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for the purpose of tourism or to visit family and friends while Nigeria Visa on arrival is a class of short visit visa issued at the port of entry, and it is available to frequentlytraveled high-net-worth investors and intending visitors who may not be able to obtain visa at the Nigerian Missions/Embassies in their countries of residence due to the absence of a Nigerian mission in those countries or exigencies of urgent business travels.

The Minister said other actions that have been taken by the NIS for the ease of doing business and facilitation of travelling for

Nigerians and foreigners alike include the harmonization of multiplicity of Airport Arrival and Departure Form/Cards into a single form for all agencies of government to save foreign visitors from the current frustrating practice of filling three different forms or more and the decentralization of Immigration services to the State Commands ‘’Re-issuance of passports for change of names due to marital reasons or lost cases have been decentralized to all State Commands and Foreign Missions to save passport holders from additional costs and inconvenience of travelling to the Service

Headquarters in Abuja, while additional twenty eight offices have been opened for issuance of Residence Permits in Nigeria, bringing the issuance of Combined Expatriate Residence Permit And Aliens Cards (CERPAC) closer to the doorstep of employers of expatriates at all thirty six states and FCT,’’ he said.

Alhaji Mohammed said the measures by NIS fit perfectly into the sixty- day national action plan for ease of doing business in Nigeria that was approved recently by the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) as well as the administration’s efforts to boost international tourism.

Obasanjo at 80: ‘God has been partial with me’ Abiodun Taiwo, Abeokuta

ÏÏÏ As activities marking the 80th birthday of the former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo kicked off on Sunday in Abeokuta, the former President has said that the numerous privileges and opportunities he has been enjoying has been through the grace of God Obasanjo who spoke in Abeokuta at a thanksgiving service held at the Treasure House of God, Abeokuta organised by Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Ogun State chapter to celebrate his 80th birthday, opined that God has been partial to him, stressing that he does not deserve the favour God had shown him to achieve whatever he has achieved in life.

The former President who was also honoured with the title of ‘Asiwaju Onigbagbo of Ogun State’, said that the grace of God he had enjoyed is immeasurable, hence he will not seize in serving God. He also disclosed that he sought advice from the late South African President, Nelson Mandela and Bishop Desmond Tutu to become Nigeria’s President in 1999, saying he was confused on what to do after being released from prison for an offence he didn’t commit.

His words: “God have been so partial to me by showing me much favour to achieve what I didn’t deserve. God has done for me much more than I deserve.

I praise God and I thank God for this.

“When I came out from prison for an offence I didn’t commit and people started putting pressure on me to be Nigeria’s President, I was confused, but in that confusion I sought advice not from here. I went first to Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu. Mandela said Olu (Olusegun) whatever your instinct tells you, follow it.

“Tutu after listening to me, he said are you tired of serving God and your people, he now said my advice to you is that go and do what your people asked you to do. When I now came back, one day I was reading the book of Esther and I saw where Modekiah said you are here for your people and I started changing my mind from there.”

The Ogun State governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun in his brief remarks described Obasanjo as an exemplary leader, saying he means alot to so many people.

Amosun who was represented at the occasion by his deputy, Mrs Yetunde Onanuga said the people of the state were proud to have him as a citizen of the state.

In his sermon, Bishop Francis Wale Oke described Obasanjo as a great man who God raised for the greatness of Nigeria.

His words: “Once in a generation, God raises a man for his people. Like Abraham, Joseph, Samuel, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, Peter, and Paul, baba is an hero God raised for our generation.”

He said though Obasanjo has retired from the helm of affairs in the country, he was still working silently for the country.

Oke revealed how God ministered to him when Obasanjo left the prison that he would be the President, saying the prophecy had been fulfilled.

The Clergyman said Obasanjo had laboured to see a new Nigeria, praying he would live long to see a better and new Nigeria.

The Cleric admonished Obasanjo to seek forgiveness from God, forgive every individual that had offended him from the heart as well as to bring close his associates to school and motivate them so that they would be able to build on his legacy.

Some of the dignitaries at the occasion included deputy governor, Mrs Yetunde Onanuga, Speaker State House of Assembly, Hon. Suraj Adekunbi, Hon Ladi Adebutu former Minister of Finance, Onalapo Soneye, Keshington Adebutu, Catholic Bishop of Abeokuta Diocese, Most Rev Peter Odetoyinbo, Alake of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo, Olu of Ilaro, Oba Kehinde Olugbenle, Olowu of Owu, Oba Adegboyega Dosunmu, Osiele of OkeOna, Oba Dapo Tejuoso, Bishop Francis Wale Oke, Iyabode Apampa, Kayode Williams, Iyabo Anisulowo, Chief Tokunbo Awolowo-Dosunmu, CAN State Chairman, Bishop Tunde Akin-Akinsanya, the Egba Anglican Diocese Bishop, Most Rev. Emmanuel Adekunle.

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On the remittance of charges to the agency, Adurogboye, who decried the poor performance of the airlines, particularly the domestic carriers, pointed out that it is the foreign airlines that are surviving the agency.

He therefore, stated that “if not for the foreign airlines that pay as at when due, they will have grounded NCAA in Nigeria.”

Adurogboye also maintained that there is no country where there are no charges, whether landing, parking, overflying, amongst others, stressing that there are some charges that NCAA are not charging in Nigeria, such as hotel, task, tourism development.

Blaming airlines for evading charges, the GM said “The business is highly capital intensive. There is no operator that did not know

about the charges. There is an emerging carrier that is growing today; he operates like a passenger and staff and they are growing.

NCAA has to put up certain measures to stay abreast.

Five per cent ticket sales charge is not paid to NCAA by the airlines; it is added to the passengers determined airfare. When passengers pay five per cent how does it become a charge? The airline brought up the idea that is to enhance passengers’ facilitation at the airport; they will collect the five per cent on our behalf, after which the monies will be remitted to us, which we all agreed to in 2001.”

According to Adurogboye, the money is for the sustenance of the NCAA, just as he emphasized that all NCAA are meant to be autonomous, which may not be possible if they are not financially autonomous.

“We exist because of the safety of passengers and the passengers pay for the

NCAA to run. The day they say government should start giving us money, then we become non-autonomous. The five per cent ticket sales charge is in the act passed by National Assembly,” Adurogboye said.

Despite the non-payment of charges, the NCAA public affairs manager posited that NCAA still assists airlines in many ways.

“We offer assistance to the airline to stay afloat.

Sometimes waivers are given to assist. When it comes to enforcement and compliance, we are very diligent on that. As we speak, I have letters of sanctions with me. Airlines will go under if they don’t operate within the law. We use to have 150 airlines, but today we have what we have because someone is doing the job. We are not supposed to run airlines for the owners and there is nothing like multiple charges. There is nowhere in the world that there are no charges,” Adurogboye said.

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News 6 Security tops S’East govs meeting Moses Oyediran,

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ÏÏÏ Governors of the South East met in Enugu yesterday and discussed issues relating to security and economic integration of the zone.

This is even as the governors announced Ebonyi State governor, David Umahi, as its new chairman which ended about three years of bickering and alleged internal power struggle among the governors.

Umahi, who spoke to newsmen on behalf of his colleagues shortly after the end of their meeting at the government House Enugu, said they all agreed to work together in the areas of economy and security, particularly the issue of kidnapping and armed robbery.

He said: “We decided to have proper economic integration of the South East zone, and in this regard we have instructed the economic commissioners of the various states to come out with a blue print.

“We discussed issues as it affects Ndigbo, South East and of course, Nigeria in general, such as security integration.

“We have agreed to compare notes, we have agreed to talk with our CPs (Commissioners of Police) to do our security integration like kidnapping robbery and other terrible insecurity issues in the South East with a view to addressing them.”

Abia State governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu who briefed the press about the new development said that the lot fell on Ebonyi State because Anambra and Abia states have had their fair share of heading the Forum.

It would be recalled that the South East Governors’ Forum have not had a leadership since 2015 when the former governor of Abia State, Theodore Orji led the Forum.

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DSS arrests ex-Gov Suswam in Abuja home Continued from page 1 Certificates of Occupancy (C of O) in his Abuja home.

The arms, according to the secret police, include an AK-47 rifle, Glock pistol with two magazines and a total of 29 rounds of ammunition, Mini-Uzi with two magazines containing 10 rounds and four rounds respectively.

Also discovered in the house were 45 exotic cars and 21 C-of-Os. In a statement issued to newsmen on Sunday by one of its agents, Tony Opuiyo, the DSS listed the items recovered to include one Glock pistol, one AK 47 rifle and 40 keys to various luxury vehicles among others items.

According to the statement by Opuiyo, the DSS, on February 24, 2017, between 9.00pm and 2.42am, executed a search warrant at the property of Dunes Investment and Global Properties Limited, located at No 44, Aguiyi Ironsi Way,

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my, the Federal Government has reviewed visa processes for foreign travelers who wish to visit Nigeria for business and tourism purposes with a view to removing bureaucratic bottleneck and encourage tourists.

In a statement issued in Lagos on Sunday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said the measures were part of the action plan for the ease of doing business as well as efforts to boost tourism, within the overall context of the Administration’s economic diversification agenda. ‘’The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has reviewed the requirements for Nigerian visas to make them more customer

the ex-governor included 21Certificates of Occupancy (C-of-O) and one Offer of Statutory Right of Occupancy; 23 luxury designer watches; and 45 keys to various exotic cars.

In the statement made available to the media yesterday, Opuiyo said that following this discovery, the Service launched further investigation, which revealed that the cars and the recovered items belong to the former Governor Suswan, who has already been invited by the DSS and presently “helping in the investigations.”

“It is in the light of this latest development that the Service wishes to sound a note of warning to persons and groups that it will no longer tolerate any acts of lawlessness by those who ought to be law abiding and responsible citizens,” the DSS stated.

The statement noted that the secret police has “also observed with total dismay the inciting utteranc-

es of some political actors, whose activities heat-up the polity.

“It also wishes to express its disappointment with these politicians, who, in their desperation, are engaged in hate speeches and even sponsorship of radio campaign jingles when the electoral umpire has not authorized such campaigns in line with the Electoral Act.” The DSS also took a swipe at the media saying it considered as “worrisome the unpatriotic involvement of some media outfits in divisive tendencies, which negate their constitutional role as the fourth estate of the realm.”

“In line with its statutory mandate of maintaining the peace and internal security of the country, the Service hereby restates its commitment to go after anyone, no matter how highly placed, who engages in acts capable of causing the breach of peace in the country,” the DSS statement said.

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Nigeria eases Immigration processes for BTT to boost economy – Minister Tom Okpe,

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“The operation was informed by intelligence that some incriminating items were stashed in the boots of cars parked at the property, particularly a Mercedes Benz S550 (BWR 135AH), and Masarati 4.7 (BWR 207 AJ), which were subsequently confiscated.

Consequently, on February 25, 2017, about 10am, in the presence of two private security officers employed by the investment company, the cars were searched by the secret police and some incriminating items recovered.

According to the DSS, the recovered items included a Glock pistol with two magazines and a total of 29 rounds of ammunition; Mini-Uzi with two magazines containing 10 rounds and 4 rounds respectively; 42 extra rounds of ammunition contained in a pack; and one AK-47.

Other items the secret police claimed to have recovered from

-friendly, and details of this review are available on the NIS official website, www.immigration. gov.ng. Types of visas currently reviewed include Visa on Arrival (VoA) processes, Business Visas, Tourist Visas and Transit Visas”, the Minister said.

Alhaji Mohammed explained that Business Visas are available for foreign travelers who wish to travel to Nigeria for meetings, conferences, seminars, contract negotiation, marketing, sales, purchase and distribution of nigerian goods, trade fairs, job interviews, training of nigerians, emergency and relief work, crew members, staff of NGOs, staff of INGOs, researchers and musical Concerts.

He also said Tourist Visas are available to foreign travelers who wish to visit Nigeria Continued on page 5

Anambra targets 800,000mt of rice production in 2017 -Mbanefo Mathew Dadiya, Abuja

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said it has set a production target of 800,000 metric tons of rice, 124,000 metric tons of maize and 350, 0000 metric tons of cassava by the end of 2017.

The state already is the major exporter of vegetables in the country, a feat attained last year as a result of Governor Willy Obiano’s policy on agriculture.

Commissioner for Agriculture, Mechanization, Processing and Export, Hon. Afam Mbanefo, who disclosed this in an exclusive interview with The Daily Times, described governor Obiano as a futuristic leader.

Mbanefo said the state is self

sufficient on rice production and by end of 2017, it will be a major exporter of cassava, rice and maize, just like the vegetables it has already been exporting.

According to him, agriculture as a sector and the ministry is Number One of the major pillars in Governor Obiano’s administrative agenda.

“He puts that first in most of his activities, which is why our activities in agriculture have leveraged and gone over most of the states in the country.

Clearly speaking, His Excellency is also an Agro friendly governor; he is a very futuristic governor.

The commissioner observed that last year, they started very late but were able to profile over 3,500 farmers. However, this year

the state has a target of 25,000 farmers and would be added into their 2017 target production for the state.

The mandate of the state is to make Anambra state an investment destination, which cuts across every sector.

He said that in 2016, the state had close to 15,000 farmers that participated in rice farming “but today, we are almost approaching 20,000 farmers within two months into the year.” particularly rice, maize and cassava. But before His Excellency took over, he developed a blueprint. The blueprint is what we call our bible because we follow that very strictly,” he said *Full interview on Pages 26 & 27

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Delta set to tackle herdsmen menace Nosa Akenzua, Asaba

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crises arising from activities of herdsmen in the communities, the Delta state government has hinted of plans to form vigilante groups to arrest the menace.

The Senior Special Assistant to the state governor on Security, Ogbueshi Cassidy Iloba, disclosed this at a meeting held in Asaba yesterday with Hausa/Fulani leaders and herdsmen in the state.

Ogbueshi Iloba said the vigilante groups, when constituted, would include members of the host communities, Hausa/Fulani leaders and herdsmen.

According to him, the joint vigilance groups would be formed in all the communities and would be charged with the maintenance of peace and security in the various communities in which the cattle hearers operate.

The governor’s aide said government was concerned about challenges posed by the

herdsmen menace and expressed government’s irrevocable commitment to address the crises and restore peaceful co-existence among the herdsmen and their host communities.

Ogbueshi Iloba stated aside the vigilance groups as a measure to checkmate the herdsmen crises, government has also embarked on visits to the communities to hold regular meetings with the herdsmen and their host communities.

He said the meetings would provide opportunities to address areas of disagreement as well as foster unity and cooperation in the various communities and blamed some of the areas of conflict on activities of middle men who collect huge sums of money from the herdsmen in the name of setting government officials and the Commissioner of Police.

“Do not give money to anybody who claims to be acting on behalf of government officials or the commissioner of police, Ogbueshi Iloba who addressed the herdsmen in Fulani language, advised.

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Nigeria to ease immigration processes boost economy – Minister Tom Okpe, Abuja

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To boost the country’s economy, the federal government has reviewed visa processes for foreign travelers who wish to visit Nigeria for business and tourism purposes with a view to removing bureaucratic bottleneck and encourage tourists.

In a statement issued in Lagos on Sunday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said the measures were part of the action plan for the ease of doing business as well as efforts to boost tourism, within the overall context of the Administration’s economic diversification agenda.

“The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has reviewed the requirements for Nigerian visas to make

them more customer friendly, and details of this review are available on the NIS official website www.immigration.gov.ng.

Types of visas currently reviewed include Visa on Arrival (VoA) processes, Business Visas, Tourist Visas and Transit Visas,” the Minister said.

Alhaji Mohammed explained that Business Visas are available for foreign travelers who wish to travel to Nigeria for meetings, conferences, seminars, contract negotiation, marketing, sales, purchase and distribution of Nigerian goods, trade fairs, job interviews, training of nigerians, emergency and relief work, crew members, staff of NGOs, staff of INGOs, researchers and musical concerts.

He also said Tourist Visas are available to foreign travelers who wish to visit Nigeria for the purpose of

tourism or to visit family and friends while Nigeria Visa on arrival is a class of short visit visa issued at the port of entry, and it is available to frequentlytraveled High-Net-Worth Investors and intending visitors who may not be able to obtain visa at the Nigerian Missions/Embassies in their countries of residence due to the absence of a Nigerian mission in those countries or exigencies of urgent business travels.

The Minister said other actions that have been taken by the NIS for the ease of doing business and facilitation of travelling for Nigerians and foreigners alike include the harmonization of multiplicity of Airport Arrival and Departure Form/Cards into a single form for all agencies of government to save for-

eign visitors from the current frustrating practice of filling three different forms or more and the decentralization of Immigration services to the State Commands ‘’Re-issuance of passports for change of names due to marital reasons or lost cases have been decentralized to all State Commands and Foreign Missions to save passport holders from additional costs and inconvenience of travelling to the Service Headquarters in Abuja, while additional twenty eight offices have been opened for issuance of Residence Permits in Nigeria, bringing the issuance of Combined Expatriate Residence Permit And Aliens Cards (CERPAC) closer to the doorstep of employers of expatriates at all thirty six states and FCT,’’ he said.

Re-run: Thugs cut off INEC officer’s hand Amaka Agbu, Port Harcourt

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Some armed youths and political thugs suspected to be on the pay roll of some politicians in the state, on Saturday, allegedly chopped off the hand of a yet-to-be identified official of the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) during the supplementary federal and state legislative elections in Etche/Omuma constituencies in the Rivers state.

The victim, according to an eye witness in Igbo-Etche community, Etche, was said to be bleeding profusely, and was immediately rushed to an undisclosed hospital in Port Harcourt for treatment.

On Saturday, too, the Publicity Secretary of the Rivers state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), Mr. Samuel Nwonosike, was arrested by a combined team of soldiers, police and personnel of the Department of State Security (DSS), at Ulakwo 11, at Etche local government area, where the third legislative re-run was being conducted. He was arrested at about 11.30am.

Also arrested were two former Caretaker Committee Chairmen for Asari-Toru Local Government Area, Mr. Odiari Princewill, and Mr. Rowland Seikibo, former Caretaker Committee Chairman of Akoku-Toru local government area.

The PDP chieftains were arrested along with 62 suspected political thugs who security operatives claimed were hired to disrupt the orderliness of the conclusive legislative elections.

The thugs were caught with dangerous weapons including machetes, grenades and bottles. Also, found with the political thugs were drugs such as Codeine and Tramodol which are banned from the open market.

A security officer disclosed that the political thugs were arrested as they emerged from bushes close to some polling units in Ulakwo 11.

An army officer said the thugs might have entered the community on the night of Friday, February 25, the eve of the election to beat the 12 midnight curfew imposed by the police to check suspicious movements.

L-R: Ag. Managing Director, Bank of Industry (BOI), Mr. Waheed Olagunju; Kwara State Governor, Mr. Abdulfatah Ahmed and Chief Executive Officer, Small and Medium scale Enterprise (SME), Kwara State, Mr. Segun Soewu, during the commissioning of BOI Kwara State Office in Ilorin, Kwara State… at the weekend.

EriscoFoodssupportsmilitary,donatestolateLt.Col. Abu Alli’s family ÎÎÎThe morale of officers

and men of the Nigeria military currently fighting insurgency in the North East has been given a boost as Erisco Foods Limited has donated a trailer load of food items worth millions of Naira to motivate them.

Presenting the food items as well as a cheque of one million Naira to the widow of late Lt. Col. Abu Alli at the Defence headquarters Garrison, Mogadishu Cantonment, Abuja in a short ceremony, the President/CEO of Erisco

Foods Limited, Chief Eric Odinaka Umeofia disclosed that the efforts of the officers and men of the Nigerian military needed to be appreciated.

He said; “I thank God for the opportunity of making this presentation because it is borne out of desire to encourage and motivate the officers and men of the military who have recorded huge success in the fight against Boko Haram and making sure that the country is safe and secure”. He further noted that the patri-

otic zeal of our military to secure the territorial integrity of the country is commendable, hence the need to boost their morale with food items that can be easily eaten while at the war front.

“The military will help the economic growth of the nation as export will be made easier if the insurgents are totally routed.

Well-meaning Nigerians to support the President Muhammadu Buhari Administration in its efforts to making Nigeria a great nation as no

meaningful success will be achieved in an atmosphere of insecurity.

“If only 10 percent of Nigerians are as patriotic as the military and contribute their quota to National development, we will overcome all these challenges bedeviling our nation including poverty, recession and corruption.

It’s our prayers that God will continue to safeguard the officers and men as they work assiduously to keep the country safe.”

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Cleric advises Govt.to give priority to Community Medicine Val Okara, Owerri A cleric, Rev. Casmir Ihegworo, says for Nigeria to have a breakthrough in health care delivery, government must give priority to community medicine.

Ihegworo, who is also the director West Africa Centre for Missions and chief executive officer of International Christian Community Hospital, Owerri, made the call during an interactive session with newsmen at the end of a one week medical outreach at Okwu Uratta for Obibi Uratta community in Owerri North Local Government Area of Imo state.

According to him, majority of Nigerians live in rural communities and for positive impact to be made, functional hospitals and clinics must be sited in communities where the people could easily access medical care.

“Nigeria is a community oriented nation and if we must have serious breakthrough in medical delivery, we must have functional clinics and hospitals in the communities,’’ he said.

The cleric said that there is a serious breakdown in the country’s medical service which requires collaborative support from corporate, religious and charity organizations to complement government efforts.

“Nigerians, especially those living in the rural areas, are in dire need of medical attention.

As a church, we felt this medical outreach is our way of giv-

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ing back to the community as well as presenting the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ hence our mission requires attending both spiritual and physical needs of the people,” he said.

Ihegworo, who doubles as the chairman board of directors of International Christian Hospitals said more 3, 000 persons were attended to during the one week medical outreach in Obibi Uratta community by his church.

He stated that more than 2,000 patients received free pairs of medical eye glasses as well as drugs which according to him were sourced locally and abroad.

He also disclosed that the church has operated in the state over 32 years and had extended the medical outreach to 27 communities within and outside Imo state.

Ihegworo explained that consideration in performing the free medical mission is solely based on the request by a community with compelling health need.

President-General of Okwu Uratta community Mr. Val Okara, expressed gratitude to the leadership of West Africa Centre for Mission for their generosity to the people of his community.

Okara used the medium to appeal to the state government to address what he described as `litany of infrastructures deficits’ in Okwu Uratta community.

Osinbajo, Atiku to be honoured at Justice Kayode Eso’s book launch Peter Fowoyo,

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President, Yemi Osinbajo, SAN and the former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, are among the dignitaries to be honoured at a book launch written on the life and time of a late jurist, Justice Kayode Eso. The 850 pages book titled: ‘Justice Kayode Eso: Beacon of judicial activism’ which will be launched on February 28 at the Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos, is a compendium on some selected judgments delivered by the late Justice of the Supreme Court.

Speaking at a press briefing in Lagos over the weekend, the organizer, Seal Publishing Ltd said, the book will afford opportunities for analytical and dynamic reflections on the society towards promoting national growth and greatness using the beautiful years of the law practice of the late jurist as case study.

The publishing outfit disclosed that the Acting President will be honoured with an award of excellence for his innovative reforms of judiciary and jus-

tice system in Lagos when he was at the helm of affairs as the State’s Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice during the tenure of Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

One of the authors of the book, Arigbabuwo Lateef, a legal practitioner, said the book on the late jurist was divided into three parts made up of his biography, some selected landmark judgments he delivered while at the bench.

According to him, academics and jurist including Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption; Prof.

Akin Oyebode, and Prof. Olusegun who also made their input in the compendium on the late justice of the Supreme Court.

He said the late justice, in spite of threat to his life during the military era, delivered some landmark judgments which did not favour the military government at that time.

Lateef added that business mogul and the president of Dangote group will be the chief launcher whileGovernorRauf Aregbesola willbethespecialguestof honour.

L-R: Oyo State Governor, Sen. Abiola Ajimobi; Minister for Solid Minerals, Dr. Kayode Fayemi; his wife, Bisi and Ogun State Governor, Sen. Ibikunle Amosun, during the inauguration of Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu as the Governor of Ondo State, in Akure… at the weekend.

Pension scheme not compulsory for all workers -Umahi ÎÎÎGovernor of Ebonyi state,

Engr. David Nweze Umahi, has said that it is not compulsory for all Ebonyi workers to participate in the state’s new pension scheme.

He announced this at the Government House, Abakaliki on Wednesday during a meeting with the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and its affiliate bodies over the controversy surrounding the new pension law.

Umahi, who said that any civil servant willing to opt out should indicate so in writing, added that once done, the person’s name would be expunged out rightly.

“Any worker that doesn’t want to participate in this scheme should, in writing, not collectively, state that ‘I don’t want to participate in this pension scheme law.’ Such person will be excluded from the programme,” the governor said in a statement on Saturday by his Chief Press Secretary, Emma

Anya.

Umahi, who reiterated his commitment to the welfare of workers, said his administration would be able to make a five percent contribution to the scheme, while reminding workers that the Nigerian constitution provides for each state to make laws to suit its financial capacity.

He flayed the NLC Chairman in the state, Ikechukwu Nwafor, for threatening to call a onemillion-man match to protest alleged pension scheme deductions from workers’ salaries.

According to Umahi, the planned protest would not be allowed by the government.

He said, “we hear that Nwafor is planning to organize a one-million-man march against the government over the pension deductions. But I know that not up that number voted during the last elections.

“We will however organize a three-million march if he goes on with his plan. We will

not fold our hands and allow anybody or group destroy the government.

“Nwafor should join a political party if he wishes and let us know, as I have tolerated him and his activities enough and would no longer do so.

“I will no longer recognize the NLC leadership in the state as workers should look beyond the labour leadership toga because it was no longer fashionable.”

He directed that the buses donated by the government to the NLC to convey workers to their duty-posts be withdrawn and given to the state branches of the National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC).

The governor also ordered “the state’s Fiscal Responsibility Commission to investigate if the Nwafor-led NLC commercialized the buses and immediately prosecute it if found guilty.

He disclosed that his feelings for workers as a result of the economic challenges hampered the implementation of National Health Insurance Scheme even when the scheme would be beneficial to them.

The governor assured that effort was on top gear to put the necessary modalities in place to ensure full implementation of the law, adding that a pension board which would soon be constituted, would recommend pension fund administrators.

In his reaction, Nwafor said that labour faulted section 12 of the state pension scheme law which stipulates that the employer would make a contribution of five per cent while the employee makes eight percent.

On their part, the NUT, NULGE and TUC Chairmen, Comrade Joseph Nweke, Comrade Leonard Nkah and Comrade Edwin Nwonu respectively, eulogized the governor for the new pension scheme and appealed to him to carry them along.

Teenage suicide bombers victims, not terrorists -NGO

Chijioke Kingsley, Jos

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international nongovernmental organizatio n (NGO), Search For Common Ground (SFCG), has opined that most teenage suicide bombers in north-east Nigeria and other parts of the country as victims of terror rather than terrorists.

This was communicated to select Journalists during a 5-day workshop tagged “Conflict and Trauma Sensitive Journalism”, aimed at reshaping reportage to douse tension rather than escalate it.

In a lecture titled ‘Covering Trauma’, a Senior Programme

Coordinator and Trainer with the NGO, Ms Ema Miroslava Billings, stated that teenage suicide bombers were victims who are prey in the hands of terrorists.

She held the view that terrorists take advantage of vulnerable children, especially the Almajiris, who have been left to wander the streets without food and shelter.

“These children on the streets need love and if we continue to ignore them, they fall prey to terrorists who will cajole them by strapping bomb on them with ridiculous amount of N200, like in the case of the recent multiple bomb blast in Maiduguri, with one of the female suicide bomber who

could not detonate her bomb confessing that N200 was given to her to carry out the heinous act,” she said.

Ms Billings said that although we might not have all the money to give to these unfortunate children when we meet them on the streets, but we can use kind words like ‘God bless you’, to show them some love.

However, the 5-days workshop held in Maiduguri the Bornu state capital, exposed journalists on how to report conflict sensitive issues, with focus on resolving problems before it lead to crisis; laying emphasis on how to handle traumatized victims of Boko Haram insurgency in the post

insurgency process, buttressing reporters to play key role in peace building and being conscious not to violate peoples dignity.

Earlier in his remark, the Deputy Country Director SFCG, Mr. Maxwell Saungweme, said that journalists are instrumental in facilitating conflict transformation in positive ways, adding that Search For Common Ground will continue to work with newsmen with the aim to consolidate a sustainable peace architecture in Nigeria.

“We will continue working with the media, including journalists in our programming as we seek to consolidate a sustainable peace ar-

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Why disability bill before NASS has not seen the light of day -Ankeli Dr. Samuel Ankeli, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Disability Matters was at the All Progressive Congress (APC) Secretariat last week fighting for his immediate constituency the disabled, expressing his discouragement to the party for not being adequately carried along on the 5,000 stipends of the Federal Government to the poorest citizen. He spoke to newsmen on issues affecting the disable in the society and how they should be cared for, saying he does not believe in idleness and lawlessness of any disable person, because in every disability there is ability. TOM OKPE was there.

Can you let us know some of those things you have been able to do for people living with disability in the country since your appointment?

Before my appointment, I was an activist for People Living with Disability; I was one of their national officers and became a national officer for them in the party. So, my arrival at the place where I currently find myself is not just historical, but a challenge for me to set up a standard for People Living with Disability. I have been trying to create an understanding within the governance structure on issues of disability. In the past, things are done without consideration but now, public attitude is changing. I have also constantly engaged the media who are our strongest partners in reaching all parts of the country on issues of disability. I have had several audiences across the country and have gone round many states as much as physically possible to interact with their government to see how they can include our people.

You see, the greatest challenges have been including people with disability in development. All the years gone by, when things are being planned, we are not remembered. We are always an afterthought. Right now, we are trying to see that at the level of planning, we are included. That is what I have been trying to do from the level of the President to the other leaders across the country; we have tried to make them change their attitude toward us.

So, the difficulty in persuading somebody to demand your right is no more there. Just seeing my face and hearing my voice, you know that this is one group that we need to remember during planning. Also, I have been able to build confidence in people living with disability to be able to speak out. In the past, they see themselves as outcast but now, my life is a challenge to them. If Ankelli is able to get there, it means that all of us can also get there. I have gone round the ministries, departments and agencies of governance to have direct audience with the management and change the individual perspectives.

The organisational structure is now including us in their planning. Some have come up with programmes that we will be executing together. In the budgeting process, they are now going to activate guise mandate the house have to do with disability issues. In the area of employment, I have been able to secure federal civil service employment for a few of us and presently, I am working on a memo to see how the President can give us waiver so that a good number of our

people can be absorbed into the federal civil service to make up for that deficiency. For those who cannot be employed with the federal government system, the state governments will take over. In the private sector, I have also gone to a lot of organisations that employ large workforce and they confessed to me that before now, there have been negligence, but they have picked up. So, the corporate social responsibility that they normally offer, I want it translated into employment.

For those who don’t have education, but has skills, I have designed specific work for them. In agriculture, we have discussed with some technical partners and are working out the final details and we in touch with some higher institutions to see how we can train people on agricultural productivity from livestock to feed production, fishery and all. That program is set to take off soon; we are only waiting for funding. For shoe making, I can assure you that the best shoes you wear in this Center are made by People with Disability (PWDs), but they do it at their micro level. There is no crime in clustering them in a particular area where we have large production. I have discussed with NEXIM Bank, Bank of Industry and other groups that are involved, so that as we produce, we will have a market both locally and internationally. I have discussed with the oligarchy and paramilitary organisations so that we can produce all the booths they use for training and in their offices. I have discussed with the NYSC and the Civil Defense so that they can enter into a deal with us to produce for them so that we can stop the importation of these products. If things work out well, what I intend to do is to link up internationally to draw attention, funds and support so that we can increase our partnership with those who are already into it and those who have resources to help Nigerians.

Of course, you know that government cannot do it all alone. I believe in partnership; we have engaged a lot of development partners and donor agencies and we are doing what we can but

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are constrained by resources and some degree of resistance from those people who should understand with us. So, what I am doing now is to see how we can put them into committees and do some sector analysis for specific areas like education. If three million Nigerians with disability are out of school, what do we do to get them back to school? I have interacted with UBEC and other agencies that matters in education and I am putting together a committee to tell us how

“I have consulted with the party leaders to impress it on the National Assembly to bring out the harmonised bill which has been passed by both chambers.

We are waiting for the harmonisation so that it will be transmitted to the President and I can assure you, Mr. President is waiting to sign it into law and we will have a National Commission for Disability Rights coming into existence�

to approach that. Let us all see how we can motivate them and create that environment for our children to go to school.

A lot of Nigerians living with disabilities are on the streets begging, what is your office doing to stop this trend?

I am talking with state governments on these. I have been to Kaduna, Plateau, Katsina and Kogi states and I am going to Anambra, Abia, Imo and the other states soon. Giving them an income is one of the ways to get them off the streets. It is not even decent for somebody with disability to stand on the street to beg you to give him money. As we speak, I am also discussing with some agencies and development partners to see how we can get our people employed in other areas that are non conventional. I have inaugurated a committee on Para sports development fund. If you look at the perCONTINUED ON PAGE 11

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formances in the Olympics in the years gone by, the disabled has always proven that we are true Nigerians. We gave you all the medals, but what have you done for us? We want to get resources, employ these people, pay them some token, and get them from the streets to use the muzzles for sports and not for begging. But we don’t have the facilities. I was supposed to be in Dubai to source for facilities, but funds stopped us, but we are going to work hard to go to China. We want to build a facility in Abuja and in the six zones of Nigeria. We will put them in camps; have farm centers, housing estates in a large place where we call city for champions. From there, they will be engaged and get something to eat.

I told them during one of our meetings that I need 100 medals during the next Olympics and they have said, give us the resources and I am sure we can get the resources wherever it is located for them.

Are you saying that the physically challenged are better placed now than before and what will it take to build the Para stadium we are talking about in Abuja and the states?

I am not an architect; my own is to

mobilise resources and attention. I have the experts and I have given them that assignment to go and raise N25billion for me so that we can work and improve the lives of PWDs in sports. Talking about the lives of PWDs, yes, there is a marginal increase in their quality of life if for nothing else, but for the confidence that Nigerians remember us.

What is the extent of work on the disability bill at the moment?

We learnt that the bill is with the President who has not signed it. It is not with the President. The bill has been passed four times by the National Assembly. In 2010, the bill was passed by both Houses of the National Assembly and harmonised. I was in the harmonisation committee, but the then President did not sign it till they left office. This time, I am part of those who gave the assurance and I have consulted with the party leaders to impress it on the National Assembly to bring out the harmonised bill which has been passed by both chambers. We are waiting for the harmonisation so that it will be transmitted to the President and I can assure you, Mr. President is waiting to sign it into law and we will have a National Commission for Disability Rights coming into existence.

How satisfied are you with the level of participation by PWDs in the social intervention of the government leading to giving the vulnerable people N5,000 monthly stipend?

I have raised that issue with the party chairman. Our participation is not encouraging and it is not to the level of my satisfaction and I have discussed that with the party. Just give me a little more time to work on that. If you look at the level of social injustice, I think that disbursement should actually begin with us. I accept that I am part of the government and I am saying that which has been done concerning disability is not enough because I am not satisfied and I am doing all that is my best to increase the participation.

There are lots of PWDs around Abuja selling one item or the other along the streets to earn a living instead of begging for arms. Unfortunately, they are often victims of harassment from Abuja Environmental Protection Board. What are you doing about this?

The law does not discriminate against ability or disability. I will not support lawlessness and at the same time, I will not support idleness and street begging.

It is our desire to have some structures and special market for them. I am already talking with the government of the FCT and very soon, things will be resolved. So, please help me educate them that because you are disabled do not give you the guarantee to break laws and I don’t want any of them to be manhandled. It is a dynamic thing, but let us balance the pendulum.

Some people living with disability have said that this government has not done anything for them. What is your message to such people?

I am happy that they can speak out now and that is part of the change.

Before now, who was talking, they are talking for themselves. For them to speak out, something is happening.

There is a commission in Lagos taking care of their needs and if it is not meeting their demands, they have a right to voice out. I cannot take care of the whole nation at once from this office.

Some issues are better addressed at the level where they are. It is only when it goes beyond that level that I can now intervene. I advised them to speak out whenever you are not treated well as a Nigerian, whether able or disable and solution will come.

Group calls for cancellation of Gombe LG poll Tom Okpe, Abuja A group in the Gombe State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Inuwa organisation Network, has said that the local government election slated for Saturday 25th of February, 2017 did not take place due to non availability of voting materials, result sheets and other sensitive materials meant for the exercise across the state thereby calling for the cancellation and a new date fixed for the exercise. A statement signed by the spokesman of the group, Kabir Mohammed and made available to newsmen in Abuja called on the chairman of Gombe State Independent Electoral Commission (SIEC) to ensure that his agency deliver a credible election acceptable to all political parties in the contest.

The statement described what happened in the state on Saturday as a compromised arrangement by the SIEC in the hands of the People Democratic Party (PDP) in the state.

It reads, “Contrary to earlier denial by the GOSIEC Commissioner for Public Affairs, Mr. Kalagar Kudi Lubo, that it will not withhold sensitive election

materials to deny opposition political parties opportunity to participate in the election, the reverse is the case today in Gombe.

“GOSIEC leadership had successfully allowed themselves to be used by the PDP. This is not surprising; election manipulation is a trade this dying party understands.”

While giving a catalog of irregularities which characterized the exercise and why such election could not stand, Mohammed said the obvious absence of Result Sheets in all the polling units across the state, is a threat to free and fair election and demanded answers why sensitive materials passed the night in some police stations.

“The fact that the measure instrument of election being the sensitive materials and the result sheets were not made available, there is need for the LG election to be cancelled.”

While calling on all lovers of democracy to call GOSIEC to order and do the right thing, Inuwa organization Network said “duplication of sensitive materials by the state electoral umpire undermines the essence of democracy,” describing it as a “mess”.

Oyegun, Chairman, APC

Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman, INEC

2019 Election: APC stakeholders endorse Bindow for continuity

By Tom Garba, Yola

Fufore Local Governments stakeholders of the All progressives Congress (APC) in Adamawa State at the weekend trooped out in their hundreds to the state government House for show of solidarity and endorsement of Governor Muhammad Umaru Jibrilla Bindow for 2019 continuity.

The stakeholders were made up of the representative of the people and member of the National Assembly, Ibrahim Dasin, the two House of Assembly lawmakers from the constituency, Hon. Abdullahi Yapak and his colleagues Hon.Saleh Maikanti,

the local government Chairman, Aliyu Wakili Boya.

Also among them were the party officials, district heads and all the elected local government councillors who were in attendance showering words of thanks on the governor for bringing many infrastructural developments to the area.

The member representing Vere constituency of the LGA, Hon. Abdullahi Umaru Yapak became the Man of the moment as the youths of his area were chanting “ba hamayya, “bayin Bindow sai member mai adalchi, “Mai yi me, Allah sa ka ma Abdullahi Dan Albarka, 2019 insha Allah”. Meaning that he is

a working member and we are endorsing Governor Bindow for 2019 and our member representing our constituency.

They all celebrated a show of solidarity to attest to Governor Bindow that their member is really representing them well, going beyond the normal legislative duties of making laws to meet even their personal needs.

The lawmaker who is the Chairman, House committee on Education appealed to the governor to still consider some neglected communities in his constituency to renovate their schools and construct roads in those communities.

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Don scores Obaseki high as group assess governor’s performance in 100 days Patrick Okohue

The governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has been commended for bringing fresh ideals to governance in the country and giving hope to the people that the best is yet to come in the nation’s political development.

Giving the commendation in his brief remark at an event to assess Obaseki’s performance in his first 100 days in office, organised by the Coalition for Good Governance and Economic Justice in Africa and tagged ‘Tracking Gov. Obaseki’s 100 Days in Office’, a political scientist and university lecturer, Prof Adebayo Williams scored the governor high on taking the right steps

that gives hope of what is in the offing.

According to him, judging by the way the governor has kick started his administration, it is clear that he has a clear vision of what his mission in government is, adding that “I am very sure that very soon Edo State will be the epicenter of infrastructurer development in Nigeria.”

He commended the governor for taking the bold step of shutting out political jobbers from the government house and insisting that only people with prior appointment should come around the government house, noting that such action has already sent out the signal of what the governor’s administration will be.

Describing Edo as the cradle of civilization in Nigeria, which already had a well laid out economic road map for its development before the first set of Europeans set foot on its soil, Williams said with Obaseki at the helms of affairs it was clear that in no time Edo State will return to that era of setting developmental agendas for the country.

However, the don also cautioned the governor not to fall into the temptation of thinking that he can do it alone, but rather appoint his commissioners as soon as possible so that the implementation of his agenda can start in earnest.

Also speaking at the event, the guest speaker, Mr Sanya Oni noted that the first 100

days of any administration is very important in terms of what the people see and that it goes a long way in setting their minds at rest or otherwise about what is to follow.

Oni, who is also the Editorial Page Editor of the Nation newspapers noted that because one of the major challenges facing the country was youth unemployment, it was refreshing for him to hear the governor speak about his plans to create 200,000 jobs in the state in four years, though he doubted how it would be achieved.

He said however that the efforts of the governor in revamping technical schools in the state thereby helping to equip the youths and make them employable and his ideas about

agricultural revolution in the state has given him hope that perhaps the target of 200,000 jobs in four years was indeed achievable.

Speaking earlier in his welcome address, the Country Director of the Coalition for Good Governance and Economic Justice in Africa, in Nigeria, Mr. Jude Gadimoh said the organisation, which is nongovernmental is committed to promoting sound governance and progressive administration of resources in Africa.

He said they decided to put the event together as a way of assessing the performance of the governor in his first 100 days in office and see if it is in line with his campaign promises.

APC Stakeholders fault prayers for Buhari by Nyako’s loyalists Tom Garba, Yola

Some stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Adamawa State have faulted the prayers held for the quick recovery of President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday at the party secretariat by the supporters of former Adamawa State governor, Murtala Nyako under the banner of an association, Buhari Osinbajo Again (BOA).

The stakeholders said the prayers held for the President who is still receiving treatment in the United Kingdom was more political than the main motives publicised.

The stakeholders who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue complained that President Buhari is the President for Nigerians, but not the President of a faction of the APC, adding that they questioned the motives of the prayers for the President because of what transpired at the rally.

According to them, a common ground should have been chosen to hold such an important occasion like that one not the APC secretariat.

Another allegation raised was that, no official of Adamawa State government including the governor of the state, Senator Mohammed Jibrilla Bindow attended the rally

which attracted mostly Nyako’ s loyalists. “politicians like to take advantage of every situation in order to test their strength and publicity, such occasion should have been held in common ground like the popular Ribadu Square meant for such occasion, not the APC secretariat” one of the stakeholders said.

Some youths carrying placards with the governor’s pictures were manhandled and sent out of the scene of the event. Even the Personal Assistant to the Chief of Staff, Abdulramah Abba Jimeta was beaten for attending the occasion.

However, political pundits said with what transpired on Saturday, it was a clear indication that the APC in Adamawa is having a serious internal crisis and if not addressed on time, a repeat of what happened to PDP will happen in the ruling party.

Responding to the allegations, the chairman of BOA, Yahaya Hammanjulde said the prayer session was organised in good faith and nothing more.

He was asked whether he invited the governor and other government officials, but he said that it was government that should invite them not the other way round.

Ondo State governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (m); his wife, Betty (2nd r), during the Thanksgiving Service in honour of the governor at St. Andrew’s Cathedral Church, Owo Local Government area of Ondo, yesterday.

PDP wins Taraba council polls, promise to carry everyone along Okerafor Athanatius, Jalingo.

Hon Christopher Kashomba of the Taraba State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won the chairmanship seat of Zing Local Government Council election conducted Saturday by the Taraba State Independent Electoral Commission (TSIEC) across the Ten Wards of the local government.

Announcing the results at the local government collation centre, Zing, the Returning Officer, Mr. Allison Joseph Ribanre, who described

the election as credible, free and transparent said, Hon Kashomba polled a total number of 33,915 votes to defeat his closest opponent, Hon. Anthony Abraham of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who scored 8,596 votes.

“Hon. Christopher Kashomba of PDP, having polled a number of 33,915 votes, has scored more than 25 percent of the total votes cast and is therefore declared the winner and returned elected as the Chairman of Zing Local Government Area of Taraba State,” he said.

In his acceptance speech, Hon. Kashomba, who

expressed happiness over the magnanimity of the people of Zing Local Government, who he stated came out in their thousands to vote for him, assured that he will reciprocate the gesture by giving them a grass root service with a view to bringing dividends of democracy to their door steps to better their lives. He described the magnanimity as the first of its kind since the creation of the local government in 1976, saying nobody has served the local government in the capacity of Chairman for the second tenure except him, Hon. Kashomba.

News 12 Controversy trails CBN’s charges on cash deposits, withdrawals Motolani Oseni

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have continued to trail the reintroduction of bank charges on certain categories of cash deposits and withdrawals, by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

In a bid to enhance its cashless initiative, the apex bank in a circular signed by Director, Banking and Payments System Department, CBN, Mr. Dipo Fatokun, to all deposit money banks, explained that the decision to reintroduce the charges on cash deposits was part of the review of charges on deposits and withdrawals under the cashless policy.

The recent Bankers’ Committee’s meeting decision was that the cashless policy should be extended to the remaining 30 states of the federation with imposed charges of 1.5 per cent and two per cent on deposits and withdrawals above N500,000 to N1 million.

However, this development has attracted divergence views from industry analysts, economists and financial experts, among many others.

Reacting on phone over the weekend on the new banks charges, the President, Bank Customers Association of Nigeria (BCAN) and former Registrar, Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN), Dr. Uju Ogubunka, told our correspondent that banks were not established to charge customers.

According to him, “Banks in the past have been charging customers. CBN is increasing or reintroducing the threshold. Many of us felt it is not right and I believe it is not right to charge bank customers that want to deposit or withdraw money, especially when CBN is talking about financial inclusion and financial illiteracy.

“The importance of financial inclusion is to bring more customers into the saving culture but with multiple charges, it might discourage depositors.

When CBN starts charging customers, it is expected they withdraw their money and invest in other things.”

He noted CBN had introduced series of charges in the past to drive cashless society.

“The charges were an attempt to compel bank customers to oblige.

Nobody can say it is right because the money belongs to customer.

Yet, banks collect other charges that include account maintenance fee, among others,” he said.

In a contrary view, the Managing Director, Cowry Asset Management Limited, Mr. Johnson Chukwu, said the policy would drastically reduce money laundry in the financial sector and movement of cash.

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industry.

General Manager, Public Affairs, NCAA, Sam Adurogboye, in an interactive session with aviation correspondents at the weekend at the Lagos Airport, also noted that NCAA does not go into the nitty-gritty of running airlines for operators but seriously involved in its regulatory functions.

Adurogboye warned that airlines will continue to go under if they don’t operate within the law observing that the reduction of operating airlines from 150 in 2000 to 28 in 2006 and to 9 in 2016 is a clear sign that the agency is doing

its job judiciously.

Adurogboye emphasised that the agency has remained diligent in the areas of enforcement and compliance by stakeholders in the sector.

He said “At the time NCAA started in January 2000, we had about 150 airlines in our register.

In 2006, they came down to 28, the rest went under. It was not because NCAA didn’t do their regulation well. At a point, the number reduced to 12 and today we have eight airlines. It is because we do what we need to do that is why those who have to fizzle out will naturally fizzle out.”

The general manager, therefore,

noted that those who are saying NCAA did not rescue any airline from going under are equally implying that NCAA should run the business for the owners, which is against the prescription of ICAO. “We don’t run airline for the owners or run feasibility service for the owners. When you want to start the business you indicate interest by sending application to NCAA. When we get the letter we invite them for a meeting, you go on top to consider the application, till you have to demonstrate capacity to run a smooth operation.

You have to acquire the aircraft, clear the staff, and have liquidity to back it up and pay the neces-

sary fees,” Adurogboye hinted.

According to him, all the necessary security checks are conducted here and abroad and the source of funds would be established, adding that “before you bring any plane to Nigeria, our inspectors will do flight inspection over there. If the plane is air worthy, we clear it to be brought into the country. On arrival, we carry out comprehensive system check on the airplane and we go in that order to issue Air Operating Certificate (AOC) for each aircraft. Before you get your AOC, it means you have demonstrated capability to run safe and smooth Continued on page 5

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SON impounds N5bn worth of substandard tyres ÏÏÏ The

sanitization efforts of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) have recorded a huge success with the unraveling and sealing in Lagos, on Saturday, of a factory with substandard tyres worth over N5 billion.

The haul, which was touted to be about the agency’s biggest in recent times, involved a Chineserun company, Sino Tyres Limited, located in the Ojo area of the state, following a diligent surveillance by the Investigation and Compliance division of the SON, led by Engr Bede Obayi.

The number of the tyres was put at about two million pieces, some of which were destroyed on arrival through stuffing into one another.

Director-General and Chief Executive of SON, Mr. Anthony Aboloma, who conducted journalists round the premises of the company, put the value of the tyres

... Seals Lagos warehouse at about N5 billion, saying some of the people connected with the business had already been picked up and were now chatting with the police.

An obviously worried Aboloma, said that aside the cost, the practice portended grave danger for lives and property, as well as for the nation’s economy.

“We intercepted one of their trucks on the highway, tracked it and then this. You can see the amount of danger that these people are posing to our people and our economy just because they want to make money”, Aboloma said.

He said getting to the premises of the company revealed a lot of illicit activities, including re-labelling, high level of stuffing of several tyres into one, tampering with expiry dates and staking the

tyres in very adverse conditions.

“It is a clear case of investing millions in illicit business in order to take away the lives of millions of Nigerians. If we should allow something like this, it will amount to killing Nigerians”, Aboloma said.

He showed among tyres in the stock, some post-dated with January as manufacture date, but that were already in the country as at the time of the seizure, despite the fact that it would take months for shipments from China to arrive Nigeria, adding that such anticipatory dating had malicious intentions.

The brands in the seizure included Powertrac, Aptany, Harmony, Duraturn, Bearway, City Tour, Winda, Glory, Chachland, City Grand, Grandsonte (Tyre types), and Sunny (for tricycles)

amongst others.

Aboloma thanked Nigerians for volunteering information to the SON, saying that those arrested in connection with the latest deal would be tried in line with the new SON act and if found guilty, prosecuted.

He said his agency was exploring all avenues towards nipping acts like the one under reference in the bud, and would as a matter of necessity intensify activities towards market surveillance, inter-agency collaboration, as well as public sensitisation and consumer awareness.

“For us, it is a continuous fight. Currently, we are prosecuting about five cases in different high courts in line with the mandate of the SON, we burn substandard products when there is need to, following laid down procedures in all of these”, he said.

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Editorial Encouraging local rice production

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ecently, the Dangote group of companies unveiled an out-growers scheme for rice production in Jigawa State. The scheme, which will start with 20,000 hectares of rice cultivation, will expand to 800,000 in the next three years. While inaugurating the scheme, chief executive of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote said that time has come to turn to agriculture to save the country’s economy.

According to him, the scheme will provide local, value added products and services that meet the basic needs of the populace. In doing so, Dangote Rice would develop small hold farmers by providing quality inputs (certified seeds, fertilsers, agrochemicals and petrol), improved agricultural practices and technology to increase yield and produce quality rice paddy which would be bought back from them by Dangote Rice Limited. We applaud this initiative by Dangote Group in view of what that portends for the nation’s food sufficiency and foreign revenue earnings.

It is a fact that the country continues to spend huge amounts of its foreign reserve in the importation of rice from such disparate countries as India, Thailand, Japan, Malaysia and Indonesia. This is in spite of the fact that Nigeria has the potential to produce rice in commercial quantity. Such lack of initiative in embarking on large-scale cultivation of rice is the attendant losses of employment generation and wealth creation opportunities.

According to statistics, the country consumes about 6.1 million metric tons of rice annually of which only 2.6 million metric tons are produced internally. There is no denying the fact that Nigeria is blessed with vast arable land for

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Over time, rice has grown to become the most important staple food in Nigeria. That would have been all right, if the country had maintained the self-sufficiency in rice production that it had from pre-colonial times until the 1970s.

However, with the phenomenal increase in the demand for rice came a massive culture of importing foreign parboiled variants, thereby opening the country to food insecurity blackmail from foreign nations.

All these when the country has the land, the climate and the manpower to produce enough rice not only to feed Nigerians but to export as well. This is why we welcome the Federal government policy, which imposes quotas and double tariff on imported rice, as this is meant to encourage value addition by favouring rice millers over rice traders.

The rice policy is good, for our national interest and is capable of transforming Nigeria into a global player as an exporting nation. In addition to the economic impact, the food security impact on the rural communities is noteworthy. With the benefit of hindsight, the decision to embark on such an ambitious programme has proved worthwhile, as this has restored hope and brightened business prospects.

In any case, Nigeria has little choice because with the collapse of oil prices and the drastic fall in the country’s foreign exchange earnings, the era of carefree rice imports will soon be over whether we plan for it or not.

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STATEMENTS BY THOSE WHO MATTER

Muhammad Ali

Kanayo O Kanayo

Nelson Mandela

“It isn’t the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it’s the pebble in your shoe.”

“You don’t have to be great to start but you have to start to be great.”

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

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Wealth is no longer fashionable if it cannot be used for human development

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any literatures, both ancient and contemporary are full of rich people who never made good use of their wealth and the fall was their lot. We heard and read about kings, leaders and merchants who were extremely wealthy but did not continue to be wealthy because of their life styles and abuse of their wealth. We had kings who were so rich but still robbed the poor from the little they had. King Solomon was the richest man because he asked for wisdom to govern his people instead of wealth, but God multiplied his riches. But how he used his wealth is left for historians to tell us.

In the contemporary world today, we see the emerging group of millionaires and billionaires who do not live on their wealth only for themselves, but they use it for development of mankind. We have heard of Bill Gate and Ali Baba and their good intentions of using their wealth for human development.

It has been rare in human history, when wealth was not shared, hence, Jesus said “How hard it is for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of heaven” and Jesus’ statement is still very relevant in today’s world and even unheeded to in Africa.

In Africa, power is money and wealth and many people run into politics as a gold mine. African politicians have primitive accumulation of wealth, and sit-tight in power. We have numerous African leaders who even died in power.

Omar Bongo of Gabon was president from 1960 to June 8th 2009, and he died in power, Gnassingbe Eyadema ruled Togo from 1967 to 2005 he also died in power and all is to control and swim with money. They can use money to create evil and sin while their people are dying in abject poverty. Kenneth Kaunda of Zambia was in power for 22 years, and was not happy to come out of power. Hasting Kamuzu Banda ruled Malawi for 31 years and even referred himself as one who never dies and perhaps he had consulted his local deity to know his destiny.

It’s a pity that these politicians do not know that God is the author of life as they play their politics of discontent on their fellow Africans.

Mobutu Sese Seko of former Zaire ruled for 32 years from 1965 to May 16, 1997, and had everything. His wealth were scattered all over the Western hemisphere, and he forgot about his integrity and love for his Community.

Mohammed Suharto ruled Indonesia for 32 years between March 11, 1966-1997 and his people never enjoyed any iota of peace and justice. Said Barre of Somalia ruled for 20 years while Jean Bedel Bo-

kassa of Central African Republic (CAR) ruled from 1965 to September 20, 1979. He promoted himself to the rank of Marshal and acclaimed himself President-for-life. He was reported to have killed scores of school children and even bought a $5 million dollar Crown for his coronation as emperor of Central African Republic (CAR), instead of promoting human development.

But he promoted himself. Some of these leaders were not happy because they were not servant leaders.

Since independence, Nigeria has been struggling to ape Western democracy but its mis-interpretation has misled many people into politics. Since after the Civil War and military interventions in Nigerian politics, everything is in a state of chaos (you grab your own and I grab my own and no process of democracy). Democracy is a little to the right and a little to the left according to Babangida. Governance has been in dis-arra;, as soon as it favours you, you give your own definition of democracy. Money politics has dominated Nigerian politics. Love for money has made many people see politics as money making venture. The concern for the electorate is thrown overboard; they even drive them to different parties of the politician’s choice.

Today, we talk about corruption.

Where is it? In Governance? In the Senate? In the House of the Assembly and ministries? All these are

the malaises of the nation. To correct it, requires an up-hill task because everybody is involved. Unless the concept of money in politics is changed, we won’t have pure politics. We come to know that nobody who goes into politics comes out poor. What is wealth? Is it something you acquire through your own personal industry, or is it acquired at the expense of the masses? Wealth is losing its meaning now. Wrong acquisition of wealth has really changed the meaning of wealth. Many young people today do not admire those who say they have houses all over the world, their children and grand-children are overseas, while they have not built Town Hall for their people or industries that would create jobs for their people.

A rich man in Nigeria, while passing with sirens and the motorcade, does not inspire the young anymore. His passing bye can be received with skeptical smiles because his wealth does not appear as profitable to the community and the peripheries. Wealth is no longer fashionable unless it is used for Human Development.

We are all a reflection of each other and the Divine in us. It is not enough for Nigeria to be in the world index among the richest people in the world but how does this wealth affect its people? If one is wealthy and the condition of his people are miserable, what is wealth for the people in abject poverty? The poor

condition of the people should affect the rich because he is a part of them. There is no way the rich can deny this reality. America is a Capitalistic country but now capitalism is refined with Christian Ethics and she is able to extend her hands to other poor countries; but with President Trump now in the White House, the reverse is the case.

Many people from different countries who went to America to improve their life conditions are threatened by Trump’s Immigration Policy. There are many Nigerians who are rich and they can use their wealth to defend their poor in other countries but they are unable, no body speaks for the poor Nigerians in South Africa. Wealth is power and one can use it to defend justice and the peripheries.

Cyrus a pagan king used his power to allow the Jews to go back home.

That is power and wealth. Power and wealth can heal and can bring the individual from the dungeon of poverty to economic liberation.

The best way the Nigerian wealthy can gain real relevance is to know that wealth is meant to be shared to alleviate human suffering and degradation of poverty and neglect.

What use is one’s wealth if many people are dying in the town while one has economic power to build hospitals for the people and improve the quality of their lives?

Good wealth is demonstrated by its use and beneficial to the community and does not offend the Divine.

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Kogi sacks 100 environmental health workers, declares position vacant Idris Ahmed, Lokoja

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assurances that no genuinely employed worker will be affected by the ongoing screening and verification exercise, the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources has sacked 100 workers.

The affected workers who were ad hoc staff

since 2012 and offered appointment letters in September 2015 were asked to leave or re-apply despite the fact that they are currently on the pay role of the government. The affected workers were volunteers that have toiled to maintain the sanity of the state capital as ad hoc staff.

Commissioner of Environment and Natural Resources, Hon. Rosemary

Ojochenem Osikoya, in a memo to the acting Permanent Secretary of the ministry dated February 9, 2017 titled ‘Recruitment of Environmental Health Assistants,’ ordered for the sack of the workers premised on alleged dismal performance to street cleaning and perpetual failure to show up at designated job stations.

Mrs. Osikoya also

stated that frequent resort to ad hoc staff for cleaning critical areas was embarrassing to the state government and therefore ordered that the positions of Environmental Health Attendants be declared vacant.

According to the Commissioner’s directive all current interested Environmental Health Attendants who are still

interested should be advised to re-apply alongside other interested applicants in the proposed recruitment of new Environmental Health Assistants that ends february14, 2014.

The directive also called for the files of all Environmental Health Attendants with pensionable appointments as well perfor mance records

ASCN lauds Adamawa Govt. for paying salary arrears with Paris Club refund

Govt, Turkish investors partner to revive moribund Sokoto factory ÎÎÎ

Sokoto government said it is partnering with investors from Turkey to revive the moribund state-owned furniture company.

At its peak, Sokoto Furniture was one of the largest furniture companies in the north, employing more than 10,000 workers andservingclientsfromasfaras neighbouring Niger Republic.

Conducting the visiting investorsroundthefactory,Managing Director of Sokoto Investment Company, Aliyu Bala Sokoto, said government is determined to bring the company back to its former glory.

“We’re talking with the Turkish investors, under the auspices of the MUSIAD Group, with a view to collaborating in various sectors. Apart from our understanding on the furniture company, we are also working on establishment of a light tractor and agricultural implements assembly plant as well technical partnership on women empowerment through skills transfer,” he said.

Team leader of the MUSIAD Group, Resul Aslan, said a comprehensive report on the status of the company will soon be presented.

He said his Group is delighted with the collaboration, and expressed optimism that the factory will soon return to full production.

Though important to Sokoto economy in the 80s and 90s, a downturn in the fortune of the Sokoto Furniture Company led to its closure and despite provision of loan by the Asset Management Company of Nigeria (AMCON) in efforts to revive it, not much was achieved.

with comments for each based on the published observations of the staff verification report.

The Commissioner also ordered that the Junior Staff Management Committee be constituted to conduct the recruitment of the new Environmental Health Assistants to end

by Friday 27 February.

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L-R: Archbishop of Anglican Province of Niger Delta, Most Rev., Ignatius Kattey; Rivers State Governor, Barr. Nyesom Ezenwo Wike; his wife, Justice Eberechi Suzzette; Deputy Governor, Ipalibo Harry Banigo; Speaker, House of Assembly, Ikunyi Ibani and others, during a Thanksgiving Service and dedication of award bestowed on the Governor at the Saint Paul’s Anglican Cathedral in Port Harcourt… on Sunday.

Lagos Speaker tasks Nigerians on morality, laments high level of corruption Alade Tasma

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The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa has tasked every Nigerian to imbibe the spirit of National patriotism and do away with every immoral attitude.

The Speaker gave this reaction while reacting to the recent discovery by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), in which the commission recovered a staggering sum of $9.8 million and another sum of £74,000 from property belonging to a former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Andrew Yakubu in Kaduna.

Obasa, while lamenting the level of corruption that occurred under the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan, wondered why an individual will amass such huge amount of money to himself.

“It is very unfortunate and

disheartening to hear this kind of news. I am beginning to wonder what has happened to our morality. Nigerians can now see that a lot of corruption happened under the watch of Jonathan especially in NNPC,” he said Speaking through his Special Adviser on Political and Legislative Matters, Hon. Mufutau Egberongbe, the Speaker commended the Federal Government for introducing the whistle blowing policy, which helped in the recovery of the money allegedly stolen by Yakubu.

Speaking further, the Speaker said, “if a state like Lagos could be making huge amount of money through its Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) and the state Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode is investing this money in the development of infrastructure so as to bolster the state economy; it shows that he is patriotic.

“Governor Ambode initiated the Lagos Marathon race; he

also initiated the One Lagos Fiesta and these initiatives are booming the economy of the state. One cannot also do without talking about the proposed Fourth Mainland Bridge and some other infrastructural developments going on across every part of the state.

“This is what everyone of us should emulate as individuals, government workers or politicians. We shouldn’t see this position as an opportunity to accumulate ungodly and illegal wealth. We should allow National Patriotism to be our watchword.

“We in the Lagos State House of Assembly believe in this and that is why we have been patriotic enough to come up with private members bills, some of which have already been passed and signed into law. Private member bills are proposed laws initiated and sponsored by members from the House of Assembly.

“Lagosians would attest to

the fact that some of these bills, which include the Neighbourhood Safety Corps Agency law, Kidnapping law, Property Protection law and few others, are already yielding good fruits. We came up with these laws to show our patriotism to the state and those that elected us,” the statement read in part.

While calling on the Federal Government to strengthen the whistle blowing policy, the Speaker explained that there is the need to re-introduce the Civic and Moral Education in schools right from primary to tertiary institutions.

He also advised the government to ensure that those who may be willing to refund stolen or looted fund, should be handled in a subtle manner, noting that this will surely encourage looters to refund what they have stolen.

Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCN), has lauded the state government for utilization part of the Paris Club refund in paying arrears of local government workers.

The chairman of the association, Mr. James Pukuma, made the commendation in Yola at the opening ceremony of a seminar on ‘Conflict Free Civil Service’ organized by the association.

“We have never had it so good, both as workers and citizenry.

“In spite of the low revenue, workers at the state level have never lost any salary.

“We equally thank him (governor) for addressing the salary problems of teachers, primary healthcare and medical and health workers with Paris Refund.”

Pukuma said that the seminar was part of series of such seminars being conduct by the union to enhance workers’ productivity and proficiency in service delivery.

Pukuma said that the associationhadalsoconcludedarrangement to send the third batch of 45 members for another fulltime course in computer.

Declaring the seminar open, the State Head of Service, Alhaji Musa Kaibo, lauded the leadership of the union for leaving up to expectation in contributing to human capacity building of its members.

Kaibo said that the state government was happy with the organized labour in the state for what he described as “showing understanding in this difficult time when the state hardly gets enough from the Federation Account.”

He lauded the cordial and harmonious relationship between government and unions in the state, and urged for its sustenance.

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EFCC: Senate procedure, Magu’s confirmation and matters arising

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The Senate confirmation procedure over the status of the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ibrahim Magu, has continued to take centre stage in the public discourse. But Bar WAHAB SHITTU in this piece, wants the Senate to adhere to its procedure as provided for in the 1999 Constitution (as amended).

The lawyer also cites Supreme Court judgements to back his stance on the matter.

Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, lawyer and human rights activist pulled a surprise on February 20, 2017 when he announced the withdrawal of a suit he had filed at the Federal High Court in Lagos challenging the nomination and confirmation of Mr. Ibrahim Magu as the Substantive Chairman of the EFCC admitting publicly in the process that recent events has convinced him beyond doubt that Magu is the best man for the job.

Represented in the proceedings by his lawyer, Mr. Tayo Oyetibo, SAN, who earlier echoed same feelings, the learned Silk also got Adegboruwa, the applicant to confirm the development to the court, an opportunity which Adegboruwa seized with courage and candour. I had been briefed to appear for the EFCC Chairman and EFCC in the proceedings supported by the young erudite EFCC lawyer, Mr Rotimi Oyedepo. We had no option than to welcome the development since it remains our position that Magu is doing a great job at the EFCC presently and that it is only honourable for the Senate to confirm him as the substantive chair.

But in doing so, what is the proper procedure to adopt by the Senate in the confirmation proceedings? Is the Senate entitled to adopt a closed door session?

An executive session or simply refer the matter to a committee to conduct the confirmation hearing?

This is the subject matter of this in-

tervention guided of course by authorities including pronouncements from the Supreme Court, the highest court in the land.

It is our submission that proper confirmation hearing for Magu ought to take place at a plenary where senators (except those disqualified based on likelihood of bias) should be given the opportunity to raise questions to the nominee with an opportunity given to the nominee to respond to same in an atmosphere that will guarantee the element of fair hearing.

The confirmation hearing contemplated is not one to be undertaken at a closed shop in whatever guise – whether in the name of a closed door session, executive session, committee session or whatever.

Rather should be an open process that would allow participation by eligible senators and the public given the latitude to watch and assess proceedings.

This position seems to have found support in leading authorities including the pronouncements of the Supreme Court.

Constitutional Provision The constitution is not silent on such matters. Section 56(1)-(3),(a),(b),(c) and (d) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) provides as follows: “(1) Except as otherwise provided by this Constitution, any question proposed for decision in the Senate or the House of Representatives shall be determined by the required majority of the members present and voting; and the

person presiding shall cast a vote whenever necessary to avoid an equality of votes but shall not vote in any other case.

(2) Except as otherwise provided by this Constitution, the required majority for the purpose of determining any question shall be a simple majority.

(3) The Senate or the House of Representatives shall by its rules provide- (a) that a member of the House shall declare any direct pecuniary interest he may have in any matter coming before the House for deliberation; (b) that the House may by resolution decide whether or not such member may vote, or participate in its deliberations, on such matter; (c) the penalty, if any, which the House may impose for failure to declare any direct pecuniary interest such member may have; and (d) for such other matters pertaining to the foregoing as the House may think necessary.”

Supreme Court Pronouncements In the case of A.G Bendel State v. A. G. Federation & 22 Ors (1981) 10 S. C. 1 at pg.

20;Fatai Williams CJN, stated the correct legal position on proper procedure to be adopted by the legislature.

The Supreme Court interpreted similar provision in the case of A.G Bendel vs A. G. Federation (supra) where Chief Justice Fatayi Williams on the question of prescribed procedure said: “The next

question is this. Is the procedure followed in the passage of this Bill into law the one prescribed by the Constitution? The prescribed procedure will be found in Section 54, 55 and 58 of the 1979 Constitution…”

The equivalent relevant provisions are Section 56(1)-(3),(a),(b),(c) and (d) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended).

It seems clear from the above pronouncements of the Supreme Court that the proper procedure to adopt in the confirmation of Magu is to take the issue to the floor of the Senate at a plenary.

Comparative jurisdiction We will draw analogy with the situation In the United States. In the US, all presidential appointments with senate confirmation must follow the appointment confirmation process. The nominee must pass several rounds of investigation and review beginning with the submission of a personal financial disclosure report and a background check, this is followed by evaluation in a committee hearing, the nomination will then go to the senate floor for confirmation. Once the nomination is considered by the senate, unlimited debate is allowed until 2/3 of the senate votes to confirm, reject or take no action on the nomination.

Urgency of Magu’s Confirmation Clearly with the withdrawal of Adegboruwa’s suit and the open declaration by the applicant that Magu is eminently qualified for the job, the Senate is encouraged to initiate confirmation hearing for Magu to enable the war against corruption go on uninterruptedly.

Shittu is a Lagos-based lawyer and a lecturer at the University of Lagos.

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Anti-graft War: Jaiz bank seeks partnership with EFCC The management of Jaiz Bank Plc has sought for more support from Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in the area of fighting economic and financial crimes, as the war against corruption requires a collective effort.

The managing director (MD) of the bank, Hassan Usman, made the request when he led a team of top management staff to the Abuja headquarters of the EFCC on Thursday, February 23, 2017.

The management of the bank was received by the Acting Chairman of the EFCC, Mr Ibrahim Magu and other executive staff of the agency.

Commending the EFCC for reinvigorating the war against corruption, Usman said, “We appreciate your dogged commitment to ensuring that you root out every form of corruption in the banking sector, and we are here to seek for more support from you.”

The bank MD further noted that the bank and the agency were already collaborating and partnering, but “we are asking for more support in fighting corruption in Nigeria”, he said.

He listed amongst the bank services to include specialized banking, mortgage and priority services to customers and added that the customer base has increased appreciatively since he took office in June, 2016.

Usman also used the occasion to appreciate the management of the EFCC for the welfare services rendered to its staff by housing the ATM gallery of the bank in the Commission’s premises. According to him, the bank management’s visit will open another chapter in strengthening the existing relationship between the two bodies.

In his remarks, Magu thanked the visitors and assured them of the Commission’s readiness to collaborate with any organisation or individual on any initiative aimed at killing corrution in Nigeria.

Magu said, “I want to assure you, we are ready to support the bank in any way you want us to, we are fully ready to support you at all times, if there is anything we can do please let us know”.

On the visit were: Rukayat salauden, Company secretary and Legal Adviser; Ahmed A. Hassan, Chief Complainace Officer; Sadi Abdul, Chief Internal Auditor and B. Abubakar, Compliance Officer.

Managing Director of Jaiz Bank Plc, Mr Hassan Usman and the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Ibrahim Magu, during the visit of the bank management to the commission’s headquarters in Abuja.

Court Orders Forfeiture of 17 Vehicles of Ex-Customs Boss Inde to FG

Justice Mohammed Shuaibu of the Federal High Court in Kaduna on Friday February 24, 2017 gave an interim order, forfeiting the 17 vehicles found in the warehouse of former Comptroller General of Customs, Abdullahi Dikko Inde, to the Federal Government.

The judge order was sequel to an ex -parte application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) seeking among others, the forfeiture of the vehicles to the Federal Government, pending the conclusion of investigation and determination of the case.

In his ruling over the matter, Justice Shuaibu held that “the 17 vehi-

cles which are now in the custody of the applicant ( EFCC) and as properly described and listed in the schedule marked exhibit EFCC 2 attached to the affidavit in support of the application are hereby forfeited to the Federal Government of Nigeria in the interim pending conclusion of the investigation “.

The Daily Times recalls that operatives of the EFCC had on February 20 stormed the warehouse of the ex-Customs boss on Nnamdi Azikwe Street, Kaduna and discovered 17 exotic vehicles worth hundreds of millions of Naira, suspected to be proceeds of crime.

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OLD ZINC DEALERS AND FURNITURE MAKERS ASSOCIATION, BRIDGE HEAD MARKET, ONITSHA, ANAMBRA.

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

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

TRUSTEES; 1. GABRIEL CHINWEUDO WOGU 2. BLESSING HOPE GABRIEL

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. CHIEF EMMANUEL ANUMUDU EDOCHIE - CHAIRMAN. 2. CYRIACUS OSUIGIDI - SECRETARY. 3. ELDER SUNDAY ONWUASOANYA - MEMBER.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST AND TO CATER FOR THE NEEDS OF THE LESS PRIVILEGED. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL. CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION

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

SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED: SECRETARY

COMPLETE AID 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. AISHA ALKALI WAKIL -PRESIDENT 2. PRINCE LAWAL SHOYODE -SECRETARY 3. KOLO LARAI 4. HADIZA ALKALI WAKIL

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES - TO PROMOTE UNITY AND PEACE AMONG MEMBERS. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL. CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION SIGNED: SECRETARY

ASSOCIATION OF MYANYA GOLDEN UNITY BROTHER.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF MEMBERS.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. TO GIVE AIDS IN VARIOUS FORM TO THE NEEDY IN NIGERIA 2. TO EMPOWER THE LESS PRIVILEGE IN NIGERIA ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL. CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION SIGNED: BARR OJEALARO CHRISTY 08050940882

IFE IDEMILI DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION

GODSHIELD EDUCATIONAL 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. MAKOLO SAMUEL OMAKOJI 2. MAKOLO RUTH ILEBAYE 3. OGIDAN OLUSEGUN STEPHEN 4. SHEKARI ISHAKU KWASU AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. To promote and facilitate reading culture among children in Nigeria 2. To promote educational research in Nigeria 3. To guide children and young adults by providing counselling and mentorship programs.

4. To promote adult literacy and skill acquisition 5. To give Nigerian children international exposure by facilitating exchange programs with reputable educational institutions and facilities outside Nigeria.

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

REFRESHERS CHRISTIAN 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.

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

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

Trustees.

1.Arulefela Abisoye - Chairman.

2.Ojo Bamidele - Vice Chairman.

3. Awolesi Ibukun - Secretary.

4. Adegbo ldowu - Honourable.

5. Tunde Ojoroungbe - Treasure.

6. Hammed Yusuf - Chief - Whip.

7. Ewetuga Adeleke - P. R. O. 8. Sunday Ogunsuyi.

TRUSTEES ARE. 1. Chief Anthony Onyima.

2. Lady Lauretta Onyima.

3. Chiamaka Onyima 4. Chief Silas Onyima.

TRUSTEES: 1. UGOCHUKWU MACQUEEN NDUKWE 2. EMMANUEL OJODALE AMEH. 3. STEPHEN JULIUS 4. JULIAN OJOCHIDE AMEH 5. OLUNASEUN IBRAHIM

Aims and objectives.

1. To assist, promote and protect the welfare and interest of members.

2. To have an association of good friends and brothers so as to be our brothers keepers.

ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRARGENERAL. CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION Signed. Chairman

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. Infrastructural and technical support for primary schools in Idemil Local Government Areas of Anambra State; 2. Engaging the youths with modern skills; 3. Economic empowerment of women in communities in Idemili ; and 4. Creating awareness for the reduction of mortality rates in these communities.

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

BEULAH ROSE YOUTH FOUNDATION

EFIK LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION

This is to inform the general public that the trustees of the above named Foundation with headquarters in Lagos wish to apply to the Corporate Affairs Commission, for registration as a corporate body under part ‘C’ of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 1990.

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HERBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISION (C.A.C) FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACTS 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. ONIARE BAMIDELE OLUSINA 2. EKUJUMI NELSON OLAGOKE 3. OWOYELE OLUSOLA AREMU 4. OSO KAYODE ADEOLA 5. OSHO OPEYEMI TOBI

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. DUKE RICHARD EDEM …… Chairman 2. OFFIONG JOHN UKPONG …… Secretary 3. EFFANGA OBO OBO 4. BASSEY REGINALD 5. EYO FRANCISCA EKPO

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CHAIRMAN SECRETARY MEMBER MEMBER MEMBER

Aims and Objectives.

1. To promote moral education among Nigerian Youths.

2. To create a platform upon which great character can be achieved by the youths.

3. To build a society where moral standard is prevalent especially among the youths.

Any objection to the registration should be addressed to the Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420 Tigris Crescent, Off AguiyiIronsi Street, P.M.B 198 Maitama Abuja within 28 days from the date of this publication.

Julius Adeosun Olaosebikan Adeosun & Co. Barristers, Solicitors and Notary Public, 229 Ikotun Road, Idimu, Lagos. (07068971207)

THE AFARA SUPPORT INITIATIVE

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

Names of Trustees 1. Adejoke Odocha 2. Omolara Rabiu Aims and Objectives 1. To promote young entrepreneur development 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: Trustees

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1) TO PROMOTE THE CAPACITY BUILDING OF LEADERSHIP TALENT (FUTURE LEADERS) AND LEADERSHIP IMPACT (CUREENT LEADERS) WITHIN EFIK COMMUNITY 2) TO UTILISE LEADERSHIP CAPACITY BUILDING, EDUCATION SUPPORT INITIATIVES AND ENTERPRENEURIAL SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AS A CATALYST TO INITIATE SOCIAL CHANGE WITHIN THE EFIK COMMUNITY 3)TO TRANSFER THE LIVES OF EFIK YOUTHS AND COMMUNITIES FOR THE PURPOSE OF CAREER ADVANCEMENT, BREAKING THE BARRIERS OF POLITICAL EXCLUSION, COMMUNITY WEALTH GENERATION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRARGENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA, WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION Signed SECRETARY

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1) Mr. AMOS FADENI - Chairman 2) ADEBISI AYO PETER 3) ABODERIN GIDEON OLANREWAJU 4) FADENI AKINOLA TUGBIYELE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1) TO IMPROVE THE LIVING STANDARD 2) TO REDUCE VULNERABILITY TO POVERTY IN TIME OF CRISES. 3) TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR MEMBER IN CRISES ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THEREGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRSCOMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. Signed by NELSON FADENI & ASSOCIATES

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. To preach the gospel of Jesus christ.

2. To teach in order to bring sinners into repentance.

ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL. CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION SIGNED: BARR. EMMANUEL OJODALE AMEH.

REGALO HOPE. FOUNDATION. THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HERBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISION (C.A.C) FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACTS 1990.

Trusstee are, 1. Nnamdi. Peter. Onuorah, Chairman, 2. Edith. Nwogo. Agha, Vice Chairman , 3. Ngozi. Mary-Anne Osemeka secretary, 4. Ibeh. Chiemezie Jennifer, Asst Secretary, 5. Nkem Onyeabor Obi -Finacial. Secretary.

6. Chinenye. Ebele. Onuorah. , Treasurer.

7. Ukah Sarah. Nkem , Publicity Secretary , Aim and objective, 1. To. Provide. for the less privilaged in the. society, 2. To inspire smile on the face of those without hope, ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION 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 Signed Chairman

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1) ABDULKAREEM ABDULQUDIR 2) LUKMAN RUKAYAT OMORONKE 3) ADESHINA HABIBAT DEJI 4) ADELEYE ALIMAT YETUNDE 5) ABDULRASAQ IBRAHIM 6) IBRAHIM KAYODE WASIU 7) OKOYA WASILAT AMORIADE AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. To propagate Islamic Religion ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THEREGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRSCOMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: TRUSTEES.

Public Notice 22 AISHA UBAJI FOUNDATION THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, ABUJA, FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. UBAJI SULAIMAN - President 2. UBAJI AISATU ALLI - Secretary 3. NMA FANTEL HARRY - Member 4. UBAJI JAMILAH - Member 5. UBAJI ABDULBAQI CHIOKWANIM - Member

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FOUNDATION FOR WORLD PEACE AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION. CAC/IT/NO 69320.

The general public is hereby notified that the above named organisation has applied to the Corporate Affairs commission for the appointment of additional trustee.

Existing trustees: 1. HIS EMINENCE ARCHBISHOP SAMSON MUSTAPHA BENJAMIN BARR. EMMANUEL OMEJE

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. SERIKI AKOREDE LATEEFAT 2. ONWUEGBU VICTORIA IMABONG 3. SERIKI MARIAN FUNMILAYO

Additional trustee: 1. JOHNSON APEH BENJAMIN.

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. To engender love in mankind.

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

Any objection to this application must reach Registrar General Corporate Affairs commission, Maitama Abuja within 28 days from the date of this publication.

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

SIGNED: TRUSTEES.

Ayogu Felix Buchi Esq.

SIGNED: TRUSTEES.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. To assist and train the less priviledge in the society.

ONE LOVE ONE FAMILY ASSOCIATION OF LAGOS STATE This is to inform the general public that the above named has applied for Registration with the Corporate Affairs Commission under part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matter Act 1990.

SOUL HARVESTER’S INT’L WORSHIP CENTRE THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT, THE ABOVE NAME CHURCH HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER ” C” OF THE COMPANY AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 2004

Trustees Are: 1. ODOGWU IKECHUKWU PAUL. 2.AKABUEZE CHARLES KENECHUKWU. 3. ODOGWU CHIDI JUDE

THE TRUSTEES ARE 1 AKUMBA MICHAEL CHAIRMAN 2 AYEBE MOSES IEMBER SECRETARY 3 PETER HAY MEMBER

Aims and objectives are: 1.To provide platform for acquiring leadership skills .

2.To promote peace,love and orderliness among members. 3.To aid our members in times of need

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST AND WIN SOULS FOR THE KINGDOM OF GOD. TO OPERATE HUMANITARIAN AND WELFARE SERVICES SO AS TO REACH OUT TO THOSE IN DIRE NEEDS.

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 from the date of this publication.

ANY OBJECTION 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: Trustees

SIGNED: SECRETARY

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE MATTER OF COSCO (WEST AFRICA) LIMITED (RC: 298992) IN MEMBERS’ VOLUNTARY WINDING UP AND IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT (LFN) 2004 NOTICE OF FINAL MEETING Notice is HEREBY GIVEN that in Pursuance of section 468 of the Companies and Allied Matters Act (LFN) 2004, the Final General Meeting of Cosco (West Africa) Limited (IN MEMBERS’ VOLUNTARY WINDING UP) WILL BE HELD AT No 28, Burma Road Apapa Lagos on 22nd March, 2017 at 10:00am for the purpose of laying before the meeting, the account of the winding up of the above named company and of giving any explanation thereof towards the final discussion of the company.

Dated this 23rd February, 2017 Messrs. Ifeanyi Chukwunyere (Liquidator) Note: A member of the company entitled to attend and vote at the meeting is entitled to appoint a proxy to attend and vote in his stead. A proxy need not be a member of the company.

LOSS OF DOCUMENT This is to inform the general public that we, Martha Kalenne (Hart) and Fanye Fimieye Hart residing at Bony town, Local Government Area of Rivers State misplaced the landed property certificate Registered as LO4876 at Lagos State Land Bureau in respect of a property situated at 614,Norman Williams Street, Ikoyi South West, Lagos on movements of documents thereof, the original certificate inadvertently got missing and all efforts to trace same have proved abortive.

Signed: Charles Okezie.

NENE GOLD CHARITY FOUNDATION

CHRIST TO THE NOOKS AND CRANNIES OF THE WORLD EVANGELICAL MINISTRY This is to inform the General Public that the above named MINISTRY has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for Registration under Part C of the Companies and Allied matters Act 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE:(1) ADEYEMI ADEYINKA AYODELE (2) ADEYEMI OLUWASEUN ADEYINKA THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE:(1) Reaching out to the lost souls with the intention of winning them for Christ Jesus by proclaiming the power of God (2)To engage in charitable and evangelical works locally and internationally Any objection to the registration should be forwarded to RegistrarGeneral, 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

LOSS OF LEASEHOLD AGREEMENT The General Public and the Federal Lands Registry are hereby notified that the Leasehold Agreement made between the Colonial Government of Nigeria and Late Mr. Raji Akinleye Are (Our Grand Father) in respect of No 52 Eleshin/ Moshalashi Street Obalende, Lagos is lost while in the family custody.

All efforts to find or recover it has proved unfruitful and abortive.

Please if found, kindly return to or contact Mr. Richie Olatunde Akinleye on 08039405571 Signed: Mr. Richie Olatunde Akinleye

CALVARY VOICE CHURCH OF GOD WORLDWIDE

BAKARE OYENIYI MEMORIAL MOSQUE , IKORODU,LAGOS This is to notify General Public that the above-named Association has applied to be registered under Part C of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 1990.

The Trustees are: {1} Alhaji Afolayan Wasiu Omotayo Chairman {2} Lasisi Sikiru Adetokunbo - Secretary {3} Alhaji Kamoru Amoo {4} Alhaji Said Ridwan Akanni {5} Alhaji Akibu Fatai {6} Alhaji Giwa Ganiyu Oloruntele {7} Alhaja Rasheedat Omolade Bakare The aims and objectives of the Mosque include (a) To promote, propagate and protect the interests of Islam and the Muslims. (b) To organize religious activities in accordance with the teachings of Islam and Sunnah. (c) To encourage fellow Muslims to improve their knowledge in the practice of Islam. (d) To foster love and unity among its members and the society at large. (e) To pursue the welfare of members and other Muslims at large.

Any objection to the proposed registration should be directed to the Registrar General Corporate Affairs Commission, Abuja within 28 days of this publication.

Nasir Salau & Co. (Solicitors & Notaries Public)

ALLAU LATEEF CENTRAL MOSQUE This is to inform the General Public that the above named has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for Registration under Part C of the Companies and Allied matters Act 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE:1. Owolarafe Raheem - Chairman 2. Yusuph Tajudeen Olarewaju - Secretary 3. Yussuph Ahmed Olamilekan 4. Yusuf Sulyman Olawumi 5. Bamidele Mustapha Olasunkanmi.

THE AIMS & OBJECTS ARE:(1) TO PREACH ALLAH AS GOD TO THE WORLD. (2) TO ENCOURAGE MUSLIMS TO LEAVE PEACEFULLY WITH ALL MEN. (3) TO RUN A MOSQUE & PREACH ISLAM (4 ) TO CARE FOR MEMBERS. 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: SANTUS A OGAR CHARTERD SECRETARY

GOOD NEWS TO THE POOR OUTREACH 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.AUGUSTINE NWAYOBUIJE ABIAGOM 2.JOHN IGWE 3.FRANCIS OLAWALE YAYI AIMS AND OBJECTIVE 1.TO PROCLAIM CHRIST TO THE WORLD THROUGH GOSPEL MUSIC, ALBUMS CHRISTIAN MESSAGE AND PUBLICATION 2.TO PROVIDE MATERIAL SUPPORT TO THE LESS PRIVILEGE 3.TO ESTABLISH AND MANAGE ORPHANAGE/OLD PEOPLE’S HOME 4.TO ESTABLISH AND MANAGE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS FOR THE PROPER EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSON 5.TO INITIATE PROGRAMMES AND PROJECT FOR MORAL ECONOMIC EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF ABANDONED AND LESS PRIVILEGED CHILDREN AND YOUTH ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO YHE REGISTRAGENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET MAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION SIGNED : ATHOJA UMGHELE ESQ.

UBAKALA SECONDARY SCHOOL OLD STUDENTS’ ASSOCIATION

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

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

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED 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. SHARON .N. EMMANUEL 2. IMOH EBOH 3. ADEYINKA ISRAEL 4. NNAJI IGWE

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Pastor Matthew Iwuji Chukwuma 2. Deaconess Patience Adaeze Iwuji 3. Elder Ignatius Yaro 4. Elder Martins Chukwuemeka Iwuji 5. Elder Josephat Okoligwe 6. Elder Emeka Amanze Okeh

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. SYLVESTER IKONDU - PRESIDENT 2. SAMUEL NWADIGHOHA - SECRETARY 3. CHRISTIAN OGBUEHI 4. KINGSLEY ANOSIKE 5. SAMUEL UBAH

AMIS AND OBJECTIVES 1. TO HELP IN THE ERADICATION OF UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE COUNTRY

BY MAKING AVAILABLE OPPORTUNITY FOR FRESHY SECONDARY SCHOOL GRADUATES TO GET TRAINED IN DIFFERENT VOCATIONS 2. CREATING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS THAT ARE ACHIEVABLE ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRA-GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET MAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION SIGNED : SECRETARY

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. To fulfill the great commission of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ In soul winning 2. To depopulate hell and populate Heaven

THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE : 1. FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR ALMA MATER. 2. TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE INTEREST OF MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION.

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

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

SIGNED: Pastor Matthew Iwuji Chukwuma

SIGNED: PLACID EZEIGBO 08037867560

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ITOYAH. RITA

I formerly known and addressed as. Oyedele Mutiatu Adunni now wish to be known and addressed as Idris Mutiatu Adunni all Former documents remain valid general public should take note

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I formerly known and addressed a Oni. Sunday Samson now wish to be known and addressed as Aigbologa Sunday Samson.

All Former documents remain valid general public should take note

FUNMILAYO AJOKE FESHITAN

AMINU AJIYA JOHN

KAFAYAT AJOKE ALAMEEN

ALABI SOLOMON NATHANIEL

I Former known and addressed as “ Muh” Jamiu Rosheed .

A. Now wish to be known and addressed as. Jimoh.

Olasunkanmi Rasheed all Former documents remain valid general public should take note.

ANYAKOHA EMMANUELA NKIRUKA

EZE MARCEL CHUKWUEMEKA

I Formerly known and addressed as Anyikwa Emmanuela Nkiruka now wish to be addressed as Anyakoha Emmanuela Nkiruka .all Former documents remain valid general public should take note

Formerly known and addressed as EZECHUKWU MARCEL CHUKWUEMEKA, now wish to be known and addressed as EZE MARCEL CHUKWUEMEKA. All former documents remain valid.

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Formerly known and addressed as DOSUNMU FESHITAN FUNMILAYO, now wish to be known and addressed as FUNMILAYO AJOKE FESHITAN. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

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

UMOLO AGBO PAUL

AREMU RAMOTA IBIRONKE

MRS ADU JOY OGHENEKEVWE

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ANTHONIO KINGMAKER JAIYEOLA Formerly known and addressed as ANTHONIO JAY RONALD, now wish to be known and addressed as ANTHONIO KINGMAKER JAIYEOLA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

GBADAMOSI ADEFUNKE ABEKE

Formerly known and addressed as SOGEYINBO ADEFUNKE SINATU, now wish to be known and addressed as GBADAMOSI ADEFUNKE ABEKE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

OLOYE MARY RITA

Formerly known and addressed as AREMU RAMOTAILAHI ARIKE, now wish to be known and addressed as AREMU RAMOTA IBIRONKE. All former documents remain valid.

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I formerly known and addressed as Miss Obi Joy. Oghenekevwe now wish to be addresses as Mrs Adu Joy Oghenekevwe all Former documents remain valid general public should take note

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

CORRECTION OF NAME

This is to confirm that I, AJIBOYE OMONIYI GBENGA is one and same person as AJIBOYE OMONIYI ABIODUN. All documents bearing the above names remain mine.

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This is to confirm and certify that my name was mistakenly written as OGUNDELE SULIYAT TEMITAY instead of OGUNDELE SULIYAT TEMITAYO. That my correct name is OGUNDELE SULIYAT TEMITAYO. All former documents remain valid.

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AWE DOTUN CHRISTOPHER

BLESSING AFFIONG SUNDAY

Formerly known and addressed as AWELEWA OLUWADOTUN, now wish to be known and addressed as AWE DOTUN CHRISTOPHER. All former documents remain valid.

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Formerly known and addressed as AFFIONG UTUKSUNDAY, now wish to be known and addressed as BLESSING AFFIONG SUNDAY. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

GOKIR BIDIDEKI

NANAISHAT UDOLISA

Formerly known and addressed as Mary Rita Orole, now wish to be known and addressed as Oloye Mary Rita.

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Formerly known and addressed as ETETE BIDIDEKI, now wish to be known and addressed as GOKIR BIDIDEKI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as NANAISHAT MOMODU, now wish to be known and addressed as NANAISHAT UDOLISA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

MRS. NONYELU PASCHALINE AMARA

MRS. ACHIKEH MARIAN DABA

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

Formerly known and addressed as MISS UGUTA MARIAN DABA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. ACHIKEH MARIAN DABA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

My name was wrongly registered as ANIMASHAUN YISA TAOFIK on my BVN instead of TAOFIK ANIMASHAUN ISSA as registered on my Eco Bank Account. That my correct name is TAOFIK ANIMASHAUN ISSA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as MISS. NWAMMOH PASCHALINE AMARA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. NONYELU PASCHALINE AMARA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

YAKUBU MALLAM DAYYABU

ADAMS OCHEJE AJU

I FORMERLY KNOWN AS YAKUBU APAKALLA DAYYABU , WISH TO BE ADDRESS NOW AS YAKUBU MALLAM DAYYABU, UNION BANK AND GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AS ADAM AJU, NOW WISH TO BE ADDRESS AS ADAMS OCHEJE AJU, AND THE CORRECT DATE OF BIRTH IS 12/06/1959 AND NOT 05/03/1959.

ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

JUMBA NUHU

ZUBAIRU SAMBO AHMAD

I FORMERLY KNOWN AS JUMBA NUHU EZEKIEL, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AS JUMBA NUHU, FIRST BANK AND GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AS ZUBAIRU S AHMAD NOW WISH TO BE CALLED ZUBAIRU SAMBO AHMAD, FIRST BANK AND GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE NOTE.

MRS. NIKOYI MONSURAT TITILOLA

Formerly known and addressed as MISS OLAYEMI MONSURAT TITILOLA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. NIKOYI MONSURAT TITILOLA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

EMENIKE FAITH ELEOJO I FOMALY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS IKANI FAITH ELEOJO NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS EMENIKE FAITH ELEOJO. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE NOTE

I formerly known and addressed as Yafisu Adisa Nureni now wish to be known and addressed as Yafisu Adisa Ebenezer all Former documents remain valid general public should take note.

Formerly known and addressed as EJEMBI ONOBI PAUL, now wish to be known and addressed as UMOLO AGBO PAUL. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

AIGBOLOGA SUNDAY SAMSON

Formerly known and addressed as ASHIRU IYABO, now wish to be known and addressed as FASHOLA IYABODE OMOLABAKE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

SUMONU ARISE NURAIN AFOLABI Formerly known and addressed as ARISHE NURENI AFOLABI, now wish to be known and addressed as SUMONU ARISE NURAIN AFOLABI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as AJOKE AKANNI, now wish to be known and addressed as KAFAYAT AJOKE ALAMEEN. All former documents remain valid.

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DR. SAHEED BABAJIDE KEHINDE

Formerly known and addressed as DR. SAHEED SAHEED KEHINDE, now wish to be known and addressed as DR. SAHEED BABAJIDE KEHINDE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

SAMSON IYARE Formerly known and addressed as SAMSON AKPALE, now wish to be known and addressed as SAMSON IYARE. All former documents remain valid.

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CHANGE OF NAME/ CORRECTION OF NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH

MR. NONYELU DONATUS OBIDIGBO

Formerly known as EGBOSI CHUKWUDUM DUBEM, now wish to be known as EGBOSI CHUKWUDUM. My name was wrongly written as CHUKWUDIM instead of CHUKWUDUM. My date of birth is 09/07/1974. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as MR. NWAMMOH DONATUS OBIDIGBO, now wish to be known and addressed as MR. NONYELU DONATUS OBIDIGBO. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

OLANREWAJU MOSES ASIWAJU

NWEKE NGOZI NKECHI

Formerly known and addressed as OLANREWAJU ADIGUN MOSHOOD and OLANREWAJU MOSES MOSHOOD, now wish to be known and addressed as OLANREWAJU MOSES ASIWAJU. All former documents remain valid.

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Formerly known and addressed as CHUKWUOBASI NGOZI NKECHI, now wish to be known and addressed as NWEKE NGOZI NKECHI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

WILLIAMS KINGSLEY EFE

MRS. ISIOMA AMADI

I, formerly known and addressed as EJENAKEVWE KINGSLEY EFE, now wish to be known and addressed as WILLIAMS KINGSLEY EFE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as IBEKWE ISIOMA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. ISIOMA AMADI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as NATHANIEL SOLOMON, now wish to be known and addressed as ALABI SOLOMON NATHANIEL. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

UHUNMWANGHO JOY OSAGBEMWONRUE Formerly known and addressed as OYEGUE JOY OSAGBEVBORUE, now wish to be known and addressed as UHUNMWANGHO JOY OSAGBEMWONRUE. All former documents remain valid.

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YEMI JANE OTAKOYA

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ADIATU MUTIAT OMOLARA Formerly known and addressed as QAZEEM MUTIAT OMOLARA, now wish to be known and addressed as ADIATU MUTIAT OMOLARA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

OLAMIDE OMOWUNMI RUTH Formerly known and addressed as ADEDIRAN OMOWUNMI RUTH, now wish to be known and addressed as OLAMIDE OMOWUNMI RUTH. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

OJUBANIRE LUKMAN AKANJI

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FAVOUR ADUDU

Formerly known as SAVIOUR SOLOMON, now wish to be known as AKPAKPAN EKEMINI SOLOMON. My date of birth is 28 OCTOBER 1978 and not 9 JANUARY 1978 . All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

MRS. KILANI CLEMENTINA AKOAMEN

SERIFAT GBEMISOLA BAKARE KAZEEM

Formerly known and addressed as MISS AKHIGBE CLEMEOTINA AKOAMEN, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. KILANI CLEMENTINA AKOAMEN. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as SERIFAT GBEMISOLA BAKARE, now wish to be known and addressed as SERIFAT GBEMISOLA BAKARE KAZEEM. All former documents remain valid.

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Formerly known and addressed as ENDURANCE IBHAZE, now wish to be known and addressed as FAVOUR ADUDU. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

OLUSEMIRE, TOLULOPE ADENIKE

CHANGE OF NAME/ CORRECTION OF NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH

I, Mr Ambrose Okechukwu Okoye Umeojiaku is the same person as Mr. Ambrose Okechukwu Umeoj Iaku and that was born on 26th June 1955. All former documents remain valid General public should take note

Formerly known and addressed as ONAKADE, TOLULOPE ADENIKE now wish to be known and addressed as OLUSEMIRE, TOLULOPE ADENIKE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

OLORUNFEMI ADEKUNLE

CORRECTION OF NAME

I, formerly known and addressed as FABUSUYI FEMI ADEKUNLE, Now wish to be known and addressed as OLORUNFEMI ADEKUNLE. All former documents remain valid general public should take note.

This is to confirm and certify that my name was mistakenly written as LUCIO GRACE OGBECHI instead of UKAONU QUEEN OGECHI. That my correct name is UKAONU QUEEN OGECHI. All former documents remain valid.

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MRS AJEWOLE OLUWATOBI IYABO

SGT BABANGIDA KANI

SHAMSIYYAH ADESUWA TIJJANI

SEMOWO OLUGBEMINIYI AINA

FALOWO RISIKAT OLAOLUWA

I FORMERLY KNOWN AS BABANGIDA KANI, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESS AS SGT BABANGIDA KANI, FIRST BANK AND GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN SHAMSIYYAH ABUBAKA NOW WISH TO BE ADDRESS AS SHAMSIYYAH ADESUWA TIJJANI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE NOTE.

I, formerly known and addressed as SEMOWO OGUNWO, Now wish to be known and addressed as SEMOWO OLUGBEMINIYI AINA. All former documents remain valid general public should take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as IBRAHIM RISIKAT OLAOLUWA, Now wish to be known and addressed as FALOWO RISIKAT OLAOLUWA. All former documents remain valid general public should take note.

I formerly known and addressed as. Miss Oluwafemi Christana . Tobi. Now wish to be known and addressed as. Mrs Ajewole Oluwatobi Iyabo all Former documents remain valid general public should take note

Public Notice 24 THE COMMUNION CHURCH THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED CHURCH HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION (CAC), ABUJA FOR REMOVAL AND ADDITION OF TRUSTEES UNDER PART C OF COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 1990.

THE NEW TRUSTEES ARE: 1. PASTOR DAVID BENENOCH 2. MR. MADUKA HYACINTH CHUKWUMA 3. MR. AKANIHU WILSON CHIAGOZIEM 4. MR. OMONIYI ADENIYI OLUFEMI 5. MRS. ANNORBAH-SARPEI AMA AMISSAH THE REMOVED TRUSTEES (OLD) ARE: 1. MIKE MOGHALU 2. SIMEON OHIMAN 3. CELESTINE EDOBOR 4. MOSES CHUKWU THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE: 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. 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: OTUSEMADE MOSES

GREAT SHEPHERD CHURCH GREEN PASTURES 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. Ande, Caleb Aondover - Chairman; 2. Ande, Olufunmilayo Titilayo - Secretary.

THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. To preach 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. SIGNED: SECRETARY

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. AYANTOLA ALAYANDE 2. INNOCENT NWAOSUAGWU 3. DR ISSAC OLUFADEWA 4. OLAOLUWA OLUWASOLA MICHAEL 5.OLUWATIMILEHIN OLAGUNJU THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE: 1.

PROMOTING CREDIBLE LEADERSHIP AND YOUTH PARTICIPATION IN OPEN GOVERNANCE AND DEMOCRACY. 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

VALIANCE MINISTRY INTERNATIONAL 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. PASTOR JONATHAN CHUKWU - chairman 2. APOSTLE JUDE EROCHUKWU OBUMNEME IGWE 3. PASTOR ASHER ISHAKU- Secretary 4. PASTOR MRS BLESSED IGWE 5. SISTER ABEGAIL SUNDAY The aim and objectives: 1. Conduct church services 2. Conduct deliverance and healing services, organize retreat and seminar programmes.

Daily Times Nigeria Monday, February 27, 2017

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

THE NEW TRUSTEES ARE: 1. PASTOR DAVID BENENOCH 2. MR. STEPHEN CHUKWUEMEKA OBINNA 3. MR. MADUKA HYACINTH CHUKWUMA

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) Apostle Napoleon O. Athakpakri 2) Pastor Marvis E. Athakpakri

THE REMOVED TRUSTEES (OLD) ARE: 1. OLAOSEBIKAN OLUWADARE OLAYINKA 2. OHIMAIN SIMEON 3. AJIYEN OLUBUNMI OKUKU 4. EDOBOR CELESTINE 5. OLAYINKA OFOESUWA 6. NDUJI EKENE

THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1) To preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ worldwide.

THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE: 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. 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: OTUSEMADE MOSES

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

JESUS & FLORENCE HUMANITARIAN INITIATIVE Notice is hereby given that the above named organization has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission Abuja for registration under Part “C” of the Companies & Allied Matters Act 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. MR KAYODE FASHUBAA 2. MRS OLUWADAMILOLA FASHUBAA 3. MR AKINWANDE ADEMOSU 4. MR YINKA AJANA THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE: 1. To educate and enlighten the public (nationally and globally) on the eradication of poverty, homelessness, illiteracy and wants in rural and undeveloped communities.

2. To put a stop to hunger and poverty by the provisions of food and other necessities to the vulnerable, rural children and dwellers.

3. To provide education, conduct skills acquisition and life management workshops and empowerment for the less privilege and disadvantaged group in the society.

4. To provide humanitarian assistance for food aid and famine relief by liaising with donor agencies world wide 5. To facilitate the provisions of basic health care facilities and medical supplies (free/subsidised treatment), basic amenities like potable water, decent and comfortable shelters and infrastructures to the vulnerable, rural children and dwellers.

6. To provide training and support, for other NGO practitioners, to ensure qualitative realization of their aims and objectives.

7. To cooperate with other bodies and institutions, nationally and globally in furtherance of the above aims and objectives.

Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar – General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Abuja within 28 days of this publication.

Signed: Yinka Ajana, Esq. (Solicitor) 08027382087

HOSANNA GOLDEN ESTATE LANDLORDS & RESIDENTS 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. Mr. John Okeke 2. Mr.1 Moyoloye Adekunle 3. Mr. Okwuma Iyke Uzo 4. Mr. Ajirotutu Folorunsho 5. Mr. Nduguba Godfrey 6. Mr. Paul Obidiegwu 7. Mr. Damain Olisa 8. Mr. Sharafa Bello

LOSS DOCUMENTS

This is to inform the general public that the certificate of incorporation of Mother Theresa’s Children Home issued to the organization by Corporate Affairs Commission with registration No CAC/IT/NO.30502 is declared missing. All effort to trace it have proved abortive. The general public particularly Corporate Affairs Commission should take note.

FEED TO GROW INITIATIVE

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. ODIMEGWU CHINWE IFEOMA 2. OLUWATIMILEHIN OLAGUNJU

THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. To promote and encourage close and meaningful relationship, mutual cooperation and understanding between members and residents of the estate.

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 PROMOTE HEALTHY LIVING AND FEED 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: OKOLIE IFEANYI GERALD ESQ

HAUSA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION KARONMAJIGI 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. SANI IBRAHIM BAKURA 3. IBRAHIM MOHAMMED 5. JAAFARU JIBRIN SALEH 7. KEWA MUSA MOHAMMED 9. ADO TELA

SOLUTION AND PERFECTION MINISTRY

2. MOHAMMAD NASIRU HAMISU 4. ALH. LAWAL MAMMAN 6. YUNUSA SA’ADU GASDE 8. MOHAMMED GIDADO 10. KHALID IBRAHIM

QUANTUM ENTREPRENEURSHIP 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. Victor Itonyo - President 2. Josephine Itonyo - Vice President 3. Joshua Itonyo - Secretary 4. Kola Fashola 5. Fela. durotoye

The aim and objective: 1. To foster unity among members

THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE: 1. To assist potential and actual entrepreneurs to acquire, develop, improve and sustain entrepreneurial skills.

2. To protect the interests and seek the welfare of entrepreneurs.

Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General of Corporate Affairs Commission Maitama Abuja within 28 days of this publication

Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General of Corporate Affairs Commission Maitama Abuja within 28 days of this publication

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

SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED: Mudiakalo Remekalo 08030528365

AREWA TRADERS ASSOCIATION UTAKO (CAC/ IT/ NO: 73610) The general public is hereby notified that the above named has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for Change of Trustees under part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 1990.

THE OLD TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Senator Saleh Usman Danboyi - Removed 2. Alh. Yusha’u Ishaka Kabo - Retained 3. Umar Uba Kano - Retained The New Trustees is: 1. Alh. Musa Idris The aim and objectives remain the same Any objection to this Application should be forwarded to the RegistrarGeneral of Corporate Affairs Commission Maitama Abuja within 28 days of this publication SIGNED: SECRETARY

THE GREAT AND GLORIOUS MOUNTAIN ZION CHRISTIAN CHURCH 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. Mobolaji Ezekiel Kayode 2. Olugbayi Raphael Toyin 3. Olawepo Johnson Tejumola 4. Ogunleye Olayinka Job 5. Adebisi Abiodun AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. To preach and teach the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ in accordance with the Bible through indoor and outdoor revival programmes and church ministration.

2. To organise seminars and lectures in order to spread the gospel.

3. To establish Bible College for the education of members and the general public.

4. To promote peace, love and respect among the members of the church.

5. To care for spiritual wellbeing of the members of the church through the establishment of house fellowship.

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: G-4 Partners 08037454239

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Allen Oluwatoyin Iyanda - Chairman THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE : Empowering the youth and the nation for a better tomorrow through free empowerment and vocational/entrepreneurship development training program.

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

Daily Times Nigeria Monday February 27, 2017 CHANGE OF NAME

I, formerly known and addressed as MBADINUJU CHIYEAKA JULIET, now wish to €be known, called and addressed as EMEDOH CHIYEAKA JULIET. All former documents remain valid.

General public should please take note.

CHANGE OF NAME

I, formerly known, called and addressed as OJO MUDINAT ROMOKE, now wish to be known, called and Addressed as OKUNADE MUDINAT ADUNNI. All former documents remain valid.

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CHANGE OF NAME

I, formerly known, called and addressed ALUKO ADEWOLE RITA, now wish to be known, called and addressed as ALUKO-ADEWOLE ABIDEMI RITA. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

CHANGE OF NAME

I formerly known and addressed as KATE NNENNA OHAKA and KATE NNENNA OHAKACHIGBU now wish to be known and addressed as CHIGBUOHAKA KATE NNENNA. All former documents remain valid. The general public please take note.

ALEGU:

I, formerly known and addressed as ALEGU TIMOTHY ONYEMA, now wish to be known and addressed as ALEGU ONYEMA UKPAI All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

This is to confirm and certify that ONUOHA KELECHI JENNIFER and ONUOHA IJEOMA refers to one and same person but now wish to be known and addressed as ONUOHA STELLA KELECHI. All former documents remain valid. Banks and general public should please take note.

CHANGE OF NAME I formerly known, called and addressed as MISS. JIRIGWA CHISA COMFORT now wish to be known, called and addressed as MRS. WOYIKE CHISA COMFORT. All former documents remain valid the general public please take note.

CHANGE OF NAME

I, formerly known and addressed as, MISS. AMUCHI CYNTHIA ISHIOMA, now wish to be known and addressed as, MRS. OBASI CYNTHIA I. AMUCHI. All former documents remain valid.

General public should take note.

CHANGE OF NAME

I, formerly known and addressed as, MISS. JANET JOSEPH EKPE, now wish to be known and addressed as, MRS. JANET ASHOUR. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME I, EMMANUEL UGOCHUKWU ANYAMELE AND EMMANUEL ANYAMELE, refer to one and same person but, now wish to be known and addressed as, EMMANUEL UGOCHUKWU ANYAMELE. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

CHANGE OF NAME

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

CHANGE OF NAME I, formerly known, called and addressed as OLANIYI FUNKE PEACE, now wish to be known, called and addressed as OLUGBADE FUNKE ABIOLA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

CHANGE OF NAME

I, formerly known, called and addressed as OLANREWAJU AYENI, now wish to be known, called and addressed as MRS. IYABO OLANREWAJU FAJOBI. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

OHA:

I, formerly known and addressed as OHA MIRACLE IFEANYI, now wish to be known and addressed as OHA JUDE IFEANYI. All former documents remain valid.

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Anambra to export cassava, rice, maize in 2017 -Mbanefo

Anambra State Commissioner for Agriculture, Mechanization, Processing and Export, Hon. Afam Mbanefo, has said that the state will be self sufficient in rice production, such that by the end of this year, the state will become a major exporter of cassava, rice and maize, just like vegetables it has already been exporting. In an exclusive interview with MATHEW DADIYA, the commissioner said the state expects a bumper harvest with total output of 800,000 metric tons of rice, over 350 metric tons of cassava and 124,000 metric tons of maize at the end of the season. He spoke on Governor Willy Obiano’s Agriculture policies, among other issues. Excerpts What is the Anambra State Government’s policy on agriculture?

First of all, agriculture, as a sector and the ministry are the number one pillar in Governor Willy Obiano’s administration’s agenda, that is why our activities in the sector has leveraged and gone over most of the states in the country.

Clearly speaking, His Excellency is also agro-friendly; he is a very futuristic governor. The mandate of the state is to make Anambra an investment destination, which cuts across every sector.

Primarily, our mission on agriculture, is to become the first three biggest producers of stable crops, particularly rice, maze and cassava. But, before the governor took over the reigns of governance, he developed a blueprint, which we now call our Bible, because we follow it very strictly. In it, we were able to extrapolate locations that do best; we did a whole lot of soil tests in the environment and we understood the seasonal periods, where we should be doing the dry season, where we should be doing the wet season farming and where things would work best. We have identified the right locations, so, the blueprint gives us what to focus on.

Again, when you go to the blueprint, you see that it’s basically driving agriculture as a wealth-driven sector. He now developed activities that will pump up what we are doing by building institutions around most of the activities we are doing in the state. For examples, we have the land acquisition committee, that goes around communities to assess land for investment.Also, ANCIPA, which is an Investment Protection Agency, is also driving investments and managing the activities in agriculture.

Based on that, we moved very quickly ahead to bring innovation and creativity, using technology to drive what we are doing.

How has your state been able to introduce mechanized farming, as against subsistence farming?

The blueprint captured these areas as well. First, there was a relationship built with a company

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called, the E-FORCE that imported about 100 tractors and implements into the state; and we also have over 13 tractors that are managed by the ministry. So, that partnership the state has with E-FORCE and the one the ministry has, helped us to increase cultivation here. We know we have gaps, but basically, we are doing a lot more on land development. Although that is a problem that most of the states have because it’s quite cost intensive to do that.

But gradually, we are doing that, because part of His Excellency’s mission is to develop some land in various zones in the state for our farmers to engage in proper commercial farming. So far, we have done that and now, we are focusing on production and processing strategy. Governor Obiano was also able to provide incentives to the farmers, providing some processing equipment for various cooperatives and also within the sector, we have various programs like, FADAMA Value Chain, ATAPS. We made sure those counterpart funds were paid. For example Fadama has got asset production facilities to engage our farmers, youths and women in agriculture in

the state.

In addition, we also have moved further to training and building capacity across board thereby utilizing technology to develop our activities.

Right now, we have the farmers’ information system to practice full Eagriculture system; we have details of all our farmers and with their biodata, as well as their locations. We even do the platform support Geomap, with which to link farmers’ location to their farms, we have messages across that platform. Basically, we have gone beyond data collection to information management; within it, you can see their age groups, gender, and age-levels. It was actually from our data base we realized that ages 40-60, is about 70 per cent of our population in the state.

So, what we are doing is basically building capacity that would attract our youths, men and women, to participate more in agriculture.

How has your state keyed into the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Anchor Borrowers’ programme?

We have various programmes that the state has keyed into, both the Central Bank’s Anchor borrower program, and lot of others.

First of all, what we have done is to get into the programs; for example, FADAMA, we keyed into it and is being developed to do only rice, can now anchor cassava. And, we have also keyed into the CBN’s Anchored Borrowing Programme.

Last year, we started very late; we were able to profile over 3,500 farmers, but this year, we have a target of 25,000 farmers. And that would highly add into our 2017 target production for the state.

Also, we have started our community farm development programme, because we looked at the environment and realized that we need to do two things to encourage these youth to be able to build their capacity, expose them to the activities in agriculture and allow them to choose and guide them.

Now, we know that the youths obviously want to get into environment where they will easily be seeing money coming in. So, we introduced a community fund development programme, with a different model that we use.

We go into the communities and develop farms for the community within the community. Doing that,

we are lapping it with off taker, so, this has increased participation, increased the number of youths and womens’ participation, increased the land use utilization and obviously increased their production.

All we have done, we look at shortterm crops and agro types that will do within three to four months. So, we now started working on vegetables, as a matter of fact, last year, on the 21st of January, we did our first export of vegetables. Now, we are developing the farms, creating cooperatives, creating big clusters and doing soil tests to confirm which agro types that does best there.Thereafter, we bring an off taker, sign an MoU with these clusters and then begin to do business.

For example, we have identified off takers like vegetables, Onugu (bitter leaf) Ogwu (Pomkin), scent leaf, tobacco. that are local and international commodities. We have identified spices, turmeric and ginger; so, those are available crops and vegetables that we have, and as we move on, we have off takers no matter their size of land. We have devel-

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Continued from page 26 oped land- a minimum of 10, 20, 30 hectares for the youths; and as we are developing them, we are also lapping them with off takers.

These are crops that within three months they will be ready are harvest- maize, vegetables, tobacco- about 5 months, and ginger is about 5 – 6 months. So, we try to integrate these linkages across the board. Therefore, as we are doing that, we are also increasing lots of participation in it, keep the youth to begin to see money, a lot of them begin to come in.

What is the total number of farmers participating in this programme?

In 2016, we had close to 15,000 farmers that participated in rice farming, but right now, we are almost approaching 20,000 farmers within two months into this year. That means there is increased participation, and that what we are doing is right. Based on this, His Excellence gave a mandate that we need to increase our production level, and we are working and our eyes are on the ball to achieve this.

Looking at the number of the participating farmers, what is your expectation on bumper harvest in 2017?

We believe that if you don’t have proper information, you will walk blindly. What we did last year for example, in rice, cassava and maize production, the governor spent huge billions of naira; and we have distributed certified advanced seedlings, 44 rice seeds to our farmers. We developed a model that will be a sustainable model to sustain the distribution that includes developing multiplication centers for this seeds.

We have multiplication centers being developed for rice and for cassava. With cassava, we also have a sustainable model, so, as we are giving out the 419 cassava high variety stems to our farmers, we work out a percentage that would get the stems back, extend to other farmers and some of us use farmers to farmers’ contact to extend these high variety termite-free stems to the farmers. So, we work based on 2016 target, and our target is based on a ratio of number of farmers with land utilization and the yield. As the farmers are increasing, we have approximate size of lands that every individual farmer will have at any period.

Last year for rice, we did 244,000 metric tons; cassava, we achieved 179; maze, we did 66,000 and in vegetable, we did 240,000 metric tons.

But for 2017, we have a budget and our eyes are on the ball. We think it is achievable because with Anchor borrower porgamme for rice we will increase, with FADAMA, we had gone into cassava as well, we think we will be able to achieve our target.

What is your Specific Target for 2017?

In 2017 we are looking to do over 800,000 metric tons of rice, cassava we are anticipating over 350 metric tons, maze 124,000 and vegetable we looking at 289,000 metric tons. This are realistic figures and achievable figures because one; with Anchor programme, community farm development programme, being that rice is being done in 19 local governments out of the 21 local government government areas in the state, there is vegetable all over the state and with our community farm development programme, we are expanding our coverage. Farmers are getting on board; women are coming in, because the buyers are there.

We have started lifting now; and in March, we will increase it, because one of our off takers with a 32 metric tons per hour capacity, will be fully functional; so, every vegetable we have in the state, it might probably be difficult to get enough to export from the look of things, hence, that’s why we keyed into developing more land for that purpose.

With the Anchored programme, FADAMA, Value chain Program, IFAT-sponsored programme and ATASP and its facilities, I think, we have a realistic target. We have worked it out based on over 72,000 hectares of land.

Therefore, it is an achievable target for us as a team; and aggressively, we think we will achieve that.

Are you saying in the near future Anambra will be self sufficient in food production?

As far as we know, as at 2015 estimate that we have, the Anambra rice expected consumption is about 235, 000 metric tons, but late in December, we were able to achieve from our statistics about 244,000, which means that we are self sufficient as we speak today. What we have done in Anambra is that we have commercialized and re branded our rice to what we call Anambra Rice.

Anambra Rice is becoming very commercially viable; and we have done some good work in that area were we have identified our farmers and our millers with strong capacity and good machinery to process rice to a level that can equal international standards.

What is the state government’s policy on fertilizers?

What we have done, we are doing a combination of both organic and inorganic in our entire vegetable produce, it’s purely organic and in the rice production it’s a mixture of both.

We want to key into the Federal Government’s fertilizer project where they had been able to reduce the cost of fertilizer from N8000 to about N5, 500. So, the government has actually keyed into that to help wave huge cost for our farmers. We believe it would help to increase our production and bumper harvest, because the farmers will be able to afford this and the rural farmers will benefit from the yield.

Most of the Farming activities are taking place in the rural areas, what has the government done to ease movement of goods from farm centers to the cities?

One of the things His Excellence has done is that the programme that bears counterpart funds are demand-driven. What we do is that we have our requirements for every year, the counterpart funds are paid into this programme and how the programme work is that by developing clusters, they are also linking roads to these clusters, so that it will be easily accessible.

Some programs are also built like markets to consolidate some of those crops and produce that will be coming out of the farms. Besides, His the governor is also building specific market for various crops. So, in areas where they do yam farming, we have specific markets where individual can go and buy their needs

in commercial quantities.

Do you think that Anambra State Agricultural Programme is attractive enough to dissuade youths from pursuing whitecola jobs?

These are reasons we are pushing the community farm development programme, and that is part of the reasons the programmes are community- based. Because by going into those communities, you are making those linkages, building the link roads because, we are looking at reducing urban migration.

Right now, a lot of youths are now seeing that there is money in agriculture.

A good number of them are staying back doing what they are supposed to do than just moving into the big cities. One of the programs called ATAPS, is also geared towards developing infrastructure that will create a platform for individuals and farmers to feel very comfortable in the rural environment, providing good amenities and good schools.

The government, obviously has initiated some policies that encourage people to stay in rural areas for instance, Governor Obiano pays lecturers and teachers more than 25 per cent over what they are supposed to earn if they are teaching in the rural areas. Because of this, many teachers want to go to the rural areas to work and earn more money in doing the job.

What is the Relationship between the State Government and the National Seed Council, because the work of the National Council is to ensure we have the right seedlings and enhanced productivity?

The National Seed Research Council, we work very closely with IITA for example, Umudike Research Centre, NIFOR,- all those accredited agencies, we are working very closely with them.

Also, there are some entities that the research institute had recommended. That is why, all we are doing now is training and encouraging our youths to also begin to multiply seeds in our environment.

More so, we have seed officer in the Ministry of Agriculture that basically stands by to also help and make sure that we have the right seed when it’s required.

Usually, we work with very reputable input providers that are certified by the Federal Government and seed council. most of the inputs that come from the Anchor programme is also certified with recognized body or institutions. For rice and cassava, we have Umudike, IITA, Melinda Gate Foundation, we work very closely together to achieve our goal.

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Hostcom Backs Kokodiagbene Community to demand Electricity from Chevron in Delta.

Nosa Akenzua, Asaba

ÏÏÏThe Host Communities of Nigeria Producing Oil & Gas (HOST-COM), Ijaw Ethnic Nationality, has backed the people of Kokodiagbene community, Gbaramatu Kingdom Warri South West local government area of Delta state in the demand for electricity from Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL).

The people of the oil rich Kokodiagbene community reEbonyi State Governor, David Umahi (l) and others State Government officials, during inspection tour of ongoing construction of a bridge across cently staged a peaceful protest the Okawu-Abaomege River in Onicha LGA area of the State… at the weekend. to the Chevron run Otunana flowstation demanding for electricity supply to the community and capped their protest with a 14-day ultimatum to the company.

At the weekend, the Community raised the alarm over alleged plan by the oil giant to digital age in Nigeria face, digital system. And so, we Nigerian consumer com- clamp down on leaders of the Mathew Dadiya, community over their recent the CPC boss contended have so much fraud going munity.

Abuja According to him, “tele- demand for electricity supply that everything has been on using the various platforms for digital process,” coms and ICT are the big- from the company and imÎÎÎThe Minister of Com- digitalized “except for she stated. gest influence on human plored the state government to our breathing, because munications Technology, lives, on businesses and call the company to order.

The director general at the touch of a button, But the Ijaw HOSTCOM, Barrister Adebayo Shittu something just happen, added: “We also have the even on government, I at the weekend noted that so we cannot avoid being privacy protection issues think that ICT, particularly last week, threw its weight behis Ministry and the Con- engulfed in the digital sys- here, one of which is unso- telecoms is one area where hind the Kokodiagbene comsumer Protection Council tem,” pointing out that “we licited messages that we re- we can possibly affect Ni(CPC) need to collaborate are looking at acknowledg- ceive. These are as a result gerians perhaps more than of the digital platforms for any other”, noting that “as to save Nigerians from in- ing the benefits of the digiwhich these processes are at today we have 150 miltal world, examining the creasing consumer abuschallenges that this innova- being put to us, and so it’s lion Nigerians who use es in the telecom sector. tion had brought, we are to either messages or some- telephones and that shows The Minister stated this look at all the peculiarities times you are forced to get a the only area with the larg- Sodiq Adekunle, when the Director General and take up those issues caller tune that you are not est users.

Osogbo of the Consumer ProtecRecounting a personal and try to find resolve for even aware of, so your prition Council (CPC), Mrs. vacy is being invaded via recent experience, Shitthem. ÏÏÏThe Osun state govDupe Atoki led her Man“For us in Nigeria, we these various platforms. tu disclosed that “only ernment on Sunday warned agement team to pay a know that there are con- Issues that sit with the tele- last few days this week, against setting up of illegal courtesy call on him in his cerns on online redress, be- coms operators, issues of I bought two N500 credit healing and rehabilitation office in Abuja. cause you can do so many broadband that consumers cards. I loaded the first homes in any part of the Mrs. Atoki said that the things online, you can pur- don’t know. You buy a bun- N500 and got N500 alert. I state. visit was to intimate the Government’s statement chase a product online, but dle for voice or broadband loaded the second N500 and minister on the relevance when there is a fault, you and you don’t know what is it said your main balance came on the heels of the disof the ministry in activicannot do the same online. allocated to you. There are is N800. I had to call one of covery of an illegal rehabilties lined up for the comYou cannot get a redress on a lot of challenges that we the directors of the com- itation home along the Iwomemoration of the 2017 line. If you bought a prod- face as a result of this new pany, who said I should give Osogbo Road, on Thursday.

World Consumer Rights him 10 minutes.

The statement signed uct that is dissatisfactory, digital age.”

Day (WCRD), whose theme “By the 10 minutes, they by the director, Bureau of Responding, the Ministhe businesses have not is ‘Building A Digital Age created a portal that eases ter stressed the need for returned my N200 and I Communication and StratConsumers can Trust,’ consumer redress. We also more synergy between his was wondering if the Min- egy, Office of the Governor, stressing the need to step have online security, where ministry and the Council ister of Communications Mr. Semiu Okanlawon, said up protection for consumyou have fraud, and this is because Information Com- can go through this experi- with government’s investers in the telecom sector.

Technology, ence how much less other ment in a care centre for where the 419s and the ya- munication Enumerating the chalparticularly telecoms, has Nigerians who are in mil- people with mental chalhoo yahoo people as you lenges consumers in the lenge, no one has reason call them, thrive on the the greatest impact on the lions.

Minister harps on need to save Nigerians from telecoms abuses

munity and urged Chevron to do the needful by providing its host with electricity.

Speaking in Warri, Delta state, the chairman of HOSTCOM, Ijaw Ethinic Nationality, Comrade Kingsley Ikiere, said the demand of the Kokodiagbene community was not out of place.

“We have been monitoring the development between the Kokodiagbene community and Chevron Nigeria Limited over the demand for electricity supply. The people of the Community are not asking for too much frm the company that is getting so much from the area and this is why we are backing the peace-loving people of Kokodiagbene community in demanding that they should be provided with electricity supply

by Chevron,” he said Comrade Ikiere also said: “We want to call on the management of Chevron Nigeria Limited to kindly do the needful by providing the KOkodiagbene community with electricity. These peace-loving people should not be allowed to suffer unnecessarily in the midst of plenty. We know Chevron to be a responsible corporate organization and so the community should in a responsible manner address the plight of the people.

No place for illegal, unqualified rehabilitation homes in Osun -Govt

GOSPEL PROMOTION OUTREACH 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 must reach the Application General of Corporate Affairs Commission Maitama Abuja within 28 days of this publication Signed: Secretary

CADBURY NIGERIA EX-STAFF ASSOCIATION The general public is hereby notified that the above named has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for Registration under part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Mr Tolani Oyekanmi 2. Mr Bode Shogo 3. Mr Kevin Ejiofor 4. Prof Ben Ogunmoyela 5. Dr Dokun Adedeji 6. Mrs Kofo Ajelabi

to patronize unqualified homes for mental illness.

The statement said: “The attention of the Government of Osun has been drawn to the existence of an uncertified rehabilitation home where about two dozens of mentally challenged persons have been discovered.

“The discovery was made off the Iwo-Osogbo Road on Thursday, February 23rd, 2017. Preliminary investigations have indicated that the person who claims to be in charge of this rehabilitation home; the entire environments of the location and other relevant factors have shown that this is unacceptable.”

YES YOU CAN SPECIAL EMPOWERMENT FOUNDATION The general public is hereby notified that the above named has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for Registration under part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE:1. REV DR ONYIA CHUKWUMA BASIL 2. HIGH CHIEF PAUL IKECHUKWU ONYIA 3. PASTOR HYACINTH ANIOGOLU AIM AND OBJECTIVE 1. To empower members by teaching them means of self sustenance and reducing poverty

The aim and objective: 1. To foster unity among members Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General of Corporate Affairs Commission Maitama Abuja within 28 days of this publication Signed: Secretary

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

Akeredolu assures Sunshine Stars over entitlements Players and officials of Sunshine Stars have received reassurances from the Executive Governor of Ondo State, Olurotimi Akeredolu, over the outstanding financial en-

titlements due to them.

Players of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) club this week embarked on several protests to the Ondo State Gov-

ernment House to press home their demands.

The players even threatened to boycott their league game against Rivers United in Akure today.

Those threats will, however, no longer be carried out following the reassurances given to players and officials of the club by the sponsor (the Ondo State Government) led

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Nigeria international Kenneth Omeruo was on target as Alanyaspor secured a comprehensive 4-1 victory against Adanaspor at the Bahcesehir Okullan Arena.

It was the Super Eagles player’s first goal in 16 appearances for Safet Susic’s side this season since arriving loan from Chelsea last summer.

The 23-yearold defender, who lasted for the entire duration of the match scored through Georgios Tzavellas’ assist after Vanger Love’s

opener in the first half.

Despite Magaye Gueye pulling one back for Levent Sahin’s men, Junior Fernandez extended the home team’s lead to 3-1 before Emre Akbaba completed the riot.

With the victory, Alanyaspor are 14th on the 18-team Super Lig log with 25 points - only five points above the relegation zone.

They will face Istanbul Basaksehir in their next game on March 5, 2017 at the Basaksehir Fatih Terim Sta- Kenneth Omeruo dium.

Omeruo grabs first Alanyaspor goal in home win

4 Remo Stars Players Join CD Feirense Nigeria

side

Edward Abubu and Dayo Femi fea-

Remo Stars have concluded the transfer

tured for the side in the defensive posi-

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of four talented players to Portuguese side CD Feirense.

The quartet will join Super Eagles stars Oghenekaro Etebo and Dele Alampasau, not forgetting David Iduitua who is also on the books of the Portuguese side who are owned by Kunle Soname, who also owns Remo Stars in Nigeria.

Edward Abubu, Gbadamosi Ibrahim, Ofufu N. Ibeh and Dayo Femi all completed a move to the Portuguese side for an undisclosed fee.

The players represented the U19 side of the Sky Blue Stars in last year’s Metro Pro League with Ofufu N. Ibeh emerging as the highest goalscorer of the League with 20goals.

URO… EURO…

by newly sworn in governor Akeredolu.

Kayode Olujohungbe, head coach of the Akure Gunners disclosed this yesterday.

Remo Stars

tion while Ibrahim Gbadamosi played as an attacker.

Ajose, Obika Back On The Goal Trail Former Manchester United youth-teamer Nicky Ajose was among the scorers in Swindon Town’s 3-1 victory over Coventry City at Ricoh Arena on Saturday afternoon.

On 32 minutes, the visitors took the lead when the Charlton Athletic loanee applied the finishing touch after Gladwin had whipped in a brilliant ball, then exSpurs striker Jonathan Obika doubled the advantage six minutes later.

Swindon Town completed their scoring in the 71st minute when Ajose tapped home a cross from a teammate.

The home team managed to score a consolation goal in second half stoppage time, with Nigerian striker Yakubu Aiyegbeni providing the assist.

Ajose had not scored in four league matches for The Robins before they faced off against The Sky Blues.

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O´Neill rules out taking Leicester job Martin O’Neill

Former Leicester City boss Martin O’Neill has ruled out a return to the club and questioned the attitude of the playing squad.

Claudio Ranieri was sacked on Thursday, less than 10 months on from guiding the club to a shock Premier League title win, with a number of reports suggesting senior players had confronted the board to demand the Italian’s dismissal.

Kasper Schmeichel denied that such a

meeting took place, while striker Jamie Vardy described the claims as “extremely hurtful” as he paid tribute to Ranieri’s efforts in a heartfelt social media message.

O’Neill, who guided Leicester to the top flight in 1996 and twice won the League Cup in a five-year spell as manager, says the squad should have solved any disputes in the dressing-room and suggested that they have shown little fighting spirit.

“Leicester City won the Premier League last season by quite a number of points,” he told reporters.

“You’re talking about Manchester United, Manchester City, Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea, Tottenham “It’s a phenomenal achievement, it won’t be done again in Premier League history and the players took credit for that and Ranieri dropped into background.

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Liverpool more dangerous without Suarez -Mignolet Simon Mignolet believes Liverpool are a more dangerous proposition now than when Luis Suarez was still at Anfield.

The Belgian goalkeeper’s first season since joining from Sunderland saw the Reds fall agonisingly short of their first Premier League title triumph, with Brendan Rodgers’ side ultimately finishing two points behind champions Manchester City.

Suarez was the inspiration behind that title charge, the Uruguay international registering 31 goals and 21 assists in 33 league appearances in his final campaign for the club before he joined Barcelona in a reported €82million deal.

Mignolet, however, believes Liverpool are stronger under Jurgen Klopp as they no longer rely on the individual brilliance of one

star player.

“We’ve got 25 players in the dressing room but in the end there are only 11 who can play, so there are always going to be a few guys disappointed each weekend,” he said.

“We are fighting for the same objective, though, and I think that is our strength this season: we perform as a team’.

Conte lauds Fabregas Chelsea head coach Antonio Conte heaped praise on Cesc Fabregas after the midfielder celebrated his 300th Premier League appearance with a goal.

Spain international Fabregas enjoyed a perfect milestone game as he scored in Chelsea’s 3-1 win at home to Swansea City.

Back in the starting line-up for just the sixth time in the Premier League this season, Fabregas opened the scoring before Pedro and Diego Costa sealed the points as Chelsea moved 11 points clear atop the table.

Asked about Fabregas’ performance at Stamford Bridge, Conte said: “Cesc played a really good game but it’s important for me to have these solutions and also to analyse each game and understand when we need to have a player with more quality.

“For me, I consider Nemanja [Matic], [N’Golo] Kante and Fabregas all top players.

“I’m very pleased to see him in this form, despite the fact he didn’t start the last league game.

“This is the right way to continue.

I’m pleased to have these type of players, to have that is fantastic as a coach.”

Toure still uncertain on Man City future

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Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure admits he is still unsure whether he will be at the club next season.

Toure has forced his way back into Pep Guardiola’s plans at the Etihad Stadium after having been frozen out of the team during a row involving his agent and the manager.

The former Ivory Coast captain’s contract expires at the end of the season, however, and his future remains unclear, with Guardiola known to be eager to re-

duce the average age of the City playing squad as he looks to turn them back into England’s top side.

Toure says the matter is in the hands of City’s directors, but claims he is simply enjoying being back in the first-team picture at present.

“I don’t know about next season. I don’t think about it. I am just about enjoying having my team-mates around,” he said.

“You have guys like Leroy Sane and

Raheem Sterling who sometimes pass me and say ‘Ah, uncle is on the phone’.

“When you see my career, it is one year, two years, three years maximum at one club. It is a long time.

“What the fans give to me, I want to give it back so I will do all I can until the last minute and if I am done, when I am done, I am done.

“It depends on the board because I don’t have anything to say. I just try to play positive and win trophies for the fans.”

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Ahmed Musa Breaks Silence Over Ranieri’s removal Onyekwuru scores again as Eupen win Henry Onyekwuru has returned to the good habit of putting the ball in the back of the net for Belgian club AS Eupen.

The attacker scored the winner as Eupen overcame Lokeren 2-1 on Saturday as the Jupiler Pro League entered matchday 25.

Onyekwuru, who was the sub-

ject of intense transfer speculations during the January transfer window, showed he has lost no aspect of his goalscoring touch with a brilliant goal, 10 minutes from time in front of 6,322 supporters at Daknamstadion.

The Nigerian attacker was at the end of a sweeping counter-attack-

ing move by Eupen as he nonchalantly chipped past the Lokeren goalkeeper, Boubacar Barry, from 16 yards to seal an important win.

The win lifts Eupen to 11th on the log with 30 points from 28 matches.

Onyekwuru has now scored 12 league goals and 14 in all competitions for Eupen this season.

Ahmed Musa has expressed regret over the dismissal of Claudio Ranieri and has wished the Italian manager the best in his future endeavors.

Following a poor run of results in domestic competitions, the Premier League champions parted company with Ranieri on Thursday night, nine months after he guided the Foxes to their first league title since the formation of the club.

“So sad to see you go. I am glad to have worked under such a great manager like you, ” Musa posted on Instagram.

“Thank you for the opportunity you gave me!! I wish you all the best in the future. May God bless you!

Claudio Ranieri was among the Leicester City higher-ups that sanctioned the acquisition of Musa from CSKA Moscow last summer.

The Anambra Times Daily Times Nigeria Monday, February 27, 2017

AT 2 Onitsha tanker fire: Chamber of Commerce seeks effective emergency Govt. budgets N858m for sports, youth development response

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APGA chieftain, Community leader laud Gov. on security ÏÏÏChieftain of

Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano (middle in Black suit) with Igwe Kelly and others during the commissioning of a modern poultry farm at Igbariam, Anambra East Local Government Area...recently

Obiano has done well, says Cleric Ï jƄƉƉ ƃƍƆƎƆƃ Ǝ ƏƎéƏƋ Alphonsus Nweze, Awka

ÏÏÏCritics of Governor Willie Obiano

of Anambra State who have been striving to diminish his achievements in the last three years have been asked to shut up and begin to appreciate his achievements in all sectors.

Pastor Ejike Nwachukwu, Special Adviser to the Governor on Conflict Resolution, stated this in an interview with the Anambra Times recently during the commissioning of a project in the state.

Pastor Nwachukwu said contrary to

erroneous impression by Obiano’s critics that he has done nothing especially on road construction, the Governor was doing well in all sectors. He said Governor Obiano has redesigned the Awka capital city with three modern bridges coupled with the fact that he is currently doing 111 roads in various parts of the state.

The cleric said the Governor was equally doing well in other areas such as the educational sector as all categories of schools in the state were doing well in producing quality products. The Pastor of Rhema Church, Nnewi, said it would amount to restating the obvi-

ous to also say that Obiano has done well in the security and salary payment sectors.

He said Obiano’s administration is one of the few state governments in the country which still pay workers’ salary including teachers and pensioners as and when due.

He said the latest commissioning of a multi-million naira modern poultry farm at Igbariam, Anambra East Local Government Area by a private firm in collaboration with the state Government was one of the Governor’s programme to bring investors to the state and create jobs for the teeming unem-

ployed youths.

Ejike said the governor had commenced the policy of giving seeds to the farmers without the farmers paying a dime, which he said was one way to revolutionalise agriculture in the state.

He said that Obiano’s programme was laudable because as a farmer, once you see seeds, you would expect bumper harvest.

“The Governor is doing well. Attracting projects like poultry farm and others are big achievements. Other investors should come and join. He is not only doing well in security and agriculture but in other sectors,” said Pastor Ejike.

Govt.’s vision is to empower all, says Mrs. Obiano ÏÏÏWife

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of Anambra State Governor, Mrs. Ebelebchukwu Obiano, on Friday, said that the state government’s vision was to empower the people for value-added living.

Mrs. Obiano said this during an empowerment tour of Ihite community in Orumba South Local Govern-

ment Area of the state.

She noted that the state government was therefore, ensuring all-inclusive distribution of the dividends of democracy.

To this end, she said that her pet project known as `Caring Family Enhancement Initiative’, had built

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a science laboratory at Community Secondary School, Ihite.

Obiano urged the women to strive to become self-reliant and contribute positively to the development of the society.

In a remark, Mr. Mike Okonkwo, the Managing Director, Awka Capital Development Authority and an indigene, said that the community had hardly benefited from the government since the creation of the state.

He urged the community to support and vote for Gov. Willie Obiano

in the forthcoming gubernatorial election in the state.

Similarly, Dr. Victoria Chikwelu, the Commissioner for Social Welfare, Children and Women Affairs, urged the women to continue to support the governor and his wife in their efforts to transform the state.

In her remark, Mrs. Happiness Ibeh, the President, Women’s Wing of the community, expressed joy over the visit and pledged their total support to the All Progressives Grand Alliance-led (APGA) government.

All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Awka North Local Government Area in Anambra State, Chief Nnamdi Oduenyi and the former Vice-President of Oba community in Idemili Local Government Area of Anambra State, Chief Dozie Nweke, have poured encomium on Governor Willie Obiano on his security feat in the state.

Both leaders spoke recently in Oba when the heads of three Federal Government security outfits visited the proprietor of Rojenny Tourists Game Village, Oba, Chief Rommy Ezeonwuka. The Anambra State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Paul Okaulal State Director, Directorate of State Security (DSS); and their National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) counterpart, Sule Momodu, paid courtesy call on Chief Ezeonwuka some few weeks ago.

Oduenyi commended the security chiefs for their visits because it bridged the gap between them and the people.

The APGA chieftain said Obiano’s success in providing security in the state was made possible by the effort and commitment of these security chiefs.

He asked them not to relent in their commitment to sustain the security in the state especially now that the State Governorship election was fast approaching.

Oduenyi asked Obiano to continue to build on the existing breakthrough in security of lives and property in the State and ignore his critics.

The APGA chieftain also praised Chief Ezeonwuka, who is also the OgirisIgbo, for his stabilising role in the state, saying that by attracting these security chiefs to interact with ordinary people, he has succeeded in demystifying the myth that always surround security chiefs.

In his own speech, Nweke said he was particularly happy for their visit, saying “they must be commended for the good job they are doing in the state”.

He said that his Oba community and Aboji Village, where he is currently their chairman in particular, were happy with Governor Obiano.

“I am particularly happy that they came here to interact with us.

The Oba people, Aboji people are happy with Obiano. We are behind him,” he said.

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Onitsha tanker fire: Chamber of Commerce seeks effective emergency response Alphonsus Nweze Awka

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Onitsha Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (ONICCIMA) has called on Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano, to as a matter of urgency improve the operational capacity of the state Fire Service so as to be able to rise up to the occasion during emergencies.

Uche Apakama, a pharmacist, who is the President of the Onitsha city chamber in a statement made available in response to the recent petrol tank-

er in the town which consumed several goods and properties worth billions of naira, said the Chamber commends good spirited individuals and the security agents who lent various assistance to combat the fire and curtail its spread as well as assist the hapless victims in one way or the other.

Apakama, while sending the Chamber’s deep condolences to all the victims of the sad incident, thanked God that at least, no life was lost but noted that proactive measures were needed to avert future occurrences of that nature.

He said the timely visit to

the scene of the fire mishap by the Governor Obiano and his promise to assist the victims was very commendable but expressed concern over the late and inadequate response of the state Fire Service despite the location of Fire Service Sub-Stations in Onitsha Main market and environs by the Anambra State government.

He said: “The Chamber appeals to the Anambra State Government to improve the operational capabilities of all the fire Service Substations located all over the state and ensure that men and officers of the service respond appropriately to save

lives and property.

“The Chamber expresses concern over the increasing rate of location of Petroleum service stations in densely populated and residential areas in our urban and cosmopolitan cities in the country. We urge the relevant regulatory federal and state authorities to ensure that filling stations are located only in suitable designated areas, while ensuring that the already existing ones in residential areas be made to incorporate adequate fire safety measures and equipment.

Continuing, he said “the Chamber requests philanthropists, religious organisations,

market unions, professional bodies, civil society and men and women of goodwill to assist the victims of this sad incidence no matter how little it may be while pleading with our Action and Working Governor, Willie Obiano, to sooth the pains of the victims by timely release of financial support which he graciously promised during his tour of the devastated area”.

The statement noted that with the present hardship and recession in the nation, the affected individuals and business operators would find it extremely difficult to cope with their huge loses, without assistance.

Killing of IPOB members: Group challenges Igbo elite

ANSG embarks on recertification of health facilities

support the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in their agitation for a sovereign State of Biafra.

The Chairman of Igbo Youth Forum (IYF), Comrade Kenneth Emeh, who made the call in an interview the Anambra Times, warned Igbo elites of the dire consequences of abandoning IPOB in the struggle.

He said that if they turn their eyes the other way while the heavily lopsided Nigeria security forces continue to massacre the members of IPOB, when they finish them, it would be their turn.

He lamented the recent unprovoked killings of IPOB in Asaba Delta State as well as other places which have been confirmed by the international human rights organisations such as the Amnesty International.

The angered Emeh said why Asaba killings by the blood thirsty Nigerian soldiers was painful was that IPOB members were not even protesting but holding a meeting which the soldiers may not even have known the agenda.

He queried: “Is it a crime in a Nigeria to hold a meeting? Don’t we have freedom of association and movement even in our own land? They have impoverished us economically, now they want to exterminate us. With what happened in Asaba, Port Hacourt, Aba, Onitsha and other places, they want to finish us”.

Emeh was worried that the Hausa/Fulani living around us have become informants about the movement of their host, alleging that they called the soldiers who massacred innocent people who were meeting at Okwe in Asaba.

State Government has embarked on recertification of health facilities in order to eliminate quackery and check illegal and unwholesome practices in the health sector, Dr Joe Akabuike, Commissioner of Health has said.

Akabuike, who spoke in an interview with newsmen in Awka on Thursday, said that some unregistered health facilities were sealed by the ministry.

“The ministry is out to flush out every illegal health practices in the state to avoid our people dying carelessly,’’ Akabuike said.

The commissioner bemoaned the poor sanitary conditions of some health facilities visited, stressing that “people should not come to hospital to become sick, hospital should be the cleanest place people visit.’’

He restated that there is a standard template for registration and operation of health facilities in the state and any person interested in establishing one must comply with it.

“Those that practice medicine and run hospitals must have the requisite academic qualifications, skills, operational equipment and operational licence.

“We have zero tolerance for illegal practice in the health sector, due process has to be followed in the registration of health facility,’’ the commissioner said.

We’re not relocating Uli Campus of Ojukwu varsity, says Obiano Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano, has debunked rumours making the rounds that his administration was planning to relocate the Uli campus of the Chukwuemeka Odumekwu Ojukwu University.

Gov. Obiano stated this when he inspected the construction of ongoing 11 Km Oluoha road, Ihiala, Anambra State.

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Residents of Umusiome village in Nkpor community in Idemili Local Government Area of Anambra State fleeing the community as a result of recent attack by youth of neighbouring Ikenga Village, Ogidi.

Farmers target large scale production of birds, maize, others ÏÏÏFarmers in Anambra State un-

der the aegis of Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) Anambra State chapter has set a massive target to produce birds, soya beans and guinea corn in large quantities with a view to enhancing food security as well as boost the economy of the state.

The poultry farmers, who made this known during their meeting with the Commissioner for Agriculture in the state, Hon. Afam Mbanefo, at the commissioner’s office, said that they were in Awka to inform the state government of their intention to move into massive cultivation of maize, soya beans and guinea and to seek support from the State government in this regard.

The State chairman of PAN, Prince Ugochukwu Okparaeke, in

his address to the commissioner, stated that going by the high cost of feeds among other things, the poultry farmers have deemed it right to move into cultivation of maize, soya beans and guinea corn to enable them produce feeds by themselves and reduce the cost of growing birds.

Okparaeke, who is the founder and Managing Director of Eagle Food Processing Industries, said “the cost of feed has gone higher than our limits and it is impacting negatively our businesses. Consequently, we are working towards moving into maize, soya and guinea corn production to enable us produce feeds by ourselves, so we have to seek aid from the state in this regard”.

Okparaeke assured that if given adequate support, the poultry farm-

ers have the capacity to achieve the feat of producing those food items in large quantities which they would pump into the markets just like rice and vegetable farmers flooded the market with Anambra rice and vegetable, noting that they can also flood the markets with Anambra birds, Anambra maize, soya beans and guinea corn.

“We are aware that there is Anambra rice in the market, we also aware that the state is earning foreign exchange from the exportation of vegetable courtesy of the state support on rice and vegetable producers. Similarly, we assure that we are capable to produce birds, maize and others things in large scare for commercial purposes if given the same kind of support,” Okparaeke added.

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Residents of Umusiome village in Nkpor community in Idemili Local Government Area of Anambra State fleeing the community as a result of recent attack by youth of neighbouring Ikenga Village, Ogidi.

Five injured, houses, cars destroyed in Ogidi, Nkpor community renewed hostility Alphonsus Nweze Awka

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and confusion have gripped the residents of Umusiome village in Nkpor community in Idemili Local Government Area of Anambra State who have been moving out of the place in droves following heavy shootings, destruction of houses, cars and stealing of about five motor-bikes.

At least five persons were said to have sustained bullet injuries from the shoot-out and monumental destruction allegedly carried out by

the youths of neighbouring Ikenga Village, Ogidi.

The Chairman of the Umusiome Landlord Association, Chief Humphery Anuna, who briefed newsmen on the ugly development, said that the shooting started Wednesday afternoon by the armed youth of Ikenga Ogdi, numbering about 50, who came and started shooting, destroying houses, cars as well as carted away about five motorbikes.

No fewer than 20 houses, 30 cars were destroyed in the shoot-out, which have forced the residents to

pack out of the area.

The chairman said when he returned to the house after an emergency call, he could not move into his house because of the heavy shooting, which forced residents running and scampering for safety.

He said that similar incident took place in 2014, where the same Ikenga youths destroyed houses and other property worth several millions of naira but some of the perpetrators were arrested.

The chairman said the timely intervention of the police reduced the level of damages they would

have caused.

He then called on Governor Willie Obiano and the Commissioner of Police to intervene on the matter by arresting the perpetrators of this violent act, saying that what happened was clear act of criminality which they hid under land dispute.

A stakeholder in the community, Chief Christopher Udo, commended the police for their timely intervention but called on the Governor to intervene in the matter once and for all to avoid the rec-occurrence of the incident.

Govt. budgets N858m for Fire service commences sports, youth development sensitisation on fire prevention

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for Youth and Sports in Anambra State, Uju Nwogu, says the state government has proposed to spend N858 million on the execution of sports and youth entrepreneurial programmes this year.

Nwogu said on Friday in Awka that in the draft capital expenditure, N160 million was earmarked for stadium projects in Awka and Onitsha.

The budget proposal made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) indicated that the amount surpassed the ministry’s expenditure on the programmes in 2015 and 2016 which amounted to N61.2 million and N54.1 million respectively.

Nwogu told NAN that if the money was approved, the various stadia across the state, including Awka Township Stadium would be developed.

“We want to look at the different stadia, the Awka Township Stadium needs to be developed so that we can have a befitting sports facility in the

state capital.

“The sports facilities in the state are dilapidated and some of them are simply obsolete,’’ she said.

Nwogu, however, said that nothing was budgeted for Anambra Games Villages on which N10 million was spent in 2015.

A reliable source in the ministry told NAN that there was no such project in the state and wondered where the money was spent.

“The largest chunk of the budget was N395 million for the proposed enumeration of unemployed youths in the 21 local government council areas of the state as well as their training and startup packs.

“A sum of N4.4m was spent on the same programme in 2015 and 2016 respectively.

“The proposal showed that N80 million was budgeted for sports competitions at the national and state levels as against N17.8 million and N15.3 million spent in 2015 and 20016 respectively,’’ the commissioner said.

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Anambra State Fire Service has commenced awareness and sensitisation programme on fire prevention in the state.

Mr. Vincent Nwokoye, the Fire Prevention Officer, Government House Fire Station in Awka, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Awka.

According to him, the sensitisation programme is a reaction to the increasing fire outbreaks in the state.

He said that under the sensitization programme, fire officers would inspect public buildings and markets to ensure that they had basic fire prevention tools and extinguishers.

Nwokoye said the agency would also train residents on

ways to handle inflammable materials.

“We want to ensure that public buildings are well equipped with basic firefighting tools and knowledge of inflammable materials.

“The electrical connections are also important because they can cause sparks and degenerate to fire.

“Now that we are in the harmattan season, we are recording increase in fire outbreaks and any time there is fire incident, lives and properties are lost and we are bordered,’’ he said.

The fire officer advised residents to call the organistaion’s emergency cell phone number 07081877775 for immediate response whenever there was a fire incident.

Uma Ukpai storms Onitsha for second time in a month Alphonsus Nweze Awka

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international evangelist, Rev. (Dr.) Umar Ukpai, will for the second time in one month storm Onitsha, the Anambra State commercial nerve centre in continuation of his gospel campaign.

The most sought evangelical preacher has been in Onitsha from February 20 through 26, where he ministered at Fegge Stadium at the instance of Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, Diocese on the Niger.

Rev. Jeremiah Nwachukwu, the General Overseer of Bible Base Church, said Upkai was in Onitsha at the instance of Church of Nigeria, Diocese on the Niger, which invited him for spiritual revival, healing and deliverance.

He however said that the man of God will be in Onitsha, this time at Nkpor, a sprawling suburb of Onitsha, for a three-day crusade and revival from March 24 and 26, 2017.

Rev. Nwachukwu said that they were favoured to have this anointed man of God twice in a month in Onitsha and environs but for them at his church, it would be rare privilege to host Ukpai for the seventh consecutive time.

“He along with the church leaders will pray for the peace of Nigeria. We expect miracles, testimonies, salvation and deliverances at the occasion. It will be a major event of the year in Nkpor and environs. God will use him to lift people’s yokes. People’s lives would be touched at the programme, “said Rev. Nwachukwu.

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Okorocha should come to Anambra for lessons in good governance -Anakwe Chief Ozo Anakwe, a well-known opinion leader in Anambra State and chieftain of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was the President General of the defunct Onitsha Markets Amalgamated Traders Association (OMATA). In this interview with ALPHONSUS NWEZE, the former OMATA boss comments on President Muhammadu Buhari’s medical vacation, altercation between Governors Obiano and Okorocha, and decamping of some PDP members to the All Progressives Congress (APC) among other issues. Excerpts: President Muhammadu Buhari has been abroad for weeks on medical vacation and Nigerians have not been told his actual health status as he has not talked Nigerians even for once. In the midst of these, governance is suffering; hunger and poverty are on increase. What’s your take on this?

As far as President Muhammadu Buhari is still abroad, his vice, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo should be given the co-operation to lead the country. And as you can see his style of leadership since Buhari left the country has given Nigerian breathing space. For the first time since the All Progressives Congress (APC) came to power, there was demonstration and nobody was killed, there was no arrest and harassment. It shows that the Vice President Yemi Osibanjo has the capacity to accommodate. It shows he is educated, he has wisdom, and he is a good and humane politician leader.

The earlier Nigerians tell themselves the truth the better.

At more than 70 years, Buhari’s age, plus his level of his education, there is no doubt that he would find Nigeria a bigger load to carry. Time has come that we must insist that whoever will rule Nigeria must go to school because of we cannot afford to have a leader who cannot understand the complexity of this modern age. Nigeria is not where just because you are exsoldier, you think you can handle it. If you look at Buhari’s cabinet, they are not only composed of people from one ethnic group, they are mainly made of retired military and para-military officers who specialised in carrying guns than in the management of economy.

I wish him quick recovery and when he returns, he should hand over the reins of power to his Vice-President, so that he can rest and enjoy his old age.

He should hand over Nigeria to young generation, so that he can live long and become an elder statesman that he is, instead of leading the country as if we are in war, harassing, arresting, jailing and detaining Nigerians.

Before they misunderstand me, I am not against arresting, prosecuting and jailing those who have violated the laws of the land especially corrupt ones, but there must be element of

civility, human face. We are no more in military regime. Politics is all about give and take.

Unfortunately our President was not rained in that manner.

He is a military man to the core.

Nigerians should know that we are in a trial period now. Therefore we need more prayers than before. Those who are ruling Nigerians with Buhari should stop telling lies to country. The law enforcement agencies should do their best to diffuse tension in the land because seventy five percent of the tension in the country is the way they carry their job, especially the Directorate of State Security (DSS) and the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC). The more you raise tension, the more people will be against government and you chase out foreign investors.

What is your view on the recent altercation between Governors Willie Obiano of Anambra State and Rochas Okorocha of Imo State?

I totally blame Governor Okorocha because Governor Obiano is in the election year.

And Okorocha said three South East governors would cross to APC. So, he was playing smart politics. He wants his party to enjoy bandwagon effect during Aanambra State election since three South East governors are crossing over to the party and the people would vote against him and his party since they cannot afford to be the only state in the zone outside APC. And he (Okorocha) knows that the governorship election in Anambra State is coming this year.

But beyond that, if Okorocha wants some lessons in good governance, he should come to Anambra State. Obiano will lecture him how to provide security, infrastructure, and payment of workers and pensioners’ salary. The difference between Obiano and Okorocha is that Okorocha specialises in propaganda, praising himself but in the case of Obiano, the civil servants, business community, farmers and more are praising Obiano.

And the best commissioner he (Okorocha) has is the Commissioner for Information, who dishes out propaganda for him but Obiano has the best commissioners for Agriculture, Industry, and Works. And that is why Okorocha specialises in pro-

Ozo Anakwe

If Okorocha wants some lessons in good governance, he should come to Anambra State.

Obiano will lecture him how to provide security, infrastructure, and payment of workers and pensioners’ salary. paganda, makes a lot of noise, while Obiano goes to work. If I will assess them, Okorocha is a musician, while Obiano is a scientist.

He is challenging Obiano who has succeeded in arresting and chasing away all the kidnappers and armed robbers who have been terrorising Aanambra State. But just few days ago, criminals came to a Court in Okorocha’s state (Imo) and took away one of their leaders being prosecuted, a high profile criminal called Vampire because there is no security in Imo State.

He is managing relatively new

capital, yet the development in Awka is far better than what Okorocha is doing in Imo State.

Some top politicians and prominent businessmen in the South East recently moved to APC and more are expected to move before 2019. How do you see the movement?

No, no. Those our elders moving to APC, many of them have business to do with Federal Government and because of the type of president we have, they knew the fate of their businesses are at stake.

Secondly, they believe that what happened in Edo and Ondo

states will happen in Anambra State; that once you make noise, APC, INEC, Army, Police, DSS will declare you winner. And they will ask you to go to court.

They are jubilating because our Judges were insulted, humiliated and kept under fear. If there will be free and fair election, it is between APGA and PDP. The fact is that there is no APC in Anambra State, in fact, in South East even now as I speak. And there will be none even during the election because the party that promised change has not brought any change. Only God will know what will happen in the coming election. And Anambra people are trusting on God to deliver us from the impunity of APC. What advice do you give to Governor Obiano in this regard?

I do not give advice on pages of newspapers. When Obiano’s support group came to me, I gave them advice, which I know they are working with it, though I am a member of PDP but PDP is yet to bring out its candidate.

This brings to mind what is happening in PDP now. Do you think there is a light at the end of the tunnel?

We entered into the trap set by a former governor, who people alleged founded Boko Haram. He used to cajole PDP to infuse Boko Haram into PDP. They used it to push Goodluck Jonathan out and hijacked PDP. I learnt that this man is related to the President. PDP members have become political refugees in their own party, trying to get back their own. They want to push PDP out of its home as Boko Haram pushed out North East out of their homes.

What of the idea of mega party?

As long as politics is concerned, people who want to form mega party should go on.

It is constitutional. The problem is that many of them are still hiding their face because of the nature of administration we have. Until we know who are behind the mega party, I don’t think people will be quick to rush to the party because nobody would come from frying pan to fire. If the promoters are people like ex-governor of Lagos and Rivers States, or all these selfish politicians, nobody will shake their hands.

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NEPC reiterates commitment to WTO trade facilitation agreement

L –R: Hon. Salisu Zakari Ningi, Dep. Chairman; Mr. Adekunle O. Onafowokan, MD, Ladgroup Ltd; Hon. Sir Jones Chukwudi Onyereri, Chairman, House Committee on Banking and Currency; Prince (Dr) B. A. Onafowokan, Chairman, Ladgroup Ltd; and Mr. Bashir M. Wali, Acting MD/ CEO, NEXIM Bank at the LADGROUP Shea Butter processing factory in Ikenne, Ogun State during the House Oversight Function visit on Thursday.

Simon Ugwu The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has reiterated its commitment to support and work closely with the relevant government agencies, private sector and international organizations to ensure full implementation of the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA).

Speaking at his office in Abuja after the announcement by Director General of the World Trade Organisation, Roberto Azevêdo of entry into force of the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) on February 22 2017, Executive Director/CEO of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council, Mr Olusegun Awolowo, said “This is particularly gratifying as Nigeria submitted its ratification earlier in January through the Honourable Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Okechukwu Enelamah. The ratification of the TFA is indeed a major milestone for global multilateral trade.

I am optimistic that Nigeria would go ahead to domesticate and implement the agreement to the letter”.

“We will maximize the benefits of TFA especially to make export trade the catalyst for achieving national economic turn-around for sustainable development, enhanced annual GDP growth job creation, higher incomes, improved welfare, reduced trade costs, and ultimately landmark improvements to the ease of doing business index for the country,” he said.

It is hoped that many small businesses that hitherto have found it impossible to trade internationally due to complex regulatory requirements will henceforth be able to be part of global trade which leads to sustainable growth; and growth that results in prosperity.

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Over 2,000 tax defaulting firms jostle for waiver Motolani Oseni

More than 2,000 tax defaulting firms have applied to the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to be considered for tax reprieve.

The number, which cuts across local businesses, multinational firms, also include oil firms operating in the country that defaulted with their Petroleum Profit Tax (PPT).

A top FIRS official confirmed at the weekend that the response

to the waiver as encouraging, but was not specific regarding the amount recovered since last year when tax amnesty offer was announced.

Last year, FIRS announced it was granting a waiver of penalty and interest on tax liabilities to all firms for the period between 2013 and 2015.

Its Chairman, Babatunde Fowler, in a public notice, said the waiver only relates to accumulated penalty and interest but not principal tax due.

Fowler said a 45-day window

has been opened by the Service to enable affected firms to declare their indebtedness and present a payment plan on the outstanding principal tax liability, only acceptable to the Federal Board of Inland Revenue.

The paid notice read: “The FIRS in exercise of its powers under section 85 (3) of the companies income tax act CAP C21 LFN 2007 (as amended) (and replicated in section 32 (3) of the Federal Inland Revenue Service Establishment Act (FIRSEA 2007) hereby invites all principal

officers, especially chairmen, managing directors, chief executive officers, executive and non-executive directors, chief financial officers and all company owners or their representatives, to take advantage of a special window to avoid payment of penalty and interest on tax due between 2013-2015.

“That FIRS, by this public notice, will grant a pardon stretching back to three years (2013-2015) to all tax payers in default provided that such defaulting tax payers; come forward to declare their indebtedness within the 45-day window and present a payment plan on the outstanding principal tax liability acceptable to Federal Board of Inland Revenue.”

Arik pays insurance premiums, workers’ salaries Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo

... Set to stabilise airline

Barely two weeks after the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) took over the management of Arik Airlines, the firm said it has been able to stabilize the wobbling airline by payment of salaries of workers and would soon return it to profitability.

A statement from spokesman for AMCON, Jude Nwauzor said although the airline now managed by Capt. Roy Ukpebo Ilegbodu, under the receivership of Mr. Oluseye Opasanya, were confronted with a barrage of

challenges created by the sacked Arik management, he stated that they have been able to eventually surmount the problems to stabilize operations with the few aircraft on the fleet.

Nwauzor explained that unlike what obtained before the takeover, average On-TimePerformance (OTP) of Arik Air to different destinations has improved; Nigerian banks that hitherto turned their backs to Arik now cooperate and support the new management; engagement with international and

local creditors have also been successful; just as discussions, he said, with critical service providers and industry stakeholders have yielded the much desired positive results.

He further stated that Arik has also paid the insurance premium, which was on the verge of expiring had AMCON not taken over on February 9, 2017.

His words, “Arik has also commenced the payment of outstanding salaries, which has greatly boosted staff morale as well as performance. Arik is

also in discussion with different creditors and stakeholders to recall a good number of aircraft into the fleet as soon as possible, which will increase the number of daily flights.

Aside from that, a good number of affected passengers have been refunded while efforts are on to reach out to those yet to get their refund as a result of suspension of flights to some routes.”

There are indications that the former managers of the carriers owed workers over seven months’ salary arrears and all its creditors all over the world.

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Labour, NGO call for review of tax treaties Joy Ekeke The organised labour under the aegis of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Trade Union Congress of Nigeria and a NonGovernmental Organisation ActionAid are urging the Federal Government to immediately commence the review of all taxation treaties signed with different nations and multinational companies operating within and outside Nigeria.

They spoke in Abuja during the West African summit of Civil Society Organisations, labour and tax experts on double taxation treaties. The theme of the event was: ‘Rethinking double taxation treaties: A call for review of West

African extravagant waivers’.

The Country Director, ActionAid Nigeria, Mrs. Ojobo Atuluku, noted that based on the treaties, Nigeria and other West African nations were willfully giving away resources that would have been utilised for developmental projects and stressed that it was high time that the country abolished all unproductive incentives and tax breaks.

She explained that double taxation treaties, as presented, were aimed at creating enabling environment for businesses to thrive, drive investment, encourage trade and facilitate trade balance among nations in the treaties.

Atuluku said, “However, studies by ActionAid and other de-

Minister of Labour, Chris Ngige velopment agencies as well as individuals have shown over time that there is a need to take more

than a mere cursory look at the treaties. The treaties that most nations in the sub-region have signed on to have become major sources of revenue loss for the nations over the years.

“The nature of the double taxation agreements, usually with advanced economies, and in some cases tax havens, have become avenue through which multinationals, large national corporations and high net worth individuals deny the nations huge tax funds, which could have been plunged into provision of sound education, good health care and social infrastructure.”

Atuluku observed that most times, countries like Nigeria and others in the sub-region entered

into the double taxation treaties with the assumption that they are mutually beneficial.

Atuluku added, “However, due to the nature of the economies of the countries, which are mostly non-productive, consuming and net importers of capital, the deals are most times skewed in favour of the more advanced nations and corporations allegedly coming from such nations.

“While we are not going to engage in unnecessary debate on the continued relevance of double taxation treaties, we, however, abide with our position that Nigeria and other West African countries need to review, renegotiate and reverse a lot of existing treaties.”

Fitch Affirms Lagos State at ‘B+’ Outlook Negative Motolani Oseni A global rating agency, Fitch has affirmed Lagos State’s Long-Term Foreign and Local Currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) at ‘B+’ with Negative Outlook and Short-Term Foreign Currency IDR at ‘B’.

The National Long-Term Rating has been affirmed at ‘AA+(nga)’, with a Stable Outlook. The ratings on the state’s programme as well as senior unsecured bonds have also been affirmed at ‘B+’. The affirmation reflects the state’s weak socioeconomic indicators by international standards. It also reflects Fitch’s expectations of resilient operating performance in the medium term adequate transparency compared with national standards and satisfactory debt metrics.

The Negative Outlook reflects that of Nigeria (‘B+’/Negative), as Lagos benefits from a diversified revenue structure, and especially from strong internally generated revenues (IGR), which we expect to support our forecast of an operating margin of around 50 per cent over the medium term.

This, in tandem with the administration’s commitment to keep cost growth under doubledigit inflation, should mitigate pressure from a potential decline in oil-related state statutory allocations from the Federal Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC).

After a 20 per cent drop in 2015, Fitch expects political continuity following last elections to boost capex over the medium term up to an annual average of NGN450bn over 2017-2019, mostly focused on transportation, water, health, education and social protection.

Sterling Bank supports NEPC’s Zero to Export Initiative

As part of its enriching lives proposition and support for the patronage of made in Nigeria goods and services in line with the call for the diversification of the Nigerian economy, Sterling Bank has announced its support for the Zero to Export programme of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC).

The Zero to Export project which has been described as a novel capacity development programme is targeted at those who are interested in the export business and willing to invest in nonoil export ventures.

The objectives of the programme are to develop the capacity of would-be exporters in practical terms in all the stages of export process as it relates to product of interest. It provides in-

sight to all processes required to arrive at taking export decisions and introduces the would-be exporters to the nitty gritty of logistics involved in exports whileequipping them with informed decisions on products for export.

Sterling Bank’s Chief Marketing Officer, Henry Bassey in a statement explained that while the Bank would sponsor all participants, “the NEPC would identify the would-be exporters for the training; identify existing companies willing to provide the services of handholding the exporters; match-make the identified exporters to companies providing the services and provide all logistics and resources for the practical building and follow-up on the trainees to the point of export”

L – R: Funbi Akinloyi, Head, Membership Services, The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN); Oluwatosin Ojo, President, Professional Women Bankers Association of Nigeria (PWBAN) and Busola Awosile, Customer Experience Management Group of Sterling Bank Plc at a workshop organized by PWBAN and supported by Sterling Bank Plc for students of Secondary Schools in Lagos ...at the weekend.

Consumer good sustains highest negative returns as February ends Bonny Amadi

The headwinds bedeviling the Nigerian economy and the industrial sector demonstrated its spiral effects as the consumer goods sector of the Nigerian stock exchange (NSE) sustains highest negatives returns.

The sector on the last full trading week in February, recorded -16.89 per cent loss on investment so far in 2017, the sector opened the year also in negative returns at The NSE consumer goods index opened the 2015 financial year at 746.19 and 712.65 , closing the 2016 financial year at -4.49 per cent.

The NSE consumer goods index as at the close of trade on

Friday February 25th 2017 has a total market capitalization of N2.07 trillion.

The consumer index is made up of 15 companies all of which their performances have been impacted by prevailing economic headwinds and forex challenges, hampering their expected positive performances and returns on shareholders investments.

Companies t6hat constitute the index are 7Up Bottling company which closed the week at N106.50 er share,, Cadbury that closed at N9.00 per share and Champion Breweries which closed the week at N2.35 per share.

Others that constitute the sector also include, Dangote flour , closed the week at N6.06 per

share, Nigerian Flour Mills (NFM) which closed the week at 17.80 per share and Guinness Nigeria which its equity price close the week lower at N68.00 per share.

Honeywell flour close the week at N1.00 per share, International Breweries at N15.70 per share, Nascon closed the week lower at N7.00 per share.

Nestle Nigeria closed the week at N570 per share, PZ Cussons closed the week lower at N13.99 per share, Unilever closed lower at N28.50 per share, while Vitafoam a component of the NSE Consumer goods index closed lower at N1.72 per share, having declined by 75 per cent year to date.

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Stories by Motolani Oseni The nation’s currency, the Naira on Friday continued its gaining form to record total points of 65 in one week, with a closing rate of N460

CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele

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Naira appreciates against Dollar by 65 points in one week …Gains against Pound, Euro at parallel market

against N525 it traded previous Friday at the parallel market.

The Naira, which has been on a path of recovery, also strengthened against the Pound Sterling and the Euro exchanged at 575 against 600 and 480 they traded at 510, respectively at the parallel market.

The local currency had appreciated a total gain of 30 points, closing at N495 against N525 sold last Friday at the parallel market.

Business Times, however, observed that since the Central

Bank of Nigeria (CBN) introduced the new foreign exchange policy action, the Nigerian currency has appreciated significantly on the parallel market.

Also, the local currency at the official foreign exchange appreciated to 305.5 against 305.50, but fell slightly against pound sterling from 381.57 to 383.43 and 322.76 to 324.07 per Euro.

At the Bureau De Change (BDC) window, the Naira closed at N399 to a dollar CBN controlled price, while the Pound Sterling and the Euro exchanged

at N610 and N520 respectively.

Traders at the market expected the Naira to sell for less than N300 to a dollar if the boost in liquidity by the CBN is sustained.

The naira has been gaining dramatically, since the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) introduced fresh policy actions to make the dollar readily available for travellers and Nigerians schooling abroad.

The CBN has since pumped nearly $500 million dollars into the forex market, sending the parallel market into unexpected

trading territories.

With the high possibility of more liquidity injection by the CBN, forex traders anticipate further appreciation of the naira.

Although, they believed that the $1.5 million sold by the apex bank on the interbank market at 305 per dollar on Friday boosted liquidity in the market.

This helped push the naira to 460 on the black market, its highest level in more than three months, following several interventions by the central bank on the official market.

Interbank rate dips by 15%, as banks provide currency sales Nigeria’s overnight lending rate plummeted to around 15 percent on the interbank market on Friday from around 133 percent the previous day, as the market anticipated the injection of budgetary allocations to government agencies.

Africa’s top crude producer distributes oil revenues among its three tiers of government and a portion belonging to states and local government passes through the banking system.

The interbank rate spiked to around 200 percent on average this week as commercial lenders provided funds for several currency sales via interventions from the central bank, which drove up the cost of borrowing among banks.

The central bank auctioned $230 million in forward contracts on the official market on Thursday after selling $370 million earlier in the week in a bid to narrow the gap between the official and black market dollar rate.

The money market opened with a cash deficit of about 45.64 billion naira ($149.39 million) on Friday against a 83.89 billion naira surplus last week.

“The market traded initially around 100 percent but slowed to between 10-15 percent as traders anticipate a possible disbursement of budget allocations,” one trader said.

Traders expect the interbank lending rate to open below double digits next week once the budget cash is disbursed.

R-L: Fela Ibidapo, Group Head, Corporate Communications, Heritage Bank Plc; Omobolaji Mogaji, Media Sales Executives at Multichoice and Gifty Powers, Big Brother Naija’s housemate, during her visit to the bank’s head office in Victoria Island Lagos, weekend.

GTBank wins triple honours at Euromoney private banking awards .. .Ranked best private bank in Nigeria Guaranty Trust Bank Plc, reaffirmed its position as a leading global brand with its recent recognition as the ‘Best Private Banking Services, Best Commercial Banking Capabilities & Best Net-worth Specific Services in Africa’ during the 2017 Euromoney Private Banking Awards which held on Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at the Plaisterer’s Hall in the City of London.

Now in its 14th year, the

Euromoney Private Banking and Wealth Management Survey is the industry’s leading barometer for product innovation and service delivery to private banking clients. The survey covers 15 different product and client categories on a global and regional basis, and has ranking results in 70 countries.

According to Helen Avery, private banking editor, “This year, close to 700 institutions took part in the survey, 2,951 valid responses

were received, representing a 12.8% increase from last year figures. GTBank’s recognition in three categories is testament to the thorough work the bank is doing to deliver the utmost in banking services to its private banking clients. It is hard enough to win in just one category but to emerge victorious in three, clearly showcases the strength and efficiency of its value proposition to this particular segment of its customer base.

ATM transaction hits N38.11trn in 2016

The value of transactions carried out through Automated Teller Machine (ATM) in 2016 has been put to a total amount of N38.11 trillion in 2016, data from the National Bureau of Statistics(NBS) has showed (NBS).

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said that more Nigerians made large volume financial transactions through electronic means of banking in 2016, rather than using the conventional banking hall facility for payments.

According to the bureau’s Selected Banking Sector

Data for 2016 released recently on its website , the use of Automated Teller Machine (ATM) has become a household phenomenon for financial transactions, even as it said that the process recorded trillions of financial transactions within the first, second, third and fourth quarters of 2016.

For instance, the bureau said that in Q1 2016, 124,790,186 ATM transactions were recorded with a total of N7.64t transaction values.

In Q2 however, the number of users of ATM increased to 136, 390, 687, with

a total of N8.73t values of transactions.

In the following Q3, the trend continued with 153,167,033 transactions recorded via ATM electronic payment totaling N9.59t in value of transaction.

In Q4, the number of ATM users across was of 175,891,028 with a total of N12.15t value of cash transferred.

The bureau maintained that the ATM electronic payment means held sway all through 2016, culminating in the highest volume of means of transactions in the period under review.

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By Afolabi Adesola The brewing sector, Nigerian Brewers and the Guinness Nigeria, as well as the Micro finance sector, represented by the Nigerian Police force (NPF) MFB on the price gainers table for the week ended February 24th 2017.

The equities market recorded first weekly growth for the month of February as trading activities closed positive on three of the five trading days.

The All Share Index thus grew by 0.34 percent to close the week at 25,250.37 basis points, while the Market Capitalisation increased

by N29.6 billion and closed at N8.739 trillion.

Nigerian Breweries led the 18 stocks price ginners table by 13.04 percent to close at N130 per share. Guinness Nigeria followed

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NB, Guinness, NPF Mfb gains lift market value ..As market key indices record growth with a growth of 11.57 percent to close at N68, while Nigeria Police Force Micro Finance Bank added 9.26 percent to close at N1.18 per share.

They led eighteen stocks that appreciated in price during the week, lower than twenty-nine equities of the previous week.

The decliners table revealed that 34 equities topped by Unilever, Forte Oil and Viatfoam depreciated in price. These companies fell 16.18, 14.96 and 14 percent respectively to close at N5.50, N8.86 and 28 kobo respectively.

The 34 loser stocks, were higher than 24 equities of the previous week, while125 equities remained unchanged higher than 123 equities recorded in the preceding week.

Performance review of sectorial Indices, showed growth in all, but the NSE Premium, NSE ASeM, NSE Banking, NSE Oil/ Gas, NSE Lotus II, NSE Industrial Goods and NSE Pension indices that depreciated by 0.45 percent, 0.79 percent, 0.79 percent, 2.50 percent, 2.82 percent, 2.83 percent and 1.18 percent re-

spectively.

Investors during the week, transacted a total of 765.656 million shares worth N9.717 billion in 12,468 deals on the floor of the Exchange in contrast to a total of 1.073 billion shares valued at N8.608 billion that exchanged hands previous week in 14,486 deals.

The Financial Services Industry measured by volum led the activity chart with 575.290 million shares valued at N3.470 billion traded in 6,738 deals; thus contributing 75.14% and 35.71% to the total equity turnover volume and value respectively.

NSE R-L: Mr. Oscar Onyema CEO Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE),AminaMohammed, Deputy secretary General of the United Nations (UN), former Nigeria’s Minister of environment and Mr Ade Bajomo, ED Market Operations,(NSE) at recent FG /NSE green bond seminar at the Exchange in Lagos.

SEC’s hammer falls on YDEC Ponzi scheme Bonny Amadi As the issue of the MMM Ponzi scheme continues to rage in the Nigerian economy, the Securities and Exchange Commission, has slammed another similar investment scheme with indefinite closure of its business premises.

The action was against Yuan Dong (YDEC), in furtherance of the apex capital market regulator’s determination to protect investors and ensure that illegal operators are not allowed to operate in Nigeria’s capital market.

Investments in the scheme range from a minimum deposit tor via its functional offices in Asaba Delta State and Abuja, the federal Capital Territory (FCT).

Head Corporate Communication of SEC, Naif Abdussalam disclosed to Daily Times that the Company parades itself as an Investment Company thereby extending invitations to unsuspecting members of the public to subscribe in a scheme identified as a Resources Investment Account.

Abdussalam said, “Investments in the scheme range from a minimum deposit of 10, 000 to a maximum of 240, 000.

Chellarams migrates to ASeM over free float deficiency Afolabi Adesola

By Bonny Amadi The Nigerian insurance sector which opened the 2017 financial year on a depressive note of -11.24 per cent that closed 2016 financial year, has sustained low equity prices as trading enters the last month of the third quarter Wednesday.

The sector which opened last week at 122.61, closed on Friday February 24th at 123.01, resulting to a weekly change of 0.40 per cent and week to date change of 0.33 per cent, however, month

NSE insurance index stocks only 1% priced over N1.00 …Offers openings for cheap acquisition

to date was -1.51 per cent, while quarter to date and year to date losses stood at -2.60 respectively.

Following the weak performance of the insurance companies which tend to impact negatively on their shares, Daily Times reveals that only two percent of NSE Insurance index components trade above N1.00

Summary of activities on NSE ASI DEALS VOLUME VALUE CAP

25,164.91 2,713.00 480,000,153.00 1,979,409,018.81 8,709,099,857,643.21

per share.

Capital market experts at the just concluded SEC seminar on deployment of 2017 budget to bost capital market, raised the issue of easy acquisition of most companies on the Exchange, especially the Insurance companies, based on their low capitalisation, which could easily be paid for by any local or foreign investor.

According to the NSE INDEX components for the week ended Friday February 24th 2017, the total of 15 companies which made up the NSE Insurance index had a market capitalisation of N88.23 Billion, representing an average of what two companies listed in the same exchange expend for

dividend payment to shareholders.

The report showed that only Mansard and Continental Reinsurance trade above N1.00 per share among the 15 companies that constitute the NSE Insurance index, accounting for 1% of the index stocks. Mansard traded last Friday at N1.57 per share, had 10,500,000,000 shares on issue and a cap factor modified capitalization of N16,485,000,000.00 and a weighted average of 0.186843455.

Out of the 15 companies that make up the NSE Insurance index, ten companies trade at par value of 50 kobo, three companies stocks trade above per value price , but below N1.00 per share, while only two trade at above

Chellerams Nigeria Plc based on its free float deficiency, has been authorized by the NSE to migrate to Alternative Securities Exchange Market category (ASeM) board, for Small and Medium Enterprises (SME’s) Chellarams Plc had applied to migrate from the Main Board of the NSE to the ASeM Board following the company’s 14.87 percent free float deficiency, which falls short of the NSE’s 20 percent requirement for companies listed on the Main Board, which was endorsed by NSE on 20th February.

However, the NSE requires companies listed on the Alternative Securities Market (ASeM) to hold a free float of 15 percent.

A Free-float represents the portion of shares of a company that are in the hands of public investors as opposed to locked-in stock held by promoters, company officers, controlling-interest investors, or government.

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Godwin Anyebe Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is usually associated with the term of competitive advantage. Companies compete among themselves to attract more customers to have the highest sales and maximize profits. The winner is the one who can offer cheaper goods; provide interesting and quality service, who can offer to the customer something not offered anywhere else. Before economic the recession in Nigeria, CSR was seen as an increasingly relevant source of competitive advantage. But when the economic crisis came to hit the Nigerian economy, analysts became curious about what would happen with the concept of Corporate Social Responsibility. It was quite apparent that the crisis would affect CSR, but no one knew how. Some have argued that the companies should dismiss CSR, considering it as an economic burden, but others are of the view that CSR should continue to strengthen and become a benefit to business in times of crisis, making companies more competitive in an increasingly hostile business environment.

Daily Times checks shows that, the current recession and its impact directly affect the perception of CSR in companies.

The crisis, which continuously developed in the recession, hit surveyed companies especially financially. The sphere of CSR experienced a significant decrease of all spending on socially responsible activities. Subsequently there has been a review of specific activities and projects.

Projects of marginal interest were rejected and CSR ceased to represent only the allocation of funds and donation. Quite as expected the most affected area was the social, and the least affected was environmental area.

The report also shows that companies are trying to solve their problems in accordance with the principles of social responsibility and they found that CSR does not mean only costs, which in time of recession decrease earnings downward, but it is something to rely on in times of crisis. Companies began to seek the benefits of CSR, not only in terms of a reputation, but also financially. These options are found in the social, economic and environmental spheres. In the environmental area, the plan was to streamline the running of projects and the search for savings, especially in energy (more efficient heating and heat recovery systems, power off electrical devices, etc.).

Reacting to this issue, a brand management consultant, Bernard Okhakume said that the recession has demonstrated the importance of corporate CSR and depth of its actual implementa-

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Corporate Social Responsibility in economic recession

L-R, The Junior Brand Manager, Three Crowns Milk, Mr. Jesufemi Ololade and Winners of the Three Crowns Milk Old School Valentine’s Day Competition, Mr. Paul Okhamiogue and his Wife, Mrs Eunice Okhamiogue during the Three Crowns Milk Special Valentine Dinner Treat recently in Lagos. tion. Before recession, companies were still learning what CSR is and they did not use fully the potential of CSR as a competitive advantage. During the recession, however, specific activities and projects were reviewed. Projects of marginal interest were dismissed and CSR ceased to represent only the allocation of funds for charitable purposes. CSR has become more targeted.

According to him, there must a shift from reactive to proactive CSR. Companies must begin to understand CSR more conceptually and strategically. All companies must as a matter of deliberate policy drop from the support of smaller projects and strongly focused on projects that are in line with their business activities, to enhance their competitiveness in unstable time of economic recession. In the future, all companies would consider CSR more strategically and targeting their projects better. They must support especially those projects which have proved to be effective. Rather than new projects that would like to enrich the current dimension of CSR. In the social area, he continued, they must return benefits for employees and again support social or cultural events, which were very limited due to the recession. Companies should also place great emphasis on developing the relationship with stakeholders and getting feedback.

In accordance with the current trend, companies should also focus more on volunteering, which is very beneficial and does not require too much financial support.

In another development, a survey carried out by Daily Times reveals that in future, CSR should not only underline business strategy and contribute to the reputation of the company, but also increase its value and competitiveness. The report also show that companies follow a strategy of differentiation based on CSR, in particular because it creates protection against actions of competitors, since customers are more loyal to the brand and less sensitive to price changes, an extremely important fact, especially in time of recession. A high standard of implementation of CSR was found in all companies. The focus of the companies on all areas of social responsibility is more comprehensive in the environmental area. In the field of environment, they place a particular emphasis on international standards. High requirements for this area stem largely from the need to obey the law and directives.

According to the findings, Focusing on environmental issues is also given by allowing the well to set measurable targets, such as measuring carbon footprints and the like. This is demonstrated by the fact that companies monitor the value of their key indicators.

The popularity of environmental projects also lies in the fact that often they bring a reduction in costs due to energy savings. Caring for the environment stands very high in values of companies.

Also speaking, a brand and marketing analyst, Samuel Ajayi disclosed that, “in the future, it is possible to expect that CSR in the environmental field will be even more present. Social area is represented by the care of staff and community projects. All companies place great emphasis on safety.”

According to him, brands owned by European investors also emphasize the gender issues. As expected, this area is not entirely addressed by company of Japanese ownership, due to the cultural stereotypes of Asian countries. Cooperation with the non-profit sector seems to be efficient, and is carried out mainly through community projects as well as volunteering. Donations are still carried out, but in line with current trends, its role is smaller in relation with community projects. In the economic sphere, the companies share common characteristics. Given the requirement of transparency and openness they produce annual CSR reports, and they have established codes of ethics and defined responsibilities in CSR.” Speaking on the way forward, an Economist, Oluwafemi Fag-

bemi, told Daily Times that, in a period like this, a considerable strengthening of communication with stakeholders and the larger social communication with employees, departments and offices is very important to keep them abrace with the very new development. According to him, all companies must begin to shift from the support of smaller projects to be focused strongly on projects that are consistent with the object of business. Stakeholders should begin to be seen as a major business partners in the process. CSR must begin to be understood as a corporate strategy, local impact must begin to be understood as a global impact, the problematic situation or process must also begin to be communicated more, and to promote projects linked to business activities with a positive impact on society.

Above all, he said, “companies should start to realize that increasing relations and communication with stakeholders to develop a genuine trust based relationship, rather than creating an artificial image of generous company, builds a real competitive advantage. The companies have not experienced the shift to business growth and financial gains for companies that are open to new opportunities of CSR” “Companies have similar goals in regards to conservation of natural, renewable resources, and protection of the physical environment; since both companies consume enormous amounts of natural resources and have the need to soften their image within the communities that they conduct business. Managements must adapt to business changes that are driven by legislative and governmental actions that may be self-serving and issues driven without a true long-range strategic focus, any CSR-based initiative does not guarantee secure and profitable outcomes; hence, there will always be an element of risk involved in such ventures.” He noted In conclusion, corporate social responsibility (CSR) has become such an important concept that in some situations, it is soon to be required by law that publicly listed companies disclose ethical, social and environmental risks in its annual report. An example of CSR is the growing implementation green buildings, which are not only environmentally friendly, but also using the environment to benefit the company’s corporate reputation through the use of the resource-based view business strategy.

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Pension scheme not compulsory for all workers - Umahi Governor of Ebonyi State, Engr. David Nweze Umahi, has said that it is not compulsory for all Ebonyi workers to participate in the state’s new pension scheme.

He announced this during a meeting with the Nigeria Labour Congress and its affiliate bodies over the controversy surrounding the new pension law at the Government House, Abakaliki on Wednesday.

Umahi, who said that any civil servant willing to opt out should indicate so in writing, added that once done, the person’s name would be expunged out rightly.

“Any worker that doesn’t want to participate in this scheme should in writing, not collectively, state that ‘I don’t want to participate in this pension scheme law.’ Such person will be excluded from the programme,” the governor said in a statement on Saturday by his Chief Press

Secretary, Emma Anya.

Umahi, who reiterated his commitment to the welfare of workers, said his administration would currently afford 5% contribution to the scheme. He reminded workers that the Nigerian constitution provides in the concurrent list, for each state to make law to suit its financial capacity.

He flayed the NLC Chairman in the state, Ikechukwu Nwafor, for threatening to call a one-million-man match to protest alleged pension scheme deductions from workers’ salaries.

According to Umahi, the planned protest would not be allowed by the government.

He said, “We hear that Nwafor is planning to organize a onemillion –man march against the government over the pension deductions but I know that not up that number voted during the last elections.

“We will however organize a

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three-million march if he goes on with his plan. We will not fold our hands and allow anybody or group destroy the government.

“Nwafor should join a politi-

cal party if he wishes and let us know, as I have tolerated him and his activities enough and would no longer do so.

“I will no longer recognize

the NLC leadership in the state as workers should look beyond the labour leadership toga because it was no longer fashionable.”

He directed that the buses donated by the government to the NLC to convey workers to their duty-posts be withdrawn and given to the state branches of the National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC).

The governor also ordered “the state’s Fiscal Responsibility Commission to investigate if the Nwafor-led NLC commercialized the buses and immediately prosecute it if found guilty.

He disclosed that his feelings for workers as a result of the economic challenges hampered the implementation of National Health Insurance Scheme even when the scheme would be beneficial to them .

The governor assured that effort was on top gear to put the necessary modalities in place to ensure full implementation of the law, adding that a pension board which would soon be constituted, would recommend pension fund administrators.

… Warns workers against street-protest over pension

Benue Govt. pays N152m gratuity to 47 retired Perm Secs

In a related development, Gov. David Umahi has warned workers in the state against participating in the onemillion march, to protest against the pension scheme deductions from their salaries.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the state government and the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) Ebonyi chapter are currently in a face-off over the deductions which were effected in the workers’ February salaries.

Umahi gave the warning on Thursday in Abakaliki during a meeting with the leadership of the NLC, its affiliate unions, Local Government Area (LGA) caretaker chairmen and other stakeholders.

According to Umahi, government will resist the protest which is being planned by the State NLC Chairman, Mr Ikechukwu Nwafor.

“We hear that Nwafor is planning to organize a one million march against the government over the pension deductions but I know that not up to that number voted during the last elections.

“We will however, organize a three-million march if he goes on with his plan and those who want to protest are advised to do so in their houses.

“Anybody who marches on the streets should brace for govern-

The Benue Government says it has paid N152 million as gratuities to 47 retired permanent secretaries since 2016.

Mr Inwata Adaikwu, Benue Head of Service (HoS), said this on Friday in Makurdi while giving account of his stewardship in the past two years.

Adaikwu said that 33 of the beneficiaries retired during previous administrations while 14 were retirees of the present administration.

He said that Gov. Samuel Ortom’s administration was committed to the welfare of its retired workers and was working tirelessly to ensure prompt payment of pensions.

Adaikwu denied allegations of favouritism in the payment of gratuities, explaining that “the beneficiaries were paid evenly and in instalments”.

He said the state saved N20 million from the screening of pensioners as “ghost pensioners failed to appear for screening”.

Adaikwu said the government would overhaul pension administration in the state to make it effective and transparent.

“Government has constituted a committee to overhaul pension administration, which is a step towards integrating the state into the contributory pen-

ment’s action as we would not fold our hands and allow anybody or group destroy the government,” he said.

The governor directed all public office holders to monitor Nwafor’s activities and battle him to a standstill, in order to ensure he does not destabilize the government.

“Nwafor should join a political party if he wishes and let us know, as I have tolerated him and his activities enough and would no longer do so.

“I don’t want to talk about our private relationship because I am not unpatriotic but if I expose you further, workers and your fellow labour leaders will stone you.

He directed that the buses donated by the government to the NLC to convey workers to their duty-posts be withdrawn and given to the state’s branch of the National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC).

“The Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) and the Junior Workers Association should also be given the buses as they should be non-profit oriented with a token paid for fuelling.

“The state’s Fiscal Responsibility Commission should investigate if the Nwafor-led NLC commercialized the buses and immediately prosecute him if found guilty.

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sion scheme,” he said.

Adaikwu said that 286 civil servants benefitted from regular promotions since the inception of the administration, adding that promotion examinations were also held for about 2000 staff at different levels.

He said the Office of the HoS constructed 10 new moderate

housing units to be allocated to civil servants and purchased a 500KVA transformer for the owner-occupier community in Makurdi.

The HoS, however, said that the irregular remittance of deductions from workers’ salaries by the state Ministry of Finance was affecting its operations.

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My mission’s to make NiMet world class forecast agency – Mashi

New Director General of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Professor Sani Abubakar Mashi recently took a tour of the agency’s formations and facilities across the country as part of his familiarisation exercise. The former Deputy Vice Chancellor of the University of Abuja spoke to journalists in Lagos on his mission to reposition the weather forecast agency among the leading ones in the world. CHUKWUEMEKE IWELUNMO was there. -Excerpts You have gone round NiMet formations and facilities around Nigeria, what is your impression of what you met on ground so far?

I must tell you that an impression has already been created in my mind that NiMet has been transformed into a world class agency, despite the dwindling resources. That was the impression that was given to me. So honestly, when I came, I had very high expectations. I have gone round airports and this is the third major airport I am visiting, so I have gone round and seen the level of development and infrastructural facilities that have been provided there.

Honestly, l am really impressed because when you compare the amount of resources available to the agency and the level of the provision of infrastructure in that place, definitely you can’t do otherwise but to commend the effort of my predecessor.

The workforce will surely determine the success of your mission in the new dispensation, what have you observed?

There is no success without the commitment of staff of any organisation, especially a sensitive one that requires accurate information on weather for flights and other purposes which we provide.

From my close observation, l see that they are well committed, I could really see in them concerning the discharge of their duties.

They are not perfect but at least the level of commitment towards the discharge of their duties is very high, the level of professionalism is also very high. Honestly to be compared with other meteorological agencies around the world, am really impressed.

Your predecessor is putting you through on so many things concerning the agency, how has that impacted on your knowledge of things you wish to do?

You see, in Nigeria we have this impression, that whenever one is going out or somebody is coming in, the target of the incoming one is just to come and dismantle anything, no matter how good so as to create his own, but honestly as a human being, I believe in learning, I am a professor, but am always learning, even from my students, so because of that, when I was appointed, I was

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extremely happy the honorable minister did emphasize, given the amount of effort invested by my predecessor towards improving the condition of the agency, given the wealth of experience he has gathered, the amount of enormous goodwill both nationally and internationally he has drawn to the agency, as the incoming DG I stand to benefit from him and he hold the opinion that he should not just go like that without transferring some of the things he had acquired, so that at the end of the day, I would at least perform to his level, if not exceed the level he has attained. So therefore, when I came, I have been with him all this while, in fact I must confess that this arrangement is really very perfect and it is proving Nigerians wrong because Nigerians have the feeling that whoever is going, there is nothing we can learn from him, let him go so that you can come after and start afresh, it is not true. The best way an incoming officer can learn is to understudy the person he is taking over from so that at least he will hear firsthand from him the challenges that are there, the road blocks that needs to be eliminated, the milestones that are supposed to be achieved and things that need to be done in or-

der to achieve those milestones.

So honestly am really impressed and I think I would want to advice anybody that will take over an agency like mine in the future, he or she should avail himself of the opportunity which I have availed myself of now of which, I am very proud of.

From your tour so far, what is the state of the equipment at the various sites?

The equipment we use, as you know, are high tech and you know the manufacturers are into the competitive world, so they keep on upgrading and modifying their equipment from time to time, so which means even though so much effort has been made by my predecessor to provide equipment, the issues of upgrading and modifications are there, and maintenance and improvement, so I will make sure that all those that need to be maintained are effectively maintained, those that need upgrading are upgraded and those that need new fleets in order to increase the services we are delivering. I will do my best to get them increased within the limits of the resources available to us.

With the dwindling state of revenue, how are you looking at boosting the revenue base

of the agency?

That is one area that is dear to my heart as l embark on the mission to build on the world class standard already set. From what we did today, we signed an MOU with British American Tobacco Foundation to provide agro-med services, which is a signpost to our desire to explore and develop commercial opportunities aim at making NiMet commercially viable. We have to create ways of generating more sources of revenue and work on other areas. My predecessor has already kicked started laudable ventures in the maritime sector, l will build on that and make such and others that will come subsequently blossoms.

With arrangement already completed to sign MoUs with NIMASA and NPA, one can only imagine the huge potentials we will be generated from such ventures when they finally become operational.

How do you intend to convince the Federal Government to allow some windows for training abroad in view of the importance of such undertakings that cannot be done locally?

The issue of training and retraining form an integral part

of the successes of NiMet, and I would want to make sure that these things are introduced very well. Even though there is embargo by the federal government on international training because of the situation of the country, nonetheless that cannot stop us, in exceptional circumstances, we will try and make case to the government so that they will give us a little window because of the essential services we are rendering, if it means bringing in people from outside to come and train them, I will make sure they are well trained so that they can compete with other meteorologist from anywhere in the world.

What is your message to staff of NiMet concerning their welfare?

As far as welfare is concerned, there are three major issues; one, what eventually goes to staff on monthly bases, especially regarding the dwindling economic condition, what they take home certainly you eventually discover it makes much meaning when you compare it with the economic realities, I will do whatever is possible within the limits of the law to get something added or introduced to whatever they take home, and then the entitlement that go to them, from time to time that they need to have to encourage them to work, for instance, shift, duty and hazard allowances because like you know, we work on equipment, we work on very difficult times of the day. So definitely there are some levels of allowances that are there and needs to be introduced. These are areas that I would need to bring.

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Temple Management Is Nigeria’s Sony Music, Says 9ice

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Alapomeji crooner, 9ice joins Temple Management …Singer Signs New Deal with Management Company Primed to chart a new direction for his career, Gongo Aso crooner, Abolore Akande, popularly known as 9ice, has joined the likes of Mavins Records and Iyanya by signing a deal with Temple Management Company.

The deal was consummated recently at the Lagos and witnessed by representatives of both parties.

While receiving 9ice, Idris Olorunnimbe, CEO/ Founder, TMC, noted that 9ice still commands a strong place in Nigerian music.

“We recognize the foundation that 9ice has built and established, together we can build on and take it to newer heights,” Olorunnimbe said.

“At Temple Management Company, we do not gamble but believe in strategy and pinpoint execution,” he added.

He explained further, “With our team and structure, we are here to support 9ice to actualize his career goals. In 9ice, we see a brand that has an important and strategic core that we can expand.”

In under a year, the management company is now positioned as a powerhouse in the creative sector having amassed clients in sports, arts, and media and of course, entertainment. Some of its clients include Don Jazzy, Mavin Records, Project Fame winner, Jeff and Iyanya, In his remarks, 9ice said, “For me, this is the right thing to do at this stage in my career and indeed for any forward thinking artiste. When we started music, we grew with the knowledge that everything was all about the artiste; you are the manager, owner of the record label etc. We did this to the best of our ability.”

“This is the time to give experienced professionals the chance to take care of you because one will become the better for it. Temple Management is like our own Sony or BMG in Nigeria. Any artiste who plans to grow needs to work with the right people such as Temple Management Company.

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Skales talks sophomore album Skales

Raoul John Njeng-Njen popularly known as Skales is one of the hottest and fastest growing musicians at present. In a recent interview, Skales spoke about his upcoming sophomore album, relationship and collaboration with Wizkid, as well as his new single,

album is on the way and it promises to be classic!”

reggae-dancehall sensation, Burna Boy and is presently enjoying massive

an interesting one. I sent Burna the instrumental to record a verse and he changed the whole song. Also, the chemistry between him and I was instantaneous and strong; hence the success. We, also, had a direction for the song; as we intended it to be a street anthem which will resonate with everyone out there”.

stations.

Speaking on plans for an album this year, Skales replied; “Absolutely!

My album is complete – presently, we So, to answer your question; yes an

a remix to the original single, which was released, in late 2016.

Dremo, Terry Apala, Johnny Drille thrill guests at One Mic Naija Concert Davido Music Worldwide Act Dreburna were some of the actors who gave electrifying performances at the One Mic Naija concert series which held recently. ter a break from the industry held its last edition in August, 2015 and had -

who dished out remarkable performances to the delight of the teeming audience.

ises a momentous experience as the performing actors are fully prepped to thrill the audience in a never-seen-before fashion.

One Mic Naija is one of Nigeviding an avenue for fast-rising artists to present their craft, network with their peers and forge relationships with key players in the music industry; gaining valuable knowledge and creating crucial opportunities for them to develop as top artists.

Terra Kulture set to open world class theatre in Lagos proven to be the one- stop destination for culture and art enthusiasts.

Dremo, Terry Apala & Grey C initiative of the company not only gives the theatre industry a boost but also reinforces the position of Lagos as the leading destination for premium entertainment in Nigeria. as a movie screening venue will be set to host a range of shows, plays and musicals when it launches. It will also play the challenging role of providing Lagos, its environs, and Nigeria with a wide schedule of theatre, comedy, music and dance.

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‘Hire a Man’ grosses N23M in 10 days According to the producer, her initial target started on a good cause with the romantic comedy movie making a total of N 23 million in 10 days.

Directed by Desmond Elliot and produced by Chineylove Eze, the movie made its debut in movie tells the story of a young lady who hires a

was 20 million naira.

“I prayed for a total sales of 20M, but look Maama, we made 23 in just 10 days,” she wrote on Instagram. bonna, Nancy Isime, Bayray Mc Nwizu as Sonnia and Daniel Lloyd.

Bello as a couple.