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Passage of 2018 Budget hangs in balance Ï Non-submission of report may hinder passage today Olufemi Samuel and Tunde Opalana, Abuja

ÏÏÏ Nigerians

may have their hope for the passage of 2018 Budget today dashed as there is uncertainty over the possibility of the National Assembly to meet today’s deadline.

The Daily Times recalls that

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the lawmakers had set April 24 for the passage of the N8.612tn budget presented to a joint session of the Senate and the House of Representatives on November 7, 2017.

But doubts over possibility of passing the budget was heightened by the inability of Senate Continued on page 6

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We won’t negotiate Magu for truce with Senate - Presidency Ï Says acting EFCC chairman face of anti-graft war Ï We don’t torture suspects under interrogation - Commission Ï To arraign Sen Nwaoboshi in Lagos tomorrow

Andrew Orolua, Abuja and Peter Fowoyo, Lagos

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The Presidency has disclosed that the Acting Chairman of the Economic

and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ibrahim Magu, cannot be used for a negotiation or truce between the Senate and the Continued on page 5

IMF introduces new corruption policy for member countries 6 Solutions to communal crisis could be found in books 7 –Dolapo Osinbajo Nigerians now wiser, 2019 5 elections will be tough – Oyegun

L-R: Group Managing Director/CEO, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Mr. Kennedy Uzoka; Group Chairman, UBA Plc, Mr. Tony Elumelu; Company Secretary, Mr. Bili Odum and Group Deputy Managing Director, Mr. Victor Osadolor at the 56th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of UBA in Lagos... on Monday

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Destruction of evidence: Again, Court shifts Metuh’s no case submission ruling

Andrew Orolua, Abuja

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ritory (FCT) High Court, Maitama, on Monday fixed May 31 for ruling on the nocase submission filed by a former spokesman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Olisa Metuh who is accused of destructing evidence.

Metuh was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC ), on a two-count charge bordering on alleged destruction of evidence a voluntary statement he wrote at the office EFCC. The case which was before Justice Ishaq Bello, was adjourned until May 31, with consent of all counsel as the court did not sit on the matter, though all counsel were present and Metuh was also present.

The ruling was early this

year fixed for March 7, then shifted April 23. on Metuh’s no- case submission application.

Metuh’s counsel, Dr Onyechi Ikpeazu (SAN), had on Oct. 10, 2017, told the court that they would enter a nocase submission at the close of the prosecution’s case Arguing the no-case submission, Ikpeazu had told the court that the prosecution had not established any case to warrant the defendant to be called to enter his defence.

He said that the application was pursuant to the provisions of Sections 302 and 357 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act. He added that the defendant had a constitutional liberty and could not be prosecuted where he either refused to make a statement or withdraw any part of his writing in the course of

making a statement.

He said that the defendant had a right to cancel any part of his statement voluntarily.

He reminded the court that the charge by EFCC was that Metuh destroyed his statement and obstructed the EFCC officials by willfully tearing his statement.

Ikpeazu added that a piece of paper not signed did not qualify as a statement by the defendant, and urged the court to discharge and acquit the defendant.

The prosecuting counsel Mr Sylvanus Tahir, urged the court to establish whether or not a prima facie case had been made against the defendant He added that cancellation was different from tearing, which was obstruction, and urged the court to call upon the defendant to enter his defence.

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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (middle); Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu; Minister of FCT, Muhammed Bello with other dignitaries and school children, during the UN World Book and Copyright Day celebration at the LEA Primary School, Life Camp,Gwarinpa, Abuja…Monday.

FG arraigns 5 National Theatre’s directors over N500,000 gratification Peter Fowoyo, Lagos

ÏÏÏ For allegedly receiving

the sum of N500, 000, from a contractor, five directors of National Art Theatre, Iganmu-Lagos, were on Monday brought before a Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos.

The five directors are: George Ufot Ukanta, Abiodun Abe, Femi Joel, Ndubuisi Nwogu and Mrs. Doris Okafor, wife of a retired army General were brought to court on Monday by the office of the Attorney-General of the Federation.

But the arraignment of the five directors was stalled due to the absence of Mrs. Okafor, who was said to be

admitted at the Military Hospital, Ikoyi-Lagos.

After calling the four accused into the dock, their lawyer, Mr. Adamu Mohammed, informed the court that the fifth accused, Mrs. Okafor, whom he said was having medical history, was in court this morning, but rushed to the Military Hospital, and two soldiers brought her medical report.

Adamu also told the court that his clients knew about the charge through media, and that his clients were served of the charge in the court premises, at about 2 p.m.

He also told the court that the name of Mrs. Okafor was different from what is

on the charge, though, the prosecution had amended that but not with the court’s leave to do so.

The accused lawyer, also told the court that he had filed two applications, one challenging the court’s jurisdiction, and the other motion for the accused persons’ bail.

He, however, pleaded with the court to fix another date for the arraignment of his clients, due to the absence of Mrs. Okafor.

The prosecutor, Dr. Colsus Ukpong, told the court that Mrs. Okafor have been evading service of the charge. He said that the medical report on her was another ploy to evade the arraignment.

LUC: Lagos accuses residents of converting houses to churches, mosques

ÏÏÏ The Lagos State gov-

ernment on Monday decried the conversion of residential buildings into religious centres by some property owners in the state.

In a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, Mr Habib Aruna, the government warned residents to desist from such act.

The Commissioner for Home Affairs, Dr Abdulhakeem Abdullateef, who gave the warning, said those involved were trying to avoid paying the Land Use

Charge, stressing that it was important for all to operate within the ambit of the law.

“Do not convert your residential premises to religious premises. Many do that for the sake of being protected from paying their Land Use Charge and that will not be tolerated. Whatever we want to do, let us keep ourselves within the ambit of the law,” he said.

Referring to those who combine their residences with mosque or church, Abdullateef said although government would not demolish the structures, all residential premises are

subject to Land Use Charge.

He, therefore, noted that when government officials go to such houses, the owners should not claim there is a mosque on the grand floor.

“Always know that as soon as your property is declared a residential block, you will pay Land Use Charge” the commissioner declared.

He revealed further that through the Ministries of Home Affairs and Physical Planning, the government had commenced moves to address the conversion of residential buildings to religious centres via engagement.

President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki being assisted by his Aide-In-Camp (ADC) Superintendent of Police (SP), Usman Dunguza, decorates one of his police orderlies, Tony Gabriel with his new rank of Inspector of Police in Abuja...on Monday.

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike (second right), National Chairman of PDP, Prince Uche Secondus (right), Chairman of the Nigeria Automobile Technicians Association, Rivers State Branch, Comrade Stanley Amadi (second left) and National Secretary of Nigeria Automobile Technicians Association, Comrade Boniface Chukwu (left) during the solidarity visit by the association on Monday at the Government House Port Harcourt...on Monday

President/Chief Executive, Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, (second left);Group Executive Director, Strategy, Portfolio Development and Capital Projects, Dangote Industries Limited, Devakumar V. G. Edwin (Left); Member of the Managing Board of Siemens AG, Klaus Helmrich (Second right); and Managing Director/CEO, Siemens Nigeria, Mrs. Onyeche Tifase (right) at the Hannover Fair, Germany, the world’s leading Trade Fair for Industrial Technology...on Monday

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We won’t negotiate Magu for truce with Senate - Presidency Continued from page 1 Executive arm of government.

The power brokers in the executive arm also vehemently refuted media report that the presidency was poised to trade off Magu as reported on Monday in one of the national newspapers, not The Daily

Times.

A prominent figure in the Presidency with vast knowledge on efforts to mend the frosty relationship between the two arms of government disclosed the development to The Daily Times on Monday night.

The presidential aide, who spoke in confidence, said that the “reckless sto-

ry” is part of gimmick by certain elements to weaken the fight against corruption.

He said that Magu is the right man for the job, saying that he is doing excellent job despite all the distractions and fight backs.

“There is no way we will sacrifice Magu for truce with Senate because he is

doing his job conscientiously,” he said.

As regard Magu’s recent promotion to the rank of Commissioner of Police, the source said that Magu merited it and that cannot be the basis for his imaginary transfer or sending him on course because the post of Chairmanship of EFCC is reserved for offi-

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Nigerians now wiser, 2019 elections will be tough – Oyegun

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ÏÏÏ National Chairman of

the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Oyegun, has warned his party against the risk of being carried away with the sense of a ruling party, because 2019 elections will be tough as the county’s population has grown wiser.

Oyegun, also described the APC as a living party, whose leadership are committed and dedicated “to make sure that this party is out in political fighting mood for the 2019 elections”.

Speaking on Monday at the party Secretariat, in Abuja, during the inauguration of the party’s 2018 National Convention Committee headed by the Jigawa State Governor Abubakar Baduru, Oyegun said

the party must not cuddle itself with false sense of being the party in power.

The committee however, confirmed that the convention will hold in Abuja, contrary to speculation that some interests were planning to move it to Lagos State.

He reiterated the need for the committee to ensure that the outcome of the convention reunite APC members.

He said: “I am passing the bulk over to you today.

At the end of this exercise, I want to see a reunited APC under whatever leadership your exercise brings up. We have a tough election ahead of us and we must prime ourselves for that election.

We must not cuddle ourselves with any false sense of being the party in power.

Our population today is much more aware of their

rights than they have ever been before. So, as you proceed, please ensure that all these views and opinions are brought together into a one United APC. “The task that you have undertaken to perform is a heavy and tough one. The APC is known, in spite of induced controversies, for the cleanest primaries and congresses. Our last presidential primary was by all account one of the best ever held anywhere.

“It was a convention that was watched worldwide and you are supposed to repeat the feat. I have no doubt that this one, given the controversies that have preceded it will also be a most watched convention.

So, you have the task of producing a convention that is free, fair and provide a level playing field for anybody who wants to aspire to any

position”.

In his speech, the convention chairman, Governor Badaru assured that his panel will give all the contestants a level playing ground, saying that President Muhammadu Buhari has no business in running the government except for the care of our people as the APC’s mission is to rescue the country.

“God is with us and God will continue to support us because of our clear vision, our good heart and our love for the people of Nigeria.

We all know that our leader has no business in running this government except for the care of our people. Most of us you see in APC are in the party today to serve our people. Our mission in APC is to rescue the country from near collapse we saw around 2014 and 2015”, Badaru added.

cers on the minimum rank of Deputy Commissioner of Police or its equivalent.

He further said. “ Beside, the report erroneously claimed that Magu is expected to proceed for Senior Executive Course (SEC) at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, NIPSS, Kuru, Plateau State. The 2018 Senior Executive Course has commenced since January, 2018 and is not possible for anyone to join such an intensive course midway.

President Muhammadu Buhari had insisted that Magu is the right person for the job and his performances and track records since he assumed the office attest to the fact that he is the proper person for it.

Meanwhile, the EFCC has informed the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos that the commission does not torture suspects brought to the agency’s office for interrogation.

An operative with the commission, Usman Zakari, stated this while testifying on Monday in a trial within trial to determine if statements made by former Federal Capital Territory Minister, Ms Jumoke Akinjide and her co-accused were voluntary.

Akinjide had disowned five extra -judicial statements which she allegedly made at the EFCC. The other defendants – a former Senator representing Oyo Central Senatorial District, Ayo Adeseun, and a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader in Oyo State, Chief Olarenwaju Otiti – also claimed that they made their statements under duress.

Akinjide’s lawyer, Mr. Olusegun Williams opposed moves by EFCC’s lawyer, Rotimi Oyedepo, to tender the statements in evidence on the basis that they were obtained under duress.

EFCC had accused the defendants of conspiring to directly take possession of N650 million, which they reasonably ought to have known was part of proceeds of an unlawful act, and without going through a financial institution.

Justice Muslim Hassan had ordered a trial-withintrial to determine if the statements were made voluntarily.

Led in evidence by the prosecuting lawyer, Nnaemeka Omenwa, who stood in for Oyedepo, Zakari, who heads the commission’s Special Task Force 4, said the defendants were not forced to make a statement.

He said when Adeseun reported at the commission on May 11, 2016, he agreed to make a statement only in

his lawyer’s presence.

Zakari said, “We had to wait for his lawyer to come before he made statements.

The following day, the second defendant made a statement voluntarily in the presence of his lawyer.

The witness said Adeseun was granted bail but could not fulfill the conditions, following which EFCC obtained a remand order from a Magistrates’ Court.

“At the expiration of the remand warrant, he was released to his nephew, a pharmacist who bore the same surname,” Zakari said.

Zakari also said that Akinjide reported at EFCC on December 1, 2016, during which she was interviewed and cautioned.

“After the interview, she volunteered her statement in the presence of her friend.

She was granted bail on selfcognisance. She asked to be allowed to go home so she could come up with a list of people she disbursed part of the N650 million to. She was not detained.

“In her next reporting date, she came with a list of beneficiaries to whom she disbursed over N90 million.

“The second and third defendants’ statements were devoid of any promise, threat or duress.

“The statements were made in the Conference room. It’s a big hall, not a torture chamber. We don’t torture, we don’t threaten.

We investigate economic and financial crimes, not violent crimes,” he said.

Zakari said Adeseun also submitted a list of people he shared money to out of the money he received from Akinjide.

“As far as I can say, the second and third defendants volunteered their statements willingly,” the witness said.

The commission said the defendants allegedly received the money from former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, named in the charge as being at large, ahead of the 2015 general election.

According to the EFCC, the alleged offence contravenes the Money Laundering Act. But the defendants pleaded not guilty when they were arraigned on January 16.

Meanwhile, Justice Hassan has adjourned until today (Tuesday) for continuation of cross-examination of Zakari.

Strong indication also emerged on Monday that the EFCC will on Wednesday (tomorrow) arraign the Senator representing Delta Continued on page 6

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Passage of 2018 Budget hangs in balance Continued from page 1 and the House of Representatives to present the report on the budget in the two chambers on April 19 as earlier promised by the Speaker, House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, who said “the consideration and passage of the budget will be on April 24. The committees will submit their report on April 19. This will be a harmonised report.”

His pronouncement was

corroborated by the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, who on April 10, said the Committee on Appropriation should present its report for consideration and passage by the chamber last week.

Saraki said the deadline would not be extended, noting that the Senate would not be held to ransom by the 20 sub-committees who had yet to present their reports to the Committee on Appropriation.

While the chairman, Sen-

ate Committee on Appropriation, Senator Danjuma Goje and Senate spokesperson, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, could not be reached to comment on the issue, The Daily Times reliably gathered that the Senate Committee on Appropriation is still grappling with compilation and harmonisation of reports by the standing committees on the budgets of ministries, departments and agencies under their supervision.

Both the executive and

legislature have talked over their differences and resolved to hasten the passage of the appropriation in the interest of the nation.

This was followed by President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive that agencies, parastatals and government-owned companies submit the details of their budgets for consideration in accordance with the law.

He also directed heads of the agencies to honour invitation from the National

Assembly to defend their budgets without further delay.

Nigeria has been experiencing delays in its budget process since the return to democratic rule in 1999, owing to power tussle between the executive and the legislature.

The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), a fortnight ago, expressed displeasure over the delay in the budget passage.

Lamenting the economic implication of the budget delay, Ozo-Eson, the NLC

scribe said: “The budget is supposed to among other things show the direction of the economic policies for the year, which will then influence the economic planning by economic agents, both in the private and the public sector.

“Because in the economy, people respond to the economy of the budget, so if by the beginning of the second quarter, we still have not had the budget passed, it means that they are having economic function without direction”.

Court restrains FG from adding Secondus to looters’ list

L-R: Ex-officio, National Conscience Party(NCP) Jigawa, Bala Saad-Nasir; Director South West NCP, Comrade Waheed Lawal; NCP, Presidential Aspirant, Dr. Yunusa Salisu Tanko; former national secretary Labour Party, Dr. Olayode Ajulo and Comrade, Femi Aborisade during the official declaration of Tanko as CPC Presidential Aspirant in Lagos...on Monday.

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IMF introduces new corruption policy for member countries Mathew Dadiya, Abuja

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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said it will systematically address corruption and its impact on economic growth with all its member countries under new guidelines launched on Sunday.

The stricter new policy also aimed at tackling how rich countries contribute to corruption in the developing world by failing to prevent bribery and money laundering or by allowing anonymous corporate ownership.

“We know that corruption hurts the poor, hinders economic opportunity and social mobility, undermines trust in institutions

and causes social cohesion to unravel,” IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde said in a statement.

“We have now adopted a framework for enhanced engagement on governance and corruption that aims for a more systematic, evenhanded, effective and candid engagement with member countries.”

Corruption and poor governance sap economic growth and exacerbate inequality, according to the IMF, and the new policy framework attempts to ensure the institution will hold all members to the same standards - something the fund said it had not always done.

The policy came as Ukrainian authorities work

to implement stringent new anti-corruption reforms at the behest of the IMF, which has held up the latest instalment of a $17.5 billion aid package.

The revised good governance guidelines, which take effect on July 1, follow a recent review of the IMF’s 20-year-old policy framework which concluded the fund had sometimes employed euphemisms when discussing corruption in member states — leaving local officials unclear about IMF concerns.

But IMF analysis sometimes failed to apply the same standards evenly to all members.

Under the new guidelines approved by the IMF board on April 6, the fund will

discuss good governance concerns in all annual economic reviews of member countries.

IMF officials, however, say they do not expect the policy will lead to more stringent conditions on loans, which go to a minority of the fund’s 189 members and which already include anti-corruption provisions.

The fund also will rely on the findings of outside transparency campaigners who have criticized the existence of tax and corporate havens in advanced economies as a conduit for illicit financial flows to and from poorer countries.

But the IMF will not investigate specific instances of corruption.

A Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt has restrained the Federal Government from further mentioning the name of the National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, in its recently published looters’ list.

The Chief Judge of Rivers State, Justice Adama Iyayi-Lamikanra, who gave the order on Monday, also ordered Secondus to serve hearing notice on the respondents.

The court order was sequel to application by Secondus, seeking an interlocutory injunction against further publication of his name on the looters’ list.

Secondus (the plaintiff) in suit No PHC/1013/2018,

is suing the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Federal Government and Vintage Press for alleged libel. He is also demanding for N1.5 billion damages.

According to Secondus, the listing of his name as a looter who collected N200million on February 19, 2015 from the Office of the National Security Adviser was libellous.

But the respondents were not present in court while the CJ adjourned the matter till April 28.

Meanwhile, lawyer to Secondus, Mr Emeka Etiaba (SAN), has said that the judge could hear the suit on the grounds that his client was defamed by the publication.

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North senatorial district in the National Assembly, Senator Peter Nwaoboshi, before a Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos.

The Senator may be arraigned before Justice Mohammed Idris over issues bothering on alleged corruption and fraudulent contracts.

But speculation is rife that Nwaoboshi has been having secret battle with Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa over alleged plans to stop him from returning to the red chamber in 2019.

The anti-graft agency

was said to have arrested the senator last week following the manner he allegedly purchased a building owned by Delta State, “Guinea House” in Lagos State among other alleged corrupt related issues.

A source familiar with the issue who confided in The Daily Times on Monday said Nwaoboshi was arrested few days ago based on series of corrupt cases allegedly leveled against him.

The EFCC was also said to have invited the senator on several occasions but he reportedly turned down the agency’s invitation extended to him.

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Indigenous contractors commend FG for transparent, stress-free payment ÏÏÏ The Minister of Power,

Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola SAN, was on Monday presented an award of recognition by the Association of Indigenous Construction Contractors of Nigeria (AICCON) for the regular payment of Federal Government construction contractors in the last one and a half years even as the Minister described the development as one of the pointers to the Change philosophy of the administration.

President of AICCON, Otunba Lekan Osifeso, who led the Association on a courtesy visit and presentation to the Minister, said the award was in recognition and appreciation of the fact that for the first time in many years, the Contractors were getting paid after submission of their invoices without having to lobby anybody or come to the Ministry to canvass for it.

In his brief remarks before the presentation, Otunba Osifeso said, “There is none of our members working with the Federal Ministry of Works, for the first time in a very long time, who did not receive at least two payments last year and none of us came to the Ministry to talk to anybody or lobby anybody. So in that respect, Sir, we think you deserve an award and recognition”.

Receiving the award, the Minister, who thanked the Association for the gesture, expressed delight that some people appreciate the “modest” contributions the Ministry was making in rebuilding the country adding that while the gesture showed that there were right-thinking and wellmeaning Nigerians who value service, it also challenged the Team to do more.

The Minister, who handed the recognition plaque to the Permanent Secretary Works and Housing, Mr. Mohammed Bukar, noted that every member of the team has a role to play in the work being done. “Our sense here is to build a team and show that Change means something. So this is one of the things that Change means to us; that Contractors don’t need to lobby our government to get paid for the work that they have done and we will continue to do more of that”, he declared.

Earlier, while responding to the opening remarks

Ï This is one of the things that Change means to us - Fashola of the AICCON President, Fashola commended the Association for the contributions they have made and are still making in the overall effort to rebuild the country, which, according to him, is at the core of President Buhari’s commitment and undertaking as made clear by the President in his New Year Address.

Fashola recalled that Mr. President had in his New Year Address made it clear that as part of its diversification strategy for the economy, his Government would be focusing, not only on Agriculture and Mining but also on Infrastructure adding that as already acknowledged by the AICCON President, the Executive Order Five issued by the President placed high priority on local content and local capacity, which, according to him, is where the Indigenous Construction Contractors come in.

He, however, observed that given the general conception and use of the word ‘Indigenous’, there was need to throw more light on the conception adding, “It is important to define who really is an indigenous company; because to the best of my knowledge, I doubt whether there is any company that is not registered under our laws that does business here.

He declared, “Unless we intend to change our laws, once you are registered as a Nigerian company with certain amount of shareholding, I think about 51 per cent, you are a Nigerian company. So with that background, who chooses the Managing Directors of the companies?”

Pointing out that if a Nigerian owns a company and takes a foreigner as Managing Director, it was not the responsibility of the government to choose that for him, the Minister told the Association, “So I think you should look into the mirror and ask yourselves some of these questions”, adding that some of the Nigerian owned companies register and employ foreigners as their Managing Directors while they sit as Chairmen with the role of leveraging business to the companies while the Managing Directors and Technical Partners do the execution.

“If a company registers and wins a bid to do con-

struction work in the country, it was not in the rights of the government to now say it could not execute such project for any other reason other than it was not registered as a Nigerian company”, he said adding that even if there was such a provision, there was also the consideration for specialization.

Using the Medical and Legal Professions as examples, Fashola posited that there are certain projects that require specialized execution and would, therefore, need the handling of a company specialized in that area adding, “You cannot rule out specialization in any industry, even in football”.

“So let us understand that within the realm of open and competitive bidding, that certain specifications will require us to ask for certain specialization”, the Minister said adding that even among the members of the AICCON, there were differentiations in terms of experience and equipment.

He added, “What I want to see and what Mr. President wants to see is a continuous improvement in capacity. We want to see more buildings, we want to see more roads, we want to see more infrastructure built by Nigerians and that means then that you must have the right equipment”.

Fashola suggested to the contractors that they

should look seriously into the idea of equipment leasing that would help in providing easy access to equipment adding that it would enable the indigenous contractors to then compete adding that sometimes the difference between one company and another was the difference in equipment and sometimes equipment and previous experience.

The Minister, however, assured the Association of Government’s support in areas where they have capacity adding that government would appreciate it more if they get the right equipment . He noted that another area where massive scope exists for

partnership was in the Maintenance sector where, according to him, the Ministry was already working on setting up a maintenance framework. “Whatever we build is built to a design life subject to certain types of maintenance and that is an area that we haven’t really done enough”, he said.

Fashola, who disclosed that the Ministry was working to develop a pilot maintenance framework starting with government buildings and from there build out, adding, “Hopefully may be in 2019 Budget, if we are lucky, we will be able to put a sizeable global Maintenance Budget for the first time and see how to engage labour and contracting companies to help grow the economy”.

An accident scene where a Tanker laden with diesel got burnt on Ikorodo Road in Lagos... on Monday

Solutions to communal crisis could be found in books –Dolapo Osinbajo Mathew Dadiya, Abuja

ÏÏÏ Wife of the Vice Presi-

dent, Mrs Dolapo Osinbajo, has urged parents to inculcate good reading habits in their children to enable them to excel in their academics.

Mrs. Osinbajo, who made the call on Monday in Abuja at an event marking the World Book and Copyright Day organised by the United States Embassy and

Abuja Literary Society, said that the solutions to communal crisis could be found in books.

The World Book Day and Copyright Day is a yearly event being celebrated every year on April 23 by the United Nation Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) to promote reading, publishing and copyright.

Mrs Osinbajo stressed the need to encourage young ones to cultivate the

habit of reading, noting that a series of discoveries were made on the pages of books.

She said, “The solutions to the crisis and challenges within our communities and environments could be easily found through book reading.

“What we learn on the pages of books takes us to the place of knowing better.

When you know better, you can do better; and as you do better, our community will

be better for the delight of the world.

“Books are not only for academic pursuits; books on hobbies and the things we love are as delightful. Give a car lover a book on a car, or a gardener a book on flowers, and see what I mean.

“Hours of productive leisure can be safely found on the pages of a book or on the tablet or other electronic devices through which we always read. I must say I love books.”

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Baru underscores girls potentials in science, others

By Idu Jude, Abuja The Group Managing Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Cooperation (NNPC), Dr Maikanti Baru, has said that the girl-child possesses the ability to realise her full potentials in the study of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, Baru, declared this

weekend during the launch of Invent It, Build project of the Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN), in Misau, Bauchi State.

The GMD, who expressed delight at the his alma mater, Central Primary School, Misau, Bauchi State, noted

Lesotho electoral body understudies INEC

By Tunde Opalana, Abuja A team from the Independent Electoral Commission of Lesotho Monday commenced a four day study tour of Nigeria’s election management body, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) The team was received on by the chairman of INEC, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, and members of his management team at the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja.

Led by Dr Letholetsang Ntsike, the Director of Election, the team from the South African kingdom were in the country on a learning tour to acquire new knowledge and information as well as collecting data.

She said the country choose Nigeria as a role model in election management “because of her demonstrated success, relevant experience in election management in Africa, the credibility of the electoral institution, among others”.

Ntsike said the team expected conduct and analytical solution to electoral problems.

According to her, the Independent Electoral Commission of Lesotho was established in 1998 and has

success, which necessitated a restructure of the commission through assistance of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

She added that the commission sought assistance also from the European Union “We’ve come to INEC to further develop a more robust operation”, she said.

Responding, INEC chairman, Prof Yakubu appreciated the visitors for their preference for Nigeria as role model to strengthen its electoral system.

He said the visit was as a result of a discussion he had with the leader of the Lesotho electoral body at the recent conference on usage of technology in Abuja.

According to him, he was approached by the head of delegation who told him that the Lesotho election commission will be coming to understudy the Nigerian electoral body.

He told the visitors that INEC has developed Strategic Plan and Strategic Programme of Action to cover elections in the country till 2021.

As a result of the plan, he said”we are able to know when elections will hold in foreseeable future”.

He assured the visitors that “whatever you require by way of collaboration to make an adequate plan for successful election, INEC will surely give you”.

that no nation had ever achieved any meaningful development without the key subjects of Science, Engineering and Technology (SET).

The Invent It, Build It programme by APWEN is to inspire the girl-child (aged 8-10 in the upper primary school) to take up the sciences with a view to pursuing a career in engineering.

The study of Science, Technology and Engineering requires an eye for details, diligence and multi-tasking ability for which women and, by extension girls, are well known.

“I would like to call on teachers and parents all over the country to encourage the study of Science, Technology & Engineering among the girl-child’’, Dr. Baru stated at the ceremony.

Describing engineers as the gears of progress who help accelerate

development all over the world, the GMD stressed that the engineering profession held the key to Nigerias technological advancement and in turn, economic prosperity.

He lauded APWEN for initiating the Invent It, Build It project, saying when the association recently intimated him of its desire to unveil the project, he could not resist the mentoring opportunities which the programme presents. he was very proud of the role played by engineering professionals in the corporation, among whom are engineers, scientists as well as technologists in most of its operations.

He emphasized that the corporation would continue to partner professional bodies towards promoting science, technology and engineering studies, even as he called on well-

meaning Nigerians to support APWEN in its laudable initiatives.

He said the APWENs initiative would not only encourage young girls nationwide to study engineering, but would also spur other stakeholders across the country to invest in promoting engineering education especially among the girl-child - for Speaking earlier, APWEN President, Engr.

Felicia Nnenna Agubata, noted that the Invent It, Build It programme was aimed at igniting passion for science, technology, engineering and mathematics among young girls in the country.

This, she explained, was to assist them to showcase the economic value and application of engineering in everyday life right from their primary school days up to tertiary institutions.

She stated that later in the year, the Invent It,

Build It project would continue in Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Benue, Borno, Ebonyi, Edo, Kano, Kebbi and Ogun States while in 2019, it will spread to other states in the country.

She expressed APWENs contact with the target desire and an ambition of the girl-child to study the sciences and ultimately pursue engineering as a career in the future.

Also speaking during the event, the Emir of Misau, Alhaji Ahmed Suleiman (II), thanked APWEN for choosing some of Misaus primary schools among projects.

Alhaji Suleiman, then charged parents in his community to assist their wards towards studying science, technology and engineering subjects, which he said were pivotal to the industrial development of any nation.

Parade of suspects responsible for the invasion and attack on the farm house of the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ibrahim Magu and killing of a police sergeant on guard duty; by the Deputy Force Public Relations Officer, SP Aremu Adeniran at the force headquarters in Abuja...yesterday...photo: Temitope Balogun

Underage voters: Non-release of INEC findings amount to shielding APC -PDP

By Tunde Opalana, Abuja The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to urgently make underage voters in various states, particularly Kano and Katsina.

The party said should INEC fail to release the report, the Commission insinuation that it is covering the atrocities of the

All Progressives Congress (APC), and plan to rig the 2019 presidential election for President Muhammadu Buhari.

The PDP said it is aware that the investigation unearthed a multitude of underage voters, particularly in Kano and Katsina, but that INEC has been instructed by the APC and the Presidency to conceal the atrocity.

Kola Ologbondiyan, PDP National Publicity Secretary in a statement issued on Monday said

“our investigation reveals that beyond underage voters, the INEC panel discovered other atrocities, which the APC and the Presidency agents have been suppressing.

“We are also aware of the manipulations in INEC’s computer data center, which has been handed over to a compromised to President Buhari.

“Nigerians are shocked that the INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu is allowing the APC and the

Presidency cabal to use him in their desperation to rig the 2019 election for President Buhari despite his overt rejection by the citizens as a result of the failures of his administration.

The party urged Nigerians and the international community to by INEC to conceal the underage voters, particularly, in Kano and President Buhari’s home state, Katsina”. came to the public domain,

the APC issued a staunch defence while INEC blamed the Kano state government.

The commission had to back down to institute an inquest when confronted with facts showing that it registered the minors.

“Furthermore, Prof.

Yakubu refused to allow for an all-inclusive panel of political parties and credible NGOs but went ahead to handpick INEC the illegality.

“Nigerians may recall that when we challenged the

veracity of the preliminary report with documentary evidence, INEC promised do so since the end of the inquest”, he said.

The party charged Prof. to resist the pressure by the APC and the Presidency or put on collusion course with Nigerians, “who are already anxious about this election anything short of credible, free and fair polls”.

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Buhari extols Alex Akinyele @80, condoles Adegoroye’s family

By Mathew Dadiya, Abuja

both the public and private the

Adviser to the President on Secretary General and later President of the Nigeria

and family of the former minister in celebrating notable

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contributions to the public sector in ensuring that communication becomes an integral part of policy and actualisation of development projects.

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In a press statement made available to Daily Times operators of the popular event said that the motive behind help add value to the present administrations agenda of economic buoyancy.

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entertainment

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the promotion of small scale of the Federal Republic of Aerial view of okada riders in Ekiti State declaring their support for the Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial aspirant in Ekiti, Prof. Kolapo Olusola Eleka, during their rally in Ado...on Monday.

Special Presidential Panel for recovery of public property sues House of Rep over probe

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2019: Buhari Support Group opens office in Edo

By Titus Akhigbe, Benin

Enugu Govt promises to fix dilapidated infrastructure at NYSC camp

By Moses Oyediran, Enugu

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (middle); Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu; Minister of FCT, Muhammed Bello with other dignitaries and school children, during the UN World Book and Copyright Day celebration during the LEA Primary School at Life Camp -Gwarinpa, Abuja‌yesterday.

Alleged corruption: Court orders suspended judge to defend himself

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Politics Coalition begins mobilisation for Ugwuanyi’s second term Stories by Patrick Okohue An amalgamation of several civil society and socio-political pressure groups in Enugu North Senatorial District of Enugu State, under the aegis of Nsukka Democratic Movement (NDM), has begun grassroots mobilisation for the second term bid of the state governor, Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi.

“The decision followed a unanimous endorsement of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi at our (JCWC) meeting in Enugu on Sunday night”, the group said in a statement jointly signed by the JCWC Convener, Chief Willy Ezugwu and the Secretary of the JCWC, Comrade James Ezema.

The coalition comprises the Independent Nsukka Solidary Agenda Worldwide, United Nsukka Indigenes for Good Governance, Nsukka Arise for Democratic Change, Nsukka Youths Empowerment Initiative, Greater Nsukka Congress, and Alliance for Democratic Governance, among three others.

“We have taken this bold step in order to also ensure that political jobbers and aimless political hawks do not destabilise the state ahead of the 2019 general election.

“Sensitisation campaign is ongoing at the grassroots in the entire Enugu North Senatorial District to ensure the re-election of the most outstanding governor in terms of his unequalled performance in Enugu

Gov Ugwuanyi “We enjoin all the sons and daughters of Enugu State both at home and abroad to overwhelmingly continue to support Governor Ugwuanyi, who has proven that it is not impossible to develop the rural communities in Enugu State.

“He has worked without discriminating against any senatorial district by pioneering even development agenda for the entire state and that is why he is fondly called Gburugburu due

Ezugwu to his all-round achievement and inclusive leadership.

“The JCWC and all members of the coalition have unanimously resolved that it is only an winning team.

“Governor Ugwuanyi has proven himself to be a good captain that increased good governance and infrastructural development of our rural communities,” the coalition said.

Atiku unveils agenda for better Nigeria How to unlock the immeasurable potentials of people to deliver jobs, prosperity and security to all component units will take centre stage at the London Royal Institute of House), United Kingdom on Wednesday, when former Vice President and presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar delivers a major economic speech.

The keynote speech entitled ‘The Importance of Strengthening State Economic Management Systems’ will lay bare novel and real prescriptions that when implemented will help Nigerian states come out from their economic quagmire and ultimately gets Nigeria working again.

The Chatham keynote speech is one in a series of engagements by the PDP presidential hopeful to showcase the possibilities that its huge potentials to the good of all Nigerians.

According to a statement from

will also deliver another major keynote speech at the Invest Africa and British Council for Africa ‘Annual Debate’.

The former Vice President will be speaking alongside Dr

and foremost advocates for restructuring and free trade, is a continuation of his life-long to help rescue Nigeria from its current economic crisis and set it on the path of economic growth and prosperity.

Secretary of the United Kingdom Government, on the subject of “Building new trade partnerships in Africa” These engagements are a followup to Atiku Abubakar’s meeting and Prime Minister Theresa May where they discussed the UK’s plan for increased trade with The PDP presidential hopeful will also be the guest of honour at a lunch on Nigerian inward investment to be hosted by Lord Anthony St John (former UK Minister for Africa) and be a guest speaker at Round Table of key UK business leaders keen in investing in Nigeria at the Institute of Directors, Pall Mall.

The visit to the UK by Atiku Abubakar, one of Nigeria’s most successful business leaders

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George cautions Oyinlola on utterances, says don’t start a war you can’t win Erstwhile Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and the Atona Odua of Yorubaland, Chief Olabode George, has faulted former governor of Osun State, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, over what he described as reckless and misleading verbiage against him.

Bode George, who berated Oyinlola for his remarks, said: “I read the untidy, uncharitable and irritable vituperations of Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola against my good self. I was rather astonished at the level of uninformed, reckless, misleading verbiage against me.

“Prince Oyinlola was very junior to me in the military. I am very senior to him in age. It was my humble self and the late Chief S.M. Afolabi, who introduced him to our former President and my elder, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo.

“It was through me and the grace of God Almighty that he was elected governor of Osun State.

Oyinlola should not dabble in

issues he does not know anything about at all. I have served several Generals with one hundred percent loyalty. I have no grudge against our former President. I have a lot of respect for him. I greet him wherever we meet with deep respect and reverence as a wellborn Yoruba man.”

“Oyinlola, please don’t start to open any can of worms that you do not know where it will widen and spill over.”

George

Forum gives Buhari 7 days to apologise over comment on youths A

non-governmental

Youth Forum, on Monday described President Muhammadu Buhari’s remark that a lot of Nigerian youths want to sit and do nothing as the worst statement any head of state can make about his people in a foreign land.

The forum stated that the youths of Nigeria deserve an unreserved apology from Buhari and his administration, giving the President a seven-day ultimatum to do so.

President of the forum, Abulsalam Mohammed Kazeem, in a statement issued in Kaduna told Buhari, “Your administration lack the moral right to call us names because the only thing your administration has in stock is to blame past administration where over 80 per cent of your cabinet members are once part of that administration.

“Yet Mr. President is misinforming the world by trying to hide his inadequacies by blaming the youths when even the budget for education and health is not even enough to fund the sectors.

“Our population as a nation is supposed to be an added advantage, but is not, because of the inability of both past and present administrations that have “Mr. President should be ashamed of himself, his generation and administration for spending over 20 billion US dollars since 1999

till date and yet we are paying for darkness, no investors will invest in any nation where there is no stable power supply like ours (Nigeria).

Where are the youth going to get the job from?”

The forum insisted that Nigerian youths are not waiting for free money, stressing that “The youths are making the most of what has been left for them, which is nothing as we can all see and feel rather Mr. President should tell the world that their generation were the idle generation because they have stolen the patrimony of Nigeria youth. good months to form his cabinet and yet the only new face on the list were Kemi Adeosun, late Ocholi and Bar.Solomon Dalung, at this point it’s not wrong for we “the youths” from intellectual idleness for his inabilities to give us a strong, new and a viable cabinets within seven day of his inauguration?

“Under his watch, unemployment has climbed from 8.2% in 2015 to 18.8% in 2018. Many of us want to work but have no opportunities.

Most youths today are willing and able but the fraudulent system we found ourselves could not provide the enabling environment.”

The NGO however observed that Nigeria remains a country of enormous potentials for several decades, adding that the country ought to have performed much and economic development.

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Imo begins ‘operation-show-yourPVC’ before salary Stories by Patrick Okohue

Imo State governor, Rochas Okorocha has announced that his administration will soon begin to demand the Permanent Voters’ Card from indigenes of the state as a condition to engage in certain socio-economic activities, such as salary payment and admission into schools.

The governor said this while addressing journalists at the Government House, Owerri, on Saturday.

According to him, the nonindigenes of the state to the collection of their PVCs, had made it necessary for the government to change.

He said,

“The

government

is going to initiate the policy of ‘operation-show-your-PVC’ before you can enter the market to buy or sell and before you can do business or get anything from the government, and before your “Even before workers receive their salaries from the government, they must show their PVC. We cannot allow the unchecked.”

The governor further decried that many Imo indigenes were not which would qualify them to play a key role in electing deserving representatives and leaders of their choice and also enable them to contribute their quota towards strengthening the state.

Gov Okoroha

Reps member offers free medical treatment to 10,000 constituents in Sokoto A member of the House of Representatives, representing Tambuwal/Kebbe federal constituency of Sokoto state, Abdussamad Dasuki (APCSokoto) has commenced free medical treatment to 10,000 their wellbeing.

According to report, Dasuki is providing the healthcare service in collaboration with the Nigerian Medical Association ( NMA).

The legislator’s contact person, Alhaji Abubakar Danfuloti, told newsmen that Dasuki sponsored medical outreach.

Danfuloti said the programme to ensure healthier and productive persons in the society.

“Our commitment aimed at promoting productive individuals in the society by providing required healthcare services which is a priority in governance.

“We will continue in such direction in order to assist the less privilege among the society who “Moreover, health is wealth as no any given society can develop educationally, socially or economically without good health.

“As such the programme will be a continuous one to ensure more people are covered under the NMA free medical outreach,” he said.

Dasuki commended the Sokoto State government commitment on its health projects and the NMA for sustaining the quarterly free medical outreach in the state.

Sayyinna town, the state NMA Chairman, Dr Usman Malami, also hailed the lawmaker for collaborating with the association to support indigent persons.

Malami said that the two-day free medical outreach would treat

about 10,000 patients in Tambuwal and Kebbe local government areas of the state.

He said the outreach is a free medical treatment as doctors consult patients on variety of make referrals based on the needs.

“The treatment included dental care, surgery, medical specialist consultant, radiologist, consultant paediatrics and consultant surgeons, among others,” he said.

He recommended the lawmaker’s contribution and passion toward ensuring the success of the programme to other

2019: ‘el-Rufai’s blunders will help PDP return to power in Kaduna’ A leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna State, Dr Muhammad Sani-Bello, has said that the blunders Governor Nasir El-Rufai

“When SIECOM was demonstrating the new acquired machine meant for LG election across the 255 wards of the state, our party, the PDP had the highest vote during

making it easier for the PDP to return to power in 2019.

Sani-Bello who said this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Kaduna also claimed that the All Progressives Congress (APC), administration in the state had sidelined the people and failed in giving them hope.

He said, “Before 2015, nobody envisaged that over 40,000 civil servants will be relieved of their jobs; we never knew that 350 district heads will lose their jobs or that chiefdoms will be cancelled.

“From history, the governor is not a pro-people and people agent, because he is elite by all standards.

When he had the opportunity to serve as Director- General Bureau of Public Enterprises, common assets belonging to people were sold to individuals.

“That is to tell you that if there is going to be free and fair election today, the PDP will emerge victorious.”

The PDP governorship aspirant claimed that the state government had also failed in its core responsibility of providing security to the people.

“The state now lack the peaceful used to enjoy, we didn’t have the state of kidnapping that we are witnessing today in Kaduna.

“It is common for people to be escorted to their homes and then kidnapped without any hindrance and they have to pay ransom and nobody has been apprehended so far.

“We know that some people will still want to be criminals and commit have to do the needful and intervene

to get the culprits and prosecute them,” he said.

Sani-Bello, who holds the traditional title of Mainan Zazzau, also faulted the manner in which the government sacked about 22,000 primary school teachers, insisting that the law governing their appointments was not followed.

According to him, there is a subsisting injunction secured by the teachers union from the Industrial Arbitration Court asking government

that we need to buckle up, revive the PDP and serve the people again.’’

San-Bello, a former commissioner in the state said no administration would succeed if it failed to ensure fair representation of all segments transparent manner.

“For any government to be successful, it has to be fully representative in nature, such that, every community irrespective of its and represented in governance.

“Because of the government’s non adherence to the rule of law, it told the world that the court and the union were late and went ahead to sack the teachers.

“The remaining ones are all living in fear, they don’t know whether they would be sacked today or tomorrow,” Sani-Bello said.

He stressed that the 11, 000 teachers recruited by the government to replace the sacked ones lack to make meaningful impact.

“For these reasons, we concluded

this government have been sacked, so that is the issue of representation, if you are following the trend many communities believes that they are not represented.

“Previously every LGA was

Ohanaeze women leader denies endorsing Buhari The leader of the Ohanaeze Women Organisation has denied reported claims in the media that she has endorsed President Muhammadu Buhari for a second term.

While reacting to the claim by Chairman of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Federal Capital Territory chapter, Odozi Nwodozi, and published in a national daily, Mrs Calista Adimachukwu said she had not endorsed Buhari’s ambition.

“This is false because I have been in Nnewi, Anambra State for over one week now, and the Ohanaeze Igbo Women Organisation Worldwide has not endorsed any candidate for 2019 elections,” Adimachukwu said.

“If we are to endorse a candidate, we must have a wide consultation with all Igbo leaders because Igbos are Republicans by nature. Issues are discussed in Igbo land before decisions are reached.”

The report also stated that the the dissolution of the group, a stance which Adimachukwu refuted.

“I want to state categorically that the Women Wing was inaugurated on 31st January, 2015 and as such our mandate ends on 31st January, 2019 because we were elected for a term of four years,” she said in a statement.

The women’s wing of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo was dissolved by the main body led by Chief Nnai Nwobodo in September 2017, but Adimachukwu said the group had left the main body three months before the dissolution.

“Due to the maladministration and high-handedness of Chief pulled out of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo main body through a resolution 3rd of June, 2017 before their so called dissolution of the groups in September 2017, to which Ohanaeze Nnai Nwodo.

“He never denied our accusations against him for gross misconduct and high-handedness, and he never negotiated with the women diplomatically nor contested our pulling out in court till date.”

Adimachukwu further noted that the break out Ohanaeze Women the law.

“The general public and the government should take note that there is no more Women Wing within the Ohanaeze main body either now or in the future, because of the fact that Ohanaeze Women of its own with the name Ohanaeze Igbo Women Organisation Worldwide.”

of the state, but it is not so today,’’ administration in the state would do “We will entrench good governance and operate within the ambit of the rule of law,’’ he added.

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ewspaper reports that the local airlines in Nigeria may collapse within the next five years if urgent steps are not taken to improve their performance has brought to the front burner the current poor performance of most domestic airlines in the country and the need for urgent steps by the government to safe the aviation industry from imminent collapse.

Local airlines in the country currently operate domestic and regional routes, but they may find it difficult to operate further because of stiff competition arising from the open skies initiative now gaining ground across Africa. The open skies agreement which liberalises air services in Africa was signed in Yamoussoukro in 1988. The resultant deregulation of air services and the promotion of regional air markets brought in its wake transnational competition among airlines in Africa, thus creating a palpable fear that most airlines, especially the weak ones will eventually collapse.

The Yamoussoukro declaration is expected to take effect within the next five to seven years. But before the agreement goes into effect, some local airlines in Nigeria started experiencing operational

Survival of local airlines difficulties which almost grounded their operations. They were bailed out by the federal government a few years ago. Unfortunately, some of the airlines that took the bailout are yet to fully pay back, thus creating a bad image for the aviation industry and making it difficult for the government to extend lifeline to them again.

Consequently, experts are warning that in the ensuing competition the weak airlines would collapse, thus giving way to the strong ones to survive.

For Nigeria, many local airlines may not be able to compete favourably in the next few years and operate regular flights for a number of reasons. First, less than 20 of the 47 registered local airlines in the country have good insurance policy and without good insurance policy, they might not be able to effectively operate and compete both in the local and in the regional market.

Also, most of the local airlines have poor business plans and bad aircraft holding structure. They also operate multiple aircraft types and have poor maintenance history, bad crew and aircraft management system. It is also instructive that for many of them, the bailouts they received from the federal government some years ago are yet to be fully repaid, for some others, their aircraft holding structure

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cannot sustain their flight schedules.

In addition, most of them have poor corporate governance in running their airlines. Some have fat pay for foreign pilots and staff and meagre pay for local pilots and staff doing similar jobs. Added to this are rampant corruption, fraud and conversion of operations money to personal use by many owners of local airlines. Worse still is the nonchalant attitude of some of the aircraft owners to the state of affairs of their airlines.

The way forward is for the strong airlines to streamline their aircraft holding structure for better performance and be ready for the stiff competition ahead. In addition, the airlines should adopt realistic business plans that can make their airlines survive the tough competition ahead.

The option of mergers and acquisition should also be vigorously pursued by airline owners. In doing this, some of the big airlines should merge to form mega airlines, or acquire the weaker ones. Where the airlines are unwilling to merge, the government should come up with a survival plan that would make them merge just as it did some years ago the Central Bank allowed many banks in the country to merge to meet the N25 billion minimum capital base directives set for the banks.

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#BBN: Miracle’s victory shows Nigeria youths not lazy - Okowa’s aide

By Nosa Akenzua, Asaba

Miracle Ikechukwu Igbokwe.

Media Aide Mr. Ossai Ovie Success, on Monday, said that the

is a need for Our youths to be creative because the victory of Miracle Ikechukwu Igbokwe as the winner

Ikechukwu Igbokwe, as the winner of 2018 Big Brother

reality show is based on his

show is as result of his creativity and has proven to the world that Nigeria Youths are not lazy. while congratulating the 2018 winner of Big Brother Nigeria

We need to be supported and given the chance to showcase our leadership skills” he said while calling on political leaders and the society to support youths who are contesting for political positions.

Miracle Ikechukwu winner of Big Brother Nigeria

Nigeria Youths are not lazy, we are hardworking, innovative and we are the Nation.

35 polys participate in 19th NIPOSSGA Games in Enugu

By Moses Oyediran, Enugu

Kazaure

working very hard to ensure

No fewer than 35 polytechnics are currently participating in the 19th edition of all Polytechnics and Technology Enugu.

represented

(IMT),

known as the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) and Nigerian Polytechnics

abbreviation).

throughout the period of the opportunity provided

provides

opportunity to

ones knowledge of the Coal City (Enugu) and network

He expressed gratitude to

together in Enugu. is a very good way of and increasing productivity

He praised IMT for being an enthusiastic host and for providing adequately for all contingents; while wishing the athletes

The highlights of the institutions as well as a

sporting events.

open on Monday, the Executive Secretary of NBTE, Dr. Masaudu Kazaure, expressed polytechnics than used to

participants, the of IMT, Prof.

Rector Austin

and the host institution (IMT), which ended 1-1 draw.

participants were able to hitches.

last for one week, would feature 15 sporting events.

Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, decorating one of his police details, Anthony Gabriel, with his new rank of Inspector

10 killed in Abia, Cross River boundary clash

By Sunday Nwakanma, Umuahia There were indications that a deadly boundary clash between the people of Isu clan in Arochukwu Local Abia

State

and

the

of Cross River State has left about 10 people dead.

As a result, therefore, the Isu clan in Arochkwu call

to

Abia

area of Cross River State.

While tracing the clash to an ongoing grading of road being done by Ibeto

that a deadly border clash between the two stone deposit in Isu, he According to an aide

have allegedly increased

Ikpeazu of Abia State, Hon. Nicholas Igwe Kalu through a telephone interview Monday, already, over 10 persons have been killed in the fracas while several houses have been burnt to ashes in Isu clan.

The aide had disclosed

on Isu clan since the

Hon. Igwe said that in reaction, Isu people also people but explained that both sides have released their captives following the intervention of the

out

by

public,

alleging

that

collaboration with others

here

and

the

constant clashes between us and the Cross River people,” Kalu said A Source in the

Arochukwu. So, they took and reported back to

weapons, killing and destroying houses.

The casualties we have

Chukwu, who, currently and one in charge of

that has been brought

incident has been brought

as at Saturday, action

the Special Assistant on

telephone interview.

The state governor is currently not in the country, while it is expected that the acting governor and the Deputy of the state would bring

are only on our own side. against disrupting the out.

State their

Police

under control. So, if there and reinforced and launched an unprovoked

people were ready to wiped

boundary with Cross River State as the best

their safety and over the fear of invasion by their Cross River neighbours.

the National Boundary people if they so desire,

called his Cross River counterpart and they discussed about the issue.

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Buhari’s 2019 bid and matters arising

Times Columnist

GARBA SHEHU

T ‘

The thing about Second Term in all political climes is that voters must have a practical reason to vote for someone.

President Buhari has not given anyone an excuse not to choose him on this count. His is an administration that has something for everyone

’

he country is gearing itself up for the General Elections in February next year and with President Muhammadu Buhari announcing that he will bid for the governing Party, APC’s ticket to run fo a second term, all hell has been let loose by the chaotic, ill-prepared opposition camp.

A joke on WhatsApp last week was about the abuse and insults heaped on Muhammadu Buhari, attacking him for everything wrong with the country but failing to answer an important question: who do you have that is better?

In democracies around the globe, second terms by incumbents are usually harder to get simply because, somehow, there is always some kind of anti-incumbency leading to a loss of faith among those supporters.

For President Buhari, who won with massive votes in 2015, his major challenge is to do as well as he did, or even better. He came to power with a lot of expectations and Nigerians had, justifiably placed very high hopes on him. As we said sometimes back, he as a consequence, has became a victim of the tyranny of expectations. The weight of unrealistic expectations has evidently blinded many of the people from seeing the revolutionary changes happening across the nation.

Nigerians expected him to undo the damage in several decades of misgovernance and naturally, many are already feeling frustrated that he hadn’t done that in three years.

The problem with our opposition is that beyond fault-finding, they are unable to give or innovate a vision of their own on how they can make the nation better.

A so-called Third Force has failed to get political traction since it birth.

This is understandable, given that they have promised to give the country everything that is new but have so far produced no new faces, no new ways of doing things. Certainly, there is no face that can be called the President of Nigeria.

For the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP parading itself on the glory of being the largest opposition, the party has not less than 10 leaders acutely ambitious to rule Nigeria. It will take them minimally two to three terms of presidential tenure, that is eight to twelve years to reinvent the party.

Looking at the entire opposition landscape, it can be said that they cannot be united by ideology, the type that made the pre-2015 opposition fuse into a formidable challenger that pushed an incumbent out of office. There is in no way therefore, they can choose leaders with unanimity.

What then they have taken to, is scaremongering by fanning ethnic and religious divisions among the minorities especially in the Middle Belt where hundreds of innocent citizens are confronted with violent death.

Before they take the words out of my mouth, let me state that the spate of those killings are tragic and unacceptable. They ought not happen and I’am aware of how sad the Presidency

Buhari is about these unfortunate goings-on.

And there is so much that is being done to end the killings.

More, however, could still have been achieved if there is cooperation extended to the security agencies by everyone, and by everyone, I mean especially the political opposition. A political warlord recently ordered the provocative stoning of a Nigerian Air Force personnel as their chopper landed in a Northeastern state.

Today, government has irrefutable evidence that much as most of these killings are arising from herdsmenfarmers attacks, some of it is driven by politicians. The recent arrests by the army in Taraba State point to a clear political sponsorship, and the kingpins, some of whom have been arrested have been handed over to the DSS for further investigation. Others who are being sought have either gone into hiding or they are pulling strings of blackmail to force the hands of government to abandon the search for them.

It is clear by now that the Middle Belt killings even if they are not caused by the opposition are no doubt seen as a political opportunity to set the tone for the 2019 elections.

Another matter of great disappointment is the ongoing attempt to victimize a group of religious leaders, the Arewa Pastors Initiative for Peace, representing 45,000 members, simply because they paid a visit to President Buhari. We see this development as an unnecessary distraction at a time the country should be united against its common problems and challenges.

We are both mystified and disturbed by the growing lack of tolerance and accommodation by some groups who see it as their birth right to visit and address the President on their issues but lack the modicum of respect for others to do the same. It is regrettable that an innocuous visit is becoming a subject of needless and unprintable attacks on the President and his visitors for doing nothing wrong.

For the avoidance of doubt, the President would not want to set a dangerous precedent for the country by discriminating against any group exercising their democratic rights of freedom of speech and association.

The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo told the tale of the toad at the Asiwaju Bola Tinubu Colloquium recently in Lagos.

“Let’s discuss tails,” the toad was told. It, not having a tail, the toad said, “no, let’s talk about other things.”

Rather than coming to the table to discuss what has been achieved or not in key areas of policy, the conversation

is today limited to one, the morbid tale of the relationship between farmers and herders.

Sad as these incidents involving farmers and herdsmen are, I wonder what the result will be if half the newsprint and airtime devoted to this is used to draw attention to malaria which kills 300,000 Nigerians every year; the 88,000 malnourished children and the 230,000 malnourished, pregnant women in the northeast, a quarter of whom the UNICEF said would most likely not make it.

An important motivation for President Buhari’s bid for second term is that the gains made from 2015 should not be frittered. Buhari is not involved in corruption and is not desperate for the office. He is among the few leaders we have who are not obsessed with money, cars and homes but working passionately for the country’s economy, peace and safety. If a corrupt politician wins, we will go back to where we were in 2015.

Many by now have forgotten where we are coming from. The daily bomb blasts in our cities between 2012 and 2015 including the deadly attack on the United Nations office in Abuja have been forgotten by many. The Juma’at Mosque bomb attack on Kano that left 300 dead and the theft of 270 girls in Chibok as they assembled to write their final exams, with 113 yet to return have for many, faded into history.

We lived in perpetual fear. I remember the story of the roadside Mosque in one settlement in which a black plastic bag was noticed by the congregation as the Imam led in prayer. The entire congregation fizzled out, the Imam realizing that he was left alone only from the eerie air of silence after everyone had quietly left.

Today, religious gatherings and crowded markets have resumed. Witnesses reported that Abuja and Kaduna witnessed the largest simultaneous assembly of people when the Tijjaniyya Islamic movement celebrated their Maulud a week ago without the fear of bomb blasts.

Cabinet meetings are now about how trillions of Naira are to be used to provide long delayed infrastructure such as roads, bridges, railway, power, drugs and equipment for hospitals.

Grand corruption, by which ministers sat around the table to share money drawn from the treasury has been ended.

A majority of our people are farmers who depend on good rains, access to land and fertilizer to grow the food they eat and sell the surplus to make money for school fees for their children and where possible, add a wife or

two and make the Hajj or other plans.

This administration has broken the jinx of fertilizer shortage and its high cost and has put land clearing for agriculture on a priority. Loans at low or no interest rates are being given by the Central Bank of Nigeria, the Bank of Agriculture, the Bank of Industry and the Development Bank. It will take years to raise our rising population from poverty. Even in China, with the world’s fastest growing economy, this, still, is a work in progress.

The administration is doing so much for women, children and our enterprising youths. This is the first time anyone has given our country a social welfare scheme.

By it, 7.5 million children are served free meals in schools. This has improved school attendance. Two Hundred thousand graduates are now enrolled in N-Power, and 300,000 have just passed screening in the biggest, most audacious employment scheme on the continent. Our youths have a lot of ideas and many who need support, mentoring and guidance under the various schemes under the Social Investment Programme of the government are getting help.

Three years on, the economy has seen a paradigm shift with agriculture getting a pride of place. We are importing 90 percent less rice than we did three years back. The World Bank has certified Nigeria as being one of the top ten most improved economies in the world. Power ministry has done commendably well, raising generation from an average of 2,600 megawatts to 7,500 mw.

Today, each state has a minimum of between one to five federal roads under construction or reconstruction. Some have as many as eight or nine. The legendary second Niger Bridge is by now 44 percent complete, putting to shame the many years of platitude and lies by several past administrations.

With the advent of the Buhari administration, foreign policy has become robust. Nigerian enjoys a good reputation in West Africa, Africa and the world.

What this government is doing is different and the results are showing, for example: Ø Reversing the decline which began in 2014 and stabilizing the economy for Nigerians. Ø Recovery of stolen national assets. Ø Economic restructuring for the growth of private sector as the best solution to unemployment. Ø Demonstrable infrastructure improvement: roads, power and energy Ø Re-establishment of collaborative working relationship between the President and the Vice President as model of how Northern/Southern, Muslim/Christian, Older/Younger Nigerians can and should work together.

The thing about Second Term in all political climes is that voters must have a practical reason to vote for someone.

President Buhari has not given anyone an excuse not to choose him on this count. His is an administration that has something for everyone.

Supporters who talk about a noticeable loss of faith by some must note that there is nothing permanent in politics. Many of the allies will, in pursuit of power, come back to the APC, being the party with superior power.

The party did extremely well in the North to come to power and every indication is that in 2019, it will do in the South, what it did in the North in 2015.

By the way, did anyone notice the poll on who to choose in 2019 by a young man, Mark Essien @markessien on Twitter? Buhari supporters need to read that to cheer up!

Garba Shehu, is the Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media and Publicity).

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Scenes from the Minister of Finance and leader of Nigerian delegation to the 2018 IMF-World Bank Spring Meeting, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun and the Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, with the Managing Director of International Monetary Fund, Ms. Christine Lagarde... on Sunday

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Withdrawal of $1bn ECA: Sanction Buhari, PDP tells NASS The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has charged the National Assembly to commence constitutional processes against President Muhammadu Buhari for illegally withdrawing and spending $I billion from the Excess Crude Account (ECA) without the constitutionally required legislative appropriation.

The party said that the President’s action was a gross violation of the laws and constitution of Nigerian and order as a democratic state.

The PDP added that the president should have known that his unilateral spending of $496 million (N151.374 billion) from the ECA, without recourse to the legislative approval of

the National Assembly, is constitution.

Spokesperson of the party, Kola Ologbondiyan in a statement on Monday said “by this action, President Buhari has technically suspended the 1999 Constitution (as amended), plundered the inherent powers of the National Assembly as the principal institution of democratic rule, while re-enacting a sole administrator ship in governance as if our nation is operating a military regime.

“More disturbing is the revelation that President Buhari paid the $496 million for the purchase of military aircraft from the United States, ignoring allegations of overprice and issues concerning due process, just to achieve a political

expediency of currying President Donald Trump’s support for his 2019 reelection bid.

The PDP states that President Buhari’s action amounts to a gross misconduct and betrayal of public trust because in the bid to push a personal agenda, he deliberately sidestepped statutory legislative scrutiny and acted in clear breach of section 80 (3) (4) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended). “ While section 80 (3) states that “no moneys shall be withdrawn from any public fund of the federation, other than the Consolidated Revenue Fund of the federation unless the issues of those moneys has been authorized by an act of the National Assembly”, section 80 (4)

provides that “no moneys shall be withdrawn from the Consolidated Revenue Fund or any other public fund of the federation except in the manner prescribed by the National Assembly.”

“It is shocking that President Buhari, whose administration prides on claims of transparency and zero tolerance for corruption, elected on a platform that lay claims to the height of progressivism, who boasts of the highest standards of integrity, can mundanely resort to a violent abuse of our constitution just to suit a desperate passion of seeking re-election.

“It would be recalled that following the public outcry over the announcement that President Buhari had unilaterally approved

the withdrawal of $1 billion from the ECA, the Presidency, through his Special Adviser on National Ita Inang, on April 9, 2018 stated that no such approval has been made, adding that the President would never act in breach of section 80 of the constitution; yet they were aware that payments have been made.

“The resort to falsehood, deception and secrecy in the withdrawal from the ECA and the reported $469 million payment for the military aircraft raises very serious issues regarding the integrity of the Buhari Presidency”, said the party.

The PDP said while it has to ensure adequate security in country, it insisted that such must be done

within the ambits of due process of our laws and the constitution.

The party also urged American President Donald Trump, to note that the $469 million paid for the purchase of military aircraft, forms part of proceed for “illegal activities of Buhari who has violated statutory provisions of our constitution to pursue a “We therefore charge the National Assembly to investigate the whereabouts of the balance from the $1bn ECA fund and the purposes for which it has been taken, as well as save our democracy and constitutional order by invoking appropriate legislative processes against President Buhari for this violation, before it becomes too late”

Tragedy: Zamfara State Governor, Abdulaziz Yari and his deputy, Mallam Ibrahim Muhammad, as well as other sympathisers during the burial of four sisters, three children and driver of Honourable Sai’du Danbala, (representing Bakura Constituency of the state) who were killed in a fatal road crash.

Alleged presidential declaration: Wike charges youths to vote out APC in 2019

By Amaka Agbu, Port Harcourt Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, of Rivers state has stated that Nigerian youths had a responsibility to vote out the APC Federal Government in 2019.

This is as the Nigeria Automobile Technicians Association, Rivers State Branch, endorsed Governor Wike for a second term, citing his performance as the reason behind their decision.

Speaking during a Solidarity Visit by the Nigeria Automobile

Technicians Association, Rivers State Branch, on Monday at the Government House Port Harcourt, Governor Wike alleged that the APC Federal Government had no plan for the future of the country, hence they have destroyed all viable sectors.

He said: “A government that has no plan for the people, does not think of their welfare and security, goes ahead to say that the youths are lazy.

“Having collapsed the country, they want to blame it on others. Things were not like this before they worsened the situation. I am happy that we now

know our mistakes and we are not going to continue with that mistake in 2019.”

The governor said that contrary to the Presidential Declaration, Nigerian youths are not lazy.

“I know that our youths are not lazy.

The only power we have is our permanent voter’s card.

If you don’t have your Permanent Voter’s Card, then you are lazy. We must use our permanent voters’ cards to chase away this lazy party out of Nigeria,” Governor Wike said.

Speaking further, Governor Wike said that his administration had a deliberate policy to grow

the state’s economy and empower the youths.

“Members of the Nigeria Automobile Technicians Association, Rivers State the monthly N200million Interest Free Loans set aside by the State Government.

The funds will be released to entrepreneurs on a phased basis,” Governor Wike said.

He added: “Once you get the loan, apply it to your businesses and trades to grow the state’s economy. I also plead with you to work with the state government to ensure that your members don’t ply your trade on the main road.”

On national security, Governor Wike stated that the APC Federal Government should be held responsible for the unbridled killing of innocent Nigerians across the country.

“APC is responsible for the bloodshed in the country. This is a party that believes in sucking blood. If the party does not believe in sucking blood, they would have checked the shedding of innocent blood, “ he said.

Earlier, the Chairman of Nigeria Automobile Technicians Association, Rivers State Branch, Comrade Stanley

Amadi, announced the endorsement of Governor Wike for a second term.

He said 20,000 mechanics working in Rivers State would work hard to ensure that Governor Wike emerged victorious at the polls.

He said that the endorsement of Governor Wike was to allow him complete all ongoing projects and consolidate on Highpoint of the occasion was the decoration of the Rivers State Governor as a Grand Patron of the Nigeria Automobile Technicians Association, Rivers State Brand.

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Daily Times Nigeria Tuesday, April 24, 2018

FG officials meets over JOHESU’s strike, calls for calm

By Mathew Dadiya, Abuja

College of Agric Iguoriakhi: 50 students begin 3-month training at Okomo Oil

By Titus Akhigbe, Benin

In a bid to restore normalcy to the health sector and

opportunity to learn about Monday and Tuesday. to reassure members of the public that FG health

is commendable. In recent institutions in the state, about a 3-month internship at the

peacefully as adequate security protection shall be ensured.

the issues.

has also been resourceful to

Moghalu appointed Communications Head for ARC/UNWFP

By Mathew Dadiya, Abuja

international community in a and boosts mobilisation.

/

Head,

resource

had in the past. When there are

us for a period of 3 months. trained for three months in all

Communications

United Nations World Food

headquarters in Abuja. more than 10 years career ILO and the Global Fund and

sustainable solutions.

In this position,

Malaria. Chinedu

Mr.

No indicted policemen in Offa robbery will go scot free –Police all persons directly or

Imo state governorship aspirant, Hon. Emeka Ihedioha, presents certificate of participation to a participant during the flag-off PDP 2018 New Media Summit/Workshop, at the PDP State Secretariat in Owerri . . . on Monday.

5 Nat. Art Theatre’s directors charged with N.5m gratification

By Peter Fowoyo

Adamu Mohammed, informed bail. persons till May 14.

sum of N500, 000, from a

The prosecutor, Dr. Colsus action before the armed robbers

report.

Adamu also told the court

hoodlums.

obtained the sum of N500, 000, that the medical report on her

robbers only collected phones in the court premises, at about 2 p.m. He also told the court that

their duty.

General of the Federation.

Tribunal Act, and punishable of the perennial robbery cases in to the public.

Act.

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Ugwuanyi promises upward review of corps members allowance

By Moses Oyediran, Enugu Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has promised that corps members posted to state government’s institutions will soon enjoy an upward review of state allowance, as a demonstration of his administration’s commitment to their welfare.

Gov. Ugwuanyi also reiterated the government’s commitment to youth empowerment through implementation of policies and programmes aimed at equipping them to optimize their capacity to drive national development.

Speaking at the swearingin ceremony of 2018 Batch ‘A’ Corps Members, who were deployed to Enugu State for their national assignment, Gov. Ugwuanyi

congratulated them for the successful completion of their educational pursuits from various institutions of higher learning in the country and beyond.

The governor noted that his administration had recently increased the allowance of corps medical personnel posted to the state to encourage them to serve in rural health centres in line with the government’s rural development agenda.

He described the National Youth Service Corps scheme as a unifying programme aimed at fostering national unity and development, adding that its objective was also “to bring together young Nigerians of varying cultural and socio-ethnic backgrounds to promote the integrity of our nation as one united, indivisible entity”.

Gov. Ugwuanyi, therefore, informed the

corps members that the orientation programme was designed to instill in them the leadership qualities of perseverance, endurance, discipline and peaceful coexistence with their fellow socio-cultural and religious background, stressing that “the success of every service year is dependent on the foundation laid during the orientation exercise”.

Identifying the empowerment of teeming youths as one of the key elements of his administration’s agenda, the governor commended the NYSC management for inserting the skills acquisition and entrepreneurship training into the orientation programme.

He therefore, advised the corps members to participate in the training

and draw the maximum

directed the Enugu State

the national service.

The governor equally promised that his administration will intervene on some of the challenges and needs of the NYSC state’s orientation camp, disclosing that the completion of the female hostel started by the previous administration, the renovation of the abandoned male hostel and the general upgrade of facilities in the camp were captured in the 2018 budget.

While commending the NYSC state coordinator, Alhaji Ahmed Wada Ikaka for the development projects he has carried out since his

(REB) to restore supply of electricity to the camp immediately.

He also promised to repair the miniwater scheme in the camp to boost water supply, among other interventions for the wellbeing of the corps

governor, who was informed of the problem of power outage in the orientation camp because of lack of distribution transformer

establishment.

“The state government has been resolutely implementing policies aimed at equipping youths to optimize their capacity to drive national development.

This informed the recent increment in the allowance of corps medical personnel in order to encourage them to serve in rural health centres where their service is mostly needed.

“The welfare of corps members is given priority

by Enugu State government.

That is why allowances of

corps members are paid as at and when due. Very soon every corps member posted to the state institutions will enjoy an upward review of state allowance”, Gov. Ugwuanyi said.

In his address, the NYSC state coordinator, Alhaji Ikaka, who commended the governor for being physically present at the event, also applauded him for his support and assistance to the scheme.

He told the corps members that the orientation camp was “deliberately opportunity to interact with your contemporaries from other cultural, social and economic backgrounds”, and urged them to take advantage of the scheme to promote national unity and integration, which he said was the basic goal of the NYSC.

Nigeria loses 1 million children yearly-UNICEF

By Yakubu Salisu, Kano

An accident scene where a diesel Tanker got burnt at Ikorodo Road in Lagos on Monday

Renovate orientation camp for ease of service, Coordinator urges Gov Ishaku

By Okerafor Athanatius, Jalingo The Taraba State Governor, Darius Dickson Ishaku has been urged to renovate the Permanent Orientation Camp of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) for the comfort of the corps members deployed to the State for their one year National service.

The Taraba State Coordinator, NYSC, Mrs. Altine Akyam made the request on Monday while delivering her speech during opening ceremony of 2018 Batch ‘A’ Orientation Course held at the NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp, Sibre in Ardo-kola Local Government Area of the State.

Mrs. Akyam who decried at the dillapidated nature of the Camp said the smooth operation of NYSC scheme at the Camp is being threatened by deteriorating structures occasioned by weather conditions and other natural disaster.

While calling on Governor Ishaku for a quick intervention in the repairs and renovation of the structures, Mrs. Akyam said, “I plead that the listening government of Governor Ishaku will give speedy response in the general renovation of the Camp and provision of more beds large number of corps members being posted to the State.

The Coordinator further told the dignitaries and invited

guests at the occasion that about 2,140 Graduates from various higher institutions of learning across the Country, were posted to Taraba for their one-year compulsory service.

She however, charged the Corps members to take the advantage of the numerous opportunities the Orientation lives.

“Let me stress the fact that the Skills Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development (SAED), being one of the major focal areas of the scheme today, has done excellently well in curbing the menace of youth unemployment through training of young Nigerians like you to be entrepreneurs”,

the Coordinator said.

In his remarks, Taraba Governor, Darius Dickson Ishaku who was represented by the Head of Service, Simon Angyu assured supporting NYSC management in its operations especially provision of welfare needs during the Orientation Course and the service year and safety of lives and properties.

In an interview shortly, the Head of Service, Simon Angyu, after inspecting the dilapidated facilities in the Camp, promised Governor. But he charged the State Coordinator, Mrs. Altine Akyam to forward the Estimate to the Governor through the Ministry for Youths and Sports.

The United Nations International Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said that about 1 million children under the age of 5 die yearly in Nigeria.

This is, as the country has a total number of 4.3 million unimmunized children with Bauchi having a total of 183,342 unimmunized children and 1.3 million under 5 deaths while Kano has 370,58 cases of unimmunized children.

Nigeria from recent statistics, has the highest number of child mortality in Africa and 3rd in the whole world with records of 44983 under 3 years old mortality (36%) and 11455 (33%)under 5 years mortality in Bauchi alone.

This was made known

by Dr. Sanjana Bhardwaj, UNICEF Nigeria Chief of Health, during a One- Day Technical Consultative Meeting on Ending Preventable Deaths of Children in Bauchi State which took place in Kano on Monday.

That Nigeria is the country with the most children’s lives at stake, at nearly 3.1 million.

To achieve the target, it’s annual rate of fall in child mortality needs to accelerate from 3.7%

during 2006-16 to 9.6% during 2016-30.

Bhardwaj decry the high number of unimmunized children in the country describing it as unacceptable and call on government and all other stakeholders to come solution to the problem which has lingered for quite some time.

According to her, most of the cases which results to deaths among children under the age of 5, are actually preventable if such children were properly immunized.

In her remarks, the Bauchi state Commissioner of Health, Dr. Zuwaira Hassan state that Bauchi state has recorded tremendous progress in reducing preventable deaths in the state through increased awareness embarked upon by the state government.

Hassan directed that should be set up to monitor progress recorded mortality and that there should be a periodical review of such records every three months.

The commissioner express optimism that with the support of the unicef, the state government would be able to achieve more.

News 20 Supreme Court order to stop Imo council polls false - Okorocha

By Val Okara, Owerri Governor Rochas Okorocha Imo state has dismissed rumours making rounds that the Supreme Court has given an order against the State Government stopping the local government elections

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Man in bi-sexual scandal in Ondo

By Titus Akhigbe, Benin A manager of a privately owned radio station in Ondo State, names withheld, has been implicated in an illegal male counterpart who has now been arrested and

currently going through interrogations by the police authority in the state The gay partner of the media manager, who is married with children, was arrested in Akure, the state his colleague over the love

Investigations revealed that the duo have been indulging in the act, which has been outlawed in Nigeria, for about six years without anyone suspecting The arrested suspect, who was given away by a colleague after misplacing

his cell phone in which information and pictures harboured, has allegedly statement with the police, naming the media manager

police are not willing to reveal further information until the media manager, who is said to be on the run, A police source said the arrested suspect would be charged to court after the

However, investigations are still ongoing as the

Okorocha who described the claim as false, also said that there governor who spoke through his Chief Press Onwuemeodo in a press Owerri saïd, “And we challenge those behind the false claim to publish the said Supreme Court order with regard to the local government elections, for the public fail to publish the claimed Supreme Court order, they should cover their “To say the least, the local government elections will hold as disregard the falsehood that is being circulated by those who have no iota of concern for the state and “It should be stated here that the former chairmen have been in Court since 2011 to contest their sack and they lost at the High Court and also at the are now at the Supreme for which they appealed to the Apex Court has no bearing with the According to him, “Even at the Supreme Court, they have been councillors which they didn’t remember to join at both the Lower Court and

L-R: Manager Civic and Voter Education, Lesotho, Mrs Lydia Macheli; Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, and Director of Elections Lesotho, Dr. Letholetseng Ntsike during the study tour of senior officials of the Lesotho electoral commission visit to INEC office Abuja yesterday...Photo: Temitope Balogun

Troops discover Boko Haram training camp, kill 1 insurgent The Nigerian Army has discovered a Boko Haram training camp in Afa general area of

“Troops The training camp according to a statement signed by Deputy Director Public Relations of Theatre Command Operation

Commissioner for Justice in the state, Barrister

of

Operation

a Forward Operational Base in Benisheikh have uncovered a Boko Haram training camp where instructional training was

“Troops uncovered the Camp located in a hideout in Afa general area on Sunday morning at about that insurgents were being “Armed information, immediately

the troops mobilised

residence of the Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Senator

The protesters were drawn from the IDP camp in The Senator had earlier lamented that over 30 heavily

Senator was arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International airport Abuja on his way to It

was

gathered

After the discovery of the training base, the troops engaged the Boko Haram

Troops also rescued one

insurgents later withdrew

held hostage in the camp by The entire training camp has since been destroyed by

The protesters who were seen speaking in Hausa language, said that the Senator has been good to them and will not allow

According to the Senator, “All roads leading to my House mobile

Although the police have still not gained access into his residence, as at the time of this report, the lawyer to the Senator, Barrister Samuel Ajayi,

policemen

blocked

alleged that he was detained His arrest may not be unconnected to his refusal to report at the Force Headquarters

“They currently laid siege on The Senator took to his

Before then, the Police High Command had kept mute over

This

was barred by the operatives of the Nigeria Immigration

followed

after

the

hours of Sunday from travelling outside the country through the Nnamdi Azikwe International

lawmaker was on the wanted list of the Interpol (International

that

He therefore disclosed

In other words, there is no Supreme Court order against the local government elections, and which means, the elections, will go on as

“In the shootout that ensued, troops killed one of the insurgents and

with

that he is on the Interpol watch list and cannot be allowed to

women have taken to the street

adjourned to December 3, 2018, and has nothing to do with the planned local

to the area where they conducted a cordon and search operation,” the

Women, youths protest, as security officials storm Dino Melaye’s residence Following the siege mounted by security

to join the Ex-councillors were frustrated by the

Onyema Nwachukwu, is a base where instructional training was provided for

The NIS operatives were said to have impounded the lawmaker’s travelling document and immediately informed the Nigeria Police Force about the development when there was no immediate response The news of his arrest by the Police had gone viral in hours of the day before it was later discovered that it was not the Police but the immigration operatives who claimed that the

proved abortive as all the lip, saying that it was beyond At the Force Headquarters!

Its Spokesman, ACP Jimoh Abuja while his Deputy, SP Aremu Adeniran could also approached, but promised to reach out to newsmen after he must have been properly

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TRUSTEES: 1) NWAKAMMA JERRY NNAH 2) BREFO NWAKAMMA JENNIFER.

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I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS NWORU MONDAY NWOKE, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS NWORU MONDAY IFEANYICHUKWU. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS, MISS. CHIOMA JOY THOMAS, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS, MRS. CHIOMA JOY OMANAKE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE NOTE.

TINA ATASIE FOUNDATION

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1) MRS. AUGUSTINA CHINENYE ATASIE 2) MR. MACAULEY CHIDINMA ATASIE 3) MRS. PROMISE CHINAZA IBEZIMAKOR AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: A) TO GIVE, PROVIDE AND/OR RENDER HELP AND ASSISTANCE IN CASH AND KIND TO WIDOWS. B) TO GIVE, PROVIDE, FOOD, MEDICINE, SCHOLARSHIPS AND OTHER ASSISTANCE IN ANY SHAPE OR FORM TO THE POOR, LESS PRIVILEGED AND NEEDY PERSONS. C) TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO AND/OR IMPLEMENT ANY SCHEME FOR PROVIDING LIVELIHOOD AND UPLIFTMENT OF THE POOR AND LESS PRIVILEGED. D) TO GRANT OR GIVE SCHOLARSHIP, STIPEND, PRIZES, REWARDS, ALLOWANCE AND OTHER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE OR HELP IN CASH OR KIND TO STUDENTS WITH A VIEW TO HELP THEM IN PERSECUTING THEIR STUDIES IN SCHOOLS. E) TO ESTABLISH, PROMOTE, ASSIST, FINANCE, OR AID IN SETTING UP OR RUNNING SCHOOL AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS, ORPHANAGES, WIDOW HOMES, LUNATIC ASYLUMS, POOR HOUSES, OR OTHER ESTABLISHMENT FOR RELIEF AND/OR HELP TO THE POOR, OLD AND INFIRM PEOPLE AND/OR DESTITUTE. ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION MAITAMA, ABUJA , WITHIN 28 (TWENTY EIGHT) DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

SINO CARGO INTERNATIONAL NIGERIA LIMITED RC: 1282291 THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 2004 COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES SINO CARGO INTERNATIONAL NIGERIA LIMITED NOTICE OF FINAL GENERAL MEETING (PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 468 (1) & (2) OF CAMA 2004)

NOTICE OF FINAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN PURSUANT TO SECTION 468 (1) & (2) OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 2004 THAT A GENERAL MEETING OF THE MEMBERS OF THE ABOVE NAMED COMPANY WILL BE HELD AT THE REGISTERED ADDRESS OF THE COMPANY AT BLOCK 12 CMD ROAD,KETU IKEJA LAGOS AT 10 AM ON 4TH DAY OF JUNE 2018 FOR THE PURPOSE OF HAVING AN ACCOUNT LAID BEFORE THEM SHOWING THE MANNER IN WHICH THE WINDING UP HAS BEEN CONDUCTED AND THE PROPERTY OF THE COMPANY DISPOSED OFF AND HEARING ANY EXPLANATION THAT MAY BE GIVEN BY THE LIQUIDATOR. THANK YOU. YOURS FAITHFULLY, FOR: SINO CARGO INTERNATIONAL NIGERIA LIMITED SIGNED: UHABIA OJIKE (LIQUIDATOR) SINO CARGO INTERNATIONAL LTD REG ADD,BLK 12 CMD ROAD,KETU IKEJA

STATUTORY DECLARATION OF AGE

CHANGE OF NAME

CHANGE OF NAME

CHANGE OF NAME

CHANGE OF NAME

CHANGE OF NAME

THAT I WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS NGENE CHRISTIAN CHUKWUBUIKE THAT MY CORRECT DATE OF BIRTH IS 23RD OCTORBER, 1993. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE NOTE.

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OGUNBOWALE KEHINDE ABIODUN NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ADEBOWALE KEHINDE ABIODUN. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. THE GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AS MISS IHEANACHO ASSUMPTA CHINWENDU, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS AMADI ASSUMPTA CHINWENDU . ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AS OGU KINGSLEY CHINEDU, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS EGBERIA CONFIDENCE JAMES . ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ABONYI CHINELO .E., NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ABONYI CHIELOKALUM GRACE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. BANKS AND GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OGODO RICHAEL NWIGBOJI NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OGBU RICHAEL NKOKA. MY CORRECT DATE OF BIRTH IS 23RD MAY 1979. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

WINDING UP! WINDING UP!!

IN THE FEDERAL HIGH COURT OF NIGERIA IN THE AWKA JUDICIAL DIVISION FHC/AWK/PET/04/2017 IN THE MATTER OF COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 2004 AND IN THE MAATTER OF AN APPLICATION FOR WINDING UP PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 409, 410 AND 411 OF (CAMA) BETWEEN SIR CHRIS O EZIGBO ……………………………………………….PETITIONER AND JEFRICS NIGERIA LIMITED……………………………………….RESPONDEDNT ADVERTISSEMENT OF PETITION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT PETITION NO: FHC/AWK/PET/04/2017 FOR THE WINDING UP OF JEFRICS NIG LTD. BY THE FEDERAL HIGH COURT, AWKA JUDICIAL DIVISION, ANAMBRA STATE, NIGERIA IS PENDING IN THE SAID COURT. ANY CREDITOR TO CONTRIBUTORY OF THE SAID COMPANY DESIROUS TO OPPOSE OR SUPPORT THE MAKING OF AN ORDER ON THE SAID PETITION MAY COME BEFORE OR DURING HEARING ON THE 28TH DAY OF APRIL, 2018.

SIGN: IFEANYI C. IFEDIBA ESQ PETITIONER’S COUNSEL

IBADAN BAKERS ASSOCIATION

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. ILESANMI ADEBUKOLA ESTHER 2. ADEWUMI OMOWUMI BUKOLA 3. OMOLERE BOLUWATIFE FEYISOLA 4. ONISOLA ABIOLA FELICIA 5. AKINLEYE ADENIKE ADEDOYIN AIMS: TO SUPPORT AND CARE FOR THE WELFARE OF MEMBERS. 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

ADDITION OF NAME

THAT I WAS FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS UGWU EMMANUEL, THAT I NOW WISH TO ADD SUNDAY TO MY FORMER NAME THAT I NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS UGWU SUNDAY EMMANUEL. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. BANKS AND GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTES.

ADDITION OF NAME

THAT I WAS FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS CHUKWULOZIE IGNATIUS, THAT I NOW WISH TO ADD UCHENNA TO MY FORMER NAME THAT I NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS UCHENNA CHUKWULOZIE IGNATIUS. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. BANKS AND GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTES.

CORRECTION OF NAME

CHANGE OF NAME

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT MY NAME CHINWEDU GODFREY ANIDILE WAS WRONGLY WRITTEN DURING MY BVN REGISTRATION, BUT NOW WISH TO BE CORRECTED AND ADDRESSED AS CHINEDU GODFREY ANIDILE. MY CORRECT DATE OF BIRTH IS 1ST MARCH, 1977. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. BANKS AND GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS LEWECHI CHRISTIANA UZOMA OGECHI NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS CHRISTIANA OGECHI LEWECHI . I WAS BORN ON 19/06/1995.. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC TO PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

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SAMSON SIASIA FOUNDATION NIGERIA

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 INCLUDE: 1. SAMSON SIASIA 2. CASSANDRA E . SIASIA 3. SAMMY JUNIOR SIASIA 4. SANITA DEMI SIASIA 5. AUSTIN IJERE AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO PROMOTE THE UNITY AMONG MEMBER 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: BARR DIKE

OKO GLOBAL UNION

Companies Registration 23

SPECIAL SCIENCE SCHOOL IHE CLASS OF 91 OLD BOYS ASSOCIATION,ENUGU STATE 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. ODUME BETHRAND BRIAN. 2. OKOYE CHUKWUDUBEM 3. ONWUKA CHUKWUEMEKA CHARLES. 4. NWATU ALEXANDER CHIKA AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ALMA MATER TO THE BENEFITS OF THE STUDENTS AND THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY 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

IBIJOKE CHILDREN FOUNDATION

BETHSAIDA FOUNDATION

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

IKURUSI DANIELLA WAKIENYAKUMA - CHAIRMAN 2.

INENGITE HELEN WAKAEBINYO - SECRETARY 3.

SAMBO WADIENYOBOFA SAMUEL - MEMBER 4.

FATOYE COMFORT OLUWASEYI - MEMBER 5.

EKE-SPIFF WANEMI - MEMBER 6.

OJINERE STEPHANIE - MEMBER 7.

INENGITE ATEI DENNIS - MEMBER AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1.

TO PROVIDE MENTORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN FROM LOW INCOME AND SINGLE-PARENT FAMILIES 2.

TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN AN EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT SCHOOL-FEEDING PROGRAM AT FEDERAL PRIMARY SCHOOLS ACROSS NIGERIA ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRARGENERAL. CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION. SIGNED: OLAOLU SHYLLON (ESQ) 08030600993 (SOLICITOR)

GIDEON MUSA KUTTU FOUNDATION

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED FOUNDATION HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION ABUJA, FOR A CHANGE OF NAME FROM IBIJOKE CHILDREN FAMILY GOD RESTORE US FOUNDATION TO IBIJOKE CHILDREN FOUNDATION .UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ‘ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990.

THE TRUSTEES: 1. JOHNSON JOKE ELISABETH, 2. OLORUNFEMI OLUWOLE AJAYI, 3.JOHNSON OLORUNFEMI BAYO, 4.AIGORO ADEGBENGA SAHEED AIMS & OBJECTIVES: 1. IT IS DEDICATED TO PROTECTING AND STRENGTHENING MOST VULNERABLE CHILDREN FAMILY AND COMMUNITIES 2. TO OFFER ASSISTANCE TO THOSE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HEALTH EMOTIONAL AND ECONOMIC CHALLENGES. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS CHANGE OF NAME SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, P.M.B. 198.

GARKI, ABUJA .WITHIN 28DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION.

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

TRUSTEES ARE 1. CHIEF GIDEON MUSA KUTTU 2. MRS REHAB GIDEON KUTTU 3. MISS LEAH GIDEON KUTTU 4. MISS NANMAN GIDEON KUTTU AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO UNDERTAKE THE PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL TRAINING AND SERVICES AT PRE- PRIMARY PRIMARY AND TERTIARY LEVELS 2. TO ENGAGE IN HOSPITALITY AND ENTERTAINMENT SERVICES OF ALL SORTS ANY OBJECTION TO THIS CHANGE 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: PEACE J. UDOH ESQ THE LAW MASTERS CHAMBERS

SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED: BARR BOLUWAJI

ASSOCIATION OF RETIRED PERMANENT SECRETARIES OF NASARAWA STATE

ISLAM FOR ALL CENTER

LAGOS INLAND WATER MARINE OIL AND GAS TRANSPORTERS ASSOCIATION

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE : 1.

ALIYU GARBA PAIKO 2.

ZUWAIRA UMAR 3.

FATIMA ALIYU DADA THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE : 1. TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING TO MUSLIMS IN THEIR RELIGIOUS AND MUNDANE LIVES. 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 28DAYS 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.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. ASERI AJIKE - (PRESIDENT).

2. AKAWEINGHA ERES BODAIAREPAMOH. - (GENERAL SECRETARY).

3. EREJUWA ATINUKE HELEN- (TREASURER).

4. NWAGWU OLIVIA ÑGOZI - (FINANCIAL SECRETARY).

5. OLASEHAN AYOOLA GBEMI - (PUBLIC RELATION OFFICER).

6. MONYE HORATIO FRANCIS- (LEGAL ADVISER).

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO FOSTER INTEGRATION OF THE MARINE OIL & GAS AND WATER TRANSPORT WORKERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IN THE REALIZATION OF STATE POLICIES FOR MUTUAL GROWTH IN THE INTEREST OF MEMBERS OF ASSOCIATION. 2. TO SERVE AS A VANGUARD IN PROJECTING THE OBJECTS OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE WELFARE OF MEMBERS. 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: MONYE HORATIO FRANCIS ( LEGAL ADVISER).

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

NAME OF TRUSTEES: 1. OBI EMMA HARRISON (MR) ---CHAIRMAN 2. ONYENYEONWU CHUX (MR) ---VICE CHAIRMAN 3. COKER DORIS NKIRUKA (MRS) ---SECRETARY 4. ONWUTALOBI STELLA CHINYEAKA (MRS) ---TREASURER AIMS & OBJECTIVES: 1. TO CONTRIBUTE IN ENHANCING GREATER PROSPERITY OF OKO COMMUNITY IN ANAMBRA STATE OF NIGERIA 2. TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND EMPOWERMENT OF MEMBERS OF OKO COMMUNITY OF NIGERIA 3. TO PROVIDE NECESSARY ASSISTANCE AND AID FOR THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE PEACE, UNITY AND PROGRESS OF OKO COMMUNITY IN NIGERIA 4. TO SUPPORT ALL GENUINE EFFORTS AIMED AT THE DEVELOPMENT, WELLBEING AND WELFARE OF OKO COMMUNITY. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION (C.A.C) P.M.B 198, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IROSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE 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. UMAR DAMUMA MAIRIGA - CHAIRMAN 2. DR. DOMINIC BAKO ADAGADZU - SECRETARY 3.

USMAN DUBAGARI 4.

THOMAS ARI OGIRI 5.

JOSEPH ISA ANCHO AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO CATER FOR THE WELFARE OF ITS MEMBERS 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: RABO ISHAYA

CHRIST POWER SOLUTION GLOBAL MISSION

YOUTH INITIATIVE AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND IRREGULAR MIGRATION

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 ATANDA DANIEL OLUSEGUN - CHAIRMAN 2. MRS. ATANDA DORCAS FOLASADE - SECRETARY 3. MR. ABIOLA JOHNSON OLUMIDE - MEMBER 4. MR. ATANDA JULIUS OLUWADEMILADE - MEMBER 5. PASTOR OLANIYAN KOLADE MATTHEW - MEMBER AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. IT IS TO MAKE HEAVEN AND TO TAKE AS MANY PEOPLE WITH US 2. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL IN ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD 3. TO REACH PEOPLE BY HAVING BRANCHES, SCHOOLS, VOCATIONAL BIBLE SCHOOLS ETC 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 FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. CHAULDRY IYEKORETIN AGHO 2 . MRS . FUNMI IMUETINYAN AGHO 3. OMOZUSI OGHENEROBO IKHIFA. AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO EDUCATE YOUTHS AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING .

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

SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED: TRUSTEES

MIRROR OF THE MASSES INITIATIVE

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT GIRLS COLLEGE CALABAR OLD GIRLS ASSOCIATION 1997 SET

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 1999 THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. DUNU JOHN (CHAIRMAN) 2. CHUKWU JUSTICE CHIEDOZIE (SECRETARY) 3. AGANIGBO CAJETAN CHIDOZIE 4. NAGU MABEL AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, PROVISION OF BASIC FACILITIES TO IMPROVE WELFARE AND THE STANDARD OF LIVING OF NIGERIANS. 2. EDUCATING NIGERIANS FOR POSITIVE CHANGE, PROVIDING LEADERSHIP TRAINING FOR THE YOUTH, ENCOURAGING NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTING NATIONAL UNITY. 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: SECRETARY

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 1999 THE TRUSTEES ARE 1. NMABUIRO OBIALO - PRESIDENT 2. PEARL ETTE 3. AMANDA OPENE - SECRETARY 4. OBASE MORDI 5. SENOR ITA OKPOYO AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. FOR UNITY AMONGS MEMBERS 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: VICTOR SHINA AKINLABI ESQ 07036910971

OGHEDE LANDLORDS & LANDLADIES ASSOCIATION

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. HRH OSADEBAMWEN AGHAHOWA JOHN. 2. IZEBE YUSUF .

3 .OZIGBO GODWIN 4. AGHAHOWA JOY EWEMADE 5. OSAIGBOVO JONATHAN. AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO UNITE AND FOSTER PEACE AMONG MEMBERS WHICH WILL ATTRACT DEVELOPMENT TO THE COMMUNITY. 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: TRUSTEES.

JESUS CHRIST ASSEMBLY

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 1999 THE TRUSTEES ARE 1. PASTOR ABILA RUVEL : CHAIRMAN 2. MRS ABILA BUMOUNERE : VICE CHAIRMAN 3. DEACON AUGUST TARIBOLOU : SECRETARY 4. MRS WARIEBIOWEI TOBOULAYEFA : TREASURER 5. MR CUSTOM BLESSING AMAITARI : ELDER 6. DR. SYLVANUS ABILA RUVEL : LEGAL ADVISER AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO PREACH AND PROPAGATE THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST 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 :- BARR TESSY ADAMU NUNTU 08037024293

Companies Registration 24 KONG’S SHOUT REVELATION MINISTRY THIS IS TO NOTIFY THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED FOR REGISTRATION TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION UNDER THE PART “C” OF COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. WHOKNOWS PATRICK SOLOMON 2. FLORENCE JOE EGBEKAYI 3. HAPPINESS PATRICK AKPAN AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST 2. TO RAISE CHRIST FOLLOWERS ALL OVER THE WORLD 3. TO ASSIST THOSE WHO ARE IN DESPERATE NEED ANY OBJECTION(S) TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR- GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: WHOKNOWS PATRICK SOLOMON

ETERNAL EXCELLENCY EVANGELISTIC MISSION THIS IS TO NOTIFY THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED FOR REGISTRATION TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION UNDER THE PART “C” OF COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990.

TRUSTEES ARE: 1. DIMKPA GODDEY JOHN 2. GBARA YIIBARI MONICA 3. UGWU DANIEL MOSES 4. ETUNU VICTOR CHIMA 5. ETUNU JOYCE 6. ETUNU CHARLES NNAH

CHANGEOZUOBA OF NAME CENTRALCHANGE MOSQUEOF NAME

AIM AND OBJECTIVES: TO PREACH THE WORD OF GOD TO ALL NATION I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OBI JOY ADDRESSED ADEBAYO ANY OBJECTION(S) AS TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE AMAKA, NOW WISH TO BE FOLASHADE RAMAT, NOW REGISTRARGENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS KNOWN AND ADDRESSED WISH TO BE KNOWN AND 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. CRESCENT, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN AS OBI NWAKAEGO JOY. ADDRESSED AS OLADUNNI TRUSTEES ARE ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS FOLASHADE RAMAT. ALL SIGNED: REMAIN VALID. GENERAL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN DIMKPA GODDEY JOHN PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE. SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

UPPERROOM CHRISTIAN SOCIAL CONCERN MINISTRY

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

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Never allow politicians use you to rig elections, Fayose tells corps members ÏÏÏGovernor

Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti state, has described Nigerian youths as the best in the world, just as he advised the National Youth Service Corps members not to allow the politicians use them to rig elections or do evil.

The governor was react-

ing to statements credited to President Muhammadu Buhari saying that many Nigeria youths below the age of 30 are lazy and only wait for a cheap and easy way out.

According to a press statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr.

Idowu Adelusi, Governor Fayose who told the 2,300 corps members deployed to Ekiti during the swearingin ceremony Monday at Ise-Ekiti orientation camp, that Nigerian leaders believe strongly in them, their industry and strength of character amid daunting

socio-economic odds, urged them to keep hope alive as a new, younger and energetic leader would soon emerge to better their lot.

“Without being immodest, I join other Nigerians to condemn the statement that undermines our youth, describing them as lazy,

The Presiding Bishop, Living Faith, Bishop David Oyedepo chatting with the President, the Nigerian Baptist Convention who also doubled as the CAN President, Rev Dr Samson Ayokunle at the ongoing Convention in session holding @Ndele, PortHarcourt.

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I rather say our youths are the best in the world with great determination and lack of opportunities, you have been forging ahead and struggling to make it; we believe in you , that you are the best , the entertainment industry is greatly populated by the youths and you have fetched great fortune for the country.

“So, it is inappropriate to say you are lazy. We need younger and energetic Nigerian as next President. I assure you of our best hospitality and protection.”

ALSO READ Nigerian youths not lazy, they must vote against Buhari in 2019, Fayose says Governor Fayose said the need to advise the corps members and identify with them and made him to personally grace the occasion. He appealed to the young graduates not to be tools for election rigging in the forthcoming governorship poll in CHANGE OF NAME Ekiti.

I, “IFORMERLY KNOWN AND will never ask you ADDRESSED AS ADEBAYO to do anythingRAMAT, that is NOW unFOLASHADE WISH TO BE AND becoming of KNOWN Nigerian ADDRESSED AS OLADUNNI youths, the country looks FOLASHADE RAMAT. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN up to you in the coming VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

elections. Please don’t allow any politicians to influence you to rig including myself.

“Run away from inducement and politicians that would call your attention to do evil. You will be remembered for whatever you did.

The Lord will keep all of you for me. The youths should not allow themselves to be used for thuggery or to rig elections by the politicians.

If I Ayo Fayose asked you to rig election for me, you should decline. Your parents have spent fortunes on you to be a graduate, you should not disappoint them. Those politicians will never call out their children to die. Don’t allow yourselves to be used.

Those of you that are being sworn in today will be around when the governorship election will hold in July, don’t allow yourselves to be used.

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Lai Mohammed explains ministers’ absence from US-Nigeria Investment Forum

By Tom Okpe, Abuja Federal Government has denied media reports that Ministers who were invited to the US-Nigeria Investment Summit in Washington, DC, on 19 April 2018 shunned the forum.

In a statement issued on

Monday signed by Segun Adeyemi, Senior Special Adviser to the Minister of Information and Culture Alhaji Lai Mohammed, indicated that most of the Ministers who were slated not invited and were not in Washington, DC, at the time, hence the insinuation

that some collected allowance

Ministers travelling without

baseless.

Mohammed, said the Ministers of Agriculture; Power Works and Housing and Budget and National Planning did not get any invitation from the organisers, even though

they were listed among those who were expected He stated that the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, who was invited, was with the President at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in London at the time of the summit,

while the Minister of Finance, who was in Washington, DC, at the time, was there purposely Meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. ‘’It is clear from the foregoing that no Minister shunned the USInvestment Summit and

that the reports being circulated in that regard are bereft of facts,’’ the Minister said.

He said though he (Minister of Information and Culture) was invited to the forum, he wrote back to inform the organizers that he would not be able to make the trip due to

Uwajeh seeks NASS, judiciary support to recover looted funds, property

By Tom Okpe, Abuja The newly appointed Special Investigator to the Special Presidential Panel for the Recovery of Public Property, Evangelist Victor Uwajeh has assured the government and people of Nigeria that all the looted funds and properties, no country.

Uwajeh, however, asked for the cooperation of the National Assembly and the judiciary in this regard to enable him succeeds in this arduous task.

Speaking on Monday in Abuja in response to his recent appointment by the Federal Government, Hje commended President Muhammadu Buhari and Barrister Okoi Obono Obla, who is the Chairman Special Presidential Investigation Panel for Recovery of Public Property, for the opportunity bestowed on him (Uwajeh) to serve his fatherland.

The international private investigator said: “President

have yielded great success in curbing corruption and impunity in Nigeria. It is no longer business as usual.

The government has made indication is that the rate of acquisition of foreign assets has dropped drastically.

“I wish to state that we will recover all foreign properties and funds of Politically Exposed Persons, their allies jurisdiction. We will trace and return all tax payers funds from the common wealth of Nigeria.

“The war on corruption is a collective one. We seek the cooperation of the judiciary and the national assembly in this arduous task. The war against corruption is a tough one, but we are tested professionals that are immune to blackmail and intimidation”.

While giving assurance of taking the job seriously, Uwajeh commended Barrister Okoi Obono Obla, “for his focus, drive and zeal to recover stolen assets”.

Edo APC endorses Oshiomhole for National Chairman The Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has unanimously endorsed former governor of the state, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, to contest as national chairman of the party in the forthcoming national convention.

Edo APC chairman, Barr.

Anselm Ojezua, disclosed this after a meeting of the party chieftains at the Government House, in Benin City, at the weekend.

Ojezua said, “The state chapter of the party has unanimously resolved to support former governor Oshiomhole to vie for the position of National Chairman at the National Convention billed to hold on May 14, in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.”

He said the party caucus has resolved to proceed with the congress at the

wards, local government and state levels.

Addressing journalists, Senate Deputy Chief Whip, Senator Francis Alimikhena, said Comrade Adams Oshiomhole is the right man to take over the leadership of the party at the national level, when the tenure of the present chairman, John Odigie Oyegun, ends in June.

Member representing Etsako Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives, Honourable Johnson Oghuma, said the state caucus of the party agreed that all votes from Edo State should be in support of Comrade Oshiomhole, noting, “The position of the state caucus is not negotiable.

Oshiomhole has the experience to take the party to the next level, especially as the 2019 presidential election draws close.”

First left is member BOT Chief P. O Adekeye(left) National Chairman Hon. chief Mrs Chika Ibeneme(middle) and Ahaja Funke Omowumi all of Mass Action Joint Alliance (MAJA) at the party’s secretariat in Ilorin...over weekend

APWEN awards scholarship to 10 girls, construct library

By Samuel Luka, Bauchi About 10 girls have been sponsored by the Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN), to undergo studies from primary school up to University level in Bauchi State.

The Women Engineers also said they will construct and equip a model library at Misau Central Primary School, in Misau Local Government Area of Bauchi State.

President of the association, Engineer Felicia Nnenna Agubata, made the disclosure, at the launch of “Invent it, Build it” held at Misau Central Primary School Misau, with theme “Inspiring the Girl -child to take up the Sciences with the view to pursuing a career in Engineering”.

Agubata said, “we want to serve as a catalyst for the advancement of women in the

engineering profession towards national and global technological development and to stimulate women to achieve professional excellence as engineers and leaders.

“Not only that, we also want to generate enough awareness that engineering is a career for girls too and to improve on the numerical strength of females engineers in the country”.

She said the Scholarship and the model library for Misau community was supported by the Group Managing Director of Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, (GMD NNPC) Engineer Maikanti Kachalla Baru.

“That is why the scholarship and the model library will be name after the GMD Maikanti Baru as an honour.” Agubata said.

She explained that the library will be equipped,

with computers, Science Books, science Instructional materials, and experimental equipment”.

Felicia urged parents to support their girl child concentrate on science subjects such as Mathematics, biology and physics that will inspire them study engineering.

The Association during the event distributed school bags to 160 school girls in Misau as part of the gesture and 3 computers to some schools.

While speaking, the NNPC Boss Engineer Maikanti Kachalla Baru, the female engineers for nurturing such idea of catching them young.

He said the young girls need encouragement and awareness on the need to study science at the primary level.

Baru who said gone were the days when women

only go for medicine, maintained that they can of engineering.

He said, “We need more women Engineers to of other engineers in the country because engineering accelerate development in the country”.

He urged parents to encourage their girl child to study science and become future engineers.

The Emir of Misau Ahmed Suleiman while speaking, expressed appreciation to the Professional women Engineers for bringing such gesture to his community, assuring them that his community will not relent on encouraging the girls to study sciences.

At the end of the event, awards were presented to the NNPC Boss, Maikanti Baru, Emir of Misau Ahmed Suleiman, amongst others.

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Lagos saves N4.5bn on pilgrimage in 3 years

By Benjamin Omoike The Lagos State government saved a total of N4.5billion in the last three years as a result of the decision of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode to stop the sponsorship of people for religious pilgrimages to Israel and Saudi Arabia, Commissioner for Home Abdullateef has said.

Speaking on Monday at the annual Ministerial Press Ambode’s administration held at the Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre in Alausa, Abdullateef said funds saved from the development had been diverted into the construction of roads and other amenities to make life easier for residents.

“You see, yearly in the

past before the present administration came on board, the State Government spent an average of N1.5billion to sponsor people to pilgrimage free of charge. But since Governor Ambode decided to stop the sponsorship of pilgrimage, we have saved N4.5billion in the last three years and the Governor has not changed his mind with regard to sponsorship of pilgrimages.

“What the governor has said and we have been doing is that the State Government will provide for the welfare of the pilgrims; support them with medical tips; support them with clerics who would guide them to ensure that they are focused on the spiritual objectives of the pilgrimage and not something else.

“So far, the funds

saved from this have been deployed for the construction of roads and other amenities to make life easier for residents,” Abdullateef said.

While alluding to the fact that some property owners were now converting their residential buildings into religious centres in order to avoid paying the Land Use Charge, the Commissioner warned those indulging in such to desist, saying that it was important for all to operate within the ambit of the law.

“As for those who are combining their residences with mosque or church, we are not going to demolish but what we said is that all residential premises are subject to Land Use Charge

your residential premises to religious premises. Many do that for the sake of being protected from paying their Land Use Charge and that will not be tolerated.

Whatever we want to do, let us keep ourselves within the ambit of the law.

Physical Planning, had also commenced moves to address the conversion of residential buildings to religious centres via engagement.

“It is a violation of the state regulations for residential buildings to be converted

government come, don’t claim there is a mosque on Always know that as soon as your property is declared a residential block, you will pay Land Use Charge.”

The Commissioner said the state government, through the Ministries

into religious centres.

When a building is approved for a purpose, it is an aberration for you to now convert it into something else without the approval of the Ministry of Physical Planning.

“Recently, the Commissioner in the Ministry came to our Ministry and met with Nigeria Inter-Religious Council (NIREC), to devise new means of engaging religious leaders so that they will not unnecessarily violate the state building regulations,” Abdullateef said.

On noise pollution, the Commissioner said the Ministry had been working in concert with the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) to address the menace especially through engagement with religious leaders.

“LASEPA is in charge of pollution generally but because we are very close with religious organizations, we work closely with LASEPA and so whenever there is any report of noise pollution by any religious body, just let us know in the Ministry will deploy NIREC to

address the situation immediately.

“What the governor has done with NIREC is that it is not only about enforcement but engagement. When we engage them, we are able to sit down with them and through that we get a lot of result than just charging them to court or sealing their premises.

We have worked NIREC to ensure that those ones who are creating nuisance in their environment are called to order and so whenever we have such cases; residents are enjoined to let us know in the Ministry,” the Commissioner said.

While reeling out achievements of the Ministry in the last one year, Abdullateef said through deliberate policies, the government was able to record high level of unprecedented peace and harmonious relationship amongst diverse groups, while religious institutions were registered in the period under review, just as he urged others to register with government as it was at no cost to them.

Saraki pays examination fees for 500 Arabic students L-R: President, Nigerian Society for Plant Protection (NSPP), Prof,Olufunmilola Alabi; wife of the awardee, Esther; Recipient, Prof Ayodele Adebitan receiving an award of fellow of Nigerian Society for Plant Protection (NSPP) fromRepresentative of Vice Chancellor, University of Ibadan, Prof Ademola Ladele during the annual Conference (NSPP) in Ibadan…yesterday.

Book, Copy right Day: Obaseki tasks youths on transformational power of books

By Titus Akhigbe, Benin Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state has tasked the youth to leverage on the transformational power of books in their quest to succeed in their chosen endeavour.

Obaseki made the call on the occasion of the United Nations Educational, Organisation (UNESCO)’ World Book and Copyright each year.

According to UNESCO, the day is set aside “to pay a world-wide tribute to books and authors and encourage everyone, and in particular young people, to discover the pleasure of reading and gain a renewed respect for the irreplaceable contributions of those, who have furthered the social and cultural progress of humanity.”

The governor said: “The printing era disrupted the cultures that preceded it

by increasing access to knowledge and wisdom on an unprecedented scale.

Ever since, the pace of human advancement has been supersonic, thanks to the deluge of information contained in books.”

He urged the youth to “appreciate the wealth of knowledge contained in books, apply same and join the growing army of global youth in the knowledge economy, who are responsible for modern inventions.”

He assured that his administration “is set to commence the reconstruction of public schools across the state in the coming days, and on completion, the schools will have rich libraries where students can read and carry out research.”

Obaseki pledged to work with the relevant federal government agencies to protect intellectual property.

“All our books for our new libraries will be sourced directly from the publishers.

We appreciate the enormous intellectual rigour and creativity that go into book making and writing, and as a government we are premium on the Rule of Law and are ever ready to join forces with other agencies of the federal government to protect the works of authors and other creative people.”

He saluted authors for sustaining the tempo of documenting events, happening and occurrences, preserving and transferring knowledge across generations, mirroring society and advancing ideas that foster development.

“Young people must make the best of the knowledge economy and enrich themselves with the avalanche of ideas at their disposal and become global citizens, who ‘know something about everything,’” Obaseki advised.

According to UNESCO,

for world literature. It is on this date in 1616 that Cervantes, Shakespeare and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega all died. It is also the date of birth or death of other prominent authors, such as Maurice Vladimir Nabokov, Josep Pla and Manuel Mejía Vallejo.

It was a natural choice for UNESCO’s General Conference, held in Paris in 1995, to pay a world-wide tribute to books and authors on this date.

Each year, UNESCO and the international organizations representing the three major sectors of the book industry - publishers, booksellers and libraries, select the World Book Capital for a one-year period, The city of Athens was chosen for the quality of its activities, supported by the entire book industry this year. The aim is to make books accessible to the city’s entire population, including migrants and refugees.

By Kehinde Akinpelu, Ilorin The has

Senate

Bukola Saraki bankrolled the

500 Arabic students from Kwara central who intend to sit for Saraki at a brief ceremony at his ABS constituency’s

prospective students of Arabic studies.

The Senate President emphasised the importance of religion studies, noting that it promotes and inculcate moral values in the youths.

He urged the hard so that they could come out in

presented the sum of N5 million to the chairman of the Kwara State Arabic Education

Responding, the chairman of Kwara State Arabic

Solagberu for the purpose of registering the students for the

AbdulKadir Solagberu who was represented by a board member,

Saraki who was represented by the

thanked Saraki for his kind gesture.

He prayed God to continue to strengthen the Senate President and further endow him with the wherewithal to continue to provide political leadership, not only for Kwara state but Nigeria as a whole.

the ABS constituency Abdullahi said the gesture was in pledge to bankroll the the students.

He said the gesture was to encourage the students and

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Daily Times Nigeria Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Invasion of Senate condemnable, threat to democracy - SDP

By Saka Bolaji - Minna

The Social Democratic Party SDP has described as condemnable and great threat to democracy the invasion by hoodlums of the upper chamber of the National Assembly last Wednesday.

The party in a statement said all lovers of democracy should rise against “ this dangerous development” while the security agencies should do more than recovering the mace, the authority of the house but dig deep to get and prosecute the sponsor (s) of the invasion.

National Publicity Secretary of the Party Alhaji Alfa Mohammed said the development was also a rehearsal for the orchestration of crisis on a larger scale in the country which “ we should all resist”.

“We have all struggled to get this democracy we are now enjoying we should not allow any over ambitious politician or surrogates of politicians to derail it” Alfa Muhammed said “We have no doubt in our mind that the Senator allegedly behind the “ignoble and disgraceful

act is not alone in the undemocratic act, as we suspect a grand conspiracy to unleash violence and intimidation on the Nigerian legislators in order to coarse them into doing the biddings of the government in power” Alfa Mohammed said the SDP therefore urge Nigerians to stand with the legislature in their resolve to protect the sanctity of the red chamber and by extension our hard earned democracy.

The SDP has also observed with great concern the perpetration of executive

rascality against the national assembly a development which has continued under the current APC government unabatedly and we believe that “unless we all stand in solidarity with our lawmakers our hard earned

temptation to continue to violate the principles of separation of power as enshrined in our ground norm, the 1999 constitution as amended by staying clear of the legislature and the judiciary” great setback” “ APC as a party “Be that as it may, we call should either check on the Nigerian police to do a thorough investigation be ready to take the and bring all those involved responsibility for any to book in order to avoid disruption or mockery future occurrence. visited on our hard “We also call on the earned democracy” Alfa APC controlled federal Mohammed said. government to avoid any

Senate President Dr. Bukola Saraki(middle), his deputy Ike Ekweremadu(right) visited the female Sergeant at Arms at the hospital recuperating from the injuries she sustained when hoodlums invaded the National Assembly, last week, when the Saraki Ekweremadu visited

‘We represent hope for Nigeria’

By Kehinde Akinpelu, Ilorin The Mass Action Joint Alliance (MAJA), has said that the party was formed to save Nigeria from maladministration of past leaders.

Hon. Chief Mrs. Chika Ibeneme (Ugomba,) the National chairman of the party said this in Ilorin while speaking with the party members during her two-day working visit to Kwara..

Ibeneme, said that the party represented hope for the masses as it had come to liberate Nigerians from failure. “The logo of our party, which is a growing school boy, represents a

hope for the future of this country.

“The hope for the country lies in MAJA party and it is the party that can re-germinate the dead seed of the country”, she said.

Ibeneme, said that MAJA, envisaged a Nigeria where a child of nobody would become somebody and a society based on equality and social justice.

She, however, warned party members against politics of polarisationalong religious or tribal lines.

Ibeneme, who noted that Kwara needed political liberation, advised electorate to vote according to their conscience and “Let

nobody

use

ill-

you. You can collect the money; it is yours but do not vote for them because of the money.

“Vote according to your conscience”, said the MAJA national chairman.

She promised to look into the various requests of the state chapter of the party in readiness for a successful outing in the 2019 general elections.

In his own remark, Chief Philip Adekeye, the chairman, Board of Trustees (BoT) of the party, urged party executives to ensure that theconstitution and the manifestos of the party are put to action.

Adekeye said these was

to ensure the success of the party in the forthcoming elections.

He sought for contributions and donations from members of the party to drive the party forward.

He said that he was against bank loan and the party because of the implication.

Mrs Rodiat R. Omowumi, the national women leader of the party said it was the time of the youth to take over the leadership of the country.

She said that MAJA party has provided a platform for the youth and women in the country to achieve their political

ambitions and aspiration.

She urged the party members to be loyal and faithful to the cause of the party at ensuring that the oppressors are ejected out of the governance in 2019 elections.

In his welcome address, Mr Agboola Ashaolu, the state chairman of the party sought adequate funding and logistic supports for the party to extend its tentacle to the nooks and crannies of the state.

Ashaolu noted that Kwara was a peculiar state, where the electoral activity has been ‘monetised’, hence “the need to restrategise and take power from the oppressors”, he said.

3 communities allege exclusion from Kwara democracy dividends

By Kehinde Akinpelu, Ilorin Three ethnic groups in Kwara south senatorial districts namely Ibolo, Igbomina and Ekiti speaking people have alleged exclusion from democracy dividends from successive ruling governments in the state since the 2003.

The groups under the aegis of Aro-meta, have vowed to work together to put an end to politics of godfatherism in the state.

The people made their stand known in a communiqué made available to Daily Times, in Ilorin at the end of its political summit which was jointly signed by Engineer Adebayo Simon Daramola and Alhaji Niyi Abioye .

The communiqué reads ‘‘The people of Ibolo, Igbomina and Ekiti under the aegis of their umbrella association named AroMeta held a political summit to review their political situation since the advent of the 4th Republic, particularly since 2003 till date and resolved as follows; ‘‘That dividends of democracy continue to elude the three ethnic groups since 2003 till date. ‘‘The summit noted that the lack of quality representation of the area at both the executive and legislative arms of government at local, state and national levels is responsible for the deterioration of the social economic development of the area. ‘‘The summit called on all indigenes of the area to work with other developmental, loving persons and groups across the state, toward the enrolment of good governance at all levels. ‘‘While, urging INEC to correct the lapses in the on-going voters registration exercise in the area, summit urged all concern to do the needful, that they can exercise their civil rights’’.

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Buhari okays Fayemi’s leave to contest Ekiti guber poll P r e s i d e n t Muhammadu Buhari has approved a leave request from the minister of mines and steel development Kayode Fayemi’s leave was approved to enable him participate gubernatorial election The minister’s special assistant in a statement made available to newsmen said Fayemi’s leave will commence on Monday, April 30 A leave application made by the minister of mines and steel development, Kayode Fayemi, has been approved by President Muhammadu Buhari.

Daily Independent reports that Fayemi’s leave request was granted to enable him participate actively in the governorship election in

in nomination and screening before you even get to the primary.

There is no law in the land that says that a serving minister should vacate his seat before the primary. What the law says is 30 days before the election. As honourable minister has been granted leave. He applied for leave and it will commence upper Monday. white paper, everybody build something on nothing. The minister had earlier challenged the composition of that panel. The case is in court and that is why he did not appear before the panel.

The white paper will not stand. It is only a court of competent jurisdiction that can recommend

hold in July.

The special assistant to Fayemi on media,

Fayemi.

“It is only when the court says that that the

Sunday, April 22, said the minister’s leave will commence on Monday, April 30.

Oyebode said the information became imperative in order to educate certain individuals calling for

from it. An individual or

over non-resignation from his present position as a minister gubernatorial race.

He said: “They are of the party and the laws of the land. You can’t sit down in your house and determine who is going party has a machinery its merit and that is why you have the screening

disqualify anybody.

That is why the law has put it that white paper alone can’t disqualify anybody. It is only a court of competent jurisdiction that can do that. The group is poorly educated about and the constitution,” he concluded.

The minister said his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) will ensure that the out-going over alleged corrupt practices.

Fayemi also said he joined the gubernatorial race in the state because

L-R: Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Ministry of Home Affairs, Mrs. Toyin Awoseyi; Commissioner for Home Affairs, Dr. Abdul Hakeem Abdul Lateef; Special Adviser to the Governor on Information & Strategy, Mr. Idowu Ajanaku and Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information & Strategy, Mrs. Kofoworola Awobamise shortly after a media briefing by the Commissioner at the on-going Y2018 ministerial briefing as part of activities to mark the third Year in Office of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, at the Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre, the Secretariat, Alausa, Ikeja...on Monday.

Incest: Father impregnates daughter in Lagos

By Joy Anyim

The long arms of the up with a father, Taiwo Oyelabi, 50 years old, for impregnating his 21-year-old daughter Nibilia Oyelabi.

Taiwo, a security guard who lives at No.15, Community Road Obadore Iyana-Iba, Igando Lagos, had divorced the victim’s mother After the divorce, it was gathered that the victim and their aunty to Cote D voire, where they lived and had returned to Nigeria only The Commissioner of Police, CP Imohimi Edgal who paraded the suspect at the Lagos State Police Command Headquarters concerned members of the public had on April 16, 2018

“There is due process

reported the case to the Igando Police Station.

The case was however transferred to the Gender Section of the Command Headquarters on April 18, 2018 after preliminary investigations at the Division level.

The Commissioner said, “ The suspect divorced his wife when Nibilia and her twin sister were still in their infancy. As a result, the twins younger sister. “ However, sometime in November 2017,the suspect from his sister and brought her home to live with him in his house. Since then, the suspect had been having inappropriate sexual liaison with his daughter. “ The result of this unholy alliance between father and daughter was pregnancy.

Yes Taiwo impregnated his daughter. “ Investigation into the case revealed that the suspect is a security man but the strange part of his goes with his daughter. “ This strange behaviour the community and they reported to the police.”

In his confessional statement, the suspect who hails from Osun State had blamed the devil for his act.

He said “Yes I had sexual intercourse with my daughter but it was not my fault. She had been with my sister in Cote D’voire for nineteen years and had only returned to me seven sister complained of her inability to understand numbers.

“ One night, while we were sleeping, she suddenly pounced on me and held me down on the and

romancing

me.

slapped her and even beat her up. tried same again and this time, it became obvious to me that it was a spiritual white garment church for deliverance. “ After some month she reported same act and this time I couldn’t resist. I fell for her. I had sex with her me she was pregnant.

“Because she also had a boyfriend called Azeez, father of the child was and she said Azeez was responsible.

There are thieves in government - PDP gov aspirant

By Kehinde Akinpelu Ilorin

A former governorship aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Kwara State, Engineer Sunday Adebayo Babalola, has said that there are ‘thieves’ in government even as he pleaded for more concern for the masses.

He advised political the progress of the people, adding that one day, they would die and would not their acquired wealth.

Babalola stated this at his installation as the Baba Egbe of the Anglican Cathedral Church of St. Paul (Church of Nigeria) in

Omu-Aran, Irepodun Local Government of Kwara State

of our people.

He charged the new Baba

Our correspondent, gathered that the Bishop, Cathedral of St. Paul Anglican Church, OmuAran Diocese, Right Rev. Philip Adeyemo, who installed Babalola said the new Baba Egbe was adjudged right for the honour given his commitment to human capital development and the growth of Christianity as well as the overall societal development.

The Bishop urged Babalola to live up to expectations and continue

progress of the Church, promote love, unity and peace in the society.

Babalola said he was elated being recognized and honoured.

and continue to carry the torch if societal well-being

new Baba Egbe stated that he would remain commitment to the growth of Christianity.

According to him, “We are very elated and we are very grateful to God who found us worthy to be chosen by him and we have been doing before Anglican Church, Omu-

Aran Diocese for everything they have doing for us.

“To Christianity, our commitment is total. We are going to be doing more than we have been doing before. We have a church in Lagos too, which is a vibrant church and that means that we have double Lagos and Omu Aran at the same time. We are very totally, with our resources and everything that God has blessed us with.”

He added, “We are going to be changing everything, not change the doctrine.

But we are going to be encouraging more youths.

My wife, Bunmi, is already

one of the reasons why they

they will answer to their

She comes here, participate in youth programme. She encourages the youth and she has been doing it for a long time now.”

“Enough is enough, they should do the right thing. They should ensure prudential management of resources, distribute our resources right and do what is right to people. They are holding those positions in trust, it is not their father’s right. It is in trust and they

Babalola noted that, “Eminent people should do their best to empower the youths. We are doing our own. We do scholarship, we have a foundation and we do what we can by the should emulate it and do what they can.”

“We need to remind them (politicians) that there up and not be able to lead themselves and people will carry them to the grave and

I

that they use the resources right.

“Don’t let me forget the thieves are government, (they should) change their ways, hell is real, life is ephemeral. It is only mad men that go around town gathering the things they will never need and will never use.

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Francis Uzoho can be Super Eagles first choice goalkeeper - Gernot Rohr Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr is upbeat that young goalkeeper Francis Uzoho will come good at the World

three games he has played for the Super Eagles that I won’t be afraid to start him in our opening game against

“I don’t think goalkeeping is the weak link in my team,” Rohr said in

“Francis is good and tall, and he

“After we lost Carl Ikeme to sickness, we had what seemed like a goalkeeping crisis but Ikechukwu

friendly games against Argentina and Poland with two clean sheets and conceded two goals against Serbia in his third game in which I experimented

“Francis Uzoho came as an option because to go to the World cup, you require two good goalkeepers and I must say he has done well in the

“I don’t believe he will get stage fright playing against the likes of Messi and other big names in Russia, because after playing against the likes of Lewandowski of Poland, Aguero

and Di Maria of Argentina, I am optimistic that he would rise to the Rohr pointed out that he was in Abuja for update from the Nigeria Football Federation general secretary,

that he has checked the pitch and has made his observations known and hopefully it will be ready on time for On his 35-man team list for the World cup, Rohr stated that he would

NBBF debunks rumour of extraordinary AGM, rolls out basketball programmes Thursday partnerships and other activities,” Oni emphasised.

The Nigerian Basketball Federation (NBBF) has said it

“As soon as that is done, for the year 2018 on Thursday in Lagos.

Secretary-General of the federation, Chimezie Asiegbu,

1 and Division respectively.

the group running.

2

leagues

to NAN on Monday, NBBF

(NAN) on Monday that upon the

including plans for the next round of the FIBA World Cup

the immediate task before the

Games in Gold Coast, Australia,

Asiegbu said.

activities.

reveal its activities for the year.

the unveiling of NBBF’s programmes, the Divisions 1 and 2 leagues conducted by the Tijani Umar-led group in March might

is the rolling out of the NBBF

programmes, including plans for the premier basketball league, National Divisions 1 and 2 and

on Thursday.

“The rolling out of programmes involves our plans for the various

report making the rounds that organise an extraordinary AGM soon.

“It is not true that the NBBF is planning an extraordinary Annual General meeting anytime

stakeholders can come together to deliberate on the provisions of the draft constitution and ratify it.”

The NBBF had, through its secretary-general, informed

didn’t emanate from the NBBF.

into the board of the federation

constitution but no date has been “I can assure you that the

The championships ended on

the directive of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA).

Danny Ings: Mo Salah deserves 156 soldiers vie for honours at Army sports PFA Player of the Year award competition Mohamed

Salah’s

background he has done. I’m

hard

earned him the 2017-18 PFA Player of the Year, according to his Liverpool teammate Danny Ings.

The Egypt international has scored an incredible 41 goals across all competitions in

teammate for his deserved victory after proving himself.

“He thoroughly deserves it. Credit to him, because he came to Chelsea and had a

been very hard for him to come back and give it another

At least, 156 soldiers are participating in the InterFormation Sports Competition organized by 6 Division, Nigerian

come in and been so ruthless, for us as a team he is great to have. And for the Premier

said.

AVM Stephen Onuh, the Air

“It’s evident that he has Reds. get into the position he is in old endured an unsuccessful graft.

playing time, he secured a loan move to Fiorentina and Roma before making

Command, Yenagoa, said at the opening of the competition in Port Harcourt on Monday.

He said that participants consisting of 150 soldiers and

and I’m sure everybody else in the Premier League does too.”

formations and units under the division.

“The competition is aimed at improving team spirit and

from Manchester City trio David Silva, Kevin De Bruyne,

de’ corps among troops of the division.

permanent in 2016.

the

opportunity

to

select

its

Premier League last summer, Salah has been ruthless in

Kane and Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea to

the goal record in the English

The Egypt international is

Ntukogu, the command’s Chief

Ian Rush’s club record of

to avoid using performance enhancing drugs in the competition.

2017-18 PFA Player of the Year on Sunday evening. And Ings

campaign.

in future division competitions.”

and

army

table tennis, among others. at all cost mentality. This is not the essence of the competition,” he said.

Onuh called on the competition’s the matches.

Also speaking, Maj.-Gen. Musa Yusuf, the Division’s General programmes lined up for the those to represent the division at the Nigerian Army Sports Week later in the year.

“I urged participants to give their best collectively and individually and exhibit spirit of sportsmanship throughout the competition,” he said.

(NAN) reports that 2 Brigade, Uyo; 16 Brigade, Yenagoa; 56 Signal Brigade; 46 Engineer Brigade and 6 Division Garrison are participating in the competition. (NAN)

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South Korea to announce 2018 FIFA World Cup squad May 14 South Korea will unveil their roster for the 2018 FIFA World Cup on May 14, the country’s football governing body said on Monday in Seoul.

The Korea Football Association (KFA) said South Korea men’s national football team head coach Shin Tae-yong would announce his roster for the 2018 World Cup at Seoul City Hall.

For the 2014 FIFA World Cup, South Korea announced their 23-man squad at the National Football Centre in Paju, Gyeonggi Province.

FA apologises over tweet about Harry Kane The English Football Association apologised on Monday over a mischievous Hotspur’s Harry Kane during against Manchester United. in Saturday’s 2-1 loss to United performance by central defender Chris Smalling in keeping Kane quiet.

That prompted a tweet on in your pocket, Chris” and a video of United defender Chris Smalling saying “Harry Kane”.

The tweet was shared thousands of times before it was deleted. caused,” a FA spokesman said.

Kane is likely to start up front for England at the World Cup He could end up captaining in Russia in June and what made the tweet even more ironic is Smalling was dropped

by England manager Gareth Southgate last November because he didn’t rate his ball passing skills.

stages of piecing together his squad.

Last weekend, he was at two K League matches to watch national team players. the K League 1 match between FC Seoul and Daegu FC. He went on to see the K League 2 match between Asan Mugunghwa FC and Seoul E-Land the following day. look closely at the performances of defenders who are with South Korean and Japanese clubs.

Coaches association kicks against scrapping of Sports Ministry in Anambra The Anambra Coaches Association on Monday appealed to the state governor, Willie Obiano, to rescind his decision to scrap the State Ministry of Sports.

The association, in a threeChika and Paul Okechukwu, Chairman and Secretary respectively, said its members were “lost’’ as to the true state of sports in Anambra.

“Our members are at a loss regarding sports’ loss of name on the list of ministries with no commissioner in charge. ministry status in the year 2000, lots of laurels have been won and lives of many sportsmen and women transformed for good.

“We humbly wish to bring to your notice and to register our displeasure at the proposed plan to scrap the Ministry of Sports in the state.

“This information which into a state of despondency, confusion and uncertainty since they do not know their fate in this new arrangement.

“This action is viewed with every seriousness, considering the place of sports in Anambra State,’’ it said.

The coaches association said removing sports entirely from the new ministry’s nomenclature, and renaming

it the Ministry of Youth Empowerment and Creative Economy, seems to relegate sports to the background.

“It should be placed on the defunct Anambra State Sports Council were absorbed into the Ministry of Youth and Sports in 2000 ensuring that they became an integral part of the State Civil Service.

“This laid to rest many years of job insecurity, arbitrary payment of salaries, personal emoluments and lack of gratuity/pension for their retirees. give their best to the state in terms of talent development, grassroots coaching, discovery and nurturing of great athletes who have contributed their quota in bringing the state to the limelight in sports.

“The proposal to now scrap the Sports Ministry will not augur well for sports development in the long run.

“It will take sports development many years back, gear sports wise. It will seem like the biblical going back to Egypt,” it said.

The association chided the plan to establish a Sports Commission, saying it was out of tune with present realities “when even the Federal Government has scrapped the National Sports Commission

(NSC)’’.

It called for the strengthening and empowering of the various sports associations for a more administration of sports in the state.

The coaches’ body urged the state government to consult widely on this issue because “most states, and even the Federal Ministry of Youths and Sports, have scrapped their Sports Commissions and NSC (as the case may be) in favour of having ministries.’’

It pointed out that no meaningful height would be achieved in sports without adequate funding and the development of standard infrastructure.

It said this include a standard stadium, complete with an indoor sports hall and hostel facilities for camping and community playgrounds being built across the state.

“We also need sponsorship for state athletes to both national and international competitions where they will win laurels and bring back honour to the state.

“Government will also develop sports through the use of various sports associations, which were inaugurated by the immediate-past Commissioner for Youth Entrepreneurship and Sports Development but are yet to resume duties,’’ the coaches association said.

Rafael Nadal claims record 11th Monte Carlo masters Rafa Nadal clinched a recordextending 11th Monte Carlo title with a 6-3 6-2 thrashing of Japan’s Kei Top seed Nadal, who is also targeting an 11th Roland Garros trophy this year, extended his run of consecutive sets won on clay to 36 after recording the win in an hour and 33 minutes.

The Spaniard’s record 31st Masters title also ensured he retained the world

number one ranking ahead of rival Roger Federer.

Nishikori, who missed a large part of last season with a wrist injury, grabbed an early break in the Monaco sunshine before his 31-year-old opponent won four games in a row to take control of the match.

Nadal took the opening set with a blistering forehand and went on to convert two breakpoint opportunities in the second to lift the title.

Lionel Messi

now top earner with €25,000 a minute Lionel Messi has overtaken Cristiano Ronaldo as the highest earner in world football while Jose Mourinho tops the managers’ chart, according to France Football magazine. current season, pulling in 126 million euros ($154mn) in salary, bonuses and commercial revenue while his great Real Madrid rival is making 94mn euros.

Last season ‘CR7’ led with 87.5mn euros with Messi on 76.5mn euros.

That works out at 25,000 euros per minute pitch time this season for Messi in La Liga, the Champions League, the Spanish Cup and Supercup and four international appearances for Argentina this season, and assuming he plays games.

The two players who have split the last 10 Ballons d’Or are followed by Paris Saint-Germain’s Brazilian star Neymar on 81.5mn euros in the calculations to be published by France Football on Tuesday and released to AFP Monday.

There is a big gap to Ronaldo’s Real teammate Gareth Bale on 44mn euros and Barca defender Gerard Pique on 29mn euros.

Among coaches, Manchester United’s Mourinho remains the biggest earner with 26 mn euros.

Next comes China boss Marcello Lippi on 23mn euros, follwoed by Diego Simeone at Atletico Madrid, Zinedine Zidane, who has won the last two Champions League titles at Real and Pep Guardiola, who has just led Manchester City to the English Premier League.

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Nigeria has many investment opportunities beyond oil –Udoma Mathew Dadiya, Abuja The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma said there are many opportunities for investment in Nigeria beyond the oil sector, saying that the nation’s economy has turned the corner and was now growing again.

Udoma said this in Washington DC, where he attended the Spring Meeting of the IMF/World Bank.

While in Washington DC, the Minister had discussions with senior staff of the Fiscal Affairs Department of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on technical assistance on budget issues, particularly on forecasting, policy analysis and expenditure management.

He also met with officials of the African Department of the Fund, where he discussed developmental issues; as well as with some investors interested in Nigeria.

The Minister also participated in some events and seminars including the presentation of the African Regional Economic Outlook; a seminar on Debt and Growth: a balancing Act; Attracting Investments in sub-Saharan Africa; Building Human Capital: A project for the world; also that on the state of the African region: leveraging innovation to transform agriculture and energy.

During the meetings and discussions, the Minister emphasised the positive growth trend of the Nigerian economy as a result of the policy initiatives in the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP); and was pleased to note that there was general acknowledgment that Nigeria’s economy has turned the corner and was now growing again.

He further noted that whilst this turnaround has been helped by the oil price, growth is now a little more balanced.

While interacting with journalists on the sidelines of the Spring Meeting, the Minister explained that he was in Washington to market the ERGP and interact with colleagues from other countries to share experiences and also to learn from the experiences of others.

He was pleased to note that one of the key messages from the presentations at this Spring Meeting

of the IMF/World Bank, is general agreement that Sub-Saharan Africa, and particularly, Nigeria, was growing more positively.

He told the gathering that he was happy to see the positive projections being made by the IMF about Nigeria.

In their recent World Economic Outlook (WEO) they identified a number of positive developments in Nigeria, including the new foreign exchange measures that have contributed to better Forex availability and macro-economic stabil-

ity; as well as the implementation of various initiatives outlined in the ERGP. He added however, that in spite of these positive developments, we still have more work to do as “we cannot afford to relax until we achieve our national growth target of 7% by 2020”.

Senator Udoma said that judging from the series of meetings he has been having with private investors, it was evident that investors are interested in Nigeria. “Many of the investors I have met have shown interest in the investment oppor-

tunities we are creating through the initiatives and reforms in the ERGP and are desirous of coming to explore them.”

Explaining the basis of their enthusiasm, the Minister said: “They have seen that this is the right time to come to Nigeria. They have seen how committed Government is towards improving the business environment, in removing constraints to investments, in diversifying the economy, and in partnering with the private sector on infrastructure development.

L-R: The new Chairman of the Governing Board of the Federal Institute for Industrial Research, Oshodi (FIIRO), Ibrahim DanAzumi Gwarzo, in a handshake with the Director General of the Institute, Prof. Gloria Elemo after the inaugural board meeting at the institute’s headquarters in Oshodi, Lagos, recently...

How Sifax group consortium offers $25.5m for Warri Port concession Motolani Oseni Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) has disclosed that Sifax Group Consortium; Ocean and Cargo Terminal Services Limited, who emerged as the preferred bidder for Terminal ‘B’ of Warri Old Port, had offered US$25. 5 Million.

A statement by Amina Othman, Head, Public Communications, BPE said Ecomarine Consortium, the rival company, was disqualified for improper submission of its bidding documents.

She said Ecomarine’s bid price was not announced, adding that Ocean and Cargo Terminal Services Limited’s

emergence was, however, subject to the approval of the National Council on Privatisation (NCP).

It would be recalled that the Corporate Affairs Manager of Sifax Group; Muyiwa Akande, had last week broke the news of his company’s emergence as the preferred bidder for the Terminal ‘B’ of Warri Old Port,

explaining that the concession is for a period of 25 years.

According to the Sifax statement, “the Expression of Interest for the port was advertised in 2014.

At the deadline of the submission, of the EOIs, 13 applications were received. Out of the 13 applications, seven were pre-qualified.

Out of these pre-qualified bidders, five were able to submit their technical and financial proposals on 31st January 2017, the deadline for submission of the proposals.

“These five companies are Marine Infrastructure Consortium, Bright Ocean Integrated Services Limited, Ecomarine CONTINUES ON PAGE B2

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FG to create sustainable national shipping fleet Motolani Oseni The Executive Secretary, Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC), Mr. Hassan Bello, says the Federal Government’s desire is to create a sustainable and effective national fleet.

Bello disclosed this to the newsmen on Monday in Abuja, adding that the committee set up to midwife the establishment of the national fleet was working on other components relating with industries that would support it.

Speaking on the national carrier, he said: “People think it is just to go and buy ships or to have a national fleet is to go and plug them somewhere, our national fleet implementation committee has been working very hard.”

According to him, “We want

to create a sustainable national fleet, we want to create a national fleet that will work, not the one that will just come and go, so we are thinking of other industries that will support it.

“We are talking about ship repair, ship yard, we are also talking about cleaning up with NIMASA, cleaning up the national registry, we are talking about reforms in the Nautical College at Oron, Delta, all these are what

will support the national fleet.

“You don’t just bring one ship and say this is national fleet, without supporting collateral industry to support the national fleet,” he said.

Commenting on the National Transport Commission Bill, Bello said it was one of the major reform bills in the sector, which would encourage private sector participation in the industry.

“The various reform bills in the transport industry will make for greater participation in the private sector, it will free transport from bureaucracy and allow transport to make a profound impact on the national economy.

“So, the national transport commission is supposed to regulate interest; it is an economic regulator, a multi-sector that will guide the entrance and exit.

“It improves competition, it will safe-guard standard and also look over the pricing. Now if we look at all these things, it is what Nigerian Shippers Council has been doing.

“One thing about this bill is that it has the total support of the Minister of Transportation, it has more importantly total support of stakeholders in the industry,” the executive secretary said.

How Sifax group consortium offers $25.5m for Warri port concession CONTINUED FROM PAGE B1

Consortium, Ocean and Cargo Terminal Services Limited and Neon Warri Ports Consortium.

At the end of the evaluation of the technical proposal, Ecomarine Consortium and Ocean and Cargo Terminal Services Limited’s financial bids were qualified for the financial bid opening stage.

“After the open transparent competitive bid process which is in line with international best practices, Ocean and Cargo Terminal Services Limited was declared the concessionaire of Terminal B, Old Warri Port.”

Speaking immediately after the announcement, Group Executive Vice Chairman, SIFAX Group; Dr Taiwo Afolabi, expressed his appreciation to both the BPE and NCP for the transparent exercise, adding that the concession will enjoy the same Midas touch that has now become the hallmark of SIFAX Group’s businesses.

“This is great news for us as a company to have led this consortium to win this very competitive bid.

While we are glad that we have emerged the preferred bidder, we are not unaware of the enormous responsibility this victory has conferred on us.

However, it is a familiar territory for us having operated the Terminal C at the Tin Can Island Port, Lagos successfully in the last 12 years.

Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun (left), after the cheque presentation to the Kwara State troupe, winners of the State Category, during the closing ceremony of the African Drum Festival in Abeokuta over the weekend

SEC extends forbearance window to September Mathew Dadiya, Abuja The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced an extension of the forbearance window for investors with multiple accounts and subscriptions to September 2018.

Acting Director-General SEC, Ms Mary Uduk stated this at the first 2018 post-Capital Market Committee (CMC) press briefing in Lagos.

The forbearance is to enable those who bought shares in multiple names consolidate such multiple shareholders’ identities with the registrars and Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) into one that bears their official names.

She noted that during the market boom, some investors bought shares with different names which they had forgotten hence could no longer access the benefits of such investments.

The Acting Director General therefore called on the affected investors to take advantage of the forbearance window to ratify their accounts.

Uduk also expressed commitment to ensure listing of multinationals adding that de-listing by quoted companies posed a threat to the growth of the capital market.

“Increase in de-listing by public companies pose a threat to the market in view of the fact that quite a number of them are highly capitalised,” she said.

The acting director-general said that the commission mandated the committee to come up with strategies aimed at tackling de-listing and boosting listing of more multinationals.

She said that some highly capitalised companies had delisted, thereby, affecting the growth of the market.

According to her, the committee will meet with stakeholders and find out why they are delisting as well as discuss with eligible ones why they are not listed.

Uduk said that some companies had complained of tax issues, and gave the assurance that the commission would engage the government to address the issue.

She said that the committee

would come up with recommendations.

“If they are regulatory issues – more rule amendment – we are open to it, but our rules must be in line with international best practices,” Uduk said.

She gave the assurance that the apex capital market regulator would work in line with the committee’s recommendations.

The Acting DG also said that the commission was collaborating with the Corporate Affairs Commission to obtain the list of companies not quoted on any of the exchanges in the country.

On issuance of electronic annual accounts, she said that the pilot scheme had begun adding that the commission had received feedbacks of concerns from various shareholder associations on the electronic annual reports.

She said “shareholders expressed concerns of poor electricity supply and internet services in the rural areas. “the market would deliberate further on the issue, while the pilot scheme of one year would go on.

We are still looking at it but the pi-

lot scheme will go on,” she said.

On e-dividend, she said that the technical committee on e-dividend reported that the total and approved mandate currently stood at 2.5 million, translating into 466,000 unit investors.

Also, Uduk disclosed that retail players in the domestic capital market invested N5bn in the Sukuk (ethical) bond issued by the Federal Government last year.

The amount represents 5% of the N100bn bond with a seven-year tenor, for fixing 25 key economic road projects across the six geopolitical zones, with N16.67bn earmarked for road projects in each geo-political zone.

She noted that the Technical Committee on Non-Interest capital market as reporting the sovereign sukuk issued in 2017 attracted about 1,600 retail investors.

Following from that success, she assured that “the next level of engagements is to work with supra-national entities (such as IFC, AfDB), state governments, institutions (such as Federal Mortgage Bank, NMRC) to include sukuk options in their capital investment plans.”

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How 24 stocks decline account Global Earth Day: NSE signs MoU to ‘End for 0.12% fall in ASI plastic pollution’ Stories by Adesola Afolabi

As part of efforts to ‘End Plastic Pollution’, the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with RecyclePoints Limited for the collection and recycling of waste materials generated at The Exchange’s offices.

The initiative which is part of the Exchange’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) drive is in line with the theme of this year’s Earth Day, celebrated globally on April 22, every year.

Aligning with the objective to seek innovative ways to reduce its environmental footprint, the NSE said it has engaged RecyclePoints for the collection and recycling of /waste materials generated at its offices, starting with Lagos and Ibadan, under RecyclePoints’ Corporate Recycling Program.

The NSE commenced an internal workplace recycling program in 2013.

Speaking at the signing ceremony of the MoU, Mr. Bola Adeeko, Head, Shared Services Division, NSE said, “As a sustainable stock exchange, we are committed to supporting the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals as it relates to responsible production and consumption.”

In addition, environmental sustainability is one of our key CSR pillars and we believe that reducing the waste we send to the landfills through effective recycling is good for the

environment and for the economy as well. By sorting our waste and sending applicable items such as paper, plastic and glass etc. for recycling, we are creating jobs for the recycling sector and helping industries save cost on essential raw materials, while actively protecting the environment.

“More importantly, as a leader in the African business space, we are confident that this move will encourage other businesses to embrace corporate recycling, thereby igniting a good waste management culture across board”, Adeeko added.

Commenting on the signed agreement, the Chief Executive Officer, Recyclepoints Limited, Mr. Mazi Ukonu said: “We at RecyclePoints are very delighted that The Nigerian Stock Exchange, as a responsible corporate citizen, has taken this bold step to implement a Corporate Recycling Program through our platform.”

According to him, “the move will further strengthen the achievement of its sustainability and environmental commitments.

There has been a global call for corporate entities to create shared value and explore solving social issues as opportunities for competitive advantage. Signing this MoU exemplifies NSE’s strategic plan in finding innovate avenues of helping to solve social problems.”

A decline in the share prices of 24 stocks listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) recorded on Monday, led to a dip in the All Share Index (ASI).

The ASI closed 0.12 per cent lower than its opening figures and closed at 40,763.93 points, bringing the year to date returns to 6.60 per cent

The Market Capitalization which tracks the growth of the equities market depreciated by N18.4 billion or 0.12 per cent to close the day at N14.725 trillion while three of the five major equities market indices closed in red following sell offs in key stocks.

The Insurance index lost 0.45 per cent as Continental Re-insurance and Afrinsurance fell 5.14 per cent and 4.35 per cent re-

spectively. The industrial index dropped 2.72 per cent as Dangote Cement shed 0.60 per cent while the Banking Index dipped following sell offs top tier banks. On the other hand, the Consumer Goods and Oil & Gas indices appreciated 0.26 per cent and 0.56 per cent respectively as investors interest spark price appreciation in Honeywell Flour mills(+4.71%)and Forte Oil(+4.94%).

Top three traded stocks by volume were Law Union and Rocks, Zenith Bank and FBN Holdings. They traded 220.7 million shares, 76.7 million shares and 24.3 million shares worth N253.8 million, N2.1billion and N318.7 million respectively In all, investors traded a total of 530.2 million shares worth N7.8 billion and exchanged in 4,567 deals.

Chief Executive Officer / Co-Founder, RecyclePoints Limited, Mazi Alison Ukonu; Head, Shared Services Division, The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), Bola Adeeko and Head, Corporate Communications Department, NSE, Olumide Orojimi during the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with RecyclePoints Limited for the collection and recycling of waste materials generated at The Exchange’s offices at the Exchange, recently.

UBA shareholders commend 45% contribution to income by subsidiaries Shareholders of United Bank for Africa Plc have commended the bank’s management over the impressive performance achieved at the end of the 2017 financial year and particularly the remarkable achievements of its African subsidiaries which contributed over 45 per cent of the Group’s income.

The shareholders, who expressed their glowing tributes at the bank’s 56th Annual General Meeting in Lagos on Monday, especially praised the staff, management and the Board over the higher amount to be paid out as dividends following the impressive performance.

For the financial year ended December 2017, the Bank’s management proposed a total dividend per share of N0.85 comprising

of N0.20 interim dividend which was already paid by mid-2017 and a final dividend of N0.65 which was ratified by shareholders during the just concluded Annual General Meeting.

The Chairman, Progressive Shareholders Association of Nigeria, Mr. Boniface Okezie, praised the GMD for his hard work in ensuring that the bank recorded improved performance in the year under review.

He said, “I want to especially commend the management of UBA especially the Chairman, Tony Elumelu and GMD/CEO, Kennedy Uzoka, who have been managing activities of this great institution for the past two years. We the shareholders are impressed at results that you have recorded so far and the achievements that the

bank has recorded under your leadership, especially the sterling contributions of our subsidiaries in Africa.

“We are especially impressed about what the bank has been doing in Africa. It has gone a long way to show that good things can come from Africa. UBA has showcased a high level of ingenuity in the banking space, and we are glad for how this is translating into gains for our business”, he said.

Shareholders also praised the bank on its recent announcement of promoting over 47 per cent of its workforce, within the last 12 months, adding that it remained a commendable feat at period where many banks and companies had let go of a lot of their staff owing to the recession that rocked the country about two years ago.

“Truly the bank is doing well, and putting smiles not only on the faces of customers and shareholders, but also on the staff, we believe that when staff are satisfied, they will do more to attract more customers into the bank which will in turn grow our businesses, so we commend UBA for this and ask other banks to emulate this strategic step.

Another shareholder, Mr. Timothy Adesiyan, commended the bank for being the first bank in Africa to embrace Artificial Intelligence technology into the banking space, through the introduction of UBA’s Leo. He also pointed out the various achievements of the bank in the year under focus, which according to him had not gone unnoticed by the World Bank. He said share-

holders remained impressed that the bank’s investments in key regions such as Ghana, Bukina Fasso and Cote d’Ivoire were paying off, adding “UBA has become a catalyst of growth in Africa. We have been benefitting from this in the area of dividends, and we ask that this momentum be sustained.”

Nonah Awoh, a shareholder and analyst, who also commended the bank for the performance also tasked the management to do more to ensure that all the African subsidiaries contribute at least 50% to the bottom-line.

Addressing shareholders earlier at the event, the Group Chairman, Mr. Tony Elumelu, said the bank recorded strong growth in both top and bottom lines with N462 billion earnings and a 20% growth, over its per-

formance in 2016. He said, “Overall, our Bank grew profit before tax by 16.1% to N105.3 billion.

He said the bank will continue its investments as well as its donations to worthy causes.

On his part, the Group Managing Director/CEO, Mr. Kennedy Uzoka, promised shareholders that the team remained poised to do more in the coming year.

“Given the operating environment in 2017, I am very pleased with our profitability – a significant 16.1% growth in profit before tax to N105.3 billion - whilst we have also focused keenly on operational efficiencies, illustrated by the reduction in our Cost-to-Income Ratio,” and we are well-positioned to achieve more in the next financial year.”

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Why we didn’t attend US-Nigeria Investment Summit –Emefiele, Adeosun Mathew Dadiya, Abuja The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun and the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mr Godwin Emefiele, have said they were absent at the Nigerian -US Investment Summit in Washington last week due to clash of schedule.

Emefiele was reacting to insinuations that they disregarded the invitation

by Nigerian Embassy in Washington to the summit where they were expected to play key roles, thereby causing loss of potential investment opportunity as the investors in attendance expressed their disappointment with the absence of

the two key government officials.

The Emir of Kano, Lamido Sanusi, expressed angst that top Nigerian government officials, including ministers, were absent at the meeting.

At a joint press briefing he addressed with Adeosun at the end of the Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group, in Washington DC, United States of America, Emefiele said: “The Minister of Finance has taken time to say why we are here. We are here to attend the World Bank and IMF meetings.

The Minister of Finance and for me being the governor of the CBN what takes pre-eminence is the meet-

ings with the IMF as well as the meeting at the World Bank.

“I think it is important for me to say this. When I arrived in Washington, officials of the embassy spoke with me that there was going to be a US-Nigeria summit and I said I will check my schedule because I was not consulted when this summit was being organised.

“What one would have expected is that they would have checked my schedule and that of the finance minister if they thought that our presence at the summit was very necessary. They could have checked our schedules to see that there was no conflict. “I sit here to

say the US- Nigeria summit was meant to hold between 2 pm and 3 pm whereas the World Bank development committee plenary session, which is an assembly of ministers and governors of central banks, was to hold between 2.45 and 5 pm.

“There was no way how the Minister of Finance and I could have been at those meetings. But I think it is important to say it is unfair for people to begin to cast aspersions without understanding our schedules.

“The main reason we are here is because of the statutory meetings of the IMF and World Bank. …Apologise to investors “I felt I should explain this. We are not irresponsible people

Hon. Minister of Power, Works & Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, SAN (right), President , Association of Indigenous Construction Contractors of Nigeria, Otunba Oluwaranti Lekan Osifeso (2nd left), Secretary to the Association, Otunba Muyiwa Ibeun (2nd left) and others in a group photograph shortly after the Hon. Minister’s meeting with the Association of Indigenous Construction Contractors of Nigeria(AICCON)at the Ministry of Power,Works & Housing Headquarters, Mabushi, Abuja...on Monday

Legacy Foods boss remanded over alleged $2.9m fraud

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The Managing Director of Legacy Foods Ltd, Cyril Fasuyi, 52, has been detained at the office of the Police Special Fraud Unit (PSFU), on Milverton Road, Ikoyi, Lagos on the orders of an Igbosere Magistrate’s Court.

He is to be detained there until he is able to fulfill the bail conditions granted him by the court.

Fasuyi was charged to court by the police for allegedly obtaining goods valued at $2,980,535.76 from the management of IPS INGREDIS INTEGRATED SYSTEM

LTD under false pretence.

A police source disclosed that the accused was arrested on the orders of the Commissioner of Police in charge of the Police Special Fraud Unit, Ibrahim Lamorde, following a petition by the managememt of IPS INGREDIS INTEGRATED LTD. After an investigation by SP Isiagu Joseph and his team, Fasuyi was charged before an Igbosere Magistrate’s Court on a four-count charge of felony, to wit, obtaining goods valued at $2,980.535.76 and issuing a dud cheque for payment of N166,680,000.

The Fidelity Bank dud cheque with No 25385916 was

allegedly issued to the complainant between April and July 2017 in Lagos.

Police Counsel, Wewe Adegbayi told the court in charge No A/29/2018 that the accused conspired with others still at large to obtain goods worth $2,980.535.76 from IPS INGREDIIS INTEGRATED SYSTEM Ltd, represented

by Mr Eluyera Gbadebo with the agreement to pay for the goods on delivery from Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Adegbayj alleged that instead of paying for the goods as agreed with the complainant, the accused issued a Fidelity Bank Cheque for payment of N66,680,000 to the

complainant but the cheque dishonoured.

He said the offences committed by the accused were punishable under sections 411, 314, 287, 319 and 322 of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State, 2015.

The accused, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge and Chief Magistrate O.O. Oshin granted him bail in the sum of N1m with two sureties in like sum.

Oshin adjourned the case till 5 June, 2018 for mention and ordered that the defendant be kept at the Police Special Fraud Unit office, Ikoyi, Lagos till he perfected the conditions attached to the bail.

and please we apologise to those investors who had gathered at the Nigerian Embassy for the summit.

My apologies but I know we also held some side meetings with some investors and there will always be lots of opportunities to meet with them.

But I want to say this is not the fault of the Minister of Finance and me the CBN governor.” Also reacting, Adeosun stated: “I attended the IMFC, which is the highest decision making body of the IMF and I represent 23 African countries in that role.

“So one of the things I

have to do is to issue a statement on behalf of those 23, which include most of the Anglophone countries, including South Africa and Mozambique.

“So my primary role here as well as having the Nigerian hat on is to represent the 23 African countries.

There have been some controversies over the scheduling.

“I wasn’t due at any event.

I was here as a member of IMFC to represent the 23 African countries and that schedule is what I must adhere to. I think maybe there were some scheduling challenges there.”

Seme Customs rakes N1.5bn revenue Q1 2018 The Seme Border command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has collected a total of N1,576,153,186.40 in the first three months of 2018, representing 78 percent of the monthly revenue target allocated to the command by the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS).

Also, surveillance efforts by the command in the period under review has led to the arrest of over thirty-two thousand bags of smuggled rice with a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of over N530,000,000.

The Command’s Spokesman, Mr Selechang Taupyen who made this known in a statement in Lagos over the weekend added that the Seme Command had also made a total of 270 seizures with a Duty Paid Value of N235,648,447.00 for the same period under review.

According to the Seme Customs Command, “The Customs Area Controller, Compt. Mohammed Aliyu is operating in strict adherence to the reform agenda of the Comptroller General of Customs, Col. Ibrahim Hammed Ali (Rtd). This is evident as his operational strategies are determinedly within the service mandate with the nation’s security in mind.

“The command has also succeeded in stemming the impunity and the flagrant abuse of the

Federal Government policies by ardent smugglers, who used to operate at the border with dexterity and reckless abandon.

“A well-known traveller through the corridor will bear witness to the fact that smuggling is being confronted headlong and there is no room for impunity and illegalities at Seme route now.

The total and aggressive compliance level in the enforcement of relevant government policies is a thing of admiration in the command as seizures of different contrabands are reeled into the warehouse in a perpetual manner.

“These exceptional performances within the country are felt in other countries as the command’s collaborative effort within the sub-region wax stronger daily. The synergy has yielded an unprecedented feat in the arrest of many items including over fifty stolen exotic cars at the Republic of Cote d’Ivoire under the Interpol collaboration.

“If this performance could necessitate a commendation letter from the Cote d’Ivoire government to the Comptroller General of Customs here in Nigeria, it is worthy of note that the Nigeria Customs Service is undergoing a positive metamorphosis that deserves the commendations of its citizenry.”

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New minimum wage: Tripartite Committee insists on public participation Idu Jude, Abuja Towards consulting widely and ensuring stakeholders participation in the review of the National Minimum wage, the Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage is scheduled to conduct public hearing in the Six Geopolitical Zones of the country as well as the cities of Abuja and Lagos.

This is just as the leadership of the Nigeria labour

congress has summoned its affiliate bodies across the country, to attend the public hearing at their respective zones to lend voices.

The public hearing which commences on the 26th to 27th April 2018 will take place in Enugu, Port-Harcourt, Ibadan, Gombe, Kaduna, Lokoja, Lagos and the Federal Capital Territory.

Interested members of the public who wish to present memorandum are advised to bring copies to the various

venues of the public hearing.

It would be recalled that subsequent to the demand of the Labour Unions for the review of the National Minimum Wage, President Muhammadu Buhari, inaugurated a tripartite committee to review the National Minimum Wage.

The committee which has Ms Amal Pepple as the Chairman, and Sen. Chris Ngige, Hon. Minister of Labour and Employment as the Deputy Chairman com-

prises of members drawn from the Federal and State Government, the organized labour and Private sectors Employers Association.

Meanwhile, the organize labour, has given the Federal government 66,500 naira bench mark without which the negotiation might not succeed.

The public hearing, therefore is targeted at eliciting responses from the State Governors, who bears the brunt on paying workers salaries

Air Peace moves to expand regional operations, reassures on safety Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo Air Peace has announced plans to begin the third phase of its regional operations in the next few weeks with the launch of flights to Monrovia, Lome, Abidjan and some other West Coast destinations.

The airline has also reassured that its fleet comprises Boeing aircraft with some of the best engines in the world and built to ensure the safety as well as comfort of the flying public.

A statement signed by Air Peace Corporate Communications Manager, Mr. Chris Iwarah said the airline was already realising its goal of guaranteeing seamless connectivity on the West Coast of Africa with the launch of its Accra, Ghana; Freetown, Sierra Leone and Dakar, Senegal flight operations.

The plan to add Monrovia, Lome and Abidjan to the airline’s route network, the statement added, was in appreciation of its customers on the West Coast who had reached out to it to expand its regional operations to cover more underserved destinations.

“On February 16, 2017, we launched our Accra, Ghana operations and gave members of the flying public a refreshing choice of spec-

tacular flight services on the route. Just about a year after our entry into the Accra route, we took another huge step to deepen our West Coast operations with the launch of our Freetown, Banjul and Dakar services on February 19, 2018.

“We are deeply grateful that members of the flying public have not only endorsed our regional flight operations with their patronage and loyalty, but are now requesting that we expand our network to cover more West Coast destinations, including Monrovia, Lome and Abidjan. We feel highly honoured that our wonderful guests are pleased with our domestic and regional operations.

“Our goal is to make air connectivity on the West Coast and indeed the entire Africa seamless, comfortable, affordable and a refreshing experience. We are ready to take up the challenge and kick off the third phase of our regional operations with the commencement of our Monrovia, Lome and Abidjan services in the next few weeks. It is the least we can do in appreciation of our esteemed guests whose support and loyalty have taken us to the top spot as leaders of the commercial flight business on the West Coast of Africa,” the carrier said.

World Bank, Egypt sign $500m project to bring learning back to public schools Mathew Dadiya

The Executive Director Projects Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Engr. (Dr) Samuel Adjogbe, (middle) during the inspection of the emergency repair of Umuelemai-Agbaja Road in Isiala Mbaino Local Government Area of Imo State.

First left is a community leader, Chief E.E Osuagwu, while right is the Project Manager, Engr. Emmet Dooley.

Govt to train 100 women in Edo Central, reopens skills devt centre The Edo State government has concluded plans to train 100 women in Edo Central Senatorial District on soap-making at the newly reopened Skills Development Centre in Irrua, Esan Central Local Government Area.

Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the Governor on Skills Development and Job Creation/Head, EdoJobs, Mrs. Ukinebo Dare, disclosed this during the reopening of the skill acquisition centre in Irrua.

She said the centre was reopened to provide skills training for people in the senatorial district, noting, “100 women will be

trained on soap-making, while the reopened centre will house a soap making factory. Some of the women will be employed to work in the factory while others will be provided with starter packs to establish their soap-making businesses.”

Mrs. Dare noted that the state government, through the EdoJobs initiative, is focusing on job creation across the three senatorial zones in the state, adding that a similar programme will hold in Edo North.

She said the training on soapmaking was organised in collaboration with Mamamoni Limited, an enterprise that provides

empowerment to low income earners and women in rural areas, adding, “The training of the 100 women in Irrua will commence in two weeks. It will not cost the women any money, as it is free of charge.”

She stressed that the EdoJobs initiative is one of the platforms through which Governor Obaseki led-administration intends to empower and train Edo people.

Programme Director, Mamamoni Limited, Mrs. Ogbonna Nkiruka, said the training for 100 women would be carried out in batches, adding, “training for each batch will take be-

tween 3-4 weeks. The women would be trained on production of liquid soap, air freshener, hair cream and liquid antiseptic.”

Chairman, Esan Central Local Government council, Mr. Waziri Idemudia, commended Governor Obaseki for extending the empowerment to women at the grassroots. He assured that the council will ensure sustainability of the programme.

Idemudia advised the women selected to represent the council in the training, to see it as an opportunity to create wealth for themselves and their dependants.

The Egyptian government and the World Bank signed an agreement today for the US$500 million Supporting Egypt Education Reform project, which aims to improve teaching and learning conditions in Egypt’s public education system.

The signing took place on the margins of the World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund Spring Meetings, with Dr. Sahar Nasr, Minister of Investment and International Cooperation signing on behalf of Egypt and Dr. Asad Alam, Country Director for Egypt, Yemen and Djibouti, on behalf of the World Bank. Dr. Tarek Shawki, Egypt’s Minister of Education and Technical Education and World Bank Vice President for the Middle East and North Africa, Dr. Hafez Ghanem also attended the signing ceremony.

In support of Egypt’s education sector reforms, the fiveyear project aims to expand access to quality kindergarten for around 500,000 children, train 500,000 teachers and education officials, while providing 1.5

million students and teachers with digital learning resources.

In addition, more than two million students will benefit from the new student assessment and examinations system.

“Investing in people is key to inclusive economic growth.

We welcome the World Bank’s support to the implementation of our ambitious home-grown education sector reform program. It is a strategic opportunity and the government is fully committed to developing the education system to build a productive generation that is well-equipped and ready for the competitive world,” said Dr. Sahar Nasr, who also represents Egypt on the World Bank’s Board of Governors.

This reform effort aims to bring learning back to the classroom through: (1) improving access to and the quality of early childhood education, (2) developing a reliable student assessment and examination system, (3) enhancing capacity of teachers, education leaders and supervisors, and (4) using modern technology for teaching and learning, assessing students, and collecting data, as well as expanding the use of digital learning resources.

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Stanbic IBTC records N23.1bn PAT in Q1 2018 Stories by Motolani Oseni

Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC has announced its three months unaudited results for the period ended 31 March, 2018, which showed a Profit after Tax (PAT) increased to N23.1 billion, from the N16.1 billion posted in the corresponding period of 2017, representing growth of 44 per cent in post-tax profit.

The result, also, indicated similar progression in the bank’s Profit before tax made during the quarter, from N18.6 billion to N26.7 billion, an increase of 43 percent recorded in the comparable period of 2017.

At N57.4 billion, gross earnings during the pe-

riod grew by 22 percent over the N47.0 billion recorded in the comparable period of last year. Total assets went up to N1.41 trillion from N1.39 trillion in December 2017.

Speaking on the result, Chief Executive of Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, Mr. Yinka Sanni, said the performance was an affirmation of the group’s growth aspirations as Nigeria’s economic environment continues to improve.

“According to him, :”tanbic IBTC delivered strong results in the first quarter of 2018 in demonstration of its growth aspirations as the country’s economic environment continues to improve.

The 22 percent growth in gross earnings was driv-

en by 38 percent increase in non-interest revenue while net interest income remained stable yearon-year. The growth in non-interest revenue was driven by a significant growth in trading income and fee and commission revenue.”

He added that there was a 22 percent growth in trading assets, though this only resulted in a muted 1.4 percent growth in total assets. Deposits were up by three percent mainly via currenta n d - s av i n g s - a c c o u n t s (“CASA”).

Consequently, our CASA ratio improved to 52.6 percent from 49.2 percent in December 2017 in line with the drive to reduce cost of funds through the generation

of cheaper deposits.

Loans and advances declined due to net repayments and slowdown in demand for loans in line with the market, while our capital and liquidity positions remained solid.”

Sanni stated that each business line reported better performance when compared to the corresponding quarter of 2017 and would expect even higher performance going forward.

“We expect that our risk asset position will improve with particular focus on the export sectors, including agriculture, even as macroeconomic fundamentals improve to drive lending.

We will continue to dedicate efforts in growing

our client base through excellent service delivery in our quest to remain the leading end-to-end financial solutions provider in Nigeria”, he explained.

The group’s liquidity ratio closed at 119.5 percent, while the Bank’s liquidity ratio was 107.3percent at the end of Q1 2018. These ratios are significantly higher than the 30 percent regulatory minimum. Also, the group’s capital adequacy ratio remained well above the minimum statutory requirement of 10 percent, with total capital adequacy ratio of 25.4 percent. The Group’s capital is deemed adequate to drive business growth and support any contingencies, Sanni said.

L – R: Ms. Tinuade Awe, Executive Director, Regulation Division, The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE); Mr. Michel Puchercos, Group Managing Director/CEO, Lafarge Africa Plc; Mr. Mobolaji Oludamilola Balogun, Chairman, Lafarge Africa Plc; Mrs. Mosun Belo-Olusoga, Chairperson, Access Bank Plc; Herbert Wigwe, Group Managing Director/ CEO, Access Bank Plc; Oscar N. Onyema OON, Chief Executive Officer, NSE; Mr. Tony Elumelu, Chairman, United Bank for Africa (UBA); Kenedy Uzoka, Group Managing Director, UBA; Mr. Austin Avuru, Chief Executive Officer, Seplat Petroleum Plc and Mr. A.B.C. Orjiako, Chairman, Seplat Petroleum Plc during the presentation of certificates to the companies migrated to NSE Premium Board at The Exchange.

720,958 passport applications received in 2017 –NBS The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has disclosed that 720,958 passport applications were received in 2017 as against 3,684,288 received in 2016.

The bureau disclosed this in its latest immigration report, saying that the Immigration Service (NIS) generated N35.7 billion in 2017 as against N36.17 billion local revenue generated in 2016.

According to the report, “The Im-

migration Statistics for 2017 reflected that a total of 720,958 passport applications were received in 2017 as against 3,684,288 received in 2016.

“This represents about 80.43 per cent negative growth. 127,882 of the 2017 figure are minor, 544,473 are adults and the remaining 48,603 are senior citizen.

“A total of 152,163 passports were issued at the foreign missions in 2017 as against 172,824 issued in 2016

while the number of visa issuance at the foreign missions was put at 115,150 .

“This represents 11.95per cent negative growth. The number of lost and stolen passports re-issued in 2017 was put at 13,450.

“The NIS generated N35,724,482,338.26 in 2017 as against N36,175,778,205.77 local revenue generated in 2016,” the report stated.

The breakdown of local revenue

generate revealed that N13.17 billion was generated from passport revenue in 2017 as against N13.36 billion reported in 2016.

According to the report Non Refundable Revenue for Operation rose to N169.9 million in 2017 from N169.5 billion in 2016 while extension of Visitors Pass (E-Pass) increased to N1.47 billion in 2017 from N1.25 billion reported in 2016 by the NBS report.

First City Asset Management list Legacy USD Bond Fund on NSE Adesola Afolabi Legacy USD Bond Fund, a mutual fund managed by First City Asset Management Limited (FCAM) and registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), is now listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE).

The Fund, which recorded an impressive 244.44 percent subscription in its Initial Public Offering (IPO), raised over US$6million. The IPO was, therefore, 144.44 percent oversubscribed. FCAM is a member of FCMB Group Plc. The Legacy USD Bond Fund is an open-ended investment vehicle registered with the SEC and managed

by FCAM. It gives investors the opportunity to invest in US Dollar denominated fixed income securities on a continuous basis and aids currency diversification.

It also provides flexibility with respect to the timing of investments in, and redemptions from the Fund.

The objective of the Legacy USD Bond Fund is to generate stable income over the long-term.

The Fund is being managed as a unit trust scheme designed for investors seeking an efficient way to earn stable income in US Dollar, from investing in a portfolio comprising of high quality, registered, and tradeable US Dollar fixed income securities.

In his comments, the Chief Executive Officer of FCAM, Mr. James Ilori, said, “We thank the Nigerian Stock Exchange for working with us to list Legacy USD Bond Fund. We believe that the listing is another step towards making our mutual funds easily available to the investing public, irrespective of where they are based.

We will continue to work with the NSE in creating opportunities for investors to efficiently access safe and value-adding investment products and services. Legacy USD Bond Fund has now re-opened to new and existing investors.”

FCAM, which also manages two of Nigeria’s leading mutual funds - Legacy Debt Fund and Legacy Equity Fund, provides services that cut-across collective investment schemes such as mutual funds, which are predominantly for retail investors, as well as specialised discretionary portfolio management, for ultra-high and high net worth individuals and institutional investors.

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Labour union decries leaders’ attitude to workers’ plight The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has decried leaders’ attitude to workers’ plight. The plight of the poor and the downtrodden is never their concern, it said.

The NLC made the claim through its National President, Mr. Ayuba Waba, when he paid a courtesy call on Plateau State governor, Simon Lalong, in Jos.

“We have always directed workers to support every government, but some leaders make that impossible,” Wabba said.

He accused many leaders of abandoning their workers, saying that the labourers’ fate was always the last in the leaders’ order of priorities.

Waba, however, urged workers to always stand by the truth and give sin-

cere advice to those in authority “without any fear”.

“A cardinal principle of labour is to promote truth and good governance. Any leader that does the right thing should be supported by workers,” the labour leader said.

Waba, who was in Jos to participate in a seminar organised by the National Civil Service

Union, however, appreciated Lalong for putting smiles on workers and pensioners’ faces in Plateau State.

“You have done excellently well. You are a shining example of how leadership should be.

You have cleared the six months salary arrears you inherited and also cleared pension arrears.

“You have started paying gratuities as well as

monies withheld by your predecessors, who insisted on no-work-no-pay policy.

“The NLC is also impressed with how you deployed the bailout and Paris Club funds received from the Federal Government and has always urged others to emulate your kindness,” he said.

Lalong, in his remarks, thanked the NLC leadership for offering its counsel when he sought its advice on how best to make workers happy.

He said Plateau work-

ers are seen as part of government whose counsel and co-operation have been crucial to success in the last three years.

The governor announced that he had approved the establishment of a workers’ estate, adding that work on it will kick off when the next tranche of Paris Club refund is received.

He told the NLC President that he considered the payment of salaries as a moral obligation that must be kept.

ITUC launches recruitment platform to protect migrant workers

L-R: FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello and the Leader of Delegation, Course 38 participants, National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Prof Abu Galadima, during the visit of the team to the minister in Abuja.

NUPENG assures of job security through PIGB Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) President, Prince Williams Akporeha has said job security will be his priority.

He said the challenges before the new executive were enormous. He promised to use the resources at his disposal to protect members.

He said he would not allow the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill to impact negatively on the job

security.

He said: “I am assuring you that we will use all resources at our disposal, both human and materials to defend the job interest of all our members.

“We shall protect our collective interest with our collective resources in line with extant rules.

Be assured of the fact also, that we shall show more commitment and seriousness in the vision of taking

the union to next level by building on stability and unity of the union as well as ensuring a stable financial base through prudency, frugality, transparency and accountability.”

To achieve this, he said the union would, henceforth, embark on “tactful and strategic” unionisation of workers in both the formal and informal sectors of the oil and gas industry.

The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has launched a new web platform to help protect migrant workers from abusive employment practices.

The web platform provides migrant workers with peer-to-peer reviews about recruitment agencies in their country of origin and destination.

The Recruitment Advisor, developed by the ITUC with support from the ILO Fair Recruitment initiative, listed thousands of agencies in Nepal, Philippines, Indonesia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, and other countries.

The platform allows workers to comment on their experiences, rate the recruitment agencies and learn about their rights.

Ultimately, Recruitment Advisor will promote recruiters, who follow a fair recruitment process based on ILO General Principles and Operational Guidelines for fair recruitment and

will provide useful feedback to governments regarding the practices of licensed recruitment agencies, which could be used to complement more traditional monitoring systems.

ITUC General Secretary, Sharan Burrow, who spoke on the initiative, said:“Unscrupulous recruitment agencies take advantage of the lack of law enforcement by governments or because workers are simply not aware of their rights.

“It is time to put power back into workers’ hands to rate the recruitment agencies and show whether their promises of jobs and wages are delivered.”

The ITUC scribe insisted that an organised workforce cannot be enslaved, but when there is a governance failure and no law enforcement, then slavery can flourish.

She added: “Together we will stop unscrupulous recruitment practices, we will eliminate slavery in the supply chains and we will end modern day slavery.

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Microsoft to unveil new Windows 10 update, Surface Phone next month

L-R: Cui Guangzhen; Secretary General, China Chamber of Commerce in Nigeria (CCCN); Li Baisheng, Secretary, CGGC Nigeria Ltd; Rao Jianjiang, MD, Powerchina International Group, Ye Shuijin, President, CCCN; Chiedu Osakwe, Chief Trade Negotiator/DG, Nigeria Office for Trade Negotiations (NOTN); Zhang Wenfeng, MD/CEO, China Harbour Nigeria Ltd; Liu Bin, Senior PR Manager, Huawei Technologies Nigeria Ltd and Pu Linghui, Deputy General Manager, CCECC Nigeria Ltd during the presentation of Office Equipment by the CCCN to NOTN in Abuja.

Call masking: NCC begins persistent monitoring, blames SIM box operators Stories by Ladesope Ladelokun

Owing to failure Nigerian Communications Commission to stop call masking after sanctions and warning issued to perceived culprits failed to yield results, the commission has resorted to persistent monitoring of call masking, as well blamed Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) box operators.

Head, Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement

of the NCC, Mr. Efose Idehen, made this known in Lagos recently. He stated that the ugly trend is fueled by the small difference between international call termination rate and national call termination rate.

Reacting to the development, Engr. Gbenga Adebayo, chairman, Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), said that sanctions alone would not suffice, and calling on the NCC to identify

the brains behind the act.

“What this means is that there is need for proper investigation to be carried out before sanctions are melted out on operators. There is need for more consultation and stakeholders’ engagement before decisions on sanction are taken.

“I have said several times that sanctions do not solve problems. What has happened in this situation is that NCC may have sanctioned the right people in the wrong way, they

need address this problem by identifying those really behind it, if international and national call termination rates are induce factor, it can be reviewed to address it,” he said.

Meanwhile, Tony Ojobo, Director of Public Affairs, NCC, Tony Ojobo, says call masking poses security threat to the nation. He said following complaints from service providers and consumers regarding the alarming rate of call masking, telecommunications regulatory agency

had also begun another phase of investigation on the involvement of digital mobile operators in masking activities.

Ojobo explained further that having done a painstaking investigation process, which included collaboration with the Office of the National Security Adviser and the Department of State Services, the commission has imposed a range of sanctions on licensees involved in the fraudulent practice.

Microsoft will unveil the latest update to Windows 10 in less than three weeks’ time. The Redmond-based company will hold its annual developer conference, Microsoft Build, at the start of next month.

Microsoft typically uses this event to showcase a number of the innovations headed to its Windows 10 operating system. Build 2018 is primarily a developer conference, and therefore, it’s an opportunity for Microsoft to give the community a heads-up about some of the most dramatic changes in the pipeline.

Last year, Microsoft previewed its Microsoft Fluent Design System – the new design language created to modernise the look of Windows 10.

Microsoft clearly hoped that by offering third-party developers a chance to see the new Microsoft Fluent Design System ahead of launch, more applications would be ready to adopt the design later in the year.

However, the Redmondbased company was forced to pull the plug on its latest Windows 10 update earlier this month when a catastrophic glitch was uncovered. It’s unclear when Microsoft will roll-out a patched version of the update, dubbed Spring Creators Update.

The latter will include software features including Timeline, HDR support, dictation, and further Fluent Design changes.

The company has also started to test its next update – codenamed Redstone 5 inside the company – that will be available to consumers later this year.

Professor apologises for helping Cambridge Analytica harvest Facebook data Alexander Kogan, the academic who was hired by Cambridge Analytica to harvest information from tens of millions of Facebook profiles, defended his role in the data collection Sunday, saying he was upfront about how

the information would be used and that he “never heard a word” of objection from Facebook.

Yet Kogan, 28, a psychology professor who has found himself cast as the villain by both Cambridge Analytica and Facebook, expressed

regret for his role in the data mining, which took place in 2014.

“Back then, we thought it was fine. Right now my opinion has really been changed,” he said.

“I think that the core idea we had - that everybody knows, and nobody

cares - was wrong,” Kogan added. “For that, I am sincerely sorry.”

Since the full scope of Cambridge Analytica’s data collection was revealed last month by The New York Times, both Facebook and Cambridge, a political data

firm, have been under intense scrutiny and eager to shift the blame to Kogan.

They have said that he misled them about how the information was being collected and what it was being used for. Facebook has even banned

Kogan from the social network and deleted his profile.

But in his first extensive interview since the report in The Times, Kogan insisted that he was upfront about the Facebook app used to harvest the data, and that no one seemed to care.

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Meet Africa’s No.1 Drummer Girl

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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

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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.�

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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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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.

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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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Get the tricks to lasting

PEDICURE Dodge fragrances:

Smooth it out:

Top your topcoat:

Moisturize: Keep them covered:

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Yelling at your teen may be more harmful than you think

For many parent yelling at their adolescent child is a normal event. Although most parent who yell at their teen would not dream of physically harming their teen-shouting or cursing or using insult may be detrimental to the long term wellbeing of the adolescence. Researchers found out that adolescents who had experienced harsh verbal discipline suffered from increased levels of depressive symptoms, and were more likely to demonstrate behavioral problems such as vandalism or antisocial and aggressive behavior.

“Parental warmth”—i.e., the degree of love, emotional support, and affection between parents and adolescents— did not lessen the effects of the verbal discipline. The sense that parents are yelling at the child “out of love,” or “for their does the strength of the parent-child bond .Even lapsing only occasionally into the use of harsh verbal discipline, can still be harmful.

When parents aggressively yell at their teenagers, the teens feel rejected and that their parents dislike them.

When parents act hostilely towards their children, the teens tend to become angrier, more irritable and more belligerent.

Rather than feeling nurtured, the teen frequently becomes suspicious of his or her angry parents and feels the need to defend him- or herself. This often leads to bad behavior. means better communication.

When parents practice healthy self-regulation, it helps kids learn how to selfregulate themselves.

Kids feel safer: The best style of parenting features “a and teens may act like they want control, what really makes

Upping the ante, losing the message: Yelling often fails to get the point across because emotions can overcome the message. They will also likely escalate the situation and

Heard it all before: If parents yell all the time, “kids may feel that if they are wrong all you do is yell at them, it makes them even worse.

Hard on self-esteem: We know that yelling and harsh parenting are associated with lower self-esteem for kids, and can affect their performance in school. Kids who are the object of verbal aggression are at risk for aggressive or disruptive behavior, when parents yell too much the child and can only criticize.

When yelling is the chronic mode of communication, both children and parents are missing out on the chance to form positive, affectionate bonds. And for kids predisposed to anxiety and depression, internalizing these negative interactions may be the tipping point.

Meanwhile, blowouts can leave parents feeling guilty, frustrated and demoralized. Adults who express anger in negative ways increase their chronic stress, which contributes to health problems.

Addressing inappropriate behavior calmly enables about his behavior, and following through with effective consequences.

calmer, you can help your children learn to regulate better.

Below are tips parents can use: Pinpoint the recurring problems that frequently set you and your kids off. If getting out the door for school in the morning is a chronic issue, solutions might include laying out their clothes and showering the night before, or everyone waking up a bit earlier. Try to break it down into steps you can tackle calmly.

All the parents interviewed for this article had one key piece of advice: Take a break and breathe. control so you can step away from the situation.

Actively ignoring problem behaviors is another strategy that helps stop parents from yelling. If you disengage from the situation until you regain your be done when a child is being aggressive or destructive.)

Instead, by responding positively to only desire behavior, want. Plus, by allowing kids to practice “slowing their engines down” on their own, without parental prompts,

Along with ignoring comes learning to loosen up. “If the snack ends

With younger kids, it helps to create a set routine with simple, one-step directions that could include visual aids, not to mention plenty of labeled praise and rewards.

Do what you have to do to make it easier on yourself.

Being aware of the context of the behavior allows for calmer responses. If we recognize when a child is cranky because he missed his snack or is overtired, it can be easier to temper our own frayed feelings.

down and need to call in reinforcements. Blogs, support groups, other parents and clinicians can all help by

since this can help them become more patient. You can become calmer, she says, when you “accept kids as they are, love them as they are, and recognize that half the problem is how you react.”

Trying to do too much causes stress. Parents trying to multi-task increases the risk of kids

Long adds that it also helps to have a safety net of friends and relatives for those extremely

Depending on the age and developmental level of the child, parents may, after things have calmed down, model for their kids how to

And then we have a brief conversation about the situation.”

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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.