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NASS to pass 2018 Budget April 24-Dogara Ï As Reps begin move to override Buhari Henry Omunu, Abuja

ÏÏÏ Strong Indications emerged

on Wednesday that the National Assembly is likely to pass into law the 2018 Appropriation Bill on April 24.

The Speaker of the House of

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31 days after, FG rescues 104 Dapchi schoolgirls Ï 5 die, 2 in Boko Haram’s captivity Ï This is how Govt should respond - APC Ï PDP: No, abduction stage-managed by Presidency

Olufemi Samuel, Mathew Dadiya, Idu Jude, Tom Okpe, Doosuur Iwambe and Tunde Opalana, Abuja

ÏÏÏ Thirty-one days after

the abduction of schoolgirls from Government Girls Science and Technical Continued on page 5

FG moves against Ekweremadu, asks court to freeze his 23 undeclared assets 6 In Sokoto, Gates, Dangote, six Govs sign MoU on immunization 7 FG saves N68bn on personnel cost, 6 captures 511 MDAs under IPPIS - Adeosun

Some of the released students of Government Girls’ Science and Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe State ... on Wednesday

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Delta needs more than N30bn to tackle flood challenge - Okowa Nosa Akenzua, Asaba

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flood water on Deltans, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has said the state government will spend more than N30 billion for construction of storm drains.

According to the Governor, the amount would take care of eight storm drainage channels including their discharge points.

The Governor made the disclosure on Wednesday in Asaba during the first quarterly interactive session with Journalists for

the year, 2018.

“We have taken the bull by the horn as regards the flood control in the state; we wanted to be sure that we were on the right path, we did not just want to start constructing drains all over again without bringing solutions to the flood issues in Asaba so our consultants worked with the Nigerian Society of Engineers to provided us with eight options of drains,” he said.

“Storm drainages that we had to undertake as a state which was put at a

total cost of a little above N30 Billion and out of the eight strategic network of Drains we chose to work with three as they were very critical and the total cost of the three is about N11 Billion.”

He continued: “The first one we started with was the one that is going to be within the area of DLA road through Jesus Saves road, the Agric Road area and that is the construction that is ongoing straight from that area through the Nnebisi road to the Amilimocha

River and I think that the project has gone very far; we have been promised that the project will be delivered by the end of May this year and we are happy to announce that from my inspections, the project is going on very well and I am sure that a lot of us would have had the opportunity to see this construction and for those of us who may not have, I must appeal that for us to be able to do proper reporting, there is a need for us to visit projects to see what is on going.”

“There are two other projects, one of them is the drainage project that will take us through Ambassador Ralph Uwechie road to discharge to the Anwai stream and that project is already ongoing; the project was awarded about a month ago and work is ongoing and it will take 12 months to complete, so, we may not be getting all the relief within the Okpanam areas all through the rainy season but, it is our hope that before the next rainy season they would have completed the project so hopefully the project will be delivered by God’s grace by the end of February 2019 and once it is completed it is going to drain the larger part of Okpanam while

part of the water coming from Okpanam will be drained through the project that has a discharge point at the Iyi-Abi stream that is across the Asaba/ Onitsha expressway and I am happy to announce that the company working on the Okpanam project has stepped up their pace of work; the third of the storm drainage projects is the one that is going to drain DBS area and the adjoining areas around the DBS and that project is a 12 month project and I hope that they all will be delivered on time because, the impact of the projects will only be fully felt in the year 2019 and it is my hope that we can reasonably go far enough before the rains sets in this year.”

…… Explains his administration’s involvement in markets’ development Nosa Akenzua, Asaba

ÏÏÏDelta State Governor, Dr

Representative of the Minister of Health, Dr. Wapada Balami (right), presenting an award to the representative of Unilever Nigeria Plc., Mr. David Ebah, during a press conference on the National Oral Health Week in Abuja… on Monday. With them is Head of Dentistry Division, Federal Ministry of Health, Dr. Boladale Alonge (left).

Kano crisis: DSS arrests retired Captain, Kwankwaso’s ex-Commissioner

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are feelers that operatives of the Department of State Services have arrested a retired military officer for an attempt to create political crisis in the already volatile Kano State, it was learnt.

The retired Captain of the Nigerian Army, whose name is yet to be released, claimed that he was conscripted by

a former Commissioner of Water Resources in the State, Dr. Adamu Yunusa Dangwani, to make Kano State ungovernable after being allegedly paid a sum of N1.5 million as part payment.

It was leant that the retired captain had been whisked away to Abuja for further interrogation, while the commissioner was allegedly intercepted at

the airport on his way out of the country.

The former Commissioner who was also Chief of Staff to former Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso was in March 2016 arrested by the Police in Kano over alleged move to hold a mass political rally against the government of Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano, but was later released.

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Attempt to reach officials of DSS in Kano and Abuja were not successful.

Ifeanyi Okowa has explained why his administration was involved in the construction of markets despite the fact that it is the function of local government councils to do so, saying markets grow rural commerce.

The Governor at a quarterly interactive session with Journalists on Wednesday in Asaba stated that his administration was committed to the over-all socio-economic development of the state and markets, especially in rural communities where such markets play vital roles in the development of the areas.

He said: “we are trying to assist our people through rural markets because, that helps to grow commerce and the local government councils that are directly in charge of markets may not be very strong financially and if we continue to leave them, that means we will be impacting very badly on the economy of the state and in the course of this year, we are building markets, one of which is the Ozoro market which was just recently awarded, it was a promise made and it is a huge market; the other is the Oghara market which was in very bad shape; we are also building the market in Burutu town and others.”

At the well-attended session, Governor Okowa lauded the synergy that exists between his government and the media, stating, “without that partnership (with the press), it will be difficult for the world to know exactly what we are do-

ing as a state either in terms of projects or the challenges that we have in the course of this administration.”

He disclosed that the revenue to the state has greatly improved which led to the state not owing salaries of workers and also, complementing local government councils to offset backlog of salaries owed their staff.

“I know that when we spoke the last time, that we were anticipating things will gradually get better and I want to confirm to us that by the special grace of God in terms of receipts from Federal Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) allocation as it concerns the state, and by God’s grace a lot has been done in the course of time; it has been confirmed that at the end of December 2017, in terms of salaries, we have paid all our salaries at the state level up to date; we have even began as a state to give support to the local government councils to enable them pay their salaries more regularly and we are beginning to find ways to settle some of the backlog of salaries; we are committed to that and it is going to be a gradual process and we hope that the councils that owe will eventually be able to settle the backlog of salaries,” the Governor assured.

Governor Okowa who reeled out some of the achievements of his administration, urged Deltans to key into the compulsory health insurance scheme of his administration, adding that the contract for the construction of phase I of Oko road in Oshimili South local government area have been awarded.

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31 days after, FG rescues 104 Dapchi schoolgirls Continued from page 1 College, Dapchi, Yobe State, President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government on Wednesday, March 21, 2018, rescued 104 of the abducted girls.

A total of 110 Dapchi schoolgirls were kidnapped from the school on February 19, 2018. Unlike the over 113 Chibok girls who have been in Boko Haram cap-

tivity for almost four years, the Dapchi schoolgirls were so fortunate, given the prompt response from the Presidency and the security agencies in the country.

Out of the 110 girls abducted by the Boko Haram, 104 were said to have been freed, while five died in captivity, two are still held captive by the terrorist group.

But the news of the release of the schoolgirls

came with mixed reactions from different quarters.

The Federal Government which confirmed the release of the schoolgirls on Wednesday, said that the number increased from 76 to 104, following the documentation of more of the freed girls by security agencies.

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, who gave the

Kwara State Governor, Dr. Abdulfatah Ahmed makes a symbolic Tree planting at Government House, Ilorin…

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update in a statement issued in Abuja, said efforts were ongoing to secure the release of the remaining two girls.

He said that the documentation of the freed girls was ongoing.

The minister said the release of the schoolgirls was the outcome of the directive by President Muhammadu Buhari to all security agencies to do everything possible to secure the freedom of the schoolgirls.

He said the girls were released at about 3am “through back-channel efforts” and with the “help of some friends of the country,” and that it was “unconditional.”

He said, ”For the release to work, the government had a clear understanding that violence and confrontation would not be the way out, as it could endanger the lives of the girls, hence a non-violent approach was the preferred option.

“Within the period when the girls were being brought back, operational pause was observed in certain areas to ensure free passage and also that lives were not lost.”

The minister, accompanied by Minister of Interior, Abdurahman Dambazzau; and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Hajia Khadija Bukar-Ibrahim, were on their way to Maiduguri to meet with the freed girls.

In its reaction, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) described the release of the Dapchi schoolgirls as another demonstration of the political will of President Muhammadu Buhari to secure lives of Nigerians.

Malam Bolaji Abudullahi, APC National Public-

2019: INEC targets 80m voters ÏÏÏ The Independent Na-

tional Electoral Commission on Wednesday said that the commission was targeting registration of 80 million Nigerians in the Continuous Voter Registration ahead of the 2019.

The Chairman of the INEC, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, said this at a dialogue with a coalition of Civil Society Organisations in Abuja.

Yakubu, who was represented by Prof Okey Ibeanu, an INEC National Commissioner, said that so far, the commission had added other four million registrants to the voters’ register so there were around 72, 73

million registrants.

He said that if the rate of registration being experienced was anything to go by, the number would approach 80 million by the time the process was concluded.

He said that the commission expended between N115 billion and N120 billion on the 2015 polls.

He said: “Elections are not really coming cheap in Nigeria so to speak; the 2015 election cost the country between 115 and 120 billion naira.

“Compared to that of 2015, the 2019 election budget would be affected by the current exchange rate of

naira to dollars.

“Now you can do a computation, 150 naira to the dollar in 2015 and 300 to the dollar right now. You can then imagine what the present election might cost.”

Yakubu explained that the electoral umpire had done everything possible to keep the budget for the 2019 election consistent with the exiting realities of the country.

He said: “Again, this goes back to the question of concluding on the electoral legal framework because if you are going to do transmission by law from the polling units that means additional cost.

“If you are going to have an additional round of election, that will mean additional cost.

“So these are some of the issues that tie the electoral legal framework to the budget, to the planning.”

The INEC chairman said that the Electoral Act provided that 60 days into a new year or not later than 60 days into a new year, the commission should avail political parties the list of registered voters from the previous year.

He said that the commission had already complied with that, adding that political parties received the registered voters from 2017

ity Secretary, said this in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday while expressing delight over the return of the girl by their abductors.

He said, “The APC is extremely delighted with the news of the return of the schoolgirls abducted from Government Girls Science Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe State, by Boko Haram.

“With this prompt release of the Dapchi girls, the APC government has demonstrated how government should respond to such situations.

“If the immediate past Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) administration had responded with the similar alacrity, the Chibok schoolgirls would have been released or rescued.”

The APC spokesman noted that instead of giving the situation the urgency it deserved, the PDP wasted several weeks wallowing in denial and conspiracy theories.

This, he said, left the APC government with no choice than to rescue many of the girls and rehabilitate them when it came to power in 2015.

Abudullahi assured Nigerians that the APC-led Federal Government was committed to securing the release of the remaining Chibok schoolgirls still held in captivity by Boko Haram.

The APC spokesman added that government would ultimately rehabilitate and reunite the girls with their families and loved ones when they were eventually rescued.

He expressed confidence that the reforms that the government had embarked on would improve the ca-

pacity and efficiency of security agencies to prevent the kidnap of children by terrorists.

This, he said, would also diminish the ability of terrorists to carry out attacks on soft targets.

But in its reaction, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) accused the ruling APC and “certain officials in the Presidency of staging the abduction of the schoolgirls in Dapchi, Yobe State, for political purposes.

The main opposition party stated this on Wednesday in a press briefing addressing the unravelling event.

The PDP said: “The Party considers this act as wicked, callous and tormenting to use innocent schoolgirls as pawns in an ignoble script that was designed to hoodwink Nigerians and orchestrate a great rescue and security prowess of a conquering general, all to push a 2019 re-election bid, is an unpardonable gamble with human lives”.

PDP said “that while this failed Dapchi drama remains a poorly crafted tragicomedy: a scam of no equal dimension, Nigerians are not ready to forgive the APC and the Presidency for the torments inflicted on the girls, their parents and the human community worldwide just to score a cheap political point.

“Nigerians know that the main aim of this devilish act was to delude the public, set the stage for an orchestrated rescue, create a heroic myth and false sense of achievement around the APC administration and serve as a spur for President Muhammadu

about two or three weeks ago.

Yakubu sought partnership with the civil society organisations and other stakeholders on how to deal with high cost of conducting election in the country.

He expressed the hope that in the long term, partnership was one major area that INEC, Situation Room and other stakeholders would engage to see how to deal with the question of cost of election.

He said that there were already discussions going on collaboration but needed to be taken more seriously.

He added that the budget

for the election had been completed and submitted to government and the commission was still awaiting reaction.

The Convener of the Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room, Clement Nkanwko, said the essence of the meeting was to engage INEC on how far it had fared.

Nwankwo said that there was need for Nigerians to know the improvement made on the ongoing continuous voters registration.

He said this would enable the commission to know how it could improve on the process towards making 2019 poll a success.

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NASS to pass 2018 Budget April 24-Dogara FG saves N68bn on Continued from page 1

to lay the report on the budget before both chambers on April 19, preparatory to its eventual passage on April 24.

The Daily Times recalls that President Muhammadu Buhari had on November 7, 2017, laid the 2018 budget proposal before a

joint session of the two chambers of the National Assembly.

Dogara said: “We are proposing that we’re laying the budget finally on April 19, 2018, hopefully, we will be passing the budget on April 24, 2018.

“This is a harmonised calendar with the Senate.”

In another development, the House has begun the process to override President Buhari’s refusal to assent to bills sent for his assent by the National Assembly.

The bills include the Electoral Amendment Bill and the Nigeria Peace Corps Bill.

The move is in fulfil-

ment of the pledge made by the Chairman, House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Hon Abdulrazak Namdas, last Wednesday that the House would kick-start the override process soon.

To this end, the two bills were read for the first time and are now due for second reading.

Governor State of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola (second right), Deputy Speaker, Hon. Akintunde Adegboye (second left), Justice Ayo Oyebiyi (left) and Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, State of Osun, Dr. Ajibola Basiru (right), during the 1st Public Lecture Titled: “Misdiagnosis and Legal Implications in an Evolving Environment” organized by the Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Ogbomoso, at the College Auditorium, Isale-Osun, Osogbo on Wednesday

FG moves against Ekweremadu, asks court to freeze 23 undeclared properties

Doosuur Iwambe Abuja

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The Federal Government, on Wednesday, moved against the Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu as it asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to temporarily freeze his 23 undeclared properties traced to him, pending the outcome of its investigation.

While nine of the choice properties are in Nigeria, two are in London, eight in Dubai and three in the United States of America.

The Federal government had in a motion ex-parte marked FHC/ ABJ/CS/284/2018, specifically applied for an interim court order for a temporal forfeiture of the properties.

In the application filed on behalf of the Federal Government by Mr Festus Keyamo (SAN), the government

is asking the court to note that, “ The order is seeking a temporarily attaching/forfeiting the properties listed in Schedule B hereunder, to the Federal Government of Nigeria, pending the conclusion of further inquiry/ investigation by the Special Presidential Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property and/or possible arraignment of the Respondent”.

In an affidavit deposed to by one Yohanna Shankuk of No: 13 Nouakchott street Wuse Zone 1, the FG alleged that there will be likelihood of Ekweremadu frustrating its investigation if the motion is not granted.

The Motion exparte was brought in pursuant to section 330 of the Criminal Justice Act, 2015, Section 8 of the recovery of public property, Special Provisions Act, Section 44 (2) (k) of the 1999 constitution of

the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended.

A description of the undeclared properties belonging to Ekweremadu in his assets forms in Abuja are: No. 11, Evans Enwerem Street, Apo Legislative Quarters, Apo, Abuja, Plot 2633 Kyami, Abuja and Housing Estate (Plot 1106 CRD, Cadastral Zone 07-07, Lugbe, Abuja.

Others include Plot 2782 Asokoro Extension, Abuja, Houses at Citi Park Estate, Gwagwalada, Abuja and Plot 1474 Cadastral Zone BD6, Mabushi, Abuja.

Others are Congress Court, Abuja, Flat 1, Block D25, Athletics Street, (24th Street) Games Village, Abuja, Plot 66, 64 Crescent, Gwarimpa Estate, Abuja.

The properties in London include: Flat 4 Varsity Court, Harmer Street, WIH 4NW, London, 52 Ayleston Avenue, NW6 7AB, London.

In Dubai, the properties not declared by Ekweremadu are Room 1903, The Address Hotel, Downtown Dubai, The Address Boulevard, 3901, Dubai, 2 Flats of Burij Side Boulevard (the signature), Dubai as well as Emirate Gardens Apartment No. EGG1/1/114, Dubai.

Also, Emirate Gardens Apartment No. EGG1/115, Dubai, Apartment No. DFB/12/B 1204, Park Towers, Dubai, Flat 3604, MAG214, Dubai and Villa No 148, Maeen 1, The Lakes Emirates Hills, Dubai were listed amongst his undeclared properties in Dubai.

In Florida, the USA house no: 4507 Stella Street, Bellavida Estate Kissime, Florida, USA, 2747 Club Cortile Circle, Kissime, Florida, USA and 2763 Club Cortile Circle, Kissime, Florida, USA were not declared by Ekweremadu.

personnel cost in 2017 - Adeosun Mathew Dadiya, Abuja

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Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, has revealed that the Federal Government has saved N68 billion on personnel cost in 2017; bringing the aggregate savings by the government on personnel cost since 2007 to date to N288 billion.

Adeosun made this disclosure on Wednesday during her presentation of “Status Update on the Implementation of Federal Executive Council (FEC) Approved Projects” at the Council’s meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari.

The savings, she explained, were funds that would have otherwise gone unaccounted for which, she added, were now free for the Government to fund capital projects.

The Minister said that the savings were achieved despite increased in personnel, including the employment of 10,000 by the Nigerian Police.

She confirmed that a total of 511 Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) had been captured under the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS), with staff count of 607,843.

“As at 20th March, 2018 the number of MDAs on IPPIS Payroll is 469 with 316,158 Staff Count with gross salary of N43,979,383,997.78 and 42 Police Commands and Formations paid on IP-

PIS Platform in February, 2018 with Staff Count of 291,685 and gross salary of N22,276,669,257.21.

“Staff of Para-Military Agencies (Nigeria Immigration Service, Nigeria Prison Service and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps) enrolled to date is 100,822 for which a trial payroll of N11,456,278,859.00 have been sent for review and update for April, 2018 payroll,” Adeosun said.

She added that the introduction of the IPPIS had resulted in the reduction of ghost workers syndrome, enforcement of compliance with due process on employment of staff in MDAs, and prompt and timely payment of salaries and remittances of third parties payments.

She noted further that the IPPIS had become an assured source of internally generated revenue through payee to States and Federal Government.

The Finance Minister called for adequate funding of the IPPIS project to achieve it’s lofty objectives and to enable replacement of the obsolete infrastructure.

She also canvassed the need for a legislation to impose sanctions on non-compliance MDAs to achieve speedy and successful service delivery.

“There is need to kit IPPIS stakeholders to overcome challenges for effective and efficient service delivery at all times,” Adeosun added.

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Buhari’s declaration to contest the 2019 presidential election, perhaps in the coming weeks.

“As a political party, we want to further state unequivocally that by all ramifications, this is a war crime against humanity and gross violation of human rights on the part of the APC administration, all in the bid to push a selfish and ill-lucked 2019 ambition”.

The PDP further alleged that “there is no evidence that the Boko Haram insurgents or any militant group abducted the schoolgirls in the first place. Rather, what is evident to all is the high level official manipulation of security movements in

Dapchi both in the staged abduction and the returning of the traumatised schoolgirls”.

The party further said that it is instructive to note that till date, no report has been presented by the National Security Adviser (NSA), who has been charged by President Muhammadu Buhari with investigation of the abduction. This is in addition to deliberate efforts by the government to suppress free flow of information around the abduction.

The opposition party boasted that even the regular Nigerian on the street has examined the events leading to this abduction of our daughters as well as their release and can deduce the obvious.

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FG recovers N9.2bn whistleblowing, releases N1.2trn for capital budgets in 2017 Mathew Dadiya, Abuja

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troduction of the Whistleblowing Policy, the Federal Government has disclosed that it has recovered N9.12billion through the policy.

This is even as the federal government was trying to amend the policy to accommodate instruments that would deal more with prevention, including using mystery shoppers to garner information as it is down in the United Kingdom.

The policy allows the whistleblowers, who report fraud or theft of public funds, to be given no more than five percent of the sum recovered from the looters through their help.

The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, disclosed this on Wednesday while briefing State House Correspondents after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Aso Rock Villa.

Adeosun gave a breakdown of the recoveries as N7.8 billion, $368 million, and £27,800, and that she also informed the council of the number of tips and investigations carried out.

She said “I also reported that the whistleblower team has recently come back from a trip to the United Kingdom. The UK government was giving us trainings on whistleblowing, how we should institutionalise it. The team spent some time with the Revenue Office in UK. They spent some time in Customs Office and they took them through what they have been able to do.

“One of the things it has achieved is prevention.

Ï FEC approves N7bn for UN building security, furnishing Ï Approves N1.14bn for communications equipments in 14 airports Ï Sets up committee to review AfCFA agreement When they get the tips, they use it to block avenues for leakage. We have had a significant number tips. So, we will be coming back to institutionalise whistleblowing as a structure.

“It has become central part of fighting corruption, giving us valuable information. Basically, whistleblowing is here to stay, giving us useful information”.

Adeosun also disclosed the level of capital releases from 2017 till date, saying that “l gave details of the big four areas and then others. So, Power, Works and Housing got N301.89 billion; Defence N151.2 billion; Agriculture N119.9 bn; Transport N127.9 billion and other areas combined is N545.6 billion.

“So, the total capital budget release for 2017 so far is N1,248,310 trillion. But we haven’t closed yet. We are confident we will close the year roughly around where we closed last year. We will close around N1.3 trillion mark.

“Our commitment to infrastructure spending remains very strong. That is what is going to drive growth of the economy.

That is what is going to drive jobs.”

On the government’s debt profile, Adeosun recalled that FEC had approved a three-year debt strategy to reduce reliance on short time borrowing particularly treasury bills, 91-day treasury bills, that was costing government 21 per cent and moving from domestic borrowing into external borrowing.

She said, “When we came in, what were owing

was 84 per cent domestic and 16 per cent external borrowing. We have moved to 77:23 as a result of Eurobonds that we have done and refinancing of maturing obligations.

“Our terms of maturity was 7.15. We have now extended it to 11.25. That gives a little bit of room to allow the investment we have made in capital projects to filter into our tax system and allows us to manage the debt.

“What that means is reducing our cost of funds and reducing our interest cost because the cost of borrowing is much more less and in a planned manner and our average borrowing has reduced from 18 per

cent to about 14 per cent.

“We are confident that as interest rates begin to ease, we will reduce our cost of borrowing even further.”

The Minister also added that government had been able to save N68 billion on personnel cost in 2017, bringing the aggregate savings on personnel cost since 2007 to N288 billion.

She said the savings, which would have otherwise been unaccounted for were achieved despite increase in personnel, including the recruitment of 10,000 officers by the Nigerian Police.

According to Adeosun, a total of 511 Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) had been captured

under the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS), with staff count of 607,843.

Meanwhile, President Buhari has set up a committee to review the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFA) agreement which he declined to sign owing to his concerns about the possible adverse economic and security implications for Nigeria.

Last weekend, he cancelled his trip to a summit of African leaders in Kigali, Rwanda where the deal was to have been sealed by African Union leaders on March 21st.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs had then explained that this was done to enable

wider consultations with stakeholders, lack of which made industry groups like the Nigeria Labour Congress to kick against the deal ab initio.

This was despite the fact that the decision for the President to go ahead and sign the agreement in Kigali, was taken at last week’s FEC meeting chaired by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo while Buhari was away on official trip to Yobe State.

Presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, said that the presidential committee was given two weeks to report back to the President at FEC. Adesina said that members of the Committee were the ministries and agencies of Finance, Budget and Economic Planning, Labour and Employment, Foreign Affairs and Science and Technology.

L:R: Managing Director of BON Hotels International, Mr. Guy Stehlik, Chairman, Mr. Otto Stehlik and Deputy Senate President, Dr. Ike Ekweremadu, during official launch of BON Hotel Abuja…. on Tuesday.

In Sokoto, Gates, Dangote, 6 Govs sign MoU on immunization ÏÏÏ

A renowned philanthropist, Mr Bill Gates, a business mogul, Alhaji Aliko Dangote and six Governors on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on improved access to immunization across Northern Nigeria.

Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal was joined by four other States Governors: Kashim Shettima (Borno); Abdullahi Ganduje (Kano); Muhammed Abubakar (Bauchi) and Nasir el-Rufai (Kaduna) at the signing ceremony at the

Sokoto Government House.

The Yobe State was represented at the event.

The Minister of Health, Prof Isaac Adewole, also witnessed the signing ceremony.

Delivering the opening remarks, Tambuwal said all the states are committed to improving vaccine availability, encouraging stronger community engagement and securing financing.

He said, “In addition, we will ensure strong monitoring and evaluation while at the same time, accountability mechanisms will be put

in place.”

Speaking at the event, Bill Gates said all partners are committed to ensuring maximum number of children are reached, adding that the MoUs are intended to enable states achieve targeted coverage.

“Routine immunization is crucial to ensuring that every child is protected against vaccine-preventable diseases, helping them achieve their potential and live full, productive lives.

We are ready to support the states in reaching the targets set out in the MoUs,” he added.

He said with the election season approaching, all hands must be on deck to ensure the targets are met. He projected that all partners are committed to reaching at least 80+ coverage in the coming year.

Gates commended all the signatory-states for their commitment, adding that Nigeria is so far on the right track not just in efforts to fight polio, but on achieving targets in routine immunization.

He said, “My request is that all the Governors should review campaigns and ensure that in the next

two years, we complete polio eradication. On routine immunization, the opportunity is fantastic, vaccinations are phenomenal on their impacts. We can prevent millions of deaths by doing work on RI. In his remarks, Dangote emphasized the need for governments to be uptodate on the payment of their counterpart funds, and to work hard on improving data especially at the grassroots level.

“We are delighted that the MoU have been extended, reaffirming Bauchi, Borno, Kaduna, Kano, Sokoto and

Yobe states’ commitment to the health of their citizens.

Our expectation now is that this commitment will be translated into concrete action,” he stated.

He commended both the federal and state governments for working on data improvement and for reffirming their commitments to tackling preventable diseases.

In their separate remarks, the Governors expressed delight at the signing of the MoUs, and vowed to ensure full implementation in their various states.

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Fayose approves N253.6m scholarship for 3,516 Ekiti students, PhD gets N1.5m each ÏÏÏThe

Ekiti

State Governor, Ayodele Fayose has approved N253.6 million for 2017/2018 Bursary and Scholarship awards to qualified students in the state, with 871 students getting scholarship award ranging from N60,000 to N1.5 million, while 2,645 got bursary award ranging from N10,000 to N150,000.

Thirty overseas PhD students will get N1.5 million each as scholarship, amounting to N45 million; 184 Law students will receive N150,000 each as bursary, amounting to N27.6 million; while 450 undergraduate students will get N60,000 each as scholarship, amounting to

N27 million.

The State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Hon. Jide Egunjobi, who made this known in a statement issued in Ado Ekiti on Wednesday, explained that 15 Physically Challenged students will get N60,000 as scholarship, while 198 students offering Masters’ Degree in Nigeria will receive N250,000.

Seventeen overseas Masters’ Degree students will also get N500, 000 each, while 160 PhD students in Nigeria will receive N750,000.

The Commissioner disclosed that Governor Fayose approved the disbursement of scholarship and bursary awards to the qualified students in the

state after verification, adding that payment will be made into verified bank accounts of beneficiaries, to avoid manipulation.

Egunjobi said the disbursement will be in tranches.

He said: “The first tranche is scholarship for 450 under-graduate and 15 physically challenged students. The disbursement to their banks would commence on today, 21st March, 2018.

“Other tranches would follow as soon as the disbursement is completed.”

The Commissioner stated that Fayose had earlier disbursed the outstanding 2012/2013 bursary awards in four tranches to 7,070 students at the rate of N10,000 per student,

which amounted to N70 million.

He stressed that Ajayi Yemisi Caroline of the Federal Polytechnic, Ado Ekiti was schemed for Federal scholarship for two years at N100,000 per session, while Ala Oluwapelumi Adebayo, the best candidate in NECO Examination in 2015/2016, was given entrenched Scholarship Award at the University of Ibadan to study Surgery at N850,000 per session and Adedipe Oluwatosin of the Shepherd Group of Schools was given N2.5 million Scholarship Award for excellent performance.

The Commissioner implored the beneficiaries to use the money judiciously.

Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Alhaji Muneer Bankole, (Middle) flanked by Executive Director, Business Developmeny, Mr. Isiaq Na’ Allah, (left) and Non-Executive Director, Alhaji Bode Oyedele, (right) at 2017 Medview airline Pre-AGM held at Welcome Centre, Airport road, Lagos....on Wednesday

Bandits kill 11 soldiers in Kaduna ÏÏÏIn what seems like a

daring reprisal attack, bandits loyal to the assassinated gang leader, Buharin Daji, killed 11 soldiers on Tuesday night in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

A source who is conversant with the development confided that the well-armed bandits stormed a military post at Doka, an area between Funtua and Birnin Gwari, and killed the soldiers on the spot.

The bodies of the slain soldiers have been deposited in a mortuary.

It was further gathered that the bandits had earlier

attacked Maganda District on Tuesday afternoon on a revenge mission over the killing in Buhari Tsoho, where nine members of security volunteer groups were critically injured.

After Maganda, the armed bandits moved toward Kampanin Doka at the junction road leading to Gwaska and Dansadau and relaunched another attack, leading to the death of the soldiers.

A leader of the security volunteer groups in the town said the community had notified Kaduna State Government since last week of strange movements of bandits in Birnin Gwari through Funtua-Dansadau axis but

no action was taken.

The source said: “With the killing of the bandit commander Buhari Daji at Nabango area under BirninGwari Local Government of Kaduna State, just 16km to Dansadau in Zamfara State, there were strange movements of some of the armed men in the area.

“Suspicious of their movements with sophisticated weapons around Goron Dutse, Kuiga, Maganda, Unguwar Nachibi communities, we immediately sent alerts and warning signals to the Kaduna State Government to take action.

“In fact since the killing of Buharin Daji, kidnappers

have been having field days along Birnin-Gwari-Funtua Road on a daily basis.

“Some villagers being terrorized by armed bandits in Kirazo and Layin Mai Gwari had to relocate to BirninGwari town.

“Surprisingly, shortly afterwards some soldiers that were deployed for Operation Karamin Goro in BirninGwari were withdrawn, leaving behind few soldiers who stayed inside the town.

“We have been under intense fear of this armed group and have called for proactive government protection before the latest killing of soldiers.”

Appeal Court jails Yusufu 6 years, slams N22.9bn fine on pension thief Andrew Orolua, Abuja

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years after John Yusufu was convicted with an option of N750, 000 fine by an Abuja High Court, the Court of Appeal in Abuja on Wednesday reversed the lower court decision and sentenced Yusufu to 6 years imprisonment and slammed a whopping N22.9billion fine on him Yusufu, a federal civil servant and one of the six defendants being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for stealing N32.8 billion police pension fund and was convicted in a controversial manner by Justice Abubakar Talba in 2013.

He was asked to pay a fine of N750,000.

But the ridiculous punishment of a fine generated an outrage and in the midst of the public outcry over the sentence, the National Judicial Council (NJC) suspended Judtice Talba for about nine months.

Dissatisfied with the decision of the lower court that relied on a plea bargain agreement of April 26, 2013 , the EFCC latter approached the appellate court to set aside the judgment of the lower court.

Delivering judgement on the appeal filed by the prosecuting EFCC, the Court of Appeal unanimously held that “the sentence of the trial court, does not serve as deterrence to both the convict and others.”

It further held that the three counts involving Yusufu (Counts 17, 18 and 19) clearly stated the amounts for which the EFCC alleged that the respondent converted for his personal use.

“That the respondent pleaded guilty to the three counts and thereby admitted to the conversion of an aggregate sum of about N24billion to his personal use.”

Consequently, the Court of Appeal held that the lower court sentence is “hereby quashed

and deserves to be reviewed as follows: on Counts 17, the Respondent is hereby sentenced to two years imprisonment with an addition of fine of N20billion; on Counts 18, the Respondent is hereby sentenced to two years imprisonment with an addition of fine of N1.4billion; on counts 19, the Respondent is hereby sentenced to two years imprisonment with an addition of fine of N1.5billion ”. The sentence is to run consecutively and the fine is to be cumulative”.

The EFCC had on the five grounds of the appeal, questioned the judicious and judicial exercise of discretion by Justice Talba who imposed the sentence on the respondent after the defendant had pleaded guilty to the three count charge ( Counts 17, 18 and 19 of the charge), and admitted converting an aggregate sum of over N24 billion of Police Pension fund into his personal use.

In a related development, the Supreme Court on March 9 dismissed the appeal by Onyia Ifeanyi, seeking to upturn his conviction and 7 years imprisonment passed on him on November 28, 2013 by the Federal High Court Enugu presided over by Justice M.L. Shuaibu.

The appellant was sentenced for the offence of obtaining by false pretence and being in possession of documents containing false pretence.

The appellant had lodged an appeal against it at the Enugu Division of the Court of Appeal but lost as the court affirmed the decision of the trial court.

Still not satisfied with the decision of the appellate court, the convict proceeded to the Supreme Court.

The apex court in a unanimous judment on March 9, affirmed the decision of the Court of Appeal.

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More investment in youth development, panacea to unemployment –Expert Esther Taiwo

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United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa (UNOWA), Mohammed Ibn Chambas (left) on a courtesy Visit APC National Chairman Chief John Odigie - Oyegun

They will kill us, still tell lies, Plateau Irigwe community tackles Miyetti Allah Kingsley Chukwuka, Jos

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Irigwe Development Association has refuted allegations by the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association (MACBAN) that Irigwe militia killed it members in the recent attacks in Rafiki, in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau state.

A statement jointly signed by the National President and Secretary Irigwe Development Association Sunday Abdu and I’ve Gulu on Monday has denied vehemently, the allegations by MACBAN. “We feel diminished to have

stooped so low, but because we have to save the discerning readers from such lies and cheap propaganda, we are obligated to write.

“They come to our land, kill us, and still tell lies to cover their evil deeds.

“We are therefore, compelled by the need to counter lies with the truth, and set the records straight we would not take much time and space because most, if not all the things we are going to say are known to you as the truth.

“Here is our reaction to a statement released by the MIYETTI ALLAH CATTLE

BREEDERS ASSOCIATION, MACBAN, on the 14th of March 2018.”

The press release call on government to identify perpetrators and arrest them, it also dined having nor harboring any militia group.

“We will like to reiterate for the umpteenth time, IRIGWE LAND does not have militia, even though with the way these things keep happening, it would not be a totally bad idea to start thinking of a way to secure our land from the herdsman’s siege.”

It blamed government for not been able to arrest the at-

tackers “we wonder why government is still looking for the so-called ‘unknown gunmen’ that have continually unleashed terror on our people in plateau state and beyond. The solution is simple, arrest leaders of MACBAN and these killings will stop.”

It will be recalled that the Plateau state chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria MACBAN Nuru Abdullahi had reported the death of five of its members in the recent attack in Rafiki, allegedly killed

by Irigwe militia group.

Land grabbing: Family seeks LASG’s assistance on hoodlums Peter Fowoyo

ÏÏÏThe family of Adeyoru-

wa of Agunloye-Idiorogbo, in Igbogbo, Ikorodu, Lagos, has appealed to the Lagos State government, to rescue them from the hands of land grabbers that have forcibly took over their land.

The head of the family, Chief Ishau Kolawole Ogunlana, made the appeal, while commending the state government and members of State House of Assembly, for promulgated law against the activities of land grabbers in the state.

The 88 years old family head of Adeyoruwa, however stated that despite the existence of the law in the state, land grabbers are still having a field day on his family land, and on entire of Igbogbo land.

Chief Ogunlana also called on Governor Akimwunmi

Ambode, to reconstitute the Lagos State Task Force of land Grabbers, under the chairmanship of Jide Bakare, saying that the Unit as its presently constituted have derailed from the purpose it was set-up.

Speaking on the activities of land grabbers, Chief Ogunlana said: “since the law has been signed by Governor Ambode, the activities of the land grabbers in the state, especially, in Ikorodu and Igbogbo reduced to the barest minimum.

“But recently, this so called land grabbers led by one Owoeye, have returned in full force. They are currently occupying our land at Agunloye-Idiorogbo, in Igbogbo and selling same. We have reported the case to Task Force on land grabbers, nothing was done, and to our utmost surprise, instead of going after the land grabbers, I and

other members of the family that were arrested by the task force.

“That is why I called on Governor Ambode to reconstitute the Unit, so that the purpose the unit was established will not be defeated and many original land owners will not witness same”.

Speaking further on why he wanted the Task Force on Land Grabbers reconstituted the head of Adeyoruwa’s family said: “Despite being the customary owner of the land in question, which was also established by court judgments, I was remanded in prison custody on a trump up charges of murder for over three months.

“I was applying medication to my eyes, when these land grabbers and some police came to bundle me into a vehicle on the allegation that I killed someone, on April 23, 2016, but taken to court on

June 7, 2016, on fictitious allegations, only to be discharged on September 6, 2016, following a DPP advise which cleared me of the allegations.

“The suit numbers of the cases are IKD/16/2006; IKD/87/2006; IKD/2/2007, between Ogunlana and others against Bolowotan Kuti; Kolawole Ogunlana, Raimi Elegberu against Oba J. O. Fatola, Akin Alagbala Folami and Ganiu Elegberun Akilo and others, and Chief Ganiu Onabanjo and others against Ishau Kolawole Ogunlana, the cases were decided in our favour by Justice H. A. O. Abiru.

“Also, Justice A. O Williams, in a suit marker IKD/71/2010, decided in our favour the suit between Chief Kolawole Ogunlana and members of Adeyoruwa family against Ladele Olugbode, and others.

of the Miwawiwe Development Initiative Mr. Folurunsho Hunga has called on government and non- state actors to invest in youth development trainings as that would prepare them toward playing active role in the ever competitive global market.

Hunga made this known at the second edition of the Graduate Finishing School organised by DOOKE Innovation Centre funded

by Miwawiwe Development Initiative held at the DOOKE Innovation Centre, Badagry, Lagos.

The five weeks programme which ends on Saturday attracts 100 top graduates selected from across the country which featured Career Development in Soft Skills, Communication skill, Presentation and Facilitation skills, Etiquette, CV writing and profiling, Basic I.T and Computer Job search and interview skills and ENTREPRENEURSHIP; Business Computing, Business Presentation, Brand Development and Communication, among others.

He said that the alarming rate of unemployed and unemployable youths in Nigeria is worrisome, which according to him is a time bomb and a source of potential social upheavals if nothing is done.

“It is lamentable that in the midst of the massive youth unemployment and under employment, thousands of foreigners continue to find jobs and work opportunities in Nigeria”, he said.

This he said is an indication that part of the unemployment problem is that of employability and lack of new skills and know how needed in a rapidly transforming economy.

He opined that Nige-

ria youths have enormous talents and potentials but providing a space for them to discover, harness and explore their innate abilities is very urgent.

Hunga stressed that the emerging global technological driven market offers new and greater opportunities for young people who are empowered and positioned to explore its possibilities.

“Government and other stakeholders must work together to fashion ways to provide a rounded educational programme that would enable the youths attain their full potentials in life, carer, relationship and business”, he said.

Hunga noted that the development we see in develope climes are deliberate effort and investment made by all critical stakeholders on their younger generation; who remains the pillar of growth and development in any society.

In his words, Executive Director DOOKE Innovation Centre, Mr. Opeyemi Oke said that the Finishing School project is to re-engineer the Nation’s Workforce.

“We do this by bridging the GAP between the knowledge gotten from formal education and the Knowledge, Attitude, Skills and Experience required for success in life and career (including entrepreneurship).

He added that we are improving the Nations GDP one individual at a time. At the finishing school, we refine and develop the Knowledge, Attitude, Skills and Experiences of our students to position for a successful career and business.

M i w aw i w e Fo u n d a tion sponsors 100 Badagry indigenes for this 5 weeks intensive training programme.

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Nigeria, S’Africa absent as 44African countries sign free trade agreement ÏÏÏLeaders from 44 Afri-

can countries on Wednesday signed an agreement to form a $2.5 trillion continental free-trade zone, but Nigeria and South Africa, the continent’s largest economies, were absent.

The free-trade zone is the largest in the world since the creation of the World Trade Organisation in 1995.

Deliberations on the freetrade zone begun in 2015 and was originally projected to capture 55 countries.

At the African Union summit in Kigali, Rwanda, Paul Kagame, host president, declared the meeting a success after initial negotiations were concluded.

President Muhammadu Buhari had been initially scheduled to attend the

summit and sign the agreement after the federal executive council gave its approval at its March 14 meeting.

The trip was cancelled on Sunday, March 18 and the presidency did not give a reason for the development.

On his part, Cyril Ramaphosa, South African president, said his country will join the agreement when

the necessary legal processes are concluded.

“President Ramaphosa has undertaken that South Africa will become a signatory to the agreement once the legal and other instruments associated with (the trade bloc) are processed and ratified by South African stakeholders and parliament,” he said.

L-R: Permanent Secretary Ministry of Mines and Steel Development, Dr. Muazu Abdulkadir; Deputy Head of Mission (Nigeria), Medicines Sans Frontieres, Dr. Simba Tirima; Head of Mission MSF, Philip Aruna, during the inauguration of the Local Organizing Committee for the 2nd International Conference on Lead Poisoning Associated with Artisanal Gold Mining in Nigeria, with Special Focus on Prevention in Abuja… on Tuesday.

War against TB: Chevron, others spend N2. 2b to fight scourge in Nigeria Idu Jude Abuja

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its social responsibility work in Nigeria, one of the oil and gas multi-nationals chevron and other of its parties, Concerned about the menace of Tuberculosis and other communicable diseases, The oil company and other parties, have sustained private sector support to the fight against the scaouge through development of infrastructure and supply of medical equipment worth over N2.2 billion in different hospitals across the country.

Dr. Femi Pitan, Occupational Health Physician, Chevron Nigeria Limited, who disclosed this in Abuja informed that from 2008, Star Deepwater Petroleum Limited, an affiliate of Chevron Nigeria Limited and the parties to the Agbami field - Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Famfa Oil Limited, Statoil Nigeria Limited and Petroleo Brasileiro Nigeria Limit-

ed, have built, equipped and donated 25 chest clinics with 25 GeneXpert machines to government-owned hospitals across the country.

This she said was as part of their contribution to support the efforts to control, treat and eradicate TB from the country.sed this during the Tuberculosis Roundtable organized by the Stop TB Nigeria at Sheraton Hotel, Abuja on Tuesday March 20, 2018, stated that Chevron companies in Nigeria are committed to the socio-economic wellbeing of Nigerians Dr. Pitan informed that from 2008, Star Deepwater Petroleum Limited, an affiliate of Chevron Nigeria Limited and the parties to the Agbami field - Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Famfa Oil Limited, Statoil Nigeria Limited and Petroleo Brasileiro Nigeria Limited, have built, equipped and donated 25 chest clinics with 25 GeneXpert machines to government-owned hospi-

tals across the country as part of their contribution to support the efforts to control, treat and eradicate TB from the country.

She further stated that the Chevron and its Agbami parties’ strategic choice of intervention in TB is designed to achieve early detection and proper management of the disease as well as other chest and lung diseases in Nigeria in alignment with the national strategy.

According to her, “the TB intervention programme has generated more than 1,000 jobs and opportunities for people and local firms and organized practical training on molecular-genetic diagnostics of tuberculosis for over 100 laboratory attendants and supervisors from the chest clinics and neighboring hospitals in collaboration with the National TB Program as at 2014” She also said that since 2015, Chevron and its parties in the Agbami field have em-

barked on awareness campaigns in Lagos, Kaduna, Kano, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Nasarawa and Oyo States in partnership with local nongovernment organizations and the National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Programme (NTBLC) to raise awareness on the dangers of Tuberculosis, provide training and counselling on treatment and management of the infection.

Dr. Pitan stated that through the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, Chevron has partnered with relevant stakeholders including various levels of government, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), and communities to invest about US$25million in various programs to help fight HIV/ AIDS and other diseases.

She noted that as part of the efforts to combat TB, the NNPC/Chevron Joint Venture had earlier in 2007 donated a tuberculosis treatment center to St. Kizito Clinic, Lekki Lagos and provided the center with TBfighting drugs.

Budget implementation: FG directs MDAs to comply with procurement plans Mathew Dadiya, Abuja

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Federal Government has directed its Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to ensure that budget implementation follow procurement plans and accord with the administration’s drive to deliver dividends of democracy.

Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha issued the directive on Wednesday in a new circular titled “Need for proper compliance with the provisions of the Public Procurement Act, 2007 by Ministries, Departments and Agencies for all Procurements.”

“Procurement processes are to be carried out in a manner that promotes competition, economy and efficiency and in accordance with laid down procedures and

time-lines and as may be specified by the Bureau of Public Procurement from time to time, as stipulated in section 16 (1)(b) of the Public Procurement Act 2017,” the circular stated.

He added that accounting Officers are not only responsible for ensuring compliance with the provisions of the Act by their respective MDAs but also liable in person for the breach or contravention of the provisions of the Act and all extant regulations on Procurement.

The circular signed on March 19, 2018 stated that henceforth, requests from MDAs not accompanied with procurement plans shall not be accorded necessary approvals to proceed, in adherence to the communique issued at the end of the Permanent Secretaries retreat.

Witness accuses EFCC of lying, as Rickey Tarfa opens defence ÏÏÏA

Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Rickey Tarfa, on Wednesday opened his defence as one of his witnesses accuses the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of lying.

Rickey Tarfa has been arraigned by the EFCC on allegations of offering gratification to judges, alleged willful obstruction of EFCC officials, refusal to declare assets and giving false information to a public officer and lying about his age.

The Lagos High Court Sitting in the Igbosere area on Wednesday listened to his two defense witnesses.

During the hearing, Mr. Mohammed Yinusa told the court that he owns the account into which the sum of N225,000 was deposited.

The EFCC had alleged that Tarfa paid the money into the account of Justice Mohammed Yinusa as gratification.

The witness, however,

told the court that he read in the newspapers that his Access Bank account number was quoted as belonging to the judge.

The lawyer whose name is similar to that of the Judge says he was a former employee of Mr. Rickey Tarfa between 2011 and 2014. After leaving the job in 2014, the witness said he travelled for further studies abroad, following which the SAN gifted him the N225,000 to support his education.

Yinusa said: “I found that my Access Bank account was quoted in that publication. I was in a state of shock.” “I was shocked, my Lord, because I am not a judge, I never received gratification from the defendant. My name is Mohammed Auwal Yinusa. The judge’s name is Mohammed Nasir Yinusa.

I am not related to him.

He is from Yobe State; I am Igalla from Kogi State.

Until recently when I saw him on Television, I had never set my eyes on him.”

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Afenifere accuses FG of paying lip service to restructuring The Yoruba sociocultural group, Afenifere, has berated the Federal Government for paying lip service to the clamour for true federalism and restructuring of Nigeria.

The prominent Yoruba group under the leadership of Chief Reuben Fasoranti, who spoke at a summit organised by the Oyo State Chapter of Afenifere in Ibadan Tuesday, noted that it is better for the government to harken to the voice of the people and stop the country from drifting to precipice.

This is even as the group vowed to protect Yorubaland from possible attack and invasion by Fulani herdsmen.

The summit had the theme, “The Yoruba nation; For a better today and tomorrow.”

Afenifere reiterated their stand that the country’s socio-economic situation cannot grow as fast as many Nigerians wanted if the country is not restructured in a manner that will allow each region to develop at its own pace.

Fasoranti, who appealed to all Yoruba sons and daughters to take the progress of the nation seriously, said that the clamour for restructuring, if acceded to, “the menace of several killings across the country would have been better managed by now.”

Also, the state Afenifere Chairman, Dr. Gbola Adetunji, pleaded for cohesion and unity of purpose among Yoruba people.

Oyo State governor, Abiola

AJIMOBI

Ajimobi, represented by his Chief of Staff, Dr. Gbade Ojo, sought for the continued existence of Nigeria, and also lent his voice to the clamour for restructuring and return to true federalism.

Ajimobi in his speech, pointed out that it should be the utmost desire of the Yoruba to promote federal stability because of the economy of large scale and benefit of comparative advantage.

“This should, however, not be at the expense of the progress of the Yoruba nation. The race must continue to be at the forefront of the agitation for the strict application of the federal character principle as enshrined in the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended); to ensure that appointments to public service institutions fairly reflect the linguistic, ethnic, religious and geographic diversity of the country,” he

FASORANTI

said The retired Archbishop of Methodist Church of Nigeria, Ayo Ladigbolu, who delivered a lecture at the event, entitled “The Yoruba Nation: For better today and tomorrow”, called for the immediate restructuring of the country to fast-track development.

He said: “Having been a beneficiary of regional autonomy in my younger days, and having participated as an observer of regional politics, I still have strong feelings that regional autonomy ought to be returned to the Yoruba nation and other states.”

In a communiqué issued at the end of the summit, Afeninfere expressed disappointment at the rate at which prominent Yoruba businessmen were losing their positions in major industries in the country, while also calling on their people in government agencies to be conscious of their responsibilities to the

race.

Among those who were at the summit were a former Oyo State governor, Omololu Olunloyo, Bishop Ayo Ladigbolu, Afenifere National Leader, Chief Ayo Fasoranti, national leader of the Alliance for Democracy, Mojisolowa Akinfenwa, a governorship aspirant in the state, Seyi Makinde, and the state governor, Abiola Ajimobi, who was represented by his Chief of Staff, Gbade Ojo. The communiqué read, “The Yoruba were known to be on the front line of various aspects of human endeavour such as in education, business and industry. Unfortunately, the Yoruba appear to be losing this position. It is therefore very imperative that we reinvent ourselves.

“The Yoruba must use their knowledge to address Nigeria’s challenges.

Yoruba in various agencies of government at all levels should always be conscious of their responsibilities to their race.

“Security challenges of today are quite unprecedented: Fulani herdsmen attacks, Boko Haram insurgency, kidnappings and so on and so forth. Afenifere shall take steps to safeguard lives and property in Yorubaland.

The new focus of Afenifere is to reconcile all Yoruba in order to ensure a broad consensus over most important issues.”

South-East youths ask governors to ban open grazing in Igboland Alarmed by the recent attack by suspected herdsmen on Enyanwu Igwe community in Izzi Council Area of Ebonyi State where four persons were killed and several properties destroyed, the Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC) has asked South East governors to ban open grazing in Igboland.

Rising from a meeting in Enugu, the group accused the Federal Government of ‘double standard’ in the handling of issues involving herdsmen in

the country.

In a statement by its president, Okechukwu Isiguzoro and secretary, Okwu Nnabuike, OYC expressed concern over the development in Ebonyi, threatening that it would be forced into “taking laws into our hands should the Federal Government fail to rise to its responsibilities and disarm the marauding herdsmen.”

The youths recalled that herdsmen had invaded many Igbo communities, adding that even

UMAHI when they had created casualties by their action, government had treated them with “kid gloves” and that the incident in

Ebonyi was no exception.

The statement reads in part: “We duly denounce this dastardly act that receives Federal Government’s protective coverage allowing the herdsmen to traverse the length and breadth of Nigeria with firearms, killing people at will.

“We cannot toil to feed ourselves only to have herdsmen invade our farmlands and graze on our crops and then turn to kill us for raising a voice against their cow-rearing methods,” the group said.

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Gov Bello bemoans late passage of 2018 Budget

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State says it has forwarded an Anti-Open Grazing Bill to the House of Assembly for consideration.

The Niger State governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello, has expressed fears that the late passage of the 2018 budget by the House of Assembly could affect the road construction components of the fiscal law.

Speaking in Minna on Wednesday after assenting to the Appropriation Bill passed by the House of Assembly last Thursday, the governor said: “We have lost almost three months in the year. We have already had the first rains in Minna. The lateness in the

passage of the budget will have some effects on our road projects because of the rains.”

Bello therefore charged the House of Assembly to expedite action on the 2019 budget when presented, saying also that the executive would ensure the fiscal estimates were ready at least in the last quarter of the year.

He specifically directed the State Planning Commission to commence work on the budget so that it would meet the deadline.

“With the signing of the bill, government business will move at a faster pace.

We have no excuse not to succeed. We have lost a few months due to nobody’s fault but we will make up for the lost ground,” he said.

Tenure elongation: APC says members who dragged party to court automatically expelled The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that all members of the party who took the party to court over the extension of tenure of its leadership at various levels have been expelled from the party.

Addressing newsmen in Enugu, the Secretary, Forum of States Chairmen of the ruling APC, Dr. Ben Nwoye, said that that was in line with the provisions of the party’s Constitution.

Nwoye who is also the APC Chairman in Enugu State, said that the party is surprised to hear that some of its forum members went to court after it had accepted extension of tenures for the party executive nationwide.

He said: “We (APC states Chairmen) agreed on tenure extensions because this is election year and that it will harm the party if you go into extensive convention, disclosing that they had advocated two years, but the NEC pegged it at one year, which was unanimously agreed by majority of members.

According to him, “the 33 out of 37 Chairmen agreed on the extension because we are all aware of different crises in the country and we did not want to compound the crises, and so we passed vote of confidence on President Buhari and on Tinubu’s reconciliation

ODIGIE- OYEGUN committee.

“Only four voted against the decision, but that could not override the majority votes. They did not petition to the party’s NEC nor the Tinubu committee and they now went to court.”

He pointed out that those who dragged the party to court over the issue also failed to explore all the available internal remedy options, including going to the Senator Tinubu’s led reconciliation committee.

“However, article 21 (a) of our party Constitution recommends automatic expulsion for members that take the party to court without exhausting all available internal settlement measures.

“The provision is self executory and does not need a committee to pronounce the expulsion on them. But once they withdraw the action, they automatically regain their memberships.”

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Cardinal Okogie slams FG for political incompetence, greed, insecurity A Catholic cardinal and archbishop in Nigeria, Cardinal Anthony Olubunmi Okogie has hit out at government for the level of corruption in government in the country in a letter to the nation’s president.

He described ‘negligence, incompetence, greed and insecurity’ amongst political elites whilst Nigerians die of hunger and suffer terrorist violence.

Cardinal Anthony Olubunmi Okogie, who is the Catholic archbishop Emeritus of Lagos, released the impassioned, highly critical letter on Tuesday, according to the Daily Post, an online platform.

The letter challenged President Muhammadu Buhari over revelations that the leader had been oblivious to the rebellion of his Inspector-General of Police, who had ignored orders earlier this year.

Buhari, the letter said, “has just made a candid admission that he is not in control of his service chiefs.

Boko Haram, said by the President’s spokesmen to be degraded and technically defeated, abducted 110 schoolgirls in Yobe State. Are the service chiefs still taking orders?

Is the President still in control of security?

“Violent Fulani

BUHARI herdsmen have enacted a killing spree in Nigeria’s volatile Middle belt region in recent months: January attacks on the predominantly Christian community of Miango, Bassa killed 75. In the past three weeks at least 57 lives have been claimed by further violence.

“Instead of declaring the murderous herdsmen a terrorist organisation, the President offers pious exhortation to their victims to love their neighbours,” the letter read.

He continued, “His party and the ruling party of yesterday score cheap political points, comparing notes on levels of incompetence and gravity of negligence in security matters displayed by their respective governments.

“Our security is not only threatened by herdsmen.

OKOGIE It is also threatened by the incompetence of our leaders, their conduct or misconduct, their greedy unethical glorification of perks of office. If, as one senator recently said, each senator receives 13.5 million naira per month as running cost, added to 720, 000-naira monthly salary, then our security is threatened.

Interestingly, the Senate has not contradicted what this senator said. The senator himself has not told Nigerians if he too had been receiving this huge amount.”

The cardinal advised that the salaries be cut to provide support for education, improved access to electricity and to combat poverty and insecurity.

“Nigeria spends so much on government. Yet, there

Over 72,000 PVCs uncollected in Cross River – INEC The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) Cross River State, Dr. Frankland Briyai has said that there are over 72,000 Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) awaiting collection in the state.

Briyai disclosed this while playing host to some members of the Association of Cross River Online Journalists (ACROJ), during a familiarisation visit to his office in Calabar.

He said “since commencement of the exercise last year, the commission has successfully registered over 188,000 new voters and distributed 5,000 PVCs.” He urged journalists to cross check and verify facts before reporting and pointed out that election matters were sensitive and if not accurately reported, may trigger nega-

YAKUBU tive or violent reaction from citizens.

In his response, the Chairman of ACROJ, Mr. Hope Obeten, emphasised the need for closer interaction and engagement between the media and the Commission, stressing that it would ensure balance and fair reportage in the nation’s inter-

est.

He said: “ACROJ has over 10 active online platforms reporting news from Cross River State, we will continue to maintain professionalism and strengthen the cordial relationship we have cultivated with the Commission”.

is little or no governance.

Half of the huge amount of money devoted to servicing political office holders in Nigeria can be spent on education. That will vastly improve our prospects for prosperity and security. To do otherwise is to sentence this country to a future of unending poverty and insecurity. That Nigeria invests more in her recycled politicians than in her youths is a breach of security that mortgages her future.”

He added: “Many are dying of hunger. Salaries are not paid. School fees cannot be paid. Parents withdraw children from school.

Meanwhile, Nigeria’s politicians, paid huge sums of money, throw lavish wedding parties, at a time of heightened insecurity, and the President and Vice President lead the guests.

“Lust for perks of office has made elections into public offices in Nigeria a security concern.

Machiavellian politics has become the most lucrative business.

Nigerians must reflect on these questions before voting next year: when shall we have a government and Commander-in-Chief that truly protects us?”

The letter concluded: “Will there ever be conversion of hearts among Nigerian politicians?

A Senator on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from Bayelsa State and founder of the Silverbird Group, Ben Murray-Bruce has disclosed that he had earlier advised President Muhammadu Buhari to withdraw police officers guarding VIPs in the face of security challenges in the country.

He made this disclosure via his official twitter account following the order of withdrawal of police officers from private individuals and companies by the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris.

IGP Idris had on Monday ordered immediate withdrawal of all police orderlies attached to private individuals and companies.

This brings the incumbent police chief up to speed with his predecessors in one of the most recurring but ineffective police directives.

At the meeting with police commissioners and assistant inspectors-general at the Force Headquarters in Abuja, Mr. Idris said all state commissioners must comply with the orders

Imo guber: More hurdles for Okorocha’s son-in-law, as Orlu elders reject him The Orlu Council of Elders has said they will not support any candidate from the zone, including Chief Uche Nwosu, the son-inlaw of Governor Rochas Okorocha.

According to the council of elders, by 2019, the zone would have ruled the state for 16 years through Chief Achike Udenwa and the incumbent governor, Rochas Okorocha.

Secretary of the organisation, Prof. Nathan Uzoma, who stated this during a press briefing in Owerri, the Imo State capital, disclosed that the elders’ council, headed

by Prof. Francis Dike (SAN), had resolved, after its general meeting last month, that there must be equity and balance in the governance of the state.

“The Orlu Elders Council has made it abundantly clear that it will not support any governorship candidate from Orlu in 2019 because of equity and social harmony in the state. By 2019, they would have ruled the state for 16 years and it would be wrong for the zone to be talking of producing another governor in 2019.

“There is a charter of equity in the state which

was signed by the three zones on how political power is shared for there to be equity and social harmony in the state.

“What we want is a good and credible candidate from either Owerri or Okigwe and they will have our support because this organisation is made up of opinion leaders, the academia, professionals, businessmen and politicians across the 12 council areas of the zone and our opinion carries weight,” he said.

Just last week, Okorocha’s ex-commissioner for Information and Strategy, Dr. Theodore Ekechi, lambasted the governor for insisting on his son inlaw, Chief Nwosu, as his successor.

OKOROCHA

I had earlier advised Buhari to withdraw police officers from VIPs, says Murray-Bruce immediately.

To be withdrawn are officers attached to private individuals and companies — with the exception of private financial institutions— across the country, according to Yomi Sogunle, an assistant commissioner of police and head of the police complaints unit.

Prior to his order, Senator Bruce posted a video on Facebook, showing “what

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will happen if the Nigerian Police focus on their core duties.”

After the IGP’s order, the lawmaker tweeted, “2 weeks ago my #commonsense video advised @MBuhari to withdraw the 150,000 policemen guarding VIPs and send them to guard schools in the North East, like the #DapchiGirls school. Today, he listened to me.”

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Editorial Kerosene adulteration and attendant tragedy

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erosene adulteration in the country has left in its trail many casualties both in human and material. It creates cause for worry because it dates back to time. More worrisome is in the fact that the culprits seem intractable while the trend is difficult to arrest.

Adulteration of the product comes at a huge cost for the country. While some theorists see it as something that will disappear with time, it is taking gargantuan proportion daily. The government in itself look clueless while the criminals smile to the banks riding on the throes of the blood of the innocent.

Adulteration as a word has legal implications when it comes to patent rights, that of petroleum product is more lethal because it carries with it tragic bye products that can wipe out a whole nation. This is when we remember that adulteration of kerosene causes explosions when the product is used in lanterns, stoves and other cooking instruments and this happens at short notice. Most explosions take place in the oil producing areas where this illegal act is prevalent.

Although there are no coherent statistics on the number of casualties from kerosene explosions, available indices show that it is countless and many families may never recover from the havoc caused by the tragedy.

Some examples will however suffice.

Between September 22, 2016, to January 7, 2017, a total of 18 kerosene explosion cases were recorded in Akwa Ibom State.

In this explosions, four persons died with many left incapacitated. Statistics at the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital revealed that all the four dead persons were females and five of the injured, males.

The recorded explosions occurred through adulteration of the genuine products and wrongful use of the product in stoves and lanterns. The explosion usually led to skin burns which leads to loss of water, dehydration and death.

From February 2017 until present, there are several recorded kerosene explosions in Akwa Ibom and Cross River States, claiming many lives. In one of the incidents, a 50-year-old housewife in Cross River State died. Another claimed a little boy, a mother of two and injured 17 others.

In 2007, 10 persons were found dead and 30 others seriously injured in Warri, Delta state following explosions in their homes from adulterated kerosene. Several homes were affected by the explosions, which occurred as the victims tried to light their cooking stoves or lanterns, which had been unknowingly filled with adulterated

kerosene.

Of the 30 injured persons, many were left incapacitated till date.

Kerosene, is the main fuel used for cooking and lighting especially by the majority of poor citizens as an alternative to electricity and gas.

In spite of its everyday need, the scarcity of the product in Nigeria is legendary, creating cause for concern on the role of hawks and rogue government agents who divert the product for personal gains. Studies show that the scarcity is caused by deliberately inadequate importation of the product and its diversion from domestic uses to other areas. While those involved in this unholy act are known in the corridors of power, they are more less known names but remain untouchable.

From research, Kerosene may be adulterated by adding other liquids which may be miscible or immiscible.

In Nigeria kerosene adulteration comes from the addition of water or petrol, or diesel or gas condensate depending on the price deferential between the product and the adulterant.

In a recent survey by the Department of Applied Science and Technology in the Oyo State Ministry of Industry, four out of the five samples of diesel taken from filling stations within the Ibadan metropolis in the South West of Nigeria indicated up to 70 percent kerosene adulteration.

The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) reported that some unscrupulous kerosene dealers in the country have cultivated the habit of adulterating domestic kerosene (HHK) in their bid to cream off excess profit from the sale of the product.

It advised the public to be wary of adulterated petroleum products and seek assistance from its offices when consumers suspect foul play.

NNPC’s warning that consumers should seek assistance from the Department of Petroleum Resources, DPR, NNPC depots or offices when in doubt however does not resonate with the public. It sounds insensitive to the plight of the villagers.

How many of those poor souls in the hinterlands will have the resources or leverage to keep locating DPR or NNPC offices each time they buy a bottle or two.

The nature of these explosions and the number of souls lost daily require a more radical approach to solving the issue than current lukewarm approach that neither scare the culprits nor arrest the trend.

The government also needs to take a second look at its subsidy policy that empowers the criminals both at the corridors of power and in the villages.

L-R: National Security Adviser, Gen. Mohammed Babagana Monguno (rtd) and President Muhammadu Buhari, during the Federal Executive Council Meeting in Abuja....on Wednesday

From left: President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, Chief Whip of the Senate, Prof. Olusola Adeyeye, Deputy Senate Leader, Senator Bala Ibn Na’Allah, and Deputy Chief Whip, Senator Francis Ailimikhena during a meeting between the National Working Committee of the APC and the APC caucus in the Senate at the National Assembly...on Wednesday

Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal presenting a gift to Mr. Bill Gates at the signing of MoU on Routine Immunisation at Sokoto Government House... yesterday

L-R: National Coordinator Proactive Gender Initiatives, Esther Uzoma, National Commissioner Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Prof Okechuwu Ibeanu and Executive Director Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC) Mr. Clement Nwankwo during the Situations room meeting with INEC over the coming election in Abuja....on Wednesday

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Daily Times Nigeria Thursday, March 22, 2018

Of living and killing wages in Nigeria

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Emmanuel Onwubiko

s children in the early 1980’s, growing up in a typical Nigerian community in Kafanchan, Kaduna State, yours faithfully came across this bed-time story that was relayed to us by our elders which ended up teaching us a lesson that all animals are not equal.

The story was about a very elaborate feast that took place in heaven during which all the crawling and flying animals were invited.

Mr. Tortoise managed to negotiate with some huge birds to air lift him to heaven, with promises of better rewards afterward.

But the story goes that these animals were asked by Mr. Tortoise to take up a name each to make for easy identification by the host especially when the time comes for the distribution of customized souvenirs.

Each of those animals quickly took a name but Tortoise did the unthinkable by naming himself as “All of you”.

When the time came for the event, all of them managed to find their ways to the heavenly host with Mr. Tortoise who took a smooth ride with some gigantic birds.

But at the party, the host has this tradition of bringing all the foods and gifts and announcing that “All of you” should take possession of these items.

In this case, Mr. Tortoise automatically grabs all the items thereby making the rest of the birds and animals attending this party to go hungry and when it was time to go, the birds that gave a lift to Mr. Tortoise angrily abandoned him to his cruel fate making it almost impossible for the Tortoise to return to the animal kingdom on Earth since he defenestrated the solemn promises he made without recourse to his conscience.

Not used to be beaten, the Tortoise was clever enough to give a message to one of the birds just before they all flew away to tell his wife to gather matrasses and pillows outside their house so he could land on them from

the sky.

But the bird rather than relayed the exact message told the wife of the Tortoise that she should gather stones in front of their house and when this was done, Mr. Tortoise who thought that his message reached his wife then landed on top of the stones which immediately cracked his back.

So we were told that it was greed and avarice that made the back of every Tortoise to look fragmented and rough right from the rough and tumble encounter of their common ancestor.

The import of this short story is that all animals are not equal but again, it is a demonstration that selfishness does not go unpunished.

The above story flashed through my subconscious when in the recent days, the Senator representing Kaduna central and my personal friend, Comrade Shehu Sani disclosed the jumbo packages that Senators earned which goes to show that Nigerian Senators earn better than legislators of USA which is the World’s largest economy.

The revelation of this extremely heartless pay package also demonstrated that even in Britain, which is where Nigeria gained political independence, the legislators are paid peanuts when compared with the princely sum that each of our 106 Senators pockets monthly, not to talk of the 306 or so members of the Federal House of Representatives whose pay packages aren’t fundamentally different from what the Senators collect.

Shehu Sani’s revelation occurred only few hours after the federal government deferred the announcement of the new minimum wages that should be paid to civil servants to make up for the extremely high costs of living.

For now, N18,000 is the minimum wage paid to the civil servants in Nigeria but some states of the federation have kicked against a uniformed minimum wage arguing that Nigerian states are not equally buoyant.

Some of these governors who are kicking against the low minimum

wage and arguing that they can’t pay such since it is high, are the same persons whose earnings are to be categorized as killing wages because each governor enjoy the kind of out -ofthis -World privileges that have been described by a one-time governor Mr. Peter Obi as shocking.

Peter Obi, a former governor of Anambra State has stated that what governors earn in Nigeria will cause more outrage in the country than revelation of Senators’ salaries.

He spoke as a panelist at the dialogue organized by Ripples Centre for Data and Investigative Journalism in Lagos on Thursday and said governors’ earning in Nigeria was immoderate compared to earnings of public office holders in the United States of America.

Obi told the audience that if he revealed how much a Nigerian governor earned, the outrage would be hotter than what trailed the N13.5 million monthly pay of senators.

“None of you knows what a governor earns; quote me anywhere if you know you won’t be here.

“It is something you can’t imagine.

You just know the one of senators, and you are shouting, but what if you know that of the governors?

“America’s GDP is way above Nigeria’s but an American senator earns $174,000 (about N50 million) a year and you can imagine what his Nigerian counterpart earns in a month,” he said. “In America, governors earn according to their state. The governor of California is the highest paid in America, and he earns $192, 000. The smallest state earns $70, 000.

“But in Nigeria, I can tell you because I’ve been there, the cost of just keeping convoys alone is in millions.

And when people ask me why am I saying these things, I tell them that even if we made mistakes yesterday, can’t we correct it today?”

“I asked them, why are all these vehicles following me, and nobody was able to explain to me. I didn’t stop it because of them following me, but the cost of maintaining them was high. I

asked them why do we need to spend about N30 million fueling these vehicles that 60 percent are empty when following me?” he said.

“What is the essence of a bulletproof car? Anyone who wants to kill you would come when you are out of the car. For eight years I didn’t use, and they didn’t kill me.

“In 2017, Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna state, made public details of his state’s expenditure, including security vote,” he reportedly added.

Now, when compared to what Senator Shehu Sani said that Senators are earning, an observer is therefore left to conclude that these sets of killing wages paid to political office holders including presidency officials are the direct fundamental cause of our backwardness and gross under development as a nation because only very little is then spent for capital expenditures. Daily Trust reported recently that Nigerian ministers earn higher that their counterparts in the developed Western economies. If you then put this revelation side-by-side with Senator Sani’s disclosure you will then know that all politicians are our collective oppressors.

Don’t forget that the senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani, revealed that he and his colleagues receive N13.5 million monthly as “running cost.”

In an interview with TheNews, Mr. Sani said that the running cost does not include a N700,000 monthly consolidated salary and allowances which they also receive.

“I think what we can say is that the running cost of a senator is N13.5 million every month,” the senator said.

He explained that though there is no specification on what the funds was meant for, each lawmaker is mandated to provide receipts to back up their expenses.

Emmanuel Onwubiko, heads Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) and blogs @www.huriwanigeria.com; www. emmanuelonwubiko.com; www. huriwa@blogspot.com.

How govt can create millionaires from entertainment sector

F Nosa Eweka

unding is the most critical component in growing any business, the entertainment business is no different. Entertainment entrepreneurs are the most disadvantaged of all Entrepreneurs in Nigeria because banks, Private Equity and Venture Capitalist Firms in Nigeria refuse to put their capital in the entertainment space.

A huge majority of Entertainment Entrepreneurs in Nigeria turn to illicit business people to get funding for their businesses or projects. It’s time Financial Institutions (Banks, Private Equity and Venture Capitalist Firms) in Nigeria get involved in the entertainment business. The global entertainment industry is valued at over $2tr.

The Bank of Industry (BOI) is the only financial institution in Nigeria currently providing capital to Entertainment Entrepreneurs. BOI have given loans to a few Movie Makers for one off projects. The effort of BOI is commendable but a huge majority of Movie Makers, Musicians, Entertainment Entrepreneurs and Entertainment Startups do not have the type of collateral needed to access capital from BOI. I stand to be corrected but I don’t think BOI has given capital to any record label in Nigeria to grow its business, no Bank has.

Financial Institutions and the Federal Government need to provide Entertainment Startups and viable entertainment companies with capital to grow their businesses in exchange for equity. The Americans, Qataris, Emiratis and Chinese have adopted this strategy and currently own equity in very successful multi million dollar entertainment companies.

Financial Institutions and the Federal Government have to invest in entertainment companies with an experienced management team and a great business plan. Companies that are going to put out great content, create jobs, generate a great return on investment (ROI) and make an impact in the entertainment space for decades.

The Federal Government and Financial Institutions can create a lot of millionaires from this sector than any other in Nigeria. Multi-million naira companies, multi-million dollar companies and a lot more naira and dollar millionaires also equates to more revenue from taxes for the Federal Government.

Financial Institutions (Banks, Private Equity and Venture Capitalist Firms) in Nigeria have dropped the ball in the past by not investing in entertainment companies, a great example is IROKO Partners. IROKO is currently the world’s largest digital distributor of African movies. IROKO’s funding did not come from the Federal Government, any Bank, Private Equity Firm or Venture Capitalist in Nigeria but today IROKO is arguably Africa’s number one entertainment company with a market value in the hundreds of millions of dollars.

Tiger Global Management, a hedge fund in New York gave IROKO the capital it needed for its business. Wealthy Nigerians, Financial Institutions and the Federal Government missed out on owning equity in a multi million dollar business that continues to grow.

“Fela The Musical” was another missed opportunity. Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith and Jay Z made “Fela The Musical” a reality with $11M. Fela grossed over $33M the 3 years it was on Broadway, a $22M return on investment (ROI). Americans created,

financed and made a great financial return on a Broadway project about our own. No Nigerian was involved in creating or financing “Fela the Musical”, isn’t that sad.

Just take a look at what our Musicians have accomplished. I have so much respect for Nigerian Musicians, they have done beyond amazing, selling their music and selling out arenas all across the world with no help from Nigerian Financial Institutions or the Federal Government.

Nollywood is doing beyond amazing as well, so much has been accomplished and Nollywood hasn’t even peaked yet. Nollywood is currently the 3rd largest movie industry in the world. This feat was attained way before Bank of Industry (BOI) started giving out collateral backed capital to our Movie Makers.

Just imagine what can be achieved if the entertainment industry has the financial backing of Banks, Private Equity, Venture Capitalist Firms and the Federal Government.

Former President Goodluck Jonathan and the Former Coordinating Minister of our Economy, Mrs. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala had great intentions to grow the entertainment industry but mistakes were made. The stakeholders engaged by President Jonathan’s administration lacked experience in matters of finance, they were unable to properly articulate what kind of funding they wanted from the Federal Government. $200M was set aside for the entertainment industry by Former President Goodluck Jonathan and Mrs. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. The $200M sits at Nigerian Export and Import Bank (NEXIM Bank) but it’s almost impossible for any entertainment company to access capital from this fund. It’s ac-

tually a loan facility with more than a few stringent conditions attached to it.

The $200M was provided by the African Development Bank (AFDB) backed by a sovereign guarantee from the Federal Government. The Buhari administration and the National Assembly need to thoroughly examine the books of NEXIM Bank in regards to this fund.

President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo have commended the entertainment industry on multiple occasions for what has been accomplished thus far with no help from Financial Institutions and the Federal Government.

The Duo have also stated on multiple occasions that they are committed to helping grow the entertainment industry exponentially, it’s time to make good on that promise. I am going to quote our Vice President “ We will not make promises that we won’t keep, we keep our promises”.

President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo need to scrap the policy in regard to the $200M at NEXIM Bank. The $200M should be managed by fund managers who are experienced in the entertainment and equity finance space.

The $200M equity fund should invest in financially viable entertainment companies and Entertainment Startups with a great management team that will give the Nigerian Government a great return on its investment within 3 years. Our Financial Institutions (Banks, Private Equity and Venture Capitalist Firms) should set up a similar structure as well, the entertainment business is lucrative and recession proof.

Nosa Eweka is an entrepreneur and a member of the Benin Royal Family, (nosaeweka@yahoo.com).

Daily Times Nigeria Thursday, March 22, 2018

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Three days with The Oranmiyan (II)

Times Columnist MOHAMMED ADAMU

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With his many socio-economically empowering programs, especially the skillsimparting Youth Empowerment Scheme which injects into the State economy N200 million monthly (representing N10,000 monthly pay for each participating youth in a revolving series of a three-monthly program), money circulates regularly not only to reflate the economy but to empower the people to create wealth

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f ‘governance’ was ‘rocket science’, as politicians would have us believe, what I felt –after just three days of visit to the State of Osunwas that ‘governance’ at last had met, in Governor Aregbesola, its own ‘Albert Einstein’. Because after what I personally saw, and after gorging myself with a ‘library’ of literature on what I saw, I must admit that Osun is truly where ‘empiricism’ –rather than tokenismhas come to season ‘political governance’: the vision, the mission, the thought processes occasioning the birth of every idea and the meticulousness by which these ideas are implemented, is simply as laboratorial as would the ‘Einstein Observatory’ itself.

By the way, Einstein was the one who said that “Genius is 1% talent and 99% hard work” –and which other thinkers may have corrupted to ‘1% inspiration and 99% perspiration’. But Einstein was also the one who said that “Intellectuals solve problems, geniuses prevent them”; suggesting that ‘intellectuals’ are ‘re-active’ by nature, and that ‘proactive’ motivation is the province only of the ‘genius’. But sometimes even geniuses may be doomed to tackle ‘problems’ their prodigy could not, at first, have averted. And in which case even they sometimes may have to act ‘intellectually’ first -by being reactive- to certain prevailing problems, before they get to act ‘ingeniously’ second -by being proactive- like geniuses do.

I ended last week’s with a sneak preview of what Aregbesola had inherited, an insolvent State “owing a ‘suffocating’ N18.3 billion when its monthly income was a measly N1.5 billion”. In actual fact what Aregbesola inherited was N22 billion, made up of what a commissioner described as an ‘irresponsible’ N18.38 billion short-term loan to build ‘six stadia’ and some smaller local loans totaling N4 billion. But it was the N18.3 billion that was debilitatingly at issue -both in its irrelevant ‘purpose’ and more worrisomely in the suffocating short-term ‘tenure’ of its repayment. Nothing defined ‘irresponsibility’ better than borrowing such amount on a shortterm and, ironically only to build such ‘long-term’ social projects like stadia, amidst a frightening falling standard of education. But debt was already an infliction, the handling of which had occasioned something even more benign, namely a resort by the infant and insolvent administration to taking a “bridge finance of N1billion every month” just to meet

Oranmiyan Staff its statutory obligations.

Thus saddled with a virtual fait accompli, the Governor had to be the Einstein “intellectual” first, by solving an inherited problem reactively, even though the shrewdness he had to apply to relax the grip of that stranglehold required more of the Einstein ‘genius’ of ‘1% inspiration’ and ‘99% perspiration’ than bare ‘intellectualism’. As Einstein himself would say “Imagination is more important than knowledge”.

The loan was carefully re-structured first to ease the grip on the jugular of the State –so that it now repaid N100 million monthly instead of N600 million- and even to free some resources for the execution of vital projects without having to compromise the State’s obligations to its creditors.

And as the Governor himself had said: “we… re-financed that (loan) through some ingenious means and our own goodwill; through our own strategy of usually turning liability into asset”. Needless to say that many a governor on such death-bed struggle would, disingenuously, have indulged in more reckless –even if more suffocating- borrowings.

In fact that loan restructuring was the reason also that the State could accommodate a new minimum wage which had just shot salaries from N900million to N1.8billion. And –contrary to media umbrage- it was the needless rancor ignited by Labour over the Governor’s systemic approach to accommodating the new wage that actually led to an unwarranted strike, which in turn occasioned the infamous salary backlog by which the opposition was bent on hanging the Governor. Just as –on the hijab issue- it was an innocuous state-wide schools merger bringing together two mutually exclusive school uniforms that CAN and partisan politics divisively played up to de-campaign the man.

By the way, to get his ‘Six Point Integral Action Plan’ fully off the ground, Governor Aregbesola had also ingeniously tapped into a delicate financial instrument, namely

the use of ‘promissory notes’ to finance especially highly prioritized projects, riding –as Dr. Wale Boluwaduro, his Finance Commissioner had said- on the crest of his impeccable ‘credibility’ and his unassailable ‘pedigree’. Soon with a combination of rescaling and reprioritizing of irrelevant, loan-backed projects, coupled with ‘prudent’, ‘transparent’ and ‘fiscal discipline’, the State had not only come out of insolvency, but the Governor now even had a pool of funds to play Einstein with.

And with his many socio-economically empowering programs, especially the skills-imparting Youth Empowerment Scheme which injects into the State economy N200 million monthly (representing N10,000 monthly pay for each participating youth in a revolving series of a three-monthly program), money circulates regularly not only to reflate the economy but to empower the people to create wealth. Which is consistent with Ogbeni’s personal philosophy, that as “companies invest in profit, government must invest in the people” -to empower them he said, so that when they create wealth and especially when they pay taxes, “they in return can empower the government”.

And in fact by ‘improving efficiency’ in administration, ‘cutting down on recurrent expenditure’, ‘blocking leakages’ and ‘maximizing revenue collection’ Aregbesola, in no time had improved Osun’s savings and significantly upped her Internally Generated Revenue, IGR without necessarily having to increase tax heads or tax rates. In much the same way he had radically reformed education and improved pupils’ and students’ performances without having to sack teachers. And in much the same way also, that –unlike his equally prodigious Kaduna State counterpart, El-Rufai- Aregbesola has, in the last seven years, been feeding over 350,000 pupils under the School Feeding program, ‘O’Meal’ without counterpart funding from the Federal Government.

But that is not all. Aregbesola has constructed over 300 kilometers of

roads across the State; initiated a Free Train Ride to and from Lagos during festive seasons and particularly for freighting of farm produce; introduced a social welfare for the aged (Agba Osun) providing monetary support and free Medicare for the State’s most vulnerable elders; pioneered the distribution to students, of IPADs (called ‘The Tablet of Knowledge’ or ‘Opon Imo’), regarded as the “first Stand-Alone-ELearning System in Sub-Saharan Africa containing 57 textbooks, past JAMB/WAEC questions and a Virtual Classroom for all subjects from SS-1 to SS-3”.

And I was wondering why, in spite of all these achievements, it had to take a personal visit to Osun for one to know, after all, that Aregbesola, rather than the fatwa-issuingmullah on students ‘hijab’, or the ‘sadistic’ salary-owing Chief Executive, is actually a reincarnated Awo gifted with the Einsteinian sleight of hand to revolutionize political governance in Nigeria. No matter how prejudiced you are against the man you cannot fail to apprehend a conscious effort by one man to reason differently, to govern sincerely and to apply systemically.

When we finally sat for an interview, very late in the night, it was virtually amidst intermittent dozes that he alluded to a Report of Nigerian Bureau of Statistics confirming Osun as the best in governance on the human, poverty, unemployment and environment related indexes.

But for all partisan politics care, ‘so what!?’ After all the Scottish writer, Andrew Lang has said that “Politicians use statistics in the same way that a drunken man uses lamp posts –for support rather than illumination”. And which was exactly what Aregbesola himself -in a 4th May 2012 interview with Punch Newspaper- once said, despondently: “When I tell people that what we have done for this State is extra ordinary, they don’t want to listen”.

But “Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored”. Or so said Aldous Huxley.

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NASS to establish museum, archives for late members Ï Ɔ Ɛ Ə ƍ ƕ ƐƏƈƄƑƐƆ Ɛ Ƌ ƐƆ z ƊƈƋƈ Olufemi Samuel and Tunde Opalana, Abuja

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senate on Wednesday resolved to establish a museum and archives to immortalise its departed members.

The resolution was passed during a special valedictory session held in honour of late Senator Ali Wakili who died after slumping on Saturday morning in his Gwarinpa, Abuja residence.

The senate said it would liaise with the House of Representatives to expedite actions in the establishment of the museum and archives.

It also resolved to consider an appropriate scheme to support the families of legislators who died in active service as well as naming committees and hearing rooms after them.

It also resolved to establish an endowment fund in honour of the late Wakili, who is survived by two wives and 10 children.

The Senate Leader, Senator Ahmad Lawan, who moved motion for the valedictory session, said the late Wakili had legislative interest in finance, revenue, appropriation, in making good legislation, empowerment of the people and good governance by sponsoring some bills.

According to him, some of the bills and motions sponsored by the late Wakili include the Federal College of Education, Dass Establishment 2018; Nigeria Customs Service Act Repeal and Reenactment Bill 2018; Nigerian Customs Service Pension Board Bill 2018 etc.

The Senate Leader further noted that the deceased as chairman, Senate Committee on Poverty Alleviation demonstrated intelligence, hard work and commitment in the advancement of legislative process.

“He believed in and celebrated friendship; he was

a faithful devotee to humanity; he had passion for life; and lived for it; he believed in fairness, equity and justice.

“He was there for everyone. He was a charismatic politician and political leader with passion and flavors that traversed the political spectrum appealing to all social strata.

“He was at home with the grassroots as he was with the elite; he was a very generous man who gave his all to the needy”.

Senator Lawan further said the deceased was a loyal APC party member and a team player who was determined to help realise the progressive agenda of the party and the administration in bauchi and the whole country through legislation.

The Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu while contributing said: “Wakili retired as a Customs officer. So severally when matters concerning customs, revenues come up in the Senate he always contributed”.

“The Senate benefited from his vast knowledge, we will continue to remember those good attributes he exhibited”, he said.

He added that the simple lesson that should be learnt from the death of the late senator was that “life comes to an end and power comes to an end whether it is applied appropriately or is abused”.

Senator Adamu Abdullahi (APC Nasarawa West) urged other lawmakers to ensure they undergo routine health checks to avoid untimely death. His view was held bythe chairman Senate Committee on Health, Senator Lanre Tejuosho.

Senator Suleiman Nazif (APC Bauchi North) said there was a reconciliatory move in Bauchi, this is the time. “For those who said they wanted to reconcile with Ali Wakili, his family, wife. Please go to his family and show the true reconciliation”, he said.

L-R: Former States’ Governors, Ibrahim Shekarau (Kano); Isa Yuguda (Bauchi) and Babangida Aliyu (Niger), during the 5th Anniversary Lecture in honour of late Sen. Olusola Saraki, organised by the Northern Union in Abuja

FG lauds BON Hotels on home-grown skills in Nigerian hospitality sector Mathew Dadiya, Abuja

ÏÏÏThe

Federal Government has assured it will continue to encourage investments in diverse sectors, particularly the hotel, tourism and hospitality sectors of the economy as part of plans to diversify the economy.

Speaking during the launch of BON Hotel Abuja on Tuesday, the Deputy Senate President, Dr. Ike Ekweremadu, said with investments coming into various sectors of the economy, that Nigerians would gradually develop international and home-grown skills that will sustainably keep the economy in top shape.

The Deputy Senate President commended the BON Hotel Group for emphasizing their strategy of local skills and training in the Nigerian hospitality sector, pointing out the group made their home-grown policy known when they entered the Nigerian hotel management arena some two years ago.

According to him, recent reports issued by the group

which indicates that the number of Nigerian managers coming through their program shows BON Hotel’s commitment to skills development and transfer for Nigeria and Nigerians.

Speaking at the launch of the newly refurbished BON Hotel Abuja, the Chairman of BON Hotels International West Africa, Mr. Otto Stehlik, said he is extremely pleased at the progress of the BON group, saying BON Hotel recognized the need of skills development when it began operating in Nigeria.

“We put together a transformation program, which the board identified as a priority.

We are finally in a position where we have a team of elite Nigerians who have been trained, educated, skilled and, importantly, mentored to head up and be supported by senior executive management and head office.

Stehlik said this idea formed an ideal base for future growth in Nigeria on all levels, saying It’s apparent that BON Hotels have a sincere strategy of tapping into the skills and expertise

of seasoned hoteliers of upskilling local talent.

Giving insights into how far the group has come, the Executive Director of BON Hotels International West Africa, Mr. Bernard Cassar, said the organization is proud that its hotels across Nigeria is peopled by mainly Nigerians and a few expatriates staff have have devoted their energy into transferring their knowledge and abilities to eager Nigerian recruits.

“We are able to boast from the rooftops that more and more of our hotels are managed on a senior level by locally trained Nigerian staff. This strategy has been a work in progress, when as far back as 2001, Nigerian individuals were identified and fast tracked to form a new generation of localized senior managers”.

According to the BON Hotel executive director, of the 25 hotels which BON hotels manage across Nigeria, 80% of their general managers, deputy managers, senior management, department heads and executive chefs have, over the last two years,

been trained, skilled and promoted to senior level positions by the group.

He explained that the Nigerian management headed by a Nigerian, Mr. Paul Umoh, who, from his position as executive director and major shareholder at BON Hotels International West Africa, has been one of the many local Nigerians who have been fast-tracked through the transformation policy, adding Umoh heads up the on-theground operational management of the Nigerian hotels.

Pointing out that multinational Nigerian hotel sector has been run and managed by expatriate leaderships imported from countries such as the United Kingdom and South Africa in the past, Casser said the predisposed support of imported staff, imported raw material, and imported supplies with very little local encouragement is one that BON Hotel has come to address, adding in two years, that BON Hotels has been able to identify the right talent within their ranks and has placed a strong focus on fast-tracking and supporting their home-grown program.

Foundation to provide free eye treatment to 5000 Kwarans

Kehinde Akinpelu, ilorin

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free medical outreach program providing eye screening, treatment and giving out eye glasses free of charge has commenced in Ilorin, Kwara State.

The free services are being provided by a private outfit; Mohammed Ajia Ibrahim (MAI) Foundation is targeting 5000 residents of Kwara State in

the first batch of the exercise proposed to go round the sixteen Local Government Areas of the state.

The outreach kicked off on Wednesday at the family compound of the founder; Alhaji Mohammed Ajia in Agaka area of the state capital.

Speaking with Daily Times, at the occasion, Ajia said he floated the foundation to render the humanitarian gesture out

of a passion he developed after taking a close look at the suffering of the people around him.

His words; “My foundation is borne out of concerns for our people suffering and we have rolled out series of pragrammes scheduled to start in due course. So, part of it is a health outreach programme which we embarked on to help kwarans protect their eyes.

“We observed that eye is essential organ in the body and a lots of people are having problems with their eyes and they cannot afford to treat them,” he said Ajia said the foundation, through a partnership with experts is sensitizing the people on the causes of eye challenges with a view to guide them on what they must do, like the right diets to take as a way

to avoid eye problems.

According to him, the diet is very key to people’s health including eye care pointing out that there are high friendly foods which people ignore only to their own peril evem when such foods are relatively cheap.

Speaking further he said, “we are targeting at 5000 Kwarans to benefit from this programme and we will move to Offa,on Thursday, and we will go

round the three Senatorial Districts to reach the common people.”

Ajia, who expressed satisfaction with the turnout of people on Wednesday urged beneficiaries to adhere to the counsel of the medical personnel on eyes.

The philanthropist told Daily Times, that he would not relent in his resolve to render services to humanity in whatever position ordained him to be as long as he lives.

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Allow Iju motor park to be, PDP Ifako/Ijaiye tells APC ÏÏÏThe

Minister of Power, Works & Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, SAN (right), presenting a copy of the Meter Asset Provider Regulations 2018 to the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Udom Emmanuel (left) during the 25th Monthly Meeting of Operators in the Power Sector hosted by the Akwa Ibom State Government and Ibom Power at the Ibom Hall, IBB Way, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, recently

PADAA holds international conference, 2018 Award of Excellence in Ghana Mathew Dadiya, Abuja

ÏÏÏThe Pan Africanism De-

velopment of Africa by Africans (PADAA) has said that it has concluded arrangements for its international conference on Africa’s Development and Award of Excellence 2018 in Accra, Ghana.

The conference would outline some of the major challenges militating against the development of the continent and solutions would be proffered by economics, political and health experts on the way forward for Africa.

In a statement signed by the country Representative/ Chairman Local Organising Committee, Mr. Boniface Abraham, Deputy Country Representative Mr Baba Adamu JP, said the conference

would bring Africans wordwide to brainstorm on the future of the contine and how to build a progressive, peaceful and developed Africa for the younger generation.

According to them, it would also have a special focus on leadership, empowerment and development of Africa by Africans through technological education.

The event will also celebrate and honour Pan African Achievers who have contributed positively to the development of the continent of Africa.

Keynote address will be delivered by Mr Kwesi Pratt, CEO Insight Newspaper Ghana,HRH Eze Kennedy Ginikanwa Obi Ebube Agu 1 of Ghana, Dr Earnest Azudialu-Obiejesi Group Managing

Director, Obijackson group and Cheif Dr Francis Daniel Okumagba GMD FMG. Notable Ghanaian and Nigerian cultural troupes will be on ground to entertain invited guests at the event on 30th March, 2018 at Tomreik international Hotel Accra Ghana.

Those who will would be honoured with award of excellence for prudent leadership, hardwork, innovation and selfless service to humanity include: Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara speaker House of Reps, Minister of Aviation Nigeria Hadi sirika, Dr. Hajo Sani P A to wife of President Buhari, Alh Lawal Abdullahi kazuare Cheif Protocol Officer to the President, Chief of Air Staff Sadique Abubakar; Lt Gen Tukur Yusuf Buratai, Chief of Army Staff.

Justice Babatunde Adeniran Adejumo, President Industrial Court of Nigeria; Rt Hon. Mudashiru Ajayi Obasa, Speaker Lagos State House of Assembly; Hon.Wasiu E. Sanni, Deputy Speaker LSHA; Hon Godiya Akwashiki Deputy Speaker NSHA; Senator, Emmanuel Paulker, Senator Gershom Bassey, Senator Rose Oko; Cheif Dr Francis Daniel Okumagba GMD FMG, Abuja Nigeria Others are Patriot Bala Joshua Peace corps of Nigeria, Majalisan Macido Andaha Foundation, Yakubu Ubangari SUBEB Secretary Nasarawa, Madaki Benbella snr Bursar, Dr. Ango Abdullahi, provost Fed COE Zaria, Bisi Adegbiyi, Post Master General amongst other distinguished persons; amongst others.

Buhari congratulates Tony Elumelu on 55th birthday Mathew Dadiya, Abuja

ÏÏÏPresident

Muhammadu Buhari warmly felicitated with the Chairman of Heirs Holdings, Mr. Tony Elumelu on his 55th birthday, March 22, 2018.

Buhari joined the United Bank of Africa, the Tony Elumelu Foundation, the Elumelu family and all professional colleagues of the economist,

consummate banker and successful entrepreneur, whose pacesetting antecedents continue to inspire both the young and old on the power of ideas, big dreams and hard work.

The President commended Elumelu’s diligence, versatility and selflessness in championing the economic philosophy of “Africapitalism’’, which calls to action the

need to grow businesses that cater for African interests, support governments and bottom-up development within the continent, by discouraging long term dependence on donor countries and philanthropic organisations.

As Elumelu turns 55 years, Buhari believed the entrepreneur’s greatest investment has been in the development of people

and communities, clearly evident in the Tony Elumelu Foundation which started with scholarships and fellowships, and now trains a new generation of business leaders across the continent.

President Buhari prayed that the almighty God would grant Elumelu longer life, more ideas and renewed vigour to pursue his dream of making life better for others.

People’s Democratic Party(PDP), Ifako/ Ijaiye has joined the league of those opposed to the relocation of the Iju Motor park, and move the buses in to the adjourning streets.

A Chieftain of the party in the Local Government Chief Johnson Wale in a letter to Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, asked the Governor to prevail on the chairman, Ifako/Ijaiye LGA, Apostle Toba Oke, to drop the idea, as ‘its continuation portend a great danger to the residents.

In a statement, Chief Wale said it is not a “surprise to see what is happening in our Local government as, the All Progressive Congress (APC), has short themselves in the foot.”

Also, he said that it is shameful to see the APC adding pains and sufferings to the people that voted them into power. A reasonable government will not push over one million commuter buses in to residential streets.”

To him, it means one day, the government would turn Ikoyi, Victoria Island and Banana Island to mo-

tor parks. “Or is it only the poor who have no voice that pains and wrong plans are meant for?

He continued, “It is shameful the way APC is treating the people of Lagos state. If you sack the traders, National Union of Road Transport Workers who feed their families through the park, you are gradually increasing the hardship in the country, as well as increase the number of unemployed people in the Local Government, state and the country.”

Chief Wale said that sacking people from the motor park and send them in to streets is fraught with a lot danger. “How can you carry characters associated with miscreants, hemp smokers pick pockets armed robbers and what have you from park in to people’s homes.

“The Iju motor park accommodates over one million yellow buses and you want to send them into 4to 5 streets in Ward C of the Local Government due to selfish gains and interest not mindful whether they die or not, these are the people that voted you into power.

Nigeria missing benefits of underground space tech -ITA President Mathew Dadiya, Abuja

ÏÏÏThe

President of the International Tunnelling Association (ITA), Prof. Tarcisio Celestino has said that Nigeria was missing out from the huge benefits derivable in tunnelling and underground infrastructure development.

Tarcisio, who was in Nigeria to attend the 2nd International Tunnelling and Underground Space conference in Abuja, on Tuesday, urged the Federal Government to embrace the technology which has proved cost-effective in other countries.

He said although Nigeria, like any other country requires huge investment to bridge its infrastructural deficits, partnership with the private sector holds the key to delivering the much needed underground infrastructure in the most populous Black nation in the world.

“With Nigeria speculated to hit third most populous nation on earth by 2050, there is no alternative to developing the underground space infrastructure in Nigeria considering the reality that the benefits far outweighs the investment,”

Tarcisio said.

The ITA President noted that although Nigeria joined the International Tunnelling Association as its newest member nation in 2017 as its 74 member, the momentum the country had gained was impressive.

The conference, with the theme: “Exploring the Socioeconomic Benefits of Developing Tunnelling and Underground Space Infrastructure in Nigeria,” is expected to sensitize government officials, industry professionals and sundry stakeholders on the summit holding in Abuja.

President of the Tunnelling Association of Nigeria, Mr. Abidemi Agwor while briefing the Senate Committee on Land Transportation, said the organization is dedicated for the promotion and advancement of the effective use of the underground space in Nigeria.

“The Tunnelling Association of Nigeria through its three pillars of awareness creation, education and capacity development seeks to engage the government, private sector and the academia through conferences, symposia, workshops and other means.

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MAI Foundation flags off second phase of medical outreach Kehinde Akinpelu, ilorin

ÏÏÏMohammed

Ajia Ibrahim Foundation has, flag off the second phase of the medical outreach in Ilorin, the Kwara State Capital and other parts of the State that was not covered in the first phase.

MAI Foundation is a non-profit Organisation founded as part of Mohammed Ajia Ibrahim efforts to lend a helping hand to the people of his immediate community, State and the Nation at large with seven areas of focus which includes Youth Capacity, Women empowerment, Health support, Education Support, Agricultural support, poverty alleviation and community development.

The foundation commenced the first face of free eye test, treatment and distribution of eye glasses on the 2nd and 3rd of March 2018 which covered Ilorin West and

Ilorin East Local Government with about 2000 beneficiaries as part of the efforts of the foundation to assist the people of the State.

The second phase is targeted at about 5000 beneficiaries from the 16 Local Government Areas of Kwara State.

The medical team of the foundation will spend one day in each of the location in the Local government starting from Wednesday 21st March, 2018 from Agaka, Offa, Oke Lele, Oloje, Afon, Share, Lafiagi, Shonga, Bode Saadu and Isanlu Isin.

Some of the beneficiaries who spoke with Daily Times, said that if the government is care for this kind of programs in the state it would have gone a long way for the masses. Mrs. Ibrahim Idowu, who commended the instructor of this that for past 20 years she has been on eye problem but now she better than was she was now.

Delta Govt spends N720m on lg poll Nosa Akenzua, Asaba

ÏÏÏThe Delta State Govern-

ment on Wednesday said a total sum of N720 million was spent on the recently conducted Local Government elections in the State, adding that 2,250 secondary school teachers in the same vain were promoted.

The State governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, who made this known to Journalists at media conference held in Asaba, disclosed that a total of N11 billion would be spent on Asaba Erosion control project adding that though the State has improved, but still inundated with domestic challenges.

Noting that the press had been supportive in partnership with the State Government, Governor Okowa dispelled as untrue insinuations that some state owned parastatalls had been put on sale, saying that those who peddle such rumors work with figments of imagination.

He said “there is reasonable improvement in the state revenue, better than what it used to be, we pay workers’ salaries regularly, and we have begun supports for the Local governments to enable its pay her workers”.

On Asaba International Airport, the Governor disclosed that ULO Contracting firm asked for repudiation of the contract awarded to it, and it was granted, adding that few weeks later, the Contractor,

Chief Uche Okpunor went to court, asking for payment. According to him, “who claims the State government is owes him, whereas it is the firm indebted to the State, he has taken us to court, we shall meet in court”.

He said that the state government had embarked on the construction of Oko-gbele first phase 3.3km road, adding that though it might be difficult for the completion of the road because of the topography of the environment but would do everything possible to ensure its completion.

On Ogbe-Ijaw crisis, the Governor disclosed that panels of enquiry set up to look into the crisis, had submitted its findings, adding that government decision on the whole paper connotes that government will take charge of the Lands in dispute and warned that it will not fold its hands watching the crisis bedeviling the two communities Ogbe-Ijaw, and Aladja.

The Governor explained that the contracting firm CCC, Chinese firm handling the Asaba Erosion project assured of its completion to specification, pointing out over 1,600 schools across the state were currently under renovation by the state Government in the cost of N20 billion, on Asaba township stadium, Governor Okowa assured of its speedy completion that will meet the dead line of August 2018 Championship.

L-R: World Bank Country Director for Nigeria, Mr. Rachid Ben Messaoud and Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal after their meeting at the World Bank office in Abuja

Woman commits suicide in Delta over poor UTME performance Nosa Akenzua, Asaba

ÏÏÏA 25-year old female

Jamb candidate (name withheld) has reportedly committed suicide over her failure in the released of UTME results.

Reports said that the University of admission seeker allegedly took her life in the early hours of Tuesday in Ekeugbo, Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State after she saw her

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Mortuary.

Meanwhile, the leadership of all ex-soldiers of the 1967-1970 Nigeria civil war veterans under the agile of care first for the Aged welfare Development Association, has described the death of Col. Joseph Achuzia (rtd) as a colossal loss. `Speaking o Journalists in Asaba after a condolence visit to the Association, Vet Ubi Ikoi, manu-

factured that the death of the Civil war Lord remains the collective ideas of the Igbo Philosophy in particular, and the entire Biafra emancipation in general. The ex-soldiers disclosed that Achuzia’s resourcefulness had indispensable contribution to the IPOB Liberation in agenda, cannot be overstressed, adding that his death vacuum cannot be filled by anybody.

Police officers in trouble in Abia over alleged killing of 3 men Sunday Nwakanma – Umuah

ÏÏÏThree policemen have

been placed in custody at the Abia state Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the police command for alleged murder of three young men.

This was sequel to the petition sent by leaders of Ntigba Okpuala in Ntigha Community, Isiala Ngba North Local Council, to the Inspector General of Police Ibrahim Idiris.

Signed on behalf of the Community by a legal practitioner Dr. Anthony Agbazuere, accused the policemen of the murder of three young men of the Community.

In his response to the petition, the IGP directed the Abia state Commissioner of Police Anthony Ogbizi to investigate the matter.

Addressing newsmen in Umuahia over the incident, Agbazuere said that his atten-

tion was drawn to the ugly incident which happened when three policemen an inspector and two sergeants stormed the community, leaving at the wake of their invasion the death of the youths.

He gave the names of the youths as Adimchi Obiocha, Joseph Nwokocha and Obinna. Agbazuere said that the three policemen arrived at the community while the youths were holding a meeting in Mercedes Benz 190 and opened fire on the three young men killing them instantly and quickly took off, stressing that it was only when they got to the Divisional Police office at Ntigha that they identified the vehicle.

According to Agbazuere “The traditional ruler and his council of chiefs came to me and alerted me over the incident which made me to petition the IGP Ibrahim Idriss and he has responded”.

He disclosed that “The IGP

in his response directed the Abia state Commissioner of Police (CP) Anthony Ogbizi to investigate the matter, the three police men have been arrested and are right now at the state Criminal Investigating Department (CID) Umuahi.

“However information available to me shows that there are people behind the scene who are making frantic efforts to ensure that the three suspects should be released but we will ensure that such will not happen”.

“What we don’t know is if the killing was politically motivated or not but we want to make sure that the directive of the IGP must be obeyed and for the suspects to be prosecuted before a competent court of jurisdiction”.

“We also have information that they have taken their case to the Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) zone 9 boasting that they will

be released, but when I heard the boast I just sent the IGP’s letter to the AIG and that was the end of that move”.

The Lawyer explained that what he and the community want is for the three police suspects to be taken to court for murder and called on the state police command to investigate and prosecute them as they are not supposed to kill those they are supposed to protect.

Speaking, a community Chief, Omerenma Ubani disclosed that they were in the community that day when they heard gun shots which led to the people running away for the fear of the unknown, disclosing that the initial thinking of the community was that herdsmen had invaded their place while some thought that kidnappers had arrived since one of their women was recently kidnapped in such incident.

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Herdsmen, farmers’ clash threat to food security - Okowa Nosa Akenzua, Asaba

ÏÏÏDelta State Governor,

Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, has described the numerous clash between herdsmen and farmers in the country as great threat to sustainable food production.

Speaking during the first quarterly media interaction in 2018 in Asaba, on Wednesday, the Governor decried the threat posed by herdsmen to food production across the country.

According to the Governor, “if we are going to encourage agriculture in this country, we must address the loss of farm produce from these security challenges posed by the herdsmen/farmers clash.” all over the country.

While disclosing that his administration took proactive steps, including setting up interventionist committees to ensure that the clashes does not escalate, as being witnessed in some states of the federation, Governor Okowa expressed confidence that the Presidential Committee set up on the issue will proffer solutions for the Federal Government to give policy trust for Nigerians to follow.

He also, stated that the issue of herdsmen taking over Uwheru community in Ughelli North local government area was being taken care of by security operatives, asserting that his administration will always employ diplomacy to avoid loss of life as a result of the

activities of herdsmen.

On the issue of tractors being hired to farmers at exorbitant cost, the Governor expressed joy that most Deltans were into farming, noting that farmers’ co-operative societies took charge of the hiring of tractors, but promised that more would be procured to cater for those who could not access tractors being run by the cooperative societies.

Fielding question from Journalists on the taking over of land belonging to Umutu community by the Edo State government, Governor Okowa stated that the Attorney-General and Commissioner of Justice has been directed to liaise with Umutu community because, the issue was before the court.

On the issue of security generally in the state, Governor Okowa thanked Deltans for their peaceful dispositions which has ensured effective take off the multi-billion-naira Premium Steel Rolling Mill, formerly, Delta Steel Company, Aladja.

He attributed the performance of ground-breaking ceremony for the take-off of companies in the state and the flooding of the state by investors to the peaceful atmosphere in the state.

He observed that the state was peaceful, adding that his administration also, hold regular Security Council meetings to nip security challenges in the bud.

‘Corps member hand was not cut off, fatally injured’ - NYSC Akam James, Yenagoa

ÏÏÏAuthorities of the Na-

tional Youths Service Corps (NYSC) in Bayelsa State, have debunked the report that the hand of a Corps member attacked by four armed robbers during the invasion on the Corpers’ Lodge was cut off.

According to the NYSC, though the 26 years old Corps member, Luntis Julius from Taraba State, was fatally injured in the left hand, the hand was not chopped off as reported.

The Bayelsa State Coordinator, Mrs. Loto Bolade Omolayo, who was speaking Wednesday after a visit to the Injured Corps Member at the Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital, Okolobiri in Yenagoa Local Government Area, said after series of surgical operations, the condition of the Corps

member is stable and he is responding to treatment.

Mrs. Loto Bolade Omolayo, in the Statement issued Wednesday via email, confirmed that the Corps Member was severely injured but to the glory of God, the hand was not severed.

She expressed joy that after the Operation on the hand, the Corps Member is responding to Treatment. “ I visited the corps member in the Hospital for a first hand assessment of his condition and I am happy to state that he is responding to treatment.”

While thanking the community and the Police for swiftly arresting the suspects, she strongly condemned the attack on the Corps Member. She also expressed gratitude to the NDU Teaching Hospital for the prompt attention given to the injured Corps Member.

Adamawa State Governor, Jibrilla Bindow (middle), briefing State House Correspondents after a meeting with the president at the Presidential Villa, Abuja

Reprisal: Cultists set Divisional Police headquarters ablaze in Bayelsa Akam James, Yenagoa

Cultists risk 20yrs in jail as assembly amend anti-cultism Bill

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armed robbery, and acts of pipeline vandalism, was arrested and detained at the Oporoma Police Division, Southern Ijaw LGA, preparatory to be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Intelligence Department (SCIID), Yenagoa”.

“The suspect on 21 March, 2018, attempted to escape from lawful custody and was shot by the Police officer on duty. Other members of the suspect cult group mobilized and attacked officers on duty at the Police Division and set it ablaze. Additional Policemen were deployed to restore normalcy in the community”.

“There seems to be emergence of cases cultism in Bayelsa State, we call on members of the public to volunteer useful information and to assist the police in curbing the ugly trend of cultism among

persons suspected to be cult members Wednesday, attacked the Divisional headquarters of the Nigerian Police Force in Oporoma, the headquarters of the Southern Ijaw Local Government area and set the station ablaze.

Our correspondent gathered that the attack on the police station was carried out after a suspected cultist involved in the rescue mission of another cult member from the police was shot dead.

The Bayelsa State Police Command, in a preliminary report confirming the incident and signed by the spokesman, DSP Asinim Butwat, “report indicate that a suspected cultist who was on Police wanted list for various heinous crimes such as; Kidnapping, sea robbery,

our teeming youths”.

Meanwhile, the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, Wednesday, commenced the process to amend the Secret Cult Bill to include a 20 years jail term for any persons arrested and sentenced for cult violence and activities in the State.

The motion for amendment, which was moved Wednesday on the floor of the State House of Assembly by the leader of the House, Hon. Peter Akpe (Sagbama 2) also included the legal backing to the Nigerian Police to search any vehicle suspected to carry illegal arms and ammunitions, arrest and the Magistrate to remand any suspect arrested for cult related activities for 30days.

The amendment also empowers the State Governor to revoke the Certificate of Occupancy of any prop-

erty or premised used to hold meetings of suspected cultists groups in the state.

Deliberating on the Secret Cult/Societies and Similar Activities prohibition (Amendment) Bill, 2018 on the floor of the House yesterday, the members of the State House of Assembly agreed that with the worrisome rise in cult activities and killings in the state, the amendment will provide the needed bite to the security personnel to deal decisively with suspected cultists with legal restraints.

Hon. Peter Akpe, who presented the first reading of the amendment and also sought the permission of the House for expeditious reading of the Bill at second reading, said the amendment is needed to strengthen the law against cultists in the state.

Police Sergeant to die by hanging for extra-judicial killing Akam James, Yenagoa

ÏÏÏA Bayelsa State High

Court sitting in Yenagoa has sentenced a Police Sergeant Jilla Lannubo to death by hanging for the extra-judicial killing of Oruyegha Grand at Agudama community in Yenagoa Local Government area of Bayelsa state on May 13 2017.

Lannubo, a native of Bokos community, in Bokos local government area of Plateau state was attached to Mopol 30, Bayelsa Command and was deployed to

Akenfa Police station for patrol duties before the incident.

The State Special Prosecutor, Arthur Andrew Seweniowor, had charged him to Court for murder contrary to section 247(1) of the Criminal Code Law. Cap c14 Laws of Bayelsa state 2006.

Lannubo who admitted shooting the deceased however said he did so in line with his duty as a Policeman as the shot was to frighten the deceased as he was trying to escape from arrest.

The prosecution had called 15 witnesses includ-

ing the deceased wife and brother to prove its case that Lannubo shot Grand without any provocation on the fateful date.

Seweniowor had argued that the three essential ingredients that prosecution must establish to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt had been establish in the case.

He said “Unpleasant as it may seem that this Honourable Court may come to the finding that the prosecution has proved this case beyond reasonable doubt and impose the ultimate and single sentence of death. Arriving

at this decision is not based on any sentiment but on law.”

“Mt lord, the prosecution had placed before the Court sufficient facts to sustain a conviction and as a Court of Law, I urged with respect that Judgment of guilty be entered in favour of the prosecution” Justice Ineikade Eradiri, in his judgment, concurred with the argument of the prosecution that it has established beyond reasonable doubt the case of murder against Lannubo and therefore sentenced him to death by hanging.

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Lagos sensitises undergraduates on RSW programme ÏÏÏThe Lagos State gov-

ernment on Wednesday kicked-off the sensitisation programme for students of tertiary institutions in the state who are to participate in this year’s edition of Ready Set Work (RSW) project.

It kick-started the seminar with the students of Lagos State University, LASU, Ojo and will do the same subsequently for their mates in other beneficiary schools including the University of Lagos, Akoka; Lagos State Polytechnic, Ikorodu; Yaba College of Technology; Caleb University, Imota; Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education, Otto\ Ijanikin; Michael Otedola College of Primary Education, Epe and the Lagos College of Heath Technology, Yaba.

RSW is a state’s government entrepreneurship and employability initiative designed to sharpen knowledge, skills and attitudes of undergraduates from both the public and private higher institutions in the state ahead of their graduation.

Addressing the final year students and their immediate juniors, who are qualified for the programme across disciplines, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Education, Mr. Obafela Bank-Olemoh, told them that they would have to meet up with 87.5% of the participation requirements for them to be certified graduates of the programme.

According to him, RSW is only for serious students, who want to stand out among peers after graduation. Students who want to be agents of positive change. Students who want to contribute meaningfully to the economic and socio-political development of our dear country and the world at large.

We want to build in them within 13 weekends what will help them to cope easily with outside world and achieve their dreams.

Those who would be employable and also wealth creators. And it is only Lagos State that organise this kind of programme in the country for undergraduates. Though, it is tuition-free and voluntary, there is no excuse for absenteeism. You must have not only to be punctual in class, but also actively participating and passed all the modules for you to graduate from the programme.

Bank-Olemoh ex-

plained further that the yearly intensive training programme with many private companies and individuals as partners started in 2016 and had so far produced about 2,500 alumni across participating institutions.

He noted that up to 25,000 students were expected to participate in this year’s edition with only 5,000 (representing 20%) from the figure as final year students would run their training on classroom-based format while the rest who are their immediate juniors depending on courses duration would do theirs through what he called Online Academy.

“We have professionals across fields outside academia as facilitators and two designated centresLASU and LASPOTECH for you and others to join you. About 120 faculties committed their time, resources and expertise impacting lives of your predecessors last year. Now, we are targeting up to 750 this year because we have scaled up the figure of participating students from 5,000 in all last year to 25,000.”

He noted that while some previous participants of the programme had been employed by partnering companies, some others were now into private businesses either as sole or joint ownership, asking the prospective participants to go and register their intents the dedicated website.

In his remarks, ViceChancellor of LASU, Prof.

Olanrewaju Fagbohun, said RSW had really impacting on students, urging other state governments to key into similar programme for students studying in higher institutions in their states, irrespective of ownership so as to jointly tackle the high rate of youth unemployment in the country.

He argued that schools could not all alone teach the students all that required to make them succeed in life and in careers.

Lagos state Governor, Ambode

Minister of Power, Works & Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, SAN (right), presenting a copy of the Meter Asset Provider Regulations 2018 to the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Udom Emmanuel (left) during the 25th Monthly Meeting of Operators in the Power Sector hosted by the Akwa Ibom State Government and Ibom Power at the Ibom Hall, IBB Way, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, recently

NUC accredits 3 faculties in DELSU Nosa Akenzua, Asaba

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ucation counterpart, Sir Jude Sinebe, who briefed the meeting on the development.

He stated that with the accreditation, which is full and for a period of 5 years, students in the affected faculties have nothing to fear anymore since all processes relating to the exercise have been completed with the NUC giving its nod.

The Higher Education Commissioner, on behalf of the ministry, Council and Management of the institu-

Faculties of Engineering, Law and College Health Sciences of the Delta State University, Abraka, have been accredited by the National Universities Commission (NUC).

Speaking after the State Executive Council meeting held in Government House, Asaba, on Tuesday, the state Commissioner for Information, Mr. Patrick Ukah, said that the disclosure was made by his Higher Ed-

tion, thanked the State Governor, Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, for his support in seeing the exercise through.

Giving insights on other decisions taken, Mr. Ukah disclosed that the EXCO approved the installation of new extended streetlights using 200 watts led fittings from Amukpe/NTA roundabout to Total Filling Station at Okrighwre Junction in Sapele metropolis, in addition to the development of a modern market

at Oghara in Ethiope West Local Government Area.

The meeting also approved the construction of Asaba / Oko-Amakom/OkoObiokpu/Oko-Anala Road (Section 1: OkoAmakon/Oko-Obiokpu) in Oshimili South Local Government Area, and the construction of Torugbene/ Ojobo Road (Section A: length 3.104km from end of NDDC project to approach to First Bridge) in Burutu Local Government Area.

We ‘ll entrench transparency, integrity, competition in award of contracts - Okowa Nosa Akenzua, Asaba

ÏÏÏDelta

State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa has said there will be openness, budgetary discipline, improved service delivery with the new public procurement regime introduced by his administration.

Governor Okowa made the clarification on Wednesday in Asaba while declaring open a 2-Day sensitization workshop for top level of public servants on the new public procurement regime in Delta State.

According to the Governor who spoke through his Special Adviser on

Urban Renewal, Basil Ganagana, “the vision is to restore prompt service delivery, transparency, competition, integrity and value for money in the award and execution of public contracts and procurements of other services.”

“The enactment of the Delta State Procurement Law in 2016, is part of our desire and commitment to further entrench prudence in the management of our state resources, with the introduction of open competitive bidding, achieving longterm micro-economic stability, and added value for money spent,” the Gover-

nor said, reiterating, “the law is to guide accessing Ministries, Departments and Agencies, including local governments, to ensure judicious spending of public funds.”

While noting that the workshop was necessary to deepen the knowledge of officers on the provisions of the Delta State Public Procurement Law 2016, Governor Okowa observed that Deltans deserve honest services from all officers who are entrusted with power.

“The vision is to restore prompt service delivery, transparency, competition, integrity and value for money in the award

of and execution of public contracts and procurements of other services because, out interest is to restore openness, budgetary discipline, optimal cost-saving devices, efficient project implementation and improvement in service delivery,” the Governor disclosed.

Director-General of Delta State Public Procurement Commission (DSPPC), Mr Joseph Okeze had in his address, said, “public procure-

ments play important roles in determining the extent to which government’s social and economic targets will be attained.”

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SANNI KOTUN DESCENDANTS ASSOCIATION

LOVERS OF CHRIST COVENANT AND GRACE MINISTRY

The General public is hereby notified that the above named ASSOCIATION 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 MINISTRY has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under part C of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE:1. RILWAN OLAKUNLE KOTUN 2. KAFILA FOLAKE KOTUN-AMODE 3. AGBOOLA ABAYOMI KOTUN 4. OLUWASOLA KOTUN 5. SHAMSIDEEN ISHOLA KOTUN

THE TRUSTEES ARE:1. Ezekiel Sunday .O. 2. Oladoye Victoria 3. Oladoye Obaloluwa

THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE IS:TO FOSTER AND STRENGTHEN THE EXISTING BONDS, FELLOWSHIP AND BROTHERHOOD AMONG THE DESCENDANTS OF LATE BABA SANNI KOTUN AS WELL AS OVERSEE THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE FAMILY HOUSE(IN TRUST) FOR ALL DESCENDANTS OF OUR PATRIARCH Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General Corporate Affairs Commission(CAC)Plot 420 Tigris Crescent off Aguiyi Ironsi street, Maitama, Abuja within 28days of this publication.

THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE IS: To preach the words of God to all nation

OJO FATIMO

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MRS AKOSILE

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THE PASSION FOR HELP 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 THE TRUSTEES ARE 1, MAC BRUCE KAZIA GRACE -PRESIDENT 2, ADESANYA AYOMIDE MICHAEL -(VICE PRESIDENT) 3, SALAMI HASSAN OLALEKAN -(SECRETARY) AIM AND OBJECTIVE TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST. ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL OF THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA F.C.T. WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED BY: SECRETARY

NONSO EMMANUEL

Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General Corporate Affairs Commission(CAC)Plot 420 Tigris Crescent off Aguiyi Ironsi street, Maitama, Abuja within 28days of this publication.

SIGNED BY: SECRETARY

SIGNED BY: SECRETARY

DONATUS BERNARD

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General public should please take note.

MRS OLAITAN

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ABIODUN

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AKIYODE FATIMA AYOOLUWAPO

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UZONWA NGOZI PRECIOUS

I, formerly known and addressed EGWU NGOZIKA PRECIOUS now wish to be known and addressed as UZONWA NGOZI PRECIOUS. All former documents remain valid and general public take note.

UKATU IZUCHUKWU JEREMIAH I Formerly Known and Addressed as SYIIA SULEMANE now wish to be known, called and addressed as UKATU IZUCHUKWU JEREMIAH All Documents and Certificates bearing my former names remain valid. Banks, Nigeria Immigration Service, Relevant Authorities and the General public Please take note.

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS PAMELA NJIDEKA IFENEME NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS PAMELA NJIDEKA NWOSA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

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MRS OKEKE NGOZI

NWOSU CHINONYEREM

CORRECTION OF NAME

MRS TEMITOPE GBEMISOLA

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YEMISI ADEBISI

OBARA MERCY

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YUSUF MUTOLIB

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OLAWUNI

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS SONAIKE OLUWAKEMI BUKOLA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OLAWUNI OLUWAKEMI BUKOLA .

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MRS. KOFOWOROLA MOTUNRAYO AKOSHILE

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DUROSINMI MATANMI

CORRECTION AND ADDITION OF NAME

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CORRECTION OF NAMES

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MRS PAMELA NJIDEKA

ADEDAYO ARIYO ELIZABETH

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LIGHT-EDGE EDUCATION FOUNDATION

THIS IS TO NOTIFY THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR CHANGE AND APPOINTING OF TRUSTEES UNDER THE PART ‘C’ OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990.

TRUSTEES: 1.OLUFEMI OLUKUNLE AFOLABI- CHAIRMAN 2. OOYE TEMITOPE MARY -SECRETARY 3. OPANUGA ADEKUNLE EZEKIEL 4. SANYAOLU MICHAEL AYOKUNLE 5. ADEKUNBI SAMUEL 6. ADEDAMOLA OLAJUMOKE JANET 7. ADEDAMOLA OLUWAFEMI DANIEL

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THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE: TO ENCOURAGE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AMONG YOUTH OR STUDENTS. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION MAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED :SECRETARY

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CORRECTION OF NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH

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IN SOME OF MY DOCUMENTS MY NAME WAS WRONGLY WRITTEN AS APABIRI OLUWAFUNKE ELSIE INSTEAD APABIRI OLUWAFUNKE ALICE. NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS APABIRI OLUWAFUNKE ALICE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID. BANKS AND GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

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NWODE OSHIMIRI

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EKO AKETE INITIATIVES

ASIAN TIGERS HOUSE CLUB OF NIGERIA

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

THE TRUSTEES: 1.MOHAMMED OYINLOMO DANMOLE 2. IBRAHIM ABIODUN ODUNEWU 3. FOUAD ALADE OKI 4. MOHAMMED THANNI BABATUNDE ONIGBANJO 5. BOONYAMIN DAMOLA ATANDA-LAWAL AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO FORSTER UNITY AND EMPOWER INDIGENES OF LAGOS ISLAND. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, P.M.B. 198.GARKI, ABUJA .WITHIN 28DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION.

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TRUSTEES: 1. AGWANIRU COSMOS CHIGBOGU... CHAIRMAN 2. EZEBUNANWA SILVESTER CHUKWUJEKWU... SECRETARY 3. NWADIUKWU MATTHEW UGOCHUKWU... FIN. SECRETARY 4. NNEJI STEPHEN OKECHUKWU... TREASURER. 5. CHUKWUIGBO NELSON CHIBUEZE... MEMBER 6. EZE CLETUS OKECHUKWU... MEMBER 7. MMERIGWO HENRY IYKE... MEMBER. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PROMOTE PEACE AND UNITY AMONG MEMBERS. 2. TO HELP UPLIFT MEMBER’S BUSINESSES THROUGH COLLECTIVE MORAL AND FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS. 3. TO ENCOURAGE GOOD ATTITUDE AMONG MEMBERS BOTH AT WORK PLACES, BUSINESS PLACES AND AT HOME. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED SECRETARY

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NARROW WAY TO HEAVEN MINISTRY THIS IS TO NOTIFY 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, 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. PASTOR EMETEOGHONA AZIAKPONO PETER 2. SISTER EMETEOGHONA OVIE VICTORIA 3. BROTHER EMETEOGHONA IRUOGHENE EMMANUEL 4. BROTHER EMETEOGHONA OGHENOVO SAMSON 5. SISTER EMETEOGHONA OREZI FAITH AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST AND PROVIDE A HOUSE OF PRAYER FOR PEOPLE TO WORSHIP GOD. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL OF THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, MAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THE PUBLICATION. SIGNED BY: THE TRUSTEES

INSPIRED WORD CENTER THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, NO. 1 OF 1990.

TRUSTEES: 1. ABEL JOSEPH _ PRESIDENT 2. AKANDE VICTOR. _ V PRESIDENT 3. ABEL CHRISTIANA OBUEGO ASIBELUE _ SECRETARY AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO WIN SOULS TO THE KINGDOM OF GOD 2. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST TO ALL NATIONS ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

THE DYNAMITES CLUB OF NIGERIA

MEDIA INNOVATION INTERFACE FORUM THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, NO. 1 OF 1990.

NAMES OF TRUSTEES: 1. OLAJOBI OLATUNJI OMOTAYO 2. OLAJOBI OLALEKAN ABIMBOLA 3. ADELEYE MAYOWA MICHAEL 4. EBODA OLUWAKEMI TENIDADE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: À 241/16' &'/1%4#6+% 8#.7'5 +0 4')+105 #0& %17064+'5 9*'4' 6*'4' #4' %*#..'0)'5 6*#6 CONSTRAIN PROGRESS OF DEMOCRACY AND CAPABILITIES FOR IDEAL DEMOCRATIC STANDARDS AND PROCESSES. À %4'#6' #9#4'0'55 #0& 64#05('4 -019.'&)' 61 &+5%174#)' 24#%6+%'5 6*#6 '0%174#)' CORRUPTION IN ALL STRATA OF THE PRIVATE AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISE À +/2418' .+8+0) 56#0&#4&5 1( 2'12.' +0 '8'4; #4'# #0& '0#$.' 6*' #((14&#$.' %156 1( .+8+0) THROUGH PROJECTS THAT HELP ELIMINATE OR MITIGATE POVERTY AND THE PERVASIVE IMPACT OUR INITIATIVES INTEREST COVERS PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND INTERVENTION IN: À '&7%#6+10 À #)4+%7.674' À *'#.6* À 5/#.. $75+0'55'5 +0 24+8#6' '06'424+5' À '08+410/'06#. 2416'%6+10 À 21.+6+%#. '&7%#6+10 À &'/1%4#%; À %1//70+%#6+10 OUR GOALS WILL BE ACHIEVED THROUGH THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIVES À %4'#6' #0& .'8'4#)' &+)+6#. #0& /'&+# 6'%*01.1); 61 '56#$.+5* 2.#6(14/5 (14 174 EDUCATIONAL AND AWARENESS PROGRAMS. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: OLAJOBI OLATUNJI OMOTAYO

DISABILITY & SICKLE CELL ORGANIZATION OF NIGERIA

MOST REMARKABLE ACHIEVERS CLUB

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1- OLUTAYO FALOYE 2- OLUMIDE FALOLU 3- OLASUNKANMI FOLORUNSHO 4- ADEOLA COKER 5- TAIWO SOGEKE AIM&OBJECTIVES: 1. TO CREATE AWARENESS AND PROVIDE SUCCOR FOR SICKLE CELL & DISABILITY VICTIMS IN NIGERIA ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: TRUSTEES

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1) GOD’S WILL ORJI - CHAIRMAN 2) EPHRAIM EKWE - SECRETARY 3) VALENTINE CHUKWU - FIN. SEC. 4) JOHNSON AGWU - TREASURER 5) ONYEDIKACHUKWU OKORIE - PRO 6) CHRISTIAN ONUOHA - VICE CHAIRMAN AIMS/OBJECTIVES: 1) TO LIVE IN UNITY AND HARMONY AS ONE, INDIVISIBLE & INDISSOLUBLE ENTITY, & FOR THE PURPOSE OF CO-OPERATION, COMMUNAL DEVELOPMENT, MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING, HEALTHY GROWTH & RELATIONSHIP AMONG OURSELVES. 2) TO ENSURE THE WELFARE OF THE PEOPLE OF THE COMMUNITY AND TO LAY UNDESTROYED FOUNDATION AMONG MOST REMARKABLE ACHIEVERS CLUB & OUR CHILDREN. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

UNIQUE CLUB OF GREAT ACHIEVERS

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. ILOH OBINNA CHRISTIAN 2. CHIKWENDU CHIBUIKE KINGSLEY. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE: 1. TO PROMOTE THE SPIRIT OF BROTHERHOOD AND ONENESS. 2. TO ENCOURAGE SELF IMPROVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT AMONG MEMBERS. 3. TO ENCOURAGE ONE ANOTHER POSITIVELY AND TO PROGRESSIVELY ADVANCE TOGETHER IN LIFE FOR THE BEST. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

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SIGNED: TRUSTEES

SKILL UP AFRICA

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. OLUWASEYITAN AWOJOBI 2. VICTORY ODUNJO 3. ENIOLUWA ODUNJO 4. ENIOLA GEORGE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. GIVING SMES AND YOUNG BUSINESS OWNERS PROPER GUIDANCE AND MENTORSHIP TOWARDS BUILDING SUSTAINABLE AND PROFITABLE VENTURES 2. EMPOWERING YOUTHS WITH SELF DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS. 3. SHOWCASING AFRICA ‘S BUSINESS ACUMEN ON THE WORLDS STAGE FOR MORE VIABILITY AND EXPOSURE TO BOOST HER GDP. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: OLUWASEYITAN AWOJOBI

GRACELAND CITY OF LOVE AND EVANGELICAL OUTREACH

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. IBEKWE LAZARUS ONYEGBUNE 2. NWACHUKWU ANTHONY IKECHUKWU 3. ONWUAZOMBE IFEANYICHUKWU MATHIAS 4. NWACHUKWU UKAH ANTHONY 5. IGBOANUSI AUGUSTINE OKAFOR 6. EGBE JOHN CHIKEZIE 7. EBU WILFRED UCHE8. EZEKWOBI DOMINIC 9. UKACHI EMEKA PETER THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE: 1. TO BE A FORUM FOR SOCIALIZATION AMONG MEMBERS. 2. TO CARTER FOR THE WELFARE OF ITS MEMBERS. 3. TO BE A FORUM OF INTERACTION AMONG FRIENDS OF LIKE MINDS. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: EMEKA UKACHI ESQ.

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC OF THE LOSS OF THE FOLLOWING ORIGINAL TITTLE DOCUMENTS BELONGING TO THE ESTATE OF ASTAJAM AKILU:(1) THE ORIGINAL R OF O AND ORIGINAL LETTER OF REINSTATEMENT DATED 4THE MARCH,2009 IN RESPECT OF PLOT 137,FILE NO MISC 2587 WITHIN IDU INDUSTRIAL AREA1 &EXT(C16)DISTRICT ABUJA.(2)ORIGINAL OFFER OF TERMS OF GRANT/CONVETANCE OF APPROVAL LETTER DATED 22ND OCT.2002 OVER PLOT 397 WITHIN KATAMPE EXTENSION ABUJA.(3)ORIGINA RIGHT OF OCCUPANCY NO FCT/ABU/OS.444 OVER PLOT NO.189 WITHIN KADO DISTRICT CADASTRAL ZONE B9 ABUJA.(4) ORIGINAL OFFER OF STATUTORY RIGHT OF OCCUPANCY DATED 16TH OF FEBUARY,2011 OVER PLOT NO 1957 WITHIN CADASTRAL ZONE DO9 KAIGINI ABUJA.

PUBLIC NOTICE

GLOBAL SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN WELFARE INITIATIVE

PROGRESSIVE ASSOCIATION OF 2005 ELITES

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

TRUSTEES: 1 OGBULU GLADYS DIENYE - CHAIRPERSON 2. JUMBO SELEDI - MEMBER 3. ANUFORO FLORENCE NKIRUKA - SECRETARY AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1 TO GUIDE CHILDREN’S VIEWS AND VOICES TO ENABLE THEM GROW INTO RESPONSIBLE ADULTS. 2 TO ADVOCATES FOR CHILDREN’S ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN ACTIVITIES THAT LINK LEARNING WITH LIVING AND PROMOTES REFLECTION. 3. TO FACILITATE CHILDREN’S UNDERSTANDING OF DEVELOPMENTAL ISSUES AND WHY HEALTHY BEHAVIOURS ARE IMPORTANT. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

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

TRUSTEES: (1) ONONUGBO KENNETH - CHAIRMAN (2) OKEKE ADAOBI - SECRETARY (3) IYIDAJA OSITA MEMBER (4) NNAMCHI IFEANYI MEMBER (5) OBINNA CHIOIMMA MEMBER AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: (1)TO FOSTER INTELLECTUAL SPIRITUAL, MORAL, FINANCIAL AND EMOTIONALTIES AMONG MEMBERS (2) TO BE A VITAL PARTERS IN THE SUCCESS OF MEMBERS ENDEAVORS ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT AUNTY MARIAM KIDDIES ACADEMY HAS CHANGED HER NAME TO D-PRIDE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL. PLOT 701, TAFAWA BALEWA WAY, AREA 8, GARKI/ 30B, OKE--AGBE CLOSE, GARKI II, ABUJA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. ALL AUTHORITY CONCERNED AND GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE. SIGNED: MANAGEMENT

ALL EFFOR TO TRACE THIS DOCUMENTS HAS PROVEN ABORTIVE.

SIGNED: SECRETARY

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

TRUSTEES: 1. PASTOR ANTHONY IBRAHIM. 2. PASTOR GRACE ANTHONY 3. MR. PATRICK IBRAHIM. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1.TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST ALL OVER THE WORLD. 2.TO ESTABLISH LOCAL BRANCHES FOR THE PROPAGATION OF THE GOSPEL WORLDWIDE. 3.TO EMPLOY AND DEPLOY, TRAIN AND ORDAIN MINISTERS FOR THE FURTHERANCE OF THE WORK OF THE CHURCH. 4.TO TAKE CARE OF THE WELFARE OF ITS MEMBERS. 5.TO SUPPORT AND ASSIST BIBLE COLLEGE, CAMPS, SCHOOLS, COLLEGES, HOSPITALS, CLINICS, ORPHANAGES AND MISSION HOMES AS MAY BE DEEMED NECESSARY BY THE CHURCH. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED BY O . OGU ESA

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THOMPSON ODUOBUK

NWOSU NGOZI JULIET

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS INI GEORGE ASUQUO NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS THOMPSON ODUOBUK. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ANELE NGOZI JULIET NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS NWOSU NGOZI JULIET. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

UCHENNA MABEL NKIRUKA

ADEKANBI GANIU DIMEJI

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ASOGWA MABEL NKIRUKA, NOW WISH TO BE CALLED AND ADDRESS AS UCHENNA MABEL NKIRUKA, ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID UNN NSUKKA AND GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ADEKANMBI GANIU DEJI NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ADEKANBI GANIU DIMEJI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. WAEC, NECO AND GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

OGUNSOLA RAFIAT MOSUNMOLA

CHRISTIAN DANIEL OMORU

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS AKINLEYE RAFIAT MOSUNMOLA NOW WHICH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS OGUNSOLA RAFIAT MOSUNMOLA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS CHRISTIAN OMORU NOW WISH TO BE CALLED AND ADDRESS AS CHRISTIAN DANIEL OMORU. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID AUTHORITY CONCERN AND GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

EDET SUNDAY

OLADOTUN KAMOLI ABIODUN

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS SUNDAY EDET BILL NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS EDET SUNDAY. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

THIS IS TO CONFIRM THAT I BEAR OLADOTUN KAMOLI ABIODUN ON MY BVN AND OLADOTUN KAMOLI ON MY BANK ACCOUNT BUT NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AS OLADOTUN KAMOLI ABIODUN. FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. BANKS AND GENERAL PUBLIC NOTE.

FAJUYITAN BOLADE DAMOLA

SAKA CLARA ADEMAKHE-ISI

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS FAJUYITAN BOLA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS FAJUYITAN BOLADE DAMOLA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS SAKA CLARA ISI NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS SAKA CLARA ADEMAKHE-ISI. FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC NOTE.

RACHEL CHISOM ODOM

EZEKWE LINDA CHINENYE

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS CHISOM VIVIAN TOBIAS NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS RACHEL CHISOM ODOM. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AGUKWE LINDA CHINENYE, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS EZEKWE LINDA CHINENYE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

MASJID 1001 INITIATIVE

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

ALHAJI OJETOLA GAPHAR BABATUNDE 2.

BARR OMOTOSHO, ADEBAYO.W 3.

HAJIA LAWAL, SALMAH ADETUTU 4.

ALHAJI YUSUF OLANIYI MUMINI 5.

DR. RABIU, MUSA MURAM -CHAIRMAN 6.

OLOYE SHARAFADEEN ABIODUN ALLI 7.

ALHAJI NASIR RISQAT TOYOSI 8.

ALHAJI TAOFIK YEKINI -SECRETARY 9.

DR. (MRS) KADIRI, FAUSAT AJOKE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1.

TO BUILD MOSQUES IN RURAL AREAS OF NIGERIA. 2.

TO REFURBISH DILAPIDATED MOSQUES IN RURAL AREAS OF NIGERIA ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL. CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION. SIGNE: NWOKORIE SAMUEL ESQ , MILD 08053957522

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THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC OF THE LOSS OF ORIGINAL RECIEPT OF PAYMENTS FOR THE PLOT NO. 2407 CADASTRAL ZONE A04, ASOKORO FCT ABUJA WITH OLD FILE NO. MISC 13710/ NEW FILE NO. KG 12519, AND NURSING COUNCIL (NRN) CERTIFICATE, SECONDARY SCHOOL TESTIMONIAL AND OTHER DOCUMENTS BELONGING TO GRACE ONYEMOWO ALFA ALL EFFORTS MADE TO RECOVER THE SAID DOCUMENTS PROVED ABORTIVE. IF FOUND, PLEASE RETURN TO THE NEAREST POLICE STATION. ABUJA GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (AGIS) AND MINISTRY OF LAND, GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE

DE UNIQUE BROTHERS CLUB OF NIGERIA 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. ONUOHA NNAEMEKA CHRISTIAN 2. JIBULU UCHENNA AUGUSTINE 3. CHUKWUMA OLISA DESMOND 4. UGWU MMADUABUCHI AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: (1) TO FOSTER UNITY AMONG MEMBERS (2) TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF MEMBERS (3) TO HELP THE PRIVILEGED. (4) TO LIAISE WITH OTHER CLUBS WITH SIMILAR OBJECTIVES. ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL OF THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA F.C.T. WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: BARR.IBEHOGECHUKWU O.N

TAJUDEEN OLESIN FOUNDATION

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 1990.

NAMES OF THE TRUSTEES ARE 1. IBRAHIM TAJUDEEN SHOLA 2. IBRAHIM SIKIRU OLESIN 3. IBRAHIM MUFTAU 4. ABDULAZEEZ KAYODE 5. SALMAN KAMALDEEN OLAITAN AIMS AND OBJECTIVES : 1. TO IMPROVE THE WELFARE OF THE LESS PRIVILEGED, ORPHAN AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN IN THE SOCIETY 2. TO GIVE SCHOLARSHIP TO INDIGENT STUDENTS 3. TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICES TOWARDS ALLEVIATING PROBLEMS IN EDUCATION, HEALTH AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES 4. TO RENDER HUMANITARIAN AND PHILANTHROPIC ASSISTANCE TO THE NEEDY IN THE SOCIETY. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS 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 BY: SALMAN KAMALDEEN OLAITAN (SECRETARY)

AUCTION SALES! AUCTION SALES!!

THERE WILL BE AN AUCTION SALES OF SCRAP MOTORS, SCRAP MOTORCYCLES AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS AT THE NIGERIA POLICE, DIVISIONAL HEADQUARTERS, NCHIA-ELEME DIVISION, PORT HARCOURT, OF THE RIVERS STATE POLICE COMMAND. AFTER 21 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. 1. ONE SCRAP MERCEDES BENZ BUS WITH REG. N0. AE638 SKN. 2. ONE SCRAP GOLF CAR WITH REG. N0. DQ 652 ENU. 3. ONE SCRAP MITSUBISHI LENCER CAR WITH REG. DC 464 GGE. 4. ONE SCRAP ACCIDENTED CAR WITH REG. N0. KADUNA BD: 128 MKA. 5. ONE SCRAP ACCIDENTED COROLLA CAR WITH REG N0. ENU: 256 BX. 6. ONE SCRAP ACCIDENTED CAR WITH REG. N0. CN: 32 FST. 7. ONE SCRAP ACCIDENTED CAR WITH REG. H: 557 JJJ. 8. ONE SCRAP MITSUBISHI BUS WITH REG. JJJ: 294 XB. 9. ONE SCRAP BROWN MERCEDES CAR WITH REG. N0. BE: 575 BEN. 10. ONE SCRAP VENTO GLX JETTA CAR WITH REG. N0. AFM: 944 AH. 11. ONE SCRAP WHITE MERCEDES BENZ CAR WITH REG. KJA: 939 AL. 12. ONE SCRAP MERCEDES BENZ CAR WITHOUT REGISTRATION NUMBER. 13. ONE SCRAP BURNT MOTORCYCLE WITH REG. N0. RLU 674 QC. 14. ONE SCRAP BLUE TANK QLINK MOTORCYCLE WITH REG. N0. SKP 657 QC. 15. ONE SCRAP QLINK MOTORCYCLE WITH REG. N0. KHE 318 QK WITH IGNITION KEY. 16. ONE SCRAP RED TANK MOTORCYCLE WITH REG. N0. NKR 267 QH. 17. ONE SCRAP RED TANK MOTORCYCLE WITH REG. N0. JRV 761 QK. 18. ONE SCRAP BLUE TANK MOTORCYCLE WITH REG. N0. KGE: 840 QA. 19.ONE BLUE SCRAP TANK MOTORCYCLE WITH REG. N0. AB: 9855 KB. 20. ONE SCRAP BLACK TANK MOTORCYCLE WITH REG. NO. RV.6210 SV. 21. TWENTY ONE SCRAP BLUE TANK, BLACK TANK AND RED TANK QLINK(S)/ HONDA, MOTORCYCLES. 22. ONE SCRAP TRICYCLE WITHOUT REG. NUMBER. 23. ONE SCRAP ELEMAX SH 2009 DX GENERATOR .

AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD ITEMS. SIGNED: ALH. UBALLO DANU AUCTIONEER

VICTORIA INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY FOUNDATION

RECONCILIATION HOUSEHOLD OF ALL SAINTS MINISTRY

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE 1. PRO SOMEFUN OLABAYOMI - PRESIDENT 2. BARR. OLAJIDE OLUSESAN OLANIYI - SECRETARY 3. MRS ISOKPEHI EVBAREIMAMEN MAVIS 4. MR. ISOKPEHI GODWIN MOOREHAS 5. DR. OSHODI YEWANDE OLUFUNMILAYO 6. MR. SHONIBARE DADA OLUFUNBI AIM AND OBJECTIVE: - PROMOTING AWARENESS CAMPAIGN FOR OVERCOMING SOCIETAL, STAGMATIZATION & MARGINALIZATION OF PERSONS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS PARTICULARLY PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL & DEVELOPMENT DISABILITY ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED SECRETARY

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED MINISTRY HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 2004 (AS AMENDED).

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1.

OTASOWIE SUCCESS CHAIRMAN 2.

OTASOWIE LAWRENTA EKINADOESE SECRETARY AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1.

TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. 2.

WINNING SOULS THROUGH EVANGELICAL MISSIONS AND PROGRAMMES AND PREPARING THEM FOR THE SECOND COMING OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. 3.

TO ESTABLISH A SEED OF LOVE THAT WILL PROMOTE MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING RESULTING TO PEACE AND UNITY AMONG MEN AND BRETHREN. ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B. 198, GARKI, ABUJA WITHIN TWENTY-EIGHT (28) DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

AL-ZILLAH FOUNDATION THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990 TRUSTEES: 1. ABDULKADIRI YUSUF AFEGBUA 2. TARIQ ABDULAZIZ 3. SHAKIRUDEEN ATOLAGBE 4. SA’AD YUNUSA 5. ASMA’U JIBRIN ABDUL AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. TOUCHING THE LIVES OF THE NEEDY AMONG US 2 TO PROVIDE CHARITY FOR THE LESS PRIVILEGED IN THE SOCIETY 3 TO AWARD SCHOLARSHIP AND PROVIDE LEARNING AIDS TO ASSIST LEARNERS AND POTENTIAL LEARNERS. ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL OF THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA F.C.T. WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

TRACYLAMI AND JÜRGEN FOUNDATION

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990 THE TRUSTEES ARE : (1) MEURER ROSETTA LAMI (2) MEURER JÜRGEN AIM AND OBJECTIVE TO HELP THE LESS PRIVILEGED ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL OF THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA F.C.T. WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

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

TRUSTEES: 1. MRS LAIDE LATINWO 2. MR BANLOLE LATINWO AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO DEAL WITH EMOTIONAL HEALTH ISSUES COVERING AREAS SUCH AS ANGER MANAGEMENT .

2 TO FACILITATE AND ENCOURAGE MEASURES THAT WILL OFFER HOPE AND MAKE LIFE MEANINGFUL FOR UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN. ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL OF THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA F.C.T. WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE : 1. EVANG. ALERUCHI NGOZI PATRICIA - GENERAL OVERSEER .

2. PRECIOUS OLUCHI ALERUCHI - SECRETARY. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES; 1. TO PROPAGATE THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST .

2. TO EVANGELISE GOD’S WORD. 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: EVANG. ALERUCHI NGOZI PATRICIA (GENERAL OVERSEER)

LAVICARES INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED FOUNDATION HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 2004 (AS AMENDED).

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. OKOM ANTHONY CHINENYE - CHAIRMAN 2. MRS. CHRISTIANA ETUAJE OKOM SECRETARY 3.

EHIGATOR ASUENIMHEN 4.

OSUNDE ANSLEM 5.

AKINLADE ABAYOMI BENSON AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1.

TO ALLEVIATE POVERTY IN RURAL AND URBAN AREAS. 2.

TO CATER FOR THE LESS PRIVILEGED IN THE SOCIETY. ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B. 198, GARKI, ABUJA WITHIN TWENTY-EIGHT (28) DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

24 Change of Names APOMU PROGRESSIVE SOCIAL CLUB, IBAFO THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED “CLUB” HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 1990.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES: 1. BADMOS SAHEED ADERENLE 2. YUSUFF SAIDI OLALEKAN 3. YEKINI ISMAIL ATOKL 4. AKOREDE FATAI AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO ESSENTIALLY FOSTER UNITY AND LOVE AMONGST MEMBERS. 2. TO ENSURED THAT WELFARE OF EVERY INDIVIDUAL MEMBER IS PROTECTED, WHICH ESSENTIALLY IS THE BANE OF THE ASSOCIATION. ANY OBJECTION/S TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET, PMB 198, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DAY OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED BY: TRUSTEES

LOSS OF DOCUMENTS

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS :(1)ORIGINAL LAND RECEIPT (2)AGREEMENT (3)SURVEY PLAN , OF THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT NO, 44, OLATUNDE SHOGA STREET, EGAN, LAGOS, BEARING THE NAME MR. ORJIKA BENJAMIN SUNDAY LIVINUS THE BONAFIDE OWNER WAS LOST. ALL EFFORTS MADE TO TRACE THESE DOCUMENTS PROVED ABORTIVE. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

OOYELAGBO NOTABLE INDIGENES CLUB

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

TRUSTEES ARE : 1. PRINCE ADEROGBA JOHNSON ADESAKIN 2. OLORI OREOLUWA MODUPE ADESAKIN 3. PRINCE ADEBISI ADESUJO ADEDIWURA 4. PRINCE HAMMED KOLAWOLE ADEFIOYE AIMS: TO AID THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIO-CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT OF ILE- IFE. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAIMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

EZENIBE CHINENYE

MRS AKPAN MERCY

MRS TAOREED AYOWOLE

AJAYI ABOSEDE

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS UMEH CHINENYE STELLA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN CALLED AND ADDRESSED AS EZENIBE CHINENYE STELLA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS IDAHOSA MERCY EGHE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN CALLED AND ADDRESSED HENCEFORTH AS MRS. AKPAN, MERCY EGHE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS AND CERTIFICATE REMAINS VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS. OLATUNDE AYOWOLE CHRISTIANA, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS. TAOREED AYOWOLE CHRISTIANA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ABOSEDE FLORENCE DARAMOLA, THAT MY NAME WAS WRONGLY WRITTEN ON MY VOTER’S CARD AS AJAYI AOSEDE FLORENCE, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AJAYI ABOSEDE FLORENCE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

OLAKIMEJI OMOTAYO

NWODE OSHIMIRI

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS BUSAYO OLADIMEJI, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OLADIMEJI OMOTAYO SHERIFAT. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITIES CONCERNED SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OSHIMIRI REBECCA CYNTHIA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS NWODE OSHIMIRI REBECCA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. BANKS AND GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I BELIEVE IN AFRICA INITIATIVE

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

BOARD OF TRUSTEES: 1. LAWANSON YINKA LAMBOGINNY 2. AMU JIMMY JATT AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. TO ESSENTIALLY HELP EVERY INDIVIDUAL IN ACHIEVING THEIR GOALS RESPECTIVELY WHILE STRIVING TO REACH THEIR GOAL. 2. TO SERVE AS A PLATFORM TO RE-ECHOE THE VOICES OF AFRICANS IN PROMOTING SOCIO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND LEADERSHIP TO BRING SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS TO AFRICAN’S CULTURAL, EDUCATIONAL, ECONOMIC AND DEVELOPMENT PROBLEMS 3. TO PATRONIZE AFRICAN PRODUCED GOODS AND SUPPORT RURAL COMMUNITIES IN HAVING ACCESS TO GOOD HEALTH AND QUALITY EDUCATION ACROSS AFRICA ANY OBJECTION/S TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET, PMB 198, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DAY OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED BY: TRUSTEES

THE LORD SECOND COMING MOUNT EL - BETHEL CHURCH OF CHRIST THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACTS OF 1990.

(1) MOGAJI CAROLINE - GENERAL OVERSEER (2) MOGAJI OLADIMEJI - ASS GEN/OVERSEER (3)MOGAJI GBOLAHAN TOSIN - GEN. SECRETORY (4)MOGAJI ROTIMI KAYODE - TREASURER (5) MOGAJI OLUWASEYI YANMIFE (6)MOGAJI OLUWADUNSIN KEMI AIMS: TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAIMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: TRUSTEES

SIGNED: TRUSTEES

CAVEAT EMPTOR

RE: PROPERTIES OF PA LAWANI KESHINRO NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, THAT ALL PROPERTIES BELONGING TO PA LAWANI KESHINRO, INCLUDING PROPERTIES SITUATED AT LAWANI KESHINRO VILLLAGE, LAGOS, ARE NOT FOR SALE, UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. BUYERS BEWARE!!!

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ABIA MESSIAH FOUNDATION

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

THE 1.

2.

3.

TRUSTEES ARE: ORJI AWA KALU CHIGOZIE UKACHI IMO OBY RACHEAL

PRESIDENT

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1.

TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE INTEREST OF ITS MEMBERS 2.

TO FOSTER UNITY, PEACE AND LOVE TO THE MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION.

SIGNED GBOLAHAN OKI

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

6 ISIJOLA STREET, ILUPEJU ESTATE, LAGOS STATE.

SIGNED: ORJI AWA KALU

AWWANUDDEEN ISLAMIC CENTRE

AGAPE, THE PRACTICE OF LOVE INITIATIVE

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990 TRUSTEES: 1. YAKUBU MUSTAPHER 2. SANNI ZUWEDU OSENI 3. IBRAHIM YUNUSA 4. ABASS SUFIYAN 5. AUDU ILYAS HARUNA AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIP AMONG THE MUSLIM UMMAH. 2. TO FOSTER THE WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT OF OUR COMMUNITY. ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL OF THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA F.C.T. WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990 TRUSTEES: 1. BEN-KALIO, JOHN IBIWARI 2. BEN-KALIO, JACINTA ANAKE 3. ANAKE, SCHOLASTICAL AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO ALLEVIATE SUFFERING, POVERTY AND OPPRESSION BY HELPING PEOPLE IN CAPACITY BUILDING TOWARDS SERVICE AND PRODUCTIVITY. ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL OF THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA F.C.T. WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

AYINDE FUNKE

ELIJAH ABIMBOLA

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OGUNWOLU FUNKE VICTORIA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN CALLED AND ADDRESSED AS AYINDE FUNKE VICTORIA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ELISHA ABIMBOLA GRACE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN CALLED AND ADDRESSED AS ELIJAH ABIMBOLA GRACE.. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

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

BOARD OF TRUSTEES ARE: 1. ODUBELA AJIBOLA ODULANA 2. ODUBELA ROCHELLE ANTHEA AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. A TOTAL AND HOLLISTIC APPROACH TO DRIVE SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT. 2. TO ASSIST THE YOUTHS IN ACHIEVING THEIR ECONOMIC GOALS THROUGH CREATIVITY AND TRAININGS. ANY OBJECTION(S) TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, PMB 198, GARKI, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED BY: TRUSTEES

PAUL BASIL ILOEGBOUBA 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 OF 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1 PAUL BASIL CHUKWUMA 2.

PAUL BASIL FAVOUR IFEYINWA CHINELO AIMS & OBJECTIVE 1) TO CHANGE HUMAN LIVES POSITIVELY THROUGH SKILL ACQUISITION ,FREE MEDICAL OUTREACH, SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME, AGRICULTURE ETC. 2) TO EMPOWER WOMEN AND CHILDREN. 3) POVERTY ALLEVIATION AND HELPING THE VULNERABLE IN THE SOCIETY. 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 BARR KANU GLORY NKECHI

ONE BODY ONE SOUL ASSOCIATION THIS IS TO NOTIFY THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED ASSOCIATION HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION (CAC) ABUJA, FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1.

NWABUEZE MARTINS PRESIDENT 2.

EZE NWACHUKWU ISAAC SECRETARY 3.

OHAERI UGOCHUKWU MEMBER 4.

OGBONNA CHUKWUDI PAUL MEMBER 5.

ALOZIE IKECHUKWU MEMBER 6.

MICHAEL EMMANUEL OMOKAGBO MEMBER 7.

UKAIRO UCHECHUKWU MEMBER AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1.

TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF MEMBERS. 2.

TO INVOLVE MEMBERS IN EXHIBITING GOOD LEADERSHIP IN OUR SOCIETY. 3.

TO ASSIST IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI, STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: PRESIDENT

SUSTAINABLE GREENER EARTH FOUNDATION THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990 TRUSTEES: 1. BELLO OLATUNBOSUN SHAFIU 2. MS OLUWAFUNMI MABAWONKU AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO MOBILIZE CITIZEN CONSCIOUSNESS IN PROTECTING THE OZONE LAYER THROUGH TRAININGS, ADVOCACIES, PEER EDUCATION, INNOVATION, MENTORING, AWARENESS RAISING, RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT, REUSE OF WASTE MARGINALIZED MATERIAL FOR FOOD PRODUCTION AND INCREASE KNOWLEDGE OF CIVIC RESPONSIBILITIES. ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL OF THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA F.C.T. WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED BY: EYITAYO OGUNYEMI ESQ. (08060623454)

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ELENDU NJIDEKA

FORMERLY OBIORA NJIDEKA. NOW: ELENDU NJIDEKA. FORMER DOCUMENT REMAINS VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE NOTE.

Change of Names 25

SALIHU YUSUF

OMISORE ESTHER

CORRECTION OF NAME

PRINCE LAWSON MOHAMMED

ADOJUTELEGAN ABIOLA

FORMERLY SALIU YUSUF IBRAHIM 2,SALIU YUSUF 3,SALIU YUSUF M. ALMUSTAPHA 4,YUSUF SALIU ALMUSTAPHA 5,YUSUF SALIHU NOW SALIHU YUSUF ALMUSTAPHA . FORMER DOCUMENT REMAINS VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS SALAKO ESTHER ASUNKE, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OMISORE ESTHER ASUNKE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I WISH TO CORRECT MY NAME THAT WAS WRONGLY WRITTEN AS ANUNOBI EMMANUEL OKECHUKWU . I NOW WISH TO CORRECT AND TO BE ADDRESSED AS ANANOBI EMMANUEL OKECHUKWU . ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS LAWSON MIHAMMED NAJIB , NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS PRINCELAWSON MOHAMMED NAJIB. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ADOJUTELEGAN ABIOLA, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ADOJUTELEGAN ABIOLA MOFOLUWAKE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

JOY OSAGBOKAN

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

EGBOGU NNAEMEKA

RAJI ADEGOKE RAMON

FORMERLY JOY OSAGBOKAN AGANMWONYI NOW JOY OSAGBOKAN FRANCIS. FORMER DOCUMENT REMAINS VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE NOTE

I, NOSEGBE KENNETH CHIKA AND NOSEGBE KENNETH WALE. IS THE SAME PERSON AS AND NOW TO BE ADDRESSED AS NOSEGBE KENNETH CHIKA WALE. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE NOTE.

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AS DURUAKU NNAEMEKA, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS EGBOGU NNAEMEKA BRUNO. FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

FORMERLY RAJI ADEGOKE RAMON. NOW RAJIADEGOKE RAMON ABIODUN. FORMER DOCUMENT REMAINS VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE NOTE.

AJAYI SAHEED

NWACHUKWU FRIDAY

AGUNBIADE ADEBOLA

CHIKA KINGSLEY

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AJAYI SAHEED W, AND AJAYI SAHEED WITNESS NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AJAYI SAHEED AREMU. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESS AS NWODO FRIDAY NDUBUISI DANIEL NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS NWACHUKWU FRIDAY DANIEL. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS DOPAMU ADEBOLA BILIKISU NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AGUNBIADE ADEBOLA BILIKISU. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ONWUATUEGWU KINGSLEY CHUKWUJEKWU, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS CHIKA KINGSLEY CHUKWUJEKWU. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

IKEKHIDE RUTH

I FORMERLY KNOWN, CALLED AND ADDRESSED AS IKEKHIDE RUTH EMERALD NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS IKEKHIDE RUTH REBECCA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERNED TAKE NOTE.

MRS ODUWOLE

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSESD AS MISS ADENIYI OMOLARA MARIAM, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS ODUWOLE OMOLARA MARIAM, ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE

ONABAJO OLUWASEYI FORMERLY ONABAJO OLUWASEYI AYOMIDE NOW ONABAJO OLUWASEYI MOSES. FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAINS VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE NOTE.

MR NSIKAT SUNDAY

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSESD AS MR. NSIKAK BRIGHT AKPAM,NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MR NSIKAT SUNDAY AKPAM, ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE

MRS ANYAMOLE CHINENYE

NWAFOR CHATHERINE

MRS OLASENNI GANIYAT

MRS OLADIPO CELESTINA

MRS. IGBASAN SHERIFAT

OMIGBIRE BUKOLA

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS UWALAKA CHINENYE NDUBUISI, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS. ANYAMOLE CHINENYE GIFT CHIEDOZIE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS NWOGU CATHERINE CHIOMA AND NWOGU CATHERINE CHIDIMA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS NWAFOR CATHERINE CHIDIMA.. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS BAKENNE GANIYAT ADENIKE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS OLASENNI GANIYAT ADENIKE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

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FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSE AS MISS LAWAL SHERIFAT OYEBISI NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS. IGBASAN SHERIFAT OYEBISI. ALL DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE NOTE.

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OMIGBIRE BUKOLA ADEOTI NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED OMIGBIRE BUKOLA ESTHER. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

MRS EMETO CHIDERA

NWACHUKWU KINGSLEY

ELEWADE BOLA

CORECTION OF NAME ! DATE OF BIRTH

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS BOLA ADEWUMI, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ELEWADE BOLA ADEWUMI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

WRONG NAME ALIMOT RASHEED TEJUMODE INSTEAD OF ALIU TEJUMOLA,, WRONG DATE 27TH DAY JULY 1973 INSTEAD OF 1ST DAY OF APRIL 1976 ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

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Daily Times Nigeria Thursday, March 22, 2018

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Dry Season: Nigerians urged to guard against meningitis outbreak Stories by Angela Onwuzoo The dry season often comes with some health challenges. According to experts, dry season brings about outbreak of certain types of diseases. These include meningitis , catarrh, cough, sunburn , conjunctivitis , stomach ailments , skin diseases like heat rashes and rabies .

The dust of the dry season can also trigger asthma and bronchitis attacks. To effectively defeat the health challenges of the season especially menigitis,Nigerians are advised

to take and adhere to preventive measures in order to stay healthy this season.Based on the number of deaths recorded in 2017, there is need for Nigerians to be adequately prepared against meningitis in particular.

According to the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) is an acute inflammation of the membranes covering the brain and the spinal cord. It is a very serious infection that can sometimes lead to fatal consequences.

CSM remains a major public health challenge in the African meningitis belt, with 26 States in

Nigeria within this belt. Large outbreaks can occur during the dry season (i.e November through May). CSM is contagious and can be transmitted through tiny droplets of respiratory secretions from an infected person, during close contact such as coughing or sneezing.

The disease is more common among persons aged less than 15 years and deaths are higher among untreated cases.

Signs and symptoms include sudden high fever, loss of appetite, stiff neck, severe headache, sensitivity to light, difficulty concentrating, and convulsions.

CSM can be prevented by:

toms of CSM.

and ensuring adequate ventilation in the home.

available

with a disposable tissue when sneezing, coughing, or blowing the nose and disposing used tissues promptly into a waste bin. droplets when such as turning the head away from people coughing and sneezing. quently especially after coughing or sneezing. you notice anyone with symp-

precautions at all times: i.e. wearing gloves, while handling patients or providing care to an ill relative.

During epidemics, reactive vaccination campaigns can be used to prevent the spread of the disease. It is important to report to a health facility immediately if you experience any of the signs or symptoms listed above. facility and treatment, increases chances of survival.

NAFDAC returns to ports,borders Experts propose ways to improving lives to check drug smuggling of persons with disabilities The Director-General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Christianah Adeyeye, has said that the return of the agency to the nation’s ports and borders, would significantly tackle the increasing cases of smuggling of harmful drugs, narcotics and other chemicals of concerns into the country.

Adeyeye noted that the return of the agency to ports and borders would also boost NAFDAC’s regulatory role of monitoring imports of all substances requiring expertise to monitor their industry-wide application and use.

Commending the recommendation, Adeyeye, in a statement said: “ NAFDAC in collaboration with relevant Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDA’s) and with the active support of the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), will be returning to Ports and borders to effectively control the importation of narcotic drugs and hazardous chemical substances.

“These substances have been identified to be grossly abused and consequently, posing public health and security threats to the nation.

“I wish to assure Nigerians that the return of NAFDAC officials to the ports and borders will once again, restore NAFDAC’s key responsibility of monitoring imports of controlled drugs and chemical substances which come in various forms, thus requiring expertise to monitor their industry-wide application and use.

Adeyeye said the recommendation was contained in a communique issued at the end of the National Chemical Security Training Conference themed, “Towards a Secured Importation, Distribution, Storage and Use of Chemicals in Nigeria”, organised in Abuja recently by ONSA. “NAFDAC wishes to commend the Office of the NSA, the Chemical Society of Nigeria and other key stakeholders for recognising

Prof. Adeyeye

NAFDAC as a key player in the national security architecture by this singular act of restoring the presence of NAFDAC officials at all designated Ports of entry and land borders.

“The laws that set up NAFDAC empower the Agency to statutorily operate at the ports.

The clearance of regulated products outside of the current legal framework poses immediate and life threatening risks to the public as unregistered, spurious and falsified products exit the ports without recourse to the agency’s approval for such products to be in the market”, she said.

The NAFDAC boss assured members of the public that NAFDAC will continue to contribute its quota to government’s efforts in securing lives and property by ensuring that only quality, safe, efficacious and wholesome regulated products and are consumed

by Nigerians and smuggling of chemical weapons, harmful drugs and substances into the country is checked.

It will be recalled that NAFDAC and a number of other government Agencies, have been absent from the nation’s Ports and borders since 2011 on orders of the Federal government.

To reduce the sufferings of Nigerians living with one form of disability or the other, experts,have called on the federal government to as a matter of urgency, establish National Rehabilation Centre in each of the six geo-political zones of the country.

The experts said having such centres in place, would help peoeple living with disability resulting from stroke,head and spinal cord injuries,heart attack,polio,road traffic accident,degenerative disorders,among others, access adequate specialist care from experts in the field of rehabilitation.

Besides helping people with disabilityto lead a normal and productive life,the experts also believe that the centres would accelerate the development of rehabilitation medicine in Nigeria which is currently lacking.

One of the experts and Regtation Therapists Registration Board (MRTB) of Nigeria,Mrs. Olufunke Akanle,said the establishment of rehabilitation centres was long overdue in Nigeria especially at the community level, giving the large number of Nigerians living with disability.

According to figures released during the 2016 International Day of Persons Living with DisNigerians live with at least one form of disability or the other.

The MRTB of Nigeria was established in 2004 to regulate and control the training and practice of seve progessions in the health sector namely; Physiotherapy, Occupational Therspy, Speech Therapy, Chiropractic and Oesteopathic Medicine, Audiology, Prosthethics and Orthotics.

As a way forward, Akanle said the Board is organising her first international conference

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tion plan for 2014-2021.

Speaking in Lagos recently,

Global Disability Action Plan 2014-2021,diability is a global public health and human right issue.

“This is so because throughout their life course,they encounter wide spread barriers in acessing health and related services and have worse health outcomrs than people withouy disability.

“The MRTB as an organisation with vesyrd ontetest in solving rehabilitaion challrnges passionately takrs thrse disturbing anf seeks to provide the solutions by formulating remedial actions to make the care of patients living with disabilitybetter in Nigeria”,she explained.

She argued that disability should not deny anyone access to good things of life, hence, the need for inclusion plocies that would cater for their needs and make rehabilitation services readily avialable and affordable to them.

People with disability

According to her, there is need to strategically plan towrads the implementatipn of disability in Sub-Saharan Africa and to develop policies and regualtions tp drive disability and rehabilitation services in Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa.

She therefore, called for multidisciplinary relationship with all the medical rehabilitation professionals in Nigeria,Africa and across the globe.

In his remarks.

C h a i r m a n , C o m m u n i c at i o n Committee of the conference and Senior Lecturer,Department of Physiotherapy,College of Medicine,University of Lagos,Dr.Udoka Okafor, called for investment in rehabiliation care and equipment used in the managing people living with disability in the country. a Consiltant Audiologist, government should champion the establishment of rehabilitation centres in the six geopolitical for early detection of hearing,speech and visual problems in order to bring about better outcomes

Daily Times Nigeria Thursday, March 22, 2018

Laboratory scientists seek robust medical lab services, accreditation Stories by Angela Onwuzoo The Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria (AMLSN), says there is need to ensure that the quality of medical laboratory services are improved upon, to strengthen health care delivery services.

Alhaji Toyosi Raheem, National President, AMLSN, said that the quality of laboratory results impacted positively on diagnosis of health conditions, which consolidates quality healthcare services.

Raheem spoke at a symposium of the Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria (AMLSN) in collaboration with Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) Chapter, Lagos.

The theme was: ``Funding for Accreditation Process in Medical Diagnostic and Research Laboratories in Nigeria’’.

Raheem said: ``The quality of a clinical establishment depends on the competences and qualities of its medical laboratories. `` If you have a giant hospital with a deficient laboratory, that hospital will be performing below optimal expectation. ``When the quality of laboratories is enhanced, it facilitates quality diagnosis of patients, whether people that are sick or those out to check their health status. ``So, once you have a very good laboratory in a health institution, the quality of service of such institutions will be outstanding,’’ he said.

According to him, the essence of the gathering is for laboratory scientists to look at all the procedures and processes needed to ensure that the qualities of laboratory results are improved upon.

Also, Mrs. Maureen Aniedobe, Chairperson, AMLSN NIMR Chapter, said: ``A major aim of this gathering is to update ourselves academically, to deliberate on the present happenings in the industry. ``We also have to reposition ourselves to play our roles as laboratories scientists and there are certain decisions to be taken.’’

According to Aniedobe, the association is also seeking accreditation and funding. ``Funding has been an issue for accreditation and that is why funding is the theme of today’s programme. ``To attain this accreditation feat, funding is required because quality is expensive; AMLSN NIMR chapter has a five-star status but what remains is the accreditation. ``There is need to eradicate misdiagnosis and once laboratories get accredited, the margin of error is reduced. ``The minimal margin of error that can be accepted in medical laboratory is one per cent; some people even say it should be zero per cent. ``So, when you do not have those internationally required processes in place, when errors occur, they can go undetected and the effects

are grave,’’ she said.

Aniedobe said there were benefits to getting accreditation. ``When you are internationally accredited it means that in any part of the country or outside the country, when your result is generated and presented anywhere in the world, it is accepted. ``This is because there are requirements, audit assessments and conditions to be fulfilled before getting accredited. ``With the accreditation also, doors open; organisations like the WHO will want to collaborate with you because it shows that you are competent,’’ she said.

Aniedo called on the Federal Government, NGOs and corporate bodies to partner with laboratories.

Earlier in his keynote address, Prof. Monday Useh, a professor of medical parasitology, said that an efficient and operational Total Quality Management (TQM) was the way to obtain accreditation.

According to Useh, who is from the Department of Medical Laboratory Science, University of Calabar, Cross-River state, the training processes involved in becoming a medical laboratory scientist sufficiently prepares them to practice ethically.

He urged practitioners to put in practice an efficient TQM with emphasis on Standard Operating Procedures (SOPS), to generate results which are reliable, accurate, reproducible and cost-effective.

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Kidney disease increases risk of diabetes-Researchers Diabetes is known to increase a person’s risk of kidney disease. Now, a new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests that the converse also is true: Kidney dysfunction increases the risk of diabetes. Further, the researchers deduced that a likely culprit of the two-way relationship between kidney disease and diabetes is urea.

The nitrogen-containing waste product in blood comes from the breakdown of protein in foods. Kidneys normally remove urea from the blood, but it can build up when kidney function slows down.

The findings are significant because urea levels can be lowered through medication, diet -- for example, by eating less protein -- and other means, thereby allowing for improved treatment and possible prevention of diabetes.

The epidemiological study, conducted in collaboration with the Veterans Affairs St. Louis Health Care System, is published Dec. 11 in Kidney International.

“We have known for a long time that diabetes is a major risk factor for kidney disease, but now we have a better understanding that kidney disease, through elevated levels of urea, also raises the risk of diabetes,” said the study’s senior author Ziyad AlAly, MD, an assistant professor of medicine at Washington University.

“When urea builds up in the blood because of kidney dysfunction, increased insulin resistance and impaired insulin secretion often result.” In col-

Kidney

laboration with scientists at the St. Louis Veterans Affairs’ Clinical Epidemiology Center, Washington University researchers examined medical records in national VA databases to dissect the relationship between kidney disease and diabetes.

They evaluated the records of 1.3 million adults without diabetes over a five-year period, beginning in 2003. A common blood test that measures the amount of urea nitrogen found in the blood showed that 117,000 of those without diabetes -- or 9 percent -- had elevated urea levels, signaling poor kidney function. “That figure -- 9 percent of people with high urea levels --remained relatively constant over time,” Al-Aly said.

“It is also reflective of the general population.” Overall, he said, those with high urea levels had a 23 percent higher risk of diabetes -- a figure researchers determined by comparing risk between those with high and low urea levels. In each year studied, the researchers documented new cases of diabetes in 2,989 of every 100,000 people with low urea levels and 3,677 new cases of diabetes among those with high urea levels.

Fish consumption improves kid’s intelligence A new study has revealed that children who eat fish at least once a week get better sleep and have a higher IQ. Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania in the report published in MailOnline revealed that omega-3s , the fatty acids in fish, improve kid’ s intelligence and found that those who ate more scored 4.8 points higher on an IQ test than children who said they rarely ate the seafood .

Those same children also reported getting a better night ’ s sleep , which previous studies have linked to higher intelligence . The findings they said are the first of its kind that show sleep as the link between fish and heightened intelligence , leading researchers to suggest introducing kids to fish as young as 10 months old to improve overall cognition throughout their lives .

The researchers conducted a study on more than 500 chil-

dren in China aged nine to 11 to learn more about the effects of fish on intelligence and sleep. The participants filled out a questionnaire regarding eating habits and how often they consumed fish ranging from never, seldom to always.

They took an IQ test where researchers then matched those results to the questionnaire .

The results published in the Journal Nature showed a distinct association between fish and intelligence as those who reported eating fish more often scored 4.8 points higher than those who rarely eat the seafood . Children who said they sometimes eat fish scored 3 .31 points higher than those who ‘ seldom ’ or ‘ never’ consumed it .

The parents of the children in the study were also asked to submit a questionnaire regarding their child ’ s sleep quality .

The length of sleep , frequency of napping and tiredness were included in the

survey .Increased fish consumption was linked to fewer disturbances of sleep, supporting the notion that omega-3s promote better overall sleep quality .

Previous research has shown that the omega-3 s found in fish have health benefits that can lower blood pressure, slow the development of plaque in arteries reducing the risk of heart attack and can improve sleep.

Other studies have also associated fish to improved cognitive function . However, this is the first study that has linked the fatty acids to better quality that can lead to higher intelligence .

The study author Prof Adrian Raine said : “ Lack of sleep is associated with antisocial behavior and poor cognition is associated with antisocial behaviour . We have found that omega-3 supplements reduce antisocial behaviour, so it is not too surprising that fish is behind this.”

Mackerel fishes

The researchers therefore encouraged parents to expose their children, as young as 10 months old, to fish as long as it does not have bones in order for them to grow a liking to the flavor and texture .

“Doing that could be a lot

easier than nudging children about going to bed . If the fish improves sleep, great … If it also improves cognitive performance like we have seen here , even better. It ’ s a double hit . ’ Raine added.

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Stranded Nigerian students abroad writes NASS, Minister Doosuur Iwambe, Abuja

ÏÏÏAbout 6 Nigerians on

Aviation Correspondent (AC) Mr. Kelvin Okunbor; Mr. Tony Awunor; Regional Manager, West AFrica, Emirate Airline, Mr. Afzal Parambil; Top Food and LifestyleBlogger, Mrs. Yemisi Aiyedun; Airport Services Agent, Emirate Airline, Mrs. Eyitomi Kuti; Mrs. Shola Adekola; Publisher, TravelPort Online, Mrs. Sade Williams; Emirates Airport Manager, Mr. George Ikpeahia, during the Departure of the Guest and Journalists to Dubai for Emirates Familiarization Trip, at Murtala Mohammed International Airport Ikeja Lagos...on Wednesday

Int’l Day of Forests: Obaseki harps on conservation, diversity, greener cities ÏÏÏGovernor

of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has called for concerted efforts to protect forests and green areas in urban and reserved areas, even as the state government is pushing for initiatives to create greener cities and harness the state’s rich and diverse forest assets.

The governor said this in commemoration of the International Day of Forests 2018 marked by the United Nations and other partner agencies on March 21 every year.

The governor, who stressed the need for collaboration between government and civil society groups in preserving environmental diversity, said that the Edo State’s plan to set up a forestry commission and an agency for parks and gardens are all geared towards protecting her diverse forest assets.

According to him, “Edo State has rich forest assets that require nurturing. Much as

some parks are within the purvey of the Federal Government, we are also looking at exploiting the rich forest assets we have to drive tourism, aside the overarching objective of conserving and preserving the environment.

“We are in talks with investors to help harness our forest reserve and ensure that we halt deforestation in the state.”

He noted that measures taken to safeguard the Ogba Zoo and Nature Park in the city centre and prevent its deforestation were pointers to some of the initiatives to be taken to preserve such assets in the state.

He said this year’s theme: “Forest and Sustainable Cities” is not just apt but captures his administration’s reserve to ensure that the state safeguards its flora and fauna.

He said, “The case for greener cities cannot be over-emphasised as it is evidently the way to go in a world bedev-

illed with deforestation and the perils of climate change. This is why we want to ensure that the state exploits its forest assets for tourism receipts.

He urged federal agencies charged with enforcing policies and laws on conservation and preservation to be alive to their responsibilities, as the state was ready to support them in fulfilling their mandate.

According to the United Nations, “Forests and trees store carbon, which helps mitigate the impacts of climate change in and around urban areas. Trees also improve the local climate, helping to save energy used for heating by 20-50 percent.

Strategic placement of trees in urban areas can cool the air by up to 8 degrees Celsius, reducing air conditioning needs by 30 percent. Urban trees are excellent air filters, removing harmful pollutants in the air and fine particulates.”

The United Nations General Assembly ad-

opted resolution A/ RES/67/200 on 21 December 2012, which declared that March 21 of each year is to be observed as the International Day of Forests. The resolution encourages all member states to organise activities relating to all types of forests.

Federal Government Bilateral Agreement Education Scholarship Scheme in Cuba have written to the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, over the outstanding allowances owed them by the Federal government.

In a letter dated March 13, 2018 and addressed to the Senate President, Speaker House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, the students wondered why payment of their stipends has over the years become a perennial dilemma.

The letter which was signed on behalf of the students by one Adie Patrick Adie further revealed that life has not been easy with them in Cuba with no source of livelihood due to the inability of the government to promptly release their stipends.

They said the development had been exposing them to very dangerous and pernicious situation in foreign lands.

“As you are well aware, part of 2015 is stilled owed us, also the short fall of the 2016 allowances and the entire 2017 stipend has not been paid, despite all the tireless efforts of the embassy, the efforts of my esteemed colleagues and myself, to no avail.

“This has brought about unimaginable suffering, which has affected us emotionally, spiritually, socially and even in our academics as we have not been able to meet up with basic necessities.

“It has been 17 months since we last received mon-

ey from the government and due to our humble backgrounds we have not been able to get help from home either, this has caused us to live in penury because we have exhausted all the possible means of sustenance known to us” they stated.

The affected Federal Scholars are: Aishat Oluwabunmi Olaoye - Osun State (Medicine), Nguseer Jessica Sombo-Benue State (Medicine) Undergraduate, Kabiru Mohammed SagirBauchi State (Medicine) Undergraduate Others include, Umaru Sani Usman -Katsina State (Medicine) Postgraduate, Micheal Ngorkya Ihindan,Benue State (Medicine) Postgraduate and Adie Patrick Adie-Cross River State (Medicine) Undergraduate.

The Minister of Education, Professor Adamu Adamu, Abike Dabiri-Erewa Special Adviser to the President on Diaspora Affairs as well as ChairmanHouse Committee on TETFUND were equally copied.

It might interest you to know that the scheme is a bilateral agreement between the Nigerian government, through the ministry of education and the federal scholarship board, and other countries to train students in various fields while the home government takes care of their upkeep during their stay in the host countries.

It is the largest federal government scholarship scheme with students in Russia, China, Ukraine, Cuba, Hungary, Egypt, Morocco and Algeria.

Obaseki lauds poets, writers on World Poetry Day ÏÏÏThe Governor of Edo

State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has commended poets and writers for serving as the mirror of the society and amplifying beliefs, traditions and customs through their graceful and stylised works, written or oral, through generations.

Obaseki gave the commendation on the occasion of the World Poetry Day, marked on March 21 each year, to support linguistic diversity through poetic expression and to offer endangered languages the opportunity to be heard within their communities.

The celebration according to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) “encourages a return to the oral tradition of poetry recitals, to promote the teaching

of poetry, restore a dialogue between poetry and the other arts such as theatre, dance, music and painting, and to support small publishers and create an attractive image of poetry in the media, so that the art of poetry will no longer be considered an outdated form of art, but one which enables society as a whole to regain and assert its identity.”

“The beauty of the universe, its colours, diverse people and cultures and our common humanity, have over the years been communicated by poets and writers through various literary genres such as poems, plays, songs, music as well as dances, genuflections, salutation, signs and symbols,” the governor said.

He urged students “to develop their communica-

tion skills by devoting quality time to reading, writing, learning other languages, singing and appreciating literary works.”

Obaseki challenged technology-oriented young people to create applications for storing and preserving our history, culture, customs and creative works for future enjoyment.

“We are fast losing our cultural values and oral traditions. We need to preserve evergreen songs, poems, songs and other literary works that will be of great moral and entertainment value to the future generations,” he added.

UNESCO said that in celebrating World Poetry Day, “it recognises the unique ability of poetry to capture the creative spirit of the human mind.”

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EFCC arraigns director over alleged fraud Doosuur Iwambe , Abuja

ÏÏÏA Director in a firm,

The Outsource Company Limited, Amal Hassan, has been arraigned before a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting in Jabi over allegation of forgery.

Amal who was arraigned before the court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, however pleaded not guilty to the two -count charge preferred against her.

She was granted bail in the sum of N5million and two sureties in like sum after counsel, Francis Ugbor representing her made an oral bail application.

He told the court that

the offence in which the defendant is standing trial is a bailable offence, adding that the accused has been on administrative bail before her arraignment Wednesday.

He argued that her being granted bail will not affect the outcome of the trial.

On his part, the prosecution Nneji Ndifon, who vehemently opposed the application told the court that bail is at the discretion of the court.

He however added that material facts must be placed before the court before that discretion could be exercised.

“In exercising your discretion, material fact must be placed before the court.

“She has been released

on administrative bail because Section 35 of the 1999 Constitution says an accused can’t be kept beyond 48 hours. It is only the court that can order the remand of an accused person.

In order not to frustrate the trial, we urge the court to order the remand of the suspect in custody. We will ask for speady trial. If She is granted bail, there is likelihood that that the trial can be frustrated”, he argued.

After taking their arguments, the trial judge, Justice M. Nasir, in a short ruling admitted Amal to bail in the sum of N5million with two sureties who must be civil servant and must be a resident of the Federal Capital Territory.

She said she should be remanded in prison custody, if she fails to meet her bail conditions.

Amal in the two count charge was accused of forging the signature of the Chairman of LEADERSHIP, Mr. Sam Nda-Isaiah in September 2015 with the intention of causing it to be believed as genuine.

The two count charge reads, “ *Amal Hassan, being one of the Directors of The Outsource Company Ltd, on or about 2 day of September 2015 at Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court forged the signature of Sam Nda Isaiah on a document titled “ the Federal Republic of Nigeria com-

pany and Allied matters act, 1990 company Ltd by Shares Special Resolution of the Outsource company Ltd RC: 1133186 dated 2nd September 2015 with the intention of causing it to be believed that the fake documents was jointly signed by you as Sam Nda Isaiah who you knew did not sign it. *Using as the means a forged document contrary to section 366of the Penal Code Act CAP 532 laws of the Federation of Nigeria Abuja 1990 and punishable under section 364 of the same Act. Meanwhile, the spokesman of Amal,Emokiniovo Dafe-Akpedeye who spoke with newsmen shortly after the court proceedings dismissed the allegations.

According to him, the allegations are very ridiculous.

He said, “The allegations levelled against her

by Sam Nda Isaiah of Leadership newspaper are absurd. Sam Nda- Isaiah is accusing her of forging his signature on the incorporation papers to issue him shares in a company she founded.

“This is very ridiculous and a clear case of harassment and intimidation.

“For avoidance of doubt, Amal did not and will not forge anyone’s signature.

“We shall get to the bottom of this victimisation.

We are consulting with our legal team to decide on the best course of action to redress this injustice”, he added.

Ishaku rejects claims that Sir Ahmadu Bello died with his attributes Okerafor Athanatius, Jalingo

ÏÏÏGovernor

Representative of the President & Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Boss Gida Mustapha (third left), Minister of Power, Works & Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, SAN (second right), Minister of State, Surv. Suleiman Zarma Hassan (third left), Permanent Secretary, Works & Housing, Mr. Mohammed Bukar(right) and others during the Opening Session of the One - Day Public Enlightenment on Developments in the Road Sector organized by the Ministry of Power, Works and Housing at the Nigeria Air Force Conference Centre, Abuja

HIHIRT trains over 60 on mango, mushrooms production Kehinde Akinpelu ilorin

ÏÏÏNational

Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT), Ibadan in collaboration with Hagues Logistics Limited Wednesday, commenced the training of over 60 persons on mango and mushroom production in the country.

According to him said, that mushroom enjoys both domestic and international acceptance as a food item, saying that “it is a veritable cash crop with potential to generate foreign exchange.”

The three-day training dubbed ‘skill acquisition and capacity building for value chain on mango and mushroom.”

While, Declaring the training open at the Agricultural Research and Management Training Institute (ARMTI), Ilorin, Kwara state, acting Executive Director of NIHORT, Dr. Abayomi Olaniyan described horticulture as one of the most viable and sustainable sources of household income, employment generation, enhanced gross domestic product and government revenue.

Represented by the institute’s head of research, Dr. Stephen Afolayan said: “it is worthy of note that Nigeria has comparative advantage in the production of mangoes and mushrooms. “Mango is among the important tropical fruits and is greatly relished for its succulence, exot-

ic flavor and delicious taste in most countries of the world.

Nigeria ranks ninth in world mango production. “Mushroom is particularly attractive to a broad spectrum of stakeholders because it can be produced indoors in large quantity within a short period of time at great profitability. Mushroom cultivation provides opportunities for improving the sustainability of small farming systems through recycling of organic matter, which can be used as a growing substrate and the returned to the land as fertilizer.”

Earlier, the Coordinator of the programme and Director of Research NIHORT, Dr. Lawrence O. Taiwo said that the institute has devised a means of converting plan-

tain and pineapple wastes to wealth.

Said he: “We are targeting this year not only in mangoes and mushrooms, about 500 participants. We just finished training about 35 in Ibadan, Oyo state. We are going to Delta state to train about 400 people on plantains and pineapples production. We have developed a technology to use plantains waste for soap making.

“With that we believe that a lot of people will be empowered in wealth and job creation. We want to train them to be job creators. So we are concentrating on waste to wealth in Delta state. In the next four weeks we will hit Ebonyi state to train some youths on scent-leaf and Ogbona.

Darius Ishaku of Taraba state, has rejected claims that Sir Ahmadu Bello of blessed memory died along with his attributes saying, yes he died but ‘we refused to follow his attributes’.

Ishaku disclosed this on Tuesday while eulogizing the late Ahmadu Bello when a delegation from the Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation paid him a courtesy visit at the Government House, Jalingo.

The governor further lamented at the unfortunate security situation in Taraba and Nigeria at large, frowning at the helplessness he has found himself as Governor.

According to Ishaku, security men sent to warring areas by the Federal Government usually “disarm people with dane guns and allow those with sophisticated weapons”, a situation which he described as unfortunate.

The governor described the title of ‘chief security officer’ of the state held by the governors as ‘ironical’ because as a governor he has no control of the security situation in his domain.

He therefore proposed for an amendment of the constitution to provide for State Police.

He however, added that the Federal Police could only act when the situation

is beyond the State Police.

Governor Ishaku also blamed the social media for the problems of the society and said if he had his way, he would ban it.

Speaking earlier, leader of the delegation, Babangida Aliyu, noted that since the North was not United, others were taking advantage of it. He charged the governor to open up to the security agencies since he couldn’t depend on the centre which gives directives to security agencies before action is taken.

Aliyu advised the Governor to pay attention to planning which he observed was done without recourse to the population. He regretted the fact that up till now, the budget has not been passed and that by the time the budget was passed, the problems which the budget was made to solve would have been exacerbated. Aliyu therefore advised the Governor to lead by example and be equitable.

Daily Times gathers that the Delegation from the Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation consist of former Niger State Governor, Babangida Aliyu, former Adamawa State Governor, Murtala Nyako, former Kano State Governor, Ibrahim Shekarau and Justice Mamman Nasir among others.

Highlight of the visit was the presentation of a fiveyear plan of the Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation to the Governor.

Daily Times Nigeria Thursday, March 22, 2018

Late passage of 2018 budget will affect road construction –Niger Gov Saka Bolaji, Minna

ÏÏÏNiger

state governor Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello has expressed fears that the late passage of the 2018 budget by the House of Assembly could affect the road construction components of the fiscal law.

The Governor raised the fears in Minna on Wednesday after assenting to the appropriation bill passed by the House of Assembly last Thursday.

“We have lost almost three

months in the year, we have already had the first rains in Minna the lateness in the passage of the budget will have some effects on our road projects because of the rains” the governor said.

Governor Sani Bello therefore charged the house of assembly to expedite action on the 2019 budget when presented saying also that the executive would ensure the fiscal estimates were ready at least in the last quarter of the year.

He specifically directed

the State Planning Commission to commence work on the budget so that it would meet the deadline.

“With the signing of the bill government business will move at a faster pace, we have no excuse not to succeed, we have lost a few months due to nobody’s fault but we will make up for the lost ground”.

The governor appreciated the cordial relationship between the executive and the legislature saying however that though there were dif-

ferences “ we always resolve these differences amicably” Speaking before presenting the bill to the governor for his assent the Speaker Alhaji Ahmed Marafa Guni commended the executive arm of government for allocating more resources to capital projects instead of concentrating on recurrent.

The state is to expend over N134 billion for its services this fiscal year with 60% of the money going for capital projects and N40% to recurrent expenditure.

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Tenant kills, buries landlord in shallow grave in Niger Saka Bolaji, Minna

ÏÏÏA 34-year-old man, Maa-

ruf Sarki has been arrested by the police in Niger state for killing and burying his landlord, Tasiu Shittu in shallow grave in Kontagora area of the state.

The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the state police command, ASP Mohammed Abubakar who stated this Wednesday, added that Sarki also stole N1.7m from the decease including an unregistered Honda car.

The police spokesman said the suspect fled to Sokoto after committing the crime but was arrested by detectives from his hideout.

Parading Sarki along with 11 other kidnappers and robbery suspects, ASP Abubakar said that Sarki killed and buried one Alhaji Tasiu Shittu in shallow grave inside a rented apartment in Kontagora.

He explained that the apartment was rented out to the suspect by the deceased, adding that the suspect has led detectives to the shallow grave

and that the body has been exhumed for autopsy.

Speaking in an interview, Sarki said that he was hired to kill his landlord by a business associate at the cost of two million naira stating that he administered local herbs to poison his victim.

He said, “I used local medicine to kill the man and buried him inside the house which I rented from him. I was hired to kill him by one of his business associate. I regret the action”. However, the business associate is said to be on the run.

The police also paraded one Ayuba John who specialized in fabricating local firearms linked to five-man robbery and kidnapping gang.

The gang, according to the PPRO was involved in several cases of robbery and stealing of motorcycles within Lapia area of the state, adding that the gang recently stole a motorcycle from one Dingi Alhaji Bako and collected the sum of N400,000 from the victim after threatening to kidnap him.

Court to Lawyer: You lack capacity to challenge Buhari, DSS, Police, others over Judges’ arrest, detention

Edward Nnachi, Abakaliki

ÏÏÏA Federal High Court Left to Right: Honourable Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun (Left); Vice President Yemi Osinbajo; Executive Governor of Ogun State, Senator Ibikunle Amosun and his wife, Dr. Olufunso Amosun, during the 4th Ogun State Investors’ Forum at the Ogun State Cultural Centre in Abeokuta.... on Tuesday

Akure Metro Rotary Club lifts Ondo high school with 75 bags, 600 Books ‘Tosin Ajuwon, Akure

ÏÏÏAs part of its commit-

ment to uplift the education sector, the Rotary Club of Akure Metro, District 9125, Nigeria in conjunction with Greater Van Nuys Rotary Club, District 5280, CA, USA has donated 75 bags and 600 exercise books to students of Community High School, Imafon, Ondo State.

The President of the Club, Rotarian Dipo Olajide noted that the gesture was part of effort to contribute to the up lifting of education in the community.

According to him, the 75 bags were facilitated by the past President of the Club, Rotarian Kehinde Ige

through Greater Van Nuys Rotary Club, California, USA while the exercise book were donated by the Assistant Governor, Rotarian Kelvin Meyeyin.

Rotarian Olajide also reeled out some of the various projects embarked upon by the club which include erection of bus stop, signpost and construction of a ward at old Arakale Maternity Centre.

Others include provision of borehole at Akure Psychiatric Hospital, provision of notebooks to Primary schools, water filter projects at Oke Odu among others.

The Olumafon of Imafon, HRM, Oba Adegbehingbe Aliu called on the State

Ministry of Education to come to its aid as the community has for the past five years carried the burden of running the school which was initially built by Rotary Club, Akure Main and with government providing other structures over time.

Olumafon who expressed worry at the fact that the State Ministry of Education has refused to accept the school as own used and the present government led

by Gov. Akeredolu to take over the school.

“We were on the issue of having a school since the time of Baba Ajasin and we could not do it until Rotary came to our aid. We are calling on the government

of the day to help us”, he added.

Responding, Ondo State Commissioner for Education, Femi Agagu Dara thanked the Rotary Club for donating the bags and books to the school.

Mr. Agagu represented by the Director of School Services, Mr. Fola Dara said the gesture will in a long way contribute to the development of education in the state.

He noted that government alone cannot provide the finance for education and urged the corporate bodies to take a cue from Rotary club to develop education in the state.

sitting in Abakaliki, Ebonyi state capital, Wednesday, struck out suit against President Muhammadu Buhari, Attorney General of the Federation, Director of State Security Services(DSS), Inspector-General of Police, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) and National Judicial Council (NJC) over the arrest and detention of some judges of high and supreme courts in the country recently.

The suit was filed by an Abakaliki based legal practitioner, Chief Onu John Onwe at Abakaliki Federal High Court on February, 2017, in protest of what he described as illegal arrest of the judges against President Buhari, IG, DSS, Police, EFCC. NJC was joined in the suit and they all responded by filling their affidavits and counter affidavits.

Onwe, in the suit said the President and other defendants in the suit, said the invasion of the judges homes and their subsequent arrest and detention was a violation of the constitution of the federal republic of Nigeria.

Onwe said the action meted out to the judges by the federal government and its agencies against has made his job insecure as a lawyer and has also dwindled legal services in the country.

But delivering judgment on the suit, the Presiding Judge, Justice Akintola Aluko said Onwe has no locus standi to institute the suit against the President and the agencies as according to the court, he was not the one arrested.

He also ruled that the Legal Practitioner has not shown sufficient interest in the matter by convincing the court how the arrest and detention of the judges has put his job in jeopardy.

The court, however commended Onwe for his interest in the arrest of the judges by instituting the suit to challenge the action, but cautioned that there must be strict adherence to the rule of law in such suit.

“We will be obtaining the court proceedings and after studying it, we will take further action. Not that we derive anything tangentially from it but the record must be put straight. This will actually be determined by the appellate court whether we have the locus standi.

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Budget implementation: FG directs MDAs to comply with procurement plans Mathew Dadiya , Abuja The

Federal Government has directed its Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to ensure that budget implementation follow procurement plans and give the necessary attention in accordance with the administration’s drive to deliver dividends of democracy.

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha issued the directive on Wednesday in a new circular titled “Need for proper compliance with the provisions of the Public Procurement Act, 2007 by Ministries, Departments and Agencies for all Procurements.”

The SGF said, “Procurement processes are to be carried out in a manner that promotes competition, economy and efficiency and in accordance with laid down procedures and time-lines and as may be specified by the Bureau of Public Procurement from time to time, as stipulated in section 16 (1)(b) of the Public Procure-

Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Alhaji Muneer Bankole, (Middle) flanked by Executive Director, Business Developmeny, Mr. Isiaq Na’ Allah, (left) and Non-Executive Director, Alhaji Bode Oyedele, (right) at 2017 Medview airline Pre-AGM held at Welcome Centre, Airport road, Lagos

ment Act 2017.”

He added that accounting Officers are not only responsible for ensuring compliance with the provisions of the Act by

their respective MDAs but also liable in person for the breach or contravention of the provisions of the Act and all extant regulations on Procurement.

The circular, signed on March 19, 2018, further stated that henceforth, requests from MDAs not accompanied with procurement plans shall not

be accorded necessary approvals to proceed, in adherence to the communique issued at the end of the Permanent Secretaries retreat.

Dangote cement increases dividend by 23.5% to N178.9billion for 2017 Shareholders of Dangote Cement Plc are surely in for a good deal as the company’s directors have recommended an increase of 23.5 per cent in the dividend payout to the shareholders, for the year ended on 31st December 2017. The amount will translate to N178.9 billion as against a dividend of N8.70 kobo per share that was paid in the corresponding period of 2016.

The company’s group revenue grew by 31 percent, from N615.1 billion in 2016 to 805.6 billion, while its net profit rose by 43 percent, from N142.86 billion to N204.25 billion. Earnings per share rose to N11.65

compared to N8.78 at the previous year indicating an increase of 32.7 percent.

A breakdown of the report indicated that while sales from the three plants in Nigeria contributed N552.36 billion to the group’s revenue, the balance of N258.44 billion was accounted for by plants in other African countries. Revenue attributable to Nigeria grew by 29.6 percent while that from Pan-African operations rose by 32.5 percent.

Though group sales volumes were lower by seven percent due to depressed Nigerian market, Pan-African sales volumes went up by 8.4 percent to 9.4Mt with strong volume increases in Sen-

egal, Ethiopia and Cameroon and new capacities of 1.5Mta in Congo, 0.5Mta in Sierra Leone.

Acting Group Chief Executive Officer, Dangote Cement, Joe Makoju, speaking on the results said: “Dangote Cement turned in a record year with revenues up 31.0 percent to 805.6B and EBITDA up by 50.9 percent to 388.1B. Although Nigerian volumes were lower in 2017, our Pan-African operations increased volumes by 8.4% and now make up 42% of the Group’s total cement sales, demonstrating the robust diversification of our business.

We expanded our footprint from eight countries to ten with

the opening of new facilities in the Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone, while our operations in Cameroon, Senegal and Ethiopia achieved strong sales growth during the year. With total sales volumes of nearly 22 million tonnes, we are by far the leading manufacturer of cement in Sub-Saharan Africa.”

Dangote Cement is Africa’s leading cement producer with nearly 46Mta capacity across Africa. A fully integrated quarry-to-customer producer, with a production capacity of 29.25Mta in its home market, Nigeria. Obajana plant in Kogi state, Nigeria, is the largest in Africa with 13.25Mta of capac-

ity across four lines; Ibese plant in Ogun State has four cement lines with a combined installed capacity of 12Mta and Gboko plant in Benue state has 4Mta. Through recent investments, Dangote Cement has eliminated Nigeria’s dependence on imported cement and has transformed the nation into an exporter of cement serving neighbouring countries. In addition, Dangote Cement have operations in Cameroon (1.5Mta clinker grinding), Congo (1.5Mta), Ghana (1.5Mta import), Ethiopia (2.5Mta), Senegal (1.5Mta), Sierra Leone (0.5Mta import), South Africa (2.8Mta), Tanzania (3.0Mta), Zambia (1.5Mta).

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Mrs Patricia Bako (Member of Nigerian Association of Women Entrepreneurs - NAWE), Hon. Rotimi Agunsoye, Mrs. Mfon Udoime (Member NAWE), Senator Oluremi Tinubu OON, Mrs. Ada Ozongwu (President NAWE), Senator Ovie Omo - Agege, and Dr. Fati Uwaezuoke (Member NAWE),

Reps probe FG’s amnesty programme for repentant Niger Delta militants Henry Omunu, Abuja The House of Representatives on Wednesday ordered for a forensic audit into the management of the multi-billion naira amnesty programme of the federal givernment for repentant Niger Delta militants.

The investigation which will be carried out by the Rep. Abubakar Chika Adamu led committee on the Niger-Delta ministry followed the adoption of the motion sponsored by the Niger state House member and will also involve assessing the programme’s impact on the exagitators.

Reps. Adamu had in his lead debate said that implementation of the budget of the Presidential Amnesty Programme Office which ranges between N60 billion to N70 billion annually has been shrouded in secrecy in terms of achieving the programmes core objectives He alleged that corruption and ineptitude had bedeviled the programme since inception, resulting in hitches in its implementation especially the non- payment of outstanding allowances to the ex-militants running into billions of naira.

The lawmaker further said that the non-payment of tuition

fees of ex-agitators schooling abroad has resulted in embassies and schools throwing out the students despite billions of naira allocated to carter for the programme annually.

Rep. Chika expressed concern that the Presidential Amnesty Programme Office had been enmeshed in several allegations of financial impropriety and other acts detrimental to the objectives of the programme, with ex-agitators at the receiving end.

He referred to the incident few days ago where President Muhamadu Buhari relieved the coordinator of the programme, Brig. Gen. Paul Boroh (rtd) of

his duties on the heels of allegations of mismanagement of funds.

“Going by a report in today’s (Wednesday’s) edition of the Guardian Newspapers that a sum of $9 million was found in the coordinator’s house is the height of acts of impropriety bedeviling the programme.

“To think that such an act was perpetrated by a Niger-Deltan against his kiths and kins is the greatest height of insensitivity,” Rep. Chika added.

Contributing to the debate on the motion, Reps. Frederick Agbebi (PDP/ Bayelsa) and Daniel Reyenieju (PDP/Delta) called for

caution in the language used by the chief sponsor of the motion, warning that if care is not taken, the House would be seen to have taken a preemptive position, even before the commencement of the Hearing.

They asserted that since Chika is calling for an investigative hearing, “every allegation must be dispassionately looked into to ascertain their veracity or otherwise.”

The two lawmakers then advised Speaker Yakubu Dogara not to allow more debate on the motion but to quickly put the question so that the House will not further commit itself.

AfDB to Support Nigeria’s Power Sector Recovery Programme Simon Ugwu

The African Development Bank (AfDB) says it will support Nigeria’s Power Sector Recovery Programme (PSRP) in three areas.

It listed the areas as operational and technical intervention, governance issues and policy-based support.

The bank disclosed this in a statement signed by, Senior Communications Officer in Nigeria Country Office, Fatimah Alkali.

AfDB said it had undertaken a mission to hold further discussions on Nigeria’s PSRP with several stakeholders.

The bank said that the mission was led by, the Bank’s

Vice President for Power, Energy, Climate Change and Green Growth, Amadou Hott.

It said meetings had been held with relevant ministries, departments, and agencies to harmonise plans and areas of intervention.

The ministries and agencies include the Ministries of Finance, Power, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, the Transmission Company of Nigeria, World Bank and solar power developers.

The Bank said the programme was designed to promote energy access to rural communities through the expansion of the transmission grid, development of innovative financing products and provision of technical

assistance to improve revenue generation by the distribution companies.

It said the goal of the mission was to identify opportunities for collaboration in the programme.

“The bank’s energy strategy identifies energy as crucial not only for the attainment of health and education outcomes, but for industrialisation, reducing the cost of doing business and for unlocking economic potential and creating jobs.

“In line with its high 5 development priorities, the bank is committed to supporting Nigeria in the effective and efficient implementation of the country’s Power Sector Recovery Program,” the bank said.

The statement quoted the

Bank’s President, Akinwumi Adesina, as saying that “Africa is simply tired of being in the dark.

“It is time to take decisive action and turn around this narrative: to light up and power Africa and accelerate the pace of economic transformation, unlock the potential of businesses and drive much-needed industrialisation to create jobs,” he said.

NGPTC Threatening to Cut Gas Supply to GenCos – APGC Nationwide electricity supply may be threatened by recent disclosures that the Nigerian Gas Processing and Transportation Company Limited (NGPTC) which is a subsidiary of Nigerian National Petroleum

Corporation (NNPC) has written to gas-based power generation companies (GenCos) in the country threatening to cut off gas supplies to them if they don’t make their contracts effective.

This was gathered from the umbrella body of the GenCos – the Association of Power Generation Companies (APGC) yesterday in Abuja. APGC explained that by that request, the NGPTC simply wants them to pay their monthly gas bills on time and further guarantee future supplies to them through Letters of Credit (LC). APGC’s Executive Secretary, Dr. Joy Ogaji, said that the letters were already on the tables of the Gencos.

Daily Times Nigeria Thursday, March 22, 2018

Stories By Motolani Oseni The Nigerian currency, Naira on Wednesday 21, of March, closed trading activites at N360.29 to the Us Dollar at the Investors & Exporters Foreign Exchange ( I & E Fx) window.

This is even as the federal government through the Debt Management Office (DMO) has concluded plans to raise N53.96 billion at a treasury auction on Wednesday after repaying the same amount of bills, with the aim of lowering its borrowing costs, traders said.

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Naira closes at N360.29/$1 as FG plans to borrow N53.96bn However, the Naira, at the specialized foreign exchange window for investors and exporters opened at N360.45, traded high at N361.00 and eventually closed at N360.29 unchanged against yesterday’s closing price.

A total of $348.64 million was transacted through the I&E Fx window on Wednesday.

The Naira at the inter-bank

closed at N305.70 unchanged against Tuesday closing price.

At the money market, the Open Buy Back (OBB) and Over Night (O/N) rates closed at 20.00per cent and 22.08per cent, representing a 10.00per cent and 10.17per cent depreciation against Tuesday’s closing position respectively.

The nayion’s debt managers, has said it would repay some

treasury obligations in phases as they mature. It plans to repay N482 billion of treasury bills in the second quarter and half the amount it wants to raise between March and May. Settlement for the bills issued on Wednesday would be on March 22, according to the auction calendar, while the amount redeemed will hit the banking

system, swelling liquidity, traders said.

Traders said overnight rate halved to 20 per cent on Wednesday from a high of 40 per cent at the opening of its previous session and could drop further as the bills are repaid.

The debt office is also selling bonds on Wednesday to raise N70 billion.

Ecobank, Mastercard launches discount promotion with 9mobile on Masterpass QR Payment Ecobank Nigeria and MasterCard have launched a discount promotion with 9Mobile Nigeria to drive the use of Masterpass QR payments at 10 of its Experience Centres in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt.

Under the arrangement, consumers transacting business in any of the locations in the three cities in the country are expected to make payment with their Masterpass QR to access a N500 airtime offer when they spend N5, 000 and above. The offer, which is to customers of all the banks, will run between March 21 and April 30, 2018.

Speaking on the partnership, Head, Transaction Services Group (TSG), Ecobank Nigeria, Mr. Emile Sagna said, “building strategic relationships with merchants, consumers and technology platforms to deliver frictionless, real-time payments is crucial for us at Ecobank in ensuring that we take payments to the next level.”

He disclosed that “Ecobank has issued 9Mobile and other merchants QR codes to allow consumers to use their existing banking apps from various banks to scan the QR code for payments at all participating 9Mobile Experience centers and other merchants locations..With the feature phone, the consumer needs to enter a merchant terminal Identifier into their phones to make payment.”

Sagna noted that Masterpass QR offers the consumer safety, convenience and speed to make digital payment anywhere and anytime.

Further, he explained that Ecobank released its dynamic QR code which can be integrated into merchant’s ERP in order to address the peculiar needs of other business enterprises that require customized payment functionalities.

He added that merchants will be able to generate dynamic QR codes for each payment request for the customer to simply input his PIN for authentication.

L R: Publisher, Nigerian NewsDirect Newspaper, Dr. Samuel Ibiyemi; Consultant at Lonadek, Ibilola Amao; Chairman, South West, Association of Bureaux De Change Association of Nigeria (ABCON) Taiwo Ebenezer; ABCON President and winner of Private Sector Personality of the Year 2017 Award’, Alhaji Aminu Gwadabe during the award presentation to Gwadabe at seventh Anniversary Lecture & Man of The Year Award organised by the Nigerian NewsDirect in Lagos, recently...

Afreximbank highlights private sector participation in trade, investment policy formulation The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), has highlighted roles of African private sector participation in trade and investment policy formulation and support the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).

President of Afreximbank, Dr. Benedict Oramah, disclosed this during his address at a business breakfast on PanAfrican Private Sector Trade and Investment Committee (PAFTRAC),organized as part of the AfCFTA Business Forum to mark the signing of the agreement for the free trade area in Kigali on Wednesday.

Dr. Oramah, explained that PAFTRAC was an advocacy platform that would provide a framework to facilitate African private sector participation and engagement in trade and investment issues.

He noted that following the launch of the committee, under

the auspices of the World Trade Organisation and the African Development Bank (ADB) about a decade ago, Afreximbank had been requested to take the lead on the project.

Dr. Oramah welcomed the partners that had joined PAFTRAC and said that the relaunch of the Committee was aimed at supporting the implementation of the AfCFTA. Earlier, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, former President of Nigeria and Patron of AfroChampions Initiative, which organised the breakfast, stressed the importance of intra-African trade in Africa’s economic development, highlighting the important contribution which the private sector could make in that process.

The breakfast featured a panel discussion by Kris Senanu, Managing Director, Enterprise Telkom, Kenya; Jean-Louis Billon, Chairman, SIFCA Group,

Cote d’Ivoire; and Samba Bathily, CEO, ADS Group, Mali. Li Yong, Director-General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation, made concluding remarks.

In addition to Afreximbank, PAFTRAC also has the International Trade Centre, the African Union Commission, ADB; the AfroChampions Initiative, the Pan-African Chamber of Commrtce and Industry, and Ecobank as partners.

Just recently, the freximbank and the Export Credit Insurance Corporation of South Africa (ECIC) entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to launch a $1 billion financing programme to promote and expand trade and investments between South Africa and the rest of Africa.

Under the terms of the MOU signed during the week in Cairo, Afreximbank and ECIC will jointly implement a South

Africa-Africa Trade and Investment Promotion Programme (SATIPP).

The Afreximbank stated that SATIPP will involve the two institutions working together on identification, preparation and appraisal of trade transactions and projects; exploration of co-financing and risk-sharing opportunities; and knowledgesharing work, with particular emphasis on intra-African trade matters, through technical cooperation, staff exchange, research and joint events.

Dr. Benedict Oramah, had noted that in line with the bank strategy, IMPACT 2021: AFRICA TRANSFORMED, which prioritizes intra-African trade, industrialization and export manufacturing, decided to develop this joint programme as it provides a platform for the realization of our strategic objectives while also aligning with South Africa’s strategic goal of expanding trade with the rest of Africa.

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NSE ASI sheds 0.46% as bearish sentiment prevails

Bonny Amadi

The Nigerian equities market closed Wednesday on red as bearish sentiments continued to prevail in the Nigerian equities market as the ASI shed 0.46% in today’s trading session.

The Nigerian equities market sustained downtrend was following the sell-off in the Industrial and Consumer Goods sectors. However, in the absence of any catalyst, analysts projects that the market would remain volatile in the near term as investors continue to take positions in the earnings season.

Meanwhile,, market breadth index ended negative with 19 advancers against 35 stocks that declined.

FIDELITYBK with 7.76% gain was the best performing stock while CADBURY with 9.64% decline topped the losers’ chart for the third consecutive time.

AFRINSURE which declined by -4.00% was the most actively traded with c. 83million units of shares worth c.N20million.

NSE Industrial Index declined by 2.50% due to the

L – R shows Bola Adeeko, Head, Shared Services Division, The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE); Charl Bruyns, Group Head of Investor Services & Financial Institutions, Transactional Products & Services, Standard Bank Group; Oscar N. Onyema OON, Chief Executive Officer, NSE; Hasan Khan, Group Head of Transactional Products & Services, Standard Bank Group; Akeem Oyewale, Chief Executive, Stanbic IBTC Nominees Limited and Babatunde Majiyagbe, Executive Director, Stanbic IBTC Nominees Limited during a Closing Gong Ceremony at the Exchange today.

sell-off in WAPCO which lost -6.55% and DANGCEM which depreciated by -0.04%.

NSE Consumer Goods Index also declined by 0.72%,

following the losses in CADBURY which lost 9.64%, PZ;s decline by 4.88%, NESTLE loss by -2.17% and NB’s 0.94% loss

NSE Banking Index appreciated by 0.06%, driven by the gains in FIDELITYBK which topped 7.76%, FCMB’s 4.74% gain ,, UBA’s 4.07% ap-

preciation and DIAMONDBNK’s 3.87% growth.. However, the NSE Oil & Gas Index closed flat.

Access Bank grows earnings by 20% proposes a final dividend of 40 kobo (25k interim)

Bonny Amadi and Motolani Oseni

Access Bank Plchas released its audited results for the full year ended 31 December, 2017, showing resilient growth in total income.

The Group reasserted its capacity to deliver steady earnings despite a tighter operating environment. In the audited financial results released to the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Wednesday, March 21, Access Bank recorded a total income of 459.1billion, representing an increase of 20 percent over 381.3 billion recorded in the same period in 2016.

Growth in gross earnings was boosted by a 29 percent increase in interest income to 319.9 billion in 2017, from 247.2 billion in Full Year (FY) 2016 whilst net interest income grew by 17 percent from 163,452 billion in FY 2017, from 139,148 billion in the comparative period of 2016. Similarly, NonInterest Income grew 4 percent to139.1billion, in FY 2017 from 133.4 billion in 2016, leading to an 11 percent increase in the

Group’s operating income to 302,596 billion in FY 2017, from 272,605 billion in FY 2016.

The growth in the Group’s earnings is underlined by an expansion in its core business, on the back of an enhanced asset book. Loans and advances grew 11 percent to 2,064 trillion in 2017, from 1,855 trillion in December 2016. Total assets grew 18 percent to 4,102 trillion in December 2017, from 3,484 trillion in the corresponding period in 2016. Additionally, the Group recorded an increase of 13 percent in Shareholder returns of 515 billion in December 2017, from 454 billion in the corresponding period in 2016.

Although the Group posted significant growth in earnings, the adverse lingering effects of the macro on asset quality in the industry led to the Bank taking prudent provisions in the course of the year, thereby dampening profitability, as Profit before tax declined 11 percent to 80.1 billion in FY 2017 from 90.3 billion in FY 2016. Nonetheless, Access Bank’s fundamentals remain strong and the Group remains poised for sustainable growth

in the coming periods.

The Group proposes a final dividend of 40Kobo per share to its shareholders, in addition to 25Kobo interim dividend paid during the period, making a total of 65Kobo for the financial year. The dividend is subject to approval at the Annual General Meeting.

Commenting on the results, Herbert Wigwe, Group Managing Director said, “Our operating performance in 2017 was impacted by the residual effects of macro-economic conditions of 2016, characterised by slow economic expansion and adverse credit conditions, which resulted in making conservative provisions on our loan book.Despite the macro and regulatory headwinds, our underlying business remained strong as reflected in the gross earnings growth of 20 percent to 459 billion in 2017. We grew our loan book to position it for improved earnings, whilst driving deposit mobilization from targeted segments to diversify our funding base.”

According to Wigwe, the year 2017 was pivotal for the Bank, as it concluded its 2013-

2017 corporate strategic plan.

“Its successful implementation was hinged on discipline, hard work, and an unwavering commitment to our set objectives. I am particularly excited about the next phase of the Bank’s evolution centred on an integrated global franchise.

The execution of the 2018-2022 strategy commences with focus on deepening our retail offerings, underpinned by strong digital and payment solutions.

Throughout the next phase,

we will continue to invest in technology as we establish a universal payments gateway with an ecosystem of local and international partnerships,” he added.

Access Bank’s capital and liquidity levels of 22.5 percent and 47.3 percent respectfully remained robust, well above the required regulatory minimum, providing a strong buffer against the macro challenges and room to expand its business.

Diamond bank enhances SME’s with host of Nigeria’s largest beauty products event Bonny Amadi Diamond Bank Nigeria plc has sustained enhancement of the SMEs with recent hosting of beauty products and beauticians.

Cosmetologists, makeup artistes, beauticians, beauty bloggers & buyers were recently hosted in Lagos to the biggest beauty products and services fair. Titled The Beauty Souk, the event was powered by Nigeria’s leading supporter of small businesses, Diamond Bank Plc and

organized by leading event’s organizer- Eventful Nigeria.

Guests and celebrities in attendance enjoyed numerous activities & freebies ranging from master classes from leading experts in the beauty sector to makeup tutorials, cash prizes, beauty makeovers and also heavily discounted products. According to Bank, the Beauty Souk fair was conceived last year to give female entrepreneurs access to new markets and is a further demonstration of the Bank’s #bankonher campaign.

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More locomotives arrive soon -Zakari Travelling by rail will soon become the favorite mode of transportation in the country as soon as most of the rails under construction are completed.

It will ease passengers and cargo movement’s in the country. In this interview with the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Transportation, Alhaji Sabiu Zakari on the state of railway in Nigeria and projects embarked on, he speaks on several issues affecting railway operations in the country.

CHUKWUEMEKE IWELUNMO was there. EXCERPTS Can you give the state of railway operations in Nigeria?

We have two aspect of the railway in Nigeria .

There is a narrow gauge, which has been in operation for a very long time, since the colonial era, which went into Kano.

And then from Port Harcourt to somewhere in Jos area. Then we have the standard gauge , which is only operational now between Abuja and Kaduna. But then, government has approved the construction of Lagos and Ibadan, which is ongoing. We hope that by the end of 2019, the construction of the track would have been completed and service operation will start. Again, there is Itakpe to Warri standard gauge line that has started as far back as 1986 and was abandoned. But the current government has approved for total rehabilitation and renovation along that line was completed, it was never put to operation. The current government has approved the rehabilitation and the renovation as well as re-

pairs along that line. It has been given to CCECC. IT was originally built

by Julius Berger Nigeria Limited. But since Julius Berger demobilized from site, they have returned most of their rail equipment back to their home base. They now said they cannot remobolised because they do not have equipment for that. Base on that, the CCECC who are on ground and are doing rail project in Nigeria took over and the government has approved the contract and they have remobilized back to site.

It is our hope that by June this year, that rehabilitation and renovation would have been completed. There are some station buildings and so on which Julius Berger is on it. We hope that by June, operation along Itakpe to Warri would have come on stream, just like Idu to Kaduna operation that is on stream.

Lagos State as a case study need mass transportation. How is the ministry collaborating with states on intrastate railway system

like Lagos state because of huge traffic within the states?

The collaboration between state governments and the Federal Government is simply base on the legal powers, that gave Nigeria Railway Corporation power to give license to anyone who wants to do railway project. Once they fulfill certain conditions, as provided by the law, the Nigerian Railway Corporation which operates on its own and to some extent brings certain issues to honorable minister as provided by the law, they get approval, provided they fulfill certain conditions. Don’t forget, the land within the states belong to the states. The plan within the state belongs to the state government. So, once they have their own proper plan, they have their provision for the railway line within their states to do and they fulfill the condition as set out in the law, for them to be given license, Nigerian Railway Corporation will have no reason no to give that ap-

proval. So, the collaboration is more of statutory.

Is there any state that has approached the ministry concerning this?

Yes. There are. Kano State Government is on it. Lagos State Government is already on. Also, many other states that are collaborating and at times, trying to get professional advice from either the ministry or from Nigerian Railway Corporations for guidance on how to do one or two things. For now, Lagos and Kano states. Since, we have the major rail lines that link states nationally, it is always good that they relate, interact, cooperate and collaborate first, so that their own intra-states lines can be feeder to national rail lines. The essence of providing not only rail line but general transportation line is to feed a particular point. So, when we have rail stations, it is good that rail lines the states have within their states should be to feed that rail stations, so that people can always move,

Zakari either you are arriving or you are departing. You provide for the inflow and you provide for the outflow, even to airports. The rail is to terminate at airports. Look at the Abuja light rail which is feeding directly into Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport. At the same time, it will also feed into the Idu rail station as well as the Kubwa rail station.

So, people that are arriving or departing to those rail stations, can always follow the light rail. I am aware that Abuja has even started the test-run of their light rail which will soon be launched to start real commercial operations, which will feed into our major lines. As I have said, not only the construction of the lines, but government in its wisdom has done a plan and forecast just like the Idu-Abuja line. After the Idu-Abuja line was opened for commercial operations, there was not enough locomotives and coaches to operate. Meanwhile, government has approved the purchase of more coaches, more wagons and more locomotives. It has approved a contract of N159 billion some weeks back with the completion period of 14 months. The essence is that, as these lines are opening, that is, Lagos-

Ibadan; Ibadan- Kaduna as well as Kano-Kaduna and soon to come LagosCalabar, these locomotives and the coaches will be arriving as the constructions are being completed. So that we do not have the issue of “You have the tracks and no coaches or wagons or locomotive to operate on them”. Even the ItakpeWarri that I have mentioned, as these locomotives, wagons and coaches arrived, they are going to be distributed to various lines for operations. It will ease transportation generally in Nigeria. It will not only ease transportation but also boost economic activities.

These rails will transport not only passengers but freights. It will now reduce the numbers of freight movement that are affecting our roads. It will make our roads more viable and reduce the number of trucks on the roads, because the rail will take over movement of freight.

When are we moving into electric rail system, is the ministry thinking of it in the nearest future?

Yes. That is being looked into in the future. It requires rare infrastructures, which is beyond only the electric train. You need to have

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Daily Times Nigeria Thursday, March 22, 2018

Stakeholders urge consumers to stand against corporate, brands owners’ manipulations Stories by Godwin Anyebe Nigerian consumers have been told not to allow themselves to be taken for granted any longer as they should wake up to their rights.

The Lagos State Consumers Protection Agency, LASCOPA and the Association of Advertising Agencies of Nigeria, AAAN made this call recently during the Brand Journalists Walk For Consumers Awareness organised by the Brand Journalists Association of Nigeria, BJAN as part of activities marking the 2018 World Consumer Rights Day, with the theme ‘Making digital marketplaces fairer’.

Speaking at the headquarters of Lagos State Consumers Protection

Agency, LASCOPA where the journalists had terminated their march for the consumers which they had embarked upon from the Manufactures Association of Nigeria, MAN Building in Ikeja, Lagos, the LASCOPA Board Chairman, Mrs Funmi Falana said consumers protection is very paramount to the state government.

“Our business here is to protect the right of consumers for the products and services they get. We want to make sure that the standard of goods and services brought into this country or produced in this country commensurate with the standard they can get all over the world, that is, international standard. she said.

According to her, “we are glad to have the brand

journalists with us. Basically, we understand that what you do is to report on brands and consumers issues. That is very similar to what we do. As a matter of fact, part of what we do here is to protect the rights of consumers.”

She stated that; “Complaints are received free of charge. People can contact us by submitting hard copy or send mails to us online or call us on phone. We are here for the consumers of Lagos state and consumers in Nigeria in general.

Also speaking at the event, Mr. Kayode Oluwasona, President of Association of Advertising Agencies of Nigeria, who also joined the journalists in the march said the AAAN decided to be part of the walk because they

believe in the cause that BJAN was pushing.

“My being here is to represent all the advertising agencies in Nigeria showing that we are partnering with BJAN because we believe in the cause that they are pushing.” He added According to him, “We could have been in our offices even if we don’t have work to do. We could have been sleeping or we could have just been hanging anywhere. But we are out here taking a walk in the sun all because it is in our interest. And why did I say it is in our interest?

There is what we called enlightened self interest.

All of us here are consumers. I am a consumer and you are all consumers. So when you are doing anything in support of the

From left:Mrs Sola Salako Ajulo,president,Consumer Advocacy foundation of Nigeria (CAFON);Mrs Funmi Falana,Board Chairman,Lagos state consumer protection Agency(LASCOPA);Mr Goddie ofose, Chairman Brand journalist association of Nigeria (BJAN) and Mr Kayode oluwasona,President,Association of Advertising Agency of Nigeria (AAAN),During the walking awareness to celebrate 2018 World Consumer rights day recently in Lagos.

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consumers, you are doing it for yourself. ” Reiterating the needs for consumers to always ensure that they get value for whatever they are paying for, AAAN President said; “What we are doing here today is to create awareness for the rights that you have as a consumer. Don’t ever think or believe that you do not have anywhere to go when you have been cheated or your rights have been infringed upon.

He also pointed out that; “you buy something and they don’t give you enough change, it is very common in Nigeria, but is it very wrong. When your N5, N75 is with them. It happens a lot at the filling stations, supermarkets. It is your right to pay exactly what you have to pay but it is has become what we live with in Nigeria. It is not right. It is not normal.

On her part, Mrs Sola Salako Ajulo, a consumer protection activist said, every consumer has the right to complain and to be heard.“You have right to complain. You have the right to be heard. You have the right to consumer information so that you know how to purchase whatever you need.

According to her; “as Nigerians, you have right to complain against any bus or Marwa that is not road worthy because such violates your right to safety. Any time, you buy any good and you later find out that it is fake but you believe you don’t have anywhere to go and complain, that is not true. You have place like Lagos State Consumers Protection agency to go to. ” she said.

While thanking Mrs Ajulo for her support and being a lone ranger standing with Nigerian consumers over the years, BJAN chairman, Mr. Goddie Ofose said journalists covering the brands and marketing also see it as a duty to make sure consumers are protected and given value for their money.

“We see it that as a body of journalists covering brands and marketing, it is our duty to also help consumers apart from reporting news and the analysis that we do, in our newspapers, radio

and television as well as blogs, we also have the right to go out and create the awareness for consumers that they actually have rights.

“We have been doing this since 2013. We have always been doing it indoors, but this year, we felt we should also take the campaign to the average consumers on the streets.

“When we were walking from Ikeja to this point, a lot of people were looking at us and some of them were actually appreciating us for educating them about issues relating to consumers.

In his reaction to the LASCOPA boss address, Ofose urged the agency not to shy away in its responsibilities especially when it comes to helping consumers.

“We know that you have the capacity to help consumers. We know that unlike the status quo that we used to have that the consumer council is always there to fight for the rich, we believe that your agency is set up for the interest of the common man or the masses. We believe that we would get that from you.”

Frowning at what he called insensitivity of companies not treating consumers as kings, Ofose said he was surprised that unlike what happened recently when most companies were placing adverts in newspapers to celebrate women on international women’s day, none of them see it as priority in placing adverts to celebrate or appreciate the consumers.

“On Sunday, when I opened several newspapers, I saw that all the brands in this country from banks to telecoms, were all celebrating women’s day. But today being the most important day for the consumers that have kept them in business, none of them has been seen putting adverts to congratulate or salute the consumers.

“This is a message to all the brands to be aware that there is what called International world consumers day is. We want Nigerian consumers to be celebrated, respected and be treated well.” Ofose submitted.

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Daily Times Nigeria Thursday, March 22, 2018

Climate change: Biologists proffer solution to threat on agric sustainability despite the threat posed by the climate change challenges, if farmers embrace new and smarter ways of adequately feeding the populace.

This was the position of Head of the Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, University of Lagos, Prof. Bola Oboh, during the annual lecture of the department, with the theme: “Agriculture and food sustainability in Nigeria: The role of Biologists” She said farmers could manipulate the DNA of the country’s indigenous crops to withstand the vagaries of climate change, by breeding crops that have high resistance, hold back erosion, with the cooperation from government and private companies to achieve the goal.

Oboh said biologists have essential roles to play in this area, by informing investors on climate-resilient agricultural production systems, minimising greenhouse gas emissions and developing a global knowledge system for sustainability.

“Apart from the age long selection and improvement of food crops

via conventional breeding tools, modern biotechnological tools are central in combating the ills of climate change on global food security,” She said.

Oboh regretted that issues of poor governance, out-dated agricultural practices, poverty, infrastructure deficit, soil degradation and nonavailability of resilient elite crop plants have negatively impacted the Nigeria food security indices.

“This clear and present threat to global food security, affects Nigeria’s changing scenarios arising from climate change, unplanned urbanisation, shrinking arable land and water resources have exacerbated an already challenged food system.”

Oboh noted that modern biotechnology provides opportunities for mindful developing countries to fight hunger and diseases within their bounds, saying the country could achieve agricultural sustainability despite the climate change.

The Guest Lecturer, Prof. Gordian Obute said the issue of global warming is currently affecting both plants and animals, noting that farmers are also adapting ways to ensure their survival.

project could not have come at a better time, as the country makes her journey out of recession and the economy continues to show considerable progress, “we are reminded of one of the cardinal objectives of this administration, which is to look inwards as we focus on our national endowments in agriculture, and other non-oil sectors for machine growth and development.

“The level of work and magnitude of investment that we are witnessing here today is a clear demonstration that our policies on economic diversification are on the right path.”

He said the world over; sugar has been identified as a key commodity that is critical to national food security, other than the development of local commitment, saying the investment of such magnitude will not only stem the tide of importation of sugar, but will also save foreign exchange.

“While we have had some challenges in the implementation of the National Sugar Master plan (NSMP) in the past, I believe that our vision of attaining self-sufficiency in sugar in Nigeria, is well within sight with the kind of investment that has been made here.”

Nigeria can achieve agricultural

Niger seeks economic turnaround through shea butter production Stories by Simon Ugwu Niger State is on the verge of becoming the main hub for Shea Butter in Nigeria.

Currently, the state boasts of having the largest collection of Shea trees in the world, controlling about 54 per cent of all the trees in Nigeria and of the vaunted 325,000 metric tonnes of Shea nut and butter exported from Nigeria.

To tap fully into the economic potentials of the Shea tree, the state has appointed a consultant, First Heritage Global Investments Limited, leading a team of experts, to come up with the Niger State Shea Sector Development

Programme (NSSSDP).

One of its assignments is to draw a Master plan for the expansion of the Shea sector value chain and structuring of a Shea sector economy. The consultants insist that this requires a new value chain matrix for the Shea sector, which their experts have now produced to guide the development of the Master plan.

That new matrix, showing all the opportunities available to Nigerians in the Shea sector has been published already in NSSSDP publications, including its “better life from Shea butter” sensitisation flyers.

The NSSSDP has developed an advocacy con-

cerning the work that needs to be done and the paradigm shift that it would entail. This advocacy has already been delivered to the local communities around the Shea trees, the women who constitute the “primary growers” who harvest from the snake infested forests during the season with nothing but their basins and bare hands.

Under current supply chain structures used by middlemen, traders and some producers, thousands of women are formed into cooperatives to secure supply of nuts for butter extraction, refining and fractionating facilities mainly established outside Nigeria.

The advocacy has also been shared with International Institutions, non-governmental organisations, relevant Civil Society organisations and government parastatals.

The NSSSDP has been on the road around the Shea tree zone since last year, training, educating and sensitizing the local populace.

Consultants are now available to guide farmers on how to comply with these important standards that would open the international market to them and Ecocert through Nicert is now able to conduct the inspection and auditing work that certification requires.

‘Sunti Golden Sugar will save Nigeria $100m foreign exchange yearly’ The newly commissioned Sunti Golden Sugar Estates, Mokwa, Niger State would save Nigeria $100m in foreign exchange every year, with the production of one million tons of Sugarcane, which roughly translates to 100,000 metric tons of sugar yearly.

This was disclosed by Chairman, Flour Mills Nigeria Plc, Mr. John Coumantaros, during the official commissioning of the factory , noting that the company has again exhibited its commitment to the Nigerian economy, and indeed Africa, by unveiling what is yet another important project, considered as

the single most substantial investments made by the organisation in Nigeria.

Located on the bank of the River Niger, the Sunti Golden Sugar Estates comprise of 16,000 hectares of irrigable farmland and a Sugar mill that process 4,500 metric tons of sugarcane per day.

He noted that the investment, unveiled by President Muhammadu Buhari, totaling over N50b, directly demonstrates its confidence in the governments’ vision to overhaul the agricultural sector and particularly for the attainment of the National Sugar

Master Plan (NSMP) target of achieving self-sufficiency in the production of sugar locally.

Coumantaros said the farm at its production peak would provide direct employment for about 10,000 people yearly, and impact up to 50,000 people indirectly, including 3,000 smallscale out growers who will be cultivating sugarcane to feed the mill.

“Like most of our investments in the agricultural sector, the Sunti Sugar Estates will serve to raise the living standards of people particularly those in the rural areas, strengthen the capabilities of small-scale

farmers and provide them a route to the market.

“At FMN, we believe that the importance of integrating industry with agriculture cannot be over-emphasised. A farm, without a factory, will have no place for its produce, and a factory without a farm will have no raw materials. Here in Niger State, we have successfully united both industry and agriculture and in doing so have created jobs, developed capacities, and enriched livelihoods which opens the road to a greater future.”

In his speech, President Buhari said the

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Meet Africa’s No.1 Drummer Girl

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Thursday, March 22, 2018

Any man I marry must accept me and my drums –Tope Odebiyi and passion. Weighing about 50 kilogrammes,

hosted her at our corporate headquarters, Tope who once tried to run her own

that whatsoever a man can do, a woman can do

peculiar passion.

The home front

taking a second place.

credit.

Haven watched Tope on stage and observed the phenomenal strokes and communication with the drums that is almost ritualistic, one could not help asking, what

Marriage What is marriage going to be like, and what it makes me want to do more.�

Around the globe Tope can pinpoint some

And Asa?

and seeing her succeed, I knew the stage is

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programmes and music seminars, Tope is

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Thursday, March 22, 2018

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Mutiat Alli

Fresh VDM signs mouthwatering deal with Davido Record label

Court slams Runtown with interim injunction over breach of contract For the second time in 2 years, Eric Many, the record label that signed Nigerian popstar, Runtown the singer for breach of contract.

The entertainment company served Runtown

contract with us (Eric Many) for a while and despite our many appeals to him he has refused to bulge.

recording an album without the consent and approval

After 3 years of working closely together, music producer, Fresh VDM and Davido have formalized their music partnership.

The Togolese born-Nigerian bred producer who is one of the most talked about talent in the African music scene has penned a mouthwatering deal to become

Agreement was made between the Plaintiff and the the label including its founder and present.

This comes as no surprise with the undeniable synergy between Davido and Fresh VDM since the pair delivered a monstrous hit

the Nigerian label powerhouse, Davido Music Worldwide (DMW).

The announcement was made recently via their respective completed, all looks clear for more social media platforms along great music from these two who with a video of the signing on are currently on a break from the

Dj Spinall, Efya, Ric Hassani to join Wizkid and 2Face at Gidi Fest 2018

and other intellectual property and cognate rights and legal positions and protections applicable to all works done by the Defendant during an initial period of two years covered by the Agreement, is vested in the Plaintiff. The Plaintiff will rely on a copy the Agreement, parties recognize and acknowledge

engage in recording, collaborating or performing with other artistes enter into an agreement with the collaborating artiste or his record company to ensure that the Plaintiff and the Defendant receive collaborative work”.

Investment”, representing the sum invested by the

In a press statement issued this morning, the label without the written approval of the label and without an Eric Many appointee at the point of recording as agreed in our contract. Runtown has also been appearing in venues and collecting appearance fees without the approval of the label and also performing

at some point this year, the label says he still owes the company to the label and and also an album that must be released through s been doing numerous collaborations with several artists without getting the written approval of the label and as a result, no royalties have come back to the label from any of numerous occasions but he refused to listen, so we as the label had

Anto evicted from BBNaija House

…as Big Brother reveals a new twist!

were eager to know about her

It was the end of the road for Anto as she was voted

With barely two weeks and the countdown to Gidi swing, the event organisers have added more names to the already stacked line-

to make sure there was something for everybody”.

This year the organizers Gen Stage, which they will be curating and promoting

The diverse heavy hitting line-up now includes

Music. The stage serves as an ode to a very progressive movement of young determined creatives answer

host the show.

When asked about the

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challenging

makes sense that they have their platform.

house during eviction show

and Tobi. In her response, Anto admitted that Tobi caught her eye

total votes.

the game. She connected more

housemate to leave the house after she was nominated alongside fellow housemates,

probably be referred to as her romantic partner in the house. that got viewers buzzing. During

for possible eviction the week before.

While on stage with the

strikefor disregarding his rules and engaging in a conversation with Anto

to her when it was revealed that it This earned him a strike, bringing she had a premonition she his total strikes to two. was going to be evicted that night, even though she had saying she thought it would be show, Ebuka announced that this hopes of clinching the grand a bit easier but nonetheless week, the public will be voting to prize. When Ebuka asked bring back two of their favourite who she thought nominated evicted housemates. The two her, she quickly mentioned other housemates in any other housemates that make it back into situation.

It came as a bit of a surprise Meanwhile, fans of the show and will compete for the prize.

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Daily Times Nigeria

Thursday, March 22, 2018

Mutiat Alli

Movie Review

Cinema Review: How little things made a masterpiece of Will Smith’s ‘Concussion’

When I heard Mr. Smith was going to be portraying a Nigerian Asides from the fact that it is a true life story, Concussion doctor in the Peter Landesman-directed movie, Concussion, rates highly on originality. This is one storyline with its own uniqueness, pacing and voice. The seemingly little things in promise it held, and so I began the countdown to be wowed. this movie are the things that make a masterpiece of it. For From his days in The Fresh Prince of Bel-air sitcom, to his example, in the second scene where Dr. Bennet is brought smashing performances in The Pursuit of Happyness and before a court to give autopsy reports on a murder case, he Focus, to a heart-wrenching delivery in Seven Pounds, Will starts out introducing himself for minutes on end, stating all Smith is known to emote beyond reasonable doubt, many times making you hit the heights of empathy. Throw in some as he mirrors the characteristic bragging that comes with Nigerian-ness.

The accent is highly commendable. The way he pronounces ovation-worthy. Will Smith really does bring it. his words is distinctive of a schooled Igbo man, especially Concussion is a story of Doctor Bennet Omalu, a Nigerian forensic pathologist residing in the United States.

His unconventional methods elicit mixed reactions from a number of his colleagues and at some point in the movie, he So yes, Conc between when Prema becomes a girlfriend and when to the US and having nowhere else to go. He soon makes a wife of her.

In the course of performing an autopsy on a former football legend, Mike Webster, who was generally seen to have lost and assume some form of back story for why Prema does. his mind, he stumbles upon a rare case of brain damage And the child Bennet eventually has with her. caused by repeated blows to the head which he tags CTE acting performances, especially but not exclusive to that of its on it to prevent a repeat in other players. This upsets the protagonist. The scripting is almost excellent, leaving you to NFL, and they come hard on him and on those allied to swoon over the depth of the words as they come. It is one of him. Things get worse as more deaths happen yet Bennet remains undeterred, demanding that the NFL admit and take Landesman and make more movies that are worth our while. highly esteems, and is made to start over from scratch.

Soremekun Gbemisola

Music Review

DMW Ft Mayorkun & Davido - Prayer: ‘Thanking God for the achievement over the year’ label boss Davido. Mayorkun was signed under Davido Music Worldwide

is all over the internet. Here are some of the lyrics: Intro:

Mayorkun is one of the artists that started this year with a new singles, the Lala lala celebrating his success.

The music started with fat man that was addresses as Biggy Biggy later in the song, was spraying money for the drummers at the wedding party. but decided to follow some rich guys and that actually caused some little misunderstanding. Eniola Badmus the Yoruba actress, was seen packing the remnant foods including unused disposable cups. The following morning, there comes Ushee Beebe the comedian trying to spray his money after everybody has left the party.

Unlimited LA & audio produced by Fresh Beatz. The video was set in a Yoruba party settings, the picture was clear enough to see, and he really acknowledge some prominent people in the society by mentioning their names in the music.

The music was actually shoot on a street and in the garden, with the wedded couple. Enough money was actually sprayed in the video aside the money, there was enough food for the guests and that makes it look like a real party.

Mode mo wipe ma gbesi ayo Aye mi ba ro de Ori bami se, mo gbesi ayo Aye mi bar o de Vocal Oya bami kalo, si ile Adeleke Otedola Aye baba oh Aye mi baro de

Oya Dan Baba, Dan Baba Itaba, Obama, make we dey bubble lo

the bride shows off her wedding ring and she was chased away. The lightening Chorus

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Thursday, March 22, 2018

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Beauty sins Mutiat Alli

1ne Rubbing your eyes. Continuously rubbing your eyes can contribute to dark circles, cause eye infections and intensify the itching sensation. infection – tears, which contain lysozymes - or use eye drops or a soothing eye wash.

2wo Washing your face with hot water. It is a common misconception that you should wash your face with hot water, then use cold water for your peratures can cause dryness and irritation. Keep your skin happy by sticking to one temperature when you wash your face: either cold or lukewarm water.

breakouts.

6ix Rubbing your face dry. Regularly rubbing your face skin to lose elasticity, and can also cause wrinkles and irritation in the long term. Pat your face dry instead.

Try using a clean face cloth each time you dry your 7even Using your mobile phone. While boiling water kills bacteria, bacteria grows faster in heat. The heat ronment for dirt, bacteria and germ to breed. Failing to clean your mobile phone regularly can cause skin

3hree Drinking through a straw. Continuously drinking often as you can. through a straw or straight from water bottles will Stick to a glass, cup or mug instead.

4our Sleeping with cotton pillows. Pressing your skin against a pillow while you sleep can cause wrinkles. Pillowcases accumulate a build-up of bacteria and residue from your scalp, causing acne. Swap your cotton pillowcases for a silk or satin one and wash your pillowcases regularly.

5ive Washing your face with full makeup on. For

8ight Washing your hair too often. No matter the price tag, shampoos and conditioners strip the hair of its natural oils. Shampooing your hair too frequently can result in dandruff and breakage.

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Daily Times Nigeria

Thursday, March 22, 2018

Mutiat Alli

Get the tricks to lasting

PEDICURE Dodge fragrances:

Smooth it out:

Top your topcoat:

Moisturize: Keep them covered:

Avoid heat:

Bring your own polish:

Daily Times Nigeria

Thursday, March 22, 2018

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Common phrases you don’t realise are actually abusive Books and movies from “Twilight” to “50 Shades of Grey” teach society to buy into the idea that dependent and harmful relationships are the epitome of love. Because of these complicated versions of romance, it can be challenging for people to recognize emotional abuse.

However, anything that causes the victim to feel degraded, guilty, invalidated or humiliated may be a result of emotional abuse. While this list does not include every form of emotional abuse, nor indicate a partner is abusive, the following list may help you evaluate whether your relationship is suffering from emotional abuse.

“Get over it” Rather than validating feelings, this phrase implies that the person who needs to “get over it” is overreacting.

This is a form of gaslighting_a type of abuse where the abuser makes the victim feel like they are crazy.

You are entitled to your feelings and to express them.

Your partner should disregard them.

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basis—meaning, if you feel you have a need to know you an should know. Your partner

because, really, healthy for their own good. It also relationships are not built on places the abuser in the place secrets. of authority, which can make the victim feel dependent on “I love you, but …” the abuser.

If your partner expresses love to you but tacks on a you. Rather than building you up as expression of love should, it decreases your self-esteem, leading you to believe that your abuser is the only person who could “put

This phrase masquerades as constructive criticism, alerting you to your issues so that you can improve.

However, abusers use this phrase repeatedly to destroy making hyper-aware of their

Another form of gaslighting, this form of abuse makes it

While at times you need to accept responsibility for

are talking about. Someone who loves you will try to feel persistently guilty. No your point of view instead of matter what, your partner disregarding it. is responsible for his or her own actions. You are not the Abusers may try to make cause of their actions. They should not make you feel trying to help you. However, guilty for things that they did.