder when this correctional trend affects women? Are women of a different specie?

I won't mind my girlfriend allowing my ex pass the nite at her place while am there. But my girlfriend's ex staying over at my place: lai lai. Except her ex is female too

Those of you lashing out at the monarch over his words of wisdom, wait until a relative of yours gets consumed in an exchange between government troops and the militants. Only then will it dawn on you that those lads (militants) are bringing more pain than gain to the region

What most of you fail to note is that china has no human rights records even for its own citizens. The death sentence is sometimes handed for acts of embezzlement, bribery, or for inciting riots.

I doubt if the killing of these Nigerians is based on their immigration status though. It may not be unconnected with drugs or some other illicit activities the Chinese government strongly frowns at

@Poster, I totally agree with you. for those who wanna listen to messages they should avail themselves of poetry books. There are loads of poem anthologies that will provide them with tonnes of messages.

For me, music is about the beauty of the sound. We all recall when we were nodding and screaming to Awilo, how many of us understood what he was saying. There are some lovely Asa songs in Yoruba that many of us non Yorubas like as well so wats the noise about lyrics.

Sound is what gives music a universal appeal, not lyrics. If that was that was the case there will be no Jay Z concerts in places like Japan, Moscow How many of us like or even understand wordings of gangsta rappers but, we enjoy the beats and sounds.

Go look out for poems if you wanna bother yourself with words of a song, for me the well crafed arrangement of sounds is what keeps me going

It appears this lady put this out to piss people off. You may wanna note that your brothers and even your dad too share in the disrespect you have for black men. I guess you are one of those who see dating a white guy as the only means through which you can repair your family house leaking roof n replace that CRT Television set in your home

If you've got yourself a 'white man' (even if it's Lebanese of Filipino), quietly savour your relationship n stop throwing it in people's face cos of your complex. Don't be so surprised, though , if you find out his family has more respect for their dog than for you. Enjoy

Lots of record producers are revealed in Nigeria by the day. But who do you think cooks the hottest beats for Nigerian artists, Cobbhams, Don Jazzy, J martins, Kabasa, Terry G or who

Feel free to add any name you feel is missing on the 'Best List'

Some of you guys don't get it. I'm not making a comparison between Banky W as an artist to other Nigerian singers. All I'm saying is his song, Strong Thing is tighter than any individual song put forward by other Nigerian artists. You guys take the time and listen to the song once again on sound speakers

I make bold to say that Banky W's smash hit Strong Thing is the best song to have come out of Nigeria for the past decade. Better than Asa's Jailer, better than Tuface's African Queen and every other song by Nigerian artists over the past ten years. I dare anybone to name a better song by a Nigerian over this period. Not like am a big Banky fan though[i][/i]

Guy forget it. the lad is in sync with his boss. Probably get the nod from Yar Adua before he blurts out those words that never cease to shock us

Hi folks, be on the lookout for a thrilling CNN half hour piece on Lagos State. It's an in depth look at the Lagos government's efforts to transform the state to a mega city. Get to see pictures you won't see anywhere else and hear from real Lagosians on the ground, what they think about the government's measures.

It's going to air on Inside Africa on Saturday 3rd October at 15.00hrs GMT. Repeat broadcast will be as follows:

Sunday 4th October-11.30GMT
Tuesday 6th October- 08.30GMT
Wednesday 7th October- 03.00GMT

Be sure to keep a date with this interesting story, it's a 'no miss'

Trust this would make ASUU fire on all cylinders now.

Anything but state police. That'll make state governor emperors with power over life and death.

Other than being Abacha's son does Mohammed parade any credentials of his own?

Other than being Abacha's son does Mohammed parade any credentials of his own?

I don't see anything wrong with Soludo aspiring to the seat of governor in Anambra. He should be given a chance, he just might turn out to be the one who'll get the state out of the wheelchair.

We seem to love to expend our energy on unnecessary things. does the fact that Arabic is inscribed on the N20 note reduce the value of the note? How does it affect our sensibilities? There are a lot more pressing issues affecting our daily lives. We should stop screaming our lungs out over frivolities anchored on ethnicity/religion

While i do not support the idea of having foreigners guard our oil installations, I wouldn't hesitate to state that MEND's tactics is not the answer to the Niger Delta problem. Continuous bombing of oil facilities will not force the government of Nigeria to take development there. It would on the contrary, make our thieving leaders up their pilfering and blame poor development to decreased oil revenues. MEND ought to give the government its own grace period of at least six months before engaging in any form of fisticuffs.

Let us also note that the resource control we clamour for so much may never resolve our lingering underdevelopment. African countries have different governmental systems in place, regional, federal, et al; I challenge anybody to list just one sub Saharan country not plagued by backwardness despite their operating a model form of government

I don't feel much pity for these people, save for those who travel on legit papers for genuine causes. time after time we read or hear about countless people who lose their lives to harsh forces of nature and hostile tribesmen, in their bid to embark on the perilous journey to Europe through unorthodox routes. but our Nigerian brothers are sometimes so stubborn and out rightly daft- they never see the risks in this misadventure. Worse still, they have a penchant for breaking laws of other lands, thinking they'll get away with it as is the case in Nigeria. Let's face it-Times are hard in the country , but our hardship pales in comparison to the dangers that lurk around us when we choose to take our ill manners to other people's countries-albeit illegally

Ghanaian authorities ought to watch these guys closely with a microscope- If they let these militants run loose in Ghana they'll end up with a problem they'll find extremely difficult to tackle. All it takes to crack the calm in Ghana is for one MEND member undergoing 'rehab' to grab some urchins in Accra and let them into the monetary gains of blowing pipelines and kidnapping expatriates. I hope Ghana knows what they've got on their their hands

catch him if you can

With the way those lads played against Tunisia, they wouldn't have performed any better even if they had a coaching combo of Mourinho, Hiddink, Ferguson and Capello. Our current eagles just don't have it. People seem to have forgotten how the Kenyans rubbished our defence before having the misfortune of conceding to Super Eagles. Let's be frank with ourselves, our team is not World Cup stuff. What we have are a bunch of sloppy, less than average players that have long been left behind in the ever developing artistry of football.

Can't recall the last time I said the ' Bless Us Oh Lord, ' Probably over a decade ago in secondary school. Also can't stand dinning with those die hard prayer warriors who go on and on with the grace, not minding if hunger iss about to send someone to the great beyond