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    2020: HOW TO MAKE A MILLION DOLLARS

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    2020: HOW TO MAKE A MILLION DOLLARS
    Achieving a net worth of one million dollars is a goal a lot of people share. That’s probably because they see it as being enough money to retire on or to live the lifestyle of their dreams. You also automatically earn the title of “millionaire”, and that’s something you aspire to because it means you “made it” in life.
    One million dollars is more money than most of you have ever had in your checking account and, in theory, it’s enough money for you to quit your job and retire early.
    That amount of cash doesn’t mean you can go travelling the world and spending like there’s no tomorrow, but you would have enough to maintain a comfortable lifestyle for you and your family.
    But maybe you’re not willing to wait until you’re 65 before you can retire? After all, why wait until you’re too old to enjoy the money you’ve squirrelled away?
    What if we could show you how to make a million dollars within the next five years?

    HOW TO EARN MILLIONS: START WITH BITE-SIZED GOALS

    It’s a great idea to break a larger goal into smaller chunks. After all, how do you go about eating an elephant?
    One bite at a time, folks!
    First-time marathon runners don’t wake up one morning, strap on a pair of sneakers, and run 26.219 miles on their first attempt. Instead, they establish a training plan, repeatedly running shorter distances until they achieve their goal.
    Earning US$1,000,000 is achieved using the same methodology.
    An income goal of five years is not so close that it terrifies you into inaction, but also not so far away that you can conveniently ignore it. Setting a time frame around your goal makes you accountable to it, and that’s the only way to achieve real success in anything you do.
    But before we go any further, look back at the last five years of your life.
    What have you achieved?
    What would you do differently?
    How would it have felt to have tackled any of the challenges you faced with US$1 million sitting in your checking account?

    BY THE NUMBERS

    Earning $1,000,000 in a year requires that you earn $83,333 per month. That breaks down to $20,830 per week. Based on the average 40-hour workweek, that means you need to earn $480.00 per hour.
    But, we’re looking at a 5-year plan, so the amount you need to earn per hour is now $96.
    Let’s assume that you’re not actively working to earn one million dollars, but that it’s achieved through passive income streams.
    So that’s US$1,000,000 / 8,760 hours in a year / 5 years, giving you an hourly income requirement of…$22 per hour.
    Figuring out how to make $22 per hour through passive income isn’t nearly as scary as trying to come up with a business plan to generate one million dollars overnight, is it?
    Now you can see just how manageable this goal is.

    1. UNDERSTAND THE GAME: MILLION DOLLAR IDEAS VS. SCALE MENTALITY

    Far too many people are utterly obsessed with coming up with a million dollar idea in the hope it will make them millions of dollars. And while some people do actually manage to do this, it’s not the smartest way to tackle the financial goal you’ve set for yourself.
    Instead of looking for that one big, elusive million dollar idea, why not look for an idea that will generate $10 of profit? And then repeat that process 100,000 times.
    You see, earning large amounts of money is often more about perspective and planning than it is coming up with an idea nobody else has thought of.
    In fact, it’s far easier to come up with a product or service you can sell for $10 to tens of thousands of people than it is to come up with the one big idea that you can sell to an investment company. Operating in the “million dollar idea” mindset can be very frustrating because you have the desire to become financially independent, but you’re going nowhere fast.
    So, when it comes to making a million dollars let’s take a look at a scale. And, for the purpose of our thought experiment, we’re going to combine the idea of scale with the concept of 1,000 true fans.
    Let’s say you come up with a side hustle idea that generates $10 in profit every time you sell it. In your first year, you sell that product or service to 1,000 people, generating $10,000 in profit.
    In your second year, you take that $10,000, create a product worth $100 and then sell it to your next 1,000 true fans.  You’re now sitting on $100,000 in profit. Pretty neat, right?
    As your business grows and matures in years three and four you realize that you have a high-end product or service you can offer to customers. This new product costs $1,000, but you’ve built an amazing reputation in your industry, so you know you can find 1,000 true fans to purchase it from you.
    By year five you have generated $1,000,000 in profit, and without ever having to find more than 1,000 people to purchase what you’re selling. By the way, this projection doesn’t include all the true fans who are still buying your $10 and $100 products.  
    Internet marketers have used the above “profit ladder” to get people to buy into their brand at a very low price point, and then as the years go by, create new premium products or services for their eager audience. In fact, a guy named John Reese very famously used this method to sell US$1,000,000 of his Traffic Secrets course in 24 hours. Yes, really.
    I was introduced to the above principle in the book “Evil Plans” by Hugh McLeod. I don’t want to tell you what to do, but every entrepreneur should read it. 
    It is incredibly difficult to move from a standing stop to becoming a millionaire without a plan.
    It can be incredibly easy to earn silly amounts of money by simply breaking your bigger goal into a series of smaller ones.

    2. CRUSH YOUR SELF-DOUBT

    The right mindset is often the deciding factor between earning as much money as you need, and constantly trying but never getting there.
    You might feel that you lack formal education, or that you don’t have enough savings, or that now is just not “the right time” for you to get started. That’s just your inner critic talking, constantly reminding you of what’s not possible. If it were possible to do so, I’d recommend punching your inner critic in the mouth…but let’s not go down that road.
    But our world is full of examples of people who have done the seemingly impossible. People who built businesses from their garage, going on to become some of the wealthiest people in the world.
    And the weird thing is many of the wealthiest people in the world lack a college education – Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, and Richard Branson, among many others.
    One of the most important steps you can take towards becoming a millionaire is accepting that you’re good enough to make it happen and that you deserve it in your life.
    Your mindset can and will dictate the outcome of your efforts. If you need a little bit of a mindset boost or shift then check out this short video by Jim Rohn, explaining how he became a millionaire by age 31.

    3. TAKE ACTION

    Daydreaming about being a multi-millionaire might feel good, but it doesn’t move you any closer to your goal.
    You might not like hearing this, but what usually separates wealthy and successful people from those just scraping by is that wealthy people have trained themselves to recognize an opportunity.
    Once they see the financial potential of something, they become an early adopter, refine their process, and execute their business plan.
    The people who saw the potential in Bitcoin invested very early on in the life of that currency, made their money, and moved on to the next opportunity. They weren’t like everyone else trying to invest when Bitcoin hit US$5,000 or $10,000.
    Instead, they bought Bitcoin when it was worth almost nothing, speculating that it might become valuable within a few years, but also based on careful market research.
    The people who followed that process became multi-millionaires – including a handful of billionaires – in the crazy final weeks of 2017 when Bitcoin hit US$20,000.

    4. CONTROL YOUR SPENDING

    The stereotypical image of a millionaire is somebody with their own yacht, who takes chartered flights to exotic locations, and has several luxury cars lined up outside their palatial home.
    Now, that might be how most billionaires live, but that’s not the lifestyle of your average millionaire. In fact, they’re the ones quietly driving a beat-up car, living in a modest home, and who budget for everything.
    You might even think of some millionaires as being miserly – a bit of a Scrooge McDuck – but the truth is they truly understand the value of money. They understand that tiny changes in lifestyle can have a huge impact on their financial future. That taking on a small mountain of unsecured debt, because you want immediate gratification with a big house, expensive vacations and nice cars, is the quickest route to bankruptcy before you’re 40.
    The flipside of the above approach is you don’t need to live on Ramen noodles and beans for the next five years if you want to make a million dollars. It just means using a bit more common sense when it comes to spending. It means avoiding expensive finance deals on cars, vacationing “at home”, cooking your own meals instead of eating out, and basically behaving like an adult who doesn’t want to spend the rest of their life in debt.
    Dave Ramsey’s YouTube channel is an absolute treasure trove of free financial advice, from an actual multi-millionaire, and not just somebody who has theories on how you should manage your finances.  Dave is more of a long-term investment planner, so he won’t have advice on how to become a millionaire within the next five years. But he will change how you view your income and expenditure.
    Even if you can’t spare the time to learn more about personal finance ( because you’re too busy being broke?), here’s one takeaway you can live by: Millionaires never, ever overspend.

    5. MAKE SOMETHING BETTER

    You don’t need to reinvent the wheel, fire or the home computer to become a millionaire. You could try, but why swim upstream when there’s an easier way to make more money and with less effort?
     Another path – and one of lesser resistance – is to take an idea that’s already been put into practice and then improve on it.
    So, while coming up with the next Uber, Space X or iPhone could make you rich overnight, you don’t have to struggle with trying to do that.
    Let’s look at a business model that’s doing well right now and find ways to improve on it.
    In our example we’ll use a fast-food restaurant order and delivery app – most cities or countries around the world have at least one of these services operating there.
    You start researching how you can improve on the fast-food delivery app, and you realize they’re charging each restaurant a 15% fee on every single order sent through the app. This then means every customer’s meal is more expensive than it needs to be.
    Now you need to come up with ways you could launch a similar service, but only charge the restaurants a 7.5% fee instead of the exorbitant 15% they’re paying right now. You could also come up with special “meal deals” that are only available to users of your fast-food delivery app.
    Very few fast-food businesses could refuse a deal like that, especially if you can offer them some level of exclusivity in the area e.g. you might only allow the top five Thai restaurants in a given area to offer their food via your app.
    Or how about a service competing with DogVacay, where dog hosts only kickback 10% to the service provider, instead of the 20% DogVacay currently charge?
    Sure, either of the above ideas will take time and money to implement, but earning a million dollars in just a few short years requires effort and investment.  You can find thousands of stories online about people who came up with simple business ideas that made them millions.
    You just got two million dollar ideas free of charge. You’re welcome.

    6. START MULTIPLE STREAMS OF INCOME

    If you look at the vast majority of self-made millionaires or billionaires, they have more than one source of income. In fact, I can pretty much guarantee they do.
    On the surface, it might appear like their income only comes from one source. But once you dig a bit deeper you’ll find they have money invested in real estate, several e-commerce businesses, a cryptocurrency portfolio, an indie publishing house, etc.
    That might seem like they’re being “greedy”, but they’re just protecting their income, especially because of the volatile economic environment we’ve found ourselves in since the dark days of 2008.
    Having multiple streams of income protects you against the failure of any one business or investment. So, let’s say you have $250,000 tied up in the real estate. Good for you! But what if there’s another “housing bubble”, and an ensuing bust?
    The smart investor spreads their investments around. They never have all their eggs in one basket. So, they might lose the $250,000 in real estate, but they have another $250,000 in mutual funds. That’s backed up with $100,000 in e-commerce income, and a cryptocurrency portfolio.
    Elon Musk is a perfect example of a wealthy person investing in multiple businesses simultaneously. He owns Tesla, Solar City and SpaceX. Solar City feeds the energy demand of Tesla car owners in certain parts of the United States. Solar City also complements his Tesla Powerwall range of products. Not being one to hedge his bets, he also has SpaceX to fall back on should the worst happen.
    Diversifying your income sources is smart. It’s basically insurance against losing everything you own because of one or two bad business decisions. Combining passive income streams with non-passive income streams will also make it far easier for you to earn US$1,000,000 within the next five years.
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    7. RUN AN E-COMMERCE BUSINESS

    The world of e-commerce got off to a shaky start with the dotcom bubble bursting in 2001. This resulted in venture capital firms and many early adopters losing their collective shirts to a series of bad investments, based on over-optimism and overvalued stocks.
    Things have settled down a lot since then, especially thanks to the ongoing success enjoyed by Jeff Bezos and his Amazon empire. The required Internet technologies and market demand caught up with the idea of e-commerce several years ago. Online shopping is now an accepted part of modern life. In fact, we’re pretty sure mass panic would ensue if people could no longer shop online.
    Tens of millions of engaged online shoppers means there are now more opportunities than ever to start an online business. A business capable of earning at least one million dollars within the next five years. This information isn’t about “How to make millions on the Internet without trying” because that was never true.
    Here are some of the most popular online business models:
    • Amazon FBA
    • Etsy
    • Shopify
    • Dropshipping
    • Website flipping
    • Affiliate marketing
    • Flipping domains
    An e-commerce business should be the very first additional stream of income you consider.
    Why?
    Because this income stream can be 100% passive if you structure your online business correctly. It can run 24/7/365 with almost no input from you.
    Remember that you only need to earn $22 per hour 24/7/365 to earn US$1,000,000 within the next five years. An e-commerce business can make the dream of “making money while you sleep” come true. An affiliate website, Shopify store, or other online business can make money regardless of whether or not you’re awake.
    And believe me there’s no better feeling than to wake up in the morning, check your online stats, and see that you’ve made a few hundred bucks while you were asleep. Or better yet, you make that money while you’re at your day job.
    It’s a surreal feeling, but it’s entirely possible.
    Some e-commerce businesses can be more hands-on, especially if you’re creating and selling your own products online. That business model means dealing with customer service queries, shipping queries, and a lot more hand-holding than you might like. In fact, it can get so bad that you wind up hating the business you’re running
    So, why not get Amazon to do all the heavy lifting for you instead? The Amazon FBA (Fulfillment by Amazon) e-commerce model means you ship your inventory to their fulfilment centres, and they manage everything else after that, including customer service queries.
    Can you make US$1,000,000 dollars with an e-commerce store or business?
    Absolutely.
    In fact, you can make that much money with nothing more than a handful of profitable affiliate websites, either directly from commissions earned, or by selling off your profitable websites within our 5-year time frame. Spencer, for example, recently sold one of his websites for US$425,000. Another example of an affiliate site being sold for a 6-figure sum is 10Beasts, which sold recently for US$560,000.

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    It’s a good strategy to start any online business with a view to selling it once it becomes profitable.
    The reasons why are:
    1. You’ll eventually get bored with the site(s) or business, no matter how much you love it right now
    2. A profitable website is worth anywhere from 12x – 36x its average monthly earnings
    If you had three affiliate sites earning US$10,000 per month in commissions (which is entirely doable), you could quite easily sell them in three years time for US$1 million.
    That’s enough money to retire on, earned almost entirely passively, and in less time than it takes to earn a degree in business management.

    8. SELF-PUBLISH YOUR WAY TO WEALTH

    It’s almost funny to look back on the launch of the Amazon Kindle, and how people didn’t ever see it becoming a “thing”, convinced it would fail. Now, a little over a decade later, e-readers, primarily the Kindle, have caused huge waves in the publishing industry. Even bookstores like Barnes & Noble felt the pinch of the digital publishing revolution, and continue to do so.
    But the launch of the Kindle not only revolutionized how people read books, but also how books were published. A Kindle allowed you to store thousands of your favourite books on one device, but the Amazon KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing) platform meant that anyone with a word-processor  and an idea could become a self-published author.
    It took a few years for the KDP platform to gather momentum, but by 2011 it was in full swing. The interweb was full of tales of self-published authors striking it rich, including people like Mark Dawson and John Locke.
    To the outsider it looked like the KDP platform reached saturation point very quickly. Naysayers said that new authors would struggle to make a living, never mind make millions.
    Here’s a step by step guide on how to self publish a book on Amazon.
    Then, in November 2015, a guy called Michael Anderle arrived on the scene. He promptly blew apart all those preconceived notions people had about KDP being saturated. Michael set himself the goal of earning US$50,000 per year by writing a series of twenty self-published sci-fi novels.
    Four months later he’d earned US$40,000 from just three books, and as of 2018, his income is unknown. But based on his track record it’s a safe bet he’s making 6-figures per month from his self-publishing business. He’s one of many “unknown” authors making a lot of money from their eBooks.

    He’s also coached several previously unknown authors to incredible levels of financial success, many of them on target to earn millions from their self-published books within the next few years. Here’s the 20BooksTo50k Facebook group Michael set up for people who want to emulate him:
    Not sure what to write or what books sell best on Amazon? Never fear, the team at K-Lytics have all the market data you could possibly need.
    You can make a small fortune from publishing on Kindle even if you have no interest in writing novels. Several people, including Michael Anderle, are now acting more like an indie publishing house than an indie author. Johnny Truant & Co. at Sterling and Stone are doing pretty much the same thing.

    9. INVEST IN REAL ESTATE

    There’s a finite amount of square footage on our planet, so regardless of current market trends, investing in real estate is one of the safer investments you can make. Basically, the value of a property will never, ever reduce to zero.
    Lex Luthor thought along the same lines:

    Thousands of investors lost everything during the property crash of 2008. However, most of that came about as a result of sub-prime mortgage lenders selling homes to people who couldn’t afford them. It was financial suicide for everyone involved.
    What you never hear about is the wave of millionaires created because of the property market crash. They bought properties for cents on the dollar, and now own multi-million dollar real estate empires.
    When it comes to making real estate investments you have two primary choices:
    1. Rental properties
    2. Flipping properties

    RENTAL INCOME

    Rental income is the easier choice to make here if you just want passive income. The issue is that making a million dollars from rental income would involve buying multiple properties. You’d have to scale to a level that requires you to hire people to manage your properties. The more people you hire, the less positive cash flow you have each month. You could quite easily create a full-time job for yourself, without ever meaning to.
    Let’s say you have a rental property that cost you $150,000 to purchase and has a mortgage of $650 per month. You can rent that same home for maybe $1,000 per month. That leaves you with a gross positive cash flow of $350 per month, assuming nothing in the property gets damaged or needs to be repaired. Purchasing three rental properties would create a positive gross cash flow of $1050 per month, or $12,600 per year.
    Sounds great, right?
    Except it would take 79.36 years to earn $1,000,000 this way.

    FLIPPING HOMES

    Property flipping will take more effort and planning on your part, but your return on investment can be significantly higher. It’s only when you look at the numbers that you can see why.
    A seasoned property flipper looks for a home that’s in need of repair, or where the buyer is looking to make a quick sale. Either situation means you might be able to acquire that home for 10% – 25% off market value.
    Let’s assume that you can purchase a “fixer-upper” property for $120,000, with a potential resale value is $150,000. Your total investment here might have been as little as $12,000 for a down payment.
    You spend six weeks renovating the property, getting it up to code, and ready for a family to move into. Your total expenses for the renovation come to $10,000 for materials, labour and organizing an open day.
    You sell the property for $145,000 thanks to your successful open day, leaving you with $15,000 in net profit.
    In this example, you generated more profit from a 6-week flip than you did with an entire year of rental income. The estimated purchase and resale values mentioned above are also extremely conservative. There’s no reason why the same property couldn’t be purchased for $100,000 and resold for $150,000, leaving you with $40,000 in net profit.
    Generating US$1 million in net profit from property flipping is simply a case of scaling your efforts by investing wisely and flipping the properties as quickly as you can.  
    Here’s a very basic “profit ladder” that shows you what’s possible if you can double the profit you make from each successive property flip.
    #1 $20,000
    #2 $40,000
    #3 $80,000
    #4 $160,000
    #5 $320,000
    #6 $640,000
    #7 $1,280,000
    Do you think you could buy, renovate and flip seven properties over the next five years?
    By the way, real estate flipping shows are one of my guilty pleasures, especially Flipping Vegas. I know most of the drama in these shows is scripted, and almost entirely fake. But there’s something very satisfying about watching a rundown property being renovated and flipped for fifty grand in profit.

    10. THE STOCK MARKET AND SAVINGS

    If you’ve watched “The Wolf of Wall Street” you might have found yourself almost admiring Jordan Belfort. But making money on the stock market isn’t nearly as glamorous as the movies make it out to be. It’s also not as profitable for the vast majority of investors. You’re just as likely to lose some, or all, of your investment capital as you are to bank millions.
    If you’re wondering how to make a million dollars in the stock market, then the answer is “slowly”, in the vast majority of cases. It’s highly unlikely you’re going to hit a home run and walk away with overnight millions.

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    The trick with investing in stocks is not to focus purely on the value of the stock right now, but instead on its future potential value. People who invested $1,000 in Netflix stock ten years ago would now have a portfolio worth at least US$50,000. This is 4x the return you would have made on Apple stock. It’s 20x the return you would have achieved with Disney stock. Remember, you’re looking for outlier stocks that will outperform the norm.
    So, it’s clear that you definitely can make a huge return on investment with the right stock.
    You will need to find 20 other stocks that perform as well as Netflix to make US$1,000,000 within five years. It’s possible you might do that. But your time and effort might be better spent on business models that offer a more immediate return on investment
    Investing in stocks can make you a millionaire, it just takes a lot longer to do it that way. That’s the same reason we didn’t cover things like mutual funds or a Roth IRA in this post. It is possible to make your fortune with a “managed savings account”, it’s just going to take 30+ years.
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    11. CRYPTOCURRENCIES

    We know, we know – cryptocurrency is dead, right? All the people who were going to get rich have made their money, and the crypto market is now saturated. Except it’s not.
    While everyone is fighting to get their hands on more Bitcoin, the smart crypto investors are quietly making serious amounts of money by other means. And none of them is remortgaging their homes to buy Bitcoin.
    They don’t care about Bitcoin, because that ship has sailed, for now. There’s a predicted bubble for Bitcoin, one that will see the price of the cryptocurrency reduced to well under US$5,000 per coin.
    But there’s more than one cryptocurrency, and new ones appearing every day thanks to cryptocurrency startups. Where people are making a serious return on their investment is with ICOs (Initial Coin Offerings). This, however, is an investment opportunity that may not be around forever.
    An ICO allows you to purchase new cryptocurrencies at a fraction of their value. This is similar to the way you can purchase regular stocks at a 40% discount during an IPO (Initial Public Offering).
    How much profit can you make via an ICO? I’ve seen in-person examples of 761% profit on an ICO for the KNC cryptocurrency. The investor – a personal friend – bought 150 coins for $72.60, and sold them five months later for $625.65.
    That couple of hundred bucks might sound impressive, but imagine if my buddy had invested $1,000? He would have made a return of over $60,000. Or – let’s take this to the next level – what if he’d invested $10,000 in that ICO? That would have resulted in a return of over US$600,000!
    One single trade of a profitable ICO could bring you 60% of the way to your target of making US$1,000,000. And you could do that within a few months, not a few years.
    It’s not as easy though as simply finding the hottest crypto startup, dumping a load of your cash into their ICO, and getting rich. There are just as many awful ICOs as there are reputable and ethical ones. So, you need to do your due diligence and research the company behind the coin offering.
    The ICO market isn’t heavily regulated right now, so it’s a little bit of a digital Wild West. But this means there’s the potential for earning absolutely ridiculous returns. You might only hit a home run with 1-in-3 of your ICO investments, so there is risk involved. But possibile returns of up to 700% means the risk can be more than worth it.
    Here’s a great article on what ICOs are, how to invest in them, and the results you can expect.
    Can you make an easy million dollars with cryptocurrency and ICOs? Nothing in life is guaranteed or easy, but investing in the right ICO at the right time can help you achieve that goal in less time than seems fair or reasonable. A few smart investments could turn $500 into $500,000 in a matter of months.

    12. SOCIAL MEDIA MILLIONS

    Yes, there are lots of “celebrities” banking big bucks from their social influencer work on Instagram and other platforms. But there are also lots of people you’ve never heard of making a lot of money from their YouTube channels. They’re not famous, and you’ll never see them on a chat show. But they are quietly making millions of dollars by keeping people entertained.
    To make money on YouTube all you need is an idea and the willingness to put yourself in front of the world. The idea of putting yourself in front of a potential audience of billions stops most people in their tracks. This might not be the business model for you if you have an issue with public speaking.
    As a business model, a YouTube channel is one of the easiest ones to operate and can be a lot of fun. It also offers the potential for earning a lot of money in very little time. It’s worth mentioning at this point that YouTube itself doesn’t create any content. They rely instead on what they refer to as “creators” to do that for them i.e. you.
    How you make money with YouTube is from people watching your videos, and ideally clicking the ads that display on them. Your viewers either need to watch the entire 30-second ad or click on it, for you to get paid.
    As of January 2018, only channels with 1,000 subscribers and 4,000 hours of annual viewing time will be eligible to monetize (make money from) their videos.
    Each click or view is only worth maybe a few cents, but it all adds up over time. Some of the biggest YouTube celebrities out there have several billion views of their videos. This then results in hundreds of thousands, or even millions of dollars, in ad revenue paid to them each year.
    The real beauty of creating a YouTube channel is that your startup costs are pretty much zero. Setting up your channel costs nothing, and you already own or have access to a computer of some kind. Your only real expenses are a USB microphone, and a decent camera to record your videos with.
    And now to the important part – how much you can earn. Just remember that everybody we list here started out with zero subscribers and zero views. None of them has been around very long. So don’t let their success put you off starting your own channel.
    Here’s our shortlist of the top YouTube earners in 2017:
    • Jenna Marbles: US$1.1 million
    • The Hodge Twins: US$3.7 million
    • Ryan’s Toy Reviews: US$11 million
    • Felix Kjellberg (PewDiePie): $12 million
    • Evan Fong: US$11 million
    Building a massive and profitable following on YouTube can take a lot of work, but it is possible to become wealthy just making YouTube videos.
    Remember, don’t start out trying to figure out how to make one million dollars from your YouTube channel. Instead figure out how to make your first $100, then your first $1,000, etc. Build your “profit ladder” one step at a time, all the way to a million dollars.
    The key to creating profitable YouTube content is to avoid anything that might be deemed controversial or offensive. This includes discussing political views, or right-wing views or opinions. Keep it simple, keep it entertaining and your audience will find you and stay with you.

    13. START A NICHE WEBSITE

    Starting a website is a viable way of making money online. When Spencer founded Niche Pursuits, he had used niche sites to quit his corporate job and generate a full-time income from home. You can do the same thing.
    The first step to starting a niche website is to figure out what kind of website you want to have. You need to make sure that you’re solving a need for someone. The best way to do this is to use a keyword research tool. These tools help you see what people are searching for online.
    You’ll want to target long-tail, low difficulty keywords. These are keywords with low search volume that are easy to rank for. It’s counter-intuitive, but the long tail strategy wins big in the grand scheme of things. 
    Try to find a niche idea that you are passionate about. Even if there are tons of people searching for dog supplies, this doesn’t mean it’s a good niche. If you hate dogs, then this is a horrible niche for you! Your niche should be at a point where opportunity meets your passion. Find a niche that has low competition but that you could write about and enjoy.
    Next, you’ll want to figure out how you’re going to monetize your site. Are you going to use informational content and ads? Or maybe you could find an affiliate relationship and get paid to recommend products. As mentioned above, you could even get in on the eCommerce craze to sell your own stuff.
    Once you’ve got your niche picked out and know how you’re going to monetize it, it’s time to do some strategizing. It’s best to have an idea of what kind of content you’re going to be producing. You want everything to fit into a few categories in your niche. Don’t go too broad. Start small and when you’re making some money, expand from there.
    These niche websites have a high ceiling. You could make anywhere from $2985 per month to millions of dollars per month. ESPN is a niche site and they’re killing it!
    Compared to other businesses, earnings can start pretty quick. Spencer’s Niche Site Project 4 started making $1000 just 10 months after he published his first article. That’s $1000 of passive income for life! And he outsourced everything. Imagine what you could do by putting your energy into a niche site.
    CONCLUSION
    By now you can see that not only is it possible for you achieve a net worth of one million dollars within the next five years but also that creating a multi-million dollar income isn’t quite as difficult as you thought it was.
    Self-made millionaires all follow the same basic advice we shared with you in this article. There are no secret societies or groups where future millionaires are given the secrets to generating wealth.
    You already know everything you need to make your first million – now you just need to take action.
    So, what are you waiting for?
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    Friday, January 3, 2020

    Edo APC: I Did Not Receive Money To Attack Oshiomhole – Idahosa

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    Edo APC: I Did Not Receive Money To Attack Oshiomhole – Idahosa

    Charles Idahosa, a former aide to the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, has denied being paid to attack his former boss.

    He disclosed this while speaking to reporters at the Nigerian Union of Journalists secretariat, Edo State Council yesterday.

    He, however, stated that the crisis rocking the ruling party in Edo State will soon be resolved.

    “You know politics is a game of give and take; there is disagreement, no doubt but I can assure you everything will be taken care of,” he said.

    Charles Idahosa said his criticism of the former Edo State governor was not because he has been hired to do so.

    He said, “how do they now arrive at their claims.

    “That is what they always say but I know those supporting Oshiomhole, are working for themselves.

    “I am 67 years, I do not listen to such rubbish. Nobody queries what Idahosa has said. Who gave me money? When I was fighting Anenih, some of you know me here, so I do not bother over such things.

    “A few days ago, Oshiomhole said to pray for me and I said pray for you for what? You are the one that started the trouble, you do not win sympathy and at the end of the day, people talked about money, I just laughed because I am not a poor man. I bought my first Mercedes in this town in 1981. I am not a poor man, so I do not need their money.”
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    EPL: Arsenal In Talks With Bayern Munich Over Boateng

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    EPL: Arsenal In Talks With Bayern Munich Over Boateng

    English Premier League side Arsenal is in talks with Bayern Munich over the signing of defender, Jerome Boateng in this January’s transfer window.

    According to Sky Sports, Bayern is demanding £12.75million fee for the former German centre-back.

    The 31-year-old who has made just 15 appearances for Bayern this season, lost his place to Benjamin Pavard and David Alaba.

    Naija News reports that Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta had admitted that the Gunners are keen to strengthen their defensive options this January with a defender, Calum Chamber suffering a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament injury.

    Arteta said: “My obligation is to give my opinion on the things we can improve.

    “Obviously we have a bad injury with Calum a few days ago that will change our plans at the back.

    “The reality is we will not be able to do much. I’m more concerned about getting players back from injury and try to improve the players I have here, get everybody on board and understanding what we’re trying to do.

    “And if something extra comes up and we think it is the right opportunity to improve what we have, then let’s do it.”
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    Latest Biafra News, IPOB News For Friday, 3rd January, 2020

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    Latest Biafra News, IPOB News For Friday, 3rd January, 2020

    Good day, Nigeria, here are headlines for today Friday, 3rd January 2020.

    Below is a roundup of top stories on Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu and other pro-Biafra groups.
    1. Biafra: IPOB’s Nnamdi Kanu Reveals Nigeria’s ‘Worst Enemy’
    The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Director of Radio Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, says the British Government is the worst enemy of Nigeria and not those agitating for the Republic of Biafra. Naija News reports that Kanu made this comment during his recent live broadcast on Radio Biafra, where he alleged that the British government and some people in Aso Rock, Nigeria’s Presidential Villa are supporting terrorism in Nigeria.

    2. Biafra: Nnamdi Kanu Bombs CJN Tanko, Praises Onnoghen In Latest Broadcast
    The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Director of Radio Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, says Nigeria is going through a phase of slavery in reaction to the appointment of Tanko Muhammad as the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). Naija News reports that Kanu made this comment during his recent live broadcast on Radio Biafra where he described the CJN as “illiterate Muslim Almajiri“

    3. Biafra: Nnamdi Kanu Makes ‘Strong’ Allegation Against Buhari Govt, Facebook
    The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Director of Radio Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has accused Facebook staff in Nigeria of colluding with President Muhammadu Buhari’s government to remove his followers and reduce reactions to his posts on the popular social media platform. Naija News reports that the IPOB leader who made this claim in a recent statement personally signed by him said it was so bad that the social media giant was also diverting some of his followers to fake accounts opened under his name, just to sabotage his effort to attain freedom for Biafra.

    4. IPOB’s Nnamdi Kanu Reveals Why ‘God Is Very Angry With Nigeria’
    The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Director of Radio Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, says God is very angry with Nigeria. Naija News reports that Kanu made this claim during his recent live broadcast on Radio Biafra where he proclaimed that “Biafra is the kingdom we are looking for.”

    5. Biafra: Nnamdi Kanu Vows To Expose Buhari Govt, Governor El-Rufai, See When
    The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has vowed to expose President Muhammadu Buhari’s government as well as Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State, northern Nigeria. Naija News reports that the secessionist who is on exile, made the vow on the micro-blogging site, Twitter, on Friday night, December 27.


    6. Buhari: Nnamdi Kanu Reveals Individuals Responsible For Dasuki, Sowore’s Release
    The Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has revealed that United States lawmakers were responsible for the release of former National Security Adviser (NSA) Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd) and activist, Omoyele Sowore. Naija News reports that the Department of State Service (DSS) on Tuesday evening finally released Sowore and Dasuki from detention.

    7. TY Danjuma: Why Fulanis Will Continue To Rule Nigeria – Nnamdi Kanu
    The leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has claimed that Fulanis would keep ruling Nigeria because they control the military, judiciary, and INEC. The pro-Biafra activist was reacting to a statement by former Minister of Defence, General Theophilus Danjuma (Rtd).

    8. IPOB vs Amaechi: Pro-Biafra Group Reacts To Threats To Destroy Igbo Properties
    The Biafra Nations Youth League (BNYL) has condemned recent threats to allegedly destroy Igbo properties by a group called the Concerned Niger Delta Youths. Naija News reports that the Niger Delta group was alleged to have made the threats after members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) attacked the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, in Madrid, Spain.

    9. Biafra: Nnamdi Kanu Tables Fresh Request Before Buhari Govt
    The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has called on the Nigerian Government led by President Muhammadu Buhari to release Omoyele Sowore, the convener of #RevolutionNow Movement immediately and to cease its “persecution of journalists who report the truth.” Naija News reports that Kanu made this statement in a series of tweets, days after he held a live broadcast on Radio Biafra where he spoke on the maltreatment of Sowore by officials of the DSS and the abuse of human rights in Nigeria.

    10. Biafra: IPOB Reacts To ECOWAS Court Judgement On Nnamdi Kanu’s Petition
    The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has taken a stand on the decision of the court of the Economic Community of West African State (ECOWAS) which said its leader, Nnamdi Kanu failed to prove his allegations against the government of Nigeria. The ECOWAS Court in a judgment on Wednesday read by Justice Dupe Atoki, stressed that it had no reason to conclude that his arrest and detention were unlawful and arbitrary as claimed.

    11. ECOWAS Court Delivers Final Judgment On Nnamdi Kanu’s Petition Against Nigerian Government
    The ECOWAS Court of Justice has dismissed a suit filed by Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), against the Nigerian Government, alleging that he was tortured, assaulted and subjected to inhuman treatment by security operatives when he was arrested in 2015. A report monitored on Vanguard Newspaper by Naija News, says the ECOWAS Court in a judgment read by Justice Dupe Atoki, held that the IPOB leader failed to prove his allegations against the Nigerian Government.

    12. Biafra: Nnamdi Kanu Releases ‘Dangerous Prophecy’
    The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has released what can best be described as a “dangerous prophecy” on those that failed to speak up for him and his group in the past. Naija News reports that Kanu released the prophecy during a live broadcast on Radio Biafra on Sunday, December 8, where he spoke on the maltreatment of Sowore by officials of the DSS and the abuse of human rights in Nigeria.

    13. Biafra: Nnamdi Kanu Speaks On Senator Abaribe Sponsoring IPOB
    The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has denied claims in some quarters that Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe is sponsoring his group. Naija News reports that Kanu denied this during a live broadcast on Radio Biafra on Sunday, December 8, where he spoke on the maltreatment of Omoyele Sowore by officials of the DSS and the abuse of human rights in Nigeria.
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    Ronke Tiamiyu Apologizes for Posting Her Masturbation Video On Social Media

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    Ronke Tiamiyu Apologizes for Posting Her Masturbation Video On Social Media

    Nollywood actress, Ronke Tiamiyu has stirred reactions online after a video surfaced online where she was spotted masturbating on Snapchat platform.

    The actress shortly after the video was revealed online explained how she had deleted the video but still appeared due to some errors.

    Tiamiyu also noted that she is heartbroken and has apologised to those that saw the clip as offensive.

    “Happy New Year everyone. I hope everyone is having a good start because as for me I’m still trying to wrap my head around a mistake I made crossing over into the new year.”

    “Those who saw the explicit post that got out of my snap, I’m sorry if you find that offensive had no intentions posting such as it was deleted immediately but due to Snapchat error some saw it longer, some didn’t at all and some can still see it…”

    “I’m very heartbroken but life goes on. Thanks to everyone who reached out and those that called to cheer me up that really went a long way. I love you all”
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    The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) has obtained a court order to detain the former senator Shehu Sani for 14 days.

    The order was granted in order to allow the anti-graft agency to conduct a thorough investigation of Shehu Sani’s alleged involvement in name dropping and extortion.

    Naija News reports that EFCC had arrested Sen. Shehu Sani, who represented Kaduna Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly between 2015 and 2019.

    Shehu Sani was arrested for alleged extortion of $20,000 from the owner of ASD Motors.

    According to the source, Sani said he collected the $20,000 from the owner of ASD Motors on the grounds that he is very close to the EFCC boss.

    “He was subsequently arrested and granted administrative bail while he refunded the money to the victim.“
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    Tuesday, December 31, 2019

    Nigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know this Tuesday morning

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    Nigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know this Tuesday morning

    Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers

    1. President Muhammadu Buhari has placed travel restrictions on his Ministers, saying they can only travel out of the country eight times in a year. The Minister of Information, Culture & Tourism, Lai Mohammed, who made this disclosure on Monday, said Buhari has directed that no Minister should go on foreign trips more than twice in a quarter.

    2. A member of Sokoto State House of Assembly, Isah Harisu, is dead. The lawmaker, who represents Kebbe State Constituency passed away on Monday after he showed signs of discomfort, slumped and died.

    3. The Federal Government has described the Boko Haram and Islamic State of West African Province, ISWAP, as irrational and inhuman. Addressing the press in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital on Monday, Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, maintained that the terrorists “do not subscribe to any religion, despite their pretensions.”

    4. President Muhammadu Buhari has assured the people of the South East geographical region that more good things will soon come to the zone. The President promised that his administration was committed to developing the region and bringing dividends of democracy to the Igbo dominated area.

    5. The Federal Government has assured Nigerians that there is no cause for alarm over the country’s debt profile both domestic and external as being speculated by scaremongers. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who gave the assurance on Monday in Lagos, said there were misrepresentations in the figures being pushed out in certain quarters about the debt profile, adding that the country had not reached its debt ceiling of 25 per cent in total public debt stock to Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

    6. The Zamfara Hisba Commission says it arrested a police officer with three girls at a hotel room in Gusau. Chairman of the commission, Dr Atiku Zawuyya, while parading the suspects at the commission’s headquarters on Monday, quoted him as saying the police officer, who is serving with the Central Police Station, Gusau, and others committed acts contrary to Sharia law.

    7. The Writers Against AIDS has urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to probe the financial transactions of state agencies for the control of HIV/AIDS mostly headed by governors’ wives.W AAIDS in a statement on Monday by the National Coordinator, Wole Adedoyin, said the funds, which ought to have been used in taking care of people living with AIDS, were either diverted into unknown accounts for selfish purposes.

    8. Rochas Okorocha, Imo West Senator has reacted to the alleged rift between him and Adams Oshiomhole, National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Okorocha, who said he was yet to know the cause of the rift, stated that he looked forward to hearing from Oshiomhole and will remain in the APC.

    9. The Federal Government says it is studying the situation on change of West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) currency, Eco, to be used as ECOWAS single currency. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, who made this known in a statement by Yunusa Abdullahi, her Special Adviser, Media and Communication, in Abuja on Monday. Reacting on this development, said Nigeria as a country would respond in due course.

    10. Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State, on Monday, signed the State’s N449.97bn 2020 appropriation bill into law. Gov Abiodun, while assenting to the bill assured the people of the state that his administration would be measured by the performance of the budget; saying the implementation of the year 2020 budget was sacrosanct.
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    Nigerian Lawmakers Gives Final Verdict On Renovation Of National Assembly With N37bn

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    Nigerian Lawmakers Gives Final Verdict On Renovation Of National Assembly With N37bn
    Latest 9th National Assembly News, 9th National Assembly News, National Assembly News,
    N37billion naira approved for the renovation facilities at the National Assembly complex has been rejected by some members of the House of Representatives
    Naija News recalls that the 37billion naira has generated several reactions from Nigerians. The 37 billion naira contained in the N2.5trn budgeted for capital projects by the Federal Capital Development Authority in the 2020 budget 
    Speaking through a series of tweets rejecting the amount earmarked to embark on the project.
    In their tweets, three lawmakers – Bamidele Salam, Akin Alabi, and Legor Idagbo – shared the opinion that the National Assembly does not need to spend as much as N37 billion for renovation.
    According to them, only an upgrade in the audio and recording system of the chambers is needed and not the entire structure.
    The lawmakers, however, proposed that instead of spending such an amount on the project, the money should be channelled into the upgrade of schools and hospitals across the country.  Olawuyi said that such amount would have empowered 3.7 million rural women at the rate of N10,000 each in boosting their trading and commercial activities. He said it was not too late to correct an unpopular policy which has received a series of knocks from the citizenry.
    The lawmaker also said that renovation of the complex was exclusive preserve of the National Assembly Commission.
    “There are many misconception going on among the public. Some people think that members have certain amount to benefit from the N37 billion renovation fund.
    “I think there should be decorum in the polity and lawmakers also deserve some respect in the discharge of their civic responsibility.
    “Members have no direct link with such fund in the first place talkless of benefitting from it,” he said.
    Here are the tweets
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    Monday, December 30, 2019

    Edo Assembly calls for removal of Esan Lm west LG Chairman

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    Edo Assembly calls for removal of Esan Lm west LG Chairman


    The Edo State House of Assembly on Monday, suggested the removal of Mr Patrick Aguinede, the suspended chairman of Esan West Local Government Council, over alleged unremitted Internally Generated Revenue (IGR).

    The request followed the consideration of the report of the panel of enquiry constituted by Gov. Godwin Obaseki to investigate allegations of fraud leveled against the chairman.

    The report of the panel of inquiry was on Monday forwarded to the house by the governor.

    The Leader of the House, Roland Asoro moved for the House to resolve into the Committee of the Whole to consider the report.

    The motion was seconded by Mr Emmanuel Okoduwa, member representing Esan North-East II constituency.

    He said considering the report at the Committee of the Whole, the chairman presented fake figures to the panel.

    He also said that the panel found the chairman wanting for under remitting the council IGR into the state government coffers.

    According to the panel, Aguinede was allegedly remitting N4.5 million while within the period he was suspended, the council remitted N7.6 million.

    The report, however, noted that the acting chairman of the council between Oct.7 and Oct. 30 remitted N9.1 million IGR to the state government.

    The report stated that the difference in the amount generated in the council revealed that Aguinede was under remitting the council IGR.

    The panel, therefore, recommended that the chairman be removed from office having been found culpable of the allegations.

    The house after deliberation adopted the panel’s recommendation and removed the chairman from office.

    The speaker, Mr Francis Okiye, thereafter, directed that clean copies of the resolution be sent to the governor, NAN reports.

    Also at plenary, the house summoned the chairman of the State Internal Revenue Service, Mr lgbinidu Inneh and the state commissioner for finance to appear before the House committee of Selection on Jan. 6, 2020.
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    Friday, December 27, 2019

    Atiku Makes Fresh Demand In Christmas Message To Nigerians

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    Atiku Makes Fresh Demand In Christmas Message To Nigerians

    Atiku Sends Christmas Message To Nigerians

    Former Vice President of Nigeria and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the 2019 presidential election, Atiku Abubakar congratulates the Christian community in Nigeria on the occasion of this year’s Christmas celebrations.

    He urges Nigerians to allow Love and Hope be their guiding principle as they mark the festivities.

    Atiku in a press release on Tuesday signed by Paul Ibe his media aide, says that Nigerians, notably the Christian community, should be thankful to God that the Christmas festivities, heralding the birth of Jesus Christ, have come again.

    The Waziri Adamawa says love is the conqueror of all things, including the challenges and tribulations that befell many people during the year and that has come thus far to celebrate Christmas, HOPE should remain the watchword of the faithful that the future would be better.

    He says that Christians should celebrate with all their heart and extend their joy to all their neighbours including their fellow countrymen.

    He says that going by all that happened in the course of the year, it is only Love, Hope and expectations of a better future that can hold Nigeria and all mankind together.
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    Saudi Arabia Warns Officials About Approving Child Marriage

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    Saudi Arabia Warns Officials About Approving Child Marriage


    Saudi Arabia on Monday warned courts and maazouns (Muslim marriage notaries) against validating marriages of people under the age of 18.

    The Ministry of Justice has stressed that these cases should be submitted to a competent court, as a measure to protect the rights of children.

    The department stressed that under the Child Protection System, a marriage contract with a person under the age of 18 should only be concluded if it is assured that the union would not cause harm to the young boy or the girl and was in their best interest.
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    Toke Makinwa Steps Out Without Pant Or Bra

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    Toke Makinwa Steps Out Without Pant Or Bra

    Controversial media personality, Toke Makinwa is in the news again for some negative reason, this time, she decides to step out without pant or bra.
    Anita Okoye, who took to her Instastory to share a video of Toke Makinwa totally killing the show.
    The images were shared by Anita Okoye on Instagram, she wrote ;
    “Toke Makinwa has to start giving us major notice before stepping out!!! Hottest!! Girl!! We need a bodyguard at all times”
    Recall that about a month the OAP and author was at a concert held in Abuja alongside other celebrities.
    At the concert, Toke was seen with singer Timaya who lifted her up causing her to scream and ask to be put down as she was not wearing panties.
    She also went for an operation last year to work on her backside has taken to Instagram to flaunt her body.
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    Tuesday, December 24, 2019

    N50 POS charge to be paid by businesses not customers, says CBN

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    N50 POS charge to be paid by businesses not customers, says CBN

    The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has urged customers not to pay N50 charge to businesses for using point of sale (POS) machines.

    Musa Jimoh, a director in CBN’s payment system management department, explained the apex bank’s merchant charge directive on Monday.

    “The stamp duty is a fee regulated by an act. The CBN doesn’t regulate the stamp duty so we can’t change anything. Stamp duty as it is today has been misinterpreted,” Jimoh said on a Channels TV programme monitored in Lagos.

    “Our circular that talks about merchants paying stamp duty according to the law does not say that the stamp duty should be paid by the consumer. That’s actually a misrepresentation of the CBN’S directive.

    “What our directive says is that merchants should pay all necessary charges as regulated by the government agency including stamp duty. When there is an electronic transaction to an account other than a savings account and the transaction amount is more than N1,000, you have to pay stamp duty.

    “Our explanation to banks is that we would like the merchants to comply with this directive by ensuring that every single payment customers make to them, the merchants pay the regulated stamp duty of N50.

    “What has happened is that they have transferred this fee, blatantly and openly to the consumers. This is very wrong.

    “No single individual should pay N50 in addition to the cost of the good. Stamp duty is not to be paid by individuals that are consuming the goods and services of the merchant. The merchants who are receiving the money are the ones who are supposed to pay.”

    It had earlier been reported that consumers would pay more for POS transactions after the CBN said stamp duty would be charged on individual transactions rather than previous plans where charges occurred on aggregate transactions.
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    Finally! FG Orders Release Of Sowore, Dasuki

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    Finally! FG Orders Release Of Sowore, Dasuki

    The Department of State Services (DSS) has been ordered to release Omoyele Sowore, convener of RevolutionNow movement, and Sambo Dasuki, former national security adviser (NSA).

    The directive was given by Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation, in a statement issued today.

    Malami said the decision to release them was necessitated by compliance with the bail granted the duo by the court.

    The statement reads: “The Office of the Honourable Attorney General of the Federation has reviewed the pending criminal charges against the duo of Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd.) and Omoyele Sowore. Whilst the Federal High Court has exercised its discretion in granting bail to the Defendants in respect of the charges against them, I am also not unmindful of the right of the Complainant/Prosecution to appeal or further challenge the grant of bail by the court having regards to extant legal provisions, particularly Section 169 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015,” the statement read.

    “However, my Office has chosen to comply with the court orders while considering the pursuit of its rights of appeal and/or review of the order relating to the bail as granted or varied by the courts.

    “In line with the provisions of Sections 150(1) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), and in compliance with the bail granted to Col. Sambo Dasuki (Rtd) (as recently varied by the Court of Appeal) and the bail granted to Omoyele Sowore, I have directed the State Security Services to comply with the order granting bail to the Defendants and effect their release.


    “The two Defendants are enjoined to observe the terms of their bail and refrain from engaging in any act that is inimical to public peace and national security as well as their ongoing trial which will run its course in accordance with the laws of the land.

    “I wish to reiterate again the utmost regard of my Office for the entire judicial structure of Nigeria. This administration remains unrelenting in deepening the rule of law and the administration of justice in general.”

    Sowore has been in DSS custody since August 3, while Dasuki has been in custody since 2015.
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    Tony Tetuila Drags Wizkid To Court Over ‘Copyright Infringement’

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    Tony Tetuila Drags Wizkid To Court Over ‘Copyright Infringement’
    Nigerian Veteran rapper Anthony Olarenwaju Awotoye, better known as Tony Tetuila, has filed a lawsuit against Wizkid over copyright infringement claims.
    The veteran rapper also known as Mr Lecturer took to his Instagram on Saturday to “clear the air” amid fast-spreading speculations about his altercation with Wizkid.
    He said he and Tic, a Ghanaian singer, proceeded to sue the pop star alongside DJ Tunez for infringing on the copyright of their song ‘Fefe N’ efe’ in a collaborative track released in May 2019.
    “Yes, it is true that myself and Tic from Ghana are both suing Wizkid and DJ Tunez at the Nigerian Federal High Court for violating our intellectual property rights from our song Fefe N’ efe. Our lawyers have advised us not to say more than that,” he wrote.
    Here is the tweet

    Naija news learnt that although the veteran rapper didn’t reveal much about the controversy, court documents show that Tetuila is asking for 35 percent of both the digital sales and royalties received from the song.
    Here is a copy of the letter
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