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Nigeria economy to grow by 0.8% in 2017 -IMF

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Fund (IMF) on Tuesday predicted that Nigeria is expected to return to growth in 2017 after a challenging 2016 characterised by recession, a dip in oil prices and energy shortages. The world financial body, in its new report, disclosed that output

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in Nigeria is projected to grow by 0.8 percent in 2017 as a result of a recovery in oil production as well as sustained growth in the agricultural sector. The Economic Counsellor and Director of the Research Department of IMF, Maurice Obstfeld, said the momentum in the global economy has been building since

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Alleged certificate forgery: Why I

refused to prosecute Buhari -Adoke

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Lagos to execute Rev. King, 12 others Nigeria economy now out of recession, growing strongly 12 -World Economics

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Niger state to partner NCRI for rice production Saka Bolaji, Minna

ÏÏÏ The Niger state government has

finalised arrangement to enter into partnership with the National Cereals Research Institute (NCRI) to boost rice and sugar cane farming. This was revealed by the state Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Mr. Jonathan Vatsa when he paid a courtesy visit to the NCRI, Badeggi at the weekend. The commissioner for stated the state government was ready to partner with the Institute so as to boost agriculture produce. According to him, “we have so many things to gain from the Institute and we are willing to partner with the NCRI. We want to close the gap between us and the institute so that our farmers can produce the best crops especially with varieties of seedlings. “As we go into partnership with them, they will get us improved seeds on rice, soya beans, sugar cane and other cereals, and we will be able to feed the country and even the whole of West Africa. “We have the human resources, the farmlands and by the time we get the improved seedlings Niger will be the state to beat. Governor Abubakar Sani Bello is ready to provide the facilities for the irrigation farming.” Earlier, the acting Executive Director of NCRI, Dr. Samuel Agboire, called on the state government to as a matter of urgency take irrigation farming more seriously if it must take its rightful position as number one in rice production in the country. According to him “we have the potentials to support the state; we coordinate activities of States in the north central zone where Niger state is. Light and water are our major problems. If we must compete favourably with other states, then irrigation facilities must be revived. “To be number one producer of rice in the country, irrigation facilities must be put in place. This is a rice producing state, we have 70 rice varieties which can benefit farmers in the state. Other states have overtaken Niger that has the land mass, suitable soil, human resources and NCRI, the oldest cereals institute in the country.

ÏÏÏ Ripples of the celebration of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu at 65 is still making the rounds. A message from the Archbishop Emeritus, Cardinal Anthony Olubumi Okojie said Tinubu has, in the past 65 years, “been an advocate of justice, a true democrat; a pathfinder and a leader and a true son of Nigeria, in the true sense of the word.” Describing the arch politician as a true enigma and a bundle of cre-

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UN, Nigeria govts, PFN move to end prison decongestion in Nigeria Sodiq Adekunle

ÏÏÏ In a bid to improve the justice system in Nigeria, the United Nations, federal and Lagos state governments have partnered with the Prison Fellowship of Nigeria to organise a training for stakeholders in charge of justice administration in the country. During the training, members of the Nigeria Police, Prison Services and Ministry of Justice engaged in a brainstorming session to improve the justice system in the country. The workshop ended on Monday. The Project Coordinator (Support to the Justice sector in Nigeria), United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Mrs Uju Agomoh, noted that the justice system in Nigeria needed to be improved upon. She recommended that the country should upgrade her justice system by adopting and implementing restorative justice system.

“The criminal justice system in Nigeria do have some challenges but we have noticed certain attempt to address those issues; part of which is the passage of the Criminal Justice Act in the country. We are also looking at intervening in the problem by coordinating programmes as well as building the capacity of justice sector institutions. For instance, this particular programme is actually looking at ways of enhancing the quality of administration of criminal justice. “We feel that introducing restorative justice will help the victims, the offenders and community involved. We believe that this will also help us to reduce the number of people in prison,” she said, The Executive Director of Prison Fellowship of Nigeria, Benson Iwuagwu, lamented the delay experienced in the criminal justice of Nigeria. While narrating his experience in prison ministry over the years, he complained that some inmates while in pris-

on got to stay beyond the period ordinarily attachable to their offenses. Benson, who doubles as the Coordinator of Lagos Restorative Justice Pilot Project, said, “We feel that people should not be imprisoned unjustly and that we should begin to address the fundamental issue, which we discovered to be our administration of criminal justice. We feel that the restorative system of justice is very doable and consistent with our African traditional system or dispute resolution. “After conducting a couple of conferences, we can come out positive to say that restorative justice is something that our system and society needs. It will decongest the prison and when it comes to criminal adjudication, the victims will have a sense that justice has truly been done when his/her are feelings are considered in resolving such conflict.” He faulted the current criminal justice system in Nigeria, alleging that it

was alien. Acording to him, “it is rather unfortunate, though not the fault of anybody but the manifestation of our common law system, that we inherited our current criminal justice system from Britain, which has an adversarial nature. It is not reconciliatory but a winner-takes-all system that aims to keep the king’s peace. “The present justice system is only concerned with maintaining the king’s peace and that is why you see that every crime is charged State versus others. People come back from prison and their victims are still afraid of them. So, neither the offender nor the victims get any sense of justice nor the society and that is why we have high rate of dissatisfaction.” Assistant Director, International Cooperation Department, Mr. Johnson Bareyei, said the training was necessary to put Nigeria on the right track in her justice system.

Egosi renews appeal for more government presence, lauds Ahmed, Saraki Kehinde Akinpelu, Ilorin

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People returning to Lagos from their various destinations after Easter celebrations …on Tuesday. Photo: BOLAJI OLASUNKANMI.

Tinubu wins Cardinal Okojie’s heart God’s Covenant Snr

ative ability, the Archbishop said Tinubu’s early rise to prominence had displayed certain qualities that marked him out for recognition. “The passing of the sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo and others left the stage for a search of a true, genuine and sincere leader. You showed yourself as a standardbearer for social democracy through your fight against federal oppression and became a political agent of change without fear or favour.

“You saw Nigeria as a great nation, a people blessed by God. You saw Nigeria in your dream as a nation that will one day tower above other nations; a people that will be respected and feared by the comity of Nations. “Today by the grace of God, your dreams are gradually being transformed into reality; you have made and still making your work as a political giant and business wizard - not by your power and might, but by the grace and power of God.” Acknowledging that Tinubu’s

attainment of three-score-and-five years is no mean achievement for a man of prodigious energy, unbridled passion for excellence and a heart of love, Okojie, quoting Pope John XXIII, said, “Men are like wine, some to vinegar, but the best improve with age. “Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is a blessing to our country Nigeria, a true and loyal friend to the high and low,” praying that the Lord will continue to bless him with courage and wisdom in his future plans and activities to the glory of God.”

people of Egosi community in Oke-Ero local government area of Kwara have renewed their appeal for the location of more government establishments in the community for enhanced socioeconomic development. The Elegosi of Egosi kingdom, Oba Daniel Dada, made the appeal on Tuesday in Egosi, when title chiefs of the kingdom paid him homage, to commemorate Easter. Dada noted that indigenes of the community had been contributing their quota to the state and national development, adding that they deserved more government presence. Such presence, the traditional ruler said could be in terms of provision of some social amenities. According to him, the development so far in the community had been achieved through execution of communal projects by the people. He listed such projects to include rural electrification, rehabilitation of roads, and provision of boreholes and construction of a police post among others. “We have never failed in our duty in giving support to successive governments in their efforts to impact positively on the grassroots.

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Alleged certificate forgery: Why I refused to prosecute Buhari -Adoke Continued from page 1 made him to resist pressure from prosecuting President Muhammadu Buhari over alleged certificate forgery. Adoke, who is currently on exile, stated this during his recent interview with TheCable online medium. Recall that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had filed corruption charges against Adoke especially for his role in transferring over

$801 million from Federal Government account into private accounts of former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mr. Dan Etete, in the now famous Malabu oil scandal. The former AGF added that ahead of the 2015 presidential poll, certain hawks within the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan had piled pressure on him, asking him to prosecute Buhari over alleged lack of valid certificate to contest and ensure his disqualification

from the race. Buhari was the then presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and leading opposition candidate against Jonathan. He, however, claimed that he dismissed the suggestion on the grounds that the charge could not be sustained as there was no police report or investigation on the matter. Adoke further disclosed that he refused to issue a fiat for the prosecution of Buhari since the

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development might lead to serious security consequences. According to him, some of the hawks within Jonathan presidency labelled him as being disloyal, saying that as the chief law officer of the country, he stood his ground after weighing the consequences of such an infamous action. The ex- AGF also stated that he refused to play politics with the country’s legal system and internal security. He said: “It is true that some people came to me and said Buhari should be disqualified because of certificate forgery. As a man with fidelity to the Constitution, I dismissed the suggestion quickly. “There was pressure to issue a fiat to charge him to court for forgery. But I made my position very clear that I could not see any forgery at all.” Commenting on what the law says on eligibility for presidential election, Adoke said: “The law did not require you to submit any certificate to INEC and Buhari did not submit any certificate. “The law only said you must have a minimum qualification of so so and so. “Therefore, where was the forgery? If he didn’t submit a certificate, where was forgery? There is no police report, no investigation. No responsible AGF will issue any such fiat based on the record before me. “But I could have been reckless if I wanted to be reckless. I could have been irresponsible if I want-

ed to be irresponsible. I could have issued the fiat.” But the former AGF said he recognised what could have been the consequences of issuing the legal fiat for Buhari’s prosecution. He said: “There could have been mayhem. There could have been destruction. That could have led to the postponement of the elections. “I know what attorneys-general have done in the past, not minding the consequences for the polity. I know what they are capable of doing. But I am a constitutional purist”. Speaking on the danger of playing politics with the legal system, Adoke said: “In fact, there were cases in court which I felt were not necessary. They were already becoming a security threat. As a responsible AGF, I believed we did not need further crisis in the country. “Boko Haram was enough problem for us. I resisted pressures to compound the security challenges in the country by filing or authorising such cases to be filed on behalf of the government. “I was not doing President Muhammadu Buhari any favour, I must say that. I was being faithful to the laws of the land. That was the duty expected of me. If you call that sympathy, so be it. But I didn’t do him a favour,” The former AGF also disclosed that he opposed the idea of interim government on the grounds that the concept was illegal and unContinued on page 7

Adeosun seeks global partnership against illicit financial flows from Africa Mathew Dadiya, Abuja

ÏÏÏ Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, has called for greater focus on collaboration in illicit financial flows from Africa as a core pillar of government’s strategy to significantly enhance domestic government revenue and deliver sustainable economic growth. Adeosun, who is in Washington DC, attending the World Bank and IMF Spring Meetings, called for greater African and international collaboration on illicit financial flows to drive accelerated revenue growth and improved government efficiency. A statement by her Media Assistant, Mr. Festus Akanbi, stated that the minister addressed senior representatives from the World

Bank and IMF, as well as over 150 parliamentarians and would participate in a range of events focused on different aspects of the Federal Government’s economic reform agenda. At her opening event on Monday, she gave an address to the Global Parliamentary Conference, alongside parliamentarians from around the world, focused on Nigeria’s economic reform agenda and the need for strong executive and legislative collaboration. Her words: “The government is focused on resetting the Nigerian economy by addressing our traditional over-reliance on oil revenues and establishing the basis for sustainable non-oil revenue growth. To improve non-oil revenues, we have to address illicit capital flows. When stolen money is transferred from Nigeria, or other African countries, there are

too few questions asked by those countries that receive the funds, but when we identify those funds as stolen and seek to recover them, there are too many questions being asked. There is money sitting in foreign bank accounts that we have spent over a decade trying to recover. That is money that could deliver significant value for Nigeria as we seek to increase spending on critical infrastructure and establish a basis for long term sustainable growth. I hope that the Automatic Exchange of Information scheme coming into force next year will be a step towards achieving greater transparency, but we need more collaboration amongst parliamentarians in Africa, and across the World to ensure that this situation improves and that recipient countries are held to account.” Commenting on the domestic

agenda to ensure significant reductions in ‘leakages’ of public funds, and improved efficiency in public expenditure, the Minister said: “We are going after those who have stolen our money. We have put in place a very successful whistle blower programme that is delivering results, and allows those who report illicit activity to receive up to 5% of any funds that we recover. We are also significantly improving our financial management controls to ensure that it is considerably more difficult for public funds to be diverted. We have to do more though and that means collaboration with the legislature. We need tighter tax and financial reporting legislation and to ratify bilateral agreements so that our enforcement agencies are empowered to deliver the results that we need.” The Minister will be attending

a series of meetings over the coming days, including meetings with the World Bank to take forwards conversations about lending into strategic sectors of the economy as part of the administration’s focus on addressing Nigeria’s infrastructure deficit and accelerating implementation of critical projects. “To create the basis for long term growth, we need to invest urgently in our infrastructure. Achieving energy sufficiency and achieving agriculture and food security are two of the execution priorities we have identified in the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan and we are looking forward to advancing our ongoing conversations with multilateral lenders on these priorities over the coming days as we look to accelerate implementation,” Adeosun added.

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the middle of last year, “allowing us to reaffirm our earlier forecasts of higher global growth this year and next. We project the world economy to grow at a pace of 3.5 percent in 2017, up from 3.1 percent last year, and 3.6 percent in 2018.” According to IMF, “Growth is projected to rise to 2.6 percent in 2017 and 3.5 percent in 2018, largely driven by specific factors in the largest economies, which faced challenging macroeconomic conditions in 2016,” the IMF said in its latest World Economic Outlook report.

However, a slump in commodity price in 2016 and devastating drought had affected growth in several countries in the Sub-Sahara Africa, resulting in 1.4 percent growth of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). But Obstfeld said, the growth will be broad- based across advanced, emerging and low income economies, building on gains seen in both manufacturing and trade, adding, “our new projection for 2017 is marginally higher than what we expected in our last update. This improvement comes primarily from good economic news for Europe and Asia and within Asia, nota-

bly for China and Japan.” He pointed out that despite these signs of strength, many other countries will continue to struggle this year with growth rates significantly below past forecasts. The IMF chief said many commodity exporters remain challenged – notably in the Middle East, Africa and Latin America, saying at the same time, a combination of adverse weather conditions and civil unrest threatens several low-income countries with mass starvation. He said income growth could fall slightly short of population growth in Sub-

Saharan Africa, but assured that this would not be nearly as much as in 2016. Obstfeld said whether the current momentum will be sustained remains a question mark, but said there are clearly upside possibilities. Although the IMF chief was optimistic that consumer and business confidence in advanced economies could rise further and that confidence indicators are already at relatively elevated levels, he nevertheless cautioned that the world economy still faces headwinds. Commenting on other Africa countries, IMF noted

that South Africa, which was hit by slow growth in 2016 was expected to register a slight improvement of 0.8 percent, up from 0.3 percent in 2016, as the impact of devastating drought was beginning to recede and electricity capacity improved. The continent’s most advanced economy is currently reeling from a recent downgrade to “junk” status by two credit ratings agencies, Standard & Poor’s and Fitch, something which could have an adverse impact on the already anaemic economy. Another regional black gold producer, Angola, which experienced zero growth in 2016, was expect-

ed to show improvement this year, thanks to the effects of economic diversification. Although there were signs of recovery in the region, the international lender warned that the outlook remained subdued. “Many of the largest nonresource intensive countries will find it increasingly hard to sustain growth through higher public capital spending, as they have done in the past, in the face of rising public debt and a slowing credit cycle”, he added. It said output growth was expected “only moderately” to exceed population growth over the forecast horizon.

Lagos to execute Rev. King, others Continued from page 12

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Suspected militant responsible for Ikorodu killing shot dead

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ÏÏÏ One of the gunmen responsible for the killing of two soldiers and four policemen in Ikorodu Lagos on April 9, 2017 has been killed by men of IGP Ibrahim Idris Special Response Team (IRT). The notorious Militant/Kidnapper, who had perpetrated many cases of kidnap within Lagos and Ogun State, was gunned down by the team deployed to the state to trace and bring to justice the militants responsible for the gruesome murder.

The Daily Times gathered that after several days of painstaking investigation and intelligence gathering, one of the kingpins, Endurance Ominisan, a.k.a Mighty, a native of Arogbo in Ondo State, was trailed. He was said to have come out from the creek to visit his girlfriend in a house he rented for her at Number 20 Joel Adebolu Street Ibeshe Area of Ikorodu when IRT team immediately swooped on him and surrounded the house. According to the commander of the IRT, ACP

Abbah Kayari, who made the revelation in Lagos, “On sighting the Special IRT team, the kidnapper had attempted to escaped through the roof of the house from where he fired several shots with his pistol on the IRT team who swiftly returned fire and fatally wounded the kidnapper on the roof of the house. “The injured kidnapper was eventually brought down from the roof of the house and rushed to General Hospital Ikorodu where he later died.” However, the team Commander further dis-

closed that the suspect confessed to the crime with his gang members. Endurance was also said to have confessed to the kidnap of the Oniba of Iba, the Turkish school girls kidnap and many other before his death. Items recovered from the suspect included one Turkish made Fatih 13 pistol with S/no 12TF00126 with 4 expended and 5 live Ammunitions. The police further stated that efforts have been intensified to arrest the remaining gang members.

prison officials and they expressed concern. “We are moving in that direction of signing. The prison officials said we need to look at that seriously. Those on death row are beginning to think they have some rights. We are going to move in that direction, you will hear from me, but I will not tell you the exact date,” he said. On the issue of Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, Kazeem disclosed that the State government had reopened the case, saying that government was putting machinery in motion to ensure that justice was done on the matter. Al-Mustapha was alleged-

ly fingered in the murder of the late Kudirat Abiola, but he won the case in court. However, the court has given the State government the nod to re-open the case. The Commissioner noted that the DNA Forensic Centre, which was spearheaded by the ministry to enable proper investigation, prosecution of crimes, adjudication and the administration of justice in Lagos, will be commissioned in May this year to coincide with the state’s celebration which turns 50 in the next few weeks. Kazeem, who was asked about the case regarding Otodo Gbame, said since the matter is in court, it was inappropriate to comment on the issue.

‘Why I refused to prosecute Buhari’ Continued from page 6 known to the constitution. He said: “When they mooted the idea of an interim government, I was the one that came out to say the concept of interim government is unknown to law. “People told President Jonathan that I was disloyal, that I was working for Buhari.” Adoke also revealed how he foiled further trial of former Lagos State Governor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, after the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) in 2011 quashed the All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain’s trial for alleged operation of for-

eign accounts. Adoke said he prevailed on the Federal Government to step down appeal process against Tinubu, after the CCT in 2011 quashed his trial for alleged operation of foreign accounts. “Even I am told that the Tinubu people think I was the one responsible for his trial at the Code of Conduct Bureau, but I was not the one. “In fact, when the government wanted to appeal, I stood my ground that Tinubu should not be disgraced. “I argued that there are people in Nigeria that we just cannot afford to rubbish over anything,” the erstwhile AGF said.

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2017 Pilgrimage: NCPC opens bid for air carriers, travel agencies Idu Jude, Abuja

ÏÏÏ The Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC) has commenced its 2017 bid for air carriers and ground handlers for the 2017 pilgrimage exercise to Israel, Rome and Greece. The event which took place at the commission’s cor-

porate headquarters in Abuja, attracted aviation stakeholders and Christian faithfuls. The head of the procurement unit of NCPC, Mr. Simon Ageyi, who stood in for the executive secretary, Rev. Tor Uja, explained that the expression of interest was the first phase of the exercise which was in

line with the 2007 Procurement Act. He charged the bidders not to present false documents but to ensure that the documents they submitted were genuine while assuring them of a transparent process. He further explained that this first phase was to ascer-

tain, verify and confirm the authenticity of documents by bidders to ensure transparency. He added that in the coming weeks, the final bidding exercise would be completed and successful bidders would be invited to complete the bidding process.

Four air carriers, 11 ground handlers participated in the first phase of the bidding exercise made up of both air carriers and ground handlers from within and outside the country. The bidders acknowledged the transparency of the exercise and commended the commission for a job well done.

Easter: Abia dep gov, wife pay hospital bills of trapped patients at FMC, Umuahia

Woman, man docked over alleged stealing of cocoa, cutlass Sodiq Adekunle, Osogbo

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ther Fayemi, and a man Temidayo Oladosu, were docked before an Ifetedo Magistrate’s Court over alleged stealing and breach of peace. The prosecutor, Insp Monday Ojiezele, told the court that that the accused committed the offence on Jan 12, 2017 around 1:00 pm at Kajola/Odebunmi village,via Ifetedo, Ife South local government area of Osun state. Ojiezele told the court that the accused conspired with other four at large to steal and maliciously cause damage. He added that the accused conducted themselves in a manner likely to cause the breach of peace by forcefully entering into the cocoa/kolanut farmland of one Oyebade Badmus. According to him, the accused assaulted one Najeem Badmus by using sticks to heat up him,as well as steal some fresh cocoa, go-to-hell and cutlass, total valued N18,500. The prosecutor stated further that the offence was contrary to section 383 (1) and punishable under sections 81,249 ( d), 351, 390 (9) and 516 of the Criminal Code Cap 34, Vol 11, Laws of Osun, 2002. The accused, however, pleaded not guilty to the five-count charge of conspiracy, breach of peace, stealing, malicious damage and public assault. The Defence Counsel, Mr Joseph Amole, applied for the bail of the accused in most Libra term, saying bail is the constitutional right of the accused. Amole promised that his clients would not jump bail, but provide reliable sureties. Magistrate Dorcas Ajiboye granted the bail of the accused in the sum of N200, 000 with two sureties in like amount.

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Edo State deputy governor, Rt. Hon. Philip Shaibu (l), receives a gift from Xie Shao, chairman of Skyrum Corporation, who led delegation of investors to Benin… recently.

Nigeria is overdue for restructuring, says J. B. Oke Esther Taiwo

ÏÏÏ Immediate past chairman of Leventis Group and titan of corporate affairs, Chief Joseph Babatunde Oke, has said that Nigeria is overdue for restructuring as a federation because the present arrangement is lopsided with too much power to both the Federal and State governments. Oke said this on Tuesday while delivering the Lagos State University Discovery Lecture titled ‘Can Nigeria Survive Another Century as a Corporate Entity?’ at the university’s main auditorium. The guest lecturer said that for the country to survive the next 1,000 years will depend on how the federation is structured and administered.

“I don’t think the people of Nigeria care whether we remain together or break into fractional states as long as they are able to improve their livelihood through an egalitarian society. Local government, which is the third tier and closest to the grassroots is marginalised, the interests of all minority groups and the issue of derivation must be addressed. “The economic and monetary policies are lagging behind those of developed countries and require re-engineering to attract sustainable foreign investments that are much needed by a developing country of our size, stature and status,” he said. The former Leventis boss said it is unarguable that one of the obstacles to economic development in the country today and the continent of

Africa is wide spread corruption both in public and private sectors. “If the present government has not achieved much in its two years in its mantle of leadership , at least it has removed the lid from the top of the corrosive drum harbouring the canker worm of corruption,” he said. He however noted that Nigeria has the potential to be a great country and that the union can continue for the next 1000 years or on the other hand can disintegrate within the next few years as it all depends on the people to find the right answers and introduce the right policies that will guarantee even and sustainable developments. Chief Oke recalled that Nigerians have survived the most critical periods of agitations for dissolution of the

Federation while stressing the need for systematically diversifying from the monolithic petroleum resources. Special Adviser on Education to Lagos state governor, Mr. Obafela Bank-Olemoh, commended LASU Centre for General Nigerian Studies for organising such a lecture saying it will provide a platform for town and gown interaction “Nigeria is at a cross road where we need to address the issues that separate us. No one is genuinely interested in the disintegration of Nigeria some of the activities are criminal in nature and must be treated as such, we have over 300 ethnic groups and diverse religious beliefs, we must do everything possible to protect our unity and draw strength from our cultural diversity,” he said.

ter celebration, the deputy governor of Abia state, Hon. Ude Oko Chukwu and his wife, Vivian Ude Oko Chukwu last Saturday, paid off hospital bills of patients trapped at the Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia over their inability to settle their bills. The Chief Medical Director in Charge, Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia Abali Chukwu could not disclose the amount or number of patients involved but stated “They made a handsome donation to enable the discharge of some of these patients”. The Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia Chukwu said runs a policy of “Treat All on Emergency Attendance” expressing his belief that “it is noble to do so rather than allow any die needlessly, better alive owing than dead”. The outcome of this policy obviously in a recessive times like this, he said, has been, an increase in the number of patients that are unable to pay even after treatment and recovery, promising that FMC, Umuahia would continue to welcome such gestures and corporate acts of mercy, stating “We have this year alone waived over N5million worth of bills”. “We currently have 21 patients of such status totaling N5.4 million ($14,000) . We also have 3 abandoned homeless, disabled and motherless children that the hospital have had to sustain for years having been rejected by their relations”, the CMD disclosed.

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el-Rufai, Dogara: Dismantling the culture of ruling elite’s silence Sufuyan Ojeifo He never planned for public office. It was, perhaps, at the point of digging in his feet in the world of business that he was, on the recommendation of former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, accidentally brought into government. Malam Nasir el-Rufai wrote an autobiography titled: “The Accidental Public Servant”, which is a fitting description of his public service voyage. Had he not ventured into the political power game, his essential character might have been, forever, hidden from public appreciation. I am sure that his benefactor, Atiku Abubakar, did not quite know the capacity of el-Rufai for “positive mischief” when he got him appointed into office as director general of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE). Having settled into office, he was restlessly looking for an opportunity to unravel and define his eon. el-Rufai’s allegation that some senators demanded N50-millionbribe from him to secure confirmation as minister in 2003 marked the beginning of his manifestation as a rebel in government. All gloves were off. He took some rash decisions and actions that were well considered while in office many of which he is said to have explained in his book. Going by media reports, the narratives ruffled feathers, most especially Atiku Abubakar’s. He also gave former President Olusegun Obasanjo some side swipes. Perhaps, el-Rufai should have maintained a dignifying silence rather than break what, in the Mafia world, is Omerta. el-Rufai cuts the picture of a glib public servant. He is temperamentally unsuited for elite conspiracy of silence. Restless and always daring to toe the solitary path of dissonance in government, he becomes a curious avant-garde in a setting where such disposition is an anathema. He relishes controversies. He courts it, as a matter of fact. Such bravado is the stuff that this unapologetic non-conformist is made of. There is a popular saying that short people are troublesome. el-Rufai is not only short but also diminutive. Please permit this scant reference to his physiology. This is an unintended argumentum ad-hominem. So what he lacks in stature, he makes up for with his audaciousness. He speaks truth to power like someone who is ready to commit suicide. I have not read his book to appreciate the extent he has gone to pull the trigger on issues he was privileged to take decisions in his capacities as director general of the BPE and minister of the FCT. The one action he took that is still rankling Nigerians in Abuja was the infamous massive demolition of houses in his bid to restore the capital city to its original master plan. el-Rufai’s popularity did not get him into Kaduna Government House in 2015. He profited from the political correctness of the APC that he belong to, which benefitted so much from the cult-like following the party’s presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari, enjoyed in the Northern part of the country. Otherwise, he could not have defeated the incumbent governor. In the saddle, the stormy petrel of APC has directly and indirectly stoked so many crises in the state. Southern Kaduna is

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devastated through the failure of his leadership. Fulani herdsmen have, with impunity, maimed and killed indigenes of Southern Kaduna who are mostly Christians over cattle grazing issues. The Shiite Muslim group has also been battered and he is one of those to whom finger of guilt is being pointed for failing to protect the constitutional citizenship and religious worship by members of the group. His running battle with Senator Shehu Sani has, at best, been ludicrous. Having failed to match Sani’s superior arguments about his leadership failure and incompetence, el-Rufai resorted to instigating the suspension of the senator from the APC. But the senator remains very popular among his constituents. Interestingly, elRufai has refused to take up Sani’s gauntlet to declare his assets publicly after the senator made his assets declaration public. Although, his memo to Buhari was a case of a positive mischief maker being beaten to his game, the real intention underpinning the memo that was secretly sent to the President was self-serving: to become a darling and the Khalifa to the number one citizen. But the gambit has turned awry, boomeranging right in his political face. I learnt that el-Rufai met with the President and expressed his concerns that the government needed to up its ante in different areas. The President was said to have asked him to reduce his positions to a memo since he might not remember all that he had said. He did and gave the memo to the President, who was said to have handed it to his chief of staff to go through and reduce it to an executive summary for him. The chief of staff, whose name, purportedly featured negatively in the memo, was said to have, out of anger, leaked it to the press in order to paint el-Rufai as an ambitious politician, jostling to succeed Buhari as president in 2019. Those who are not el-Rufai’s fans are not sympathetic to him. For all they care, the fox has been beaten to his game. That matter was still lingering when he chose to open up another battle flank. He

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took on the National Assembly on the issues of its opaque budget and non-cooperation with the executive arm in the fight against graft. Dateline was Kaduna, at the closing of the recent National Assembly management retreat. el-Rufai was at his “mischief” best, openly slamming the Legislature, pontificating like the Pope and trying to occupy a moral high ground. The good thing, however, was that he got an instant riposte from the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, who was the highestranked presiding officer at the event. Dogara’s counter punches have resulted in a series of official actions on both sides, to wit: publication of their respective monthly salary/pay slips, details of which have reinforced the belief all this while that these public officers have a myriad of

el-Rufai’s nuisance value must be appreciated for triggering off this kind of conversation in a system where management of public finance has been shrouded in secrecy. Transparency, openness, accountability and probity are anathema. And, these are the key elements of democracy and good governance. These are the demands el-Rufai was placing on the federal legislature. The message was, no doubt, very good. However, the messenger was problematic.

ways of taking care of themselves with our commonwealth. Who is deceived that el-Rufai’s salary of about N470, 000 or Dogara’s net pay of about N267, 000 per month underpins their livelihoods? But el-Rufai’s nuisance value must be appreciated for triggering off this kind of conversation in a system where management of public finance has been shrouded in secrecy. Transparency, openness, accountability and probity are anathema. And, these are the key elements of democracy and good governance. These are the demands el-Rufai was placing on the federal legislature. The message was, no doubt, very good. However, the messenger was problematic. Dogara only needed to tap state governors, including el-Rufai, on their salaries, security votes and management of the local government joint account, which the governors have hijacked and dubiously managed without recourse to local government chairmen. In many states, local government elections have not been held. Governors have only emplaced caretaker committees who are their prefects to do their biddings. Whatever el-Rufai publishes as security votes and management of local government joint account should be subjected to thorough scrutiny and verification in order to find justification and explication within the ambit of propriety. Other governors should follow suit. The same thing should happen to National Assembly budget. Nigerians have the right to know how their commonwealth and taxes are spent. It is in this context that I consider elRufai’s characteristic outbursts, no matter how irritating they could sometimes be, healthy for public administration. He has excited the polity. The conspiracy of silence by the ruling elite is collapsing like a pack of cards. The conversation should continue at a faster pace, without restraints. Kudos to el-Rufai and Dogara.

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In two years, Lagos passed 14 bills into law -says Kazeem In the past two years, the Lagos State Ministry of Justice has maintained the tradition of keeping the State at the vanguard of good governance, rule of Law and constitutionalism. According to him, it goes without saying that the task of upholding the rule of law in a highly populated, multicultural and multireligious city like Lagos is no mean feat. We however have His Excellency to thank for his consistent and unwavering support, exemplary leadership and zeal to ensure that the maintenance of Law and Order remains a focal point in Lagos State. Regarding the strides achieved in the period under review, he was unequivocal in his response. During the period under review, he said 14 Bills were passed into law while 12 are currently undergoing drafting process. The following are some of the Laws and Regulations that the Ministry was actively involved in bringing into effect and major policy thrusts of the state, which the governor has assented to. The first being the Lagos State Environmental Protection and Management Law, 2017. Also, the Lagos State Sports Trust Fund Law, 2017. Other laws are: the Lagos State Sports Commission, 2017, Lagos State Kidnapping Prohibition Law, 2017, Hotel Occupancy Regulations, 2017, Lagos State Employment Trust Fund Law, 2016 and the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (Amendment) Law, 2016. We must not forget the Local Government Election Tribunal (Amendment) Law, 2016, the Local Government Administration (Amendment) Law, 2016, Lagos State Neighborhood Safety Corps Law, 2016 and the Lagos State Properties Protection Law, 2016 and the Stamp Duties (Recovery and Collections) Regulations, 2016. “In addition to the laws assented to, His Excellency approved the Stamp Duties (Recovery and Collections) Regulations, 2016 pursuant to the powers conferred on him by the provisions of the Stamp Duty Act,” he said. On Law reforms in the State, Adeniji had said, “in 2016, the Lagos State House of Assembly approved the Yoruba translation of Laws of Lagos State. The Law Reform Commission has commenced the process of achieving this milestone which is the first indigenous initiative in our country.” The Tenancy Law is presently being reviewed by the Law Reform Commission. Questionnaires have been distributed to all stakeholders (Judges, Magistrates, Legal Practitioners, Landlords, Tenants, Estate Surveyors etc.) for their various opinions and a stakeholder’s meeting will be convened prior to the drafting of a revised Bill for Exco approval before passage into Law by the House of Assembly. “In line with our drive to promote information technology in the state,” he said, “the Laws of Lagos State, 2015 were uploaded online last year. The online platform provides worldwide accessibility to the laws and all laws subsequently passed by the House of Assembly. Members of the public can visit the site at www.laws.lagosstate.gov.ng to access and electronically purchase the Laws of Lagos State.” Kazeem also highlighted efforts by his ministry regarding law enforcement in the state. The Institute organised trainings and workshops for Law Enforcement agencies in the State and has in the period under review, organised trainings for 3,550 Officers of LASTMA, KAI and VIS; conducted Enforcement

The Attorney General of Lagos State and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Adeniji Kazeem, has been speaking on the achievements of his ministry, the Ministry of Justice in the last two years of the administration of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode. In this report, BENJAMIN OMOIKE captures the highlights of his assessment.

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and Safety workshop for 39 LAGBUS Enforcement Officers and conducted Physical Agility Screening Exercise for 4,345 Neighbourhood Safety Corps Officers. In addition, the residential basic induction training programme for 5,700 Neighbourhood Safety Corps Officers is ongoing at Iyana Ipaja Youth Hostel. The case of the DNA Forensic Centre has been a topical issue in public discourse. To this, Kazeem had this to say. The Lagos State government in preparation for the establishment of the DNA Forensic Centre held a symposium spearheaded by this Ministry on November 15, 2016. The center will be world class and the first by any government in Nigeria. It will be geared towards enabling proper investigation, prosecution of crimes, adjudication and the administration of justice in the state. Land grabbing is still cause for concern in

Lagos State, but the Attorney General says; “the governor of Lagos State, is resolute in his resolve to use all legal means to curb the nefarious activities of Land Grabbers who, with their collaborators in high and official places have continuously enforced a reign of terror on the people of the state. “To this end, His Excellency recently approved the commissioning of the permanent office of the task force to further enhance its operations and bring succour to the people of Lagos State. Since its inauguration in September 2016, the Task Force has received 1,237 petitions with about 250 resolved through various means including physical enforcement, mediation and conciliation.” A major challenge motorists in Lagos have had to contend with in recent times is the presence of the Special Offences (Mobile) Court. What is the Commissioner’s take? “In line with the mandate of the Lagos

With the establishment of the Citizens Rights Unit, the Ministry of Justice has treated a total number of 3,663 cases in the period under review. This figure encompasses cases treated at the Taskforce Unit, Human Rights Violation and such other matters; Consumer Rights Protection Unit, Monetary Claims, One Stop Child Justice Centre (OSCJC), Public Interest Defence Team, Prison Watch Team that affected the integrity and dignity of persons resident in Lagos State.

State government, the Mobile Court has been able to successfully reduce street trading, traffic congestion and unethical/ anti-social conducts on the roads as well as environmental nuisances thereby improving the socio-economic well-being of the residents of Lagos State. “Within the period under review, a total number of 4, 426 offenders have so far been arraigned before the Mobile Court whilst series of enlightenment campaigns have been carried to make residents aware of the need to obey traffic rules and keep the environment safe and secure. “The Lagos State government recently commenced the process of building up data on criminal suspects to aid in gathering important intelligence that would eventually assist in tracing defendants and providing accurate bio-data to the courts during prosecution of criminal cases. “Over 750,000 criminal suspect forms were recently handed over to the Lagos State Police Command. This was aimed at bringing about ease of justice delivery and aid in quick record keeping of criminals in the state.” The absence of a comprehensive crime data registry has been identified as bane of curbing crime in the state. He says: “With our strong determination to combat crime in the state and the fast development of technology; through the participation of the Lagos State Judiciary, Ministry of Justice, the Lagos Police Command and the Nigerian Prison Services; we have enhanced the process of registering the electronic information of suspects and offenders. “As a result, details of convicted offenders are registered to help successfully combat crime rate in the state.” Citizens’ rights or the abuse of it has been in the front burner. The Commissioner posits thus: “With the establishment of the Citizens Rights Unit, the Ministry of Justice has treated a total number of 3,663 cases in the period under review. This figure encompasses cases treated at the Taskforce Unit, Human Rights Violation and such other matters; Consumer Rights Protection Unit, Monetary Claims, One Stop Child Justice Centre (OSCJC), Public Interest Defence Team, Prison Watch Team that affected the integrity and dignity of persons resident in Lagos State. “During the period under review, a total of 278 complaints were received by this Unit. 196 cases were successfully resolved and 82 complaints have been referred to the appropriate ministry, parastatal or agency concerned for further action. “In addition, the sum of N27,014,635.69 was collected on behalf of complainants by the Directorate for the maintenance/up keep of children who were neglected by their fathers.” Regarding major judgments recorded and which involved the Lagos State government in the last two years, the Commissioner said there were some in particular which caught the eye. “I must say the case involving the Attorney General, Lagos State & ORS VS Zanen Ver-

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Lagos LG polls: Over 1,000 aspirants jostle for PDP tickets Iniobong Iwok

The chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, Hon Moshood Salvador has disclosed that over 1,000 candidates are jostling for the chairmanship and councillorship ticket of the party in the forthcoming local government election in the state slated for July 22, 2017. Salvador stated this in a meeting to brief the candidates and other party officials on the guidelines of the election released by the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) after the recent

stakeholders meeting. Salvador, a former member of the House of the Representatives, noted that the large number of candidates was an indication that the party was still popular and command wide acceptance among Lagosians, amidst insinuations that the PDP is factionalised in the state. He said: “Our candidates are well over 1,000, it shows that they know what they are doing and we are still accepted and popular in Lagos State. It is important for everybody that loves their candidates to give them guardian; we cannot all be expert in everything we are all from different

From left: Chairmanship aspirant in the forth coming Lagos State council election in Agege Local Government Area, Alh. Abdulganiyu Egunjobi, Sole Administrator of Agege LGA, Gbenga Abiola and Sarkin Hausawan Agege, HRH (Alh.) Musa Dogon Kadai during the anniversary celebration

Continued from Page 10 sten and Company Nigeria Ltd. is a notable “On 23 June 2016, the Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos State reversed the decision of the Federal High Court of Lagos which in 2006 awarded the sum of $5,707, 297.90 (N1,598,043,160) against the Lagos State government. “Another one is the one involving the Attorney General of the Federation VS the Attorney General of Lagos State (On Land Regularisation). “In this case, the defendants brought a Notice of Preliminary objection on whether the Supreme Court has original jurisdiction to entertain cases between the Federal Government and the State Government on land matters having divested its interest in the said subject matter especially at No 10, Gerrard Road, Ikoyi, Lagos State and if they have locus standi to institute this action. “The Supreme Court held that the Federal Government cannot invoke the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court as it is not a matter between a Federal and State Government, but between the State Government and Federal Government allottees who are individuals, hence all matters should be prosecuted and litigated upon at the High Court of the state. “Let me also add that we are in collaboration with the European Union under agreement with the Federal Government of Nigeria

profession. I call them to let them know how to get their tax and other papers and the regulation and clearance, that would affect their political activities. “I don’t know if people are buying form from anybody, I have not seen anybody, people need to be careful you cannot collect money or buy form outside PDP secretariat,” Salvador said. He denied the existence of any other faction of PDP in the state, noting that he was the only duly elected chairman of the party in Lagos State, elected in a congress which was attended and recognised by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and other security agencies. On the credibility of the election, the chairman express optimism that in spite of the insistence of LASIEC not to use Permanent Voters Card (PVC) in the conduct of the election, there were assurances from the election umpire that the election would be free and fair. “You have heard from the LASIEC chairman on the TV, that he would clarify with INEC on the authentic PDP chairman in Lagos; We did congress here and INEC was here, electing of chairman is done through congress; and not a letter from somebody that you are the chairman of Lagos PDP. They don’t have record with INEC and I don’t need to bother myself with that. “The chances of the party is bright in the election, the LASIEC chairman keep telling us that she has a name to protect, and I would expose them if there is malpractices” Salvador added.

11 Politics Lagos LG Poll: Arewa community in Agege endorse chairmanship aspirant Patrick Okohue

The chairmanship ambition of the Secretary of All Progressive Congress in Agege Local Government Area of Lagos State, Alhaji Abdulganiyu Kola Egunjobi got a boost at the weekend as the Arewa Community declared their support for his candidature in the forthcoming local governments election. The Arewa community made this known at the 10th year anniversary of Sarkin Hausawan Agege, HRH (Alh.) Musa Dogon Kadai. Alhaji Sabiu Naallah, Chairman, Agege branch of Kwankwasiyya group, loyalists of the former governor of Kano State, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwakwanso, who spoke on behalf of the Arewa Community at Sarkin Agege’s anniversary celebration said, “Today is a great day, the reason being that we are officially declaring and adopting one of us, who lives among us, Alhaji Abdulganiyu Egunjobi for Agege chairmanship race. We have high hope that you will emerge as APC’s flag-bearer and come July 22, 2017, we will vote en masse for you “And to demonstrate that our support for Egunjobi is unequivocal we recently donated to him a campaign office. I am congratulating him in advance as the next chairman of Agege Local Government. I will rest my case here because we are waiting for the celebration day, come July 22.” Similarly, the President of Agege Arewa Youth Forum, an association of young men and women of Northern extraction, Mallam Adamu Ali said, “Alhaji Egunjobi is one of us, a trueborn son of Agege, one that speaks Hausa and Yoruba fluently. He grew up among us and we can identify with him. He is the best candidate in this circumstance to be the chairman of Agege Local Government, and we believe we should give him our open support.” The aspirant, who was in attendance at the anniversary of the Hausa monarch during which he was endorsed, expressed his gratitude for the supports being given to him by the Arewa Community, adding that he will deliver on his campaign promises if he is elected.

In two years, Lagos passed 14 bills into law to fund a project: Support to the Justice Sector in Nigeria 2013 – 2017. The project is jointly implemented by UNICEF and UNODC. UNICEF is implementing the child justice aspects of the project and they have shown interest in collaboration with this Directorate in furtherance of their goals.” On civil litigation? Kazeem said, the Directorate of Civil Litigation is responsible for instituting and defending Civil actions involving the state government, its Ministries, Departments and Agencies. He added that the Directorate also adopts proactive case management techniques in its efforts to minimise the state government’s liability exposure by working with the Directorate of Advisory Services to eliminate those factors before they result in claims or law suits. During the period under review, the Directorate has defended several matters in the State High Court, Federal High Court, Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court with a total number of 736 cases transferred from MDAs, 232 new cases and over 24 judgements obtained. On the efficacy of the Office of the Public Defender (OPD), Kazeem believes they have

been very effective. “Let me say, this Agency is charged with the responsibility of providing legal aid services to indigent members of the public. The policy thrust of OPD includes the enforcement of legal rights of citizens and paying attention to the socio-economic rights of the poor and vulnerable in the society. “During the period under review, OPD handled 4,149 petitions and 5,400 cases which cut across labour, civil, criminal, coroner’s inquests and fundamental rights at various courts, on behalf of indigent residents of Lagos at no cost. In addition, OPD embarked on 35 Rescue Missions and through its intervention, ensured that 30 children were put in custodial care. “The office in conjunction with UNICEF provided free legal services to children in various detention centres. This project lasted for three months and at the end, OPD represented 153 children with more than 100 released from custody through its intervention. “OPD also facilitated the collection of N9, 465,826.75 as compensation on behalf of complainants within the last one year.” One major challenge facing Lagos is the issue of domestic violence. What is his take on this?

“The Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Team (DSVRT), as a team, has obtained judgments in defilement matters, ranging from seven years, 10 years and 15 years imprisonment, respectively. “In addition, Engagement and Sensitisation campaigns for Army Personnel on Domestic Violence, Child Abuse and Rape were carried out. While NURTW Officials were conscripted as Ambassadors in the fight against Sexual and Gender based Violence. “During the period under review, the team has handled 920 cases bordering on Domestic Violence, Child Abuse and Sexual Violence. The Team has also assisted 20 survivors of defilement with sponsorship for their education, provided professional Psycho Social Therapy for 20 Rape and 60 Domestic Violence Survivors respectively as well as 30 survivors of Intimate Partner Violence.” On prison visits, he says, this Ministry paid a working visit to Ikoyi and Kirikiri Medium Security Prison earlier this month to get a first-hand evaluation of the living conditions of the Awaiting Trial Inmates with a view to making appropriate recommendations to decongest the Prisons through Rapid Prosecution and Amnesty Considerations.

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was an excitement among passengers and airport users as the six weeks long repair of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, officially came to an end on Tuesday ahead the deadline of Wednesday (today). It is also instructive to note that A 350 Airbus Ethiopian airline eventually hit the runway at about 12.07 pm to be precise on Tuesday. The Minister of State, Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, who was on

ground to officially reopen the airport ahead the deadline, stated that Federal Government’s effort has actually yielded huge result as the industry should be adding value to Nigerian stressed economy. Sirika, while addressing newsman on Tuesday in Abuja, said he decided to reopen the airport on Tuesday since the runway rehabilitation had been completed on schedule. He added that even though the reopening date was supposed to be Wednesday (today), it was not

bad to reopen a day earlier. The minister commended Nigerians and air travelers for their resilience during the six weeks closure of the airport. According to him, “April 19 was the due date for us to conclude and open the airport based on our programme of work but that not to say, we cannot open earlier. “We are able to deliver the project earlier than anticipated, so we can open it. It is natural that we open it a day earlier. “Here we are today, we set out to achieve that target and we

achieved it. “We thank Allah for his guidance and we are happy and thank His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari for his support and resilience. This Government has defeated all negative comments as regards the procedure. “I also wish to thank all my colleagues who did it all and the media and the Nigerian people for standing by us,” he said. Some of the passenger at the arrival lounge of the international airport, heaved sigh of relief, stating that the reopening of Abuja route as promised will end

three weeks-long suffering of passengers. Mr. Ibrahim Diko on arrival, with the A. 350 air bus, said “that a return to Abuja is a confirmation that the Government has fulfilled its promises and on safeguarding the lives of passengers”. Also commending the efforts of Government on beating deadline, Mr. Ojiekwe, who was also returning from Ethiopia, commended the smooth nature of the runway. Mr. Ibrahim Safia also expressed satisfaction over the smooth landing unlike what it used to be in the past.

Lagos to execute Rev. King, others

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ÏÏÏ Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Lagos State, Mr. Kazeem Adeniji, on Tuesday, said the state government is moving towards the direction of executing inmates on death row in prisons in the state, including the General-Overseer of the Christian Praying Assembly, Chukwuemeka Ezeugo, a.k.a Rev. King. Adeniji stated this at a Ministerial briefing in Alausa, Ikeja, to mark the second year in office of Governor Akinwumi Ambode. Kazeem said he visited prisons in the state recently on the instruction of the governor, adding that prison officials drew his attention to the highhandedness of those on death row as they felt that they had certain rights which excluded them from being executed. He said the prison officials complained bitterly about this situation and wanted the government to take action to remedy the situation. “Very soon, you will see the action of this government on that issue. We are reviewing the case of Rev. King and others on death row,” he said. Kazeem, who said previous administrations had not deemed it fit to sign the execution of convicts on death row, vowed that the Ambode administration was moving towards signing the execution document to execute those on death row. “Lots of people are on death row, Rev. King is not the only one on death row, and it was on the instruction of Governor Ambode that I visited the prisons recently and I discussed the issue with the Continued on page 7

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Rescuing remaining Chibok girls may take years -Defence minister ÏÏÏ Minister of

Defence, Brig.Gen. Mansur Dan Ali (rtd), says it may take years to find the remaining kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls. The girls numbering about 276 were abducted by Boko Haram insurgents on April 14, 2014 from Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok in Borno State. While 57 of them managed to escape, three were found, and 21 released after the sect struck a deal with the Federal Government, leaving a total of 195 still missing. Speaking with the Hausa service of Voice of America (VOA), Dan Ali said the army had continued its search of the girls in the vast Sambisa forest. “It took the US up to seven, eight, up to 10 years before they could get to Bin Laden. We are continuing our campaigning in the Sambisa forest in all its nooks

and corners,” he said. Also speaking to VOA, Nuru Khalid, a Sheikh and member of the influential Inter-faith group, said the country could not afford to allow the Boko Haram insurgents win the war. “We can never allow the terrorists to win the war. If they got [away] free with those girls, then they have relatively won the war,” Khalid said.

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Nigeria economy now out of recession, growing strongly-World Economics Mathew Dadiya, Abuja

ÏÏÏ Reports from World Economics says that Nigeria has moved out of recession and the economy is growing strongly. World Economics is an organisation dedicated to producing financial analysis, insight and data relating to questions of key importance to the world economy. In a message published on Tuesday on its website, the organisation believed that things were turning around in Nigeria. The Nigerian economy went fully into recession at the second quarter of 2015 as President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration took over power. According to the reports, April’s Sales Managers’ Index (SMI) data suggests that the Nigerian economy is continuing to grow out of the recession which saw 10 months of consecutive contraction in 2016.

It said that the Market Growth Index grew to 58.5 in April as the monthly Sales Growth Index ticked up to 56.7, its highest value since 2015 and representative of rapid growth. “Price inflation for April, which is tracked by the Prices Charged Index, remained high at 58.7 - indicative of high levels of inflation, however a slowing trend has developed for the past 9 months.” “Panelists have explained that although conditions remain difficult for businesses, they are adapting to the challenges and the recent changes to the Naira’s FX rate are aiding sales transactions.” “Overall, conditions in Nigeria have improved further over the past month and managers are expressing renewed optimism that the economy will continue to grow and regain strength after the recession,” the economics experts noted.

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Editorial Harrowing plight of Nigeria’s pensioners

he plight of Nigeria’s pensioners has continued to elicit commentaries from the broad spectrum of the public. No day passes without heart-rending news of these citizens undergoing numerous indignities in the quest to collect their monthly entitlements. Such trauma, which these senior citizens go through at the hands of public servants, whose duty is to ameliorate their plight is enough to rouse public indignation. Daily, the various media show old and frail- looking pensioners queueing for hours and even days under scorching heat, begging to be paid their stipends. Definitely, we condemn in very strong terms, such belittling treatment of the country’s senior citizens. It bears repeating that a country’s level of development is a function of how it treats its retirees. The plight of pensioners should be a major cause of concern for any well-organised society. Unfortunately, from having to endure a less than conducive work environment in their productive days, to waiting for unending months on the government to pay their gratuities; the poor pensioners are left with little or no hope when it comes to the prompt receipt of their monthly pensions. Sadly, according to reports, the backlogs of these paltry sums now run into months and perhaps years without any sense of urgency on the part of those responsible for the payments. When the Pension Reform Act came into force in 2004, it was hailed by all and sundry as lofty and commendable, with the aim

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of making all those who worked in the public or private sector receive their entitlements in timely manner. It was a reform designed to act as succour to retirees and bring sanity in the pension system. Incidentally, intention of the reform is yet to be become a reality. We are calling on the authorities to give priority to the welfare of these senior citizens who had dedicated their prime days to the service of the country. Question, is why would the paltry entitlements of these senior citizens be delayed for months and sometimes years. It should be noted that many of the retirees are too old to seek alternative means of livelihood and so the trauma they are subjected to before getting their entitlements is uncalled for. Unwittingly, such treatment is reason that some corrupt civil servants engage in primitive acquisition of wealth while in active service so that by the time they retire, would not have to go through the pain of waiting for years for their pensions to be paid. A country that deems it fit to award munificent financial gratuities and even build fairy tale mansions for former presidents, governors and military heads of state, even when their tenures brought massive corruption, nepotism, and cronyism; should also be expected to be serious in providing a permanent remedy to the suffering of its retirees, many of who are still responsible for the upkeep of their children. It is pertinent to note that today’s retirees were yesterday’s workers who tirelessly worked hard to build the country to the point where the current working population could take over.

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STATEMENTS BY THOSE WHO MATTER

Nelson Mandela

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Nnamdi Azikiwe

“The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.”

“Behind the ugly terrible mask of misfortune lies the beautiful soothing countenance of prosperity. So, tear the mask!

“There is plenty of room at the top because very few people care to travel beyond the average route”.

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Customs distributes over 136,000 bags of seized rice to IDPs–Offical Moses Oyediran, Enugu

ÏÏÏ The Institute of African Studies, University of Nigeria, has stated that it is determined to appease the spirit of Prof. Chinua Achebe by giving him a befitting burial that was denied him four years ago. The director of of the institute, Prof Emeka Nwabueze, disclosed this in Nsukka while briefing newsmen on the activities lined up for the commemoration of life and creativity of Achebe as a literary colossus. He said Achebe deserves to be accorded befitting respects worthy of his class. “Achebe was not accorded befitting burial as a world class author and one who used his literally works to promote African tradition and culture. “As Igbo people who believe in four days of “Orie, Afor, Nkwo and Eke,” we felt that the right thing to do is to

give this natural Igbo phenomenon four years before celebrating him, we are in the “Eke” of Chinua Achebe’s death and we are determined to correct the short-comings during the burial”, he said. He said why the institute intends to organize a night of Ogbazuruobodo where they will talk to the spirit of Achebe. “We will talk to the spirit of Achebe on the night of the Ogbazuruobodo and tell him our reason of doing this was to appease him as well as correct the ills of the past 4years before opening his office located on the second floor of the Hansbery Building which houses the institute. “It was in this office that this great writer hibernated, ruminated, poured his ideas on papers, took snacks, received visitors and generated his official correspondence. “As a research fellow of the insti-

tute he contributed to the growth and success of the institute”, he said. He explained that some of the activities lined up by the Institute to celebrate Achebe include wake keep in which masquerades that play important roles in Achebe’s novel are expected to feature prominently. Also, he said there would be an international conference, stage adaptation of Achebe’s Arrow of God entitled When the Arrow rebounds that would be filmed and staged by Publikonnect organization. According to the director, Alhaji Balarabe Musa and Maj. Gen. Ike Nwachukwu will co-chair the occasion while other personalities expected to grace the commemoration include Governors Willy Obiano of Anambra State, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and Abdulahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State.

ÏÏÏ The Nigeria Customs Service

(NCS), has distributed 136,476 bags of rice to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps across the country in the last one year. NCS Public Relations Officer, Mr. Joseph Attah, who stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja, said this was in line with the Presidential directive on seized perishable items. Attah said that the reinstatement of the ban on rice importation through the land borders few months after lifting it in 2016 was to stem the tide of rice smuggling. Cue-in audio “I can assure you that our antismuggling strategy is yielding positive dividends in the last three months, we made a total seizure of 136,506 50kg bags of rice. “The last one year, we made a

seizure of 205,825 bags with a duty paid value of more than N1billion; that is just rice alone. “To build another layer of policing, we have what we call the compliance team that in the last three months alone, made a total of 921 seizures with a DPV (that is Duty Paid Value) of more than N1 billion. ‘’Most of these seizures are rice and vehicles. Cue-out audio The NCS spokesman said that customs in its relentless war against rice smugglers had record successes and paid great prices through the loss of its officers. NAN recalls that the distribution of relief materials by the NCS to the IDPs across the country was in compliance with the presidential directive to distribute seized perishable items to IDPs in the Northeast.

Taraba gov tasks NULGE on failure of local govt system in Nigeria Okerafor Athanatius, Jalingo

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L-R: Chairman Finance committee, Otunba Gbenga Odusanya; Captain, IBB International Golf and Country Club, Chief Okey Igwe and Chairman Media committee, Dr. Lambert Agugua, at the press conference on the 2017 Captain’s Cup Tournament at the IBB Golf and Country Club, Abuja… on Monday.

Taraba state governor, Mr. Darius Dickson Ishaku, has said that participation of people in political activities at the grass root level can only increase when the local government administration is functional and vibrant. The governor spoke at the Government House, Jalingo, the state capital when officials of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) led by the national president paid him a courtesy visit. Ishaku, however, challenged the union to unravel the circumstances responsible for the retrogression and failure of local government system in the Country with a view to reposition-

Stakeholders task govt on ownership of health sector ÏÏÏ Stakeholders in the health sector

have urged all tiers of government to take ownership of the sector to ensure Nigerians enjoy value for their money. The stakeholders also want Nigerians to have access to affordable, quality and efficient healthcare delivery services. A member of the implementation committee of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) Strategic Plan 2017-2022, Dr. Ben Anyene, said this at the presentation of the plan on Tuesday in Abuja. The plan has ‘From words to action: NMA Walking the talk’ as its theme with partners. Anyene, who is also the Chairman Health System Consult, noted that taking ownership of the health sector entails government at all levels financing all aspects of the health system rather than relying on donor agencies. Anyene described the nation’s

health system as a shame due to the idea of sourcing its finance from the international community. According to him, the failure of the government necessitated this strategic plan, noting that its implementation will go a long way in addressing the challenges currently bedeviling the sector. “A healthcare delivery that is been financed by the international community is not owned by the government. For example immunisation, if you take international finance from immunisation it will definitely collapsed, we do not want it that way anymore. “We hope that at the end the country will be happier because all the actions and programmes and interventions that will come out from this will work toward integrity of the system, accountability, sustainability of the system and ownership of the system by all of us,’’ Anyene said.

He advised the government against viewing this plan as a coup by the NMA against health ministries but rather collaborative efforts to rid the nation out of its present shame, among others. According to him, there will not have been this plan if all is well in the sector. “Those who are supposed to own the sector failed hence this partnership and we all are stakeholders in the sector; we consume health, produce health and nobody would want to consume something that is toxic because it will kill you. “Doctors by their training and skills have the skills and competencies to transform the system but due to Nigerian factors they were unable. “With this plan they are willing and ready to apply those competencies in helping the nation’s health challenges together with other stakeholders,’’ Anyene said.

Similarly, Mr Muhammed Usman, Deputy Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Health Services, decried the poor state of the health sector. Usman expressed displeasure over the failure of the government to implement the National Health Act years after such declaration. However, he assured the NMA and other partners of the of legislative support at ensuring the success of the plan as well as supporting every act geared toward repositioning the sector to the betterment of all Nigerians. On his part, Dr Chizoba Wonodi, National Convener for Women Advocate for Vaccines Access (WAVA), lauded the effort of NMA in taking the lead in ensuring quality healthcare delivery. Wonodi however urged the general public to take doctors as partners rather than having negative notion against them.

ing same for high productivity and efficiency. According to the governor, he is on the same page with the officials of the NULGE especially in their advocacy for good governance at the grass roots hence an effective Local Government Service Commission in the State. He explained that his administration was committed to the payment of workers’ salaries considering the fact that most civil servants have dependents and without other sources of income. Ishaku appealed to local government staff who are genuinely employed to reason with his administration, stressing that the third phase of screening the local government staff in the state by security operatives is now yielding huge results. The Governor pointed out that those previous screening exercises of the staff in the past could not stand the test of time because fictitious names were included on the pay rolls of the local councils which gave rise to either delay or non-payment of some genuine staff. Ishaku said since his assumption of duties as Governor in Taraba State, salaries of local government staff had skyrocketed astronomically despite transfers, retirements and deaths. Earlier, NULGE National President, Ibrahim Khaleel, said they were in the state on an advocacy campaign for local government autonomy and to identify with the Governor who, according to him, is a critical stakeholder. Khaleel observed with dismay the absence of an effective leadership at the Local Government level and attributed the trend to the wide spread of corruption, insecurity, poor health care delivery system among others. He commended Governor Ishaku for conducting a successful local government election in the state and for his recent victory at the Supreme Court.

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Gombe International Conference Centre in perspective

Junaidu Usman Abubakar

s one of the major partakers in the Dankwambo-led administration in Gombe State, saddled with the administration’s information management, one is compelled by the salient lessons of history to lend a voice to the innuendoes going round in the state by Governor Dankwambo’s morbid haters who has nothing to offer but plunge the state into unnecessary bickerings and political chaos; politicians consumed with personal ambition with all their intemperance and illogicality, mostly without any modicum of character or self-dignity. In a state like Gombe, with superfluous cerebral minds and people of integrity, only a few, if any, could have imagined the existence of such reactionary elements within the society, and directed at none other than Dr. Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo, an astute and exemplary accountant whose integrity and exceptional performance as Gombe State executive governor transcends the state’s boundary, acclaimed nationwide for his prudence in the management of the state resources. At an auspicious time in the nation’s political history and recession period, when almost all the states in the federation have been bedeviled with the lingering issue of non-salary payment in spite of the Federal Government’s intervention to control the alarming situation, the Dankwambo-led administration stands tall among its equals as one state Governor with the magic wand whose strict rules and abhorrence to issues of financial mismanagement is desirous of note by the Buhari-led

Federal Government. Governor Dankwambo through his concern for the downtrodden and the talakawas in Gombe State have made the people realize that their condition can be remedied if they move in certain political directions that could help transform government policies and programmes. His tenacious optimism in the emancipation of Gombe indicates that he has not miffed in his belief that the best is yet to be, reforming and channeling all his affection towards Gombe, his childhood place of birth; his symbol of the Nigerian motherland. While some governors perceive their political office as a call to serve their states, others perceive power as an avenue for wealth accumulation. In contemporary political philosophy, politics is a subject which has the distinction of intimate interaction between the government and its citizens, with an even greater need for inspired leadership and dynamism in a state where the basic needs of life such as education, rural and urban regional planning, revolutionary development in agricultural inputs has hitherto been denied. The concern therefore as the curtain begins to fall on Governor Dankwambo’s tenure in the state, one is tempted by the call to service to emphasize the need for the cohesiveness in governance; the operational conceptualization of key programmes and projects of the Dankwambo-led administration as one of the key determinants to ensure the consolidation of the state’s socio-economic and industrial development. Successive govern ments in Gombe have to show more commitment and imbibe the essential continuity element to consolidate the gains of the Dankwambo-led administration especially on matters of so-

cio-economic growth and industrial development. As we set the stage therefore in the periscope of Governor Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo’s major interventions, landmark reforms and capital projects in the state, which are legion, our focus is on the construction of the multi-billion Naira Gombe International Conference Centre provided with the latest Information Communication Technology, ICT. A casual visitor to Gombe and Abuja, the nation’s federal capital will attest to the 21st Century architectural design of Gombe International Conference Centre far beyond its Abuja counterpart. The Gombe edifice has a 1.500 sitting capacity, with additional 5,000 in place. This is capable of providing massive foreign exchange earnings to the state, and in socio economic terms provided employment opportunities to over 5000 citizens of the state constructed at the cost of 2.7 billion naira by the Italian engineers.Talban Empowerment Scheme, TES, set out to enrich the populace in their quest for the attainment of an improved socio-economic environment. “A good government has to be pervasive, emphatic and forward looking –accountantability through adherence to prescribe levels of synergies, independence of ideas and responsibilities, maintenance of currency with best practices and neutrality”, the Governor asserted in one of his public lectures recently. His monumental achievements in Gombe also included the establishment of a Modern Commodity Depot and Exchange Centre for the promotion of modern commodity trading, first ever in Nigeria’s industrial evolution equipped with Remote Access facilities for online commodity. It is an economic programme developed to reposition positively, Gombe State image globally.

We have to show more commitment as a people in order to develop our state; it is not a matter of rhetoric but of a concrete step in the right direction, using the abundant human and material resources available. Governor Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo of Gombe State He came on the scene as the state chief executive and executive governor outrightlyresponsible and responsive to the yearnings of the citizens. In more ways than usual, and imbued with the proper conceptualization of the development programs of government, Dr. Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo Talban Gombe in his tenure as the executive governor has been exceptionally and legendarily ascetic, ethically committed and focused. Gombe State replicates the memory of a rapidly growing Nigeria state in the quest for recognition and awareness from transactional opticians to principled intellectuals which should count as an asset to what the state has been endowed with in human and manpower resources, but in a country where politics has remained a high-yielding money laundering enterprises, recognition of political achievement and the satanic innuendoes by some of the state’s disgruntled politicians can only be, but wishful. Governance is a privilege with responsibility to serve, look ahead to the people and sometimes, take the flak for protecting the future that might not be apparent to some people. Dankwambo’s sophistica tion in the application of all modern tools of governance might have been at the centre of the ongoing feud between the governor and the blind oppositions who see nothing goods. Junaidu usman Abubakar writes from Gombe,Gombe state.

Threat to life

Yusuf Bolarinwa Ahmed

n March 28, 2016 I traveled to America on vacation and I also wanted to look at some prospective business ventures. I was away for three months and returned to Nigeria on July 6th, 2016. A few weeks after I returned to Nigeria, I started having some strange feelings. At first, it felt like I was being watched all the time but there was no one around me so I just dismissed the thoughts and assumed that I was just being paranoid. I would also receive strange calls where the person would hang up and and ask for the wrong person. Collectively I was concerned about these event’s but I just dismissed my concerns and my wife agreed that I was being paranoid. In January 2017, everything changed for me. One day, I was on the way to work when I noticed that a car was trailing me. This time, I was sure that I was being followed so I drove to the police station. The car paused and then continued driving.I reported what had happened to the police but the desk sergeant said that I was just imagining things and there was nothing they could do. A few days

later, my children were followed to school and the school teacher also notified us that a strange man had approached the children but left when the teacher questioned him. This ,too, I reported to the police on January 2017 but since I had no information, there was nothing they can do. When I realized that my paranoid was real and that my family and I were being watched and monitored, I became scared. My wife also started getting phone calls saying that she should tell her husband to pay his debts or we would pay a heavy price. I had no debts and I didn’t know who was calling her. Once again, we took the phone to the police station but they said that the number was not traceable and it was probably just a prank call. Regardless, I became afraid and I told my wife and children they should go to Bashorun village in Ibadan and stay with my brother in-law , Oladele Olayemi Adeyemo. Since my was terrified she agreed. We also cancelled her phone line and got a new number because of the treats she had received. I too decided not to go home and I spent a few days between hotels and the home of my friends. Initially, I hoped that the calls were

pranks and that they would just stop and my family would return home. I knew that I was wrong on February 3rd ,2017. On this particular day, I needed some items from my house and since I was too afraid to go home, I asked the Secretary of my estate to collect the personal items for me and he used my car to go to my house. His was Mr Alamu Azeez. Sometime later, I received a call from my gateman; he said as soon as Mr Azeez entered the compound he was blocked by three cars with men wearing masks and guns. He said that the men were shouting where is Bolarinwa Yusuff and they pulled Mr Alamu from the car and forced him into their gun point. The gateman said that the men had guns so he had remained hidden and called the police because he was afraid for his own life. As soon as they left, he called me back that the police never came. I then went to the police station to report that Mr Alamu was kidnapped, but officer refused to assist me. He said that I had to wait at least 24 hours or until the men called with ransom. I was very angry by this and asked to speak to a senior officer but I was given a similar answer. I was too afraid to go

home since the gateman said that the men were calling my name and that they are really looking for me. So I collected a few things to sango to stay with my friend Olanisebe Arisekola. When I told my parents and my wife what had happened, they both wept and said that I needed to relocate because the kidnappers were surely after me and my family. In Nigeria, many business men and their family members are kidnapped and held for high ransom amounts and even if the money is paid, many of them are killed. I didn’t know who the men were but I was afraid and I had given up on getting help from the police. I didn’t not go to work for the next few days because I was afraid and I realized that my fears were true on February 10, 2017, when my office was attacked and vandalized by masked gun men who were looking for me. I was told they stole many of Supplies and said to my office manager, that this was only deposit on what they wanted from me and that they would find me and collect what was owed. My manager was shaken and after he called me, I told him to call the police. I know he did so but nothing was done to assist.

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Education Times

UBEC promises massive supply of textbooks to public basic schools in 2018 Augustine Okezie Abuja

The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has promised to massively supply all child in public basic schools before

who gave the pledge in Abuja while need to focus on the educational development of the Nigeria child and the improvement of the quality of public basic schools across

need to institute model public schools where states would ensure adequate availability of instructional materials and the usage of modern Bobboyi further lamented on the issue of the high figure of out-ofought to be in the class of Malaysia and Korea on basic education system. He stressed the need to build an entire different system whereby ideas of modern public schools with

quality will be mainstreamed in the Nigerian basic school system. He said: “Realising this will be new phase for basic education for the future of Nigeria. We need to build an institutions that can move the entire education system forward in Nigeria. The world is moving and nobody is waiting for us and UBEC is worried that we are lagging behind. Nigerians need to believe in our system. resources and if we judiciously use

UNIABUJA SSANU decries protest by national body …says it’s capable of misleading the public

Bobboyi also identified the need to build the Nigerian Education sector on a strategic plan in order to address

The University of Abuja chapter

system in Nigeria.

has strongly condemned the protest by the national leadership of the body

all states universal basic education boards by the next one month will submit their strategic plan for further

they demanded among other things the removal of the incumbent Vice Chancelthey accused of being corrupt and the recall of two former members of the

terminated by the Governing Council of the university. A press release which was made available to newsmen in Abuja and

the basic schools as the responsibility not be done on installments.

the attempt by the national leadership

there is need to focus on Nigerian child. It is the responsibility of

against some erring members of staff The statement further said‘’ the pro-

the children in public schools. The distribution will not be done on proHe added that not only Mathematics and English language

against the management of the university of Abuja is capable of misinforming and misleading the unsuspecting

other core subjects are inclusive.

it has painted the entire university of

L-R: Vice Chancellor, Covenant University, Prof. Aderemi Atayero; Education Secretary, Living Faith Church worldwide, Prof. (Mrs.) Bridget Sokan and the 9th inaugural lecturer, Prof. Amos Alao during the 9th inaugural lecture series of the university held at the Covenant University Chapel recently

TRCN registers 1.6m teachers The Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) on Tuesday said it had registered no fewer than 1.6 million teachers. A statement issued by the Reg-

dren will be taught by only qualified professional teachers who can deliver the quality education desirous for the elevation of our children and our country.

first professional qualifying examination of TRCN would hold in

lives of our children. “We are out to ensure a guaranteed future for our children because they are the leaders of tomorrow and we can only achieve this by ensuring that those who teach them are the best around. “This will translate to higher performances and better value for professional teachers. “The professional examination

was designed to fully professionalise teaching in Nigeria. He said: “The Registration Council will put a stop to normal registration by end of May and ensure that only those qualified are employed by government for quality assurance. -

those who do not have what it

UNIUYO tops Maths competition for Nigerian varsities the recently organised annual National Mathematics Competition for University students organised by the National Mathematical Centre at encouraging young mathematics undergraduates in their final year in the area of pure mathematics. A press release which was signed year’s competition which is the ninth universities. Federal Universities of second and third respectively General of the National Mathemati-

said the competition covers areas of mathematics comprising Linear Alferential equation. The NMC Chief Executive who was represented by the Coordinapointed out that the competition has over the year’s assisted in no small

is far from the truth hence the need to set the record straight’’. The union further alleged that the dismissed staff were acting the script of a former Vice Chancellorship aspirant of the university who despite been appointed by government into a communication agency is bent on maintaining a strangle hold on the affairs of the institution. They advised the dismissed staff to either appeal to the Governing Council or in worthless adventures and pursuits

versity have equally added their voice in condemning the call for the removal of the vice chancellor of the university by ing on President Muhammadu Buhari to be anti-corruption crusaders.

of the undergraduate mathematics petition.

on Thursday that the incumbent Vice Chancellor has done a lot in the past

the years the competition has gained ground among Universities as many of them are showing interest in participating in the exercise.

warning that the students will resist any attempt at disrupting academic activities and tarnishing the image of the university.

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Additional diet of WASSCE will reduce exam malpractice - WAEC Registrar .As Council kicks off additional diet in 2018

Stories by Esther Taiwo As reported earlier by The Daily Times that the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) is set to introduce multiple diet of its examination, the Council has announced that this will commence in January 2018. Addressing journalists recently at the WAEC International Office in Agidingbi, Lagos, Registrar to the Council, Dr. Uyi Uwadiae, disclosed that although Council has given its approval, the additional diet may not take off in all member countries immediately or at the same time. He however noted that the Nigeria National Office has indicated the willingness and readiness to blaze the trail by making the examination available to Nigerians in 2018. “Details of the scheduled dates, available subjects, location of cen-

tres, etc will be provided by the Head of National Office at the appropriate time”, he said. The Registrar recalled that the maiden edition of the West Africa Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) was conducted in Gambia in 1998, adding that it was later taken in Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Ghana and Liberia in 1999, 2000, 2006 and 2013 respectively. “I am glad to inform you that the Government of Liberia has now taken the bold decision to finally phase out the country’s national examination, Liberia Senior High Certificate Examination (LSHSCE) and fully adopted WASSCE”, he said. He recalled that WAEC conducts its international examination in the five member countries, the WASSCE which is conducted twice in a year, May/June for school candidates and the November/December for private

candidates adding that the Council also conducts various national examinations in the member countries, except Nigeria. Uwadiae stressed further that due to the fact that WASSCE for school candidates comes up first each year and the result is released ahead of the conduct of WASSCE for private candidates, the school candidates who wish to retake the examination usually have the opportunity of doing so with the private candidates. “With growing concern among the stakeholders over what they perceive as discrimination or denial of equal opportunity against private candidates, there has been a wave of agitation, criticism and appeal across the sub-region for the Council to find a way of ameliorating the agony of long waiting experienced by the private candidates who desire another attempt at WASSCE”, he said.

Guest lecturer of Lagos State University maiden Discovery lecture, Chief Joseph Babatunde Oke (middle) flanked by Principal officers of the university after delivering his lecture titled, ‘Can Nigeria Survive Another Century as a Corporate Entity? delivered on Tuesday at the Main Auditorium, Ojo campus.

Concentrate on practical skills rather than theory, Don urges varsities .Says varsities should be mandated to have Graduate Employability Strategy A Professor of Counselling Psychology at the Department of Psychology, College of Leadership Development Studies, Covenant University, Otta in Ogun State, Professor Amos Alao, has urged universities to have a Graduate Employability Strategy that will address the issue related to the employment of their graduates. This was contained in his lecture titled, ‘Can Two Work Together Except They Agree?: A Psychological Perspective of a Journey of a Helping Relationship and Behaviour Change. While delivering the 9th inaugural lecture of the university at the Chapel, Prof. Alao noted that his study revealed that employers know what they want from graduates in terms of skills, hence frequent interactions between

university and employers would help improve graduate employability. “It becomes imperative for our universities to expose their graduates more practical skills/ experiential learning rather than concentrating on theory”, he said. According to him, attachment relevant to every programme of study should be compulsory for all students adding that it will be helpful if institutions of higher learning maintain a study of their graduate destination as it creates both a strong alumni base and a marketing strategy for prospective students. The don also suggested that institutions of higher learning need to maintain a visible career and placement office or centre to help students begin to develop the rudiments of career life

and development. “Students in a university setting need a Unit where they could have access to career information, career counseling, career exploration , job search skills, experiential education, employment and graduate school services. This Unit will be an important link between the students and employers”, he said. Other suggestions include putting in place preventive measures and services with opportunities for referral and rehabilitation to curtail risky behaviour such as alcohol and substance abuse found among students in higher institutions of learning, putting proper structure in place for crisis intervention for students who experience emotional pain and employ unhealthy and inappropriate coping strategies.

Gombe varsity boss charges colleagues on timely completion of TETFund projects The Vice Chancellor, Gombe State University, Professor Ibrahim Musa Umar, has called on heads of public tertiary institutions in Nigeria to work hard towards completing all Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) sponsored projects within the stipulated timeframe. Prof. Umar spoke during the commissioning of the Main University Library, described the establishment of TETFund as the best thing to have happened in Nigeria as far as education sector is concerned. The Vice Chancellor further promised to continue to work very hard to utilise the provided infrastructure for the benefit of the school and students. Prof. Umar, who also noted that interventions of TETFund remain what every public tertiary institution will continue to support and sustain, was full of praise for other areas of intervention like Conference Attendance, Academic Staff Training and Development, Research activities and Book Developments among others. He urged managers of public tertiary institutions to quickly tap into the benefits of TETFund interventions through timely completion of TETFund sponsored projects adding that the problem with some institutions is that of having the wrong people running them. He said: “My advice to my colleagues is to get the right people, right management and professionals to work with. And when they work put in their best efforts, they can turn around these projects and get them done quickly so as to get the full benefits of these funds available through the intervention of TETFund. “I advise all my colleagues to work very hard to see that they implement their projects on time to see that they get better value for money because once you delay it, you will have problem with the value of money you have from TETFund for the project”. In his reaction, Executive Secretary of TETFund, Dr. Abdullahi Bichi

Baffa, while commissioning the project alongside Ag. Director, Education Support Services, Dr. Salihu Girei and Head, Legal and Board Secretariat, Barrister Adamu Abubakar, said he was super impressed with the completed projects in Gombe State University. Baffa told the management of Gombe State University that ability of the university to deliver quality and gigantic projects was as a result of the kind of goof leadership and management in the university. He lamented that unlike what he witnessed in the Gombe State University, some institutions leaves one wondering what is going on when the same amount of fund will be allocated to them and the whereabout of the fund nor the project will not be known, leading to TETFund introducing more stringent condition aimed at protecting public funds. His words: “I must say that I am super impressed by what I have seen. Foe me this is the product of leadership, the quality of leadership, the sincerity of leadership and vision of leadership in the university. Once you have a purposeful leadership with vision, clear focus, you will see result. “We have been preaching on the need for institutions to construct Iconic Edifices, beautiful super structures in our tertiary education institutions and coming to Gombe State University today, we have just seen what we have been preaching in practical terms: he said. Thanking the Management of the university, the TETFund boss urged them to continue being a shining example through maintaining the quality of planning and implementation of projects in the school, assuring them that Gombe State University will definitely grow from strength to strength. Earlier, the Executive Secretary commissioned another TETFund sponsored project, the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Centre at the Federal University, Kashere, Gombe State as part of the second Convocation ceremony of the university.

LASU don calls for integration of health information in school curricula A Professor of Parasitology at the Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Lagos State University (LASU), Professor Adejoke Ibidapo, has disclosed that health information should be incorporated into the curricula of the school system to prevent and control parasitic diseases. The don said this while delivering the 61st inaugural lecture of the University titled: Man Against Parasites: An Endless Battle at the university auditorium recently. She also recommended adequate funding for research to control various diseases stressing that meaningful research programmes require adequate funding of which the government is the principal source. “The budget of the health sector must be increased considerably in

order to accommodate research on disease control and related matters. Managers of these funds must be made to account for such in order to prevent misuse and corruption. Funds from international donor agencies for disease control and prevention must be utilised for the appropriate purpose and not be diverted”, she said. She also suggested provision of basic amenities and improvement of infrastructure as well as government policies to be targeted at improving the health profile of low income earners and the rural populace while the urban centres should not be neglected. “Insecticide resistance is a growing global challenge that poses major threat to the eradication of malaria and other vector borne diseases. There is urgent need to find new approaches and innovation”, she said.

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KINGDOM OF HIS BELOVED SON MINISTRY This is to inform the general public that the above named Ministry has applied to the corporate Affairs commission for registration under part’ C’ of the company and Allied Matters Act of 1990. TRUSTEES ARE 1. MR. MARTINS INNOCENT DANENOC 2. MR. IGHODALO ITUA OLAJIDE 3. MR. OBUZOR ASHER 4. MRS. CHUKWURA AGATHA UNOMA 5. MISS MARTINS CHIOMA LAURETTA 6. MR. OKECHUKWU PAUL MATYNZ AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. To Minister the Gospel of Christ to all nation 2. To organize Crusades, Seminars, Workshops and retreats for the purpose of Evangelizing the Gospel 3. To provide financial and material support to indigents and families that are in need 4. To prepare members for stewardship in the house of god and on all facts of Evangelism Any objections to the registration should be forwarded to the Registrar -General Corporate Affairs Commission Plot 420 Tigris Crescent off Aguiyi Ironsi Street Maitama, Abuja within 28days of this publication. SIGNED TUNDE ONAKOYA MESSERS SEGUN & SEGUN LEGAL PRACTITIONERS

MBAISE WU OUT SOCIAL CLUB OF NIGERIA

21 Public Notice

MARCEL OFOMATA FOUNDATION

THE NEW EPOCH YOUTH EMPOWERMENT FOUNDATION

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED FOR REGISTRATION TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT NO. 1 OF 1990.

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED FOR REGISTRATION TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT NO. 1 OF 1990

TRUSTEES: 1. MARCEL AMAECHI OFOMATA 2. FEST CHIKA OFOMATA

TRUSTEES: 1. AKINGBEHIN AKINOLA OLUMUYIWA 2. OLAOYE OYETUNDE MATTHEW -SECRETARY 3. OSHIN ADEBAYO TAIWO 4. ADEJUMOBI MUTIU ADEBUKOLA -CHAIRMAN

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO ASSIST AND CARE FOR THE LESS PRIVILEGED IN THE SOCIETY ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL; CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

GLOBAL AFRICA DEVELOPMENT NETWORK

This is to inform the general public that the above named Non- Governmental organization has applied to the corporate Affairs commission for registration under part’ C’ of the company and Allied Matters Act of 1990.

This is to inform the general public that the above named Organization has applied to the corporate Affairs commission for registration under part’ C’ of the company and Allied Matters Act of 1990.

TRUSTEES ARE 1.NGEREMOKWU KYRIAN CHUKWUDI - CHAIRMAN 2.EKEH REGINALD IKECHUKWU - GENERAL SECRETARY 3.CHIMOBI EDWIN NWATURUOCHA - TREASURER 4.AMAECHI LEVI E. - MEMBER

TRUSTEES ARE 1. MR. IGHODALO ITUAH OLAJIDE 2. MR. ONOKOYA OLASEGUN ABIODUN BABATUNDE 3. MR. BAYO ROTIMI

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1.TO PROMOTE PEACE AND UNITY AMONG THE MEMBERS. 2.TO ASSIST THE MEMBERS IN TIMES OF NEED Any objections to the registration should be forwarded to the Registrar -General Corporate Affairs Commission Plot 420 Tigris Crescent off Aguiyi Ironsi Street Maitama, Abuja within 28days of this publication. SIGNED: UFOMBA C. SMART ESQ APPLICANT’S SOLICITORS SUITE B35 MAYFAIR SHOPPING COMPLEX AWOYAYA, IBEJU LEKKI, LAGOS TEL: 08030865986

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

This is to confirm that the name CHIMA KELECHUKWU OGUNDU, CHIMA OGUNDU, CHIMAUCHE OGUNDU, CHIMAUCHE KELECHUKWU OGUNDU and CHIMA K. P. OGUNDU refers to one and the same person; now wish to be known and addressed as CHIMA PROGRESS OGUNDU. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note. THINKING CAP LITERACY INITIATIVE This general public is hereby notified that the above named has applied to Corporate Affair Commission for registration under Part ‘C’ of the Company and Allied Matters Act, 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. VIHISHIMA CHRISTINE MSURSHIMA 2. VIHISHIMA MBA ESTA 3. BONAT BLESSING SWANTA 4. NTOR GOGO GEORGE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. To promote literacy among children and young people using creative channels 2. To create literary awareness.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. To integrate Nigerians in Diaspora with their root. 2. To help with the development of the continent 3. To foster developmental initiatives 4. To encourage cultural exchange 5. Interchange of goods, personnel and services Any objections to the registration should be forwarded to the Registrar -General Corporate Affairs Commission Plot 420 Tigris Crescent off Aguiyi Ironsi Street Maitama, Abuja within 28days of this publication. SIGNED: TUNDE ONAKOYA MESSERS SEGUN & SEGUN LEGAL PRACTITIONERS 08033355266

CHANGE OF FAMILY NAME

That I, ILAMINA ALBERT MORGAN, the biological father of the underlisted children: 1. ODEIN VICTOR AGADA (Male); 2. SONARI MARTHA EDISEYI AGADA (Female). That our family Surname was formerly known and addressed as AGADA. That henceforth, we wish to change our family surname to MORGAN. Henceforth, we will now be known, called and addressed as 1. ILAMINA ALBERT MORGAN. 2. ODEIN VICTOR MORGAN (Male). 3. SONARI MARTHA EDISEYI MORGAN (Female). That all the documents bearing the former names remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note. OLD STUDENTS ASSOCIATION ILUPEJU GRAMMAR SCHOOL

Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar General, plot 420, Aguiyi Ironsi street, Mataima Abuja within 28 days of this publication. Signed: Trustees

ROYAL BEE ISLAMIQUE AIDE FOUNDATION. The general public Is Hereby Notify That the Above Named organization Has Applied to Corporate Affairs for Registration under Part ‘C’ of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, No 1 Of 1990 . THE TRUSTEES ARE : 1 SHEFIU MISBAH UDDEEN - President 2 TIJANI KABIRU BOLANLE - Vice President 3 MACAULAY OLAMILEKAN - Secretary 4 BALOGUN TOIBA ABOLORE - Financial Secretary 5 OYEBANJI MUSILI ASAKE - Treasurer 6 TIJANI SAKEEB AYOOLA - P. R. O. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE: 1. To proclaim the doctrine of Allah 2. To promote the general welfare of Muslims in accordance to Quran 3. To make provision for the less privileged through the establishment of a well efficient foundation for the service of Islam and human Any objection to the Registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General Corporate Affairs Commission, plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi street, maitama Abuja within 28 days of this publication. Signed secretary

WORD TRIGGER CHRISTIAN CHAPEL.

Trustees Are: 1. Pastor Godswill Dickson 2. Bro. Ime Vincent Udoh 3. Pastor (Mrs.) Isabel Godswill 4. Elder Udoh Friday 5. Elder Joseph Chukwuma Okoro 6. Elder George Akpapan 7. Evan Victoria Oboro Okoi

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES TO ENCOURAGE AND FACILITATE EXCELLENT INTER - PERSONAL.

SIGNED SECRETARY

Aims To preach the gospel of Jesus Christ.

PUBLIC NOTICE I formerly known and addressed as MONSURAT ADETOLA AJETUNMOBI now wish to be known and addressed as MONSURAT ADETOLA FALUYI. All former documents remain valid.That I am the owner of two bedroom flat 1 of No 14 Pike street Lagos Island,Lagos also a roomself at Block 36, flat 1 phase 11,Adeniyi Adele low cost Housing Scheme inherited from Late Madam TAIWO BANK-ANTHONY. General public to please take note.

NAME OF TRUSTEES: (1) SOLOMON OLADIPO WILLIAMS (2) OLAJIDE MUSTAPHA ERINLE ESQ (3) OLAJIMI DAVID OWOLANA (4) ODUNIYI ADEMOLA ODUYEMI (5) MRS. OMOTOLA FOLASHADE ODIMAYO (6) OMOJOLA ISRAEL ARIYO (7) KAZEEM AKINTAYO LAWAL (8) ADEMOLA JOHNSON ODUMESI (9) FAISAL BIDMOS.

SIGNED: TRUSTEES

1. Bro. Daniel Edward Oluwabunmi 2. Bro. Abraham Olawunmi Emmanuel 3. Bro. Adejoro-Oluwa John Igbalayemi 4. Bro. Owojori Olanrewaju Ajayi 5. Dr. Oginni Adeniyi Samuel 6. Dr. Arowosafe Samuel Idowu 7. Dr. Oladeji Oluwatoyin Folake 8. Prof. (Justice) Orifowomo Odunola Akinwale 9. Prof. Adebayo Abayomi Ayinla 10. Prof. Adebajo Adeleke Clement

SIGNED: SECRETARY

The general public is hereby notified that the above named has Applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under part ‘C’ of the companies and Allied Matters Act No 1 of 1990.

ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRATION GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION. PLOT 420, TRIGIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

MAHANAIM GOODNEWS MISSION.

ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL; CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION.

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART ‘C’ OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT NO 1 OF 1990.

Any objection to the registration should be forwarded to the RegistrarGeneral, Corporate Affair Commission, Abuja within 28 days of this publication.

This is to inform the general public that the above named has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission, for registration under part C of the Companies and Allied Matters acts of 1990. Trustees are :

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO EMPOWER THE YOUTH FOR POSITIVE CHANGE IN OUR SOCIETY.

FAMILY CHANGE OF SURNAME We, formerly known and addressed as MISS IJEOMA RUTHVEN NWEJI NNAJI, OPRAH AKUCHUKWU OLACHI NNAJI DAIMOND IFENKILI UZOAMAKA NNAJI, DAIMLER MANARIA UZOAKU NNAJI and JEWEL NNAMDI USONWA NNAJI now wish to be known and addressed as MRS IJEOMA RUTHVEN NWEJI NNAJI - VINCENT OPRAH AKUCHUKWU OLACHI NNAJI - VINCENT DAIMOND IFENKILI UZOAMAKA NNAJI - VINCENT DAIMLER MANARIA UZOAKU NNAJI - VINCENT and JEWEL NNAMDI USONWA NNAJI – VINCENT. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

Aims and Objectives 1. To preach the gospel of our lord Jesus Christ 2. To undertake missionary and evangelistic work in Nigeria and the whole word 3. To organize seminars, conferences workshops on Christian faith related matters. 4. To reconcile man back to God 5. To help the poor and the needy in the church Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the registration general, corporate affairs commission. Plot 420, trigis crescent, off aguiyi ironsi street, maitama abuja within 28 days of this publication. Signed Secretary

MERCYBRIDGE SOCIAL AND HUMANITARIAN SERVICES INITIATIVE.

This is to inform the general public that the above named “INITIATIVE” has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under the part C of Companies and allied matter 1990. BOARD OF TRUSTEES ARE 1. SHOBAYO TAJUDEEN MOYOSOLA - Chairman. 2. ALDAWASARI FAHAD ABDUL RAHMAN. 3. MOSUD-RAJI ABDUL HAFIDH. 4. GHAZAL TOLASHE ABDULWASIH. 5. HADIYYATULAHH ISMAIL ABDUL RASHEED. 6. ADIATU HASAN RASHEED. 7. ADIATU HUSEIN RASHEED. 8. ALLIYU OYENIKE RUKAYAT - Secretary.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES. 1. To provide and manage orphanage homes for orphans and abandoned children. 2. To provide scholarship to less privilege children, orphan and children with disability and other educational need. 3. To provide poverty alleviation scheme to assist and empower the needy and less privilege. Any Objection(s) to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar General, Corporate Affairs Commission, plot 420, Tigris Crescent, off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, PMB 198, Garki, Abuja within 28 days from the date of this publication. Signed by; SECRETARY.

Public Notice 22 HEPHZIBAH TOUCH $ LIGHT GLOBALFOUNDATION THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. IDACHABA IDOKO IDU. 2. ADOYI DANIEL. 3. BABA IDACHABA. 4. KINGSLEY DAVID ONYEKANCHI. AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO PROMOTE THE SPRINT OF TOGETHERNESS TO DEFENDED THE RIGHT OF ALL MEMBERS. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION MAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION SIGNED: SECRETARY

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MARGI INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. PROFESSOR PETER NTASIRI LASSA. 2. MR BELLO LJANTAWA PUR MNI. 3. ALHJI BAKARI FUDAMU BETSO 4. HONOURABLE AGWANA APAGU. 5. DOCTOR MISARI GAMI THLIZA. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. TO ENCOURAGE THE SPEAKING OF MARGI LANGUAGE IN MARGI COMMUNITIES. 2. TO ENCOURAGE PEACEFUL COEXISTENCE BETWEEN DIFFERENT WITHING GROUG ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION MAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION

ODENIGBO TRADITIONAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION CENTRE

TRUSTEES: 1. CHIEF EUGENE EMEKA OZOCHIME 2. HUMPHERY CHIBUIKE OZOCHIME 3. CHIEF TITUS CHIWEZE CHIJOKE 4. IFUNANYA LUCY OZOMAGBO AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PROMOTE PEACEFUL CO-EXISTENCE AMONG PEOPLE 2. TO ASSIST IN THE AMICABLE SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES AND TO SETTLE DISPUTES AMONG PEOPLE THROUGH CONSULTATION AND MEDIATION. 3. TO PROMOTE THE ACHIEVEMENT OF JUSTICE FOR ALL.

EVERLASTING HOLY-SPIRIT BULLDOZER MINISTRY THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990. TRUSTEES: 1. OZIGI SAMUEL FRIDAY2. OZIGI OKIKIRI PETER -

CHAIRMAN SECRETARY

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST

ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

SIGNED: OZO-ENEMMO KENNEDY, ESQ.

SIGNED: SECRETARY

ASSOCIATION OF GOOD FRIENDS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, LAGOS THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED FOR REGISTRATION TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT NO. 1 OF 1990 TRUSTEES: 1) VICTOR UZOMA MMADIKE, 2) MICHEAL ONYEMACHI, 3) AKPAMGBO CHIGOZIE, 4) NGWU EJIKE, 5) SAMUEL. ONYIBA

(BOARD CHAIRMAN) (MEMBER) (MEMBER) (BOT SECRETARY) (MEMBER)

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO ASSIST, PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE WELFARE AND INTEREST OF MEMBERS ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL; CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION.

CITIZENS’ HOUSE-HOLD ASSEMBLY

ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION MAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION

WOMEN IN REAL ESTATE FOUNDATION THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. MADUEKE ARINZE CHIOMA CYNTHIA 2. MADUEKE ARINZE HARRISON FORTUNE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO FOSTER UNITY AMONGST WOMEN. 2. TO ENCOURAGE AND ENABLE WOMEN TO MAKE FINANCIAL INVESTMENTS. 3. TO MOTIVATE, MENTOR AND EMPOWER WOMEN TO TAKE CHARGE OF THEIR FUTURES AND BE FINANCIALLY INDEPENDENT. 4. TO ENCOURAGE WOMEN AND ASSIST THEM IN ATTAINING FINANCIAL SECURITY THROUGH REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS. ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

SWALI MINI MARKET TRADERS ASSOCIATION YENAGOA

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. VHOVHEN OYOVWEVOTU SIMON 2. VHOVHEN KATE OGHENERUEMU – 3. VHOVHEN AKPEVWE PEACE 4. TAVERUHOR SUNNY EDIJALA 5. EMMANUEL PIPPA -

GENERAL OVERSEER/FOUNDATION DEPUTY GENERAL OVERSEER SECRETARY ASSOCIATE PASTOR PASTOR

THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE ARE: 1. TO PREACH AND BRING DELIVERANCE TO THOSE WHOSE JOY HAS BEEN TAKEN AWAY BY THE ENEMIES AND RESTORE HOPE TO THE HOPELESS, JOY TO THE SORROWED AND LIGHT TO THOSE IN THE DARK. 2. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL TO ALL NATIONS OF THE WORLD IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE WORD OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. 3. TO PREACH AND TRAIN CHRISTIAN TO POSSESS THE GOOD CHRISTIAN VIRTUES AND SHINES AS LIGHT IN THE WORLD AND SALT OF THE EARTH. 4. TO MINISTER DIVINE DELIVERANCE FROM FOUNDATIONAL HOLDS. 5. RAISING A GENERATION OF CHRISTIANS THAT WILL BUILD A BETTER CHURCH FOR THE COMING OF OUR LORD. ANY OBJECTION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION. NDOLA SQUARE, ZONE 5, WUSE, ABUJA, WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

TRUSTEES: (1) AYAWEI EBIMENE (CHAIRMAN) (2) BOKIE SAMUEL (VICE CHAIRMAN) (3) AKORO SUNDAY TONY (GENERAL SECRETARY) (4) LEIZOU JOY (ASST (SECRETARY) (5) UCHENNA IGBOH (FINANCIAL SECRETARY) (6) ABRAHAM GLADYS (TREASURER) (7) ABRAHAM ZAKARI (AUDITOR GENERAL) (8) EPINEMOKUMO MASONBI (PROVOST 1) (9) AZUKA ORAKWE (PROVOST 2) (10) UDU AKPAN. AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO ASSIST, PROTECT AND PROMOTE THE WELFARE AND INTEREST OF MEMBERS ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL; CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

TORUGBENE BUSH SAWYERS ASSOCIATION, BURUTU, DELTA

TRUSTEES: 1. OKORO GOODNEWS DAUZIDE. 2. CONGA JOHN OYINBIDEKEFIE. 3. FEGBOROBOFA PATRICK DOGBO. 4. MUTU PETER GBATEI. 5. SELEKEOWEI ORUNABOFA. 6. SEIKAKERE ANGUS BIA-EBI. 7. KONYEFA OJOJO SKIDDO.

SIGNED: BARRISTER EVELYN NATHAN 07064498904.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PROMOTE THE SPIRIT OF TOGETHERNESS 2. TO DEFEND THE RIGHT OF ALL MEMBERS

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED FOR REGISTRATION TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT NO. 1 OF 1990

NAMES OF TRUSTEES: 1. AUSTINE EBHOHON AIBANGBE 2. MRS NSIKAK AIBANGBE 3. PAUL ITUA UNUANE 4. JAMES OGBEOMOIDE 5. MOREDAYS OWOHA 6. SAMUEL OKOROM 7. PRINCE FABIAN NAKA 8. K INGSLEY ENEYEMIRE 9. AMBROSE AIBANGBE

ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGIS TRAR-GENERAL; CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION.

SECRETARY

FAVOUR TIME WORLD WIDE ASSEMBLY

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED FOR REGISTRATION TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT NO. 1 OF 1990

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST

CHAIRMAN

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THE ABOVE NAMED ASSEMBLY HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT NO. 1 OF 1990 PART C

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED FOR REGISTRATION TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT NO. 1 OF 1990 PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT SECRETARY

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. MAGANI EDWARD SAGE2. PHANUEL NDAUKAI. 3. SHAMAKI JOHN. 4. GANBITO JONAH. 5. JONAH NDAUKAI-

SIGNED: TRUSTEES

SIGNED: J. K. NANA CROWN KINGS CONSULTANCY CO. (08037769526)

SIGNED: SECRETARY

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990.

SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED:- SECRETARY

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990.

DARA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE DUMNE

GODS DOMINION ARENA CHURCH INTERNATIONAL THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THE ABOVE NAMED CHURCH HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT NO. 1 OF 1990 PART C THE TRUSTEES ARE: APOSTLE EDAFE GOSPEL OVWEGBA – REV. EDAFE GIFT – SHIELA EDAFE -

FOUNDER/GENERAL OVERSEER CO-FOUNDER/DIRECTOR DIRECTOR

THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE: 1. TO PREACH AND BRING DELIVERANCE TO THOSE WHOSE JOY HAS BEEN TAKEN AWAY BY THE ENEMIES AND RESTORE HOPE TO THE HOPELESS, JOY TO THE SORROWED AND LIGHT TO THOSE IN THE DARK. 2. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL TO ALL NATIONS OF THE WORLD IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE WORD OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. 3. TO PREACH AND TRAIN CHRISTIAN TO POSSESS THE GOOD CHRISTIAN VIRTUES AND SHINES AS LIGHT IN THE WORLD AND SALT OF THE EARTH. 4. TO MINISTER DIVINE DELIVERANCE FROM FOUNDATIONAL HOLDS. 5. RAISING A GENERATION OF CHRISTIANS THAT WILL BUILD A BETTER CHURCH FOR THE COMING OF OUR LORD.

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE WELFARE OF MEMBERS ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL; CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRARGENERAL; CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION. SIGNED: J. K. NANA CROWN KINGS CONSULTANCY CO. (08037769526)

AZZAWAJ WOMEN AND CHILDREN INTERVENTION CENTRE

SILVERLINE GLOBAL EMPOWERMENT FOUNDATION

XXX

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED FOR REGISTRATION TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT NO. 1 OF 1990

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990.

TRUSTEES: 1. WALA ASMAU ABE 2. MARYAM ALIYU JAMILA MOHAMMED 3. MAIRAMI HADIZA ABE 4. THOMAS, LADI IBRAHIM 5. AMBURSA HADIZA

TRUSTEES MEMBERS: 1. SILVER LINE BONIFACE 2. GOODNESS BONIFACE 3. MERCY BONIFACE 4. LOVE BONIFACE -

PRESIDENT SECRETARY MEMBER MEMBER

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1) ASIBOR ITOHAN ISEDUA ________ PRESIDENT 2) ASIBOR ROBERT ENAHOLO _______ VICE PRESIDENT 3) OJEABULU ANEHITA IBHADE ______ SECRETARY 4) OJEABULU ONOSETALE ___________ PRO

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO ASSIST THE LESS PRIVILEGED WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN OUR SOCIETY

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: EMPOWERMENT OF YOUTH, MEN AND WOMEN IN THE SOCIETY

THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1) TO ASSIST THE LESS PRIVILEGE WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN THE SOCIETY

ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION MAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION

SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED: ASIBOR ITOHAN ISEDUA PRESIDENT

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MAGURITA ONOSHORIAME OKWARA JOSHUA

NDUKA UGONMA BRIDGET I, formerly known and addressed as NWOSU UGONMA BRIDGET now wish to be known and addressed as NDUKA UGONMA BRIDGET. All former documents remain valid. General public take note

Formerly known and addressed as ONWUNUMAH RITA FATIMAH, now wish to be known and addressed as MAGURITA ONOSHORIAME OKWARA JOSHUA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

BADRUDEEN NURAT ALABI

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MRS OLAWUNMI IDOWU ILORI-DADA

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MRS MAHMOOD SEKINAT OLAWUNMI

OWOLABI GBEMISOLA DORCAS

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. I, formerly known and addressed as OWOLABI DORCAS, Now wish to be known and addressed as OWOLABI GBEMISOLA DORCAS. All former documents remain valid general public take note.

KAKARA GODSPOWER EFE

MRS. ONI OPEYEMI BOSEDE

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Formerly known and addressed as MISS. ONI OPEYEMI BOSEDE, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. ONI OPEYEMI BOSEDE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

SELECTED NOBLE MEN SOCIAL CLUB OF NIGERIA

CLUB 93 NIGERIA

THE ABOVE NAMED ORGANIZATION HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISION OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT NO. 1 OF 1990.

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED CLUB HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION (CAC), ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART C OF COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 1990.

TRUSTEES 1 CHIEF EZUMA KALU 2 CHIEF CHUKS OBIJIAKU 3 CHIEF CHIBUISI CHUKWU 4 KINGSLEY EKE - SECRETARY AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO PROTECT AND PROMOTE THE INTEREST OF THE MEMBERS ANY OBEJECTION SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

LOSS OF DOCUMENTS THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC OF THE LOSS OF ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY NO. 190AW-3AFFZ-55F9R-DEE4U-10 IN RESPECT OF PLOT NO: 412 CADASTRAL ZONE B10, DAKIBIYU DISTRICT , FCT ABUJA. BELONGING TO ALHAJI SALISU HAMIS DALHATU OF LIMAN ABUBAKAR, TUDUN WADA, KANO STATE. ALL EFFORT MADE TO TRACE THE SAID DOCUMENTS PROVED ABORTIVE. IF FOUND KINDLY RETURN TO THE NEAREST POLICE STATION. ALL AUTHORITIES CONCERNED AND GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE. DIVINE FAVOUR JUBILATION MINISTRY INT’L. THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. EMILIA IBIAM 2. CHRIS IBIAM 3. CHIEME WILLIAM 4. JOHN ANIEKE AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TOTAL DELIVERANCE OF MANKIND FROM THE OPERATION OF THE DEVIL AND RESTORATION. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION MAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION SIGNED: SECRETARY

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. CHUKWUMA NWACHUKWU 2. EMPEROR UBOCHIOMA 3. BARTHOLOMEW UMAH 4. CHIMEZIE ONWUNLE 5. CHIDI SUNDAY 6. UDE OKENGWU THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE: 1. TO CATER FOR AND PROTECT THE INTERESTS OF MEMBERS. 2. TO CARRY OUT HUMANITARIAN OBJECTIVES. 3. TO ASSIST THE DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL ABA FROM TIME TO TIME. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIR COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT , OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET , MAITAMA , ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

XXX THE ABOVE NAMED ORGANIZATION HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISION OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT NO. 1 OF 1990. TRUSTEES 1 CHIEF EZUMA KALU 2 CHIEF CHUKS OBIJIAKU 3 CHIEF CHIBUISI CHUKWU 4 KINGSLEY EKE - SECRETARY AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO PROTECT AND PROMOTE THE INTEREST OF THE MEMBERS ANY OBEJECTION SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

NGBO/EZZANGBO WELFARE ASSOCIATION THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990. OLD TRUSTEES: 1. OBASHI SUNDAY ISRAEL 2. EGBA CHRISTIAN- REMOVED 3. NWEKE BENJAMIN- REMOVED 4. ALIOBU CHUKWUMA 5. OKORIE MICHAEL- DECEASED NEW TRUSTEES: 1. OBASHI SUNDAY ISRAEL - RE-APPOINTED 2. ALIOBU CHUKWUMA - RE-APPOINTED 3. AKAH SAMUEL NWANGBO- NEW APPOINTMENT 4. ITUMA EDWIN OGE - NEW APPOINTMENT 5. ESHEYA JULIUS E. C. -NEW APPOINTMENT. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES REMAIN THE SAME.

Formerly Known As KEHINDE ADEWALE AYOMI now known as BOYEJO ADENIYI MOSHOOD ADEWALE. My correct date of birth is 4th November, 1977. All former Documents Remain Valid General Public Note.

MRS ADEPONLE OLUWAFUNMILAYO OLADUNNI

CHINEDU JESSICA CHINASA BLESSING

Formerly known and addressed as Miss Adedayo Oluwafunmilayo Oladunni now wish to be known and addressed as Mrs Adeponle Oluwafunmilayo Oladunni. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as AGBO JESSICA CHINASA BLESSING, now wish to be known and addressed as CHINEDU JESSICA CHINASA BLESSING. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

IDRIS-ABU-TAHIR MEMUNA

EUNICE NGOZI ACHIUWA

Formerly Known As ABUTAHIR MEMUNAnow known as IDRIS-ABU-TAHIR MEMUNA. All former Documents Remain Valid General Public Note.

Formerly Known As EUNICE NGOZI now known as EUNICE NGOZI ACHIUWA. All former Documents Remain Valid General Public Note.

ADDITION OF NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH

ADELEKE COMFORT OLUWADUNMININU

That I formally known and address asIHENSEKHIEN VICTORY that my correct name isIHENSEKHIEN BETTY VICTORY Date of birth 9th December, 1972. All former Documents Remain Valid General Public Note.

Formerly Known As OLUSEGUN CAROLINE OLUWADUNMININU now known as ADELEKE COMFORT OLUWADUNMININU. All former Documents Remain Valid General Public Note.

ASSOCIATION OF RESIDENTS OF FEDERAL ROAD SAFETY CORPS COOPERATIVE HOUSING ESTATE LOKOGOMA ABUJA THE ABOVE NAMED ORGANIZATION HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISION OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT NO. 1 OF 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. PROF. INNOCENT OGWUDE 3. DR. GERALD ADEWOLE 5. MR. GREG NWADIKE 7. ALHAJI ALIYU YAKUBU 9. MR. SAMUEL AKPA 11. PRINCESS NKECHI ROSE OFFODILE

2. ACM KEN NEWGBE 4. CHIEF SUNDAY ELEBOR 6. ALHAJI ABDUL YEKEEN ALHAJI IBRAHIM 8. MR. AYO OLOWONIHI 10. CMR. ANGUS IBEZIM 12. ELDER FELIX EBUZOEME

THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE: 1. TO ARTICULATE AND PROMOTE THE INTEREST OF THE RESIDENTS OF FRSC COOPERATIVE HOUSING ESTATE, LOKOGOMA, ABUJA 2. TO PROMOTE THE RIGHTS AND WELFARE OF THE RESIDENTS OF FRSC COOPERATIVE HOUSING ESTATE, LOKOGOMA, ABUJA 3. TO PROTECT THE LIVES AND PROPERTIES OF THE RESIDENTS OF FRSC COOPERATIVE HOUSING ESTATE, LOKOGOMA, ABUJA ANY OBEJECTION SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: EWEKA, EDEMATIE & ASSOCIATES (SOLICITORS) 13, IKEJA CLOSE, AREA 2, GARKI, ABUJA. 0803-7868941

CHILDCARE ADVOCACY AND EMPOWERMENT INITIATIVE THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990. TRUSTEES ARE: 1. PASTOR OLUFEMI DANIEL OSOBA -CHAIRMAN 2. MRS OLUKEMI OLAPEJU OSOBA- SECRETARY 3. MRS OLAJUMOKE ADEBOLA- MEMBER 4. MR KURO JOHN NGOBOH- MEMBER AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. CONTRIBUTE TO THE PROMOTION OF CHILD RIGHTS STRENGTHEN FAMILIES FOR BETTER PARENTING.

SIGNED: SECRETARY

YAHWEH HOUSE OF COVENANT AND PRAYER CHURCH THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990.

TRUSTEES: 1. TANIA OKOH 2. CHIGBU EBERECHUKWU, FRANCISCA 3. NNENNA OKWU 4. GODWIN CHINEDU EDE

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. FRIDAY OGITI 2. PATRICIA OGIRI. 3. CHARLES ANDREW -

SIGNED: NNENNA UKPAI IRO

BOYEJO ADENIYI MOSHOOD ADEWALE

ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION MAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION

CALL TO SAVE MINISTRY

ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION MAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION

I, formerly known and addressed as HASSAN AYO KEJI Now wish to be known and addressed as HASSAN MORUF AYO. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION MAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: - TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. -TO BRING SALVATION TO MANKIND.

HASSAN MORUF AYO

CHAIRMAN SECRETARY

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO JESUS CHRIST OF NAZARETH 2. TO FEED THE FLOCK OF GOD. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION MAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION SIGNED: SECRETARY

KOJITI AGRO FARM FOR YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND EMPOWERMENT ASSOCIATION THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990. 1. JOHANNA YUSUF. 2. YARIMA VANDI KAMALE. 3. HADIZA MUSA KAMALE. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. ASSISTING WIDOWS, ORPHANS AND LESS PRIVILEGED ESPECIALLY PEOPLE LIVING WITH DISABILITY 2. ASSIST SCHOOL CHILDREN WITH PORTABLE DRINKING WATER ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION MAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION SIGNED: SECRETARY

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DOSUNMU OLUWABUKOLA VICTORIA

ADEBAYO ADEBISI HALIMAT

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ALOWAKENNU NOAH MATTHEW

MRS. POPOOLA ADENIKE FOLAKE

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ANTHONY FUNSHO SHOLA

MURITALA IBISHOLA AMINAT

AMUDALAT BIOLA SALIU ATANDA

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CONFIRMATION OF NAME/DATE OF BIRTH

CORRECTION OF NAME

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ADENIYI SAIDAT ADERONKE

SHOGBADE SHINA OLUWASEUN

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OBANDE ANTHONY OCHE

MRS ANNABEL OJIULOR IRO

SULEIMAN MARIAM

OLOHIREME EBIHOMON POPOOLA

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OYENIYI MICHEAL WALE

MRS OMOTUNDE OMOWUNMI OLADUNNI

ADEKANMBI SAMSON OLAMILEKAN

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ADDITION OF NAME

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AGBO AUGUSTUS OBIORA

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ONWU ANAYO STEPHEN

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MRS. GLORY OGUNLANA

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ADEOSHUN MORUFAT OLUWASEUN

OKOYE AZUBUIKE NZUBECHUKWU

MKPARU GRACE EBERE

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OLAYIWOLA IBIRONKE ABIOLA

UZOMA OGECHI IRINE

ZANKLAN ETIENNE VALENTIN

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In some of my documents my name was written as VIOLET AKINTOLA and In some other documents my name was written as VIOLET ONAGHISE. The names refer to the same person. My date of birth is 13/12/1964.All the documents bearing all the names are valid.General public to please take note.

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TOKUNBO OLUWAFUNKE FAITH

TORIOLA TEMITOPE ABIODUN

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EZE GOODLUCK CHUKWUEBUKA

EVERETT EMMANUEL CHIKERE

SALAMI ADEOLA IYABO

NWAEZI KINGSLEY UCHE

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BENARD ADA OGOLEOYIN

SALAMI KADIRI KELANI

JACK KRAKRAYE CLARA

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DORCAS SEWUESE DANGFA

AMODU AMIDU ADISA

MRS. SAMUEL ADEPEJU OLUFUNMILOLA

EGBETOLA WASIU OLALEKAN

MRS. CHUKWU EDITH NNEKA

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Formerly known and addressed as Tiamiyu Fasiu now wish to be known and addressed as Egbetola Wasiu Olalekan. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS EZEH EDITH NNEKA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. CHUKWU EDITH NNEKA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

JACKSON FUMUYIWA MORENIKEJI SULOLA

JACK KRAKRAYE CLARA

MADU NKIRU ELIZABETH

I formerly known and addressed as MISS ODUNEWU OMOWUNMI OLADUNNI now wish to be known and addressed as MRS OMOTUNDE OMOWUNMI OLADUNNI.All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

CORRECTION OF NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH My name was wrongly written as ERATO SAMUEL, now my correct name is AIRE SAMUEL ENATO. My correct Date of Birth is 27/03/1951. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

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ADDITION OF NAME

ADEBAYO MARIAM BUKOLA

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That on some of my documents, my name appears as ABISOGUN AKEEM ABAYOMI and ABISOGUN ABAYOMI OLUWAJUWONLO, while on others, it appears as ABISOGUN ABDULAKEEM ABAYOMI. That I am the same person bearing the names mentioned above. All documents bearing these names remain valid. General public take note.

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That on some of my documents, my name appears as KOLAWOLE ADEDEJI BABALOLA, while on others, it appears as KOLAWOLE MUDASIRU ADEDEJI. That I am the same person bearing both names mentioned above. That all documents bearing both names are mine and remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as ODU NCHUNG NSED, now wish to be known, called and addressed as ODU NCHUNG JECINTA. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

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WILLIAMS PATIENCE OMAWUMI

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ONWUMELU ESTHER NNENNA

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XXX The general public is hereby notified that the above named Ministry has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission, Abuja for registration under part ‘C’ of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 1. of 1990. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ARE: 1. AKINSANMI AKINSOLA A. - Chairman 2. AKINSANMI BAMIDELE OLUFUNKE - SECRETARY 3. IBIDUN MOSES OPEYEMI - MEMBER AIM AND OBJECTIVES: 1. Raising men after God’s heart, and prepare them for the coming of our king Jesus Christ. 2. Preaching life Eternal and life Abundant through our community outreaches. 3. Organising programmes within and outside church premises. 4. To build good culture into people to be kingdom conscious so as to be a good citizen of their respective country. Any objection to the above registration should be forwarded to the RegistrarGeneral, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, Abuja within 28 days of this publication. SIGNED: SECRETARY.

CORRECTION OF NAME On my Bank Document, my name was ADESANYA TUNDE instead of AKINSANYA BABATUNDE ISHOLA. That my correct name is AKINSANYA BABATUNDE ISHOLA. General public and Authority Concerned should please take note.

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Features

Recession: How Nigerian women, others survive on carrot washing The growing economic challenges facing Nigerians, especially worsened by recession, has rather pushed many poor Nigerians, including some women and young boys, who wash carrots for sale in a Lagos community in their survival drive, reports Femi Ganiyu Iya Ganiyat (Ganiyat’s mother) is one of the several women engaging in washing carrots for sale at the popular Ile-Epo Market, Lagos State. As early as 5am daily, she leaves her home in the area to take her position, among several other women and young boys, mostly of Northern Nigeria’s extraction, to wash carrots stocked in sacks and polythene bags for sale to their prospective customers. With a borehole where she gets clean water located a few metres away from the spot where she engages in the job, her dexterity on the job stands her out among the army of unskilled people working there by the way she ripped open a sack and emptied its content in to a black plastic bowl using her bare hands to wash off sands and other undesirable particles from the roots. Characteristically, all of them have plastic bowl, painted in black colour, which they use in getting water they use in washing sands off the carrot tubers. But, she is happy doing it. At least, she makes an average of N3,000.00 daily, enough to complement her husband’s daily take home, if any at all, and also to feed her three children. By 12 noon each day, the day’s job is over. She said that, “Once I finish my job, I just rest for a while and go back home to rest, waiting for the second day, when I will resume work here.” According to her, “These days, no woman will be foolish enough to wait for her husband to provide everything for her; that is why I come here every day-Monday- Sunday- to do this job and get paid to feed my children, do daily contribution and meet other personal needs.” She said that, surviving as a family these days, is very challenging, adding that, “Many women among us here are married; and have children we fend for and train in schools.” For Iya Isaac, also a labourer at one of the busy spots in the area, she is not ashamed at all doing the

job. According to the mother of four children, “I like it because it a is very neat job; do you know that the money I make weekly is more that the monthly salary of a factory worker?” Even, some of the young Hausa/ Fulani men who were also seen at various spots in the area, were noticed to be happy doing the job. And they rake in some money to meet their individual needs as well. Ibrahim, Umar is one of them. The 18-year-old Hausa man from Jigawa State, Nigeria’s Northwest, apart from washing the farm product, which nutritionists said is good for consumption, also buys and sell them at various spots across Lagos. He said while pointing to the wheel barrow he uses to ferry his goods to his designated spot: “I wash and buy carrots; I usually

take them in my wheel barrow to places like, Abule Egba, Iyana-Ipaja and Ikeja.” He said on a good day, which runs from morning till late in the night, he could make an average of N5000.00; adding that every week, he sent at least N3000.00 to his family village in the village, for their upkeep. According to Umar, who is married with a child,” everybody, particularly children, love carrots; so, we always get regular patronage from people, most especially pedestrians.” Elsewhere on that busy Old Ota Road, Agbado-Okeodo Local Council Development Area (formerly Alimosho Local Government Area), are four other spots where scores of women and youths are daily seen doing the same job. For Mrs. Taiwo Ojo, who plies

her trade in one of the spots in the area, the business is seasonal, making her and others to venture into some other businesses, like selling vegetables and fruits, as alternatives when the season is over. She said at the end of the day’s job, she usually retired into her shop in the community where she sells things like clothes and pure(sachet) water. She, however, called on governments at all levels to open new economic empowerment window to women to enable women to cope with the current economic challenges facing them and contribute more meaningfully to the economy than they are currently doing. “I want governments, particularly local governments to assist us with money (loan) to do business; we are not happy that they don’t help us; if they give us money, we

“I like them; after all, some women would simply stay at home waiting for their husbands to provide everything for them. Some others would simply engage themselves in prostitution thereby casing social crises in the county.”

are readily to utilize it well and refund it,” she said. She regretted that women suffer a lot in this country, because according to her, “Even when we lose our husbands, nobody comes around to help us; families are even the worst culprits, as they simply hauled abuses on us saying that we are the ones who killed our husbands and all sorts of things like that.” But, Sule Isa said because of the seasonal nature of the business, when carrot business ends soon he will go back to the North where he comes from to engage in farming activities. He said, “When the carrot season is over, I will go back to Kano (State) to do farming works, including cultivating Gero (millet), groundnut and animal husbandry; I like this job (washing and selling carrots) because it is very easy to do.” Despite not captured by the tax net of the revenue agency of the local government area, Iya Ganiyat said that, “They (local council officials) come here and give us tickets and we pay to them.” She advised women to be more hard working saying that the current economic crisis is becoming too scary, requiring every Nigerian to strive harder and get something meaningful to do and bite off the recession from worsening their individual situations. Speaking with The Daily Times, Mr. Umeh Isaac, a passer-bye, commended the women for exemplifying labour dignity. “I like them; after all, some women would simply stay at home waiting for their husbands to provide everything for them. Some others would simply engage themselves in prostitution thereby casing social crises in the county.” Isaac, who claims to be a businessman, however, appealed to governments to assist them with soft loans, so as to empower them economically and also enable them to meet their individual needs and contribute to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product,” GDP.

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Easter celebrations: Clerics, others bare their minds

As Christians worldwide celebrate Easter today, Nigerians, including religious leaders express divergent views about Easter, just as the ongoing recession has taken shine off it, reports,Ladesope Ladelokun

Easter, which is a celebration of Jesus’ resurrection from the dead, is to some Christians, the most significant holiday. For manyChristians across the world, the crucifixion, death and resurrection of Jesus is not only victory of Jesus over death, but also a victory for the entire followers of Jesus Christ. Unlike most holidays that fall on a set day, especially Christmas, Easter has no fixed date. Hence, it is called a moveable feast. Preceeded by a 40-day fasting period, which is climaxed with the Holy week, Easter to many people, is the celebration of salvation for mankind to Christian faithful. However, some Christian leaders have bared their minds on the significance of Easter. For some, it’s a period to make merry, while some believe it’s a period of reflection and penance. According to Pastor Fayombo Olumide of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Easter is not just a period for merry-making . Rather, it is a period to evangelise and win souls for Christ. He said, ‘‘ It’s a period for evangelism. We don’t use it for merry-making. At a time like this, we usually have a programme we call let’s-go-a-fishing. We don’t celebrate Easter the way others do it. We go out and win souls for Christ. Talk to somebody about Christ. At the end of the day, Heaven will rejoice that we have people we have been able to convert to Christ. Soyombo added, “ We have our programmes lined up for the season. Easter Sunday and Monday inclusive. Generally, that Jesus died for us is enough to go out there and save someone. Our let’s go-a-fishing programme gives us a platform for that.’’ On whether the Biblical Judas was programmed by God to betray Jesus so He could die for us as believed in some quarters, the RCCGG pastor said, ‘‘ Let’s pray that satan will not use us. It has been written that somebody will betray Him. I think, the prayer of every Christian should be, ‘‘God, don’t let the devil use me to achieve his aim.’’ Expressing his view about Easter and its significance to Christendom, the General Overseer of Christ Worshippers International Ministry, Pastor Oluwafemi Elijah, said, “Some

Jesus and His disciples

people say Easter is a day to show love. I also agree with people who say it’s a day to reflect on the goodness of God. For me, it’s a day to be in His presence and celebrate. And when I say celebrate, I don’t mean going to parties and hanging out with friends. It’s a day to be in His presence.’’ He further stated that, “We have a programme for that day. It’s called Molese(I can do it).We celebrate Easter from Sunday to Monday. It’s a 15-hour praise programme we do every year. We call it Molese because somebody said, “ Don’t kill that man,I will die for him. Don’t kill tthat woman ,I will die for her.’’ Dismissing the claim that Easter is not a day for elaborate celebration, Pastor Elijah said, “Whoever says it doesn’t deserve an elaborate celebration should place their palm on

the table and tell their child to nail it. Let them try their hands with a 6-inch nail. If I see a robber that is caught today is about to be killed, and I say I will die for him, he will know the importance of life and probably quit robbing and turn to God.’’ He continued: “ Easter is supposed to be celebrated more than Christmas. Christmas day was fixed by groups of Christians in Italy. Actually, nobody knows when Christ was born. The best celebration for every Christian is this one we are sure of. Easter is confirmed in the Bible.’’ On what would have happened if Christ had not died, he said, ‘‘ When somebody dies, you carry sadness in your heart. But in this case, we are looking at the significance of that death. For Christ, nothing can be compared to His death. If Christ had

not died, the world would have been in darkness. Christendom wouldn’t have stood. No pastor can die for his members,no matter how much he loves his congregation. No matter how much he’s close to them. We not celebrating Easter, we are celebrating His death and resurrection.’’ Meanwhile, for Jehovah’s Witness faithful, Elder Frank Okoli, he says Jehovah’s Witnesses don’t celebrate Easter. ‘’What we do is to remember Christ through an annual anniversary of Christ’s death. That is what the Bible has directed us to do. We had the celebration Tuesday last week. That was when his death fell on, according to the Bible’s lunar calendar . We listened to an explanation of how his death can be benefit everyone. And we took the body of Christ at sundown,’’ Frank said.

“We have a programme for that day.It’s called Molese(I can do it).We celebrate Easter from Sunday to Monday. It’s a 15-hour praise programme we do every year. We call it Molese because somebody said, “ Don’t kill that man,I will die for him. Don’t kill tthat woman ,I will die for her.’’

However, in the midst of Easter celebration, there lies several challenges across the world. The spate of bombings, killings by different hard core groups and fundamentalists, cast a big spur on the significance of the Easter celebrations today. In Nigeria, save for the decimation/degrading of the dreaded Boko Hram, which had caused socio-economic dislocations, including destruction of churches and other worship centres; and killing of Christians, among other Nigerians, there are several challenges hampering its greater celebrations across the country. Observers say that the ongoing recession, following low oil revenue, high inflation, among other economic issues, had taken shine of Easter, which its celebration began with Palm Sunday and Good Friday. According to Mr. Samuel A. Joshua, a civil servant,the ongoing recession, non-payment of salary, high food prices and other challenges, are serious issues constraining him from celebrating Easter with his family and friends, like he used to do. He said, “I must be honest with you; the economic situation in the country is not helping not just Christians, but all Nigerians as well. Things are difficult.”

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CONFIRMATION OF NAME

Formerly known and addressed as DOMINIC ANGELA NKECHI, now wish to be known and addressed as OKOYE ( NEE DOMINIC) ANGELA NKECHI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

This to confirm that ANUKAM EMMANUEL DONATUS and ANUKAM EMMANUEL EZE refer to one and same person. But now wish to be known and addressed as ANUKAM EMMANUEL EZE. All former documents remain valid and should be treated as one person. Banks and the general public take note

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MRS. YEWENU ESTHER FRANCIS

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Formerly known and addressed as MISS ASUQUO ESTHER FRANCIS, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. YEWENU ESTHER FRANCIS. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

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OGUN ANIKE SUMBO

MRS JIMMY - OSEH, ADEBISI PEACE

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Formerly known and addressed as OGUN SUMBO ALABA BAKINDE and OGUN ALABA SUMBO, now wish to be known and addressed as OGUN ANIKE SUMBO. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

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MRS.YEWENU ADEOLA TOLULOPE

MRS ADEKOYA TITILAYO AMINAT

Formerly known and addressed as MISS FANIYI ADEOLA TOLULOPE, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. YEWENU ADEOLA TOLULOPE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

FATIMOH TINUKE SALAUDEEN Formerly known and addressed as FATIMOH TINUKE KPATAKO, now wish to be known and addressed as FATIMOH TINUKE SALAUDEEN. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as MISS RABIU TITILAYO AMINAT, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS ADEKOYA TITILAYO AMINAT. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

ABELEJE OLUWATOYIN GRACE

SAMUEL MONDAY CHIMEZIE

IKEDIASHI CORDILIA NNEDINMA

MRS GANIYAT OMOTARA ADISA

MRS UCHENNA JULIET ASIMOBI

I, formerly known and addtessed as Miss Ganiyat Omotara Layeni now wish to be known and addressed as Mrs Ganiyat Omotara Adisa. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, Formerly known and addressed as Miss Uchenna Juliet Nnadozie now wish to be known and addressed as Mrs Uchenna Juliet Asimobi. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, Formerly known and addressed as ABELEJE GRACE now wish to be known and addressed as ABELEJE OLUWATOYIN GRACE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as SMARTMONDAY SAMUEL, now wish to be known and addressed as SAMUEL MONDAY CHIMEZIE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

YUSUFF ADESOLA TEMITOPE

OGHENERUNOR PATIENCE VAJEH

SAMSON GBUGBEMI LUCKY

OLORUNTOYIN OMOTUNDE FAGBEMI

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Formerly known and addressed as TOYIN OMOTUNDE FAGBEMI, now wish to be known and addressed as OLORUNTOYIN OMOTUNDE FAGBEMI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as ADENOLA ADESOLA TEMITOPE, now wish to be known and addressed as YUSUFF ADESOLA TEMITOPE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

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Formerly known and addressed as NNADI CHICHI, now wish to be known and addressed as NNADI CHICHI ANN. All former documents remain valid. General public take note. CONFIRMATION OF NAME This to confirm that DAUDA QUADRI ISHOLA and DAUDA ISHOLA refer to one and same person. But now wish to be known and addressed as DAUDA QUADRI ISHOLA. All former documents remain valid and should be treated as one person. Banks and the general public take note OLUWABUNMI. THOMAS OBEJEKOMOH

I, Formerly known and addressed as Miss Oshodi Aderinola Anabel now wish to be known and addressed as Mrs Oshodi-Oyeleke Aderinola Anabel. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

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OGUNBADEJO ADEBANKE MARIAM

YUSUFF ADESOLA TEMITOPE

Formerly known and addressed as ABDULLAHI CHRISTY NZEKE, now wish to be known and addressed as ABDULLAHI CHRISTY JOB. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as MOHAMMED HASSAN, now wish to be known and addressed as MOHAMMED JOHN OKPODU. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

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MRS. NGWUOKE CHIGOZIE CLEMENTINA

BELLO FALILAT OLOLADE

SANKANU GEREW FATIMAH

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MRS. ALIMI AMINAT AJOKE

Formerly known and addressed as YETUNDE MONSURAT, now wish to be known and addressed as OTUN YETUNDE MONSURAT. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

OISAGBAI MICHEAL ABIODUN

NNADI CHICHI ANN

FOWOSERE OLUWAFUNMILAYO

ABDULLAHI CHRISTY JOB

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MRS OSHODI-OYELEKE ADERINOLA ANABEL

Formerly known and addressed as Miss Sorinolu Florence Oluwatoyin, now wish to be known and addressed as Mrs Florence Oluwatoyin Soniyi. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

MOHAMMED JOHN OKPODU

OTUN YETUNDE MONSURAT

MRS KAREEM AISHA OMOBOLANLE

Formerly known and addressed as IJEH CORDILIA NNEDINMA, now wish to be known and addressed as IKEDIASHI CORDILIA NNEDINMA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

MRS FLORENCE OLUWATOYIN SONIYI

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AS MISS UGWUOKE CHIGOZIE CLEMENTINA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS. NGWUOKE CHIGOZIE CLEMENTINA DATE OF BIRTH IS 07/10/1994 ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAINS VALID. UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA NSUKKA AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE

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Formerly known and addressed as OISAGBAI MICHEAL AYO, now wish to be known and addressed as OISAGBAI MICHEAL ABIODUN. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I formerly known and addressed as MISS AZARAMA JANE EBERECHUKWU, Now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. IKHEEGBE JANE EBERECHUKWU. All former documents remain valid. NYSC and General public take note.

ABDULLALI GRACE SAMUEL

USMAN HALIMA Formerly known and addressed as MOHAMMED HALIMA, now wish to be known and addressed as USMAN HALIMA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as MISS ALABI MORILIAT ARAMIDE, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. ARIJE MORILIAT ARAMIDE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

OLANREWAJU OLATUNDE OLASUNKANMI

ZUWAIRA ISAH

DAVID CHINENYE ONWUKA

Formerly known and addressed as MISS TIAMIYU AMINAT AJOKE and MISS TIAMIYU AMINAT AFOLAKE, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. ALIMI AMINAT AJOKE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as OLANREWAJU OLATUNDE JOHNSON, now wish to be known and addressed as OLANREWAJU OLATUNDE OLASUNKANMI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as MUSA MUHAMMED ZEWAIRA, now wish to be known and addressed as ZUWAIRA ISAH. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as DAVID CHARLES, now wish to be known and addressed as DAVID CHINENYE ONWUKA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

THOMAS SAMUEL OLANREWAJU

WILLIAMS SEUN FEMI

AJISUNWON BILIKI ABOSEDE

MRS. ARIJE MORILIAT ARAMIDE

JOY JOSHUA WUYEP

OKOLIE PRINCESS IFEANYICHUKWU

ABDULLALI GRACE SAMUEL I FORMERLY KNOWN AS GALI GRACE SAMUEL NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ABDULLALI GRACE SAMUEL .ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID. F C M B BANK AND GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

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UGWUEGBU MARIS AKUDO

MRS.CHINONYE LAUREATE CHIEDOZIE EZEBUIRO

ORDU,PAUL CHIKODI

NNA GLORY IHUOMA

MRS. AGOHA CHIZOBA DORIS

HASSANA JEZHI

I formerly known and addressed as FRED GLORY IHUOMA. Now wish to be known and addressed as NNA GLORY IHUOMA .All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I formerly known and addressed MISS ALIA CHIZOBA DORIS, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. AGOHA CHIZOBA DORIS. All former documents remain valid, the general public should please take note.

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MRS OGBANGA EMEYEIFA REGINA

MRS INWEREGBU CHINWENDU ULUMMA

I formerly known and addressed as MISS REGINA EMEYIFA GOIN. Now wish to be known and addressed as MRS OGBANGA EMEYEIFA REGINA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I formerly known and addressed as MISS UGOJI CHINWENDU ULUMMA. Now wish to be known and addressed as MRS INWEREGBU CHINWENDU ULUMMA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I formerly known and addressed as NWANERI MARIS AKUDU J. Now wish to be known and addressed as UGWUEGBU MARIS AKUDO .All former documents remain valid. General public take note. JACOB SOLOMON EKPO I, formerly known and addressed as HARRY-IMA EKPO JACOB, now wish to be known and addressed as JACOB SOLOMON EKPO. All former document(s) remain valid. All relevant authorities and the General public should please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as MISS.CHINONYE LAUREATE IHESIENE Now wish to be known and addressed as MRS.CHINONYE LAUREATE CHIEDOZIE EZEBUIRO. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

MRS. IKECHUKWU-NWAIWU VERONICA NWAMAKA I Formerly known and addressed as,MISS ONYEMA VERONICA now wish to be known and addressed as. MRS. IKECHUKWU-NWAIWU VERONICA NWAMAKA .All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I formerly known and addressed as ORDU,KINGDOM CHIKODI, Now wish to be known and addressed as ORDU,PAUL CHIKODI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

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I formerly known and addressed as JORAM CHINYERE. Now wish to be known and addressed as JORAM GLAD. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as DADA DAYO FEMI, now wish to be known and addressed as WILLIAMS SEUN FEMI. That my correct date of birth is 12 July 1988. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as ADEGBESAN BALKIS, now wish to be known and addressed as AJISUNWON BILIKI ABOSEDE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

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Traders ready to access FG’s N140b empowerment fund

ÏÏÏ The

National Association of Nigerian Traders (NANTS) says it is ready to access the N140 billion Government Enterprise Empowerment Programme (GEEP) fund. Mr Ken Ukaoha, the President of NANTS who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)

in Abuja on Tuesday, said that the fund was meant for traders, artisans, market men and women. “The Federal Government rolled out a facility meant for traders, artisans and market men and women, and it is called the GEEP under the Systematic Investment Plan (SIP).

“It is being implemented by Bank of Industry (BOI). “N140 billion was projected by the Federal Government for this and it is on-going in many of the states. “One of the things that we have done is to screen the potential beneficiaries and we had to engage

with some banks to train potential beneficiaries essentially those who are our market coordinators so that they do not see it as a national cake. “We want to train these people, build their capacity on how to utilise these fund effectively, how to ensure they have records, booking keeping

and financial management and also how they can be able to do a financial evaluation every month.’’ Ukoha said that association choose Access and Fidelity banks based on their track record in assisting the association’s members, adding that the third bank is being

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ÏÏÏ Women above the age

of 45 with the intention of becoming mothers have been advised to seek medical advice before conception to avoid pregnancy related complications. An Abuja based gynaecologist, Dr. Nnenna Jonah, gave this advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Tuesday. According to her, as a woman gets older, there is an increased risk of pregnancy related complications and health problems faced by both the mother and child. Jonah noted that complications tend to occur due to changes in the reproductive system and increased general health problem associated with age, such as obesity and diabetes. “Complications are imminent because the older body is less supple and flexible. This will increase the chances of giving birth to a baby with congenital abnormality like down-syndrome,” she said. According to Jonah, the uterus of the older woman is less hospitable to the changes of pregnancy and can thereby, cause premature labour. “Pregnancy in older women is associated with high risk of general health problems, such as high blood pressure and miscarriage, especially in women above 35 years. “There is also the risk of having twins, which itself is associated with elevated risk of complications. “Old age pregnancy is associated with risk of complications during delivery, such as prolonged labour as well as still birth and placenta problems,’’ she said.

worked on. He said the association would guarantee members to access the interest free six-month tenure loan. Ukaoha said beneficiaries would be given between N10,000 to N100,000 and were required to pay N4,000 weekly after a two weeks grace.

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Hematologists urges govts. to invest in diagnosis and management of blood disorders

ÏÏÏ A

professor of Haematology, Prof.Osaro Erhabor,on Tuesday, urged the three tiers of governments to invest significantly in human capital and infrastructure development to improve diagnosis and management of blood disorders. Erhabor, of the Faculty of Medical Laboratory Science, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto, said this during the pre-Conference Workshop organised by Sub- Saharan Conference Nigeria in Lagos. The theme of the conference is “Implementation of Evidenced-Based Best Practices in the Diagnosis and Management of Blood Disorders in Nigeria.’’ He said there was the need for more integrated and better designed health reforms that are more accountable for the needs of Nigeria. Erhabor said that govern-

ments at all levels needed to adopt a more sophisticated and strategic approach, particularly regarding resource allocation and prudent utilisation. He said that the evidenced-based management of blood disorders should start with the correct diagnosis of the disorder. “Blood disorders both communicable and noncommunicable diseases remain a major public health problem in Nigeria and other developing countries. “Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are responsible for 38 million deaths each year with almost three quarters of NCD related deaths occurring in low and middle income countries. “The need for evidenced based management, efficiency, organisational related changes,less bureaucratic health system and long term strategic planning cannot be over emphasised. “All health stakeholders

and workers responsible for the management of Nigerians with blood disorders will have to work more smartly and strategically by identifying waste from the healthcare delivery system,” he said. Erhabor said that there was need for harmony and teamwork by all healthcare workers involved in the management of blood disorders in Nigeria. “All professional groups in the Nigerian health sector must feel valued. “Advocating for the right attitude and discipline must be our responsibilities as stewards in the diagnosis and optimum management of blood disorders in Nigeria,”he said. Also speaking, Mr. Idris Saliu, a haematologist said that evidence-based management of blood disorder required harmonious and team action by all stakeholders involved in its diagnosis and management of

MRS. MOMOH OLAJUMOKE DEBORAH

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blood dis Saliu, who is also Country Director, Safe Blood for Africa (SBFAF), said that training, self development and mentoring were very important to diagnosis management of blood disorders. “We must put structure of quality management in place to be able to run a good laboratory for diagnosis of blood disorder.

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Daily Times Nigeria Wednesday, April 19, 2017

Crack in APC over welfare, appointments Sodiq Adekunle, Osogbo

ÏÏÏ There are strong indications

that the crack in the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) is getting deeper as some national officers of the party have expressed their resentment over the handling of the affairs of the party by the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party. The resentment of the officials was contained in a letter tagged, ‘Save our party’ and made available to our correspondent via electonic mail. The letter was signed by the national ex-officio and coordina-

tor of the forum, Hon. Omolaoye Akintola. The forum in the letter copied the national chairman of the party, Chief John Oyegun, Chief Bisi Akande, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Governor Yari Abubakar, chairman Nigeria Governors Forum, Governor Rochas Okorocha, Chief Audu Ogbeh among others. In the letter dated April 6, 2017 and addressed to President Muhammadu Buhari, the affected national officers in particular nonNWC (NEC) forum in the party described the handling of the affairs of the party as worrisome, undemocratic and discouraging.

They expressed dissatisfaction on how the NWC handled the affairs of the party without recourse to the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the party. The national officers further faulted the exclusion of sizeable number of federating states from scheme of things within the party, saying many states were at present not represented in the NWC. They called on Buhari to take interest in the affairs of the party before it was too late. Part of the letter read in part, “We therefore deemed it necessary putting this letter across to Your Excellency, President Buhari

for your timely actions to save our great party from preventable, avoidable and unnecessary intraparty/in-house cracks that the present situation might generate. “We wish to state that should things be allowed to continue in this manner it will affect the party in the future and give room to NWC to completely neglect other NEC members in the forthcoming appointments into the boss and Parastatals of government that were aimed to empower and keep the welfare of the party officials and others committed members at various levels. “It is a notorious fact that we all

Lagos to partner private coys on water supply

Monitors say FG’s school feeding programme in Ebonyi in danger

Benjamin Omoike

ÏÏÏ The

ÏÏÏ The Ebonyi Commissioner for

Education, Prof. John Eke, says the Federal Government’s Home-Grown School Feeding Programme in the state has been “a massive success” contrary to the view of monitors of the programme, who warned that the programme is being derailed and will collapse. Eke, who is also the chairman of state implementation committee of the Home-Grown School Feeding Programme, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abakaliki that the initial challenges encountered by the cooks in the programme have been overcome. According to him, the cooks were initially unable to access their money deposited in Heritage Bank which he said had only one branch in the state. The professor said the state government’s intervention made Federal Government to use First Bank which eased the problem of cooks accessing fund deposited in the bank for the programme because the bank has many branches. He said that government and its agents have no direct access to the fund meant for the programme. Eke, however said the N70.00 allotted for the meal of each pupil is not enough to provide a pupil a balanced meal because an egg cost N40.00 in view of the rising costs of food items in the market. But, some concerned citizens monitoring the implementation of the Federal Government’s initiative have decried the way and manner in which the programme is being run in the state. They spoke in separate interviews emphasising the need for the operators of the programme to follow the guidelines as stipulated by the Federal Government.

worked hard towards the success of our party during elections and we are still doing the best we can (though no motivation) to sustain the tempo, we therefore called for equal and adequate reward by way of appointments as chairmen and members of board and parastatals. “We also submit that the welfare of other members be given priority as once opined and observed by the President where he observed during our last NEC meeting that the welfare of party officials is paramount because of the sacrifice they made and the risk in not doing so.”

People abandoned pedestrian bridge, crossing the express way at Cele-Bus Stop, along Oshodi, Apapa Express way, Lagos… recently. Photo: AKEEM OLA.

250 aged persons get free medical services in Anambra ÏÏÏ No fewer than 250 people, espe-

cially the elderly, on Tuesday, benefitted from the second edition of free medical outreach from Errdon Foundation in Oba, Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra. The one-day programme was designed to address medical conditions such as High Blood Pressure (HBP), diabetes and eye problems associated with aging. In her health talk, Dr. Rebecca Chukwu, said HBP and high sugar level were the dominant cases among the elderly and the younger generation alike. Chukwu, who described these health conditions as silent and potent killers, called for regular checks and medication to avoid degeneration to worse complications including blindness. She recommended reduced intake of carbon hydrate, high cholesterol

food and exercise with good diet to check the rate of adverse health cases. One of the beneficiaries, Mr. Enoch Onwuemelie, who went home with a free reading glass and drugs, said it was a great relief for him. Onwuemelie, who said he had been having challenges with ability to read with his eyes, called on government to subsidise healthcare so that it could be accessible to the low income class. “When they advertised the first one edition in 2016, I did not take it seriously but this time I have seen for myself that Errdon Foundation is God-sent. “My prayer is that God should replenish them so that they can continue to do this, I also appeal to government to help us with cheaper medical care so that we can pay for it,” he said. Another beneficiary, Mrs. Alice Anikwe, who was examined and given drugs, also thanked the organiser for touching lives of indigenes and resi-

dents of Oba. Aniikwe said she was now wiser health-wise because she had not been exposed to such rich lecture on healthy living and management of common ailments. The Chairman of Errdon Foundation, Dr Chibuzor Nwokolo, said the initiative was part of family’s effort to complementing the government in boosting the healthcare of the people. Nwokolo, represented by Mrs. Chigozie Okonkwo, said the foundation was set up in honour of their 81-yearold father in appreciation to God for keeping him hale and hearty. He promised to make the medical outreach an annual event for the people of his community. In his remark, Pa Ernest Nwokolo called for greater attention for the elderly in the society because they were faced with myriad of health challenges.

Lagos state government will partner with the private sector for improved and efficient supply of water to residents of the State, with plans to build more water treatment plants. Speaking on Tuesday at this year’s ministerial briefing, Commissioner of the Environment, Babatunde Adejare, noted that investment in the water sector is huge, with a requirement of 720 million gallons per day, due to the State’s increasing population. The commissioner also reiterated the state government’s zero tolerance for noise pollution, especially from bars, hotels, night clubs near residential areas. He enjoined Lagosians to embrace the Cleaner Lagos Initiative, which he said was the solution for delivering efficient and effective solid waste management in the state.

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overnor Godwin Obaseki of Edo and his Abia State counterpart, Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu on Sunday said the elevation of the President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Amaju Pinnick into the executive board of Confederation of African Football (CAF) was a great achievement for Nigeria as a football nation. Obaseki and Ikpeazu stated this to newsmen on separate interviews after L-R: Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State and the celebrant, Amaju Pinnick (left) after the thanksgiving service in Warri.

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igerian champions Enugu Rangers have placed their head coach Imama Amapakabo on indefinite suspension. According to the club’s general manager Christian Chukwu, the troubled coach has been asked to stay away from the team. However, Chukwu did not explain the reason for the suspension on Amapakabo but supersport.com has been informed that the run of poor results including a 2-2 draw against Zambian side Zesco United in a CAF Confederation Cup game is attributed for the decision.

The former Nigerian captain, Chukwu, also disclosed that assistant to Amapakabo, Chukwuma Agbo will take charge of the team pending the club’s final decision on the matter. The Nigerian champions have endured a poor start to this season by winning just four matches out of 19 in all competitions. Rangers currently prop up the rear of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) with 13 points from 14 matches. The Enugu club still have three outstanding league matches.

attending a thanksgiving mass at First Baptist Church in Warri, Delta to celebrate Pinnick’s election as CAF executive. The Edo Governor, commended Pinnick for his new appointment, noting that as a fellow Bendelite, it was necessary to support him and also explore the new potentials that his membership in CAF portray. He said Edo government would take full advantage of Nigeria’ representation at CAF to develop football in the state.

On his part, the Abia governor, said Pinnick’ election to CAF was a milestone achievement for the country. He said Nigeria is a sportloving country, so Pinnick is occupying a good position there that can unify Nigeria and take the country to greater heights in terms of soccer in the world. He added that going by the pedigree of Pinnick’s milestone in NFF he would play a critical role to place Nigeria in the front burner in terms of football.

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FCT Minister Malam Muhammad Musa Bello (middle), General Chairman, Apo Traders Association (ATASS), Chief Chimezie Ifeh (right), and FCTA Permanent Secretary, Dr. Babatope Ajakaiye, when the Minister paid a visit to Apo Mechanic Village in Abuja…recently.

AMMC at war with FHA over proposed demolition of unfit structures in Gwarimpa Stories by Idu Jude, Abuja

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department under the Abuja Metropolitan Management Council (AMMC) of the Federal Capital Territory Administration is at war with the Federal Housing Authority (FHA) over the proposed demolition of yet marked unfit House flat 2 of First Avenue Gwarimpa district, Abuja. According to the Development Control department under the Abuja Metropolitan Management Council (AMMC) Team of consultants engineers and in- house engineers, it has carried out several tests to ascertain the level of decay on the marked building House Number 2 of the First Avenue Gwarimpa Abuja, and had discovered that the building is quite unfit for human habitation as any delay to evacuate the occupants may spell doom. Conducting journalists round the building at Gwarimpa, Abuja,

recently, the Acting Coordinator of the Abuja Metropolitan Management Council (AMMC), Hajia Safia Tanin Umar, observed that her administration is actually acting on the recommendations of the various professional advisers and the approval of the FCTA authority over the property. Hajia Safia Umar said that there is no reason why it would allow any resident of the building to die. Recall that last year, the administration was faced with major criticisms, when about four people were killed in a building within the same vicinity in a similar incident. She revealed that the house in question has been marked for demolition since December 4 last year and the residents dully notified on the danger inherent. She said: “The solution is looking at the best possible way of helping the people by bringing all involved at a round table to decide which way their case can

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be attended to. Ordinarily, if the Government had looked away and the building collapsed, they would have lost everything. I just finished talking with FHA person on what next to be done. And it is the statutory responsibility of the FHA to provide alternative because the building belongs to them and also because they provided the building plan and other technical knowhow of the building in question before it was allocated to people, so they have to take whole responsibility”. The Ag coordinator has the belief that the situation can be remedied on the ground that all involved should be at a round table to discuss the matter before things goes out of hand. She, however, insisted that the management of AMMC would not lower the ladder set for measuring standard. She said that there are agencies saddled with the responsibility of carrying out the standard of buildings in the FCT, which is the development control and should be respected. She said: “The FHA has no jurisdiction over the activities of the Development control of the FCT. The FHA is just a subsidiary of Government, and Mr. Presi-

dent is the custodian of the entire land mass of the FCT, which the development control of the FCT oversees its operation. And when a team of engineers came on assessment and announced that the entire structures here are unfit for human habitation, the integrity of the development control was put to test. And why should the FHA do such a thing after giving people allocation and later discovered that condition of the buildings and then refused to extend the hands of friendship with us to finding a way of solving the problems. We will not fold our arms and wait”. Hajia Safia Tanin Umar noted that with level of professional credibility in the development control of AMMC, blames would be on the FCDA should anything happen among the tested and marked houses, which has become a usual occurrence among the buildings. “The land was given to FHA by the FCDA and they were not given the permit for engineering supervision, to oversee that of the Federal Capital Development Authority, the development control and other agencies of the FCT. “Should anything happen here,

Some residents of Abuja suburbs have called on Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEBP) and waste management agencies in area councils to evacuate the refuse that blocked gutters in their neighbourhoods. The residents made the call on Tuesday in separate interviews with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. Mrs. Grace Joseph, a resident of Gwagwalada, said that the garbage, which some residents dumped indiscriminately, blocked the flow of water in some gutters when rains fell some weeks ago. Joseph, who described indiscriminate disposal of waste as a serious environmental concern, urged relevant authorities to deploy environmental task force to the area to apprehend and prosecute persons who disposed garbage indiscriminately. She also underscored the need for AEBP and waste management agencies in Gwagwalada Area Council to unclog the gutters through improved and sustained evacuation of waste in the area. Mrs. Bilikisu Olarewaju, a resident of Deidei, said that indiscriminate dumping of waste was responsible for the perennial menace of erosion and flood in the neighbourhood during the rainy season. She urged relevant waste management agencies to adopt better waste evacuation procedures in the area in order to ensure free flow of water and curb erosion as well as flood. Mr. Ifeanyi Chukwuemeka, a resident of Kubwa, urged AEPB to readopt the monthly “Environmental Sanitation Day’’ in order to facilitate greater community participation in cleaning the environment. Chukwuemeka, who insisted that environmental sanitation was a collective responsibility, urged relevant stakeholders in the environment sector to support the government’s efforts to clean the environment and evacuate waste in their communities.

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Intrigues as Minister shops for mandate secretaries Idu Jude, Abuja

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Capital Territory, Malam Mohammad Bello, is again in the eye of the storm as his list of choice of mandate secretaries faces yet another political scrutiny at Aso Rock Villa. The appointment of mandate secretaries’ position, which is the equivalent of state commissioners for the FCT administration, since the inception of the President Buhari administration, has become questionable as the entire administration has in the past had its submitted list rejected and thrown out by the Presidency who directly supervises the activities of the FCT. The minister, on assumption of office in 2016, failed to scale huge political huddle as his list was thrown out by the ruling party, citing some nominees as mules of the opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) which led to the rejection of the list. Other reasons which led to the outright rejection of the previous list and the subsequent long time delay in the appointment of mandate secretaries for the FCT, also includes the true scrutiny of caliber of appointees who should be possibly loyalists and students of President Muhammadu Buhari. The process which has surpassed that of six months ministerial appointment by Mr. President, has left the activities of the FCTA unproductive for the past sixteen months sequel to the distortion of ‘order one’ of 2004 in the law of FCT which created the services of the mandate secretaries to help quicken service delivery by decentralising functions.

Commenting on the urgent need for the appointment of mandate secretaries for the FCT, former director in the FCT, Dr. Ifeanyi Okonkwo, stated that the delayed appointment of mandate secretaries for the past sixteen months had brought pain and slow pace in the discharge of duties in the FCT. According to the former Director, Malam Nasir el-Rufai and former President Obasanjo’s administration brought a speedy dispensation of projects and service delivery with the creation and empowering to administratively run its activities while the minister plays the supervisory role. Dr. Okonkwo while harping on the need for a quicker discharge of duties in the FCT, observed that activities has remained crippled while others unattended to owing to the delay in sorting some files in the office of the Minister and more especially the permanent secretary. “During our time though at the twilight of my career, Mallam elRufai ensured that things were moving with the speed of light and with good working relationship with his master, Chef Olusegun Obasanjo. And I think that this administration should be able to see reasons why mandate secretaries should be in place. It is not all about saving money, what about leaving the job unattended to and from what I gathered now, 95 per cent of the directors in the FCT are on acting basis, meaning that those Directors at the acting capacity lack the approving power and ability to order for the execution of some major contracts,”Okonkwo said.

FCT records 2 new cases of meningitis

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Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Primary Health Care Development Board on Thursday said it had recorded two fresh cases of Cerebro Spinal Meningitis (CSM) in Abuja. The Executive Secretary of the board, Dr. Rilwanu Mohammed, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja that the two confirmed cases were in Abuja Municipal and Abaji Area Councils. Mohammed said that result from the laboratory test between Tuesday and Wednesday had shown that the two victims were infected with type C of CSM. He explained that one of the victims in Nuku village of Abaji area council came from Sokoto State where it was allegedly that one person had died of meningitis. He added that another six-yearold child in Garki Area 8, Abuja, was also confirmed at the Jabi Federal Medical Centre, Abuja According to him, these were the only confirmed cases FCT had recorded so far since the

outbreak, adding that there are 10 suspected cases in the past where six persons died. The scribe said that his agency had cordoned off the area where the two victims reside to immunise and sensitise residents against the disease. Mohammed therefore advised FCT residents to desist from self-medication and report to hospital when they notice any sign of CSM, which include fever and stiff neck or neck pain. He also enjoined residents to avoid crowded places especially this Easter season where people were travelling to villages for the celebration. He added that people must ensure ventilation in their homes and cultivate the habit of hand washing as well as covering of mouth while coughing or sneezing to avoid the spread of the disease. Mohammed said that immunisation against CSM would continue as soon as the agency receives additional vaccines from the Federal Government.

Buhari lauds Ministries, Security Agencies, others over re-opening of Abuja Airport Stories by Idu Jude, Abuja

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hari has commended the Ministries of Transport, Power, Works and Housing and the security agencies over the successful completion of work on the runway and re-opening of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. Buhari gave the commendation in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, on Tuesday in Abuja, 24 hours ahead of the time limit. The President also lauded the efforts of Kaduna State Gov-

ernment, the contractor, Julius Berger, and others, on the successful completion of the airport project, 24 hours ahead of the time limit. Buhari said that he looked forward to such display of interagency cooperation and efficiency in the operation of the entire Federal Government machinery. He also thanked Ethiopian Airlines for cooperating with the Nigerian Government during the period of the closure of Abuja airport, describing it as a good example of intra-African cooperation. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that When the Abuja Airport was closed on

March 8 for repairs on its runway and flight operations were diverted to Kaduna International Airport Ethiopian Airlines was the first to land its new Boeing 787 in Kaduna. The National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) on Tuesday also praised the Federal Government for the prompt rehabilitation and re-opening of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja. The airport had on March 8 shut for six weeks to give way for the rehabilitation of the runway. Kaduna airport served as alternative during the period of the closure

FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello (middle), being assisted by the FCT Permanent Secretary, Dr. Babatope Ajakaiye (left) to commission 25 high capacity buses for the FCTA workers in Abuja…recently.

Easter celebrations: Abuja-Kaduna railway records 6,659 passengers ÏÏÏThe

Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) said it conveyed 6,659 passengers via the Abuja-Kaduna route during the Easter celebrations from Thursday to Monday. The Station Manager, Mr. Victor Adamu, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Tuesday. “On Thursday last week, we ran our normal trips and we carried 1,744 passengers. On Good Friday, we had 1,807 passengers and on Saturday, we had only one trip with 685 passengers on board. “We also had one trip on Sunday with 581 passengers on board. Meanwhile, we resumed

our full trips on Easter Monday with 1,842 passengers making the trips. “On the whole, we had 6,659 passengers during this Easter season,” he said. Adamu, however, debunked the allegation of overselling of tickets, explaining that the population of people making use of the train during the airport closure was overwhelming. “Train officials do not oversell tickets to passengers,” he said. He attributed the congestion to the free airport train services and the pressure mounted on officials by passengers who would insist on going with the train in

spite of it being full in order not to miss their flights. “The inflow of passengers going to the airport is too much, especially at the Kubwa station. “Once the train arrives, all of them will just go in and you cannot stop them, because they are not paying; they will usually accuse you of wanting them to miss their flights. “So, we can’t do anything than to allow them because the population of passengers these few weeks had been overwhelming,” he said. The manager, however, said that the issue of congestion would be over as soon as the Abuja airport reopened.

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Abuja Airport: Group commends FG, calls for construction of second runaway ÏÏÏThe

Muslim Media Watch Group of Nigeria, (MMWGN) on Tuesday commended the Federal Government for the completion and re-opening of the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja. According to a statement signed by Alhaji Ibrahim Abdullahi, its National Coordinator in Abuja, he called for construction of the second runaway to avoid disruption at the Airport. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the airport had on March 8 shut for six weeks to give way for the rehabilitation of the runway. NAN reports that Kaduna Airport served as alternative during the period of the closure. “The Muslim Media Watch Group of Nigeria commends President Muhammadu Buhari for the successes achieved so far, especially the completion of the airport within the short time projected for it. “However, the construction of the second runaway at the airport

should be given priority now to avoid any future disruption at the airport. “Nigeria Aviation Industry deserves better deal, judging by our position in the African Continent; hence, stakeholders should prioritise their services for economic boost and industrial development,’’ Abdullahi said. The group national coordinator also commended the Federal Government on the whistle blowing policy, saying it had opened the once covered “cans of worms’’. “It will be a disservice to the nation, if the identities of those behind the stolen national wealth are not revealed. “It will raise several questions or start another round of contro-

versies, if their identities continue to be hidden from Nigerians. “Keeping their identities will call for more questions on the integrity of the anti-graft agencies involved and at the end show a lack of diligent investigations,’’ Abdullahi said.

Man, 28, with 10 ATM cards docked in FCT

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A 28-year-old man, Ifeanyi Obasi, was on Tuesday, charged before a Gudu Upper Area Court, Abuja, for allegedly attempting to make withdrawals with 10 stolen Automated Teller Machine (ATM) cards. Obasi, whose address is unknown, is facing a two-count charge of possession of stolen items and theft. Police Prosecutor Fidelis Ogbobe told the court that the complainant, Galadima Usman of First Bank, Garki, reported the incident at Garki Police Station on April 7. Ogbobe said the complainant alleged that the accused

attempted to withdraw money with stolen ATM cards bearing different names at the bank in Area 3, Abuja. “During police investigations, the accused could not give a satisfactory explanation how he came about the ATM cards.” The offences contravened Sections 95 and 319(a) of the Penal Code. The accused, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges. The judge, Mr. Umar Kagarko, granted the accused N100, 000 bail with one surety in the like sum. He adjourned hearing until June 6.

Nollywood Ambassadors Award set to debut in Abuja ÏÏÏ

Nollywood Ambassadors Award (NAA), a ceremony to recognise and pay tribute to relevant stakeholders who have contributed to the growth of Nollywood is set to debut in Abuja. Mr. Sunny-Ken Awoji, President of Nollywood Ambassadors International Initiative, organisers of the event, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja. According to Awoji, there are individuals, government functionaries and organisations that have helped in various ways toward shaping the Nigerian movie industry, popularly known as Nollywood over the years that deserve accolades. “Nigerians and Non-Nigerians

alike, who have contributed to the exponential growth and development of the film making industry to where it is today, is our worthy Ambassador that should be honoured. “There is no doubt Nollywood is now a global brand, and it is time to celebrate our brand Ambassa-

dors for their immense contributions to the growth of brand that has created jobs for many Nigerians. “Anyone across every sector, who have shown uncommon patriotism in one way or the other needs to be so honoured. “They all need to be celebrated for them to be inspired and do more for Nollywood.

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Computerised Driver’s Licence: June 1 sacrosanct – Obayando Stories by Idu Jude Abuja

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computerised Driver’s licence, which was announced should be replacing the manual system, Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of Temple Resources, owners of the computerized vehicle inspection machine, Mr. Segun Obayando, has reiterated that his company which is the technology provider, in collaboration with the FCT Vehicle Inspection Office (VIO) is ready to avail the country with the services as earlier promised. Obayando said this in an interview with The Abuja Times, adding that the two bodies in readiness for the June 1, 2017 takeoff date have scheduled an emergency meeting to determine the mode of deployment of manpower as well as working tools to all the 36 states of the Federation and Abuja. According to Obayando, his company in charge of the technol-

ogy providing is ever ready with enough manpower already trained in readiness to the huge task. His words: “As far as I am concerned, we are ready to kick-start as earlier announced but I can also tell you that in order to be cock sure, there has been a scheduled meeting of all the state directors of traffic who are supposed to converge in Abuja to finalise on other issues more especially on how to carry out some deployments of working materials”. He noted that the company has made computers available for each state of the federation ready for installation. “I know that few computers with us now might not be enough for all that the states needed to operate in full capacity but with what we have now, each state can start with about two centers with about 15 computers each while more facilities are made available as the numbers swell up”. The Temple Resources chief

executive officer also stated that his organisation saddled with the responsibility of providing technological service with reference with Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) entered with Directorate of Vehicle Inspection of the FCT and the entire 36 states of the federation has capable hands to carry out the job. Speaking also on the proposed nationwide project, Chairman of State Directors of the VIO, Mr. Garba Abdul Gaya, revealed that there is no going back on the proposed project, describing it as a new dawn for Nigeria as the innovation being introduced in Nigeria for the first time has existed for 50 years in other foreign countries. He said: “I am very delighted to speak with you on the long awaited real traditional and constitutional role of Road Traffic Officers popularly called VIOs. I am specifically among others going to dwell on issues of driver’s licence and who does what, when and how.

R-L: FCTA Permanent Secretary, Dr. Babatope Ajakaiye; FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello and the Chairman, Inter-Ministerial Committee on the abandoned Katampe District Infrastructure Project, Engr. Zanna, Baba Gana, during inauguration of the Committee in Abuja…recently.

Bello approves rehabilitation of NYSC FCT camp facilities ÏÏÏ Minister of the Federal Capi-

tal Territory, Malam Muhammad Bello, has approved the rehabilitation of some of the facilities at the FCT National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Orientation Camp, Kubwa. FCT NYSC Coordinator, Mr. Abdulrazak Salawu, confirmed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Thursday. Salawu listed some of the structures to include the camp hall and some hostels, adding that other structures will be affected by the development as the rains was already causing damage to facilities at the camp. The coordinator said the rehabilitation was timely and necessary with the coming of the rains

as even the back gate of the camp was pulled down during one of the recent heavy storms. He said the rehabilitation would also help to provide a more conducive environment for corps members for the next orientation course scheduled for May 2017. “The proposed permanent site for the NYSC FCT Camp is in Kwali. “Construction of the camp has not yet commenced as the Ministry of Youths and Sports has just produced the building design. “We are still a long way from developing the land; personally I do not see that site being completed before the next five years because they have not started any form of construction there and you know it is a very big project that will take

some time. “As we keep using the camp in Kubwa, we need to ensure that the structures are in good condition at all times and so the FCT minister has approved the renovation of the camp. “The hall is going to be expanded. The one in use now can only take up to 700 corps members and in every set we have at least 3,000 corps members. “Some of these corps members have had to sit outside during lectures and other indoor activities,” Salawu said. He said that the minister has also approved the renovation of some of the hostels that were in bad condition, saying that work will commence next week.

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Zumo village head laments lack of basic amenities Idu Jude, Abuja

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The village head of Zumo village in Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, Peter Akudai, has lamented lack of basic amenities to improve living condition of people in the community. In an interview with The Abuja Times at the weekend, Akudai stressed that the community was experiencing a hard time in getting potable water, a situation he described as unbearable as women have to travel long distances to get water for domestic use. The traditional ruler noted that the roads leading to the community are in deplorable state, and pointed out that the situation is usually worsened during the rainy season. On education, Akudai called on government to build a secondary school in the community to re-

duce the cost of sending children to school in far distances, which he noted has proven to be more expensive for parents in the area. He also noted that the community was in need of a primary health care to cater to the sick. Abuja Chamber rallies support for FG’s economic plan The Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) has said that full implementation of the Federal Government’s Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP) would bring about economic prosperity for Nigerians. ACCI’s President, Mr. Tony Ejinkonye, made expressed the optimism in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja recently. Ejinkonye further said it was essential that Nigerians appreci-

ate the efforts of the current economy away from recession.

Mayoral position: Sen. Aduda may defect to APC Stories by Idu Jude Abuja

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village head of Zumo village in Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, Peter Akudai, has lamented lack of basic amenities to improve living condition of people in the community. Indications have emerged that the only senator representing the people of the Federal Capital Territory in the Senate, Senator Philip Tenimu Aduda, may defect to the governing All Progressives Congress (APC), as the only condition to clinch the mayoral position for the FCT, when he serves out his tenure at the Senate. Recall that the mayoral position is constitutional for the Federal Capital Territory as it is given the status of a state with mayoral position to govern its

Bello solicits investments in Abuja rail, solid waste

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Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, has called for foreign direct investment in the emerging Abuja metro rail transportation and solid waste sector in the Federal Capital Territory as opportunities abound in that sub-sector for any would-be genuine investor. The Minister made this call while receiving a delegation of non-career Nigeria Ambassadors designate on courtesy call. Malam Bello reiterated that Abuja city provides one of the best economic opportunities for big business ventures, stressing that the sub-sector has enormous potentials to be harnessed. He advised the Ambassadors designate that whichever country they are deployed to, they should always promote their host nation’s various investment opportunities in Nigeria, especially the huge business prospects in waste management in the Federal Capital Territory. The Minister said that the pres-

ence of good infrastructure as well as the relative peace and security in the Territory combined with its massive population will surely make Abuja a preferred destination for investors to do business and reap huge benefits. He said: “One area that we want you to consider as you discusses Abuja with your host nations is the area of waste management. For those of you that are in Europe, we understand there is a lot of funding for green projects of such nature. These are areas that we would be very interested in.” Malam Bello emphasised that apart from its huge population and location advantages, the Territory is well connected to Europe through a number of air carriers that fly in and out of Abuja on a daily basis as well as a number of other West African countries, including East and South African countries. The Minister said that although the Lots 3 and 1A of the Abuja Rail Mass Transit is well funded by the Chinese EXIM Bank, opportunities still exist in the Lot 2, Lot 4 and 5 of the on-going the rail system.

His words: “We have what we call the Abuja Rail Mass Transit System which is under construction on the basis of six Lots. Already, Lots 1A and 3 are being funded by the Chinese Exim Bank and hopefully that would be completed by the first quarter of next year. But there is opportunity for the Lots 2, 4, 5 and 6. So, these are some of the areas that when you get fully settled, we may be able to communicate with you on some of these issues.” Earlier in his remarks, the leader of delegation and the Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Sola Enikanolaiye, said that the purpose of their visit was to introduce the Ambassadors designate to the Minister and to find out some of the potentials in the FCT in terms of the economic and investment opportunities. Ambassador Enikanolaiye remarked that the FCT Administration could assist the new envoys on how to protect and promote the priorities of government, particularly, those in the Federal Capital Territory.

activities. Senator Aduda’s ambition for the position was made known during the Senator’s flag-off of scholarship scheme, a constituency project initiated to help the growing number of undergraduates in the FCT. Revealing Aduda’s intention to become the first FCT mayor and the National Assembly’s unperturbed resolve to fulfill the constitutional requirement, Senator representing Kogi North, Sena-

tor Dino Melaye, who is also the Chairman, Senate Committee on FCT, noted that Aduda, irrespective of party divide, has always fought for his people and ensured that such is secured. He stressed that Aduda’s type is what the people need for a good representation.

FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello (2nd left), FCTA Permanent Secretary, Dr. Babatope Ajakaiye (left) and other officials of the Satellite Town Development Department (STDD), during inspection of the Apo/Karshi road under construction in Abuja…recently

Uneasy in Gwagwalada Area Council as man, 59, dies Idu Jude, Abuja

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Tunga Maje village in Gwagwalada area council in the Federal Capital Territory is a few kilometers from Zuba town, where the FCT College of Education is located. The village is one of the areas occupied by the original indigenes of the Federal Capital Territory. The area is mostly populated by the Gbagis who are native people of the FCT, including the Koro people, also regarded as indigenous people of Abuja. Tunga Maje is not known in recent past for violence and criminal activities in any form, until Tuesday, April 4, 2017, when a 59-year-old man and a resident of the village,

ShuaibuTijani, was allegedly killed by a group of Koro Boys in the village. Narrating what happened on that fateful day, one of the sons of the deceased, Sani, said the boys numbering about 12 stormed their residence at Angwa Bassa, brandishing different arms like cutlass, knife and stick, with the aim of attacking him and his brother, Salam. Speaking further, the 23-year-old Sani said: “When we were playing football at a field in Tunga Maje, on Tuesday, April 4, 2017, a boy came and he was asked to be the goalkeeper for my team but I declined because he was not too good. I decided to be the goalkeeper and the boy insulted me.

“My younger brother, Salam, who was at the field then cautioned the boy to stop insulting me since am not his age mate. Thereafter, the boys started threatening my brother and me, boasting they would come for us later. “At night, after 8pm, they arrived at our residence about 12 of them with cutlass, knife and some of them holding sticks. They started looking for Salam who was at a chemist store watching television at the time. I quickly ran to him, called him out and urged him to go and hide in the room. But as soon as I came out, I saw my father advancing to the boys to ask them what could have gone wrong. They attacked him and he fell down, hit-

ting his head on a stone. “Even while my mother and all of us were battling to rescue my dad, these boys were still around threatening to deal with me and my brother. It was then my mother left my dad and went to report the case at Tunga Maje Police Station.” The wife of the deceased, Habibat Tijani, said that the police officers at Tunga Maje were reluctant to follow her as they were afraid of the Koro Boys. According to her, “Even the police officer that later followed me home saw that despite my husband’s condition, some of the boys were still around, threatening to do and undo. With the officer, we carried my husband to the station at

Tunga Maje. “There, they transferred the case to Zuba Divisional Police Headquarters and we carried my husband to the station in Zuba. It was in this process that my husband died. Mrs. Tijani, who called on all well-meaning Nigerians to intervene in the matter, appealed to the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, to ensure that the killers of her husband were brought to justice in order to serve as a deterrent to others. Some of the residents of the area, who spoke to our correspondent, described the late Tijani as a good, friendly and an easy-going man.

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FG to meet World Bank on power recovery plan Simon Ugwu The Federal Government of Nigeria has concluded plans to meet World Bank officials in Washington DC this week to conclude terms of operation of the power sector recovery plan which will address the challenges hampering operations of the Nation’s power sector. Reports say that the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, will lead a team comprising key officials in his ministry and the Office of the Vice President to the meeting which is expected to hold on the sidelines of the annual World Bank/International Monetary Fund (IMF) spring meetings. The meeting according to sources was billed to hold at the time of the spring meetings between April 21 and 23. Nigeria and the World Bank according to sources would take time out to discuss key factors in the implementation of the power sector recovery plan. The Ministry of power has got Federal Executive Council (FEC) approval paving the way for Nigeria and the Bank to conclude discussions on the plan. But the total funding involved is not yet disclosed. It was reported Last December that the government and the Bank were working on a recovery plan that would to improve the business viability, so also the technical and commercial performance of the country’s privatized power sector.

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How BDCs tackle compliance issues to save naira

South South indigenes want Margaret Ekpo Airport fixed

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Investors flayFG’s plan to escrow DisCos’accounts

N180bn OMO maturity posts slight impact on negative liquidity …As OBB/OVN rates open week at 133% / 136% levels respectively Bonny Amadi

L-R: Director of Operations, Dangote Refinery, George Nicholas; Ambassador of the United States of America to Nigeria, Stuart W. Symington; Group Executive Director, Strategy, Capital Projects & Portfolio Development, Dangote Industries Limited, Devakumar Edwin, and Technical Consultant to the President/CE on Refinery & Petrochemical Projects, Dangote Industries Limited, Engr. Babajide Soyode during United States of America Ambassador to Nigeria’s visit to Dangote Refinery, Petrochemical and Fertilizer Plant, Lekki Lagos on Tuesday.

Investors in Nigeria’s power distribution sector have kicked against the Federal Government’s plan to escrow revenue accounts of distribution companies (DisCos). The investors insisted that any attempt to go ahead with this plan was tantamount to nationalization or expropriation of the DisCos. Executive Director, Association of Nigeria Electricity Distributors (ANED), Sunday Oduntan, said these in a statement yesterday. ANED said the government had backslid in the N100 billion subsidy payment and other privatization requirements. ANED noted: “To date, the government has not met the privatization transaction foundational requirements of providing N100 billion in subsidy to the sector. “Indeed, any at escrowing our accounts runs counter to the objectives of the National Electricity

… Say it’s tantamount to nationalization Power Policy, 2001 (NEPP) and the Electric Power Sector Reform Act, 2005 (2005), of a private sector-owned and managed electricity sector. “It would also send very wrong signals to domestic and international investors that Nigeria is not fully open for private sector investment and that we are still partial to the old habits of nationalization, preventing the injection of the cheap and sorely needed capital that is critical to the rehabilitation and improvement of electricity infrastructure. “You cannot have a, supposedly, private sector-owned and managed business in which the government now seizes control of its revenues. It is a contradiction in terms and practice. The same principle applies to any consideration of regulations or government action that intrudes

into corporate responsibilities of procurement, financial management or personnel management.” In particular, relative to procurement, the discos insisted that they are not aware that Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) issues regulations to guide the internal procurements of the telecommunication companies. Likewise the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), the discos stressed. The insisted: “Singularly and in aggregate, such proposed action would endanger the ability of the government to hold the discos responsible for performance, at a minimum, and at worse, amounts to government takeover of the disCONTINUED ON PAGE B2

Micro finance, tool for wealth creation – Rwandan envoy Joy Ekeke The Rwandan High Commissioner to Nigeria, Ambassador Stanislas Kamanzi, has said micro finance as a potent tool for poverty alleviation and wealth creation. Ambassador Kamanzi who recently at the Bullion Lecture organised by Centre for Financial Journalism in Lagos. According to Kamanzi, micro finance is essential to people-centred development, as it is an impor-

tant stimulant of the creation of a middle income class that is critical for African economies to substantially take off. Ambassador Kamanzi who was the Special Guest at the lecture said it is important for lay people to understand the tenets and mechanisms of micro finance, challenging financial journalists to play a key role in this connection and to build on synergies with the operators in micro finance. He stated that in the past decade Rwanda has been able to move more than a million people

above the poverty line through a combination of strategic investment meant to uplift livelihoods of identified poor communities and tapping their own capacity to solve their problem, with a minimal push from Government. He revealed that micro finance was pivotal in making those strategies work and transform into a success story of poverty reduction. Giving further insight into how micro finance has helped to lift millions of people out of poverty in his country, Ambassador Kamanzi CONTINUED ON PAGE B2

Brief respite came to Nigeria’s tight liquidity level of N242 billion at the close of week Thursday, with maturity of N180 billion Open Market Operation (OMO) as money market rates eased slightly due to the N180 billion into the system. Both the open buy back (OBB) and the overnight rates (OVN) closed the week on Thursday April 13th 2017 slightly lower ,at 133 per cent and 135 per cent levels respectively , from 200 per cent and 196 per cent on Wednesday last week . Meanwhile at the OMO auction on the Thursday, last trading day of last week, the Central Bank of Nigeria CBN sold N1.76 billion OMO bill to investors at 18.6 per cent stop rate. In spite of the decline in March consumer price index (CPI) to 17.26 per cent, yield on FG bonds closed flat on most of the tenures with the exception of FEB2020 and March 2036 which recorded 2 points and 13 points decline in yields. Yields on 5 year, 7 year and 10 year benchmark bonds closed the week flat at 15.87 per cent, 15.85 per cent and 16.08 per cent re spectively. However, at the interbank currency market, the Naira gained +0.02 per cent against the USD to Thursday’s session at N306.05 but shed -0.46 per cent and -0.45 per cent against the GBP and EUR to berth at N383.37 and N325.67 respectively. In the parallel market, the NGN closed flat against the USD and EUR to close at N410 and N435 level respectively. It however shed -0.2 per cent against the GBP to settle at N500. Meanwhile, an open market operation (OMO) is an activity by a central bank to give (or take) liquidity in its currency to (or from) a bank or a group of banks. The central bank can either buy or sell government bonds in the open market.

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cos. “It would, absolutely, preclude further private sector investment in the sector.” On plans to get discos declare their eligible customers, ANED said: “We understand that the idea of Eligible Customer declaration is under serious consideration. Our understanding is that Eligible Customers may only be declared by the Minister when a competitive market exists in the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI). “Such a market requires the presence and utilization of industry contracts; competition and efficiency that will drive down electricity prices for the customers; and infrastructure that will allow for uninterrupted delivery of power to our customers. “This competitive market, currently, does not exist. Additionally, while Section 27 of EPSRA provides the Minister with the authority to determine “end-use customers” who shall “constitute eligible customers. It also requires that any such determination must be consistent with Section 28 of the same act, which requires that the DisCos must be compensated for any reduction in their ability to “earn permitted rates of return on their assets” or any inadequacy in their revenues, as a result of such determination.” On the N800 billion shortfalls in the sector, which had pushed power operators in financial crisis, ANED said: “These shortfalls undermine intervention objectives of the government. “Similarly, continued failure to account for the outstanding market shortfalls that are currently in excess of N800 billion will, essentially, mean that the upstream operators remain in financial jeopardy, undermining one of the government’s major objectives for the intervention - increased or improved liquidity.” Dearth of competitive market is a threat to the move by the government on the declaration of eligible power customers nationwide, the investors said, demanding compensation for any loss of revenue associated with such declaration. On deficiency of Corporate Governance at the disco level, the group said: “There is continuous reference to a connection between the DisCos’ performance and corporate governance. Specifically, failed corporate governance. “Again, we believe that this is another deliberate distraction from the issues and the urgent requirement to address the liquidity challenges that we have in the sector. Our challenge is not so much inadequate corporate governance as it is the failure of the government to meet the commitments that will significantly impact on our ability to meet the requirements of our Performance Agreement with the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE).

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Nigeria records 13.1% increase on human development index – UNDP The UNDP says Nigeria’s Human Development Index has increased from 0.466 to 0.527 or 13.1 per cent increase between 2005 and 2015. Mr Edward Kallon, the UNDP Resident Representative, said this in a statement issued by Mr Lucky Musonda, Communications Specialist UNDP Nigeria on Tuesday in Abuja. Kallon made the remarks while unveiling the 2016 Human Development Report in Abuja and described the increase as encouraging given the humanitarian challenges and the economic recession witnessed in 2016 in Nigeria. He therefore called for an urgent need to design policies and programmes to ensure that the

upward trend in human development is not reversed. The resident representative said the 2016 Report, titled “Human Development for Everyone’’ is apt, stressing that it resonates with the central theme of Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). “The Human Development Index is ranked as one of the most reliable measures of development and wellbeing. “It goes beyond the traditional monetary measures of wellbeing to examine whether people, beyond having adequate incomes, do live long and healthy lives; and have access to the information they need,’’ he said. Kallon said UNDP has produced several National Human Develop-

ment Reports focusing on various issues defining development in Africa’s largest economy. He added that the reports continue to shape policy interventions and public debate around many development issues affecting millions of people in the country. He said the launch of 2016 report takes place at an interesting moment in time. He said it is a moment in time defined by unprecedented challenges and at the same time a growing sense of hope and optimism for Africa’s emergence. “On the one hand, most African countries have registered commendable progress in human development over the past two decades; narrowing the North-South divide in basic human develop-

ment in the process. “Global under five mortality rate was more than halved between 1990 and 2015, with the steepest decline being registered in sub-Sahara Africa and extended life expectancy by some six years,’’ he said. Kallon said increasing insecurity and economic downturn that is currently face many countries in the region; Nigeria included, may yet pose further problems for the region’s efforts to improve human development. He added that some countries such as the Central Africa Republic and South Sudan have experienced declines in human development over the past five years primarily due to persistent crises and conflicts.

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Dangote Flour divests from Noodles, cedes assets to Dufil As part of its regular business portfolio review, Dangote Flour Mills (DFM), has exited its noodles business as it does not consider it strategic. The company has sold the assets of Dangote Noodles to Dufil Prima Foods, makers of Indomie noodles. To smoothen the transition, DFM has offered Dufil the use of some of its facilities on an interim basis. The noodles business was part of Dangote Flour Mills which the Dangote Group recently re-acquired from Tiger Brands. Group Managing Director, Dangote Flour Mills, Thabo Mabo, said the divestment is part of strategies of focusing on core areas of flour and pasta production where the company has substantial market share. He said that with the divestment, Dangote Flour will now focus on its strengths in flour and pasta and become more profitable by improving in areas of quality, distribution

and marketing. The transaction which became effective last Monday, according to him, “is a win-win situation for Dangote Flour Mills, Dufil Prima Foods and staff of Dangote Noodles”, as Dangote Flour stands to boost more market presence through robust marketing He described the sale and transfer of assets as one of the most perfect divestments, with Dufil Prima Foods taking possession and kicking off production immediately. Under the terms of sales agreement, Dufil Prima Foods, according to him, will continue to produce and sell noodles under the brand name, ‘Dangote Noodles’ for two years before changing the brand name. Chief Executive Officer, Dufil Prima Foods, Deepak Singhal, confirmed the deal and described the acquirement of Dangote Noodles as strategic as they continue to seek more dominance of the noodles market.

Acquiring Dangote Noodles, he said will help Dufil Prima Foods deepen and sustain their market share as well as gain a strategic advantage in terms of several range of noodles products in their stable. He re-stated that they are not shutting down the noodles production line but are commencing production with the brand name of Dangote Noodles immediately. To ensure seamless transition and commencement of production, he said most of the former staff of Dangote Noodles are to be employed as staff of Dufil Prima Foods. With the new development, some former staff of Dangote noodles will transit to Dufil Prima Foods, while the rest redundant workers are being adequately compensated with mouth-watering severance package for their services to the company over the years.

said this was achieved through a programme termed Vision 2020 Umurenge, abridged as VUP. He said the programme was created to accelerate the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) at grassroots level, explaining that it combines labour intensive projects providing jobs for active members within communities, while catering social protection for the vulnerable and impotent ones, by way of financial grants for daily subsistence. He stated that “VUP builds on assessing the fundamental needs of beneficiary communities, mobilizing resources, human and financial, to correct development shortfalls”, explaining that “beneficiaries are enrolled in saving schemes, with the objective of promoting the emergence of micro-investment and sustainable self-reliance”. According to him, VUP implementation was combined with the streamlining of micro finance institutions at Local Government (Sector entity) level called UMURENGE SACCO, for the promotion of savings and ease of access to credit within rural communities. Ambassador Kamanzi added that micro finance also proved to be a problem-solver as far as improving livelihoods of indispensable professionals whose big numbers defy any attempt for significant salary increase, relative to other macro-economic considerations, especially in developing African Countries. He stated that “in Rwanda Umwalimu SACCO was established in 2006 to that end. Its creation was triggered by the need to expand financial services to teachers including in rural areas. The MFI has more than70,000 members, with very high rural penetration. It has substantively empowered teachers to have easy access to credit to finance projects contributing to the elevation of their wellbeing”.

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B3 Money Market

In recent times, Bureaux de Change (BDC) operators have consistently rallied support for different foreign exchange initiatives and policies of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN). Just last week, over 3,000 directors of the BDCs met in Lagos with representatives of the apex lender, Department of State Service (DSS) and the Police. MOTOLANI OSENI looks into how the retail forex operators tackle compliance issues to save the local currency, the naira, among many other salient economic issues discussed. Excerpts… Precisely, a week ago, the umbrella body for the BDCs, Association of Bureaux De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON) held an emergency meeting in the nation’s Centre of Excellence, Lagos, on how to rescue the naira, with the theme: ‘Role of BDCs in Price Stability- Realities and Compliance’. At the meeting, BDC directors were advised on the need to follow sound corporate governance practices and take direct charge of their businesses as they will be liable for any breach of CBN’s operating guidelines. For the first time in several months, officials of the Central Bank, DSS, the Police and over 3,000 directors of BDC operators found themselves under one roof to brainstorm on how to strengthen the naira against world currencies, especially the dollar. The participants condemned the role of foreign exchange (forex) speculators in the naira crisis and agreed to tackle the menace headlong to save the local currency from further depreciation. The naira is now exchanging at over N400 to a dollar in the parallel market after improved funding of the BDCs helped it to strengthen to $380/$ in the last few weeks. The naira opened last year at N107 per US dollar in the official market, and is today, the official rate is at N306.05 against a dollar. However, the ABCON President, Alhaji Aminu Gwadabe, But in his opening remarks said CBN was determined to raise liquidity in the forex market provided the BDCs operate within set guidelines. According to him, “The CBN has assured us that it will continue to inject more liquidity in the forex market, but BDC operators must shun speculations and other malpractices. We are expected to comply with the Know Your Customer –KYC directive of the CBN. Stiff sanctions await any operator that breaches the CBN’s set rules.” Gap between Official/Parallel market rates Gwadabe urged the directors to help CBN reduce the gap between the official and parallel market rates. “As a Nigeria, anytime I see the gap increasing, I become concerned. These gaps are created by currency speculators’ compromise. Speculators are the biggest challenge facing the naira,” he said. He said BDCs are better positioned in networking, convenient and more effective than the conventional banks in the elimination of rates disparity. Highlighting the dangers of speculation, he said any money made through such practices will not help the economy. “Speculation creates inflation, and the funds made through illegal means will also be spent on the problems they have created. Anytime the naira weakens, the economy suffers and there will be job losses and rise in crime rate,” he said. Continuing, he said: “ABCON will continue to update all directors on CBN’s and other regulatory agencies’ forex sale requirements. We have a duty to reverse the negative perception many stakeholders’ have on our operations by complying with regulatory guidelines”. Gwadabe said the BDCs are in the watch list of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank and United States of America because of the critical role they play in economies of nations. He cited cases where the BDC operators, had in the past, helped the CBN to strengthen the naira. “We saw the naira appreciate from N520/$ in late January to about N380/$ after the CBN resumed sale of forex to BDCs.

Emefiele, CBN governor

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How BDCs tackle compliance issues to save naira That was what everyone needed to know that BDCs have major role to play in naira’s stability. We have chosen to support the CBN and be part of the positive story surrounding the naira. We are happy that our contributions are paying off,” he said. According to him, fall in crude oil prices and exit of foreign investors, triggered drop in dollar inflows and adversely affected naira’s value.

Building strong buffers The ABCON boss called on Nigeria to build strong buffers that would protect it in times of crisis. “The United Arab Emirates has over $400 billion in their reserves, and that is a very big buffer for them as it protects their local currency at any given time. The working of the Lebanon economy is highly dependent on the activities of BDCs and these have shown how important the BDCs are to every economy including Nigeria,” he said. Gwadabe, who spoke on the theme: Role of BDCs in Price Stability- Realities and Compliance, said the BDCs will continue to support CBN’s exchange rate stability objective and achieve convergence of the official and parallel market rates. “We want BDC directors to know the gains of price stability, rate harmonisation and regulatory compliance,” he said. Speaking on rate convergence, he said the BDCs had in 2006, when the BDC window was first opened, helped the CBN to narrow the gap between official and parallel market rates and are ‘ready to do it again’. “We are supportive of need for rate convergence. We want to make the market transparent, accountable and secure for the economy, investors and Nigerians in Diaspora, to boost dollar inflows and strengthen the local currency,” he said. Gwadabe said government should invest more in infrastructure because investment follows infrastructure. “If there is infrastructure, investors will troop to Nigeria and there will be more dollars. Immediate investment in infrastructure and continued diversification of the economy away from oil will help to improve the state of the naira and the economy,” he said. Exchange rate stability/pricing Speaking further on exchange rate stability and pric-

ing, he said BDCs are able to do more business when the exchange rate is stable and relatively close to the official exchange rate and so, will do everything within its powers to support CBN’s drive for exchange rate stability. Gwadabe said the BDC directors are the owners of the business, and should understand that they carry corporate governance burden, and will directly face sanctions when their operations run contrary to CBN’s guidelines. He said ABCON has a zero tolerance for non-compliance with regulatory requirement and unethical conduct amongst its members. It also created the office of Compliance Officer at its National Secretariat and in all its zonal offices to discipline non-complainant operators. “We want the BDC directors to fully take charge of their businesses, because they will be punished if anything goes wrong. We also want the public to know that BDCs are not criminals, but remain critical partner of the CBN in ensuring that price and exchange rate stability are achieved,” he said. He praised the CBN for giving each BDC $20,000 weekly and is confident that the apex bank will raise the allocations to $40,000 in the coming weeks and urged the CBN to continue to take steps that would help bring more foreign investors to the economy. He disclosed that the CBN was ready to further raise weekly forex sales volume and commission on transactions to BDCs as operators begin to help in driving down rates. “We are looking at a very acceptable margin between the official and parallel market rates, say a maximum of five per cent,” Gwadabe said. On corporate governance, Gwadabe said the CBN and security agencies are all out to ensure that sound corporate governance is followed. He urged BDC directors to show commitment to good corporate governance practices, and be transparent in rendering their accounts to the CBN. Meanwhile, representatives of the CBN, DSS, and Police agreed that there was need for all stakeholders to stop forex speculators from destroying the naira.

Capital Market B4

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Unilever Q1 PAT grows by 54% as finance income rises Bonny Amadi Unilever Nigeria first quarter (Q1) 2017 results released by the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) showed positives on major key Profit and loss lines, as sales grew by 32% y/y to N22.2billion, even as lower tax in Q4 lifted PAT. The result further reflected that Profit before Tax (PBT) and Profit after Tax (PAT) peaked at N2.2billion and N1.6billion respectively, indicating growth by 54 per cent y/y. Although gross margin contracted by -756bps y/y and net finance costs grew 18% y/y, these were more than offset by the strong y/y sales growth and a -14% y/y decline in operating expenses, leading to the strong bottom-line. Sequentially, sales were ahead by 11% q/q while PBT declined in the fourth quarter by -16% q/q. The reason for the decline in PBT was a significant q/q growth in net finance costs. A lower tax rate of 27% compared with tax rate of 42% recorded in Q4 2015 led to a PAT growth of 7% q/q. Compared with our estimates, Q1 sales were ahead by 17% while PBT and PAT were ahead by wider margins, mainly due to the positive surprise on the sales line. On an annualized basis, while sales are tracking ahead of consensus full year estimate of N76bn by 16%, PBT and PAT are ahead by 87% on average. Although fx sourcing for raw material importation remains a challenge to the company, any adverse effect has been offset by positives seen in the topline. Unilever announced plans to raise N63bn via a rights issue. We believe the company intends to de-lever its balance sheet and partly raise funds for planned local manufacturing capacity expansion for its personal care business in the South-West region. The shares have declined by -6% since the announcement. Year to date, Unilever shares have shed -5.3% and have marginally outperformed the NSE ASI which has shed -6.2%. We expect the market to react positively to these numbers.

Ikeja Hotels blames board crisis for delay in filing 2016 results The persisting crisis among members of the bard of Directors of Ikeja Hotel Plc has been attributed as cause for the company’s delay in filling of its 2016 audited financial statement as at the regulatory mandated period of March 31, 2017. Olumuyiwa Adefope, of IHL Services Limited in a letter titled “late fling of audited financial statements for the year ended December 31 2016” said that Ikeja Hotel wishes to inform our esteemed shareholders, stakeholders and the general public that its annual financial statement for the year ended 31 December 2016 was not filed within the due date of 31 March 2017 in compliance with the provisions of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Nigerian Stock Exchange. The delay in filing was due to protracted crisis on the board of Ikeja Hotels Plc which has just been resolved” The company revealed that t has initiate move to convene a board meeting soon, to approve outstanding financial

statements. Ikeja hotel expressed optimism that its audited financial statement for the year ended 31 December 2016, and other outstanding financial statements will be ready for filing in the third quarter “on or before 31 July 2017.” On 13 November 2016, the NSE Suspended trading in shares of Ikeja Hotel to protect shareholders of the company in the wake of sustained board imbroglio. According to the NSE, the suspension, pursuant to the Provisions of Rule 15.45 of its Rulebook, was to safeguard shareholders of the company as the dispute has negatively impacted the company’s governance structure. Ikeja Hotels Plc, which owns Lagos Sheraton Hotel, has been involved in a boardroom crisis, a development that led to some of the shareholders removing its chairman, Mr. Goodie Ibru early 2015 at an extraordinary general meeting (EGM).

Summary of activities on NSE ASI DEALS VOLUME

25,418.08 25,207.07 254,959,003.00

VALUE CAP

2,448,866,140.08 8,721,944,928,979.24

L-R: Eniola Onimole, HR Director, Unilever Ghana-Nigeria; Nkechi Juwah, HR Director, SAB Miller Plc; Yaw Nsarkoh, Executive Vice President, Unilever Ghana-Nigeria; Kemi Adewole, Founder & CEO, Protiquette Consult & Soromidayo George, Corporate Affairs Director, Unilever Ghana-Nigeria at the 2017 Intl Women’s Day celebration in Lagos.

Equities market resumes trading week with N105bn loss Afolabi Adesola The Nigerian equities market started trading for the week with market capitalization dipping by N105 billion at the end of Tuesday’s transactions. This week’s trading activities kicked off on Tuesday, with the nation observing Monday as Public holiday in commemoration of Easter.

Lead market indices thus dropped 1.19 percent as market cap closed at N8.722 trillion while All Share Index settled at 25, 207.07 points, increasing the year to date losses to -6.3 percent FBN Holdings led 13 other gainers with a growth of 5 percent. The stock closed at N3.36. CI leasing followed, increasing by 4.69 percent to close

at 67 kobo per share, while Dangote Flour started the week with an appreciation of 4.27 percent to close at N4.40 per share. Meanwhile, Fidelity Bank topped the day’s 18 depreciating stocks. It lost 9.09 percent to close at 80 kobo, Ecobank Transnational (ETI) was next with a decline of 5 percent to close at N7.79 per share

and Eterna Oil depreciated 4.98 percent to close at N3.05 per share. Market activity measured by volume and value closed mixed, as investors in 2,854 deals moved 254.96 million shares valued at N2.45 billion compared to 349.3 million shares worth N2.3 million transacted in previous session.

Capital Assets leads volume movers on NSE in Q1 Capital Assets led ten securities trading firms, responsible for 60 percent of the total trades that took place on the Nigerian stock Exchange (NSE) in the first Quarter of 2017. The Nigerian Stock Exchange, broker performance report for 3rd January till 31st March 2017, revealed that Capital Assets traded a total of 7.1 billion shares in Q1, accounting for 18 percent of the total volume of 23.7 billion traded by the top ten firms. Coming second on the list of top 10 brokers was Stanbic IBTC Stockbrokers Limited with N2.4 billion units of shares representing 6.1 percent of the total volume traded. Rencap Securities was next with 2.2 billion shares traded accounting

for 5.6 percent, while Cordros Securities traded 2.0 billion shares representing 5.14 percent of total volume traded by the top ten brokers. Imperial Asset Managers similarly made the list to the fifth position with 1.98 billion shares representing 5.01 of volume traded while ARM Securities limited transacted 4.91 percent which amounted to 1.94 billion units. Other top volume movers for the first quarter were Meristem Securities, Fundvine Capital and Securities, Morgan Capital Securities Limited and CSL Stock Brokers Limited. They traded 1.92 billion, 1.76 billion, 1.22 billion and 1.21 billion each representing 4.86 percent, 4.45 percent, 3.08 percent and 3.06 percent respec-

tively. In terms of value traded, Cordros Securities Limited, a subsidiary of Cordros Capital Limited that occupied the fourth position in volume terms, with 2.030 billion shares emerged the most active stockbroking firm. It accounted for 41 percent or N186.4 billion of the total value of N355.35 billion executed by top ten brokers in the first quarter of 2017. Recall that Cordros Securities Limited acted as the execution stockbroker to the recently concluded NIPCO’s acquisition of ExxonMobil Oil Corporation’s stake in Mobil Oil Nigeria Plc.

Seven companies cough out N16.7m for violating post listing rule Bonny Amadi

The sum of N16.7 million has so far been paid by seven companies that breached post listing rule of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on timely filing of audited

financial statements. Guinea Insurance accounted for about 12 per cent of the amount with N10.7 million for defaulting in filing first quarter, second quarter and third quarter 2016 results, as well as for defaulting in filing

2015 audited financial statements. Guinea Insurance paid N6.900, 000.00 for default in filing three quarterly results in 2016, while for delay in filing its 2015 audited financial statements, the company was

also sanctioned N3.800,000.00. Daar Communications Plc followed with sanction of N4.200,000.00 for inability to file audited 2015 financial statements as at when due, in keeping with post listing rule of the NSE.

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D aily M ark e t Ro u n d U p N i g e ri a n B o u rse O p e ns t h e W e e k B e a rish ... NSE A SI d o w n 1.1 % Th e Nig eria n e q uities m ark e t e n d e d t h e first tra din g sessio n o f t h e w e e k in t h e re d as t h e All Sh are In d ex dip p e d 1.1 % t o close a t 25,218.12 p oin ts, w hilst YTD loss w orse n e d t o 6.2 % . As a result, m ark e t ca pit aliz a tio n sh e d N104.8b n t o close a t N8.7t n. Th e dra g in m ark e t p erf orm a nce w as larg ely as a result o f d eclin e in D A N G CE M (-2.4 %), N ESTLE (-2.9 %), ETI (-5.0 %), G U A R A N T Y (-0.8 %) a n d U B A (2.8 %). M ark e t activity w as h o w ever mixe d as volu m e tra d e d f ell 29.5 % w hile valu e tra d e d rose 6.9 % t o 246.1m u nits a n d N2.4b n resp ectively in 2,854 d e als.

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South South indigenes want Margaret Ekpo Airport fixed

Stories by Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo

As the Nnamdi Azikiwe airport Abuja returns back to life, some South South indigenes making use of the Margaret Ekpo International Airport Calabar have called for the completion of the half remodeled airport in order to attract more business to the area. Speaking to journalists in Calabar, they expressed disappointment and displeasure over the neglect of airports in the region by the government in spite of the fact that the Port Harcourt Inter-

national Airport was adjudged the worst in the world few years ago. They revealed that the two airports in the region, Margaret Ekpo International Airport and Port Harcourt International Airport were both at the stage of dilapidation as a result of government’s inability to complete the projects after Princess Stella Oduah was removed from office. The Chairman of Airport Car Hire Association (ACHA) Calabar, Clement Ewor said it was unfortunate that Margaret Ekpo International Airport Calabar which used to at-

tract international flights can no longer boast of more than two domestic airlines operating into the airport. According to Ewor, the airport was in a sorry state with the level of work done before it was stopped and called on the government to swing into action and commence work immediately to get the airport completed to attract more business. He noted that business remained dull at the airport as a result of neglect “There is no more business here, Calabar Airport is not busy again. We are about 40 drivers

Ayodele, Calabar Airport Manager

operating at the airport here and only two airlines come in here, so we do our movement turn by turn and sometimes a driver will only carry passenger once a week before anoth-

er turn” Ewor urged government not to politicize aviation as it was a highly technical industry regulated worldwide adding that all the geographical region must be well represented. Also speaking a prominent indigene of Cross River, Ada Pepple Toyen said the people of the region have suffered untold hardship since the two airports in South South, Port Harcourt and Calabar remained uncompleted. According to him business activities in the region dropped significantly since most airlines

have stopped operating into the two airports following the uncomplicated structure. Toyen called on the government, as a matter of urgency to commence work on both Port Harcourt and Calabar airports as soon as work on the Abuja airport was completed. He decried the spate of abandoned federal government projects in the region saying that the people of the South South region should be given sense of belonging to make them feel the impact of the Federal Government.

Orishaleye takes over as NAAE boss

LUFTHANSA Airbus A320neo

Lufthansatakesdeliveryofworld’sfirstAirbusA320neo Lufthansa, together with Airbus and the Pratt & Whitney engine manufacturer, celebrated the delivery of the world’s first Airbus A320neo. Carsten Spohr, Chairman of the Board and CEO of the Lufthansa Group, Airbus President and CEO Fabrice Brégier and the President of Pratt & Whitney Robert Leduc invited 700 guests and media representatives to the official delivery at HamburgFinkenwerder. Following the ceremonial handover, the first two new-type airplanes were presented to the public. The first A320neo, with the

registration D-AINA, has already flown scheduled service since January. The second “neo” is expected to complement the Lufthansa Airbus fleet soon. The first experiences with the A320neo clearly show that the 15 percent lower fuel consumption mark has not only been achieved but even slightly exceeded. The significantly quieter engines also increase customer comfort on-board and provide relief to residents near airports by reducing noise emissions. The development and introduction of the quietest and most fuel-efficient aircraft on short and me-

dium distances is further evidence of the successful cooperation in the aviation industry at European level. “Europe has been a leader in this fascinating industry since the early days of aviation,” says Carsten Spohr. “Lufthansa and Airbus have developed a trusting and productive 40-year partnership. Together we have pushed ahead and brought to market many innovations and contributed to the success of the European aerospace industry. With new and efficient aircraft, such as the A320neo and the A350XWB, we set new standards for our passengers, while reducing the impact on

the environment and, not least of all, on the people living near airports.” “On behalf of everyone at Airbus, I congratulate Lufthansa on being the A320neo launch customer. Together, we’re opening a new chapter in commercial aviation and I am confident that the A320neo will support Lufthansa objective to raise its environmental performance. The A320neo not only cuts emissions at every operational stage but also halves its noise footprint compared to previous generation aircraft,” said Fabrice Brégier, Airbus President and CEO.

NCAT, Zaria bags ICAO’s global aviation training award

The Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Zaria has won the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Global Aviation Training (GAT) award 2016. Abdussalami Mohammed, the Rector of NCAT said this in a statement issued by the Public Relations Officer of the institution, Balarabe Mohammed, in Zaria. Mr. Mohammed said the institution bagged the award at the just concluded GAT and TRAINAIR PLUS Symposium held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. According to the rector, the award

has boosted the image of Nigeria’s aviation industry globally. Mr. Mohammed, while receiving the award, said ICAO had identified NCAT as the training institute with the highest number of trained instructors in addition to highest number of ICAO courses. “This recognition puts the Nigerian Aviation Industry on the driving seat of global efforts at ensuring availability of well-trained aviation professionals to effectively establish more efficiency and safety in the industry. “In view of this recognition, GAT of-

fice gave NCAT more training allocations to conduct additional courses,’’ he noted. Mr. Mohammed said the additional courses included Government Safety Inspector Airworthiness, Air Operator, and Approved Maintenance Organisation Certification. Others courses according to him are: Government Safety Inspector Operations, Air Operator Certification Course, Government Safety Inspector Personnel Licensing Course and Dangerous Goods Part 1.

Five years after and for justice to prevail, Engr Isaac Orishaleye, who led the National Association of Air Traffic Engineers (NAAE), which was unceremoniously booted out of office by the then Management of Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) in 2013, has been asked to step in as the president of NAAE. A reconciliatory committee headed by Mojisola Dokun has returned the instrument of office to the 2012 executive. Consequently, the 2012 national executive led by Orishaleye is expected to conduct a fresh election on or before the end of May, 2017. The essence of this arrangement is to correct the anomaly and interference which led to the sack of the executive, their suspension and eventual sack by NAMA. To give bite to the arrangement, the reconciliatory committee chairman, Dokun who is General Manager, Terrestrial Services, NAMA, in a letter to both the ‘cheated’ 2012 executive and the caretaker committee led by Ebenezer Makanjuola .“We want to bring to your notice that the reconciliatory committee has mandated the caretaker committee to hand over to the 2012 executive of NAAE who were unjustly removed from office and they are to organise and consequently conduct

Isaac Orisalaye, NAAE President

a credible, fair and free election and in addition they should ensure that the key elective positions are fairly distributed among the affiliated organisation” Among the things handed over to Orishaleye included cheque books, conference tags, N3, 158, 615.00 cash balance First Bank, dollar cash balance of $179.71, another cash balance of N152, 197.00 with United Bank for Africa and many other instrument of office. Speaking to our correspondent, Orishaleye, relived his experience and how many of his executive members were booted out of office in a most bizarre circumstance. His words, “We accepted responsibility for every action we took then but today, we want to thank the management of NAMA, the workforce. This happened because of the knowledge many of the people did not have by championing that we should be sacked by the management.”

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Why CRFFN failed – Aniebonam Stories by Babajide Okeowo A key stakeholder in the maritime industry and founder of the National Association Of Government Approved Freight Forwarders of Nigeria, NAGAFF, Dr Boniface Aniebonam has stated that the failure of the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) can be traced to the refusal of those saddled with the responsibility of piloting the affair of the council led to the ongoing trouble in the council. This is even as he revealed that corruption, greed, lack of knowledge and institutional interest destroyed the council from the beginning. “CRFFN failed from the scratch after its maiden election for the failure of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council, NSC to read and understand the (ACT) that set up the agency despite the legal advice offered to Captain Adamu Biu who supervised the maiden election by the Executive Secretary, ES of the Council Hassan Bello” “Corruption, greed, lack of knowledge and institutional interest also destroyed the agency from the beginning” he said. Speaking on the way forward, Aniebonam said the onus is now on the Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi to take advantage of his inherent powers under the act to course an action to realign the council to serve its purpose “It is pertinent to inform the

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Minister of Transportation that with the absence of the board of CRFFN the powers have reverted to the Minister, The minister should consult widely now and set the council to achieve its objectives, a tactical and strategic meeting between him, NSC, NAGAFF and Association Of Nigeria Licensed Custom Agent, ANLCA

shall reposition the council to achieve its aim” he added. Recall that in 2007 government sought to regulate the clearing and forwarding profession by creating a standard that will befit status to those practicing it. This led to the birth CRFFN. The CRFFN Act of 2007 gave the Council the power to determine the stan-

Customs seizes over 136,000 bags of rice in Q1 Ï nƏ Ɔ Mƈ ƆƏƈ Ɛ ƆƆ ƌƑ Ƌƈ ƅƏƈƌƆ The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in its Q1 result has disclosed that the service seized over 136,506 bags of smuggled rice while urging Nigerians to see smuggling as a crime and sabotage of the economy and support its war against smugglers. This appeal was made by the Public Relations Officer of the Service, Joseph Attah in Abuja recently. Abuja. “All Nigerians should see smuggling as a crime so that they will support the service to succeed in our ongoing war against smugglers. “Seeing smuggling as a crime means that you will be willing to give credible infor mation that will help us succeed. He said that the service’s antismuggling strategy was yielding positive dividends, adding that in the past three months, the service seized

over 136,506 bags of smuggled rice. “As villagers that live in the border axis should be willing to support Customs officers whenever they embark on anti-smuggling operations. Unfortunately, some of the communities are hostile to our operatives which are rather unfortunate. “Today, when a smuggler is arrested you see Nigerians, including some respected ones in our society, coming to beg for such persons to be released because they don’t see smuggling as a crime; they see it as a trade,” he said. According to the image maker of the service, smugglers now take advantage of the porous borders, adding that oftentimes they are supported by villagers at the border line and unpatriotic well-to-do individuals in carrying out their smuggling activities.

dards of knowledge and skill to be obtained by persons seeking to be registered as freight forwarder. With the CRFFN Act it was stated that a Governing Council must be elected to pilot the affairs of the Council. It is meant to have a two years’ lifespan. Thereafter, the first Council was constituted in 2008 and

the second in 2010. The third Council was to have been constituted in 2012 but due to petitions and smear campaigns by some people within the group, the project was truncated and ever since then what is being paraded as CRFFN is the management staff of the Council who are merely employees of the Council.

IMPORT/EXPORT CORNER PEBEC issues new guidelines on imports to enhance trade facilitation In a bid to meet the objective of improving the ease of doing business in Nigeria, new procedures and guidelines for the import and export of goods have been issued by the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC). The procedures include: *All containerized consignments coming to Nigeria must be palletized *Used spare parts must be packed in cases and the case packed in pallets. The packing list of the containers must be itemised as the goods are arranged in the containers *Chemicals and imports should be accompanied with a chemical analysis and the CAS number. *All Form ‘M’ goods should have the Form ‘M’ number stated in the Bill of Lading (BOL). *All diplomatic goods should be indicated in the Bill of Lading. *Vehicles import should have the complete 17 digits VIN inscribed on the Bill of Lading. This determines the lane the goods will fall on. *To optimise containers off-loading and placement mandates that manifest and preliminary selectivity be provided to terminal operators at least 48 hours before vessel berths. It mandates the Nigeria Customs Service to coordinate the scheduling of containers examination between all agencies, terminal operators and imports. The new procedures further states that all rules and guidelines for examination must be followed accordingly without lapses from parties involved, as examination desk officers must submit weekly report on their activities.

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FG commences reforms on NIPOST to enhance operations, revenue By Tony Nwakaegho The Minister of Communication, Barrister Adebayo Shittu has said that the Federal government has commenced the process to making the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) one of the key legacies of this government through wholesome reforms and re-engineering to enhance its operations efficiency and revenue generating capacity. The Minister made this remark which fielding questions from Daily Times during the just concluded EMS operational and quality improvement symposium/workshop with the theme: ‘Repositioning EMS for growth’ held in Lagos, and pointedly explained some of those strategies to get this done. He stated that “before this government came in the post was almost in comatose; it has almost been forgotten by cross section of Nigerian citizens, particularly because GSM came on board and disruptively upset the fortune and operations of NIPOST. But when we came in we saw it as a sleeping giant, which could be transformed to

Minister of Communication, Barrister Adebayo Shittu

bring about greater positive impart in the lives of Nigerians. Again, what we are here for is essentially looking at EMS operations for possible national growth. Over the years, private companies often offer the same services as EMS has almost driven NIPOST EMS services

aground. They were more buoyant, more vibrant with a lot of investment into their own services to the extent that private companies offer these same services. They were acquiring aircrafts, just making their services faster in teams of delivery. So

when we came in and with the appointment of a new Post Master General, we decided that we must reform the NIPOST in a package. Shittu highlighted that one of the areas is to make EMS a more vibrant establishment in such a way that it will be run like any other commercial entity, adding that “we will be able to apply all the factors, services and utilities that could make it compete favourably with the private sector providers of courier services.” Again we are looking at other directions with regard to NIPOST, he said, as NIPOST has more than 1,500 outlets across the country. “Banking services are not available in more than 50 percent of the local government across the country. That implies that most Nigerians have been unwittingly excluded from financial services. Financial services includes the ability to patronise banks to save money, to take credit and we felt that one of the things we can do is to also to introduce into the NIPOST services what is variously called NIPOST Banking or whatever. These are available in a lot of countries and this will

ensure that in every village, every town, and every settlement where there are Postal services, whether they are agents or sub branches or whatever people living in those areas will also be able to enjoy some form of financial services. They can use NIPOST to do so many things that are being done exclusively by banks now,” he enthused. “We are thinking of NIPOST transport and logistics services. NIPOST usually has a lot of vehicles that they use to carry mails. It should be possible to commercialize these NIPOST transport services, so that if somebody goes from Saki for instance to Ibadan to buy merchandise instead of relying on commercial private company which may not have all the safety and the goodwill, will buy those goods and take them to NIPOST office and then get the goods delivered. Then you are sure that with NIPOST you will get your goods delivered because these vehicles are registered by government and they belong to the government,” he said. NIPOST properties, he said will be resuscitated and put into use to generate revenue for the agency.

CSEAN unveils theme for “Cyber Secure Nigeria” 2017 Confab NCC, stakeholders brainstorm on By Tony Nwakaegho The Cyber Security Experts Association of Nigeria (CSEAN) has unveiled the theme for the 2017 annual Cyber Secure Nigeria conference, slated for Abuja in May, this year. President of CSEAN, Mr. Remi Afon, made this disclosure to Daily Times, saying that the theme of this year conference is “Building Resilient Cyber Defence”.

Mr. Remi Afon, President of CSEAN

Afon also said that Cyber Secure Nigeria conference has become an annual event which this year is the third of its kind and provides unparalleled cyber security gathering of Industry giants, government, academia, information security professionals from Nigeria and international community. The preeminent cyber security conference in Nigeria “Cyber Secure Nigeria 2017” Conference, he said is scheduled to take place in Abuja May 16-18, 2017 at the CBN International Training Centre, Maitama Abuja. The President of CSEAN affirmed that “cyber threats and attacks are becoming commonplace, sophisticated and damaging. Governments, organisations and individuals are faced with an evolving complex threat landscape. State and non-state actors are capitalising on vulnerabilities to launch attacks. Through workshops, plenary and breakout sessions, Cyber Secure Nigeria 2017 will prepare participants to defend their networks and operations against growing sophistication of cyberattacks by Building Resilient Cyber Defence.”

He highlighted that the global cost of cybercrime will reach $6 trillion by 2021, a threefold increase from the 2015 estimate of $3 trillion according to Cybersecurity Ventures. “Unfortunately, over 80 percent of organisations and government agencies in Nigeria believe that since they have not suffered a major cyber-attack, there is no need for security to be implemented in their business plan,” Afon said. He cited a recent report by Kaspersky which shows that North Korean hacking operation linked to Lazarus group targeted banks in 18 countries of which Nigeria was among the targets. “Clearly, this has shown that Nigeria is not immune to cyber threats. The vast scope of Cyber threats we face today makes a compelling case for legislation that will compel organisations to have minimum cyber security controls in place and also mandate them to make full disclosure once they are breached. This will assist the nation in understanding attack vectors we face and aid security experts in implementation of adequate security controls,” he added.

Interconnect Indebtedness, Clearing House, Settlement scheme By Tony Nwakaegho Mr. Sunday Dare, Executive Commissioner Stakeholder Management, NCC. (picture) The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) met with stakeholders from International Data Access and Interconnect Exchange Services brainstorm on way forward for the smooth running of the telecommunications industry. The meeting which was at the instance of the Commission was chaired by the Executive Commissioner Stakeholder Management, Mr. Sunday Dare who represented the Executive Vice Chairman, Prof. Umar Danbatta Dare reiterates the Commission’s determination to ensure smooth running of the telecommunications industry, adding that the meeting was convened to find best, concrete solutions to the issues affecting the business of international data access, and interconnect exchange services in Nigeria from the regulatory standpoint as stipulated by Nigerian Communications Act (NCA) 2003. According to him, the meeting was

Dare, Executive Commissioner Stakeholder Management, NCC

a clear response to the series of complaints the Commission has received from both sides of the divide. “Giving the important role the international data, and the interconnect exchange services licensees have played in the industry in the past 16 years, the Commission has received and noted the earlier recommendations made by the licensees on the implementation of a cost-based pricing for both local and international interconnections; efficient and effective interconnectivity settlement mechanisms; issues of capacity development; and specific challenges of the sub-market,” he added.

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Entertainment, Comedy booming A in Nigeria deneye After having the feel of the entertainment world, as one of the pioneers of entertainment platforms in the country alongside his colleague, Kenny Ogungbe, co-founder of prime time Africa and now Commissioner for Information and Strategy in Ogun State, Otunba Dayo Adeneye in this this interview with ABIMBOLA OBATAYO, talks about his family life, hopes for How has the journey been so far?

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So if you are not in Ogun State doing what you know how to do, if you are not with your family, where else would you be? So which do you enjoy most? You have been spotted at several events, parties, does that mean you are sociable?

How do you feel being a grandfather?

Once you are 40 and above, you have to make sure you avoid You always emphasize that you are busy, do you have time for your family especially your wife? Prime Time Africa anymore?

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