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Electoral Act: Reps in stormy session over Card Reader

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Magu: Senate draws battle line with Buhari

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Retirees besiege Rivers Govt. House, demand 5 years’ 9 pension, gratuity N19.1bn legacy pension funds trapped in Insurance firms –PTAD 9 Buhari: We will push SMEs to 12 promote made in Nigeria goods Crude swap: NNPC recovers $62bn from AITEO 12

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cial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, as it suspended action on consideration of list of 27 Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) forwarded to it last week for confirmation by the President. The Senate had two weeks ago rejected Magu for the EFCC top job and had advised the President to forward the name of a new candidate to it for consideration. There have been clamour by legal experts that President Buhari could still stick to Magu in Acting Capacity as the head of the EFCC, notwithstanding the refusal of the Senate to clear him. The upper legislative chamber in a resolution after a motion by

Senator Peter Nwaoboshi (PDP Delta North), declared that required legislative actions for consideration and possible confirmation of the appointment of the 27 RECs, are withheld for two weeks in view of non-compliance of President Buhari to rejection of Magu as EFCC Chairman. Nwaoboshi citing orders 14 and 15 of the Senate standing rules drew the attention of Senators to the refusal of President Buhari to remove Magu as Acting Chairman of EFCC even after his rejection by the Senate. He said 8 out of the 27 RECs forwarded for confirmation are for reappointment, meaning that they are already in office. He averred that the Senate is not a mere rubber stamp for con-

firmation of any appointment proposal forwarded to it by the President, alluding to suggestions by Professor Itse Sagay to Buhari not to defer to the Senate while he should continue to allow Magu act as Chairman of EFCC. He said: “Recently in this Senate, we have dealt with the issue of confirmation and where we are today, the chairman of the Presidential Committee on Anti-Corruption, Prof. Itse Sagay, went to the press and said that the Senate merely confirms. “This is unexpected from somebody who had lectured constitutional law in the university, a Professor of law, a senior advocate of Nigeria and of course a chairman of such a big body to say that the legislature merely confirms, that

is, the legislature has no power. “Here are we again today, now being given a list to confirm and we merely confirms. Look at the list here, we have 8 of them here. Out of 27, 8 of them are for reappointment which means they are acting already, they are already working and they are still in position. “Prof. Sagay will start again and lean on section 171 subsection of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Even if we don’t confirm them, he will say continue to act. You can imagine the kind of advice these kind of persons are giving to Mr. President. They are telling Mr. President to disregard and disrespect the legislative institution. “For somebody of the status

of Professor Sagay denigrating the Senate over its power of confirmation and for the Presidency treating its resolution on such powers with levity, my position is that we should suspend consideration of appointments of the 27 RECs in any way for two weeks to know whether we have the power as given to us by the constitution to look into confirmation matters or not.” Other senators including Mathew Urhoghide (PDP Edo South), Sam Anyanwu (PDP Imo East), Bukar Abba Ibrahim (APC Yobe East), Francis Alimekhena (APC Edo North) among others supported Nwaoboshi’s submission with Alimekhena Continued on page 14

N19.1bn legacy pension funds trapped in Insurance firms -PTAD Mathew Dadiya, Abuja

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South-West zone of the Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees on a peaceful protest on the streets of Lagos on a rally over Local Government Autonomy… on Tuesday. PHOTO: BOLAJI OLASUNKANMI.

Retirees besiege Rivers Govt. House, demand 5 years’ pension, gratuity

...We paid salaries of civil servants, pensioners with Paris Club refund- Wike Amaka Agbu, Port Harcourt

ÏÏÏ More than 1,500 retired staff

of various ministries and government agencies in Rivers State on Tuesday besieged the Government House, Port Harcourt, to protest unpaid gratuities and pensions owed them by the state since 2012. The retired workers in a peaceful protest claimed that the assertions by government that the pensions and gratuities of pensioners in the state’s public service have all been paid in full was not applicable to them. This is despite that the Governor Nyesom Wike, had stated that he had used part of the first tranche of the London-Paris Club Excess Loan Deduction Refund ordered to be shared and paid to the 36 state governors in the country by President Muhammad Bu-

hari, to pay the salaries of civil servants including the outstanding gratuities and monthly allowances of pensioners under the wage bill of the state government. Chairman of the retirees, Mr. Monday Udo, who led the pensioners during the protest, told newsmen that the affected workers who served the state government for 35 years of their youthful and productive age and retired from 2012 to 2015 have not been scheduled for payment since April 2015, but had opened bank accounts as directed by government in respect of the payments, but nothing has yet happened. Udo said: “We are pleading with the governor that we are under severe agony and wish the government to pity and pay us our benefits. In summary, we are demanding for the payment of our initial pension arrears from date of retirement; the payment of our

gratuities as well as pay roll us into the monthly pension allowance.” In a letter addressed to the governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, dated March 6, 2017, which was received and acknowledged same day by the “office of the governor” the pensioners claimed that they have not been paid their gratuities and monthly pay roll salaries since they retired from the state’s public service five years ago. The letter also read: “With pains in our hearts, we the undersigned representing unpaid retirees (2012-2015) kindly wish to notify you with dismay our pitiable conditions concerning the delay in the payment of our initial pension arrears, pay rolling us for monthly allowances and gratuity. “Consequent to the delay in the Continued on page 12

Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) has disclosed that since it took over the pension management of Parastatals, Universities and Colleges of Education in August 2015, legacy pension funds amounting to N19, 137,619.94 have remained in the custody of the insurance companies. Despite the demand notices issued on the companies involved, demanding for the transfer of these outstanding funds into PTAD;s dedicated e-collection account with the Central Bank of Nigeria( CBN) only Leadway Assurance has paid funds in its custody. The Executive Secretary of PTAD, Barr. Sharon Ikeazor, who disclosed this while addressing journalists in her office on Tuesday, said the organisation was working closely with the Minister of Finance to ensure that all outstanding legacy funds are transferred to the agency’s account. According to Ikeazor, this would enable PTAD to defray some of government’s liabilities arising from the non-payment of pensions. The Executive Secretary said that the Pension Reform Act 2014 has mandated PTAD to take over all pension assets, funds and liabilities of erstwhile Pension Offices and Board of Parastatals. She observed that while these offices and boards have been quick to transfer liabilities to PTAD, the funds and assets have not been withheld. However, she added that the agency has been able to access funds to pay its arrears. Barr. Ikeazor further said that all reported fraud cases are re-

ported to the ICPC for investigation and prosecution, where applicable. “Our collaboration with ICPC has led to detention of persons impersonating pensioners who present themselves for verification. Already, one of such cases is being prosecuted before the High Court, Bauchi with our staff acting as a prosecution witness. We are hopeful that a conviction would be obtained in the case and this would go along,” the PTAD boss pointed out. The PTAD boss who led journalists on a facilities tour of the office to showcase the transformation of the office under her leadership, said, the agency inherited an estimated 160,000 pensioners at inception. “Today, we administer the pensions of about 223,000 pensioners from four different pension sectors. The increase is largely due to the swift consolidation of 253 parastatals and agencies under PTAD. More agencies are being on-boarded and the numbers of pensioners are expected to increase. PTAD has never failed to make a monthly pension payment since inception. “PTAD did not inherit a credible database from any of the pension office it took over ROM. There were nominal rolls but not complete database. The lack of the database and information on pensioners in general makes it very difficult to resolve complaints. However, through the on-going verification exercise, we have started the build of the database of DBS pensioners. It never existed, but we are doing it for posterity to ensure that pensioners never have to come out physically for verification again,” she stated. Continued on page 14

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Creating security dormitories on highways has helped check insecurity in Kano -Ganduje Abdulahi Ganduje is the Executive Governor of Kano State. He recently hosted a group of journalists to inspect projects that he has executed since assuming office in May, 2015. He also took time out to speak on some salient issues, disclosing that by establishing security dormitories on highways in the state it has helped to secure the state from Boko Haram. He noted that his administration’s fundamental direction is predicated on continuity, continuation and fine-tuning of projects inherited from previous administrations irrespective of time they were initiated. EMMANUEL IRIOGBE, was there. Can you share with us, the Ganduje secret in financing some of the projects your administration embarked upon despite the recession in the country? Let me start by stating that we began with the Internally Generated Revenue by removing all the civil servants from revenue collection, sending them back to the head of civil service here with us and employed the best practices applicable in revenue collection, we recruited and invited the best hands and after completing the recruitment which was transparent, we made the outfit independent. We are not paying them salaries, but giving them a percentage of whatever they collect. They are made up groups of young men and women, versed in revenue collection. I think that is the beginning of the story. Sometimes, it is not only the quantum of money that you have, the quantum of money of course is necessary, it’s indispensible. Another source of revenue is blocking leakages, what N10 million will do, if business is done as usual, we find out that N7 or N6 million could do it, if business is not done as usual, so, to me that is another revenue which is not estimated in the normal revenue estimation. So by blocking leakages, reducing cost of governance, being transparent in the award of contracts, then having knowledge of implementation of projects, of the timeline and having auditors and due process being strong in the system, I think that is another way of revenue. So the revenue board is still young, but we are expanding in stages. The board is engaging more hands, for example last week; we employed 765 University graduates in one field or the other to assist in the collection of revenue. The problem of revenue collection is that many people who are supposed to be in the net are not even in the net. So if you are teaching in a classroom, the number of pupils who are supposed to be in the classroom are not there to learn because they are not even there in the classroom. So the first thing is to increase the people to be in the net for revenue collection. If you are having 5 percent of the population, you make it about 40 percent, then you know that anybody you capture there is in that area, he will not go out. So simply, that is what we have, we are still young and we believe, we will continue to improve. We are also conscious of our expenditure, that we have our own projection. Our government is that of continuity, because I was part of that government, the previous government, a government of consolidation, meaning holding very important projects that were not completed, to be concluded, that is consolidation and we even went beyond that to complete those abandoned ten years ago by other administrations. The government of fine tuning, fine tuning in the sense that because of the

tribal, religious problems and somebody told me to go to the University of Ibadan, in my class, I was the only Hausa man and I liked it. I came out of that, I was a university lecturer, so for that aspect too, I went into politics, I became state assistant secretary of a political party. I contested election and failed, later I was rehabilitated by the administration of Shehu Shagari. So you see I went through so many sectors of development and I know it will be shameful for you to come and see and leave, at least I have to see and conquer. So that is the issue, I don’t think I will belong to that kind of category of administrators that after four years, if I succeed in getting another four years, will relax and enjoy. Instead, if I am busy, if I have something doing, that is my enjoyment. So I cannot waste my time on planning on what to do after this. Moreso, my children are graduates, have very good jobs, I have only one wife, who is a PhD holder. I don’t have to trouble myself with the issue of polygamy, trying to settle this and that quarrel among wives. As to the issue of 4+4, when some said I will do only one term, the people reacted and said no. it is not an issue, but we as politicians, we know that is favour, just like a woman when she makes up, that does not increase her stature, its mere makeup to make this thing look attractive, so they have made politics to be engaging in that way. Gov. Ganduje

economic situation and also because of contemporary issues that are arising now and because of perception, some policies and programmes have to be fine tuned, that is normal in governance and also I say this government is a government of new initiation while we are battling with the completion of projects by previous governments, we also introduced new programs. So, all these require a lot of expenditure. There is this notion in Nigeria that many state governors usually perform very well in their first term in office while underperforming in their second term. The slogan of 4+4 in Kano is loud now, what is your pact with the people of

Kano? Well, I don’t know how you drew your conclusion, but in our own case, we know that we want to leave a legacy, we know that we must leave a mark, because one day we have to leave the seat, and we want to be remembered for the good things we have done for the state and the reason is that I am not coming from the blues as far as governance is concerned, hence I will say I am a recruit governor in public service and I started from level 8 as a graduate and went through all the levels up to 17, that is for the civil service. For the academic environment, I am a PhD holder from the famous University of Ibadan. First, when I was looking for admission, I said I wanted a university where I will face

we intend to resettle our nomadic Fulani, already we have identified five forest areas within Kano, we are already mapping out our strategy to resettle them so that they don’t move from one place to another, that is part of keeping the security intact and here for some point you know there is always problems of security and cooperation among the security agencies and the communities helps a lot. We have constructed security dormitories along the major roads entering Kano.

Your party, the APC seems to be losing grip of governance or acceptability giving the fact of what is happening in the National Assembly and the nominees of the President, are you not threatened that APC might lose it come 2019? First and foremost, APC is a merger party formed from different factions consolidating into one party and it takes time. So APC is a young party that is coming from a formation from those with unusual ideology from the beginning, that is one aspect of it, and we shall overcome that, another aspect, is that it is a pointer that democracy is growing. Some of these arguments you are seeing are part of democracy, because the executive have to swallow the bitter side of it, so the legislators sometimes have to withstand their bashes but at the end of it, there will be a solution, it is even better than when everything is quiet, then, it will look like a stage managed or compromised situation, eventually it will all be resolved according to the dictates of democracy. Also, you know that politics in our country is an unpredictable phenomenon. 24 months ago before the coming of this administration, I am sure if we had invited you to come to Kano in this number, you will not come because of the insecurity issue. Those were times when churches were burnt, mosques burnt, filling stations burnt, motor parks burnt, people are pointed out on the highway and slaughtered, three quarters

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‘Creating security dormitories on highways has helped check insecurity’ of local governments in Yobe and Borno were in the hands of insurgents but now, it is a different story, but like I told you politics in the third world country, people have forgotten that problem which was threatening everybody even trying to penetrate into the South. To most people, it may not even look like an achievement simply because the problem has been solved, then comes the problem of the economy, the cost of oil has gone down to help to change the gear, now the bulk now lies with agriculture and it is not like oil, it requires time. Even the orientation of the farmers who are used to contracts in the offices, now you have to struggle for them to sit on the farms and for you to create an enabling environment to make the agriculture profitable, that too in itself is not something that you can do overnight, so that kind of change of psyche pertaining to the popularity of the party if that is existing, but let me tell you when it comes to election it will be a different thing , don’t mind about all these comments. The bad levels of politics are coming to interplay and that is where you know that the assumption is faulty when all the variables are put into play, then you now understand that the subject of politics are on the ground. So I don’t believe that is an issue, it could be a temporary issue because of different perception. What is responsible for the party not being properly funded, at the last meeting, you were at the secretariat in respect of the convention, consultative meeting and they raised this issue on how to generate money, what is happening? Yes, it is still part of the change mantra, people were used to getting cheap money, some struggle to be part of the officials in order to make money, but the Buhari era is not like that, so if the party has programmes on the ground, the government have no problem to see how the party can be funded, but let me tell you, the issue of taking government money to fund the party does not arise now, one of the challenges of all political parties, we have to look inwards, like here in Kano, we devise a system of funding the party, the allowances from political office holders, some form of activities by the political party that generates money. So the funding of the party will not allow the party to crumble, but at the same time will not allow the party to flourish to the extent that business is done as usual and corruption becomes attractive, so that is what is happening, but we will bail out when we have seen some concrete, some realistic things that will be executed. A political party as an in-

Some struggle to be part of the officials in order to make money, but the Buhari era is not like that, so if the party has programmes on the ground, the government have no problem to see how the party can be funded, but let me tell you, the issue of taking government money to fund the party does not arise now into Kano, not only road blocks but they have all their communication gadgets, it is helping us a lot because of the security dormitories that we have constructed even you don’t see them as such, they are there, the police are there, so we are doing a lot to maintain security in the state, we know our problem as a cosmopolitan city. Though security is always a challenge but we are always on top of it.

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stitution is suppose to create activities so that it will be self funding, but because we are used to bringing money from government to run the party, that is why our perception is still on that, but a political party has to think of ways, even invest, do so many things so that it will be self sustainable. Kano State is a commercial hub centre in the country not only in the North, it was infiltrated by Boko Haram in the past, but it has become very clear that the state appears to be secured under your leadership. What exactly did you do and what are you doing to sustain the current peaceful atmosphere in the state? Yes, we have to thank Mr. President for destroying the nucleus of insurgency, because if the nucleuses are existing, you find out that all recipes are supplied to the use of insecurity. So the major issue here is that the origin has been destroyed to some extent and the backlash that we had here, we work closely with the security agencies and also, we work closely with communities in terms of security information. We work with various organisations, even the people and the security agencies get a lot of information, a lot of arrest is being made now without being publicized, after the insurgency of Boko Haram, the next thing was cattle rustling that we got especially with the rural communities where the

herdsmen were losing thousands of cattle to just a few people who come with guns to take them away, we had to engage the security agencies, we had to even penetrate the herdsmen themselves, because we discovered that most of the cattle rustling originated from among themselves and that is the problem of herdsmen that have not been to school and that system has collapsed and needs to change in Nigeria. The herdsmen-ship has to change, we have to change it, if we don’t change it, we will continue to live with that problem, so here we had to provide amnesty for some of them who agreed to lay down their arms and we compensated them for that and we have made a request to the military to convert it to a training ground so that helped. Also, we intend to resettle our nomadic Fulani, already we have identified five forest areas within Kano, we are already mapping out our strategy to resettle them so that they don’t move from one place to another, that is part of keeping the security intact and here for some point you know there is always problems of security and cooperation among the security agencies and the communities helps a lot. We have constructed security dormitories along the major roads entering Kano. Each security dormitory contains 40 security members, they sleep there or however they stay there overnight and they check all the major roads that are coming

What is the procurement process like in the state, because we hear that an average of a kilometre of road cost about thirty something million naira to construct. Why is it so, seeing that the terrain is not very bad? We enacted a law called the due process and we advertise all our contracts and this has assisted us in finding the best prices for our projects, either for the projects we want to purchase, for the services, for the construction, and you know the issue of inflation. We always prevail on the contractors to avoid reviewing the contracts, that in itself is a kind of control even though sometimes it becomes inevitable when the change is so abrupt. So our due process is a very strong outfit that will allow for checks. Also, we have instituted an anti-corruption bureau which is working very well. We made it independent, one of our commissioners lost his job because he was indicted by the anti-corruption agency, three permanent secretaries also lost their jobs same as some directors. When the commissioner was to be removed, some people argued that it will amount to an indictment of the government, I said well then you allow certain things to continue, to me it is an achievement if one of my own is found wanting and I did not allow it. So that one too is assisting the due process, it is assisting to control people to know what they are doing; in fact the anti-corruption is in synergy with EFCC, ICPC. There is synergy in training of our staff, offices have been opened in all the 44 local governments, people are free to go and write and put in a box what they want us to know

and such information is being collected. You have some projects being executed through Private, Public, Partnership (PPP), what are you doing in making sure that the government is not ripped off in the process? We have two major programs on PPP. The first one is at the old market, the textile market, that is in the heart of the city, the land there is very expensive, so we redesigned the market to some extent and found out some portions of land within the market and resettled some of the petty traders, this gave way for a land to be developed by a developer and what we requested from this developer are infrastructural facilities within the market, so you can see that we are not committing our money for that and yet we are able to get all the roads constructed with drainages and also to see how the petty traders can be accommodated by the private developer, at the end of it is how a condition will be created for the state to earn its revenue. So it is a good situation which we are happy with, the manipulation by the private investor has to be checked and agreed and to get the best for the state while making sure it is not business as usual . What is happening there is that government is not spending money, if we didn’t have the initiative, the foresight to engage private developers, things will remain that we have problems here and there. The other one is the economy city, as I told you, the economy city is our own responsibility, to pay some compensation, resettle some villages in that area and we provided some certificates and that is our own contribution to the development of that area and some of the assets will belong to the state government, then the management of the whole place will be between the developer and the state government and most importantly, capable for taxation is at low cost in the number of what you see that is taxable. So to us, it is a good omen and we are happy, we are coming with more areas.

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Crude swap: NNPC recovers $62bn from AITEO

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ÏÏÏ The Nigerian National Petro-

leum Corporation (NNPC) has recovered $202.4 million (about N62 billion) from AITEO Group. According to the Corporation on Tuesday, the recovered money was as a result of a final settlement reached with AITEO Group over an outstanding debt of under-delivery of petroleum products under the crude swap contract between 2012 and 2014. Under the crude swap deal by the NNPC during the Goodluck Jonathan administration, the NNPC allocated crude oil to trading companies in exchange for processed petroleum products. However, the deal met with strong criticism from stakeholders. According to analysts, the swap deal was manipulated by oil firms, in collusion with top public

officials to swindle the Nigerian government. However giving reason, government said it embarked on the deal because the local refineries were not working to their fullest capacities. On Tuesday, the NNPC spokesperson, Ndu Ughamadu, said after reconciliation of records between their business transactions and subsequent agreement, AITEO Group paid in full all its outstanding indebtedness to all NNPC downstream entities totalling about $202.35 million. According to Ughamadu, the amount included AITEO’s share of the total $184 million indebtedness by three companies on crude swap, including Televeras Group of Companies and Ontario Oil Gas Ltd. Daily Times gathered that after negotiations with NNPC, although Televeras Group agreed to pay an initial $17.2 million and

$10 million later, there was no earlier information on the offer by AITEO, which also agreed to settle its debt. NNPC spokesperson said that AITEO’s agreement to settle the $202.4 million debt after its engagement with the NNPC on the issue was to show its co-operation and commitment towards a successful recovery process. Swiss non-governmental advocacy organization, the Berne Declaration, had said that AITEO Energy owned by Benedict Peter and Francis Peter was one of the seven major Nigerian fuel importers identified as the worst culprits in schemes employed by Nigerian and foreign fuel importers to swindle the country. The report, published in November 2013 titled, Swiss Traders’ Opaque Deals in Nigeria, described the schemes employed by

Nigerian and foreign fuel importers, such as creating offshore subsidiaries referred to as “letterbox companies”, ship-to-ship transfer to create untraceable paperwork, payment of subsidy money to phantom and non-existing importers, and partnering with politically- exposed fraudsters to defraud the country over $6.8 billion from 2009 and 2011. The Lagos-based AITEO Energy, which is a subsidiary of Geneva-based Aiteo Suisse AG, was asked by the then Technical Committee on Payment of Fuel Subsidy to reimburse the Nigerian government over N578 million in subsidy fund it falsely collected. The company was one of the three oil marketing firms whose offshore processing agreements were terminated on August 26, 2015 after the contract was found to have been ridden with corrup-

tion. Ughamadu said as part of the debt recovery process, negotiations were still on-going with the management of Ontario Oil & Gas Limited to make a formal commitment to settle all its outstanding debts under a crude oil swap contract that existed between 2012 and 2014. The NNPC spokesperson said the Group Managing Director of the Corporation, Maikanti Baru, has vowed to ensure that the ongoing recovery process was completed and all debts settled. He said “the Management of the Corporation under the leadership of Dr. Maikanti Baru is committed to ensuring transparency and adequate public information on the on-going recovery effort. The Corporation shall continue to provide further update on the recovery process.”

Buhari: We will push SMEs to promote made in Nigeria goods ...As Tinubu urges FG to create enabling environment for businesses Patrick Okohue and Benjamin Omoike

ÏÏÏ President Muhammadu Bu-

hari on Tuesday promised that the Federal Government would encourage and facilitate Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to thrive and promote made in Nigeria goods. Buhari, who said this during the 9th Bola Tinubu Colloquium to mark his 65th birthday with the theme: ‘Make It in Nigeria: Use What We Make, Make What We Use’, which held at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos, maintained that this was part of his administration’s overall national economic policy. This is even as Tinubu challenged the government to put laws in place to encourage small and medium enterprises and help young entrepreneurs start up their business and thereby reducing the problem of unemployment in the country. The President, who was represented by the Minister of Interior, Lt. Gen. Abdulraham Dambazau (rtd), stressed that the theme of the colloquium was apt as it was a desirable and necessary policy for the country. “The government is serious in facilitating industries to make what we can locally and import only what is strategic to our development plans,” he said. He noted that it was high time Nigeria looked inward to develop its economy. He added the government was looking forward to receiving proposals from discussions at the

colloquium with a view to incorporating it into the national economic policy. The President described Tinubu as an outstanding politician, a great mobiliser, one who is effective in conceiving and planning governmental policies. “Chief Bola Tinubu is an outstanding Yoruba politician of his generation,” he said. Responding to what the speakers including the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, Ministers of Trade and Investment, Dr. Okechukwu Enelamah and Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, Chief Innocent Chukwuma, Founder and chairman, IVM Innoson Group and many young entrepreneurs, Tinubu said unless there is an enabling environment for businesses to thrive, which he said could only be achieved through effective legislation, the country’s quest for diversification may not be easy to achieve. His words: “More than any hour in our history, Nigeria stands at a defining juncture. Our challenges are manifold and profound. Yet, so are our collective ability and talents. The balance will then tip in favour or against us as our commitment and political will to succeed dictate. “The topic of today is thus germane. The central theme focuses on what Nigeria makes and what it uses. Implicitly, it asks if our political economy is properly structured. To answer this, we must dig a bit deeper to ask an even more fundamental question rarely examined.

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payments of these entitlements, a good number of us have died, some critically ill, beside the disastrous hardship faced daily in the heat of this national recession. Our children have been thrown out of school, some find it difficult to feed, while yet others have lost their accommodations,” it stated. Signatories to the letter are: Mr. Monday Udo, Chairman; Mr. Urang Isaac, Secretary; Mr. Diri Thankgod, Public Relations Officer; then Mrs. Onumbu Henrietta, Vincent Udomba, Sir Vincent Udomba, Mr. Wiri Samuel and Mrs. Amadi Florence Iche, as members representing the retirees. The protesters complained that they have been suffering because of the inability of the state gov-

ernment to place them on monthly pension allowances despite having completed their biometrics which the government compelled them to do as a condition for eligibility into the reviewed pension scheme. The biometric scheme was designed to weed out ghost workers and scammers who hitherto bloated the previous scheme. A male pensioner claimed that he was owed 16 months arrears. “I have not received my pension allowance or gratuity for 16 months. I was crying here, I don’t know what to do again. I don’t have anything to eat. Somebody that studied in Britain, I came back home to suffer.” According to one of the aggrieved female retirees, “Most of us are being hounded by landlords. It is their money. If you can-

not pay, you pack out, simple! It is a shame and a disgrace that you served a government for 35 years and at the end of day, you pack your load to the village and now become a laughing stock to those who never worked as hard and as long as you did.” Last Friday, Governor Nyesom Ezebunwo Wike, had stated in Government House, Port Harcourt, that he had used part of the first tranche of the LondonParis Club Excess Loan Deduction Refund ordered to be shared and paid to the 36 state governors in the country, by President Muhammad Buhari, to cushion the pangs of the current recession, to pay the salaries of civil servants including the outstanding gratuities and monthly allowances of pensioners under the wage bill of the Rivers State government.

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efinitely, no one would deny that the world is slowly and relentlessly drowning under the weight of electronic waste, commonly referred as e-waste. According to the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP), African and Asian countries such as Nigeria, Ghana, China, Pakistan, India and Vietnam are turning into illegal e-waste hubs. In doing so, they have been bypassing the legitimate global waste and recycling market, estimated to worth $410 billion a year. Incidentally, computers and smart phones are the biggest culprits contributing to the 41 million tonne e-waste pile that could reach 50 million tonnes by 2017. The agency noted that while export of hazardous wastes from European Union (EU) and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), to non-OECD countries is still in force, many of the items find their way into Nigeria and other Third World countries. In addition, it accuses importers of falsely declaring e-wastes as second-hand goods in order to beat customs checks. Unfortunately, most of the hazardous items include waste batteries falsely described as plastic or mixed scrap, cathode ray tubes and computer monitors misleadingly declared as metal scrap. We are also alarmed at the influx of these banned materials into Nigeria, which are contributing to the mountain of discarded chemicals, counterfeit pesticides and other municipal wastes. More worrying is that the challenge of Nigeria’s e-waste tops those of other African countries given her large population and problem of poorly policed borders. Recent survey showed that Nigeria has more than 70 million mobile phone subscribers, which is found to be a main contributor to the country’s growing e-waste. In fact, the country is fast becoming a thriving electronic

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they however disagreed on some aspects of the amendment bill which seeks to include electronic card reader in the Electoral Act as a credible means of voter accreditation and voting, including ensuring strict compliance with election guidelines and manual to make elections free, fair and credible. Opponents of the amendment bill led by the Minority Leader of the House, Rep. Leo Ogor, said that there was a difference between electronic voting and the Card Reader, declaring that the Card Reader was nothing but an instrument used to disenfranchise Nigerians.

Rep. Ogor, who argued that rather than improve the electoral process, the Card Reader did more damage to the voting public, stated that if the INEC wants to introduce electronic voting in 2019, it should do so, instead of equating the use of the Card Reader with electronic device. He maintained that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will oppose any attempt to introduce Card Readers into the Electoral Act, adding that “the Card Reader is an instrument of disenfranchising Nigerians. INEC should wake up to their responsibility. We should go for clear electronic voting.

“Any attempt to introduce the Card Readers into the Electoral Act, we will go fully against it,” Ogor warned. In the same vein, Rep. Toby Okechukwu posited that the Card Reader puts the nation’s democracy to question and should not be used as a basis for elections. He recalled that the device failed to recognise many registered voters thus disenfranchising them in the 2015 general polls and elections conducted thereafter by INEC. The resistance by PDP members against the amendment bill failed to deter APC lawmakers from supporting the proposed amendment, as they insisted that the electronic Card

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pointedly declaring that Senate should stand down consideration of the RECs as a way of making the Presidency to respect its resolution on Magu. He alleged that Magu upon his rejection by the Senate and acceptance by the Presidency to continue functioning as EFCC boss in acting capacity has been more or less a terror to senators, which according to him, is unacceptable. “Magu is terrorizing us because we rejected him. As a Senate, we must send serious message to the Presidency over the matter by stepping down action on request for consideration and possible confirmation of the 27 RECS forwarded to us for at least two weeks as earlier moved by Senator Nwaoboshi “, he said. Efforts made by Sena-

tors Adamu Aliero (APC Kebbi Central) and the Senate Deputy Leader, Bala Ibn Na’Allah (APC Kebbi South), to assuage the feelings of the senators over the matter by suggesting that the request for confirmation of the 27 nominees should be allowed to get to committee level were rebuffed by majority of the Senators. The Senate President, Bukola Saraki subsequently put a question on the motion for voice vote as majority of the Senators chorused “aye”! Saraki in his remarks after the adoption of the motion said issues raised by many of the senators in passing the resolution, were very serious ones that must be looked into by the executive within the two weeks duration given. He said the Senate will not to bow to any form of in-

timidation in the discharge of its constitutional duties. “We cannot be intimidated from carrying out our constitutional duties at all times. Nothing will stop the National Assembly, especially the Senate, from performing its duties,” he said. Reacting to the decision of the Senate to suspended action on consideration of list of 27 Resident Electoral Commissioners, Senior Special Assistant to President Buhari on National Assembly (Senate), Ita Enang, said the administration will respect the decision of the lawmakers and pursue dialogue with them. He said: “We will not question the power of the senators to take decision on how they want to conduct nomination hearings. We will not go fighting with them”. Enang said instead of engaging the Senators in a

N19.1bn legacy pension funds trapped in Insurance firms -PTAD Continued from page 6 She intimated that verification process has been ongoing since 2014. The police pension, the paramilitary were completed as at midyear 2015. “Upon assumption of my role, my priority was resuming nationwide civil service verification of pensioners, particularly for those from the north east region. “The verification of all pensioners and next of kin from the North East was implemented and success-

fully concluded without incident. The verification of the region was completed with PTAD, achieving a capture rate of 70% representing 6,445 pensioners.” According to her, a total of 55,400 pensioners have verified under the civil service nationwide. In fact, “in the South South alone, we were able to capture 21,123 representing a capture rate of 91%. “4000 new pensioned were brought into the payroll in late 2016 following the field verification exer-

cise conducted in 2015. The pensioners are now enjoying their regular monthly pensions and many have record their arrears. “We are weeding out pensioners that do not belong on the payroll. PTAD removed 15000, unverified names from the payroll and has transferred the savings from those eliminated from payroll to those who have never received payment and those with outstanding benefits,” she noted.

Reader remains a critical component of modern technology to advance the nation’s democracy. Majority Whip, Rep. Alhassan Ado-Doguwa said there was the need to insert the electronic Card Reader in the Electoral Act, as it is meant to tackle political corruption in the country. “No amount of argument can convince me that the Card Reader is not an electronic device. “The usage of the Card Reader is a deliberate attempt to fight electoral corruption. It is a very good bill and the Card Reader must survive and be included in the Electoral Act. Whoever finds himself as a victim

of the Card Reader should have himself to blame,” Ado- Doguwa submitted. Apart from the insertion of the Card Reader in the Act, the amendment bill also seeks to provide a timeline for the substitution of candidates, the disclosure of sources of funds contributed to political parties and further empower INEC to uphold results of party primaries, where there is a change in the result. The bill looks to further alter the 2010 Electoral Act by incorporating Diaspora voting in the presidential elections in the country. These amendments, according to the sponsor of the bill, Rep. Eucharia Azodo is

to empower Nigerians living in the Diaspora to vote in subsequent presidential elections in the country. Contributing to debate on the bill, Rep. Shehu Garba said that there was the need to provide a platform for Nigerians in the Diaspora to contribute to the country’s electoral process by voting just as they contribute to the development process. Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Relations, Rep. Nnenna ElenduUkeje however, said that empowering Nigerians in the Diaspora to vote would be difficulty to implement as the country’s electoral body had no database of Nigerians living in the Diaspora.

Ile-Ife crisis: Stop provoking Hausa people, AYCF warns Yoruba groups Ï^ ƋƈƅƆ ƓƆƏƆ Ƅƈ ƆƗè ƆƅƐƈ Ƌè ƕ ƇƆ ƈƇƆƏƆ Patrick Okohue, Lagos, and ‘Tosin Ajuwon, Akure

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sultative Forum (AYCF) has warned Yoruba groups including the Afenifere, the pan Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, not to provoke Hausa people with their comments over the recent Yoruba/Fulani crisis in Ile-Ife, Osun State, which led to the death of some persons. This is even as Afenifere, on Tuesday, vigorously kicked against the Nigeria Police Force in the way it has been handling the recent Hausa/Yoruba crisis in Ile-Ife, Osun State. A clash between the Hausa community and the indigenes of Ile-Ife on March 8, 2017 led to the death of some Nigerians, most of them reportedly from the North. The Police had waded into the crisis and arrested some people. However, some Yoruba groups have kicked, saying that only Yorubas were arrested over the incident. The National President of AYCF, Alhaji Yerima Shettima, said the comments from the Yoruba groups amounted to a gangup to harass and intimidate the courts and the police from investigating and punishing those found guilty so that a repeat of the sad episode would be avoided. Shettima, in a statement he personally signed, said: “We take exception to those marauders who are hiding behind ethnic umbrella and are desperately trying to

pervert the course of justice. “We are cautioning them to tread carefully so that their latest action would not provoke reprisal attacks, because this is an important period in the history of this nation, when all compatriots are working hard to address the multiple challenges confronting the nation, economically, politically and socially”. The Northern group reminded the Afenifere that the Hausas have displayed maturity by not going after millions of Yoruba citizens doing business in their region. Meanwhile, Afenifere, the pan Yoruba sociocultural organisation, on Tuesday, vigorously kicked against the Nigeria Police Force in the way it has been handling the recent Hausa/ Yoruba crisis in Ile-Ife, Osun State. The organisation de-

clared that the police was unfair with the Yorubas that were arrested in connection with the crisis in Osun State while describing the action as “sectional”. Afenifere said that those suspects arrested in connection with the recent crisis must be returned to Osun State where the offence was allegedly committed rather than being prosecuted at its headquarters in Abuja. Yinka Odumakin, the spokesman of Afenifere, who said this in a communique read to journalists in Akure, the Ondo State capital, asked the Police to investigate the crisis with fairness and in line with the ethics of their profession. Odumakin advised the police to stop further dehumanising of the suspects and cautioned against further sentimental judgment in relating to the case.

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Fayose’s ex-P.A., Goke docked as court adjourns hearing in Daramola’s murder case Gbenga Sodeinde, Ado Ekiti

ÏÏÏ Mr. Goke Olatunji, the former

personal assistant to Ekiti state governor, Ayo Fayose, was docked in court on Tuesday over the murder of the former World Bank Consultant, Dr. Ayodeji Daramola, just as the absence of a member of House of Representatives, Hon Thaddeus Aina, who is also an accused person in the murder of Holland-based Ekiti citizen, Mr. Tunde Omojola, yesterday stalled the commencement of the case in the Ado Ekiti High Court.

Aina, who is the 2nd defendant was absent, having been reportedly flown abroad for medical treatment, while the first respondent and former Personal Assistant to Fayose, who also was present in court in a case which has also been consolidated with Omojola’s case, was adjourned on the request of the counsels to both parties. Omojola was killed in 2006 during a councillorship election while Daramola was murdered in Ijan Ekiti on August 14, 2006. Both murders were committed under the first term reign of Governor Fayose. When the case was brought before Justice Adewale Fowe on Tues-

day, the prosecuting counsel, Barr. Adekunle Adetowubo, revealed that Aina, who is representing Ekiti North Federal Constituency II, has been flown abroad for medical treatment for undisclosed ailment. Both counsels, Adetowubo and counsel to the defendants, Mr. Adedayo Adewumi, sought a brief adjournment and also prayed the court to issue a witness summon, so that all the witnesses can be brought to court in the next adjournment date. Adetowubo said: “My lord, the counsel to the 2nd respondent had told me that he was sick. The purpose of this case is to prosecute and

not to persecute. Again, only the living can be tried and not the dead. We pray that he recovers soon and by the time he will appear, the trial can be heard expeditiously. “We can’t continue with this case until the 2nd defendant appears in court, because this is a criminal case. Ordinarily, we would have requested for a Bench Warrant to bring him to court, but we have done our own findings and we found out that he was truly flown abroad for treatment. “My lord, this adjournment does not mean we are withdrawing the charges against him, we are not even ready for that. Some of those

granted bail in this case could not be found now, but the 2nd respondent has consistently been coming to court, so we want him granted this opportunity to appear when his health is restored. “What we intended to do today is to mention the case, but under this circumstance, we oblige your lordship to give us a new date so that we can come with our witnesses. We know that this case has a chequered history but we still need patience since the defendant was only exercising his fundamental rights,” he added.

Tragedy at Lokoja hotel as man dies in swimming pool Idris Ahmed,

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ÏÏÏTragedy struck at Idri-

nana, one of the foremost hotels in Lokoja the Kogi state capital, when the lifeless body of a young man, identified as Mohammed Zubairu, was found floating in the hotel’s swimming pool. The hotel, situated at Lokogoma along Okene road, was besieged by relations, friends and sympathisers. This caused chaos as staff and security attached to the hotel narrowly escaped with their dear lives. The deceased was said to have gone to the hotel to swim in the morning of Monday only for his corpse to be found floating in the pool and was evacuated to the Specialist Hospital Lokoja where he was confirmed dead. Tongues are wagging as people recalled that similar incident happened in the same hotel last year when a middle-aged man drowned in the swimming pool. Some youths among those that besieged the hotel were alleged to have caused damages leading to the deployment of a detachment of police men to prevent breaking down of law and However, the General Manager of the hotel, Audu Alhassan, said he could not speak on the incident until he got clearance from the chairman, who was a member of the Kogi state house of assembly.

Abiodun Taiwo, Abeokuta

ÏÏÏFollowing the alleged mismanagent of about N100m by the Vice Chancellor of Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Prof Sabur Adesanya, the joint action committee (JAC) of three unions in the University on Tuesday advised a section of the institution’s ALUMNI association to leave the Vice Chancellor alone and wait for the outcome of a pending court case they have instituted against the university over their money. Some members of the National ALUMNI of OOU reportedly petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) recently, alleging misappropriation of the association’s N100m warehoused in the custody of the university by the Vice - Chancellor, Prof.

Fraud allegations: OOU union leaders sues for peace Adesanya. But the JAC of the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities (SSANU), National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT) and Non-Academic Staff Union Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) of the OOU, said they would no longer sit idle and allow a section of the ALUMNI to drag the reputation of the university in the mud for no just cause. In a joint communique signed by Com. Taiwo Egberongbe (SSANU chairman), Com. Augustine Adebiyi(NAAT chairman) and Com. Rasaki John (NASU Chairman) at the end of their meeting in

OOU Campus, Ago - Iwoye, said allegation of misappropriation of ALUMNI’s N100m against the Vice Chancellor by a section of the National Alumni and some members of the Board of Trustees (BoT) is meant to confuse the public and put the university in bad light. They said as staff of the university, there was never any money kept by the Alumni with the University management in any form, adding that even the then Governing Council of OOU led by Chief Alex Onabanjo and with Professor Wale Are Olaitan, as the then Vice-Chancellor, did proscribe the collection of dues for Alumni association

since 2010. According to them, the Governing Council had decided that money in the coffers of the university are to be used for infrastructure such as building hostels for the students to alleviate their accommodation problems and promote the idea of residential university tradition. “We are aware that these factional leaders and the so-called BOT members had sued the University on this matter and the case is before a court of competent jurisdiction in Ogun state, why then is the same people sending petition to EFCC and going to press on the same matter.

Deploy information as tool against judicial corruption -Ex- S’Court Justice Andrew Orolua, Abuja

ÏÏÏA former justice of the Supreme Court, Olufunlola Adekeye, on Tuesday stated that increased civil society’s access to government information is essential as tool to fighting judicial corruption. Justice Adekeye disclosed this at a public presentation in Abuja of second quarter report of survey by the Rule of Law and Empowerment Initiative on the working of courts in Federal Capital Territory Abuja and Kano state. She said that civil society access to information will increase citizen’s access to justice and expand citizen’s engagement with the government, essentially on the government goal to eradicate bribery and corruption. Justice Adekeye said that an erroneous belief by public that judiciary was corrupt has persisted because majority of the populace lacked knowledge of the working of the courts. The project, she explained will give greater access to the public about the working of the court and judiciary. Presenting the report, the programme manager of Partners West Africa Nigeria (PWAN), the civil society that carries out the survey, Barbara Maigari, called for the provision of electronic recording facilities in courts to ensure effective recording of court proceedings by judges and magistrates across the country.

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CBN introduces financial education curriculum in primary, secondary schools Stories by Augustine Okezie Abuja

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has developed and introduced a Financial Education Curriculum for basic and senior secondary schools, to educate children on how to use financial services responsibly. The Head of Consumer Education, CBN, Mrs. Khadijah Kasim, said this on Monday in Abuja after a road walk with school children within Nyanya, Karu, Orozo and Jikwoyi in

commemoration of the Global Money Week. The Week is an annual global celebration, aimed at inspiring children and youth to learn about money, saving, creating livelihoods, gaining employment and becoming an entrepreneur. This year’s theme is “Learn, Save and Earn’’. Kasim said the curriculum was designed in collaboration with the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council, to teach kids about savings and investment

to enable them to make informed financial decisions in future. She said that educating children and young people about their social and economic rights and responsibilities was key to creating a generation of capable adults who could make wise decisions for their future. Kasim said the new curriculum, which had been approved by Nigeria Council on Education, would be introduced in pilot states across the six geo-political zones and would take effect from the next

academic year starting in October. “This is a strategy put in place to impart the younger population by teaching them about savings, investments and financial concepts from their early years rather than wait until they grow older. “We believe that once these habits are imbibed, they would become part of them. On the contrary, if allowed to grow without financial education, it will be difficult for the children to learn financial discipline. “As the popular saying goes,

UniAbuja expels 2 SSANU chieftains The Governing Council of the University of Abuja has announced the termination of the employment of two leading chieftains of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) - Mr. Jude .O. Nwabueze of the Transport Unit and Mr. Nurudeen T. Yusuf of the University Medical Centre for ‘’acts of insubordination’’. A statement by the Registrar, University of Abuja, Mrs. Rifkatu HoshenSwanta, which was made available to newsmen in Abuja over the weekend said the decision was based on a recommendation of the Council’s Disciplinary Committee which the Governing Council at its 76th regular meeting of Wednesday 22nd and Thursday 23rd March, 2017 considered and approved. She further disclosed that the termination of the appointments of Mr. Nwabueze and Mr. Yusuf who were the University’s branch chairman and secretary of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), respectively, was effective 23rd March, 2017 and was “in line with section 16 (i) of the University of Abuja Act and section 7 (1) (b) (i) of the University of Abuja Conditions of One of the volunteer corps members under thumbsup2healalth-Kaduna project, checking blood pressure of a patient in Kudan, Service for Senior Staff.” Kudan Local Government Area of Kaduna State... on Tuesday.

Education minister tasks WAEC on exam malpractices

Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, has urged the West African Examination Council (WAEC)) to continue to work deliberately to curb examination malpractices in all its ramifications. Adamu, who gave the charge at a dinner organised in honour of Council members of WAEC in Abuja recently, further stressed the need to continuously share information and resources geared towards preventing, exposing and penalising vendors and perpetrators of examination malpractices in all her

examinations. He said: ‘’WAEC should intensify its efforts at curbing all forms of malpractices – from preexamination period through to the time when the results would be released, this will ultimately lead to more recognition among global higher education institutions’’. According to him, WAEC has a major role to play in pursuit of excellence and growth of education in the sub-continent, even as he said that Nigeria as a nation was happy with the performance of the examination body. He said: “We as a nation are

happy with the performance of WAEC in general; let me say that there are rooms for improvement.” He called for more synergy with other examination bodies such as the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), National Examination Council (NECO) and others with a view to sharing experiences. Chairperson of WAEC Council, Dr. Evelyn Kandakai, a three-time Minister of Education in Liberia, commended the people and government of Nigeria for their support of the activities of the council.

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`catch them young or else you cannot teach an old dog new tricks’. “The ultimate goal of this is no doubt the achievement of financial stability and overall economic growth and development of Nigeria,’’ she said. Meanwhile, a Junior Secondary School (JSS) student from JSS Karu, Nasarawa State, Miss Joanna Durunguma, said that she was learning how to save “a little extra from her lunch money, for a better tomorrow’’.

Nigeria joins other countries to celebrate World Poetry Day Nigeria last week Tuesday joined other countries to celebrate the World Poetry Day, meant to encourage a return to the oral tradition of poetry recitals. Minister of State for Education, Professor Anthony Gozie Anwukah, who spoke at an event organised to mark the day held at Government Secondary School, Nyanya, Abuja, urged Nigerians to ”read and write no matter the reason or season.” The Minister, who was represented by his Special Assistant (Technical), Prof. Godswill Obioma, said that the World Poetry Day is an “invitation” to reflect on the power of language and full development of each person’s creative abilities, which is germane for academic achievement. He said: “The purpose of the day is to promote reading, writing, publishing and teaching of poetry throughout the world and to give fresh recognition and impetus to national, regional and international poetry movement”. The Minister urged students to form the habit of reading and writing poetry, noting that poetry supports linguistic diversity through poetic expression and also offers endangered languages the opportunity to be heard within their communities. Recitation of poems and dances by students were high points of the event. The World Poetry Day is observed every year on March 21st.

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Varsities urged to align curriculum with current realities Esther Taiwo

Managing Director/Chief Executive, UACN Property Development Company, Mr. Hakeem Ogunniran, has urged higher institutions to align their curriculum with current realities and the future of work. Ogunniran stated this while delivering the 21st convocation lecture of the Lagos State University titled: “Beyond Education: Bridging the Gaps for Graduate Employability” at the University Main Auditorium. According to him, some of the challenges facing the university system include inadequate funding, lack of functional and well equipped laboratories and e-libraries and highly deficient, outdated and irrelevant curricula adding that traditional jobs are disappearing and new organisa-

tions are emerging. “A 2016 Report by the Economist on the top 10 companies in the world is very instructive. In 2006, only Microsoft made the list-which was dominated by traditional companies. 10 years later, the list is now dominated by technology based companies as Microsoft, Facebook, Google, Apple, etc. The banks and oil companies have disappeared from the list”, he said. Other factors affecting graduate employability, according to the guest lecturer include dearth of employable skills, guidance on career choice and management, academic teaching method, faulty pre-university education, gaps in the recruitment process and absence of national employability agenda. “It is evident that the problems of graduate employability

portend a present danger to our society. Apart from disenfranchising several young people from contributing to national development and preventing parents and guardians from reaping the benefits of their investments, it is a potential source of instability and social unrest’, he said. As a way forward, Ogunnniran, a former lecturer at the university, urged universities to undertake a critical self-assessment of their role rather than simply rushing the students their campuses. “Beyond the certificates awarded, how are universities contributing to the preparation of graduates for work and participation in the society? Rather than being defensive, universities must consciously address the inadequacies and deficiencies of the present dispensation”, he said.

UTME: Stakeholders knock JAMB over decision on choice of private varsity Iniobong Iwok Stakeholders in the nation’s Education sector have condemned the decision of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to make the choice of private university as second choice compulsory. Cross section of stakeholders who spoke to The Daily Times in Lagos wondered why JAMB would make the choice of private university compulsory when it is obvious that majority of the candidates cannot afford such institutions. Reacting to the issue, proprietor of Cambridge College GRA, Lagos, Kunle Odunlami, said he was surprised by the decision, adding that there was no justification for such decision and was unnecessary. A candidate, Hameed Oluwale said that he was surprised by the decision, adding that he would have thought JAMB would have made it optional for candidates to choose between state university and a private university. He said: “When you make private university compulsory, are you considering how many

percentage of the students can afford the school fees in these institutions? To me, I think it is just a wrong decision. Why not make it optional between choosing a state university and a private university?” Hameed queried. Also reacting, a teacher at Bachel Secondary School, Egbeda, a suburb of Lagos, Hendrix Emmanuel, stated that the delay in the sale of the UTME form for this year has created apathy among the candidates toward the examination, adding that decision to make private university compulsory second choice was meant to satisfy some individuals’ interest. He said: “I was surprised when I heard the new directive. Initially, the delay in the sale of UTME form has even affected students’ interest toward the examination. I can say that as a teacher, their interest is not what you want to see. “That is not what we need now. Why make choice of private university compulsory even when it is obvious that most of the candidates would not go there and cannot afford it,” Emmanuel said.

Minister assures FCT indigenes of access to quality education Augustine Okezie Abuja

L-R: Barrister Femi Falana; Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Ministry of Education, Mr. Adesina Odeyemi; Tutor General/PS, Educaation District III, Mrs. Titilayo Solarin; and Country Director, Impact Water Ltd, Mr. Zacheaus Akinyemi, drinking water from a water purification system donated by Falana to Lagos State Model College, Igbonla…recently

Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, has assured indigenes of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja of their right to quality education, saying it would be looked into within the ambit of the law, especially with regards

Falana donates water purification system to Lagos school Esther Taiwo Following the outcome of the investigation by the Lagos State Government which revealed that the death of two students from Queens College was as a result of waterborne diseases, steps have been taken to forestall such occurrences in Lagos State in the future. One of such steps is the recent donation of a water purification system by human rights activist and legal practitioner, Barrister Femi Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), to Lagos State Model College, Igbonla. In her address at the commissioning of the water purification system, Lagos State Dep-

uty Governor, Dr. (Mrs.) Idiat Adebule, identified poor water quality as the leading cause of health problems in developing countries. Adebule, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Mr. Adesina Odeyemi, said “according to experts, 80 percent of all illnesses in developing countries are caused by polluted water and it is estimated that two million people die from these illnesses every year”. Appreciating the donor, the Deputy Governor noted that the project has great potential to reduce the possibility of water borne diseases or complications that could lead to epidemic in the school.

She disclosed that in order to prevent water pollution and ensure seamless provision of clean and safe water for the use of staff and students of the various boarding institutions, the Lagos State Government has provided boreholes for all the 15 Model Colleges and upgraded secondary schools throughout the state. Adebule noted that commissioning of the water purification system on a day set aside by the United Nations for the celebration of World Water Day is significant as it bothers on achieving the Goal 6 of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which addresses the issues relating to drinking, sanitation and hygiene including

the quality and Sustainability of water resources globally. Earlier in his address, the donor, Barrister Femi Falana, SAN, stated that each day, nearly 1,000 children die due to preventable water and sanitationrelated diarrhoea diseases, 40 % of which are attributable to the school environment. Mr. Zacheaus Akinyemi, the Country Director of Impact Water Limited, who installed the Water Purification System, said the aim of the company is to deliver clean and safe water. He counselled the management and staff of the school to ensure that the students don’t re-contaminate the purified water by using contaminated utensils.

to access to unity colleges and federal tertiary educational institutions. The Minister, who gave the assurance while receiving the Ona of Abaji, His Royal Majesty, Dr. Adamu Baba Yunusa who paid him a courtesy visit in his office in Abuja, said the FCT indigenes will also be carried along in the scheme of things. The Ona of Abaji who is also Chairman of the FCT Council of Chiefs, as well as the Chancellor, Federal University, Wukari, had earlier made a submission to the Minister on some of the educational challenges facing the indigenes of the Federal Capitall Territory. The Ona particularly noted that the Joint Admission and Matriculations Board (JAMB) had persistently failed to place the FCT in the catchment area of federal government – owned tertiary institutions, not “even the University of Abuja which was named after the Territory and built on its soil.” He further disclosed that indigenes of the territory do not have quota to guarantee them admission, scholarship or employment in the Federal Unity Colleges as enjoyed by other communities playing host to the institutions.

News 20 Andrew Orolua, Abuja

ÏÏÏThe trial of

former Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal, Mohammed Dikko Umar (rtd), fixed for Tuesday could not hold following the absence of Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court Abuja. The judge was said to be attending the judges conference organized by the United Nations in Abuja. Consequently, the trial has been adjourned to May 23 at the consent of counsel to both parties. At the last adjourned date, former Director of Finance and Account, Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore Salisu Yaushau (rtd), told the Federal High Court in Abuja that he had no documented evi-

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dence or receipts to show that the former Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Mohammed Dikko Umar (rtd), collected the sum of N558million monthly for two years. Yaushau, a star prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of the former Chief of the Air Staff, yesterday told the Federal High Court in Abuja that the sum N558m he usually gives to the defendant as his monthly upkeep from the coffers of the Nigerian Air Force were not receipted. The witness had told the court in his evidence-in-chief last week that the former Chief of the Air Staff collected over N13.3b for two years as his monthly upkeep from the coffers of the Nigerian Air force. He also told the court how he assisted Umar to acquire properties across the country worth

over N2.3b out of the monthly upkeep of N558m. But under cross examination by lead defence counsel, Hassan Liman (SAN), the witness said the payments made to Umar were not captured in the cash and votes books of the Nigerian Air force. The defence counsel tendered in evidence, a book titled “Manual of Financial Administration of the Armed Forces of Nigeria, 2012” which provides that receipt be issued on all payments made by any of the forces. Though the prosecution counsel, Sylvanus Tahir objected to the admissibility of the book on the grounds that it was not certified as a public document by the relevant authorities, it was admitted in evidence by Justice Nnamdi Dimgba. Tahir predicated his objec-

tions on the provisions of sections 102 and 104 (1) of the Evidence Act, 2010, which required the Certified True Copies (CTC) of all public documents. In his short ruling, Justice Dimgba agreed with the submissions of the defence counsel that the exhibit was an original copy and therefore needs no certification. Justice Dimgba also ruled that the then Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Oluseye Petirin authorised the publication of the manual to be used in conjunction with the federal government’s financial regulations of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) 2007 and 2009 revered version. The Judge also agreed with Liman that the document sought to be tendered was a subsidiary law and therefore needs no certification.

Liman had cited a Supreme Court authority and Sections 85, 86 and 88 of the Evidence Act to persuade the court, in admitting the manual in evidence. After the manual was admitted in evidence, the defence counsel referred the witness to paragraphs three at page iv which provides that all payments must be backed by receipts. Responding, the witness admitted the existence of such provisions but explained that the payments referred to in the manual means payments that contained a source documents whereby a request to insure expenditure was sent to the Chief accounting officer and authority is given for that expenditure to be incurred.

I have no smuggled Hilux van in my house –Barau tells Senate Olufemi Samuel, Abuja

ÏÏÏSenator Jibrin Barau (APC

Kano North) on Wednesday made efforts to clear his name over allegation of complicity in purchase of vehicles, which the Nigerian Customs impounded, as he vehemently denied a report that 13 Hilux vans allegedly smuggled into the country were found in his house in Kano. A national daily had earlier published a report that the smuggled vehicles without Customs duty payment were found in his residence. Barau, the Chairman, Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TetFund, raised Point of Orders 14 and 15 of the Senate Rules during plenary to deny the allegation. He said: “I was in Kano last weekend where I met a large number of my constituents and they can testify that there was no single Hilux van in my house.” He added that “on Monday night around eleven, I saw a text message on my phone from a reporter of Daily Trust called Yusha’u that there was an urgent matter. And I did not hesitate but called him thrice but he refused to pick my calls. “I went further to call a reporter of Daily Trust attached to the National Assembly. He also did not pick my calls. I saw this morning on the headline of Daily Trust that 13 Hilux vehicles smuggled into the country that Customs duty had not been paid on them were found in my residence. “That my house was sealed

and that at the end of it, it was stated that the vehicles are there without anybody claiming the ownership of them. This never happened.” Barau, who observed that it was a clear case of calumny to tarnish his image, added: “I was in my house this weekend with my constituent, my house was wide open and there were no vehicles there.” He described the matter as terrible and bad for Nigeria’s democracy adding that it was something he really could not imagine happening at time of the country’s political development. “Coming from Daily Trust that I have highest regard for as one of the papers that we northerners look unto for good news coverage in the North, makes it more worrisome and disturbing, I thought Daily Trust would have heard from me by following due diligence to find out the truth before going to press. It is quite unfortunate; I am really disappointed by what I saw”, he lamented. Barau said his privilege had been abused, stating that he could not fathom why this should happen when leaders of the country needed to put their heads together to find lasting solution to the nations challenges. “We are in a time of recession that we need everyone to come on board. The executive, the legislature, the judiciary and even the fourth estate of the realm for us to find out a solution to the problem we find ourselves”, he added.

District Head, Kwadon, Gombe State, Alhaji Muhammad Abubakar (middle), with officials of National Directorate of Employment, during the training of 50 youths at Kwadon community of Yamaltu/Deba LGA area of Gombe State… recently.

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ÏÏÏThe trial of

former Benue state governor, Gabriel Suswam and the Finance Commissioner under his administration Omodachi Okolobia was on Tuesday stalled due to the absence of the ex-governor in court. Both men are facing trial for allegedly defrauding Benue state government of N3.1billion while in office. Suswam and Okolobia were on November 10, 2015 arraigned before Justice Ahmed Mohammed of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on a 9-count charge bordering on allegations of financial impropriety and money laundering. At yesterday’s proceeding, Joseph Dawodu (SAN) told the court that his client, Suswam has been in the custody of the Department of State Security since February.

DSS continuous detention of Suswan stalls his trial “My Lord, the absence of the 1st defendant is due to no fault of his. On February 24, 2017, he was invited by the Department of State Security (DSS), since that day, he has been kept in detention without trial. “No effort has been made to take him to court in respect of whatever allegation against him. “The 1st defendant is being prosecuted by the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the last time he was seen was in the custody of an agency of Federal Republic of Nigeria. “If the prosecutor is not aware, he can find out why he would be kept in detention without trial.

“I came purposely to inform the court that the 1st defendant’s absence was not to disrespect the court but due to his detention,” Daudu told the court. Reacting, the prosecution counsel, Oluwaleke Atolagbe clarified that “the agency prosecuting Suswam is the EFCC, while as confirmed by the senior counsel, the agency holding the 1st defendant is DSS. They are two different agencies.” Ruling, Justice Mohammed said, “this case being a criminal matter cannot proceed in the absence of 1st defendant. Consequently, the matter was adjourned to May 9.

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SIR UYAMADU AND LADY OBIOMA NWEKE FOUNDATION

OJOBO FOUNDATION

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PROMOTE FREE EDUCATION FOR THE LESS PRIVILEGED MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY. 2. TO PROMOTE AND PROVIDE FREE SKILL ACQUISITION CENTRES FOR THE INDIGENT MEMBERS OF SOCIETY. 3. TO PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE THE READING CULTURE THROUGH THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRARGENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

NOBLESSE OBLIGE CHARITABLE 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. NAME: OLUFEMI AIYEOLA 2. MOBOLAJI AIYEOLA AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. TO HELP THE GIFTED BUT NEEDY TO ACCESS GOOD QUALITY EDUCATION 2. TO SUPPORT ACADEMIC/RESEARCH/SCIENCE PROJECTS AND CAUSES BY SOURCING FOR AND PROVIDING NEEDED FUNDS 3. CONNECTING NEEDY PEOPLE WITH MORE PRIVILEGED PERSONS WHO ARE WILLING TO HELP ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

GLORY OF ZION INT’L LIBERATION CENTER 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. BENEDICT CHINONSO AJAH, 2. ANN JUDITH AJAH, 3. PETRUS UCHENNA INYAMA, 4. SIMEON KELVIN CHUKWU,

5. FLORENCE NNAMANI. 6. CHRISTOPHER UGWU, 7. INYAMA ASSUMPTA. CHIZOMA

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. To preach the Gospel of Christ all over the world. 2. To take care of the welfare of its members. 3. To establish Local Branches for the propagation of the Gospel worldwide. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

MONOLA HEALTH COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATION

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. BELLO ABDULWASIU OLANREWAJU 2. 2 BELLO MULIKAT LOLA AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO PROMOTE HEALTH IN THE COMMUNITY ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

IKEUGO SOCIAL CLUB OF NIGERIA

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. BARR ITODO BENEDICT OJOBO - CHAIRMAN 2. MR AMBROSE AKOGWU OJOBO 3. DANIEL ATTAH 4. MICHAEL UGOCHUKWU OJOBO 5. ADOYI PAUL OJOBO 6. AMBROSE AGBO OJOBO 7. INNOCENT ITODO OJOBO - SECRETARY.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Chief Mike Nwizu 2. Prince Jokhin Osita 3. Prince Charles Atuegbu 4. Sunday Nwabunwane 5. Bathlomew Nwakonobi

The aim and objective: 1. To empower and support the less privileged in the society 2. To cater for the general welfare of the members and the society

6. Emeka Edward 7. Eugene Otangbo 8. Chife Steven Onugha 9. Shedrack Ezeama 10. Emmanuel Nzoromobi

The aim and objectives: 1. To promote and protect the social and economic interest of members 2. To provide care and welfare to members and the needy in our communities

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: Barr. Akor Dominic Friday 08068399996

SIGNED: Barr Kate Otumu

Public Notice 22 BREAD FOR AFRICA 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. Hassan Mohammed 2. Akintunde Ibrahim Oladimeji 3. Bamidele Ibrahim Olaitan The aim and objective: 1. To provide humanitarian support to indigent Nigerians Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General of Corporate Affairs Commission Maitama Abuja within 28 days of this publication

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LIBRATION MERCY MINISTRY

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 TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Swachet Adama Magaji - Chairman. 2. Emmanuel Habakkuk Bwarkashak - Secretary 3. Jonathan Sunday Akuns - Member 4. Gladys Yani Magaji - Member 5. Lynda Hennang Barau - Member 6. Adeline Nankwat Fompun - Member 7. Philemon Bulus Damul - Member 8.Egbe Princewill Omabite - Member

THE OLD TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Olaf Botermans- Removed 2. Simon Jones- Removed 3. Maayk Schut- Removed 4. Peter Ter Veen- Retained

Aim and Objective: 1. To preach the gospel of Christ throughout the world Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General of Corporate Affairbysno Commission Maitama Abuja within 28 days of this publication

SIGNED: Barr. Enigheno Guy Ogbe

SIGNED: SECRETARY

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AL-DDAHWAH ISLAMIC FOUNDATION

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND THE MINISTRY OF FCT ABUJA THAT THE ORIGINAL OFFER OF TERMS OF GRANTS /CONVEYANCE OF APPROVAL LETTER IN RESPECT OF PLOT 342A CHIKAKORE (BYAZHIN) KUBWA LAYOUT ABUJA, DATED 25/07/2006 WITH FILE NO IM55208, ORIGINALY BELONG TO EMMANUEL EZEMA. ALL EFFORTS MADE TO TRACE THE DOCUMENT PROVED ABORTIVE. MINISTRY OF FCTA, CONCERNED AUTHORITIES AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE 7. AERONAUTICAL INFORMATION SERVICES ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA The general public is hereby notified that the above named has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for Change of Name And Change of Trustees Registration under part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 1990. FROM AERONAUTICAL INFORMATION SERVICES ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA TO AERONAUTICAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA THE OLD TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Alhaji Kabir Yahaya Gusau - Retained 3. Emmanuel B. Akpan - Retained 2. Richard Obor John Akalugwa - Retained 4. Mrs. G C. Oduah - Removed 5. Mr. Charles Ifetayo Odunaiya - Retained THE NEW TRUSTEE: 1. Anthony Nweke The aim and objectives remain the same Any objection to this Application should be forwarded to Corporate Affairs Commission Maitama Abuja within 28 days of this publication SIGNED: SECRETARY

UNITED PROGRESSIVE SOLID STAR CLUB BENIN THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED CLUB HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION (CAC), ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART ‘C’ OF COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. ONYEKA ADIMORA 2. CHETANNA NWOKEDIBA 3. CHIMA BRIGHT 4. EMEKA ACHIOKO

–CHAIRMAN -PATRON - SECRETARY - TREASURER

NETHERLANDS EDUCATIONAL 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 general public is hereby notified that the above named has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for Change of Name And Change of Trustees Registration under part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 1990.

The New Trustees Are: 1. Mark Daoud 2. Gregory Goldberg 3. Prospect Madufuro 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

CENTRE FOR FAMILY ENTREPRENEURSHIP

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

TRUSTEES ARE: 1. ABDULSALAM TAOFEEK AJIBORO 2. BADA TAJUDEEN OLANIYI 3. OMOWUMI ABDULSALAM IBRAHIM 4. ABDUL FATAI QAMARUDEEN 5. IBRAHIM TAJUDEEN

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Dr. ( Mrs ) Bamidele Anike Wale - Oshinowo 2. Mr .Adewale Oshinowo 3. Mrs. Funmi Juliana Olufemi 4. Mr Oluwasegun Ilesanmi 5. Mrs Bukola Morenike Ogunleye 6. Mrs. Aderonke Opeyemi Atobatele

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO TEACH AND ENHANCE THE KNOWLEDGE OF ISLAM OF REVERTS THROUGH DIRECT AND ONE-ON-ONE TUTORIAL, PUBLIC LECTURE, AND USE OF ICT ETC.

The aim and objective: 1. To be the pioneer and leaders in the development and entrepreneurship entrenchment of entrepreneurial Competencies

Any objection to this application 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 SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED: SECRETARY

THE OLD BOYS ASSOCIATION OF ABOBA 1998

OBA OLAWORE OLANIPEKUN ESTATE FOUNDATION

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 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. OKOMA JAMES CHIDI 2. IKOKWU CHIGOZIE RENALD 3. VICTOR ECHEZONA EZENAGU

THE TRUSTEES ARE: (1) JAMIU OLADUNNI OLANIPEKUN (2) OYETUNJI ABDULRAHEEM OLANIPEKUN (3) FASILAT BANKE OLANIPEKUN

4. EGBUNAM EJEFOBIHI FRANKLIN 5. UDEARO CHIKE PAUL 6. OKOLIE VICTOR CHIKA 7. NZEDEBE CHUKWUNONSO PAUL

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. To promote activities that seeks to empower and encourage the welfare of its members. 2. To offer corporate social responsibility in various communities in Nigeria.

THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO PROTECT THE INTEREST OF MEMBERS.

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

The aim and objective: 1. To protect the interest of members Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the RegistrarGeneral of Corporate Affairs Commission Maitama Abuja within 28 days of this publication SIGNED: BARR. VERA LESLIE

SIGNED : BARR CHRIS MBAM.

SIGNED: TRUSTEES

CALVARY FULFILLMENT POWER AND GLORY MINISTRY

UMMA MARKETERS & FARMERS ASSOCIATION, ABUJA

OMO-ABU YOUTH DEVELOPMENT 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 general public is hereby notified that the above named Foundation has applied for registration to the corporate affairs commission, Abuja under Part C of the Company and Allied Matters Act No. 1 of 1990

THE TRUSTEES ARE: (1) PETER OLUSEGUN FASANYA (2) PATRICIA FASANYA (3) ISREAL JIMOH (4) EDWARD EBALE

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Yakubu Yusuf Abubakar 2. Dayyabu Umar 3. Abdullahi Tasiu 4. Sani Mohammed Albashir 5. Rabiu Ibrahim 6. Alh. Hussaini Abubakar

THE TRUSTEES ARE; 1. STATON OMO-ABU 2. PASTOR DANIEL IGBANWU 3. MR. DINGA TITA NGALAM, 4. OMAYIE VIVIAN.

The aim and objective: 1. To preach the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the RegistrarGeneral of Corporate Affairs Commission Maitama Abuja within 28 days of this publication SIGNED: BARR. VERA LESLIE

MAAMI EMPOWERMENT FOUNDATION

The aim and objective: 1. To assist its members and promote entrepreneurship empowerment Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the RegistrarGeneral of Corporate Affairs Commission Maitama Abuja within 28 days of this publication SIGNED: SECRETARY

SHOLA ADEFOLALU GASKA FOUNDATION

THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE; 1. TO CREATE JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE YOUTHS IN NIGERIA, 2. TO ENLIGHTEN AND MOBILIZE THE YOUTHS TO TAKE UP LEADERSHIP POSITIONS IN THE SOCIETY, 3. TO ENCOURAGE AND EMPOWER THE YOUTHS TO PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF VULNERABLE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY WHICH INCLUDE THE WOMEN, CHILDREN AND PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY. Any objection to this publication should be forwarded to Registrar General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, P. M. B. 198, Garki, Abuja within 28th days of this publication. SIGNED; BARR. MOSHOOD ABDULLAHI ORE

ABLE GOD GLOBAL MINISTRY

This is to inform the General public that the above named Foundation has applied registration to the Corporate Affairs Commission under part C of the Companies and Allied Matters Act CAP C 20 LFN 2004.

The General Public is hereby notified that the above named Ministry has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under Part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 1990.

TRUSTEES: 1. OKEWALE BABATUNDE 2. SONAIYA ADETOUN 3. WALE-OKEWALE OPEOLA MARY 4. MR. SONAIYA ABAYOMI

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. ABIMBOLA ESSIEN NELSON (CHAIRMAN) 2. HENRY ESSIEN NELSON 3. ADEFUNMILOLA ADEDIPE (SECRETARY) 4. OLUWAYEMISI SAWYERR

Trustees are: 1. Okechukwu Vincent Ojukwu -CHAIRMAN 2. Chioma Gloria Ojukwu -SECRETARY 3. Deborah Chidalu Ojukwu 4. Chiagoziem Precious Ojukwu 5. Odinakachi Korie 6. Nnaemeka Okeke Aims and Objectives:

- CHAIRMAN -SECRETARY - MEMBER. - MEMBER

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO PROPAGATE, BROADCAST AND CAMPAIGN FOR WOMEN EMPOWERMENT IN THE SOCIETY Any objection to this publication should be forwarded to Registrar General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, P. M. B. 198, Garki, Abuja within 28th days of this publication. SIGNED: OKEWALE BABATUNDE - CHAIRMAN

5. OKAIMA OHIZUA 6. IZE ADAVA 7. FUNKEYI AKINTAYO

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. Empowering the less privileged (Especially women and children) by providing financial, Emotional and spiritual support. 2. Dedicated to peace -building, Health, Education, Justice and Equity; To improve on the living conditions of the vulnerable women, Youth and children in Nigeria. Any objection to this Registration should be forwarded to the Registrar Corporate Affairs Commission, plot 420 Tigris Crescent off Aguiyi Ironsi street P. M. P 198, MAITAMA Abuja within 28 days from the date of this publication. Signed: LAWCITY PARTNERS 5th floor mulliner Towers, 39 Alfred Rewane Rd, Ikoyi Lagos

1.To preach the word of God to the congregation 2. To spread the good news about the Lord Jesus Christ. Any objection to the registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, P.M.B. 198, Garki, Abuja within Twenty-Eight (28) days from the date of this publication. SIGNED: Stella Enyiocha Esq

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GRADUATE ENTREPRENEURSHIP & YOUTH EMPOWERMENT INITIATIVE THE PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED BODY HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990 TRUSTEES: 1. ANYANWU SIMON CHINONSO 2. OKECHUKWU FRANK EKENE 3. ALAGBE SAMSON ADEKOLA 4. DR. LINUS OBINNA AMAECHI 5. JANE ONYINYECHI UYOKEI Aim and Objectives: 1. To create employment for the youths 2. To empower the youths through skill acquisition 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.

OBUDU HERITAGE FOUNDATION THE PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED BODY HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990 Trustees: 1. Jerome Awhopuye Adie 2. James Agiande Atuo 3. Augustine Bengioshuye Atsu 4. Levi Genesis Agiende Charles Ugbe Ugar 5. Agim Lawrence Ikwen AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. To promote the cultural heritage of Obudu people ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B. 198, GARKI, ABUJA WITHIN TWENTY-EIGHT (28) DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION.

Signed: Secretary THE RANSOMED OF THE LORD EL-SHADDAI PRAYER MINISTRY THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990 THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Asemota Sunday Oladipupo 2. Wusu Victoria 3. Folashade Simisola Osidele 4. Ogundimu Temitope Olubunmi 5. Abayomi Akeem Oluwaseun 6. Orekoya Abiola Adeyemi 7. Bello Ibrahim Adewale.

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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

THE BABATUNDE-ANJOUS FOUNDATION THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990 THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Mrs. Grace Oritsejolomi Anjous 2. Mrs. Olamide Lande Anjous-Zygmunt 3. Mr. Oladimeji Tunde- Anjous Aims and Objectives: 1. To provide grants, awards, incentives towards the improvement of standards of education at secondary and tertiary level 2. To develop through research, merit systems for identifying the best performing students and teaching faculty in Nigeria 3. To encourage the teaching and development of entrepreneurships through training and grants and prizes to persons meeting the Foundation’s benchmarks for expertise and excellence. 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 TWENTYEIGHT (28) DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: TRUSTEES

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IZZI GROOVERS CLUB OF NIGERIA IZZI GROOVERS CLUB OF NIGERIA The general public is hereby notified that the above Named Club has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission Abuja for Registration under the part C of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 1990.

SIGNED: TRUSTEES

THE ANJOUS-ZYGMUNT FOUNDATION THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990 TRUSTEE: 1. Mrs. Olamide Lande Anjous-Zygmunt

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

Signed: Secretary

SIGNED: TRUSTEES

MEGALIFE DOMINION MINISTRY INT’L THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990 THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. AKPAN SAMUEL DONALD. 2. WILSON MICHAEL ONYEMAECHI. 3. INALEGWU SUNDAY JAMES. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. To preach the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. 2. To evangelize the world. 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

BENIN VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL INITIATIVE THE PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED BODY HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990 Trustees: 1) Mrs. Uvbi Osula -Atu. 4) Hon. Osamwonyi Atu. 2) Mr. Aondover Micheal Mku. 5) Bar. Dapo Okpeseyi (SAN) 3) Mr. Osamundia Mathias Obazee. Aim and Objective: 1. To train Nigerian youths in gainful vocational and technical skills to the apprentice ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B. 198, GARKI, ABUJA WITHIN TWENTY-EIGHT (28) DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION. Signed: Secretary

NUR CHARITY FOUNDATION

Signed: Barr OGOCHUKWU EZEANI

2. To support the study of Arts and Design through grants, trainings and workshops.

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

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO FOSTER UNITY AND PEACE AMONG SIBLINGS, ENCOURAGING LOVE AND INTEREST FOR ONE ANOTHER AS THE FAMILY CONTINUES THE LEGACY OF PA S.A. ADETOLA NOW AND BEYOND.

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. To promote peace and unity among members

BIGUNCLE FAMILY FOUNDATION

Aim and objective: 1. To provide scholarship to members of the family

- CHAIRMAN - SECRETARY

Aims and Objectives: 1. To promote and support the training and empowerment of women in science and technology.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. ADETOLA OLUWATOSIN AYOOLA 2. ADETOLA OLAYINKA SALEWA

Signed.: Secretary

The Trustees Are: 1. John Nwekori 2. Friday Uguru 3. Cyprian Onele

Aim and Objective: 1. To spread the word of God in winning souls for Christ.

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

Trustees: 1. HANNATU BAMALLI - BELLO. - PRESIDENT 2. AISHA SHEHU 3. MUSTAPHA IBRAHIM 4. ABBA GIDADO. - VICE PRESIDENT Aims and objectives: 1. Rehabilitation of knowledge centres 2. Protecting the homeless against harsh climate conditions 3. Provision of clean water sources in rural communities ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B. 198, GARKI, ABUJA WITHIN TWENTY-EIGHT (28) DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION. Signed: Secretary

AMAEKE DEVELOPMENT UNION

5. MR. HYGINUS OBIALOR 6. MR. ETHEL ACHOR 7. MR. EMMANUEL UNEGBU

Aim and objective: 1. To foster peace, unity and progress of the union 2. To rescue humanity from servitude. 3. To cater for the educational need of the privileged 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: Barr. Chidiebere dalu - obele Evigol Attorneys,block b1, Abia court , Gaduwa Estate ,Abuja

JOHN CENTRE MINISTRY

THE PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED BODY HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990 Trustees: 1) PRINCE GODFREY OMOLA 2) LILIAN GODFREY 3) KUNLE FAKOYA 4) FOLU LUFADEJU 5) SUNDAY OMOTOLU 6) MICHAEL IJIKO 7) INALEGWU ANEJO 8) CLETUS OKONJIMI 9) TITILOPE FAKOYA Aim and objective: 1. To preach the gospel of our lord Jesus Christ. ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B. 198, GARKI, ABUJA WITHIN TWENTY-EIGHT (28) DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION. Signed: Secretary

EGBE AGBA OGBONI ABALAYE FRATERNITY ASSOCIATION THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED ASSOCIATION HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT OF 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. ADETOYESE ABDULLAHI OLAKISAN - CHAIRMAN 2. CHIEF IFAMUYIWA KAMALDEEN. 3. SESAN AKANDE. 4. CHIEF AFEEZ OLAYIWOLA NAIBI - SECRETARY 5. CHIEF AGBOJULADE OTAMOKUN. 6. CHIEF DR ADEBISI ADEYEMI. 7. CHIEF AWOBORI OLAKISAN. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. PROMOTION OF YORUBA SPIRITUAL VALUES. 2. ESTABLISHEDMENT OF A PLATFORM FOR EXPRESSION OF CULTURAL BELIEFS. 3. CREATION OF FORUM FOR TEACHING YORUBA TRADITION. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: BARR OLUSEYI OYAGBILE

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PUBLIC NOTICE

IBADAN PEACE AND GLOBAL CONFLICT MANAGEMENT INITIATIVE

IN THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT CAP.C 20

IN THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT CAP. C 20 MEMBER’S VOLUNTARY WINDING UP ADVERTISEMENT OF SPECIAL RESOLUTION TO WIND UP

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

MEMBERS VOLUNTARY WINDING UP NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF LIQUIDATOR PURSUANT TO SECTION 491 OF CAMA

DATED 21ST MARCH 2017

IN MATTER OF SINOPEC INTERNATIONAL TRADING (NIGERIA) LIMITED IN VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION AND IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 1990 NOTICE IS HEREBY given that the general meeting of the above named Company duly convened and held at Block 3, Plot 1A, Michael Olawale, Cole Drive, Lekki Phase 1, Lagos State, the following resolutions were proposed and duly passed; Ø That it has been proved to the satisfaction of this meeting that the Company SINOPEC INTERNATIONAL TRADING (NIGERIA) LIMITED can no longer continue to do business. Ø That it is advised to wind up same accordingly Ø That SINOPEC INTERNATIONAL TRADING (NIGERIA) LIMITED be wound up voluntarily; and Ø That Ayodele Kusamotu be and is hereby appointed Liquidator of the Company DATED THIS 21ST DAY OF MARCH 2017

AYODELE KUSAMOTU LIQUIDATOR

SIGNED ZHANG LIN DIRECTOR

Take notice that on the 21st day of March 2017 at the General Meeting of Sinopec International Trading (Nigeria) Limited, Lagos State was appointed by a resolution of the Company dated 21st March 2017 as the Liquidator of the Company.

WINING WORD INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN CENTRE. This is to inform the general public that the above named has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission, for registration under part C of the Companies And Allied Matters Acts of 1990. Trustees are : 1. PASTOR BELLO TAIWO AMSTRONG 2. PASTOR BELLO BANKE AINA 3. MISS. ADEOLA OLAJIDE OLANREWAJU AIMS: To preach the gospel of Jesus Christ. registrar General, plot 420, Tigris Crescent, off Aguiyi Ironsi Signed: Trustees

SIGNED KONG XIAOQIANG DIRECTOR

TRUSTEES: 1. DAHUNSI TAIWO ADEGBENRO.............. CHAIRMAN 2. ADESINA OLUDARE ADIGUN................. SECRETARY 3. SARAFADEEN ABIODUN ALI 4. AKINWALE ADEKUNLE AKANFE 5. JIMOH GANIYU OWAKALE 6. YUSUFF OLALEKAN MORUFF 7. SOBOWALE SARAH ABIOLA Aims: To promote peaceful co-existence in the society. days of this publication. Signed: Trustees

PALATABLE RAW-FOOD DEALERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA

OLAMIDE OLAITAN ORPHANAGE AND MEDICARE FOUNDATION

This is to inform the general public that the above named Association has applied for registration to the Corporate Affairs Commission under part C of the Companies and Allied Matters Acts of 1990. Trustees are : 1. MR. AFOLABI SAMSON ADEOLA - Chairman 2. MRS. JAMIU TOYYIBA TOYIN - Secretary 3. MRS. YAHYA RISIKATU 4. MR. AWOFIDIPE STEPHEN ALANI 5. MRS. ONIPEDE VICTORIA RONKE 6. MRS. ADEBOWALE COMFORT OLUREMI 7. MR. OJO ABIODUN OLUKUNLE

This is to inform the general public that the above named “FOUNDATION” has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under the part C of Companies and Allied Matters Acts 1990. TRUSTEES ARE 1. MRS. IYABODE TAIBAT OLAITAN - Chairman. 2. MR. ADEMOLA ABAYOMI OLAITAN - Secretary. 3. MR. ADEMOLA OLAIDE OLAITAN. 4. MR. OLARENWAJU AYODEJI OLAITAN. 5. Ms. OLUWABUKOLA MONSUNMOLA OLAITAN. 6. MR. OLAWOYIN PHILIP OLUREMI. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES. 1. To provide free medical care for the less privileged. 2. To operate a home for the orphans. 3. To essentially provide free medical tips and advice for all.

AIMS: 1. To ensure quality raw food sales 2. To ensure uniformity in price of raw food among dealers. of this publication. Signed: Trustees

General, Corporate Affairs Commission, plot 420, Tigris Crescent, off the date of this publication. Signed by: ADEBUSOLA ADEKOYA & CO, NOS. 1 ASABI COLE STR

ATOFARATI CHURCH OF GOD

ROYAL WEALTH FRIENDSHIP CLUB

SALVATION CHAPEL OF GOD,

This is to inform the general public that the above named has applied for registration to the Corporate Affairs Commission under Part C of the Companies and Allied Matters Act No 1 of 1990. Trustees: 1. Pastor I. Akinboro 2. Pastor Caleb A. Shofadekan 3. Sister Esther Oludare 4. Evang. Joel O. Akinboro 5. Deacon Joseph Olorundare 6. Evang. James O. Akinboro

This 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 and allied matters Act No 1of 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 OSUCHUKWU ALEXANDER ATASIE.......CHIRMAN 2. GOLD ISAAC..... VICE CHIRMAN 3. ALABA KEHINDE MICHAEL... SECRETARY 4. OSUCHUKWU MARYTINA ULOMA.......TREASURER 5. OKONKWO CAROLINE OBIOMA. FIN.SECRETARY

Trustees Are 1 REV. APOSTLE DANIEL EKENE OGBO= GENERAL OVERSEER, 2, JOY CHINAZO OGBO = ASSISTANT GENERAL OVERSEER, 3,UME CHUKWUEMEKA NATHAN = secretary

1. To bring the knowledge of God to humanity 2. To preach the good news of our lord to the people 3. To deliver and save people’s lives though prayer in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ

1. TO CATER FOR THE WELFARES AND NEEDS OF MEMBERS 2. TO STRENGTHEN THE BOND OF UNITY. LOVE AND PROGRESS AMONG MEMBERS

General Corporate Affairs Commission, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT off Aguyi SIGNED SECRETARY

REFINER’S FIRE COVENANT CENTRE 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 NO. 1 OF 1990 TRUSTEES 1) CHAIRMANPastor Williams Efosa Esamah 2) TREASURERPastor Gloria Nkechi Esamah 3) SECRETARY Sis Catherine Abimbola Balogun AIMS AND OBJECTIVES TO PREACH THE GOSPLE OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. (2) TO SET THE CAPTIVE FREE ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL . CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION,420

General corporate Affairs Commission 420 Tigris Crescent off Aguiyi lronsi

1, to preach the word of God to the world, 2. To win souls for Christ through evangelism, 3. To organise seminars, symposia,conferences,workshops and faith clinics to enhance the spiritual growth of the people in the lord, 4. To deliver the oppressed, heal the sick and set the captives free through the word of God. 5, to engage in charitable and evangelistic work both locally and internationally corporate affairs commission 420, Tigris crescent off aguiyi ironsi street, pmb

Signed OSUCHUKWU ALEXANDER ATASIE.....CHAIRMAN

TOUCH-LIFE COMMUNITY RESPONSE INITIATIVE under the part C of the companies and allied matters act 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1.Dr. Chioma Vivienne Nwokoro President/ Chairperson 2.Mr. Kenneth Maduabuchi Nwokoro Secretary 3.Elder Nnamdi Nazarus Nwachukwu AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: To empower people intellectually through provision of educational and other community development programmes.

URBAN DAY GRAMMAR SCHOOL OLD IFE ROAD OLD STUDENT ASSOCIATION This is to inform the general public that the above named has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commissioner for registration under Part ‘C’ of the Companies and Allied Matters Act of 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. ONAWUMI AYODELE SAMUEL - CHAIRMAN 2. OLUWATOYIN ABIOLA ONI - SECRETARY 3. FASASI KASEEM AKINOLA 4 OGUNDIRAN OLUTAYO AKINBODE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. To promote infrastructural and educational development of the school 2. To care for the welfare and protect interest of members

this publication. General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420 Aguiyi Ironsi Street,

SIGNED SECRETARY

FASHION DESIGNERS ASSOCIATION OF OYO STATE This is to inform the general public that the above named has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commissioner for registration under Part ‘C’ of the Companies and Allied Matters Act of 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. OSENI ADETOLA OLAOLUWA - CHAIRMAN 2. OKUNBANJO AYOTUNDE OMOTOLA - SECRETARY 3. SEMOLA OLUMUYIWA OLUSESAN 4 ALIYU JUBRIL AYODEJI 5 EZEILO AUGUSTINE CHUKWUDI AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. To promote peace, unity and love among members 2. To care for the members welfare

SIGNED: PRESIDENT SIGNED : TRUSTEES

HIDES AND SKIN DEALERS ASSOCIATION OYO STATE THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990 THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Adeniran Adewuyi Michael 3. Mohammed Buniyaminu 4. Mohammed Ibrahim Auwal 5. Mohammed kabiru 6.Raheem Abdulahi Ishola AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. To carer for the welfare of members. ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA,

SOCIALLY AFRICA FOUNDATION. This is to inform the general public that the above named Foundation has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under Part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act No. 1 of 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1.Adaora Mbelu Chairman 4.Osa Okunkpolor Secretary THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE: 1.Social mobilization, community development and capacity building in the rural communities to counter widespread hunger and poverty by adopting agriculture resource conservation technologies. 2.Refurbishing public schools to give children from poor families access to quality education. 3.Initiating a sustainable stipend and tuition assistance program for deserving and needy students. 4.Social mobilization, formation of own-help groups and capacity building for women empowerment. 5.Using art as a tool to provide awareness on societal challenges/issues.

Registrar General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420 Aguiyi SIGNED : TRUSTEES

SIGNED: TRUSTEES

SIGNED: SECRETARY.

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CONFIRMATION OF NAME

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This is to confirm that ADEKUNLE TITILAYO OLUWAFUNKE, ADEKUNLE TITILAYO ELIZABETH and ADEKUNLE TITILAYO OLUWAFUNMIKE are one and same person but now wish to known and addressed as ADEKUNLE OLUWAFUNMIKE ELIZABETH. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

ADEDAYO MAYOWA CHRISTOPHER

MRS SOPURUCHI SUCCESS IHUNAYA

MUSTAPHA MUIZAT OLUWABUKOLA

Formerly known and addressed as ADERIBIGBE MAYOWA CHRISTOPHER, now wish to be known and addressed as ADEDAYO MAYOWA CHRISTOPHER. All former documents remain valid. GT Bank and the general public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as MISS ENYIOKO FAITH UGOCHI, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS SOPURUCHI SUCCESS IHUNAYA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as MUSTAPHA MUIZAT ARAMIDE, now wish to be known and addressed as MUSTAPHA MUIZAT OLUWABUKOLA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

MRS. NNEBE ALICE UDEME

OJO JOSHUA OLASUNKANMI

OBANLA OLUWATOYIN TIMMY.

KOMOLAFE OLAOLUWA OLAMIDE.

OKUNGBOWA TOFUNMI SAMUEL.

AKA MUHEENAT OLAPEJU

Formerly known and addressed as OJO FATAI OLASUNKANMI, now wish to be known and addressed as OJO JOSHUA OLASUNKANMI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as AHMED OLUWATOYIN TIMMY, now wish to be known and addressed as OBANLA OLUWATOYIN TIMMY. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as OLUWAFISAYOMI AYOMIDE DAVID, now wish to be known and addressed as KOMOLAFE OLAOLUWA OLAMIDE. That my date of birth is 18 September 1993. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as OLUMUYIMA TOFUNMI SAMUEL, now wish to be known and addressed as OKUNGBOWA TOFUNMI SAMUEL. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as ABOLAJI MUHEENAT OLAPEJU, now wish to be known and addressed as AKA MUHEENAT OLAPEJU. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

ABDULHAMID MUHMMAD

CHUKWUEMEKA NWADIOGO OBIOMA

OLAYIWOLA JOSEPH OLUMUYIWA FAVOUR.

ADESHINA OLAWALE SUNDAY.

CORRECTION OF NAME /DATE OF BIRTH

AYO MUHAMMED

Formerly known and addressed as ABDULHAMID MUHMMAD KASHEREAL, now wish to be known and addressed as ABDULHAMID MUHMMAD. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as IBENEME NWADIOGO OBIOMA, now wish to be known and addressed as CHUKWUEMEKA NWADIOGO OBIOMA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note

Formerly known and addressed as OBODOM ALICE UDEME, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. NNEBE ALICE UDEME. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

AROLAMBO AISHA ABEKE OLAJUMOKE

Formerly known and addressed as ADEBIYI SARAT ABEKE, now wish to be known and addressed as AROLAMBO AISHA ABEKE OLAJUMOKE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

PEACE FILMWAKAT WAKBE

Formerly known and addressed as PEACE NJAH, now wish to be known and addressed as PEACE FILMWAKAT WAKBE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

ADETULA RUTH ADESOLA GBEMISOLA. Formerly known and addressed as RASHEEDAT GBEMISOLA LEMOSHE, now wish to be known and addressed as ADETULA RUTH ADESOLA GBEMISOLA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

EGBEGI SARAH CHIKODI OLUWATOMILAYO Formerly known and addressed as OKAKA SARAH CHIKODI OLUWATOMILAYO, now wish to be known and addressed as EGBEGI SARAH CHIKODI OLUWATOMILAYO. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as ADESHINA SUNDAY BIODUN, now wish to be known and addressed as ADESHINA OLAWALE SUNDAY. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

My name was wrongly written as OLARINDE MAGRET AJOKE instead of BABARINDE MAGRET AJOKE. My correct name is BABARINDE MAGRET AJOKE. My correct date of birth is 29 JANUARY 1985 and not 29 January 1980. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as Monsurat Mohammed now wish to be known and addressed as Ayo Muhammed. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

MRS OLUWABUNMI ADENIKE ADEBAYO

SHITTU TAWAKALIT ADEBUNMI.

WASILAT OLASUNBO OLORUNFEMI

MMEKA CHIKA GLORIA

Formerly known and addressed as Miss Oluwabunmi Adenike Adegeye, now wish to be known and addressed as Mrs Oluwabunmi Adenike Adebayo. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as SHITTU TOLULOPE ADEBUNMI, now wish to be known and addressed as SHITTU TAWAKALIT ADEBUNMI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

SALAMI: I, formerly known and addressed as WASILAT OLASUNBO SALAMI, now wish to be known and addressed as WASILAT OLASUNBO OLORUNFEMI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

POPOOLA TAWAKALITU ADEOLA

OJOMOLADE AYOMIDE ELIZABETH

Formerly known and addressed as SANNI YUSUF OLAYI-

WOLA OLUMUYIWA, now wish to be known and addressed as OLAYIWOLA JOSEPH OLUMUYIWA FAVOUR. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

BOSE TAYIBAT KASALI.

OLAOYE SHERIFAH ADUNNI

Formerly known and addressed as Bose Mac, now wish to be known and addressed as Bose Tayibat Kasali. My date of birth was wrongly written as 10-01-1981 instead of 15/12/1982. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as YUNUS SHERIFAH ADUNNI, now wish to be known and addressed as OLAOYE SHERIFAH ADUNNI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as AYENI PAUL OLAWALE now wish to be known and addressed as OGUNSANYA AZEEZ TOBI. All former documents remain valid, General public to please take note.

Formerly known and addressed as ABDULLAHI TAWAKALITU ADEOLA, now wish to be known and addressed as POPOOLA TAWAKALITU ADEOLA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

OKAFOR LIZZY OGECHUKWU

OKWARAJI COMFORT NNAMDIE

FLORENCE NGOZI YOUNG.

FIJABI TEMITOPE HAJARAT.

OGUNSANYA AZEEZ TOBI

Formerly known and addressed as OJOMOLADE AYOMIDE OKELOLA, now wish to be known and addressed as OJOMOLADE AYOMIDE ELIZABETH. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as Uwazigo Gloria, now wish to be known and addressed as Mmeka Chika Gloria. All former documents remain valid. General public take note. BABALOLA MOJISOLA OLADOYIN

Formerly known and addressed as OLADOYIN MOJISOLA, now wish to be known and addressed as BABALOLA MOJISOLA OLADOYIN. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

OBI PRECIOUS ANTHONY

CORRECTION OF NAME

Formerly known and addressed as UBAEZUONU LIZZY OGECHUKWU, now wish to be known and addressed as OKAFOR LIZZY OGECHUKWU. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

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

Formerly known and addressed as FLORENCE NGOZI OCHIOBI, now wish to be known and addressed as FLORENCE NGOZI YOUNG. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as OLADIMEJI TEMITOPE HAJARAT, now wish to be known and addressed as FIJABI TEMITOPE HAJARAT. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as OBI PRECIOUS ANTHONIA, now wish to be known and addressed as OBI PRECIOUS ANTHONY. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

This is to inform the general public that my name and date of birth was mistakenly written on as AMINULAI NURUDEEN OLALEKAN and 29th of March, 1979 instead of AMINULLAHI NURUDEEN OLALEKAN and 29th of April, 1979. That my correct name and date of birth is AMINULLAHI NURUDEEN OLALEKAN and 29th of April, 1979. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

CORRECTION OF NAME

ATERE GABRIEL TEMILOLUWA

AMOLE SANDRA IFELUNWA

MRS. KENECHUKWU ADANNA IJEOMA

AKUGHA MARY

OLABODE GANIYAT.

Formerly known and addressed as ATERE GABRIEL JUNIOR, now wish to be known and addressed as ATERE GABRIEL TEMILOLUWA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as OKPUE SANDRA IFELUNWA, now wish to be known and addressed as AMOLE SANDRA IFELUNWA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as MISS IGBOELI ADANNA IJEOMA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. KENECHUKWU ADANNA IJEOMA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as AKUGHA SANDRA, now wish to be known and addressed as AKUGHA MARY. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as OLUWASEUN IDOWU, now wish to be known and addressed as OLABODE GANIYAT. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

EFFIONG KATE AKPAN

CORRECTION OF NAME

NWASO LOVETH IFEOMA

SAMUEL CHIOMA JUMNY.

YAKUBU ABIOLA KAFILAT

AREMU, HEPHZIBAH ABOSEDE

Formerly known and addressed as EFFIONG KATE, now wish to be known and addressed as EFFIONG KATE AKPAN. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

This is to inform the general public that my name was mistakenly written as MRS. ADEDAYO ADEFUNKE TAIWO instead of MRS. ADEDAYO CHRISTIANAH TAIWO. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as ANI LOVETH IFEOMA, now wish to be known and addressed as NWASO LOVETH IFEOMA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as LIASU JUMOKE CHIDIMA, now wish to be known and addressed as SAMUEL CHIOMA JUMNY. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as AKINTOYE ABIOLA KAFILAT, now wish to be known and addressed as YAKUBU ABIOLA KAFILAT. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I was formerly known and addressed as Aremu, Hephzibah Sabina Abosede now wish to be known and addressed as Aremu, Hephzibah Abosede.all former document remain valid general public take note

MRS. ADELIYI ADENIKE TOKUNBO.

MAKANJUOLA OKIKIOLA.

AUGUSTINA OBLAMA.

RAMOS ADAMU

This is to inform the general public that my name was mistakenly written on as OGENE ANN IFEOMA instead of OGENE ANASTASIA IFEOMA. That my correct name is OGENE ANASTASIA IFEOMA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

OSHO MONISOLA OMOLARA. Formerly known and addressed as OSO MONISOLA OMOLARA, now wish to be known; called and addressed as OSHO MONISOLA OMOLARA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

MR. CHIJIOKE CHUKWUEMEKA HENRY. I, formerly known and addressed as ANYANWUIHE HENRY CHUKWUEMEKA, ANYANWU HENRY EMEKA and IHE EMEKA HENRY, that henceforth, I wish to be known, called and addressed as MR. CHIJIOKE CHUKWUEMEKA HENRY. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAMES

AMUEL VICTORIA OLASUNMBO

This is to confirm that ADENUGA ABIODUN is the same person known as ADENUGA ABIODUN ADEDAYO. Henceforth, I wish to be known and addressed as ADENUGA ABIODUN ADEDAYO. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as OJO VICTORIA OLASUNMBO, now wish to be known and addressed as SAMUEL VICTORIA OLASUNMBO. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as BANKOLE ADENIKE ANIKE TOKUNBO, now wish to be known, called and addressed as MRS. ADELIYI ADENIKE TOKUNBO. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note. AWOBAJO DANIEL OLUSANMI. Formerly known and addressed as AWOBAJO LATEEF OLUSANMI, now wish to be known and addressed as AWOBAJO DANIEL OLUSANMI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as MONDAY OLUWAFEMI IBIRONKE, now wish to be known, called and addressed as MAKANJUOLA OKIKIOLA. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

Formerly know, called and addressed as USABOR AUGUSTINA, now wish to be known, called and addressed as AUGUSTINA OBLAMA. All former documents remain valid. General puplic shuold take note.

I, formerly known, called and addressed as ADAMU AMOS TSARABA, now wish to be known, called and Addressed as RAMOS ADAMU. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

OLABISI JOHNSON GEORGE

OLUTOLA OLUFUNKE JANET ALABA

KAZEEM DAMILOLA IBUKUN.

Formerly known and addressed as OLABISI BOLANLE JOHNSON, now wish to be known, called and addressed as OLABISI JOHNSON GEORGE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as JANET OLUFUNKE ALAYO, now wish to be known, called and addressed as OLUTOLA OLUFUNKE JANET ALABA. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as DAMILOLA ADESHINA IBUKUN, now wish to be known, called and addressed as KAZEEM DAMILOLA IBUKUN. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

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ADAMU RABIATU ELLEHOJO

ADIATULAHI SHERIFUDEEN OLODO.

OFOEGBU UCHECHUKWU RUBEN.

OKORIE OGONNAYA CHRISTIAN

That on my Bank Documents, my name was wrongly arranged as FLOURISH (First Name) SUNNY (Middle Name) DAFENONE (Surname) instead of FLOURISH (First Name) DAFENONE (Middle Name) SUNNY (Surname). That the correct arrangement of my name is FLOURISH DAFENONE SUNNY. General public and Authorities Concerned take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as FARINMADE OLANREWAJU, now wish to be known, called and addressed as OLANREWAJU KAYODE ISAAC. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as ADAMU RABIATU ELLEH, now wish to be known, called and addressed as ADAMU RABIATU ELLEHOJO. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as ADIATULAHI SHERIFUDEEN OLOLADE, now wish to be known, called and addressed as ADIATULAHI SHERIFUDEEN OLODO. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

I formerly known as OFOEGBU UChenna Ruben wish to be known and addressed as Ofoegbu Uchechukwu Ruben. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as OKORIE OGONNAYA wish to be known and addressed as OKORIE OGONNAYA CHRISTIAN. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

AYOMIDE ESTHER POPOOLA

MRS. OLAITAN ABIOLA SHODUBI.

RAYMOND CHUKWUEMEKA

ADEWOYIN ESTHER TEMITOPE.

OHN KENNY LEO

DAVID JANET ICHIKO

I formerly known as Yetunde Adetutu Adewole wish to be known and addressed as Ayomide Esther Popoola. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as MISS. OLAITAN ABIOLA OGUNLOWO wish to be known and addressed as MRS. OLAITAN ABIOLA SHODUBI. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as MOIBI SULIAT TEMITOPE and ADEMOLA TEMITOPE ESTHER wish to be known and addressed as ADEWOYIN ESTHER TEMITOPE. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as OBUH KEHINDE RAYMOND wish to be known and addressed as JOHN KENNY LEO. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

JANET TOUNDI OYENUGA.

SANGO-LANA TAIWO KEMI.

MUKOLU ABIGAIL TECHUKWU

CONFIRMATION AND CHANGE OF NAME

MADU EDITH NNENNA

LELEJI NGOZI JULIET

I formerly known as Janet Toundi Emmanuel wish to be known and addressed as Janet Toundi Oyenuga. All former documents remain valid, general public and NDLA should please take note.

I formerly known as Sangolana Taiwo Abigail. wish to be known and addressed as Sango-Lana Taiwo Kemi. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as Emechete Abigail Techukwu. wish to be known and addressed as Mukolu Abigail Techukwu. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as OBI EDITH NNENNA wish to be known and addressed as MADU EDITH NNENNA. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as NDUBUISI NGOZI JULIET wish to be known and addressed as LELEJI NGOZI JULIET .All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

AGBOOLA SELIMOTU MONILOLA

I formerly known as AGBOOLA SALIMOTU MONILOLA wish to be known and addressed as AGBOOLA SELIMOTU MONILOLA .All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

CORRECTION OF NAME That I NDUE SARAH INYANG my name was wrongly written as INYANG SARAH NDUE and my corrected name is NDUE SARAH INYANG. All Documents\Credential remain valid, general public please take note. SEMIU LAWAL

I formerly known and addressed as LAWAL LUKMON OLAWALE, now wish to be known and addressed as SEMIU LAWAL. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

MRS. ADENEKAN ADEOLA OLUKEMI

I formerly known as EMEKA RAYMOND wish to be known and addressed as RAYMOND CHUKWUEMEKA .All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I Mrs Abraham Toyin Chidinma Hereby Ciomfirm & Certify That I Am The Biological Mother Of Abraham Unyime Favour, That She Was Formerly Known Called & Addressed As Otto Dennis Unyime,that Henceforth. She Should Be Known Called & Addressed As Abraham Unyime Favour. All Documents /Credentials bearing these names remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as EHIY GIFT wish to be known and addressed as DAVID JANET ICHIKO .All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

MUKOLU ABIGAIL TECHUKWU

OKPALA IFEANYICHUKWU EMMANUEL

MRS TOBI ADEWUNMI OBANLA

OGUNDARE AZEEZ OLANREWAJU

I formerly known as Abubakar Usman wish to be known and addressed as Bello Abubakar. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as OKPALA EMMANUEL wish to be known and addressed as OKPALA IFEANYICHUKWU EMMANUEL. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as Miss Tobi Adewunmi Adebayo wish to be known and addressed as Mrs Tobi Adewunmi Obanla. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as Olanrewaju Azeez Anuoluwapo wish to be known and addressed as Ogundare Azeez Olanrewaju. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

AJOKU BRIGHT UCHENNA

MELE KALE MUSTAPHA

DIONA YONAH CHARLIE.

MRS ALABI ADETUTU OLUWASOLA

MRS ADEOSUN OLUTAYO OMOLARA

I, formally known and addressed as Okoro Innocent Ugonna wish to be known and addressed as Ajoku Bright Uchenna. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as MELE KALE wish to be known and addressed as MELE KALE MUSTAPHA. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note

I formerly known as DIONA CHARLIE IYAMU SONIA wish to be known and addressed as DIONA YONAH CHARLIE. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly miss Samuel Adetutu wish to be known and addressed as Mrs ALABI ADETUTU OLUWASOLA OGUN STATE LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICE COMMISSION AND GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID.

I formerly miss Olutayo Omolara Odetola wish to be known and addressed as Mrs ADEOSUN OLUTAYO OMOLARA . OGUN STATE LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICE COMMISSION AND GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID.

OLAYIWOLA JOSEPH OLAMUYIWA

ABDULRAHEEM WAHAB

MRS. ADEOLA RACHEAL ADENIKE.

OSAZIE ESTHER OKE

MRS ALLI FATIMA ADEJUMOKE

Formerly known and addressed as ABDULRAHEEM WAHAB ABDULLAHI, now wish to be known and addressed as ABDULRAHEEM WAHAB. All former documents remain valid. NIMC, and general public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as RACHEAL ADEBISI, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. ADEOLA RACHEAL ADENIKE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as ESTHER OSZEN now wish to be known and addressed as OSAZIE ESTHER OKE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as MISS ANIMASHAUN FATIMO ADEJUMOKE now wish to be known and addressed as MRS ALLI FATIMA ADEJUMOKE. All former documents remain valid. Lagos State Government and General Public Take Note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

AKINLADE ABAYOMI SAMUEL

I formerly known as MISS BAMIDURO ADEOLA OLUKEMI wish to be known and addressed as MRS. ADENEKAN ADEOLA OLUKEMI. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known and called addressed as SANNI YUSUF OLAYIWOLA OLUMUYIWA . Now wish to be known and called addressed as OLAYIWOLA JOSEPH OLAMUYIWA FAVOUR. All document bearing my former name remain Valid, general public should please take note

OGUNDE ABDUL-SHERIFF OLUWASEYI

ADEKOYA FATIMO

MRS ANYANWU CAROLINE

ADENIJI TAYE MARY.

That I run the saving account No. 0119120642 with the name Ogunde Boluwaji Oluwaseyi at Guarantee Trust Bank. GTB. That my correct name is Ogunde Abdul-Sheriff Oluwaseyi. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as GANIYU FATIMO now wish to be known and addressed as ADEKOYA FATIMO. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as MISS UWAOMA CAROLINE now wish to be known and addressed as MRS ANYANWU CAROLINE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known, called and addressed as IDOWU TAYE MARY now wish to be known, called and addressed as ADENIJI TAYE MARY. All former document remain valid. General public take note.

BLOSSOM IKECHUKWU KENNETH ONYENWENWA.

COLLINS NNADOZIE ONYENWENWA

MUSTAPHA YAKUBU SOLA

OSSAI OBINNA IGBOKE

I, formerly known and addressed as IKECHUKWU AVOAJA, now wish to be known and addressed as BLOSSOM IKECHUKWU KENNETH ONYENWENWA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as COLLINS AVOAJA, now wish to be known and addressed as COLLINS NNADOZIE ONYENWENWA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as HAMMED YAQUB SOLA, now wish to be known and addressed as MUSTAPHA YAKUBU SOLA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as EGBE SUNDAY, now wish to be known and addressed as OSSAI OBINNA IGBOKE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

IROH NWAMAKA CATHERINE.

CONFIRMATION OF NAMES / DATE OF BIRTH:

ENRIQUETA SHONIBARE GAETJENS

CHRIS JANE ZAINAB

OKEH PAUL

I, formerly known and addressed as OBIDIMBU NWAMAKA, now wish to be known and addressed as IROH NWAMAKA CATHERINE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

This is to confirm that I, OFFEH MEKETE AGALABIRIARA is the same person answering MEKETE OVERE, now wish to be known and addressed as OFFEH MEKETE AGALABIRIARA. My correct Date of Birth is 14/04/1948. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

MRS SEMIRE OLUWABUSAYO FUNMILOLA I formerly known and addressed as MISS ADEROJU OLUWABUSAYO FUNMILOLA now wish to be known and addressed as MRS SEMIRE OLUWABUSAYO FUNMILOLA.All former documents remain valid.University of Lagos(UNILAG) and General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as ENRIQUETA ABIOLA SHONIBARE now wish to be known and addressed as ENRIQUETA SHONIBARE GAETJENS.All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as MUSA ZAINAB now wish to be known and addressed as CHRIS JANE ZAINAB.All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

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

MRS. BAMIGBAYE IFEOMA FLORENCE

ANYIKWA CHIBUIKE CALISTUS

OLUDARE KABIRU RAFIU

DAFFE BLESSING ESE

ALEBIOSU AZEEZ ISHOLA.

IBRAHIM BASIRAT OLAJUMOKE.

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS OKECHUKWU IFEOMA FLORENCE, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. BAMIGBAYE IFEOMA FLORENCE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

.I formerly known and addressed as ANYIKWA CHIBUIKE BARTH now wish to be known and addressed as ANYIKWA CHIBUIKE CALISTUS.All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as OLUDARE KABIRU SALAMI now wish to be known and addressed as OLUDARE KABIRU RAFIU.All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as OKWUDIRI BLESSING ESE now wish to be known and addressed as DAFFE BLESSING ESE.All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as ALEBIOSU AZEEZ KEJI now wish to be known and addressed as ALEBIOSU AZEEZ ISHOLA.All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as TEJUMOLA OLABISI now wish to be known and addressed as IBRAHIM BASIRAT OLAJUMOKE. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

THAT, ADEGBAYI MICHAEL ITUNU, OLARINWA MICHEAL SEGUN, OLARINWA MICHEAL ITUNU, AND SHORINWA MICHEAL ITUNU ARE ONE AND SAME PERSON. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE. MRS. IGBALAJOBI LESLIE OLUSOLA

I, formerly known and addressed as JULIET OLUSOLA OGUNFILE, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. IGBALAJOBI LESLIE OLUSOLA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AKINLADE ABAYOMI TEMITOPE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AKINLADE ABAYOMI SAMUEL. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE. MRS. EHIKIOYA FAITH EDEWEDE I formerly known and addressed as OKHUELEGBEE FAITH EDEWEDE, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. EHIKIOYA FAITH EDEWEDE. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

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NNODIMELE ANWULI LUCY

.I formerly known and addressed as ODILI ANWULI LUCY now wish to be known and addressed as NNODIMELE ANWULI LUCY.All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note. FOLAKE HELEN SOMORI.

I formerly known and addressed as FOLAKE SOMORI now wish to be known and addressed as FOLAKE HELEN SOMORI. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note. ADDITION OF NAME. In some of my documents my name was written as LAWRENCE ISAAC and I wish to add OGBANJE to my name.Henceforth I wish to be known and addressed as ISAAC LAWRENCE OGBANJE.All former documents remain valid.General public to please take note.

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OYELOLA DOYINSOLA OLANIKE

MRS ENITAN OLADUNNI DARAMOLA

OJO SHAKIRAT SHADE

CHUKWURA OKECHUKWU AUGUSTINE.

LIZZY EKATA PITAN.

.I formerly known and addressed as BABATUNDE DOYINSOLA OLANIKE now wish to be known and addressed as OYELOLA DOYINSOLA OLANIKE.All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as MISS ENITAN OLADUNNI ADELAKUN now wish to be known and addressed as MRS ENITAN OLADUNNI DARAMOLA.All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as AKINGBEHIN SHAKIRAT SHADE now wish to be known and addressed as OJO SHAKIRAT SHADE.All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as OKECHUKWU OKAFOR AUGUSTINE now wish to be known and addressed as CHUKWURA OKECHUKWU AUGUSTINE.My correct date of birth is 01/10/1982.All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as LIZZY OYINKANMI PITAN now wish to be known and addressed as LIZZY EKATA PITAN. All former documents remain valid.Skye Bank and General public to please take note.

FUNMILAYO KUKU

OKETAYO ABIODUN FARIDE

ODEYEMI SHERIFAT BOLANLE

EFE AKPOTU EFANGWU

ADDITION OF NAME

I formerly known and addressed as KABIRU NOSIRU now wish to be known and addressed as OKETAYO ABIODUN FARIDE. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as ODEYEMI SHERIFAT JENIFAT now wish to be known and addressed as ODEYEMI SHERIFAT BOLANLE.All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as EFE OJEBUOVBOH now wish to be known and addressed as EFE AKPOTU EFANGWU.All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

. In some of my documents my name was written as DANJUMA AUDU and I wish to add KUJE to my name. Henceforth I wish to be known and addressed as KUJE DANJUMA AUDU. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

MRS. OGBUEHI CHARITY OGECHI.

COMFIRMATION OF NAME

ASHIRU AFUSAT ADUKE

JUBRIL BABA ZAINAB

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS EZUKA CHARITY OGECHI, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. OGBUEHI CHARITY OGECHI. All former documents remain valid. NYSC and general public please take note.

This is to certify that NWALI PRECIOUS and NWALI PROMISE CHINYERE are one and same person and now wish to be known and addressed as NWALI PROMISE CHINYERE . All former documents remain valid. The general public should please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as JIMOH AFUSAT ADUKE, now wish to be known and addressed as ASHIRU AFUSAT ADUKE. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General Public take note.

I formerly known and addressed as HASSAN ZAINAB ABU, now wish to be known and addressed as JUBRIL BABA ZAINAB. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

ENOHENSE NOSA AUSTINE

MRS NWACHUKWU IHECHI PEACE

formerly known called and addressed as USENBOR NOSAKHARE AUGUSTINE. Now wish to be known called and addressed as ENOHENSE NOSA AUSTINE. Former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AS NWAFOR I. AWODIRAN IHECHI PEACE WISHES TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS NWACHUKWU IHECHI PEACE. ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE NOTE

.I formerly known and addressed as FUNMILAYO ADAKOLU now wish to be known and addressed as FUNMILAYO KUKU.All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note. MRS. ONWUKA JOY FRANCISCA

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS UGWUEGBU FRANCISCA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. ONWUKA JOY FRANCISCA. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

GIWA ADEBOWALE ABDULAZEEZ.

MRS. OLANREWAJU NKECHI JENNIFFER

CONFIRMATION OF NAMES/ CORRECTION OF DATE OF BIRTH:

I formerly known and addressed as SAMBA OLAYINKA ADEBOWALE, now wish to be known and addressed as GIWA ADEBOWALE ABDULAZEEZ. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as MISS OKONYE NKECHI JENNIFFER, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. OLANREWAJU NKECHI JENNIFFER. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

This is to confirm that I BENJAMIN ERIC EKENE ALSO KNOWN AS BENJAMIN ERICSON EKENE, NOW WANT MY NAME TO REMAIN AS BENJAMIN ERIC EKENE. MY CORRECT DATE OF BIRTH IS 28TH AUGUST I980, NOT 28TH AUGUST I977. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

ONWUBUYA PEACE IJEOMA

ITORO PAUL UKPE

AMEH-OJONUGWA GLORIA

I, formerly known and addressed as, AWULOUN PEACE OGECHI, now wish to be known and addressed as, ONWUBUYA PEACE IJEOMA. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, PRAISE PAUL UKPE, now wish to be known and addressed as, ITORO PAUL UKPE. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I formerly known and addressed as Gloria O. Ameh, henceforth wish to be known and addressed as AmehOjonugwa Gloria. Other relevant documents remain valid. The general public to please take note.

ENOHENSE NOSA AUSTINE I formerly known and addressed as OLARIBIGBE RAHMAT OLATUTU, now wish to be known and addressed as OLATUNJI RAHMAT OLATUTU. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note. HAMZAT IDRIS OLORUNKEMI ODUNTAN.

MRS. ADEBAYO AMINAT OMOTAYO.

OGWUCHE MARIA

I formerly known and addressed as Idris Olorunkemi Oduntan, now wish to be known and addressed as Hamzat Idris Olorunkemi Oduntan. All relevant documents remain valid. General public to please take note

I Yakub Aminat Omotayo otherwise known as Shuaib Aminat Omotayo, now wish to be Known and addressed as Mrs. Adebayo Aminat Omotayo. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I formerly known and address as Onoja Maria, now wish to be known and address as Ogwuche Maria. All former document remain valid. General public should please take note. OLENG GODWIN ELIJAH

PATRICK ALIAEME ONUBOGU

SANUSI IBRAHIM JAMES

AJIBADE RADYAT OLANSHILE ADEDOLAPO.

OYAS AMY PEREGHA

OBODOAKOR CHIMNONSO NDUBUISI

I formerly called and addressed as PATRICK ONUBOGU EZE now wish to be called and addressed as PATRICK ALIAEME ONUBOGU All former documents remain valid. The general public please take note.

his is to notify the public that SANUSI, IBRAHIM JAMES and SOLOMON JAMES SANUSI refers to one and the same person, but now wish to be known and address as SANUSI IBRAHIM JAMES. All former documents remain valid. The general public please take note.

TI formerly known and address as Ajibade Ebunoluwa Adedolapo,now wish to be known and address as Ajibade Radyat Olanshile Adedolapo. All former document remain valid. General public should please take note

I, formerly known and addressed as, OYAS ANDREW PEREGHA, now wish to be known and addressed as, OYAS AMY PEREGHA. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, OBODOAKOR NONSO ALEX, now wish to be known and addressed as,OBODOAKOR CHIMNONSO NDUBUISI. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, OLENG EKO OFEM, now wish to be known and addressed as, OLENG GODWIN ELIJAH. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

MRS. ONYINYECHI UGOCHUKWU IVRENE

SUNDAY ANTHONY CHIBUEZE

SILAS AKPAN

EGEONU GODWIN

ONUOHA REMIGUS CHINENYE.

MRS. HAPPINESS OMELEBELE

I, formerly known and addressed as, MISS. NJOKU ONYEBHUCHI IVRENE JOSEPH, now wish to be known and addressed as, MRS. ONYINYECHI UGOCHUKWU IVRENE. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, ABIAKAM ANTHONY, now wish to be known and addressed as, SUNDAY ANTHONY CHIBUEZE. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, SAMUEL AKPAN, now wish to be known and addressed as, SILAS AKPAN. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, ONUOHA REMIGUS OGBONNA, now wish to be known and addressed as, ONUOHA REMIGUS CHINENYE. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note

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

CHANGE OF NAME/ DECLARATION OF AGE

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

MRS. PRECIOUS ETTEH WIRTH

MISS. STELLA IKROA STEPHEN.

I, formerly known and addressed as, AKUAGBOSO LILIAN OBIAGERI and AKUAGBOSO OGECHI LILIAN, now wish to be known and addressed as AKUAGBAOSO LILIAN OBEGAERI. I also declare that my date of birth is 30th of March, 1984. All former documents remain valid. All relevant authorities concerned and the general public should take note.

I, OKON MBUOTIDEM ANIEDI, OKON FAITH ANIEDI, refers to one and same person but, now wish to be known and addressed as, OKON FAITH ANIEDI. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I, NZE INNOCENT FRIDAY CHUKWU, INNOCENT CHIGOZIE CHUKWU, AND PRECIOUS CHUKWU, refer to one and same person but, now wish to be known and addressed as, INNOCENT CHIGOZIE CHUKWU. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

MRS. OLADIPO WEST PRECIOUS AWOYEBA

I, formerly known and addressed as, MISS. PRECIOUS ETIM ETTEH, now wish to be known and addressed as, MRS. PRECIOUS ETTEH WIRTH. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, MRS. IKROA OMEKA, now wish to be known and addressed as, MISS. STELLA IKROA STEPHEN. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

IBRAHIM MUHAMMED ABDULLAHI.

MRS UGWU SABINA UKAMAKA

ONAH PHILOMINA CHINYERE

EZISI MARYANN OLUCHI.

MRS CHUKWUENE ESTHER NWAUKA

I Formerly known and addressed as ABDULLAHI MOHAMMED now wish to be known and addressed as IBRAHIM MUHAMMED ABDULLAHI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

ODO: I, formerly known and addressed as MISS ODO SABINA UKAMAKA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS UGWU SABINA UKAMAKA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as ONAH, PHILOMINA, now wish to be known and addressed as ONAH PHILOMINA CHINYERE. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as OKONKWO MARYANN OLUCHI, now wish to be known and addressed as EZISI MARYANN OLUCHI. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as MRS ESTHER NSUDE, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS CHUKWUENE ESTHER NWAUKA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

NWANKPA: I, formerly known and addressed as NWANKPA UCHECHI MARVELOUS, now wish to be known and addressed as ADIELE UCHECHI MARVELLOUS. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public should please take note.

MRS NWEKE CHIDINMA JOY

MRS CHINWE EFEDIONYE .E

ORJI CHIDOZIE NATHANIEL

MISS JESSICA NKEMDIRIM EGBUJI

CHUKWUNWEORU DANIELA TOCHUKWU ANIMBA: I, formerly known and addressed as ANIMBA GLADYS TOCHUKWU, now wish to be known and addressed as CHUKWUNWEORU DANIELA TOCHUKWU. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public should please take note.

AGAZIE NZUBECHUKWU SALVATION AGAZIE: I, formerly known and addressed as AGAZIE UCHECHI, now wish to be known and addressed as AGAZIE NZUBECHUKWU SALVATION My correct date of birth is June 23rd 1994. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

NNAMANI: I, formerly known and addressed as MISS JOY CHIDINMA NNAMANI, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS NWEKE CHIDINMA JOY. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, OKORAFOR GODWIN EGEONU, now wish to be known and addressed as, EGEONU GODWIN. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

ONYEKWELU: I, formerly known and addressed as MISS CHINWE ONYEKWELU .E., now wish to be known and addressed as MRS CHINWE EFEDIONYE .E. All former documents remain valid. Oko Polytechnic and General public should please take note.

ORJI: I, formerly known and addressed as ORJI CHIDOZIE SUCCESS, now wish to be known and addressed as ORJI CHIDOZIE NATHANIEL. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

, formerly known and addressed as, MISS. WEST PRECIOUS AWOYEBA, now wish to be known and addressed as, MRS. OLADIPO WEST PRECIOUS AWOYEBA. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note. ADIELE UCHECHI MARVELLOUS

JACINTA I, formerly known and addressed as MISS JACINTA NKECHI EGBUJI and MISS JESSICA NKEMDIRIM EGBUJI, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS JESSICA NKEMDIRIM UGA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

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ing analogue TV sets, set-top boxes, wiring and other accessories. “The StarTimes Digital TV which offers an integrated solution with one product, can thus help a great deal in leapfrogging the nation’s spirited plans to connect many Nigerians with the digital TV and its huge attendant benefits faster.” Aina said StarTimes Digital TV sets will be the game changer as StarTimes com-

mits itself to providing customers with the most endurable Digital LED TVs and the most splendid viewing experience, integrated with the cutting-edge technologies and exquisite craftsmanship. The StarTimes boss illustrated that it was wrong to call a device a digital TV when it still needed the help of Set-Top-Box (STB) to decode digital signals. He stressed that StarTimes Digital TV is the real digital TV as it can

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has highlighted how its newest ground-breaking product, the integrated Digital TV, which it introduced into the Nigerian market last November will enhance the digital migration landscape, particularly helping families across Africa to connect smartly to the digital TV era. StarTimes Nigeria Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Tunde Aina, in a media chat explained that one of the lofty

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REMOVAL OF FIRST NAME:

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That in my BVN, I bearing OJODOVBA ERHUMU STELLA and now I wish to remove my first name, which is ERHUMU out of my names to correspond with my account name. That henceforth, I want to be known as OJODOVBA STELLA and correct date of birth is June 13, 1986. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

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AKPAN SUNDAYMONDAY

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CORRECTION OF NAME

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JACOB MOTUNRAYO JUMOKE

CASSANDRA ANYIA

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

another core product that StarTimes launched to help African families achieve the key and last step of digital migration. It serves as a perfect option for customers to upgrade their TV sets from analogue to digital.” He added that, to change the landscape of Pay-TV services on the continent, the vision of StarTimes is to make digital-TV products and services affordable for every African family.

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receive signals of FTA channels, DTT and DTH services without connecting STB. “Let’s change the definition of digital TV. Install and watch! That’s why we say StarTimes Digital TV is real digital TV,” said Aina. Asides connecting without a decoder, the annoying experience of two TV remote controls won’t appear in your life anymore. Only one remote control is enough to watch digital TV. “StarTimes Digital TV is

YETUNDE ELIZABETH THOMAS

That on my Bank documents my name was wrongly written as OSHUNDAIRO SEUN ADEOLA instead of OSUNDAIRO OLUWASEUN ADEOLA. That my correct name is OSUNDAIRO OLUWASEUN ADEOLA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note. OKWOGA FRANCIS JAMES.

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I, formerly known and addressed as MUSA ALECEHENU JAMES, now wish to be known and addressed as OKWOGA FRANCIS JAMES. With wrong date of birth February 20, 1992, my correct date of birth is March 25, 1993. All former documents remain valid, general public take note.

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CONFIRMATION OF NAME

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That I am the same person bearing these names ADEJUMO JOHN OLU and ADEJUMO JOHN FAITH. I preferred to be called and addressed as ADEJUMO JOHN FAITH. In my BVN account. All others documents related to the both names remain valid. General public should take note.

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ADEJARE ABIODUN ADEOLA.

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ADDITION OF NAME

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

That I AUDU AGYO, want to add ALLAH to my last name now wish to be known, called and addressed as AUDU AGYO ALLAH. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

This is to confirm that OLUWATAYO REGINA OLUSHOLA and OLUWATAYO REGINA FASHOLA are one and same person, but now wish to known and addressed as OLUWATAYO REGINA OLUSHOLA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

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PDP leadership Tussle: NJC clears Justice Abang of wrong doing Andrew Orolua, Abuja ÏÏÏThe National Judicial Council (NJC), has cleared Justice Okon Abang of the Abuja division of the Federal High Court of allegations of misconduct levelled against him with respect to the judgment delivered against the Senator Ahmed Makarfi faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)

In a letter dated March 15, 2017, and signed by its Secretary, Mr. Danladi Halilu, the NJC said it found no merit in the petition against the Judge. The council said that it deliberated on the petition at its meeting held on February 23, 2017 and found no merit in the petitions adding that the council decided to dismiss the petitions after Justice Abang reacted

THE TEACHERSMOUTH KINGDOM ASSEMBLY

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED ASSOCIATION HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT OF 1990. 1. Essien,Emmanuel Essien 2. Mr. Akpama Robert Essien. 3. Mrs. Favour Emmanuel. 4. Mr. Mbang Friday Ubi. Pastor 5. Akpama Gabriel Essien.

(Chairman) (secretary)

AIM AND OBJECTIVES: 1. To build a sanctified Army of Christ through ideal and effective teaching of the words of God ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. Signed: Mark Chidi Agbo Esq 08034457788

to it. Justice Abang had on July 29, 2016 delivered a judgment and declared as illegal the Ahmed Makarfiled Caretaker Committee of the national leadership of the PDP. The judge ruled that the Makarfi-faction was illegal because it was a product of the party’s convention which held on May 21 in Port Harcourt, Rivers state,

in defiance of an earlier order of Justice Ibrahim Buba of the Lagos Division of the Federal High Court, which had stopped the said convention from holding. CONFIRMATION OF NAME THIS IS TO CONFIRM THAT IKPONMWOSA SUCCESS AND IKPONMWOSA OSARENOGOWU SUCCESS REFER TO SAME PERSON, AND NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS IKPONMWOSA OSARENOGOWU SUCCESS, ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID FIRST BANKS AND GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

OUR LADY OF GOOD REMEDY CARE FOUNDATION THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED FOUNDATION HAS APPLIED FOR REGISTRATION TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, ABUJA UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANY AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT NO. 1 OF 1990 TRUSTEES: 1. MRS. IFEOMA FIDELIA OSUAGWU 2. MRS. MAUREEN ADANMA ONYENACHO 3. MRS OLACHI LAURIETTA EMEKA -ONYENACHO 4. MRS CORLETTA ABIOLA ARIRIGUZO AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO TOUCH LIVES AND EQUALLY HELP THE OLD AND NEEDY IN THE SOCIETY BY GIVING THE IDENTIFIED ONES AN AGREED MONTHLY STIPEND. 2. TO RENDER HELP TO THE YOUNG AND INDIGENT MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WANT TO LEARN A TRADE OR HANDWORK. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS PUBLICATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P. M. B. 198, GARKI, ABUJA WITHIN 28TH DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: ONYEAHIALAM & CO.

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ODEN LAWRENCE OBONO

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I formerly known and addressed as Ugah Catherine Effa, Now wish to be known and addressed as Ngob Catherine Ugah Born on 09-12-1981. All former documents remain valid general public to please take note.

MUSAH PETER

I formerly known and address as MUSAH UMAR FAROUK, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MUSAH PETER, REASON FOR CHANGE: CONVERSION FROM ISLAM TO CHRISTIANITY. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

TABERNACLE OF EVANGELICAL AND PROPHETIC GOSPEL INT’L

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

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. BAGUDU DESMOND (PRESIDENT) 2. DEMEKAA PETER TERWASE (SECRETARY) 3. AONDONENGEN FELIX 4. AHEMBE SHIAONDO 5. IGO TERSOO LAWRENCE 6. IORTYOM TERSEER MERCY 7. ZENDA WASHIMA MATTHEW 8. IHO TERNA

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. BISHOP JAPHET AONDOKIGHIR 2. EVANG. ANITA AONDOKIGHIR 3. HON. ALEXANDER NYOOKYEGH YEGH 4. CHIEF EVANG DENNIS GWAMBE DEKERA 5. PAST. PAUL MSON IKYANGE 6. CHIEF JACOB KURKYURAN JP 7. CHIEF EVANG. MANNASEH ASUE MZENDA

AIMS AND OBJECTIVE TO FOSTER UNITY AMONG MEMBERS TO CATER FOR THE WELFARE OF MEMBERS

AIMS AND OBJECTIVE: TO PREACH AND TEACH THE WORD OF GOD

ANY OBJECTION TO THIS PUBLICATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P. M. B. 198, GARKI, ABUJA WITHIN 28TH DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

SIGNED: SECRETARY

PUBLIC NOTICE

VICTORIOUS TRAIN POWER ASSEMBLY. The general public is hereby inform that the above named Assembly has applied to Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under Part ‘C’ of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, Degree No. 1 of 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Favour Ini-Ibeghe Udonnan - President 2. Ini-Ibeghe Willie Udonnan 3. Idorenyin Ini-Ibeghe Udoh 4. Idara Ernest Inyang - Treasurer 5. Victoria Johnson Ekpo - Secretary 6. Ndifreke Ini-Ibeghe Udoh AIMS/OBJECTIVES: 1. To preach the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ Any objection to the registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420 Tiqgris Crescent,Off Aguiyi ironsi Street, Maitama, Abuja, within 28 days of this publication Signed: Favour Ini-Ibeghe Udonnan President

PUBLIC NOTICE TAKE NOTICE that Mr. EKENE NWEZE who was formerly a member and the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of AWGU MARKET TRADERS’ ASSOCIATION (AMATA) RC NO: CAC NO 43974, has been duly removed as a member and the Chairman of BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF AWGU MARKET TRADERS’ ASSOCIATION (AMATA) and has been duly replaced by ELDER EMMANUEL OKAFOR JUNIOR, as a member and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of AWGU MARKET TRADERS’ ASSOCIATION (AMATA). Other members of the Board of Trustees of Agwu Market Traders’ Association (AMATA) INCLUDE; 1. MR. ELIAS UZONU 2. MRS. MARBEL ONYEKWENA 3. MR. VINCENT NWAFOR 4. MR. SUNDAY AKACHUKWU 5. PASTOR EDWIN OKEKE. Anybody who has a contrary opinion to this change should complain to the necessary authority. Signed: MR. ELIAS UZO N CHAIRMAN

MR.GILBERT MAGNUS NWANKWO SECRETARY

UNDERWATER INSPECTION MASTERS LIMITED NOTICE OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ MEETING THIS IS TO INFORM YOU OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING OF UNDERWATER INSPECTION MASTERS LIMITED HOLDING AS FOLLOWS: VENUE - UNDERWATER INSPECTION MASTERS CONFERENCE ROOM, NO. 5 ABUJA LANE D/LINE, PORT HARCOURT, RIVERS STATE. TIME - 10.00AM PROMPT DATE - 26th APRIL, WEDNESDAY 2017. SIGNED: OWURU CHARLES COMPANY SECRETARY

KENNEDY OSAZODUWA FUNMI & AYO FOUNDATION

CHRIST WORD HOUSE INT’L CHRISTIAN CENTRE.

This is to inform the general public that the above named foundation has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission, Abuja for Registration under part C of the Companies and Allied matters Acts, 1990. The Trustees Are: 1. Fanimokun Oluwatomilayo Ayodele 2. Akingbagbohun Olufunmilade Atinuke 3. Osage Osagie Kennedy 4 Agboneni Osasieme Osazoduwa.

The general public is hereby inform that the above named has applied to Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under Part ‘C’ of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, Degree No. 1 of 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Bishop Matthew Oluwagbemiga Adeloye- President/Founder. 2. Pastor Mrs Love Nnenna Adeloye - Trustee. 3. Banji Joshua Oladutire - Trustee. 4. Pastor Joshua Olaitan Adebayo- General Secretary. 5. Deacon Rotimi Solomon Ogunjinrin. 6. Juliet Chinwendu Ezekwem. 7. Isaac Oluwaloni Adeloye

Aim And Objective To assist the less privileged in the society Any objection to the Registration should be forwarded to the Registrar General Corporate Affairs Commission, plot 420 Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, Abuja, within 28 days of this publication

1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. Any objection to the registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420 Tigris Crescent,Off Aguiyi ironsi Street, Maitama, Abuja, within 28 days of this Publication.

Signed: Secretary

President/Founder

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ÏÏÏ Niger State Governor,

Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello has described former governor and All Progressives Congress Leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as a phenomenum in Nigerian politics. In a statement issued by his chief press secretary, Malam Jibrin Baba

Ndace, Governor Sani Bello described the celebrant’s contribution to the socioeconomic and political development of Nigeria as unquantifiable and immeasurable. The Governor noted, with nostalgia, the pivotal role played by Tinubu in the formation of APC and its eventual success over the then ruling party, describing him as a phe-

nomena in the political history of this country. “It is impossible to write modern political history of Nigeria without a special mention of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu who strategically redefined Nigerian political landscape bringing a region hitherto in the opposition into mainstream politics of Nigeria. In the process of his politi-

cal steps he has always placed national interest above self.” “There is no one single political jargon that can best describe this personality, but Tinubu, who, of course has a title of Jagaban (Borgu) from my state, is an icon and a progressive who has a positivie approach to issues of politics and development”.

Governor Sani Bello acknowledged Tinubu’s role in the transformation of Lagos State stressing that the political structure and legacy left behind by the former governor brought continuity as well as growth and development of the state. “As Governor of Lagos state, you built an enduring structure that outlived your tenure and ensured

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the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, has saluted the courage, determination, commitment and the will to succeed despite all odds of the former Governor of Lagos State and National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Obasa stated this in his goodwill message to celebrate the 65th birthday anniversary of the former Governor. The statement was signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Musbau Razak. Describing Tinubu as the architect of modern Lagos, the Lagos Chief lawmaker said the ingenuity of the former Governor has turned the state once regarded as the dirtiest in the country to not only the cleanest but that has also achieved a mega city status. “He’s not only the architect of modern Lagos, he’s also a great leader of men whose unrivalled ability to discover talent has led to the discovery of great leaders who have turned out to become reference point in great leadership and good governance in the present democratic dispensation in the country,” Obasa stated. He stressed further that Tinubu will continue to remain relevant and as a major reference point in Nigerian politics forever because of his selfless and humane nature which centre on the development of man in particular and the nation in general. “His love for the common man knows no bound and his passion for the development and growth of this great country makes him arguably Nigeria’s greatest politician of the present political dispensation,” he said.

stability and development of the state.” While congratulating the celebrant and wishing him many more years ahead, Governor Sani Bello prayed Allah to grant Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu long live, good health and wisdom to continuously contribute to the positive growth and development of the nation.

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Okowa challenges Immigration Service on accurate expatiates’ data

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ÏÏÏ Delta State Governor,

Dr Ifeanyi Okowa has challenged the Nigerian Immigration Service to provide accurate data of expatriates to check loss of revenue. Governor Okowa made the call yesterday when the Comptroller, Immigration Services, Delta State Command, Mr. Baba Ali Zakari led officials of the agency to pay him a courtesy visit in Asaba. The Governor who expressed surprise that the Immigration Service had accurate records of expatriates in Delta State observed that such should be made available to the state Board of Internal Revenue Service to ensure that revenue accruing to the state and the country is not lost. “I am glad that we are monitoring and supervising the expatriates quota in the state because, some-

times, we hear about them (expatriates) coming in; they work and live here and because proper records are not kept on them, the state and nation loses in terms of revenue that is derivable from taxes that are supposed to be paid by them; so, I am glad that you (Immigration Service) have given us the number of expatriates in the state at the moment and the Board of Internal Revenue will look into its records to ensure that it correlates with your records and if it does, we can take it up immediately because, we know that there are sharp practices by some of our companies that are involved in the oil sector,” Governor Okowa said. Governor Okowa also used the occasion to state that with active immigration service, crime rates would be reduced, especially in Delta State where the Police have noticed that most of the crime commit-

ted in the state were by foreigners. According to him, “we are very much aware that there is a lot of work for you (Immigration) to do and that there is greater need to continue to monitor immigrants who are within the various localities in the state; so, I am glad to hear that you have officers distributed through the local government areas because, we know that crime rate is increasing now and it is time for us to become more cautious about allowing people come into our states.” “We know that the law in Nigeria allows us to move freely but, it is important that the people who come into our state are properly documented because, only recently, some criminals that were caught, some of them are foreigners as the Commissioner of Police did report to me,” he said, stating, “we have to be

proactive in continuously monitoring the people that come in, sometimes some of these people do not stay in hotels, they stay in all sort of slums and places we do not expect them to be, and that is a challenge especially when we have to deal with the issues of kidnapping; it is important that we continue to work along with our sister institutions to monitor this.” The Governor also, charged Immigration to step up its activities on checking human trafficking in the country, noting, “we have begun to see a lot of human trafficking and children being sold; though many of the children are sold within the country; they may also be moved out of the country, so, there is need for collaboration between the various security agencies in the monitoring of what goes on and I thought this had to be brought to the fore.”

Assembly under the leadership of Rt.Honourable Najeem Salam has felicitated with the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the Celebration of his 65th birthday. In a statement signed by the Chairman, House Committee on Information and Strategy, Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, the Assembly described Tinubu as a quintessential, larger than life politician, with passion for democratic ideals and commitment to national development. It noted that the former governor of Lagos state is a man of many parts, a bridge builder, philanthropist, master strategist and patriot who in many ways has raised the standard of civilization and human dignity. Osun Assembly maintained that Nigeria owes Tinubu a huge gratitude for his determination, consistency, doggedness, vision and fearless disposition in the strengthening and enthronement of good governance in the country. The parliament noted that Tinubu, who is acknowledged by friends and foes, far and near, as a rounded politician, pathfinder, investor, generous and people person, said, through his extra ordinarily large heart and unusual magnanimity of character, he had raised countless men from miry clay, produced several remarkable politicians and business leaders. The statement pointed that Tinubu warm disposition, visionary leadership and cares for the oppressed and the under-privileged had endeared him to all and sundry.

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West Brom Target Moses Simon W

est Brom are being linked with a move for Gent forward Moses Simon after it was reported that they sent scouts to watch him as he played for Nigeria against Senegal at Barnet last week. Moses, who usually plays on the left but is comfortable in a central role, was watched by West Brom’s Sport-

ing and Technical Director Nicky Hammond as he played for about an hour of the friendly game at The Hive. The 21-year-old had been a regular in the Gent side this year and has scored three goals and has four assists in 23 league appearances. He also played for Gent in the Europa League this season and West Brom apparently watched

him when his side knocked Spurs out of the competition at the Round of 32 earlier this year. Tony Pulis’ plan to bring the average age of his team down could be aided by signing the 21-year-old and if Hammond was impressed by what he saw on his recent scouting mission, there’s a good chance that the Nigerian could be at the Hawthorns next season.

Kester keen on another Enyimba title E

nyimba gangling midfielder Kelly Kester has expressed his desire for another title win this season. “Seeing how we have performed in the last 5 games or so, we can only see ourselves gradually climb to the top of the log with luck and God on our side,” he said. After starting the season on the fringes of the squad, Kester who was voted the club’s second best player last season by fans of the club on an online portal “ThatEnyimbaFan” has started those five games he mentioned and that has coincided with the team’s best run of form. He however acknowledged the competition for places in the side and admits it helps to bring out the best in the players. “The competition for places has been great because I believe it is a healthy one. It has personally pushed me to always try to give my best whenever I am selected and I think it has improved my game and the general performance of the team.” Despite sitting six places adrift of the top of the table, Enyimba are just six points behind league leaders Plateau United but the 24-year old believes winning the title is still achievable. “It is simple,” he responded when asked of his team’s ambitions. “Win the league or at least get into continental places and with the quality of the team and our new found form, I believe it is achievable.”

Kester keen on another Enyimba title

club on an online portal “ThatEnyimbaFan” has started those five games he mentioned and that has coincided with the team’s best run of form. He however acknowledged the competition for places in the side and admits it helps to bring out the best in the players. “The competition for places has been great because I believe it is a healthy one. It has personally pushed me to always try to give my best whenever I am selected and I think it has improved my game and the general performance of

the team.” Despite sitting six places adrift of the top of the table, Enyimba are just six points behind league leaders Plateau United but the 24-year old believes winning the title is still achievable. “It is simple,” he responded when asked of his team’s ambitions. “Win the league or at least get into continental places and with the quality of the team and our new found form, I believe it is achievable.”

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rsenal striker Chuba Akpom has finally been persuaded to represent Nigeria rather than the Three Lions at senior level, allnigeriasoccer.com understands. The Hale End Academy product featured in Monday’s friendly between the Super Eagles Team A and Team B at the Hive Stadium in London, alongside Chelsea right fullback Ola Aina. After the game, Akpom was photographed with Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) president, Amaju Pinnick. The 21-year-old was called up for a friendly against Ivory Coast in January 2015, but could not honour the invitation because the game fell outside Fifa’s window for international friendlies plus he was mulling over his future with England youth teams.

To Scourt Home Stars

uper Eagles coach Gernot Rohr will return to Lagos next week ahead of June’s African Cup of Nations qualifier against South Africa. The German tactician will run the rule over the top stars in the Nigerian Professional Football League while in the country. “Our immediate focus and preparations are on the 2019 AFCON qualifiers against South Africa in June before the 2018 World Cup qualifiers in August, ” the Nigeria Football Federation said

in a statement. “Coach Rohr said he will be back in Lagos next week to watch some NPFL games and see some of our home stars in action as we continue to plan ahead”. Gernot Rohr has turned around the fortunes of the Super Eagles since his appointment as coach in August 2016, with the three-time African champs winning three competitive matches and drawing once in a friendly versus Senegal. The Super Eagles trained in London for six days during the international break in March.

We Are Ready For NWFL- Chiejine

bia Angels head coach, Ann Agumanu-Chiejine has said her side have worked quite hard for the season’s starter against FC Robo Queens. The Umuahia landladies are hosts of the Lagos outfit in Wednesday’s Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) matchday 1 clash at the Umuahia Township Stadium. Agumanu-Chiejine said her side are boosted with the top preseason matches to kick-off their title chase on a winning note against FC Robo Queens. “Of course, if you had trained creditably well for

a competition you will have nothing to fear or worry about whether you play the game on home ground or away.

“I think we have worked very hard for the season as well as matchday 1 clash opponents, FC Robo Queens. “What else could one desire after working tirelessly than an outright victory so we want to win the first game of the season. “In fact, if the players bring to the party everything they have been taught in trainings we should be winning the clash with three, four unreplied goals. The former Nigerian shot stopper said her side target in the on-going top-flight is to finish among the best four.

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Bello inaugurates committee on abandoned N61b Katampe project

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FCTA land allocation: 1000 C of Os ready for collection, says AEGIS

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FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello (2nd left); Managing Director, China Civil Engineering Construction Company (CCECC), Mr. Jack Lee (left); FCTA Director of Security, Mohammed Maikasuwa, and other officials, during the inspection tour of the Abuja rail mass transit project Lots 1A and 3 in Abuja…..Monday.

FG approves second phase of Abuja rail mass transit

* Project to gulp $1.79b *Other projects to create over 9000 jobs Stories by Idu Jude, Abuja

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again approved the sum of 1.79 billion dollars for the contract of Phase 2 of Abuja Rail Mass Transit. Recall that the first phase of the Abuja metro rail project Lot A 1 has reached 90% completion and would be ready to commence operation in April 2018. According to reliable information from the media aide to the Permanent Secretary to the FCT, Dr. Babatope Ajakaiye, the Lot IB of the metro rail covers about 26.775km from Area 10,

passing through Wuse market, Berger Junction; Jabi Motor Park through Life Camp, Gwagwa, up to Kubwa. The ambitious project would gulp a whopping sum of $1.79 billion, which is to be captured in the 2017/2018 budget appropriation. Also approved by the Federal Government is the upward review of the contract for provision of engineering infrastructure to Jahi District located in Phase 2 of the Federal Capital City (FCC) and award of for the construction of the Right Hand Service Carriageway of Outer Expressway (OSEX) Stage 3 from Ring Road 3 to Wasa Junction. Residents, who spoke to The

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Abuja Times on the heels of the announcement, hailed FCT authorities for daring the odds which has led to the approval of the contract for Phase 2 of Abuja Rail Mass Transit Lot IB, provision of engineering infrastructure to Jahi district and the construction of the Right Hand Service Carriageway of Outer Southern Expressway (OSEX) Stage 3. The Phase 2 of Abuja Rail Mass Transit is estimated to involve about 5,000 skilled and unskilled workers during construction stage, and another 4,000 skilled workers will be engaged in direct operation of the system on completion, aside other developmental and employment opportunities that would be generated along the Rail route. The Abuja Rail Mass Transit System is an integral part of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Transportation Master Plan de-

signed primarily to transport large number of commuters and goods between Satellite Towns into the Metropolitan Public Transport system and the different phases of the Federal Capital Territory (FCC). Speaking to State House correspondents at the end of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting recently, FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, said that a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the development of Abuja Rail Mass Transit Project Lot IB had already been signed between the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) and the Messes China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) Nigeria Limited. The Minister further disclosed that the project which is being funded by China Nexim Bank, requires that FCTA provides 15% of the cost of the project as counterpart funds. The jubilant residents of the CONTINUED ON PAGE AT 2

formation System (AGIS) has announced that in order to respond to people plight in irregularities made by previous administration in land allocations, the Administration has rolled out about 1000 Certificates of Occupancy in furtherance of commitment to clearing more than 80 percent of the backlog of inherited obligations on land issues. The Director of Land, Malam Hussein Jibrin Adamu, gave this indication while responding to inquiries from The Abuja Times in his office. By this initiative, said the Director, the present FCT Administration under the leadership of Malam Muhammad Musa Bello was making good its pledge to Nigerians to enhance effective service delivery, transparency and justice in the processing of land titles. The Director, therefore, called on the members of the public whose Certificates of Occupancy were undergoing processing to contact the Department to confirm the status of their application. He expressed hope that the collection of the Certificates of Occupancy would shore up the internal revenue of the FCT Administration as those collecting their C of O would usually be required to clear the necessary payments before collection while presenting the necessary documents evidencing title. According to him, the Department was given marching orders by the FCT Minister to clear the over 780 cases of double allocations inherited from successive FCT Administrations. They were also directed to expedite action on all revocation issues that required alternative plots as well as pending court case and others, before the end of the year. Malam Adamu appealed to members of the public affected by some of these irregularities to rest assured that succour is on the way and that justice would be served as promised by the FCT Minister. The minister of the FCT, until recently, was at a dilemma on how to administer the errors in land allocation, thereby putting in place a land allocation review committee headed by the Permanent secretary.

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Land allocation: FCTA adjusts plan to include armed forces

Bello inaugurates committee on abandoned N61b Katampe project

made adequate provisions in the Abuja Master Plan to cater for the land requirements of all arms of the Nigerian Armed Forces. FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, gave this assurance while receiving a delegation of the Nigerian Air Force Properties Limited led by its Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Air Commodore Musa Tanko, in his office. Malam Bello said that the FCT Administration had to make adjustments in recent times to protect the interests of the Nigeria Armed Forces in the territory. The Minister revealed that a committee set up by Federal Government is currently working to make specific provisions for requirements such as training fields, barracks, shooting range as well as housing schemes for the Armed Forces in the FCT. He said: “Within the Abuja Master Plan, we have made ample provision for lands for all arms of the Armed Forces to cater for their needs and requirements. “A committee was set up to look at the requirements of the Armed Forces holistically in terms of their needs for barracks, training fields, housing scheme, shooting ranges and all other facilities that normally, the armed forces will require. The committee is working on that and by the time we are done, additional areas will be identified and then each of the sections of the armed forces will of course be adequately catered

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for”. The Minister, however, cautioned that all development activities in the FCT must have to be carried out in consonance with the Abuja Master Plan as well as Land Use provisions. He therefore advised the Nigerian Armed Forces to always ensure that all their developmental activities are carried out in strict compliance with the rules and regulations as stipulated by the Development Control Department of the FCTA. The Minister thus appreciated the cordial relationship between the FCT Administration and the Nigerian Air Force, saying that they have worked very closely within the last few months on a number of interventions in the area of security. He assured that the FCT Administration would give all the necessary support to help actualise the mandate of the Air Force as an institution. Speaking earlier, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Air Force Properties Limited, Air Commodore Musa Tanko, said the agency takes care of the landed properties of the Nigerian Air Force including land for post service housing development as well as farm land. Air Commodore Tanko sought for allocation of land for the construction of post service housing scheme in the Federal Capital Territory, in addition to farmland to enable the Force key into the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) anchor borrowers’ scheme.

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hammad Musa Bello, has constituted an Inter-Ministerial Committee to look into the abandoned N61 billion Katampe District engineering Infrastructure project and make recommendations within six weeks. The Committee tagged “InterMinisterial Committee on Contract and Financial Audit of the PPP Project for the Development of Engineering Infrastructure for Katampe District, Abuja” is chaired by a retired Permanent Secretary, Engr. Zanna Baba-Gana. During inauguration of the Committee in Abuja recently, the Minister expressed disappointment that the Public Private Partnership (PPP) project which commenced on January 17, 2012 and scheduled to last 36 months is just 16.4 percent complete as at January 2015, after over three years. He said: “It is disappointing that as at 16th January 2015 when all construction works ought to have been completed, the project achieved only 16.4 percent completion and the developer suspended construction works at the site since December 2014. “The expectation was that this pioneer FCTA PPP Project would be

completed within 36 month. Regrettably, that initial high hope has been dashed, as the success of the project has been considerably undermined by crisis of performance.” Bello, therefore, charged the Committee to review the extent of compliance with the obligations and the processes of the PPP Contract Agreement by the FCTA/FCDA, the Developer, Lenders, the Independent Engineer, the PPP Consultant, ICRC and other government agencies with reference to the technical and financial performances. The Committee is to also establish the extent of interventions by relevant government agencies with respect to the monitoring of the PPP Contract, establish any shortcomings in the performance of the PPP Contract in the course of the review and make appropriate recommendations on the way forward. The Minister, however, clarified that the project audit is not intended for witch-hunting, but rather a factfinding exercise designed to assist the FCT Administration to diagnose the problems that have threatened the success of the PPP project, with a view to identifying appropriate solutions and ensuring successful completion. He said that members were carefully selected on the basis of their competences, commitment, integ-

rity and track records, adding that the FCT Administration is confident that they will undertake a thorough and fair contract and financial audit. In his welcome address, the FCT Permanent Secretary, Dr. Babatope Ajakaiye, disclosed that the 16-Member Committee has Federal Ministry of Finance, the Central Bank of Nigeria, the Bureau of Public Procurement, the Federal Ministry of Justice, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Office of the Accountant General of the Federation, Auditor-General of the Federation and the Debt Management Office as well as officials of the FCT Administration fully represented in the committee. He expressed confidence that the Committee Chairman, Engr. Zanna Baba-Gana, whom he described as being of indisputable reputation, will do a good job and make useful recommendations. Responding on behalf of the members of the Committee, the Chairman, Engr. Zanna Baba-Gana, assured that the Committee would find solution to the problem since the Committee is fact finding. Engr. Baba-Gana further assured that the Committee would work diligently and honestly to enable FCT Administration re-start the project and achieve its aim.

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FCT maintained that the credit should be given to the present leadership of FCT Administration. A resident of Apo, Barrister Jamilu Dayyabu, told The Abuja Times exclusively that the Minister and the Permanent Secretary deserve accolade for having the interest of the masses at heart. Similarly, Deacon Samuel Anusi, a resident of Bwari Area Council, gave glowing commendation to both leading officials. He said: ”The Minister and the Permanent Secretary should be celebrated for the human feelings they have for residents of the Territory. It takes people with selfless heart to come up and pursue projects of this nature.” Paulinus Onwusor, a resident of Nyanya, was also full of praises for both personalities. He said: ”From these projects

which the Minister and the Permanent Secretary have marshaled out and ensured eventual approval by the Federal Executive Council, it shows clearly that they have the interest of the masses of the territory at heart. It also goes a long way to show that these leaders are genuinely concerned about the plight the masses of the territory face on daily basis.” The Phase 2 of the Abuja Rail Mass Transit is the spin of the FCT Transportation Master Plan and the procurement of the Rolling Stock. Already, there are provisions of N5, 603,429,090.00 and N11, 000,000,000.00 in the 2016 FCT National and FCT Statutory Budgets respectively. Provisions of N3, 797,122,872.00 and N30, 100,000,000.00 had also been made in the 2017 National and FCT Statutory Budget proposals respectively for the take- off of the project. The project has a completion period of 36 months.

FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello (middle), being assisted by the FCT Permanent Secretary, Dr. Babatope Ajakaiye (left) to commission 25 high capacity buses for the FCTA workers in Abuja…recently.

FCT minister hands over 25 refurbished buses to staff ÏÏÏMinister

of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, has commissioned 25 refurbished large capacity buses to boost the welfare of the staff. The Minister, who commissioned these buses on Friday at the FCTA Staff Car Park in the Central Business District, said that they are the first tranche of the FCTA Staff Bus Scheme. Malam Bello stated that at the early stage of his Administration, the scheme was conceived as a palliative to cushion the effect of economic hardship and difficulty in

vehicular transportation of members of staff to and from the office. He reiterated that the FCTA Staff Bus Scheme is very important to his Administration because the welfare of staff remains topmost for increased productivity and quality service delivery to the residents of the territory. The Minister recalled that that a Committee headed by the Director of Establishment and Training was constituted to work out modality for a short and long term strategy on the operation of Staff Bus Scheme. He explained that the initial number in the Staff Bus Scheme

comprise of 25 large capacity buses which monetary value would be deducted as part of liquidation of the FCTA loans to the Abuja Urban Mass Transport Company (AUMTCO). According to him, the FCT Administration intends to boost the operation of the scheme and to make it more vibrant by collaborating with development partners in getting more buses as part of their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) to expand the scope of its operation to cover staff of other Federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) across the Federal Capital Territory.

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Group berates FCTA over inability to sustain existing polices ÏÏÏ The Federal Capital Territory

Administration (FCTA) has again been berated over its inability to sustain existing policies targeted on putting the Nigerian capital city in the world map among world most developed cities. The Abuja based groups under the aegis of Environmental Impact Initiative and Worthy Lives Advocate while assessing the ability of the preset administration of the FCT, noted that the city which formerly was proclaimed the fastest developing city in the continent of Africa, has lost its leading position, owing to gross administrative negligence. In a separate interview with The Abuja Times, the groups asserted that the city lacks capable Administrators to steer the boat. Sighting examples of earlier beautiful developmental initiatives which had died on arrival, our correspondent was made to understand that several administrators has failed to consolidate on their predecessor’s initiatives for an enduring development irrespective of religion or political affiliation. Speaking first to The Abuja Times, the Programme Director of Environmental Impact Initiative, Mr. Victor Alimu, stated that what has kept the FCT below the targeted developmental rating despite huge

financial budgetary allocation was due obsessed administrative somersault that has resulted to huge circumvention of formalities and issues, with reference to situation presently. His words: “Can I tell you something; there is something wrong in the way and manner Nigerians go about administration. The point is that Nigerians attach political affiliation and religion to everything. As I speak, there are so many policies that the past administration put in place that this present one has not jettisoned just because the predecessor was of another political background. In this case, I would like to take you back in the days of el-Rufai and President Olusegun Obasanjo, who implemented the Constitutional provision of Abuja being treated like a state and its administration having the structure of a state. This, however, gave birth to the creation of secretariats and was headed by mandate secretaries with the statues of State Commissioners”. Alimu stated that such ideas presently is suffering a setback with a total move to juggle the process and return the FCT to the status of an ordinary Ministry and not a status of a state. This, however, indicates, according to him, a whole lot of administrative or system change in its entirety.

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Abuja master plan: FCTA to strengthen transport policy

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Thousands of unregistered commercial vehicle in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) may soon face hard time as the present leadership has reaffirmed its commitment fully implement the policy of the Transportation system in the territory as such would be in line with the Abuja Master Plan to improve the security of lives and property. The FCT recently has continued to battle the menace of fraudsters who operate in the disguise of cab operators to unsuspecting public. The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, made this disclosure recently when he received officials of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), FCT Chapter that paid him a visit in his office, while preparing their minds against the impending actions of his administration. The Minister said that such policy would be aimed at devising very efficient and scientific ways of operating as well as handling large numbers of commuters. He said: “We also have our plans and programmes as to what we

want transport management in Abuja to be. Based on the master plan and our focus and for us to be able to cater for the high number of people in Abuja, we have to really sit down and device very efficient and scientific ways of handling that, starting from the locations where you operate to the road network for your members to function, to the security of commuters and your members as well as the freedom for you to operate without hindrance”. Malam Bello reiterated that the policy cannot be an all-comers affairs because Abuja remains the window through which the world sees Nigeria. His words: “As you all know, anybody who has a car, no matter where he is from, one day just decides, ‘I want to go to Abuja’ and he comes to Abuja and just paints the car or we paint it for him and registers it and before you know it, he is on the streets. Some of them will come and they don’t even follow traffic regulations, they hit people on the road, park indiscriminately and I am sure most of them as you said are not your members and I know. “But we will sit down with you and streamline it so that if some-

body comes in, I will know this is not the type of driver or vehicle we want in Abuja. We will tell him to park it at the border and then enter our own kind of vehicles”. The Minister called for support of the NURTW members while noting that all the issues raised cannot be resolved without the support of the unions. He restated that NURTW and other unions in the transportation industry are very important stakeholders in Nigeria because no economy will progress and survive without the movement of goods, services and human beings. The Minister said that the FCT Administration through its investment arm would roll out empowerment programmes for the transport associations through credit facilities to enable them own commercial vehicles of the standard befitting of Abuja roads. On the knotty issue of multiple taxation, he assured: “We are working on it seriously because it affects you as transporters, it affects the hotel and hospitality business. It affects the health and educational system. Everybody is complaining. So, we are going to streamline it because the duty of government is to facilitate what you do”.

Corps member donates health facility to Gishiri community ÏÏÏ

A National Youth Service Corps (NYS) member, Dr. Iroabuchi Promise Nwanneka, has built and donated a primary health care facility to Gishiri community in the Federal Capital Territory. The center is equipped with facilities such as beds, a consultation couch, three-setter chairs, table, screen and others. Iroabuchi said the initiative came when she visited the community in search of modest accommodation that is close to her place of primary assignment which is Maitama hospital. She stated that during the tour of the community, she discovered that the people were living with an acute lack of basic amenities and sought to find out what they needed most. The Corps member said in her discussion with the community leaders and other opinion leaders, a lot of issues were raised but she decided to start with the health centre due to the importance of health to an individual and community in general. She said: “Even though I understood the country is in recession, I wrote a proposal to NYSC FCT chapter and it was approved. Thereafter, I began sourcing for funds which was not easy for me”. Iroabuchi added that though the project is commissioned, it has not achieved her dream centre and promised to work closely with the community to actualise

her dream health post. In his remarks, the NYSC State Coordinator, Abdul Razaq Salau, said he was impressed with Iroabuchi for her selfless nature, and following diligently the guidelines for NYSC projects. Salau said other corps members breached procedures, in order to execute projects but after listening to her, it was proven that she brought life to the community not for earthly rewards. He further thanked the community for supporting corps members and urged them to make judicious use of the clinic. He also called on AMAC to assist the community by grading the road leading to the clinic and support corps members. Salau said the council has not been supporting NYSC even though a huge number of corps members are with the council. Speaking on behalf of the community, Adamu Nuhu said the project is a sign that the corps members feel their pains. Nuhu said before now, the community members will have to move to Jahi for medical service or go to the Maitama hospital which makes it impossible for some to get the needed service. Speaking earlier, the Medical Director of Maitama Hospital, Dr. Adetoun Sotimehin, said she is proud of Iroabuchi and called on other youths to emulate her zeal and compassion for the human race.

R-L: FCTA Permanent Secretary, Dr. Babatope Ajakaiye; FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello and the Chairman, Inter-Ministerial Committee on the abandoned Katampe District Infrastructure Project, Engr. Zanna, Baba Gana, during inauguration of the Committee in Abuja…recently.

Traders protest power failure in Garki market ÏÏÏ

Pandemonium broke out at Garki modern market at the heart of Abuja as traders protested the perennial power failure from the Abuja Electricity Power company (AEDC) who has failed to provide adequate electricity. The incident resulted in free for all fight at the tailoring section and the entire market when the traders sighted the AEDC officials. They threw caution to the wind, protesting the non-availability of power and refusing to pay their bill. A press statement jointly signed by the managing compa-

ny of the market, Urban Shelter Company Limited, Senior Facility Manager, Abdulahi Idris and the General Manager, Hamisu Jumare, announced that in order to bring the situation to normalcy and to avoid further spread of the fight, the market was shut down forthwith. The statement reads in part: “The general public and all operators of Garki International Market are hereby informed that the market has been shut down following the breakdown of law and order on March 25, 2017 as perpetuated predominantly by tailors which preceded the dis-

connection of electricity from their blocks by staff of AEDC Garki Business Unit on March 24, 2017”. The statement however explained that the market management upon getting the report of the disconnection, approached the AEDC Garki Business Unit who refused to heed the advice of the management to connect the power and later agreed to come and meet with the management on Monday, March 27, 2017 on the matter and ways to collect their money from the shop operators who are owing.

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Car wash operators record business Monarchs list impediments to boom in FCT –Survey sustainable agricultural growth in FCT ÏÏÏ The culture of

washing cars among many FCT residents had continued to thrive, following increase in patronage by customers in recent times. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that car wash operators in Abuja have expressed joy, saying this culture was part of what drives their business. Some operators told NAN correspondent on Tuesday that in spite the economic challenges facing the nation, they still had cause to thank God for surviving in the business. Mr. Umar Yakubu, an operator in Wuse Neighborhood Garden, said his business witnessed boom, adding that many car owners trooped in to his garden to wash their cars, daily and during weekends. “I usually charge between N500 to N1, 000 to wash a car; if I am to wash the engine, I charge N1, 500 or N2, 000. ‘‘We may be lucky to wash between eight and 10 cars daily, some days, it could be lower,” he said. Yakubu said he ventured into the business in 2012 when he lost his job as a driver of a multinational company, adding that he had been able to employ two men to assist him in the business. He, however, complained of instances where officials of the Abuja

Environment Protection Board come around to ask them to vacate the location. The operators called on relevant authorities to provide permanent location to car wash operators to enable them carry their business unhindered and pay tax as their quota to national development. To Manasseh Agbo, an indigene of Ogoja in Cross River,said he ventured into the business for survival. He said he had been able to provide for his immediate family and also able to save some money by engaging in car washing. Agbo said his location, close to the Apo gardens, was deliberate to enable him wash cars for fun seekers, as they relaxed from daily hustles. “I have been working here for the past three years, the business has been lucrative, the only issue is that, we are been told to leave our location. ‘‘If we leave this place, how do we feed, does government want us to go into crime, this is the only way we could survive; there is no job anywhere. “We get water from private water tankers, most of us have storage tanks to save the water, that is how we survive,” he said.

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traditional rulers from Kuje Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory have cited lack of access to long term agricultural financing and credit for small scale farmers as some of the causes of under-performance in the agricultural sector. They also pointed fingers on the menace of Fulani herdsmen, otherwise known as the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria FCT chapter, whose feeding points are always at the farmer’s crops, which has remained unabated as the other reason. They made the observation in a major survey conducted by The Abuja Times, saying Abuja is fast becoming one of the most developed cities in Africa, losing its lands to structural developers and thinking less of future means of feeding its inhabitants. One of the Chiefs, HRH Etsu of Dafara, Chief Joseph Makeri, said that there is virtually no form of assistance or training for small scale farmers in the rural areas. He also identified marketing limitations such as poor infrastructure, costly erratic energy supply and the hazards of Fulani herdsmen as

factors government must address to boost agriculture production in rural areas. Makeri said there can be no talk of giving loans to farmers if the problem posed by Fulani herdsmen is not addressed. Recall that leadership of the Fulani herdsmen in the FCT had vowed never to heed to the voice of the administration asking them to flee and stop pasturing in the FCT without a reasonable Grazing reserves for them in the territory. The Etsu of Dafara said: “Only recently, the present administration has introduced the state into the World Bank project, which he also said cannot be sustained, when only infinitesimal of the Abuja residents have access to the programme due to lack of publicity and no money to key into the progeamme. How do you want us to get to know what has not been brought to us by the authority. We are hearing everything on the pages of the newspaper. We heard that the World Bank is bringing money but we still have lots of problems to make agriculture a lasting project in the FCT and that is the issue of Fulani herdsmen”. He bemoaned the lackluster posture of the present administration in bringing a lasting solution to the ugly incident, stressing that people

in the localities are always living in fear. “Of cause you and I know too well why we are crying out now. That is because the new farming season is approaching. Everyone knew what happened last year when the Fulani herdsmen carried out a terrible attack on the residents of Kuje Area Council, when they kidnapped the residents, raping some them and killing of a civil defense official ‘Mr. Chinedu’ who was part of the search party. What we are saying is that the present administration has to do something to contain the attack as people are about to start a new faming season. Also contributing, Mallam Hamidu Saki Gaube called on the FCT administration to complete the construction of the major access road linking villages like Gaube to the FCT city centre so that farmers in the area will no longer be exploited by middlemen who come to buy foodstuff at very cheap rates from the rural farmers for sale at exorbitant prices in the urban centers. While welcoming the idea of granting loans to Small holder farmers in rural areas, another Chief, Irmiya Saki Sarkin Pegi, said the local chiefs can be involved in the process to guarantee payback.

AEPB begins waste clearing operation in Karmo-Sabo ÏÏÏThe

Abuja Environmental Protection Board, (AEPB) on Saturday, in Abuja commenced its refuse clearing operation in Karmo-Sabo, FCT. The operation was designed to rid the FCT of heaps of refuse across the city. Mr. Uchenna Chunde, spokesperson for the contracting firm in charge of the disposal, said it was a challenge persuading the residents to stop dumping refuse in the area. Chunde said there was need to sensitise residents on the importance of making their own arrangement to dispose their wastes in an acceptable manner. He, however, said the refuse evacuation in the area would be completed by today (Wednesday). Earlier, Mr. Muktar Ibrahim, Head, Information and Outreach Unit of the board, who represented Mrs. Omolola Olanipekun, Director of the board, said that the aim of the exercise was to ensure sustainable cleanliness of the FCT. Ibrahim also said that the cleanup of the environment was part of the designed efforts of the board to rid the territory of waste. He explained that Mr. Ashama Karmo, District Head of the community and Mr. Yunisa Danteni, Principal of the Junior Secondary School, Karmo-Sabo wrote to the board recently, requesting for the clearing of the wastes. According to the head of informa-

tion, the board assessed the dumping site and decided to commence the clean-up exercise. “We discovered that the refuse has been there for years. “If the refuse continue increasing, it can cause environmental and health hazard, so we decided to intervene. “We mobilised some of our cleaning contractors with their trucks, caterpillars and some of their men to ensure that the clean-up is effective and faster,’’ he said. Ibrahim said that the board has made adequate plan to sustain the exercise adding that it also remains resolute to rid the city of all environmental waste. He therefore urged the residents to always keep their surroundings clean by disposing their wastes properly using the waste bins supplied by the AEPB. Speaking, Karmo, the district head of the community, who praised the board for its efforts, said that the community would ensure that the area would henceforth be free from refuse. “We will sensitise our community members, telling them not to use the area as a dumping site any longer, we have even created two other places as dumping sites. “We warned them that if any of the residents is found doing such, the person will not only pay a fine but must be handed over to the police for further punishment.

L-R: Managing Director/CEO, Nigerian Air Force Properties Limited, Air Commodore Musa Tanko, FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello and FCTA Permanent Secretary, Dr. Babatope Ajakaiye, when a delegation from the Nigerian Air Force paid the FCT minister a courtesy visit in Abuja…recently

N19.4bn Karshi water project a top priority – FCT Minister ÏÏÏ FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello says government will give top priority to the completion of the Karshi water project because of its direct impact on the lives of the residents Bello gave this assurance when he and the FCT Permanent Secretary, Dr Babatope Ajakaiye paid an unscheduled visit to the project site at Karshi on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the contract was awarded in July 19, 2013 at N19.4 billion to SCC Nigeria Limited. According to him, the provision of water supply is one of the cardinal principles of the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.

He noted that the administration will give adequate attention to the project including the dam and the water treatment plant to ensure that the populace starts deriving maximum benefits. “The Karshi water project including the dam that we are inspecting today and the water treatment plant downstream, in addition to its reticulation into the city are all very critical projects that must be prioritized for completion. “I have come together with the relevant agencies and their leadership, including the Permanent Secretary to see and have a firsthand feel of the project and its challenges, since Karshi is one of the Satellite

Towns of the Territory,’’ he said. He said that the completion of the water project will go a long way in ameliorating the water problem in Karshi and its environs and therefore, all efforts must be made to complete it. “This is in line with the government’s policy of trying to complete all ongoing projects, particularly projects that have the widest potential benefit to the greatest number of people,” he said. The Director of Satellite Towns Development Department, Mrs. Victoria Imande, led the Minister and members of his entourage round the project.

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N26.4bn debt, others hamper Olorunsogo 335MW capacity Simon Ugwu The Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer of Pacific Energy Company Ltd, operator of Olorunsogo Power Plant in Ogun State, Monsuru Afinni, has disclosed that a debt totalling N26.4 bil-

lion being owed it by the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Plc (NBET) and the Market Operator (MO), among other technical challenges, have hampered the 335-megawatt-capacity plant from effectively generating power and meeting its targets in the country.

Afinni stated this during an inspection visit by the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola, at the weekend, to the Phase 1 of the power station. He, however, appealed to the Minister to wade into the challenges confronting the power

station so that it can effectively operate at full capacity. According to him, the Olorunsogo power station is currently experiencing delayed revenue remittance to the tune of N26.4 billion, thus leading to serious indebtedness. He noted that while NBET owes it N23.9

billion, the firm was also being owed N2.5 billion by the MO. The Managing Director equally informed the Minister that inadequate gas supply, grid instability and deplorable state of roads linking the plant had CONTINUED ON PAGE B2

R-L: Justice Z.A. Bulkachuwa, President Court of Appeal, Justice R.P.I Bozimo, Administrator, National Judicial Institute (NJI); Justice I.T. Muhammad, JSC; Mr. Ahmed Kuru, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), Justice M.U. Peter-Odili, JSC; Justice K.M.O. Kekere-Ekun, JSC and Dr. Eberechukwu Uneze, an Executive Director of AMCON after a one-day interactive session with justices of the Supreme Court and Appeal Court at NJI in Abuja on Tuesday.

Why Africa’s infrastructure projects lack funding, support – ACBF Bonny Amadi

Africa’s infrastructural gaps may continue to exist if thorough and professional bankable projects are not developed by African countries to attract funding for infrastructural developments in the continent. This become more worrisome when infrastructural projects cut across national boundaries and requires legislative backing for authentication and spending approvals. This position was upheld by the high-level discussion panel of the African Capacity Build-

BUSINESS TIMES Head Business Azubike Nnadozie Asst. Business Editor Simon Ugwu Capital Market Editor Bonny Amadi

ing Foundation (ACBF) Panelists and attendees of an African Development Week 2017 in Dakar Senegal, to reflect on how the continent can manage and synchronize Large Scale Infrastructure Projects for Growth Planning. Participants aroused the need for project designers to engage parliament, to draw lessons from what has worked elsewhere, to seek for better public-private partnerships, to involve regional bodies more deeply into infrastructure project planning and to improve on the costing of such projects. One serious setback to leveraging infrastructure for Africa’s development, identified at the conference was, the acute lack of capacity to raise capital to finance key projects ostensibly caused by legislation and national boundaries. A statement made available to Daily times Nigeria by ACIB

disclosed that, the consensus at the discussion was that African countries need to apply both the African Union’s Agenda 20163 and the UN’s global agenda 2030 which are highly related in many respects, by highly focusing on making robust national development planning congruent with the mappings of both agendas. Every government and development stakeholder in Africa knows the critical role infrastructure plays for the continent’s transformation, yet focus on the right systems and capacities for planning and coordinating infrastructure development to transform Africa thanks has been somewhat missing. “Africa continues to grapple with insufficient skills to develop bankable project proposals, the capacity to mobilize financial partners, establishing legal frameworks and allocating risk in a manner that is conducive to the prevailing macroeconomic

conditions” said Prof. Emmanuel Nnadozie who heads the continent’s foremost capacity development coordinating institution – the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF). He substantiated his point with findings of a 2016 ACBF study, which showed that Africa could only boast of a 3 per cent share of global financial credit made available for infrastructure projects. From a whopping US$2 trillion raised globally for financing infrastructure projects, only US$ 59 billion was doled out to Africa, not because the continent was comfortable with the levels of its infrastructure but because of its lack of bankable projects to attract more funds from that global pot. Dr. Stephen Karingi, Director of the Capacity Development Division of UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) emphasizing on lack of capacity to put together bankable projects,

said “it gets further complicated when dealing with complex and trans boundary infrastructural projects with disparate capabilities on different sides of borders that are difficult to harness.” Karingi said that a key formula for easing the capacity gaps was for partners such as ACBF, AUC and ECA to channel proper support to infrastructure planning units across African States. Two experts who led a study commissioned by ABCF, AUC and ECA on “Managing and Coordinating Large Scale Infrastructure Projects for Development Planning in Africa” edified various stakeholders in attendance on the issues African countries need to resolve to leverage infrastructure for development. These, they said, include: monitoring and evaluating, harmonizing legal frameworks, political leadership as well as knowledge generation and sharing.

Business News B2 Dana Air bags leadership brand 2016 award Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo Dana Air has bagged the prestigious Leadership Brand of the year 2016 award, held recently at the International Conference Centre in Abuja. Explaining the criteria for the award, Chairman of Leadership Group Mr Sam Nda – Isaiah said ‘Our choices are not influenced in any way and our nominations go through rigorous and painstaking debates. Sometimes we fall into a dilemma and end of choosing more than one for a category but this is good as it shows that these individuals and organizations are doing really well.’’ The Communications and Media Manager of Dana Air, Kingsley Ezenwa while speaking to newsmen at the award said, ‘we want to appreciate Leadership Group for this award. It just shows that people appreciate the effort we have put in to offer the best of services to our teeming guests. We are unrelenting in our determination to ensure that our on-time performance remains unrivaled, and continue to offer our customers the best of inflight and customer service. This is a clear nod for us to do more and we won’t disappoint.’’ On the recently released AIB report, he said “we have received the report and I am happy to tell you that the recommendations have been implemented since 2013. We have also passed rigorous audits conducted by a couple credible organizations including the Flight Safety Group – The foreign partners of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority and the International Air Transport Association.” In 2014 we absorbed over 45 Nigerian Pilots and invested heavily in their training. Our Director of Flight Operations is a Nigerian with over 27 years experience and our Accountable Manager is also a Nigerian with over 30 years experience in aircraft maintenance, fleet management , quality and safety , and network planning.

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Winners emerge in Union Bank, UnionKorrect promo Union Bank, one of Nigeria’s longest-standing innovative banks, has stayed true to its promise to reward customers for saving with the UnionKorrect promo draw which held recently. The UnionKorrect savings product which was launched in 2015 is a sub-account linked to customers’ saving or current account allowing holders to earn high interest rates while saving a fixed amount of money monthly. The Bank rewarded 20 customers with N100, 000 each, four customers with N500, 000 each and one customer won the grand prize of N1 million for saving for 15 months through a transparent, automated draw process supervised by the Nige-

rian Lottery Board. The Unionkorrect promo will reward a total of 1800 Union Bank customers over a period of four years for saving for the future. While still encouraging customers to imbibe the saving culture, the Bank unveiled another variant of the UnionKorrect savings product called ‘UnionKorrect: Destination Russia’ where a customer will win the grand prize of a round-trip ticket to Russia. Speaking at the event, Sheahan Arasaratnam, Head, Retail Products, Union Bank, emphasised the importance of customers to the Bank’s achievements for the past 100 years, and how it was important to keep the promise made during the launch of the UnionKorrect product two

years ago. He said: “Union Bank is celebrating its centenary this year, so having this draw presents a wonderful opportunity to reward our customers. Our theme for our 100 year anniversary is celebrate, impact and lead, and with the UnionKorrect draw, we are going to celebrate and reward our customers for being a partner of this successful institution. “The bank also has the fastest growing mobile platform in Nigeria and this is also because of our customers. We are going to keep building on the improvements we have made, and also keep investing in innovative products and services in order to make lasting impact in the lives of our customers.”

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worsened the problems of the power station. Shareholders approve Africa Prudential’s name change Afolabi Adesola Shareholders of Africa Prudential Registrar’s Plc has passed the resolution to change the name of the Company to ‘Africa Prudential Plc’. The special resolution which read that “subject to the receipt of the relevant regulatory approval, the name of the Company be and is hereby changed from Africa Prudential Registrars Plc to Africa Prudential Plc” was unanimously carried by shareholders present at the company’s 4th Annual General Meeting (AGM) held in Lagos on Tuesday, March 28, 2017. The shareholders also got a dividend payment of thirty Kobo per Ordinary Share following approval All shareholders whose names appear in the Company’s Register of Members at the close of business on Friday, March 3, 2017 qualified for the dividend which is payable same day of the AGM, after ratification by shareholders.

Keystone Bank constitutes transition board Motolani Oseni

L-R: Biodun Omoniyi, MD/CEO, VDT Communications Ltd (Lead sponsor), Lanre Ajayi, MD, Pinet Informatics Ltd (organizer) and the Hon. Minister of Communications, Barr. Adebayo Shittu during eInsurance Conference, 2017 held recently in Lagos.

UNILORIN, US coy partner to build $1.5bn solar plant –VC The University of Ilorin is partnering with a US company to build a 500 megawatts solar energy plant as part of efforts to tackle the challenge of power supply in Nigeria. The institution’s Vice-Chancellor, Prof. AbdulGaniyu Ambali, disclosed this while speaking at the News Agency of Nigeria forum in Abuja. “The 500 megawatts is too much for the university alone to utilize; in fact, we in the university require just a maximum of four megawatts.Which means the extra 496 megawatts would have to be given to the Federal Republic of Nigeria, either the immediate

N26.4bn debt, others hamper Olorunsogo 335MW capacity

community or nationwide. I think that is what is being processed,” he said. “We have had talks with various stakeholders who are going to be party to the consumption and payment of the 496 megawatts because the project is going to cost about $1.5 billion. “It is a heavy investment, which means the company that is going to bring the $1.5 billion has to be convinced that it will recoup its investment,” he added. The Managing Director of the American company, Brain Travis, said the selection of Unilorin as its partner was because the university had many reliable innova-

tive projects. Travis, who described the project as the largest solar plant in Africa, said it would help empower the locals in terms of employment and training. “Most of us probably know there are difficulties with the whole power system in Nigeria. We will all like to have stable power. We also are going to not sell into the national grid, but try to solve the problem by entering into direct contract with Discos; because of the location of Ilorin, we have direct access to six district discos up and down the coast,” he said. “So we will be effectively dealing with the people who need the

power. So that we do not have the supply chain issues that exists now and that is the reason we are doing the solar project here. It has got good solar radiation. We have an excellent host; you heard about the innovative projects of the ViceChancellor and it’s that spirit that allows us to come in and negotiate for a significant piece of property, he stressed further. “Also there is an obligation I understand from the university to help the local community. So we are going to be hiring local people as contractors as well as training local people in solar and renewable. The project would be completed in 18 months”.

Following the formal handover of the Keystone Bank to the Sigma Golf-Riverbank Consortium (the Consortium) by the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), the lender on Tuesday has announced new management team The bank in a statement to the media yesterday said, “We are pleased to announce the following transitional governance arrangement: Alhaji Umaru H. Modibbo-Board Chairman; Mr. Hafiz Bakare-Acting Managing Director/CEO; Mrs. Yvonne Isichei-Executive Director; Mrs. Titilayo Tairat Adebiyi-Non-Executive Director and Mr. Bulus Bunken Dan-Habu-Non-Executive Director.” The transitional governance arrangement which will take effect from the 1st of April 2017 is subject to approval by the Central Bank of Nigeria. Keystone Bank in the statement noted that by 31st of March 2017, the current Board of the Bank (including the MD/CEO, Mr. Philip Ikeazor) would have fully disengaged, except for Mr. Bakare and Mrs. Isichei, who will continue as part of the transitional governance board.

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CBN fixes new dollar rate at 362 for BDC window Stories by Motolani Oseni The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday set a new dollar rate for the Bureaus De Change (BDCs) window at N362 per US dollar. The new rate implies that BDC operators will now sell dollars to consumers at 362 while they buy from the apex bank at

360 to a dollar. Although, the 362 per dollar is an 11 percent rise from the last setting in January and will bring the selling price at bureaus close to another consumer rate set on Monday. The move, would also addressed the fear of the BDC operators that the CBN has reduced the bank rate for invisibles to N360 per dollar. “We hope that

FCMB reports 109% rise in PBT First City Monument Bank (FCMB) Group, has reported 109 per cent increase in Profit Before Tax (PBT) to N16.3 billion for the financial year ended December 31, 2016 from N7.8 billion recorded in 2015. The Management proposed dividend payment of 10 kobo per share for the full year 2016. From the Group income statement, gross earnings closed the year under review at N176.4 billion, a 16 per cent increase from N152.5 billion for the same period prior year. Non-interest income recorded N47.7 billion, an increase of 86 per cent Year-on-Year (YoY), from N25.6 billion for the same period prior year. The increase according the FCMB was mainly driven by N29.3 billion in foreign exchange revaluation gains. Also from the Group profit & loss figures, Net impairment on loans up 288per cent YoY to N31.8 billion for the year ended December 2016, from N8.2 billion for the same period prior year, primarily due to deterioration in the loan book which was caused by oil revenue shocks, delayed salary payments for government workers (affecting the micro-lending business) and poor macroeconomic indices. The Group in a statement said, the 2016 financial year results were headlined by a 109 per

cent increase from prior year in Profit before Tax, and showed marked improvement across most indices. “Earnings were buoyed by revaluation gains arising from the substantial foreign currency balance sheet. The banking group took the opportunity to continue to aggressively provision for impairments in the face of a weak macroeconomic environment. Ongoing automation and digital migration initiatives enabled the group reduce operation expenses by two per cent in spite of the 19 per cent increase in gross earnings and 20per cent in total customers to 3.7 million. “Low activity levels in the capital markets adversely affected non-banking subsidiaries, whilst the holding company was able to realise N1.7 billion in income from its financial investments. 2017 will continue to be a challenging year for the banking sector, which is the key driver of our earnings. “However, we expect continued momentum in retail banking and growth in the asset management subsidiary to provide the impetus for improved performance,” the financial institution said in a statement. However, the Group Loans and advances up 11 per cent YoY to N660 billion in 2016 from N593 billion in 2015, attributable to revaluation of foreign exchange denominated facilities.

they will review the selling rate to BDCs otherwise it would be difficult for our members to participate in the CBN’s weekly dollar sale”, Aminu Gawadabe, bureau head had earlier said. The CBN Acting Director of Corporate Communications, Isaac Okorafor, confirmed the directive in Abuja yesterday, disclosing that the CBN, under the new policy, will sell foreign exchange to the licensed BDCs at the rate of N360/$1, while they will in turn sell to customers

at a rate not more than N362/$1. He said the objective of the new foreign exchange sale policy was to ensure a convergence of the rates in the interbank and BDC, stressing that the CBN remained committed to ensuring transparency in the market as well as fairness to end-users, many of who hitherto experienced challenges in accessing foreign exchange. He therefore urged licensed BDCs to play by the rule, cautioning that the CBN would not hesitate

in sanctioning any erring dealer. Meanwhile, the CBN spokesman also disclosed to newsmen that the sum of $100 million offered to authorized foreign exchange dealers in the interbank wholesale window to meet the requests of genuine wholesale customers was fully subscribed at the auction on Tuesday, March 28, 2017. Okorafor also reiterated his call to all stakeholders to play their respective roles in ensuring a smooth running of the

foreign exchange market for the benefit of the Nation’s economy. The bank sold $1.5 million on Tuesday to boost liquidity but also sold the naira at 306.15 on the spot market, 20 percent weaker than the black market rate. The central bank, which opposes a free naira float, has been selling the U.S. currency on the official market to try to narrow the spread with the black market rate, which is currently 375, down from 520 per dollar a month ago.

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First Bank boss tasks Nigerians on economic relevance post-recession Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, FirstBank of Nigeria Limited, Dr. Adesola Adeduntan, has urged Nigerian businesses and foreign investors to embark on massive investment so as to remain relevant once the country come out of recession. Adeduntan said the ultimate winners postrecession will be those who are able to see beyond the current turbulence that is facing the economy and continue to make right investments and position their brand

for growth. Speaking during the 2017 KPMG Alumni Cocktail with the topic, “Opportunities for Businesses in the Current Economic Recession”, Adeduntan observed that certain attributes will distinguish winners from losers post-recession. According to him, those who are able to create new markets, invest in innovations, human capital development and creativity. “Those who are able to either maintain their market share or go the extra mile of snatch-

ing market share of competitors and achieve cost leadership are the ones that will emerge as winner post-recession”, he explained. Adeduntan noted that there are several areas

which Nigerians can tap into, adding, “agriculture is a good area, because as a country with over 195 million people anything that has to do with feeding ourselves nobody can go wrong with it.”

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Profit taking takes N27 billion off investors fund Afolabi Adesola

At the close of trade on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Tuesday, profit taking activities by investors who preferred nontaxable earnings to dividend which is taxed, weakened investors fund by N27 billion. While a cross section of investors are taking positions in companies in order to benefit from dividend declaration, others are taking profit from equities price growth. The development in the market on Tuesday, pitched supply against demand as highly capitalized industrial good lead decliners table which could not hedge against recorded by few

banking stocks. The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) All Share Index (ASI) dropped by 0.31 percent to close at 25,406.72 points, while Market capitalization decreased N27.1 billion to settle at N8.791 trillion. The Industrial index led the day’s sectoral losers with -1.98 percent on account of profit taking in industrial giants such as Dangote Cement and Lafarge (WAPCO) which lost N3 and N1.05 respectively. The insurance index also dropped 0.69 percent, following losses posted in Continsure. Meanwhile, closing the day on a positive note was the NSE Oil and Index with a growth of 2.69 percent consequent on growth recorded in Seplat and Forte

Oil. The Banking Index further strengthened by 0.65 percent on gains recorded by Fidelity, Guaranty, Zenith and UBA. Price movement table showed 22 gainers against 14 losers. The day’s top five losers were ETI and Law union which closed at N8.55 and 76 kobo respectively following a decline of 5 percent each from their previous trading prices. Total was next with a decline of 4.73 percent to close at N260, Livestock fell 4.41 to close at 65 kobo per share, while Continental Reinsurance traded 4.39 percent lower to close at N1.09 per share. Seplat led gainers on Tuesday with 10.25 percent to close at N396.10. Custodian and Allied Insurance grew 5 percent to close

at N3.36, International breweries also fell 5 percent to close at N15.75 per share. Fidelity bank came fourth on the gainers table with an appreciation of 3.90 percent to close at 80 kobo per share and 7up added 3.75 percent to close at N83 per share Most actively traded stocks on the Exchange were Niger Insurance with the sale of 724.3 million units worth N391.1 million, Diamond Bank was next with 29.4 million units at N25.6 million, UBA was third with 19.9 million units, worth N110 million, FBN Holdings came fourth by trading 17.7 million units of its shares valued at N54.5 million while Fidelity Bank transacted 15.7 million shares worth N12.4 million.

PZ Cussons fingers FX scarcity as cause for profit decline Afolabi Adesola PZ Cussons Plc has attributed its profit decline recorded in the first half of its 2017 financial year to the country’s foreign exchange rate. The consumer goods producing group while commenting on its first half results released to the Nigerian Stock Exchange recently said “Our First half result was impacted by adverse movement in foreign exchange rate amounting to a loss of N6.1 billion in 2017 against a loss of N0.5 million same period prior year.” The group’s unaudited financial statements for the third quarter ended 28th February 2017 showed that profit dropped 2.80 percent to N1.601 billion from N1.64 billion in Turnover increased 13 percent to N57.1 billion from N50.7 billion, Profit before tax rose 10 percent to N2.4 billion from N2.1 billion, while earnings per share dropped to 40 kobo from 41 kobo. PZ balance sheet also showed that Total Assets settled at N94.3 billion against N74.4 billion recorded in the same period of the prior year. Shareholders’ funds stood at N43.1 billion compared to N43.4 period in prior year, as Total Liabilities of the company jumped to N51.2 billion as against N31 billion in the third quarter of the previous year. Financial ratios measuring performance of the bank for the period in the last three years showed that the company’s current ratio has reduced from 2.2 recorded in Q3 2015 to 1.4 by end of Q3 2017. A company’s current ratio is mostly used to give an idea of the company’s ability to pay back its liabilities, this may be a cause for investors to worry as the company’s current liabilities rose 76 percent to N47.8 billion as at end of Q3 2017.

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Enko Capital launches US$200 million Africa debt fund …Launches Africa focused fund Bonny Amadi

Enko capital has once again demonstrated its commitment to taking up opportunities across Africa as well as contributing more to the continent’s economic development. Enko Capital on Tuesday, announced the launch of Enko Africa Debt Fund (EADF), with US$200m assets under management (AUM). Enko Capital is an asset management company focused on investing in opportunities across Africa through three distinct platforms: Private Equity; Listed Equity and Fixed Income. Enko has offices in London and Johannesburg and is regulated by the Financial Conduct Au-

thority in the UK and the Financial Services Board in South Africa. The EADF, the company informed Daily Times through a statement that, Enko will invest solely in fixed income securities issued by corporates and sovereigns, denominated in local and hard currencies across Africa. Alain Nkontchou, Managing Partner of Enko Capital said, “We are pleased to broaden our Africa-focused investment strategies to include a new debt fund which will give our investors an opportunity to capture value embedded within the African fixed income landscape. The launch of EADF leads Enko Capital Group closer to its ambition of becoming the leading

pan-African asset manager.” The EADF’s strategy is aimed at providing investors with exposure to Africa’s relatively high fixed income yield. Enko Capital Group currently manages the Enko Opportunity Growth Fund (EOGF) and the Enko Africa Private Equity Fund (EAPF).

MRS Oil increases PAT by 57 % ….Proposes final dividend of N1.73 Afolabi Adesola MRS has announced a profit after tax (PAT) increase of 57 percent for the 2016 financial year ended December 31. MRS grew profit for the year in review to N1.5 billion from N935.6 million in 2015, while recording a pretax profit growth of 32.3 percent to N90.6 billion from N68.4 billion recorded a year ago. MRS revenue in 2016 was 25.9 percent higher than 2015’s record. The company’s revenue jumped to N109.6 billion from N87.1 billion recorded in 2015, while profit before tax grew to N2.3 billion from N1.5 billion recorded for the corresponding period of 2015. Following the positive results, directors of MRS also proposed a dividend of N439.8 million as against N279.4 million recorded in the previous year. The proposal will amount to a 173 kobo final dividend (110 kobo in 2015) to shareholders for the 2016 financial year, if approved at the company’s annual general meeting. The company set its dividend qualification date as June 23, 2017 while its closure date for dividend payment is June 23, 2017, The Annual General Meeting (AGM) and proposed payment date has been scheduled for July 25 and July 26, 2017 respectively. Presenting the results to the Nigerian Stock Exchange, the Directors of MRS said MRS. Oil Nigeria Plc has great passion and commitment to Africa and its people. “We are an African Company with an eye to put Africa on the global Listing of world class companies.” The director’s report read. The company is saddled with the responsibility of marketing and distributing refined petroleum products as well as blending of lubricants and manufacturing of greases. With a 52 week high of N45.51 per every 50 kobo ordinary share held, the company last traded on Friday 24th March above year average price at N39.03. MRS has N9.9 billion market capitalization and 253,988,672 shares outstanding.

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The Seaport Terminal Operators Association of Nigeria (STOAN) has urged the Federal Government of Nigeria to slash the tariff on imported vehicles if the ban on importation of vehicles through the land borders must be effective. This is even as the association appealed to the fed-

eral government to address the issue of high import duty on imported vehicles and the restriction of 41 items from the official foreign exchange window of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), as part of measures to attract cargo to the port. “The ban on importation of vehicles through the land borders will be more effective with a cor-

responding slash in the tariff of vehicles. The sure way to check smuggling is to accompany the ban with a slash in Customs duty to bring it to par with what obtains in the ports of Cotonou and other ports in the sub-region,” it said. The association also said that it was working with the Hadiza Bala Usmanled Nigerian Ports Authority NPA management and

other relevant agencies of the Federal Government to address certain government policies, which are diverting cargoes away from Nigerian ports. “We must commend Ms. Hadiza Bala Usman for taking time to tour and assess the ports upon assumption of office in order to appreciate the issues at hand. We are aware also that she has accessed the state of the

port access roads and have promised to ensure that government fixes those roads as soon as possible. This is certainly highly commendable and it shows that the present government is a listening government. “We are also aware of the meeting between her and the Comptroller-General of Customs Col Hameed Ali (rtd) to refine and sim-

plify the cargo clearing system at the port. These are genuine efforts that must not pass unappreciated,” STOAN said. Recall that STOAN which is the umbrella body of the operators, who are popularly known as concessionaires, said it supports the planned review of the concession agreement and other initiatives of the present NPA management.

Piracy: Nigeria, 29 others intensify efforts

Mohammed Bello Koko, Executive Director, Finance & Administration, The Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA (Middle) flanked by a team of NPA officials on inspection tour of the Egina Project, Floating Production Storage Offloading vessel FPSO by Samsung Shipyard in South Korea.

ISPS: Biometric ID card now compulsory for port operations

In a bid to improve security in Nigerian ports, the Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dakuku Peterside has hinted that the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has approved a unified biometric Identity Card system for operatives and workers that would be accessing any port facility in Nigeria. This is even as he revealed that in spite of the success recorded in the Implementation of the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) code in Nigeria, the Agency will not rest on its oars until the full implementation of the code is attained. Dr. Peterside who made this assertion during the opening of the ISPS code

Auditors’ Training conducted by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) in conjunction with NIMASA in Lagos recently, noted that the Agency being the Designated Authority (DA) for the implementation of the code in Nigeria, has embraced relevant trainings to acquaint its operational Staff of the rudiments of ensuring that our Ports and Jetties remain safe for economic growth and development. According to him “this training is a continuation of the series of trainings highlighted for technical support by the IMO for enhancement of Nigeria’s maritime security to sustain the high standard of the implementation in line with global best practices. The training will equip

participants with in-depth skills of carrying out audits which will further reflect high level compliance by stakeholders”. He also commended other sister parastatals of the Agency, especially the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) for their cooperation and dedication towards achieving a safe maritime environment. Responding to the DG’s comments, the IMO lead consultant Mr. Brian Cranmer commended the Management of NIMASA for its commitment towards the full implementation of the code, stating that the IMO will continue to support NIMASA to achieve this target. “This is evident by the promptness of the IMO towards the delivery of the important training to

enhance the competence and capacity of the participants for the benefit of the Agency”, Cranmer assured. The Agency recently received commendations from the US Coast Guard for its drive in the implementation of the code having surpassed the 70% Benchmark in National compliance level.

Following a report by EOS Risk Group report that Pirates activities in the Gulf of Guinea (GOG) is on the rise, Nigeria and 29 other nations has concluded a multinational sea exercise, christened Obangame Express This is according to the Flag Officer Commanding (FOC) Eastern Naval Command (ENC) and Officer in Tactical Command (OTC) Rear Admiral James Oluwole who disclosed that three Nigerian Navy Ships (NNS), a helicopter and a French ship navigated the nation’s waters in the course of the exercise. According to him, Angola, Belgium, Benin Republic, Brazil, Cape Verde, Cameroon, Cote D’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Denmark, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Norway, Mauritania, Portugal, Congo, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Spain, South Africa, Togo, Turkey, The Netherlands and the USA also participated in the exercise. “The exercise was sponsored by U.S Africa Command and was designed to improve regional co-

operation, maritime domain awareness, information-sharing practices and tactical interdiction expertise to enhance the collective capabilities of Gulf of Guinea and West African nations to counter sea-based illicit activities. Recall that in January 2016, a fresh wave of militancy and insecurity struck the Niger Delta region. Throughout the year, Nigerian pirate groups stopped hijacking tankers for product theft and have started to kidnap crew for ransom. At least 52 Nigerian pirate attacks occurred in 2016, EOS Risk Group said. The majority of attacks off Nigeria in 2016 involved oil/chemical tankers, followed by offshore support vessels. Bulk carriers, containerships, general cargo vessels, LNG tankers, fishing vessels, a refrigerated cargo vessel, a dredger and a vehicle carrier were also subjected to attacks during the year, according to the group. Eos Risk is a UK-based, global corporate security risk and crisis management business providing advisory, physical security, crisis response, and training.

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Voice-over-LTE to overtake Focus on regional integration via technology, expert urges African leaders OTT Voice App Services by 2021 – Report Stories by Tony Nwakaegho

The Founder, JC Capital, South Africa, Mr Joel Chimhanda, has advised African leaders to focus on regional integration. Chimhanda gave the advice while speaking with Daily Times in an interview during the “Innovation Series 6.0 Edition’’ organised by Verdant Zeal Group in Lagos with the theme: “How Technology is Driving Africa’s New Narrative”, adding that regional integration is non-negotiable. “African leaders should enter into agreement with each other to upgrade cooperation through institutions and rules, while those leading should work together with their counterparts. “African leaders should not sign any bilateral deal with China, India, America and Brazil. The law is the basis for contract and if we do not have the same law, they will always beat us every time and they will end up at the international tribunal. “They can’t do a deal in Africa and sign it in English Law, or do a deal in Nigeria and sign the deal in America Law. “African deal should be signed in African continent and American deal

sign on America land,” he affirmed. “You will be surprised to see that when a China is awarded a contract here, they will come with their own regulator, engineers, China EximBank to negotiate with Nigeria,” he noted. He suggested that recognised African leaders need to work with others to promote regional economic growth. “Those African countries that meet the terms of world investment should be allowed to lead in the region to promote investments. “Nigerian Government should work with the Ghanaian and Senegalese Governments because Ghana and Senegal are acceptable investment destination, while Nigeria is not. “So that at the end of the day, the regional economic growth will be given a chance,” he added. Chimhanda lamented that unless and until Africa begins to do things their own way, development and growth will remain elusive to the continent. He stressed that Africa can only grow when African major leaders sit in a room to discuss a new way forward for the continent based on the opportuni-

The number of users adopting voice-over-LTE (VOLTE) services will surpass subscribers of over-the-top like Facebook Messenger,

Mr Joel Chimhanda, the Founder, JC Capital, South Africa

ties technology is offering. He advised that African nations, spear-headed by Nigeria, South Africa and Kenya should tap into the opportunity provided by technology through some of the Telecom companies, and the rich Africans like Aliko Dangote who are trail blazers in different fields of the economy. According to him, Africa cannot compete globally without taking technology into consideration, adding that it is imperative that African businessmen and leaders create a cluster where young Afri-

cans can be gathered and trained on how to key into the new order provided by technology. This cluster, the Founder, JC Capital, South Africa said will enable young Africans garner the requisite skill required to lift themselves and Africa out of poverty level, thus cutting off the shackles of neocolonialism, which is having adverse effect on the continent at the moment. He chided the media, however for not looking at critical issues affecting the continent which bother on corruption.

Nigeria’s service providers lose over 1m internet users

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that service providers in Nigeria’s telecommunications networks lost 1,275,573 internet users in February. The NCC made the disclosure in its internet subscribers’ data for February obtained by the Daily Times in Lagos. The Commission’s statement indicated that internet users on both Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) and Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) networks dropped from 91,304,755 in January to 90,029,182 in February. NIPOST intensifies reforms despite delay in postal bill passage Bisi Adegbuyi, post master general of the Federation (picture) Despite the delay in the passage of the postal reform bill, the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) has put machinery to motion to position it as the big-

gest ecommerce and epayment player in the country. Postal Reform Bill has been identified as a clog on the wheels of courier sector growth and expansion in Nigeria, haven been introduced in the National Assembly since 2004. Mr. Bisi Adegbuyi, post master general of the Federation, said however that six-commercial business units including an ecommerce department had

been put in place in order to take advantage of emerging business trends. The six geopolitical zones of the country now constitute a zone in NIPOST’s new structure, according to him, adding that Lagos stands as a zone because of the volume of business that is handled in the area. In the circular, which was obtained by Daily Times in Abuja, Adegbuyi also announced the appointment

Mr Bisi Adegbuyi, Post Master General of the Federation

Manager in charge of Enugu; Mr. A.E. Abiyangha, as Zonal Manager, Ibadan; and Mr. Ijamaka Iroamachi, as Zonal Manager, Lagos. Others are Mr. Adebola Ayeni, Zonal Manager, Kaduna; Mr. Stephen Mbaya, Zonal Manager, Abuja; Mr. Egwu I. Egwu, Zonal Manman Danlami was named the Zonal Manager, Benin. “The restructuring is in line with the principle of delegation and devolution of powers to enable NIPOST to run in a more efficient manner to engender operational efficiency, better service delivery, diversification and inclusive growth process by all the members of staff of the organization,” Adegbuyi said in the circular. It explained that the zonal structure would make decision taking easier as the zones would have the powers to take critical decisions for the good of the business.

for the first time by 2021, according to a new report from Juniper Research. Juniper Research found the number of VOLTE subscribers will increase from 488 million in 2016 to three billion in 2021, as operators reap the benefits from widespread 4G infrastructure roll-outs. There are now 165 operators in 73 countries investing in VOLTE, including 102 operators that have commercially launched an HD voice service using VOLTE in 54 countries. Because of this, mobile data traffic attributable to VOLTE will likely rise significantly over the next four years, representing a seven-fold rise from 2 000 petabytes in 2016. The research found operators will introduce widespread national and international VOLTE roaming, as VOLTE usage rises to over 10 trillion minutes by 2021, equivalent to around 3.3 trillion music tracks. It argued it is imperative that traditionally

slow-moving operators enter partnerships with platform vendors in order to accelerate service launches. Juniper predicted operators will be eager to enter partnerships to maintain their quality of service, rather than downgrade calls to circuit-switched telephony, while roaming. Platform providers, such as Syniverse and Tata Communications, according to Juniper will play a critical role in the future of VOLTE roaming launches, providing operators with the necessary infrastructure and immediate potential partner base to maximise their global reach. As such, operators that fail to undergo a shift in attitudes to VOLTE risk losing ground to competitors and increasing user churn. “Operators have historically used service coverage as a differentiation point; selling the notion of ‘always available’,” research author Sam Barker said. “The depth and breadth of high-quality voice services will now serve to enrich that offering and entice users: ‘always available, always best-inclass’,” Barker added.

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FG to certify Lagos, Abuja airports Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo

... Spends extra N150m on runway

The Federal Government is to certify two international airports in the country before the end of the year The airports are, the Murtala Muhammed International Airport MMIA Ikeja and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport NAIA Abuja. The minister of state, aviation Senator Hadi Sirika made this known at a townhall meeting in Lagos with members of the Aviation Roundtable ART. According to Sirika, the MMIA will be certified in May while that of Abuja will be certified in December this year. Efforts have been on to get the airports certified by the government for a very long time but unavailability necessary facilities across the airports like adequate security, perimeter fence, fire cover

among others have denied the airports of certification. Sirika who also assured Nigerians of completing the Abuja airport Runway on scheduled said government incured N150m excess expenses to import equipment not available in the country to ensure that the project was completed as scheduled. He added that he will resign if the project was not completed as scheduled with three weeks to the end of the construction work on the runway Sirika explained that the Abuja Runway after completion will have 10 years extra life spam to be operated. He said government took the right decision to close the Abuja Runway and diverted flights to Kaduna in the best interest of the country saying that that was no better option

Minister of State for Aviation Senator Hadi Sirika (left), and Minister of Information & Culture,Alhaji Lai Mohammed at the Aviation Round Table in Lagos.

than that. According to Sirika, aviation agencies needed to sit up and do the right stressing

that the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority must remain autonomous devoid of political interference “NCAA must

be autonomous and nothing should hinder its operations and we will make it to be devoid of political interference”

Medview airline repositions for Hajj operations

Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo

After celebrating 10 years of robust Hajj operations in Nigeria, leading domestic carrier, Medview Airline is further strategising to offer the best of services to Muslim pilgrims intending to go to the Holy land, the value for their money. To achieve this, the airline which commenced LagosKano-Kaduna routes recently held a stakeholders’ session, including its trade partners, agents, passengers, pilots amongst others, to seek better ways of utilising the newly opened routes in connection to smooth airlifting of the Muslim pilgrims within and outside the country. The event which was held at Tahir Hotels in Kano created an ample opportunity for stakeholders to ask questions and proffer better ways to get the best of services from the airline. Opening the session, Managing Director/CEO of Medview Airline, Alhaji Muneer Bankole said Medview was in Kano to service the critical element of aviation business, saying that the airlines are the driving force that keep the aviation going. Emphasising that Medview business is to bring comfort to customers and not to create stress, the CEO said “Today, we mark the Inaugural flight to Kano. Jeddah will start in April. On 19th, May, we will extend our West Coast routes. We are adding Abidjan, Conakry and others. In Medview,

we have a fleet expansion programme that has made us to bring new aircraft”. Alhaji Bankole therefore, urged participants to point out the challenges and areas that the airline needs to adjust, in terms of flight schedule, so that Medview can serve them better. “We are seeking your inputs so that we add value for your money. The customers are the king. Our B747 is currently operating London route. We have appealed to the Saudi authorities for 4 flights weekly. We have plans to reconfigure our B767 before the Hajj Commences while other arrangements are in top gear for better Hajj

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services”. Addressing the trade partners, Senior Agency Manager, Medview Airline, Abass Azeez commended them for Medview last AGM, adding that the airline has a lot of achievements to show in the last few years. Abass said “We have achieved a lot in the year 2015. We started Gatwick on 20th November. We also started our flight to Jeddah. We have packages such as Golden Flight Package and our Nigerian Cuisine initiative. In May 2016, we signed on with Amadeus. we are widening our scope in other agencies, apart from Amadeus. We have flight to Accra and Monrovia. We have kept the promise we

made about expanding our routes. We are the only airline to be listed in NSE”. Commending the airline, Vice president, NANTA, Northern Zone, Aliyu Abdullahi said with Medview, all the trade partners are always at home. “Medview is the only airline that knows how to catch all of us anywhere anytime. I advise all to team up and support Medview Airline so that we can be able to make our customers happy”, Aliyu said. The Managing Director/CEO of Travel and Tours Limited, Kabir Maiwada spoke glowingly about Medview, urging other colleagues to Patronise the airline.

Emirates introduces attractive fares for Nigerian travelers Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo Emirates a global connector of people and places today announced a raft of attractive fares, offering customers a special discount to select destina-

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tions for a limited time only. The value for money promotion which offers 35 percent off the Economy class tickets and 40 percent off the Business Class tickets is available on selected return Economy Class and Busi-

ness Class tickets to select destinations. The sale is valid for booking between 27th March and 4th April 2017 and for travel between 27th March and 30th June 2017. Trip from Nigeria to Dubai start as little as USD930 in Economy Class and USD 3,971 in Business Class. Similarly, fares for Guangzhou start from USD 1,129 in Economy Class and USD 4,789 in Business Class. Passengers can make the most of the fares starting from USD 1,074 and USD 3,235 to New Delhi, to Bombay USD1, 101 and USD 2,971, to Shanghai from USD 1,471 and USD 4,789, to Beijing USD 1,471 and USD 4,789, to London Heathrow from USD 1,154 and USD 4,193, and to Hong Kong USD 1,188 and USD 4,519 in Economy Class and Business

Class respectively. Emirates hub, Dubai, offers a modern, convenient and comfortable transit to connect to flights across the airline’s worldwide network, with many key destinations having multiple departures and being serviced by the airline’s iconic double-decker A380 aircraft. Customers travelling on Emirates can look forward to worldclass service and hospitality from the airline’s multi-national cabin crew, while enjoying complimentary gourmet meals and beverages. Emirates also offers over 2500 channels of on demand audio and visual entertainment on its ice system, from the latest movies, music and games, including 90 dedicated channels for children.

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In the male world comes the Female Disc Jockey Just like their male counterparts, they have carved a niche for theirselves in the entertainment industry, they shared the same stage with top notch male Disc Jockey that includes Dj Jimmy Jatt, Exclusive and a host of others; shows becomes boring the female DJs are yet to take position. They indeed knows the worth of pulling crowd and making them accept their choice of songs. In no particular other, MUTIAT ALLI ex-rays some of the top

DJ Cuppy Talk of a female DJ who knows it all, DJ Cuppy sure plays her game well. Florence Otedola aka DJ Cuppy is daughter of the Billionaire Owner of Forte Oil- Femi Otedola. She recently

Bursting onto the scene fully in 2014 after the completion of DJ Lambo

the pretty disc jockey had to struggle for two things; creating a getting the needed acceptance as a music entity. DJ Switch Obianuju Catherine Udeh aka DJ Switch. She is a popular face in physique but also hot is spinning the disk. DJ switch is the

and singles worthy of note among them is her latest production

DJ Rosie

Talk of a DJ that is capable of helping you get down on the

DJ Toxiq Gone are the days when Disc Jockeying is for men. DJ

used to play before rising to prominence. The multi-talented DJ sure knows her onions when it comes to making the

went on to master the art of disc jockey under the tutelage of

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7 Better ways of wearing your crop tops Crop tops is a piece of cloth for women that does not cover the stomach. Crop tops

summer. When you pair high-waist with a beach- ready. Denim short are a classic look, but you could also try a printed pair

know, crop tops can also be called half shirt, in which the lower part of is high enough to expose the waist, navel or some of the midriff, and it is limited to women garments. Here are some other ways you can wear your crop tops: 1.

by wearing a crop top with your blazer. When you wear a crop top with high waist

Pair it with a pencil skirt: You might think your pencil skirt should only be reserved for skirt that hit at the knees and above the belly button can be super chic look when 7.

covered up and below the waist, you can wear a riskier crop top, perhaps with some daring cut-out. Throw it over a dress: You can throw a loose, cropped tank over a bodycon dress. The contrast between the loose top and the tight dress underneath, can have a super slimming effect. This is also great for those who want to wear a bodycon dress, but feel uncomfortable in something so tight. Wearing a neutral crop top under your favorite big

wear a lot of different types of crop tops on high-waist shorts, such as bustier top or a cropped tee. Be business-ready in a blazer: Add some

nature of a blazer gives the look a little more coverage. With ladies dungarees: During the cold or hot weather, you can also rock crop top with your dungarees. You can wear a longsleeve crop top for the cold weather and a tube crop top during the hot weather. With your long or short dungarees you can rock your crop top in different ways.

chill vibe. This is a cute look for those cool summer night, when your day time crop top shirt over a T-shirt crop to-p, you can both look and be comfortable on those summer 4.

Flaunt it on a peplum pant trouser: Peplum pant are unique fashion choice that not many collegiate may have in their closet. However, these pants are a superor a nice dinner. The peplum adds some shape to the look and breaks up the top and

With high-waist short: High-waist short are one of the easiest looks for spring and

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Go flashy with tote handbag Ever fancied turning your hand to bag design? Now, thanks to tote handbag you can advance your fashion to another level. But this time, the luxury leather brand is taking customization one step further. The design process kicks off with the body; budding bag designers can select from three options - monochrome, black or fawn. Next up come in a veritable rainbow of shades, that the Chameleon follows suit. With a variety of shades available from classic black and tan leathers to color-pop pinks, blues, greens and a metallic silver, customers can select handles and straps in their preferred hues. Tote hand bags are favored among the fashion set for their built-in charger packs which give your gadgets extra juice on the go. The designer never gives up as he continues to surprise the world. Tote bags are becoming more and more popular because they are reusable and Ecofriendly. This affordable and stylish alternative to the ubiquitous leather bag is now also a fashion statement. Tote handbags is a classical handbag that is very stylish and designed for any occasion.

Daily Times Nigeria

Wednesday, March 29, 2017

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Drive in attention with a hose

Hint on how to wear a hose

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Bow tie: The combination of fashion and simplicity

Simple rules to consider when wearing Bow tie

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