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IPOB: Court to rule on Kanu, others bail April 25

Andrew Orolua, Abuja

ÏÏÏ The Federal High Court in

Abuja, on Monday, fixed April 25, 2017 for ruling on the bail applications brought by the counsel to the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu and three others facing trial on six count charges.

The court also fixed April 6, 2017 to rule on Kanu’s fresh ap-

plication who is seeking to vary an earlier court order on witness protection.

Counsel to the first defendant, Barrister Ifeanyi Ejiofor held that since the allegations bothering on treasonable felony and criminal conspiracy has been struck out on the last adjourned date, Kanu no longer constitutes security risk; hence, the need to grant him bail is paramount.

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Court asked to void Shell, Agip hold on OPL 245 oil bloc

Lateef Ibrahim, Abuja

ÏÏÏ The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Monday, explained why it decided to announce the dates for the 2019 general elections in advance.

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NNPC to generate 4000MW electricity OpeOluwani Akintayo

ÏÏÏ In a bid to boost the country’s power supply, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said it will generate 4000 megawatts of power in the next ten years.

This was disclosed by the Corporation’s Chief Operating Offi-

Ï dƆƆƊ ơǀƄ è ƍ ƓƆƏ n ƈ ƒƆ ƐƌƆ Ɛ cer (COO), Gas and Power, Saidu Mohammed, on Monday.

According to him, the electricity would be generated through building independent power plants.

Explaining the concept, Mohammed said the power plants

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Chimamanda’s “Americanah” wins New York book contest ÏÏÏ Nigerian novelist, Chi-

mamanda Ngozi-Adichie’s novel, “Americanah” has won the ‘One Book, One New York’ campaign by the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment and BuzzFeed.

The office said on Monday that New Yorkers cast their ballots for the book throughout February and said they wanted millions of residents to read it simultaneously.

It stated that the voting, which took place in February, were both online and at interactive digital kiosks on

subway platforms.

The office added that “finally, Americanah was the book most New Yorkers wanted to read, as 50,000 voters who participated in the #OneBookNY campaign voted for it.”

It explained that New Yorkers were encouraged to form their own book clubs and discussions around the book, which detailed the story of a Nigerian couple that left military-ruled Nigeria.

The office said “Americanah” centred around two young Nigerian lovers who departed for different cities

Chimamanda in the western world and later reunited in a democratic Nigeria.

Ifemelu, the protagonist, headed for America, where her life as an immi-

grant changed her perspective on race and identity.

Before being reunited in their homeland, the female protagonist, Ifemelu, was forced to confront new issues of race and class in the United States, and her lover, Obinze, blocked from joining her due to post-9/11 travel restrictions, struggled for dignity as an undocumented immigrant in London.

Published in 2013, NgoziAdichie’s novel won a National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction and was named one of The New York Times “Ten Best

Books of the Year.”

The office said New Yorkers could access the full audio-book version for 90 days through a city partnership with the digital reading subscription company, Scribd.

It noted that they could also borrow one of the thousands of additional copies donated by publishers and other organisations to New York City’s public library systems. It stated that “in partnership with the digital library and subscription service, Scribd, the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment will provide free

90-day access to full ‘Americanah’ audiobook through June.”

It announced that the office would host events like film screenings and panel discussions to drum up excitement about the book and get New Yorkers talking about it in the upcoming months. Other books voted on included “Between the World and Me” by Ta-Nehisi Coates, “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao” by Junot Diaz, “The Sellout” by Paul Beatty and “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn” by Betty Smith.

NAFDAC raids Lagos market over fake liquor

Private schools over taxed by LGs, state govts

ÏÏÏ National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control, (NAFDAC) weekend, raided shops in the popular OkeArin Market, Balogun and Alaba Suru, Apapa both in Lagos State, where fake liquor were being bottled and registered brands counterfeited.

The agency conducted the raid following a tip-off about some wine and spirits distributors, who had local production sites where the adulteration was going on.

Apart from fake liquor, counterfeited packaging materials such as empty bottles, funnels, filtering clothes, corks of registered brands among others, were discovered in the raid which involved NAFDAC Enforcement officers and journalists who monitored the exercise.

A shop at No. 12 Issa Williams, Balogun market with the business name, Ken-Zubby Emporium Ltd, which belongs to one Kennedy Maduewesi, was among those sealed as large quantities of the fake liquor and counterfeited packaging materials were discovered there.

A sales representative at the shop who simply identified himself as Christopher however declined comments on the use of the fake packaging products.

Christopher, who claimed to have been in the shop for less than two years, said, that his master, Mr. Maduewesi, who was not present in the shop at that moment, was the one to provide answers on what those materials are for.

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R- L: Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr. Oluranti Adebule, presenting the Star prize to the Best Teacher 2016, Mr. Babatunde Ajanaku, of Ojota Senoir. Secondary School recently. With them are Mr. Tunji Bello and Hon. Lanre Ogunyemi

Telecom consumers spent $6.6bn in 2016 to access services -NCC alleges Nosa Akenzua, Asaba

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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has alleged that consumers of telecoms services in the country spent a colossal $6.6billion in 2016 to access services from the telecommunication companies, up from $5.6billion spent the previous year.

The Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Umar Danbatta, made this revelation while speaking to journalists on Monday in Asaba during

the official flag off of NNC’s ‘Year of Consumers.’

He stated that just as consumer’s patronage had remain important, the consumers must not and cannot be taken for granted, adding that NCC recognizes consumers’ importance hence it intends to inform and educate the consumers with the sole intent of protecting and empowering them to make the right decision.

Pro. Danbatta, also explained that the commission, together with the regulator of the financial

services sector, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), prevented the takeover of Etisalat by a consortium of local lenders over an alleged loan of N200billion.

He reaffirmed the commitment of the two regulators to ensure that the alleged N200billion loan default payment issue by Etisalat would be amicably resolved in the interest of the industry, and the telecom’s over 20 million customers and the nation’s investment climate.

He disclosed that though the matter has not been

fully resolved, negotiations will continue among all the parties, adding: “let me assure you that there is no cause for alarm regarding the matter, the regulators are on top of the situation and details of the resolution would be made available within next couple of weeks.”

According to him, “the NCC and the CBN have to intervene particularly in a manner that business operations of all the parties involved and in the larger interest of the nation’s economy.”

The board chairman of Goodvine Group of Schools, Mr. Aghulor Chucks, has said that the challenges of private schools is independent funding and over taxation by state and local government governments trying to generate revenue for their states.

Chucks made this known while speaking with Daily Times during the school club exhibition day competition at Magodo, Lagos.

“Private schools need government support in terms of aids. We are providing infrastructure and other learning materials, as we our help the nation in educating its citizens. if a nation fails to educate his people they would be building miscreants that would become a problem to the society.”

Chucks stressed that entrepreneurship development in school curriculum is to make sure that children do not only acquire cognitive learning but also possess skills that would enable them succeed on their own before or after university education.

“Not every child would acquire university education, but our desire is that every ward should have access to quality education in order to be able to face life challenges after their academic career,” he said.

He stressed that the development of the wards with various skills would give them a platform to succeed in life endeavors.

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Why we released 2019 polls dates -INEC chair Continued from page 1 The Chairman of the Commission, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, made the explanation during an interactive meeting between INEC and the media in Abuja.

He said the announcement was to make room for proper planning, need to get the commission’s budget properly sorted out as well as in the interest of international best practices.

He said: “We did it basically in order to plan properly. We cannot continue to be master of fire brigade. We should be moving from uncertainty to certainty. We need a lot of time to plan.

“It is a huge task. We reckon that 2019 is going to be another year full of elections with 27 gov-

ernorship elections, 109 Senate, 360 Federal Constituencies, 991 State constituencies and 68 in the Federal Capital Territory comprising six Chairmanship seats and 62 Councillorship seats”, he said.

The INEC Chairman pointed out that there are 40 registered parties in the country with fresh 87 applications from political parties seeking registration as political parties.

He assured that the provisions of the laws and the guidelines of INEC will be strictly applied in determining the ones to be registered.

The Chairman of the Commission also raised the alarm that 7.8 million Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) are yet to be col-

lected over two years after the conduct of the 2015 general election.

Prof. Yakubu noted with sadness that despite the various enlightenment efforts by INEC, 7.8 million Nigerians have failed to come forward for the collection of their PVCs. He pointed out that slightly over 700,000 PVCs have so far been collected since the conclusion of the 2015 general election and now.

Prof. Yakubu however appealed to those yet to collect their PVCs to step forward to do so.

The INEC Chairman disclosed that the Commission will, by next month (April), commence the continuous voters’ registration exercise with a view to

cleaning up the voters register because of those that may have died between the last time the exercise was carried out and now as well as to accommodate those that have now attained the age of 18 years.

He revealed that the commission has conducted a total of one hundred and sixty-seven (167) elections of various categories since the 2015 general election.

A breakdown of the various elections conducted by INEC between 2015 and now indicated that they (the elections) were made up of governorship in Bayelsa, Edo, Kogi and Edo states, Senatorial, House of Representatives, State Houses of Assembly and Local Government Chairmen and councillorship

in the Federal Capital Territory as well 16 bye-elections in some states.

The outstanding elections, the Commission pointed out, are the Anambra Central Senatorial, Mashi/Dutse federal constituency seat in Katsina and Warri South I State constituency of Delta State.

The INEC Chairman disclosed that no fewer that sixteen elected officers have so far died between 2015 and now following which bye-elections have been held to fill the vacuum created, with only two of such pending.

He also said that about thirty certificates of returns have been issued by the Commission to some elected officers on the account of court judgments.

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FG launches new immigration policy targeting terrorists, foreign herdsmen ÏÏÏ The

Federal Government has unveiled a new immigration policy known as ‘Immigration Regulations 2017’ to check the entry of terrorists and other trans-border crimes in the country.

The Minister of Interior, Lt. Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (rtd), while unveiling the document on Monday in Abuja, said the document would also fasttrack the ease of doing business in Nigeria.

He explained that the ‘Immigration Regulations 2017’ is a vital document that seeks to operationalise the Immigration Act, 2015 and provide the legal framework for the dynamic and unfolding migratory realities.

Gen. Dambazau said the new regulation would replace the old and outdated Immigration Act of 1963, which could not take care of modern realities such as terrorism, technology and new immigration challenges.

“The objective of this new Immigration Regulations 2007 is to provide the legal framework for the effective implementation of the Immigration Act, 2015 and consolidate existing immigration regulations.

“This new document therefore replaces the outdated Immigration Act of 1963,” he said.

He explained that the new document empowers the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to properly register all foreigners, protect the borders, enhance internal security and attract foreign investors using the latest technology.

Dambazau said with the policy in place, the NIS would be empowered to register and monitor the entry and movement of foreign herdsmen who come into the country.

According to him, this will also go a long way in checking the herdsmen and farmers clashes.

Earlier, the Comptroller-Gen-

eral of NIS, Muhammad Babandede, said the ‘Immigration Regulations 2017’ would positively change the operations of NIS in line with international best practices.

“The Immigration Act, 2015 made some profound provisions such as the establishment of migration directorate, dealing with issues bordering on smuggling of migrants and so on.

“I can assure you that with the Immigration Regulation 2017, NIS has been strategically positioned to combat all cases relating to transnational organised crimes,” he said.

According to him, NIS will be working with other security agencies like the Police, and INTERPOL to check trans-border crimes, human trafficking and arms smuggling into Nigeria.

The occasion was graced by diplomats, officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, NIS and the International organisation for Migration (IOM).

after the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) business model.

“Power generation is a big business. As at today, NNPC has interest in two power plants, one in Okpai, Delta State and the other in Afam, Rivers State, which were respectively built by our Joint Ventures with Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC), and Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC).

These two power plants collectively generate up to 1,000 megawatts and they are the most reliable and cheapest source of power to the national grid in Nigeria today,” Engr.

Mohammed affirmed.

According to him, plans were underway to start the Okpai Phase 2 Power Plant. That of JV power plants like Obite & Agura would also commence soon.

He said the new innovation involved the extension of NNPC’s major gas pipeline infrastructure into the network to connect various parts of the country, adding that implementation of the Ajaokuta to AbujaKaduna-Kano (AKK) extension has progressed.

“The main base-loads to justify such infrastructure are power plants that would consume the gas and for that, we are planning to build about 2,000 to 3,100 megawatts, combined, in these three cities.

“The partnership will involve players who will bring in their various capacities as operators, builders of power plants and as investors. NNPC will also bring its strength of being a dominant player in the Nigerian gas value chain,” Mohammed re-

vealed.

He said that NNPC as a stakeholder in the gas value chain had developed capabilities in processing, transportation and marketing of gas for export and domestic utilization.

Mohammed further added that the nation’s gas resources had the potential of changing the landscape of the Nigerian economy for the better.

“If you generate enough power, the multiplier effect will revive most of the moribund industries across the country.

NNPC intends to capture 50 percent of the gas market in Nigeria by growing the Nigerian Gas Marketing Company (NGMC) from the 500 million standard cubic feet/day of gas that it is today to about 3 to 4 billion standard cubic feet/day in the next 10 years,” the COO enthused.

He said NNPC required about $15 billion investment to realise the Gas and Power Autonomous Business Unit, ABU, aspirations and that discussions were already ongoing with Investors worldwide to address gas deficit by building on the already existing gas infrastructure.

Mohammed noted that in line with the Gas Master Plan, NNPC would be producing gas with its JV partners and with other interested Nigerian investors to build treatment plants to achieve the deadline.

“We are going to unbundle the upstream by delineating the midstream so as to allow other players operate in it while NNPC as the operator of the pipeline network will continue to deliver gas to the downstream sector and ultimate consumers,” he stated.

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Court asked to void Shell, Agip hold on OPL 245 oil bloc Andrew Orolua, Abuja

ÏÏÏ The controversy over the ownership of Oil Operating Licence OPL 245 deepened on Monday as Malabu oil, Alhaji Mohammed Sani Ahmed and Pecos Energy Ltd asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to void the Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited and Nigerian Agip Exploration Limited claims to the oil bloc.

In a suit filed on Monday

by Malabu Oil, Ahmed and Pecos Energy, the plaintiffs said that the purported surrender of Malabu Oil’s title, right and interest in Oil Prospecting Licence 245 (OPL 245) to the Federal Government of Nigeria under the Malabu Settlement Agreement dated 29th April, 2011 was illegal, null and void.

That Malabu Oil did not relinquish all claims to OPL 245 and agreed to all future actions which the Federal Government of Nigeria may take with respect to OPL 245 including a purported surrender, the said agreement having been carried out on behalf of Malabu oil by persons who had no authority to so act.

Defendants in the suit marked FHC/Abj/ CS/506/2017 are Mr. Kweku Amafegha, Munamuna Seidougha, Amaran Joseph, CAC, Shell, Agip, FGN, AGF, Petroleum Minister, and Department of Petrol Resources, who are 1st to 10th defendants respectively.

The plaintiffs in the suit want: “A declaration that the 2nd and 3rd plaintiffs jointly hold seventy percent (70%) shareholding in the equity of the 1st plaintiff.

“A declaration that the 2nd and 3rd plaintiffs have never divested themselves of their respective shoes in the equity of the 1st plaintiff and continue to be shareholders and Directors of the 1st plaintiff.

“A declaration that all the resolutions passed by the purported directors of the 1st plaintiff and all alterations made to the 1st plaintiff ’s document in its original file at the 4th defendant’s office which affected and changed the shareholding structure of the 1st plaintiff from 1998 to 2010 being unauthorised, are illegal, null, void and of no effect.

“A declaration that forms CAC 2 and 7 (Statement of Shares Capital and Return of Allotment of Shares) dated 9th June, 2010 prepared and filed by one Ayo

Ademola purporting to transfer the 2nd plaintiff ’s 10,000,000 shares in the equity of the 1st plaintiff to one Seidougha Munamuna (2nd defendant), the 6,000,000 shares of one Kweku Amafagha (1st defendant) to Amaran Joseph (3rd defendant) and Hindu’s 4,000,000 shares to the same Amaran Joseph is illegal, null and void same having been prepared and filled are without the consent, knowledge and authority of the 2nd and 3rd plaintiffs.

“A declaration that the resolution dated 9th June, 2010 purporting to validate the three (3) Shares Transfer Agreements of the same date, 9th June, 2010 purportedly transferring the shares of the 2nd plaintiff to Seidougha Munamuna (2nd defendant), the shares of Kweku Amafagha (1st

defendant) and Hassan Hindu to Joseph Amaran (3rd defendant) are all null and void not having been authorised by the 2nd and 3rd plaintiffs.

“A declaration that the purported surrender of the 1st plaintiff ’s title, right and interest in Oil Prospecting Licence 245 (OPL 245) to the Federal Government of Nigeria under the Malabu Settlement Agreement dated 29th April, 2011 whereby the 1st plaintiff allegedly relinquished all claims to OPL 245 and agreed to all future actions which the Federal Government of Nigeria may take with respect to OPL 245 is null and void, the said surrender having been carried out on behalf of the 1st plaintiff by persons who had no authority to so act.

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2019 presidency: God will decide for me, says Sheriff

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ÏÏÏ The court recognised

National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, on Monday, disclosed that only God will decide whether he would run for the 2019 presidency.

This is even as Sheriff revealed that the position of the national chairmanship of the party has been zoned to the Southern part of the country, while the presidency for 2019 has been zoned to the North.

He disclosed this during a media briefing in Abuja.

While reiterating that there is already understanding among party stakeholders that the presidency will go to the north, Sheriff explained that members of his NWC, whose tenures are still running, have the right to contest for any of the offices at the party’s proposed national convention.

Sheriff, a two-term Governor of Borno State and erstwhile Senator, pointed out that all the positions he had occupied in his political career so far, it is God that made it possible.

When specifically asked if he would contest for the 2019 Presidency after he had promised not to contest for the National Chairmanship of the PDP during its planned convention, the former Governor said: “Every position I had occupied in life, God made it possible.

I am a firm believer in the will of God. I told you I will not run for the chairmanship position, the rest we will leave to God.”

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subsequent purported allocation of the 1st plaintiff ’s titles, rights and interest in OPL 245 to a consortium of Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (5th defendant, Nigerian Agip Exploration Limited (6th defendant) under a resolution Agreement dated 30th April, 2011 is null and void, same having been predicated on the unauthorised surrender of the 1st plaintiff ’s interest in same.

“An order setting aside all other subsequent purported resolution agreements made between Federal Government of Nigeria, Shell Nigeria Ultra-Deep Limited, Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (5th defendant), Nigeria Agip Exploration Limited (6th defendant) and Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, predicated on the Malabu Settlement Agreements transferring the 1st plaintiff ’s interest in OPL 245 to Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (5th defendant), Nigeria Agip Exploration Limited (6th defendant).

“An order setting aside the letter dated 11th May, 2011 with reference no: HMPR/07/01 addressed to the Managing Director of the 6th defendant titled RE:OPL 245 Resolution Agreement/Letter of Award signed by the then Hon. Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Allison Madueke, to grant approval for the said award of OPL 245 jointly to Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (5th defendant), Nigerian Agip Exploration Limited (6th defendant).

2 Chinese, Nigerian remanded for importing N5b fake tyres

Peter Fowoyo

One month after they were nabbed by security agents for allegedly importing sub-standard automobile tyres worth about N5 billion into the country, a Federal High Court, Lagos, on Monday, ordered the remand of two Chinese citizens and a Nigerian who were docked before it.

Justice Mojisola Olatoregun made the remand order shortly after the accused were arraigned before her on four counts.

Those arraigned are Taolung Shen, Xu Jing Yao

and Chinedu Madubuike.

Others included in the charge are two companies, Sino Nigeria Limited and Nedeca International Limited.

They were arraigned by the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice.

In the four-count charges, the Federal Government accused the Chinese and their alleged accomplices of conspiring “among yourselves to import tyres, which did not meet the relevant Nigeria industrial standards.”

The accused persons were said to have alleg-

edly stuffed various sizes of tyres into one another, an act, the Federal Government said, constituted a danger to the Nigerian populace.

The offence, the prosecuting counsel for the AGF, Mr. Yusuff Lawan said, is contrary to and punishable under Section 26 (2) (b)(iii) of the Standards Organisation Act No. 14, 2015 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004.

However, when the charges were read and interpreted to the two Chinese citizens by one Fred Guichu Zhong, from the Chinese High Commis-

sion in Nigeria, the defendants pleaded not guilty.

Their Nigerian co-defendant equally pleaded not guilty.

Following their plea, the prosecutor, Lawan, urged Justice Olatoregun to fix a date for commencement of trial, adding that the prosecution had four witnesses to call to prove the charges.

But lawyer to the two Chinese, informed the court of a pending bail applications for his clients.

He said the applications were separately supported with 14 paragraphs, written addresses and urged

the court to adopt same as his argument.

In the same vein, lawyer to Madubuike, the fifth defendant in the charge, Napoleon Nwachukwu, urged the court to grant his client bail in the most liberal term.

Responding, the prosecutor said he had filed counter affidavits to the bail applications.

Consequently, Justice Olatoregun adjourned till today (Tuesday) for ruling on the bail applications.

She however, ordered that the defendants should be remanded in prison’s custody.

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IPAC lampoons detention of Nnamdi Kanu, Fulani herdsmen menace Sunday Nwakanma Umuahia

ÏÏÏ The South-East Caucus of Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has risen from their two-day retreat in Umuahia with a strong condemnation of the continued detention of Nnamdi Kanu, frequent and indiscriminate shootings and killings of innocent IPOB/ MASSOB members, while urging South-Easterners to participate in the forthcoming national census.

In a 10-point communiqué issued after the retreat and jointly signed by the chairman of the caucus

and Abia state chairman of IPAC, Prince Emeka Okafor, and IPAC chairmen in Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo states, the umbrella body of all registered political parties in the country urged all eligible South-Easterners to come home and be counted during the census to ascertain and reflect the true population of the Ndigbo.

While also calling on the federal government to unconditionally release the detained leader of the Independent People of Biafra (IPOB), Mr. Nnamdi Kanu, in obedience to court order “to show a genuine demonstration of ‘change’ agenda

of the Buhari administration,” the body also condemned “the frequent and indiscriminate shootings and killings of innocent IPOB/MASSOB and unarmed protesters by security agencies who maintain a lackadaisical indifference in handling the armed and murderous Fulani herdsmen.”

On the activities of the herdsmen, the federal government, according to them, should “demonstrate a sincere commitment to the eradication of this menace so as to erase the perception of bias and injustice.”

The communiqué further

called for the practice of true federalism in Nigeria by amending the constitution to devolve more powers to the States and give them more control over natural and human resources located in there to make the states more viable and productive.

According to the communiqué, full participation of all eligible people from the South East in the coming census would truly ascertain the actual population and strength of Ndigbo who are scattered all over the country.

The communiqué also called on South East governments “to work ur-

gently towards creating a conducive environment for living, industry, investment, tourism and trade, including the full establishment and functioning of the South-East Nigeria Economic Commission which will facilitate integration, harmonization and cohesiveness of infrastructure and economic development of the SouthEast Nigeria.”

While calling on all South Easterners in various parts of the world “to urgently invest their resources in the South East for the purpose of building a strong regional economy.”

“IPAC South East associ-

ates herself with the fight against corruption by the present administration and equally commended the release of funds for the purpose of payment of salaries and pensions”, the Caucus further said, stating their resolve to organize a submit for South East economic and political integration and development.

They used the opportunity to commend the state Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu over his effort to build quality local and regional infrastructure and his encouragement for regional and inter-party and governmental cooperation for South East development.

Journalists are not your enemies, NUJ President admonishes INEC Lateef Ibrahim, Abuja

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L-R: Representative of the President, Lagos Platinum Heritage Lions Clubs, Dare Tijani; Project Director, Dola Falade; Vice Principal, Oregun Junior High School, Mrs. Sidi Ighodairo; Vice Principal, Oregun Senior High School, Mrs. Aganbi Omonigho; a teacher, Mr. Abel Onigbinde and other teachers and staff, during the free eye screening exercise and presentation of free eye glasses to beneficiaries at Oregun High Schools, Oregun, Lagos… on Monday.

Unpaid salaries\arrears: ASUU threatens strike

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Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Benin zone, on Monday, issued a 14-day ultimatum to the governing councils to pay in full salary shortfall and arrears owned Universities or risk industrial action.

The aggrieved ASUU members at a press conference in Benin, Edo state which was attended by representatives in the zone also lamented the pitiable state of state owned Universities and noted that the shortfall of subvention and fraction payment of

salaries in the last months had affected the smooth running of academic activities.

Zonal Coordinator of ASUU, Professor Anthony Monye-Emina, described the action of the federal government as an “affront which will no longer be condoned” and advised “arrear government to rise up to their responsibilities and interface with the owner-governments of these institutions and stop the fraction and owned forthwith “For a while now Governing Council of public universities across the country have been paying

fractions rather than full salaries to workers in these institutions. In some cases, it is a case of owned salaries; running into months.

These unfortunate and condemnable developments are blamed on shortfall in and non-release of subvention from governments.

“In the University of Benin and Federal University of Petroleum Resources (FUPR), Ogbomoro, Warri, the two federal universities in Benin Zone, government is only able to meet about 80 percent of monthly salary.

“The state universities in the zone are worst off.

In Ondo State University of Science and Technology,

the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Mr. Waheed Odusile, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and other government agencies in the country to stop seeing journalists as adversaries or enemies.

Rather, Odusile advised that journalists should be seen as friends and partners in progress.

The NUJ President spoke yesterday during an interactive session between INEC and journalists in Abuja.

He pointed out that Journalists are Nigerians and stakeholders who will not deliberately report false-

hood and half-truth, knowing fully well that they are part and parcel of the system.

Odusile pointedly told the INEC chairman and other top officials of the commission in attendance that journalists don’t create stories, stressing that they only report what happened.

He stated that if a journalist is provided the right information without hiding part of it, there is no way such a journalist could twist such information.

According to him, “the authority should always see the media practitioners as partners, not as adversaries. We are Nigerians and we are patriotic. It is in your own interest to carry the media along.”

STF intercepts 213 vehicles conveying vigilantes in Plateau Chijioke Kingsley, Okitipupa, the staff of the institution have been without salary for six months.

In the same Ondo state, the older university, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, salary is in arrear of five months, March will make it six.

“These developments are unacceptable especially given the current harsh economic climate and also considering that the salary in question is a product of collective bargaining. They amount to unilateral cut in and seizure of salary and breaches of the outcome of collective bargaining process that midwifed the 2009 FGN/ASUU agreement.”

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Vehicles numbering 213, conveying armed vigilantes, was yesterday intercepted by security operatives in Jos the Plateau state capital, the Commander for the Special Task Force (STF), on Jos crisis, Major General Rogers Ibe Nicholas, has said.

Gen. Nicholas while speaking with newsmen during a courtesy call paid to the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Plateau state chapter, said the vehicles were intercepted at Sector 9 check point in Ryiom local government area of the state.

He said the vigilantes came from various states

with the aim to commence training at the NYSC orientation camp located in Mangu LGA of the state without authorization from relevant authorities His words: “The group wore different types of uniforms and when intercepted said they were coming from Jigawa, Nasarawa, Adamawa, Taraba, Ilorin, Kaduna, Kebi and Benue states.

However, after due interrogation, we found out that they were illegally making entering into Plateau state for the purpose of training and we have made it clear that we shall not allow any group or persons coming into the state with arms for whatever purpose without authorization because we want to sustain the peace we laboured so hard to build.

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Bindow’s award as Best Performing Governor of the Year and matters arising Tom Garba Yola Just recently, the ability of His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Adamawa State, Senator Mohammadu Umaru Jibrilla Bindow to translate campaign promises into action, earned him another award. This time, it is by a realm of the estate of governance noted, more for its eagle-eye focus on the performance of political office holders in the desire to defend the Nigerian people even from its leaders.

This latest award is “2016 Leadership Governor of the Year”. Leadership Newspaper is one of the daily Nigerian newspaper with the mission to serve God and Humanity in both within and outside the shores of the country, covering Europe and African countries, having its publishing headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria.

On its commitment to the best global practices, the newspaper asserts: “We shall stand up for good governance. We shall defend the interests of the Nigerian state even against its leaders and we shall raise our pen at all times in defence of what is right. These are the values by which we intend to be assessed”.

It is therefore, in furtherance of the fulfillment of its objective of defending the Nigerian people that the newspaper discovered giant strides that needed to be awarded. The leadership newspaper in its effort aimed at highlighting what form a people-focused leadership should take, found the performance of Governor Umaru Jibrilla Bindow as worthy of recognition.

It has come to the knowledge of the newspaper, that Governor Umaru Jibrilla is busy uplifting Adamawa State and its people from the decimate status that hitherto characterised it. It will be recalled that in 2016, Umaru Jibrilla Bindow, was chosen as Governor of the Year for putting Adamawa

State on the path of economic independence – a feat for a Northern state governor – and driving an unprecedented infrastructural development across the state.

The Leadership newspaper award is an annual event commemorated, in line with its tradition of celebrating individuals and organisations that have distinguished themselves in their various fields of endeavour and made outstanding contributions to Nigeria and the world in the course of the year. The conferment of the award on Umaru Jibrilla Bindow is no exception.

Other awardees in the best governor category include: Anambra State governor, Chief Willy Obiano, who was nominated Governor of the Year for changing the narrative in his state with his rocksolid modern agricultural revolution, provision of adequate security, infrastructure and empowerment programmes for his people. The Akwa Ibom State governor, Chief Emmanuel Udom, was also nominated for his strides in rural development, on the basis of his current transformation efforts in opening up the rural communities in his state and for bringing seriousness and responsibility to governance and crafting the highly successful “Dakkada” philosophy in addition to several works in infrastructure.

No doubt, the team saddled with the responsibility of selecting nominees and confirming them has done a thorough job.

For Bindow is indeed a golden fish has no any hiding place. As he is busy trying to achieve posterity records and successes, individuals and organisations like Leadership Newspaper have seen great virtues in his style of leadership. This is for the staunch facts of his massive economic turn around noticed in his one year and half in the state, a penchant style of leadership

Investigations have now helped to unravel the true meaning of the name ‘Bindow’. The Fulani interpretation of the word means a ‘Writer’, an action (Verb) word that connotes “work”. It was further realisedthat it is more of abbreviated word that stands to be: B-Breakthrough, I- Into, N- New, DDevelopment, O- Of, W- Work.

Gov. Umaru hardly recorded since the return of democracy in Nigeria.

Before now Adamawa State is second to none in terms of infrastructural developments, but the Dan Baiwa (Bindow) with his divine endowed wisdom is the architect that is fast bringing out the beauty of the state and injecting new philosophy in the minds of the people that Adamawa State will be great again.

Before now It’s rather unfortunate, Adamawa State is an old state that gave birth to Taraba State when it was Gongola, but in concrete terms there is no corresponding recourse to development weather human or infrastructure. The state was indeed in a sorry condition until when a ‘Civil General’, a Man called ‘Bindow’ stormed and in lead

of the affairs of the state.

The word Bindow is synonymous with working and nothing but work. The perception and understanding of the name by many citizens of the state have led to the discovering of a Man working or a working Man with a direct personality of his person, meaning that a Man can act exactly the true meaning of what he answer.

Investigations have now helped to unravel the true meaning of the name ‘Bindow’.

The Fulani interpretation of the word means a ‘Writer’, an action (Verb) word that connotes “work”. It was further realisedthat it is more of abbreviated word that stands to be: B-Breakthrough, I- Into, N- New, D- Development, O- Of, W- Work.

B-I-N-D-O-W is breaking

through into the new fallow grounds of development, a work he purposely plan to achieve come rain or sunshine.

No wonder his political allies call him ‘Agogo sarkin aiki’, this is really the true nature of who he is. A work personified governor, an action Man that is setting a pace in the developmental scene of Adamawa State.

With the coming of Bindow on board, Adamawa State has become a case of ‘no dull moment’; hardly will a week pass by without one project or the other that will be launched for construction.

I stand with the Leadership Newspaper, I appreciate this great information medium for recognising that there come a messiah that is bearing the problems of Adamawa State on his shoulders, who is standing at the mountain top and sighting the Promised Land and daring to take the state there.

This I know the publisher of Leadership Newspaper has called out for the sake of the downtrodden, the voiceless and truth and for justice to prevail.

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Without adequate planning, gov’ts can never have enough to address needs –Rajh-Label Babatunde IQ Rajh-Label is the Sole Administrator of Ifako Ijaiye Local Government Area, Lagos State. In this no holds barred interview Rajh-Label reviewed governance at the grassroots and its pros and cons and also what he has done to positively impact on the council since his appointment. OKOHUE PATRICK reports How has the task been so far?

Going by the mandate given to us by the governor at inception, settlement of outstanding debts is key and to this end we have paid up to N60m debt, implementation policies at the local level is next as well as the protection of government facilities within our domain.

Security is an issue of great concern in the state, owing to kidnapping, theft and other despicable happenings all around, how have you been able to weather the storm?

The state government having lawfully established the Neighborhood Watch Security apparatus will soon deploy 100 neighborhood watchers to each council area, this affirms that the state government is proactive and not minding the fact that security arrangements are well structured in all levels of governance in the state, we hold our security meetings regularly and Governor Akinwunmi Ambode treats all security reports with utmost attention. At the level of the council we are also doing our bit to ensure adequate security as all stakeholders are involved here, remember this local government has within its boundary the abbatoir and also share boundary with neighbouring Ogun State. The influx of people from there and attendant security issues that might arise, coupled with the need to tackle kidnapping, theft and other social vices that is now rampant but not common feature here, makes security a major focus, we are coming up with a security card in Ifako Ijaiye Local Government, which will house a chip, loading all data of people resident within the council as well as those coming here to transact legitimate business, UBA has agreed to partner with the local government on this concept and certainly within the next two to three months, the security card innovation would have come to fruition.

With the paltry sum of allocation and council management how are you able to break even?

Fiscal discipline and application of funds where necessary has helped a great deal. We have been able to settle amicably with contractors we are highly indebted to, who on a number of occasions had obtained court orders and most times blocked our secretariat gate over debts owed,

the local government account was also blocked for several months. We monthly offset these debts and have now saved our local government from frequent embarrassment, having blocked leakages.

From January to June 2016, a total of N12million was generated internally, but that same June when we assumed office we were able to get N7 million IGR and by the end of the year we surpassed it 400 percent.

Having cut down on extravagant spending, we inaugurated the revenue committee, a statutory committee which has not been existing over a long period of time. To ensure that the monies that we daily lose to perhaps staff and defaulters are gotten back, we sensitised workers and pleaded with them to understand the situation that we have found ourselves and that the only way we can run the council is to improve the IGR, since the revenue that is coming to the council is dwindling. We must boost IGR. I’m sure in the next couple of weeks, we will not just be meeting our targets, but we will be surpassing it. So, those extra that we get from our IGR and the economic discipline that we have imbibed has been assisting us a lot, we even have little resources to use for continued construction of the abandoned secretariat, so that we can move to a more befitting place.

A committee has been set up, comprising the community leaders, religious leaders, members of the local government and corporate bodies, non-governmental organisations, human rights groups, so that all of us can build that place together. So every month we take small amount of money to do something there, hoping that in about three, four, five months the local government can move there.

How have you helped in ensuring youth’s accessibility to the N25bn Employment Trust Fund by the state government in your local government as a way to bolster small scale industry and tackle unemployment?

We have encouraged them to access the funds, but we also made them understand that the funds are not free; it will have to be returned over a period of time for other people to benefit. At the council level we have sensitised them on investment opportunities as most times if such funds are not channeled properly it

Rajh-Label fails to address original intent, in fact 10 youths from the local government will be on a trip to the Netherlands to partake in the agricultural conference second or third week of March, the council is not to bear the whole cost as the participants are also contributing their quota for travel cost and when they return our council will advance better economically in agriculture, we can have Ifako Ijaiye farms . The land if not available could be sourced elsewhere in the state or outside the state. Taking a cue from the recent Lagos /Kebbi states partnership that birthed the LAKE Rice sold everywhere today in Lagos State at affordable rates and the benefits are endless.

Has there been any challenge or regrets that has significantly affected your person?

Challenges yes, regrets no, challenges would come, even without it you can’t be appointed in the first place, you are here to address issues, your performance is a question of your ability to deal with the issues and surmount them as much as you can.

Financial challenge is the most significant here, as Ifako Ijaiye ranks one amongst the few local governments favoured to have received bogus federal allocations severally in time past. Unfortunately at that time funds were available may be we didn’t make good use of it, now that those funds are no longer coming the way they used to come, it poses a great challenge applying those little funds to cater for problems caused when we had lots of money. May be you ought to employ two people, but you employed 20, owing to availabil-

Financial challenge is the most significant here, as Ifako Ijaiye ranks one amongst the few local governments favoured to have received bogus federal allocations severally in time past.

Unfortunately at that time funds were available may be we didn’t make good use of it, now that those funds are no longer coming the way they used to come, it poses a great challenge applying those little funds to cater for problems caused when we had lots of money Attachments area ity of funds, when that accrual dwindles managing the large number then becomes problematic.

Consider our secretariat project, had it been conceived in times like this may be our scope would have been limited and we would have settled for something small, not a massive building with 90 offices, 3 halls and other space, our projection was that it could be completed but current realities poses some hurdles for its attainment having failed to do it when we had the resources. Now we have office challenge and we lack the financial muscle to quickly complete it. We

are however putting the little to address the issue gradually and achieve our dream for the secretariat.

What legacy would you like to be remembered for?

That I live the local government much better than I met it. In a way that forever it will be hard to forget my impact on the administration of the local government and every time people talk about my tenure they are elated about the development I birthed and left behind.

Do you have any mentor that seemingly guard your political moves?

I take cue from my leaders whose political philosophy are worthy of emulation, because I believe in political reasoning and ideologies, first amongst the leaders is Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and of course Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola and recently I pick interest in the state Governor Akinwunmi Ambode who does a lot and makes less noise, leaving people and his feats to speak for him. He has achieved so much in very little time and he is prepared to do more that informs the good jobs you are seeing all around the town. My approach to life is do your bit, let people participate, carry the people along do the needful, stretch the hands of fellowship to others and let everybody live peacefully and happily, everybody must meet at the point of satisfaction, where everybody is happy.

Did you have any information about your appointment as a sole administrator prior to the time and how much have you achieved amongst set goals?

Yes, I was not prepared for the appointment, but I was prepared to serve the people of Ifako Ijaiye local Government, so the target setting has to shift because it’s a limited time you have, so you cannot have a long term planning, the planning must be short term not mid-term plan, because you don’t even know when it’s going to end, when I came in as Sole Administrator I had to sit down and re-strategise for this time that I am going to function here, what can I achieve. So I looked at the abandoned secretariat, can I do something here? I began processing on that, as well as the initial directive of the governor on what to do there which includes; payment of outstanding debts, getting closer to the people, ensuring protection and security of lives, projecting the image of the state government in Ifako Ijaiye. I think I have done well and can still do more; the templates are already on the table with intent of surpassing targets of 50-70 percent in a short while. Completion of our secretariat and moving in ranks high on my priority list, also we plan to have a youth center for the local government, with sole aim of creating a point of engagement where they can share ideas.

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2019: Amend Electoral Act to accommodate PVC, Ubani tells NASS Iniobong Iwok

As the Independent National Electoral commission (INEC), begins preparation for the 2019 general elections, the National Assembly has been urged to review the electoral law to accommodate the use of Permanent Voters Card (PVC) during the elections to help give credibility to the process and check rigging.

Giving this advise in a chat with Daily Times, Vice President of the Nigerian Bar association,(NBA), Barrister Monday Ubani, noted that the only way credible individuals would be elected into public offices in the country and the na-

tion’s democracy would grows is when the will of Nigerians would count and the electoral process is not compromised.

Ubani expressed concern over the continued delay in the amendment to the Act, adding that the use of PVC would remove unnecessary court ruling and controversies that has trailed the 2019 general elections.

Speaking further, the former Ikeja (NBA) chairman commended INEC for releasing the election time table on time before the elections adding that it would help the political parties to plan and also bring sanity into the electoral process.

Lagos lawmaker challenges DSS to prove allegations against Magu Alade Tasma The Chief Whip of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Lateef Rotimi Abiru has called on the Department of State Services (DSS) to prove the allegations made in its report to the Senate about the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ibrahim Magu that led to rejection of his nomination by the Senate for the second time.

Making this call in a chat with newsmen in his office at Alausa, lkeja, the lawmaker said the rejection of Mr Magu call for serious concern especially at this period of our democracy in the country.

“I am very happy with Magu.

The Presidency has done its investigation on the first allegations and gave Magu a clean bill. If the DSS sent another letter to the Senate it should be bold enough to expose Ni-

gerians to the truth of the matter,” Abiru who is representing Shomolu Constituency 02 noted, stressing that Magu has done a great job in the Commission’s fight against corruption.

“Nigerians are very interested in the allegations so that the “virus” (Corruption) will be frontally confronted in our nation,” he stated.

Abiru who also added his voice to the uniform wearing controversy between the Comptroller General of Nigeria Customs, Mr. Hamed Alli and the Senate said the CG is bound to appear before the National Assembly any time the need arises.

“The Senate has the power of oversight on the Custom as agency of government. The issue of wearing of uniform should not be a matter of controversy, if the Senate wants the CG of Customs to appear in Customs uniform, the institution must be obeyed.” Abiru stated.

2019: APC cannot crumble –Razak Patrick Okohue, Jos

Former Commissioner for Transportation in Lagos State, Chief Lanre Razak has declared that the All Progressives Congress (APC) will remain a virile political party in spite of all perceived threat to her sanctity, as effective mechanism are in place to ensure oneness.

The astute politician who turned 71 yesterday (Monday), noted that scheming and a level of healthy rivalry witnessed in the APC can only make it stronger and would not by any means divide the party.

“Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is the national leader of the APC in Nigeria and he facilitated our movement out of bad government

of the PDP and APC got there, ensuring that APC did not fail is the essence of a good leader and we are proud to have him.

“Political party is not supposed to be a graveyard, but peopled with groups with different interest targeted at having power, the dynamics of interest is what you perceived as internal wrangling.

“Any day you think we are collapsing, we are becoming stronger because of existing virile mechanism put in place to ensure unity of purpose within APC. “Considering those things people have put into the APC, we will not allow this to crumble.”

The Chairman/CEO of Rivebond Company and Balogun of Epe land and two times governorship aspirant in Lagos State,

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APC will re-write Enugu political history in 2019, says party chairman Moses Oyediran, Enugu

The Enugu State chapter of the All progressives Congress (APC), has expressed optimism that going by the solid structure it has put in place in the 260 political wards of the state, as well as the calibre of heavyweight politicians that have joined its fold, the party would sack the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) led government come 2019.

It declared: “PDP will be history in the next general election, because APC is going to re-write and redefine Enugu political history.”

Speaking at the weekend in Ngwo, Enugu North Local Government Area of the state while receiving a PDP chieftain and financier of the party, Chief Uchenna Ozokwor, who joined the APC, the state chairman, Dr. Ben Nwoye, said there is no gain saying the fact that APC would capture Enugu State in the next general poll.

He said: “you will agree with

me that APC now has presence in every nook and crannies of Enugu State, including all the 260 political wards. We have succeeded in planting the party’s machinery in every segment of the state,” the chairman stated.

According to him, “APC is going to re-write and redefine the political history of Enugu State come 2019,” pointing out that the self inflicted injury by the PDP has assisted the APC in planning a funeral ceremony for the former ruling party.

Nwoye, who described the new entrant as a true democrat and grassrosot mobiliser, urged him to endavour to win more souls for the APC in the locality, especially using the opportunity of the ongoing membership registration in South- East Nigeria, including Enugu State.

The chairman, also called on other politicians in parts of the state, to rise up and take the bull by the horn by embracing the APC, saying the party means well for Enugu State and South- East

geo political zone.

Nwoye, who was accompanied to the event by some state principal officers of the party, and South- East zonal publicity secretary, Chief Hycienth Ngwu, urged the people of the state and Nigeria at large to continue to support the President Muhammadu Buhari led APC Federal Government.

He also used the fora to advise the newly appointed Chairman of the Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission (ENSIEC), Dr. Michael Ezeugwu Ajogwu, a senior Advocate of Nigeria, (SAN), to make justice, equity and fair play his watch word, saying it is the only way he could earn respect of the electorate.

In a speech, Ozokwor, explained that he decided to pitch tent with the APC because of its political ideology and antecedents of most of her leaders, including Dr. Nwoye, whom he said, he knew far back in the United States of America, USA.

L-R: Lagos State governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode (middle), with Assistant Director, NEC Secretariat, Federal Ministry of Budget & Planning, Mrs. Adesola Oluyide; Techinal Assistant to the Vice President, Mr. Wole Sanni; Minister of State for Budget & National Planning/Chairperson of NEC Implementation Monitoring Committee, Hajia Zainab Ahmed; Adviser on Policy to the Vice President, Mrs. Yosola Akinbi; Commissioner for Finance/Economic Planning & Budget, Mr. Akinyemi Ashade and his counterpart for Agriculture, Mr. Oluwatoyin Suarau during the courtesy visit by the Minister of State and NEC Implementation Monitoring Committee to the governor at the Lagos House, Ikeja, yesterday.

Chief Razak stated unequivocally that, God had been so faithful to him for having granted most of his heart desires in life.

The unassuming but vibrant Lagosian reminisce with nostalgia his days as the Commissioner for Transportation in Lagos State and how he dealt with the traffic snags experienced along Ikeja, Ojodu, Magodo axis which informed the removal of the toll gate and the corridor was opened.

He also made mention his 300 housing units feat completed within nine months as the council

chairman and deliberate initiative of rice plantation success story in 1994 which caught the admiration of the Ministry of National Planning back then.

Razak was full of commendations for the good works of Governor Akinwumi Ambode, whom he noted had effectively addressed the chaotic and hellish traffic experienced by commuters from Island to the Mainland through innovative approach.

Razak, a dynamic politician who aside being a progressive minded person had course to be

a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in time past stated why he had to leave the party when he did having cited some development that portends bad future for the party.

“Six years ago I have seen the future of PDP, live for me is not stagnant but dynamic, in PDP there are no internal democracy, no future and no successive plan, I highlighted the economic issues citing the poverty ravaging the land, but they insist we had a lot of money.”

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In support of the motion, Ejiofor told the court the bail earlier granted by another court of same jurisdiction was attached including a letter sent to Comptroller General of Nigerian Prisons over deteriorating health conditions of Kanu.

He further said that the accused person who is an internationally recognised person with no criminal record will not jump bail so long there would be provision for a guarantor.

Counsel to the second defendant, Barrister Udoka however sighted several authorities and related cases where bail was granted to accused persons in their course of trial. He also objected the paragraph 3 of a counter affidavit filed by the Federal Government wherein the prosecution stated that it is in the interest of the accused person to remain in prison custody.

He pointed out that he was barred from seeing his client in prison by agents of the Department of State Service (DSS) who could have acted on the directive of the prosecution since such orders did not emanate from the court, sensing it is a plot to kill the defendants.

In line with the argument for bail, the 4th Defence counsel, Barrister Maxwell Okpara com-

mended the court for striking out six charges preferred against the defendant in the last adjourned date, an act which is commended by the whole world, and further held that the confiscation of the accused persons in prison custody is of more threat to National Security than releasing them.

Reacting to the arguments of the defence counsel, the Federal Government counsel, Mr. Labaram Shuaibu objected to the bail applications. He observed that the charges were predicated on extant Criminal Procedure Act (CPA) and therefore asked the court to refuse the bail applications, stating that the constant delay in the prosecution of this case is predicated on the constant interlocutory applications from the 1st to 4th Defence counsels.

In his response to the Federal Government arguments, Ejiofor noted that an order made by Justice Adeniyi Ademola is yet to be obeyed after stating that an order of the court is law.

The trial Judge, Justice BInta Nyako however said that the bail applications do not stall the trial of the accused persons who will still be tried based on her order which is predicated on the protection and shielding of witnesses.

“Nothing can change my order in the protection of the witnesses,” she added.

The judge questioned if Ejiofor

studied a part of the Sharia Law in the course of his study, stating that if he had done so, he would have learned more about witness protection, and also would have known that a woman’s identity is protected in court in the context of the Sharia law.

She further held that the witnesses will wear mask and must

not be facially identified if body movements want to be taken into consideration by members of the public, else, the court will divide itself with a non-transparent material against public view. And so long the witnesses are security agents, their identities would be protected for the sake of the future, while non-security agents

will be seen by members of the public.

“I am not ready to jeopardise the protection of the security operatives,” she added.

The judge however adjourned till April 6, 2017 for the review of the order on witness protection and April 25, 2017 for ruling on the bail application.

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar (7th r); President of Bwatiye Community Development, Alh. Mohammed Mahase (7th l) and others, during a courtesy visit of the national executive committee of the association to the former Vice President, in Abuja… on Monday.

PDP crisis: Only PDP organs can disband us –Makarfi’s NCC Lateef Ibrahim, Abuja

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Members of the Senator Ahmed Makarfi-led National Caretaker Committee (NCC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Monday, said that they will quit office immediately the party organs that put the committee in place ask them to disband it.

The NCC members, in a statement by their National Publicity Secretary, Prince Dayo Adeyeye, pointed out that they are not no sit tight like Senator Sheriff.

According to the statement, “As men of integrity, we have said it countless number of times, and we are repeating it now for emphasis sake, that the NCC members will quit office immediately the party organs that put it in place ask us to disband. We are no sit tight like Senator Sheriff ”.

The caretaker committee said this in reaction to a statement on Sunday by the Governor of Bayelsa State and Chairman, National Reconciliation Committee of the PDP, Hon. Seriake Dickson, in which he advised Senator

...Says Sheriff doesn’t have NWC members

Ahmed Makarfi to step down for the court recognised National Chairman of the party, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff.

The statement by Adeyeye reads: “Our attention has been drawn to a press statement by Gov. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa state wherein he called for the resignation of the National Caretaker Committee as a way out of the present impasse in our party.

“The statement coming from one of our most respected Governors is to say the least shocking and embarrassing.

“The National Caretaker Committee did not appoint itself. It is a creation of the National Convention of the party at which Gov. Dickson as a prominent leader of the party was present.

As the Governor admitted in his statement, the NCC was put in place and enjoys the support of over 80 percent of members of the party.

“That being the case, the proper thing to do if Gov. Dickson wants the NCC to be disbanded is to persuade and convince the 80 percent of the members on the

merits of his point of view.

“The NCC is merely the agent of the party. The principals are the organs of the party and the 80 percent of members that he alluded to. The NCC has no choice than to obey the command of its principals”.

The NCC National Publicity Secretary stated that it was most unfair to cast aspersions on members of the NCC, stressing that Gov. Dickson should know where to direct his efforts.

“He (Dickson) should convince our principals who are the organs of the party on the need for the NCC to resign. We cannot and will not do his job for him,” he said.

Continuing, Adeyeye said: “Nigerians are aware that former President, Goodluck Jonathan had suggested the resignations of Senator Sheriff and that of the NCC as a solution to the crisis in the context of finding a suitable political solution to the crisis.

“While the NCC agreed to step down in the interest of peace, Senator Sheriff has bluntly re-

fused .Who should we blame for the lingering crisis in the light of this? Definitely not the NCC. “It is therefore most unfair to say that the NCC is averse to finding a political solution to the crisis.

“We are bemused that while Gov. Dickson admits that the NCC was MANDATED by the organs of the party to pursue the appeal at the Supreme Court, he at the same time wants its members to resign. This is evidently self-contradictory.

“To successfully accomplish the task of reconciliation, it is important to be seen by all sides as an impartial honest broker.

“We are worried that Gov. Dickson has seriously undermined the work of his committee by taking sides with Sheriff. We are even more concerned about his open declaration of war on the NCC. Rather than reconciling the party he is being further pulled apart.

“We are not amused by the urge for us to surrender the destiny of the party to Sheriff who brazenly and without any

remorse destroyed our chances in the Edo and Ondo State Governorship elections.

“Gov. Dickson will recall all the efforts made by former Gov. Mimiko of Ondo State and his good self to persuade Sheriff and his cohorts not to destroy the Ondo election. Everything ended in futility. Those are the same people he wants us to trust with our destiny”, the NCC said.

The committee however urged all party members to remain steadfast and committed to the ideals of the party, saying, “After darkness comes a glorious dawn”.

Meanwhile, the NCC has described the acting National Publicity of the party, Hon. Benard Mikko and the acting Deputy National Chairman of the party, Dr. Cairo Ojougboh, as shameless impostors.

The National Caretaker Committee pointed out that Senator Sheriff has no National Working Committee (NWC) with which to function.

“Therefore any action taken by him relating to our great party will be illegal, null and void and of no effect whatsoever”, it said.

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Editorial UNESCO and 62m illiterate Nigerians

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ecently, the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) disclosed that more than 62 million Nigerians are illiterate. According to international education body, it will take no less than 58 years of investment to eradicate illiteracy in the country, even with innovations like Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and other learning mechanisms.

UNESCO’s disclosure is coming barely three years after the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) of 2013 set by the United Nations for the eradication of illiteracy in the world. In fact, recent statistics reveal that aside the staggering 10.5 million children said to be out-of-school, some 60 million Nigerians cannot read and write. According to the National Bureau of Statistics, adult illiteracy rate in Nigeria stands at 60 percent. The implication of this is that more than 70per cent of Nigerians are illiterates.

We are alarmed but definitely not surprised at these figures, given the shoddy and even dispassionate attitude of governments at all levels towards education in the country.

Unfortunately, this growing tribe of illiterate population is inimical to development, to say the least, even as it is common knowledge that no nation rises above the quality of its human capital.

For long, the increasing rate of illiteracy among Nigerians has continued to occupy prime place in national discourse, even when the authorities are doing nothing to ameliorate the situation. This is shameful. That Nigeria ranks, as one of the countries with the highest level of illiteracy, coupled with the fact that it had the highest number of out-of-school children in the world is both embarrassing and unacceptable. Such in-

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dictment is eloquent testimony of the fact that Nigeria’s educational policies, over the years, have failed to achieve the desired results.

The stubbornly high illiteracy level is only symptomatic of the poor funding accorded education. Going

by UNESCO’s benchmark every country must provide 26 per cent of its annual budget for education. Sadly, that of Nigeria is between a measly 10-13 per cent. The stark statistics of illiteracy among Nigerians is a call to action. It is therefore pertinent that the Federal Government and all stakeholders in the education sector come up with far reaching policies to tackle this national embarrassment.

We are saying this because past governments are known to abandon the policies of their predecessors with intention of spiting them.

Such short -sight is responsible for the present sorry pass in the education sector. There is no denying the fact that for Nigeria to tackle the myriad of challenges confronting her, she must urgently arrest the rising illiteracy among the population.

Moreover, to successfully confront poverty, disease, religious fanaticism, political chaos, ethnic bigotry, gender discrimination, economic depression among others, there must be concerted efforts to enhance the literacy level in the country.

To achieve this, all governments must budget adequate resources for education. Equally, literacy inclined groups and other related NGOs should step up activities and campaigns to increase awareness towards the importance of literacy.

Without a doubt, literacy is essential to individual and societal development. For a society to attain sustainable development, social development and environmental integration, literacy is one of the required key elements.

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Christianity is called to offer a genuine ‘DNA’ for a universal humanity; a Trinitarian vision and life that can animate a civilisation of love.

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ne of the drawbacks we face as humans is inability to say goodbye when the past is concluded.

They never let go. They are engrossed with it to the extent of overlooking the present and the future. Yet they didn’t solve the problems associated with that past. One would ask, for what benefit then do they hold on to their past?

All of us have our past, some good, others bad. If the past was good, then hold onto it, but if it was bad, forget it and forge positively ahead. God is with us now and will go with us into the future to calm the storms and tempests of life. But we must let go the inhibitions our past can pose to us now or later. If we fail to do so, when the future catches up with us, we could run out of ideas and be caught unawares and unprepared.

Every human being has an experience of brokenness, but with sufficient reflection, our brokenness becomes part of the healing. If we spend the whole of life thinking about who or what had harmed us, we will not likely improve ourselves. Allow the past to strengthen your inner life and the future. It is better to concentrate on opportunities than on problems. Forget your wasted or unproductive years, but make use of the years you have ahead. Let us not forget that the lessons of the past will help us deal with the prob-

lems of “now”.

Let us accept our mistakes and move on. Let us accept God’s cleansing from our guilt.

We do not have to hate life and ourselves too because with faith, we come to know and accept that the future is bright.

Let each one leave out guilt and set new goals for the future. In the words of Patrick Henry, the dreams of the future are better than the history of the past. To dwell on your past is injustice to your future. Every generation would have a problem and a past, but Apostle Paul says “My hope and trust is that I shall never admit defeat.” So accept hope and tap from the clues that will help you solve problems of the future. As you match into the future, be affectionate and never let your presence cause others to faint! If you fail to say goodbye to yesterday, you will continue to have unfinished businesses of life.

Every man should be a model worthy of emulation. He should be a shinning light to others and inspiration far beyond his own personal imagination. According to Edward H. Harriman, “It is never safe to look into the future with eyes of fear.” In the words of Henry W. Beecher, “We are always in the forge, or in the anvil, by trials God is shaping us for higher things.” For Dale Carnegie, “You can conquer almost any fear if you will only make up your mind to do so.

Fear does not exist anywhere

except in the mind.” The one who wishes to leave the past behind would set achievable goals without fear but with tact and expectation. Even in the face of uncertainties, he must grow his faith into his achievable tasks; he believes that today won’t be another yesterday. This kind of faith keeps him going.

In setting goals therefore, we must focus our minds on the goals themselves. This will help us channel our energies into positive actions that would improve the circumstances of our lifetime. When we make positive contributions into our lives, we get the assurance of hope and reward at the right time. Step after step, as we move from one goal to another, so shall we gradually continue to reduce or avoid life’s unfinished business. If you care about life, life will care about you. Maximise the use of your time and be conscious of where you want to reach if you want to live a satisfactory life. Unsatisfactory life is no life. Nobody would like to live a life full of suspicion, ventilation of negative feelings or hatred. Adolf Hitler did not set good goals and as such he ended his life as the only man with the greatest inferiority complex.

Be passionate about your goal of success. To conquer the set back in life, every man must wake up with a dream. There are no small opportunities in life, so make up your mind and choose what you want to do. This will

move you somewhere. One must continue the process that could lead to success and repeat it at reasonable intervals. One must use every day to work towards one’s goals and one will be sure of the season of harvest.

The hunger for success calls for sacrifice, repetition, continuity and concentration. Hard work is the “clearing house” of all our problems and the secret of solving unfinished business is found in our daily agenda – the things we set out to do. The true measure of success is personal fulfillment. Every remarkable star is known by his good work. History is full of people who discovered many things to help mankind. There is the desire to finding out new things in life. Christopher Columbus, Galileo, Einstein, Leonardo da Vinci and many others made history. You too can make history. Human existence flaunts a gallery of achievers, you too can be one of them if you dream and stand up for it. Do not allow people’s criticisms and comments to distract you. Do not allow them to run you down because if you really know why they decide to run you down, you would pity them. Some people might understand you, some might simply refuse to understand while others might be slow in understanding issues in general. Overcome them and do not accept the labels and tags they put on you.

But be a good listener.

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UNICEF admonishes journalists on positive report on children

Man nabbed with fresh woman’s head, hands, heart in Lagos

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ÏÏÏ Governor Samuel Ortom said he had adequately briefed President Muhammadu Buhari about the dastardly activities of herdsmen in the state. He stated this while addressing stakeholders in Makurdi, the Benue state capital over the latest security development in the state.

Governor Ortom, who yesterday summoned a stakeholders’ meet-

ing comprising security chiefs, political leaders, farmers, youths, traditional rulers and the clergy in Makurdi, said he informed the president that herdsmen had been wantonly killing innocent Benue citizens and destroying their property.

He further assured them that in no distant time there would be light at the end of the tunnel.

He also admonished the youths not to take laws into their own hands,

stressing that they should rather report any breach of peace to the law enforcement agencies for necessary action.

He further said that the federal government had promised to release Paris Club Fund to the states, promising that as soon as the money would hit the state’s account he would make it known to the public.

Speaking on behalf the traditional institutions in the state, Chairman,

Benue State Traditional Council and Tor Tiv the 5th, Orcivirigh Prof James Ayatse appealed to the people of the state to remain law abiding by heeding the advice of the governor by not taking the law into their hands but tow the part of peace.

The Tor Tiv, while calling on the state House of Assembly to hasten up the passage of the grazing bill, charged them to ensure that outsiders do not take over the peoples’ land.

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State (middle) with Speaker of Enugu State House of Assembly, Edward Ubosi (5th right); Controller of Prison, Enugu Command, Ukwuori Ndukwe Kalu (4th left); his deputy, Felix Lawrence (2nd left); state Commissioner for Justice, Melitus Eze (5th right) and others cutting the governor’s 53rd birthday cake at the prison headquarters, Enugu...on Monday.

Obasanjo Presidential Library, a monument for world-class researches – Rodipe ÏÏÏ The Chairman of

Bisrod Furniture Nigeria Limited and the Evergreen Tree Planter, Giwa Bisi Rodipe, has described the recently commissioned Olusegun Obasanjo Library as a world-class research centre for Nigerians and the International community.

Giwa Rodipe, who stated this recently in Abeokuta, Ogun state after going round the library project, noted that with the facilities available in the library, anybody desirous of a perfect research work on any global issue now had the Obasanjo Presidential Library to provide him or her the much needed information.

The Bisrod Furniture boss noted that the library project would not only serve as a tourist centre, but also as a leadership training centre for people in positions of authority

from the Local Government Chairmen, House of Assembly members, members of the National Assembly, ministers, governors to the president of a country.

He admonished former President Olusegun Obasanjo for the library project, stressing that Nigerians would forever remain grateful to him for creating such institution for leadership training, more so that the major problem with African leaders today was lack of leadership training centres with adequate facilities.

Giwa Rodipe noted that Chief Obasanjo should be commended for making available the library for public use, adding that such a historic, recreational and academic centre would, no doubt, adequately serve as a National archive for the preservation of vital documents and other historic

Joy Anyim man identified as Toafeek Hassan, has been arrested by the police in Lagos for allegedly slaughtering a woman, whose identity is yet to be verified, at Ikoga in the Badagry area of the state.

The 61-year-old who is a landlord in the said community was alleged to have carried out the dastardly act at about 4pm on Sunday, March 19, 2017.

He was however arrested after he attempted to smuggle the head, hands and heart of his victim to his ready buyers.

According to a police source, at the Area K police command Badagry, Toafeek raised suspicion when the bag with which he had conveyed the body parts was dripping blood. Neighbours were uncomfortable and insisted they see the content of the bag before he carried it away.

The officer said: “In his confessional statement, Toafeek alleged that killing the woman was not his idea. He claimed one Muslim cleric from Sango-Otta had brought the woman to one Baba Ronke in Badagry (an herbalist). He said the woman had come to seek spiritual help for her many troubles which the Muslim cleric had prom-

ised to take her to a senior cleric who will carry out some spiritual exercise for her.

“He said it was at the point when they got to Ikoga that they brought her to the river side where he (Toafeek) was already waiting for them. They handed her over to him and went somewhere else to wait while he did his own part of the job.

“He also said that he asked the woman where she came from and she said she came from Ojodu Berger. He claimed he felt pity for the woman but could not help the situation.

“Toafeek said the head, hands and heart he was carrying were for the Muslim cleric who uses the human parts for charm. He also maintained it was his second time slaughtering a human for the duo.”

The officer revealed that the first case which was more of an allegation and lacked evidence was dropped by the family of the victim because there was no proof of the Muslim cleric being responsible for the sudden disappearance of the victim then.

The source also said that it was the neighbours who had caught him that handed him over to the Area K police command for further investigation.

Suffering in Ekiti as petrol dealers declare indefinite strike Gbenga Sodeinde, Ado Ekiti

ÏÏÏ Residents of Ekiti state

are now going through serious suffering following protest embarked upon by members of the Petrol Dealers Association of Nigeria (PEDAN) over the state government’s policy on revocation of certificate of occupancies (CoO) granted to their members in the state.

This development has paralyzed major transport activities, particularly in the state capital, and it affected all commercial activities, in the state, while prices of goods and food items have increased due to the fuel scarcity.

Few vehicles were seen on major highways across the state yesterday, lead-

ing to hike in price on the premise that they bought from black marketers.

The association specifically lambasted Governor Ayo Fayose over his alleged tirades against the members on radio and television and the placing of ban on the construction of filling stations in residential areas, even by those that had got the approval for such project.

It said the strike will continue until the governor reverses the action and tender apology to members over vulgar abuses he hurled at them.

Fayose had, while appearing on a programme being aired and beamed by state radio and television, ‘Mr. Governor’s Explain,’ on Sunday allegedly labeled the group as “extor-

tionists,” who placed premium on profit making at the expense of the wellbeing of the populace.

At a press conference jointly addressed by Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and PEDAN in Ado Ekiti, they insisted that government cannot afford to be punishing his members while also owing them N80m, being supplies made on Diesel and petrol to government by members.

The statement signed

by PEDAN’s Chairman, Owoeye Ayodele, Secretary, Alhaji Suleman Akinbami and NUPENG Chairman, Jegede Olumide, called for immediate reversal of all the new levies and taxes imposed on them by government.

The statement, which was read by Alhaji Akinbami said: “I have been in petrol business for 30 years and the first time Ekiti had fire incident was the case of January 8, 2017 at Strive Energy Petrol Station at Ijigbo in Ado Ekiti.

“As I speak with you, victims had been compensated contrary to what the governor said that each of them got as low as N10,000.

About 18 of the victims have received compensations .so, we are not even ready to go on strike until when Mr. Governor appeared on radio and television on Sunday where he incited the public against us and called us thieves. Is it a crime for us to invest in Ekiti. What have we done wrong to warrant these abuses,” he asked.

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Telecom regulator solicits inputs on Internet code of practice Stories by Tony Nwakaegho

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has solicited for inputs from stakeholders as well as the general public in the Nigerian telecom industry to contribute in the development of a code of practice in support of an open internet.

The regulator for the telecommunications industry in Nigeria explained that the establishment of internet industry code of practice is part of its Internet Governance function, adding that it favours a multi-stakeholder model of engagement in the process of policy development for the Internet Governance.

“Extensive consultation of stakeholders is crucial to the success of developing a code of practice in support of an open

internet,” NCC said in a statement.

The commission has however identified key stakeholders to include all Internet Service Providers in Nigeria, relevant associations (ISPAN, CPN, ATCON, ALTON, GSMA, Nigerian Computer Society, Nigerian Internet Governance Forum and several Government Ministries, Agencies, and Departments (NCC, NITDA, NiRA, NBC, CBN, Ministry of Communication, etc.)

Others include security agencies (NPF, EFCC, ICPC, NSA and interested multinationals (Facebook, Microsoft, Oracle; academia and the general public.

Stakeholders, the statement said are expected to submit their input (comments, concerns, feedback, and suggestions for scope and content) via an Online Public Consultation Portal provided by the commis-

sion. The input submitted will be taken into consideration in the drafting of the Internet Industry Code of Conduct.

The proposed Code of Practice seeks, among other things according to NCC, to protect the rights and interests of Internet Service Providers and consumers; provide jointly agreed and effective solutions to the issues of discriminatory traffic management practices and ensure adequate safeguards are put in place by service providers against abuses such as unsolicited messages.

The proposed Code of Practice will also outline the obligations of Service Providers in relation to offensive and potentially harmful content for minors and vulnerable audiences; promote the safe, secure and responsible use of Internet Services with due regard to provisions in ex-

isting legal instruments; establish best practices for Internet Governance in Nigeria, in line with emerging issues and global trends; provide transparent rules for the assessment and classification of Internet content and increase stakeholder satisfaction through improved consumer experience online.

NCC has also assured that a draft of the Internet Industry Code of Practice will be made available to stakeholders for feedback and change requests when ready, stressing that the stakeholders will be invited to a presentation of the draft at a special Stakeholder Consultation Workshop where they will be expected to critique and suggest improvements to the draft.

The statement added that stakeholders will also be able to submit their critiques and suggestions via the Online Public

Nigeria, he said had a good productive age group and their energy should be harnessed, which Google could make globally competitive.

Mr Smart Akande, the Legal Adviser, Office of Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) said that one of the goals of government was to remove poverty in the country and Google Digital Skills training was an avenue to do so.

“When the economy is not growing, poverty thrives and the bulk of people that will be affected are the youths and our major concern is graduates that do not have access to digital skills. Today, we are saying recession is everywhere, it is the aggregate of all efforts will bring the country out of recession,’’ he said.

He explained that in the nearest future with this kind of skills training, Nigeria would be transformed to be better informed to compete at international level and the economy will be better.

Consultation Portal up until the final draft of the code is produced. Feedback received from key stakeholders via the Online Public Consultation Portal as well as during the Stakeholder Consultation Workshop will be factored into the transitioning of the draft into the final code of practice.

Cybercrimes rise in West Africa – Report

FG to provide enabling environment for youths to thrive digitally

The Federal Government has assured that it would provide an enabling environment for the youths to thrive digitally in the country.

Minister of Communications, Mr Adebayo Shittu, represented by Mrs Moni Udoh, the Director, Information Communication and Technology (ICT) of the ministry said this during the media briefing organised by Google to mark the Digital Skills for Africa to reach one million people, tagged: Digital Million Milestone, adding that government sees the ICT as a platform that it would leverage upon to develop the human capacity.

He affirmed that the impact the training will have on the youth will be enormous, hence government decided to key into the Google training.

“There is need for proper policy and guideline that will make way for an enabling environment for the youths to thrive digitally,” he said.

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Mrs Moni Udoh, the Director, ICT Ministry of Communications

As part of its ongoing Cybercriminal Underground Economy Series (CUES),Trend Micro Incorporated, a global leader in cyber security solutions, in collaboration with INTERPOL, recently released research on cybercriminal activity in West Africa, tagged: “Cybercrime in West Africa: Poised for an Underground Economy.”

Currently, West African cybercriminal activity is driven by two types of threat actors: Yahoo Boys and Next-Level Cybercriminals, while scams targeting individuals and businesses have grown exponentially since 2013.

Yahoo Boys, known for their reliance on Yahoo apps to communicate, became the primary type of cybercriminal in this region in the early 2000s.

They focus on less technically advanced schemes, including advanced-fee, stranded traveler and romance scams under the supervision of a ringleader. Next-Level Cybercriminals are able to execute more sophisticated attacks, such as Business Email Compromise (BEC) and tax scams. The more complex attacks take more time and investment, but the average BEC scam results in a payout of $140,000, making it worth the extra time and effort.

Raimund Genes, chief technology officer for Trend Micro said “Our ongoing collaboration with INTERPOL is aimed at mitigating the risks posed by cybercriminals around the world, with this research specifically focusing on cybercrime in West Africa.

“While there is not yet an actual underground marketplace, cybercrime is pervasive in West Africa. Both the approach to cybercrime and the manner in which threat actors communicate lead to a cybercriminal ecosystem unlike any other we’ve experienced thus far. The unique nature of the problem also presents its own set of roadblocks in bringing these criminals to justice.”

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Innjoo brings products to consumers with minimum cost – Rocque

Mr Rakesh Rocque is the Country Manager Innjoo Technology Nigeria. He shared this interview with TONY NWAKAEGHO the unique selling proposition of Innjoo, and why it has exceled in its market share after it debuted three years ago in Nigeria.

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: What is Innjoo Technology all about?

Innjoo has a unique résumé which no other brand has taken, and that is why we have taken Nigeria by storm. It’s all because of price. Innjoo manufactures the product and bring it to the consumer with minimum cost; minimum advertisement and minimium market in support so that the consumers don’t have to pay from their own pocket. That is why Innjoo is not a cheap brand as we bring it to the consumer at the right price.

There has been a saturation of smart phones and laptops in Nigeria market with different contents and functionality, what is Innjoo’s unique selling proposition that has stand it out among its competitors?

Innjoo is smart phone, but right now Innjoo is taking over market share from other brands because of price like I told you. In terms of Leap which is a laptop, it is unique to any brand. Innjoo is a pioneer in this market, bringing these laptops to Nigerians. One is about the design. The design if you compare it to any other product it is about 300,000 above. We have actually; selectively chosen all the features which is unwanted and we removed it from this and still the laptop will work perfectly. Second is the price for this laptop which is below 100,000. So, it is for all our follow Nigerian brothers and sisters, who are actually beginners, who want to acquire a laptop basically with very slim and nice design and below 100,000. Thirdly, which is the main option is the first laptop in Nigeria that you can charge with a power bank or in a car; you don’t need to buy any adaptors or any other attachment to charge it. The USB cable you can put it on a power bank, on a car charger or put it on a normal charger. So if you go with any other laptop charger, you’re charging make 15 to 20,000. This laptop comes with a window 10 operating system. You can see that window 10 operating system itself is costing 20 to 25,000. Innjoo laptop has actually brought all it takes that we manage to produce it and bring it to Nigeria.

Nigerian government and stakeholders are clamouring for local content in ICT and want foreign companies to set up assembly plants here. How will Innjoo key into this in terms of manufacturing and servicing of their products in Nigeria?

For servicing we have a very clear vision and currently our service time is up to seven days and if we cannot repair it up to seven days we just swap or upgrade or we give the money back, even 30 days if it cannot go with any spare

RAKESH ROCQUE part that we have there. So it comes with a warranty.

Your recent product which is Leap Book, how has it fared from the consumers’ feedback in the market here in Nigeria?

The moment the consumers sees it they want to owe it.

Some foreign phones and tablets are tagged as Chinese phone, fake and inferior. What type of awareness campaign have you put in place to convince consumers that your product is different?

Yes, USA previously boom of Chinese products which were fake products in this market, but the Nigerian government and NCC have come in a big way to eradicate all these Chinese phones from

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the market. Yes Innjoo is also a Chinese brand, but we are not fake as we have passed through all the certifications. All these products have been passed by SON and NCC. There is a partnership between Innjoo and TD, which is a subsidiary of Zinox Technology, an indigenous computer manufacturing firm in Nigeria. Do you envisage any hiccup in your collaboration while distributing via this platform?

TD is number distributor in terms of IT and all mobile phones also. They have got various brands under one umbrella, very strong network under the Nigerian distributorship and not a foreign distributorship. So they have all their hands, all

their various logistics, everything put together under a very strong distributor in Nigeria in terms of electronics, IT and mobile phones.

Has Innjoo encountered any challenges since its inception in Nigeria in the last three years, especially during this period of recession?

The challenges are there, we got it from the resistance from competitions, because coming in and taking somebody’s shares is always having adverse effect. There are some people who don’t want the brand to furnish so they send a negative marketing. There is a lot of negative marketing for a brand. If you have any problem or they create a problem and they say this is a fake product.

We don’t say actually that there will not be a problem; there will be a problem that we are there to fix. Another challenge is the foreign exchange whenever you are trying to plan a product at a foreign exchange when it comes to Nigeria the foreign exchange changes. You will feel it very bad because of price changes because of foreign exchange. Definitely we want the Nigerians, our brothers, our consumers to get this product at a very minimum price.

Customers do complain in Lagos about some of the manufacturer after sale service charges which are as good as buying a new device and forgo the dysfunctional one. What is your company doing to ensure an easy after sale service charges for consumers?

Like I said earlier, we have after sale services, if it is a warranty, we can repair it within seven days if it is in Lagos, and if it is out of Lagos we do it in 14 days. So the consumers don’t have to worry about the cost of the phone because it is warranted. If it is out of warranty, supposed it is damaged, phone screen is damaged, and port is damaged when you are charging using unauthorized plug. All these things are basically out of warranty repairs. Out of warranty repairs, Innjoo is the only brand who is giving its consumers an insurance.

If you break your phone ad we repair it for free at least once in a year. So that takes away your burden. We could have given you cap, we could have given you T-Shirt, pen all because other brands are doing it, but we said no. Again suppose you are buying a phone 50,000 how will you feel to go and repair the phone for 25,000, or 30,000. You will definitely feel bad, so that is what we feel and we are doing it uniquely and very different from others. And that is what Innjoo is all about!

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NCAA presents AOC to Genesis Global to commence flights operations Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo

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The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) on Monday formally presented an Air Operator Certificate (AOC), to Genesis Global Aviation Limited (GGAL), a helicopter company, to commence commercial flight operations.

Director of Operations, NCAA, Captain Abdullahi Sidi who represented the Director-General, Captain Mukhtar Usman, presented the AOC to the elated chairman Mr. Emmanuel Ihaenacho and other executive members of the com-

pany, at the NCAA annex in Lagos.

Mr. Ihaenacho, a marine captain in a chat with newsmen after the ceremony, said the award of AOC by the NCAA is a great achievement and a milestone for the company after a rigorous exercise and examination by the regulatory body.

He noted that the reasons for this is to ensure that the standards and regulations of the industry were meant to ensure the safety of lives, added that he was glad that the NCAA has certified them fit in line with global aviation standards and recommend-

ed practices to commence commercial operations.

“The aviation industry is one of the most regulated industry in the world and I understand the reason why that is the case because of the safety considerations in operating delicate aircraft, so if you make a little mistake there is no second chance to say I want to rectify it, so that is why it is a major challenge to anybody who wishes to invest in the industry and we feel that it is huge achievement for us to go through the five stages and to get to the point where they say yes, you have come the full way

and we will issue you with an AOC certificate.”

The chairman who is also the accountable manager of the company also explained that apart from the AOC, the company has other certificates to carry on private operations for those who call for their services.

“What the AOC means I will like to say this to you is that we actually did have certification other than the AOC, we have AOP certificate which allowed us to operate our helicopter on a private basis, we have the PMC certificate which also allowed us to operate the helicopter on

private basis but we have now convinced the system and the regulatory authorities that we have meant the standards for offering commercial services to whom so ever might require those equipment and that is why we are here to celebrate today.”

Entering the market with the current economic situation when some helicopter companies are falling out, Mr. Iheanacho observed that the situation is for the time being as there is bound to be a rebound believing in the resilience of the Nigerian economy. “we believe that what we are witnessing is just

a deep for the time being and we believe that there is bound to be a rebound at some point in time. The future belongs to those who dare, who dares wins, so we dare and we are investing in the helicopter industry.”

With a fleet of 6 EC 155B helicopters, the company provides service for off and deep shore, surveillance for pipelines and power generating companies, ferry people who are sick, emergency medical evacuation or for general logistics of moving people and personnel from one point to the other among others.

Enugu community passes vote of confidence on tradition ruler Moses Oyediran, Enugu

ÎÎÎ Residents of Agu-Um-

L-R: Head Teacher, Praxis Catholic E-School, Mrs. Okoro Uchechi; proprietor of the school, Mr. Ben Onwudinjo and chairman of the internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Kuchingoro Camp, Abuja, Alhaji Usman Adamu, at a press conference announcing award of scholarship to IDPs’ children in Abuja... recently.

North East terrorism: Wike commends NAF air power in dislodging B’Haram

Amaka Agbu, Port Harcourt

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Rivers state, Barrister Nyesom Wike, has doffed his hat for the Nigerian Air Force for its role in dislodging the onslaught of the dreaded Boko Haram terrorists in the North-Eastern part of the country.

Speaking on Monday during a courtesy visit to Government House, Port Harcourt, by the Commander of the Nigerian Air Force 115 Special Operations Group, Air Commodore Mahmud Madi, the governor noted that without the air power of the Air Force,

it would have been difficult to dislodge the terrorists from their strongholds.

Governor Wike said that the Nigerian Air Force has done very well in the fight against Boko Haram in the North East, saying, “Without your air power, it would have been difficult to dislodge the Boko Haram terrorists. I want to commend the Nigerian Air Force for the sacrifices you have made for the security of the country. Please keep it up.”

The governor who again lauded the Nigerian Air Force for being apolitical by focusing their attention on security issues, also said that the people of Rivers

State enjoyed a good working relationship with the Nigerian Air Force because the security agency has never been indicted for the snatching of electoral materials during elections.

“The only problem I have with security agencies is when they get themselves involved in the snatching of electoral materials. The Nigerian Air Force and the Nigerian Navy have always kept away from electoral malpractices.

Our relationship will continue to wax stronger as long as the Nigerian Air Force concentrated on security matters,” he stated.

Governor Wike also

called on the Nigerian Air Force to assist the state government to stop street trading on Aba Road, near the Air Force Base and urged the security agency to release the plot of land near the base for the state government to construct a modern park for the relocation of vehicles parked by the road close to the Air Force Base.

In his speech earlier, Air Commodore Mahmud Madi, the Commander of the Nigerian Air Force 115 Special Operations Group, assured that the group would work towards enhancing the security of the state.

abor in Eha-Alumona of Nsukka local government area of the Enugu state have passed a vote of confidence on their traditional ruler, Igwe Kevin Mamah.

No fewer than 150 members from the community comprising men, women and youths stated this during a protest march to the council secretariat yesterday where they presented a letter of vote of confidence to the council chairman, Prof. Rose Onah, stating that the traditional ruler had performed creditably well.

The placards carried by protesters read: ‘We say no to John Asogwa and his gang’ and ‘Law enforcement agents save us from

people trying to take over our community.’

Mr. Damian Ugwuoke who spoke on behalf of elders of the community said since the traditional ruler was installed he had brought peace, unity and progress to the community, describing few misguided youths led by one John Asogwa who called for the monarch’s removal as enemies of progress of the community.

“The community members are here today to tell the whole world that men, women and youths of AguUmuabor have absolute confidence on Mamah because he has brought peace, unity and development to the community.

“The entire people of Agu-Umuabor, elders and town union are in support of the traditional ruler,” he said.

NGAS community inaugurates new executive ÎÎÎ To foster the spirit of

love, brotherhood and togetherness among its people, residents of Ngas community of Plateau state, in Lagos have inaugurated new executive members to pilot its affairs in the next one year.

They were inaugurated under the auspices of NGAS Development Association (NDA) Lagos state branch.

Among the newly elected executive members were Mr. Gambo Wuteka, chairman; Mr. Monday Kassem, vice chairman; Mr. Williams Golen; secretary general; Mr. Michael Lungkus, assistant secretary general and Mr. Paschal Goyol, public relation officer.

Others were, Mr. Lengshiwe Mwadima, Fin. Secretary; Mrs. Pyemwa Maimako, treasurer; Mr. Gambo Lar, provost; Mr. Kyauta Yusuf, welfare officer; and Mr. Kichime Jacob, director of socials.

On hand to inaugurate the executive members were the traditional ruler of the Ngas community in Lagos state (Ngolong Lagos), Nde Peter Liwer, their patron, Wing Commander Peter Gowal (rtd.), and a host of other dignitaries.

In his inaugural speech, the chairman, Mr. Wuteka, promised to continue to promote the rich cultural heritage of the Ngas people as he has always done.

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HOPE IN HUMANITY INITIATIVE

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STRATEGIC AFRICAN BUSINESS LEADERS INITIATIVE

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

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. EGBE NIXON NWIYAH 2. OJIJI LORRAINE AMA 3. MOHAMMED AMINA UMMI 4. AKANONU KENECHUKWU EBENEZER

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. OLUKAYODE OLUSOPE 2. DR. (MRS.) KEHINDE WENIKE-BRIGGS

THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE: To create awareness as a disease in order to reduce the rate of asthmatic attacks while providing better treatment for asthmatic patients.

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

IKEJA ARMY CANTONMENT SECONDARY SCHOOL ALUMINI ASSOCIATION 1991 THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED ASSOCIATION HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION (CAC), ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART C OF COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. VINCENT HOUSTON UDIOKHO 2. THOMAS OGUNGBENRO 3. KUNLE AKANDE 4. ROSELINE ADEROUNMU 5. SAIDU ABDULLAHI BABA THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE INTEREST OF MEMBERS. 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

LIVING SPIRIT BIBLE CHURCH

THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO PROMOTE UNITY AMONG MEMBERS AND ENTERPRENUERAL SKILLS. 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: AMI SESOO 72, AHMADU BELLO WAY C.B.D. ABUJA FCT 08039167996

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. FELICIA AWANI AKANDE 2. MOTUNRAYO OMAJUWA AKANDE 3. OSIGBO JONATHAN 4. JEMBOR JOLOMI EJUYADONM THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE: 1. TO HELP THE POOR AND LESS PRIVILEGE IN OUR SOCIETY. 2. TO MAINTAIN PEACE AS THIS IS THE ONLY WAY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. 3. TO HELP MEN AND WOMEN YOUTH TO ACHIEVE THEIR FULL POTENTIALS IN LIFE. 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.

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. DOYLE REDOTELOTOR EDENI 2. IBIERE HOPE ASIKI DATEME 3. SHADRACH OLUFEMI OBASA 4. HYALIWA DENNIS GOJE 5. EZENWA ANUMNU THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE: 1. TO EDUCATE THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON THEIR CIVIC RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES. 2. TO ENGAGE AND DEVELOP THE SOCIETY THROUGH THE CREATION OF SOCIOECONOMIC AWARENESS AND EMPOWERMENTS. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRARGENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIR COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT , OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET , MAITAMA , ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: BARR. FRANKLIN ALIUNA 09038131133

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. MARK SOBIE AGWU 2. TONY AGUMS FRANCIS 3. EDWARD ODICHE OBIOKOR

THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE: THE PROMOTION OF MORAL VALUES AND ETHICS IN INSTTITUTION OF LEARING AND THE SOCIETY 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

SIGNED: SAMUEL O. YUSUF (ESQ) AYODEJI ODU & CO. SUITE C17 PEBO4 PLAZA, WUSE ZONE 5, ABUJA, FCT. 08035905279

SAINT ANTHONY’S SECONDARY SCHOOL ILORIN 1992 SET ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

- CHAIRMAN - SECRETARY

TOP CLASS IMAGE CLUB

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1) MAKANJUOLA ADEBOLA DAVID - Chairman 2) OLOWA THEOPHILUS OLUWAROTIMI OLATUNDE - Secretary 3) ADEOSUN MICHEAL OLAYIWOLA 4) AJIBOLA TAOFIK BELLO 5) BALOGUN ABAYOMI FRIDAY 6) USMAN SHEHU 7) AJAGBE BLESSINGS OLUWATOYIN

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Mr. Lekwauwa Philip 2. Mr. Joseph Ugwu 3. Mr. Akunyili Julius 4. Mr. Chika Owualah 5. Alhaji Adio Abdulmumin 6. Osuji Vitus Nnadozie 7. Bolaji Adebiyi esq

THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. To Preach the Gospel of Our Lord Jesus Christ.

THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. To promote and foster mutual beneficial interactive between alumni and present student.

THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. To empower members, to promote Welfare of members

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.

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.

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.

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Revd Linus ILOGHO. 2. Pastor (Mrs) Gloria ILOGHO. 3. Pastor Yetunde Ogunlana.

4. Pastor Odozie Aslem.

5. Pastor John ILOGHO. 6. Brother Linus Eshiemogie ILOGHO. 7. Deaconess Esther Udor.

SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED: SECRETARY

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1) UMARU ENECHOJO STEPHANIE 2) AYUBA-GWANI ZIGWAI THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO HELP THE NEEDY IN THE SOCIETY. 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: R. M. DONGLONG ESQ.

HERITAGE ARK TABERNACLE

BAPTIST GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL AGBOR OLD GIRLS ASSOCIATION LAGOS BRANCH 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. Josephine Usiholo 2. Blessing Azuara Johnson 3. Edith Tosan Lawal 4. Gertrude Akawo 5. Stella Olojede 6. Maureen Timayi The aim and objective: 1. To promote peace and unity among 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

THE ESTHER’S GENERATION RELIEF 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.

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Usiosefe Presley 2. Usiosefe Josephine

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Funke Felicia Obafemi 2. Obafemi Akintayo Mariah 3. Ambrose Alikidon Voh (jnr)

The aim and objective: 1. To preach the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ

THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE : 1.To carter for the general welfare of it 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

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

SIGNED: SECRETARY

( chairman) (vice chairman) ( Secretary)

SIGNED: SECRETARY

LIFE IN HOLY GHOST CHURCH OF ALL PEOPLE 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. Aragun Segun - President 2. Pastor Samuel Nwankwo Ifeanyi.

3. Nwankwo Gladys Mmasichukwu.

4. Jude Onyedika Micheal - Secretary 5. Etumudor Lucky 6. Linus Imor John The aim and objective: 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the RegistrarGeneral of Corporate Affairs Commission Maitama Abuja within 28 days of this publication SIGNED: BARR ONYEUGBO KINGSLEY. 08038188933

BACHE GLOBAL SOUL WINNING EVANGELISTIC MINISTRY The general public is hereby notified that the above named Organization has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under Part ‘C’ of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: Jeremiah Asanto Anda - Chairman Johnbull Adiwu Asama - Secretary Mary Adiwu A Asanato Jeremiah Asanato AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. To preach the gospel of our Lord and savior Jesus Christ 2. To evangelized communities/societies with the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Any objection to the registration should be forwarded to the RegistrarGeneral Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris crescent, off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, Abuja, within twenty-eight (28) days of this publication.

SIGNED: Secretary

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PRESTIGIOUS SPORTS FOUNDATION

ADDED VALUE ADVANCEMENT INITIATIVE.

The general public is hereby inform that the above named has applied to Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under Part ‘C’ of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, Degree No. 1 of 1990.

The general public is hereby inform that the above named has applied to Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under Part ‘C’ of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, Degree No. 1 of 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. ITUEN ANIEKAN GEORGE. 2. WARRI ANDREW FOUBIRI. 3. WARRI ROSE ANDREW.

THE TRUSTEES ARE:

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ;

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ;

VISIONARY FOLLOWERS OF GOD MINISTRY applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission, Abuja for the registration under part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 1990 (CAP, C20, LFN 2004) The Trustees are:

programmes thereby adding value to the people.

Aims and Objectives: 1. To preach and propagate the gospel of Jesus Christ.

General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420 Tigris Crescent,

General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420 Tigris Crescent,

General Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, off

Signed: ITUEN ANIEKAN GEORGE.

Signed: PRESIDENT.

MUSCULOSKELETAL ONCOLOGY SUPPORT FOUNDATION The general public is hereby informed that the above named Foundation has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under Part “C” of the Companies And Allied Matters Act 1990.

The Trustees Are:

this publication.

Signed: Chairman

COMMERCIAL TAXI DRIVERS AND CAB OWNERS ASSOCIATION, ENUGU STATE THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, ABUJA, FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 1990.

ASPIRING GENERATION FOUNDATION This is to inform the general public that the above named Foundation has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under Part ‘C’ of the Companies and Allied Matters Act of 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE:

THE TRUSTEES ARE:

4. Dr. Odunnubi Olurotimi Oladipupo 5. Mr. Odunayo Folaranmi Babatunde.

Aims and Objectives. musculoskeletal tumours and their family. musculoskeletal tumours.

General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, off

THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1.To assist the less privileged members in the society.

2. Isiobodo Emmanuel 3. Walter Ukeh 4. Ozioko Chika

3. To organise seminars and start up kits for the less privileged members of the society

AIMS & OBJECTIVES: 2. To promote unity amongs members 3. To provide all forms assistance to needy members 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 SIGNED: TRUSTEES.

GREATER ACTS AFRICA MISSION 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 Act of 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 3 AKOBUNDU CHIOMA EBERE 4. OKOLI BEATRICE MMECHA 5 . JONATHAN EUGENE ODOEMELAM THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:

General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, off

PEACE AND TRANQUILITY CHRISTIAN CENTRE

6. Provision of sponsorship programmes to facilitate qualitative education for the less privileged members of the society. of this publication.

Signed Mrs. Tayo Daodu Legal Practitioner

IDERA-AGBE FARMERS’ ASSOCIATION

to Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under Part ‘C’ of the Companies and Allied Matters ACT 2000.

THE TRUSTEES ARE:

Commission for registration under Part ‘C’ of the Company and Allied Matters Act, 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. FOLARANMI JIMOH 2 PRINCE EMMANUEL ADEDOKUN 3. ELDER EZEKIEL OLOGUNDE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:

2. MR. GBENGA AJIBOYE 3 MR. YINKA AWOYINKA 4. MRS. ROMOKE AREOYE

improve their standard of livings, and elevate their status in the society.

THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1To preach the gospel of our Lord Jesus, save soul, deliver the oppressed, heal the

7. To checkmate or forestall activities of farm invaders against destruction of farms.

3. To advance the skill of farmers and improve upon the general standard of farming concerning or pertaining to 5. To promote better yield, marketing and sale of farm produce.

2 To plant churches across the globe 3 To set up Bible schools 4 To establish schools from nursery, primary to university level 5 To organize marriage seminars across the globe

the purpose of attainment of its objects.1 11. To levy members and receive, donations, loans or any form of assistance from Government, other Associations, individuals or groups of individuals to achieve its objects.

Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, off Aguiyi Ironsi Street,

SIGNED: TRUSTEES

SIGNED: CHAIRMAN

SIGNED: KAMALDEEN GAMBARI, ESQ

TRUE WORD INTERNATIONAL CHURCH

AMADI KALAGBOR PROGRESSIVE ASSOCIATION.

This is to inform the general public that the above named church has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 1990.

TRUSTEES÷

The general public is hereby inform that the above named has applied to Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under Part ‘C’ of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, Degree No. 1 of 1990.

OVERSEER/(PRESIDENT)

DIRECT ON PC LIMITED (in Liquidation)

THE TRUSTEES ARE;

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF WILLIAM BIYI FAGORUSI AS THE LIQUIDATOR

(3). Nyemahame Ame Kalagbor.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST.

DIRECT ON PC LTD Plot B, Block 1, Ilupeju Industrial Avenue, Ilupeju Lagos, Nigeria.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Mr. William Biyi Fagorusi of PROSEC

Aims And Objectives ; 1. To assist the less privileged in the community.

up of DIRECT ON PC LIMITED.

acquisition programmes.

General, Corporate Affairs Commission, plot 420 Tigris Crescent, off General, Corporate Affairs Commission, plot 420 Tigris Crescent, off SIGNED: SECRETARY

WILLIAM BIYI FAGORUSI (LIQUIDATOR)

OGUGU HUMAN RIGHTS ASSOCIATION

FORUM FOR PROGRESSIVE YOUTHS & STUDENTS

DIRECT ON PC LTD

This to inform the general public that the above named ASSOCIATIONhas applied to Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under Part ‘C’ of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 1990.

BOARDS OF TRUSTEES ARE: 1. High Chief George Okolie

This is to inform the general public that the above named club has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission, Abuja for Registration under Part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 1990.

The Trustees Are :

Plot B, Block 1, Ilupeju Industrial Avenue, Ilupeju Lagos, Nigeria. +234-1-270170,+234(1) 2713554 info@directonpc.com URL.www.directonpc.com RC 439178

3.

4.

5.

Dr. Theophillus Udeani John Ugachime Ferdinand Udekanu

2.Shifatu Omolola Omoyemi

Secretary

DIRECT ON PC LIMITED (in liquidation) NOTICE OF SPCIAL RESOLUTION FOR MEMBERS’ VOLUNTARY WINDING UP AND APPOINTEMENT OF THE LIQUIDATOR

4. Adenuga Ayotunde Adetunji AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

5.Kayode Odunga

held at Plot B Block 1, Ilupeju Industrial Estate, Ilupeju, Lagos on Wednesday,

for youths and students in the society.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. To protect the members and other people’s rights and enforce same

society.

4.To assist the less privilege among youths in the society.

General, Corporation Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Off

section 457 of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 1990 and that the Directors be and are hereby authorized to do all things that are required to implement this resolution” 2.“That William Biyi Fagorusi of PROSEC PARTNERS be and is hereby appointed the liquidator pursuant to section 464(1) of the companies and Allied Matters Act, 1990

General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Sign: Secretary

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD HODEL NOMINES LIMITED (Company Secretaries) HODEL NOMINEES LTD. (Company Secretaries)

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SOMALISA OKOCHA CARE FOUNDATION

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RIGWE LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE

SEAFOODS, BEVERAGES & CASHCROPS DEALERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA

The general public is hereby notified that the above named Organization has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under Part ‘C’ of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 1990.

The general public is hereby notified that the above named Organization has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under part ‘C’ of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 1990.

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. MIKE ABUA-OKOCHA - PRESIDENT 2. TAIWO RACHEL ABUA-OKOCHA 3. ELIZABETH OBBY OKOCHA - SECRETARY 4. EMMANUEL SOMAWINA OKOCHA

THE TRUSTEES ARE: Mr. Samuel Ivenya - Chairman Air Commodore Stephen Jeff- Zanni (Rtd) Mrs. Sarah Deze Nuhu Rev. Haggai Nyango

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. BOLAJI RAHEEM LAWAL - President 2. OLAWALE LAWRENCE WILLIAMS -Secretary 3. ABIODUN AWOLEYE FUNMILAYO REBECCA. 4. EMMANUEL OLAJIDE ADELANI

5. STEVE AWELE OKOCHA 6. CHUKWUMA JOHN OKOCHA 7. FUNMILAYO IFEAGO OKOCHA

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. To provide scholarship and education grants to less privileged kids and orphanage.

2. To provide and deliver free books and reading materials 3. To donate libraries to public interest 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 twenty-eight (28) days of this publication.

SIGNED: BARR. CHIDIEBERE OSAROBO 08082368899

THAT SAME JESUS ARENA INTERNATIONAL CHURCH

Mr. Daniel Jugo Mrs. Esther T. Gandonu Rev. Sunday J. Kosu -Secretary HRH. Rev. Ronku Aka

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. To encourage Rigwe Literature appreciation amongst Rigwe people 2. Engage in training relevant literature from other language to Rigwe language 3. Advocate for learning of Rigwe language to be included in School curriculum 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 twenty-eight (28) days of this publication.

SIGNED: JUGO REDZIE D. BLACK PALMS CONSULT, 25 TAFAWA BALEWA STREET JOS, PLATEAU STATE.

THE DOXA SOMA WORLD MINISTRY

The general public is hereby notified that the above named church has applied to the corporate affairs commission Abuja for registration under the part C of the companies and allied matters act 1990.

The general public is hereby notified that the above named Ministry has applied to the corporate affairs commission Abuja for registration under the part C of the companies and allied matters act 1990.

The Trustees Are: (1) Prophet Adewale Adeolu Okikiola (2) Pastor Samson Olusoji (3) Deacon Segun Oladejo (4) Evangelist Emmanuel Osunronbi

The Trustees Are: 1. Joseph Baiyekusi (Chairman) 2. Christine Baiyekusi (Vice Chair) 3. Bukola Adesida (Secretary) 4. Olayinka Odumakinde (Member) 5. Tunde Elesin (Member)

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. To preach the gospel of Christ Jesus

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. To Preach and Promote Unity till the Glorious Body of Christ manifests.

Any objections to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar general corporate Affairs commission plot 420 tigris crescent off aguiyi ironsi street maitama Abuja within 28days from the date of this publication.

Any objections to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar general corporate Affairs commission plot 420 tigris crescent off aguiyi ironsi street maitama Abuja within 28days from the date of this publication.

Signed: Secretary

SICKLE CELL HEALTH INITIATIVE

ITESIWAJU OMO ODUDUWA PROGRESSIVE FORUM

Trustees 1. Ibitayo Ayeni 2. Beatrice Adekoya 3. Abiola Oluwabukola Fajobi 4. Itote Joy Ifedayo 5. Sheila Amaka Ojei Aim and Objective: To create awareness in the society for sickle cell disorder 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: Atoyebi Ola

AREWA HORSE RIDERS ASSOCIATION

The general public is hereby notified that the above named body has applied to the corporate affairs commission for registration under part “C” of the companies and allied matters acts, 1990.

Trustees are: 1. YAKUBU SHEHU ABDULLAHI- CHAIRMAN 2. BASHIR YAKUBU LAME 3. SADIQ MUHAMMED 4. SALIHU AHMED DAGUMA 5. AHMED RILWANU 6. ZUBAIRU MAHMOOD 7. YUSHEHU JAJA 8. AHMED M. MAHMOOD 9. KAMALU LADAN SHEHU 10. BABAYO TANIMU- SECRETARY AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. To foster unity among the members 2. To promote Horse Riding culture among Arewa Emirate 3. To promote Hausa Tradition and Culture 4. To provide assistance among the members of the association 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.

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 2004.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. MR. RABIU ADEBAYO AKEEM - PRESIDENT 2. MR. OGUNDELE TAJUDEEN ATANDA -SECRETARY 3. LAWAL BOLATITO KUDIRAT -TRUSTEES MEMBER 4. ALHAJI OLAYINKA ADESINA OJIKUTU -TRUSTEES MEMBER 5. MR. OLUFEMI BOLAJI THOMAS JAJI - TRUSTEE MEMBER AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO UNIFY AND IDENTIFY WITH YORUBA PEOPLE/NATION BOTH WITHIN AND DISPORA 2. TO STRIVE TO UNIFY VARIOUS WARRING’S GROUPS WITHIN THE YORUBA NATION WITH ASSISTANC OF WELL”MEANINGMEMBERS OF YORUBA NATION AND VARIOUS OBAS .

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: ABIOYE ABIOYE & CO - 08056538722

PRINTERS ASSOCIATION BAUCHI

The general public is hereby notified that the above named body has applied to the corporate affairs commission for registration under part “C” of the companies and allied matters act, 1990.

Trustees are: 1. LADAN SANI ABDULLAHI- CHAIRMAN 2. ADAMU IDRIS 3. SAMINA MARYAM ALKA 4. GANIYU MUSA MUNKAILA 5. AJALA JAMES 6. MUSA JIBRIN 7. ABUBAKAR SANI 8. ENIAYEWU QASIM ALMUSTAPHA- SECRETARY 9. HARUNA MUSTAPHA DUGURI

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

ZARA MOHAMMED SHETTIMA

IDOKO ONUNYO JOHN I, formerly known and addressed Onunyo John Idoko now wish to be known and addressed as IDOKO ONUNYO JOHN ON MY BVN. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. FIRST BANK PLC AND GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE

ANY OBJECTION TO THE 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: Funsho Ojumoro ESQ. - Solicitor 8/10, Broad Street Lagos.

08035015598A

WARM EMBRACE FOUNDATION

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

AIM & OBJECTIVE: 1. TO STRETCH A HAND OF HELP TO THE LESS PRIVILEGE. ANY OBJECTION TO THE 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: PRESIDENT

GOD OF GOSHEN INTERNATIONAL EVANGELICAL MINISTRY

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 2004.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Reverend (Mrs) Adu Esther Funmilayo- General Overseer / Founder 2. Mr. Adekola Babatunde Ayobami - Secretary 3. Mrs. Ewarawon Adekemi Yemi - Treasurer 4. Pastor Eluyedun Samuel Eluwole - Member 5. Miss. Ologundudu Oluwayemisi Oladunni - Member 6. Mrs. Samuel Funmilola Omotanwa - Member

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. To preach and teach the gospel of Jesus Christ for the salvation and redemption of souls worldwide.

2. To use the prophetic word and effective prayers to return the lost glory and to turn around the life of mankind for better.

3. To save life through effective teaching and to disciple members to become ministers of the word and to ultimately make heaven.

4. Our - core value is evangelism and to win souls for the kingdom of God. 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: Adekola Babatunde Ayobami - Secretary

INFINITY BROTHERS CLUB OF OGUTU The general public is hereby notified that the above named body has applied to the corporate affairs commission for registration under part “C” of the companies and allied matters act, 1990.

TRUSTEES: 1. ENEJA IFEANYI HARRISON 2. ENEJA CHIDIEBERE 3. ENETE CHINEDU K. 4. EZE RAWLINGS OKWUDILI CHUKWU 5. AYOGU STANLEY CHIGOZIE.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. To foster good relationship among the printers in Bauchi 2. To assist the less privileged among the members and in the community

I, formerly known as ZARA MOHAMMED SHUWA now wish to be known and addressed as ZARA MOHAMMED SHETTIMA. All former documents remain valid. Please general public should take note.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. To promote industrial harmony among the members 2. To protect the common interest of its members in encouraging quality services to the general public.

3. To focus on public enlightenment on the services of the Union.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. TOLULOPE .H.A OMOTOSHO 2. RACHEL .O. OMOTOSHO 3. KOFOWOROLA ANIDUGBE 4 VICTOR NWOSU 5 TOSIN OLADUNJOYE

Signed: Secretary

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

5. OLANIKE OLAMIDE ILESANMI 6. LAWAL RAMAT OLOLADE 7. DAVID OMOLARA OLUWAYEMISI

SHAAKAA YUADOO I, formerly known as Joseph Yuadoo now wish to be known and addressed as Shaakaa Yuadoo.

All formal documents remain valid. Authority concerning and general public should please take note.

ITSEGOK VICTORIA AJIJI I formerly known as VICTORIA AJIJI now wish to be called ITSEGOK VICTORIA AJIJI . All former Documents remain valid.

FIRST BANK and the general public should take note.

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO PROMOTE THE INTEREST OF MEMBERS. Any objection to the 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: C.C IGATA ESQ HAJARAT ONIYA ABDULSALAMI

MRS. CELESTINA EJIMOLE NNACHI-INYA

I, formerly known as ABDULSALAMI HAJARA HAJIA now wish to be known and addressed as HAJARAT ONIYA ABDULSALAMI. My correct date of birth is 12/6/1958 and not 1/11/1958.

General public should please take note.

I, formerly known as Miss Celestina Ejimole Idam, now wish to be known and addressed as Mrs. Celestina Ejimole Nnachi-inya. All former documents remain valid.

General public should please take note.

EZEALA NKIRUKA JANE

IWUANYANWU INNOCENTIA

I, formerly known and addressed as UDOJI NKIRUKA JANE, now wish to be known and addressed as EZEALA NKIRUKA JANE. All former documents remain valid.

General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as FLORA NWANGHWA, now wish to be known and addressed as IWUANYANWU INNOCENTIA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

Public Notice OLAPOSI, ALALE MICHEAL

FAGBEMIRO TAIWO ISAAC

I, formerly known and addressed as Micheal Olaposi Samuel now wish to be known and addressed as Olaposi, Alale Micheal. My correct date of birth is 05/9/1982 as against 15/9/1982. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as FAGBEMIRO TAIWO DOLAPO, now wish to be known and addressed as FAGBEMIRO TAIWO ISAAC. All former documents remain valid.

First Bank Plc and general public take note.

TOLULOPE BOLANLE ALADESANMI

YAHAYA RAHEEM

Formerly known and addressed as TOLULOPE BOLANLE FASIPE, now wish to be known and addressed as TOLULOPE BOLANLE ALADESANMI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as AKANNI RAIMI YAHAYA, now wish to be known and addressed as YAHAYA RAHEEM. That my date of birth is 10/10/1963. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

AJALA KEHINDE OLUWAKEMI

AWOMORE OLUWASEYI SAMUEL

Formerly known and addressed as ODUNUSI KEHINDE OLUWAKEMI, now wish to be known and addressed as AJALA KEHINDE OLUWAKEMI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as SAMUEL OSCAR, now wish to be known and addressed as AWOMORE OLUWASEYI SAMUEL. All former documents remain valid. General public take

RASHEED OSHIOKE SULAIMAN. Formerly known and addressed as ABDUL RASHEED SULAIMAN O., now wish to be known and addressed as RASHEED OSHIOKE SULAIMAN. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

MBANU CHIOMA ANGEL Formerly known and addressed as NNAMANI CHIOMA FRANK, now wish to be known and addressed as MBANU CHIOMA ANGEL. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note.

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OSENI KUDIRAT OMOLARA. Formerly known and addressed as ISHAQ KUDIRAT OMOLARA, now wish to be known and addressed as OSENI KUDIRAT OMOLARA. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note.

OLATUNJI OLUWABUSOLA OLUWAFUNMILAYO Formerly known and addressed as OGUNFUWA OLUWABUSOLA OLUWAFUNMILAYO, now wish to be known and addressed as OLATUNJI OLUWABUSOLA OLUWAFUNMILAYO. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME This is to confirm and certify that SIMEON RITA is same person as AKUEWANBHOR RITA. That I henceforth wish to be known and addressed as AKUEWANBHOR RITA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note

MRS. UGO ANARACHA SUSSAN AMARACHI Formerly known and addressed as MISS. ANARACHA SUSSAN AMARACHI, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. UGO ANARACHA SUSSAN AMARACHI. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note.

ADEOSUN FEMI CHARLES. Formerly known and addressed as ADEOLUWA OLORUNFEMI TOMORI, now wish to be known and addressed as ADEOSUN FEMI CHARLES. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

OLUBUNMI ADEWUNMI ADEPOJU LEOSO Formerly known and addressed as OLUBUNMI ADEWUNMI ADEPOJU, now wish to be known and addressed as OLUBUNMI ADEWUNMI ADEPOJU LEOSO. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note.

OKWUMA LILIAN IFEOMA

WASIU JIMOH

OKEZE DANIEL ONYEKACHI.

Formerly known and addressed as OKAFOR LILIAN IFEOMA, now wish to be known and addressed as OKWUMA LILIAN IFEOMA. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as ADE AKINBOTE FEMI, now wish to be known and addressed as WASIU JIMOH. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as OKEZE MICHAEL ONYEKACHI, now wish to be known and addressed as OKEZE DANIEL ONYEKACHI. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note.

MRS ENITAN OLUWAYOMI KUKU-OMONIJO

CORRECTION OF NAME

CORRECTION OF NAME

This is to inform the general public that my name was mistakenly spelt, written and stated as Mrs Rabi Hammed instead of Mrs Rabi Ahmed . Henceforth I wish to be known and addressed as Mrs Rabi Ahmed. All former documents remain valid. Banks and the general public take note

This is to inform the general public that my name was mistakenly spelt, written and stated as Emmanuel Ikwulono Kelvin instead of Abel Emmanuel Ikwulono. Henceforth I wish to be known and addressed as Abel Emmanuel Ikwulono. My correct date of birth is 15/9/1982 as against 15/9/1980. All former documents remain valid. Banks and the general public take note

I, formerly known and addressed as Miss ENITAN OLUWAYOMI KUKU Miss now wish to be known and addressed as Mrs ENITAN OLUWAYOMI KUKU-OMONIJO. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note.

MRS. LOLADE ADEYEMI FOLORUNSHO.

MRS. FLORENCE VIOLA LAWSON.

ALH. HAMMED AYOADE ADELEKE.

Formerly known and addressed as MISS LOLADE FALADE, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. LOLADE ADEYEMI FOLORUNSHO. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note

Formerly known and addressed as MISS FLORENCE VIOLA EMEH, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. FLORENCE VIOLA LAWSON. All former documents remain valid.

PREMIER NIGERIA LTD and general public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as AYOADE AJIBAJE ADELEKE, now wish to be known and addressed as ALH. HAMMED AYOADE ADELEKE. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note.

AYISHA UMAR

SANUSI BOLAJOKO KEMI Formerly known and addressed as OKUNUGA BOLAJOKO KEMI, now wish to be known and addressed as SANUSI BOLAJOKO KEMI. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note.

EKWE DOMINIC IFEANYI.

GODSTIME OKON UDOH.

AMADOU SOULEYMANE

Formerly known and addressed as AYISHA KABIRU ALASATU, now wish to be known and addressed as AYISHA UMAR. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as CHARLES DOMINIC, now wish to be known and addressed as EKWE DOMINIC IFEANYI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as THOMAS M. UDOH, now wish to be known and addressed as GODSTIME OKON UDOH. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as MAHMUD SULEIMAN, now wish to be known and addressed as AMADOU SOULEYMANE. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note.

FALAYI AYOOLA OMOLADE.

AGBABIAKA REMI.

Formerly known and addressed as Kayode Ayoola, now wish to be known and addressed as Falayi Ayoola Omolade. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as Teniola Oluremi Agne and Agbabiaka Basirat Oluremi, now wish to be known and addressed as Agbabiaka Remi. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

OLOWO MOTUNRAYO SHERIFAT

MRS. AKINYOSOYE IMOLEAYO FLORENCE.

MRS. MONSURAT AFOLAKE AKINNIYI

OLUWAROTI ALIA OGUNBANKE.

CORRECTION OF NAME/ DATE OF BIRTH

ALI CHIDERA THIADENUS

Formerly known and addressed as MRS. OLUWABUKOLA AFOLAKEMI AKINNIYI, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. MONSURAT AFOLAKE AKINNIYI. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as HAMMED HALIA OLUWARANTI, now wish to be known and addressed as OLUWAROTI ALIA OGUNBANKE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note

My name was wrongly written as Ukaegbu Stephen chima, instead of Ukaegbu okolie Steven. My date of birth was wrongly written as 3/12/1985 instead of 13/2/1977.

All former documents remain valid.

General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as ALI CHIDERA, now wish to be known and addressed as ALI CHIDERA THIADENUS. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

FADARE GRACE OLUWAFUNMILAYO.

ABIODUN OLUWATOBILOLA SEUN

Formerly known and addressed as FADARE OLUFUNMILAYO, now wish to be known and addressed as FADARE GRACE OLUWAFUNMILAYO. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as FATOYE OLUWATOBILOBA ABIODUN, now wish to be known and addressed as ABIODUN OLUWATOBILOLA SEUN. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

This is to confirm and certify that CHRISTOPHER OSUJI OGECHI, IHEANACHO BLESSING REBECCA are the same person as OSUJI OGECHI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

CORRECTION OF NAME/ DATE OF BIRTH This is to inform the general public that my name was mistakenly written as ODEY VIRGINA OGONYE on my BVN registered at Access Bank PLC instead of EBIRIKU CECILIA OGONYE. That my correct date of birth is 16 February 1984 and not 6 February 1980. All former documents remain valid. Access Bank, GT Bank and the general public take note

MRS. ISHOLA OLUWATOYIN SHAKIRAT

Formerly known and addressed as MISS ADEBANJO TAIWO AMIDAT, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. ISHOLA OLUWATOYIN SHAKIRAT. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note.

MOSUD ABDULMUMEEN OLAWALE. Formerly known and addressed as FAWALE ADEWALE, now wish to be known and addressed as MOSUD ABDULMUMEEN OLAWALE. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note.

CORRECTION OF NAME This is to certify and confirm that my name was wrongly written as ODIANOSEN AUGUSTA OSOMEN instead of ODIANOSEN AUGUSTA OSOMA. That my correct name is ODIANOSEN AUGUSTA OSOMA. All documents remain valid. General public take note.

CORRECTION OF NAME

PAUL MAUNTAYAGA LAILA

THERESA ANTHONY

LUCKY JULIET

Formerly known and addressed as MAUNTAH PAUL YAGA, now wish to be known and addressed as PAUL MAUNTAYAGA LAILAI. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as THERESA MICHEAL and JESSY MICHEAL, now wish to be known and addressed as THERESA ANTHONY. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as LUCKY OMONM JULIET, now wish to be known and addressed as LUCKY JULIET. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

COMFORT OSHIONEBO IBIE.

IHAZA ITOHAN JENNIFER.

Formerly known and addressed as COMFORT IKHINIOSE OSHIONEBO, now wish to be known and addressed as COMFORT OSHIONEBO IBIE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as OSAWARU ITOHAN JENNIFER, now wish to be known and addressed as IHAZA ITOHAN JENNIFER. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note.

MRS. SHORINOLU OLUBUNMI FOLASADE

JIDEOFOR LOVETH CHINYERE.

SAMUEL OBIORA EMMANUEL

RODIAT OLUFUNMI ARILESERE

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

Formerly known and addressed as HAKEEM ODUNSANYA, now wish to be known and addressed as SAMUEL OBIORA EMMANUEL. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as DEBORAH OLUFUNNILAYO OLUSEYI, now wish to be known and addressed as RODIAT OLUFUNMI ARILESERE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

OGUNDIRAN MODUPE AKANJI.

Formerly known and addressed as MISS MADU IFEOMA ROSEMARY, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. MBONU IFEOMA ROSEMARY. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as AKANJI MODUPE TAYO, now wish to be known and addressed as OGUNDIRAN MODUPE AKANJI. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as ALAJI KAMILU as well as CALEB APELOGUN, now wish to be known and addressed as ALAJI KAMILUDEEN NINIOLA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as MISS OMOTAYO IMOLEAYO FLORENCE, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. AKINYOSOYE IMOLEAYO FLORENCE. That my correct date of birth is 9 March 1986.

All former documents remain valid.

General public take note.

My name was wrongly written as MBAH DENNIS IYKE instead of MBAH IKECHUKWU DENNIS. All documents remain valid.

General public take note

MRS. MBONU IFEOMA ROSEMARY.

ALAJI KAMILUDEEN NINIOLA

Formerly known and addressed as OGUNDEKO MOTUNRAYO SHERIFAT, now wish to be known and addressed as OLOWO MOTUNRAYO SHERIFAT. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

CORRECTION OF NAME This is to certify and confirm that my name was wrongly written as ALHASSAN ILEMONA instead of ALHASSAN ILEMONA STEVEN. That my correct name is ALHASSAN ILEMONA STEVEN. All documents remain valid. General public take note.

This is to confirm and certify that SALAUDEEN BUKOLA RASAQ is the same person bearing SOLIUDEEN OPEYEMI RASAQ and SALAUDEEN BUKOLA RASAQ. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as MISS AKINYEMI OLUBUNMI FOLASADE, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. SHORINOLU OLUBUNMI FOLASADE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as IDOKO LOVETH CHINYERE, now wish to be known and addressed as JIDEOFOR LOVETH CHINYERE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

OYETUNDE ABUBAKRI OYENIYI OLAREWAJU

LAWAL-SAUDI ROFIAT OMOLOLA

Formerly known and addressed as OYETUNDE ABUBAKRI, now wish to be known and addressed as OYETUNDE ABUBAKRI OYENIYI OLAREWAJU. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as ALABI SANUSI ROFIAT OMOLOLA, now wish to be known and addressed as LAWAL-SAUDI ROFIAT OMOLOLA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

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AKAI EMMANUEL WILLIAMS Formerly known and addressed as EMMANUEL WILLIAM, now wish to be known and addressed as AKAI EMMANUEL WILLIAMS. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

GORDON CHUKWUEMEKE JOSEPH I, formerly known and addressed as GORDON CHUKWUEMEKE NMOYEM, now wish to be known, called and addressed as GORDON CHUKWUEMEKE JOSEPH. All former documents remain valid.

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YUSUF KAFILAT AMOPE. Formerly known and addressed as KAFILAT AMOPE EGBODOKU, now wish to be known and addressed as YUSUF KAFILAT AMOPE. All former documents remain valid.

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ISRAEL GODSPOWER DANIEL Formerly known and addressed as IGWE IFEANYI FRANK, now wish to be known and addressed as ISRAEL GODSPOWER DANIEL. All former documents remain valid.

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TEMITOPE ESTHER JOHN

ABIBAT IBRAHIM

JOHNSON ADESEGUN

Formerly known, called and addressed as TEMITOPE BALIKIS BALOGUN, now wish to be known, called and addressed as TEMITOPE ESTHER JOHN. All former document remain valid. General Puplic should take note.

I, formerly known, called and addressed as ABIBATU ADEDOJA, now wish to be known, called and addressed as ABIBAT IBRAHIM. All former documents remain valid.

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I, formerly known and addressed as OGUNDIPE ADESEGUN JOHNSON, now wish to be known, called and addressed as JOHNSON ADESEGUN. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

OWOLABI ADEMOLA OPEYEM

AYANDOKUN OLUWAFUNMILOLA CHRISTIANAH

ABRAHAM TIMOTHY OLALEKAN.

AZUKA BASIL EWULU.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

I, formerly known and addressed as IFECHUKWU FAVOUR, now wish to be known, called and addressed as AZUKA BASIL EWULU. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

This is to confirm that I am the one bearing BOLAWOLE SHOLA STEPHEN and also BOLAWOLE OLUSHOLA STEPHEN. That all former documents bearing both names are mine and hence remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as OWOLABI ADEDAMOLA OPEYEMI, now wish to be known, called and addressed as OWOLABI ADEMOLA OPEYEMI. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

MRS OLUWATOSIN MODUPE ADENIYI.

MRS. OKUNOWO LATEEFAT ODUKOYA

I formerly known as Ogunbode Alaba Olamide wish to be known and addressed as Ige Alaba Olamide. All former documents remain valid, General public please take note.

IRAWO KEHINDE ABIKE I formerly known as Adesanya Kehinde Kafilat wish to be known and addressed as Irawo Kehinde Abike. All former documents remain valid, General public please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as MARCUS UDORJI, now wish to be known, called and addressed as MARCUS UDEOCHU OGBONNA. All former documents remain valid.

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LAMIDI BOLA BAMIDELE

FAITH GOLDEN

IGE ALABA OLAMIDE

I, formerly known and addressed as MOBOLAJI SONAYON TOWOLAWI, now wish to be known, called and addressed as GREG MOBOLAJI SONAYON TOWOLAWI. All former documents remain valid.

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MARCUS UDEOCHU OGBONNA

I, formerly known, called and addressed a LAMIDI DESTINY BAMIDELE, now wish to be known, called and Addressed as LAMIDI BOLA BAMIDELE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as IGUMA FAITH, now wish to be known, called and addressed as FAITH GOLDEN. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

I formerly known as Miss Christiana Olubunmi Omolayo Alabi. wish to be known and addressed as Mrs Christie Testimony Iyanuolorun Omole. All former documents remain valid, General public please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as OPUOGULAYA SARAH, now wish to be known and addressed as OPUOGULAYA BAPAKAYE HANNAH. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

IJEOMA CHISOM GEORGE I, formerly known and addressed as IJEOMA GOLD GEORGE, now wish to be known, called and addressed as IJEOMA CHISOM GEORGE. All former documents remain valid.

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OMUSUN JULIET

ADDITION OF NAME

MRS CHRISTIE TESTIMONY IYANUOLORUN OMOLE

GREG MOBOLAJI SONAYON TOWOLAWI

I, formerly known and addressed as OMUSUN JULIET AFE, now wish to be known, called and addressed as OMUSUN JULIET. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

That I was formerly known, called and addressed as WILLIAMS MOROUNFAYO. That I know wish to add ‘OLUWATOYIN’ to my existing names. That I now wish to be known, called and addressed as WILLIAMS MOROUNFAYO OLUWATOYIN henceforth. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as MISS OLUWATOSIN MODUPE SHOBOWALE now wish to be known and addressed as MRS OLUWATOSIN MODUPE ADENIYI.All former documents remain valid. First Bank Plc And Skye Bank Plc and general public should please take note.

OPUOGULAYA BAPAKAYE HANNAH

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Formerly known and addressed as MISS ODUKOYA LATEEFAT MODUPE, Now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. OKUNOWO LATEEFAT ODUKOYA. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

ABUBAKAR MUSA YAGA I, formerly known and addressed as, AYUBA A. ABU now wish to be known and addressed as, ABUBAKAR MUSA YAGA. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note

EZURUIKE CHIGOZIE. COMFORT I formerly known as EZURUIKE CHIDUBEM COMFORT wish to be known and addressed as EZURUIKE CHIGOZIE. COMFORT .All former documents remain valid, General public please take note.

STEVEN ABAYOMI AMUSAN. I formerly known as Oyewole Amusa wish to be known and addressed as Steven Abayomi Amusan. All former documents remain valid, General public please take note.

BASHIRU NOJIMU ALAO

OYINLOLA OLAGUNJU AJAO

I formerly known as Adeshina Adewale Alao wish to be known and addressed as Bashiru Nojimu Alao. All former documents remain valid, General public please take note.

I formerly known as Oyinlola Olagun and Oyinlola Olaguju Ajao wish to be known and addressed as OYINLOLA OLAGUNJU AJAO. All former documents remain valid, General public please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as IBIRONKE FUNMILOLA CHRISTIANAH, now wish to be known, called and addressed as AYANDOKUN OLUWAFUNMILOLA CHRISTIANAH. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

AJAYI CLEMENT OLORUNTOYOSI I was formerly known and addressed as Ajayi Clement Oluwawa now wish to be known and addressed as Ajayi Clement Oloruntoyosi all former document remain valid general public take note

OLUYOMI OGUNDARE NATHANIEL. I formerly known and addressed as Yomi Ogundare and Boluwaduro Abayomi, now wish to be known and addressed as Oluyomi Ogundare Nathaniel. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

MRS. ADEBOYE YETUNDE MABEL I formerly known and addressed as MISS OMONIYI YETUNDE MABEL, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. ADEBOYE YETUNDE MABEL. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

ADDITIONAL NAME I was registered on BVN as MADUJUMAKA CORNELIUS, now adding ‘IZUNWANNEKA’ to become MADUJUMAKA CORNELIUS IZUNWANNEKA. All former documents remain valid.

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I, formerly known and addressed as AJIMOLA TIMOTHY OLALEKAN, now wish to be known, called and addressed as ABRAHAM TIMOTHY OLALEKAN. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

PRECIOUS ANYAEGBUNA. I formerly known and addressed as PRECIOUS CHUKWUNONSO. Now wish to be known as PRECIOUS ANYAEGBUNA. General public, Jamb, and Amuro/ Mgbom Community Secondary School Afikpo should take note

CORRECTION OF NAME I, formerly known and addressed as OSUHON IKECHUKWU EZEKIEL now wish to be known and addressed as OSUHON IKECHUKWU BAMIDELE . All former documents remain valid.

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FAITH OROWO AGANA. I, formerly known and addressed as FAITH OROWO OKAWA now wish to be known and addressed as FAITH OROWO AGANA. All former documents remain valid.

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ONU BONAVENTURE I, formerly known and addressed as STAN MMADU, now wish to be known and addressed as ONU BONAVENTURE. All former documents remain valid.

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ALIKA STELLA AWUNLI JOSPHINE. I formerly known and addressed as AMEDU STELLA now wish to be addressed as ALIKA STELLA AWUNLI JOSPHINE. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note

UCHE FRANK SUNDAY I, formerly known and addressed as UCHE FRANK, now wish to be known and addressed as UCHE FRANK SUNDAY. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

GRACE EMILY OLATUNJI. Formerly Grace Emily ILORI now Grace Emily Olatunji.

Former documents remains valid. General public please note.

MRS. OLADIRAN-DADA OLUWATOYIN MARY Formerly MISS OLORUNNISHOLA OLUWATOYIN MARY..

Now : MRS. OLADIRAN-DADA OLUWATOYIN MARY.. Former documents remains valid. General public please note.

GRACE UBI ETOWA

MUSIBAU AMDALAT AJIKE.

I formerly known and addressed as GLORY UBI OFEM, now wish to be known and addressed as GRACE UBI ETOWA. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as MEMUD AMDALAT AJIKE now wish to be known and addressed as MUSIBAU AMDALAT AJIKE. All former documents remain valid.

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MAGDALENE WILLIE-WORKMAN OGA

ADEGBITE TEMILOLUWA OLUWATAYO

NWAOHA ONYEKA CELESTINE.

I formerly known and addressed as MAGDALENE NTIEDO JOHNSON, now wish to be known and addressed as MAGDALENE WILLIE-WORKMAN OGA. All former documents remain valid.

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I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS Temiloluwa Oluwatayo Adejuwon, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS Adegbite Temiloluwa Oluwatayo.

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Formerly known as OBA NWAOHA ONYEKA now wish to be known as NWAOHA ONYEKA CELESTINE. All former documents remain valid.

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MRS. AYANKOYA OLOLADE OLUWASIMISOLA.

AFOLARANMI WAIDI SEGUN

BABALOLA TUNDE ALANI

MADUAKO ENYERU LUCY

I formerly known as AFOLAROMI WAHEED GANIYU wish to be known and addressed as AFOLARANMI WAIDI SEGUN corrected Date of Birth 8th August ,1986. All former documents remain valid, General public please take note.

I formerly known as Babalolla Abideen wish to be known and addressed as Change of name from Babalola Tunde Alani. All former documents remain valid, General public please take note.

I formerly known as KALU ENYERU OJI. now wish to be known and addressed as MADUAKO ENYERU LUCY. All documents bearing my former name remain valid. The general public should please take note

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS Miss. OJUOLA Ololade Oluwasimisola, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS Mrs. AYANKOYA Ololade Oluwasimisola.

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ONYEDIKA WILLIAMS GEORGE Formerly known as WILLIAMS GEORGE now wish to be known as ONYEDIKA WILLIAMS GEORGE. All former documents remain valid. General public to please note.

ALFA IBRAHIM DAYYABU Formerly known as DAIBU IBRAHIM HAUWA now wish to be known as ALFA IBRAHIM DAYYABU with date of birth 2ND FEBUARY 1989. All former documents remain valid. General public to please note.

ADENIJI SUKURAT TOSIN I formerly known as Awoyemi Sukurat Tosin wish to be known and addressed as Adeniji Sukurat Tosin. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note

SEUN IFE ADEMOLA Formerly CHRISTOPHER OLUWASEUN ADEMOLA Now: SEUN IFE ADEMOLA. former documents remains valid. General public please note.

ADEBAYO BRIDGETT MOTUNRAYO Formerly IGHOROJEH BRIDGETT MOTUNRAYO..

Now ADEBAYO BRIDGETT MOTUNRAYO..

Former documents remains valid.

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SAMUEL OMONIYI JOSEPH Formerly MUHAMMED JOSEPH YUSUF... Now SAMUEL OMONIYI JOSEPH.. Former documents remains valid.

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AWONIYI AJAYI AUDU Formerly knw as AUDU AJAYI,nw wish to knw as AWONIYI AJAYI AUDU,all document remain valid banks and general public take note AKAPO AGBOOLA FATAI. Formerly known as Ogunshakin Saka now wish to be known and addressed as Akapo Agboola Fatai. All former documents remain valid. Sterling bank plc and general public please take note.

CHUKWUDI SAMPSON RICHARDSON ANOSHIRI. Formerly known as Chukwudi Sampson Anoshiri now wish to be known as Chukwudi Sampson Richardson Anoshiri. All former documents remain valid. General public to please note.

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AKPAN ENO-OBONG PAUL

MABEL ONWUSA

CORRECTION OF NAME

Formerly known as Paul Joackim Akpan and Gift Paul Akpan now wish to be known as Akpan Eno-Obong Paul.

All former documents remain valid. General public to please note.

Formerly known as Mabel Nzete now wish to be known as MABEL ONWUSA. All former documents remain valid. General public to please note.

ALIYU MUHAMMED ALHAJI instead of ALIU MOHAMMED. All former documents remain valid.

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Formerly MAKUS EMMANUEL YAYA..

NoW YAKUBU MARKUS.. Former documents remains valid. General public please note.

OKORIE MAUREEN NJIDEKA.

PASTOR (MRS) JONES_ EVANS JAIYEOLA IBIRONKE.

IDEHAI LORITA

OGUNNIKE BASIRA IYABO

TOPE MAGDALENE AKINWUMI

OLABIYI JOSEPH OLUREMI

I, formerly known and addressed as UGBEDE LORITA, now wish to be known and addressed as IDEHAI LORITA . All former documents remains valid. General public please take note.

I formerly known and address as Inaolajin Basira Iyabo now wish to be known and address as Ogunnike Basira Iyabo. All former document remain valid.

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I formerly known and address as Tope Magdalene Aro,now wish to be known and address as Tope Magdalene Akinwumi.

All former document remain valid. General public should please take note.

I formerly known and address as Olabiyi Joseph, now wish to be known and address as Olabiyi Joseph Oluremi.

All former document remain valid. General public should please take note.

PRINCIPAL AYIBAMIEYE KIBAI CHRISTIAN

MR. DERRI WOKUEBITI INODU

MRS. UGWUMBA OBIAGELI REGINA JENNIFER

Formerly (EDEH MAUREEN NJIDEKA now (OKORIE MAUREEN NJIDEKA. Former documents remains valid.

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MISS PATIENCE IGOJUBA GARDEN BROWN I formerly known, called and addressed as PATIENCE IGOJUBA BANIGO. Now which to be known, called and addressed as miss PATIENCE IGOJUBA GARDEN BROWN. All former documents remain valid. The general public please take note.

formerly knw as PASTOR (MRS)IWEREBON JAIYEOLA IBIRONKE,nw wish to knw as PASTOR (MRS) JONES_ EVANS JAIYEOLA IBIRONKE. all document remain valid banks and general public take note.

ANTHONY CHUKWUEMEKA GABRIEL. I formerly known, called and addressed as ANTHONY UGWU GABRIEL. Now which to be known, called and addressed as ANTHONY CHUKWUEMEKA GABRIEL. All former documents remain valid. The general public please take note.

I formerly known, called and addressed as EKPEKPE CHRISTIAN. Now which to be known, called and addressed as PRINCIPAL AYIBAMIEYE KIBAI CHRISTIAN. All former documents remain valid. The general public please takes note.

MRS. ESTHER CHINEMEREM NWOKOKRIE

MRS. NWADIKE VIVIAN CHICHI.

MRS. IBITAMUNO LUCKY OMATSEYE

I, formerly known and addressed as, MISS. ESTHER CHINEMEREM NWADIKE, now wish to be known and addressed as, MRS. ESTHER CHINEMEREM NWOKOKRIE. All former documents remain valid.

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I, formerly known and addressed as, MISS. OKPARANAKU VIVIAN CHICHI, now wish to be known and addressed as, MRS. NWADIKE VIVIAN CHICHI. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, MISS. IBITAMUNO JUMBO, now wish to be known and addressed as, MRS. IBITAMUNO LUCKY OMATSEYE. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

ODUNUKWE IRUOMACHUKWU UGBOAMARA

MRS. LOLA MAYOWA

OGUDO OKWUDILI SAMISON

I, formerly known and addressed as, MISS. LOLA DAVID, now wish to be known and addressed as, MRS. LOLA MAYOWA. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, HASSAN NAGIMI, now wish to be known and addressed as, OGUDO OKWUDILI SAMISON. All former documents remain valid.

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ADELOKIKI KUDIRAT ABIODUN

MRS. PARKER MARY-ANN ADANNA.

I, formerly known as HAMMED ABIODUN KUDIRAT, now wish to be known and addressed as ADELOKIKI KUDIRAT ABIODUN. All former documents remain valid.

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ABIOYE RUKAYAT TEMITOPE I formerly known and addressed as ISMAILA RUKAYAT TEMITOPE now wish to be known and addressed as ABIOYE RUKAYAT TEMITOPE. All former documents remain valid.

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ADENIKE MARIAM AYANLEKE .I formerly known and addressed as ADENIKE MARIAM OGUNDIPEONALAJA now wish to be known and addressed as ADENIKE MARIAM AYANLEKE.All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

MRS ABIEYUWA ETINOSA I formerly known and addressed as MISS ODOBO ABIEYUWA COMFORT now wish to be known and addressed as MRS ABIEYUWA ETINOSA.All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

AKINADE ABIMBOLA REBECCA I formerly known and addressed as AKINADE ABIOLA REBECCA now wish to be known and addressed as AKINADE ABIMBOLA REBECCA.All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

YAKUBU MARKUS

I, formerly known and addressed as, ODU DERI, now wish to be known and addressed as, MR. DERRI WOKUEBITI INODU. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

MRS. BARISUA DEEZUA. I, formerly known and addressed as, MISS. BARISUA SOOR, now wish to be known and addressed as, MRS. BARISUA DEEZUA. All former documents remain valid.

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EBELECHUKWU MAUREEN NWACHUKWU (MRS).

JONES_EVANS JONES IFEONYEADIAGHA

Formerly EBELECHUKWU MAUREEN ODIGWE (MISS)..

NEW NAME: EBELECHUKWU MAUREEN NWACHUKWU (MRS)..former documents remains valid. General public please note.

formerly knw as IWEREBON JONES IFEONYEADIAGHA,nw wish to knw as JONES_EVANS JONES IFEONYEADIAGHA.all document remain valid banks and general public take note

I, formerly known and addressed as, MISS. OKAFOR OBIAGELI REGINA JENNIFER, now wish to be known and addressed as, MRS. UGWUMBA OBIAGELI REGINA JENNIFER. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, MISS. BLESSING NGOZI ONYIA, now wish to be known and addressed as, MRS. BLESSING NGOZI CHIDIEBERE-MAURICE. All former documents remain valid.

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MRS. UDI CHOJAKEME DIANA

WILSON ENE-AWAJI GOD’S TIME

I, formerly known and addressed as, MISS. ENAWORE CHOJAKEME DIANA, now wish to be known and addressed as, MRS. UDI CHOJAKEME DIANA. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, NGERI ENE-AWAJI WILSON, now wish to be known and addressed as, WILSON ENE-AWAJI GOD’S TIME. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

MRS. PATIENCE OBIOMA AMADI.

UMO OKON EKPO

I, formerly known and addressed as, ODUNUKWE FAVOUR, now wish to be known and addressed as, ODUNUKWE IRUOMACHUKWU UGBOAMARA. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, PATIENCE OBIOMA ONYEZONWU and PATIENCE OBIOMA GABRIEL now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. PATIENCE OBIOMA AMADI. All former documents remain valid.

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I, formerly known and addressed as, UMO MAURICE, now wish to be known and addressed as, UMO OKON EKPO. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

OGO OYIBO PATRICK

NDUKA ANTHONY UCHE.

BOYI EUNICE OLAYINKA.

I, formerly known as OGO OGBONNA PATRICK, now wish to be known and addressed as OGO OYIBO PATRICK henceforth. All former documents remain valid.

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I, formerly known as JAMES JEFFEREY JUNIOR, now wish to be known and addressed as NDUKA ANTHONY UCHE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly known as EUNICE OLAYINKA ERUKUBAMI, now wish to be known and addressed as BOYI EUNICE OLAYINKA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

ONYEKA WILLIAM ALEXANDA.

MRS OGINE CHIBUZOR CATHERINE

ALABI YUSUF KASUMU

OKEY JUNIOR

I formerly known and addressed as ONYEKA WILLIAM ALEX now wish to be known and addressed as ONYEKA WILLIAM ALEXANDA. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as MISS EBEGBUNA CHIBUZOR now wish to be known and addressed as MRS OGINE CHIBUZOR CATHERINE.All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ALABI YUSUF OSENI KAZEEM NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ALABI YUSUF KASUMU. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS UGWUOKE ANTHONY OKEY NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OKEY JUNIOR. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

MRS OSATOHANMWEN OLUWAKEMI DORCAS

RAFIU MONYASHAU ORIYOMI

I, formerly known as CHUKWUGBO MARY-ANN ADANNA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. PARKER MARY-ANN ADANNA. All former documents remain valid.

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NIMOTA LAMEED

MRS FLORENCE SOFOLUWE

I formerly known and addressed as ALAO NIMOTA ADUKE now wish to be known and addressed as NIMOTA LAMEED.All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as FLORENCE OGHUMA now wish to be known and addressed as MRS FLORENCE SOFOLUWE.All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

ESTHER OMOLARA AKINSIKU .I formerly known and addressed as ESTHER OMOLARA OLANREWAJU now wish to be known and addressed as ESTHER OMOLARA AKINSIKU.All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

ROSELINE DUPE ONYEMA .I formerly known and addressed as ROSELINE KEKINATU ONYEMA now wish to be known and addressed as ROSELINE DUPE ONYEMA. My date of birth is 28/07/1968.All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS ADEBENA OLUWAKEMI DORCAS NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS OSATOHANMWEN OLUWAKEMI DORCAS. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

MRS. BLESSING NGOZI CHIDIEBERE-MAURICE.

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS RAFIU MOYASAU ALANI NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS RAFIU MONYASHAU ORIYOMI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

ADDITION OF NAME I, NWAOBIGWE EMENIKE JOSIAH, wish to add, NWAOBIGWE, to my name which was formerly, EMENIKE JOSIAH. I now wish to be known and addressed as, NWAOBIGWE EMENIKE JOSIAH. All former documents remain valid.

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ADELEKE JUMOKE CHRISTIANA I, formerly known as ADEPOJU JUMOKE CHRISTIANA, now wish to be known and addressed as ADELEKE JUMOKE CHRISTIANA. All former documents remain valid.

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MRS ANOWI CELINE CHINASA I, formerly known and addressed as MISS OHADIRO CELINE CHINASA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS ANOWI CELINE CHINASA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

EZECHI THERESA UDEMEZUGO. I, formerly known and addressed as EZECHI THERESA UCHENNA, now wish to be known and addressed as EZECHI THERESA UDEMEZUGO. All former documents remain valid. Banks andGeneral public should please take note.

CONFIRMATION

OKECHUKWU JULIET EZINNE

SALAMI HASSAN OLALEKAN.

ESSIEN JAMES OKON

In some of my documents my name was written as OLUWATOYIN ADEYEYE and In some other documents my name was written as OLUWATOYIN JOHNAWE.The names refer to the same person. Henceforth I wish to be known and addressed as OLUWATOYIN JOHN-AWE.All the documents bearing all the names are valid.General public to please take note.

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS CHUKWU JULIET EZINNE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OKECHUKWU JULIET EZINNE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS SALAMI HASSAN MICHAEL NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS SALAMI HASSAN OLALEKAN. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I, formerly known and addressed as DECENT JAMES OKON, now wish to be known and addressed as ESSIEN JAMES OKON. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public should please take note.

CONFIRMATION

BLESSING ADANMA DAVIES IKEHIDE.

MRS ANIKE LILIAN NNEBECHI.

MRS EZEOKE FAITH UKAMAKA.

In some of my documents my name was written as ABAZU MARYJANE OMATA and In some other documents my name was written as ABAZU OMATA CECILIA.The names refer to the same person.My date of birth is 20/02/1985.All the documents bearing all the names are valid.

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I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS BLESSING ADANMA DAVIES NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS BLESSING ADANMA DAVIES IKEHIDE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS MAMAH LILIAN BONIFACE, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS ANIKE LILIAN NNEBECHI. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

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Afreximbank / TDB seal $500m syndicated loan for Kenya Bonny Amadi

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African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the Trade Development Bank (TDB), formerly PTA Bank, on Monday in Nairobi closed a $500 million dual-tranche syndicated loan for Kenyan government through the country’s National Treasury.

The facility, for which Afreximbank and TDB acted as joint mandated lead arrangers (MLAs), is JAMES SAMUEL OGHENEKEWE I, formerly known and addressed as OTECANA SAMUEL OGHENEKEWE, now wish to be known and addressed as JAMES SAMUEL OGHENEKEWE. All former documents remain valid.

General public should please take note.

TDB approved a USD250M facility to the Government of Kenya, the Bank has played a key role in raising up to USD750M for Government of Kenya in this current Financial Year,” Tadesse assured that “TDB will continue financing of trade, enterprise and infrastructure, which is evidenced in the tripling of our loan assets in the past two years in Kenya a demonstration of the Banks commitment to the Kenyan Economy”.

Simmons & Simmons acted for the Government.

Dr. Benedict Oramah, President of Afreximbank said “This debt raising exercise stands out as an achievement in the syndicated loan market, as a confirmation of investor confidence for Kenya and as a further step towards better facilitation of interAfrican trade,” He added that “Afreximbank’s support for the projects to be financed with the proceeds of this

facility are consistent with the ‘Deliver’ pillar of our Intra-African African trade strategy which aims to create enabling logistics infrastructure for efficient intra-regional trade.”

Admassu Tadesse, President and Chief Executive of TDB said “Our rebranding represents our rejuvenation and recommitment to innovate and play a more active role in promoting trade, economic development and regional integration. In December

OLUMUYIWA ODUNFA

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part of a $1.55 billion debt package of three facilities arranged and raised by the National Treasury in the first quarter of 2017.

A statement from Afreximbank , made available to Daily Times said that , the Afreximbank and TDB-led facility comprises two tranches made up of a $200-million 10-year amortizing loan by TDB and a $300-million five-year amortizing loan provided in equal parts by Afreximbank and TDB. The two

tranches will be syndicated to development finance institutions.

According to the report, TDB acted as initial mandated lead arranger, underwriter, documentation bank, joint book runner and facility agent for the facility while Afreximbank acted as mandated lead arranger, underwriter and joint book runner.

Linklaters, London, and IKM, Nairobi, acted as the lenders’ international and local legal counsels while

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That on my bank document my name appears as AWOKUNLE YINKA while other it appears as AWOKUNLE YINKA SOGO. That I am the same person bearing AWOKUNLE YINKA SOGO and AWOKUNLE YINKA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

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REV. OLUWANIYI SIMEON OLUWADARE

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That I am one of the directors of NOBDUKE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED with RC 1245303.

That during the process of incorporation of the company my name was wrongly written on CAC 2.1 and memorandum and the article of association as OKWUKA CHUKWUEMEKA JOHN PAUL instead of OKWUKA CHUKWUBUIKE JOHN PAUL. My name is correctly written in FORM CAC7. All document bearing both names remain valid. CAC and general Public should take note.

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CORRECTION OF NAME This is to certify and confirm that my name was wrongly written as NNAMOI KINGSLEY IKE instead of NNANDI IKE JIOFO. That my correct name is NNANDI IKE JIOFO. My correct date of birth is 23rd December, 1970 and not 23rd December, 1977.

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Justice in this case is for both parties- the Plaintiffs and the Defendants. The court has a duty to guard against an attempt by any of the parties to make an ass of the law and its rules of procedure.

Ngwuta, JSC. in MFA and Anor v. Inongha (2014) 1-2 S.C. (Pt. 1) 43.

No law can curb incessant delays of criminal prosecution- Akpedeye Do You support the suggestion that the office of the AGF should be separated from that of the minister for Justice?

The Attorney General of the Federation is responsible for providing legal advice to the executive branch of government and representing the government in all legal proceedings.

In certain matters, the Attorney General of the Federation ought to act completely independently in the public interest without reference to partisan politics. The Attorney General of the Federation is charged with ensuring that the administration of public affairs is in accordance with the law. However, the Minister of Justice, as the name suggests, is the Minister responsible for the Ministry of Justice, developing policy for the administration. The functions can be quite demanding and given that the Attorney General of the Federation ought to act solely in the public interest of the country, combining such a role with that of a cabinet member, answerable to the President of the Federation makes him subject to the dictates of the President leaving open the opportunity for abuse of power.. Based on the foregoing, I support the separation of both offices. Furthermore, the removal of the Attorney General of the Federation should be constitutionally protected such as requiring the confirmation by the Senate for the removal so that the President cannot use the office to harass his perceived political enemies and the Attorney General of the Federation can discharge his functions without fear of removal.

What is your take on the views by some Nigerians that plea bargain is responsible for rising waive of corruption in the country?

Plea bargaining, a novelty introduced under the Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015 is a modern way of disposing of a case under the criminal justice system. It is an arrangement whereby the accused person agrees to plead guilty to one or some charges in return for the prosecution agreeing to drop other charges or accepts a lesser offence than that charged by the prosecution in return for a lighter sentence.

Plea bargain in itself cannot be responsible for the increase in corruption. Anyone who says that is not knowledgeable of the practice of plea bargain.

Plea bargaining not only allows the country to save the huge cost of embarking on litigation from the trial court to the appellate courts but also saves time thereby executing timely justice by allowing quick conviction of the accused person.

There is also some economic national benefit as some of the looted funds have been recovered. Statistics from the Economist in 2014 showed that over 95% of convictions in the United States are reached through plea bargaining saving the taxpayers millions of dollars in prosecuting cases, ensuring the conviction of the accused persons and de-clogging of the criminal cases within the country. In all, we cannot say that plea bargain is not worthwhile to our society. Ensuring that a high-level government official or an elite of society admits to embezzling public funds and thereby becoming an ex-convict for life unless he/she is granted pardon is not a easy feat. Thus, it cannot be the case that plea bargaining is responsible for the increase in corruption. The reason for the bad press of plea bargaining in Nigeria, is due to the fact that it seems only to be utilised in cases involving politicians or high status individual. That has been a major drawback for the plea bargaining arrangement.

Despite the introduction of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, cases are still dragging in our courts. What do you think is responsible?

Unfortunately, the enactment of the ACJA has not brought about the quick dispensation of justice. It is the singular Nigerian problem of inefficient working of our processes. We must get our ‘processes’ right.

The truth of the matter is that no law can itself curb the incessant delays of the criminal prosecution of cases in any society. The prosecutorial process in Nigeria is still fraught with so many challenges ranging from evidence gathering to incompetent prosecutors. Although the ACJA is a step in the right direction and definitely a springboard for reforms in the criminal prosecution process, it requires institutional changes in employing the proper equipment and personnel to fast track the process. We must have set up and operate an effective and efficient modern system.

There is a call for the review of death warrant law to allow the Chief Justice of

the Customary Court of Appeal of the State, depending on the State where the said tribunal members are to be appointed from. Thus, the President of the Court of Appeal is not the sole appointor. The spirit behind the constitutional provision that vests the responsibility on the PCA, I believe is to relieve the CJN of some tasks. Thus, calling for the CJN to be in charge of the appointment may be overbearing on the CJN. The status quo should remain.

Akpedeye, (SAN)

Mr. Dafe Akpedeye, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria is a former Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in Delta state. In this interview with PETER FOWOYO, he spoke on the Administration of Criminal Justice Act and the delay of cases in court, plea bargain, capital punishment, appointment of the Chief Justice of Nigeria(CJN) outside the Supreme Court and sundry other issues.

Nigeria (CJN) take over the signing of death warrant.

How feasible is this call?

Nigeria operates a federal constitution hinged on the principles of separation of powers, checks and balances and rule of law. All these are protected by the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended). The three arms of government have specific roles and thus the Legislature makes the law, the Judiciary interprets the law and Executive implements the law. Therefore, it would be contrary to the spirit and intendment of the constitution to foist on the Judiciary, the additional function of executing its decision.

The signing of death warrants is the responsibility of the Executive and it falls on the Chief Executive of the State or Federation, being the Governor or the President respectively. Such a review, as propounded by the Governor of Kano State is not a step in the right direction as it would be inconsistent with the entrenched principle of separation of power and rule of law,

required to ensure a balance of power between the ruling arms of government.

What is your take on the plan by the House of Representatives to remove the power to appoint Election Tribunal Heads from the President of the Court of Appeal to the CJN? In order to decide whether this proposal is meritorious, the important question to pose is, what exactly is the motive behind such move or attempt?

Honourable James Faleke sponsored the Bill and we can recall his turbulent legal journey after the Kogi State governorship election. Perhaps, he saw a lacuna in that regard during the court sessions. Personally, I do not see the need for it. As it is now, the authority to appoint the judges for the tribunals as well as the appellate tribunals rests on the President of the Court of Appeal (PCA) in consultation with the Chief Judge of the State, the Grand Khadi of the Sharia Court of Appeal of the State or the President of

Would you subscribe to the appointment of the CJN outside the Supreme Court?

Interestingly, in our political history, the appointment of the CJN was the prerogative of the Executive. In fact, the first four Chief Justices of Nigeria were highly skilled and intelligent people recruited from outside the Supreme Court. However, in our current clime, the seniority norm has been firmly institutionalised. Many argue that this has led to a lackadaisical culture within the judiciary allowing judges to be promoted, not entirely based on merit but merely seniority. It has also created an insular judiciary, without external influences from senior lawyers in private practice or academia outside the judiciary. On the other hand, there is also the danger that appointing non-judges to the highest court in the land may lead to nepotism and patronage, which would almost certainly harm the institution of the Supreme Court. Therefore, in order to ensure a fair and unbiased judiciary, any appointment of a CJN (whether within or outside the Supreme Court) must be within carefully crafted parameters specifying the skill set for the CJN, who shall be appointed by an independent committee and subject to the confirmation of the Senate. I believe such a criterion for the appointment should be treated with the utmost reverence, as the Supreme Court is the ultimate protector of the liberties of the citizenry.

What is your assessment of the 8th National Assembly since its inauguration?

The 8th National Assembly was inaugurated on Tuesday, 9th June, 2015. It started on a very turbulent note, with stiff leadership tussle in both houses. It took quite a while before this leadership brawl was finally resolved which invariably led to delays in attending to leg-

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Late Justice Eso was a courageous, fearless jurist - Oguntade Fowoyo Peter and Titilope Joseph A former Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice George Oguntade has urged Judges to be brave and to remain steadfast in their call to service while carrying out their functions.

He admonished them to master every development in the field of law in order to be more successful on the job.

Oguntade made this call at the presentation and launch of a book entitled, “Justice Kayode Eso: Beacon of Judicial Activism” held at Sheraton Lagos Hotel, Ikeja.

He also encouraged lawyers to put in more work in the course of their practice.

Governor of the State of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola and Dean Faculty of Law, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile Ife, Prof. Ademola Popoola, described late Justice Eso as a quintessential legal intellectual who brought much erudition and elevated language to the service of law without losing the greater objective of justice.

They all advised judges to emulate late Justice Eso. “the man whom we are celebrating today may not have achieved as much today if lawyers who practised and appeared before him then did not challenge his intellect by issues formulated and adjudicated before him.

“Late Justice Eso was a courageous and fearless jurist whose life was dedicated to the rule of law’, they said.

The governor who was represented by his deputy, Prof. Titilayo Laoye Tomori, also noted that Justice Eso “belonged to the rarest breed of legal minds whose life and times was dedicated to law as the instrument in service of justice for the rich and poor, the weak and strong”.

Governor Aregbesola noted that the late jurist did not just pass through the land but left

giant legal landmarks and shot into national prominence when he successfully defended black miners in tin mines of Jos who protested against colonial authorities.

He listed some of Eso’s landmark judgements that stood him out amongst his peers to include the trial of Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka who he discharged and acquitted of charges of bringing gun into television studio of Western Nigeria Broadcasting Corporation.

He said the late jurist traversed the boundaries of law and language as elevated art and was a delight of linguists and literature scholars for reasons of his unique ability to paint pictures of law with language.

The chairman of the occasion, Justice George Oguntade, also a retired Justice of the Supreme Court, recalled that the eminent jurist constantly demonstrated that the essence of judicial function is to develop and strengthen the law and its resultant effect while on the bench.

Oguntade said that Justice Eso achieved this ‘by intelligibly applying provisions of the law to scenarios not fully envisaged by drafters of the law and arriving at what many soon after referred to as locus classicus”.

He said judgements of late Justice Kayode Eso were helpful to him in his career on the judicial bench noting that he was an upright and courageous judge who fearlessly defended the truth.

Prof. Popoola in a review described late Justice Eso as a crusader for human dignity and rule of law and also praised him for “his exception brilliance of the law”.

Popoola said the book co-anthored by messrs Arigbabuwo Lateef and Odunlami Oluwaseun was a befitting tribute to the enviable activities of the late jurist on the bench of the judiciary.

Other dignitaries who spoke in similar man-

Land grabbers arraigned for assaulting policeman

Late Justice Kayode Eso, (SAN)

ner of the late jurist included Chief Judge, Ekiti State, Justice Ayodeji Daramola, Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice of Ogun

state, Dr. Olumide Ayeni, Chief M. A. Bashua among others.

No law can curb incessant delays of criminal prosecution- Akpedeye

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ÏÏÏFor allegedly assaulting a policeman by inflicting injuries on his body, after damaging perimeter fence valued at N50million, two land grabbers, Ayoku Favour, 31, and Bidemi Agboye,37, have been arraigned before an Igbosere Magistrate’s Court, Lagos.

The defendants who are siblings are facing a five count charge bordering on conspiracy, land grabbing, forcible entering, breach of peace, malicious damage, perversion of justice and assault preferred against them by the police.

The duo whose residential addresses was not given were charged before Magistrate Patrick Adekomaiya. The Prosecutor Inspector Steven Molo, told the court that the brothers and others at large committed the alleged offences between January and February 2017.

He said that the incident took place at Akodoi/Tiye in Ibeju Lekki local government area of Lagos.

Molo alleged that the defendants wilfully and maliciously damaged a perimeter fench valued at N50million, property of Patrick Okonkwo, Leonard Nwobi and Frank Anyi.

The prosecutor, said that without lawful authority and in a manner likely to cause breach of peace, the two brothers , forcibly took over the land at the address mentioned above.

According to Molo, on March 17, 2017,at about 7:30am, at the above address, with intent to pervert the course of Justice, Bidemi assaulted one Sergeant Njen Ayang, a police officer, with force number 396460 by inflicting injuries on him He said that the offence committed is punishable under sections 409, 337, 52, contrary to Section 2 and punishable under Section 2 (3) property law of Lagos state 2016, and 171, of the criminal law of Lagos state 2011.

islative matters. Coupled with the controversy over altering the Senate Standing Rules for the election of Senate President and his Deputy and the criminal prosecution by the Code of Conduct Tribunal against Bukola Saraki (the Senate President), it is no wonder that legislative activities stalled during the first few sittings of the Senate.

We must however, acknowledge the fact that the 8th Assembly had already sponsored a total of 327 Bills within the first 6 months of its inauguration, compared to the 132 bills considered by the 7th Assembly within the same period. In addition, they have instituted some checks and balances on the actions of the Executive. On the whole, the 8th Assembly still has a long way to go in fulfilling its legislative role.

We hope to see a more vibrant and selfless Assembly before its tenure end.

Lagos State recently enacted a law making kidnapping a capital offence. What’s your view on that law?

Generally, there are proponents of the death sentence and there are opponents to the death sentence regime. However, globally, there has been a shift away from the death sentence as a criminal punishment.

In fact, research has shown that the death penalty has not been a deterrent in certain states in the United States where it is utilised for some offences. It would be interesting to consider what research Lagos State carried out to determine the level of deterrence that will be achieved from such sentence flowing from the results achieved thus far in other capital offences like murder, armed robbery etc. Did the imposition of the death penalty affect the rate of commission of such crimes? If we ask people in certain regions in Nigeria, I believe this answer would be in the negative. Then, one must ques-

tion what is the driving force behind the new law in Lagos State. We are aware that kidnapping has become a common crime in this nation, as it is seen as an avenue to garner huge sums of money within a short space of time. It is possible that the imposition of the death penalty is a reactionary approach by the Lagos State government to appear tough on such criminal activities. What is important is to consider creative ways to deter young people from a life of crime and also set up the right infrastructure to capture kidnappers. For instance, in Akwa Ibom State where kidnapping is also a capital offence, the State has set up a GPS locator to easily track mobile phones to their point of origin.

This makes it easier to arrest the kidnappers and save the victims. Also, providing the right education and job opportunities to alleviate poverty and idleness will prevent youngsters from delving into criminal activities as a source of income.

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UNICEF admonishes journalists on positive report on children Angela Onwuzoo

ÏÏÏ In order to achieve a

world where the rights of children are recognized, respected and upheld, journalists must strive to report issues concerning children with good intention by following ethical standards, principles and guidelines on reporting children, says the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).

UNICEF Communication Officer, Lagos, Blessing Ejiofor, who stated this during a two-day media workshop on “Ethical Re-

porting on Children” held in Ibadan, Oyo state recently, said though reporting on children and young people has its special challenges, journalists should ensure that their reports do not place children at risk of retribution or stigmatization.

Speaking on the aim of the workshop, she said: “We will want journalists to be able to preserve the dignity and rights of children in reporting children and to be mindful of the kind of images, inform of photographs or visuals,

that they use. And to be mindful of the ways and the motives for interviewing children. The journalists should know that the overriding purpose for every reporting on the child, should be of best interest of the child.”

To ensure that the right of every child is respected and protected, Ejiofor revealed that UNICEF had developed principles to assist journalists as they report on issues affecting children.

“They are offered as guidelines that UNICEF

believes will help media to cover children in an ageappropriate and sensitive manner. The guidelines are meant to support the best intentions of ethical reporters: serving the public interest without compromising the rights of children”, she said.

According to her, the principle states that the dignity and rights of every child are to be respected in every circumstance and that while interviewing and reporting on children, special attention is to be paid to each child’s right to

privacy and confidentiality.

Additionally, to have their opinions heard, to participate in decisions affecting them and to be protected from harm and retribution, including the potential of harm and retribution.

Ejiofor told the journalists that the best interests of each child are to be protected over any other consideration, including over advocacy for children’s issues and the promotion of child rights.

“When trying to determine the best interests of

a child, the child’s right to have their views taken into account are to be given due weight in accordance with their age and maturity. Those closest to the child’s situation and best able to assess it are to be consulted about the political, social and cultural ramifications of any reportage,” she said.

She also urged the journalists not to publish a story or an image which might put the child, siblings or peers at risk even when identities are changed, obscured or not used.

Ambode urges sates to partner in driving economic growth Benjamin Omoike

ÏÏÏ Lagos state governor,

Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, on Monday identified the need for states to learn from each other and explore their various areas of strength and strategic partnership to engender economic development.

The governor, who spoke at the Lagos House, Ikeja, when he received members of the National Economic Council (NEC) Implementation Monitoring Committee on a retreat on the economy led by the Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Hajiya Zainab Maina, also urged the federal government to create a framework that would allow states to benefit from each other with the view to fostering concentric cycle of growth in the country.

Governor Ambode commended the committee for

choosing Lagos as the first state to visit, saying that it was a confirmation of the success of the partnership between Lagos and Kebbi State on commodities production.

“The essence of this is that beyond the things that we say in NEC in terms of project, we should be able to find a common platform and a framework that allows every other State to benefit from the comparative advantage that each State is bringing to the table and the choice of Lagos as the first State to visit by the Committee in terms of the project signifies how serious we have been able to carry out most of the things we have been doing.

Especially what we have been able to achieve in our little time on the partnership with Kebbi state on commodities production in the country.

MASSOB distances self from violent activities Moses Oyediran, Enugu

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The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB-BIM) yesterday dissociated itself from other pro-Biafra group who allegedly involve themselves in violent activities.

Leader of MASSOB- BIM in the north zone of Enugu state, Chief James Ugwu, stated that since the inception of the group in 1999 it has remained non-violent in its agitation for Biafra sovereignty.

He stated this yesterday at the zonal meeting of the group at the Ojukwu Me-

morial Library in Igboeze North Local Government Area of Enugu State.

Ugwu noted that MASSOB-BIM is known for its peaceful disposition even in the face of provocations by law enforcement agencies he denied that his members were among pro-Biafra group that go about terrorizing the public.

“We have remained nonviolent in our agitations for Biafra republic since 1999; we have never been involved or arrested for committing any crime.

“And we have no plane or agenda to go into violent agitation, we are not terrorist group, we don’t kidnap,” he said.

Ebonyi State Governor, Engr. David Umahi (m); General Overseer, Lords Chosen Church, Pastor Lazarus Muoka (r) and Commissioner for Lands, Housing and Survey, Sunday Inyima, during a courtesy visit on the governor at the Government House in Abakaliki… on Sunday.

Zungeru Dam: FG begins N1BN Compensation for communities Saka Bolaji, Minna

ÏÏÏ Communities affected

by the ongoing construction of Zungeru Hydroelectric Power Dam Project in Niger state have been charged to continue to exercise patience as government has concluded plan towards ensuring full payment of their entitlements to the sum of about N1billion.

The Chairman Compensation and Relocation Committee and Niger state Commissioner of Works and Transport, Hon. Abdulmalik Usman Cheche disclosed when he addressed people affected by the construction of the Dam at the HYPPADEC Secretariat in Minna.

He disclosed that the Federal Government has been

making efforts to fulfill its obligation by paying compensation to those communities affected in order to fast tract the compensation and enhanced the Zungeru Dam Project within the stipulated period.

Cheche added that the payments are being effected in order to enable the contractors carry out their works uninterruptedly on the site.

The Commissioner explained that the payments would be in phases hence it will be paid according to the proximity of the communities to the dam site, adding that about 98 communities are to be displaced.

He emphasized on the changes in the mode of payment noted that it was due to security issues, saying each individual will take to bank

his/her documents which will comprise their data to be captured by the bank, a departure from the usual issuance of cheque, he noted.

The representative of the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing, Engr. Owoeye Olatunbosu who expressed satisfaction on the level of work done said that the current payment will ensure the rock blasters near the project site to settle down for work to avoid distraction from those in those locations.

He stressed that when the Dam project is completed it will generate up to 700 megawatts of electricity to national grid.

Olatunbosu however said that payment to each individual depends on the size of their farmland which was determined by the

State Ministry of Lands and Housing, adding that the next phase of payment will commence next week.

Community spokesman, Ambassador Mohammed Haruna Manta who appreciated the federal government gesture on the released of the funds also applauded the Niger State Government under the leadership of Governor Abubakar Sani Bello for setting up the 23-man committee which comprises of people of proven integrity.

Ambassador Manta said the commencement of the payment has shown the zeal and determination of the Federal Government to hasten the completion of Zungeru Dam Project which will be of immense economic benefit to Niger State and the entire nation.

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Pretoria 2017: Team Nigeria begins camping, Quadri injured ANDREW EKEJIUBA

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eam Nigeria at the weekend in Abuja opened camping for the 2017 ITF/CAT Africa Junior Championship holding from March 25th - April 1st in Pretoria, South Africa with five players. The Pretoriabound players are Michael Osewa, Michael Ayoola a, Matthew Abamu, David Dawariye and Marylove Edward.

However, there was a big blow for the team which topped the overall medals table at the Zonal Championship held in January in Lome, Togo, with star player, Oyinlomo Quadri

forced out of the week-long tournament due to injury sustained in a tournament in Morocco on Thursday.

The 13-year-old Quadri has the best record in junior tennis in Africa in the last two years which has helped her from non-ranked status to the top 300 in the world, but her dream of adding the AJC crown to her collection of titles will have to wait for at least another year.

“She fell and had a fracture on her wrist while playing a tournament in

Morocco which is part of preparation for the AJC. It’s a big blow to Nigeria because Oyin is one of the players tipped to win in the 14 and under category,”

Nigeria’s coach, Mohammed Ubale lamented.

Ubale is however optimistic of Nigeria posting a good outing hinging his optimism on the recent CBN and SNEPCO tournaments in Lagos.

In the absence of Quadri, Osewa, who was a finalist at the last edition

in the boy’s 14 and under, shoulders Nigeria’s hope for a memorable outing after scooping back-to-back titles at the 2017 CBN and SNEPCO junior tournaments. He will be playing in the 16 and under category.

The team is scheduled to depart for South Africa on Wednesday.

FIFA suspends Mali FA A

ccording to media reports, FIFA has suspended Malian Football Association (FEMAFOOT) following government interference in football matters.

The BBC reports that the world football governing body has decided to act against the Malian FA. Reports indicate that the association has been sidelined until further notice over government interference in football matters.

FIFA acted swiftly following a move by Mali Sports Minister Housseïni Amion Guindo who dissolved the executive committee of FEMAFOOT. Furthermore, Guindo has also appointed a provisional committee mandated to run FEMAFOOT and set up elections within 12 months.

“No team from Mali of any sort (including clubs) can take part in international competitions as of 17 March 2017 and until the suspension is lifted,” said FIFA. “This also means that neither

Malian FA boss, Boubacar Baba Diarra, allegedly ousted from office

by Mali Sports Minister Housseïni Amion Guindo.

FEMAFOOT nor any of its members or officials may benefit from any development programme, course or training from Fifa or the Confederation of African Football.”

FIFA announced that the ban would be lifted only when the FEMAFOOT board and president Boubacar Baba Diarra are reinstated.

CCL: Ocheme bemoans Rangers ouster NPFL: Okoye showers praise on resilient Akwa Utd E I nugu Rangers central attacker, Edoh Ocheme said his side played one of their finest games against the Egyptian giants, Zamalek Sporting Club.

The Flying Antelopes overcome their Mediterranean Knights opponents 2-1 in Sunday’s reverse fixture clash of the CAF Champions League(CCL) at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Sadium in Enugu.

However, the Nigerian champions were ousted from the Africa’s first tier club competition on 3-5 aggregate by the North African side.

Ocheme said his side are just waking up to the reality of their painful elimination from Africa’s prime club competition despite giving the clash

their very best.

“Everybody is down and the entire camp, the fans, state and its environs are damn shocked at our elimination from the CAF Champions League.

“Nobody believes we would go out quite early in the competition notwithstanding the 1-4 loss in Cairo, Egypt.

“We outright played our best game so far in the competition against Zamalek on Sunday in Enugu.

“Even with the ouster our teeming fans surprisingly were not hostile to us possibly because they were convinced we gave the clash our very best.

“Perhaps that is how God wanted it to happen, we have accepted the result in good faith as there is nothing again we can do to upturn the game.

feanyi Okoye showers praise on Akwa United after Niger Tornadoes defeated them 1-0 on Sunday.

Okoye scored the only goal of the game from the penalty spot in the 29th minute to hand the Ikon Allah the maximum points.

But the midfielder acknowledges that they were ‘lucky to have edged’ the Promise Keepers who took them to the limits in the Matchday 14 encounter.

“We thank God for the win but I must hail Akwa United because they are a good team. They stretched us to the limit, they kept us at alert

throughout the entire duration of the match,” Okoye said.

“We were lucky to have edged them but they have a good team. We at Niger Tornadoes are also a very good side too. We have at the start of the season agreed to do that we can to keep an excellent home record and explore points on the road and believe that we are on track as we speak.

“This probably is the toughest home match we have played this season but when the going gets tough, the toughness in us has kept us going.

“Every team needs a bit of luck to survive the battle in every match and for me this is very key. It’s one thing to

play so well, create a bag full of clear chances yet fail to score.

“You saw that I scored from the penalty spot in the 24th minute but we were able to keep that till the end of the match. It wasn’t that there were nervy moment from both side, but somehow we still had a firm grip of the match.”

Ambitious Okoye has set a realistic target for himself but he hopes to get more than what he expects from himself.

“I scored the only goal today but being a midfielder I will be delighted if I score five goals before the transfer window opens,” he concluded.

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iverpool legend Jamie Carragher has praised the rise of Chelsea right wing-back Victor Moses in the Premier League this season.

Moses stepped up and sealed a place in Conte’s first team this season after enduring three loan spells with Liverpool, Stoke City and West Ham since he signed for the Stamford Bridge outfit from Wigan in 2012.

As a result of his impressive record this season, the Nigeria international was rewarded with a two-year contract extension earlier this month, and was on parade for 70 minutes in the Blues’ 2-1 defeat of Stoke City.

The former Reds skipper was not only amazed by his development this season but by his quick adaptation in the new defensive role he finds himself this season.

“Another thing you want a manager to do is improve players — and look at Victor Moses. I never expected him to have a future at Chelsea,” Carragher said.

“Given he had been out on loan so much, and the levels he has shown have taken me by complete surprise. He has been excellent in his new role of right wing back.”

hief Adegboye Onigbinde has thrown his weight behind the change in leadership of the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

Ahmad Ahmad defeated incumbent Issa Hayatou 34 votes to 20 at the 39th CAF Ordinary General Assembly held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

And the former Fifa technical member who feels the change was long overdue has tasked Ahmad not to repeat the mistakes of Hayatou if he hopes to succeed.

“I congratulate him. I believe he will come in with new ideas. The only thing that is constant in this life is change and the situation of African football has been expecting some changes,” Onigbinde told stated.

“There should be more emphasis on development because in Fifa regulations under objectives, the opening sentence reads - to improve the game of football constantly. Competition is supposed to be a by-product, it should be used to assess the level of development so if you’re concentrating on competition without development, you are wasting your time.

“Well, Mr. Hayatou is a gentle man and he is a man who was flexible with everybody but maybe there was a need for a little bit of more dynamism for him.

“He was easily buttoned, not dynamic enough, probably that is his own nature. Inspite of that, I think he did a lot of good work for African football, but football just like other sports needs dy-

Onigbinde

namism and when you are in leadership especially in Africa, you need to be a man of yourself but if you are one that they can push around, of course you will be like a leaf on top of a flowing river. I think the new man should improve from that because there is

need for more dynamism and self-confidence.’’

Onigbinde who guided the Super Eagles to the 2002 Fifa World Cup also expressed his delight with the victory Amaju Pinnick - challenging him

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Ikpeazu becomes first visitor as AT2 ASCETA matriculates 121 students

Abia is a model state in fight AT 3 against corruption –ICPC boss ABSG standardizes measurement cup, threatens offenders ÏÏÏ

Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu (right) in handshake with veteran actor, Nkem Owoh, during an event in Umuahia by National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) in honour of the Governor. ..recently

We have no ghost workers in Abia, but criminals –Ikpeazu

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ÏÏÏ Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of

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Abia State says there are no ghost workers in his state, but criminals who steal government funds by putting non-existent names on the nominal and pay rolls of government.

Ikpeazu was speaking when the National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), Abia State chapter, conferred on him the award of “Distinguished and Performing friend of NULGE” for his favourable disposition to Local Government employees in the state.

He said: “We do not have anything like ghost workers. Ghosts don’t work. What we have are criminals who steal government funds by putting non-existent names on the nominal and pay rolls of government. Incidentally, the workers themselves are the ones that process these payments. By just ask-

ing workers to send in their BVN, we saved 600 million naira in one month. Who has been stealing this 600 million before? I am determined to end this scourge and I ask you, the workers to assist us. If you close your eyes and allow fake names to be used to steal your own money, your salary will be affected”.

The Governor disclosed that his decision to conduct Local Government election in the state despite the economic downturn was to deepen democracy at the grassroots, stating that he wouldn’t tolerate ghost worker syndrome in the local government.

He urged the Council workers to expose the bad eggs among them, stressing the need for those who won to be magnanimous in victory and those who lost to believe that they could win next time.

According to him, the only way to raise a virile workforce was to ensure that the workers have the requisite qualifications, stressing

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that his intention in ordering the recent verification of staff of the local government system was not to send anyone to the labour market, promising that the State government would review its policy on Local Government staff verification exercise, with a view to placing each staff at his/her proper level.

“The only way to raise a virile workforce is to look at the qualification of the workers. I do not want to send anybody to the labour market.

That’s not my intention”, the Governor said He, however, promised that his government will review some of the issues raised in the exercise in view of the plea by NULGE that he tampers justice with mercy.

Ikpeazu used the opportunity to warn the state civil service that he will not condone ghost workers in the system and called on Local Government staff to assist him by telling him the truth at all times.

The Governor appreciated the union for the honour, describing it as the biggest that he has received, while disclosing his awareness that NULGE was not given to unnecessary praise singing and came up with the award after due consider-

ation.

Earlier in his remark, the NULGE National President, Comrade Ibrahim Khaleel, who was in the state to witness the occasion, extolled the Governor for the harmonious working relationship with workers in the state as well as his open door policy.

He commended the Governor for his courage in organising Local Government election as he is second Governor in the federation to do so.

“This singular act of yours shows indeed that you recognise the local Government as the third tier and that you are a partner and supporter in the development agenda of the state”.

According to him, the NULGE in the whole federation will champion the Governor’s cause and represent him well, stating that the Governor deserves the award as he did not consider the economic challenges of the present time but conducted a Local Government election.

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In order to standardize measurement, Abia State Government recently introduced standard measurement cup in the state with a warning that any trader or group attempting to short-change members of the public will have him or herself to blame.

Handing down the warning in Umuahia, the State Commissioner for Trade and Investment, Hon. Mrs. Kate Nwosu, while launching a new standard measurement cup, said the state Government will set up a task force to implement the policy.

According to the commissioner, the standard cup was to protect consumers from the hands of dubious traders who hide under pretence of buying and selling to cheat the public, noting that the era of non-compliance of such government directives in the state was over, while disclosing that the violation of the Government directive will attract imprisonment.

According to her, this has caused many troubles at both homes and markets and encouraged Consumer Protection Council to be at a look out and urged the public especially households (women) to obtain the cup for themselves to avoid repeat of the past.

She assured Consumer Protection Council (CPC) of Government backing and promised to champion their course to enable them succeed in the state.

Earlier, Chairman of Consumer Protection Council, Abia State chapter, Comrade Ukadike Anthony Ogbuagu, said the new standard measurement cup in the state was introduced to find lasting solution to conflicts between traders and consumers in the state.

According to him, there was over three different sizes of cups used in the state, resulting in constant misunderstanding between traders and members of the public, hence the new standard cup.

Comrade Ogbuagu assured that Governor Ikpeazu’s administration has found lasting solution to the lingering problem with the introduction of the cup in the state and which is available for every household to obtain at the cost N350.

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NSLTF donates sports equipment as Uzor Kalu pledges to partner Ozuitem ÏÏÏ The National Sports Lottery

Trust Fund (NSLTF) at the weekend donated sports equipment to Etitiozu Ogboko Community Primary School in Bende Local Government of Abia State.

The items donated included FIFAStandard Football, playing boots, Gold-coloured Cups, First Aid boxes, set of jerseys, Shin guards, hand gloves FIFA-size goalposts, etc.

Expressing excitement of the community during the unveiling and handover of modern sporting equipment, the Head Mistress of the school, Mrs. Ngozi Ogbonnaya, commended the Federal Government for donating modern sporting equipment to the community’s primary school, stating that as the Principal of the benefiting school, she was overwhelmed by the gifts and thanked some indigenes of Ozuitem who helped in the delivery of the equipment to the school.

She promised that her school would preserve them well and also use them to produce future champions for Abia State and Nigeria,

adding that school attendance by pupils had increased in her school, even as her school was still lacking some basic facilities like good seats and toilets.

Also speaking during the occasion, an All Progressives Congress chieftain in Abia State, Mascot Kalu, expressed his belief in the future generation, stating that this made him to ensure the inclusion of the school among the other 42 benefiting schools from the state, while promising to partner with the community in other developmental areas.

A pupil of the school, Miss Christiana Samuel, who spoke on behalf of her school, promised that the school would henceforth win every sporting contest in the area as the enabling ground has been made for them.

Other dignitaries during the occasion include community members like Mr. Maduka Okoro and Mr. Eme Onukaba, a retired Permanent Secretary, as well as Mr. Emeka Nwangoro, the community’s youth leader.

Ikpeazu hurries contractors over road projects Stories by Sunday Nwakanma Umuahia

ÏÏÏ In order to realise his desired

projects without delays, the Governor of Abia State, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, has directed the Commissioner for Works, Rt. Hon. Eziuche Ubani, to ensure that all contractors working at various sites across the state are made to redouble their efforts at their respective sites in anticipation of the 2017 rainy season.

Governor Ikpeazu who gave this directive in Umuahia, also stressed

that lazy contractors will certainly be sanctioned in the state as a way of making them understand the importance he placed on such projects.

The Governor, who further commended the effort of the contractors working on the five cluster of roads off Ngwa Road Aba for ensuring the completion of the roads before the onset of rains, expressed his happiness that the contractors are on course and urged them not to relent, assuring that his government would ensure that the necessary conducive environment is provided for them to

work.

Ikpeazu also sought for the cooperation and understanding of Aba residents, urging them to bear with the government as they experience various discomforts due to the acceleration of various reconstruction works aimed at renewing the Enyimba city and SME capital of Nigeria.

He assured that his administration is committed towards ensuring that they move freely in the city and other towns in the state with ease and minimal discomfort due to bad road.

Farm expert courts Abia over fund for Agric dev ÏÏÏ An agricultural development

organisation, Livelihood Improvement Farming Enterprise, has advised Abia State to key into the programmes of International Fund for Agricultural Development.

The Programes Manager, Livelihood Improvement Farming Enterprise, Dr. Samuel Erimie, stated this in Umuahia, while paying a courtesy call on Governor Okezie Ikpeazu, stating that the team works with the International Fund for Agricultural Development and was in the state to find out whether the state would be interested in its intervention.

Dr. Erimie advised the state government to key into the programme of LIFE-DESIGN, a programme of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

He informed that the programme

focuses on enterprise development on women and youths in the Niger Delta, stressing that if women and youths are empowered, the nation would have been empowered.

Responding, Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, expressed the readiness of the state to key into the programme of LIFE-DESIGN, and commended the idea of empowering and exposing women and youths to the concept of economic development through agriculture, stressing that the benefits of agriculture cannot be over-emphasised.

Abia, he said, has an existing data-base of its youths who have been profiled that would assist them in carrying-out the business and advised the team to make good use of it, advocating that special attention be given to youths from the oil producing areas.

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ise of democratising the local Government system through the conduct of local Government election.

He thanked him for sustaining the payment of minimum wage to workers and making genuine effort to clear the backlog of salary arrears despite the economic crunch as well as giving approval for the 2016 promotions among other gestures and requested him to review some of the issues regarding the last verification exercise conducted in the Local Governments in the state.

Comrade Onyenaucheya disclosed that the union does not involve itself in the act of praise sing-

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ing and sycophancy but is resolute on what is right and just, stressing that the Governor was given the award based on obvious realities on ground.

He thanked Ikpeazu for doing well in office including conducting Local Government election, sustaining the payment of minimum wage, approving of 2016 promotion and conversion, building houses and employing relatives of the two council election victims in Isialangwa North. He also thanked the Governor for appointing Chief Okezie Ugboaja, a seasoned technocrat, to be the Chairman, Local Government Service Commission.

(FRONT ROW, R - L): Chairman, Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Barrister Ekpo Nta (7th R); Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications to Abia State Governor, Mr. Sam Hart, Esq., and others during a workshop by ICPC in Abuja... recently

…Becomes first visitor as ASCETA matriculates 121 students ÏÏÏ Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie

Victor Ikpeazu, was last Friday officially installed and decorated as the Visitor of Abia State College of Education (Technical), Arochukwu, just as the school matriculated over 121 students into its various fields of study.

Speaking during the occasion, Governor Ikpeazu warmed the hearts of the school management, teachers, parents, students and the entire Abians by directing the school to submit the report of the harmonisation committee on the school’s staff salaries for necessary action on its implementation.

Government, he said, is aware of their predicament in the area of salaries arrears and is also doing everything possible to enable workers in the state receive their salaries promptly.

Ikpeazu, who was represented by his Deputy, Sir Ude Oko Chukwu, said in its bid to train graduates and arm students with skills to enable them be on their own, the government has established what he called Education-for-Employment and urged the students to take their studies serious.

According to him, being a student of the school is a step in the right di-

rection, pointing out that the government is looking up to them to graduate and contribute meaningfully at all sectors of the state economy.

According to him, the state in particular and the Federal Government in general need the products of the school, warning that many graduates are not employable, noting however that in ASCETA, the students will be armed with skills to be selfsufficient.

The state, he informed, has education as one of its pillars with education-for-employment E-4-E as a one of its components.

He commended the management of the school for the rapid transformation going in the school, with particular reference to the fish pond the Rector established and which the governor said is capable of providing the state with the fish it needs.

He urged all the 17 LGAs in the state to “put on their thinking cap” by generating revenue to supplement what accrues to them from the federal or state government.

He thanked the school for the investiture as the first Visitor to the school as well as the host community for the conducive environment they provided for the school to function.

Earlier in his address, Provost of ASCETA, Dr. Philip Nto, said that in

keying into the Ikpeazu-led administration E-4-E policy, the school has in the last one year, made the school the habour of technological skills acquisition through the introduction of innovative programmes to assist students by affiliating them to the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike for the award of degrees after a 4-year programmes among others.

According to him, his administration has the intention of making the school to be amongst the best in the country, and appealed for a better welfare for the staff of the school to encourage them and assist him realise the vision of his administration for the school.

Speaking during the occasion, Chairman of the Governing council of the school, Ndidi Okereke, said that the school under Philip Nto has already commenced the transformation of the school through environmental reclamation, building of structures and staff re-orientation, including admitting the school into beneficiaries of the Tertiary education Trust Fund (TETFUND).

The occasion featured traditional dances by host community and students which the Provost, Philip Nto, relished.

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Decline inter-house sports competitions worries Lawmaker ÏÏÏ

Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the Governor of Abia State, Chief Ukpai Agwu Ukpai (3rd right); Rev. (Dr.) Onyema Agba; Board Chairman, Abia State Passenger Integrated Manifest/Safety Scheme (1st right) and others during the 16th Inter-House sports competition of Federal Government College Ohafia...recently

Abia is a model state in fight against corruption –ICPC boss Stories by Sunday Nwakanma Umuahia

ÏÏÏ The Chairman of

the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Barrister Ekpo Nta, has described Abia State as a model state in Nigeria in the fight against corruption and corrupt practices.

Barrister Nta made the remark recently at the ICPC Headquarters, Abuja while declaring open, a training workshop for Local Government Chairmen and officials in Abia State on Anti-Cor-

ruption Best Practices.

The ICPC boss recalled that Abia State hosted an Anti-Corruption Summit in January and was the only state that sent all members of its House of Assembly to a seminar for Legislators organised by the Commission, underscoring the seriousness it attaches to the fight against corruption.

In his goodwill message, Governor of Abia State, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, assured ICPC of the unwavering commitment of the Abia State Government to the fight against corruption.

Governor Ikpeazu, who was

represented by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications, Mr. Sam Hart Esq, thanked the ICPC for its decision to procure all its conference materials from Aba. Participants at the 3-Day Training Workshop had in attendance, 4 delegates from each of the 17 LGAs in Abia State comprising the Chairmen, Deputy Chairmen, Heads of Service and Treasurers and officials of the Abia State Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs led by the Permanent Secretary, Pastor Iheanyi Enyinnah.

As students of Methodist College Uzuakoli, Bende Local Government Area of Abia State competed in their 94th edition of Annual Inter-House Sports Competition recently, the Minority Leader in the state House of Assembly and member Representing Bende South Constituency Hon. Chibuzo Okagbuo, has expressed worry over the gradual decline of schools inter-house sports competitions in the state.

The lawmaker, who doubled as Chairman of the occasion and an Old Boy of the College noted with delight that the College which he left 28 years ago notwithstanding has recorded tremendous achievements in terms of academic learning and maintenance of College, as he commended the principal, staff and students for performance.

Hon. Okogbuo, who decried the dearth of reading culture in schools, said the Abia State House of Assembly had stated its legislative readiness to address the issue and bring the system back on track.

The lawmaker also assured the College of his commitment to bring back Old Boys together and find possible ways of assisting the school in areas of needs and announced a scholarship award to best graduating SSS3 student of the College for 2017.

Also speaking, a Special Adviser to the Governor and immediate past State PDP Publicity Secretary, Hon. Chief Uchechi Ogbuka, commended Governor Okezie Ikpeazu for the provision of adequate security, not only in the state but at Methodist College, Uzuakoli in particular, stating that the College which has been terrorised by hoodlums in the past now sleeps with two eyes closed since assumption of Governor Ikpeazu into office.

He commended the State Chief Executive for achieving this height and enjoined the College to compliment efforts of the Governor by resisting every temptations that will

bring shame to the school and state as a whole and also the principal of the College, Very Rev. Best Okike for bringing sanity to the College as well as charged the staff and students to join hands together to move the College to an enviable heights.

In his speech, President of the Old Boys, Navy Capt. C.S. Osondu (rtd), also commended the Principal, Staff and Students for organizing the event, disclosing that the Old Boys are planning an event that will attract her members to converge together and move the College better than they met it.

Also speaking, Prelate Methodist Church Nigeria, His Eminence, Dr. Samuel Emeka Kanu Uche, represented by Registrar, Methodist Theological Institute Umuahia, Very Rev. Evans. Onyemara, noted that Sports activities gives pride of space even as church takes over her school.

He observed that sports helps in physical development in education, adding that it was part of mechanism that make academics complete in all sphere of human endeavour.

He commended the principal for taken sports development into the school and encouraged students to be keen in that direction.

In his remarks, Special Guest of honour, Engr. Emeka Gberemako, observed that schools no longer take part in inter-house sports competitions and charged principal, staff and students for not relenting, assuring of his support to enable the College to take the competition to the next level.

Meanwhile, the Principal of the College and Host, Very Rev. Best Okike, noted that sports is as an instrument of evangelising people, stressing “where the interest of the people is, there also you can make impact in their spirit” and urged future generations to learn from the positive factors of sports and jettison the ones on the contrary.

One killed, scores injured, as Ozuitem community clash with herdsmen ÏÏÏ Police says one person was

killed, scores injured and six persons arrested during a renewed clash between Fulani herdsmen and Ozuitem Community in Bende Local Government Area of Abia State.

Briefing newsmen in Umuahia recently, the State Commissioner of Police, Leye Oyebade, confirmed the incident, stating that farm crops worth millions of naira were equally destroyed in the clash, pointing out that his command has deployed reasonable number of Mobile Police officers to the troubled community to avert further clashes.

The CP informed that the State Government has therefore set up conflict resolution committee team headed by Deputy Speaker of the House, Hon. Sir Cosmos Ndukwe, with leader of Hausa Community in the state. Alhaji

Yaro Danladi, leader of MyettiAllah, Alhaji Hassan Buba, the Police, Security Adviser to the Governor, Capt Awa Udensi (rtd) and Traditional Ruler of Ozuitem, Eze John Akaniro, as members in a bid to find lasting solution.

The state police boss said his command was not leaving any stone unturned until normalcy is fully restored, adding that the composition of committee will bring lasting peace in the area and commended Governor Okezie Ikpeazu, Deputy Speaker Hon. Sir Cosmos Ndukwe and Traditional Rulers in the area for quick intervention.

The CP disclosed that the two warring groups have agreed to cease fire while assuring the public that the situation in under control, and appealed to all and sundry to remain calm in the interest

of peace.

Speaking, the Deputy Speaker of Abia State House of Assembly, Hon. Sir Cosmos Ndukwe, said normalcy has returned, while commending Governor Ikpeazu and Police for quick intervention.

Ndukwe, who is the member representing Bende North Constituency at the State House of Assembly, assured of his committee’s readiness to bring lasting peace with migrant herdsmen and host communities.

In their separate speeches, the leader of House of Community in the state, Alhaji Yaro Danladi; Chairman, Myetti Allah, Hassan Buba, and the Traditional Ruler of Ozuitem, Eze John Akaniro thanked Governor Ikpeazu, the Police Commissioner and Deputy Speaker for timely response, stating that herdsmen and Ozuitem Community in Bende Local Gov-

ernment Area have been co-existing peacefully over the years.

They agreed to put behind them the recent disturbances and assured the Governor of their resolve to make peace and move as brothers and sisters.

Speaking separately with the Abia Times in Umuahia, Secretary to the State Government, Dr. Eme Okoro, who is from Ozuitem commended the state government in “trying to quieting both sides and leading with them to sheath their swords.

He said he tried to bring peace by inviting both the Commissioner of Police in the state and the Inspector General of Police.

He urged the police to stop indiscriminate arrest of his people, stating “when you do not intimidate or harass them, they will not run away. They are already evacuating from their compounds,”

stating that it is the job of the police to ensure that the people stay at home instead of running away because of incessant arrests.

He advised his people to stay calm, tolerate what has happened, not to do anything retaliatory “until there is the need to do so, or do anything that will hit up the polity and stay put.”

The President General of Ozuitem Development Union, Dr. Okechukwu Madukwe, also called on his people to keep calm and not retaliate but to report to the security agencies.

He urged them “not to start a fight but that does not mean that you should allow them to kill you”.

Meanwhile, the police have embarked on massive arrests of the community members as many have reportedly fled the area.

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FG urged to make inter-house sports competition compulsory in schools ÏÏÏThe dearth of inter-house sports

competitions in Nigerian secondary schools has continued to worry Abians, especially, the Deputy Chief of Staff office of the Governor of Abia State, Chief Ukpai Agwu Ukpai, Federal Government College (FGC) Ohafia PTA chairman, Hon. (Dr.) Kaleb Okey Opara and others.

This disclosure came during the 16th inter-house sports competition of the Federal Government College, Ohafia last Saturday.

Speaking with newsmen after the event at the premises of FGC, Ohafia, Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the Governor of Abia State, Chief Ukpai Agwu Ukpai, described sports and physical education as being part of school curriculum in the country which helps in physical and mental ability of children and therefore a pre-requisite to learning.

He doubted any reason for interhouse sports to have been dropped in many schools in the country, stating that he was unaware why it should be so and urged principals in the country to ensure that children participate in sports for their own good.

Ukpai, who is also the Chairman, School-Based Management Committee (SBMC) of the college therefore urged the Federal Government, as a matter of urgent importance, “to make physical education compulsory, including history in Nigerian schools”.

Also speaking, the Chairman, Parents/Teachers Association (PTA)

FGC, Ohafia, Hon. Dr. Kaleb Okey Opara, expressed his good impression of the event in view of the number of guest schools that participated in the event, and described the school Principal, Elder Emmanuel Kalu, as one who is doing his best in the school.

He also advised the Federal Government to make inter-house sports competition in secondary schools in the country compulsory, noting that most Nigerian international sports men and women like Kanu Nwankwo and Jay Jay Okocha and many others started from their school inter-house sports competition.

Earlier in his goodwill message while flagging off the competition, the Director, Basic and Secondary Education Department, Federal Ministry of Education, Mr. J. A. Mbaka, described sports as “vital to the development of human beings, an important agent for globalisation”, hence the reason why the Federal Ministry of Education has continued to encourage sporting activities in all schools by organising the annual inter-collegiate games for all federal unity colleges in the country.

He advised the students that the competition was meant to expose and develop their latent skills to enable them chart a career in sports, pointing out that some of the skills acquired have often proved helpful for survival in times of war and natural disasters.

Tension mounts in New Umuahia timber market …as Umuana- Ndume gears for war over compensation Stories by Sunday Nwakanma Umuahia

ÏÏÏ There is palpable tension in

Umuahia New Timber market along Ikot Ekpene road, Ndume Ibeku as one of the host communities chase away traders over land and compensation.

Information has it that last Saturday, March 11, 2017, the entire Umuana Ndume, comprising of men, women and the youths invaded the market, threatening to demolish the market over boundary issue and non-compensation for the land by the state government.

Brandishing knives, axes, Dane guns and other war weapons, the community allegedly marked certain blocks, especially those at the Carpenter section of the market for demolition, tore down some stores and sheds with a strong warning that failing to have a dialogue with the state government over the issue, the entire timber market would be raised to the ground.

Sources revealed that the community demanded that the state

government crossed their agreed boundary for the timber site in addition to failure to compensate them for the acquisition of the timber site.

The sources revealed that the Umuana, being in possession of their agreement with the state government over the boundary, woke up to see that more of their land not included within the agreement had been taken by agents of the state government and being allocated to others for sale, stating that they are being denied of their farm lands and areas that their sons would build upon in the future.

Speaking with newsmen, the Chairman, Management Committee of the Timber Industrial Market, Chief Nath Odokara, said about November/December, “strange fellows” came in to bother the timber section of the industrial market over saw dust and timber dumping sites.

Following a trespass allegation to a major trader in the market, Obioma Okorie, Obioma Enterprises who was alleged to be building an

estate after the market in a land the people claimed was not acquired by the state government, last February, they attacked the estate and warned traders not to cross the boundary, alongside the dump sites.

Chief Odokara, however, said he was informed that on that Saturday about the Umuana invasion of the market, who, numbering over 300 had started destroying buildings at the said Obioma estate as well as shed in the carpenter section of the market.

However, following his intervention by inviting the police, the Commissioner for Industry and Investment and the Managing Director of Lecot Investments, the managers of the market to come and intervene, stating that this cumulated into a meeting with the commissioner and the Umuana community.

This, he said, led to the community pledging to withdraw their Saturday, March 18 threat of massive destruction of the market should the state government fail to meet with them.

What Nkem Owoh told me about Gov. Ikpeazu –Media aide ÏÏÏ Recently, the National Union

of Local Government Employees (NULGE) held a solidarity rally for Governor of Abia State, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, and later honoured him with an award.

A veteran actor, Nkem Owoh (Osuofia) was in the state to anchor the programme.

Gabriel Aguwa Paul is a Special Assistant (Media) to Governor Okezie Ikpeazu and in meeting with the humorous actor, narrated to Abia Times in Umuahia how he felt.

“15 years ago, during a P Collins Production movie set, I met African’s finest and all-time most expensive actor, Nkem Owoh popularly known as Osuofia.

“I cannot remember my character name in that movie, Akirika, which we shot around Ugwuaji Awkunanaw in Enugu State, but I still remember vividly, the nickname, “Cable” Nkem Owoh gave to me on that set.

“That name became what he chooses to call me every time and everywhere we meet.

“Osuofia has a wonderful retentive memory, as he is the only actor I can remember that calls an actor he has acted with the name the character was called in a movie in real life.

“How he does that, I don’t know

because he has acted with over 3000 actors and he calls each by his or her character name.

“So when we met at the International Conference Center, ICC Umuahia, where he came to anchor the Abia State NULGE solidarity rally for Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, Osuofia was so elated to see me and shouted “Cable my boy, long time no see...what are you doing in Umuahia... ?”.

“And when this movie comic actor Nkem Owoh got to know that I work with Governor Ikpeazu, he said, “Wow! What a privilege? You are so fortunate, Dr. Ikpeazu is a good man and he is humane and kind...”

“Well, Osuofia’s impression of my Governor is just a fraction of who Dr. Ikpeazu is.

“Dr. Ikpeazu is a selfless leader that has the interest of his people above his. I can categorically state this because in the last 20 months plus, the Governor has been at the helm of affairs in Abia State and it takes only a man with the interest of his people, a man that listens to his people to know where it affects them most, to turn things around like he is doing.

“Abia State is truly in good hands as Nkem Owoh said. The better days are here now”.

Rector, Abia State College of Education (Technical), Arochukwu, Dr. Philip Nto (middle), dancing to traditional music during the matriculation ceremony of the institution...recently

Nnamdi Kanu attracts attention of IPOB Lion zone kids ÏÏÏ

There are indication that children in the South East are preparing to align themselves with their counterparts in Rivers State to press for the release of the director of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, as the organisation’s kids from its Lion zone at the weekend staged a peaceful rally in the streets of Igweocha in Port-Harcourt demanding for unconditional release of their leader Kanu.

Reports have it that children in the South East who have sympathy for Kanu embarked on a peaceful rally like those in Port-Harcourt who began in the early hours of the

weekend with the kids displaying different placards and banners with inscriptions which read: ‘Release our leader now; We are not Nigeria; We are going back to Biafra” and so on.

Speaking during the event, one of the kids, Master Kaosisochukwu Emeka Mbamara, who hails from Ogberuru in Orlu, Imo State, disclosed that the rally was to enlighten people and those that believe in Biafra that the struggle has commenced.

Master Mbamara said even in his school, he has always informed his classmates some issues concerning Biafra, especially those who are not

privileged to know the real history of their elders.

Biafra, according to Mbamara, includes the Isokos, Itsekiris, Igbankes, Igedes, Efiks, ibanis, Ijaws and Igbos as a whole.

His words: “I want to use this ample opportunity to call on my fellow Biafrans and children alike to stand up and partake in this struggle to restore our land and nation.

“Biafrans must know this hard truth, there’s no place like home except in Biafra land. Biafra is our only habitation, heritage, culture and religion, therefore stand up for your rights Biafran children. God bless Nnamdi Kanu, God bless Biafra. All hail Biafra”.

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SMEDAN/Hudson group to create 6 million jobs

L – R: Dangote Cement Plc, Ibese Plant Director, Armando Martinez, Special Adviser to Dangote Group President/ Chief Executive Officer Joseph Makoju, receiving a document “Roadmap to Solid Minerals Development” from the Minister for Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, second right and Ogun State Commerce and Industry Commissioner, Bimbo Ashiru, when the minister visited the cement plant in Ibese, Ogun State.

Simon Ugwu Small and Medium Enterprise development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) and Hudson group have made a move to create six million jobs in three years in the country.

This was made known by the Vice President, Hudson Group, Tom Iseghohi who is also the chairman Steering Committee, Enterprise Development Solutions Initiative, in a workshop with the theme: Enterprise development solution in Nigeria held on Monday in Lagos.

The strategy aims to create $3.5 billion of value here in Nigeria.

Speaking at the workshop, the Director General of SMEDAN,

BUSINESS TIMES Head Business Azubike Nnadozie Asst. Business Editor Simon Ugwu Capital Market Editor Bonny Amadi

Dr. Dikko Umaru Radda, who was represented by the Director, Enterprise development, SMEDAN, Dr. Wale Fasanya said there are 37.67 million Micro Small and Medium Enterprises in Nigeria, adding that the MSME creates 59 percent jobs in Nigeria.

He listed problems affecting the MSME to include poor access

to usable funds, capital, marketing products, transportation, communication, infrastructural problems and inability to build capacity.

He however revealed that MSME Act will soon be passed into law, adding that credit information portal will be available for prospective funds seekers so that MSME will soon be able to

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“NNPC has a subsisting contract with our company which is on throughput basis. The corporation has consistently been in breach and default of our contractual agreement by owing us money for services rendered.

Payments from NNPC for services rendered by our company has consistently been delayed for periods spanning over one year and remains unpaid till date.

Currently, NNPC owes us for services rendered to the corporation at very critical periods to salvage nationwide fuel scarcity since 2015 (more than two years now) amounting to millions of Dollars and billions of Naira.”

secure loans without collateral.

The DG further stated that the group is working on data to access market linkages With businesses, also equipment linkages and creating incubation centres in industrial development centres for the youth going into SMEs. Also speaking in the same vein, the Commissioner for Information, Akwa Ibom State , Charles Udoh, who represented the state government said the state has engaged in enterprise development initiatives such as building a 7,000 kilometer road, building a second run way for Akwa Ibom Air Port, which is almost at completion stage, building a took pick factory that has commenced production, and building a pencil factory in the state.

Others are Syringe factory that will commence production in the next two months and engaging in Agric revolution that will bring down the prices of food items.

However, the CEO ME Consulting, Victor Eromosele said Nigeria has to start exportation of products and services in order to bring down the exchange rate.

He maintained that borrowing will not solve the problem rather exportation of other products will solve the problem of exchange rate in the country.

Capital Oil debunks NNPC claims, calls for accounts reconciliation

Capital Oil and Gas has issued a rejoinder to counter the press statement issued by the Public Affairs Division, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) last week.

A rejoinder issue by the Management of Capital Oil and Gas reads, “Our attention has been drawn to a press release by the Public Affairs Department of the Nigerian National Petroleum corporation (NNPC) as well as some online publications alleging their inability to access over 100 million litres of petrol stored in our depot.

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According to the company, “the corporation had failed to deliver products to us which were duly paid for. It is instructive to note, that Capital Oil and Gas had trucked out over 7 billion litres of petroleum products for the NNPC over the last few years making us their biggest partner in the downstream secretor of Nigeria’s Oil and gas industry.”

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Float your currency, U. S forex expert tells Nigeria OpeOluwani Akintayo Following the recent economic crises bedeviling Nigeria’s currency, a foreign exchange expert has advised the country to float its currency just like Egypt did.

Although crude prices are a little above $50 per barrel nearly six months after OPEC’s oil cut in order to boost prices, still, prices are well below peaks above $100 last seen in 2014.

Many OPEC nations, Nigeria inclusive, are being deprived of oil revenues needed to grow their economies.

As a result, the Naira crashed recently to above N500 to $1 at the exchange market, shooting up cost of living, importation, manufacturing inclusive.

In a bid to salvage the situation, the Federal Government through the Central Bank of Nigeria, pumped dollars into the economy-Nigeria now sells for N310.25 to $1 as at Monday.

In the face of crude’s failure to rebound meaningfully, Bank of America-Merrill Lynch declared this week that crude is facing a “moment of truth,” and forecasted international and U.S. crude prices will be capped near $70 this year. Separately, the International Energy Agency expects lower oil demand, even as OPEC and non-OPEC countries recently churned out nearly 97 million barrels per day.

“At some point, they will have to float the currency like Egypt did. President Buhari appears to be ill (how bad is anyone’s guess), so there may be some policy paralysis,” Win Thin, global head of foreign exchange for emerging markets at Brown Brothers Harriman said on Monday.

Calling the current situation “unsustainable,” Thin said that “foreign investors are staying away because it’s so hard to repatriate funds out. I don’t think the current exchange rate is salvageable — they should float it and let it find it’s true level,” he said.

As the Naira continues to appreciate against the dollar and other foreign currencies amid liquidity boost, indications emerge that CBN is unrelenting in its move to ensure more liquidity in the interbank FOREX market, as it will further inject more foreign exchange into market.

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NAMA plans zero visibility landing for 18 airports Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo The perennial recurrence of flight cancellations and delays owing to the harmattan haze phenomenon towards every year’s end may be a thing of the past, as management of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has expressed readiness in landing aircraft at zero visibility while also revealing that it is installing Instrument Landing Systems (ILS) in no fewer than 18 airports nationwide to ensure safety in the airspace.

Managing Director of NAMA,

Captain Fola Akinkuotu made this known as he took reporters around the Kaduna Airport explaining what the agency has been up to there and what it intends to achieve nationwide given government support and the buy in of stakeholders.

According to Akinkuotu the country has Category 2 ILS’ and have bought 11 new ones which it would be putting in airports including Minna, Benin, Ibadan and some other places while using others recovered on other airports.

He said the Category 2 ILS is effective enough to bring down an

aircraft from at least 100feet from elevation and visibility of less than 800metres up to 1000 feet.

He said,” We might also add that quite often we hear our pilots talk about what kind of capabilities we have in the harmattan and this system is a category 2 ILS which will bring us down to at least a 100feet to from elevation and visibility of less than 800 metres up to 1000feet which is quite good. “ “Our harmattans, they can be bad but I am sure that for 95% if not 100% of the time with an operable ILS Category 2 system we should be able to get it every time.

So come December there should be no reason or no excuse.”

On replication Akinkuotu went on,” Government has tried, we have an order, contracts for 11 ILS, I know there is Lagos, Port Harcourt, Minna, Benin there is Abuja, Kaduna but they are 11 that are going to be installed.

They are brand new but don’t forget that we are going to recover some items, Lagos has an ILS and I think Ibadan too is going to get from the new ones so whatever we recover, we will put them at some of the other airports.

I would expect that over time when all of the assets are in we

should be able to do not less than 18 fields .”

On the means of installation, the NAMA Chief executive hailed the dexterity of the agencies engineers stating that they have been doing quite a great job over the years even when underappreciated.

“I must say here that it was done by NAMA engineers which sometimes they are not given the kind of recognition they deserve. Contractors tell us that they fixed it but they (NAMA) engineers fixed it and they have done a very good job as we have calibrated it,” Akinkuotu said

EPPAN urges Nigerians embrace electronic payment

L-R: Jitesh Pamnani; General Manager, Lucky Fibres Limited, Paul Du Sartel; Area Manager Africa, Gerflor Group and Santosh Tomar; Technical Head, Nobel Carpets and Floors at the partnership signing between Nobel Carpets and Gerflors Group in Lagos.

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Corporation had resorted to this needless campaign of calumny while refusing to make payments and deliver our products to us till date. We respect the fact that NNPC if our biggest partner in the downstream sector and we have always stood by the Corporation especially in times of national emergencies (product scarcity). We have proudly rendered intervention services at all critical times in the life of our nation. It is on record that few months ago, when the same NNPC had s serious break in its supply chain and in a bid to avert an imminent national scarcity, Capital Oil & Gas Industries Limited lent the Corporation millions of product to close the gap.

“It is our sincere hope that the Corporation will respect our contract with them by paying all outstanding bills as well as deliver cargoes which have been duly paid for by us in order to end

this situation which we view as a deliberate attempt to stifle and strangulate our business bearing in mind that despite their unfair and unfavourable treatment, we still manage to retain thousands of employees in this critical period of the nation’s economy were even banks and multinationals are retrenching.

“This act of strangulation has been reported by our company to the Nigerian Senate in a petition against the NNPC that read on the floor of the Senate on Wednesday, 8th of March 2017. A similar petition was also submitted to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as well as the Department of State Services (DSS).

As a responsible Corporate citizen, we look forward to the NNPC not only honoring the payment terms of our contract but to also deliver the parcel of cargo duly paid for by us and thereafter reconcile our accounts.

Mrs Onajite Regha, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Electronic Payment Providers Association of Nigeria (EPPAN), on Monday urged Nigerians to embrace electronic system.

Regha told newsmen in Lagos that electronic payment was safe and faster and reduced corruption and crime as well as allowed tracking.

“It is time for Nigeria to explore the advantages of digital technology by adopting electronic payment.

“Kidnapping, money laundering, armed robbery, terrorism and financial crimes are easy when cash is available.

“Electronic payment bridges the gap between the govern-

ment and the people.

“ICT has significantly bettered lives though there is still room for improvement,’’ the EPPAN CEO said.

Regha said that the association was collaborating with security agencies to curb cybercrime to the barest minimum.

“About 96 million Nigerians are using mobile phones.

“I think every bank encourages mobile banking, although there is a lot of infrastructure deficiency,’’ she stated.

According to her, there are awareness campaigns to mobilise people at the grassroots to adopt electronic payment such as mobile phone transactions and the Point of Sale (POS) system

FG told to monitor, investigate agric funds to states

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The Federal Government has been advised to put a mechanism in place to monitor and investigate the disbursement and utilization of the agricultural funds given to states across the country.

Speaking in Lagos against the backdrop of the delay in implementing the programme, Chief Livinus Okwara, a stakeholder in the nation’s agric sector and computer expert, urged the President should set up an interministerial body to monitor and investigate the management of the funds.

He said that, the programme if well implemented, could fast track backward and forward integration in the economy, and help to boost the nation’s economy.

Okwara described agriculture as long neglected, and needs im-

mediate revival similar to the period from independence in 1960 up to the 1980’s, when the sector was Nigerian’s golden era in agriculture, through foreign exchange earnings, contributions to the Gross Domestic Product, GDP and employment, among other benefits.

He said it was unfortunate that the public has not been carried along by some of the governors on how the fund is being utilized, adding that the scheme which seeks to empower 4000 farmers in each state with N500, 000, 00 each, was capable of revolutionizing agriculture and move the country away from its over dependence on crude oil as the main foreign exchange earner.

Okwara, Chairman of Rimax Computers said with the avowed commitment of Buhari to be more committed to Nigeria, following his return from medical trip abroad, agriculture was ca-

pable of creating more jobs for millions of unemployed youths, particularly young graduates, tame anti-social behaviours, like armed robbery, kidnapping, abduction, advanced free frauds, etc. that have become rampant across the country; and urged states to key into the vision of the President by disbursing the funds immediately to the potential beneficiaries.

It would recalled that President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered Nigeria’s apex bank, Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to disburse N2bn to each, as intervention fund, to the 36 states with a view to jumpstarting agriculture, empowering farmers and enhancing the sector’s value chain.

States like, Imo and Ogun are the current beneficiaries of the scheme, which is under the direct supervision of the Governor of the CBN, Mr. Godwin Emefiele.

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Dollar crashes to N445, as CBN offers $100m in currency forwards Stories by Motolani Oseni The US Dollar on Monday crashed further to close at 445 naira at the parallel market, as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) committed to inject more FOREX into the market to meet the demands of genuine customers.

The CBN yesterday offered $100 million in currency forwards to be delivered within the next 60 days, traders said.

Over the weekend the apex bank had reiterated its commitment to continue supplying enough forex to guarantee liquidity in the FOREX market.

The apex bank’s spokesman, Isaac Okorafor, gave the assurance while noting that the CBN was committed to ensuring that the authorized dealers got sufficient supply to meet the demands of authentic customers of banks.

While disclosing that the Bank had since February 2017 offered over $1 billion to the interbank market, he expressed optimism that stability had been restored to the market, with individuals now being able to easily access forex to address personal and business allowances.

A cursory view of the summary of the CBN intervention in the interbank market over the past two months, shows the highest bid rate was N360/$1, while the lowest was N315/$1.

The bank has consis-

Ï&ƌƆƇƈƆƋƆ tently been selling foreign exchange to importers since February in a move to increase dollar supply in the market and narrow the margin between official and black market rate.

The local currency was quoted at 307.50 to the dollar on the interbank market at the close of the market for the day compared with 307 a dollar closed on Friday, while it was quoted at 445 on the black market, firmer than 450 a dollar closed on Friday.

Meanwhile, the monetary and fiscal authorities are currently collaborating in order to pull the Nigerian economy out of its current crunch.

Speaking at the just concluded two-day Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) retreat at the CBN Corporate Headquarters in Abuja at the weekend, with the theme: “Pathway to Price Stability Conducive to Economic Growth,” the apex Bank Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, under whose auspices the meeting was convened, reiterated the need for the country’s monetary and fiscal authorities to collaborate and harmonize standpoints so as to develop the economy rapidly.

Mr. Emefiele, who also chairs the Monetary Policy Committee, said the MPC Retreat, which for the first time had in attendance a

large representation of the fiscal authorities, was coming at a period when the country faced serious economic challenges. He added that finding a sustainable solution required a broadened participation of colleagues from the fiscal side.

He said that the retreat, as a brainstorming session, would provide perspectives on certain Monetary Policy Committee decisions. He said it would also close the gap on the coordination between monetary and fiscal authorities to chart a common course and take decisions to develop the economy.

In his remarks at the brainstorming session, the

Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma, said both the monetary and fiscal Authorities had no choice but to work together to guarantee the country’s economic growth.

He posited that the pathway to lower interest rate was to ensure monetary and fiscal authorities collaboration with the private sector.

Also, Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, and her Industry, Trade and Investment counterpart, Dr. Okechukwu Enelamah both agreed that solving challenges facing the Nigerian economy required unconventional tactics.

Adeosun, while disclos-

ing that there remained a huge number of unbanked Nigerians whose contributions to the economy are hardly captured, said the government must devise ways to bring them into the financial mainstream.

She also hinted that, based on the current realities, the Federal Government would have to borrow more to meet its infrastructural obligation.

On his part, Dr. Enelamah emphasized the need for both monetary and fiscal authorities to ensure business, market and investor confidence, as well as policy integrity, in order to improve on the ease of doing business in Nigeria.

Lending facility to banks hits N9.85trn in 11 weeks Lending facility from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to commercial banks operating in the country has hit the sum of N9.85 trillion in 11 weeks.

According to the Standing Lending Facility (SLF) figure which showed that the Deposit Money Banks(DMBs) had in January borrowed N3.54 trillion, with an average amount of N160.9 billion. The highest and lowest amount commercial banks borrowed from CBN in January was N184.7 billion and N83.6 billion respectively.

The SLF data further revealed an appreciable

seven per cent to N3.29 trillion in February and in 13 days ended March 17, it moved to N3 trillion, even as for the first week in March, the CBN borrowed banks N651 billion in total sum, which moved to N1.13 trillion and N1.24 trillion in second and third week respectively.

While banks use the CBN’s SLF to support their liquidity shortfalls and meet trading obligations on short term basis, finance experts told our correspondents that CBN’s lending to banks had increased of recent on the heels of illiquidity in the economy.

A source at CBN dis-

closed that the N9.85 trillion is a cumulative figure, “SLF is like overnight borrowing at which those funds are returned the following day. It does not mean CBN borrow banks N9.85 trillion”, he said.

Commenting on the triggered borrowing of commercial banks from CBN, the Managing Director, Highcap Securities Limited, Mr. David Adnori, said, “When banks go to the CBN, it means they have some projects they want to finance but the funds are not enough.

So, they access funds from the CBN through the SLF. “When banks have undergone that project in

days, they will start paying CBN principal and interest; that is how CBN makes its own income.

The SLF is not meant to finance banks’ foreign exchange request. Banks are supposed to request foreign exchange on behalf of their customers but if banks are borrowing from CBN for themselves through the SLF, then that might lead to round tripping.

“With the increased borrowing in SLF, I want to think it is high time CBN organised a transparent and competitive foreign exchange market where the true state of naira will be determined.

The CBN is still doing the

allocation, which means Nigeria economy is yet to have a fair competitive market. It is the duty of the market forces to determine the price based on supply and demand.

“The CBN weekly allocation of foreign exchange is unfair. The market is not competitive.

CBN still allocate foreign exchange to Bureau de Change (BDC) operators in a country manufacturers need foreign exchange allocation”, he further explained.

The apex bank last week, however, continued to intervene in the currency space, selling a total of $250 million in currency forwards on the interbank

market through commercial lenders.

Aside the usual daily intervention of $1.5 million, the CBN also approved additional 10 BDC operators – bringing the total number to 3,124 – partaking in the weekly $25 million auction held by the International Money Transfer firm, Travelex, at N381 per dollar.

Meanwhile, as the economic fortune of the country begins a gradual turnaround for good, available credit from the financial market to the public increased in the first quarter of the year, a report by the Central Bank of Nigeria has revealed.

Capital Market B4

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Investors gain N3.4 billion as market resumes week upbeat Afolabi Adesola Stock market activities closed upbeat for the fifth consecutive session on Monday as lead indices appreciated by 0.07 percent.

Market capitalization settled at N8.881 trillion, following a gain of N3.4 billion, while All Share Index rose 18.39 points to settle at 25,671.55 points.

Market breadth however, closed negative as the price movement chart showed that 13 companies gained, while 22 recorded

decline in share price.

Nigerian Aviation Handling Company and Mobil Oil Nigeria led the day’s top five gainers with 5 percent each to close at N2.10 and N294 per share respectively, Fidson was next with a growth of 4.49 percent to close at 93 kobo per share, Guaranty Trust Bank increased by 3.23 percent to close at N27.15, and Nestle added 2.74 percent to close at N750.

On the other hand, top five losers for the day were led by United Capital with a loss of 5 percent to close

at N2.66 per share. Guinness Nigeria followed with a depreciation of 4.99 percent to close at N63.18 per share, while Custodian Allied Insurance dropped 4.95 percent to close at N3.07 per share. Neimeth declined 4.92 percent to close at 58 kobo per share, and Julius Berger depreciated 4.88 percent to close at N38.

Custodian topped the activity chart for the day, as it emerged the most traded stock with 176.4 million units of shares traded, worth N541.6 million, FBN

Holdings was next with 150.4 million shares valued at N470.7 million while UBA emerged the third most traded stock with 25.1 million units of shares worth N137.5 million.

Zenith and Diamond Bank also made it to the top five traded stocks for the day, having traded 23.0 million and 20.5 million units of shares each, worth N323.7 million and N18.9 million respectively.

Investors in 2,587 deals thus spent a total of N2.5 billion on 495.2 million units traded on Monday.

NSE approves restructuring of UNIC Insurance Afolabi Adesola The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has approved a restructuring plan for UNIC Insurance Plc, an insurance firm listed on the Exchange as a capital raising method for the company.

The approval which involves a merger and acquisition was given on the 10th March 2017, following the insurer’s proposal for restructuring.

According to the NSE, the restructuring involves a scheme of arrangement between UNIC Insurance Plc and Holders of Its Fully Paid Ordinary shares of 50 Kobo each, in connection with the proposed restructuring under an Investment Holding Company.

Findings however revealed South Africa’s Liberty Holdings, as the investment holding company, set to acquire a 75 percent stake in UNIC Insurance Plc for 160 million Rands (about $12 million).

The revelation obtained through a report published in a national daily (not the

Daily Times) stated that “Liberty has been expanding beyond its home base to other parts of Africa where demand is rising from a growing middle class.

This merger is however coming on the heels of a reported panic in the insurance industry over an upcoming verification of insurance companies’ capital by the regulator, the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM).

Further checks into UNIC Insurance showed that the company’s results last filed with the NSE is for its 2014 financial year.

The company which engages in Underwriting functions, Corporate Investment Advising, Fund/ portfolio Managing had its certificate of registration cancelled and was also dubbed an inactive capital market operator by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as at November 2015.

The company has Market Cap of N1.3 billion and was last traded March 13th at its nominal value of 50 kobo per share.

Proshare market intelligence beams live on IOS version mobile App

Bonny Amadi

Trading at the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange

NSE, Access Bank partner on Global money week to lift youths’ fiscal literacy

Amadi Bonny, Afolabi Adesola

Youths across the country have been given increased opportunity to better their future through the requisite education and financial literacy awareness trainings which enables them to start saving early in life.

To this end, the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Monday March 20th announced collaboration with Access Bank Plc to boost commitment at strengthening youth’s financial literacy and inclusion in Nigeria, The collaboration, Daily Times gathered is to commemorate the 2017 Global Money Week themed: ‘Learn. Save. Earn’ with a series of educational programs to raise awareness and improve the capabilities of young people to make sound decisions when it comes to financial matters.

The NSE said the knowledge sharing sessions will hold from March 27 to March 31, 2017 across all NSE’s of-

fices in Nigeria, and will see its employees mentoring young people on how money works, saving, investing, creating livelihood, gaining employment and entrepreneurship.

Other activities for the week will include a Closing Gong ceremony at the Exchange, excursions to the trading floor, interactive session with executive management of the Exchange.

The Global Money Week is a global movement to raise awareness of the importance of financial education and financial inclusion for children and youth is led by Child and Youth Finance International (CYFI), a nonprofit organisation based in Amsterdam.

Pai Gamde, Acting Head, Corporate Services Division, NSE, said that the Exchange is playing its part in building a financially savvy generation of future leaders.

“To develop an inclusive finance system, we believe we must first solve the problem of educating fi-

nancial consumers to enable them efficiently utilize access to basic financial services We believe that as a nation, children and youths are an important component of building a secured future and we must train these future leaders on how to make sound financial decisions”.

Olumide Orojimi , Head of Corporate Communications, NSE, said, “The Global Money Week initiative is fully consistent with our vision to promote a market place where investors are well educated to make sound investment decisions.

We continue to be proud of this programme as it allows our employees and partners to make available their expertise to prepare young people for a secured financial the future.

For the past two years, the Exchange has been able to directly reach over 3,033 students and pupils from over 54 secondary and primary schools with an indirect effect on about 10,000 young people across its operating environment”

Nigeria’s capital market intelligence provider, Proshare, has stepped up its offerings to the investment public with the launch of its mobile application.

Known for its credibility, reliability and timeliness, Proshare Nigeria reported on Monday, March 20th, that its mobile app has commenced beaming live on IOS compliant mobile devices.

This development is coming as a prompt response to feedbacks received from stakeholders, diversified readers and subscribers following the launch of the android version.

On February 03, 2017, Proshare Nigeria Launched the Android Version of the Mobile App. The Proshare Mobile

App gives access to nonstop business, economic and financial information.

Proshare accentuates its mission to remain innovative and offer a platform of resources that enables individuals and business thrive under the current economic climate. The Mobile App is a continuum of Proshare 10.0 Reshu Bagga, Technical Director/COO Proshare said the IOS compliant version of the Mobile App works on both Iphones and Ipads, and contains the same features as the Android version. She also stated that work is ongoing to make the App downloadable on Android Tablets, while other user friendly resources are being developed to ensure readers of the Proshare have the tools necessary to stay informed, engage and execute.

Summary of activities on NSE ASI DEALS VOLUME VALUE CAP

25,671.55 2,587.00 495,238,034.00 2,548,738,994.22 8,881,969,485,660.49

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Daily Times Nigeria Tuesday, March 21, 2017

D aily M ark e t Ro u n d U p B u lls Re t a i n H o l d o n M ar k e t ... NSE A SI u p 7 b ps Th e Nig erian e q uities m ark e t con tin u ed its b ullish ru n, alb eit a t a slo w er p ace as t he Be nchm ark ind ex closed in t h e gre e n f or th e 5th consecu tive tradin g sessio n. Th e NSE ASI rose 7b ps to close a t 25,671.55 p oin ts w hilst YTD re turn held st e a dy a t -4.5%.

S u p tre n d w as larg ely drive n by t he a p precia tion in G U AR A N T Y (+3.2 %), N ESTLE (2.7 %) a n d M O BIL (+5.0 %) w hich m ore t h a n o f fse t th e im p act o f t h e d eclin e in D A N G CE M (0.6 %), G UIN N ESS (-5.0 %), ZE NIT H (-0.9 %) an d A CCESS (-2.2 %). In t h e sam e vein,

To p 10 G ain ers Tick er N A HC O M O BIL FIDSO N G U ARA N TY NESTLE D A N GFLO UR NE M VIT A F O A M TRA NSC ORP N A HC O Tick er

close a t 495.2m u nits a n d N2.5bn resp ectively in 2,587 d e als.

UC AP G UIN NESS CUST O D YINS NEIM ETH JBERGER CW G A FRIPRU D FC M B U A CN FIDELITYBK

Perf orm a nce across sectors w as larg ely b ullish w ith all sector in dices tre n din g n ort h w ards save for t h e In d ustrial G o o ds in d ex (-0.3 %) w hich w as dra g g e d by t h e 0.6 % d eclin e in D A N GCE M . Th e Oil & G as in d ex le d sector g ain ers o n th e b ack of a p precia tio n in M O BIL (+5.0%) an d O A N D O (+1.0 %) w hilst t h e Ba n kin g ind ex (+0.9 %) closely traile d as u p tre nd in G U AR A N T Y (+3.2 %) a n d ETI (+1.0%) o f fse t t h e im p act o f sello f fs in ZE NIT H (-0.9 %), A CCESS (-2.2 %) a n d U B A (-0.6 %). Similarly, t h e Co nsum er G o o ds in d ex (+0.4 %) closed in t h e gre e n o n t h e b ack o f NESTLE (+2.7 %) a n d D A N G FL O UR (+2.5 %). Th e Insura nce in d ex ho w ever close d fla t.

Price Ch g % 5.0 % 5.0 % 4.5 % 3.2 % 2.7 % 2.5 % 2.5 % 2.1 % 1.4 % 5.0 %

Price (N)

Price Ch g %

2.66 63.18 3.07 0.58 38.00 2.54 2.38 1.19 13.51 0.83

-5.0 % -5.0 % -5.0 % -4.9 % -4.9 % -4.9 % -4.8 % -4.8 % -3.5 % -3.5 %

Tick er V olu m e (m) Price Ch g % CUST O D YINS 176.4 -5.0 % FBN H 150.4 -1.3 % UB A 25.1 -0.5 % ZENITHB A N K 23.0 -0.9 % DIA M O N D BN K 20.5 1.1 % FIDELITYBK 18.8 -3.5 % FC M B 13.0 -4.8 % UC AP 12.9 -5.0 % A CCESS 12.3 -2.2 % G U ARA N TY 12.2 3.2 % To p 10 Tr a d es b y V alu e

To p 10 Losers

m ark e t activity im prove d as volu m e a nd valu e tra d e d surg ed 227.1 % a n d 37.2 % t o

D A N G CE M D r a gs In d ust ri a l G o o ds In d e x

To p 10 Tr a d es b y V olu m e Price (N) 2.10 294.00 0.93 27.15 750.00 3.67 0.83 1.99 0.72 2.10

Tick er CUST O D YINS FBN H G U ARA N TY ZENITHB A N K NB UB A JBERGER A CCESS G UIN NESS D A N GCE M

V alu e (m)

Price Ch g %

541.6 470.7 326.6 323.7 199.2 137.5 102.6 77.5 67.3 63.0

-5.0 % -1.3 % 3.2 % -0.9 % 0.0 % -0.5 % -4.9 % -2.2 % -5.0 % -0.6 %

NSE A ll Sh ar e In d e x

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Naira Value (m)

28,000

12,000

10,000

27,000 8,000

In v est o r Se n t i m e n t W e a k e ns Investor sen tim e n t w e a k e n ed t od ay as m ark e t bre a d t h (a dva ncers/d eclin ers ra tio) f ell

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t o 0.6x (from 1.2x on Frid ay) o n t h e b ack o f 13 a dva ncin g st ocks a g ainst 22 d eclin ers.

N A H C O (+5.0 %), M O BIL (+5.0 %) a n d FIDS O N (+4.5 %) le d t h e gain ers w hile U C AP (-

6,000 25,000

5.0 %), G UIN N ESS (-5.0 %) a nd C UST O DI A N (-5.0 %) le d th e la gg ards. M ark e t p erf orm ance rem ains drive n by sp ecula tio n as invest ors ch erry pick valu e stocks w ith

4,000 24,000

a t tractive e n try prices. H o w ever, a w e a k er m ark e t bre a d t h su g g ests t h a t investors m ay 23,000

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Palliatives and minimum wage committee finalise recommendations Joy Ekeke The joint technical committee of the Federal Government and organised labour has finalised their report on recommendations for the review of minimum wage and prescription of palliatives and is set to present it to President Muhammadu Buhari this week.

This was disclosed by Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, while briefing newsmen on the update of the meeting held between government and labour at the Secretary to Government of the Federation (SGF) office, in Abuja.

The committee was set up to proffer ways to cushion effects of the increase in pump price of petrol from N86.50 to N145, following a nationwide strike and protest by the NLC in 2016.

According to Ngige, the committee at its final meeting between the Federal

Government and Labour made recommendations on the issue of the review of minimum wage and the prescription of palliatives.

“The committee is supposed to put up a framework for the composition, functions and establishment of a minimum wage tripartite committee to review the hitherto existing 2011 minimum wage.

“The committee is to prescribe to government, the areas of palliatives that will cushion the effect of the increase in pump price of petrol.

“The committee has finally finished its work, so we held a meeting to finalise the report.

“If everything goes well and date is agreeable to everybody, we may be submitting the technical report sometimes next week to the presidency, ‘’ he said.

Ngige said that the presidency is expected to set up a tripartite committee which would include government, employers and

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Labour.

He noted that the technical committee made far reaching recommendations but subject to the approval of the presidency.

“For the first time we recommended that three governors should be nomi-

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nated by their colleagues to represent them in the committee to review the minimum wage.

“Because, from the past experience, even some states have not been able to pay the minimum wage, so it does not make sense if

we do not involve them as employers.

“So, when the National Minimum Wage Committee finishes its work, it will go to the National Assembly because it is an issue on the exclusive list,‘’ he added.

TUC kicks against proposed Lagos water regulation Bill

The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has opposed the signing into law of a proposed bill by the Lagos state house of assembly to strengthen water regulation in the state.

In a statement signed by the TUC chairman, Lagos chapter, Comrade Francis Ogunremi, said “the obnoxious and anti-people nature of the bill speaks for itself in its various sections, and we quote, as the statement reads: “Section 137 (1) (a) No person or group of persons shall sink or cause to be sunk boreholes, hydraulics and other structures connected with the supply

of surface ground water or treated water without obtaining the necessary permit from the office of Drainage Services.

“Section 141 (1) (a) No person or group of persons shall abstract water from any lake, river, streams or other natural resources forming part of the state water except with the approval of Department of Water resources of the Office of Drainage Services.

“Section 141(1) (c) No person or group of person shall make sell, distribute or cause to be made, sold, or distribute water by container, tanker or any other method whatsoever, without any valid license being

issued by the Department of Water Resources of the Office of Drainage Services, According to Ogunremi, “While a fine of N100, 000 and six months jail was prescribed for individual offenders; a similar fine of N500, 000 and confiscation of equipment was prescribed for corporate organization in this notorious bill.

‘We believe, before such a bill should pass, the government ought to have provided water for the citizens of the state as an obligation which is not currently the case. Therefore, The TUC condemns in strong terms this bill as heartless,

evil, barbaric, uncivilised and inhuman, to say the least. We regard it on one hand as being in pursuit of excessive taxation and financial extortion that is now the burden of citizens and corporate organizations in the state. On the other hand, we see it as an attempt to pave way for cabals and moneybags hiding under the Private Public Partnership (PPP) of Lagos State Water Corporation, to again assume control of water resources that God has freely given to all of us; using the agency of Lagos State government. This is a direct invitation to anarchy.”

TUC however urged the

Lagos state government to adopt the scientific approach of investing its over N30bn monthly income in such lucrative sectors as transport corporation, agriculture, real estate, aviation, shipping, construction, etc. These are investment that would yield billions of naira in return every month; rather than seeking to generate further revenue through crude extortions of our already over-taxed citizens; or by paving way for some cabals to further their selfish financial interest as has been the pattern in recent times. We urge the Governor not to append his signature.

FG, stakeholders seek improved child’s rights

The federal government has reiterated the importance of advocacy to safeguard and improve the rights of children in Nigeria.

The Permanent Secretary, Special Duties Office (SDO), Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Dr. Amina Muhammed Bello Shamaki made this known during a courtesy visit by the National Council of Child Rights Advocates of Nige-

ria (NCCRAN) led by the Director Programme and International Relations, Mrs Betty Olutunde in Abuja.

Dr. Shamaki said that a continuous advocacy by relevant government agencies and citizens would create awareness and consciousness that would energise the system to make concerted effort to rescue vulnerable children in the society.

According to her, “We

need a lot of advocacy with relevant government agencies such as Ministry of Women Affairs, Information and Federal Capital Territory to confront enormous challenges facing children in order to take care of their immediate needs”.

Dr. Shamaki pointed out that the National Council of Child Rights Advocates of Nigeria should bring up a comprehensive proposal to the Secretary to the Gov-

ernment of the Federation encompassing all its activities so far in child advocacy and suggests intervention by the government agencies including the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Women Affairs, Information, Health and Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

In her remarks, the Director Programme and International Relation (NCCRAN), Betty Olatunde stated that NCCRAN had done a lot of research in

FCT on child rights and discovered how unfriendly the orphanages in the city are making it not suitable for protection of vulnerable children.

She noted that there was the need for rescue centres that would be accessible to all children irrespective of their religion and tribe adding that the centre would address a lot of issue on child development and would eventually create a crime free society.

NLC urges Buhari to demand accountability from states The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Ayuba Wabba has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to ensure that state governments were accountable under the current anti-corruption drive.

Wabba gave the advice during the Maritime Workers’ Union of Nigeria 4th quadrennial National Delegates conference in Uyo. ‘’If you are fighting corruption, it must be at all levels, it must scale down to the states,’’ he said.

He said the level of corruption in some states was unprecedented, adding that Nigerians must demand for accountability from their leaders, as vanguards of democracy.

He also called on them to demand from their state governors that, the second tranche of the Paris Club refund loan, about to be released to them, must be judiciously spent. ‘’We must be proactive by ensuring that government at the centre is on top of the situation and demand for accountability.

“What we are saying is that, let the government also muster the will to make sure that the first tranche that was released is accounted for.

The NLC president called on the governors to spend part of the money to settle outstanding salaries, pensions and gratuities of their workers.

The NLC boss urged employers of labour at all levels to see workers as partners in progress, “a people that create wealth, not as a liability’’ and give priority to their welfare. ‘’If not, we will not have social stability, cohesion and we will not get out of recession.’’

The labour leader said the recession being experienced in the country was man-made, adding, however, that the present leaders must put things right.

The outgoing president of Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria, Mr Anthony Emmanuel, said that the survival of the country’s economy depended on the workability of the maritime sector.

Emmanuel said the country’s maritime sector suffered due to policy inconsistencies.

Daily Times Nigeria Tuesday, March 21, 2017

B7 Business Feature

Evolving economic boost via enhanced lending to farmers Bonny Amadi Pure banking principles partly entail funds mobilization from areas of abundance and deployment to areas of great need as fiscal intermediation services of financial institutions.

One of such areas where funds are needed to fast track the nation’s economic and industrial evolution, is the agriculture sector. This is achieved through higher volume of food and cash crops productions to meet domestic needs and generation of foreign exchange through export of surplus products, as well as value added products derived from produce value chains.

Agriculture remains sustainer of the Nigerian economy without oil, with farm produce abundant in all states across the country, yet limited preservation and processing capacity has continued to mitigate economic growth occasioned by colossal losses and wastages.

The Nigerian agricultural sector lacks requisite organisation and drive to take its challenge to the door steps of financial institutions, thus frustrating every effort at further swelling scope and productivity. However, the future and hope farm holds for the nation’s economy, triggered Nigeria’s most valuable bank (First Bank Limited) to have recently converged over 2000 farmers, agro/ allied industry operators, financial institutions, governments and other stakeholders, under the same roof at Eko Hotels & Suits Lagos, to articulate ways of enhancing Nigeria’s economy through agriculture.

The fair consisted of three master classes of stakeholder’s engagements. The classes articulated issues on challenges and opportunities in commodity Export, produce processing as well as storage management of farm produce, all of which would position farmers to earn higher, enhance food sufficiency, forex earnings through export and produce value chain.

The gathering which also entailed presentations by the federal and Lagos state governments

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on agricultural policy, agric exhibition and networking, among other features, revived enthusiasms and hope of regenerating Nigeria’s lost glory in agriculture as well as reengineering the nation’s economy through farming.

Emmanuel Ijewere, one of Nigeria’s eminent businessmen with extensive experience and interests across the banking, finance and agricultural, disclosed at the fair that 2.8 million tons of tomatoes are destroyed every year because of lack of storage facilities.

He disclosed that a train services on March 14th 2017 commences from Kano to Lagos to convey tomatoes to Lagos, a feat achieved after 58 years.

The train he said left Kano 9am and arrived Lagos 10 pm.

Dr. Adesola Adeduntan, MD/CEO First Bank of Nigeria Limited, remarked that the bank took the initiative to bring a cross section of Nigerian farmers together, because of their strategic and systemic importance to the nation’s economy.

He said that, as nation builder and key enabler of economic growth, FirstBank through the agric

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expo, set the pace for discourse on revitalizing the nation’s economy via agriculture and creation of greater value for produce value chain.

Adeduntan said that the agric conference and fair, aligned with the bank’s core strategy of galvanizing thoughts towards rejuvenating the agric business through resourceful diversification that will stimulate sustainable development for business and the economy. “This maiden expo is in demonstration of our continued commitment to finance agric. businesses across the value chain as a foremost Agric-friendly Bank of repute.”

He said that the Nigerian first generation bank will continue to lead initiatives that support the nation’s vision to work with key stakeholders in building an economy driven by agribusiness capable of providing sustained economic growth which meets local food supply objectives, engendering exports, and supporting durable income and more job creation.

Minister of Agriculture and Rural development, Chief Audu Ogbe, declared the fair open and lauded the Bank for

commitment to enhancing economy development across the country through increased participation in agriculture, to boost productivity and reduce poverty.

He said that the agric expo[s theme “Reinventing Agriculture for sustainable national development” tallies with federal government’s new policy to lift economy through agriculture, as he commended First bank for endorsing the new policy, as the expo has shown.

While calling on other banks to emulate the bank by taking renewed interest in the agric sector, the minister called for increased lending to farmers at affordable rate, assuring that the government is directing energy to ensure that farmers access loans at about 5 per cent interest rate.

He said that with the federal government’s agric policy contained in the nation’s new agriculture roadmap, risks in the sector has reduced, yield increased while other challenges confronting the sector are being addressed by the federal government, to make the sector more attractive to lenders.

Ogbe said that, the Green Alternative: Agri-

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culture Promotion Policy, 2016-2020.’’ of the Federal Government, is the new fulcrum for economic diversification, inclusive growth and sustainable development in agric sector and enhances local agricultural produce and ability of farmers to secure loans.

According to the minister, the policy is driving increased production of cash and food crops in the country, boosting food sufficiency and enabling increased foreign exchange earnings through export of agricultural products along value chains.

The federal government of Nigeria is focused at ensuring increased production of food and cash crops to enhance local consumption and export, adding that agricultural products such as sheer butter, cashew nut, coconut, cactus among others, provide strong earning opportunities when exported in its finest refined form, different from the raw state.

He decried the rate financial institutions starve farmers of funds, because of high risk classification of the sector “who will lend money to the farmer and at what rate? A rate of between, 18 per cent to 25 per cent is not for the farmer” He said that high interest rates to farmers should be demystified, and that the farmers have no collaterals, such as houses in highbrow Lekki or VGC to tender to banks “it either we eat well or we starve.

The decision is ours, but we cannot afford to starve” Mr. Ayodeji Balogun, MD/CEO Afex commodities Exchange, said that his findings reveal that banks dread giving loan to farmers because they consider them as high risks.

He added that farmers are designing better ways of doing their business to reduce risk of wastages, improves productivity and storage in order to have value for produce and money.

He said that agric plays vital role in the lives of every Nigerian and the nation’s economic development, hence 95 per cent of the sector’s income is derived from farming.

“Lack of consistency in government agricultural policy, research and devel-

opment as well as storage of food produce mitigate development of agriculture in the country” said Alhaji Sanni Dangote, Executive Director, Dangote group of companies” ”challenge of imported food items have remained the bane of farmers in Nigeria over the years” “The challenge now is how best to formulate the policy to benefit the large farmers” Dangote said, adding that farms products in Nigeria are challenged by low prices of competing imported alternative brands.

Emmanuel Ijewere, revealed that improved government interest in agriculture and advancement of farming based infrastructures, manifested in the revitalization of the rail system as the first direct rail from Kano to Lagos carrying Tomatoes arrived Lagos 10 pm March 14, having departed Kano by 9 am.

He said that 50 per cent of food products form Nigerian farms are lost on annual basis because of lack of storage facilities leading to los of 2.8 million tons of tomatoes at the cost of N2 million per tons, lost annually due to lack of storage.

Waheed Olagunju, Acting MD. Bank of industry urged farmers to ensure that earnings from their produce is always enhanced by adding value to products, to attract better foreign exchange in the overseas market.“ exporters of primary products are not getting the right value for their export” He urged farmers to organize their businesses and people to a body fit to attract the much needed incentive form government and banks.

Most of the participants at the exhibition who spoke to Daily Times Nigeria explained that they have been unable to attract any form of financing from either government or banks.

Meanwhile, with easy access of funds to Nigerian farmers, deployed to boost establishment of agro/allied industries, storage facilities and farm yield, Nigeria’s economy as First Bank Limited had envisaged, would blossom and more unemployed Nigerians will find jobs.

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Minister misfires, as daily petrol consumption hits over 51m litres OpeOluwani Akintayo The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu’s statement earlier in the year that the government had succeeded in ending fraud impacted volumes of PMS consumed daily from 50 million litres to 28 million litres, has failed.

This is because, with the recent shortfall of 16,256 Megawatts (MW) in electricity requirement in Nigeria, the demand for Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) otherwise called petrol has increased.

Recently released data by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), states that the national daily average consumption has risen from 40 million litres to 51.8 million litres.

The national daily petrol consumption was always a controversial issue, especially when petrol was under full regulation.

That is because some oil marketers were known to have consciously inflated figures in order to get higher subsidy claims for imports.

The NBS PMS import for the fourth quarter (Q4) 2016, revealed an increase in the volume of petrol imported into the country during the period, rising from 1.4 million in October to 1.6 million in November and 1.7 million in December.

However, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says there was nothing out of the ordinary in the rise.

According to the Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs, Ndu Ughamadu, one of the reason for the increase in consumption statistics, was NNPC’s effort to make for continuous availability of petrol across the country especially during Christmas, when demand was the highest.

Recently gathered information

by Daily Times, revealed that the rise in petrol demand is because of shortage in electricity.

Despite a national peak demand of 19,100MW, supply had remained below 4,000MW. Findings show that many Nigerian homes and companies rely on Petrol and diesel to power their generators.

As the demand for petrol increases, some filling stations around Lagos which sold the product between N138 and N142 per litre, below the official pump price of N145, have since increased price.

Although, the Federal Government promised to increase electricity output to a minimum of 10,000MW before the end of 2016, the country was only able to attain a peak supply of 5,074.7MW in February last year, which lasted for less than an hour.

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, said recently that about 1.699MW will be added to the country’s generation capacity, when the abandoned power projects are completed.

Fashola listed the projects to be completed this year to include 215MW Kaduna Power; 40MW Kashimbilla Power; 40MW Gurara 1 Power; 29MW Dodin Kowa Power; 10MW Katsina Power; 1,125MW Solar projects and the 240MW Emergency Power Project for Afam.

Commenting on the increase in demand for petrol, the Chairman, Petroleum Downstream Sector Group, Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), Ken Abazie, put the average daily consumption of the product at about 45 million litres.

He said that consumption initially downed to 25 million litres when the price of petrol was increased to N145 per litre by the Federal Government, saying: “It was an immediate reaction to the price increase and this gave government some kind of relief because the pressure on importation also reduced. But, progres-

Ibe Kachikwu

sively, people adjusted; people began to accommodate the rise in energy cost to their daily cost. So, this made the daily consumption to begin to rise.”

Abazie said that production from local refineries is also rising, which will increase the availability of petrol locally.

Also, Senior Vice President, Centre for Values in Leadership (CVL), Rasheed Adegbenro, said that Nigeria could not be industrialised without regular electricity supply, and as such, cannot be competitive even in the next 20 years with the level of electricity supply in the country.

“If you have television, refrigerator and air conditioner at home, you are consuming the energy of 100 people.

Oil services firm commends local content laws implementation An oil services and fabrication company, Obijackson Group has commended the implementation of the Local Content Law by the Federal Government, which creates opportunities for indigenous oil and gas companies to excel.

Simeon Tor-Agbidye, the Assistant General Manager (AGM), Group Business Development, Obijackson group gave the commendation in an interview with journalists on the side line at the just concluded Nigerian Oil and Gas Conference (NOG) recently.

Tor-Agbidye said that a subsidiary of the Obijackson Group – Energy Works Technology Limited, is fabricating part of the topside facilities of Total’s Egina floating 200,000 barrels per day production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel.

He said that the Local Content Law has recorded great success in creating home grown skills in the country’s oil and gas sector of the economy.

He said that the Nigerian Content Act had opened the floor for indigenous companies to prove that they were capable

of playing competitively in the international oil and gas scene.

The company boss noted that Nigerian companies have the capacity to carry out contracts efficiently like other foreign companies dominating the oil and gas sector of the Nigerian economy.

According to him, it clearly means that the Nigerian Local Content Act is a success because Nigerian companies, technicians and engineers have acquired expertise, and built capacity that has increased indigenous participation in the Nigerian Oil and Gas sector.

NLNG positioned to grow into global shipping leader –Okesanjo

Nigeria LNG Limited’s (NLNG) shipping operation is relying on the strategic deployment of skills and technology to power its transformation into a global maritime industry leader.

This view was expressed by Captain Temilola Okesanjo, the company’s General Manager Shipping while delivering a presentation titled- NLNG- Global player in the Chartering Market, at the Multimodal (Logistics) West Africa Conference, the largest Transport & Logistics Exhibition in West Africa in Lagos.

According to him, Nigeria LNG Limited has since commencement of its operations in 1999, charteredin 45 Vessels (including LNG, LPG and Condensate carriers) for shipment of its products to buyers across the globe and chartered- out five of its own vessels to other operators in the market.

“NLNG currently operates the largest fleet of LNG carriers in the country and has within in its operations portfolio, a total of 23 Vessels, three different ship owners and four fleet managers, making the company a formidable player in the Chartering Market, even as it continues to deploy skilled manpower and cutting edge

technology for sustainable growth.” he said.

Okesanjo referenced how NLNG’s shipping operations have had to adapt quickly and cost effectively to a progressively more challenging and competitive global maritime market, especially in the aftermath of the Fukushima nuclear incident in Japan in 2011.

“One of the primary impacts of Fukushima was the need for cargo diversions, sometimes away from traditional routes and an increase of voyage distances to discharge ports in the Far and Middle East as well as adjustments to operating capacity requirements as a whole. All this in our endeavour to find profitable takers for the 22 million tonnes per annum capacity of our six train production plant at Bonny” “Today, the shipping aspect of our business is being positioned for emerging market opportunities through a revamped chartering structure designed to optimize available shipping capacity”.

“The evolving market conditions demand flexible shipping portfolios as conventional shipping structures are being challenged”. Okesanjo said.

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For You album is a product of five years of labour –Cobhams Asuquo L2

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Tuesday, March 21, 2017

Espee entertainment birth in Nigeria ...As outfit promises divine principles & untainted ideologies As part of its contribution to the entertainment industry;

BBN: ThinTallTony get evicted …As Efe, T-Boss, Marvis, Bisola others battle for the grand prize After 78 days of exciting moments

Espee Entertainment having been in the industry for a while has opened its down to budding talents across the country. According to the Managing Director of the

percent respectively.

When ThinTallTony was asked

been evicted from the on-going Big an end to his dream of winning the

palms and wept inconsolably. Bally

nomination

momentarily as ThinTallTony made his way out of the house.

which

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up

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Sunday who disclosed in an exclusive chat with DailyTimes which sparked tension among the

Espee entertainment believe in grooming and encouraging young artistic talents and also have a penchant for synergy. T

that Efe and Debie-Rise had been When management and running of the label. This synergy is a positive

The label has also employed the services of The Bail Music Nigeria music as an art and a business.

“Music is the only medium for me to express myself” –Retlaw Qut

while Debie-Rise was momentarily speechless. This limited the contest to TBoss and ThinTallTony. As was announced the seventh real housemate to be evicted from the big brother house. popularity test with a wide margin of

asked

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ThinTallTony pure honesty. She is an incredible to uncover some hidden ballots containing different alphabets to said his friendship with her would remain for life. this task will automatically become In what appears to be a shift from the ultimate Head of House. Efe beat fellow housemates in the HoH which used to be a Monday affair was done immediately after the

followed by TBoss and ThinTallTony were asked to burst lots of balloons

as HoH.

Atedo Peterside, Yemi Alade, Timi Dakolo, Waje, Storm Cobhams Asuquo’s Album Launch Asuquo has worked behind the scenes helping artistes achieve the multi-talented producer cum recording artiste stepped into the spotlight and launched his highly-anticipated debut album at an exclusive high-

his touch of brilliance pulled all stops to deliver a concert that left a lasting impression on the minds of the audience.

Tagged the For You Album

Retlaw

Engineer turned rapper and “Super Mama “ crooner

margin between mother and

recent interview with Beat child and home is a praying is the only medium for her to express herself.

“I was born into a family with deep rooted music

for the mothers. “Super Mama “is my little way of showing appreciation to my mum for

release

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leaders and captains of industries.

Some of the well-known personalities in attendance

on sale along with digital platforms in separate live performances.

Their brief performances provided a fodder for what was to come.

With lyrics displaying on the complemented with his full band and background vocalists. He opened

added When asked about Nigerian late Rabbi Walter James Andem5. I feel mothers are more celebrated than fathers because they tend to have an intimate relationship with their

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at the occasion include Atedo

A highpoint of the concert was the ceremonial unveiling of the album which was performed by Atedo

that the For You album is a product

went on to leave no one in doubt that a new career phase has started with broad plans for national and international road tour.

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stop of the For You Album Tour on

me a lot and I would love to collaborate with them. “

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Tuesday, March 21, 2017

Eyola L3

Health and beauty home remedies 1ne Reduce the size and redness of a pimple by using Listerine mouthwash. Dip a cotton bud into some Listerine and then dab it onto the pimple. Alternatively, try replacing Listerine with lemon juice, dab it onto the pimple and leave overnight.

2wo Get rid of a headache or a migraine by placing your feet in a bowl of warm water, with a bag of frozen peas (or frozen vegetables) on the back of your neck.

Three Are you feeling anxious or stressed? Instantly relax with a simple

with your legs up against the wall.

4our According to some studies, regularly adding lemon juice to your water will help control high blood pressure and boost your metabolism.

5ive bottle in the freezer. When cold or frozen, lightly step on the bottle to soothe the feet.

6ix Trouble sleeping? Take two teaspoons of raw honey before bedtime. This bedtime routine can also help you burn fat faster and

7even To relieve constipation, add a mixture of natural honey and lemon juice (two teaspoons of each) to hot water and drink on an empty stomach each morning.

8ight An instant dandruff treatment: massage the juice of a lemon into your scalp. Wait for ten minutes before washing the hair as usual.

Then make your hair shine by applying one teaspoon of vinegar, leave for a few minutes, then shampoo your hair as usual. Make applying raw honey onto the ends of the hair. Leave for 20 to 30 minutes and rinse thoroughly before shampooing the hair as usual.

Let me know which of these natural remedies works for you.

Get in touch with Eyola on Twitter: @WorldEyola

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Tuesday, March 21, 2017

Ride on to fitness with Ogbeh’s Rydefit Sports/Health Column It is not all the time in Nigeria that one sets out for something and gets it

expectations.

enhances mental strength amongst others.