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Federal Operations Unit (FOU) of the Nigeria Customs Service, (NCS) intercepted 660 pieces of pump action riffles at Apapa port in Lagos, the service has again in-

tercepted 440 pieces of the riffles at the Tin Can Island Port in Lagos. While displaying the guns to journalists at the Tin Can Island Command of the service, Zonal Coordinator of Zone A’ of NCS, Continued on page 6

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Contrary to reports from the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that the Nigerian economy would come out of recession in 2017, the National Bureau Statistics on Tuesday contradicted these projections as it released the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) report for the first quarter of 2017, which showed that the economy contracted by 0.52 percent year-on-year. Continued on page 6

FAAC: FG, States, LGAs share N415.730bn for April 12

$1bn Malabu scandal: FG drags Jonathan, Etete to UK court 12

Corrupt elite doing everything to escape punishment 6 –Magu L-R: Shell Performance and Social Investment Manager, Pastor (Mrs.) Gloria Udoh; Manager, Ogoni Restoration Project, Mr. Vincent Nwabueze; Executive Director, Miss Nigeria Organisation, Dr. May Ikeora; Miss Nigeria, Chioma Obiadi; Shell GM, External Relations, Mr. Igo Weli and Manager, Stakeholder Relations, Dr. Alice Ajeh, as Shell sponsors the Miss Nigeria Green-Girl Project, during a courtesy visit to the Headquarters of Shell, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State …on Tuesday.

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NCC partners security agencies to curtail assault on telco operations Tony Nwakaegho,

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Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) said it was partnering with the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and other security agencies to curtail criminal assaults on the nation’s telecommunication operations. Prof. Umar Danbatta, the Executive Vice Chairman of NCC made this known during a one day sensitisation workshop it organised for law enforcement agencies on telecommunication issues in Keffi, Nassarawa State. Danbatta, who was represented by the NCC’s Head of Compliance, Monitoring and

Enforcement, Mr Efosa Idehen said that the collaboration between the organisation, the security agencies and other stakeholders would help in tackling all forms of criminality on telecommunication operations in the country. He said that the workshop was planned to sensitise the law enforcement officers on some key challenges and issues on telecommunication regulation in Nigeria for the overall development of the sector and country at large. “It is one in the series of self-activities that the commission instituted to underline our belief in forging strategic partnership with a spectrum

of stakeholders for optimal results and for the good of the nation. “The long term objective is to enhance our ability to regulate effectively in order to consolidate the exponential gains recorded in the telecommunication industry in Nigeria. “The NCC has instituted series of social capital programmes to galvanise our nation’s social and economic transformation. “The most notable is the school support programmes initiated a decade ago, which has resulted in the commissioning of over 700 projects in various institutions of learning in the country.

“The contribution of our sector to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is nearing 10 percent, hence the need to form a coalition of forces in a renewed strategic partnership with all players in the security sector to contain every forms of criminality on telecommunication in Nigeria,” he said. Danbatta said that the organisation had witnessed painful rise in the tempo of outright theft of telecommunication equipment as well as vandalism of telecommunication installations, facilities and infrastructure. “We have also seen proliferation in the sale and usage of preregistered Subscribers Identifi-

cation Module (SIM), all of which constitute nasty infraction of the Nigeria Communication Act 2003 and other extant regulation governing the telecommunications sector,” he added The executive vice chairman called for the prosecution of anyone that violated the laws of the commission and those involved in the vandalism of the telecommunication installations, facilities and infrastructures. The former Inspector General of Police, Mr Solomon Arase, in his paper titled: “ICT – An enabler for effective policing’’, called for the training of security operatives on ICT to adequately fight crimes in the country.

Coup plotters are enemies of Nigeria –NCPC boss By Idu Jude, Abuja

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Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrims commission NCPC, Reverend Dr. Ujar Tor, has said that those nursing the ambition to unseat Democracy in Nigeria, in the 21st century, are enemies of Nigeria and deserves to be treated as criminals or infidels. The new helmsman of the coalition of Nigerian Christian faith lambasted the evil blotters Tuesday in Abuja, while commemorating 365 days of his appointment organized by the management staff of the commission in his name. He said that the country has come of age to be able to resist colonial rules, stressing that the Chief of Army staff, General Tukur Yusuf Burutai and other military chiefs rose to the occasion to ensure that the country does not plunge into anarchy once again in history. “It is better we build our own country, it is better we defend what we are, and I commend the effort of General Burutai on his gallantry in condemning the plotters and those who should be thinking about it”. Rev. Dr. Ujah, stated that Nigeria currently is being led by capable hand measurable to that of the president Buhari before embarking on medical leave. “We are in a good hand and I can tell you that Vicepresident Yemi Osinbajo is able and has been doing well since the President went on leave. There is no vacuum here and every Nigerian can testify to the work he is doing currently”.

Managing Director /Chief Executive Officer, Nestlé Nigeria Plc (NN), Mauricio Alarcon; Chairman, David Ifezulike and Company Secretary, Bode Ayeku, all of NN, during the 48th Annual General Meeting of the Company in Lagos… on Tuesday. Photo: BOLAJI OLASUNKANMI.

Imo pensioners vs Okorocha: Court fixes judgment July 5

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Industrial Court sitting in Owerri, the Imo State capital Tuesday reserved judgment on the suit filed by the members of state branch of Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) to challenge the withholding and slashing of retirees pensions by 60 percent by the State Government. Justice Olufunke Anuwe, after listening to addresses of counsel to parties in a marked NICN/OW/144/2017, fixed July 5th, 2017 as the date for judgment. The court also ordered both parties in the matter to maintain status quo on the circulation and issuance of

a form titled ``Undertaking and Indemnity for Receipt of Pensions’’, which was given to pensioners to coerce them to abandon the case in court and signed off 50 percent of their entitlements. Addressing the court, counsel to the NUP, Wisdom Durueke, who led other lawyers including members of NBA Owerri branch said that the exhibit so far filed before the court showed that the matter before the court was very crystal and unimpeachable. He said that some of the exhibits such as press releases from the office of the state governor were abundant documentary evidence and “admissions against interest” and prayed the court to re-activate section 13 of the National

Industrial Court Act to ensure justice was done. According to him, “In that press release, the state government is saying thatt they are not forcing anybody to sign the document and that it is voluntary. This is admission against interest. The government can’t approbate and reprobate at the same time. Some of the prayers of the claimants included the declaration that the state governor acted unconstitutionally when he cut or slashed the accrued sums due to the pensioners in the public service of Imo State by 60 percent. Durueke therefore urged the court to set aside the letter/form prepared by the state government addressed to the accountant-general and

entitled ``Letter of Set off in Respect of my Outstanding Pension Arrears’’ among other prayers. Counsel to the defendants and solicitor general of the state/permanent secretary of ministry of justice, Mrs. A. N. Eluwa described the originating summons by the claimants as spurious and disclosing no reasonable cause of action. She stated that there were conflicting affidavit from both parties which should not resolve the issue and as a result the court should the court adopt oral evidence. She further prayed the court to discountenance further affidavits because they were intended to overreach the defendants when they had no right of reply.

5 News Emulate virtues of Erelu Kuti, Bolanle Ambode urges women Benjamin Omoike

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Wife of the Governor of Lagos State, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode, has urged women in the state to emulate the lofty virtues of Erelu Kuti, whom she described as a great woman of hospitality. She said Kuti left a legacy of kindness and peaceful resolution of conflicts. Mrs. Ambode gave the charge during the presentation of a stage drama in her honour titled: “The Travails of Erelu Kuti, the Queen Mother”, at the Muson Centre, Onikan, Lagos. Bolanle noted that the historical stage drama depicting Lagos of the 18th Century, told the story of the significant role played by women in the evolution and development of Lagos as a land of hospitality and opportunity, adding that the drama helped relive the past and project the rich culture of the people to the outside world. According to her, “This presentation also highlights the positive aspects of our culture and belief systems, as well as identify the vibrancy of the people of Lagos. It also serves to educate and refresh our memories about our history and helps project our rich arts and culture to the outside world.” She congratulated all awardees at the event and commended the initiative of the programme organisers. In her own address, the coordinator of the project, Princess Bolanle Kazeem, who disclosed that the presentation was to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the State, likened the good heart and humanitarian disposition of Mrs. Ambode, to the legendary kindness and hospitality of Erelu Kuti. She said Mrs. Ambode’s Hope for Women in Nigeria (HOFOWEM), initiative which had greatly impacted women and children in the state, reminded one of the unequalled love and passion of the Erelu for the welfare and happiness of less privileged persons.

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Nigeria not out of recession yet –NBS Continued from page 1

However, the NBS postulates that this particular contraction of 0.52 percent is the best performance in four quarters, compared to revised 1.73 percent contraction in Q4 of 2016 and 0.67 percent in Q1 2016. According to Yemi Kale, the Statistician General of the federation, many sectors of the economy turned positive but failed to get the country out of recession. In August 2016, NBS reported Nigeria’s first recession since the return of democracy in 1999 which the economy shrank by 2.06 percent in the second quarter of 2016 to hit its lowest point in

nearly three decades. According to the report, the oil sector saw a boost in its fortune as it contributed 8.9 percent of the country’s GDP, as against the 6.75 percent in the fourth quarter of 2016. The non-oil GDP grew by 0.72 percent to record the best performance in four quarters, when compared to -0.33 percent in Q4 2016 and -0.18 percent in Q1 2016. Despite this performance, the contribution of the non-oil sector to GDP declined by nearly two percent from 93.25 percent in Q4 2016 to 91.10 percent. Transport services GDP contracted by 4.01 percent in Q1 2017

from -2.63 percent in Q4 2016 and 2.23 percent in Q1 2016. The NBS report however, pointed that the key growth activities were led by quarrying (52.54%), metal ores (40.79%), road transportation (12.35%), water supply and sewage (12.63%), fishing (5.49%), crop production (3.5%), oil refining 93.01%), motion pictures (2.95%), telecommunication (2.89%), forestry (2.59%), amongst others. The food index component, however, rose to 19.30 per cent in April, from 18.44 per cent in March and 18.53 per cent in February, 2017. The moderation in headline in-

flation in April, 2017 thus reflected the decline in the core component to 14.80 per cent in April from 15.40, 16.01, and 17.87 per cent, respectively in March, February and January, 2017. Month-on-month inflation moderated to 1.60 per cent in April from 1.72 per cent in March, 2017. But the Presidency on Tuesday while acknowledging that the economy remains in recession, as stated by NBS, said however that the latest figures by NBS is the strongest performance in five quarters and shows a significant turnaround from the low of -2.34% reached in the third quarter of 2016 (Q3 2016).

The Presidency in a statement signed by Presidential Adviser on Economic Matters, Dr. Adeyemi Dipeolu, described the figures as an encouraging indication of a steady, even if slow progressive pace, showing that the Nigerian economy is emerging out of recession. The statement further reads: “The latest figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics show that the economy shrank by 0.52% in the first quarter of 2017 (Q1 2017). “Although the economy remains in recession, this is the strongest performance in five Continued on page 12

Again, Customs intercepts 440 Pump Action riffles in Lagos Continued from page 1

Members of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and Civil Society Group, during a walk against corruption in Lagos… on Tuesday. PHOTO: BOLAJI OLASUNKANMI.

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Ï Says no sacred cow in fight against graft Tony Amokeodo, Abuja

ÏÏÏ The acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ibrahim Magu, has said that there is no sacred cow in the war against corruption. He however added that the corrupt elite and the “patrons of corruption” are doing everything to escape punishment. Magu, who spoke during an anti-corruption rally in Abuja on Tuesday, stated that the EFCC had proven that there is no scared cow in the fight against corruption. According to him, impunity in public affairs has been reduced to a barest minimum, saying however that there is a band of corrupt elite who are doing everything to thwart the efforts of the EFCC. He said:” The reign of impunity in the conduct of public affairs has been checked to a considerable extent by taking on the high and mighty in all sectors.

“The EFCC has proven that there is no sacred cow in the fight against corruption. All of these have been made possible by a new political climate in Nigeria under President Buhari who has demonstrated the will to fight corruption by not interfering the operation of the anti-graft agencies. “This ordinarily should provide impetus for greater exploits. Sadly, that is not the case. A band of corrupt elite threatened by momentum of the anti-graft war wants to derail the process”. Commenting on the infamous action of certain elite, Magu said:” They are deadly, and without remorse, they plot and scheme to defeat the anti-corruption and take the country back to the dark days when corruption and impunity reign supreme. “When most of us who feel the pain of corruption are asking for bigger convictions, the cabal profiteering from corruption will want the campaign watered down.

“When many Nigerians are calling for stiffer punishments for corrupt, the patrons of corruption are saying it does not pay to punish the corrupt. When we are sweating in the sun to express our collective hatred for corruption; they are busy in their ACs in their mansions plotting how to continue the looting.” But Magu said that that God will not allow the corrupt elite to succeed on the grounds that they have exposed themselves as the true enemies of the masses of Nigeria. He then said: “These wicked people must be defeated. The days of impunity are gone forever. Nigerians who are fed up with the status quo yearn for change. The change they want is not a return to impunity. The change they want is not to return to looting. Nigerians are fed up with the looters.” The EFCC chairman pledged not to give up in the fight against corruption.

Assistant Controller General of Customs, Monday Abueh, said that the import originated from Turkey. The guns were concealed inside a forty footer container with numbers PONU210024 (1) 22G1 carrying POP powder used for house design. He said that the container was intercepted based on intelligence obtained by the Tin Can Island Customs Command. He added that the container was whisked away by Customs even before declaration was made. Already, he said that one suspect have been apprehended in connection with the seizure. The container was said to have been intercepted by Customs on Monday night and transferred it to its enforcement unit where other security agencies were called in to inspect it. Speaking, Abueh said: “These are pump action of various designs. Based on intelligence report of the Tin Can Island Customs under Controller Bashir Yussuf, he was able to make use of the intelligence report made available to him and the container was identified and intercepted. There is no question of any officer releasing container here, it was intercepted even before declaration. “We discovered that they used POP powder to conceal it in order to beat the customs checks. “We have one defendant but for the purpose of indemnity, we don’t intend to detain him for long because of security reason. As of the consignee, we are still keeping it under wraps because investigations is still ongoing. “We have about 440 pieces coming from Turkey”. Abueh noted that investigations is ongoing and that the Customs investigators would get to the root of the matter. “Prosecution of matters like this in Nigeria involves a lot of time to push out the culprits but our lawyers have all what it takes to prosecute those involved,” he

added. On his part, Tin Can Island Customs Controller, Bashar said apart from the 440 pieces of pump action magnum brand, other accessories of the guns were found in the container. He also said there were also Completely Knocked Down (CKD) of the pump action inside the said consignment. Bashir said that some of the guns were manufactured in the US and some from Italy but mainly imported from Turkey. He said: “We have other accessories in this container, several parts dismantled but definitely to be reassembled (CKD). Investigations would go deeper so as to know where the factory for arms assemblage is located in Nigeria. “Generally, anytime we have interceptions like this, it requires a lot of intelligence and profiling of importers. The 21st century calls for that, you don’t have to wait for things to start happening before you start working. “POP is a very safe item to conceal weapons because it is not injurious to anyone. It is mainly used after effect of building, it is an attempt to distract the customs attention, but whatever anyone might use, and it would attract our attention”. Bashir said that Nigerians have been saved from the hazards of the riffles. In a related development, stakeholders in the maritime industry have called for detailed investigation into the seizure, expressing fear that the incidents were becoming too rampant. President of the Association of Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA), Prince Olayiwola Shittu, told The Daily Times in a telephone conversation that a detailed investigation should be conducted into the matter. “It is important that Customs get to the root of the matter to forestall future occurrence. I have belief in the leadership of the Customs to get to the root of the matter,” he said.

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Sokoto Gov’ship poll: Court decides Tambuwal fate June 23 Andrew Orolua, Abuja

ÏÏÏ Justice Gabriel Kolawole of the Federal High Court Abuja on Tuesday reserved judgment on the suit filed by Senator Umaru Dahiru challenging the election of Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto State for June 23, 2017. Senator Dahiru, a chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and a governorship aspirant in Sokoto State, had filed the suit in January 2015 after Tambuwal, the then Speaker of the House of Representatives, who decamped from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), won the APC governorship

candidacy. The Supreme Court had ordered the retrial of the suit which centered on claim that APC primary election held on December 4, 2014 was unlawful and a nullity, when the apex court noted that it was a pre -election matter. Dahiru is claiming that the primary was not conducted in compliance with APC constitution and guidelines. Arguing the originating summons on behalf of Dahiru, his lawyer, Chief Roland Otaru (SAN), urged Justice Kolawole to void and set aside the primary election that produced Tambuwal for the 2015 governorship election.

He said the primary election should be set aside because as it violates the constitution of the APC, the APC guidelines on the primary election and the Electoral Act 2010. The counsel alleged that in breach of the rules, verification and accreditation of delegates were not done in spite of the fact that they were mandatory. Otaru urged the court to take a judicial notice of the list containing the names of the delegates who participated at the primary and the report of the APC, adding that there was no evidence of verification and accreditation in compliance with relevant laws. The lawyer insisted that

the purported primary that produced Tambuwal was a nullity having failed to comply with the APC guidelines. However, counsel to the APC, Jubrin Okutepa, told the court to dismiss the case of the plaintiff on the grounds of inconsistency in his claims. He drew the attention of the court to the affidavit evidence of the plaintiff prepared in 2014, where he admitted that accreditation of delegates was done and a further affidavit of the same plaintiff prepared in 2017, where the plaintiff claimed there was no accreditation. He submitted that a litigant must be consistent in his claim.

The counsel said the plaintiff failure to call delegates to give evidence, or that they were not accredited, had justified the defendant’s case that there was proper accreditation of delegates. He said the case of the plaintiff is bereft of any evidential support to warrant any declaration to be made in his favour and urged the court to dismiss the case of the plaintiff and uphold the nominee. In his own argument, counsel to Tambuwal, Sunday Ameh (SAN), aligned himself with the submission of the APC counsel, adding that it is too late in the day for the plaintiff who admitted in January

2015 that accreditation was done to make a U-turn in 2017 that no accreditation was done. Besides, the counsel submitted that the period for primary election has expired in line with 1999 constitution as such the case of the plaintiff has died and become an academic. Counsel to INEC, Alhassan Umar, said the electoral body would remain neutral and will abide the decision of the court. Justice Kolawole fixed the date for judgment after taken final arguments from counsels involved in the legal tussle for the Sokoto State governorship seat. Justice Kolawole fixed June 23 for judgment.

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Road walk against corruption organised by Economic and Financial Commission (EFCC), in Abuja... on Tuesday.

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Senate raises alarm on possible Cyber attacks Chris Emetoh, Abuja

ÏÏÏ The Senate on Tuesday urged the National Security Adviser to alert all security agencies and financial institutions in the country about current and threatening dimensions of cyber-attacks. The decision is contained in the resolutions of the Senate at Tuesday’s plenary on a motion on the worrisome dimensions of cyber-crime and industry (urgent need for concerted efforts to secure Nigeria’s cyberspace) sponsored by Senator Buhari Abdulfatai (Oyo North). The Senate also mandated the its Committee on ICT and Cybercrime to immediately convoke a National Stakeholders Conference on Cyber Security with a view to stimulating a collective reflection among relevant stakeholders and articulating a national and broad-based approach to keeping the country ahead

of the challenge. Senator Buhari Abdulfatai, who in his motion had expressed concern that that there is an urgent need to scale up Nigeria’s consciousnesstowards protection of the country’s Cyber space, said he was alarmed about revelations from studies that about 70% of hacking attempts so far, i.e about 3,500 Cyber - attacks on the Nigeria ICT space, have been successful resulting in in loss of over $450 million and that Government servers are currently under serious threat. “We are further alarmed about oversight findings of the Senate Committee on ICT and Cybercrime which reveal that ICT shortfall in the country is enormous, that Nigeria’s Cyber space is porous and that the system lacks a well-structured and effective approach to Cybercrime control”, he stated. Abdulfatai noted that the positive posture of ICT revolution is being damp-

ened by malicious activities of criminal elements in society which invade the cyberspace, presenting risks to business, national economies and security such as malicious use of the social media, identity theft, electronic fraud, data damage or alteration, espionage, etc. He stressed that these elements have developed several hacking technics, one of the most recent being ‘Ransomware’ known as ‘WannaCry Worm or WannaCrypt which infects computer operating systems and networks, encrypt files and ask for ransom. The Senator added that Cyber-attacks are taking a dangerous dimension all over the world, citing for instance that Lloyds Banking Group and Barclays Bank of UK suffered 48 hour online attack from 11th to 13th of January this year in which criminals be attempted to block about 20 million accounts, bom-

barded Llyods, Halifax and Bank of Scotland with millions of fake requests designed to grind the groups’ systems to a halt and asked for a huge ransom in bit coins to end the attacks which was prevented by the Denial of Access (DoS) system. He further explained that on “12th of May alone this year, at least 200,000 targets in over 150 countries were hit by Cyber- attacks which the Internet Protocol suggested to have originated from the Middle East particularly from Syria and Iran, as well as from Kenya, supposedly using a malware known as Lazurus to compromise systems in banking and information networks, with no clear evidence yet as to how the act was perfected, and that the criminals are already targeting Nigeria “. He urged the Senate on the urgent need to up-scale Nigeria’s consciousness towards protection of the country’s cyberspace

President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, has urged Nigerians to ignore the media reports on Coup plot, saying it should not be stretched beyond what the military authorities had said. Adesina stated this at a media chat with State House correspondents to mark two years of the President Muhammadu Buhariled administration on Tuesday in Abuja. According to him, what the Chief of Army Staff, Maj.-Gen. Tukur Burutai, said about the issue was a “routine warning that goes to military officers.’’ The presidential aide addressed the correspondents alongside the Senior Special Assistants to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu and Mr Laolu Akande (Office of the Vice-President). Adesina said: “The Army has spoken and let us take that position. What the Chief of Army Staff said was a routine warning that goes to military officers, don’t hobnob with politicians and the army has explained the position. “Let’s take that position and not stretch it beyond what the military has said because they are the ones that can give us the definitive position and they have spoken on it.’’ The presidential spokesman also debunked the assertion that the ruling party had failed in fulfilling its political obligations and promises to the electorate in view of the reported hardships being experi-

enced by a cross section of Nigerians. He maintained that it was unfair to assess the performance of the Buhari’s administration within its first two years. “People can always express their opinions, there is liberty on that but you don’t have a scientific survey that has given you the percentage of people that believed that the APC has failed. “The second point is that, when a government via a party is voted into office, it is voted for a four year term under our own democratic arrangement. “When you have spent two years which is like a midterm, the first half of a game, you don’t then determined that it has succeeded or it has failed. “No. You can be accused of being atomistic using a small part to determine the whole. You can’t write the report card of this administration when it is just hitting the half way mark, that will not be fair. “This administration will take Nigeria far beyond how it met it. So if anybody says APC has failed just tell them is too early in the day because is a four year-term and this is just two years. You don’t reach definitive conclusions in two years.’’ Malam Garba Shehu, who spoke on the Human Rights records of the Buhari’s administration, said the records were impeccable. “The Human rights records of this administration are impeccable, there are unimpeachable. I think we should avoid speaking in general terms, he said.

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FG urges Kano govt to revamp industrial estates Mathew Dadiya, Abuja

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and National Planning Minister, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma, told the Kano state government on Tuesday that Nigerians would like to see the state return to its former status as a major industrial and commercial hub in the country. The minister who was speaking at the Second Kano Economic and Investment Summit, in Kano City, noted that under Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, the state has continued to pursue economic policies and programmes aimed at improving the lives of the people, with particular emphasis on education and infrastructural development across the state. He however, emphasized Federal Government’s desire to see a quick restoration of the boom days that characterised Sharada, Bompai and other industrial estates in Kano. “There is no doubt that Kano leather craftsmen are some of the best in the world. We must provide the enabling environment for the leather industry to grow and become a mark of quality recognised worldwide”, he added. In furtherance of the desire, the Minister said funds have been provided in the 2017 Federal Budget to provide infrastructure for the revival of the Free Trade Zone in Kano to stimulate industrial activity. He added that funding has equally been provided for the revival of the Export Expansion Grant by

way of tax relief, as a further incentive to exporters. Senator Udoma said economic growth in Kano means economic growth in Nigeria, because the Nigerian economic performance is simply the sum total of the economic performance of all the States; and as the Minister of Budget and National Planning, he feels happy when States organise Economic and Investment Summits to bring together relevant stakeholders to deliberate on measures required to stimulate investments. Acknowledging Kano as a bellwether state in Nigeria, because of its leading industrial and commercial status, the minister said the effect of what happens in Kano goes beyond the borders of the state and affects how Nigeria is perceived locally and internationally, saying that “this may explain why the World Bank has selected Kano as one of the two states in Nigeria, whose performance indices are used in assessing Nigeria in their annual Ease of Doing Business rankings.” Lagos, the commercial capital of the country, is the other state. Describing the theme of the Summit, “Transforming the Economy of Kano: Turning Challenges into Opportunities”, as very apt, the Minister said it aligns with Federal Government’s effort in trying to turn the great difficulties and challenges it met on assumption of office into an opportunity for growth.

Kwara indigenes cry out over alleged marginalisation Kehinde Akinpelu, Ilorin The people of Ilorin East local government area of Kwara state have cried out over a plot to deny their sons and daughters the opportunity of participating in the ongoing recruitment exercise in the Nigeria Immigration Service. They alleged that Ilorin East was excluded from the list of local government areas in Kwara state where eligible candidates can apply for the advertised vacancies in the Immigration Service. They noted that 15 of the 16 local government areas from the state were listed and that Oro town which is a part of Irepodun local government area was erroneously listed as a full fledged local council. The people of Ilorin East local government made their feelings known in a statement

signed by Alh Abdullahi Laaro and Alh Ibrahim Salman. The convened citizens appealed to the state government to intervene on behalf of the indigenes of the council. They equally appealed to the Immigration Service and the Federal ministry of Interior to correct the anomaly in the list of local government from Kwara state by listing Ilorin East as one of the 16 LGs. They asked the agitated youths in the area to remain calm, saying that everything humanly possible would be done to redress the situation. They acknowledged the state government’s contributions to the development of the area and expressed confidence that”our amiable Governor will not allow the NIS to shortchanged our teeming youths who are qualified to take up appointments at NIS.

Wike merits second tenure, says David Mark Amaka Agba, Port Harcourt

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The former Senate President, Senator David Mark, has declared that Rivers state governor, Mr. Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, deserved a second term because his outstanding projects would speak for him. Speaking at the Government House, Port Harcourt on Tuesday, during the commissioning of the remodeled Brick House, the former seat of power in the state, Senator Mark said: “When the next election comes, you don’t need to bother with all manner of propaganda. These works will campaign for you. “And for you, Governor Wike, these works are already campaigning for you. There is no need to clamour for a second tenure, the people are the ones to do that on your behalf,” he said.

Speaking further, Senator Mark said: “Whilst people are here commissioning roads, commissioning projects and all other development projects that have been brought to Rivers State, in my home state, they are giving out wheel barrows to empower people.” Senator David Mark stated that Governor Wike stood out as a governor committed to the development of his state, adding: “This is not my first visit to commission projects in Rivers State. I was here less than a year ago to commission one of the roads. I noticed tremendous improvement in the delivery of democracy dividends. “It is not about the amount of money or resources at your disposal. It is about commitment and the desire to serve the people. And your governor has done that in a manner no other gover-

nor in this country can compete with,” the former Senate President said. Speaking on the PDP crisis, he said that some leaders of the party were acting like paid agents, working against the interest of the party. He noted that as the Local Government election approached in Benue State, those elements had appointed a new chairman to ensure that PDP lost. He continued: “At the moment, there are elements within the party who are just bent on making sure that PDP doesn’t win in any state. There are certain elements within PDP who are behaving like paid agents.” In his remarks, Rivers State Governor, Barrister Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, explained that his administration resolved to restore the Brick House because of historical purposes.

Customs Area Controller of Tincan Command Port, Nigeria Customs Service; Bashar Yusuf (m), with some members of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) displaying the impounded 440 Pump Action Rifles intercepted in Lagos… on Tuesday.

Lagos@50: WAEC highlights contribution to education sector Sodiq Adekunle,

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The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has said that its activities in the last 50 years contributed to the educational development of Lagos state. The Head of Nigeria office of WAEC, Mr. Olutise Adenipekun, said this at the Award and Scholars’ Day organised by the Academic Excellence Initiative for students in Education District I, Agege. In an inter-school quiz completion organised as part of the activities for the day, Al-Hikmat School emerged first while Chrisfield School and Da’aru Naim School took second and third respectively among the 14 schools that competed. Adenipekun, who was represented by the Deputy Registrar/ Zonal Coordinator of WAEC, Ikeja, Mr. Ojo idowu, noted that the

Council had embark on numerous activities to upgrade the educational and academic standard of the state. Among the roles highlighted by the WAEC boss are inspection of schools for recognition, re-inspection of schools, conduct of credible examinations, regular feedback to schools on candidates’ performance, training of teachers, involvement of teachers in examining and excellence awards. He said, “It goes without saying that WAEC is much older than Lagos State. Thus, the Council would have been involved in the educational development of the State right from the onset. WAEC has contributed immensely to the educational evolution of Lagos State as well as manpower development. With more collaborative efforts from the State Government, WAEC is ready to do more. “We need to recognise the ef-

forts of the Lagos State Government in enhancing the educational advancement of the state. Prominent among the efforts of the government are paying WASSCE registration fee for all candidates in public senior secondary schools, distribution of free textbooks in core subjects, free education in both primary and secondary schools, subsidized education in state-owned university, colleges of education and polytechnic. “others are collaborating with WAEC in training of teachers, continous recruitment of qualified teachers in the state, supply of laboratory equipment and reagents to schools, rehabilitation of schools, non-acceptance of transfer of students from one school to another (in SS two to three), regular payment of salaries to all categories of public/civil servants, maintenance of high level of security throughout the state.”

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Corruption: Cleric recommends death penalty asÏÏÏƑƏ Ɔ Ƒ Əƈ Ɛ ƗƏ Ɛƈƅ ƋƋƕ ƏƆƗƑƅƆ ƅ Ɛ Ƈ ƒƆƏ ƅƆ punishment Esther Taiwo

It was his 70th birthday celebration and the 10 year anniversary of the Wilson Badejo Foundation established to cater for the less privileged in the society, former General Overseer of Foursquare Gospel Church, Rev (Dr) Wilson Badejo kick started the event with a press conference to address state of the nation. In his speech the Septuagenarian expressed worry over the level of corruption in the country saying the Buhari Administration is doing its best to tame the monster but his current best is not enough to save Nigeria. “A terrible plague like corruption needs a drastic measure. As a preacher, I’m for the sanctity of life. I’m pro-life. But in spite of that, and our democracy notwithstanding, I strongly advise that we copy China which only last year decided that those found guilty of high-sum embezzlement or bribe-taking should be executed. “Maybe if we try the death penalty for corruption and implement the policy steadfastly without minding whose ox is gored, maybe people will stop this madness called looting. Maybe it would stop people from stealing our commonwealth blind and flaunting their blood money on our faces, spraying and dancing on mint-fresh dollars at social parties, making millions of honest and hard-working Nigerians look like fools,” he said. The Veterinary Doctor turned cleric said although lawyers may cry blue murder at this suggestion, but added that this will not be surprising because, as Nigerians can attest, Judges and senior lawyers, SANs, are a huge cog in the wheel of the current war against corruption. “The disturbing trend is that a governor or minister steals big, and becomes stupendously rich enough that all he has to do is hire and pay 40 SANs half a billion or a billion naira each to defend him, and confuse the judge with enough millions to make him turn the law on its head. In the end, corruption wins, Nigeria loses. It happens routinely in this country. Little wonder our Senate is populated by exgovernors who have heavy corruption cases hanging on their necks,” he said. The Cleric said that is why he feels the penalty against corruption and massive looting of public treasury should be upped by some notches as he recommends that Nigeria should try the Chinese option. “It may mark the beginning of wisdom for prospective looters. Like Professor Niyi Osundare and President Muhammadu Buhari have variously said, we must kill corruption before corruption kills Nigeria,” he said. He also bemoaned sarcastic reactions by some Nigerians, especially in the social media, to the health travails of President Muhammadu Buhari saying as far as the human eyes can see the President means well for this country and, therefore, deserves the prayers of all Nigerians. “But rather than empathise with him,

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some compatriots have been mocking him, even taunting him to resign. That is not the way to go. First, we must recognise the fact that this President is 74. And at 74, you cannot but experience certain discomforts associated with ageing, except you are specially favoured by the Almighty God. From 50, your muscles, bones and system have started a gradual process of declining performance,” he said. According to him, it is not unusual for a 74-year-old to have something eating him or her adding that as humans, every-

one will go through the same process at some point, thus the need to empathise with President Buhari and pray for him for divine healing and restoration. “My prayer for President Buhari, this day, as always, is that God will unleash His healing virtues on Him and bring him back to us safe and sound, and totally rejuvenated. If Buhari dies today, Nigeria has lost a big fight against corruption,” he said. Badejo also described as a cruel irony that 58 years after independence, Nigeria, a leading petroleum producing nation (sixth in the world and first in Africa but on the verge of being overtaken by Angola) is still replete with ghettos where life is short and brutish; and where people, especially unemployed youths live irresponsibly thereby threatening the security of their neighbourhoods. Another disturbing signpost of the country’s underdevelopment according to him, is the yawning gap between the rich and the poor, with majority of the citizenry unable to afford two decent meals a day while the fabulously rich political class exhibit ill-gotten wealth provocatively be-

fore the poorest of the poor. “In fact, because of these terrible anomalies, there is an ongoing debate as to whether our country still merits the sobriquet: Giant of Africa, especially considering the fact that nations not as endowed as we are in both human and natural resources have overtaken us in many spheres of life.” He said various strategies to bring about positive changes in the society, both now or in the past, have defied rational economic reasoning known elsewhere in the world, stressing that rather than taking the country to the Eldorado, these strategies have drawn it even further away, and have pushed it to a downturn. “Nigerians are poor not because they are lazy, but essentially due to the marginalisation of the poor by the rich. The rich want to get richer such that the poor will remain at their level of their suffering. One fact the rich fail to realise is that the poor outnumber them and neglecting them amounts to sitting on a keg of gun powder; it’s just a question of time, it’s bound to explode.” He however blamed the government for not doing enough to alleviate the sufferings or rescue the poor from the quagmire as he suggested that Buhari’s government must drastically reduce the cost of governance and declare a state of emergency on the economy. “His government must make this country attractive to investors by evolving sound economic policies. Enough of policy somersaults. They must strengthen the Naira, and fix electricity as well as other social infrastructure that have broken down totally”, he said.

How Nigeria can be great again -Abdullahi Kehinde Akinpelu , Ilorin The National Publicity Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, has harped on the need for stakeholders in the education sector to evolve a better way of funding basic education in the country. He lamented that the basic education which is the most important aspect of a child’s education is being left in the hands of the local government, which is the weakest of the three tiers of government in Nigeria. He said that as the debate has heightened on granting the local government autonomy, the stakeholders must begin to brainstorm on where the funding of basic education should be placed. Speaking with journalists after he delivered a lecture at an event organised by the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) on basic education in Nigeria in Ilorin, the APC spokesman said the nation must prioritise the funding of education so as to bring about the desired development in the country. Abdullahi, who said that basic education was the only way to measure standard of education, added that once the basic education was faulty all other steps could be wrong.

“The message is this. Nigeria has to rethink its entire education system if we want to get a kind of result that we believe can put us in same pedestal with the rest of the world. And we have to start by acknowledging that much of what we are doing at the moment is not working. And that’s not just about funding even as important as that is. “The entire education architecture needs to be overhauled and that’s right from basic education. And one key thing that I said that struck even me is that we cannot continue to leave the most important tier of our education in the weakest tier of government, and that’s basic education in the hands of local government. So, as we begin to consider the autonomy of the local government, it is important for us to begin to ask what implication that would have for basic education,” he said. The former Minister of Sports and Youth Development, who said that Nigerians should ask what the money meant for basic education had been spent on so far, added that they should also care to know who had been doing the spending. He advocated that money for basic education should be put closest to the point where result was expected, saying that school heads should be put in charge of spending

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and made accountable rather than officials in Abuja. “For us to improve quality of education, we must ask, what do we want our children to know at end of each stage of our children education? What resources do we need to achieve set objectives? And who is doing the spending? Abdullahi, who said that teachers are the factor that could attract desired difference in standard of education in the country, added that quality and welfare of teachers should be paramount.

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I feel challenged because even opposition voted for me â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Bobboji Hon. Abdulnasir Bobboji is the Executive Chairman of Jalingo Local Government Area of Taraba State. In this interview with, OKERAFOR ATHANATIUS in Jalingo, he expresses excitement over his landslide victory in the recent council election in the state on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), adding that he was challenged to carry everybody along because, the opposition contributed to his victory. He also touched on other issues. May we know your impression on the victory in the just concluded local government election that produced you as the Executive Chairman, Jalingo Local Government Council, which you contested under the banner of the PDP, despite the fact that Jalingo is a stronghold of the APC? I am really happy and excited and I feel challenged, because of the overwhelming support and endorsement I got towards winning the election. It was in a very challenging environment because, Jalingo is more or less an opposition, headquarters and centre and for the fact that one contested and also won, I think it is something to be excited about. But I am challenged because I know, as you can see, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members voted for me overwhelmingly, some of the opposition members also voted for me. Perhaps, it is because of the potentials they have seen in me and that is what poses a great challenge to me so that I will live to justify the confidence reposed on me and make a difference. This is my challenge. Hon. Chairman, no sooner than you assumed duty, you started from Environmental Sanitation exercise. What made you to start from sanitation? Well, you know that cleanliness is next to godliness and a healthy environment is the joy of every community. As a metropolitan of culture, you should expect Jalingo to have a befitting outlook as a model and that is why I said, as part of my priority, and part of my blueprint that Sanitation is going to be pursued vigorously, more especially, the involvement of the youths and the community. You know, in the past that decent health is part and parcel of our virtues and culture. Where you see the members of each community, come out on their own to embark on sanitation exercise without waiting for the government, such a people are development oriented. That is why we want to re-

and by the grace of God and as at the last one we did, virtually, we reversed that ugly trend from 92 percent to virtually 0 percent. So, I think, that is a plus to our leadership, because I actively participated together with my Councilors, as well as the community leaders. That is the secret of the success so far, the modest achievement we have recorded.

Bobboji kindle and imbibe this in the lives of our youths and remind the elders the need to be involved in this task with a view to be participating in this enormous responsibility. That is exactly why I said that we have to spearhead it and as you can see, I personally participated actively in most of the sanitation and I am glad to tell you that the community, the youth and the committee are now responding actively to this exercise, because there are many groups that are on their own who are also embarking on the sanitation exercise. On the Health Sector, the state Primary Health Care Development Agency, monthly flag-off Polio Campaign Immunisation. Since you assumed office, you have never let this exercise pass over without making sure that parents of children resident in Jalingo make available their wards for immunisation. What is your impression on that? Well, I think that one too is heartwarming because, when I took over as the Caretaker Committee Chairman, I could recall, when the Minister, during his

visit to the state said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The information we got was that Jalingo was the leading local government with non compliance cases of the people that do not want to actively participate in the Polio Immunization and that, about 92 percent of the non compliance people in Taraba State is Jalingo. I was so saddened and of course, that posed a very formidable challenge to me as a responsible leader. That is why I took the bull by the horn, participated actively and I am glad to inform you that today, we have been able to reverse the ugly trend, because, from the 92 percent non compliance that is in Jalingo and about 90 percent in one community, that is Nassarawo, only 2 percent are shared among the other parts of the local government. So, it is actually at Nassarawo community, mostly made up of people that are strangers to our environment. Strangers that are coming either because of the relations they have in Jalingo, they are hanging around with them. In their communities, they claim that they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do this thing and when they come here, they also want to constitute a nuisance to us. That is why we got involved actively

I am challenged because I know, as you can see, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members voted for me overwhelmingly, some of the opposition members also voted for me. Perhaps, it is because of the potentials they have seen in me and that is what poses a great challenge to me so that I will live to justify the confidence reposed on me and make a difference. This is my challenge.

What is your next programme and policy for the people of Jalingo Local Government, what next do you intend to achieve? The next thing I want to achieve which is also part of my blueprint is this issue of unity in diversity, peace and security. I intend to put all these in place and I am working on that. How to mobilise all the prominent sons and daughters of Jalingo from all walks of life. I intend to bring them here, the local government secretariat, to have a common platform, where the elders will contribute and participate in socio-economic development of their various communities. Jalingo Local Government is blessed with prominent personalities who have held positions like Chief Justice of the Federation, retired, Chief Judge retired, Professors and Federal Permanent Secretaries and a host of others. I think, there is every need for us to see how to bring these great men and women together so that they will contribute in providing guidance, counseling, and the necessary support to all tiers of government, the local, state and federal. I will plead with them to be present and by the time we are together, we will explore and exploit the wisdom, the experiences and the exposure and definitely, it is going to be impactful and impart positively on the local government. And Jalingo, as an Urban and Metropolitan Centre that occupy a rightful place, not only in the state but within the committee of other local government areas in the state. This is my dream. You assumed duty under the auspices of the PDP while Jalingo is a stronghold of APC. How did you manage to change the trend? Just like I said earlier, I am a typical, local man and a grassroots politician. I have my tentacles spread across all the political parties, and the entire ethno religious device. So, my name is virtually a household name and that was why I was able to garner support beyond the political devide. And as I have said, I have scores of potentials of being a grass rooter and my connectivity with virtually all segments and strata of the people that made up Jalingo. I think, that has added an advantage to me over and above the candidates of other political parties. Indeed, that is the secret of the defeat of the opposition despite the fact that Jalingo is a strong hold of the All Progressives Congress (APC). APC is the opposition in Taraba because PDP produced the government that is ruling the state. All the CONTINUED ON PAGE 11

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It’s wrong to label Ijaw youths kidnappers -Omare What is the latest on the crisis that rocked your organisation, the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) aftermath of your election as the president? It is no strange thing that there was a pocket of disagreement in the IYC as soon as I got elected. But we are working assiduously to put that behind us. I am appealing to all and sundry, especially the elderly ones, to sheathe their swords and join us in making the organisation to stand firm.

Eric Omare, a lawyer, is the incumbent president of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC). In the previous executive of the body he was the Secretary General. In this interview with ISAAC OLAMIKAN he talked about many of the issues affecting the body and also about the involvement of some Ijaw youths in kidnappings in Lagos and Ogun states axis.

Have you reached out to those dissenting voices so that peace can reign? We are working gradually towards achieving peace and unity so that we can speak as one voice thus enhancing our resolve to make life meaningful for our kindred. How have you been handling the affairs of the IYC especially with the current internal crisis rocking it? Our mandate as executive members is to fight our common cause; give our members a positive direction and seek a better life for our people. We are working in that direction. There has been no distraction in this regard. As far as we are concern there is no faction in the IYC. What we have are some few members who are aggrieved. Their grievances have nothing to do with my personality or the composition of my executive. There complaint is on the process of my emergence. I am not a greenhorn in running the affairs of the association. Before now I was the Secretary General of the association in the immediate past executive. I have enough understanding of the issues as it affects the day to day running of the association. In your maiden press briefing as president of the IYC you did promise to go round the different clans where you have Ijaw people and sensitise

Omare them of your blueprint and all that. How far have you gone with this? I have been doing that. The idea is to give most of these people a sense of belonging. To let them know that they have not been forgotten or neglected. In the course of the trip we have been to Edo where we discussed with those in Gelegele. We are not stopping just now.

We still have many other communities we are duty bound to go. This idea is sort of giving those who seem to be voiceless a voice. Not long ago, acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo ordered the multinational oil companies to relocate their operational headquar-

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State Assembly members are members of APC, even the member representing the local government at the House of Representatives is an APC member. The secret is just my connectivity and the fact that the leadership of the party was able to sit down and produce sellable cadidate, that is the secret of the defeat of the opposition, despite the fact that Jalingo as you said is more of APC inclined. What is your relationship with the Media? I am a friend of the media and they are also part of the success so far recorded. The modest achievement, I don’t want to say I really succeeded, but the little success I have recorded, I think it is as a result of the support and encouragement of the press. And in general, I think without

the media, no matter what you are, you are a nobody. I think, I have been accessible because I have an open door policy and by the level of my orientation, as I told you, I am a grassroots politician. I used to interact freely with all segments and strata of the people and that is also, of course part of the secret of success so far that I have been able to put in place which is appreciated. What is your message to the people of Jalingo as it concerns Governor Ishaku and his administration? I want Jalingo people to give Governor Ishaku and his administration their maximum support because Jalingo is the headquarters and capital of Taraba State. Jalingo Local Government is the beneficiary of government at the state level. The N5.6bn Water project is not cited any

other place in the state, but Jalingo. The road network so far embarked upon by the state government is in Jalingo. The street lights that are being provided, all these are being obtained in Jalingo. So, they have no reason not to appreciate His Excellency, the Executive Governor, Arc. Darius Dickson Ishaku. Despite the meager resources, despite the economic recession, we have been able to get these things from the state government. I think there is every reason why we must show appreciation, reciprocate by giving government support and also the most encouragement the government and PDP deserve so that more dividends of democracy will come our way. This is actually what we should do, our people should be appreciative, appreciation is part of godliness, when somebody does something good you have to appreciate it.

ters to the Niger Delta where they do their exploration. From your assessment what is the level of compliance? The pronouncement by Professor Yemi Osinbajo was concise and timely. There is no way that oil concerns will take oil from the soil of the Niger Delta and when it comes to discussing vital issues relating to the lives of the people they would fix the meeting for Lagos. The risk involved in such long distance travel for the locals is better imagined. Also the issue of corporate social responsibility and employment opportunities in the oil companies is better discussed where the exploration process is undertaken. We pray that soon the whole issue would be a thing of the past and the compliance to the order would be 100 percent. Recently, in Edo State Benin youths went around town saying that the Ijaw in Gelegele community in Ovia North East Local Government Area of the state are settlers. What is your take on this? Like I said earlier, in the course of my team’s tour of Ijaw communities we were in Gelegele where we had the opportunity to address our people and advised them on how to live in peace with their neighbours. Gelegele is a community whole dominated by the Ijaw. The community has been in existence for so many years and the people go about their businesses without let or hindrance. This issue of settlers is just coming up because the state government has given hint of tapping into the commercial viability of the place by citing a seaport there. My advice to the two brothers is that they should not let inconsequential issues separate them. We in the Niger Delta have suffered too much neglect. Now that the wheel of change is here, we should not let minor issues to divide us and thus deprive us of our long sought for better living conditions. In recent times, there has been a spate of high profile kidnappings in the Lagos and Ogun states axis whose execution and conceptualisation have been linked mostly to Ijaw youths. What will you say about this? It is totally wrong to demonise Ijaw youths as being kidnappers. Kidnapping is a crime which should be so addressed. When anybody commits a crime when the news is being read nobody would say specifically that those involved are from Yoruba, Hausa or Igbo ethnic nationality. So, I am surprised that just now any issue of kidnapping would be described as a criminal act perpetuated by Ijaw militants. This is a creation of some media establishments especially in Lagos. I have severally complained about this to the management of the media organisations that are particularly prone to this act. IYC doesn’t support criminality. It is not ideal that some people should under whatever guise resort to criminality. Such persons should be dealt with in line with the laws of the land when they are caught. They should not be treated with kids’ gloves.

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Nigeria not out of recession yet –NBS Continued from page 6 quarters and shows a significant turnaround from the low of -2.34% reached in the third quarter of 2016 (Q3 2016). “This is nearly two percentage point improvement and also reflects the fact that the number of sub-sectors that experienced negative growth has almost halved falling from 29 sub-sectors for the whole of 2016 to 16 sub-sectors in Q1 2017. “Agricultural growth remained in positive territory albeit growing at a slower rate of about 3.4%, no doubt due to seasonal factors. “Growth in manufacturing on the other hand returned to positive territory after five quarters of negative growth. It grew by 1.36% in Q1 2017 after falling to a nadir of -7.0% in Q1 2016. “The solid mineral sector continued to justify the priority given to it by the Federal Government with high double digit growth for metal ores and quarrying at 40.79% and 52.54% respectively. “Growth in the oil sector remained negative at -11.64% although there was an over six percentage point improvement in its fortunes from the previous quarter. “More significantly, the non-oil sector which accounts for about 90% of GDP returned to positive growth although at a marginal level of 0.72% in Q1 2017. This is the first positive growth in the non-oil sector since the last quarter of 2015. “Headline inflation fell for the third month in a row to 17.24%, with core inflation also declining quite rapidly. “However, food inflation remains of concern as it continues

to trend upwards. This is mainly due to rising transport costs and other structural impediments to the movement of foods in the domestic market. The trade balance remained positive reflecting import contraction and relatively higher export revenues which grew year-on-year by up to 80.5%. “The overall picture that the figures show is that the economy is emerging slowly out of recession. Meanwhile, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, said that he has firm believe that the country will exit recession by the end of third quarter of 2017. Emefiele said this on Tuesday while briefing journalists at the end of the Monetary Policy Committee Meeting of the bank in Abuja. He also said that he wanted to end the spread between the black market and official foreign exchange rates, adding that the recent rise of the naira versus the dollar showed that the apex bank’s policies were working. The CBN governor observed that headline inflation (year-onyear) moderated for the third consecutive month, falling to 17.24 per cent in April, from 17.26 per cent in March, 17.78 per cent in February and 18.72 per cent in January 2017, effectively reversing the monthly upward momentum since January, 2016. Again, the Monetary Policy Committee of the CBN on Tuesday voted to retain the Monetary Policy Review, MPR, at 14 per cent; Cash Ratio Reserve, CRR, at 22.5 per cent; the Liquidity Ratio at 30.00 per cent; and the Asymmetric corridor at +200 and -500 basis points around the MPR.

FAAC: FG, States, LGAs share N415.730bn for April Mathew Dadiya, Abuja

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Federation Allocation Account Committee (FAAC), on Tuesday, distributed the sum of N415 billion to the three tiers of government. Chairman of FAAC and Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, who was represented by the Accountant General of the federation, Mr. Ahmed Idris, said that the gross statutory revenue of N274.210 billion received for the month was lower than the N331.583 billion received in the previous month by N57.473 billion. Giving the breakdown, Mr. Id-

ris said the Federal Government received N136.633, state governments got N103.842 while the local government councils received N77.112 including the Value Added Tax (VAT). The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) received 4 percent Cost of Collection from the N56. 562 billion generated for the month. Nigeria Customs Service also took 7 percent cost of collection from the N43.468 billion generated in April 2017. The Department of Petroleum Resources also got its 4 percent cost of collection from the N36.115 billion generated for the month.

The oil producing states also received N22.640 billion being the 13% mineral revenue derivation of N174.151 billion generated from the sale of crude oil. Total amount in the Excess Crude Account, according to the Accountant General of the Federation, stood at $2.299 billion as at May 23, 2017 while the Excess Petroleum Profit Tax (EPPT) also stood at$67 million. There was a significant increase in Export Sales Revenue by about $63.69 million due to the increase in the average unit price of crude from $55.86 to $55.38 per barrel and a rise in crude oil export volume by 1.07 million barrels.

Graduands of the 2017 Fidelity Youth Empowerment Academy (YEA) pose with organisers of the event at the Federal Polytechnic Oko, Anambra State...recently.

$1b Malabu scandal: FG drags Jonathan, Etete to UK court OpeOluwani Akintayo

ÏÏÏ The Federal Government has dragged former president, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan and one-time Petroleum minister, Dan Etete to court in the United Kingdom, insisting that the transfer of over $800 million to accounts controlled by Dan Etete from a Nigerian government account with regards to the Malabu Oli deal was fraudulent and against Nigerian laws. In a notice filed at the British Court, the Federal Government under President Muhammadu Buhari, argued that the transfer of the funds was done against the Nigerian laws. “Those funds should have been paid into the Consolidated Fund of the Government of Nigeria, following the grant of an oil exploration licence to a foreign oil

consortium,” the government argued, according to court documents seen by The Daily Times. The Federal Government argued that based on Section 80 (1) of the Nigerian constitution, all such monies should have been paid into the Consolidated Fund. “All revenues or other moneys raised or received by the Federation (not being revenues or other moneys payable under this Constitution or any Act of the National Assembly into any other public fund of the Federation established for a specific purpose) shall be paid into and form one Consolidated Revenue Fund of the Federation,” the section states. The government argued that it was therefore illegal for the Goodluck Jonathan administration to have opened a separate Escrow Account in JP Morgan Bank in

London into which the $1.1 billion was paid. Even after receiving the money in the escrow account, the government argued, it should have been transferred directly into the Consolidate Fund. The $1.1 billion was part-payment by Shell and ENI for OPL 245- one of Nigeria’s richest oil blocks. Although the government sought to transfer the total sum to Etete’s accounts, suits filed by middlemen seeking payments for services allegedly rendered during negotiation meant the government could only transfer $801 million of the money. About $110.5 million was transferred to a Swiss account after one of the middlemen, Emeka Obi, won his case against Malabu while $85 million remained stuck in the UK following a court ruling.

In the process of retrieving the $85 million, the Federal Government filed its suit at the High Court of Justice, Admiralty and Commercial Court in the UK in October 2016. However, former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke, who signed the transfer in 2011 has denied allegations, maintaining that he acted in the best interest of the Federal Government. The Federal Government also argued that Etete fraudulently secured the oil block for Malabu in 1998. According to Federal Government, Etete’s action violated Section 98 of the Nigerian Criminal Code Act 1990 which makes it a criminal offence for any public official to corruptly obtain any property or benefit of any kind for himself or any other person in the

discharge of his official duties. The government also argued that Etete’s conduct in the use of Malabu as a front breached the code of conduct for public officials. Section 5 of the Nigerian Code of Conduct Bureau and Tribunal Act 1991 provides that “a public officer shall not put himself in a position where his personal interest conflicts with his duties and responsibilities.” Other sections of the Act like sections 10 and 23 were also violated by the then petroleum minister, the government said. The government also argued that the failure of Malabu to pay any fee in 1998 when the block was awarded to it and also its failure to pay a $210 million signature bonus in 2016 was also illegal and further meant it had no right to the block.

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Editorial Harrowing plight of Nigeria’s pensioners

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

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What God purposed and did before time cannot be destroyed by time, because once upon a time, there was no time at all.

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Lack of good management, bane of national dev. –Don Esther Taiwo,

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Professor of Economics, University of Ibadan, Ademola Ariyo, has described lack of good management as the most deadly virus that could afflict any nation. Ariyo said this while delivering the first public lecture of the Faculty of Management Sciences, National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) in Lagos titled “ Budgeting and Nigeria’s Sustainable Development; Some Key Management Imperatives”.

According to him, this explains why despite abundant resource endowment, Nigeria currently wears the toga of paradox of ‘a rich nation, poor people’. Ariyo noted that the transmission mechanism is the enduring culture of budgeting mismanagement, which was being sustained and aggravated with the proverbial ``oil curse’’. ``We also believe that these problems amount to wages of two sets of `management sins’ that Nigeria has been committing persistently since

its independence in 1960.The first set is what we called fundamental management sins, namely lack of collectively owned, long term national economic goal/interest. The other being lack of long term planning. ``These two led to the inevitable secondary management sins which are unproductive, organizing and coordinating functions, as well as poor performance monitoring, evaluation an reward functions,’’ he said. The don also added that the per-

sistence and severity of both categories of management sins were usually fueled and aggravated by the elites’ selfish exploitation of the peoples’ rich ethnic and religious diversity. He added that it had become a tool for encouraging extractive behaviour in promoting ethnic, religious and sectional interest groups. ``Our national budgeting had been on the receiving of these management sins, hence the persistent chronic mismanagement of or abundant national resources,’’ he

said. Ariyo noted that Nigerians as a people must always be interested in finding management solutions, rather than political or other mundane, primitive solutions to the country’s national issues and challenges, especially those concerning the utilization of the country’s abundant national resources. He added that it was regrettable that Nigeria currently lacked the formal declaration of a specific, long term consensus –based national economic interest or goal.

Lagos invests over N11bn to improve infrastructure in schools Benjamin Omoike

ÏÏÏThe deputy governor of Lagos

state, Dr. Idiat Adebule, said over N11.5 billion has been spent on improving infrastructure in schools across state. Speaking at the 2017 ministerial press briefing in Lagos, while giving account of stewardship of the Ministry of Education, Adebule, who oversees the Ministry, said about 79 public schools were renovated, 16 schools were fenced, while six new classroom blocks were constructed and 707 double-bunk beds and 469 mattresses were supplied to boarding schools, among other projects executed. “The revolution in the education sector especially our goal of providing conducive teaching and learning environment by making available adequate educational facilities in our schools is being pursued with renewed vigour.” According to her, it is in line with that, that the state government commenced the construction of three new world class model blocks of classrooms in public secondary schools to improve learning and teaching. She also noted that before the end of the year, the state would start the construction of two new technical colleges. According to her, over 2000 teachers were employed to address vacancies in some primary and secondary schools. To instill discipline in the Education Sector of the State, she said four disciplinary cases were decided

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President of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), Dr. Benedict Oramah, was on Tuesday in Ahmedabad, India, named African Banker of the Year at the African Banker Awards 2017 ceremony. The award, presented during a ceremony on the sidelines of the Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank, is, according to the organisers, given to a banker who, through leadership and vision, has

against erring members of staff who were sanctioned according to the public service rule in the last one year. Adebule revealed that 85 students had their names in the black book which had been recently reintroduced as disciplinary measure to whip them into line and serve as deterrence to others. She explained that the implication of having a student’s name in the black book according to her, is that any other wrong doing by such student could lead to their expulsion. Adebule enjoined parents and guardians to monitor the activities and progress of their children and wards as no stone will be left unturned in the efforts of government to achieve set goals. “I want to emphasize that without any prejudice to the outcome of the ongoing trial, any child found wanting, like those of Ireti Senior Grammar School and Falomo Senior High School, will not be spared the consequence of his or her indiscretion.” Recall that George Abiodun, Braimoh Lateef, Yussuf Fawaz, Saka Wahab and Justine Harrison, who were alleged to have participated in the ignoble harassment and molestation of their female colleagues have been arraigned and are facing the law for their shameful attitude. The Deputy Governor noted that the Lagos State Government in her bid to stamp out examination malpractices from her schools and encourage hard work, the State Examination Board has introduced a Digital Innovation Question Paper (DIQP) for Screening Test.

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Insecurity: Southern states shun Niger national trade fair Saka Bolaji, Minna

ÏÏÏThe current insecurity in Niger

state, occasioned by the incessant attacks by armed bandits suspected to be Fulani herdsmen is gradually taking its toll on both business and commercial activities in the state. Virtually all the states in the southern part of the country have backed out of the 15th Niger state national trade fair which opened on Tuesday in Minna, the state capital. It was gathered from a source close to the organizer that the states from southern parts of the country are hinging their decisions not to attend the exhibition on the ground of insecurity in

the northern part of the country, especially with the recent kidnapping and continued attacks in some communities in the state. Recall that in the last two weeks alone, no fewer than 35 people have been killed in different attacks by bandits in the state, the latest been the massacre of 27 people in an early morning attack in Ebogi community. According to our source, “everybody in the south says nowhere in north is safe and it has been very difficult for us to convince them. They said coming to the north is like signing ones death warrant “We are going to make do with what we have, at least six states from the

north have signified their intention to participate, the trade fair must go on”. It was gathered that only 6 northern States had as at Monday signalled intention to participate in the exhibition and they include Benue, Plateau, Kano, Jigawa,Zamfara and Sokoto. However, When contacted the Director General of the Niger State Chamber of Commerce Industries Mines and Agriculture Alhaji Adamu Salihu declined to comment on the refusal of the southern states to participate in the trade fair but said 6 states all of them from the north would take part. Adamu said apart from the 6 States not less than 1000 exhibitors would display their products during the fair.

Afreximbank President wins Banker of the Year Award overseen strong financial performance within his or her organization. Such a banker would also have successfully guided that institution to new heights in the industry. In an acceptance speech, Dr. Oramah said that he was able to win the award as a result of the dedicated work of the staff of Afreximbank who have put in sustained effort

and made sacrifices to enable the Bank continue performing in order to meet the challenges confronting Africa in the area of trade. Other nominees for the award were Segun Agbaje of GTB, Nigeria; Jeremy Awori of Barclays Bank, Kenya; Dr. Charles Kimei of CRDB Bank, Tanzania; James Mwangi of Equity Bank, Kenya; and Joshua

Nyamweya Olgara of KCB, Kenya. Also today, Guaranty Trust Bank, Nigeria, was named the African Bank of the Year; Rameswurlall Basant Roi, Governor of the Central Bank of Mauritius, was named Central Bank Governor of the Year; and Rand Merchant Bank, South Africa, was named the Investment Bank of the Year.

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Why we are probing Fayemi –Fayose Gbenga Sodeinde, Ado Ekiti

ÏÏÏEkiti state governor, Mr. Ayo

Fayose, has explained the reasons why his government is probing the financial transactions entered into by the administration of his predecessor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi. Fayose said apart from the N25 billion bond Fayemi took from the Capital Market, his administration also took N31billion commercial loans which the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) now wants the state government to take responsibility for. He stated this in Ado-Ekiti on Monday night while featuring in a live interview programme on state radio and television. Fayose, through his deputy, Dr. Kolapo Olusola, had on Monday morning inaugurated a Judicial Commission of Inquiry to probe the finances of the state under Fayemi from October 2010 to October 2014. Governor Fayose said “while the bond fund was meant for projects such as civic centre, state pavilion, new Governor’s Office, new Government House, most of the projects were never completed. He added that the N31 billion commercial loans were also wasted and the state committed to servicing the loans with about N1.1 billion monthly until year 2036. “Also, that administration misappropriated funds given to the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) by the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) leading to the suspension of our state from UBEC support for some years. The SEC wrote me to take responsibility for the loans, even though they too were derelict in their responsibility of monitoring how the funds were spent. “Very annoying is also the fact that the representatives of our people, members of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, invited Fayemi repeatedly, he refused to appear before them to explain how the funds were spent. His Finance Commissioner also took a cue from him, he refused to appear before the lawmakers too. “The lawmakers had to pass a resolution mandating the state government to set up that panel and I am not a law breaker, I have to obey the people’s voice. The panel is made up of honourable people and will not witch-hunt anybody. If they don’t have any skeleton in their cupboards, let them appear before it,” he said. On the refusal of petrol marketers in the state to sell their products, Fayose said his government would not succumb to blackmail. He explained that following the fire incident at a filling station early this year, it was discovered that most fuel stations in the state were operating without basic facilities in place and vital regulations being followed. “I will not allow anybody set this state on fire. After the last fire incident, the owner was only ready to pay N10,000 compensation to people whose properties were burnt. The victims gave me a bill of over N176 million compensation. The owner only insured his products, who will now be responsible for the losses suffered by the victims?

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Kogi: Violence mars Okene annual cultural festival Idris Ahmed, Lokoja

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The annual Eche ane cultural festival which commenced on Tuesday has claimed four lives including a masquerade while several members of the community were seriously injured According to reports the masquade detailed to announce the commencement of the festival as tradition demands was allegedly attacked at Inike in Okene town by rival clan group opposed to the take off of the annual event.

Dangerous brands of lethal weapons were allegedly deployed by various clan groups either to protect themselves or otherwise Already the injured have been taken to hospitals within Okene and environs where they are recieving treatments The Eche ane festival, which was reputable as avenue for clannish violence and settlement of old scores, was at a point banned to pave way for peace in the area, but due to its history and cultural significance to the Ebira as a people, stakeholders and politicians brought it to bear on

government to lift the ban. Recently at the state stakeholders’ meeting with the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Shuaibu Gamboat the state police command headquarters in Lokoja, the leadership of the Ebira assured that this year’s festival will be devoid of rancour and promised to be conducted in a peaceful manner. Meanwhile, the administrator of Okene local government Hon Abdulrazak Mohammed has announced the ban and immidiete stoppage of the festival so as to forestall further destruction of lives and properties.

R-L: Wife of Osun Governor, Alhaja Sherifat Aregbesola; Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola; Ooni of Ife, Oba Ogunwusi Adeyeye Enitan; former Interim Chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Bisi Akande; Deputy Governor, Mrs. Titi Laoye-Tomori; former military administrator of Osun, Col. Theophilous Bamgboye (rtd) and others, during the inauguration of the governor as honorary member of the House in commemoration of his 60th birthday celebration at State’s House of Assembly, Osun State… on Tuesday.

Review of chieftaicy law in Ibadan not political –Ajimobi ÏÏÏ` ƋƋ ƑƐ ƍƏ Ə ƌƌƆ Ƈ ƈ administration’s sixth anniversary Bolaji Omosanya, Ibadan

ÏÏÏThe Oyo state government has

declared that its proposed review of the chieftaicy law in Ibadanland in particular is neither political nor aimed at looking down on the office of the Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Saliu Adetunji Ogunguniso 1. State governor, Abiola Ajimobi, who was represented by his Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Olalekan Ali stated this while highlighting the activities marking the sixth anniversary of the current administration in the state. According to him, the current Chieftaincy law was laid down in 1957, which makes it to be Sixty years old in operation, adding that, law should not stand still but should be dynamic and move with the times. Ajimobi stated that there is an urgent need to upgrade some Baale to beaded Chiefs and that the Olubadan remains the Olubadan and retains his pre-eminence among tradition title holders. He added that government made the widest consultation before arriving at its current position and that the move would bring positive developments to the area affected. Meanwhile, the activities marking the 6th year in office of the current administration in Oyo state starts with an educational conference on Wednesday, to be followed by the launching of an health insurance scheme for the people of the state at lower rate of N200 for registration and the food and agricultural programmes and the inauguration of industrial projects which will come up on Thursday and Friday respectively. Others are infrastructural projects like housing estates, inauguration of roads and water projects to mention but a few.

Church inaugurates charity foundation to cater for children, widows in Lagos Joy Anyim

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the late General Superintendent of Christ Disciples Central Fellowship, Pastor Joe Solomon, the church leadership have inaugurated a charity foundation to cater for the less privileged in the society. According to the church leadership, the foundation will be providing educational benefits, free health care services amongst other benefits to persons from age fourteen and below as well as carter for the needs of widows. At the inauguration ceremony cum funeral lecture held in Lagos, a senior pastor of the church, Pastor Emmanuel Akpan who spoke on the initiative said the foundation was necessary to immortalize the good virtues of the late General Superintendent which

centred on integrity. Speaking on the topic: ‘Following the Path of Integrity,’ Pastor Emmanuel maintained that integrity is all it takes to effect the needed change in Nigeria. He noted that many churches and politicians have deviated from this all important virtue as selfishness and personal gratification is the order of the day. In his words, “the biggest legacy anyone can ever think of leaving behind is integrity. We are living in a time when ministers of God have changed the rule in order to attract the crowd, this should not be so. We must sustain integrity at all level. “The political situation in the country gives me a lot of concern because in the political circle, integrity has been thrown to the wind by our

politicians. Even some so called men of God have done same. People no longer believe in our political system because we now have so many who make empty promises. Noone says the truth. They come with so much promises during electioneering campaign and at the end, they have nothing to deliver. “Integrity is what will help us fight against corruption. When our leaders consider integrity, the fight against corruption will be easy. Even in the church, it is when we imbibe this virtue that things will be okay. We need to live by what we preach and not the other way round,” he advised. The Senior Pastor also condemned the agitation by some to attach death penalties to corruption, he said, “to kill persons convicted of any act of

corruption means shedding too much blood. We should continue to preach to people to change their orientation. If any is convicted, he or she should be jailed and where possible they should be made to return their loot. “ On any possible succession tussle, Pastor Emmanuel maintained that the church which is 26 year old and maintains 26 branches across the globe has a constitution that guides its affairs which includes issues of leadership, hence no cause for alarm in over issues of succession. Another keynote speaker, Apostle Ralph Williams who also spoke on the life and time of the late 64 year old General Superintendent of the church, also stated that the best integrity was to leave a good name after one is gone.

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ernor, Abdulfatah Ahmed yesterday announced tax holidays for new business outfits and investors coming into the state to encourage the growth of their businesses. He, however,clarified that existing business outfits would have to continue the payment of their taxes while assuring that government will continue to provide enabling environment for buisinesses to grow. The governor made declaration just as the former deputy governor,Central Bank of Nigeria, Dr Sarah Alade said Kwara State has

the lowest unemployment rate of 85 per cent among the 36 states in the country. She urged the state government to come up with an economic blueprint that will turn around the future of the state in the next 50 years. Both governor Ahmed and the CBN deputy governor spoke at a lecture to mark the 50 years anniversary of the state, held in Ilorin, the capital. Alade had in her paper etitled “Socio -Economic Development of Kwara state :An Agenda For the Futture” stated that taxation topped the list of ” 26 most problematic” factors preventing people from doing buiseness in

kwara. The economic expert said the factors were generated from Survey conducted on 325 companies in the state . While hihlihting the potentials of the state, Alade said the state has largest Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs )that should be leverage on to turn around the ecnomic future of the state in next 50 years She,however, called on the state government to address what she called “lopsided infrastructure development in Kwara central”,charging the state to disper inftacstructure to rural areas to reduce pressure on the centre.

CAC begins 24 hrs coy registration

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In an attempt to dismantle all obstacles hampering ease of doing business in Nigeria, Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has opened an electronic registration platform accessible in six locations across the country just as it has suspended the earlier condiiton which allowed only lawyers, accountants and other accredited agents only to register companies. According to CAC Abuja, Kano, Lagos, Kaduna, Enugu and Port Harcourt offices have migrated to this digital platform where Company regis-

tration can be successfully processed within 24 hours just as Company owners can register their companies directly on the portal. This development brings to an end the long bureaucracy which had restricted the registration of companies to only lawyers, accountants and other accredited agents, thus making business registration in the country cumbersome. This was disclosed in a press conference at its Headquarters in Abuja, by the Registrar-General of the Commission, Mr. Bello Mahmud. The Registrar General added that another 20 locations will soon migrate

into the electronic registration platform while the public is still at liberty to file manual applications in those locations yet to transit into full automated online registration, adding that its entire office will transit into the digital platform by the end of the second quarter of 2017. He equally informed the public that the commission has removed the rules which had barred un-accredited persons from registering companies, a condition that had restricted company registration to third parties such as lawyers, chartered accountants and secretaries of companies.

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versatile broadcaster was said to have passed on in the early hours of Tuesday. Aged 55, the late Onuekwusi reportedly died at the Zenith Medical and Kidney Centre in the Garki area of Abuja. The late Onuekwusi had covered several beats on Channels Television before he was deployed to the presidential villa in Abuja as the state house correspondent. A graduate of the University of Nigeria (UNN), Nsukka, the late Onuekwusi joined the Chan-

nels TV in 1998. He is survived by his wife and children. Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, said he received the news of the death of Mr. Onuekwusi, with great sadness. Prof Osinbajo extends heartfelt condolences to his family, as well as the Channels TV family on the very sad passing of Mr Onuekwusi. He also commiserated with the State House Press Corps over the passage of their professional colleague, who combined high professionalism, wit,

dedication and patriotism in his diligent reportage of activities in the Presidential Villa. He also prayed that the Almighty God will comfort his family and all who mourn this exceptional gentleman. The news of his demise was received with shock by his colleagues at the presidential villa, Abuja. According to his colleagues, the late Onuekwusi was a professional to the core, saying that his commitment to journalism is worthy of note.

Daily Times Nigeria Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Education Times

TRCN: Professional qualifying examination for teachers begins in Oct. The Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) says the mandatory Professional Qualifying Examination (PQE) for teachers seeking registration with the council is scheduled to begin in October. Prof. Josiah Ajiboye, the Registrar, TRCN made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) in Abuja on Tuesday. Ajiboye added that all unqualified teachers would not be allowed into the classrooms by the end of 2017. “The teachers Registration Council of Nigeria has come out with a policy decision which is backed and supported by the Federal Ministry of Education. “The ministry has approved that the regular registration without qualifying examination should stop by the 31st of May 2017 and the first professional qualifying examination will take place in October 2017. “We are going to stop just normal registration of qualified teachers without examination by the end of this month. “We have done advertisement in Nigeria newspapers and have sensitised teachers to this that definitely by the end of this month we will stop normal registration.

“Any teacher who is qualified who now wants to register as a professional teacher in Nigeria will have to take professional qualifying examination. “For teachers who are not qualified the government policy is that we will no longer allow unqualified teachers to be in our classrooms at the end of 2017.

“These teachers have been given enough time to go remediate for this lack of qualification by taking professional diploma in education or post graduate diploma in education as the case maybe. “Those teachers that are not qualified poses a great danger to the Nigerian educational system and because

L-R: Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Education, Mr. Obafela BankOlemoh; Commissioner for Science and Technology, Mr. Olufemi Odubiyi and Permanent Secretary, Office of the Special Adviser on Education, Mr. Samsudeen Azeez, at the launch of the refurbished Isolo Public Library...on Tuesday.

LASG vows to stamp out indiscipline, examination malpractices in schools

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To instill discipline in the Education sector of Lagos State, four disciplinary cases were decided against erring members of staff who were sanctioned according to the public service rule in the last one year. Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr. (Mrs.) Idiat Oluranti Adebule, who made this known during the Ministerial Press briefing of the Ministry of Education, revealed that 85 students had their names in the black book which has been recently re-introduced as disciplinary measure to whip them into line and serve as deterrence to others. She explained that the implication of having a student’s name in the black book is that any other wrong doing by such student could lead to his or her expulsion. Adebule enjoined parents and guardians to monitor the activities and progress of their children and wards as no stone will be left unturned in the efforts of government to achieve set goals. She said: “I want to emphasise that without any prejudice to the outcome

of the ongoing trial, any child found wanting like those Ireti Senior Grammar School and Falomo Senior High School will not be spared the consequence of his or her indiscretion”. Recall that George Abiodun, Braimoh Lateef, Yussuf Fawaz, Saka Wahab and Justine Harrison who were alleged to have participated in the ignoble harassment and molestation of their female colleagues have been arraigned and are facing the law for their lawless attitude. The Deputy Governor noted that the Lagos State Government in its bid to stamp out examination malpractices from schools and encourage hard work, the State Examination Board has introduced a Digital Innovation Question Paper (DIQP) for Screening Test. The DIQP, which she revealed, will be deployed to the Y2017 Screening test is a process of randomnisation of questions and answers options to thousands of types that has no similarities or resemblance. According to Adebule, the 100 questions for the screening test were randonmnised to 38,000 types and 38,000

keys for marking. The innovation is expected to make cheating impossible as each question paper has as part of security features, embossment of candidate’s photograph, barcode, bio data of candidates and each question paper has its own key (answer). Across the various State owned tertiary institutions, several infrastructural and facility improvement are at different stages of completion. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Education, Mr. Obafela Bank-Olemoh said infrastructural facilities in all tertiary Institutions had received attention in the last one year. He noted that all the roads in LASU (Ojo), LASUCOM (Ikeja) and LASPOTECH (Ikorodu) have been renovated with proper drainage and street lights installed. He added that “in LASU, more than 15 buildings, including the Senate building, the Students’ Arcade, School of Communication, Ojo; and a Lecture Theater at the Epe campus have been completed and the construction of 6000 bed LASU hostel at the Ojo, campus will commence in July 2017”.

of that we want to wipe off all quacks and the act of quackery from teaching in Nigeria. “So any teacher that is not qualified will no longer be found in Nigerian classrooms from 2018.’’ Ajiboye said the council was ready for the exercise in terms of manpower having opened offices across the 36 states of the federation and the FCT. He said the forms for the examination would soon become available for the various categories of teachers. He added that the Federal Government would strengthen the council to enable it to cope with the demands of the registration. Speaking on the issue of unqualified teachers in private schools in the country, Ajiboye said the council and the leadership of the proprietors of private schools in the country were in talks. “We informed them that we found out that a large number of unqualified teachers are teaching in our private schools and we want a situation where this is reversed. “As private providers they are supposed to be leading examples by employing qualified teachers. “We had a fruitful discussion with the leadership and it is still ongoing,’’ he stated.

Newly inaugurated Governing council set to change UniAbuja Augustine Okezie Abuja

The newly constituted Governing Council of the University of Abuja has resolved to change the narrative of the University as an institution that has grossly under-performed as a citadel of excellence, integrity and credibility. A statement signed by the Deputy Registrar Information, Malam Garba Waziri, which was made available to newsmen in Abuja, said the Chairman of the Council, Alhaji Sani Maikudi, made the above declaration during the inaugural meeting of the Council on the main campus of the University, adding that it was sad that the history of the institution was punctuated by crises and upheavals which placed the university in the news for the wrong reasons just as government visitation reports painted uncomplimentary picture of the institution. He said that it was however gratifying to learn that things were now

Umahi offers scholarships to four best Mathematics students Augustine Okezie Abuja

The Governor of Ebonyi State, Engr. David Umahi, has awarded university scholarships to four junior secondary students for their outstanding performance in Mathematics and Oral Mental Arithmetic competitions. He announced this during presentation of the students to the State Executive Council at the Government House, Abakaliki, the state capital. The four students are Miss Igwe Amarachi from Government Technical College Agba, who was the overall best competitor; Miss Ikechukwu Mary from Uburu Secondary School; Sorochukwu Nwefuru from Government Technical College, Abakaliki and Ori Catherine from Government Technical College Agba. Umahi, according to a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Emma Anya, was particularly impressed with the intelligence displayed by the students while answering questions on the subjects without using four figure table or calculator. He said that the fund for them to study Medicine after their secondary education would be made available to them ahead of time to ensure that nothing constituted a barrier to their study. The governor directed his Personal Assistant, Mr. Silas Onu, to liaise with the parents of the children to open accounts for them, adding that payment of their school fees into the account would commence next week.

improving but stressed that the new Council must change the situation for good. Alhaji Sani Maikudi also identified some of the key priority areas of the Governing Council that should be pursued in the drive to change the poor verdict on the university to include identifying and resolving all issues pertaining to staff welfare especially the lingering salary shortfall and percentage salary payment. He said that the Council will also consider forthwith the quality and adequacy of physical academic environment to make learning both possible and conducive and increasing internally generated revenue outside the normal students’ fees. The Council Chairman said that the Council would engage in constructive dialogue with staff and students in a bid to ensure that industrial harmony prevailed at all times while at the same time instilling and maintaining discipline among staff. “Engaging in any activity, programme and venture capable of improving as well as raising the rating and image of the university and attracting favourable press and public accolade”, were also some of the immediate objectives of the Council, according to the Chairman.

Daily Times Nigeria Wednesday, May 24, 2017

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Baffa, on the frontiers of Tertiary Education intervention

Lagos inaugurates another public library

Since his appointment as the helmsman at Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND), Dr. Abdullahi Bichi Baffa, has repositioned the interventionist agency both in the area of efficient service delivery and the realisation of ancient landmarks in Nigeria’s tertiary institutions. AUGUSTINE OKEZIE writes:

Barely a month after the launch of its digital library portal, the Lagos State government, on Tuesday, inaugurated another public library in Isolo Local Government area to serve principally the people of the council area and its environs. The state’s governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, who declared the library open, described it as a hub for learning. According to him, the library was designed to incorporate general reading, Code Lagos, Eko n Keko (i.e Lagos is learning) and children section. He said his administration was passionate about the provision of quality and quantitative education for people of the state, hence it various efforts to upgrade all the public and school libraries across the state as one of the ways to drive the vision. The governor, who was represented at the event by the state’s Commissioner for Science and Technology, Mr. Olufemi Odubiyi, urged the users such as students, teachers and members of the public to make good use of the facility and also keep it neat always. In his remark, Special Adviser to the Governor on Education, Mr. Obafela Bank-Olemoh, whose office the project is domiciled, said the aggressive nature by which the state government had been carrying out it library projects scheme in the last two years was to ensure no one in the state has excuse for not having enough materials to read and to study. He however pointed out that this particular e-library was refurbished and equipped with books and other materials by the Zenith Bank Plc as part of its contributions to education development in the state. The bank’s representative, Mr. Usi Ogbebor as well as many secondary school students and community leaders in Isolo environs graced the occasion. While appreciating the financial institution for the gesture, Bank-Olemoh called on other corporate organisations which are yet to collaborate with the state government on library projects to do likewise. He said the essence was to equip the students and youths alike very well for leadership positions in future, noting that there was a modality in place to ensure all the libraries inaugurated so far are well maintained.

Some of the policy pronouncements of the TETFUND boss that heralded his assumption to duty include the mounting desire to build Iconoclastic edifices that befits the status of tertiary institutions as obtainable the world over rather than having ‘’matchbox buildings’’ that only befits mushrooms, promoting scholarship and human capacity building by sending scholars to top of the world class institutions, to prepare them for positive contributions when they return back home and so on. Baffar’s foray into the chronic challenge posed by un-cleared backlog of unaccessed funds began by organising ‘’Access Clinic’’ which brought together stakeholders, top management staff of beneficiary institutions and contractors, perhaps presented the strongest approach to tackling once and for all, the lack of pace in the infrastructural development of our institutions, and send a curious signal that the present government’s anti- corruption war is no fluke and does not have boundaries. At a recent press briefing held to mark the end of the ‘’Access Clinic’’, and project defence held in Abuja for TETfund beneficiaries’ institutions, he revealed that the parastatal has allocated about one trillion naira to tertiary institutions in five years. He explained that the project defence which was the first in the twenty-four (24) years of existence of the Fund was aimed at shortening the process of obtaining Approval-In-Principle (AIP) from the Fund and eliminate the back and forth communication which sometimes delayed the execution of projects and pro-

Dr. Abdullahi Bichi Baffa,

grammes. He added that the clinic was to discuss, diagnose and remedy all encumbrances to enable the institutions to fulfill the requirements to access funds. According to him, from 2011 -2015, about N175 billion was not accessed by some universities, polytechnics and colleges of education. He stressed that the Fund has given the beneficiaries institution affected some months to access or they will face the wrath of law. He said that in the last 9 months, more than half of the affected institutions’ fund have been accessed and expressed further hope that in the next six months, all other institutions will be cleared. He gave assurance that money meant for the institutions will never be diverted. Further speaking, he said in other for Nigerian institutions to make the projection in interna-

tional standard, training and retraining of teachers is fundamental. He stressed the urgent need to bridge the gap between the lecturers and students in terms of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to improve the pursuit of TETFund’s mandate. He said ’’an average tertiary student is ICT triggered and literate, so the lectures must also be ICT compliant and proficient’’. Meanwhile, the fund has threatened to publish a comprehensive list of defaulting beneficiary institutions who failed to clear backlog of approved interventions, and who unduly contravened the agreements reached at the recently held access clinic workshop. In a related development, the fund has called on beneficiary institutions to drag defaulting contractors to anti-graft agencies to recover monies paid for handling TETFund- sponsored infrastructural projects in universities,

polytechnics and colleges of education. The Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund, Dr. Abdulahi Baffa, who made the above declarations, urged benefiting institutions to engage only reputable contractors for their projects. Baffa, who spoke against the backdrop of common issues impeding access to intervention funds by benefiting institutions, said: “After receipt of first tranche of money from the Fund, some beneficiaries unduly delay payment to contractors. Also, some contractors also refuse to mobilise to site after receiving mobilisation fees. “A greater part of the project cycle is spent on the Beneficiary pursuing the contractors to mobilise to site. In some cases, the contractors delay execution of the projects on the ground of price changes due to foreign exchange fluctuations despite signing fixed contracts with their clients. “The institutions were advised by the Panel to engage reputable contractors for their projects and where necessary involve Law Enforcement Agencies to recover sums paid to contractors for which services were not provided and also forward the names of such.” He advised all institutions to frequently publish journals at least six times a year to enable them utilise the fund allocated for the intervention. Not a few stakeholders in the Education sector agree that that given the intensity and pace with which Baffa is going about executing his mandate, the nation and indeed Tertiary institutions will be the better for it.

Why we honour brilliant students –Principal Esther Taiwo

Motivation, they say, is an elixir for greater success as it plays a key role in the lives of students. This, according to the principal, Unique Height School, Mrs. Oluwakemi Onochie, explains why the school management usually sets aside a day annually to honour its brilliant students referred to as Unique Scholars. At the honour roll award/prefects inauguration held at the school premises in Isheri Magodo, Lagos recently, the principal explained further that the day is a

special day adorned with the garment of success and festooned with the colour of distinction and a day of excellence, stressing that it is a unique occasion for the unique students. “Honour roll award in Unique Height is in its 6th edition this year. It is put together to reward students who cumulatively scored ‘A’ grades in not less than 10 subjects including English and Mathematics at the Junior Secondary School level and ‘A’ grades in not less than seven subjects including Maths and English at the Senior Secondary School level”, she said. Such scholars, according to her,

are distinguished from other students with their Blue ties different from the conventional wine-coloured tie worn by other students. Chief Executive of Unique Height school, Mrs. Ebun AyereAlatise, said the honour roll award has encouraged healthy competition among the students as it encouraged them to work harder. “When we started six years ago, there were only nine scholars but today we have 34 which means students are now striving to also wear the Blue-Tie as a mark of honour and Distinction, so what this has achieved for the school is that we are raising brilliant future leaders

and parents are also reaping the fruits of their labour ”, she said. Chairman, Parents/Teachers Association, Mr. Aminu Mohmodu, said the event helps students to compete favourably by reading hard and struggle for excellence. “I want to advise parents to always come together and cooperate with the school and not derail from its policy because it is what we get from the children that is our own value. Last year, the PTA procured a 125 KVA generator so that students can have light at least 18 hours a day so as to study in a conducive environment and the result is what we are getting today”, he said.

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21 Public Notice

HOPE SOARS FOUNDATION FOR WIDOWS

CHRISTIANLIFE LITERATURE MISSION OF NIGERIA

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

This is to inform the general public that the above named organization has applied for registration under part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act of 1990 THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1.AKANDE SEGUN OLUGBEMIGA 2.OLOYEDE OLUWAMAYOWA ABIMBOLA 3.OWOPETU OLUSEGUN 4.OGUNDELE JACOB OGUNGBOLA 5.OKE SUSANNA OMOLOLA 6.OLADIPO ABIODUN AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: To preach the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. To make available aids and materials for missionaries. Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar General, Corporate Affairs Commission, 420, Tigris crescent, off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama Abuja, within 28 days of this publication.

TRUSTEES ARE : 1. MRS. ALAYANDE OLAYINKA MOJIRAYO 2. MRS. JOHNSON FOLASHADE 3. OYEWALE JULIANAH OMOBOLANLE 4. ADELEYE TAIWO DANIEL 5. AFOLALU OMOTOLA 6. RAHEEM YUSUFF OLATUNJI AIMS: To support and care for the welfare of widows and girl-child. 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

CHRIST FAMILY LIBERATION INT’L ASSEMBLY This is to inform the general public that the above named has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission, plot registration under part C of the Companies and Allied Matters Acts of 1990. TRUSTEES ARE :

1. Pastor Paul Adeleke 2. Pastor (Mrs) Titilayo Adeleke 3. Pastor Joshua Adegbola 4. Elder Regina Awosika AIM: TO PREACH THE GOSPEL. Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar General, plot 420, Tigris Crescent, off Aguiyi Ironsi street, Maitama, Abuja within 28 days of this publication. Signed: Trustees

HIHYAUL UMMAH PEACE ORGANISATION 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. Adeshina Jubril Adisa. 2. Adeshina Ridwan Jubril. 3. Oyewole Fatai Adewunmi. 4. Salau Oludayo. 5. Lawal Abiodun Adeyemo. 6. Adeyemo Isiaka Oladimeji. 7. Qodri Serifat Kehinde. 8. Abbey Remilekun Ruquyah AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. To propagate and promote the religion of Islam. 2. To foster peace amongst Muslims and non Muslims in the Community. 3. To do charitable works. 4. To generally deal with all matters of relevance in furthering and enhancing the cause of Islam. 5. To establish institutions that will enhance the religious and social cause of the Muslim community, such as libraries, social welfare centers, Islamic centers and so forth. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: TRUSTEES.

WHITEFIELD HARVEST MINISTRY The general public is hereby notified that the above named has Applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under Part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 2004. NAME OF TRUSTEES 1. DANIEL FOLORUNSO DANIEL 2. DANIEL OLUSOLA ABIKE, 3. OKE OLUBIYI, 4. DANIEL AYOBAMI JONATHAN, 5. DANIEL OLAWUNMI VICTORIA AIM AND OBJECTIVE: To preach the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. The general public is hereby notified that the above named has Applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under Part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 2004. Signed: Secretary

SIGNED: OLUSEUN FADELE FADELE & FADELE LEGAL PRACTITIONERS AND NOTARY PUBLIC 1ST FLOOR AL BARKA PLAZA, INBETWEEN GT BANK AND UBA BANK, AWOLOWO JUCTION, NEW BODIJA, IBADAN.

HIS SPIRIT AND FIRE MINISTRY THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY INFORMED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED MINISTRY HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION TO BE REGISTERED UNDER PART ‘C’ OF CAMA 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: (1) UMAHON GODWIN (2) BELLO OLUWAYEMISI MAYOWA (3) TOBE OLUGBENGA IDOWU. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PREACH, PROCLAIM AND DEMONSTRATE THE WORD OF GOD, EMPHASIZING IT’S POWER TO SAVE, HEAL AND DELIVER ALL THAT ARE BOUND BY THE DEVIL. Any objection to this application should be forwarded in writing to THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA, FCT, TO REACH HIM NOT LATER THAN TWENTY EIGHT (28) DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: BARR GBENGA TOBE

EBENEZER COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL IJAYE LAGOS OLD STUDENTS ASSOCIATION

AMAZING FRAGRANCE OF CHRIST FOUNDATION This is to inform the general public that the above named Foundation has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for Registration under part C of the Companies and Allied Matters Acts of 1990. TRUSTEES ARE 1. MR. LADIPO MOYOMADE ADENIYI 2. MRS. MOYO-LADIPO OLAJUMOKE MORADEKE 3. MRS. AMAKU OLUBUKOLA OLUYEMISI 4. MRS. JONAH SELEIPRE SYLVALINE AIMS: TO ASSIST THE LESS PRIVILEDGE. 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 BY: BARRISTER OLUGBENGA ADEWOYE, of OLUGBENGA ADEWOYE & CO, 4TH FLOOR, ANCE BUILDING, JERICHO, IBADAN.

WAY OF LIFE GOSPEL MINISTRY WORLDWIDE 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. Emmanuel Jasper uzochi - President 2. Rev Emmanuel Leonard Ugo 3. Uka Ucheime Joy - Secretary 4. Ajaebu victoria Ijeoma 5. Obodoeze Sarah uwa 6. Odim Nnenna grace 7. Uzoije Emmanuel Chiemela. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. To preach the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. 2. To evangelize the world. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. Signed: Trustees

LABOURERS TOGETHER MISSIONARY OUTREACH

This is to inform the general public that the above named Association has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for Registration under part C of the Companies and Allied Matters Acts of 1990 THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1 Ayo Makinde 2 Peter Olisa 3 Remi Dosunmu 4 Olutayo Adesiyan 5 Tijani Adio Gbolahan. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1 To promote mutual understanding among members 2 To initiate and encourage project that will be beneficial to 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.

The general public is hereby notified that the above - named Church has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under Part ‘C’ of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: (1) PST. IDOABASI SAMUEL IKPO (2) BARR. SYLVANUS ARCHIBONGOBOT (3) EVANG. UWANAOBONGEMMANUEL ETUK (4) MR. UKOANIE GABRIEL UDOROH AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE: (1) To preach and spread the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ throughout Nigeriaand elsewhere around the world with specific focus on the Unreached People/Groups. (2) To establish and maintain Mission Fields and Discipleship Centers throughout Nigeria and in foreign lands for the propagation of the word of God. (3) To gather, assemble and cater for spiritual wellbeing of members. (4) To mobilize, train and deploy men and resources for global evangelism.

DAILY SPIRITAUL TONIC OUTREACH

NOTICE OF CHANGE OF TRUSTEES/REGISTERED OFFICE ADDRESS

The general public is hereby notified that the above named has Applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under Part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 2004. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Okikiola Olayemi Michael - Chairman 2. Emuze Rita Bamidele - Secretary 3. Padonu Segun J. O - P.R.O 4. Omiwale Aderinola Eyitop - Member 5. Oladimeji Kayode Joshua - Member 6. Ojeleye Adenine Idowu - Treasurer AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. To relieve people from the yoke of the enemy by lending them to Christ. 2. To ensure the general spiritual well being . 3. To be a source of positive inspiration to the body of Christ. 4. To effect lives positive in all ramification of life. 5. To reach people on the important of holiness and its benefit. The general public is hereby notified that the above named has Applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under Part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 2004. Signed: Secretary

Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Off AguiyiIronsi Street, P.M.B. 198, Maitama, Abuja within Twenty – Eighty (28) days from the date of this publication. Signed: Udo Raphael, Esq. (Solicitor).

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT CARMELITE PRISONERS’ INTEREST ORGANISATION (CAPIO) AN INCORPORATED TRUSTEE REGISTERED UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 2004 INTENDS TO APPLY FOR A CHANGE OF TRUSTEES AND REGISTERED OFFICE ADDRESS. THE OLD TRUSTEES TO BE CHANGED ARE: 1. REV. FR. EPHRAIM OJIEKWE -REMOVED 2. REV. FR. MICHAEL JOSEPH FITZGERALD -REMOVED 3. REV. FR. SYLVESTER ITODO -REMOVED 3. REV. SR. MARIA CARMEN -REMOVED THE NEWLY APPOINTED TRUSTEES ARE: 1. PROF. UCHE AMAZIGO -APPOINTED 2. REV. FR. AMBROSE EKEROKU, -OCD APPOINTED 3. MR. EZUGWU FRANK OKECHUKWU -APPOINTED 4. MRS. OKOLO NWANNEKA CECILIA -APPOINTED 5. MRS. LYNDA OKIBE -APPOINTED 6. REV. FR. EMMANUEL NNADOZIE, - OCD APPOINTED 7. REV. FR. CANICE AZOUMA, - OCD APPOINTED THE ORGANISATION RETAINS: 1. REV. FR. THADDEUS DIM, OCD TAKE NOTICE ALSO THAT THE NEW OFFICE ADDRESS IS NO. 2 BENT LANE, GRA, ENUGU, ENUGU STATE. ANY OBJECTION (s) TO THIS PUBLICATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL OF THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSIONS WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS NOTICE. DATED THIS 23RD DAY OF MAY, 2017 BY ORDER OF THE BOARD SIGNED: REV. FR. AMBROSE EKEROKU, OCD (SECRETARY)

Public Notice 22 GLORIOUS CHURCH OF THE ROCK OF AGES The general public is hereby notified that the above named has Applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under Part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 2004. TRUSTEES ARE: 1.PASTOR REV.(DR) ELIJAH OLATUNJI ATOBATELE- CHAIRMAN. 2.ELDER ANTHONY OLUSEGUN ADEDOYIN- VICE CHAIRMAN 3.PASTOR JOHN OLUSEGUN OLORUNTOBA-SECRETARY 4.DEACONESS TAIWO ATOBATELE- TREASURER 5.CECELIA TITILAYO OSOBU- FINANCIAL SECRETARY 6.ELDER EZEKIEL OLAWUYI OSOBU- MEMBER 7.ELDER SAMUEL OLANREWAJU FAMUYIDE- MEMBER AIM & OBJECTIVES 1.TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST AND HIS SALVATION TO MANKIND. 2.TO CARRY OUT SPIRITUAL HEALING AND DELIVERANCE FROM ALL EVIL POWERS AND SPIRIT THROUGH PRAYERS AND FASTING. Any objection to this publication should be forwarded to Registrar General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, P. M. B. 198, Garki, Abuja within 28th days of this publication. SIGNED BY; BARRISTER AHMED. I. OLANREWAJU 3, ISHOLA STREET, YABA, LAGOS. PHONE NO:08099104980

ACHIEVER’S CROWN ORGANIZATION This is to inform the general public that the above named has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for incorporation under part C of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, Degree No. 1 of 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. MR. EMMANUEL PETER OKON - PRESIDENT 2. MR. UKEME ESANG EKON - VICE PRESIDENT 3. MR. SOLOMON MICHAEL - SECRETARY 4. MR. MBOUTIDEM ASUQUO - ASSISTANT SECRETARY 5. MR. NSIKAK ARCHIBONG - PRO AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO BRING TOGETHER ALL INTERESTED YOUTHS OF AKWA IBOM STATE INDIGENES. 2. TO RENDER HELP TO LESS PRIVILEGE IN OUR SOCIETY AND AT LARGE. Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the RegistrarGeneral, Corporate Affairs Commission, plot 420 Tigris Crescent, off Aguiyi Ironsi street, Maitama, Abuja within 28 days of this publication. SIGNED: PRESIDENT .

ARCHBISHOP AGGEY MEMORIAL SECONDARY SCHOOL OLD STUDENTS ASSOCIATION SET 1979-1999.

This is to inform the General Public that the above named ASSOCIATION has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for Registration under Part C of the Companies and Allied matters Act , 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE:(1) Adesanya Shamsideen Ibikunle - Chairman (2) Alade Bosede Olufunmilayo - Vice Chairman (3) Oloye Modupe Oludayo - Secretary General (4) Odesola Isaac Babatunde - Assistant Secretary (5) Abumere Sunday Okeigbeme - Legal Adviser (6) Bello Issa Olajide - Treasurer THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE :(1) TO ENSURE CORDIAL INTERACTION BETWEEN OLD STUDENTS OF SET 1979- 1999. (2) TO SUPPORT THE SCHOOL IN ITS QUEST FOR QUALITATIVE EDUCATION (3) TO SEEK AND UPHOLD HIGH ACADEMIC STANDARDS AMONG CURRENT STUDENTS (4) TO SECURE RESTORATION OF ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES IN THE SCHOOL Any objection to the registration should be forwarded to Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama Abuja within 28 days from the date of this publication. SIGNED BY :- SECRETARY

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RIDWANATU-LLHAI SOCIETY OF NIGERIA (RIDLAT) The general public is hereby notified that the above named has Applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under Part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 2004. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Onakoya Kolawole Adetola 2. Onakoya Adewale Kazeem 3. Mustapha Afusat Omolola Onakoya 4. Onakoya Olasubomi Zainab 5. Oladele Jelili AIM AND OBJECTIVE: To preach the messages of Allah according to Islamic injunction. Signed: Straight Path Consulting 08023694015

INSPIRATION PEOPLE’S ASSEMBLY The general public is hereby inform that the above named has applied to Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under Part ‘C’ of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, Decree No. 1 of 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE; 1. PST. BLESSED NWASOBI EKWUEME. 2. DCNS. ESTHER IFEOMA EKWUEME. 3.INNOCENT IGWE EKWUEME AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ; 1. To preach the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. Any objection to the registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420 Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi ironsi Street, Maitama, Abuja, within 28 days of this publication Signed ; PST. BLESSED NWASOBI EKWUEME.

AKINSEMOYIN ALLI-OWE CHARITY FOUNDATION This is to inform the general public that the above named “FOUNDATION” has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under the part C of Companies and Allied Matters Acts 1990. TRUSTEES ARE 1.ALLI-OWE OGUN IYADUNNI IDOWU 2.ALLI-OWE KEHINDE MONSURUM 3. ALLI-OWE ABDULWASIU 4. ALLI-OWE KAYODE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE 1. To provide poverty alleviation scheme to assist and empower the needy and less privilege. 2. To provide scholarship to less privilege children, orphan and children with disability and other Any Objection(s) to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar General, Corporate Affairs Commission, plot 420, Tigris Crescent, off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, PMB 198, Garki, Abuja within 28 days from the date of this publication. Signed by: TRUSTEES

HALLELUJAH DELIVERANCE MINISTRY INTERNATIONAL This is to inform the general public that the above named ministry has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under part ‘C’ of the Companies and Allied matters Act 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Munemune Alfred (President) 2. Munemune Joy Ayagbo (Secretary) 3. Douglas-Naingba Ipamoere (Treasurer) AIMS & OBJECTIVES: 1. To preach the gospel of Our Lord Jesus Christ. 2. To set the captives free through prayers. 3. To raise up good Christian families through the word of God. 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: President

SURE REDEMPTION AND GRACE RECONCILIATION CHURCH The General Public is hereby notified that the above named Ministry has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission, for Registration under ‘Part C’ of the Companies and Allied Matter Act, 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE:1. FOLORUNSHO OLUGBENGA ISAIAH (PRESIDENT) 2. FOLORUNSHO ADEYEBI MARY 3. ITA ROMANUS OKPA 4. OJOGUN COMFORT USORO (SECRETARY) 5. STEPHEN KOLAWOLE OMONIYI THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE:(1) TO PREACH GOSPEL OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST (2) TO PROVIDE A PLACE OF WORSHIP FOR MEMBERS AND CHRISTIANS (3) TO TEACH MEMBERS ON THE FUNDAMENTAL TRUTH OF CHRISTIANITY ACCORDING TO THE HOLY BIBLE (4) TO FOSTER CONTINUAL FELLOWSHIP AMONG MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION (5) TO HELP AND RENDER COMMUNITY WELFARE SUPPORT TO SOCIETY THROUGH EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMS (6) TO ORGANIZE SEMINAR, PROGRAMS AND DISTRIBUTE READABLE MATERIALS, AUDIO AND VIDEO MATERIALS TOWARDS PREACHING OF THE GOSPEL ANY OBJECTION to this registration should be forwarded within 28 (Twenty Eight) days of this Publication to the Registrar General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent Off Aguyi Ironsi, Maitama, Abuja. SIGNED BY:- OGBEYEMI OLAOLUWA, IDOWU A. KOKUMO & CO. Address: 10, ILOJO CRESCENT, OFF OYEWOLE STREET, OBANIKORO, LAGOS

ALLI KAYODE AKANNI

ADEYEMI VICTORIA TEMITOPE

. I formerly known and addressed as MOSUR ALLI now wish to be known and addressed as ALLI KAYODE AKANNI All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

. I formerly known and addressed as ADEYEMI TEMITOPE OLUWASEUN now wish to be known and addressed as ADEYEMI VICTORIA TEMITOPE .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

OLORI ADEBIMPE AMINAT

BADEJO DAMILOLA OLUWASEUN

I formerly known and addressed as ADEWALE ADEBIMPE AMINAT now wish to be known and addressed as OLORI ADEBIMPE AMINAT.All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

.CORRECTION OF NAME. My name was wrongly written in my driver’s licence as BADEJO OLUWASEGUN DAMILOLA instead of BADEJO DAMILOLA OLUWASEUN. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

OYEDELE DELE KAZEEM

ODUSAMI KEHINDE OLADUNNI

EDEH OSLTA

ODUKOYA BLESSING GEORGENIA EKENE

MRS NEBO EVELYN UKAMAKA

In some of my documents my name was written as EMEKA USIADE and In some other documents my name was written as OSEMEKA USIADE.The names refer to the same person.OSEMEKA was wrongly written instead of OSEMEKE. All the documents bearing all the names are valid.General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as YEKEEN KAZEEM OYEDELE, now wish to be known and addressed as OYEDELE DELE KAZEEM. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as ODUSAMI KEHINDE SEYI and ODUSAMI KEHINDE AYODELE, now wish to be known and addressed as ODUSAMI KEHINDE OLADUNNI. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as OSlNACHl PATRlCK OKONKWO EDEH, now wish to be known and addressed as EDEH OSlTA. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as Nwaneto EKENE BLESSING and OKONKWO EKENE BLESSING, now wish to be known and addressed as ODUKOYA BLESSING GEORGENIA EKENE. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

IWEBO: I, formerly known and addressed as MISS IWEBO EVELYN UKAMAKA and MRS NEBO EVELYN CHINEDU,now wish to be known and addressed as MRS NEBO EVELYN UKAMAKA. All former documents remain valid. BANKS and General public should please take note.

MRS CLIFFORD CHIOMA FAVOUR

IWUALA CHIMSOM ADAOMA JOY

NWACHUKWU BLESSING EUNICE

ANI OKAFOR JOSEPH

COSMAS CHRISTIAN EMEKA

MRS IKONNE PATRICIA UZOAMAKA

UMUNNA: I, formerly known and addressed as MISS UMUNNA FAVOUR ALOCHUKWU, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS CLIFFORD CHIOMA FAVOUR. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

I, formerly known UGWUEKE: and addressed as UGWUEKE CHIMSOM ADAOMA JOY, now wish to be known and addressed as IWUALA CHIMSOM ADAOMA JOY. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

I, formerly NWACHUKWU: known and addressed as NWACHUKWU BLESSING UCHECHUKWUKAMMA, now wish to be known and addressed as NWACHUKWU BLESSING EUNICE. All former documents remain valid. BANKS

OKAFOR: I, formerly known and addressed as OKAFOR JOSEPH, now wish to be known and addressed as ANI OKAFOR JOSEPH. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note

PRICILIA: I, formerly known and addressed as PRICILIA CHRISTIAN EMEKA, now wish to be known and addressed as COSMAS CHRISTIAN EMEKA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

CHUKWU: I, formerly known and addressed as MISS CHUKWU PATRICIA UZOAMAKA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS IKONNE PATRICIA UZOAMAKA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

OKUONGHAE ENDURANCE OROBOSA

EGBO CHIADIKOBI SONNY

UDE SABINA NGOZIKA

MRS IBE CHINOYERM GLORIA

MRS UCHECHUKWU MERCY

OSUJI GERALD ONYEKA

OKUONGHAE: I, formerly known and addressed as OKUONGHAE EDDY OROBOSA, now wish to be known and addressed as OKUONGHAE ENDURANCE OROBOSA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

EGBO: I, formerly known and addressed as EGBO SONNY CHIADIKOBI NGWU, now wish to be known and addressed as EGBO CHIADIKOBI SONNY. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public should please take note.

NWAEME: I, formerly known and addressed as NWAEME SABINA NGOZI, now wish to be known and addressed as UDE SABINA NGOZIKA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

AGU: I, formerly known and addressed as MISS AGU CHIDINMA BARBRA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS IBE CHINOYERM GLORIA. All former documents remain valid. Local Govt. Service Commission, Oji River Central LGDA, First Bank of Nigeria Plc and General public should please take note.

CHUKWU: I, formerly known and addressed as MISS MERCY LOVE CHUKWU and MRS UCHECHUKWU CHOSEN MERCY, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS UCHECHUKWU MERCY. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

AZUATALAM: I, formerly known and addressed as AZUATALAM GERALD, now wish to be known and addressed as OSUJI GERALD ONYEKA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

OMOKHEOA VINCENT OHIKHUARE

ODOH LAWRETTA NKIRUKA

MRS OJO MODESTA IJEOMA

MRS ANIOBI RITA

ADDITION OF NAME

CORRECTION OF NAME

OMIUNU: I, formerly known and addressed as OMIUNU OHIKHUARE, now wish to be known and addressed as OMOKHEOA VINCENT OHIKHUARE. All former documents remain valid. First Bank and General public should please take note.

OZIOKO: I, formerly known and addressed as OZIOKO MMESOMA FAVOUR, now wish to be known and addressed as ODOH LAWRETTA NKIRUKA. All former documents remain valid. First and General public should please take note.

NWAMA: I, formerly known and addressed as MISS NWAMA RITA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS ANIOBI RITA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

That I was formerly known and addressed as OKONKWO AUGUSTINA that I now wish to add ODINAKA to my former name that I now wish to be known and addressed as OKONKWO AUGUSTINA ODINAKA. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public should please take note.

This is to inform the general public that my name CHUKWU OBIANUJU CHIDIEBERE was wrongly written during BVN registration but now wish to be corrected and addressed as CHUKWU OBIANUJU CHIDIOGO. My correct date of birth is 15/2/1986 All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public should please take note.

AJA: I, formerly known and addressed as MISS AJA MODESTA IJEOMA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS OJO MODESTA IJEOMA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

Daily Times Nigeria Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Public Notice

MRS. ALLI JUSTINA EJEME

TONGDET GODWIN GABLE YATU

TORIOLA ADETUTU AYODE

MRS. ABIOLA OLUWASEUN REBECCA

ADEOWO AYOBAMI BAMIDELE

HOSSANA IDO UITP

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS OGIRI JUSTINA EJEME, now wish to be known, called and addressed as MRS. ALLI JUSTINA EJEME due to change in my marital status. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as GODWIN SIMON, now wish to be known, called and addressed as TONGDET GODWIN GABLE YATU. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as ADETUTU AYODE FALAYE, now wish to be known, called and addressed as TORIOLA ADETUTU AYODE. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressd as MISS OLAORE OLUWASEUN REBECCA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. ABIOLA OLUWASEUN REBECCA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as ADEOWO AYOBAMI CECILIA IZAMA, now wish to be known and addressed as ADEOWO AYOBAMI BAMIDELE. All former documents remain valid. General Public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as UDEME VERA UITP IDO, now wish to be known and addressed as HOSSANA IDO UITP. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME My name appears as ARO FLORENCE OLUWAYEMISI in my Diamond Bank, and it also appears as ARO FLORENCE YEMISI in my First Bank. That I am the same person bearing these names. Henceforth I wish to be known called and addressed as ARO FLORENCE OLUWAYEMISI. All documents bearing the above mentioned names remains mine and valid. General public should take note.

MRS. ENUJIUGHA NKIRU GENEVIEVE I, formerly known and addressed as MISS EZE NKIRU JONAVINE GENNY as stated on my International Passport and other documents. That due to marital status, I now wish to be known, called and addressed as MRS. ENUJIUGHA NKIRU GENEVIEVE. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

CHANGE OF NAME/CORRECTION OF DATE OF BIRTH

I, formerly known and addressed as SULAIMON MOJEED OLUWASHINA, now wish to be known; called and addressed as SULEMAN MOJIDI ADESINA. That in my BVN form, my date of birth was mistakenly written as 29th day of April, 1994 instead of 1st day of January, 1990. That my correct date of birth is 1st day of January, 1990. General public take note.

MRS. JOY OLOWOPOROKU

DAUDU JOHN CLEMENT

CORRECTION OF NAME:

I formerly known, called and addressed as Miss. Joy Agholor Igbinoba. Now wish to be known, called and addressed as MRS. JOY OLOWOPOROKU. All documents bearing my former name remain valid, general public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, DAODU JIMOH & DAUDU JIMOH CLEMENT now wish to be known and addressed as, DAUDU JOHN CLEMENT. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

My name was wrongly written as Moriamoh Alhaja Huseini instead of Mero Husseini. All former documents remain valid. Public take note.

MRS. EGBON ENOH JULIET

ODETOLA OMOLARA GRACE

LAWRENCE NWABUEZE LAWRENCE

MRS. IKEDI CHINYERE CHRISTIANA

AZUOGU LUCKY

DIKE CATHERINE O.

I formerly known and addressed as MISS. ENO EKPEYONG now want to be known and addressed as MRS. EGBON ENOH JULIET All former documents remain Valid. Pamol nigeria limited and General public take Note

I formerly known and addressed as MUYIWA OMOLARA GRACE now wish to be addressed as ODETOLA OMOLARA GRACE. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as LAWRENCE NWABUEZE ONYEKWUE, now wish to be known and addressed as LAWRENCE NWABUEZE LAWRENCE. All former documents remain valid, the general public should please take

I formerly known and addressed as MISS DURU CHINYERE CHRISTIANA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. IKEDI CHINYERE CHRISTIANA. All former documents remain valid, the general public should please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as FIDELIS AMAKAEZE, now wish to be known and addressed as AZUOGU LUCKY . All former documents remain valid, the general public should please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as IHE CATHERINE O., now wish to be known and addressed as DIKE CATHERINE O. . All former documents remain valid, the general public should please take note.

MRS. OKORIE LAURA ADANMA

VERA CHIKA NDUBUISI

ADEYOJU OLATUNBOSUN OLUBUNMI

OKECHUKWU CHINASA JECINTA

NWANKWO IKENNA

DABO EKINE SENIBO

I formerly known and addressed as MISS ODOEMENE LAURA ADANMA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. OKORIE LAURA ADANMA. All former documents remain valid, the general public should please take note.

I Formerly known and addressed as Vera Chika Edwin, Now wish to be known and addressed as VERA CHIKA NDUBUISI. general public should please take note

I formerly known and address as ADEYOJU OLATUNBOSUN EBENEZER now wish to be known and addressed as ADEYOJU OLATUNBOSUN OLUBUNMI. All former document remain valid. General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, EZURIKE CHINASA JECINTA, now wish to be known and addressed as, OKECHUKWU CHINASA JECINTA. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, IROEGBULAM IKENNA DANIEL, now wish to be known and addressed as, NWANKWO IKENNA. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, AWOLOYE BARANGO, now wish to be known and addressed as, DABO EKINE SENIBO. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

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LILY EFIAWAN ALLI

ADDITION OF NAME

ADETOKUN AKINADE MUSBAU

JIMAH ROBETHER

I, formerly known and addressed as, MISS. ADIA OMIAWELE OBEHI JENNIFER, now wish to be known and addressed as, MRS. ODANLUMEN OBEHI JENNIFER. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, MISS. DARAJI SABINA CHINWE, now wish to be known and addressed as, MRS. NWATU SABINA CHINWE. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, MRS. LILY SAMUEL ABAM, now wish to be known and addressed as, LILY EFIAWAN ALLI. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I, ETUKUDO PRINCE JOHNNY, wish to add, ETUKUDO, to my name which was formerly, PRINCE JOHNNY, in my bank account. I now wish to be known and addressed as, ETUKUDO PRINCE JOHNNY. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I formerly known as ADETOKUN AKINS wish to be known and addressed as ADETOKUN AKINADE MUSBAU. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as EMONBISA DORIS EHIMEN wish to be known and addressed as JIMAH ROBETHER. All former documents remain valid, General public please take note

ISAAC NGOZI OZIOMA

BEDE MCBENEDICT EKEADA

CHUKWUDI OKOLIE WILLIAMS

ADEKOYA OLUBUNMI SHARON

ESAN OLUWATOSIN MICHAEL

MRS MMEGWA CHIKODI

I formerly known as CHINEDUM NGOZI OZIOMA wish to be known and addressed as ISAAC NGOZI OZIOMA . All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as Bede MacBenedict Ekeada wish to be known and addressed as BEDE McBENEDICT EKEADA. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as EDWIN CHUKWUDI OKOLIE wish to be known and addressed as CHUKWUDI OKOLIE WILLIAMS. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as ADEKUNLE OLUBUNMI SHARON wish to be known and addressed as ADEKOYA OLUBUNMI SHARON. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as ESAN OLUWATOSIN PRECIOUS wish to be known and addressed as ESAN OLUWATOSIN MICHAEL. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as MRS CHIKODI BENJAMIN wish to be known and addressed as MRS MMEGWA CHIKODI .All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

OLUWAFEMI ANUOLUWAPO ADERONMU

CHANGE OF NAME AND CORRECT DATE OF BIRTH

OSHO SARAH OPEYEMI

ADEWUSI ABOSEDE JULIANAH

AKINRINSOLA FUNMILAYO FAITHIA

OBANDE ONYILO BERNARD

I formerly known as ADERONMU OLUWAFEMI FERANO wish to be known and addressed as OLUWAFEMI ANUOLUWAPO ADERONMU. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as GODONU SEYIDE ADEWUNMI wish to be known and addressed as FASHOLA ADEWUNMI SEYIDE. Wrong Date of Birth 23rd February, 1978 and Corrected Date of Birth is 23rd February, 1979 .All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as OSHO OPEYEMI OMOBOLANLE wish to be known and addressed as OSHO SARAH OPEYEMI. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as AFOLABI ABOSEDE JULIANAH now wish to be known and addressed as ADEWUSI ABOSEDE JULIANAH. All former documents remains valid. General public please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as AKINRISOLA FUNMILAYO Comfort now wish to be known and addressed as AKINRINSOLA FUNMILAYO FAITHIA. All former documents remains valid. General public please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as OBANDE CLEMENT BERNARD now wish to be known and addressed as OBANDE ONYILO BERNARD. All former documents remains valid. General public please take note.

MRS OGUNMOLA MARIAM OLAWUMI

AKINTOMIDE OLAWUMI BOSEDE

BABATUNDE TOYIN SONIA

MRS. KUDIRAT MOTUNRAYO ADELOWO

UKEME CHIOMA JULIET

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS ADEYEMO MARIAM OLAWUMI now wish to be known and addressed as MRS OGUNMOLA MARIAM OLAWUMI. All former documents remains valid. General public please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as SADIQ OLAWUMI BOSEDE now wish to be known and addressed as AKINTOMIDE OLAWUMI BOSEDE. All former documents remains valid. General public please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as KOLAWOLE TOYIN SONIA, now wish to be known and addressed as BABATUNDE TOYIN SONIA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

CHANGE OF NAME AND CORRECT DATE OF BIRTH

I, formerly known and addressed as ELEMIGBUWA BOLANLE, now wish to be known and addressed as AJISOLA BOLANLE. My correct Date of Birth is 13/05/1985. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS KUDIRAT MOTUNRAYO IBRAHIM, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. KUDIRAT MOTUNRAYO ADELOWO. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as NWOSU CHIOMA JULIET, now wish to be known and addressed as UKEME CHIOMA JULIET. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

OROKOTAN OLORUNJUNI

AKINTOLA FOLASHADE OLASUMBO

ADELEKAN OLUFEMI MUKAILA

ATAMHENWAN AYEMERI ALFRED

OMOBOLAJI ABIODUN SAHEED

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

I, formerly known and addressed as AKINTOLA FOLASHADE MOJIRAYO, now wish to be known and addressed as AKINTOLA FOLASHADE OLASUMBO, henceforth. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

CHANGE OF NAME AND CORRECT DATE OF BIRTH

I, formerly known and addressed as ADELEKAN OLUFEMI MICHAEL, now wish to be known and addressed as ADELEKAN OLUFEMI MUKAILA, henceforth. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as PETER GARBA and DOKPAN AYUBA CHINNAN, now wish to be known and addressed as WAMKYEN KATBAM BITRUS, henceforth. My correct Date of Birth is 17/04/1997. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as AYEMERI ATAMHENWAN ALFRED, now wish to be known and addressed as ATAMHENWAN AYEMERI ALFRED. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as AGORO SAHEED, now wish to be known and addressed as OMOBOLAJI ABIODUN SAHEED, henceforth. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

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TEMIDAYO ELIZABETH OLATEJU-

SAMUEL, SAMUEL ANIETIE

SAMUEL, MONICA ENO

OYEWALE FELIX BABATUNDE

TELLA AYORINDE SUNDAY

IBE PATIENCE OFONIME

I, formerly known and addressed as TEMIDAYO ELIZABETH AGBARA-OLATEJU, now wish to be known and addressed as TEMIDAYO ELIZABETH OLATEJU-AGBARA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as ADESOLA, SAMUEL ANIETIE and ADESOLA, WAHAB ANIETIE, now wish to be known and addressed as SAMUEL, SAMUEL ANIETIE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS ASUQUO, ENOOBONG EDEM and MRS. ADESOLA, ENO EDEM, now wish to be known and addressed as SAMUEL, MONICA ENO. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I formerly known and addressed as RASAQ FELIX BABATUNDE now wish to be known and addressed as OYEWALE FELIX BABATUNDE.All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

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

I formerly known and addressed as AKPAN PATIENCE UDOH now wish to be known and addressed as IBE PATIENCE OFONIME .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

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Daily Times Nigeria Wednesday, May 24, 2017

HALEEMA OMOWUNMI OLIYIDE

MRS NNENNA CHIOMA AKUBUEZE

IFEYINWA VIRGINIA ANENE

CONFIRMATION OF NAMES

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS HALEEMA RAZAQ OLIYIDE AND HALEEMA OMOWUNMI OLIYIDE ARE ONE THE SAME PERSON NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS HALEEMA OMOWUNMI OLIYIDE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS NNENNA CHIOMA EZEJI NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AS MRS NNENNA CHIOMA AKUBUEZE . ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. INESFLY AFRIAN LTD , BANKS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS IFEYINWA VIRGINIA OKOYE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS IFEYINWA VIRGINIA ANENE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. BANKS AND

ACHOMADU CHUKWUNYERE MICAH, ACHOMADU CHUKWUNYERE SOLOMON and ACHOMADU SOLOMON refer to one and the same person. I, now wish to be known and addressed as ACHOMADU CHUKWUNYERE MICAH. All former documents remain valid. Diamond Bank Plc and general public take note.

OBIKWU ODION ONYEBUCHI

EZEMA JUDITH CHINELO

OMOBORIOWO GANIYA IYABODE Formerly known and addressed as KOLADE GANIYAT IYABODE, now wish to be known and addressed as OMOBORIOWO GANIYA IYABODE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as OSIGBEMHE ODION ONYEBUCHI, now wish to be known and addressed as OBIKWU ODION ONYEBUCHI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note. ADEBISI ODUNOLA SHENJOBI Formerly known and addressed as ADEBISI ODUNOLA ODUFOONA, now wish to be known and addressed as ADEBISI ODUNOLA SHENJOBI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note. CONFIRMATION OF NAME

Formerly known and addressed as EZE JUDITH CHINELO, now wish to be known and addressed as EZEMA JUDITH CHINELO. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

RUTH UMUKORO Formerly known and addressed as REJOICE RUTH GRACE, now wish to be known and addressed as RUTH UMUKORO. All former documents remain valid. General public take note. KAREEM TAOREED AKANDE

CORRECTION ON DATE OF BIRTH

I, ESIOBU JOHNPAUL EMEKA states that my name was wrongly 19/01/1995 instead of 19/01/1999. PASSPORT NO.A06747755. All former documents remain valid. General public take note. MBAH CHINEDU CHRISTOPHER

UDOR-LAWAL SARAH OLABISI

CHRISTIAN CHUHWAK MONDAY

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AS LAWAL SARAH OLABISI NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS UDOR-LAWAL SARAH OLABISI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AS CHRISTIAN MONDAY NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS CHRISTIAN CHUHWAK MONDAY. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

MRS. IFADAH KEHINDE JOKO

AKINOLA-AJAYI OKE JOHN

SULAIMON IBRAHIM OLALEKAN Formerly known and addressed as SULAIMON IBRAHIM, now wish to be known and addressed as SULAIMON IBRAHIM OLALEKAN. My date of birth is 9th OCT 1994. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as MISS AYANGUNNA KEHINDE JOKO, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. IFADAH KEHINDE JOKO. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as AKINOLA OKE, now wish to be known and addressed as AKINOLAAJAYI OKE JOHN. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

UGWU OBIAGELI VIRGINIA

AKANDE BARAKAT ABIOLA

Formerly known and addressed as OBIAGELI VIRGINIA, now wish to be known and addressed as UGWU OBIAGELI VIRGINIA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as BARAKAT ABIOLA MUHAMMED, now wish to be known and addressed as AKANDE BARAKAT ABIOLA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

ILOME KINGSLEY JIMMY

OSINUGA OLUWAFOLAHANMI-ADEBISI Formerly known and addressed as MARSHAL TINUOLA ADEBISI, now wish to be known and addressed as OSINUGA OLUWAFOLAHANMIADEBISI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and and addressed as ABDULKAREEM MUHAMMED LAWAL OLAREWAJU, now wish to be known and addressed as ABDULKAREEM BISIRIYU TOPE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

GRAIG TOLUWALOJU AYOKUNMI Formerly known and addressed as ADEOTI TOLUWALOJU AYOKUNMI, now wish to be known and addressed as GRAIG TOLUWALOJU AYOKUNMI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

MRS OKAH AMY-LOUISE ITOHAN Formerly known and addressed as MISS IGBINEDION AMY-LOUISE ITOHAN, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS OKAH AMY-LOUISE ITOHAN. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

AFEES AJIBADE ADENIRAN

AFORONWA NNEKA ELIZABETH

KAREEM OLALEKAN Formerly known and addressed as KAREEM WAHEED, now wish to be known and addressed as KAREEM OLALEKAN. All former documents remain valid. General public take note. ABDULKAREEM BISIRIYU TOPE

ADEBARI MARY and ADEBARI KAFAYAT M.refer to one and the same person. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as KAREEM TAOREED BAYO, now wish to be known and addressed as KAREEM TAOREED AKANDE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as EVANY CHRISTOPHER ANTHONY, now wish to be known and addressed as MBAH CHINEDU CHRISTOPHER. That my date of birth is 31 March 1983. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as ILOME KINGSLEY EZE, now wish to be known and addressed as ILOME KINGSLEY JIMMY. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

UDOH PRINCE JOSEPH

AYINUOLA TAIWO ABOSEDE

UKWOH PAT EFFIONG

Formerly known and addressed as UDOH JUNIOR, now wish to be known and addressed as UDOH PRINCE JOSEPH. That my date of birth was wrongly written on as 28/05/1989 instead of 28/05/1992. That my correct date of birth is 28/05/1992. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as AKINSEYE TAIWO ABOSEDE, now wish to be known and addressed as AYINUOLA TAIWO ABOSEDE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

CHANGE OF NAME/ CORRECTION OF BIRTH DATE Formerly known and addressed as AMINU LIASU, now wish to be known and addressed as AMINU ILIYASU. My correct date of birth is 25 August 1998 and not 15 January 1984. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

ADU HELEN SAM

AKINJOLE BOSEDE BEATRICE

ODERA VANESSA COLE

Formerly known and addressed as EHIWE HELEN SAM, now wish to be known and addressed as ADU HELEN SAM. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as AKINNIFESI BOSEDE BEATRICE, now wish to be known and addressed as AKINJOLE BOSEDE BEATRICE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as ODERA VANESSA CHIKE-COLE, now wish to be known and addressed as ODERA VANESSA COLE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as AFISI A. SHAKOTO, now wish to be known and addressed as AFEES AJIBADE ADENIRAN. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as ERIYA NNEKA AFORONWA, now wish to be known and addressed as AFORONWA NNEKA ELIZABETH. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

ALLIU ABUBAKAR

UCHECHI-ONYEMA CATHERINE NWAMAKA I, formerly known and addressed as NWIZU CATHERINE NWAMAKA now wish to be known and addressed as UCHECHIONYEMA CATHERINE NWAMAKA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

AJAEZU BLESSING OBIAGELI

MRS SULAIMAN TEMITOPE SHERIFAT

I, formerly known and addressed as ENYI BLESSING OBIAGELI now wish to be known and addressed as AJAEZU BLESSING OBIAGELI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as MISS ATANDA SHERIFAT TEMITOPE and MRS SHITU SHERIFAT TEMITOPE now wish to be known and addressed as MRS SULAIMAN TEMITOPE SHERIFAT. All former documents remain valid. General public take note

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CHRIST THE SOLID ROCK VOICE OF FIRE MINISTRY THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED MINISTRY HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION (CAC), ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART ‘C’ OF COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 1990. 1.PATRICK SUNDAY CHUKWUEMEKA - CHAIRMAN 2.ONYEAGU EMEKA PHILIP - SECRETARY 3.AGWANIWEM AUGUSTINA 4.PATRICK CHUCKS CHUKWUEMEKE 5.UBAH ADANU JOHN 1.TO SPREAD THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR_GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIR COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT , OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET , MAITAMA , ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

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STELLA CHIZOBA KEKE

ALEXANDER EMMANUEL UZOMA

EVRIPIDOU OPEYEMI ZAINAB

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NNAJI IKENNA ALLEN

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AGUDA TINA OMON

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ESOLORA FARMS INITIATIVE

MEGA WORSHIP CHURCH

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

ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THEREGISTRAR-GENERAL; CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT,OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28TH DAYS FROM THE DATE OF 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. AGBODIKE INNOCENT ONYEKWERE - PASTOR. 2. AGBODIKE THERESA ONYEKACHI 3. ADELANWA FUNMILAYO 4. OKAFOR UCHENNA PROMISE 5. KALU CHIDINMA ANNE. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: (1)TO PROPAGATE THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST (2) TO CATER FOR THE WELFARE OF THE LESS PRIVILEGE WITHIN THE SOCIETY. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED: TRUSTEES

INTEGRITY ESTATE AGENTS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA

AMENDMENT OF CONSTITUTION OF QUR’AN AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING FOUNDATION CAC/IT/NO.65066

BETHESDA SHELTER FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL

IYASE BRIGHT FUTURE FOUNDATION THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED FOR REGISTRATION TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION UNDER PART C OF THECOMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT NO. 1 OF 1990 TRUSTEES : 1. APOSTLE PIUS IGBERASE 2. MR. KINGSLEY AGHAHOWA 3. HON. BOSE OROBOSA IHAZA EKHATOR 4. MRS. ADESUWA OBOH AIM AND OBJECTIVE: - TO HELP THE LESS PRIVILEGED PERSONS IN THE SOCIETY ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THEREGISTRAR-GENERAL; CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT,OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28TH DAYS FROM THE DATE OF 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. AMOSU OLANREWAJU EBENEZERPRESIDENT 2. BALOGUN TIMOTHY ADISA. 3. LASISI DAUDA AKANBI . 4. OGUNLEYE AKANJI ADEWALE 5. TAIWO ADEKUNLE OLUWATOYIN. 6. EDUN JIMOH 7. ERINOSO ADEDAYO EZEKIEL 8. ADENIJI OLU WILLIAMS. 9. ABEJIDE KOLAWOLE TIMOTHY. 10. ODUNEYE YOMI AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO CATER FOR THE WELFARE OF THE MEMBERS. 2. TO PROMOTE UNITY AMONG 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: TRUSTEES

TRUSTEES : 1. FLORA IGUODQLA - CHAIRMAN 2. IZEKOR IYOBOSA TYNA - SECRETARY 3. OSA STANLEY AZEBAMWAN AIMS AND OBJECTIVES : 1. TO EMPOWER THE YOUTHS AND THE WOMEN IN THE RURAL COMMUNITIES 2. TO TRAIN AND SUPPORT THE YOUTHS AND WOMEN TO BECOME YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED FOUNDATION HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION, UNDER PART “C” OF COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 2004 AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION: DISBURSEMENT AND APPLICATION OF FUNDS. 1). THE FOUNDATION SHALL OPERATE BANK ACCOUNT IN ITS NAME. THE SIGNATORIES TO THE ACCOUNT SHALL BE EITHER THE CHAIRMAN, OR THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY OR THE TREASURER. 2). ALL MONIES MUST BE PAID INTO THE ACCOUNT IMMEDIATELY UPON RECEIPT AND ON NO ACCOUNT SHALL THE TREASURER KEEP A CASH OF MORE THAN N5,000.00 WITH HIM/HER AT ANY POINT IN TIME AS RESOLVED ON THE RESOLUTION BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. 3). THE DISBURSEMENT SHALL BE USED FOR THE RUNNING OF THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE FOUNDATION. REASON FOR AMENDMENT: TO ENABLE THE TRUSTEES GIVE PROPER ACCOUNT TO MEMBERS AS RESOLVED IN THE GENERAL MEETING. ANY OBJECTION TO THE RE-REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B. 198, GARKI, ABUJA WITHIN TWENTY-EIGHT (28) DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: BARR. OJO DANIEL SALAKI (SOLICITOR)

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED FOUNDATION HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 2004. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. OBAMWONYI NOSA STELLA DUPE 2. OBAMWONYI NOSA LAZARUS 3. ANDREW UHUNOMA ABIODUN 4. EGHIYO-ESERE EPILDA HOPE 5. VICTORY OSAS-IZOGIE 6. UBAMADU OSAGUONA DEBORAH 7. OBAMWONYI OSAHENREMWUMWEN NOSA JOSEPH 8. OBAMWONYI OGHOSA GODSLOVE 9. ABIODUN OSAZEMEN PRISCA THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE: 1.TO PROVIDE HOMES AND SHELTER FOR THE ORPHANS, AGED AND LESS PRIVILEGED. 2.TO PROVIDE SKILL ACQUISITION CENTRE FOR TRAINING THE LESS PRIVILEGED. 3.TO PROMOTE THE EMPOWERMENT OF YOUTHS, LESS PRIVILEGED AND WOMEN IN THE SOCIETY. ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B. 198, GARKI, ABUJA WITHIN TWENTY-EIGHT (28) DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

ELIXIR FOUNDATION FOR HUMAN CAPACITY BUILDING AND DEVELOPMENT

ZEEMAT CENTRE FOR LEADERSHIP AND ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT

ELITE CLUB OF OLOKORO

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, 2004.

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE:

BOARD OF TRUSTEE 1. CHINEDU IGBOKWE. - (CHAIRMAN), 2. OKECHUKWU HENRY NZEADIBE -(SECRETARY), 3. ALEXANDER CHUKWUDI IFEAKA -(FINANCIAL SECRETARY), 4. HENRY OHABUIRO, 5. CHUKWUEMEKA LAWRENCE IROZURU, 6. OKECHUKWU GABRIEL ONWUNEME.

TRUSTEES: 1. JOSHUA A GANA 2. ELIAS OCHE 3. ENGR EMMA C DANIEL 4. EDWARD O UHALLA 5. HAJIA BILIKISU MUHAMMED KAIKAI 6. ABDULRAMAN KASSIM 7. MUSA JUBRIN 8. IBRAHIM ZUPPAI 9 ALHAJI UMAR KYARI 10.ALFRED JOHN

1.DR. EHIMATIE MATTHEW OBAZEE 2.DR. OYEFEMI MARGARET OBAZEE 3.DR. OSAZE TOYIN OBAZEE 4.DR. ESOHE OBAZEE THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE: 1.TO BUILD HUMAN CAPACITY FOR LEADERSHIP THROUGH TRAINING. 2.TO SUPPORT ENTERPRISE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT THROUGH CAPACITY BUILDING, CONSULTANCY SERVICES AND MENTORING. 3.TO RECOGNIZE AND SUPPORT LEADERSHIP INITIATIVES AT ALL LEVELS IN THE SOCIETY. 4.TO PROMOTE GOOD HEALTH IN COMMUNITIES THROUGH MEDIA, MEDICAL AND OTHER OUTREACH INTERVENTIONS. ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRARGENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B. 198, GARKI, ABUJA WITHIN TWENTY-EIGHT (28) DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION.

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO HELPING THE LESS PRIVILEGED IN THE COMMUNITY AND WELFARE OF MEMBER ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B. 198, GARKI, ABUJA WITHIN TWENTY-EIGHT (28) DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED: SECRETARY

AIM AND OBJECTIVE 1. TO BUILD HUMAN CAPACITY AND DEVELOPMENT AMONG MEMBERS AND THE SOCIETY AT LARGE. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR_GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIR COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT , OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET , MAITAMA , ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

IKORODU NORTH CENTRAL MARKET MEN AND WOMEN ASSOCIATION

AFRIQUE CARE AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE

SAUTUN NISA’ I’ FID DA ‘A’ WAH FOUNDATION

TRUSTEES 1. CHIEF ISHOLA WERA ISMAILA - BABALOJA GENERAL 2. MRS KUDIRAT TIGBEBO - IYALOJA GENERAL 3. PASTOR SALISU ISIAKA ADIO - VICE BABALOJA GENERAL 4. CHIEF ADEBAYO SIKIRU ARO - BALOGUN GENERAL 5. MRS SHODIPO KARIMOTU IDERA - TREASURER GENERAL 6. ALHAJI ALLIBAY BABATUNDE ALIYU BALOGUN - FINANCIAL SECRETARY GENERAL 7. MRS AHMED TAWA TOMORI - SECRETARY GENERAL . AIM AND OBJECTIVE 1. FOR THE WELFARE OF THE ASSOCIATION. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR_GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIR COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT , OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET , MAITAMA , ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

THE TRUSTEE ARE 1. ALHAJI CHIEF MUFUTAU CHAIRMAN 2. LATIFAT OLAGOKU SECRETARY 2. MS SIKIRAT ADUKE OLANIYAN TREASURER AIM AND OBJECTIVE 1. SKILLS EMPOWERMENT, SOCIAL JUSTICE AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR_GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIR COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT , OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET , MAITAMA , ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED SECRETARY

SIGNED SECRETARY

TRUSTEES 1. AHMAD RUFAI MUHAMMAD 2. YAHYA GARBA 3. ABBA YAHAYA 4. FATIMA USMAN BANYE 5. SADIYA HASSAN 6. BAR. ADAMA ADAMU WAKILI AIMS AND OBJECTIVE 1. PROMOTION OF CHARITY , ORPHANS AND INDIGENT 2. SUSTAINABILITY OF WOMEN , CHILDREN AND YOUTHS 3 . SUPPORT SOCIAL ADVANCEMENT AND PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT OF ORPHANS 4. TO PROPAGATE , MODERATE TEACHING OF ISLAM AMONG MUSLIM WOMEN AND MEN ALIKE. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR_GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIR COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT , OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET , MAITAMA , ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED .BARR ADAMA ADAMU WAKILI

NKALAGU TOWN DEVELOPMENT UNION

THE SOPHIA ESSAHMED FOUNDATION

YOUTH REFORM, EDUCATION & OPPORTUNITIES INITIATIVE

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

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED 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.ALH. ABBA ALI MONGUNO 2.DR. SHETTIMA AJI ALI 3.AMINA I. MAKINTAMI 4.TIJJANI M. BUKAR GAJIBO 5.BABAKURA MUHAMMAD

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. SUNDAY MBAH 2. BENSON OBINNA AJOGU 3. SAMUEL NNAJI 4. NDUBUISI OKE 5. UZU NDUBUISI 6. EMMANUEL NNAJI 7. CHINENYE JANE ALI

THE REMOVED TRUSTEES ARE: 1. AHMED AIMAN BAYERO SANUSI THE APPOINTED TRUSTEES ARE: 1. GAJI FATIMA DANTATA 2. NUHU AHMED RIBADU THE RETAINED TRUSTEES ARE: 1. SOPHIA ESSAHMED BAYERO 2. SUNUSI ADO BAYERO 3. ZAINAB MAHMUD TUKUR THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES REMAIN THE SAME. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS CHANGES SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR_GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIR COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT , OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET , MAITAMA , ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED : SECRETARY

THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE : 1.TO FOSTER UNITY AMONG MEMBERS. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR_GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIR COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT , OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET , MAITAMA , ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED : SECRETARY

THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE : 1.TO BRING DREAM DEVELOPMENT TO NKALAGU COMUNITY AND THE UNION. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR_GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIR COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT , OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET , MAITAMA , ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED : SECRETARY

26 Public Notice LOSS OF DOCUMENT THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC OF THE LOSS OF ORIGINAL LETTER OF OFFER IN REPECT OF PLOT NO . 232, KUTUNKU LV EXTENSION -GWAGWALADA REFFERED IN NO . FCT/GAC/ RLA/3453 DATED 1995 WHICH IS IN AGIS FILE NO, BN OF 3453. BEARING IORYIN AMO PHILIPS, IS GOT MISSING. ALL EFFORTS MADE TO TRACE THE MISSING DOCUMENT PROVED ABORTIVE. FCDA , IF FOUND PLEASE RETURN TO THE NEAREST POLICE STATION AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE. CHARIS LITERACY IMPACT INITIATIVE CAC/IT/NO 47260 THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED BODY HAS APPLIED FOR CHANGE OF TRUSTEES AND AMENDMENT OF CONSTITUTION AT CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990. CHANGE OF TRUSTEES: OLD TRUSTEES: 1. ANTHONIA NNENNA IBENEME 2. MR. ARTHUR AMARACHI IBENEME 3. MR. JOSGH AMAECHI AJAEGBU 4. MR. SONNY EHIOGHAE DECEASED 5. BARR. BEAUTY LAWRENCE UWAOKHONYE NEW TRUSTEES: 1. ANTHONIA NNENNA IBENEME 2. RISLANUDEEN MUHAMMAD 3. MR. ARTHUR AMARACHI IBENEME 4. MR. JOSGH AMAECHI AJAEGBU 5. BARR. BEAUTY LAWRENCE UWAOKHONYE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES REMAINS THE SAME ANY OBJECTION TO THESE CHANGES SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

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AYODELE & TOYIN OLANIYI GLOBAL EMPOWERMENT FOUNDATION

INTEGRITY ESTATE AGENTS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA

NAMES OF TRUSTEES: 1. AYODELE TIMOTHY OLANIYI - PRESIDENT 2. AYODELE FOLASHADE OLUWATOYIN -VICE PRESIDENT 3. AYODELE BABATOMIWA TOLUWANIMI -TREASURER 4. MARCUS WILLIAMS - SECRETARY 5. AYODELE OLAMIDE AYOBAMI - EXCO

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. AMOSU OLANREWAJU EBENEZER.- PRESIDENT 2. BALOGUN TIMOTHY ADISA. 3. LASISI DAUDA AKANBI 4. OGUNLEYE AKANJI ADEWALE 5. TAIWO ADEKUNLE OLUWATOYIN. 6. EDUN JIMOH 7. ERINOSO ADEDAYO EZEKIEL 8. ADENIJI OLU WILLIAMS. 9. ABEJIDE KOLAWOLE TIMOTHY. 10. ODUNEYE YOMI AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO CATER FOR THE WELFARE OF THE MEMBERS. 2. TO PROMOTE UNITY AMONG 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.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO HELP THE LESS PRIVILEGE 2. TO ACT AS A MEDIUM OF GIVING HOPELESS CHILDREN A CAREER THROUGH OTHER PATNERS. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION SIGNED: TRUSTEES

SIGNED: TRUSTEES.

ANIOMA VOICE WORLDWIDE FOUNDATION IT/NO61026

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED, HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR CERTIFIED TRUE COPY (CTC) CERTIFICATE AS A RESULT OF LOSS OF ITS ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ALL EFFORTS MADE TO TRACE IT PROVED ABORTIVE. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS APPLICATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION MAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION

EKWEGBE UNITED STAR FRIENDS CLUB THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. UGWU SUNDAY 2. DUHU IKECHUKWU 3. AGBO UCHENNA 4. ONYISHI MARCEL 5. IDOGWU UCHE THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO PROTECT THE INTEREST OF MEMBERS ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION MAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION

SIGNED: SECRETARY

EZIENYI COMMITTEE OF FRIENDS CLUB

BUNDLES OF JOY FOUNDATION

ST PAUL’S APOSTOLIC CHURCH INT’L

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1). URUAKPA OKECHUKWU VICTOR -PRESIDENT 2). IKPEAZU AUGUSTINE IFEANYI - SECRETARY 3) ANAELE OKECHUKWU CHUKWUEMEKA. -P R O. THE AIM AND OBJECTIVES: 1. FOR THE WELFARE OF MEMBERS. 2. TO PROMOTE PEACE AND UNITY AMONG MEMBERS ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION MAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION

CHAIRMAN SECRETARY

THE AIM AND OBJECTIVES: 1. GIVE THE LESS PRIVILEGED CHILDREN IN THE RURAL AREA ACCESS TO EDUCATION. 2. CREATE A CONDUCIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR THE RURAL CHILD BY PROVIDING SEATS, SCHOOL MATERIALS, RENOVATING AND REBUILDING DILAPIDATED SCHOOL BUILDINGS. 3. TO GENERALLY TOUCH LIVES OF THE CHILDREN AND THE PEOPLE IN THE RURAL AREAS OF THE WORLD. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION MAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED: PRESIDENT

JOHN UGOCHUKWU CARE WORLD INITIATIVE THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. JOHN UGOCHUKWU ANABA - CHAIRMAN 2. UGOCHUKWU DAVID NLEWEDIM - SECRETARY THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO GIVE CARE TO NEEDY AND LESS PRIVILEGED SOULS IN THE WORLD ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION MAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION SIGNED: SECRETARY

ORGANIZATION FOR HUMAN HEALTH, SAFETY AND DEVELOPMENT 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. CHRISTY DANIEL -CHAIRMAN 2. MR. MATTHEW BASSEY DANIEL -SECRETARY 3. MR. OLADAPO OKUPE 4. DR. EBONY ANIEKAN PATRICK AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO PROVIDE FREE MADICAL CARE TO THE RURAL AREAS ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THEREGISTRAR-GENERAL; CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT,OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28TH DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION. SIGNED: BARR. CHINEDU NDUBUISI 08037662644

AM ALIVE IN CHRIST 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. DR. IBUKUN FLORISH EBOJI 2. PRINCE LAWRENCE EBONJI AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. TO RAISE A PLATFORM TO REACH OUT AND HELP THE LESS PRIVILEGED IN THE SOCIETY. 2. TO GIVE HOPE TO DEPRESSED PERSONS. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THEREGISTRAR-GENERAL; CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT,OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28TH DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION. SIGNED: BARR UCHE IZUOGU SOLICITOR

CHRIST SOUL HARVESTING WORLD WIDE MINISTRY 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. REVEREND (EVANGELIST DOROH JOHN 2. REVEREND AZAKA EJOVWOKE ISREAL 3. PASTOR ERHIEKPERE CHARLEY 4. DOROH OGHENE-KEFE DAVID AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO PREACH THE WORD OF GOD. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THEREGISTRAR-GENERAL; CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT,OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28TH DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION. SIGNED: J.K. NANA SOLICITOR

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. MOST ELDER MOSES DUROTOYE - CHAIRMAN 2. MOST ELDER NOAH OGUNWALE 3. MOST ELDER MICHEAL ABODURIN 4. MOST ELDER EMMANUEL OYELADE - SECRETARY THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO PROMOTE AND SPREAD THE GOSPEL OF THE LORD JESUS ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION MAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION SIGNED: SECRETARY

ANIOMA AQUACULTURE & POULTRY DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED FOR REGISTRATION TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT NO. 1 OF 1990 TRUSTEES: 1. CHIEF VICTOR CHUKS NWAKA 2. PRINCE LAWRENCE EBOJI 3. DR. IBUKUN FLORISH EBOJI 4. DR. OLA FADUNSIN SHOLA DAVID AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. TO EMPOWER THE YOUTHS IN ANIOMA THROUGH AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES. 2. TO USE THE PLATFORM TO CURB YOUTH RESTIVENESS BY ENGAGING THEM IN AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THEREGISTRAR-GENERAL; CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT,OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28TH DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION. SIGNED: UCHE IZUOGU SOLICITOR

COVENANT INTERCESSORY MINISTRY (CAC/IT/NO. 87171) THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED FOR AMENDMENT OF CONSTITUTION TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT NO. 1 OF 1990 AMENDMENT OF CONSTITUTION THAT ARTICLE 10 KEEPING OF ACCOUNT BE AMENDED TO READ THAT MRS EGBUNE DORCAS CHUKWUNEYE BE THE NEW SIGNATORY TO THE ACCOUNT ANY OBJECTION TO THIS AMENDMENT SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL. CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28TH DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION. SIGNED:J.K. NANA SOLICITOR

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UNILEVER PENSIONERS FORUM 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.TOSIN TAIWO 2.DAYO ASHAOLU 3.TUYI EHINDERO 4.SIR. REMI OMOTOSO 5. YEMI ADEBOYE 6.TAIWO ALBERT SOMOYE

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EBENEZER GOSPEL POWER MINISTRY INT’L

TEHILLAH SHELTER FOUNDATION

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED MINISTRY 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. PATRICK I. C. EDEH - PRESIDENT/FOUNDER 2. CHINYERE B. EDEH - MEMBER 3. CHRISTIAN FRIDAY - TREASURER 4. STEVEN CHUKWU - SECRETARY 5. PROTUS OKOLOCHUKWU - MEMBER 6. REV. PAUL S. ADOGA - MEMBER

THE TRUSTEES ARE : 1)PAUL O. EMMANUEL 2)FRANKLIN AGBOR 3) OSAZUWA EZIKIEL ALUYI 4)JOY TOMI AMUTA 5)SARAH DAVIS NSHEM

THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE : 1. TO CREATE A FORUM AND PLATFORM FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE INTERESTS OF ALL UNILEVER PENSIONERS AND THEIR NUCLEAR FAMILIES.

THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE : 1. TO RESTORE THE CONSCIOUSNESS OF GOD IN MEN, THROUGH THE PREACHING OF THE GOSPEL. 2. TO CLEANS THE CHURCH FROM SIN THROUGH PERSONAL ENCOUNTER WITH CHRIST JESUS.

THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE : 1) TO SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE THE FIGHT AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE,RAPE AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT. 2)TO PROVIDE AND CARE FOR AGED PEOPLE AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. 3)TO SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE THE FIGHT AGAINST POVERTY AND HUNGER.

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

SIGNED : SECRETARY

CANDIDO OLUGBEIIYUA AFODU CHARITY FOUNDATION

THE GOLD CHURCH CAC/IT/NO: 78925

INTERNATIONAL PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION AFRICA

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED ORGANIZATION HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REMOVAL OF TRUSTEES UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, CAP C20 LAWS OF THE FEDERATION OF NIGERIA, 2004.

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.

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED FOUNDATION HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION (CAC), ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART ‘C’ OF COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1.ADENIRAN OLUWAGBEMIGA - PRESIDENT 2.ADEROGBA ADEREMI AYOTUNU THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE : 1.TO CATER FOR THE LESS PRIVILEGED IN THE SOCIETY. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR_GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIR COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT , OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET , MAITAMA , ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED : BARR. CHIDIMA OSAROBO.

HALLELUYAH SWORD OF GOD GOSPEL & PRAYER MISSION 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.ABIOLA - BABATUNDE 2.MATHEW - ABIOLA 3.OLUWASHOLA DORCAS 4.AJIBOLA KAYODE JULIUS 5.SUSAN AKOSILE 6.OLORUNFEMI OJO 7.AKINWUNMI MARCUS 8.AKINSOLA ABIOLA THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE : 1.TO PREACH THE GOSPEL. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR_GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIR COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT , OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET , MAITAMA , ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

THE OLD TRUSTEES ARE: 1.HYACENT CHRISTOPHER CHIAKA - RETAINED 2.HYACENT NGOZI MARVELLOUS - RETAINED 3.STELLA ANYANWU - REMOVED 4.UZOCHUKWU NORBERT - REMOVED 5.ONYALI MICHAEL CHIKEZIE - REMOVED THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES REMAINS THE SAME. ANY OBJECTION TO THE APPLICATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL OF THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA – FCT, WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SHOLA DANIYAN ESQ. 08037043481

GERTAUT INTERVENTIONS FOUNDATION THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED FOUNDATION HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION (CAC), ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART ‘C’ OF COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1.MRS GERTRUDE IFY ENEKWECHI OBIAGA 2.ENGR. MIKE ILOANYA - VICE CHAIRMAN 3.CHARLES IFEADIGO IDELI - SECRETARY THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE : 1. TO INTERVENE, ASSIST AND HELP THE LESS PRIVILEGED. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR_GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIR COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT , OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET , MAITAMA , ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

SIGNED : BAMSTER ADEMOLA AJADI

SIGNED : SECRETARY

MUMSO KINGDOM HOME FOR THE HOPELESS INITIATIVE

PATHWAY IMPACT FOUNDATION FOR SOCIAL AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1.ROSELINE DAUDA GOTRING - CHAIRMAN 2.GOTRING KENEDY GOTRING - MEMBER 3.TACHEA MARK GOTRING - MEMBER 4.SAMSON M. DEWAN - MEMBER

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1.UCHENNA ONYEKWE OKEKE 2.EKHOROSE AGNES EGUAGIE 3.STEVE NNAMDI FELIX-UDUH

THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE : 1.TO HELP THE LESS PRIVILEGED. 2.TO HELP THE WIDOWS,WIDOWERS AND ORPHANS. 3.TO HELP THE HOMELESS. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR_GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIR COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT , OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET , MAITAMA , ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE : 1.PROMOTION OF BEHAVIORAL CHANGES FROM DRUG ADDICTION, SUBSTANCE ABUSE E.T.C. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR_GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIR COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT , OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET , MAITAMA , ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1.MRS. HANNATU IBRAHIM 2.MRS. AISHATU LAWAN 3.DR. IBRAHIM MUHAMMAD IBRAHIM 4.MR. TEWODROSS MELESEE THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE : 1.TO ADVANCE THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE PEOPLE OF THE WORLD OF SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND RESPONSIBLE PARENTHOOD IN THE INTEREST OF HUMAN RIGHTS, FAMILY WELFARE AND INTERNATIONAL GOODWILL. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR_GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIR COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT , OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET , MAITAMA , ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED : SECRETARY

INSTITUTIONAL AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED FOUNDATION HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION (CAC), ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART ‘C’ OF COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1.MR. OGWU PAUL - CHAIRMAN 2.BARR. CHUKWUDI EMETER - SECRETARY 3.DR. MICHAEL UZOIGWE 4.DR. OGWU GABRIEL THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE : 1.TO ADVANCE GOOD GOVERNANCE IN PUBLIC SECTOR FOR THE INTEREST OF THE CITIZENRY. 2.TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE AND INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND SOCIETY. 3.TO UNDERTAKE RESEARCH IN SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES. 4.TO ADVOCATE AND MONITOR THE GOVERNMENT PARTICIPATION IN THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS. 5.TO PROMOTE PEACE, CULTURAL AND SOCIAL COHESION. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR_ GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIR COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT , OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET , MAITAMA , ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED : BARR. CHUKWUDI EMETER SUOTE B7, REAL TOWERS 26, EKUKINAW STREET, UTAKO, FCT, ABUJA.

GOD’S AUTHORITY ROYAL ASSEMBLY 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.PASTOR ENGR. CHINOMNSO EZEKWEM OGUZIE LONGINUS 2.EVANG. MRS. CHINOMNSO UGONMA SALVATION OGUZIE 3.MRS. MONICA NNENNA EZEKWEM THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE : 1.TO MOTIVATE AND NETWORK MEN, WOMEN AND CHURCH LEADERS BY INSPIRING VISIONS THROUGH SEMINARS, CONFERENCES, CRUSADES, REVIVALS AND WRITTEN MATERIALS TO REACH THE UNREACHED WITH THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR_GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIR COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT , OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET , MAITAMA , ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

SIGNED : SECRETARY

AL-ELREGINALD FOUNDATION

CANCER SURVIVAL FOUNDATION

SIGNED : SECRETARY

NEW GENERATION MARKET TRADERS ASSOCIATION THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED ASSOCIATION HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION (CAC), ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART ‘C’ OF COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1.ANDREW UGWU - CHAIRMAN 2.CHIJOKE CHIOMA - FINANCIAL SECRETARY 3.AMAKA OTUBO 4.ANTHONY IFEMEJI 5.ONWU EVARISTUS 6.CHIBUEZE EVEREST JOSEPH 7.EMMANUEL OBI 8.CLEMENT TORUKE 9.AYUBA ABOKI THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE : 1.TO FOSTER UNITY AMONG MEMBERS. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR_ GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIR COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT , OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET , MAITAMA , ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED : SECRETARY

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1.REGINALD OBIORA EKEANYANWU 2.PASTOR DUNU IKENNA CHUKWUDI

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1.BASHIR AHMAD 2.DR. NASIR SANI GWARZO 3.DR. RAMATU HASSAN 4.ALH. SAMAILA MUDI

THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE : 1.TO ESTABLISH A PLATFORM FOR CULTURAL ENHANCEMENT AND PROMOTION AMONGST DIVERSE ETHNIC GROUPS IN NIGERIA. 2.TO ESTABLISH A PLATFORM FOR CULTURALLY LINKED ETHNIC GROUPS OR TRIBES TO ASSOCIATE AND IDENTIFY WITH ONE ANOTHER CULTURALLY. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR_GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIR COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT , OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET , MAITAMA , ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE : 1.TO PROVIDE AND CATER FOR THE PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL NEEDS OF PEOPLE AFFECTED WITH CANCER AND OTHER TERMINAL DISEASE. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR_GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIR COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT , OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET , MAITAMA , ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED : SECRETARY

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STELLA AMAUCHE KAMDIKORA

KAFILAT ABIOLA AFARIOGUN BANKOLE

ANIFOWOSE FAUSAT OMOYEMI

I, formerly known and addressed as STELLA AMIE EHIRIM, now wish to be known and addressed as STELLA AMAUCHE KAMDIKORA. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as KAFILA AFARIOGUN, Now wish to be known and addressed as KAFILAT ABIOLA AFARIOGUN BANKOLE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as OLAWOLE FAUSAT OMOYEMI, Now wish to be known and addressed as ANIFOWOSE FAUSAT OMOYEMI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as ERNEST NANSOK BALA, Now wish to be known and addressed as DADI NANSOK VENNAP. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as CELESTINA ALOZIE, Now wish to be known and addressed as EBERE AGNES ALOZIE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

ADDITION OF NAME

CHUKWUKERE LONGINUS CHINONYE

SHOWOLE RASHEED AYINLA

GIBSON OGBEMUDIA ANATH

AYANFE AREWA ADERONKE

Formerly known and addressed as MADU SIXTUS, now wish to add CHUKWUDI to my name. Henceforth, I wish to be known and addressed as MADU SIXTUS CHUKWUDI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as CHUKWUKERE LONGINUS, Now wish to be known and addressed as CHUKWUKERE LONGINUS CHINONYE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

NWAFOR OBIAJULU EMMANUEL I, formerly known and addressed as OBI EMMANUEL, Now wish to be known and addressed as NWAFOR OBIAJULU EMMANUEL. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as SHOWOLE RASHEED, now wish to add AYINLA to my name. Henceforth, I wish to be known and addressed as SHOWOLE RASHEED AYINLA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as GIBSON OGBEMUDIA IGIEBOR, Now wish to be known and addressed as GIBSON OGBEMUDIA ANATH. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as IDOWU VICTORIA ADERONKE, Now wish to be known and addressed as AYANFE AREWA ADERONKE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

ADEBISI TEMITOPE VICTORIA

OLUWASEUN OLUWANIFEMI OWOMOYELA I, formerly known and addressed as OWOMOYELA OLUWAKEMI OLUWASEUN, Now wish to be known and addressed as OLUWASEUN OLUWANIFEMI OWOMOYELA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

PUBLIC NOTICE

MRS. NAOMI PLACID ANYANWU

NKWOGU PEACE ONYINYECHI

I, formerly known and addressed as ADELEKE TEMITOPE ABIDEMI VICTORIA and ADEBISI TEMITOPE ABIDEMI VICTORIA, Now wish to be known and addressed as ADEBISI TEMITOPE VICTORIA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note. MRS. LILIAN IFUNANYA ANYIWO

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS LILIAN I. OBIALOR, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. LILIAN IFUNANYA ANYIWO. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

MRS. CHIOMA STELLA ANIBUEZE. I, formerly known and addressed as MISS STELLA CHIOMA OKEKE, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. CHIOMA STELLA ANIBUEZE. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

MRS USHIRE RACHEAL ABOSHOGUE I, formerly known and addressed as MISS EGBENYA RACHEAL ABOSHOGUE, Now wish to be known and addressed as MRS USHIRE RACHEAL ABOSHOGUE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

ISMAIL ABIODUN KARIMAT I, formerly known and addressed as SALAUDEEN ABIODUN KARIMAT, now wish to be known and addressed as ISMAIL ABIODUN KARIMAT. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

DADI NANSOK VENNAP

The general public is hereby known as Hanpet Petrol Station Ltd located at No: 2/4 Nkwere street Umuahia, Abia State, is under going a construction. General public take note. OKEKE ROSELINE OYINYE I, formerly known and addressed as MEBA ROSELINE ONYINYE, now wish to be known and addressed as OKEKE ROSELINE OYINYE. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

ADEMILOLA STELLA

HAMMED-BOLAJI SOLIU ISOLA

CORNELIUS TOSIN MICHAE

FANIYAN OYINDAMOLA OLAYINKA

I formerly known and addressed as OKPARA STELLA ADA now wish to be known and addressed as ADEMILOLA STELLA. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as SOLIU HAMMED now wish to be known and addressed as HAMMED-BOLAJI SOLIU ISOLA. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

. I formerly known and addressed as OGOMA MICHAEL OLUWATOSIN now wish to be known and addressed as CORNELIUS TOSIN MICHAEL. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as OYINDAMOLA HARUNA now wish to be known and addressed as FANIYAN OYINDAMOLA OLAYINKA. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

IHENROCHI NGOZI ELIZABETH

FOLARIN DADA KEMI

ADEMUJIMI OLUREMI OMOWALE

GABRIEL AKUNNE

. I formerly known and addressed as ONWEMENE ELIZABETH NGOZI now wish to be known and addressed as IHENROCHI NGOZI ELIZABETH. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as DADA OLUWAKEMI now wish to be known and addressed as FOLARIN DADA KEMI. All former documents remain valid. Banks,Authorities concerned and General public to please take note.

. I formerly known and addressed as AKINWALE OLUREMI OMOWALE now wish to be known and addressed as ADEMUJIMI OLUREMI OMOWALE.All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as GABRIEL EZEKIEL now wish to be known and addressed as GABRIEL AKUNNE All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

UBAH VIVIAN CYNTHIA

RAJI TOYIN TOSIN

FADAHUNSI OLUWATOYIN MARIA

IBRAHIM ABUBAKAR GARBA

I formerly known and addressed as VIVIAN NJIDEKA UBAH and CYNTHIA VIVIAN UBAH now wish to be known and addressed as UBAH VIVIAN CYNTHIA .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as OJO TOYIN SEUN now wish to be known and addressed as RAJI TOYIN TOSIN. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

ENEMI ALABO GEORGE SOCIAL INTERVENTION INITIATIVE. Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under Part ‘C’ of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, Decree No. 1 of 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE:

I formerly known and addressed as FADAHUNSI AINA OLUWATOYIN now wish to be known and addressed as FADAHUNSI OLUWATOYIN MARIA. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

. I formerly known and addressed as IBRAHIM ABUBAKAR MUSA now wish to be known and addressed as IBRAHIM ABUBAKAR GARBA. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

ALPHAOMEGA RECONCILIATION MINISTRY The general public is hereby inform that the above named Ministry has applied to Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under Part ‘C’ of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, Decree No. 1 of 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Osi Emeka Orlando. 2. Osi Abigail Ibinye

2. To reach out to the less privileged.

Any objection to the registration should be forwarded to the

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Oyewole bows out as FUNAAB VC Abiodun Taiwo, Abeokuta

National Chairman, Traditional Rulers of Oil Mineral Producing Communities of Nigeria, TROMPCON, Eze Akuwueze Ikegwuruka (m); Chairman Ogoni Council of Traditional rulers, King Suanu Baridam (l) and Chairman, TROMPCON in Bayelsa State, King Frank Okurakpo, during a press conference in Port Harcourt… on Tuesday.

Emulate virtues of Erelu Kuti, Bolanle Ambode urges women Benjamin Omoike Wife of the governor of Lagos state, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode, has urged women in the state to emulate the lofty virtues of Erelu Kuti, whom she described as a great woman of hospility. She said Kuti left a legacy of kindness and peaceful resolution of conflicts. Mrs. Ambode gave the charge during the presentation of a stage drama in her honour titled, ‘The Travails of Erelu Kuti, the Queen Mother,’ at the Muson Centre, Onikan, Lagos. Bolanle noted that the historical stage drama depicting Lagos of the 18th Century, told the story of the significant role played

by women in the evolution and development of Lagos as a land of hospitality and opportunity, adding that the drama helped relive the past and project the rich culture of the people to the outside world. According to her, “This presentation also highlights the positive aspects of our culture and belief systems, as well as identify the vibrancy of the people of Lagos. It also serves to educate and refresh our memories about our history and helps project our rich arts and culture to the outside world.” She congratulated all awardees at the event and commended the initiative of the programme organizers. In her own address, the

coordinator of the project, Princess Bolanle Kazeem, who disclosed that the presentation was to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the State, likened the good heart and humanitarian disposition of Mrs. Ambode, to the legendary kindness and hospitality of Erelu Kuti. She said Mrs. Ambode’s Hope for Women in Nigeria (HOFOWEM), initiative which had greatly impacted women and children in the state, reminded one of the unequalled love and passion of the Erelu for the welfare and happiness of less privileged persons. Kazeem said: “We have chosen our mother, the first Lady of Lagos State, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode, who also has the same

traits as the Erelu Kuti in her kind and positive acts towards the citizens of Lagos State. Aside God, she is also the supportive pillar behind the success of our amiable and dependable governor.’’ She urged people to continue to do historical drama presentations, to educate upcoming youths, especially the girl child, about heroines and historical figures who played prominent traditional roles in the development of the black race. Mrs. Ambode was awarded the distinguished culture personality award; the distinguished role model award and the art patron award, while Erelu Abiola Dosunmu, was awarded excellent role

50 children get free eye surgery Kingsley Chukwuka, Jos No fewer than 50 children across Nigeria have received free medical eye surgery, aimed at restoring their sight, says officials of the T.Y Danjuma Foundation Health Care Initiative. Speaking to journalists on Tuesday in Jos, the Plateau state capital, the Acting Director of the Foundation, Mr. Pokop Bupwatda, said about 15,000 Nigerians have also

been treated from different ailments since the establishment of the foundation eight years ago. Mr. Bupwatda who is also the acting Executive Director, Care Vision Support Initiative (CAVSI), said that the free treatment is part of humanitarian service of the founder of the foundation, Gen. Theophilous Danjuma, a former Chief of Defence Staff with the aim of assisting Nigerians who cannot afford medication due

to poverty. According to him, “50,000 Nigerians have so far benefited from the T.Y. Danjuma Foundation’s Health Care Initiative with about 15,000 having different categories of eye surgeries since inception in 2009”. He also stated that a recent medical outreach by the foundation in Taraba State recently, carried out series of sugary on 82 patients including the elderly.

“82 persons were operated for cataracts, one, for Bilamellar Tarsal Rotation (BTR) 21, Pterygium and a total of 873 medication and 263 recommended for eye glasses,” he stressed. The collaborative partner of the Foundation, Care Vision Support Initiative, CAVSI, also said “over 25,000 eye glasses have been distributed to those in dire need of medicated glasses and the Taraba eye camp witnessed such free services as well.”

The out gone ViceChancellor of Federal University of Agriculture (FUNAAB), Professor Olusola Oyewole, on Tuesday said he has no regrets administering the University in the last five years. Oyewole said this while fielding questions from newsmen shortly after handing over to the acting Vice-Chancellor, Professor Ololade Enikuomehin, at the Council Chambers of the University, during the 6th Inaugural meeting of the newly constituted Governing Council. The meeting was chaired by the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Governing Council, Barrister. Aboki Zhawa. The Vice Chancellor who ended his five year single tenure on Tuesday May, 23, had earlier in the day commissioned some projects in the campus said, “ by the grace of God, we have made our

contributions and our university is moving to greater heights. “We have gone round the campus today, we have seen the various structures and infrastructures that we have put in place and our commitment is to see to the advancement of this University. “I am still part of the system and I know the University is in the good hands. “In life, we face challenges but we know that we shall overcome all the challenges that come our way. I have no regrets. All that I can say is to thank God for His grace and mercies. I keep on looking up to God to do my best. I am still in the University system.” Oyewole admonished members of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU), to keep on embracing peace in moving the University forward.

Ritual lands prophet in prison Sodiq Adekunle, Osogbo An Ile-Ife Magistrate Court on Monday, remanded prophet Isreal Ojimi, 38 and Bose Adetimikan, 27, in prison custody over alleged ritual. The prosecutor, Insp Emmanuel Abdullahi, told the court that the accused committed the offence on May 20, 2017 around 10:00 pm at Mosarajo area via Ile-Ife. Abdullahi said that the accused conspired among themselves to commit felony to wit: ritual. He added that the accused armed themselves with some charms informed of a garment with an intention to aid some notorious crime like armed robbery, kidnapping, house and shops burgling among others. Abdullahi explained further that the accused conducted themselves in a manner that caused mayhem by driving along in a vehicle with an inscription Ekundayo on the road. According to him, the

accused came down from their vehicle and started dragging each other with an alarm which will attracted people in the area to come out of their house in that odd hour. Abdullahi said that their behaviours against the norms and ethic of entire nation, adding that the offence contravened sections 213, 249 (d) and 516 of the state penal code. The plea of the accused was not taken, despite the fact that their defence counsel, Mr Alaba Awoseemo pleaded for their bail in most Libra term. Magistrate Olalekan Ijiyode asked their counsel to come by way of written application, ordered for the remanded of the accused persons in prison custody. Ijiyode adjourned the case to June 13, for hearing of the bail application. Meanwhile, Mr Komolafe Olawale, a.k.a. “ were nise Oluwa” said that he was the complainant that was coming from Ifewara, in Atakumosa East, when he heard alarming voice seeking for rescue.

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Agent Reveals Teams Chasing Iheanacho

Leicester Set To Sign Chukwueze L

eicester City are working on a deal to sign one-time Arsenal target Samuel Chukwueze from his Nigerian club Diamond Academy in the summer transfer market. It would be recalled that the Emirates outfit had been nailed-on favourites to secure the signature of the exciting winger after the 2015 Fifa U17 World Cup. Chukwueze and his entourage traveled to London to discuss personal terms with Arsenal, but the deal eventually suffered a setback as the parties could not agree on the payment method of his transfer fee. ‘’Leicester City told me

ewly appointed Bafana Bafana coach Stuart Baxter is set to name his squad for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Nigeria on Thursday. The Briton, who did not travel with the SuperSport United team to Gabon for their Caf Confederation Cup fixture due to his national team commitments, is currently mulling over his preferred choice of players. Despite the coach keeping his cards close to his chest, he has hinted that the likes of Itumeleng Khune and

they wanted Chukwueze while we were discussing about another player, so I sent the club his videos, ‘’ said Chukwueze’s representative Johnny Ogbah to allnigeriasoccer.com. ‘’They asked me about his valuation and I told them they will have to pay the same amount Arsenal offered to pay. They are keen on signing him but no offer has been made.’’ Juventus, Red Bull Salzburg, Wolfsburg, Borussia Dortmund, Porto and Villarreal have all been credited with an interest in Chukwueze after he won the Bronze shoe at the Fifa U17 World Cup.

he intermediary of out of favour Manchester City star Kelechi Iheanacho has revealed the names of the clubs who have officially registered their interest in the 20 year old forward. Iheanacho have been linked with a host of clubs after falling down the pecking order at the Etihad, and clubs in England and Germany have long sounded out their interest in the prolific forward. Speaking to Owngoalnigeria.com, Iheanacho’s intermediary spoke to our correspondent on the condition of anonymity due to the ongoing dispute about who truly owns the players right as intermediary. ” He has been linked to almost every club this summer, it’s a good feeling to be honest, it tells you a lot about his abilities. Officially we have had bids from five teams while two more have only made inquiries over his availability “, he told Owngoalnigeria.com.

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Baxter to field experienced Bafana side against Nigeria Dean Furman would form the backbone of his squad for the clash. “I want to pick a team with a few warriors that will take us to Nigeria and get us a result‚” Baxter told The Sowetan . “It’s important to get the right sort of squad,” he said. The 63-year-old has also stated that he would favour his more experienced players for the crunch clash on June

10. “We want to keep an element of development,” Baxter said. “I don’t want to regress but we have to look at players who are coming and ask ‘is this one we can throw in at the deep end in Nigeria or should he be on the bench or should he be just be in the squad?’,” Baxter continued.

England in danger of losing Abraham to Eagles

ngland are in danger of losing another of their best prospects with the news that Nigeria are trying to convince Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham to play for them according to The Evening Standard. Abraham is being tipped to have a prolonged career at the highest level after scoring 26 goals on loan at Bristol City this season. Having already represented England Under-18s and Under-19s, the forward has played six times for the Under-21s this term, scoring twice. But Abraham, who is set to hold talks with Chelsea over a new contract that will see his wages doubled to £50,000-a-week, can still opt to play for another country until he plays a competitive game for England’s senior team.

“The people who are going to have to play are the ones who have been there and done it,” Baxter added. I don’t mean we suddenly start bringing back the likes of Morgan Gould but you know what I mean. Players like Dean (Furman) and Itu (Khune) with the experience they’ve got, will be important in this kind of game,” Baxter concluded.

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Rivers won’t tinker NWFL squad’- Okon

His fellow graduate from Chelsea’s Academy, Ola Aina, has already agreed to represent Nigeria despite having played for England’s junior teams. In a more high profile case, England lost Crystal Palace star Wilfried Zaha to the Ivory Coast last year even though he’d played for the senior team in a friendly. Abraham’s parents are both Nigerian and the spokesman for their national team, Ademola Olajire, has confirmed that Abraham is now a target.

Abraham

ivers Angels head coach, Edwin Okon has said his side will not alter their size ahead of the second stanza of the Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL). The Nigerian top tier league is on break at the moment but will resume for the second term on Wednesday, June 07. Okon said although he would have loved to tinker with the squad but the reality enjoins him to work with the strength to achieve the side’s target to retain the coveted title. “We are not going to experience any addition or subtraction in the midseason break but keep to the strength on ground to finish the

season’s campaign. “I know quite well that in the course of the season one or two players are certain to tell you she has got a contract outside the nation’s shores which we will oblige the player(s). “At all times I will always strive to build my team around the players who are available and committed. “Right now we will quickly work on our lapses in the first term to prepare the ground for the second stanza,” said the former Super Falcons coach to supersport.com. The Jewel of Rivers are at the summit of the NWFL Group A on 12 points one ahead of closest challengers, FC Robo Queens.

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he Confederation of African Football (CAF) and Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) have in separate press releases congratulated Super Eagles attacker, Victor Moses, for his role in English Premier League triumph with Chelsea last Sunday. Moses, who was given a place back in Chelsea by the coming of new coach, Antonio Conte was a prominent player in the Chelsea side that won the EPL after the 5-1 routing of Sunderland on the final day. Moses, who had failed to tie down a place in the Roman Army – which prompted his loan moves to Liverpool, Stoke City and West Ham United, repaid Antonio Conte’s faith in him with impressive showings this season. The 26-year-old got three goals in 34 appearances for the Blues as they marched to their sixth English topflight conquest plus a place in the FA Cup where they battle cross-city rivals, Arsenal. Moses has however missed the Super Eagles last friendly match against Senegal in London, due to injury, and was left out by Coach Gernot Rohr in his Super Eagles list that is expected to face the national team of Corsica and Togo in France on May 26 and June 1 respectively. The Super Eagles strong man is however expected to return when the Super Eagles list will be released next week for the all important AFCON 2019 qualifying match against South Africa in Uyo on June 10.

igeria have been hit by withdrawals as they prepare for one of two warmup friendlies they will play before they host South Africa in the African Nations Cup qualifiers on June 10 according to the the Sowetan. Nigeria have began training for

the match in Uyo‚ which marks the start of the bid to qualify for the 2019 finals in Cameroon‚ with a training camp in France and on Friday will play a friendly against a regional selection from the French island of Corsica. But Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has seen strikers Ahmed Musa‚ Moses Simon‚ Olarenwaju Kayode and Henry Onyekuru withdrawing because of injury or club commitments while Victor Osimhem has to play in the Bundesliga promotion-relegation play-off match with VfL Wolfsburg.

Arsenal Set Sights On Onyekuru

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igerian attacker Henry Onyekuru is the subject of transfer negotiations between Premier League giants Arsenal and Belgian side KAS Eupen, according to ESPN. The 19-year-old Nigerian has scored 24 goals and recorded nine assists for Eupen this season, marking him out as one of the most promising youngsters in European club football. Premier League clubs such as West Bromwich Albion, Crystal Palace and Everton have shown an interest in the player, but the Gunners are the first team to express a concrete desire to bring the player to England. Onyekuru’s agency is Mercato Sports, and they have confirmed that they will hold talks with interested clubs and plot a path forward for their client. “There have been a lot of clubs from all over Europe wanting to sign Henry and we will speak to them as we have to make sure we make the right decision for him and his career,” a Mercato Sports representative said. The Nigerian has a release clause of 6.8-million Pounds.

Nigeria already have to do without Ola Aina of Chelsea and Alex Iwobi of Arsenal‚ who are staying at their clubs as previously arranged after Saturday’s FA Cup final at Wembley. Rohr did not call up Victor Moses for the training camp of the two friendlies. Leon Balogun‚ the Germanborn right back from Mainz‚ is also doubtful for Friday’s game after being hurt in the last round of Bundesliga matches last weekend Nigeria’s match on Friday in Ajaccio is followed by a second warm-up friendly against Togo in Paris on June 1.

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Democracy dividends: Candido decries AT4 paucity of funds

FCT minister lauds NPF for enjoying AT2 global confidence

Boko Haram threat: Security agencies vow to keep FCT safe ÏÏÏFour years down the line since

FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello (right), in a handshake with the supervising Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of the North Central Command, Shuaibu Gambo, when the later paid the Minister a courtesy visit in Abuja…Monday.

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Act. He noted that the process of property valuation and gazetting at the FCT Administration and FCT Area Council levels is on-going, while submissions from the Area Councils are being collated for onward transmission to the National Assembly. “This suspension is also in consonance with a resolution of the House of Representatives on the matter and decisions reached at a subsequent meeting with the leadership of the House Committee on FCT, held on Monday, 31st October, 2016, which are deemed to remain in force until the National Assembly concludes the enactment of the requisite legislation”, the circular stated. The FCT Administration thus enjoined all stakeholders to be lawabiding and note the suspension of Tenement Rates collection in the

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Administration (FCTA) has approved the temporary suspension of Tenement Rates collection in FCT. The directive to this effect was contained in a circular signed by the FCT Permanent Secretary, Dr. Babatope Ajakaiye. According to the circular, the suspension was necessitated by the need to sanitise and streamline the Tenement Rates collection process, as well as ensure compliance with relevant provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Dr. Ajakaiye drew attention to the constitutional responsibility of the National Assembly to prescribe rates to be paid on tenements in the FCT and disclosed that the FCTA is liaising with the Legislative Body for the enactment of the requisite

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FCT for strict compliance. Meanwhile, the FCTA has so far paid the sum of N57.6 billion to contractors handling various projects in the Federal Capital Territory in the areas of water provision, roads and railway construction as well as health, education and environmental sanitation structures and services. The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, who made this disclosure last Wednesday during a press briefing, said there has been massive return of contractors to site following these payments. The Minister, who spoke through the Director of Treasury, Malam Isiaku Ismaila, said the Administration put in place strategic plans to ensure that all on-going projects that conform to the Abuja Master were completed. According to him, indigenous contractors who were owed N100 million and below have all been paid, especially those with matured bills that were provided for in the statutory budget, adding that funding for these payments were mobilised through transpar-

ency, diligent and judicious management of funds without leakages in the system. His words: “627 Indigenous contractors being owed N100m and below, who have matured bills and which provisions were made in the statutory budget were paid the sum of N6.9 billion in the last quarter of 2016. “Another N3.3 billion has been paid to 403 other contractors with bills less than 100 million in the first quarter of 2017’. “Happily, from the last quarter of 2016 to the first quarter of 2017, the number of liability is coming down, in fact, more than 50 per cent because there were some that their bills were not matured as at the time we were making payments in December. So, we felt that every contractor within the statutory year who has been able to perform and shown good faith on site is able to raise bills”. He added that Road construction, city cleaning and environmental sanitation are being given adequate attention by the current FCT Administration as they are seen as very critical to the capital city.

the menace of Boko Haram insurgency in the FCT that sent several persons to their early graves and maimed many, Security agencies in the Federal Capital Territory have declared their readiness to combat all forms of threat to lives and property in the territory by intensifying intelligence efforts, surveillance and raiding black spots within and around Abuja. The decision to this effect was taken over the weekend at an emergency meeting of the FCT Security Committee called to review the current security situation in the nation’s capital. Recall that rumours of another Boko Haram attack on the FCT ruled the airwaves in the past two weeks which of cause reminded FCT residents of several attacks in 2014. The meeting which was chaired by the FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, was attended by the FCT Permanent Secretary, Dr. Babatope Ajakaiye, FCT Police Commissioner, FCT Director of DSS, the Nigerian Army (Guards Brigade & Garrison Command), Nigeria Air Force, Nigerian Navy, Customs, Immigration, NSCDC, Prisons, FRSC, NDLEA, all the FCT Area Council Chairmen, Chairman, FCT Council of Chiefs, representatives FCT CAN and Abuja National Mosque, Acting Coordinator, Abuja Metropolitan Management Council as well as all Acting Secretaries of FCT Mandate secretariats. The security chiefs noted with concern the recent threat by the Boko Haram sect to attack the FCT but warned that the threat is not being taken lightly as everything would be done to prevent attack on any part of the territory. The meeting resolved that the security agencies in collaboration with the FCT Administration would continue with efforts being made to ensure compliance with the various regulations on street hawkers, Commercial Motorcycles (Okada), Tricycles (Keke Napep), unpainted taxis and commercial sex workers in the territory. The meeting noted that the activities of these categories of people have given rise to illegal Motor parks and other dark spots around the city which could easily be used by hoodlums to perpetrate their nefarious activities and therefore resolved to increase surveillance of the various security flashpoints such as illegal motor parks, uncom-

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FCT minister lauds NPF for FCTA spends N980m on school enjoying global confidence feeding programme in 6 months ÏÏÏ The ability of the Nigeria Po-

lice Force (NPF) to earn and retain the confidence of the international community in the discharge of their duties is a clear testimony of their resilience and dedication to the service of not only the nation but entire global community. FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Beloo, said this while receiving a delegation of officers and men of the Nigeria Police led by DIG Shuaibu Gambo, the supervising Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of the North Central Command, adding that despite limited resources, the police particularly in FCT, have been able curtail threats of criminality and other illegalities to ensure the safety of lives and properties. Malam Bello assured that the FCT Administration will continue to provide all necessary support to the Nigeria Police to ensure that the relative peace and tranquility being enjoyed in the FCT is sustained. His words: “We have seen the benefits and I will continue to support you as partners in progress to ensure that we keep the Federal Capital Territory safe for the citizens, safe for the government and of course safe for the diplomatic community and all those that come from far and wide to transact business and other activities within the city.” “As long as crimes happen and we are able to solve them within the shortest possible time, it brings credibility to the force and to the Administration and above all, it gives confidence to the diplomatic community, to our business partners and anybody that uses Abuja

as a place for work or leisure. That is why for us, security is very important”. Malam Bello also praised the FCT Police command for their ability to resolve a number of kidnap cases that occurred especially in the satellite towns, saying they were able to crack these cases, despite difficult terrains and limited accessibility. He specifically recalled an incident in Kuje area where the Command, with very close cooperation with other security agencies took care of the problem of kidnapping, adding, “Within a very short period of time, 10 kidnapped persons were rescued, all alive, without payment of any ransom.” “Recently, we had challenges in the border communities between FCT and Niger State and Gwagwalada Area Council where something happened and a joint team, including your men and officers took care of the situation and the community even directly came to me to extend their appreciation. So, I want to also extend my appreciation to you and by extension, the Inspector General of Police for this,” he added. The Minister while appreciating the police hierarchy and the local command for the tremendous support they have provided to the FCT Administration in its various Task Forces on environmental management, said: “I want as an administration for us to do much more than what we are doing. “I appreciate also that you have had to contend with limited resources. But for the little you have been doing, we feel delighted and we appreciate it.

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Administration (FCTA) said that it has disbursed the sum of N980 million within the last six months for the school feeding programme for schools in the territory. Briefing newsmen in Abuja on Monday, FCT Director of Treasury, Isiyaku Ismaila, disclosed that the schools that benefited from the programme are mostly schools under the FCT Education Board. “The FCTA has reinvigorated the school feeding programme. Let me say that immediately the FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello, assumed office, he gave a marching order for the welfare and well-being of students, through the schools feeding programme, especially those in the junior schools and of course those in the boarding schools have to be fed. “So within the short period of this first quarter, N980 million was disbursed towards feeding of stu-

dents in the programme within the short period of six months,” he said. Ismaila explained that FCT schools under the FCT Secondary Education Board and those under the Universal Basic Education Board (UBEB) are the beneficiaries of the FCT school feeding programme. He disclosed that the FCT Administration has also released the sum of N57.6 billion in the last quarter of 2016, and the first quarter of 2017 within the 2016 budget, for payment to contractors working at the city centre. According to him, these monies were spent on critical projects such as provision of water, roads, rail, education, health and environmental sanitation, adding that the payments were made in batches. “Therefore, in the last quarter of 2016, the indigenous contractors were paid about N6.9 billion, while in the first quarter of 2017, indigenous contractors were paid

N3.3 billion.” Ismaila stated that in order to improve the welfare of pensioners, the FCT minister has also released the sum N2.3 billion to ensure that all outstanding pensioners’ arrears are paid up to date, adding that payment of salaries and all forms of entitlement of the retirees are up to date. He stated that under the FCT statutory budget within this first quarter has also made available, through the transport secretariat, the sum of N7.009 billion to the contractors for the Abuja light rail project. In his contribution, Special Assistant to the FCT minister on Media, Alhaji Abubakar Sani, maintained that the administration’s prompt payment to contractors handling the rail project has encouraged them to put up a timeline for the completion of the project. Sani gave an assurance that the Abuja rail project would be completed and commissioned by the FCT Administration on scheduled.

Ex-FCT Minister tasks youths on early marriage

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the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Senator Bala Mohammed, has urged youths to marry in order to enable them build a good home for fostering peace and unity of the society. Senator Mohammed made the appeal at the wedding fatiha of three daughters of the National President of Miyetti Allah Kautal hore, Alhaji Bello Abdullahi Bodejo, in Tudu-wada, Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. The ex-minister said that Bodejo, as a distinguished leader of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore has shown to the world that he had a testimony of good relationship with people of Nigeria that is why his house was full of dignitaries. “Bodejo siblings, Ayisha, Wosika and Mamunat that he gave out are because of his pedigree and good understanding he has with people. “I hope they would carry that kind of orientation and the culture to their new home and those that married from this house should hold them with respect and digni-

ty,” he stressed. Speaking in the same vein, Senator Abubakar Sodongi commended the Fulani leader for giving him one of his daughters, Wosika, assuring him that they are going to hold the daughter in the Sunna of Prophet Mohammed as they were taught. “There would be no rancour, but peaceful co-existence in the canal of Islam.” Responding, the father of the siblings, Bello Bodejo, advised fathers not to keep their daughters that are of age longer with them, when they should give them out in marriage. He further advised that single youths should try and eschew immoral acts, especially now the Ramadan period is approaching. One of the grooms, Muhammed Mubarak Adamu Jalo, revealed that he met his wife through his father who was a close friend to her father. He added that he decided to fall in love because she is humble and of good character.

R-L: Special Assistant, Media to the FCT Minister, Malam Abubakar Sani; Acting Director, Information, FCTA, Mrs. Stella Ojeme; FCTA Director of Treasury, Ismaila Isiaku and a journalist, during a press briefing in Abuja…recently.

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complaints, petitions and legal tussles among interested parties, the FCT Administration has suspended all Chieftaincy related appointments in the traditional institutions in the territory.

The development was made known in a recent circular released by the Office of the FCT Permanent Secretary, Dr. Babatope Ajakaiye. The Administration lamented that issues relating to the appointment and installation into traditional positions in the FCT has sometimes led to situations that are inimical to peaceful coexistence in some of these communities. “It had become pertinent to emphasize the provision of the FCT Chiefs (Appointment & Deposition) Act, 2007, which states that “upon the death, resignation or deposition of any Chief or Traditional Ruler, of a kind referred in sub-section

(1)of this section, the Minister may approve as the successor to such office of a Chief or Traditional Ruler as the case may be, by any person appointed in that behalf by the persons charged with the responsibility of appointing persons to the office or Chief or Traditional Ruler in accordance with the provisions of any order made by the Minister after consultation with the Department of Local Government Administration”, the circular stated. Consequently, according to the circular, all issues of appointments, installation and turbanning of District, Village and Ward heads have been suspended until further notice.

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FCT VIO office collapses

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the FCT Vehicle Inspection Officers which is under construction has collapsed. The building under construction suddenly came down recently with no casualty recorded but one construction worker who was seriously injured has been rushed the hospital. The supposed five storey building at Mabushi office of the Directorate of Road Transportation popularly known as VIO, as at the point of collapse, was at its first storey stage, but collapsed for yet-to-be determined construction errors. Recall that the spate of building collapse more especially that under constructions in the FCT has been attributed to the use of illegal and substandard building materials in setting up buildings. Also, unregistered engineers were said to have contributed hugely in building collapse in the recent times. Part of the problems as observed by the authority is the construction of buildings with unapproved building designs at a particular place. Reacting to the unfortunate incident, the Public Relation officer to the FCT VIO, Mr. Kalu Emetu, told The Abuja Times shortly after the incident that his authority at the time of filing this report could not determine the level of professional damage as the work was being

handled by the FCT Development Control. According to Kalu, “the house was supposed to be five storey building but still at its first storey stage before it came down on Monday. The PRO stated that there had been no casualty as at the time of the interview, but said that one person was taken to the hospital having been seriously injured under the debris. He said: “We await for the investigation by the FCT Development Control who are in charge of providing building plans as well as monitoring of building process. “The building was just as at casting of the first decking before the incident”. The FCT Administration, as at last August, recorded two building collapse, one at Dutse Alhaji that claimed the life of a pupil and the other at Gwarimpa phase 1 with the loss of lives and several goods worth millions. Reacting to the incident, the Public Relation Officer to the Abuja Development Control, Mr. Larry James, confirmed to the media that the case was not as expected, describing it as a minor collapse. “I can tell you that the whole building was not involved. The Director was there and discovered that the scaffolding used in working collapsed together with one side of the building,” he said.

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FEC approves N2.6bn for Karu road infrastructure

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The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) is set to begin massive road construction within its satellite town of Karu Phase 2, Abuja. This is coming on the heels of the recent approval by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) of the sum of N2.6 billion for the provision of road infrastructure within the area. The project which is expected to be completed within 15 months will among other benefits, open up the area for the development of affordable housing for low income earners, maintaining clean and healthy environment and ensure slum upgrade schemes in

the indigenous settlements of the area. Other expected benefits include enhancement of economic activities among residents and also create job opportunities for teeming inhabitants of the FCT. Speaking to State House Correspondents at the end of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, listed the scope of works for the road project to include site clearance and earthworks; road pavement, consisting of laterite sub-based, crush stone base and laying of asphaltic concrete finishing, storm water drainage, construction of concrete box culvert; precast concrete pipe culvert and stone pitching and greasing.

This project brings to five recent approvals secured so far by FCT Administration just within a spate of three months. It would be recalled that the strong political will and dogged commitment of the FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, to leave indelible footprint in the territory by undertaking developmental projects across FCT, had started paying off, leading to the Federal Executive Council given approval of the contract for award of Phase of Abuja Rail Mass Transit (Lot 1B), provision of engineering infrastructure to Jahi District, award for the construction of the RightHand Service Carriageway of Outer Expressway, among others.

AEPB evacuates blocked manholes

FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello (left) in a handshake with the Sudanese Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Ibrahim Bushra, when the later paid him a courtesy visit in Abuja…recently

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Total, AWACIO empower 50 youths, women in Abuja community

In the wake of the rising spate of cases of blocked and bleeding manholes across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), the Liquid Waste Management Department of the Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB) at the weekend continued the repairs of manholes across the city to offer respite to affected communities. At Utako, some of the manholes evacuated contained such unbelievable items such as scrap metals, plastics and different types of junk. How these got into the Waste water ways is a puzzle but according to the Head of Department, Liquid Waste Management Department of AEPB, some of the reasons about how these came about were not so far-fetched. They included theft of the manhole covers by unscrupulous persons, irrespon-

sible waste disposal methods by misguided residents and sheer mischief and disregard by many others on the proper handling of public infrastructure. To address the problem which poses great risks to the health and well-being of residents, the Director of AEPB has solicited the increased co-operation of security agencies with AEPB to apprehend sewer infrastructure thieves; institution of a more pervasive and sustained publicity campaign by the Board on proper waste disposal habits as well as greater vigilance on the part of the residents to curtail the activities of those who chose to willfully break existing environmental laws. She averred that these steps were some of the ways of averting the looming health dangers the situation poses to residents if there was no quick turnaround.

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in the society, Total Nigeria Plc in partnership with Aids for Women Children and Adolescent International Organisation (AWACIO) have empowered no fewer than 50 women and youths in different skills acquisition programme in Gosa Community, FCT. The Executive General Manager, Corporate Social Responsibility, Total Nigeria, Mr. Vincent Nnadi, during the graduation programme of the youths in Gosa community FCT, stressed that skills acquisition remain the bedrock to get the country out of recession. According to him, white-collar jobs are no longer available, hence the need for youth to continue to acquire skills so as to sustain themselves and also contribute to the country’s Gross Domestic Product. He said: “The era of white collar job is gone and it has become increasing necessary to move from seeking office work to gainful selfemployment. In our chosen vocations, we believe that this approach

is sustainable and geared towards reducing unemployment in shortest possible time”. He disclosed that though about 50 people were trained but 31 entrepreneurs are being graduated after undergoing livelihood training in tailoring, tiling, hair dressing, cable and CCTV installation, catering and pastry making. The Chief Executive Officer of AWACIO, Dr. Claudia Okeke, in her remarks, disclosed that the trainers went through six weeks intensive training in an effort to support them and to enable them impact their community. She said: “This training programme is a conscious effort by Total and AWACIO to ensure that the youths acquire skills and also pass it on to other members of the community so that a larger number of people in the community would be self-sustaining.” Disclosing that AWACIO has been supporting youths and women in different communities in the FCT for the past six years, Okeke

disclosed that they have worked in Abaji, Kwali and Buhari Area council. She said there are still plans to scale up interventions to as many communities as possible so as to curb crime in the society. She said their intention was to transform any community they intervene in making as many of the youths in the community selfsustaining, adding that this would help reduce crimes and militancy in the country. The participants were presented with equipment such as Tailoring Machines, Head Dryers, locally made baking ovens, tiling instruments, and CCTV installation equipment. A beneficiary of the acquisition programme, Dele Momoh Jimoh, complained bitterly how he was finding it difficult feeding himself as he had to depend on his brothers to feed. He said after being trained on how to install CCTV and DSTV, he would be able to sustain himself and also help others.

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Bello sweeps off AICL management, names new team ÏÏÏThe entire management team

of the Abuja Investment Company Limited (AICL), the investment arm of the FCT Administration, was last Friday suspended by Minister of the FCT, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, who immediately replaced them with an interim management team and tasked them to hit the ground running. Malam Bello explained that as the owner and partner of the AICL who was concerned, it became imperative for the FCT Administration to take a firm action so as to protect its investment and ensure the company continued in the right direction. According to him, his Administration took the decision to suspend the AICL management team when it was inundated with series of corruption allegations leveled against them, as well as the bad working relationship that was already existing between them and heads of the company’s subsidiary. Speaking when he paid a visit to the AICL just before the sacking of the management team, Bello said: “By the grace of God, the FCT Administration considers you –the agency as very important part of the Administration with mission and vision that are laudable; and as shareholders, we will continue to jealously guard our investments. Just like I will expect you and the management team to jealously guard your investment in the subsidiary, associate and affiliate com-

panies, as well as track every kobo of your portfolio, either in quoted shares or unquoted shares because that is what we expect as shareholders. The Minister went on: “In the recent past, a lot of things have happened, which I need to share with you. For the first time since I came in, a report came to me with respect to the investigation been carried out on this company and the key management staff. Obviously, as shareholders, we feel very concerned because this is our number one investment in the FCTA, and it is an investment that has been very profitable in the past, even though not so profitable in the immediate past. It is an investment that we guard jealously, and an investment that we expect better returns. “We had cause also as an Administration to do due diligence and investigations, especially on the relationship between AICL and the subsidiaries. Even though there are committee reports, I have decided to come and visit you personally going into the real reason for the visit, Bello queried: “Why are we here? “We are the owners of the company and shareholders. All internal investigation done and the EFCC reports have created fundamental corporate governance issues. Issues that we cannot turn a blind eye to and pretend they do not happen, and these are issues that have the potential to impact negatively on our investments.

Democracy dividends: Candido decries paucity of funds ÏÏÏChairman

of Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Abdullahi Adamu Candido, has decried the seemingly unending paucity of funds, constraining the council’s ability to effectively deliver dividends of democracy to the people. Attributing the situation to the controversies surrounding collection of internally generated revenue (IGR), Candido however called on the National Assembly and FCT Administration to swiftly intervene by expediting action on the processes that would enable the council continue collecting revenues within its jurisdiction. Speaking at an event to mark first year anniversary of his administration, the AMAC Chairman expressed dismay that he was unable to fully fulfill his electoral promises to the people, including payment of workers’ salaries as at when due. He said: “The people are yearning for dividends of democracy; but we are constrained by the issues hinging on our ability to maximise our revenue potentials needed to do so. “And any government that fails to provide services needed by the people should not call itself a government. As I stand before you, I am ashamed of myself. “Before I became chairman, I was

an activist that demanded for people’s rights. I am now ashamed that I am not able to even pay salaries. I ask myself; don’t we have the potentials to generate enough revenue to pay? “I will not be discouraged or intimidated as I will never allow AMAC to lose kobo due to it; I know the FCT Minister to be passionate, let not the bureaucrats push him to starve us. “As a government established under the law, we believe in the rule of law and shall continue to defend the law of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, especially as it relates to collection of revenue as stipulated by the constitution. “My knees are on the ground, let the government that oversee us see reason why democracy should work and be allowed to flourish.” Meanwhile, in a subtle response, the FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, said the administration is not unaware of the challenges which Area Councils are facing in terms of paying salaries of their workers. The Minister, who spoke through his Personal Assistant, Ribadu AbuZarri, disclosed that they are working together to see how to develop ways and means of helping the councils to generate sufficient revenue that enable them carter for their workforce on a sustainable basis.

We will not scrap VIO, says FCTA Stories by Idu Jude Abuja

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The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has said it will not succumb to blackmail of those calling for the scrap of Vehicle Inspection Organisation (VIO) in-charge of policing the vehicle worthiness in Abuja, just as it has confirmed that the VIO has become a source of internally generated revenue with annual return of N1.9 billion in 2016 under review. Recall that the call by residents of the FCT Administration to disband the organisation came when other states like Kaduna and Lagos disbanded their version of the organisation for financial and

professional misconduct and inaugurated alternative agencies to suit their policies. The FCT Administration, in one of the activities marking two years of its activities in piloting the affairs of the FCT, through the Transportation secretariat, announced that the VIO has contributed immensely in fighting traffic offenders who are bent on distorting the policies and aspiration of the founding fathers. The Ag secretary, Finance and Administration, Alhaji Abdulhamid Mohammed Sulaiman, while briefing the media on the activities of the Transportation secretariat to mark the two years of Mallam Muhammad Bello administration, stated that some of the

traffic problems being experienced nowadays in the FCT is as a result of influx of people into the FCT which makes the original transportation policy inadequate and needed to be reviewed to accommodate millions of people migrating to the federal territory. His words: “within the year under review, the Directorate of Vehicle Inspection carried out its statutory functions in accordance with the relevant laws to ensure that traffic rules and regulations are strictly adhered to by the road users in FCT. The directorate upgraded its automated registration platform E-VREG that has improved the process of vehicle registration, vehicle document renewals and enhance data management.

FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello (middle); Chairman, Kpakpando Foundation, Senator Osita Izunaso (5th left) and other members of the entourage when they paid the Minister a courtesy visit in Abuja…recently.

Police alert FCT residents on flash points where evils are committed ÏÏÏ In order to stamp out evils be-

ing perpetrated within the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), the Nigeria Police Force have alerted residents of the FCT on the discovery of flash points within the city centre and the Abuja suburbs where hoodlums operate. In a statement from the office of the FCT Commissioner of Police, Mr. Musa Kimo, there are black spots in Abuja where robbers and hoodlums perpetrate evil on the daily bases. According to the release, evils being committed counts from snatching handbags at a gun point, forceful reveal of ATM pin code and BVN number of individuals. The FCT police force while notifying the public through the press release, advises that individuals be mindful of mingling around Sheraton up to CBN axis during

late evenings as such exposes individuals, who are either waiting to catch a bus or cabs. Other flash points where these crimes are committed includes axis of Mabushi Bridge mostly at night which it said is very risky as many people mostly women had in the past been robbed of their personal belongings or kidnapped for rape. Those who have business around Area 1 and Area 2 both under and top of the Bridge should be careful at nights and should not walk alone. The statement also read that while driving, people should lock the doors and don’t stop even when someone bangs on their cars. It noted that Mabushi to Jabi connecting route which is simply isolated at the under the Bridge has recorded some serious apprehension of hoodlums at late eve-

ning and nights and urged those who close work late to be careful to ensure that security agencies are present or avoid the place entirely. Also, Galadimawa Bridge connecting Jabi Airport junction was spotted as one of the places where notorious criminals take advantage of people late evening and late nights. The Police in the statement urged members of the public to be careful as the Bolingo Hotel junction was also reported to have recorded criminal operation point as passengers await cabs and buses to Lugbe and other parts of Abuja. The police noted that it has positioned its men at such strategic places to get rid of the criminals but yet warned that the general public must be vigilante at all times as this will also help the police to do a perfect job.

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34 companies bid for NNPC digitization project The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Tuesday received no fewer than 34 bids submitted by different companies for the digitization of legacy documents in the corporate headquarters. The bid opening exercise was conducted in the full glare of representatives of the bidding companies and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) at the NNPC Towers, Abuja. In his opening remarks, the Group General Manager, Information and Technology Division (ITD), Mr. Danladi Inuwa, represented by General Manager Applications, Mr. Kunle Osobu, said the exercise was geared towards having electronic copies of all NNPC documents in line with global best practices. “I am happy that there is much show of interest in this process. The process is going to be transparent from the beginning to the end and we want the best yield in terms of value addition and best services and this was why the bid tender was extended to twelve (12) weeks,” Mr. Osobu said. On her part, the General Manager, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Mrs. Sophia Mbakwe, said NNPC, through the bid exercise, seeks to engage the services of reputable organizations that would digitize the legacy documents of the Corporation, assuring that the process would be transparent. The public opening of bid is part of the Corporation’s avowed commitment to transparency in its bid to reposition as a Focused, Accountable, Competitive and a Transparent organisation conducting its business with Integrity (FACTI).

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Eko Disco assures customers on effective service delivery The Management of Eko Electricity Distribution Company Plc (EKEDC), on Tuesday reiterated its commitment to effective customers’ service delivery within its network to boost customers confident and revenue increment. Mr Oladele Amoda, Chief Executive Officer of Eko Disco gave the assurance during a town hall meeting with customers of the company under Ojo Business District Area. Amoda who was represented by the company’s Chief Opera-

tions Officer, Mr Sam Nwaire said that the essence of the town hall meeting was to discuss with customers on how to improve service delivery. According to him, the meeting is to deliberate on challenges confronting customers and find lasting solution to the lingering problems. ``The continuous engagement with customers has been a long outstanding customer’s relationship that has been built overtime which needs to be sustained Amoda said that over N2.4 bil-

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lion was yet to be collected by EKEDC from customers as electricity bills consumed in April, adding that the company only recovered N4.3 billion payment out of N6.7 billion owed by customers. He said that the company was still battling to recover over N2.4 billion debt owed by customers for the month, adding that such huge debts had affected the company’s major projects. ``The company has boosted effective power distributions to customers, yet majority of the

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customers refused payment. “In spite of the quantum of supply distributed to customers in the Month of April, large numbers of customers are yet to turn out for payment. “We have equally recorded over N6.2 billion energy consumed by customers for the month of May but we are yet to compute the final payment chats. “Outstanding customer’s debt profile since the month is still running,’’ he said. Amoda said that the debt profile of Ministry, Department and Agencies (MDAs) stood over N3.8 billion to date. He said that EKEDC was working with the committee set up by Vice-President, Prof Yemi Osibanjo to reconcile the amount been owed by the federal government on the MDAs’ debts

L – R: Secretary-General of the World Customs Organisation, Dr Kunio Mikuriya; Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun; ComptrollerGeneral of Customs, Nigeria, retired Col. Hameed Ali; and chairman of the Senate Committee on Customs and Excise Duties, Sen. Hope Uzodimma, at the First Extra-Ordinary Meeting of African Union Sub-Committee of Directors-General of Customs in Abuja on Tuesday.

FG to boost real estate investments via policies, SMEs – Fashola Bonny Amadi The federal government of Nigeria has said that government is committed to boosting investment in the Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) through sustained commitment to creating more investment opportunities in the sector. This was coming as experts bemoan high tax regime, poor regulation, land ownership, competition from treasury bills among other factors as inhibiting growth and investment in Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) in Nigeria. Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola, at the median Sub-Saharan Africa Real Estate Invest-

ment Trust (Reits) Conference, at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) Lagos, assured that government is committed to reducing the challenges and also boost vibrancy of REITs in the country. Fashola in his address at the

REIT conference themed “Real Estate Investment In Sub-Saharan Africa: The Role Of The Capital Market” said, though it may appear difficult for government to provide all housing solutions, but maintained that with the es-

tablishment of structures, such as best practices, as obtainable in the United Kingdom, Canada and Singapore, affordable housing is affordable in Nigeria, via ownership and rental agreement best practices.

BoI to support over 30,000 entrepreneurs by 2019 In its quest to further improve access to cheap funds and increase developmental impact in the country, the Bank of Industry (BoI) has unveiled plans to support over 30,000 entrepreneurs over the next two years. The Development bank noted that this move was aimed at creating more than five million job opportunities for the nation’s un-

employed youths. The bank also reiterated its resolve to leverage Deposit Money Banks’ (DMBs) network in deploying funds to the real sector. According to the Bank, bridging the funding gap of about N5 trillion will require consolidated efforts of other stakeholders like the commercial banks, considering their capacity and network.

The Bank’s acting Managing Director, Waheed Olagunju, explained that to support the industrial sector in domesticating local production, the bank is working tirelessly to mobilise resources within and outside the country. Olagunju, during Harvard Business School Association of Continued on B2

Business News B2 The UACN Property Development Company (UPDC) Plc is repositioning the business for improved performance and has put in place adequate strategies to enable it deliver better value to all stakeholders. The Chairman of the Company, Mr. Larry Ettah, stated this while addressing shareholders at the Company’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) at the Golden Tulip, Festac in Lagos. He noted that the Nigerian real estate sector is one of the significant drivers in the country’s non-oil economy. The sector accounted for 7.5per cent of total GDP in 2015 and grew by 2.1per cent year-on-year in the same year. However, it recorded negative GDP growth in 2016. Q1 contracted by -4.69 per cent, Q2 by5.27per cent, Q3 by -7.37 per cent and Q4 by -9.27per cent. Mr Ettah pointed out that Nigeria’s real estate market still presents substantial opportunities as well as a number of challenges for property investors and developers. Cumbersome and time-consuming processes for land acquisition, insecure land title, infrastructure deficiency are few of the challenges of the sector. Existing concerns such as underdeveloped mortgage market, paucity of medium to long term infrastructure and financial institutions with reasonable interest rates are areas the Federal Government would need to pay particular attention to in the near future in order to move the sector forward. According to the Chairman, the Company posted revenue of N4.99b (Group N6.34b) as against 2015 revenue of N3.74b (Group N5.12b). Loss before taxation (LBT) was (N2.02b), Group N1.78b against loss of N1.8b and Group’s profit of N0.56m in 2015. In view of this performance, the Board, regrettably will not be recommending the payment of dividend for the year under review. The recommendation was approved by

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Nigeria (HBSAN) members forum, tagged “Alternative sources of financing in a high interest rate environment”, said: “We try to see how best to finance the industrial sector of the Nigerian economy and for BoI to be relevant as an alternative financing mechanism, we have to provide credit to the entire economy which indirectly means we should be able to support the real sector of the economy to the tune of N5 to N7 trillion per annum.” He pointed out that the Development Finance Institution (DFI) has earmarked about N1.2 trillion to support entrepreneurship development in Nigeria, adding that the bank is well grounded to play a giant role in Nigeria’s quest for economic development and diversification.

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UPDC repositions for improved performance - Ettah shareholders during the meeting. Commenting on the operating environment, Mr. Ettah stated that housing demand in residential real estate has consistently exceeded supply. A key constraint in bridging the huge gap in housing delivery on the demand side is affordability. The reduced purchasing power of Nigerians and the inability of the low-income earners to pay the prevailing exorbitant rents have led to increased demand for affordable houses. Consequently, developers in recent times have shifted focus to the middle-income segment of the market, where there appears to have been a significant level of income stabilization. The Federal Government and certain State Governments have embarked on initiatives regarding affordable homes and have specific agencies set-up towards that end. Growth in the retail development slowed down with vacancy rate of between 33%-65% in the big Shopping Malls due to uncomplimentary foreign exchange regime. UBA puts customers first, introduces world class mobile banking App In demonstration of its commitment to deliver superior and innovative banking solutions to its customers, pan African financial institution, United Bank for

L-R: Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emiefele; Deputy Governor, Coporate Service, CBN, Mr. Sulieman Barau and Member Monetary Policy Committee, Prof. Dahiru Hassan, during the Monetary Policy Committee meeting at CBN headquarters in Abuja yesterday...Photo: Temitope Balogun. Africa Plc, has announced the launch of a brand new mobile banking application with many user friendly features. The new mobile app which comes with the biometric log-in feature for secure, personalized access is now available for download on Apple and Google Play

App Stores. The UBA Mobile Banking App has been tailor-made to enhance ease of banking by enabling customers to carry out their transactions without visiting a branch. Other features of the app, highlighted by UBA’s Head of Digital Banking, Dr. Adeyinka Adedeji

include: “a more interactive, user friendly interface, ATM/ branch locator for easy access to the bank’s touch-points, easier airtime top up via direct selection of contacts from the phone address book, auto reminder for bill payments and recurrent transfers”.

will bring more companies from around the world to showcase and project how technology is evolving to meet the needs of today’s digital generation and modern businesses.

The General Manager of TechPlus, Taiwo Oyewole also stressed that this year’s conference would introduce a master class segment designed to give attendees practical guidance on a variety of key

tech related topics like artificial intelligence and digital disruption. There would also be a focus on how to deepen the growth of technology start –ups in the country.

Mr. Ike Onyia has been appointed Managing Director/ CEO of FBN Capital Asset Management, a part of FBN Holdings Plc’s Merchant Banking & Asset Management Group. Mr. Onyia joins the firm with over 20 years’ experience in investment management and advisory. Prior to his appointment, he served as Managing Director of Fiducia Capital, a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and FMDQ OTC registered investment management firm in Nigeria, and as an Executive Director of Parsifal Partners Limited. Mr. Onyia was instrumental in establishing and managing two asset management businesses, FSDH and Zenith Capital, and was a key member of the initial team that established a leading Pension Fund Administrator. He was also a pioneer Executive Committee Member & Treasurer of the Fund Manager’s

Association of Nigeria between 2010 and 2013, and is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (ACS) in Nigeria. Mr. Onyia will bring a wealth of experience to the team, and his knowledge and expertise are expected to reflect positively on the business and increase the value delivered to clients. Offering wealth and investment management services through a diversified suite of products, FBN Capital Asset Management has consistently delivered competitive returns to investors. According to the SEC, the FBN Fixed Income Fund remained the largest mutual fund in its category as at the end of March 2017, while the FBN Nigeria Smart Beta Equity Fund achieved growth of 14.98% at the end of March 2017 and outperformed the NSE 30 benchmark which declined by 10.68% in the same period. FBN Capital Asset Manage-

ment was recently recognized as the ‘Best Asset Manager in Nigeria in the Euromoney Private Banking Survey 2017; ‘Best Asset Manager in Nigeria’ at the EMEA Finance Africa Banking Awards 2016; and received the ‘Best Managed Funds’ award in the Money Market and Equity Based Funds categories at the Business Day Banking Awards 2016.

Corporate leaders, start-ups converge for opportunities at TechPlus 2017

In less than two months, top government executives, technology experts, business leaders and start-ups would converge in Nigeria’s capital – Abuja, and Lagos, the nation’s economic hub for this year’s Africa’s Largest technology gathering, TechPlus Conference & Expo 2017. This year’s TechPlus conference is principally aimed at synchronizing government participation and policy formulation with growth and development of technology in West Africa. Speaking to a select group of media executives in Lagos at a press conference, the General Manager of TechPlus, Taiwo Oyewole revealed that this year’s ‘activity-filled’ edition of TechPlus was specifically packaged for West African entrepreneurs and start-ups who are willing to take advantage of amazing business opportunities technology offers in the highly populated sub-region. It is expected that TechPlus 2017 would live up to its billing as Africa’s largest Tech gathering where new technologies come to life, new products are launched and innovation converges. With this year’s theme, ‘An Intelligent Future: from Connectivity to Digital Immersion’, observers believe 2017 TechPlus

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Stories by Motolani Oseni Chances of Nigeria coming out of its current economy recession in the nearest time looks gloomy, as the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Tuesday revealed that the nation has recorded a 2017 first quarter (Q1) Gross Domestic Product growth rate of -0.52 per cent, which means that the largest economy in Africa is still in a recession. The latest negative economic growth rate represents the fifth consecutive quarter of contraction since Q1 2016, while recording 0.15 per cent higher than the rate recorded in the corresponding quarter of 2016 and higher by 1.21 per cent points from the rate recorded in the preceding quarter. However, quarter on quarter, real GDP growth was 12.92 per cent. During the quarter, aggre-

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Nigeria remains in recession, records negative GDP growth in Q1 gate GDP stood at N26,028,356.03 million in nominal terms, compared to N22,235,315.29 million in Q1 2016, resulting in a Nominal GDP growth of 17.06%. This growth was higher relative to growth recorded in Q1 2016 (11.39%). The Nigerian economy can be more clearly understood when classified into oil and non-oil Financial analysts believed that for Nigeria to exit the recession officially, it will have to post a positive real GDP growth rate. At -0.52%, the first quarter real GDP growth rate is a much more improvement from the -1.73 recorded in the last quarter

of 2016. But NBS stated that the latest contraction of 0.52 percent is the best performance in four quarters, compared to revised 1.73 percent contraction in Q4 of 2016 and 0.67 percent in Q1 2016. Still in negative territory, the oil sector saw a boost in its fortune as it contributes 8.9 percent of the country’s GDP, as against the 6.75 percent in the fourth quarter of 2016. The non-oil GDP grew by 0.72 percent to record the best performance in four quarters, when compared to -0.33 percent in Q4 2016 and -0.18 percent in

Q1 2016. Despite this performance, the contribution of the non-oil sector to GDP declined by nearly two percent from 93.25 percent in Q4 2016 to 91.10 percent. Transport services GDP contracted by 4.01 percent in Q1 2017 from -2.63 percent in Q4 2016 and 2.23 percent in Q1 2016. According to Yemi Kale, the statistician general of the nation, many sectors of the economy turned positive but failed to get the country out of recession. In August 2016, NBS called Nigeria’s first recession since the return of democracy in 1999, stating that the economy

shrank by 2.06 percent in the second quarter of 2016 to hit its lowest point in nearly three decades. According to World Bank data, the last time Nigeria had this magnitude of economic decline was under the military regime of Ibrahim Babangida, when the economy recorded consecutive decline of 0.51 percent and 0.82 percent in first and second quarters of 1987. The World Bank, IMF, CBN, ministry of finance and Nigerian presidency have all said at one time or the other that the Nigerian economy will get out of recession in 2017.

UBA to raise $500m through debt notes United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc is set to raise $500 million senior unsecured medium term debt notes aimed at expanding its general banking purpose across Africa. This is even as a rating agency Fitch on Tuesday assigned an expected rating of ‘B (EXP)’ to the African lender proposed senior unsecured medium-term notes. In a statement signed by the Group Company Secretary, UBA, Mr. Bili Odum, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had given approvals to the $500 million debt notes transaction. According to his statement, UBA intends to issue the Notes directly but will

retain the flexibility to substitute the issuer with an offshore special purpose vehicle, where market conditions require and allow for such, prior maturity of the Notes. The statement said, the raised $500 million senior unsecured medium term debt notes will be listed on the Irish Stock Exchange, with the expectation that the Notes will be traded on its regulated market. The statement by Odum said, “UBA will pay the net proceeds from the Notes issuance into its foreign currency domiciliary account, which may be retained by UBA in foreign currency or converted into Naira, depending on UBA’s requirement from time to time.

L-R: Managing Director, UACN Property Development Company (UPDC) PLC, Mr Hakeem Oguniran; Chairman UPDC, Mr Larry Ettah; Company Secretary, Godwin Samuel and Former Honourable Minister of Environment, Housing and Urban Development, Arcitect (Mrs) Halima Tayo Alao during the 2016 Annual General Meeting of the Company in Lagos...on Tuesday.

Heritage Bank, RIMAN partner on risk management

Heritage Bank Plc has entered into a strategic partnership with Risk Management Association of Nigeria (RIMAN) to promote global best practices in the implementation of risk management for safer and stronger financial institution. President of RIMAN, Mr. Jude Monye, disclosed this at the first Chief Risk Officer’s time-out/dinner organised by RIMAN, recently. Whilst speaking with journalists at the event, Monye noted that effective risk management implementation requires

the combined efforts of institutions to tailor and implement key risk management methods and practices in the economy. He, however, explained that Heritage Bank chose to support the first Chief Risk Officer’s time-out/ dinner because the bank believes in best practices in every aspect of corporate organisation. According to him, Heritage Bank believes that the process of economic development will remain an illusion without appropriate attention given to risk management and best practices in all spheres of

life. Based on this, Monye commended the risk managers present at event for their commitment to best practices in their respective sectors. He however advised the new and young members of the professional body to always ensure they do not jettison standards in their respective offices. His words: “Whilst thanking you for the kind honour that you have done us by honouring our invitation tonight, I ask you to join us as we expand the frontiers of our activities to instil global best practice in risk management

to you. We seek your support and input as we take RIMAN to the next level and by so doing, add value to you and to your organizational ideals, activities and operations.” Monye said over the years, RIMAN has accomplished much, ranging from advocacy, capacity building to professional risk management certification – CRM. In his Goodwill Address at the forum, the President, Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN), Professor Olusegun Ajibola, commended the risk managers for tak-

ing the initiative to organise the event, which he said would be used by members to share ideas on how to grow the profession. Ajibola asserted that risk management is very important to growing any organisation and even aggregate economy; adding that failure to attach importance to it would do the entity more harm than benefit. He said the Nigerian economy got to the present stage because people failed to acknowledge the importance of risk management to the private and public sectors. According

to him, as long as we fail to accord due importance to risk management, the nation stands to face the consequences. The CIBN boss therefore advised the risk managers in the country not to play with their integrity for them to succeed in their vanguard of risk management in the country. Again, he charged the board of each corporate organisation to be actively involved in the campaign for risk management in the country. With them taking the lead, Ajibola assured that crusade would go a long way.

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NSE ASI records 0.05 percent growth on bargain hunting

Nestle shareholders endorse N7.9bn dividend

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Nigeria’s equities market appreciated on Tuesday as lead indices improved by 0.05 percent propelled by bargain hunting for better positioning on valuable stocks. Capital market observers attributed the day’s gains to a focus on recent positive development in the macroeconomic space, including relative stability in the foreign exchange market. The day’s trading activity

lifted the All Share Index by 0.05 percent to close at 28,093.30 basis points, while the Market Capitalisation increased by N6 billion to close at N9.712 trillion, thereby increasing the Monthto-Date and Year -to-Date gains to 9.06 percent and 4.53 percent respectively. Leading the stock market growth for the day was UACProp which grew by 9.41 percent to close at N1.86 per share. Fidson followed with a growth of 8.89 percent to close at N1.96 and

Vitafoam added 4.98 percent to close at N2.53 per share. They led 23 stocks that appreciated in price during the day’s transactions. Also making it to the top five gainers were Honey well Flour Mills and Air service, which appreciated 4.96 and 4.91 percent each to close at N1.27 and N4.27 per share respectively. On the other hand, 18 equities topped by Dangote Flour, Learn Africa and Cement Company of Northern Nigeria (CCNN) depreciated in price.

These companies fell 4.84, 4.71 and 4.55 percent respectively to close at N4.13, 81 kobo and N4.61 per share respectively. Also making it to the top five on the losers table were CI leasing and Diamond Bank that dropped 4.35 percent each to close at 66 and 88 kobo respectively. Meanwhile, Total volume traded increased by 2.09 percent to 212.69 million shares, valued at N2.18 billion, and exchanged in 3,908 deals.

L-R: General Manager, TechPlus, Taiwo Oyewole, Project Director, Eruke Ideh-Ichofu, Executive Director, Connect Marketing Services, Tosin Omoyajowo and Project Director, TechPlus, Project Director, Ezenwanyi Edokpolo and the at the 2017 TechPlus stakeholder’s parley in Lagos recently.

FBN Capital maintains leadership positions …As Onyia takes office as ND/CEO

According to the Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, the commitment to value creation and delivery, continue to generate valuable dividend as the FBN Fixed Income Fund, sustained leadership as the largest mutual fund in its category at the end of March 2017. This was affirmed by the apex capital market regulator. This was coming as Mr. Ike Onyia, assumes office as MD/CEO FBN Asset Management business, as the company sustains leadership in asset management business. In demonstration of expertise and compe-

tence, the FBN Nigeria Smart Beta Equity Fund achieved growth of 14.98 per cent at the end of March 2017, thus outperforming the NSE 30 benchmark which declined by 10.68 per cent in the same period. FBN Capital Asset Management was recently recognized as the ‘Best Asset Manager in Nigeria in the Euro money Private Banking Survey 2017; ‘Best Asset Manager in Nigeria’ at the EMEA Finance Africa Banking Awards 2016; and received the ‘Best Managed Funds’ award in the Money Market and Equity Based Funds categories at the Business Day Banking Awards 2016.

Meanwhile, Mr. Ike Onyia’s emergence as Managing Director/CEO of FBN Capital Asset Management, a part of FBN Holdings Plc’s Merchant Banking & Asset Management Group, is to drive the company’s and group’s synergy, growth, profitability and enhanced returns on investments. Mr. Onyia joins the firm with over 20 years’ experience in investment management and advisory. Prior to his appointment, he served as Managing Director of Fiducia Capital, a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and FMDQ OTC registered in-

vestment management firm in Nigeria, and as an Executive Director of Parsifal Partners Limited. Mr. Onyia was instrumental in establishing and managing two asset management businesses, FSDH and Zenith Capital, and was a key member of the initial team that established a leading Pension Fund Administrator. He was also a pioneer Executive Committee Member & Treasurer of the Fund Manager’s Association of Nigeria between 2010 and 2013, and is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (ACS) in Nigeria. Mr. Onyia will bring a wealth of experience to the team, and his knowledge and expertise are expected to reflect positively on the business and increase the value delivered to clients. Offering wealth and investment management services through a diversified suite of products, FBN Capital Asset Management has consistently delivered competitive returns to investors.

Nestle Nigeria PLC will today, Wednesday, pay out a dividend of N7.93bn as approved by shareholders at its 48th Annual General Meeting held in Lagos on Tuesday. The dividend translates to N10 per share and represents a 100 percent pay-out ratio on the issued share capital of 792.7 million ordinary shares of 50k each. In his address to shareholders, Mr. David Ifezuike, Chairman of Nestle Plc, stated that in spite of the challenging operating environment, weak consumer sentiment occasioned by rising inflation and cash crunch, the company improved revenue by 20 percent. He however explained that currency devaluation which affected material cost in the 2016 year under review, caused an increase in the cost of sales, yet operating profit rose 13 percent. On profit after tax which closed 67 percent lower than previous year, Ifezuike noted that this was as a result of the revaluation of the foreign loans due to the devaluation of the naira. He thus urged the government to focus on improving the ease of doing business through regulatory reforms to lower costs, eliminate bottlenecks and improve administrative processes. He said “As stakeholders in the nation’s economy, we welcome the government’s efforts to diversify Nigeria’s oil earnings by focusing on agriculture, solid minerals and local sourcing of raw materials for manufacturing. Therefore, the government need to put adequate measures in place to ensure foreign exchange availability for critical raw materials which cannot be sourced locally. Ifezuike said the company is position for better growth in 2017. “We have to continue to build a profitable business, we are cautiously optimistic that with access to foreign exchange to but critical raw materials and spare parts that are not available locally, business-friendly monetary and fiscal policies, stable power supply, improvement in ease if doing business, overhaul of the ailing infrastructure and the provision of conducive business environment, our company will Courageously face the headwinds in 2017.

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Maritime B6 Stories by Babajide Okeowo Freight forwarders under the aegis of Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) and the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) have urged the Federal Government to scrap the payment of levies by port concessionaires in foreign currency, given that the charges are collected from Nigerian port users in

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ANLCA, NAGAFF urge FG to collect levies in Naira naira. This, according to the two associations who have long been at daggers drawn will reduce the cost of doing business at the ports and reduce the pressure on the Naira. The president, Association of Nigerian Customs Licensed Agents (ANLCA), Prince Olayiwola Shittu, in his remarks at a meeting of

both groups called on the government to be pragmatic in its quest for hard currency. “We have discovered that the cases of arbitrary charges by terminal operators and shipping companies are to meet their obligations to NPA under the Concessioning agreement”, Shittu said. “So we want to suggest that we as a country take

a second look at the agreement to bring it in tandem with the current reality of our existence”. He noted that at the inception of Concessioning about 10 years ago, the Naira was exchanging at N130 to the Dollar, but today goes for about N400 at the parallel market”. On his part, the acting president of NAGAFF, In-

crease Uche, enumerated the benefits of the reunion between the associations even as he said the new initiative would ward off intruders. According to him, the coming together of the two leading freight forwarding groups would help to promote professionalism and create more job opportunities for young freight for-

warders. He added that the new dawn would afford recognition of the groups by the government and service providers as well as guarantee security, job protection and empowerment, among other factors. Uche called for total cooperation at the chapter level and the entire members of the associations.

Ship-wreck removal: Expert lauds NIMASA’s initiative

L-R: Practice Manager, World Bank, Benedict Eijbergen, Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman; Senior Transport Spec., World Bank, Olatunji Ahmed and the Technical Assistant to the MD, Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho when the World Bank Group came on a working visit to the organization Corporate headquarters in Marina, Lagos recently.

ICRC lauds NPA over PPP initiatives

The Management of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has been commended for the success it had recorded in the areas of Public Private Partnerships (PPP) across board in order to bring to bear the dividends of a most effective Administrative Management of the operational activities of the Organization in line with best practices particularly as it concerns developmental projects. These appreciative statements were made today when the top Executives of the Presidency, Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) visited the NPA Management at

the Corporate Headquarters of the Organization at Marina Lagos led by Gabriel .T. Aduda, Director Civil Service Transformation Department and colleagues. Speaking during the occasion, the Managing Director of the NPA, Hadiza Bala Usman expressed the preparedness of the Management of the Organization at collaborating further with meaningful initiatives with the Government Agencies and globally with the view to joining the Comity of Nations along the dictates of generating more revenue for the Country. Similarly, she enlisted the

support of the Commission in her quest for a regime of greater infrastructural sufficiency and customer satisfactory operations in the sector and in relations to activities in the sub-region. The MD further solicited guidance of the Commission in order to perform more creditably well in their mandate sighting fiscal challenges in relation to budgetary provisions as critical areas that require prioritization. Earlier, the leader of the delegation Gabriel .T. Aduda affirmed that the Committee was a Federal Government entity set up to effectively assist the Public Private Partner-

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ships (PPP’s) and Ministry Departments and Agencies (MDA’s) reduce the cost of corporate governance and administration most especially on the execution of projects on going across the nation as captured in 2017 budget as well as come up with strategies within which Government would boost its revenue base to meet up with relative expenditure profile. According to him, the Commissions responsibilities includes strategizing for the improvement for the civil service needs areas and recommend to Government accordingly concerning these for example as its concerns condition of service and remuneration. He stated that Government was appreciative of the exploits of the NPA Management through the windows of Public Private Partnerships concerning the laid out operational business plans for Ikorodu Lighter Terminal, Kirikiri Lighter Terminal and the Single Window initiatives amongst other projects.

The reported shipwrecks removal initiative by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has received wide commendations from industry player and stakeholder in the maritime sector, Dr. Chris Asoluka. Speaking in Lagos recently, Dr. Asoluka, a former Chairman of Oil and Gas Free Zone Authority (OGFZA), noted that the efforts of the Dr Dakuku Peterside led Management of NIMASA to reposition the maritime sector is a development long overdue. He was of the view that the Agency’s initiative which is reported to have commenced should be pursued vigorously, confident that the process of wreck removal will no doubt have a positive impact on the global perception of Nigeria’s waters. According to Dr. Asoluka who stated that abandoned wrecks pose danger to navigation and safety of lives and properties on the nation’s territorial ways, he called on owners of abandoned wrecks to co-operate with the Management of NIMASA by removing them promptly, in order to ensure a safe and secured

maritime environment. The Director General of NIMASA, Dr. Dakuku Peterside had earlier stated that the Agency is working closely with the Federal Ministry of Transportation to review the process of wreck removal on the nation’s territorial waterways, especially the ones on the channels, as they pose great danger in our waterways. He noted that a marine notice had been issued by the Agency to that effect and anyone who refuses to comply with the notice will have his or her wrecks removed forcefully and might also face litigation. This is in line with the Agency’s enabling Act and international protocol on wrecks removal. “The Nairobi convention provides for the process via which a ship can be declared a wreck; NIMASA as a law abiding Agency had been following the law diligently and we will continue to do so”, the DG assured. Dr. Peterside also used the opportunity to assure Stakeholders of the Agency’s resolve to continue to improve the maritime sector for better performances in line with international best practices.

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First generation telecom investors’ foot drags on colocation-ATCON Stories by Tony Nwakaegho

The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) have disclosed why the first generation telecom investors might be foot-dragging on the approach for the industry’s stakeholder’s clamour for colocation as the solution to overcoming infrastructure deficit among telecoms operators. Mr. Olusola Teniola, ATCON’s President, who made the assertion during ATCON’s AGM recently, stated that there is indeed industry’s stakeholder’s clamour for colocation,

adding that the appetite for infrastructure sharing is there but not without few bottlenecks. He recounted the unavailability of enough infrastructures which has remained a recurring concern and clog on the wheels of services delivery in the industry. Teniola recommended that some of the terms and conditions under colocation agreements should be reviewed, while favourable operating environment must be provided to encourage infrastructure deployment. “We have always said that the numbers of base

stations are not enough for the country’s population and for the coverage needed. We have been projecting about 50,000 base stations are needed, and we have heard the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) even targeting 70,000. “It means the numbers are improving, because as at 2012, the industry was targeting 50,000. And we are on less than 25,000 which is a far cry from the expected infrastructure. With that limited infrastructure, it is difficult to have pure co-location or infrastructure sharing re-

gime. First, there is need for more infrastructure. “Secondly, some of the terms and conditions should be reviewed, but that is not the ultimate issue here. The appetite for infrastructure sharing is there. For instance, if we need to operate in a certain State and there is only a functional tower/base station, what we need is to deploy more. That requires investment and invariably, forex. If you are not allowing that happen, what then are we going to share. “There is maximum capacity we need to increase (infrastructure) sharing. Ensuring the enabling en-

Olusola Teniola, President Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria

vironment, allowing operators to import equipment will help address some of the issues in the industry at the moment”. It makes economic sense, he said to share infrastructure (co-locate),

stressing that “In some quarters, there are questions as why telcos are not expanding as should, but our argument is that we need some balance from the Government to make this happen.

LG boost inverter technology, debuts dual cool air conditioning solution By Tony Nwakaegho

LG Electronics has continued to herald innovation at its best as it introduced its latest line-up of residential air conditioning solutions equipped with the industry’s leading and most efficient technology – Inverter Technology. As the launching commence, several markets globally, including many Middle Eastern & African countries are all set to benefit from the latest Air Conditioning solution from LG Electronics – the LG Dual Cool Inverter Air Conditioners. Research and market references clearly indicate that only a smart system such as LG’s Inverter technology can constantly adjust operational capacity to meet the specific requirements of day-to-day use of air conditioners. Several factors have led to the growing importance of this technology across Middle East & Af-

rica regions including: an increasing awareness of cooling systems’ effectiveness, increasing electricity costs, and the low energy consumption of Inverter-powered cooling systems. It has been estimated that more than 25 percent of the world’s energy consumption is being used for the heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) as well as the lighting of residential and commercial buildings. Coupled with extreme climatic conditions across the region and ever increasing consumer demands, air conditioners, especially efficient and durable ones, continue to be a necessity in the region, and industry reports confirm a robust residential air conditioning market in the coming years. In this regard, inverter technology has been touted as a truly next generation air conditioning solution because of its impressive energy ef-

ficiency. When compared with conventional air conditioning solutions, inverter technology can control cooling and heating appropriately based on the ambient temperature. Through inverter technology, air conditioners for instance can achieve strong performance levels while at the same time cutting back on the amount of electricity being used. Commenting on the successful launches of the latest air conditioning solutions across the Middle East & Africa region, Kevin Cha, President, LG Electronics, Middle East &Africa region said, “LG Electronics has always believed in offering its esteemed consumers with the very best that any technology can offer. While responding to the rapid environmental changes coupled with consumer demands, over the years, we were inspired to invest heavily in R&D designed at reducing energy con-

sumption through more efficient motor design. The result was a technology that became the core component of LG’s home appliances, reducing energy waste while allowing them to maintaining the company’s lofty performance standards without compromising on the key benefits. Out latest Dual Cool Inverter Residential Air Conditioners exemplify our commitment within the ever- growing air conditioning market. “The inverter motor does not repeatedly switch a running motor on and off unless required by pre-set user guidelines. This ability to control power supply and rotation speed allows the inverter motor to operate efficiently without wasting energy. “The adaptability of LG’s Inverter Motor Technology leads to greater sustainability and ecofriendliness all while saving users money. “In addition to controlling rotation speed and

energy consumption, the Inverter Motor reduces long-term wear and tear while also operating at an extremely low noise level. These benefits and others help to transform appliances that rely on inverter motors, making them more well-rounded and competitive than the competition. “The Tropical Compressor air conditioner boasts improved durability, due to its advanced Inverter Motor. This allows the compressor to perform exceptionally well in even the hottest of climates. “The innovative Tropical Inverter Compressor employs By-Pass Cycle technology to disperse heat build-up, helping the air conditioner function reliably in temperatures as high as 65 degrees Celsius. “To prevent the compressor from getting overloaded, the ByPass Cycle allows excess heat to circumvent the cooling cycle while raising the temper-

ature and pressure of the inflow refrigerant gas to the compressor. “The effectiveness of this cooling system has been certified by the respected international product testing organization, TÜV Rheinland. “The advanced Gold Fin™ coating shields the heat exchanger from corrosion and wear caused by the hot, dry and dusty conditions common throughout the Middle East. With its array of innovative technologies, the compressor’s durability is backed by a 10 year warranty. “LG continues to be the leading brand of residential air conditioners, holding its position as a sales leader since 2000 and hope to retain its market leading position in the coming years too. “LG’s Tropical Inverter Compressor vastly reduces energy consumption without sacrificing its powerful, effective cooling performance.”

Nigeria largely spared monumental WannaCry attack –NITDA Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, director general/CEO NITDA. (picture) The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has declared that Nigeria was largely spared from the monumental ransomware attack that recently affected over 150,000 countries. Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, director general/ CEO, National Information Technology Develop-

ment Agency (NITDA), who made this remark in Abuja, added that the recent WannaCry or WannaCript ransomware attack has been contained and “Nigeria was largely spared from the attack due to the massive enlightenment campaign, awareness and proactive measures put in place to swiftly deal with any reported incident”. Dr. Pantami stated that the efforts of all stake-

Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, DG NITDA

holders in the IT industry are highly commendable and appreciated. Reports have revealed

that computer networks in more than 150 countries and more than 200,000 people had been affected by this attack, considered to be one of the biggest cybersecurity attacks in recent history. “Traces in Nigeria appeared to be isolated cases as no major incident is reported in the country. As IT systems have now become part of our lives, the need for all to be vigilant and proactive as far

as security is concerned cannot be overemphasized. For users of Microsoft systems, the following steps are recommended: “Old operating systems should be upgraded to the latest version (of Windows 10). This will enable them get the latest protection from Microsoft; “The recent security update released by Microsoft, MS17010, should be installed as soon as possible; and “Where necessary, Win-

dows Defender Antivirus should be enabled as it helps in detecting this ransomware and similar attacks”, Dr. Pantami said in a statement. For systems that have been attacked, tools have been developed to unlock the files locked by this ransomware – the WannaDecrpyt or Wannakey. They have been found to have successfully decrypted systems infected with the ransomware.

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Air Peace considers operating to Niger Delta Stories by Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of Air Peace, Barr. Allen Onyema has assured that the difficulties being experienced by air travellers on the Delta States route will soon be a thing of the past. Onyema gave the assurance when members of the National Association of Niger-Delta Students visited the corporate headquarters of Air Peace in Lagos to show appreciation for the airline’s efforts to transform air travel experience in Nigeria and provide jobs for the people. The Air Peace boss, who was responding to the appeal of the National President of the Niger Delta students, Comrade Martins Abebe for the airline to operate flights to Warri and Asaba

in Delta State, said the status of the airports in the two cities did not guarantee safe landing of the carrier’s B737 aircraft. Air Peace, he explained, had to suspend its flights to Asaba when the airport was downgraded because of its runway. The airport’s runway, he said, was not suitable for the operation of the airline’s fleet of B737 aircraft. Onyema, however, acknowledged reports that the runway was being fixed. He also explained that the Osubi Airport, which is the closest to Effurun and Warri, had a short runway. The runway, he said, could not handle B737 aircraft. He assured the students that the airline was procuring a couple of Embraer aircraft to service Asaba, Warri and other cities with similar airports in

Airport Manager of Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport, Mr. Henry Efobi has attributed the peace currently enjoyed at Owerri airport to the listening ears of the Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, Engr Saleh Dunoma. Speaking in an interview in Owerri recently, Efobi said that since he came to Owerri, he has not experienced a situation whereby the community holds the airport manager hostage. According to him, he was able to study their grievances and was also able to find out what the host communities were looking for. Giving the total credit to Engr Dunoma, the airport Manager said “Since I came, they have not done that because I studied their grievances and I know what they are looking for. I told my Managing Director about the issue and he listened. So, we adopted some strategies; for example, the indigenes constitutes about 60 per cent of the 185 staff that is in our pay roll. We have been helping them through employment. We were able to do this through the goodwill of FAAN MD, Engineer Saleh Dunoma who is a very good administrator and most importantly, a listening leader. Efobi said that with Dunoma’s focus and robust leadership qualities, they were able to contain any kind of hostages, adding that they also have meetings with the communities where they discuss ways forward.

“Whenever, they want to do anything, they tell me and I give them advice too. Such understanding and rapport have helped to reduce that agitation, which they feel is against them. The federal government, on their own part has also been doing something, especially in the area of security”, Efobi said. Speaking further, the airport Manager informed that the airport now has the Nigerian Air Force located very close to them. According to him, the Air Force base is already supporting them and they now have full time patrol around the airport premises. “We have strong arms support as a result of the presence of the Nigerian Air Force in the area. In addition, the Commander of the Base 211, Group Captain Lazarus is a very fine and proactive officer. With them, I think the issue of security in the area will be a thing of the past”. Efobi said with the current leadership of FAAN, the agency has equally built robust relationships with other sister agencies which is amazing. “We have very amazing relationships. We have avenue where we meet. We have airport security committee meeting where we meet. It is held once every month where issues are discussed. Once we have any report, we make sure they have it too”. Mr. Efobi said that, the Owerri Airport has improved in terms of structure, adding that they tried as much as possible to improve on it. He however,

the country. He urged the students to stay off crime and devote themselves to gainful engagements that would better their lives and contribute to the growth of the society. Earlier, President of the Niger Delta students, Comrade Abebe commended the Air Peace boss

for his efforts to create jobs for the people and transform air travel in the country. Presenting the “Best Performing Airline in Nigeria” award to Air Peace, he affirmed that the carrier was set up for the development of Nigeria and the good of humanity. Abebe assured that students

from the Niger Delta area of the country would continue to patronise Air Peace as their airline of choice. He, however, urged Onyema to extend the exceptional flight services of the carrier to Warri and Asaba to ameliorate the challenges of air travellers using the routes.

Community hostage: Airport manager commends FAAN management

L-R: Daniel Elebiga JP, consultant to Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, Inspector General of Police, DIG Valentine Ntomchukwu, Remi Jibodu, Dana Air’s Sales Manager, and Mary Jasper, Ticketing and Reservations Officer, during the IG’s visit to Dana Air’s stand at the National Security Summit in Abuja.

Delta orders 30 additional A321s Stories by Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of Air Peace, Barr. Allen Onyema has assured that the difficulties being experienced by air travellers on the Delta States route will soon be a thing of the past. Onyema gave the assurance when members of the National Association of Niger-Delta Students visited the corporate headquarters of Air Peace in Lagos to show appreciation for

the airline’s efforts to transform air travel experience in Nigeria and provide jobs for the people. The Air Peace boss, who was responding to the appeal of the National President of the Niger Delta students, Comrade Martins Abebe for the airline to operate flights to Warri and Asaba in Delta State, said the status of the airports in the two cities did not guarantee safe landing of the carrier’s B737 aircraft. Air Peace, he explained, had

to suspend its flights to Asaba when the airport was downgraded because of its runway. The airport’s runway, he said, was not suitable for the operation of the airline’s fleet of B737 aircraft. Onyema, however, acknowledged reports that the runway was being fixed. He also explained that the Osubi Airport, which is the closest to Effurun and Warri, had a short runway. The runway, he said, could not handle B737 aircraft.

Africa’s most profitable airline, Ethiopian Airlines has concluded plans to launch services to Singapore on June 1, 2017. It would service the route with the ultra-modern Boeing 787. Aside returning to the Far East Asia, the carrier has entered into partnership with Singapore Tourism Board in a bid to boost traffic and sustain the airline’s operations in the area. Nigerian are expected to take advantage of this services as they can

now travel to Singapore through the four major destinations Ethiopian operates to in Nigeria. Singapore’s Changi Airport is one of the major global aviation hubs with the latest airport infrastructure and one of the best hub transfer services. Singapore is also one of the pre-eminent financial hubs in the world. General Manager (Nigeria), Ethiopian Airlines, Solomon Begashaw said that their direct and non- stop flights will serve the

growing traffic between Africa and Singapore, giving the best possible connectivity options to passengers travelling between most points in Asia and Africa, in partnership with fellow Star member, Singapore Airlines. “Moreover, our customers can now enjoy the ultimate travel experience on board Ethiopian Dreamliner; unparalleled comfort with less noise, biggest windows in the sky, higher ceiling, unique lighting and higher humidity”.

Ethiopian airlines, Singapore tourism partner to return Singapore June 1

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Fela joins Hard Rock Collection 20years later, as Femi, Seun Kuti L2 perform live P

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Skales, Korede Bello, Harry Song to Perform at Yaw’s #APERE on May 28 in Lagos Onu will be staging his annual

Late Fela to be inducted into Hard Rock café Hall of Fame

Hotels Convention Centre, Lagos and some of the best musicians in perform at the show. Artists such as Korede Bello, Iyanya, Skales, Harry Song, Humblesmith, Pepenazi, Duncan Mighty, Solidstar, Iyanya, Sugar Boy and many others will be present to Some of the most celebrated comedians in Nigeria, who are yet to be unveiled, will also be performing at the critically acclaimed comedy show. A-list socialites and VIPs Skales will also be present to grace the occasion. Commenting on his involvement, him on stage and fans are going to love what we have in store of them on one of the biggest shows in Nigeria people, see you there!”

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world music greats on the renowned Hardrock Cafe Music Me Memorabilia Collection. Seun Kuti will hand over costumes worn by Fela, including pieces of clothing and shoes to representatives of Hard Rock International in Lagos. death, a two-part ceremony is slated for Thursday,

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cover design. Lemi has designed over 26 Fela album covers. The Hard Rock Café induction is being put together by foremost talent agency, Temple Management Company (TMC) after brokering a similar donation last year by juju maestro, King Sunny Ade (KSA), as well as staging the much-talked about Sunny On Sunday concert. parents sent him to London to study Medicine but he opted for Trinity College School of Music. Fela formed fodder for a movement that morphed into Afrobeat, a combination of elements of traditional High Life, Rock, Funk and Jazz.

the stage for a pulsating power-packed night of Afrobeat music. One the major highlights of the induction will be the release of a new song dedicated to Cross section of cast and screen of BIG (Banana Island Ghost

Award-winning artiste, Lekan Babalola. The

On the heels of the movie teaser released in theatres on August 4, went viral a few weeks ago, BAM-

written and directed by BB Sasore. The movie trailer was unveiled at to a very eager audience of press, media practitioners and industry enthusiasts who all hailed the trailer as “the best from Nollywood yet!” Commenting on the trailer Producer of the movie said, “Banana many regards, and we believe that

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heavyweights including, Uche Jombo, Saheed Balogun, Ali Nuhu, Bimbo Manuel, Damilola Adegbite, Lala Akindoju and Dorcas Fapson. SIA Pictures, a coproduction partnership between Biola Alabi Media (BAM) and Nemsia Films headed by BB Sasore and Derin Adeyokunnu. The two companies are combining their creative capabilities

BAM-Nemsia has also brought on strategic partners and sponsors for this project; Dr. Ayo Osunrinade, Michael Ugwu, the founder of FreeMe Digital, Adenike Adekanbi Niyi Toluwalope and Basheer Tosin

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“The Hard Rock Induction is event again reinforces commands twenty years later. We at TMC are delighted further develops and memorializes the Nigerian Music industry worldwide” Other legends whose souvenirs are on the Hard Rock Memorabilia Collection include King Sunny Ade, Jackson, Prince, and Bob Marley among others.

Traditional ruler lauds actress for empowering Onigbongbo community The traditional ruler of Onigbongbo, Oba Munirudin Olatunji

because this is the only way people, especially the lower

Local Council Development Area of Lagos State, has lauded actress-cum movie producer, Fisayo Ajisola, for empowering

The president of the foundation, Ajisola, commended the royal father and the participants for their commitment to be self-employed, adding that,

programme including baking/confectionery, make-up artistry, ICT/graphics/web design and bead making through her

Nigeria and beyond, to look forward the movie hits the cinema screens in August.” In the trailer, the cantankerous

Producer) and co-produced by Lekan Babalola. In addition, sensational artist, Fola David will do a live speed-painting of Fela on stage. Also to be donated are original evergreen album covers whose designer, veteran artiste,

governments. Some of his popular albums include

Sunlight Dishwasher, Coldstone Creamery, HelathPlus Pharmacy and Kilimanjaro Restaurants are all sponsors of the movie.

Speaking with newsmen at the opening of the oneOnigbongbo town hall, Maryland, Lagos recently, the not only to participants, but also to the entire community as it will boost business activities in the community. “I really appreciate this initiative because it will certainly be to take the programme with all seriousness and passion and spread the knowledge gained from the training to others. I

chose the community after the death of a hawker around Maryland, which led to the ban on street hawking by the Lagos State government. “The movement has just begun. We are committed to join hands with the government in taking people, especially the youths, off the street. This project is in alignment with the short movie, “Road to Ruin” that I produced recently. It is an achieve this is to get children off the street and have them focus on education and train unemployed parents, young and

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Trend alert: The waist coat Mutiat Alli

The great thing about any piece of clothing is how it can be used to highlight or keeping you looking completely put togeth-

as it should. A piece that, once mastered, can bring a whole new dimension to your look. The waistcoat. It is capable of transcending social situations and dress codes, yet gives you enough room to experiment with layers and remain stylish. In the same way that most guys hate the idea of wearing a suit because all they have to go on are real life examples of men wearing suits not until you see someone killing it that you can really appreciate the true potential of the item. Getting it right but without there being any pulling around the buttons or the fabric at the back. Excess material just makes you look bigger than you are; the whole point of a waistcoat is to help you look more streamlined and tidy. to make you look put together. However, always leave the last button undone, like a suit jacket. Try not to look like a waiter: This can be done in three easy steps: One, go for seasonal materials such as tweed/corduroy or cotton. This avoids that shiny polyester appearance that looks so tragic in any light. Two, avoid any unnecessary details such

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as fancy lining or bizarre affectations like pocket watches. Three, simply look like a waiter that is anything but black trousers, unless of course it came with them as part of a suit. How to pull it off like a real gentleman Go for contrast tailoring: Add emphasis to your waistcoat by wearing one in a contrast colour to your regular the suit or blazer that you may have on Think texture: Another simple trick is to pair it with pieces of a similar texture. Tweeds and corduroys go perfectly with denim and other wools, so why not try a waistcoat on with your favourite shirt in a complementing colour? it with some grey tweed trousers and a chambray shirt. I also love to layer a denim jacket over my waistcoat to create a play on textures and tone. Layer up: A lot of men tend to stay away from layering. By simply wearing one over your usual dress-down work ensemble of chinos, shirt and tie, you add a point of difference to an everyday look and can still look sharp once the coat comes off.

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You and your skin Having a healthy and glowing skin complexion is biggest desires of every woman and indeed the

skin and slowing down the age related decline in skin quality is the reason for the existence. What many people are yet to really understand is that, beyond aesthetics, the appearance of your skin complexion could be a window into its state of health and that of your whole body in general. The question now is how much do we know about a healthy skin complexion and how healthy your skin is? Well, it is safe to simply assume that is the exclusive preserve of the skin care specialists and dermatologists. This is true, but information you as an individual should know and

Here they are: The Dry Skin When the skin is dry and dehydrated it is easy to identify from the coarse feel and look. The risk in this is that, the skin tends to produces more oil to compensate for the missing water. The increased oil produced can clog skin pores, leading to breakout of pimples, skin irritation and patches of dryness spread unevenly all over the skin. Some people however, have a naturally dry skin, not necessarily because the skin is dehydrated. Such skin frequently feels tight and dry. The dry skin usually looks dull and feels coarse and scaly. The dryness could cause the skin to be sensitive, itch and make it lose its glow. The sensitive skin may easily burn when certain skin products are applied on it. Remedy: When you realize your skin easily gets dehydrated, avoid undue exposure to the weather like winds, dry heath and low humidity. Avoid having bath in hot showers or bath and also reduce alcohol and stop smoking. Diet plays a principal role too. Fortify your diet with foods rich in essential fatty is naturally dry, you should use components that retain moisture. Hyaluronic acid and glycerides are very good at this. You can also fortify your diets with vitamins and minerals. The Skin Firmness and wrinkled. The proteins collagen and elastin are the components that maintain the elasticity of the skin. Your age, rate of weight loss and lifestyle choices can have effect on how supple your skin will feel. A quick snap at your skin will reveal how elastic it is. An inelastic skin will have very slow recoil while a very elastic skin will snap back into place in no time. Remedy: When you have skin that has lost its elasticity, you can improve on it be improving on the quality of the collagen and elastin that supports the skin. This can be done by fortifying your diet with Vitamin Cs, fruits rich in resveratrol and Vitamin A products like retinol and retinoic acids. The Oily skin The oily skin is usually common in dry weather but other causes are hormonal changes, stress and some genetic compositions. The skin is usually

greasy and shiny. But the downside it that it is usually froth with recurrent breakout of pimples and rashes which can become unsightly. Remedy: The best way to deal with an oil skin is to make use of exfoliating agents. This helps to de-clog the blocked pores and get rid of the oils and dead skin cells. There are few over the counter exfoliating creams, the active agents in them is the salicylic acid. The use of Vitamin A also helps to reduce the amount of oil produced by the skin. Regular evening wash with warm soapy water also helps. The use of moisturizers that contain petrolatum should be avoided completely. Uneven Pigmentation Sometimes, the skin develops some uneven discoloration, where there are patches of darker colours than the surrounding skin areas. This happens when the cells that produce melanin, gets activated through skin damage to produce more pigmentation. The UV rays in the sun are one of the culprits for this, where brown spots appear scattered all over the exposed skin area, leading to uneven brown and tan patches. This is what leads to freckles and age spots. Remedy: Some of these conditions like freckles fade away when the skin is covered up from continuous sun exposure. But in extreme cases of hyper-pigmentation, there may be a need to see the dermatologist, as it may be a pointer to an underlying medical condition. Skin acidity or alkalinity Studies have shown that when the skin is too alkaline, where the PH balance is

for normal appearance and function. So when the skin is more alkaline, it becomes easily irritated and dry. Remedy: To know how acidic or alkaline the skin is, there is need to see the dermatologists who will use a device to check. Some soaps are more alkaline, causing dryness and making the skin more irritable. Opting for gentle and balanced soaps is best to avoid upsetting the PH of the skin. Tips to maintain a healthy skinâ&#x20AC;Ś The skin complexion has a lot to do with the state of health of the skin itself. So it is pertinent to pay close attention to it. Here are few tips that can help maintain a good skin complexion. Regular application of moisturizer Shield your skin overexposure to the sun, preferably with a sunscreen. Topical antioxidant creams use. Regular Exfoliation of the skin. This depends on how oily the skin is. Regularly repair the skin with vitamins and minerals ( Vitamin A, Resveratrol, Vitamin Cs)