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Recession will end in 2017 –Adeosun Ï Says 2017 budget has palliatives designed to pull Nigeria out of the woods Ï Urges Nigerians not to lose hope amid hardship Ï FG earmarks billions of naira for youths keen on agriculture, says Ogbeh Ï Recovery imminent with better labour relations, infrastructural devt –Fashola Mathew Dadiya Abuja

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of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, has assured Nigerians that the recession plaguing the country would end in 2017 and the country would bounce back stronger.

The Minister made the declaration while speaking to a group of youths at a town hall meeting in Abuja on Tuesday.

It would be recalled that Mrs. Adeosun had few months ago promised that the country would be out of financial woods by December 2016. Also, the minister had earlier in September said that Nigeria was already on its way out of economic recession.

Adeosun during the town hall meeting in Abuja on Tuesday however cautioned Nige-

rians to be prudent with their money, advising that people should only spend on the right things.

While noting that several economic palliatives have been provided in the 2017 budget designed to pull Nigeria out through improved partnerships, Adeosun further advised Nigerians not to lose hope amidst the hardships.

She stressed that the budget would bring recovery and growth to the nation.

The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma, had few days ago presented a whopping budget of N7.298 trillion to the public which he also said was specially designed to kick-start recovery and ameliorate general economic malaise confronting Nigerians.

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Editorial Bringing back local government autonomy

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ecently, the issue of local government autonomy has taken a front burner in national discourse. Political observers are of the view that the heightened interest is not unconnected with the parlous state of the country’s economy brought about by the dwindling revenue from crude oil sales which also has adversely affected the financial accruals to both state and local governments. Before now, any demand for local government autonomy, even by constitution experts had been vehemently resisted by state governors who see the third tier of government as appendages of their respective bureaucracies.

This sad development has been the norm since the country’s return to democratic governance in 1999. Reason for the usurpation of local government autonomy by state chief executives is not far to see. Governors see the fund accruing to them from the federation account as free handouts that must be expropriated and spent at their behests. Hence, they employ all manner of political intrigues to subvert and control local government administrations in their respective jurisdictions. It is, therefore, not surprising that governors are using State Independent Electoral Commissions(SIEC) to organise and rig local government elections in favour of their parties and in return fill all elective positions with their political surrogates.

Such meddling has, over time weakened and whittled the autonomy of local governments and by extension their capacities to represent the interests of the grassroots. This is in contradiction with their constitutional role. Constitutionally, local governments are established to provide ser-

vices and oversee such functions as collection of tax and rates, issuance of licenses for vehicle, hawkers, television, bicycles and naming of streets.

Also, they provide and maintain local markets, registration of death, birth and marriages that occur within area of jurisdiction, provision of libraries and schools, maintenance of healthcare facilities, customary courts that handle issues that pertain minor disputes, divorce, minor traffic offences, disagreement over land and making recommendations to both the federal and state government.

Unfortunately, most of these functions have been usurped by the state governments and through the instrumentality of State, Joint Local Government Accounts (SJLGAs) have taken control of funds meant for the third tier of government. Today, local governments are no more than appendages of the states and serve at their pleasure. It is sad to observe that most of the chairmen and councilors running these councils seem not to appreciate their responsibilities to the people. Many of them lack the education, vision, experience and passion to render service to the people but are out for self aggrandizement.

This state of affairs is the result of political interference in the election of those who manage local government administration. The truth remains that the Nigerian federation is centre -dominated. Consequently, the socio-political, economic and the national bureaucratic environments are all centripetal and hardly serve the interests of the local governments.

That is why we are calling on the Buhari administration to return the autonomy of local governments to enable them serve the interests of their constituencies.

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Magu: Senate disowns Ndume Olufemi Samuel, Abuja

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Indication of a crack in the Senate over the rejection of Ibrahim Magu as the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) emerged on Tuesday as it dismissed an earlier claim by the Leader, Senator Ali Ndume to the contrary.

The Senate Leader had during a visit to the presidential villa on Monday said the Senate didn’t reject Magu outright as reported, but only returned his nomination to the presidency based on the security

report.

He told correspondents that the Senate by turning down President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for Magu’s confirmation as the EFCC chairman was only seeking explanations from the presidency on the security report against him.

Ndume said security report from the DSS bothering on allegations of corruption, prevented the Senate from going ahead with the confirmation procedure and not that the Senate totally rejected Magu.

As if angered by the position of its Leader, the Sen-

ate through its spokesman, Senator Sabi Abdullahi said Ndume had no power to speak on behalf of the Senate on the Magu’s case.

He described the position by the Senate Leader as a personal opinion which according to him, never represented the position of the Senate.

Sabi, however quoted from the votes and proceedings of last Thursday’s plenary to affirm that the Senate won’t go ahead with the process of confirming Magu on the strength of Security report submitted on him by the DSS. He said the votes and proceedings

Hope rises for IDPs as EFCC signs MoU with food agency ÎÎÎThe

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday signed an MoU with the World Food Programme (WFP) to protect the distribution of food aids in the country against fraud.

EFCC spokesman, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, who disclosed this in a statement, said the signing ceremony took place at the commission’s head office in Abuja.

Under the MoU, EFCC officials are expected to closely monitor the implementation of WFP intervention programmes, including distribution of food aids to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the North-East.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the development is coming amid reports of diversion of relief materials meant for IDPs by government officials.

In September, President Muhammadu Buhari ordered the police to arrest officials accused of involvement in the act.

The EFCC Acting Chairman, Mr Ibrahim Magu, pledged the commission’s support for WFP to ensure that its donations and those of the government reached

their beneficiaries free of corruption.

Magu stated that the EFCCWFP partnership would greatly help in alleviating the sufferings of internally displaced people especially in the northern part of the country.

“We assure you that we will follow you to every nook and cranny of the North Eastern states such as Yobe, Borno and Adamawa.

“We will be with you whereever you need our attention. If there are no operatives where you are, we will send you operatives from here.

“We will support and work with your intervention to reach its beneficiaries without any threat of corruption,’’ the statement quoted him as saying.

Earlier, Mr Bernadin Assiene, the WFP Director of Inspections and Investigations, noted that that the MoU was an important aspect of WFP’s intervention in Nigeria.

Its main objective, according to him, is to ensure that all the support mobilised by the programme does not only effectively reach the target beneficiaries but also corruption-free.

Assiene described the MoU as first of its kind and a con-

had shown clearly that Magu never qualifies to occupy the office of EFCC Chairman.

The Senate spokesman said he was more in the position to speak for the Senate in official capacity rather than the Leader, stressing that that what the Senate leader said about Magu was wrong having negated the position of the Senate as an institution.

He, however, re-echoed the position by the Senate on Magu, insisting that the Senate has rejected him.

He said, “The 8th senate believes in its integrity. We uphold and promote the rule

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of law which is the basic thing about our democracy. We are committed to doing things differently to stabilize the polity in the collective interest of Nigerians.

“I would like to make the following clarification. I’m holding the votes and proceeding of Thursday. We had two votes and proceeding because we had to go into joint session to receive President Muhammadu Buhari.

“Our votes and proceedings are the official records of what transpired in chamber.

I briefed you on Thursday to the effect that the senate is announcing that in view of security reports we were unable to confirm Magu.

“We then rejected and re-

turned the nomination to President Muhammadu Buhari for further action.

“Media reports emerging especially from interviews granted by Sen. Ndume meant we have to clarify issues.

“For the records, I am the official spokesman of the senate and I intend to discharge this with honour and integrity because the sanctity of the institution is crucial to the sustenance of democracy.

“To clarify, I have only one point of reference, which is, the votes and proceedings.

“This is the only official position of the senate. What I say, I say on behalf of the senate.

Nigerians should be guided.

There is no ambiguity in what we said.

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firmation that the EFCC was the right partner to help WFP to establish specific assurance mechanisms in Nigeria.

“EFCC’s expertise, reputation and track record of successful engagements in the fight against fraud and corruption in the utilisation of foreign assistance is well recognised, both nationally and internationally,’’ he said.

Mr Sory Ouane, the WFP Representative and Country Director, explained how the WFP had provided intervention to the North-East through its intervention programme, assuring that it would continue.

“The ongoing conflict in northeast Nigeria has the potential to cause further displacement and increase food insecurity.

“Therefore, WFP is revising its emergency operations to implement a robust scale up and an integrated response to meet the overwhelming needs in northeast Nigeria.

“We are targeting 1.8 milllion people in Borno and Yobe in 2017,’’ Ouane said, according to the statement.

While Magu signed the MoU on behalf of the EFCC, Assiene signed for the WFP, the statement added.

EFCC arraign female Bureau de Change operator over N42m fraud Titilope Joseph

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female Bureau de Change operator, Sekinotu Bolanle Alli was yesterday arraigned before a Lagos High Court, Ikeja for allegedly defrauding one Olabanji Bamiduro of N27 million under the false pretext of changing

the money to the pounds equivalent.

The defendant who is based in the United Kingdom, was said to have allegedly conspired with one Babatunde Alowonle Hassan and Roseline Eto Etchie sometimes in April 2016 to commit the alleged fraud.

The Economic and Fi-

nancial Crimes Commission, had charged the duo before Justice Hakeem Oshodi on a one count charge bothering on fraud.

Alli and her co-defendant were also alleged to have collected the sum of N15 million from Prince Kamal Adeyemi.

According to EFCC the

defendants allegedly convinced Adeyemi that they had the sum of £30,000 British Pounds which they claimed they wanted to sell. They however collected the Naira equivalent and refused to honour their earlier agreement.

The charge against the two alleged offenders read: That you, Sekinotu

Bolanle Alli, Babatunde Alowonle, others at large sometimes in April 2016, in Lagos with the intent to defraud, did conspired to obtain money from one Prince Kamal Adeyemi by false pretence.

The duo however pleaded not guilty when the charges were read to them.

The presiding judge, Justice Hakeem Oshodi ordered that the defendants be remanded in prison till 11 January 2017.

Alli burst into tears while in the dock. She sobbed uncontrollably when the judge made the pronouncement.

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Internet fraud: Court orders arrest of Osun monarch Sodiq Adekunle, Osogbo

ÏÏÏ A warrant of arrest has been

issued against a first-class traditional ruler in Osun state, the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi over cases of internet fraud.

The warrant of arrest was issued by an Osun state Chief Magistrate Court on Tuesday.

It would be recalled that the Chief Magistrate, Olusola Aluko, on December 2, had threatened to issue such warrant if Oba Akanbi refused to appear before him.

The Oba had earlier been ordered to appear before the court on November 25, in a case filed against him by the Oluwo of IwoOke, Oba Kadiri Adeoye.

Among the allegations against Oba Akanbi is that he was making money through internet fraud otherwise known as “yahoo yahoo” and was only using his palace as a cover-up.

At the sitting on Tuesday, Oba Akanbi, who during the last sitting sent another monarch, Ologburo of Ogburo, Oba Asimiyu Sadiq, to represent him, was absent.

The applicant, Oba Adeoye was however present in court.

While giving his submission, counsel to the applicant, Barrister Soji Oyetayo, asked the court not to entertain any of the applications filed by the respondent until he complies with the order of the court.

He said, “the first respondent (Oba Akanbi) filed an application of stay of proceeding yesterday afternoon, so, I am of the opinion that he is not ready to move any application today.

“Meanwhile, the court made an order on 25th November, 2016 and up till now the order has not been complied with. The application asking for a stay of proceeding cannot stay the order already made.

Recession will end in 2017 –Adeosun Continued from page 1 The town hall meeting which was an inter-sectoral meeting was to enable some set of invited youths ask questions on the economy and development at the federal level.

Seven ministers including the ministers of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola; Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed; Agriculture, Audu Ogbe; and Budget and National Planning, Senator Udoma among others briefed the younger generation on steps taken by the government to ease the economic hardships.

ƗƆ Ƒ According to Chief Ogbeh, the Federal Government has earmarked huge amount in the

2017 Budget to support Nigerian youths interested in agriculture to make a good living in the coming year.

In his remarks, Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, blamed sabotage of the economy as the cause of the hardship, calling on those involved to stop. He stressed that recovery was imminent with better labour relations, better infrastructural development plans, improved electricity supply and improved well-being of Nigerians.

The ministers were re-echoing President Muhammadu Buhari’s bullish assertion that the

economy would recover next year.

Buhari had said: “We are optimistic that the external factors that partly contributed to push our economy into recession will ebb in 2017. Until then, I regret that the resources available to fund our missions abroad will not be as robust as we would like.

“We are working hard to turn around our national economy by effectively reforming our macroeconomic environment through measures, some of which were outlined in my budget speech to the National Assembly last week”.

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FG’s plan to borrow $30 bn signifies doom fo Nigeria -Fayose

Gbenga Sodeinde, Ado Ekiti

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State Governor, Mr. Ayo Fayose, yesterday blasted President Muhammadu Buhari over the 2017 budget presented a week ago, saying the Federal Government’s plan to borrow $30bn to finance the budget signals doom for Nigeria’s economy.

Fayose who spoke at the government office in Ado-Ekiti, state capital, during the distribution of 7000 eye-glasses to indigent Ekiti people with

bad sight, argued that a recent confession by the FG that 2016 budget of over N6 trillion, had performed at only about 40 percent was enough to rubbish the proposed plan.

According to him,”If we borrow this much to finance 2017 budget, it means we will continue to borrow even till 2019 and the rate at which this government is borrowing money, I hope they will not plunge Nigeria into eternal debt, enslavement and misery. This has been the fear of many who are against borrowing of $30 billion

loan. And they will continue to borrow without attempting to concretely tackle the dwindling rate of our currency”.

According to him,”What the federal government is doing is in the wrong direction. You see, one sad thing is that once the head is right, the whole body would not be right. The FG under President Buhari does not have what it takes to lead this country economically and beyond. They themselves confirmed that the 2016 budget performed at about 40 percent or below. So that is to tell you that

they lack the vision, and don’t know what they are doing and are only deceiving Nigerians.”

However, speaking about the inspiration behind the distribution of the eye-glasses, Fayose said the scheme was meant to benefit poor and visually impaired people who cannot afford eye-glasses and whose bad sight has affected their performance at work or handiwork.

“We have done this before and these are the benefits that can get to the common people. The benefits is for those with impaired sight for a long time and

couldn’t get solution. We have taken this to them tested them and diagonised the recommended glasses. And today we are giving the glasses to them.”

He said that one cannot imagine that people can wake up without a N100 in their pockets, not to talk of affording a eyeglass of N7000.

The project is targeted at 7000 people and is costing government about N59 million. This project continues and we’ve already included it in next year budget led government, the governor added.

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ECOWAS fellows decry abandonment by sponsors Patrick Okohue

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A plea has gone out from students under the ECOWAS Nnamdi Azikiwe Academic Mobility Scheme (ENAAMS) to the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) and the Association of African Universities (AAU), to come to their aid and release funds meant for their programme to enable them continue with their studies.

The students who said that their academic programmes is being hampered because of the non-release of funds by the sponsoring agencies noted that the programme which was conceived with the aim of building a network of young Africa with high education is being rubbished as they are now stranded in their various countries of study.

The students in a save our soul letter signed by three of their representatives including Frank Aman, a national of Cote D’Voire, and an MSC student of Agricultural Biochemistry and Nutrition in the University of Ibadan, Dominic Offei, a Ghanaian and an MSC student of the University

of Ibadan both in Nigeria; and Oboh Mary, a Nigerian and a PhD student of Medical Parasitology and Mycology in the Universite Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar, Senegal pleaded with the sponsor agencies to expedite action in the release of their allowances, as they are already stranded in their various countries of study.

ENAAMS, they said is an initiative that is a response to the recommendation of the ECOWAS Minister in charge of Higher Education and Scientific Research, who recommended that the ECOWAS Commission should “Create within the region, an academic mobility system for students and encourage institutions to put in place language immersion programmes to promote mobility of students in the region.”

As a result, they said, the ENAAMS was initiated by the Department of Education Science and Culture of the ECOWAS Commission and managed by the Association of African Universities (AAU), Headquarters in Accra, Ghana.

“The Programme seeks to promote capacity building within the ECOW-

AS 15-member countries by providing full fellowships for training and education for nationals of ECOWAS member states in higher education institutions of ECOWAS. “The purpose of this fellowship is to provide scholarship to fellow to en-

able him/her undertake the tuition at the selected university in the ECOWAS region. Three universities were selected for the programme, they are the University of Ibadan and University of Lagos in Nigeria and Université Cheick Anta Diop in Senegal.”

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode (middle); his wife, Bolanle, with children during the 2016 Children end- of -the year party at the Lagos House, Ikeja, Lagos… on Tuesday.

FIRS to support citizens abroad willing to invest in Nigeria -Fowler

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Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS) says it will provide the required information, guide and answer the questions on tax matters of Nigerians in the Diaspora interested in investing in the country.

The Acting Chairman of FIRS, Mr. Babatunde Fowler, said this while receiving the Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Mrs. Abike Dabiri, on Tuesday in Abuja.

Fowler said there were existing tax laws in the country designed to promote investment of Nigerians in the Diaspora willing to invest in the country.

“If they decide to come as investors, we do have tax duties, and also

not believe in double taxation.

“So, if they pay their taxes on their income abroad, they will not have to pay taxes when they invest in Nigeria“ He said many Nigerians living in the country were not complying with payment of taxes.

He, however, said that 99 per cent of Nigerians living abroad were compliant to the payment of taxes in the countries of residence.

In terms of issues of giving tax incentive, pioneer status, or waivers to diasporas who want to invest in Nigeria, he said the responsibility was with the Federal Ministry of Finance.

“For pioneer status, once they make application, it will be looked by a new committee set up by the Minister of Finance.

“And if it is an area where they require pioneer status, I am sure it will be granted.“ Fowler said FIRS would collaborate with the Ministry of Trade and Investment and the office responsible for Diaspora matters to promote inflow of investment in the country.

He said that the only way out of recession was for government to spend money, noting that government can have money to spend when everybody pays their taxes.

“It is right that Nigerians who are making money in the country to pay tax for government to raise money to deliver the required services.“ He said that the repatriation of Diasporas fund would trigger investment, adding that the availability of

Aero resumes operations today Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo

ÏÏÏAero

Contractors Airlines, on Tuesday, announced the resumption of its schedule services across the country from today, Wednesday, after four months self-imposed suspension, which was embarked upon as a strategic business realignment to reposition the airline and return it to the part of profitability.

Aero, in a statement by its media consultant, Simon Tumba, said it is re-launching schedule services to Lagos, Abuja, Warri and Port Harcourt, using its Boeing 737-400/500 and the Dash8-Q400, with the expecta-

tion that as more aircraft return to service, more routes will be reopened.

Confirming the resumption of operations, the Chief Executive Officer, Capt. Fola Akinkuotu, said: “We are delighted to inform our esteemed customers that our schedule operation is back. Full flights will commence on Thursday December 22, 2016 with consistent passenger demand despite the suspension of schedule services. This patronage reinforces the strength of our brand and the quality of our service”.

“We are aware of the impact the four-month suspension had on our staff and our highly-

They added that while the University of Ibadan received 31 fellows (23 Masters and 8 PhD), the University of Lagos received 33 fellows (22 Masters and 11 PhD) and the Université Cheikh Anta Diop received 9 fellows (4 Masters and 5 PhD).

esteemed customers. Hence our move to return to operations is to continue to offer the most reliable, safe and secure operations, which the airline is renowned for.

“We urge our passengers with existing tickets prior to the suspension to contact our Ticket Desks/Call Centre to rebook their tickets free of charge. However, those who would prefer a refund may send in their refund requests from the 9th of January, 2017.”

Aero is Nigeria’s oldest aviation company with 57 years flying experience.

Akinkuotu had in a statement in August 2016 said the airline

investments in the country would lead to creation of jobs and payment of taxes.

Responding, Dabiri said that the contribution of Nigerians living in Diaspora to the development of the economy could not be ignored.

She said that Nigerians in Diaspora had so far formally remitted 35 billion dollars into the country in 2016.

Dabiri said many of the Diasporas were eager to invest in Nigeria, but needed to get the right information on investment and tax related matters.

“A lot of them have come back and they are paying their taxes and there is also a lot of them that want to come back to set up businesses and they want to know whether there will be tax incentives. had faced grave challenges in the past six months which impacted its business and by extension the scheduled services operations.

These factors, according to him are both internal and external environmental factors that have made it difficult for the foremost airline to continue its scheduled services.

He had said during the period in review, Aero, which was hitherto revered for its safety, timeliness among other virtues witnessed epileptic operations and services to the external publics that are caused by nonalignment of fundamental issue of the business, which in some cases have been frustrating and embarrassing to all parties including staff, customers and indeed all stakeholders.

Nigeria’s democracy, second largest worldwide, says INEC Chairman ÏÏÏAssures Cameroun of technical assistance over poll

Lateef Ibrahim, Abuja

ÏÏÏThe Chairman, Independent Na-

tional Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmood Yakubu, said that Nigeria has one of the most sophisticated and largest biometric register in the world made up of 70 million voters.

Yakubu stated that Nigeria’s presidential democracy is second largest in the world, coming after America He thus stressed that the nation’s democracy is poised help to nurture other younger democracies across the globe, particularly in Africa.

The INEC Chairman spoke yesterday when he played host to an eight-man delegation from Cameroun who him a visit at the INEC headquarters in Abuja preparatory to 2017 presidential election in Cameroun.

He said Nigeria had undertaken both the general and continuous voter registration which have subsequently led to the production of Smart Card Readers (SCR) that were distributed to the individual voters in the 774 local governments and the FCT. Yakubu assured the Cameroonian delegation that Nigeria would be willing to give their country the necessary technical support to enable them succeed in their forthcoming presidential election in Cameron.

Such technical assistance, he said, has become necessary given the proximity between the two countries.

The INEC chairman told the delegation that “Nigeria’s presidential democracy is second largest in the world, coming after America.”

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Crude oil theft: Okowa assures security agencies of support Nosa Akenzua, Asaba

ÎÎÎDelta State Governor, Dr

Ifeanyi Okowa has assured security agencies of government’s support in tackling criminality and pipeline vandalism.

The governor who spoke yesterday when he received Rear Admiral Opoche Suleiman, Commander, Joint

Task Force[JTF] Operation Delta Safe and his team in Asaba, said that crude oil theft and pipeline vandalism affect first the economy and environment of the surrounding communities and the federal and state government negatively .

“Since the inception of your operation safe, a lot of work have been done , in Delta State we have worked with

your sector commander and other security agencies to keep the peace and make the state safe. I want to assure you of the state government support to carry out your activities in the Niger Delta region”, he said, The Governor stressed that the partnership and synergy among security agencies in the state have yielded desired result in the mainte-

nance of peace and security. “ We need to check crude oil theft and vandalism as the activities of vandals impact negatively on the environment, economy and health of the surrounding communities, it also impacts negatively on the resources of the federal and state government and power generation in the country. This in turn set up a chain of events as that

impacts on our industries and ofcourse youth employment”, the governor added While calling for constant consultation between government and the Operation Delta Safe Outfit, Senator Okowa called for the harnessing of the civilian population in the Niger Delta region in information gathering.

Earlier, Rear Admiral Su-

leiman said that they were in Asaba to consult with Governor Okowa and seek for support for the achievement of the mandate of the Operation Delta Safe Outfit.

He stated that “in achieving peace the Operation Delta Safe require the political support in the protection of the oil and gas infrastructure and prevent other criminality in the region”.

Youths in Niger protest incessant outage in Minna

C’River police to deploy 8, 000 personnel for carnival

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ÎÎÎNiger youths on Tuesday

staged a peaceful protest to the regional office of the Abuja Electricity Development Company, AEDC in Minna and the state House of Assembly, warning that any further outage will no longer be tolerated.

The protesters numbering over five thousand with various placards having inscriptions like ‘AEDC must go, No light in Minna, Bring back our light, ‘We say no to darkness and so on, vowed that, if light goes off anymore between now and January, 2017, the Abuja Electricity Development Company, AEDC, will also go off the state.

Speaking, the Convener, Comrade Mohammed Aliyu Mohammed said “if AEDC plans to frustrate Nigerlites, then citizens of Niger state have learnt to make things unbearable for them.

“We have told them that we need steady light for 24 hours, prepaid meters must be given to all houses. Niger state as the power generating state deserves to have steady light since we have three major dams otherwise, we will continue to advocate and fight for our right.

“For more than two years now Niger state has been in darkness. The ‘AEDC’ promised that there will be steady power supply till the December ending.”

Earlier at the AEDC regional office officer, the group had made its demand known where they met with the regional manager Engr. Akubuko Abednego who assured that there will be improvement as measures are being taken already.

Akubuko said: “We understand how you feel, but I can assure you that I will convey your message to the head office and between now and December ending light will improve.”

L-R: Acting ED/CEO National Primary Health Care Development Agency, Prof. Obinna Onwujekwe; Dr. Emmanuel Odu and Director Public Health Fed. Min. of Health, Dr. Evelyn Ngige, during the annual public health care service lecture in Abuja… on Tuesday. Photo: TEMITOPE BALOGUN.

NDDC boosts empowerment programmes for youths, women in Niger Delta Amaka Agbu, Port Harcourt

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The managing director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Mr. Nsima Ekere, has said that the commission would continue to boost empowerment programmes as a means of building the capacity of youths and engaging them in meaningful economic activities Ekere who said this during the presentation of empowerment items to women and youths at the launching of the Obi Francis Nwaoboshi Foundation, (OFNF) at the Cenotaph in Asaba, Delta State, enjoined the recipients of the empowerment items to use them judiciously to improve their lives and the lives of those around them, according to a press statement issued by the commission, and signed

by Mr. Chijioke Amunnadi,

Head of Corporate Affairs.

According to the NDDC boss who was represented

by Engr. Samuel Adjogbe, the commission’s Executive Director of Projects, “This is a good opportunity for the people of Delta State, particularly those from Delta North Senatorial District. I believe recipients of the different items will be able to put them to good use.”

He underlined the importance of youths in the socioeconomic and political development of any country, assuring that the Commission would continue to initiate programmes that would equip them for sustainable development.

While presenting the items, the NDDC chief executive Officer charged the beneficiaries to remain focused and direct their energies to productive ventures.

Speaking at the ocassion, the Delta State Governor, Dr.

Ifeanyi Okowa, lauded the initiative of Senator Nwaoboshi, stating that the foundation set up in memory of his father would not only empower the youths of the Delta North Senatorial District, but would also help cushion the effect of the current economic recession in the country.

Senator Peter Nwaoboshi, founder of the OFNF and the Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Niger Delta, said that the programme was aimed at identifying and empowering the youths with a view to positioning them for economic independence and social stability.

The Senator who represents Delta North Senatorial District said he was giving his people the leverage which would place them on the part of “economic regeneration and entrepreneurial capitalization.”

“On the whole, I have

set out the sum of N150, 000,000.00 (One Hundred and Fifty Million Naira) to empower my senatorial district and help infuse hope where there is despair, joy where there is sadness, and prosperity where there is poverty, commencing with the sharing of 1,000 bags of rice, to the distribution of 98 motorcycles, 9 tricycle (Keke Napep), sharing of N50, 000 each to 400 people to the tune of N20 million naira,” he said.

He remarked that the holy book enjoined people to be their brother’s keeper, adding: “The parable of the Good Samaritan also teaches us to take care of our neighbour.

As a catholic, I am conscious of the fact that this is the year of mercy and we must engage in corporal works of mercy by sharing whatever we have with others. As a politician, I am also an apostle of stomach infrastructures.”

Commissioner of Police Cross River State, Mr Jimoh Ozi-Obeh, has said that the command will deployed the entire Police personnel estimated at 7, 500 – 8, 000 to man security during carnival period, Christmas and new year activities in the state. He explained that the personnel cut across the regular Policemen, Mobile Police, Specialists, Doctors, Vetenary Doctors, Work personnel, the Drivers, and Mechanics etc.

Ozi-Obeh who was speaking with our correspondent in his office on Tuesday lamented the challenges experienced by the command pointing out the command faces challenges such as insufficience personnel, vehicles etc, “As a federal government organizations, we have some challenges, challenges in the areas of logistics, personnels, vehicles, the few ones we have, we cannot maintain and fuel them” He said with these challenges, the command was still working hard to achieve her objectives such as reduction in crime rate, “You know at this period of the year, we normally have high rate of criminal activities and crimes, the activities may be there but few crimes are committed. At Calabar South, criminal activities are very high but it is at a control level” he stated.

“Yesterday night somebody called that his brother’s Camry was snatched at gun point in the process of going in, I told him not to worry, immediately the car was recovered” the commissioner said.

On the inscription of Green Police still found on government vehicle, the commissioner ordered Police Officer to impound such vehicles adding that the constitution has pronounced that body illegal.

He called on Nigerians and people of the state to come out during and enjoy the festivity as Police has guaranteed security in the state

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Rivers rerun elections, controversies that won’t go away Lateef Ibrahim and Henry Omunu, Abuja Days after the Rivers State legislative rerun elections took place with most of the elected lawmakers sworn into office, the ripples generated by the election has refused to go away.

While a Non-Governmental Organisation, the Concerned Democrats of Conscience (CDC) has decided to throw itself into the fray by calling attention to the alleged threats made by Governor Nyeson Wike during the polls, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has warned that it will resist any selective investigation into the activities surrounding the Rivers rerun election.

Addressing journalists in Abuja on Tuesday, National President of CDC, Alhaji Ibrahim Modibbo noted that the utterances of Wike, the Rivers State governor that the 2019 general elections will be like a tsunami is capable of truncating the nation’s democracy, adding that there is no alternative to a vibrant democracy where government is held accountable and where the electoral process is credible.

He expressed worry at recent events in Rivers State before and after the December 10 re-run polls, especially the level of violence and brazen impunity exhibited before the polls and the comments credited to the state governor regarding what to expect during the 2019 general elections.

Modibbo stated that while the federal government hasn’t displayed any tendency indicating that it is desperate in winning elections at all cost as evidenced in the recent elections conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), he is concerned with the attitude of Gov. Wike which according to him poses a serious threat to Nigeria’s democracy.

“While aligning ourselves with the conclusions of international observers and civil society groups that the December 10 elections were seen to be credible and, ours pass the litmus test of transparency, we are however worried by the post-election statements of Governor Wike to the effect that 2019 elections will be tsunami.

“We are concerned that the governor is becoming famous for violence with unguarded utterances that reduces the serious art of governance to the level of student unionism.

“If not checked by the powers that be, Governor Wike has the phenomenal capacity to truncate this democracy as his new found love of violence as electoral strategy will see Nigeria return to the Stone Age or the dark days of African despots,” he added.

Modibbo further condemned the posture of the Rivers governor to unleash terror on two senior police officers accused by him of colluding with and working for the All Progressive Congress (APC) during the

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re-run elections.

“Given his antecedents, Governor Wike is not one that dispenses empty threats.

Any attempt to harm the two police officers, we shall hang their fate on the door-

step of the governor.

“The CDC is raising this alarm because since the coming into office of Wike, Rivers State has never known peace as violence arising from the activities of cultists,

It is sarcastic for the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr. Ibrahim Idris, to constitute a panel of investigation for the purported ‘threatening phone call’ by the Governor of Rivers State, Chief Nyesom Wike instead of seeking solution to all the video evidence of the killings and hijacking of electoral materials by the Police and other security agencies with some INEC officials during the Re-run Elections.

kidnappers and organised terror groups took the center stage,” Modibbo said.

Aligning with the position of foreign countries calling for an inquiry into the use of incendiary language, intimidation, violence and politically motivated killings in Rivers State during the just concluded polls, the CDC questioned the rationale behind the governor’s decision to boycott the activities of the investigative panel instituted by the Inspector General of Police to look into the killing of police officers and other unwholesome acts that characterised the re-run elections.

He appealed to the police boss not to succumb to the subtle blackmail of Wike in demanding for the transfer of some police officers considered disloyal because of their alleged romance with the APC. According to him, the Inspector General of Police is not answerable to the state governor, asserting that “with short-sighted leaders with short fuse, who says that Nigeria is ripe for state police.”

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has vowed to resist any selective investigation by the Police or any other agency for that matter on the issue of Rivers Re-run Elections.

However, in a related development, the PDP in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Prince Dayo Adeyeye, said any attempt at selective investigation will be aimed at covering the truth.

Instead, the PDP said it wants a holistic investigation into the entire processes of the Re-run Elections before, during and after.

According to the PDP, the said investigation being canvassed, should be conducted by a ‘non-partisan, unbiased and independent presidential committee’ in order to avoid turning the truth upside down and making villains out of the victims.

The outcome of such probe, the PDP reasoned, will serve as a point of reference for the country’s future elections and the need to protect, nurture and deepen our democracy.

The PDP thus urged the Inspector General of Police, IGP, to stop embarrassing Nigeria further and immediately bring to book all those seen in videos committing electoral offenses.

The PDP argued that it is suspicious and dangerous for the IGP to overlook the various breaches of the Nigerian Constitution and the Electoral Act by his men during the Rivers re-run election. Nigerians, the party said, are waiting eagerly for the actions or inactions of the Police in this regard.

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ing phone call’ by the Governor of Rivers State, Chief Nyesom Wike instead of seeking solution to all the video evidence of the killings and hijacking of electoral materials by the Police and other security agencies with some INEC officials during the Re-run Elections.

“For instance in Gokana Local Government Area, men of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) were seen in a video shooting sporadically to disperse voters and later made away with ballot boxes.

“The same incident occurred in almost all the Polling Units in Rivers South East Senatorial District where Senator Magnus Abe was magically declared winner.

“Given the state of war in this entire District between security agencies and Rivers people, we still want to know who voted to make up the Results declared for the APC. “We wish to also remind Nigerians of the video of two staffers of the INEC caught in the act at the home of an APC Chieftain in Opobo Town, Sam Sam Jaja.

“These men were taken to the House of Mr. Jaja by officers of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and were apprehended while thumb-printing and writing of results in

Dayo Adeyeye

favour of Jaja’s party, the APC. “Equally, there is a popular video running in various television stations showing the Officer-in- charge of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), Mr. Akin Fakorede in Rivers State who led his team to INEC Collation Center in Port Harcourt

to hijack election materials.

“These and many more glaring evidences abound of the collaboration between security agencies, the Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi and the INEC who were seen distorting and disrupting electoral processes in other to win at all cost but for the zeal and determination of the people of Rivers State who stood and defended their votes vehemently in most areas.

“We therefore urge the IGP to stop embarrassing Nigeria further and immediately bring to book all those seen in these videos committing electoral offenses.

“It’s suspicious and dangerous for the IGP to overlook these breaches of the Nigerian Constitution and the Electoral Act by his men. Nigerians are waiting eagerly for the actions or inactions of the Police in this regard.

“However, Governor Wike has exonerated himself of the fabricated threatening phone call and the PDP also believes that the sudden appearance of the so called video is only diversionary from the damning allegations of electoral malpractices by the Police, the Nigerian Army, the NSCDC and the INEC in the just concluded Rivers Re-run Elections.

“Assuming without conceding that the video phony phone call should be investigated, the negative actions of the IGP and his men have already created a heavy

moral burden on them, and consequently, the Police is not in any position to set up a panel of inquiry against Governor Wike.

“We will resist any selective investigation by the Police or any other agency for that matter on the issue of Rivers Re-run Elections because such an attempt is aiming at covering the truth.

“In view of the above, the PDP is calling for a holistic investigation into the entire processes of the Re-run Elections before, during and after.

“The investigation should be conducted by a ‘non-partisan, unbiased and independent presidential committee’ in order to avoid turning the truth upside down and making villains out of the victims.

“Equally, the outcome will serve as a point of reference for our country’s future elections and the need to protect, nurture and deepen our democracy.

“We once again condole with the families of those that paid the ultimate sacrifices. Their deaths will not be in vain, and may their souls rest in perfect peace”, it said.

With these developments, it is evident that the Rivers rerun election may turn out to be the yardstick with which future elections in the country will be measured, this is because the lessons learnt from the election will definitely help all those concerned to plan towards the 2019 elections.

Senate’s call for SGF’s sack ill-timed, self-serving, says group Lateef Ibrahim, Abuja A group, the Nigeria Civil Society Desk, NCSD, has faulted the Senate’s call for the sack of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Mr. David Lawal Babachir, describing it as ill timed.

The group, in a statement by its National Coordinator, Emeh Friday Eleojo and National Secretary, Zeb Obioma yesterday in Abuja, also declared that the Senate’s call for the SGF’s sack amounted to putting the cart before the horse.

The NCSD stated that for such call

to come at this time when all efforts are geared towards reversing the hardship imposed on Nigerians by bad economy and are focused on stabilising the nation’s democratic governance is implicative of the set of self serving leaders in the Nigeria Senate.

According to the group, “This is not the spirit needed to move this country forward. Why would it be that the Senate always find something on the executive anytime the Appropriation Bill is sent to them?

“Could this be another ploy to hold the Executive to ransom and frustrate the passage of the 2017 Appropriation

sent to them last week?

“Could this be another scheming to bend the arm of the Executive backwards in a blackmailing attempt for a leeway to tinker with the 2017 budget for their selfish end?

“More so, there has been no concrete EFCC (Economic and Financial Crimes Commission) report indicting the Secretary to the Government of the Federation on the accusation of breach of Nigeria’s law in handling contracts awarded by the Presidential Initiative for the North East (PINE),” it said.

It maintained therefore that such

“pointless attacks” at the sensitive post of the Secretary to Government of the Federation are undesirable at this time of the nation’s political development.

“Most importantly, the call for the sack of the SGF smacks of personal grudges and acrimony. This is not the spirit needed to move this country forward,” the NCSD said.

It added, “The SGF has done so much and still has so much to do in the collective effort to make the country transcend beyond the activities of terrorists, militants, and separatist tendencies”.

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Assembly commends Aregbesola on bailout spending

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The Osun State House of Assembly on Tuesday commended Governor Rauf Aregbesola for spending judiciously the bailout loan given to the state by the Federal Government for payment of workers’ salaries.

The House of Assembly said this in the report of the investigation on the utilisation of the bailout given to the state in 2015 by the Federal Government. The report was signed by the Chairman, House of Assembly Committee on Finance and Appropriation, Kamil Oyedele and the Chairman on Public Accounts Committee, Olalekan Afolabi.

The lawmakers said the bailout was a loan to be paid back in 20 years and concessionaire interest rate of nine per

cent per annum.

The report read in part, “That all transactions made on the bailout loan were solely for the payment of salaries, allowances, pensions and other salary related expenses; and that the sum of N176,579,823.71 was the current bank balance in respect of the bailout loan as analyses below: “State Government has a balance of First Bank N2,040, 415.07; Wema Bank Plc N1,312,619.19 while local government bailout remains N173,226,789.45 at Zenith Bank Plc. The grand total is N176,579,823.71 “Based on the findings and observations enumerated in paragraph (5)-(viii) as well as series of facts and figures available to this Honourable House, the sum of N34,988,990,000.00, which was

approved and released as bailout loan to the state government of Osun by the Federal Government of Nigeria in the year 2015, was judiciously utilized.”

The Speaker, Najeem Salaam, said the committee in charge of public accounts would investigate the activities of Chams to know whether the state government should continue to retain the company.

The Speaker said the Assembly investigated how the bailout fund was spent and found out that the governor judiciously utilised the fund for payment of workers’ salaries.

Salaam urged the people of the state to disregard the claims that the governor spent the fund for another purpose.

He said the documents were available for anybody to come and verify.

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Refineries to work better in 2017, says NNPC ÎÎÎThe Nigerian National Petroleum

Corporation (NNPC) on Tuesday said it would embark on a comprehensive rehabilitation of the nation’s refineries to achieve optimal capacity utilisation in 2017.

NNPC Chief Operating Officer, Refineries, Mr. Anibor Kragha, said this in Abuja in a statement bythe Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Mr. Ndu Ughamadu.

The three refineries in Warri, Kaduna and Port Harcourt have had skeletal operations this year.

The statement reported Kragha as saying that the Corporation was determined to move away from the approach of quick fixes and undertake a comprehensive revamp of the plants. ”The plan for next year is to get the comprehensive rehabilitation programme done. ”The situation is like having three cars in your garage that have not been maintained for 15 to 20 years while you expect optimal performance from them. ”Changing one fuel pump here, one compressor there is not helpful. What we are doing now is to step back and take a holistic approach and do a full rehabilitation of all the refineries,’’ Kragha said.

He noted that once the exercise was achieved, a chart for routine Turn Around Maintenance (TAM) Programme would be drawn.

On the earlier plan to have other refineries co-located with the existing refineries, Kragha explained that though the plan was still on course, none of the projected co-location refineries would come on stream in 2017 based on existing timeline for assemblage of the plants.

He added that the Port Harcourt Refinery was a ”few steps away” from commencing the production of Aviation Turbine Fuel known as aviation fuel.

”We are very close; we have done tests with some of the key marketers.

We have achieved all the parameters, we just want to be 110 per cent certain,’’ he said The statement stated that earlier, the Managing Director of the Kaduna Refining and Petrochemicals Company (KPRC), Mallam Idi Maiha, assured that KPRC was “assiduously working towards a target of 75 per cent capacity utilisation in 2017”.

Mariah projected that the KPRC would supply one cargo of crude oil per month.

Also, the Managing Director of Warri Refining and Petrochemicals Company, Mr. Solomon Ladenegan, noted that “despite the hostile operating environment, fraught with incessant cases of pipeline pulverization and outright product theft, the refinery was looking forward to better days ahead.”

L-R: Indomine Santa Claus; Departmental Manager, Pediatric Department, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Osanyinlusi Ajibola; Group Public Relations and Events Manager, Dufil Prima Foods Plc, Tope Ashiwaju, with a patient, Joshua Fatuyi, during Indomie Santa visit to LASUTH...on Tuesday. Photo: OLAWALE ROTIMI.

NEITI lauds FG over proposed exit from Joint Venture cash call Myke Uzendu, Abuja

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The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has applauded the decision of the Federal Government to terminate cash call payments on Joint Venture Agreements with major international oil companies.

Recall that in his 2017 budget speech, President Buhari made it clear that the Federal Government will no longer fund JVs from the budget from January 2017.

Buhari said, “in addition, we will continue our ongoing reforms to enhance the efficiency of the management of our oil and gas resources. To this effect, from January 2017, the Federal Govern-

ment will no longer make provision for Joint Venture cash-calls. Going forward, all Joint Venture operations shall be subjected to a new funding mechanism, which will allow for Cost Recovery. This new funding arrangement is expected to boost exploration and production activities, with resultant net positive impact on government revenues which can be allocated to infrastructure, agriculture, solid minerals and manufacturing sectors.”

In a statement in Abuja the Director of Communications Dr. Orji Ogbonnaya described NEITI as an organisation saddled with auditing the activities of agencies in the extractive industries and while he endorsed the new funding template, said that the proposal to abandon the Joint Venture cash call which has lasted for over forty years

will get the blessings of the Federal Executive Council.

NEITI went further to state that the new arrangement will be a relief for the nation’s financial system, and applauded it as a timely, bold, courageous and landmark decision that will reduce the debt burden imposed on the of the Federal government over the years.

The statement reads, “we note that all NEITI independent audit reports on the oil and gas industry since the last ten years had alerted the nation that the management of JV Cash Call regime had constituted drain pipe to the country’s scarce oil and gas revenues.

“For instance, NEITI Reports disclosed that from 2009 to 2013, NNPC

had made a total Cash Call payments of N2.4 trillion and another $16.2 billion respectively as Cash Calls obligations for Joint Venture operations in the oil and gas industry.

“NEITI Reports equally expressed concerns on the process lapses in the management of the Cash Call and the wider implications to huge revenue leakages.

“From NEITI Reports, a breakdown of the naira components of the payments alone shows that in 2009, the country paid N460.24 billion while Cash Call for 2010 stood at N441.44 billion. In 2011, the sum of N416.58 billion was paid, and in 2012, the figure rose to N612.93 billion while in 2013 the sum of N492.81billion was paid as Cash Call to JV operations.

Wike’s actions capable of truncating 2019 polls, group warns Henry Omunu, Abuja

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The threat made by Governor Nyeson Wike of Rivers state that the 2019 general elections will be like a tsunami is capable of truncating the nation’s democracy, the Concerned Democrats of Conscience (CDC) has warned.

Addressing journalists in Abuja on Tuesday, National President of CDC, Alhaji Ibrahim Modibbo said that there is no alternative to a vibrant

democracy where government is held accountable and where the electoral process is credible.

He however expressed worry at recent events in Rivers state before and after the December 10 re-run polls, especially the level of violence and brazen impunity exhibited before the polls and the comments credited to the state governor regarding what to expect during the 2019 general elections.

Modibbo stated that while the federal government hasn’t displayed any tendency indicating its desperation

in winning elections at all costs as evidenced in the recent elections conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), he is concerned with the attitude of Gov. Wike which according to him poses a serious threat to Nigeria’s democracy.

“While aligning ourselves with the conclusions of international observers and civil society groups that the December 10 elections were seen to be credible and. Ours pass the litmus test of transparency, we are however worried by the post-election statements of

Governor Wike to the effect that 2019 elections will be tsunami.

“We are concerned that the governor is becoming famous for violence with unguarded utterances that reduces the serious art of governance to the level of student unionism.

“If not checked by the powers that be, Governor Wike has the phenomenal capacity to truncate this democracy as his new-found love of violence as electoral strategy will see Nigeria return to the Stone Age or the dark days of African despots,” he added.

11 News FBN Capital receives awards for excellence in Investment banking Afolabi Adesola

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ment Banking and Asset Management business of FBN Holdings Plc, has again received the prestigious ‘Best Local Investment Bank in Nigeria’ and ‘Best Asset Manager in Nigeria’ awards at the 9th EMEAFinance African Banking Awards 2016.

At the ceremony, which held in London on December 8, 2016, the Publisher & CEO EMEAFinance, Christopher Moore, presented the awards to Deputy Director and Head, Advisory & Capital Markets, Afolabi Olorode and Head, Marketing & Corporate Communications, Lolade Sasore, who attended on behalf of FBN Capital.

Despite the tightening headwinds in the financial services sector and across other sectors of the nation’s economy, the firm ended the year on this outstanding note for innovative transactions closed and service delivered.

In 2016, FBN Capital executed the largest Commercial Paper to be established by a Nigerian corporation, with the Nigerian Breweries Plc. Commercial Paper (CP) Issuances (Series 5, 6, 7), a transaction worth N12.23 billion, which recorded impressive subscription from investors.

In the UACN Property Development Company Plc Commercial Paper Issuance (Series 1) of N16.79 billion, the company was a Joint Lead Arranger involved in structuring the notes, advising on appropriate transaction structure, timing and pricing; guidance on investor appetite and distribution of the Notes to investors. The issuance incorporated a first of its kind credit enhancement structure novel to domestic CP issuances which influenced the 168% subscription level recorded on the transaction.

FBN Capital was also mandated as Financial Adviser by Seven Energy International Limited (SEIL) to facilitate the restructuring of Accugas’ IV US$385-million Term Facility; and in the last quarter of the year, successfully facilitated the refinancing of two transactions in the power sector.

FBN Capital Asset Management offers a diversified suite of products, including several mutual fund products such as the FBN Money Market Fund and the FBN Fixed Income Fund. Over the years, the FBN Money Market Fund has consistently delivered competitive returns to investors and according to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the FBN Heritage Fund and the FBN Fixed Income Fund have remained the largest mutual Funds in their respective categories, as at the end of September 2016. In addition, the FBN Nigeria Smart Beta Fund returned 12.93% from inception till September 2016 and has outperformed the NSE 30 benchmark which returned -2.01% in the same period.

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Customs impounds bags of plastic rice in Lagos Babajide Okeowo and Joy Anyim with agency report

ÏÏÏ The Federal Operations Unit

(FOU), Ikeja of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted 102 bags of plastic rice branded “Beat Tomato Rice’’ with no date of manufacture.

This is even as Nigerians from all walks of life on Tuesday took to the social media to express their shock and fear over the seizure.

The Customs Area Controller of F.O.U., Comptroller Mohammed Haruna, made the disclosure in an interview with newsmen Tuesday in Lagos.

He said that the commodity was stored for distribution as Yuletide gifts for the public.

Haruna said that officers of the unit intercepted the plastic rice along Ikeja area on Mon-

day, adding that a suspect was arrested in connection with the seizure.

“Before now, I thought it was a rumour that the plastic rice is all over the country but with this seizure, I have been totally convinced that such rice exists.

“We have done the preliminary analysis on the plastic rice.

After boiling, it was sticky and only God knows what would have happened if people consumed it.

“I advise those economic saboteurs who see yuletide season as a peak period for nefarious acts to desist from such illegal business.

“The unit has decided other operational modalities that will make them run for their monies and count their losses, ‘’ Haruna said.

He described smuggling as a global phenomenon, adding that such act could not be curbed en-

tirely but could be brought to its barest minimum.

Haruna appreciated wellmeaning Nigerians who provided the service with prompt information that led to the discovery of the bags of plastic rice.

The controller, however, advised the media to educate the public on the existence of plastic rice, adding that it was no longer a rumour.

Haruna assured the public that the distribution point of the particular plastic rice seized by the unit had been blocked with immediate effect.

He said that investigation was still ongoing.

The controller said the unit would hand over the plastic rice to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) for proper investigation.

Reacting to the seizure on social

media, a Twitter user, who goes by the name TY, said he wants those who are behind the importation of the plastic rice to be sentenced to jail with hard labour.

“People behind the importation of the plastic rice should be sentenced to life imprisonment with hard labour,” he said.

Another Twitter user, who goes by the name, “concerned Nigerian” said the best punishment for the importers is to be fed the substance “The best punishment for this people who produce and sell plastic rice is to feed them on this rice for a whole year and see how they fair health wise,” he wrote.

According to another Twitter user, “Realm,” Customs should expand its dragnet to catch the big fish behind the importation, and also wants better sensitisation for the public.

Lassa fever hits Ogun, kills nurse, man, infects two others Abiodun Taiwo, Abeokuta

ÏÏÏ After a period of respite for the country, Lassa fever, also known as Lassa hemorrhagic fever (LHF) has resurfaced in the Ogun State capital, Abeokuta, killing an assistant nurse, Mrs. Adesuyi Bolanle, and a yet to be identified man.

It was reliably gathered that two others, a doctor and a nurse are being attended to in the intensive care unit of Federal Medical Centre, Idi-Aba, Abeokuta, suspected to have on contracted the dreaded disease.

According to findings, the nurse and the young man were said to be workers at a morgue in Abeokuta.

When contacted, the State Ministry of Health confirmed the incident, saying, the infected victims would be transferred to one of the isolation centres in the state.

A source at the ministry who did not want his name in print said that the commissioner has confirmed the incident and has begun the process of transferring the victims to the stateowned isolation centre.

The state government had four months ago declared the state free of Lassa fever, urging the people not to panic again.

The Commissioner for Health in the state, Dr. Babatunde Ipaye, has said that all 20 Local Government Areas and the 37 Local Government Development Council Areas (LCDAs) in the state had been put on red alert.

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Buhari signs 9 bills into law Tony Ailemen, Abuja

ÏÏÏ President Muhammadu Buhari has assented to eight different bills passed recently by the current 8th National Assembly.

This is just as the President held a closed-door meeting with Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki.

The various bills, which have now become laws, are expected to impact on various aspects of the economy.

Senior Special Adviser to the President on National Assembly matters, Ita Enang, stated this shortly after meeting with President Buhari.

Senator Enang disclosed that the bills were signed into law on Tuesday.

The bills include: The National Judicial Institute Amendment Act 2016; Advertising Practitioners Registration Amendment act 2016; Utilities Charges Commission Amendment Act 2016; Quantity Surveyors Registration Amendment Act 2016.

Others include the Small and Medium Scale Industries Development Agency Amendment Act 2016; Treaty to Establish African Economic Community Relating to the Pan African Parliament (accession and jurisdiction) amendment Act 2016; University of Abuja Amendment Act 2016 and the Chartered institute of Stockbrokers Amendment Act 2016.

Enang told journalists at the presidential villa that the bills were passed by the National Assembly and transmitted to the President for assent and “Mr. President assented to it today and have automatically become law.”

Pensioners shut down Owerri over unpaid arrears

Val Okara, Owerri

ÏÏÏ Owerri, the Imo State capital was on Tuesday brought to a halt following a massive protest by pensioners over non-payment of their pension arrears and gratuities by the state government.

The aggrieved pensioners were also protesting against the state government’s action asking them to forfeit 60 percent of their accumulated pensions and gratuities.

It would be recalled that the state government last week circulated a form urging the retirees to collect only 40 percent pensions of their pension arrears and forfeit the remaining 60 percent.

The demonstrating retirees thronged out in their numbers as earlier as 8am causing vehicular hiccups and forcing commuters to trek to their various destinations

as well as paralysing the on-going state carnival.

The protest came at the time when the state governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha, was playing host to the former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and Presidentelect of Ghana, Nana Akufor Addo, who arrived the state capital on Monday to attend the Imo Thanksgiving Day celebration.

The two visiting dignitaries who were expected to witness the traditional wrestling contest slated at the Freedom Square Owerri on Tuesday cut short their visit and returned to their various destinations because of the protest by senior citizens.

The Daily Times reports that some of the placards displayed by the protesting pensioners read: ‘Asking pensioners to forfeit 60% of their pension arrears is evil; 40% percent proposal of payment

of pension arrears is fraudulent; Pay the much you can source, government is a continuum; Government project is for the living, not for the dead; We need our 100% pension arrears period.’

Some of the pensioners who spoke to our correspondent queried the rationale of the state government spending over N800 million for the Christmas decorations in the state capital and organising an elaborate carnival celebration without considering the payment of the accumulated pension arrears.

Addressing journalists later at the Okigwe Road roundabout, directly opposite the Government House Owerri, the state Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP), Chief Gideon Ezeji, said they embarked on the protest because of inability of the state government to pay their accumu-

lated pension arrears.

He stressed that all efforts to compel the state government to treat them humanely hit the brick wall as government went ahead to compel pensioners to collect 40 percent of the accumulated pension arrears and forfeit the remaining 60 percent.

The state NUP Chairman therefore listed unpaid pensions arrears as at December 2016 to include civil pensioners 22 months, local government retirees 23 months, Imo Broadcasting Corporation (IBC) 43 months, retired permanent secretaries 22 months, primary school teachers 32 months and Alvan Ikoku College of Education retirees 77 months, adding “we say capital No to 40 percent payment of arrears of pension and call on the state government to pay us 100 percent before 23rd, December 2016.”

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Why it is too early to give up on the Buhari government

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Jideofor Adibe

his piece was motivated by the apparently growing disillusionment with the Buhari government, especially on his handling of the economy. Many people, including some of the passionate Buharists, seem to have given up hope that the President would be the expected political messiah who would lead the country to the Promised Land. There are several signs of this disillusionment: the camp of the ‘wailing wailers’ appears to be growing and I receive far less threats and insults from ardent Buharists than I did a year ago whenever I disagree with the government’s policy options. There are also empirical data on the government’s performance, especially on the economy, which have rather been depressing. One tweet that trended recently on the social media compared the country before Buhari took over and since he has been on the saddle using a number of indices such as the exchange rate, GDP growth, rate of unemployment and price of fuel and pleaded with the President to just return the country to where it was before he took over. It was a very graphic pummelling of the government.

The good thing is that the President is also increasingly acknowledging this disillusionment from the citizens and recently pleaded with Nigerians not to give up so quickly on his government. For instance, in his 2016 Eid-El-Maulud message, the President was quoted as saying: “As we use the memorable occasion of this celebration to reflect on our current challenges, I urge you not to lose faith in the ability of this administration to make a difference in the lives of our people.”

This piece supports the President’s argument that it is too early to give up on his government but from different theoretical premises. But why, you may ask, should a consistent critic of some of the government’s policy options turn around to ‘defend’ the regime at a time he should be feeling vindicated? Is it just to satisfy his contrarian impulses and inclinations?

I have always had deep respect for Buhari, especially his frugal ambience and famed honesty.

However even before he became the APC’s presidential candidate, I was also among those who felt uncomfortable that no one seemed to know his views on several vital issues such as on education, foreign policy and even the economy.

Given his mien and signature War Against Indiscipline (WAI) during his First Coming, most people expected that fighting corruption would be his comfort zone. Some of us however worried that he might turn his government into a onestory-line regime that would focus rigidly on the fight against corruption to the detriment of other challenges in the society or without

pausing to weigh the unintended consequences of such a war or even bother to define what he means by ‘corruption’.

There are four main reasons why I believe it is too early to give up on the Buhari regime: One, very early in his regime, Buhari’s militant supporters thought he could do no wrong. All sorts of myths were woven around him and anyone who dared to differ with the government’s policy options was harassed, labelled or intimidated by the uncritical supporters who appeared determined to enthrone group-think. With triumphalism masked in various guises, it was as if some of these self-appointed mind-guards were eager to trigger open class, regional and ethnic warfare. Now that reality has muffled their voices, an opportunity is created for more robust conversations around the government’s policy options. This could lead to better policies being formulated.

Two, the expectations that ushered Buhari to power were simply too high and unsustainable, with different people having different expectations of him. For some, he had a magic elixir that could make all the problems of the country disappear. Now that the expectations had swung the other side, the President is presented with a golden opportunity to scale through the new low bar of expectations. For instance when Professor Attahiru Jega was appointed Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in June 2010, his credibility was hyped to the high-heavens. He added to this high expectation with several take-it-orleave-it demands on the government as his conditions for guaranteeing free and fair election in 2011. He got

virtually all he asked for to conduct what turned out to be the most expensive election in the country’s political history. However his first outing – conducting a senatorial election - was a disaster. He had to suspend the exercise mid-way, leading to doubts about his ability to conduct the election. Owing largely to this doubt, the modest successes he achieved subsequently in those 2011 elections became exaggerated, with some people even perceiving the 2011 election as the ‘freest and fairest’ in the country’s history. My feeling however is that his modest successes in the conduct of those elections in 2011 were exaggerated by the low bar of expectations of him after he cancelled the senatorial elections mid-way. It was also helped by the extremely low bar of expectation set by Professor Maurice Iwu’s conduct of the 2007 elections. Buhari has a golden chance to scale the new low bar of expectations of him.

Three, there is a feeling that a new regime in countries like ours begin to find their bearing only after the first re-alignment of forces.

It is thought that during the initial alignment after winning power, the President is usually a prisoner of the political IOUs he has to pay and of opportunistic new forces that managed to warm up to him after his victory. The belief is that reality would inevitably set in and triumph, leading to a realignment of political forces and the President re-thinking some of his initial policies, programmes and strategies.

For instance Obasanjo, arguably the best the country has produced despite what one columnist called “his lack of grace” and numerous other shortcomings, did not really take charge of his government till

about three years into his regime.

Most of his accomplishments were during his second term in office.

In this sense, the current crises in both the APC and the PDP are not abnormal and should be seen as the preludes to an inevitable re-alignment of political forces. It is possible that the re-alignment could throw up forces that could help the President become not just a statesman but also leave his footprints on the sands of time. In fact, for many of us, whether the Buhari regime performs well or not will be determined by the character of the new forces that will emerge to eminence during the period of political re-alignment. That is why I believe we should begin to focus more on the character of any emerging political re-alignment involving the President.

Four, one of the fears about Buhari when he was a serial presidential candidate was that he was “inflexible”. Now we know that Buhari is actually very flexible. He has changed from being the chief apostle of a ‘command and control’ in economic matters to being a neo-liberal who favours de-subsidization, de-regulation, devaluation and rolling back the state (policies he opposed vociferously during his First Coming). In other words, President Buhari has changed from one extreme of an ideological/ philosophical spectrum to another.

With the knowledge that Buhari is actually flexible (contrary to the stereotype about him), and with the voices of those who wanted to enthrone group-think muffled, we will now hope that in ensuing honest and open conversations about policy options, the President will be flexible enough to choose options that will be best for the country.

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Mega parties in the air for 2019

P William Bozimo

olitical musical chairs are warming up for yet another MEGA PARTY in 2017.

A few names are being bandied around certain politicians who were the main sponsors of the APC party in 2014.

The recurring political decimals are AtikuAbubakar, Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Ahmed Makarfi. It is presumed that others to be recruited into the new Mega Party are the incumbent Senate President, Dr. BukolaSaraki, former Kwara Governor and the AlhajiKwakwanso, ex Kano state Governor.

It appears most disgruntled politicians who have run out of favour with their existing parties are now ganging up, as it were, to establish a completely different from PDP and APC. The reasons are not farfetched. Their ever vaulting ambitions for a presidential slot may well be at the back of these money bags, who have discovered to their chagrin, that wanting to fight for a place in either the PDP or the APC might be an uphill task.

There is an ever latent fear of the attack dogs in EFCC or DSS which could be unleashed at short notice on any politician wanting to try the slim and

seemingly hungry look of President Buhari, which William Shakespeare once captured in Julius Caesar about ‘lean and hungry looking men’ whom he described as dangerous.

Power to President Buhari, is not a plaything but a serious way of life cum business, which took on more than three occasions before he won the Presidential election in 2015.

Now in his first term as a civilian President, MuhammaduBuhari, is likely to confront an avalanche of political heavy weights, who believe that he has not learnt the democratic imperatives of collective bargaining.

For him, power seems so sweet and intoxicating that it should not be delegated to other lesser mortals.

Nigerians do not forget the past easilyand every step he takes is interpreted retrospectively in his military swagger and immediate effect decrees.

Agreed, he is a self- confessed born- again democrat but mere confessional statements are often brushed aside by hardcore politicians, who had in the past suffered jail sentences of hundreds of years.

What becomes of the other factional leader of the PDP, AlhajiBunu Sheriff, who had succeeded increating what many believed was an agenda by the powers that be to rubbish the PDP so that it could not rise again to challenge the APC in 2019?

Nigerian politicians have become political prostitutes and whoever is the main money bag that can put an outfit together will definitely have massive followers across thecountry.

Timing is of great essence. Can the new Mega Party pass through the eye of the INEC conditions?

A nationwide spread and not one ethnic group based? I think Nigeria can take on more parties, especially, a third force to do battle with the APC, PDP and the New Mega Party.

Will the new contraption not suffer the return to the old regional parties- Action Group under Awolowo for the Western Region, NCNC under Dr. NnamdiAzikiwe for the Eastern Region and NPC Northern Peoples’ Congress under Ahamdu Bello for former massive Northern Region?

With the creation of many states by successive military governments, it would seem, cohesion of ethnic politics had broken down and many seem currently persuaded to go for six regional geo-political arrangements.

Most former state governors would provide the catchment areas to recruit membership for the new Mega Party.

A country as divided as we are today between- - Christians and Muslims, how can the new Party pick its Presidential flag bearer without falling into the familiar pitfall of always wanting to play to the North-

ern gallery?

If an Atiku is keen to the bones on wanting to rule over Nigeria in 2019, who will become his running mate, obviously, a Christian?

Can Nigeria accommodate a Muslim- Muslim ticket in 2019?

One can recall a former President OBJ’s rejection of this unholy- contraption of a Muslim-Muslim presidential and vice presidential ticket when Tinubu wanted to pair withBuhari in 2015.

Have we learnt our bearings in this power -seeking game?

In 2019, let our politicians be more creative and radical in their approach to balance the presidential equation in 2019.

Nigeria had been anchored on North- South dichotomies over time and spaceso much so that people do not find it funny to deviate from a rotational arrangement whereby, if a President comes from the North, next time around, we expect Nigerians politicians to bring a President from the South.

The challenge for the new Mega Party coming on stream in the first quarter of 2017 should be brainstorming on how to turn the presidential equation around so that the three major ethnic groups could have a taste of presidential jelly.

Some friends of mine argue that presidency is not given on a platter of gold or morality it is for those who can invest money and time on it.

MMM and the narrative of a Nigeria open to swindlers

S Jibrin Ibrahim

ome smart and fast thinking Nigerians invented 419 to swindle the rest of the world and today some Russian 419 experts have swindled three million Nigerians of billions of naira. Their scheme was devilishly simple; go for the poor, greedy and gullible Nigerians not aware that their company – Mavrodi Mondial Moneybox – MMM has been swindling millions all-over the world for three decades. They looked for and got millions of Nigerians who cannot Google – it takes about 30 seconds on Google to realise MMM is a fraud. According to Mr. Taiwo Kola-Ogunlade, Google’s Communications and Public Affairs Manager for Anglophone West Africa, search for MMM became the biggest traffic on Google following the Tuesday announcement, but by that time, the Ponzi scheme had collapsed in Nigeria, as it did in Zimbabwe and South Africa recently, and will re-emerge in another poor country soon where millions more would be swindled.

Of course MMM has been actively reassuring its naïve believers that what has happened is a one month suspension of payments that will be revived in January but as everyone knows, they have raked in at least

a five billion naira loot and most likely have moved on.

Lastweek, I had posted a story on the social media querying the Nigerian government for allowing so many millions of our compatriots to be swindled by a Ponzi scheme.

The MMM scheme in Nigeria is based on offering people 30 percent profit after a month of “investing”.

They accept that the profit will not be generated by investing the money, the profit comes from the next person to join, so as always happens in such schemes the first persons to enter make their profit, and immediately the number of investors becomes large, the system collapses for the simple reason that the so-called profit is simply money taken up from the next group of persons to come into the system. In other words, it is a system that is guaranteed to fail and the only question is when it will happen.

To camouflage the racket, MMM advertised itself not as a financial system but as “a community of ordinary people selflessly helping each other through mutual aid – you assist with 100 and you will be assisted with 130.” To convince the gullible, they even went on a tirade against bankers on their website: “The modern world is bad. It is inhumane, unfair and unjust. This is the world

of money. It is not for people. It is for those who produce this money, for bankers and financiers, government and millionaires. And people are mere “pawns” in this game. They just serve them as attendants. Why do bankers work less and earn a hundred times more?” So although MMM claimed that they were not offering financial services, they very clearly presented themselves as an alternative system to the banks.

The Russian multibillionaire even defined himself as part of the ordinary people: “The banker has power over money, and is well-connected.

And we are ordinary people, having no power or clout.” It’s 419 at its best.

What really infuriated me about MMM was the warning they issued to the Nigerian government that it would be the fault of their antiMMM propaganda if the system collapses and millions of Nigerians lose their “investment”. This serves the government right because it appears that the regulatory authorities warned people but did not act against MMM simply because they claimed they were not running a financial service. The government cannot or should not be that naïve.

MMM was collecting and paying out money so it was obvious they were running financial services, even if

they denied that was what they were doing.

Nigeria has had a history of “wonder banks” offering clients unbelievable returns on their money, and in the 1980s and 1990s, the government had banned such banks and closed their operations. Is it because MMM are foreigners that they were allowed to operate freely and even to regularly criticise government? In November, after warnings from the Central Bank of Nigeria and the NDIC that Nigerians should stay away from MMM, the response of the Ponzi scheme was interesting. They went to the Gwoza and Bama IDP Camps located in Durumi area and the New Kuchingoro in Abuja offering five million naira worth of relief materials to “distressed Nigerians”.

The announcement by the MMM that Nigerians would not get their pay-outs to celebrate the Christmas and New Year festivities is a big blow to many and I sympathise with them. The pain that their money is gone for good is sobering. These three million Nigerians need to demand from their government why no one stopped them from foolishly giving out their hard earned money, borrowed money, and money from the sale of their cars and other asset to a gang of thieves.

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FG to tackle dearth of teachers in core subjects, says Minister Augustine Okezie, Abuja Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, says that the Federal Government is making efforts to address lack of teachers in core subjects such as Mathematics, English and the sciences.

Adamu said this in his address to the Joint National Project Steering Committee Meeting of State Education Investment Project (SEPIP) and Nigeria Partnership for Education Project (NIPEP) in Abuja on Monday.

The minister said that SEPIP and NIPEP projects were critical to addressing some of the fundamental challenges confronting the education system in Nigeria.

He said that such issues included the out- of- school children and quality of education.

“The report of the independent verification consultant in the five NIPEP states says out of 3,167 targeted pre-primary schools for 2015 academic sessions, 1,773 were beneficiaries of the school grants,“ he said.

The minister, who was represented

by Prof. Anthony Onwuka, Minister of State, Education, said 3,600 primary schools out of the targeted 4,874 received the grants.

Adamu said that remarkable progress had been made by SEPIP and

NIPEP projects in the benefitting states, adding that the projects were on track to meet its development objectives.

He said SEPIP also carried out statebased testing in Bauchi, Anambra and Ekiti States, to test numeracy and literacy for primary education.

He said this would help to improve the regular measurement of students

learning and achievement.

“Impact is beginning to be felt in Anambra State; local government areas are also receiving salary incentive; students from those areas have increasingly begun to improve in their performances,” he said.

Also speaking, Dr. Folasade YemiEsan, the Permanent Secretary in

L-R:Head, Department of Accounting, Babcock University, Ogun State, Prof. Rufus Akintoye; Dean, School of Management Sciences, Prof. Enyi Patrick Enyi; Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Ademola Tayo; and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academics), Prof. Iheanyichukwu Okoro, at the opening of 2016/2017 first semester seminar presentation by doctoral students of the Department of Accounting in Ogun State… on Tuesday.

NIPEP awards scholarship to 17,637 girls from northern states

Stories by Augustine Okezie, Abuja

The Nigerian Partnership for Education Project (NIPEP) has announced the award of scholarship to not fewer than 17,637 female pupils selected from Sokoto, Kaduna and Jigawa states respectively.

Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, who made the above disclosure in Abuja while declaring open

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the ministry, said the meeting was a platform for the stakeholders in the sector.

Yemi-Esan said that SEPIP and NIPEP would examine efforts in project implementation in the benefitting states.

“The joint meeting is to do appraisal of efforts in the implementation of the

the Joint National Project Steering Committee Meeting of State Education Programme Investment Project (SEPIP) and NIPEP, said 14,850 pupils from Kano and Katsina States had already benefited from the 2015 edition of the scheme.

He said: “In a bid to increase access to basic education for out-of-school children, especially of girls, 14,850 pupils out of the targeted 33,000 for the year 2015 were given scholarships and 6,996 girls benefitted from the scheme in Kano while 7,856 were beneficiaries in Katsina State.

“I am glad to note that 8,000 girls in Sokoto, 4,637 girls in Kaduna and 5,000 girls in Jigawa have been screened and are waiting to benefit from the scheme.”

Adamu, who was represented by the Minister of State for Education, Prof.

Anthony Anwukah, said the World Bank-supported SEPIP and NIPEP, have impacted positively in the nation’s education sector in the areas of boosting enrolment, teacher education and perfor-

mance of students.

He said: “In Anambra State, apart from teachers in hard-to-staff LGAs receiving salary incentives, students from those areas have increasingly begun to improve in their performances and excellently performing students chosen to represent schools at zonal, national and international competitions. These were schools that hardly had science teachers previously.

“Bauchi State has moved up in their position in the WAEC examination from 36th in 2014 to 31st position in 2015. The results of WAEC and NECO have shown tremendous improvement of Ekiti State.”

The World Bank Specialist in Nigeria, Mr. Tunde Adekola, who commended the minister for bringing the steering committee meeting of NIPEP and SIPEP under one umbrella, expressed confidence that the two programmes would go a long way in improving the fortunes of the nation’s education sector.

two projects among the participating NIPEP states of the North-West as well as the SEPIP states of the three states.

“The axiom that he who fails to plan, plans to fail, applies to us as well, hence the need for us to meet, appraise, make inputs and chart a course of action to follow, “ she said.

Mrs. Rabea Adamu, who represented the steering committee, commended the Federal Government and other stakeholders in education for their cooperation with the committee to fulfil its mandates.

According to her, SEPIP and NIPEP projects have addressed challenges in education sector to include out of school children, poor quality of teachers, rural disparities as well as infrastructure decay.

“The NIPEP project has adequately addressed the challenges of the sector, yet the challenges are not insurmountable as we have seen on the project implementation results in the benefitting states.

“Though enrolment and transition have been appreciative; transition is so poor.

“But we believe that NIPEP project will go a long way in helping us to get girls beyond primary schools into Junior Secondary, Senior Secondary and even Tertiary institutions,“ Adamu said.

UNIABUJA employs first class law graduate The Governing Council of the University of Abuja has announced an automatic employment of Graduate Assistant to one its students, Fatima Bombom Sanni, who bagged a first class degree in Law and had performed creditably well at the recent call to bar organised by the Nigerian law School.

Hajia Aishatu Babangida, a member of the council who spoke on behalf of other members at at brief ceremony organised at the council

chambers, praised Fatimah for her hard work and tenacity of purpose.

She said the university will remain grateful to her for bringing honour to the institution, and serving as a role model to other budding law students.

While announcing the employment offer, the Vice Chancellor of the university, Professor Michael Adikwu, said it will enable Fatimah grow in the profession and ensure that she imparts her sterling qualities on other upcoming law students.

Borno monarchs confer chieftaincy title on ex FME Director The Royal family of Borno Emirate, ‘the El- Kanemi Royal family’’, has conferred a traditional chieftaincy title, ‘’Kingi of Borno,’’ on the former Director, Tertiary Education of the Federal Ministry of Education, Hajia Hindatu Abdullahi.

Speaking at the coronation of

the ‘’Kingi of Borno’’, the Shehu of Borno, Alhaji Mustapha ElKanemi, extolled the virtue of the former director who is also the Ayanar of Daura in Katsina State, adding that the Nigerian nation will remain grateful to her for all her meritorious services.

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NMC boss decries govt’s low patronage of centre services Augustine Okezie, Abuja The Director and Chief Executive of the National Mathematical Centre, Professor Stephen Onah, has decried the level of patronage accorded the services provided by the center by governments at various levels, saying it has greatly affected the tempo of activities and slowed down revenue generation.

Prof. Onah, who made the disclosure while receiving visiting members of the House committee on Basic and Secondary Education led by Honourable Bala Zakari, described the situation he met on ground while resuming duty as ‘’mixed blessings while the efforts of my predecessors speak for themselves in the various ingenious instructional materials available in the

stores’’.

He further lamented the state of affairs at the International Model Science Academy (IMSA), saying its physical structures are in a state of dilapidation, with poor power supply to equipment, grounded vehicles, poor internet service, and poorly funded library, being regular experiences at the center.

He however maintained that despite these challenges, the centre has with the commitment of its very patriotic work-force, recorded landmark achievements in its mandate as records show that the centre has succeeded in popularizing and simplifying the teaching and learning of Mathematics.

His words: ‘’The Centre has, through its pilot school in some states and of course, our own

International Model Science Academy (IMSA) won Medals (including Gold Medals) in the Pan-African Mathematics and Science Olympiads (PAMO) and the International Mathematics and Science Olympiads. Our ingenious programmes have enjoyed patronage by some State Governments, Federal Government and International Organizations. The centre has established linkages with major Mathematics and Science organization like United Nations Organization, UNESCO’’.

He told the visitors that since the implementation of the monetization policy by government, the vehicles purchased before the period have been grounded and those working are in terrible condition, as they cannot be maintained from the government in 2016.

Minister tasks Nigerians on book writing Augustine Okezie, Abuja Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, has challenged Nigerians to channel their intellectual capacity into productive ventures such as writing of books in order to create wealth and for posterity.

Adamu, who made this known in Abuja during the presentation of a book “Journalism and Business: My Newspaper Odyssey” written by an economist-turned journalist, Malam Isiaq Ajibola, said if more Nigerians could convert their dreams, visions and experiences into commercial products like books, such intellectual works will further develop the minds of people, just as the sales will generate wealth for the authors.

The Minister recalled Malam Ajibola’s foremost contributions to the establishment of Media Trust Limited before the other members of the founding team joined him to build a successful company known for its widely read newspapers, Daily Trust.

He commended the author for his exemplary resourcefulness, hard work and self-determination, and urged him to remain a role model, especially to his professional colleagues.

Earlier, in his opening remarks,

chairman of the occasion and immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Captain Idris Wada (rtd) praised the author for documenting both his business and journalism experiences in a book.

Wada encouraged Nigerians to buy and read the book, and to also emulate the author’s doggedness in “what it takes to start a newspaper and make it work”.

In a welcome address, Malam Ajibola explain that lack of sufficient reference materials, “beyond the subject matter of journalism itself” gave him the inspiration to write a book that would combine Journalism and Business, using his experience as case study.

The book was reviewed by the Editor-in-Chief of The Interview Magazine, Mr. Azubuike Ishiekwene, while Malam Bashir Yusuf Ibrahim, Chairman, Peoples Democratic Movement (PDM) presented it to the public.

The ceremony attracted many dignitaries from within and outside the journalism profession, including Malam Garba Shehu, Media Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari; Pa Sam Amuka, Vanguard Publisher; Mr. Sam Nda-Isaiah, Publisher of Leadership Newspaper, and Comrade Issa Aremu.

Professionalism in teaching has come to stay – TRCN boss Esther Taiwo

(l-r): Chiweta Uraih, Specialist, CSR, Etisalat Nigeria,presenting a cheque to Ayibaemi Ledum Ibaba, an awardee, with Dr. Frankland Briyai, Dean of Students Affairs, Niger Delta University during the presentation of cheques to winners of the Etisalat Merit Awards Scholarship Scheme in the University on Thursday

Lagos begins registration for Basic Education Certificate exam Esther Taiwo

Registration for the Year 2017 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) has commenced throughout Lagos State. It will end on Friday, April 28, 2017.

Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Lagos State, Mr. Adesina Odeyemi, who made this known in his office, urged all principals of public junior secondary schools in the state to collect Customised Compact Disc (CD) from the Lagos State Examinations Board for early input of their candidates’ Bio Data and Continuous Assessment Scores (CAS) I & II in line with the subjects for the examination.

Odeyemi disclosed that Ap-

proved Private Junior Secondary Schools will collect their Compact Disc at the Examination Board after submitting evidence of payment of the sum of Six Thousand Naira Examination fee at the Board. Junior Secondary Schools with Special Permission and Subject Recognition Inspection Report are to pay the sum of N9, 500 only.

According to him, failure to submit registration details on or before Friday, April 28, 2017 will be tantamount to late registration which attracts a penalty of N10, 000 while damage of Compact Disc attracts a penalty of N2, 500 irrespective of the status of the school whether it is private or public. He added that late registration to accommodate those who might not meet the deadline will commence

on Tuesday, May 2 and end on Friday, May 19, 2017.

The Permanent Secretary advised schools with Albino/Visually Impaired candidate(s) in JSS III to inform the State Examinations Board through a separate letter meant to convey that information to enable the Board make adequate preparations for issues that may likely affect such candidate(s) during the examination.

Members of the public especially parents of concerned students in public Junior Secondary schools were advised not to pay money to anyone for the Basic Education Certificate Examination because it is free and warned that anyone caught collecting any form of fees in this regard will be made to face the law.

The Registrar/Chief Executive of Teachers’ Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), Prof. Olusegun Ajiboye, has said that teaching will no longer be an all comers’ affairs, saying his administration has come to change the landscape of teaching in the country.

He made the statement at the graduation of Post Graduate Diploma in Education (PDE) and induction ceremony for Ph.D, Master, Bachelor and NCE graduates into TRCN organised by Topmost College of Education (TOPCOED) held at the College Auditorium in Lagos recently.

Prof. Ajiboye disclosed that cheaters will no longer be allowed in the classrooms, adding that the Council is still at the level of persuasion but will soon go into the level of enforcement having been empowered by the Federal Government with Teachers’ Investigative Panel and Teachers’ Tribunal to ensure prosecution of non-qualified teachers.

“Teaching is the mother of all professions, we teach, others learn.

As teachers who don’t want to be pushed over, you must be ready to learn, unlearn and relearn. You can’t be static, learning is a life-long

process for a teacher especially in the area of technology. The country no longer has room for analogue teachers but a digital teacher”, he said.

Guest speaker at the event, the Director of Academic Planning , Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education (AOCOED), Otto-Ijanikin, Lagos, Dr. Lawal Babatunde, spoke on “The Reluctant Teacher Versus the Teacher to Remember: A Contextual Challenge for Improved Teachers’ Welfare in Nigeria”.

According to him, the teaching profession is a noble profession all over the world as teachers play very pivotal role in any society, adding that no country can claim to be anything without the impact of teachers.

He described the reluctant teacher as one that has no desire to try anything new and the characteristics of reluctant teachers are capable of rubbing off their learners.

“The teacher to remember is that teacher who is approachable to students and really understood them. He knows how to listen, treat students with respect and makes every student feel like one of their own”, he said.

He therefore suggested that government should evolve a policy of recruiting best brains into the teaching profession as a measure to address the contextual challenge.

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Stories by Augustine Okezie, Abuja The Committee of Provosts of Colleges of Education in Nigeria has been assured of government’s determination to revamp Teacher Education in order to attain an enviable status.

Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, gave the assurance on Monday in his office during his meeting with the Committee of Provosts of Colleges of Education in Nigeria, who paid him a courtesy visit.

He said that the Ministry takes Teacher Education as a priority in the drive to transform the education sector, hence it formed one of the pillars in the Ministerial Strategic Plan.

Adamu assured the Committee of looking into some of its complaints that are within the purview of his Ministry with a view to addressing them.

Speaking earlier, Chairman of the Committee, Dr. Nwanze Ezoem, congratulated the Minister, saying that his appointment has not only brought sanity to the education sector but is a sign post of a visionary step to a pragmatic education in the country.

His words: “We have also

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FG restates commitment to teacher education

Cross section of contestants at the “Glo Campus Data Diva” crown at the Imo State University, Owerri, edition of Glo Campus Storm held recently.

observed that the short time you have spent in the Ministry has witnessed a lot of positive policy thrust for the sector.”

Dr. Ezoem pledged the Committee’s unalloyed support to the Minister and his management

team, saying that the Committee is bent on making Teacher Education a “Professional Reality” and not just a past-time occupation for quacks.

However, the Chairman complained about some challenges

Colleges of Education are facing including low enrolment of students, late disbursement of Tetfund allocations, salary and promotion arrears, among others and urged the Minister to look into them with a view to proffering solutions.

Family holds thanksgiving, Research should meet societal expectations -Don celebrates 6th graduate

Esther Taiwo

A Professor of Plant Breeding in the College of Plant Science and Crop Production (COLPLANT), Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Ogun State, Professor Francis Showemimo, has added his voice to the growing call that research conducted in the country should be geared towards meeting societal aspirations.

He said: “We have done a lot of research in this country. What we need to do is to patent them, commercialise and mass produce them.

Research should be done to meet the needs of the people and provide solution to problems”.

Prof. Showemimo said one of the ways to make this a reality is for the government to stop paying lip service to research and decentralise its mode of operations, particularly when it comes to implementing the policies on agriculture to ensure food security in the land.

“I would say that the government decentralises the centre, empower all the federating units and make them powerful enough to cater for what they can achieve through crop production. If government can do that, research will go a long way to solving our myriads of challenges”, he added.

Prof. Showemimo, who is also the Director, Institute for Human Resources Development (INHURD), said he believes that with the right atmosphere and funding, the various

product lines that FUNAAB produces were enough to financially sustain the university.

“The product lines that we have are enough to generate enough money for FUNAAB. Garri alone can sustain FUNAAB if we know how to reach the people such that they would come and queue up to buy. This is possible, not to talk of palm-wine, palm-oil, honey and cashew nut. The name, FUNAAB, would sell such products because people know they were scientifically produced with a lot of quality assurance”, he stated.

Professor Showemimo, who is also a rice breeder, said the Ofada Rice varieties- FUNAABO I and 2- were approved for release by the National Variety Release Committee in 2011 after passing through due process and the requirements of the national committee.

He added that the Ofada FUNAABO I is also known as Ofada White, while Ofada FUNAABO 2 is called Ofada Gold.

According to the don, the Ofada White has pure white grain or seed colour and it is tastier than Ofada Gold, which is more nutritious than the Ofada White. He revealed that Ofada Rice was currently being produced and exported by a company in the country, adding that majority of the Ofada Rice in circulation was a complete mixture. He advised diabetic patients to eat the improved variety of Ofada Rice to reduce the level of sugar and increase antioxidant vitamins in their system.

God’s Covenant Snr

The year 2016 is rounding up with resounding joy for retired Security Consultant to the Federal Airports Authority (FAA), Mr. Celestine Nnadegbulam Anyanwu and family, for the faithfulness of God. Last Sunday December 18, 2016, the family came before the Lord to celebrate the sixth graduate of their eight children - 24-year-old Judith Chidinma, who has been called to the bar, in a special thanksgiving at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church, Eru Family Street in Aboru, Iyana Ipaja area of Lagos.

During the Mass conducted by the Parish Priest, Monsignor Livinus Ukah, Mr. Anyanwu was full of gratitude to God for helping the family achieve this feat from absolutely nothing throughout their educational pursuits.

Monsignor Ukah, in appreciation of God’s providence, hosted the family and friends to a feast at the Parish

The Anyanwus with Monsignor Ukah (m)

house after Mass.

In a chat with our correspondent, Mr. Anyanwu, an indigene of Ngurungo town, Ngor Okpala Local Government Area of Imo State, told The Daily Times that through the grace of God, six of his eight children have graduated in different fields of learning.

“My first daughter is an educationist from the University of Nsukka, while others have graduated in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, Microbiology and Quantity Survey; Chidinma is now the second lawyer in the family. What else can I ask from God?” he asked.

On why she studied law, Judith said; “Law has always been my dream profession because I really want to stand up for the less privileged, seeing what’s happening in our society. People do not really speak the truth, especially when they have their interests they tend to sideline the truth, which I see as injustice. In so doing they deprive others that ought to get justice.”

Fire outbreak: House Committee visits Yabatech Esther Taiwo The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Education, Comrade Aminu Sulaiman, has commended the management of Yaba College of Technology Lagos for its foresightedness and sensitivity to the need to protect lives and property at all times.

Sulaiman, who was on a factfinding mission with members of the committee to the College on the recent fire accident on a wing of the Bakassi Girls Hostel said: “It is good we sacrificed time to come. The impression given by petition writers was a far cry from what we met on ground.

“There were insinuations of negligence on the part of the College.

Some even claimed students were still in the hospital. In another document, there was a claim that the fire resulted from the fact that the management let out 80 per cent of the space. It is satisfying we embarked on this trip because we were able to see things for ourselves and where the truth lies.”

The chairman regretted that the petitions had made members shudder, noting that “because of the tight schedule in the House in the past one month, visiting Yabatech had to be postponed many times.

LASU honours outstanding staff Iniobong Iwok Some members of staff of the Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo, Lagos, who distinguished themselves in their various duties in 2016, were on Monday given awards of excellence by the institution’s management.

Similarly, the Quality Assurance Implementation Committee of LASU gave an award to the Vice-Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Olanrewaju Fagbohun.

The committee, headed by Prof. Peter Okebukola, a former Executive Secretary, National University Commission (NUC), also honoured other members of staff who participated in the online training modules.

The award ceremony which was the maiden edition had other as winners including Prof. Shonaike Gabriel- Overall Teaching Excellence, Department of Chemical & Polymer Engineering; Dr. Fatile Olufemi- 2nd Overall Teaching Excellence, Department of Public Administration; Dr. Amisu Kehinde O- 3rd Overall Teaching Excellence, Department of Microbiology; Dr. Afisi Oseni, Faculty of Arts Teaching Excellence, Philosophy; Mrs. Yahya Latifat, Faculty of Education Teaching Excellence, from the Department of Education Management; Dr. Edu, Hamzat, Faculty of Law Teaching Excellence, International & Islamic Law; Dr. Bamgbose, Jimoh- Faculty of Social Sciences Teaching Excellence, Department of Political Science, Dr. Asinime Charles, School of Transport Teaching Excellence, Transport.

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Daily Times Nigeria Wednesday, December 21, 2016

Stakeholders seek implementation Don wants govt, Nigerians to use recession as of national policy on education Some stakeholders in the education sector have called on teachers to ensure effective implementation of the National Policy on Education.

They made the call in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the side-line of a training workshop held at Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education, Ijanikin Lagos.

The workshop was organised by the School of Early Childhood and Primary Education of the College.

The Dean of the School, Dr. Ganiyu Olaogun, said that lack of implementation of the policy was the bane of quality education in Nigeria.

He said that for the policy to achieve its target purpose, teachers must be properly trained and sensitised on what it entails.

“That has necessitated this training, having discovered that the national policy on education is not being implemented in schools.

“Some of schools that have the policy are not implementing it.

“The owners of such schools attribute non-implementation of the policy to lack of understanding.

“Others attribute it to inability to get nursery teachers who understand the policy.

“As such, we decided to organise the training and hope to monitor the implementation after the training to achieve success in the sector,” Olaogun said.

Mr Simeon Fowowe, Head of Department, Early Childhood and Primary Education in the college, said that though the policy is rich in content, its implementation had been the challenge.

He stressed the need to demystify the policy to enable teachers and trainers of teachers’ implement it to enhance quality learning.

Fowowe said that the concept of care-giver as provided under the policy was not well understood by teachers.

“The policy is either abandoned or forgotten in the schools; after

some interactions with teachers, we discovered that the provisions were not understood,’’ he said.

Mr Ademuyiwa Ashimolowo, lecturer in the College, said the training that was organised to improve nursery education as the foundation of education.

He said: “one of the objectives of the policy is playing, which many nursery teachers do not know how to build into the class work.

“It is the responsibility of teachers to ensure that the children get adequate care while in school.

“For us, care comes before education; you care for the children before you can educate them.

“A child, whose needs are not met, is not likely to be able to fulfil his potentials.

“Generally speaking, we are trying to look at early childhood education holistically; it should be an education that seeks to protect the originality of the child.

“Doing so, we will be creating a platform to help the child fulfil his dream,’’ he said.

springboard for growth Edokpolor Osayande The Rector of Rescuer School of Theology, Professor Jacob Adeyemi, has said the government and Nigerians should make good use of the difficulties and problems currently been experienced in country to build a better Nigeria.

He made this known during the matriculation and award ceremony of Rescuer School of Theology held recently at Seasoned Bible Church, Mile 12, Lagos.

Adeyemi stressed that the leaders of the nation should focus on progress and development the nation, adding that those clamouring for change should allow change to begin with them and not killing one another as the blood of innocent souls that have been shed are crying

Jigawa Govt constructs 6 junior secondary schools in Buji LGA The Jigawa State Government says it has constructed six additional junior secondary schools in Buji Local Government Area.

Malam Murtala Aliyu, the Education Secretary, stated this on Monday in Dutse through the Information Officer in charge of the area, Alhaji Ali Safiyanu.

Safiyanu told NAN that the schools included two junior Arabic schools.

He explained that they were constructed in Gantsa, Falgeri, Danbazau, Kawaya, Tijiyo and Bakwarga villages.

The spokesperson quoted the

Members of the National Youth Service Corps and other participants at the Town Hall Meeting organised for youths by the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture in Abuja… on Tuesday.

School holds workshop for academic staff Iniobong Iwok The School of Technical Education of the Federal College of Education Technical (FCET) Akoka, Lagos, has organised a workshop aimed at building the capacity of academic staff towards conducting research.

The programme which was staged in the PTDF computer laboratory of the institute witnessed large turnout of academic staff.

Speaking at the event, Dean of the School of Technical Education,Mr. Oke Sunday Oni, stated that building the capacity of lecturers has become imperative due to the commencement of degree programmes which the school

offers in affiliation with the University of Benin and Federal University of Technology, Minna.

He added that the exercise also aims to expose lecturers to modalities for accessing foreign grants for research, while urging the federal and state government to increase investment in technical education, which according to him, was crucial for tackling unemployment and development of the country.

He said: “I see it as a need for the staff to be trained; we have started degree programme in affiliation with University Benin and Federal University of Technology Minna, and this involves research work. This workshop would also teach them how to source

for grant abroad.

“There is the need to update the research skills of the staff. The management of the institution has been appreciative, a reason it approved this workshop for the staff. The country needs to focus more on technical education that was the priority in the 70s and 80s.

In a chart with the Daily Times, the Head, Department of Electrical Electronics, Jide Eshindokun, stressed that the workshop had exposed the academic staff to the latest method of writing papers and research. He bemoaned government nonchalant attitude toward technical education, adding that it was the key to attainment of the county’s development goals.

for vengeance.

Speaking on politics, the Don said that the type of politics been played in Nigeria is not what God designed for humanity, as people want to get power by force thereby eliminating their rivals due to differences.

He urged President Muhammadu Buhari and his members of his cabinet to focus on the nation’s problems such as unemployment, lower investment rate, and unpaid pensions and alleviate the suffering of the masses due to the bad economy prevailing in the country.

“The Federal Government should make sure Nigeria workers are well paid to avoid infinite strikes and improve the welfare of the Nigeria Police Force by paying their salaries as when due, to enable them provide selfless and better security services to the nation,” he said.

education secretary as saying that the gesture would boost enrolment in the area.

According to him, Aliyu, who commended the government for its effort, pointed out that it would go a long way in bridging educational gaps between children in the area and other parts of the state.

“It is our hope that government’s decision will also boost literacy level of children at the grassroots.

“We also hope that the provision of the schools will also assist in improving the standard of education in the area,” he quoted the secretary as saying.

2 Unilorin dons appointed vicechancellors of new varsities Two professors from the University of Ilorin (Unilorin) have been appointed vice-chancellors of two new private universities.

They are Prof. Hussein Oloyede of the Faculty of Life Sciences, and John Olorunmaiye of the Faculty of Engineering and Technology.

According to the Bulletin of the University issued on Monday, Oloyede will head the newly licensed Summit University, Offa, Kwara State, while Prof.

John Olorunmaiye of the Faculty of Engineering and Technology will take charge of the CrownHill University, Eiyenkorin, also in Kwara State.

It stated that the new vicechancellors have since assumed duties as the new universities get ready to begin their 2016/2017

academic sessions.

It explained that Oloyede is a Professor of Biochemistry and a pioneer Vice-Chancellor of Fountain University, Osogbo from 2007 to 2012.

It noted that Oloyede demonstrated astute academic and administrative leadership in laying a very solid academic foundation.

Under his stewardship, the university had 100 per cent success in accreditation of its courses within the first two years and the award of the Presidential scholarship to some of the pioneer students to study abroad.

“Oloyede had his University education at Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, where he obtained his B. Sc. (Hons.)

Biochemistry in 1976, and M. Sc. Biochemistry in 1981.

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Any objection to the registration should be forwarded to the RegistrarGeneral, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420 Tiqgris Crescent, Off Aguiyi ironsi Street, Maitama, Abuja, within 28 days of this Publication.

1. To foster unity among members.

2. To protect the interest of members.

3. To cater for welfare of the members.

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 Secretary

Signed: Secretary

Signed Secretary

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1.TO BRING THE FAMILIES TOGETHER IN LOVE AND UNITY.

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

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Public Notice CARDIAC HEALTH INITIATIVE

The general public is hereby inform that the above named Union 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. Dr. Okocha Emeka Edward 2. Obibuaku Nnenna Marie 3. Ude Nathan Madu AIM AND OBJECTIVE: To help the less privilege who have health challenges.

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: Straight Path Consulting 08023694015.

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HARVEST OF GLORY APOSTOLIC MINISTRY. The general public is hereby inform that the above named Union 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. ADEROJU DAVID ADESEUN 2. BADA FLORENCE ADETIPE 3. FALUYI ADEBAYO ADEBISI 4. OLUFUNBI SOLOMON OLUWATAYO 5. MAJEKODUNMI SAMUEL ADEBISI. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST 2. TO TEACH THE DOCTRINES OF THE BIBLE. 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 :SECRETARY.

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

The Trustees Are: (1) Evberin John Oghenebrorhie -FOUNDER (2) Adenike Olushola Thomas (3)Brown Evberin Aims And Objectives: 1. To preach the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.

2. To evangelize the world.

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

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THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 1990 COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES IKEJA POWER GENERATION LIMITED RC: 909728 (IN MEMBER VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION) NOTICE OF FINAL GENERAL MEETING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN PURSUANT TO SECTION 468 OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT CAP C20 LFN 2004 THAT THE FINAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE ABOVE COMPANY SHALL BE DULY CONVENED AND HELD AT NO. 21, ADENIYI JONES AVENUE, IKEJA, LAGOS ON FRIDAY, THE 27TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2017 AT 10.30 A.M. AGENDA LAYING BEFORE SUCH MEETING THE FINAL ACCOUNT, HOW THE PROPERTIES WERE DISPOSED AND ANY OTHER BUSINESS.

IGEDE FUTURE HOPE ASSOCIATION

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Alake Matthew Ayorinde - President 2. Pastor Mrs. Ayo-Alake Elizabeth Abosede - VP/Gen Sec. Aims And Objectives: 1. To preach the word of God through Christian films and drama all over the world.

2. To teach the word of God through Christian films and drama all over the word.

3. To train the the people how to preach the word of God through Christian films and drama.

4. To train the people how to teach the the word of God through Christian films and drama.

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

KING JESUS CHRIST ROYAL HAVEN MINISTRY WORLDWIDE The general public is hereby inform that the above named has applied to Corporate Affairs Commission for change of Trustee registration under Part ‘C’ of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, Degree No. 1 of 1990.

TRUSTEES 1. David Israel Stephen 2. Idide Monique Akeh 3. Godwin Gabriel AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. To preach the gospel of jesus christ thought the world.

2. To help the widows and the orphans in the society.

3. To help the less privilèges 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 Barr Uduebor Solomon 08036411184

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. APOSTLE SUNDAY ADEBAYO AKANO - (GENERAL OVER SEER) 2. PASTRESS JULIANA AKANO - (ASSISTANT GENERAL OVERSEER) 3.

AYOBAMI RAPHAEL AKANO - (SECRETARY) 4. ELDER ANEKWE JOSEPH - (CLERGY) 5. ELDER CHAPMAN IVUVIERE (CLERGY) 6. LADY GRACE OWUZOH - (EVANGELIST) 7. ELDER JOHN OKPOTOR - (BUSINESSMAN) AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED BY SECRETARY

ORGANIZATION OF LIBERIAN COMMUNITIES IN

ST. VINCENT DANIEL CARE MINISTRY

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

Names Ff The Trustees: 1. Amb. Al-Hassan Conteh 2. Daoda Kanneh 3. ¬Hon. Justice Micah Wi¬lkins Wright 4. Muhammad Nuruddeen Le¬mu 5. Chief Clifford Nzerue¬m 6. Chief Dr. Opral Mason¬ Benson 7. Prof. Yvonne Tawolo K¬andakai-Olukemi 8. Stephen Y. T. Ampey Aims and Objectives: 1. To bring together all Liberians residing in Nigeria 2. To foster unity, solidarity and cooperation among its members 3. To coordinate and intensify cooperation and efforts towards the personal development and leadership of its members.

ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. Signed by Eyitayo Ogunyemi ESQ. (08060623454)

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1) DURU VINCENT ONYEMAECHI 2) DURU RHODA NKEM 3) DURU DANIEL UGOCHUKWU 4) MADUKA PRISCA NMA 5) EHIEM ONESIMUS IKECHI

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AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO support orphanage and less privileged provide lelief materials to people & communities ravaged by natural disaster ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED BY SECRETARY

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IBADAN POWER GENERATION LIMITED RC: 928335

CUMMINS ENUGU POWER GENERATION LIMITED RC: 92977

(IN MEMBER VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION)

(IN MEMBER VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION)

NOTICE OF FINAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN PURSUANT TO SECTION 468 OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT CAP C20 LFN 2004 THAT THE FINAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE ABOVE COMPANY SHALL BE DULY CONVENED AND HELD AT NO. 21, ADENIYI JONES AVENUE, IKEJA, LAGOS ON FRIDAY, THE 27TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2017 AT 10.30 A.M.

NOTICE OF FINAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN PURSUANT TO SECTION 468 OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT CAP C20 LFN 2004 THAT THE FINAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE ABOVE COMPANY SHALL BE DULY CONVENED AND HELD AT NO. 21, ADENIYI JONES AVENUE, IKEJA, LAGOS ON FRIDAY, THE 27TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2017 AT 10.30 A.M.

AGENDA LAYING BEFORE SUCH MEETING THE FINAL ACCOUNT, HOW THE PROPERTIES WERE DISPOSED AND ANY OTHER BUSINESS.

AGENDA LAYING BEFORE SUCH MEETING THE FINAL ACCOUNT, HOW THE PROPERTIES WERE DISPOSED AND ANY OTHER BUSINESS.

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The general public is hereby inform that the above named has applied to Corporate Affairs Commission for change of Trustee registration under Part ‘C’ of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, Degree No. 1 of 1990.

THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 1990 COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES

THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 1990 COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES

TRUSTEES ARE: (1)OGBU OLUWA MOSES. -CHAIRMAN (2]SIMON UGAMA. -SECRETARY [3]FELIX ADOLE ARUBI [4]FRIDAY IJALE [5]HYCENT ODOR [6]EMMANUEL ODE OKEWU

CUMMINS POWER DISTRIBUTION (NIGERIA) LIMITED RC: 889408 (IN MEMBER VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION)

ABA COGENERATION LIMITED RC: 916188

Aims/objectives (A)To foster the growth,unity,love and progress of all Igede youth (b)To uphold,promote and modify our customs and traditional values at all times (c)To contribute to public enlightenment in Igede. (d)To enhance good social injunction and activities among members of Igede and her neighbours .

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.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN PURSUANT TO SECTION 468 OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT CAP C20 LFN 2004 THAT THE FINAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE ABOVE COMPANY SHALL BE DULY CONVENED AND HELD AT NO. 21, ADENIYI JONES AVENUE, IKEJA, LAGOS ON FRIDAY, THE 27TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2017 AT 10.30 A.M.

NOTICE OF FINAL GENERAL MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN PURSUANT TO SECTION 468 OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT CAP C20 LFN 2004 THAT THE FINAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE ABOVE COMPANY SHALL BE DULY CONVENED AND HELD AT NO. 21, ADENIYI JONES AVENUE, IKEJA, LAGOS ON FRIDAY, THE 27TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2017 AT 10.30 A.M.

AGENDA LAYING BEFORE SUCH MEETING THE FINAL ACCOUNT, HOW THE PROPERTIES WERE DISPOSED AND ANY OTHER BUSINESS.

AGENDA LAYING BEFORE SUCH MEETING THE FINAL ACCOUNT, HOW THE PROPERTIES WERE DISPOSED AND ANY OTHER BUSINESS.

SIGNED; BARR.OLUWA.

NOTICE OF FINAL GENERAL MEETING

(IN MEMBER VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATION)

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HEAVENLY CONVENANT FAITHFUL MINISTRY INT L. This is to inform members of the general public that the above named MINISTRY has applied for change of Trustees by appointment of additional Trustees with the Corporate Affairs Commission, Abuja under Part ‘C’ of the Companies & Allied Matters Act, 2004 namely; TRUSTEES 1.

JOHNSON EMEKA EZE 2.

DENNIS UDO IROHA 3.

CHRISTIANA UGBOMA EZE 4.

DONATUS OKAFOR ANAEROBI 5.

KENNETH CHI IGBOKO 3.

AIMS TO PREACH THE WORD OF GOD Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar General, Corporation Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi-Ironsi Street, Maitama, Abuja within 28 days of this publication.

SIGNED:

SECRETARY

AKO WINIFRED NGUNAN

I, formerly known and addressed as WINIRED NGUNAN ALEX now with to be known and addressed as AKO WINIFRED NGUNAN. All former documents remain valid. The general public should please take note.

BELLO ARIYO ADEKOLA

I, formerly known and addressed as BELLO ARIYO KOLADE now with to be known and addressed as BELLO ARIYO ADEKOLA. All former documents remain valid.

Union Band and the general public should please take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

That I, MUNIRU ABIODUN HAKEEM wish to be known and addressed as MUNIRU ABIODUN HAKEEM instead of MUNIRU ABIODUN AKEEM. All documents remain valid. The general public take note.

CORRECTION OF NAME

SPORTSMENS’ GOSPEL FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONAL

PHILOMENA-JOSEPH EYECARE FOUNDATION The general public is hereby notified that this organization for registration under Part ‘C’ of the Companies and Allied Matters Act No. 1, 1990, LFN 2004 THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Ikeazor Akaraiwe 2. Dr. Nkiru Nwamaka Kizor-Akaraiwe 3. Chukwunweike Udolisa 4. Chisomso Kizor-Akaraiwe 5. Somtochukwu Kizor-Akaraiwe 6. Ada Ojo (Mrs) 7. Dr. Ifeoma Fagbemi 8. Kosi Kizor-Akaraiwe 9. Somma Kizor-Akaraiwe 10. Almond Kizor-Akaraiwe OBJECTIVES: 1.

Creating awareness programs for communities regarding eye health and silent blinding diseases 2.

Promote community participation as regards eye health.

3.

Make preventive measures of potentially blinding conditions to the people.

4.

Make quality eye screening and/or treatment services available to the people, rural folk especially, in their communities.

5.

Establish a good referral system for each community.

Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar General, Corporation Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi-Ironsi Street, Maitama, Abuja within 28 days of this publication.

Signed: Olihe O. Abiazim (Mrs) -- (Solicitor)

SALAMI BILIKISU

I, formerly known and addressed as MUSA BILIKISU BUKOLA now with to be known and addressed as SALAMI BILIKISU. And that my correct date of birth is16-6-1986. All former documents remain valid.

The general public should please take note.

FAMILY CHANGE OF NAME

That I, formerly known and addressed as BELLO AKEEM OKHAI now wish to be known and addressed as AMAYUNOSE AKEEM OKHAI and that my wife and son formerly known and addressed as OKHAI SANDRA OBIEROMA and OKHAI MAXWELL OBIEROMA respectively now wish to be known and addressed as AMAYUNOSE SANDRA OBIEROMA and AMAYUNOSE MAXWELL OBIEROMA. All documents remain valid. The general public take note.

OZAH UJU VERONICA.

The general public is hereby notified that the above named Church has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission Abuja for Registration Under Part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Acts, 1990.

THE 1.

2.

3.

4.

TRUSTEES ARE: PASTOR EMMANUEL EBUKA NKWOCHA PASTOR (MRS) CHINWE ALEXANDRA NKWOCHA BRO. CHUKWUEBUKA CHUKWUKELU BRO. CAJETAN CHIJIOKE MADU -

Chairman Secretary Member Member

THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1.

To preach the Gospel your Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

2.

To worship God in Spirit and in truth 3.

To evangelise and establish Christian Worship centres.

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: PASTOR EMMANUEL EBUKA NKWOCHA Chairman OGUNTIMEYIN OLUWADAMILOLA IMOLEAYO

Formerly known and addressed as AKINYEMI OLUWADAMILOLA IMOLEAYO now wish to be known and addressed as OGUNTIMEYIN OLUWADAMILOLA IMOLEAYO. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

KLASET TAWA FOLASHADE.

THE 1.

2.

3.

TRUSTEES ARE: SOLOMON UDE JACK Chairman CHINEDU EZE RAPHAEL OOKOYE ONYEKACHUKWU JOSEPH

THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1) To hold sports men fellowship 2) To hold sports competitions 3) Help sports people and 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, Abuja within 28 days of this publication.

Signed: SOLOMON UDE JACK

WATER DOCTORS WELLNESS GLOBAL IMPACT FOUNDATION

RULING AND REIGNING CHURCH OF CHRIST

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

That I am the same person bearing OGBE MARY OMAKICHE and OGBE MARY ENE OMAKICHE. All former documents remain valid. The general public should please take note.

The general public is hereby notified that the above named Church has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission Abuja for Registration Under Part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Acts, 1990.

NZEREM VIOLET UCHE

The general public is hereby notified 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 1.

2.

3.

4.

TRUSTEES ARE: APOSTLE DR. OZIOMA JOSEPH UGOCHUKWU Chairman PASTOR MRS OZIOMA NGOZI PEACE EKEIGWE CELESTINE CHINEDU Secretary OTOBO .L. GLORIA 5.

EMEKEME EJIRO

THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1.

To create awareness on the curative potency of water 2.

To empower people with the skill of water cure 3.

To develop mental capacity of men and women in the course of daily activity and wellness lifestyle.

4.

To foster meaningful relationship among members and the society at large.

5.

To create a platform for impact contact and network.

6.

To create an atmosphere for reformation and transformational changes.

7.

To uphold the principles of wellness as a lifestyle 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: APOSTLE DR. OZIOMA JOSEPH UGOCHUKWU - Chairman SALAMI MONSURAT TAIWO.

Formerly known and addressed as HANS VIOLET UCHE now wish to be known and addressed as NZEREM VIOLET UCHE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as SOROYE MONSURAT TAIWO now wish to be known and addressed as SALAMI MONSURAT TAIWO. All former documents remain valid. General public take note

IDEOZU OLUCHI RHODA

ONYEMELUKWE NNEKA CHRISTIANA

Formerly known and addressed as UMEH NNEKA CHRISTIANA now wish to be known and addressed as ONYEMELUKWE NNEKA CHRISTIANA. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as OPUTA OLUCHI RHODA now wish to be known and addressed as IDEOZU OLUCHI RHODA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

BIOLA AJOKE ROBERT

That my name was wrongly written on my documents as AGBEYO BUKOLA OMOREMI instead of AGBEYO OLUBUKOLA OMOREMI, that my correct name is AGBEYO OLUBUKOLA OMOREMI. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as LAWAL TAWA FOLASHADE now wish to be known and addressed as KLASET TAWA FOLASHADE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

AINA NIFEMI EMMANUEL

Formerly known and addressed as UDECHUKWU UJU VERONICA now wish to be known and addressed as OZAH UJU VERONICA. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as AINA NIFEMI ERIC now wish to be known and addressed as AINA NIFEMI EMMANUEL. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as MRS. BIOLA AJOKE ADEKUNLE now wish to be known and addressed as BIOLA AJOKE ROBERT. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

ABUANEKWU ONYINYE DAVID

IBEH NKECHI JANE

DIKE STANLEY NNORUKA

LAWRENCE SHALOM OSEMUDIAMEN

KUSHIMO MULIKATU ADENIKE

Formerly known and addressed as ABUANEKWU ONYINYE KELVIN now wish to be known and addressed as ABUANEKWU ONYINYE DAVID. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

CECILIA ROBERT ADIKWU. I, formerly known and addressed as ONUCHE CECILIA, now wish to be known and addressed as CECILIA ROBERT ADIKWU. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as LAWRENCE SUNDAY OSEMUDIAMEN, now wish to be known and addressed as LAWRENCE SHALOM OSEMUDIAMEN. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as ODEDOSU MULIKATU, now wish to be known and addressed as KUSHIMO MULIKATU ADENIKE. And that I was born on the 21st of June 1955.All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

NWOKWA AMADI CYNTHIA NGOZI

SARAFADEEN HAMINAT OYEWUNMI

Formerly known and addressed as MISS. NWAOHIA JANE NKECHI, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. IBEH NKECHI JANE. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note.

IDEMUDIA FELICIA.

Formerly known and addressed as STANLEY ADIKE, now wish to be known and addressed as ADIKE STANLEY NNORUKA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

AKAPO FOLAKEMI RUTH

MORENIKE MARY SODIPE

Formerly known and addressed as OLANREWAJU MATHEW SODIPE, now wish to be known and addressed as MORENIKE MARY SODIPE. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note.

NWENE JOY LUCKY.

Formerly known and addressed as NWENE OGBONNA JOY, now wish to be known and addressed as NWENE JOY LUCKY. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as AMADI CYNTHIA NGOZI, now wish to be known and addressed as NWOKWA AMADI CYNTHIA NGOZI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as AJIBADE ALAKE HAMINAT, now wish to be known and addressed as SARAFADEEN HAMINAT OYEWUNMI. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as JOHNSON FELICIA, now wish to be known and addressed as IDEMUDIA FELICIA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

THOMAS NONSO DOTUN

BARUWA GANIYU KAYODE. CONFIRMATION OF NAME 36. This is to confirm and certify that I, BARUWA ABDULGANIYU OMOKAYODE is one and same person as BARUWA GANIYU KAYODE. That I now wish to be known and addressed as BARUWA ABDULGANIYU OMOKAYODE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

SULAIMON SAHEED IDOWU.

AYINDE OMOTAYO OLAYINKA.

SULAIMON SAHEED IDOWU.

AYINDE OMOTAYO OLAYINKA.

Formerly known and addressed as OGUNMOLA SAHEED IDOWU now wish to be known and addressed as SULAIMON SAHEED IDOWU. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as AYINDE OMOTAYO RASHIDAT now wish to be known and addressed as AYINDE OMOTAYO OLAYINKA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as OGUNMOLA SAHEED IDOWU now wish to be known and addressed as SULAIMON SAHEED IDOWU. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as AYINDE OMOTAYO RASHIDAT now wish to be known and addressed as AYINDE OMOTAYO OLAYINKA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as ONUCHUKWU EMMANUEL NONSO, now wish to be known and addressed as THOMAS NONSO DOTUN. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note.

ANUMKUA CYRIL UMERIONWU

Formerly known and addressed as ANUMKUA CYRIL OHANYERENWA now wish to be known and addressed as ANUMKUA CYRIL UMERIONWU. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

NOAH TOLULOPE PREYE.

Formerly known and addressed as NOAH TOLUWALOPE PREYE now wish to be known and addressed as NOAH TOLULOPE PREYE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note

Formerly known and addressed as ADEDUNTAN FOLAKEMI RUTH, now wish to be known and addressed as AKAPO FOLAKEMI RUTH. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

ANASIUDU KELVIN IFEANYI.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

Formerly known and addressed as ANASIUDU STEPHEN IFEANYI, now wish to be known and addressed as ANASIUDU KELVIN IFEANYI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

This is to confirm that I, ORJI CHINWE EMMANUEL is one and same person as ORJI CHINWE EMMANUEL as well as ORJI EMMANUEL. That my correct date of birth is 25th november 1987. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note.

ADDITION OF NAME

Formerly known and addressed as UGBAJA HENRY,That I now wish to add IKECHUKWU to my former name. Now wish to be known and addressed as UGBAJA HENRY IKECHUKWU. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note.

IKEH OBIAGELI CORDELLA

I, formerly known and addressed as MRS. OKORIE OBIAGELI CORDELLA but now with to be known and addressed as IKEH OBIAGELI CORDELLA (MRS.). All former documents remain valid. The general public should please take note.

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VICTORY FAMILY ORPHANAGE (VFO)

The general public is hereby notified that the above Organization has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) for registration under Part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1.

Mrs. Victoria Jummai Gukas 2.

Mr. Davou Yakubu Pwol 3.

Miss Yosi Daean Shindai 4.

Mr. Mwolplang Edmund Gukas 5.

Mrs. Lawode Catherine Bitrus 6.

Moses Josiah Kwaks 7.

Barr. Maureen Bomun Mamgin 8.

Miss Stephini Jotham 9.

Mr. Rapheal Shiknet Manasseh 10.

Miss Dorcas Nanret Bentu AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1.

To provide a peaceful homely family residence for orphans and abandoned children 2.

To teach the orphans the fear of God and the love for 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: Mrs. Victoria Jummai Gukas

CHRIST THANKSGIVING MINISTRY

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Omesurum Nwauzoma (President) 2. Nwajiobi Johnpaul Onurah (Secretary).

AIMS & OBJECTIVES: 1. To preach the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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

Signed: President

LOSS OF DOCUMENT (ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY) The General Public, Federal Capital Development Authority and Abuja Geographical Information Systems (AGIS) are hereby notified that the above mentioned document, of Asokoro Cadastral A4, Plot No. 3072 with new File No. GO 10100 (Old File No. KN 4804 with the name Alh. Babangida Hassan, got missing within the FCDA Premises, Area 11, Garki, Abuja on the 19th October, 2007. All efforts made to trace it proved abortive, please if found contact the telephone number below: 08033142362 or the above mentioned Departments.

Signed: ALH. BABANGIDA HASSAN

ASSOCIATION OF CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS IN NIGERIA THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED ORGANIZATION HAS APPLIED FOR THE AMENDMENT OF ITS CONSTITUTION WITH THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION ABUJA UNDER PART ‘C’ OF THE COMPANIES & ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 2004.

ARTICLES AMENDED ARE AS FOLLOWS: OLD CONSTITUTION ARTICLES IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX AND X NEW CONSTITUTION – ARTICLES 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 AND 12

AIMS: 1.Helping people to avoid and overcome drug addiction through rehabilitation.

2.Empowering and rehabilitation of young people that have recovered from drug addiction and former sex workers.

Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar General Corporate Affairs Commission, plot 420.Tigris Crescent street, Abuja, Maitama within 28 days of this publication.

Signed: Trustees COMMUNITY SECONDARY SCHOOL MUSHIN OLD STUDENTS ASSOCIATION This is to inform the General Public that above named Association has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under Part C of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 1990.

TRUSTEES 1. Jegede Christianah Abimbo 3. Adebayo Taiwo Ahmed 5. Yusuph Hakeem Lanre 7. Alade Morufat Olasunkan 9. Ojedokun Olayeni Olaleke

2. Akapo Akinyemi Otegbeye 4. Aromire Sakiru Idowu 6. Bisiriyu Akeem Aremu 8. Adegbesan Monsuru Ayinde 10. Ogunbainike Tajudeen Kola

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1.

To unite the association students and the community in of friendship 2.

To Support Community Developments 3.

To promote the name of the School Worldwide 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

This is to inform members of the general public that the above named organization has applied for change of Trustees by appointment of additional Trustees with the Corporate Affairs Commission, Abuja under Part ‘C’ of the Companies & Allied Matters Act, 2004 namely; 1.

2.

3.

Bro. Gbile Akanni Dr. Gabriel Mafulul Hon. Timothy Gandu

ANY OBJECTION TO THE ABOVE CHANGE OF TRUSTEES OF THE ORGANIZATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR, GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA-ABUJA WITHIN TWENTY EIGHT (28) DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

Any objection to the above change of Trustees of the organization should be forwarded to the Registrar General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420 Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama-Abuja within twenty eight (28) days of this publication.

SIGNED : AROME M. OKWORI ESQ., A.M. OKWORI & CO., 25 TAFAWA BALEWA STREET, JOS, PLATEAU STATE

Signed: Arome M. Okwori Esq., A.M. Okwori & Co., 25 Tafawa Balewa Street, Jos, Plateau State

THE GREATER REDEEMED APOSTOLIC CHURCH MISSION THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED CHURCH WHICH REGISTERED UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1990 HAS REMOVED/REPLACE SOME OF ITS TRUSTEES:

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. SNR. APOSTLE ERNEST CHIMA 2. SNR ELDER MICAH NWANORO CHINDA - REMOVED 3. SNR ELDER ALPHAEUS OZICHE CHINDA 4. SNR ELDER CLIFFORD NWOSU - REMOVED 5. SNR ELDER EZEBUNWO TAGBO 6. ELDER CHRISTOPHER ENWUSONYE EJEKWU 7. REV KELECHI OGBONNA 8. REV BLESSING NNEJI CHINDA REMOVED 9. DIST. DEACON JOEL GODSPOWER 10. DIST ELDER KENNETH AMADI - REMOVEDREMOVED REPLACED 1. JOHN RICHE OTTO 2. HYCENT CHINDA EJIKE 3. GINIKANWA NWAOKANSU .N. 4. ELIJAH CHUKWUEMEKA ODUM ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REMOVAL SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, MAITAMA DISTRICT, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SNR. ELDER ALPHAEUS OZICHE CHINDA

GIRL CHILD CONCERNS WITH RC NO. 15575

The General Public is hereby notified that the above named Body has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for CHANGE OF TRUSTEES AND AMENDMENT OF IT CONSTITUTION UNDER ARTICLE 4 (ii) under Part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 2004.

OLD TRUSTEES 1. DR. MAIRO MANDARA -RETAIN 2. DR. HAMID BOBBOYI -REMOVED NEW TRUSTEES 1. DR. MAIRO MANDARA 2. MRS MARYAM OTHMAN 3. RUMAYSA BUGAJE 6. DR. GARBA UTHMAN SADIQ AIMS AND OBJECTIVES REMAIN THE SAME Any objection to the registration should be forwarded to the RegistrarGeneral, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, P.M.B. 198, Garki, Abuja within TwentyEight (28) days from the date of this publication.

Signed: SECRETARY

THE GOODNEWS MISSION

ASSOCIATION OF CLINICAL AND ACADEMIC PHYSIOTHERAPISTS 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 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.PROF BABATUNDE OLUSOLA ADELEKE ADEGOKE - CHAIRMAN 2.DR TESLIM AYODELE ONIGBINDE - SECRETARY 3.MR BABATOLA BIDEMI ROTIBI 4.DR NNEAMAKA PHILOMENA ABANUM 5.DR ADESOLA CHRISTIANA ODOLE 6.PROF RUFUS ADESOJI ADEDOYIN 7.DR UDOKA ARINZE CHRIS OKAFOR

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1.PRINCE OLUMIDE OLUGBENLE 2.PASTOR NIYI AYANDOKUN 3.MRS OYINLOLA AYANDOKUN 4.MRS OLUSOLA FOLORUNSHO 5.DR GBENGA ADEBAYO 6.MR SEGUN ALAO 7.MS KATE TABU 8. MR CHRISTIAN AYANDOKUN 9. MR IKE UMUNNA

AIM AND OBJECTIVE 1.TO ASSIST THE MEMBERS ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO REGISTRAR – GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, P.M.B 198, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET MAITAMA ABUJA, WITHIN (28) DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: BARR. ADEMOLA AJADI

FORE DESCENDANT ASSOCIATION.

COMPASSIONATE EMPOWERMENT AND DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE.

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 Act no I of 1990.

The Trustees are: 1.Pastor Adebowale Olatunji Daniel 2.Pastor Mrs Abimbola Olatunji - Daniel 3.Pastor Abraham Adeyemo 4.Professor Morayo Atinmo 5.Elder Akinola Akisanmi 6.Dr Mrs Iyabo Emmanuel-Oluwafemi.

ASSOCIATION OF CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS IN NIGERIA

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

TRUSTEES ARE - .

1.Ene Patrick Ikechukwu - Chairman 2.Unuararo James - Secretary.

3.Okike Amos Otua - Asst.Secretary.

4.Ugochukwu Emmanuel - Treasurer.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1.To Foster Peace,Unity and also promote welfare of members.

2. Enable peer network supports and enhance Economic Initiatives.

3. Financial Empowerment, provision of platforms For Cooperative Undertakings.

4. Finally to encourage socially based private entrepreneurship.

AIM AND OBJECTIVE 1.TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO REGISTRAR – GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, P.M.B 198, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET MAITAMA ABUJA, WITHIN (28) DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: BARR. ADEMOLA AJADI

BACK TO JESUS BIBLE MINISTRY. This is to inform the general public that the above named “MINISTRY” has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under the part C of Companies and Allied Matters Acts 1990.

TRUSTEES ARE AS FOLLOWS 1. Pastor Aremu Micheal Morakinyo - General Overseer.

2. Pastor (Mrs) Aremu Femi Dorcas - Clergy 3. Mr Sangodapo Jacob Olusola - Accountant.

4.Pastor Kehinde Rufus Isaac - clergy.

5.Evangelist Ifadare Taiwo Joshua - Clergy 6. Mr Ogungbile Joel Oladele - Honourable.

(7) Mr Babarinde Sunday Wale - Trader.

Any Objection(s) to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar General, Corporate Affairs Commission, plot 420, Tigris Crescent, off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, PMB 198, Garki, Abuja within 28 days from the date of this publication.

AIMS. & OBJECTIVES. 1. To propagate the gospel of our lord Jesus Christ by engaging in massive soul winning.

2. To equip, train and build the people in the understanding of the word of God. 3. To inspire and equip individuals to greatness through the deployment of God’s word as a tool of abundant life.

4. To spread the love of God by engaging in social works, welfare outreaches and similar activities 5. To do all things that may be incidental to the attainment of the above aims and objectives.

Any Objection(s) to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar General, Corporate Affairs Commission, plot 420, Tigris Crescent, off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, PMB 198, Garki, Abuja within 28 days from the date of this publication.

Signed By: SECRETARY.

Signed: TRUSTEES.

AMICABLE MADE MEN’S CLUB OF NIGERIA This is to inform the General Public that above named CLUB has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under Part C of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 1990.

TRUSTEES 1.

2.

3.

4.

Mr. Ogunjobi Kayode John Mr. Agboluade Shakiru Adeshina Mrs. Owolola Sherifat Lawal Abiodun Busola

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1.

To strive towards the ideals of good citizens of Nigeria.

2.

To maintain a steady progress of members and their family in all aspect of their lives to the glory of God 3.

To sustain the spirit of friendship among members.

4.

To promote and contribute to the intellectual social and recreational interest of members for better health conditions and well being at all times.

5.

To be socially responsible by offering assistance to charitable organizations and the less privilege in the society through giving moral and financial assistance to them.

6. To do all such activities that will assist the Club to attain its aims and objectives.

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

THE CITY OF GOD SOCIAL AND RELIEF MISSION

This is to inform the General Public that 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. Pastor Jonathan Tunde Adedeji 2. Mr Lawal Aderemi 4. Mr Adekoya Babatunde 6. Mr Adewunmi Festus Adewale 7. Mr Akoja Oluwole Stephen 8. Mr Bode Durosaro

- chairman 3. Mr Oladimeji Samuel Adesanya 5. Mr Olofin Samuel Olusegun - Secretary

AIMS AND OBJECTIVE 1.

To uplift the standard of living of people through provision of subsidised basic needs of life.

2.

To empower the less privileged people in acquiring skills through training, educational scholarship and job opportunities.

Any objection to the registration should be forwarded to the RegistrarGeneral, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420 Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, Abuja within 28 days of this publication.

SIGNED : SECRETARY

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PIRFA IKE DANAH

Formerly known and addressed as Mamdip Silas Pirfa now wish to be known and addressed as Pirfa Ike Danah. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

ONYINYECHI ELIZABETH ANIAGBE

Formerly known and addressed as Onyinye E. Onwunzo now wish to be known and addressed as Onyinyechi Elizabeth Aniagbe. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

OTENG JAMES NANAYAW.

I, formerly known and addressed as OKORO SAMSON IGWEBUIKE, now wish to be known and addressed as OTENG JAMES NANAYAW. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

OGBODO EUCHARIA OGOCHUKWUA

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS ODO EUCHARIA OGOCHUKWU, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS OGBODO EUCHARIA OGOCHUKWU. All former documents remain valid.

PPSMB, Banks and General public should please take note.

OGBU KELECHI AUGUSTINE.

I FORMERIY KNOWN AS KELECHI AUGUSTINE VICTOR NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AS OGBU KELECHI AUGUSTINE. Former documents remain valid. General public take note.

NWANGUMA CONFIDENCE IFEANYI

EFFIONG MARY.

Formerly known and addressed as George Mary now wish to be known and addressed as Effiong Mary.All former documents remain valid.

General public take note.

EZE NWAKAEGO

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NWACHUKWU NWAMAKA CHITO.

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UGWU CHINWE LINDA

I, formerly known and addressed as NGIGE CHINWE LINDA, now wish to be known and addressed as UGWU CHINWE LINDA.All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

CHIBUZO ANENE CHINWEZE

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General public take note CONFIRMATION OF NAME

SUNDAY AKAN DENNIS

Formerly known and addressed as Udoh Emmanuel Asukuo now wish to be known and addressed as Sunday Akan Dennis. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

OGBONNA HOPE.

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EKWE PATIENCE CHINELO

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ILOKA ONYENYE

SHETTIMA MAKINTA

SMART ESTHER COMFORT.

Formerly known and addressed as ESTHER COMFORT BASSEY now wish to be known and addressed as SMART ESTHER COMFORT. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

CHUKWU PATIENCE CHINAZA.

OLADIPUPO OYEWOLE

OYEKUNLE EYITAYO FOLAKE

I formerly known and addressed as HARUNA NMATETENGI MAJIN now wish to be known and addressed as HARUNA MAJIN MUREGI. My date of birth is 1/2/1974. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

Formerly known and addressed as SHETTIMA GAPANI MUTE now wish to be known and addressed as SHETTIMA MAKINTA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

AGWU JANE CHINWE.

I, formerly known and addressed as AZIH CHINWE, now wish to be known and addressed as AGWU JANE CHINWE. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note

I formerly known and addressed as AJAYI OYEWOLE now wish to be known and addressed as OLADIPUPO OYEWOLE All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as ADARANIJO OMOWUNMI ADIJAT now wish to be known and addressed as SHERIFF OMOWUNMI BOLANLE All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

Formerly known and addressed as OSENI OYEKAN OYETUNDE FATIMAH, now wish to be known and addressed as ANIFOWOSE OYETUNDE FATIMAH. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

EKWEH VICTORIA ERINMA

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS ORJI LINDA ERINMA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS EKWEH VICTORIA ERINMA. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public should please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as JOSEPH PAULINUS ETOKUDO now wish to be known and addressed as SIMEON PAULINUS ETOKUDO All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

In some of my documents my name was written as OJO SAMSON ADEREMI while in some other documents it was written as O. SAMSON ADEREMI.I am the one bearing all the names. All documents bearing the names are valid. General public to take note.

Formerly known and addressed as MALIK OLAMILEKAN SIKIRU, now wish to be known and addressed as IDOWU OLAMILEKAN SIKIRU. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

CHUKWU CHUKWUKA MICHEAL.

NNAJI OBIANUJU JOEL.

I formerly known and addressed as ARAOYE TAOFEEK AKOFE now wish to be known and addressed as ISREAL GBOLAHAN ARAOYE. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

SIMEON PAULINUS ETOKUDO

ZAKARIYAH ZAYNAB OLADOYIN I formerly known and addressed as MISS SAKA ZAINAB OLADOYIN now wish to be known and addressed as MISS ZAKARIYAH ZAYNAB OLADOYIN All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

FAMILY CHANGE OF NAME

We formerly known and addressed as UMUNEGU UMUJIOGU in Umueze Obiangwu of Ngor Okpala L. G. A Imo State, now wish to be known and addressed as UOKECHI UMUJIOGU UMUEZE OBIANGWU, UMUJIOGU UMUEZE, OBIANGWU. All former documents remain valid, the general public should please take note.

CORRECTION OF NAME

My name was wrongly written as OLAONIPEKUN KABIRU OLAYIWOLA, instead of ONAOPEMIPO KABIRU OLAYIWOLA. That my correct name is ONAOPEMIPO KABIRU OLAYIWOLA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

ONAH EMMANUEL IFEANYI

I, formerly known and addressed as NJOM CHUKWU SAMSON, now wish to be known and addressed as CHUKWU CHUKWUKA MICHEAL. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

ADDITION OF NAME That I was formerly known and addressed as ONUIGBO UZOAMAKA that I now wish to addCHIBUZO to my former name that I now wish to be known and addressed as ONUIGBO UZOAMAKA CHIBUZO. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public should please take note.

HARUNA MAJIN MUREGI

ANIFOWOSE OYETUNDE FATIMAH

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CONFIRMATION OF NAME. This is to confirm and certify that, MARTHIAS CHIGOZIE .C. and ONYEMA CHIGOZIE CHRISTIAN refer to one and the same person, now wish to be known and addressed asONYEMA CHIGOZIE CHRISTIAN. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

SHERIFF OMOWUNMI BOLANLE

IDOWU OLAMILEKAN SIKIRU

GLORY ONYEIGWE OCHUBA. I, formerly known and addressed as MISS GLORY ONYEIGWE, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS GLORY ONYEIGWE OCHUBA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS OKAFOR OBIANUJU, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS NNAJI OBIANUJU JOEL. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME.

OLUWAKEMI JULIANA AFOLABI

ANNA UDECHUKWU, NWEZE

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OLUWOLE IBUKUN OLANREWAJU.

Formerly known and addressed as Sowole Ibukun Olanrewaju now wish to be known and addressed as Oluwole Ibukun Olanrewaju.

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I, formerly known and addressed as ORJI PATIENCE CHINAZA, now wish to be known and addressed as CHUKWU PATIENCE CHINAZA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

In some of my documents my name was written as OLONADE MOJEED AGBAJELOLA while in some other documents it was written as AGBAJELOLA OLONADE MOJEED .I am the one bearing all the names. All documents bearing the names are valid. General public to take note.

I formerly known and addressed as OLUWAKEMI JULIANA OLANIRAN now wish to be known and addressed as OLUWAKEMI JULIANA AFOLABI All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

Formerly known and addressed as Ali Mukaila Isa now wish to be known and addressed as Mukaila Alli.

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USMAN ARDO

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I formerly known and addressed as LEVI CONFIDENCE IFEANYI now wish to be known and addressed as NWANGUMA CONFIDENCE IFEANYI. My date of birth is 8/1/1984. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

NIYI SOGE-BANKS I formerly known and addressed as OLANIYI OPEOLUWA SOGELOLA now wish to be known and addressed as NIYI SOGE-BANKS All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

MUKAILA ALLI

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DANIEL GOODDEY EBIWARI

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ISREAL GBOLAHAN ARAOYE

ONYINYE PEPERTUA ODIFE

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OSAS FAITH VICTORIA

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OLAOYE MODUPE FUNMILAYO

IKECHUKWU CHIDIEBERE IKELUMUN

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MARTINS TAIWO

I formerly known and addressed as ELUU TAIWO ELIZABETH now wish to be known and addressed as MARTINS TAIWO All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note ABULRAHEEM ANTAR ABDULLAH

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ILELABOYE ADEYINKA OLAKUNLE

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MOHAMMED SULEIMAN BAMIDELE

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SALAMI SODIQ ISHOLA

CHIDIMMA MAUREEN CHUKWUEMEKA

OGUNFADERIN OLATUNJI SUN.

Formerly known and addressed as AGBAJE ABIODUN now wish to be known and addressed as SALAMI SODIQ ISHOLA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as CHIOMA MAUREEN ANTHONY now wish to be known and addressed as CHIDIMMA MAUREEN CHUKWUEMEKA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as SUNDAY OLATUNJI now wish to be known and addressed as OGUNFADERIN OLATUNJI SUN. All former documents remain valid.

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CHANGE OF NAME/ CONFIRMATION OF DATE OF BIRTH

I formerly known and addressed as DORCAS OMOTEHINSE now wish to be known and addressed as DORCAS GBADAMOSI KEMI. That the date of my birth is 14th May 1976. . All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

EZEKIEL BRIGHT OKUMEDE

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IPAYE MOJISOLA ABEBI

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OLUWASEGUN ABIODUN BOLARINWA

OLADUNJOYE AYINKE OLABISI

JINODU RAHAMON OLANREWAJU

ADODO TOSIN ENIOLA

GIFT CHIMENEM KRAKRAFIFIYA HARRISON.

MUSA TOMA

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That my name appears as ADESHINA OSHO SEGUN on my Voter’s Card and on my bank document and BVN, my name appears as ADESINA OSHO. Henceforth, I wish to be known called and addressed as ADESHINA OSHO SEGUN .

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That my name was wrongly written on some of my Bank documents as JOHNSON DAYO FESTUS instead of JOHNSON OLUDAYO FESTUS. That my correct name is JOHNSON OLUDAYO FESTUS.. General public, Authorities and Management Concerned should please take note.

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NKIRU ANN AGBONKHESE.

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I, formerly known and addressed as, ALUKO OLUWATOSIN FOLASADE, now wish to be known and addressed as, AJAYI OLUWATOSIN FOLASADE. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

BILIKIS ABIODUN OLUBERU

OMENE EMILY ABUGEWA

OGBONNA NAOMI OGOCHUKWU.

LENGNEN PALANGVI BASHOK.

ALIUNA CHUKWUEMEKA MERSON.

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DIMKA: I, formerly known and addressed as MISS LENGNEN YAKUBU DIMKA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. LENGNEN PALANGVI BASHOK. All former documents remain valid.

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I, formerly known as ELOANYI FRANKLIN CHIZOBA, Date of birth 20th august 1989 on (BVN). Now wish to be known and addressed as ALIUNA CHUKWUEMEKA MERSON. Date of birth 16th January 1988.

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I, formerly known as Chioma Lilian Unogu Now wish to be known and addressed as Chioma Lilian Ezeogbulafor (Mrs) All former documents remain valid.

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CONSTANCE ODIHILI

OKAFOR DANIEL.

JOHNSON FUNMILAYO PRECIOUS

ODAH JEMIMAH UGWO.

I, formerly known as Constance Erhonmhonse. Now wish to be known and addressed as Constance Odihili. All former documents remain valid. The general public should please take note

I formerly known and addressed as OKAFOR OBIAKOR HAPPINESS.now I wish to be known and addressed as OKAFOR DANIEL.All fomer documents remain valid. General public should please take note

Formally known as MISS FUNMILAYO ROSELINE EMANNUEL Now wish to be called and addressed as MRS JOHNSON FUNMILAYO PRECIOUS. Former documents remains valid.General public please note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, MISS BILIKIS ABIODUN SHEKONI, now wish to be known and addressed as, MRS BILIKIS ABIODUN OLUBERU. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

That on some of my documents, my name was wrongly written and arranged as OFOCHUKWU I. CHIBUZOR instead of CHIBUZOR UFOCHUKWU JOSEPH. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

Formerly John Jemimah Ugwo Now Odah Jemimah Ugwo.former documents remains valid.

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ORJI PATRICIA NGOZI. I formerly known and addressed as ONUH PATRICIA NGOZI now wish to be known and addressed as ORJI PATRICIA NGOZI. All former documents remain valid. General public to please note.

AJIDAGBA AYISAT ABIDEMI. I formerly known and addressed as UWANIKEHI DEBURA now wish to be known and addressed as AJIDAGBA AYISAT ABIDEMI. All former documents remain valid.

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The unending pains, groans of BRT commuters The introduction of the innovative Bus Rapid Transport, BRT, by the Lagos State Government a few years ago, to ease transport challenges in the state, was hailed by Lagosians, as capable of changing the face of the troubled Lagos transport system. However, recent developments facing the system may derail the lofty idea, in this report by FEMI GANIYU

ÏÏÏ The human queue was close to 100 meters-

long. School children, civil servants and traders were noticed in the queue, all waiting to catch the vehicles in the fleet of the Bus Rapid Transport, BRT, to their various destinations, including Ikorodu, Ojota and Maryland, all located along the ever-busy Lagos-Ikorodu transport corridor.

Similarly, at Obalende Terminus, CMS, LekkiAjah and Ikorodu, the usually long queues were also noticed, as potential commuters waited in vain for the blue and red colour buses to take them to their various destinations.

For those commuters, the sun was not friendly on that day. Highly scorching, and pierced through their skins like a razor blade. Women covered their heads with just anything they could find-handkerchiefs, clothes and umbrella.

Also, men, school children, covered their heads with handbags, books; some even pulled off their suits to cover their heads against the unfriendly weather.

Yet, the buses were not in sight. Sounds of hisses were heard, frustrations and long faces were noticed, as commuters waited agonizingly, for the vehicles. But that again could be described as scene 1.

Like a he-goat, nearly all the people were sweating profusely. But, surprisingly in the face of this adversity, they remained patient, looking over each other’s shouldiers whether the buses were approaching or not. But, that was not to be, until hours later.

And, then, the screaming, pushes, courses, and sometimes physical combat began, as some impatient, but desperate ones among them attempted to shunt, distorting the queues in the process. That was scene 2, before the buses tricked in.

This above scenario was what was noticed at the Tafawa Balewa end of Lagos Island, one of the terminals of the BRT, last Tuesday evening. And for many patrons of the blue buses and, even LAGBUS, its competitors, these were ssome of the experiences they faced daily.

From Ikorodu, to Lagos Island; Lekki-Ajah areas, among other prime corridors plied by the buses, customers go through pains, anguish to catch the buses and get to their destinations in good time.

For Mrs. Janet Emenike, a businesswoman, who sells children’s wares at the Balogun market on the Island, the buses have failed to meet customers’ expectations.

She said,” I live in Igbogbo, in Ikorodu, this is what we go through every morning. It is even worse in Ikorodu. You wait for long hours there, hoping to get to your destination to no avail; we are suffering; and the interesting aspect of it is that people are willing to patronize them, (BRT), but they are not efficient.

Investigations showed that, although the BRT has exclusive use of the so-called BRT lanes for which their competitors, LAGBUS, had been barred from using, the transport system lacks the

BRT buses

capacity to cope with the growing commuter demand.

It was further learnt that since the state government established the BRT scheme, especially under the leadership of former governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, SAN, using Public, Private Partnership, PPP, to drive the system, not much success had been recorded, in terms of efficient service to the people; yet, the potential is there.

Huge revenue running into millions of Naira is said to be made on a daily basis by the management of the system, their bank financiers and insurance underwriters.

Mr. Daniel Cyprian, another customer of BRT, who lives at Jibowu area, said, “I love BRT, but, what we go through these days can better be imagined; you want to avoid pick-pockets, one-chance robbers, delays and other disruptions along your routes by taking these buses, but, what you face is a different thing entirely; so disgusting”!

Investigations revealed that, although the system was funded by a consortium of banks, Lagos State Government occupies the driver’s seat, through the Lagos Metropolitan Transport Agency, in the effort to ease transport system in the state through modern innovation.

Also, the fares charged by the buses are pocket-friendly compared to those charged by Volkswagen buses, otherwise called Danfo buses. For example, it costs N70 to take a bus from TBS to Jibowu, while it costs N150 from Obalende to Ikorodu, unlike the yellow buses, which charged between N250-N300 for the same trip.

But, the idea seems to be hitting the rocks, as some of the officials were alleged to be helping themselves with the revenue generated therefrom,

such that, in the recent past, following allegations of poor management and corruption, labour crisis threatened the system denting its image in the process.

Only recently, workers in the organization (blue buses) went on strike over non-payment of salaries and poor working conditions, throwing commuters into confusion; and it took the persuasion and intervention of the state government to resolve it.

Besides, many of the LAGBUS buses in particular, have become weather-beaten and rickety, just as several of its drivers had been accused of over speeding; sometimes, resulting into fatal accidents and, in extreme cases, deaths.

But another source said that the situation in BRT is like a time bomb waiting to explode. “The (blue) buses were acquired last year at even higher costs, I think, instead of the market price of N7m each, it was (allegedly) bought for N11m each; I can tell you that by next year, when they would be due for service, the organization will have problems servicing them because of foreign exchange problems, high cost of auto parts and other issues they will face.”

Only recently, workers in the organization (blue buses) went on strike over non-payment of salaries and poor working conditions

LAGBUS,which is being overseen by the state’s ministry of transportation, is even more peculiar, as unknown to many people, there were several licensees of the system, before the centre could not hold again.

For example, last year, the franchise given to LAGBUS was withdrawn by the government; in fact, the government banned the buses from plying the exclusive BRT lanes paving the way for the blue buses, a development that had led to the sacking of many LAGBUS drivers and caused a sour relationship between the government and the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, who were initial stakeholders of the system.

Although the management has said it was ready to deliver excellent services to the clients, including giving free ride to Lagosians during public holidays like Eid-el Kabir; Christmas and New Year; and assuring that with the acquisition of more blue buses, commuters in the state would be adequately/effectively served, Lagosians are not impressed, as observers have attributed the challenges facing the system to poor management and corruption.

According to Mr. Tijanni Adewale, an insurance worker, “I think, the management has become overwhelmed by the challenges facing them.”

He said when compared to other climes, like Britain, where such transport systems are run more efficiently even alongside rail, air and river transport, Nigeria’s case is a different matter altogether.

He regretted that those put in positions of authority were always carried away by personal aggrandizement rather than service to the people, saying that this attitude must stop.

This may be true, as the current Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, had, last year, sacked Mr. Tunde Disu, the chief executive of the BRT, who had succeeded Mr. Rotimi Oyekan, the erstwhile boss of the organisation.

Again, it was learnt that the number of the buses in the fleet of the BRT has diminished remarkably, and, it cannot, therefore, cope with the demands of the ever-growing commuters, whose rank is robustly swelled daily by migrants into the self-styled state of Centre of Excellence.

However, it was further learnt that although the state government had decimated the use of Molue as a means of transport, and is determined to phase-out their Volkswagen, otherwise called Danfo, the poor service delivered by BRT may be giving the government goose pimples.

And this explained why another customer said that inadequate buses was the greatest challenge facing BRT management.

According to Mr. Layi Oladapo, a transport consultant, “Government should not run the system in whatever guise. “Many state governments had run transport system in the past and failed; BRT may, after all, not be an exception; so, we should allow more private participation in transportation to meet the critical needs of the over 20 million Lagosians.”

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Spies of our destinies Who is a SPY? A spy is a person who secretly watches, examines and gather information of an individual or organisation to expose them or for selfish interest.

Facts about spies Spies are to give report. They are also to spot from a distance, they are always totally committed to their assignments Types of spies Physical spy monitor physically, they also check activities, while Spiritual spy monitor powers, and agents etc: Eph 6 Purpose for spies Check details on purpose of spies in Numbers 13:17 entails description of the people, land, people dwelling in that land whether they are weak, few or many, rich or poor and sight-seeing.

Timing: Numbers: 13:20, the spices were to check the season of the 1st grape. The time of your harvest is important to them so they can destroy the harvest.

Star timing “Matt 2:7, Herod called the wise men secretly to know the exact time the star of Jesus Christ appeared. The Herodic kingdom for a long time according to prophecy and history knew and expected another king for a long time that will be a rival to this Herodic kingdom who unlawfully enthroned Israel.

The appearance of the wise men started a puzzle and fear in King Herod and when he saw he couldn’t get the information re-

Prophecies of the week This week from today become a pillar of fire against all your spies in Jesus Name. quired, he ordered the killing of all males between 2 years and below.

Political spies: the men of Judah Judges 15:10-14 agreed to sell out Samson over to the philistines but the power of God brought a mighty deliverance.

Prophetic spies: Joshua, the successor of Moses sent two spies which were protected

by Rahah, the prostitute. She was given certain instructions which she carried out that saved her family through the ‘’red scarlet cord’’ she tied to her window. The red scarlet cord was the seal of covenant for her re-

muneration, in allowing the spies to escape from Jericho.

Gate of hell spies: 2 Tim 4:7, Paul referred to Alexandra the coppersmith that did a lot of evil to Paul’s ministry. God allowed men to be our adversary for us to be on our toes in our battle of life and destiny.

Steps of destroying our spies Call on the attar: Josh 22:34, the attar is the base of every destiny whether known or unknown physically or spiritually, legally or illegally. The power on the attar is the Blood of Jesus always speaking on the attar.

By Henry Akinbolade-Roberts Two kinds of birds were sent out of Noah’s ark to bring the good news.

The raven roamed away, while the Dove returned with the good news of peace into a new world.

THE ORACLE To always have the consequences of returning to Him that sent you here is wisdom of the Holy Ghost when that mind is found in you; your assignment on earth is bound to be fulfilled because He that sent you wills that you must depend on Him and not on your own understanding. He wants you to always return.

Let the hand of Jehovah draws you back into this boat that lift in Judgment, rely not on your own understanding in the atmosphere of Judgment.

Total dependent on Him is the secret of sailing high, in drowning trust His hands that is been held out for re-instruction to rebuild. You need to return to be re-instructed, you need to return to be re-informed and re-arranged, trust the hand that sent you forth to dominate the earth, the hand that sent you out to explore the earth.

The return of a messenger with tangible evidence of his purpose is the result of His faithful return for re-information until

Smoke of confusion: Josh 8:20 it will disorganize them Deal with Adonyah’s spirit: 1Kg 1:26 send the spirit of division segregation, envy, error into their midst. It is distraction from focusing on their spies.

Judgmental decrees: Josh 9 the cubicles till date are wood cutter and water fetchers in Israel because they lied to Joshua that they are neighbours. This lie earned them curse of a beggar.

Prayer points 1.Evil spies assigned, allotted for my destiny, glory, star, die by fire with your successors in Jesus Name. 2. Good Spies assigned for my lifting like the wise men, locate, protect, and defend my glory in Jesus Name. 3. I decree and declare powers of spies tormenting my glory and frustrating my efforts in Jesus Name.

Send out the Dove Oracle from genesis 8:1-22

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you gain ground for dominion. You coming back to the assignment after the return guarantees better success than the former outing.

The reason is the mind to always return for re-information. The olive leaf in the beak of the dove shows progress in discovery of your purpose. Dove as a symbol of the Holy Spirit teaches every serious believer in Christ Jesus that when you always return to God, you can’t miss destiny and its fulfillment.

God finally release you into your destiny when He sees that your progress in discovery is in line with His programme for you.

God notice how you are maturing in purpose. At this stage in life He pushes you out fully for exploit and dominion, listen God never see failure in the life of anyone who always return to Him for re-information.

So the secret of positive result in the life of saint is always returning for re-information.

Going out of God’s hand and never to come back does not mean you will not return to God or give report of your stewardship. What it mean is that your mandate is now clear to you than when you started.

Now you are going not to come back for formative stage again, but to enter into fulfillment stage with assurance of perfect report of your stewardship.

Build an altar, for a new beginning in bringing God into the foundation. Let your own altar be rich with sacrifices that is pleasing to God. Altar that lack sacrifice of thanksgiving turn around to destroy who built it, while altar is also a place of covenant alignment with God. Some time on the altar, God places demand i.e. where He makes a choice of the sacrifice that comes to Him. The first altar of our lives as children of God is our heart, preparing our heart for God, making it clean and bringing a holy sacrifice from it in worship. This is pleasing to God. Right and pleasing aroma from your altar changes the wrath from God to wonder of divine covenant. A pleasing aroma from your altar can open you to eternal bliss, permanent favour and perpetual blessing from one generation. The consciousness of

By Prophetess Ronke Akin-Ooye 08087414122

preparing an altar is in the attitude of the founding fathers. Any foundation that is not built on the contact place with God, has no eternal value and whatsoever that come from there ends in vanity.

A pleasing aroma avert curses, it turns curses to blessing. Pleasing aroma from an altar revokes generational curses and brings a new day of great blessing. Once at the point of the beginning of anything in life with God, no evil appearance can contend with God. Why? Because God is at the foundation. Altar of God or an altar to God in any foundation guarantees divine sanity and security of a race or a nation. Who are at the foundation of your race, at the foundation of your church, at the foundation of the business you found yourself as partner.

If they are not God conscious and God fearing, then what they build is chaos.

A pleasing aroma from an altar built for God of Israel guarantee everlasting bond of bountiful life of sowing and reaping, seeding and harvesting. It is not everyone who sows that reaps his or her expectation.

The contact arena for sowing and reaping your expectations, your worth and value is in the place of altar that reels out a pleasing aroma. God is not far from you if only you can prepare Him an altar and let a pleasing aroma flow from it.

Prophetic prayer: Lord, two birds were sent out of Noah’s Ark, the raven and dove, the raven roamed to and fro, while the dove returned before she finally went to give her feet rest, I will return and have my rest with you.

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Ghana president-elect pledges to improve ties with Nigeria Val Okara, Owerri

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President-elect of Ghana, Mr. Akufo Addo, said he will improve on the relationship between Nigeria and Ghana.

He made the promise at the Imo Day of Thanksgiving held on Monday in Owerri the state capital.

Addo observed that Nigeria/ Ghana relationship should be an example of good relationship for the rest of West Africa région. ``I am determined, follow-

Indigenous contractors want Indians back in steel company Isaac Olamikan, Warri

ÎÎÎThe Udu Indigenous Con-

tractors Association of Nigeria, have cried out demanding for the return of Nigeria’s premier steel company to the Indian company under which they did business.

This is contained in a letter to President Muhamadu Buhari and signed on behalf of its members by Happy Seiki and Prince Joshua Efe, Chairman and Head of Debt Collation Committee respectively, Udu Indigenous Contractors Association of Nigeria.

The association berated the sacking of the Indian company and sale of the company to one Premium Steel and Mining Company Asset Management Company of Nigeria (AMCON) as a result of debts owed several banks by the Indians, noting that nothing has been done since the new buyer assumed position.

The association also accused AMCON for allegedly closing down the company even though it paid all salaries and arrears including bills before it dispersed the over three thousand workers of the company just as it demanded an explanation for its actions against the former operators.

It also described AMCON of intervention in the affairs of the Indian operators in DSC as “destructive” and ill-advised, noting that the company would have overcome the debt burden owed if she was given the opportunity and time.

According to the association, “five years after AMCON’s incursion into DSC, the plant has remained closed with over one thousand of the staff having lost their lives.”

ing the mandate my people have conferred on me to do everything to establish good relations with the leadership of this great country, Nigeria, because together we can work for the construction of a better Africa.”

The visiting President-elect further added that Ghanaians value so much their relationship with Nigeria which dates back to years, stressing that the stronger the ties, the better for the rest of Africa.

Nigeria’s former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, who was the Guest Speaker at

the occasion stated that he was particularly delighted to join Imo people in thanking God for what He has used their governor to do in the state.

He stressed that he was amazed to see a new Owerri town because the Owerri capital he saw on arrival is quite different from the one he used to know.

“Rochas Okorocha was my unpaid adviser who helped me in most of the good policies I initiated as a president. ``I want to congratulate him because he has changed the face of Owerri. I know this city

very well. As I came today I was forced to ask, is this the Owerri that I used to know or another Owerri?”

In his address of welcome, Governor Okorocha said the Imo Day of Thanksgiving is not only for All Progress Congress (APC) members in the state.

He said that the event was for the whole of Imo people regardless of political affiliations, saying ``the thanksgiving was for Imo people to thank God for what he has done in the lives of the state and her people.’’

Okorocha said what his administration has achieved in

the state would not have been possible without God. He thanked the former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, and President-elect of Ghana, Nana Akufor Addo for honouring the invitation.

Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, who chaired the occasion, described Gov. Okorocha as a statesman who knows when to play politics and when to offer leadership to his people.

He said the governor has never discriminated against people based on partisan politics but has continued to carry everybody along.

Bola Ige’s murder: I lost everything to my arrest, says suspect Sodiq Adekunle, Osogbo

ÎÎÎLekan Oyediran, one of

those arrested but later released in connection with the murder of Chief Bola Ige, has lamented the loss of his arrest.

Among the loss he recounted were his investment in a drug store and death of his wife before he gained freedom.

He spoke at the 15th year remembrance and memorial lecture of Odunayo Olagbaju , who died in 2001 during the crisis that rocked Alliance for Democracy.

During the occasion held at Ile-Ife, Osun state, political associates, friends and families of the deceased eulogised him for “fighting for the oppressed.”

According to him, he did not regret his involvement in the crisis, especially the struggle to secure a gubernatorial ticket for Iyiola Omisore.

When asked about his feelings over his arrest in connection to Bola Ige’s death, he said, “I have no regret. The only regret I have is that the people we fought for did not deserve it.

That struggle also had a little

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“We fought a good fight, we identified with the right people but we could have also done it in a different way with a different approach.

“All the 24 of us that were arrested in relations to the death of Bola Ige are all innocent. We didn’t know anything about it.

I spent almost two years there.

I lost everything; I am a pharmacist; I lost my chemist and even my wife before I came back.

“So, it is a kind of thing that

makes me sad a lot. Omisore is very innocent of the killing.

The investigation carried out by the Nigerian police and all the security agencies exonerated Omisore and all other suspects arrested along with him. He was taken to court and acquitted, discharged and cannot be arrested until there is a new clue.”

Oyediran, who was a lawmaker in Osun state between 1999 to 2001, alleged that those who pointed accusing fingers at them (arrested suspects) needed to be probed for Bola Ige’s death.

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Lalong’s 2017 budget gives priority To works, Transport Chijioke Kingsley, Jos

ÎÎÎGovernor Simon Lalong

on Tuesday presented the Year 2017 Budget proposal of N132billion to the House of Assembly, assuring that the budget would be judiciously implemented to continue the massive infrastructural renewal and the enhancement of Plateau State as one of the foremost destination for peace and tourism in Nigeria.

The Governor, who christened the 2017 budget as “A Budget Of Rescue And Confidence Building”, said it would focus on continues development of infrastructure, with the Ministry of Works and Transport gulping a whooping sum of N16billion.

In his words, “as a condition for Socio-Economic Development of the State and confidence building in governance and social services delivery, Government has already invested so much in this sub-section. Our attention will still be geared towards the completion of on-going road projects and the commencement of key once.

“To this end, the sum of Sixteen Billion four hundred and eight million Naira (N16,408,000,00.00), only is provided for the provision of infrastructures within the rural and urban areas of the State”, he said.

Giving the key components of budget, Lalong said recurrent expenditure is estimated at N75,515billion, while N64,279billion would be dedicated to capital expenditure, representing 48.44 percent of total budget estimate.

He emphasized that road construction, rehabilitation and maintenance would be one of the key focuses of the budget, adding that efforts would be geared towards roads that will open up the hinterlands, improve connectivity in the State and reduce travel time.

However, the Governor said that the estimate for the 2017 budget is less than the approved budget for the 2016 fiscal year with the sum of N13, 993 billion.

According to him, the drop in the estimate is as a result of continuous fall in the revenue accruing from the Federal Allocation arising from the fall in prize of oil as well as the oil output due to crisis in the oil region. “This therefore means we need to make realistic projections to reflect the current economic realities”, he said.

Bahamas 2017: Azeez makes case for Supersand Eagles

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upersand Eagles player Abu Azeez says there is a lot of work to be done by Nigeria if they are to make an appreciable impact at the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in the Bahamas next year.

Nigeria lost the final of the CAF Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations 8-4 to Senegal on Sunday but had

already done enough to qualify for the world event.

Azeez, who came out of retirement to feature in the tournament hosted

by Nigeria, insists preparations must begin in earnest if Nigeria will not be in the Bahamas to make up the numbers.

“I must say it was a rewarding

competition though we didn’t win the title as we planned,” Azeez told supersport.com.

“This is by far the hardest competition I’ve ever played with the national side as all the games were extremely difficult.

“The only game that was a bit soft was the game against Morocco but

even at that we had to dig deep. We were in our elements that day.

“Many of the teams have improved tremendously and the level is higher now. It shows Nigeria has a lot of work to do.”

On Nigeria’s chances at the Beach Soccer World Cup in the Bahamas, Azeez said a lot of things has to

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Rangers, Rivers Utd know CCL foes today N

igeria champions Enugu Rangers and runners-up Rivers United will today know their opponents in next year’s CAF Champions League (CCL) when the draw for the competition is done.

Rangers last featured in the competition in 2013, while Rivers United as Dolphins played in the tournament in 2012.

The preliminary rounds of the Champions League will begin in mid-February with the group stages slated for May. Next year, the Champions League will be played on a new format with 16 teams drawn into four groups of four clubs

playing a mini-league.

The top two teams in each group will qualify for the quarterfinals to be played on a knockout basis.

This year, seven-time Nigeria champions Enyimba reached the group stage of the annual tournament, while Warri Wolves were eliminated in the first round.

Nigeria’s representatives in the CAF Confederation Cup, Wikki Tourists and FC IfeanyiUbah will also be drawn in the preliminary rounds of the second-tier continental club competition, which will also have an expanded group stage of 16 teams.

Sports ministry,coaches chant war song PIUS OSEMWEGIE

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igeria’s sport federations may begin the upcoming sports season on a crisis note as a group of coaches gear up to embark on a work to rule

change if Nigeria stands a chance to impress in Nassau.

“A lot has to change with the system here. We don’t have a proper league that will keep players in shape. We only gather in camp for a few weeks when there is a competition,” the former Kwara United star said.

action in the new year.

The group made up of about thirty coaches belong to the category hired by the National Sports Commission as contract staff as a result of having faith in their ability to perform.

Minister of Youth and Sports, Bar. Solomon Dalung.

Most of them are tested hands who have done the country proud in their hay days as athletes.

Extra Time discovered that trouble is brewing over the non-payment of nearly ten months salary owed the coaches by the commission.

The last time payment alert rang on their phones was one month back when the commission settled a paltry one month salary across board.

Some of the coaches who spoke on grounds of anonymity said that the informal representations/ appeals have been sent

to very highly placed officers of the commission with response of “we are discussing it”.

Sources close to the commission confirmed the development but could not place a finger on steps being taken to address the situation.

The affected coaches serve in some of the top rated federations such as athletics, boxing and basketball. It was also revealed that the indebtedness is not limited to Nigerians alone as a foreign coach serving in athletics is on the list of those being owed.

Rangers International of Enugu.

Seven Cameroun

stars pull out of AFCON

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he Indomitable Lions of Cameroun are in total disarray ahead of next year’s AFCON in Gabon after as many as seven players on their 35-man provisional squad including Premier League stars Joel Matip and Allan Nyom opted out.

Cameroun coach Hugo Bros raised alarm over the availability of the country’s top stars for Gabon 2017.

Liverpool defender Matip, Nyom from West Bromwich Albion, Ajax Amsterdam goalkeeper Andre Onana, Guy Roland Ndy Assembe of Nancy and Andre Zambo Anguissa from Olympique Marseille have withdrawn from the four-time African champions squad to Gabon 2017.

Others who have opted out are Maxime Poundje of Bordeaux and Ibrahim Amadou from Lille.

Matip has insisted on continuing his self-imposed exile from international football after his bad experience with the previous Indomitable Lions coaches, while Onana, Assembe, Nyom have put club before country so as to maintain first-team places at their various clubs.

Poundje has opted to try his luck with France instead of Cameroun.

However, Cameroun could still get these top stars to feature at the AFCON should they report them to world football governing body FIFA. For the 2017 AFCON, Cameroun are drawn in Group A alongside hosts Gabon, Burkina Faso and debutants Guinea Bissau.

They are also pitched against Nigeria, Zambia and Algeria in the qualifying tournament for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

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NIGERIA PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE WITH ANDREW EKEJIUBA

CIU players

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unpaid salaries,

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igeria Federation Cup winners, FC Ifeanyiubah (FCIU) owned by billionaire oil magnate Dr. Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah have been granted a short break, but the players are heading home without three months’ salaries.

And they have also not been paid for winning this year’s Federation Cup, which has qualified them to play in next year’s CAF Confederation Cup. The players were each paid N50,000 instead and this

did not go down well with many of them.

“Most of us are not happy that we were not paid our salaries as well as the bonus for the Federation Cup final win,” lamented one of the affected players.

“As far as I am concerned, the club owner’s has misplaced his priorities. He has the money but he needs to deal with needs according to their order of priority.

“Anyway that is one-man business for you.”

Rangers ace Matthew signs new deal R

angers assistant captain Etim Matthew has extended his contract at the Nigeria champions after a pay row was resolved.

The fullback had earlier spurned the initial offer Rangers made to him, threatening to take up more tempting offers.

“I have finally renewed my contract with Rangers after we agreed my personal terms,” he revealed.

“The new offer was acceptable to both parties.

I am much happier now.

“I was ready to walk out on the club if they had failed to meet my terms not minding the fact that they will feature in the CAF Champions League next year.”

He has featured for Nigeria at the 2016 CHAN as well as for the NPFL All-Stars on a recent playing tour of Spain.

Etim Matthew (right) on the prowl for Rangers.

Proprietor of FCIU, Dr. Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah.

Gyang: Pillars will be NPFL champs!

Kano Pillars attacking midfielder, Amos Gyang has said his side will be champions in the upcoming Nigerian top-flight.

The former Nigerian champions have been involved in virtually all the preseason matches under their new head coach, Mohammed Baba Ganaru aimed at claiming the top spot in the new season.

Gyang said the quality of their preparations are quite convincing that the side will not miss the podium dance in the coming 2016/17 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL).

“Seriously, we are leaving no stone unturned in the on-going preseason programmes.

“We have one mind right now to return to the Nigerian summit when the new season will come to an end.

“We work daily thinking of becoming the Nigerian champions once again.

“Though we did not perform to our expectations in the out-gone season but I know Kano Pillars remain a force to be reckoned with in the domestic front.

“There are two key trophies to play for in the coming football season, NPFL and Federation Cup hopefully Kano Pillars will not miss either or both of the titles.

“We want to return to the continental football scene where we rightly belong,” said the former Giwa FC winger.

Ajiboye takes fight

against Wolves to NFF

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oalkeeper Dele Ajiboye has taken his fight to quit Warri Wolves and also be paid his outstanding salaries and other entitlements by the club.

The former Nigeria Olympic goalkeeper has agreed to join Plateau United after the expiration of his Warri Wolves contract this past season.

However, Wolves have said they will only release him if he agreed to forfeit his five months’ salaries as well as a clearance fee the Warri club had promised to pay him.

Ajiboye has now taken his fight to save his career to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) players’ status and arbitration committee.

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he adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee, chaired by Hans-Joachim Eckert, has opened formal adjudicatory proceedings against Amos Adamu, former president of the West African Football Union and former member of the CAF and FIFA Executive Committees, based on the final report submitted by the investigatory chamber.

The investigations against Adamu

conducted by Dr Cornel Borbély, chairman of the investigatory chamber of the Ethics Committee, were opened on March9, 2015 and the final report was passed to the adjudicatory chamber on December 2, 2016. In the final report, the investigatory chamber recommends a sanction of a two-year ban from all football-related activities (administrative, sports and any other) and a fine of CHF 20,000 for violations of arts 13, 15 and 19 of the

De Conde vows to frustrate Ndidi’s Leicester move

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enk director of sport, Dimitri De Conde has insisted that he will frustrate Wilfred Ndidi’s move to Leicester City in the January transfer window.

The Premier League champions

Ndidi

have already agreed to sign the Nigerian international in a deal worth £15million after completing medical with the club.

De Conde also stated that the club is already planning to replace the player next summer if he eventually joins the Foxes next month, adding that Leicester are not the only club interested in the 20-year-old midfielder.

“Seeing Ndidi and Leon Bailey leave in January? It’s possible, but I’m going to do everything in my power to stop it from happening,” De Conde told reporters.

Ndidi, who can play in the midfield or anywhere across the backline is expected to replace N’Golo Kante, who joined Chelsea after helping the King Power Stadium outfit clinch their very first English topflight title.

FIFA Code of Ethics (FCE).

The adjudicatory chamber under its chairman Hans-Joachim Eckert has studied the report carefully and decided to institute formal adjudicatory proceedings against Adamu.

In the course of the proceedings, the party will be invited to submit his position including any evidence with regard to the final report of the investigatory chamber (art. 70 par. 2 of the FCE), and

may request a hearing (art. 74 par. 2 of the FCE).

For reasons linked to privacy rights and the presumption of innocence until proven guilty, Extra Time gathered that the adjudicatory chamber will not publish further details at the present time.

Adamu, 63, was first banned for three years and fined in November 2010 by the FIFA ethics committee for breaching bribery rules.

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Telecoms operators record 35,655 MNP activities in October – NCC

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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has revealed that a total of 35,655 Mobile Number Portability (MNP) activities were recorded in the month of October.

This is contained in the “Incoming and Outgoing Porting Activities of Mobile Network Operators” report of the commission obtained by the Daily Times.

The report indicated that there was a decrease of 715 in the MNP activities in the month of October, as against the 36,370 recorded in September.

It said that of the 35,655 porting activities in October, 17,996 were incoming porting activities, while 17,659 were outgoing activities.

The report also indicated that in the outgoing table, 6,409 subscribers moved from telecommunications giant, MTN Nigeria, to other networks through the MNP in October.

According to the report, 5,243 customers moved from Airtel Nigeria to other networks in the month under review.

The report recorded that 4,638 subscribers moved from Globacom to others, while 1,369 customers of Etisalat Nigeria ported to other networks within the same period.

However, in the incoming table, the report said Etisalat enjoyed the exercise most as it led with an additional 14,027 customers on its network in October.

MTN Nigeria came second on the gainers’ list, as it added 1,563 subscribers to its customer strength.

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Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, minister of Science and Technology, has expressed anxiety over the state of the economy, stressing that Indians are gradually buying over MTN Nigeria.

According to Onu, not less than 75 percent ownership of MTN has been acquired by Indians.

The minister who was represented by Mr. Adeyemi Adebayo,

assistant director, Information Communication and Technology, (ICT) at the Ministry of Science and Technology, disclosed this in Abuja during the inaugural press conference of the Computer-Based Test, (CBT) Centre Proprietors’ Association of Nigeria, (CPAN) with the theme: the impact of ICT in CBT system of examination.

Onu said government does

not want foreigners to take away technological opportunities meant for Nigerians.

“Indians are gradually buying over MTN in Nigeria now and one of the bad things about this development is that Indians now have the capacity to administer what MTN does by physically employing Nigerians.

“They want the capacity to do that from their country and if

we in Nigeria allow all these opportunities to go it will not speak well.

“Indians have now taken over not less than 75 percent of MTN and the control of MTN is not from Indian not even from Nigeria and if your association is not taken over this CBT may be Indians will come and take over CBT. “You people are doing a great CONTINUED ON PAGE B2

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Why May & Baker’s 2017 proposed N3bn rights may not fly Bonny Amadi A cross section of market analysts has expressed concern that the proposed N3 billion rights issue of May & Baker Plc in 2017 may not generate the expected interest as the company is threatened like others by foreign exchange challenge.

Daily Times findings show that the company like other

pharmaceutical companies in Nigeria are facing stiffer operational challenges based on the volatility of the exchange rate which continues to erode earnings and increase cost.

A market analyst who spoke on condition of anonymity said that hence investors now work on short and medium term basis because of prevailing Nigerian investment environment. The

foreign exchange challenge reduces operations and earnings of companies which retard higher dividend payout or earnings via equity price growth.

This, he said, coupled with high lending rate and reduced liquidity to back expected rise in sales, points to a future of uncertainty, even as expected boost in national income from the rise in oil price may not hedge against a further

decline in naira value.

Meanwhile, Managing Director, May & Baker Nigeria Plc, Mr. Nnamdi Okafor, was reported to have said recently that the company has not abandoned the proposed N3 billion rights issue to boost working capital.

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work. The government does not want people from other countries to come and take away our technology. I believe that if we have associations like CPAN, they can regroup from the telecom companies they can take back what Indians have taking away from Nigeria.

“MTN Nigeria is actually a Nigerian company, they came from South Africa but who are the people doing the work, are they not Nigerians?”

Onu said Nigeria has not adequately exploited the potentials of the Information Communication and Technology, (ICT) hence weakening the economy.

According to him, the country’s productivity capacity to compete with the world has also been weakened, adding that the repercussion is that Nigeria may not have international competitive products in the world.

CIBN ex-president urges govt to revive microfinance sector A former President of the Chattered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN), Mr. Ikechukwu Unegbu, has called on the Federal Government to reposition the microfinance sector to assist the active poor in the recession period.

Unegbu stated on Tuesday in Lagos that a vibrant microfinance sector would hasten the country’s efforts out of the economic recession.

He said that besides the recapitalisation of the Bank of Industry (BoI) to assist small-scale businesses, the active poor who could not approach the BoI needed to be carried along.

“Besides BoI, the government should reposition and grant incentives to microfinance banks to serve the active poor.

“The help can be in the form of tax holiday to stimulate the economy, just like it was done during the regime of Ibrahim Babangida.

“The bank’s focus should be mainly to give loans to those into agriculture and its value chain as well as cottage firms where the bulk of the people are,” he said.

Unegbu also commended President Muhammadu Buhari for including the recapitalisation of the BoI to the tune of N15 billion in the 2017 budget.

NAN reports that Buhari, while submitting the 2017 budget to the National Assembly on Dec. 14, said the aim was to enable it to boost the SMEs sector.

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Arik Air suffers setback as aviation unions shut down operations Chukwukwuemeke Iwelunmo, Joy Ekeke Passengers who arrived at the general aviation terminal base of Arik Air to catch the Tuesday morning flight to their various destinations were shocked to find a horde of aviation union workers barricading the entrance to the airline’s ticket counters.

The union workers, drawn from the National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE), National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) and Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN), protested against non-payment of workers’ salary as well as the airline’s alleged anti-labour practices.

The protesters displayed placards, some of which read ‘ARIK owes staff seven months’ salary’, ‘defaults in taxes and other statutory deductions, criminalizes trade unionism and union mem-

bership’, Sacking union executives at will,’ ‘No salary, No flight Arik Air,’ ‘Modern slavery/apartheid in Arik Air: We say no to slavery,’ ‘Every worker has the right to protection against unjustified dismissal in accordance with union laws and national laws and practices,’ among others.

Some of the workers who spoke to reporters on condition of anonymity said the workers had been putting up with antilabour practices for a long time and “this is just the climax.”

“There are so many things to talk about which are not for public consumption. What you hear us say today in the open are just snippets of the goings-on in the company. We have been suffering in silence for so long and we want an end to it. This is Christmas time and we have not been paid for seven months. How does the airline want us to cope at a time like this? We have our families; we have bills to pay, children’s school fees to pay and so many

other responsibilities. It is ungodly to hire people and at the end of the month you don’t pay them,” he said.

Another staff who also craved anonymity said a labourer is worthy of his wages and wondered why the company would not pay its workers “but will threaten staff with sack and other sanctions at the slightest provocation.”

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FG approves 13% derivation revenue for mineral producing states — Fayemi The Federal Government has given approval for the implementation of the constitutionally guaranteed 13 percent derivation from mineral revenues to deserving states The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, announced this on Tuesday at a 2-day workshop on Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) in the development of mining sector in Sokoto.

He said the workshop would encourage beneficial participation

of state governments in natural resources governance.

“We have gotten approval for the implementation of the constitutionally guaranteed 13 per cent derivation for mineral revenue to states.

“This is similar to the derivation that oil-producing states are currently enjoying from the Federation Account.

Fayemi said that the Federal Government was working closely to build the capacity of state governments in the structuring of

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the vehicles to participate in mining in their jurisdictions.

He added that this was without undermining private sector players nor discouraging mining enterprise within their states.

Gov. Aminu Tambuwal said that the state would work with the Federal Government to formalize and manage the artisanal miners.

Tambuwal assured that the government would also work with defence and security agencies to curb illegal mining in the state.

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circumstances.

“We have not abandoned the rights issue because we still have a lot of borrowings from banks. We need equity funds and we are still working on it.

“We need money for technical input and we are taking some partners that will bring in technology to have returns for shareholders,” said Okafor “And we are looking forward to doing something in this regard by the first half of next year,’’ According to him, it has been a herculean task running any business in Nigeria, especially import dependent manufacturing businesses.

The company’s CEO acknowledged that accessing foreign exchange to buy raw materials and other input materials were greatly hampered, because of the inability of manufacturers to source forex through the official window.

Okafor was reported to have said that most factories that were still standing would be forced to close down if the forex challenges linger till 201.

This situation, if allowed to unfold, analysts maintained would further weaken the surviving companies, shrink earning opportunities and positive market hearsay.

With increased hostility in Niger Delta which weakens gains from increased oil price, terror attacks by Boko Haram terrorists, sustained the rise in the price of the dollar and unending agitation by separatist Biafra agitator, Nigerian operating environment still lacks the fairness to boost the confidence of both local and foreign investors.

Daily Times Nigeria Wednesday, December 21 , 2016

B3 Money Market

Dealers fret over likely elimination of parallel forex market Stories by Motolani Oseni Foreign exchange traders in the parallel segment of the market are currently in apprehension, as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) may soon eliminate the currency black market.

The parallel market is where the naira trades about 40 percent differential from the official rate against the dollar.

But yesterday in Lagos, fear of the unknown gripped the so-

External trade decline by N104b in Q3 – NBS The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed that external trade has slumped due to the imbalance between imports and exports.

According to NBS data, the total value of Nigeria’s external trade in the third quarter of 2016 was N 4,721.9 billion. This figure consisted of exports worth N2,309 billion and imports worth N2,413 billion, indicating a slight negative trade balance of N104 billion.

In previous quarters, the sector which contributed the most to total trade was crude oil, which was all for exports. In total, the sector accounted for N1,944 billion, or 41.2percent of the total trade in the third quarter of 2016.

The manufacturing sector had the second largest share of total trade, accounting for N1,218.3 billion or 25.8 percent of the total, but in contrast to crude oil, was dominated by imports.

Other oil products were also a prominent sector and accounted for N1,029.4 billion, or 21.8percent of the total.

The report further revealed that the remaining sectors were a relatively small proportion of total trade as raw materials accounted for 6.37 percent of the total, agriculture 4.43percent, solid minerals 0.43 percent, and trade in energy goods with negligible N0.1 billion. ‘‘In the third quarter, Nigeria had a particularly strong export relationship with India, with export intensities of 5.6, 8.3 and 3.9 July, August, and September respectively. Spain was also a key export market with intensities of 3.6, 4.4 and 1.9 during the same months”, the report stated

called roadside currency dealers following pronouncement by the finance minister, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, on Tuesday that the apex bank will try to eliminate the currency black market in the new year.

“The central bank has been directed to do this and has promised to do something by putting a system in place to eliminate the black market because it’s damaging the economy”, Adeosun told a conference.

Black-market operators in Ikeja, Lagos on Tuesday are already worried over the high possibility of scrapping them, according to our findings.

“Before the government came up with the idea of scrapping or eliminating us, the market in the last few months has been operating a controlled official price of N400 per US Dollar, I don’t know what they really want to benefit by eliminating us,” a dealer lamented.

The rate of the local currency still swings between N480 and 487 against a dollar at the parallel market, since the federal government and the Central bank strengthened efforts to ensure a better forex market in the country.

The CBN earlier this week

asked banks to submit bids for a “special currency auction” to clear the backlog of matured outstanding dollar obligations for selected sectors of the economy, traders said yesterday.

The apex bank instructed commercial lenders to submit backlog dollar demand from fuel importers, airlines, raw materials and machinery for manufacturing firms and agri-

Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun

cultural chemicals by 1500 GMT for a special forex intervention.

Nigeria is in its first recession in 25 years, caused by low global oil prices, which have cut the supply of dollars needed to fund imports.

However, the attacks by militants on pipelines in the oil-rich Niger Delta since January have reduced crude output, reducing dollars earned. The dollar shortage has caused many companies to halt operations and lay off workers, compounding the economic crisis.

But forex dealers said the CBN plans to sell “funded forwards of two to five months tenor” dollars to the targeted sectors at an auction ahead of the closure of the forex market for the year.

The CBN is expected to close all foreign exchange transactions this Friday ahead of its financial year end and the Christmas period.

It would be recalled that the central bank scrapped a 16-month-old peg of 197 naira to the dollar in June, but it continues to trade in the official market so that the naira remains far stronger against the dollar there than on the parallel market. The government has blamed that black market for damaging the already shaky economy.

The naira has traded around 305.5 naira to the dollar on the official interbank market since August, while it was quoted at 487 to the dollar on the parallel market on Tuesday.

Entrepreneur wins N5m in Heritage Bank-sponsored reality show An entrepreneur with the unique business idea of turning trash into beautiful furniture, Mrs. Marvis MarshalIdio, has won the Heritage Banksponsored entrepreneurial competition show, Next Titan Season 3.

The star prize is N5 million from Heritage Bank, which is the headline official sponsor of the competition and a brand new car from Coscharis Motors.

The Next Titan is Nigeria’s entrepreneurial reality TV show, a brainchild of Mide Kunle-Akinlaja, where thousands of ambitious young entrepreneurs compete with one another for a grand prize of N5 million and a brand new car to start his or her dream business.

At the grand finale held recently in Lagos, four finalists: Ronald Ajiboye, a first class graduate of a Russian University; Marvis Marshal-Idio; Victoria Mamza, founder of Wangarau Foods; and Sunday Ewolabi, founder of Naija Peanuts, competed for the star prize of N5 million and a brand new Ford

Group Managing Director, Heritage Bank Limited, Mr. Ifie Sekibo

Eco Sport.

The panel of judges made up of Chris Parkes, Chairman/CEO of CPMS Africa, an integrated marketing communications firm; Tonye Cole, CEO of Sahara Group and Lilian Olubi, CEO of Primera Africa Securities Limited unanimously upheld Marshal-Idio as the star prize winner.

The four finalists emerged from the top16 contestants with the

brightest ideas that were shortlisted from 50 aspiring entrepreneurs that were selected from auditions held in Abuja, Port-Harcourt, and Lagos recently.

The 16 contestants lived together and competed among themselves by carrying out weekly business tasks and challenges around Lagos for nine weeks on television and with weekly evictions in the boardroom by the

judges.

Divisional Head, Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME) of the bank, Mrs. Ori Ogba, said Heritage Bank sponsored the project because of its unrelenting desire to ignite the entrepreneurial spirit in Nigerians, adding that the bank which is just three years old started out by recognizing talents in Nigerian youths.

She said besides the Next Titan, the bank was also working with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigeria Youth Service Corp (NYSC) on the Youth Innovative Entrepreneurship Programme (YIEDP).

The YIEDP is aimed at empowering youths ages 18-35 years old with a particular focus on serving National Youth Corps members and Post-NYSC members (not more than five years post service) towards harnessing the latent entrepreneurial drive among the youths.

Mrs. Ogba said about 310 applicants have been approved by the CBN as beneficiaries of the programme in this first phase of the scheme.

Capital Market B4

Daily Times Nigeria Wednesday, December 21, 2016

Investors trade 248m shares worth N3.1bn Afolabi Adesola Market performance of the Nigerian Equities market continued to descend on Tuesday as investors moved 248 million shares worth N3.1 billion in a trading session that closed on a negative note.

The day’s transactions executed in 3,271 deals, and measured by volume dropped 5 percent to settle at 248.7 million units as against 262.9 million units traded previously, while value traded appreciated by 77 percent to close at N3.103 billion from N1.75 bil-

lion recorded in previous trading session.

The Nigerian Stock Exchange All Share Index (NSE ASI) lost 45.69 points to close at 25.540.87 points on Tuesday, while the market capitalization dipped N15.7 billion to close at N9.132 trillion.

Performance across sector remained bleak as the NSE Industrial Index emerged the day’s lone gainer adding 0.88 percent on account of a 4 kobo or 0.02 percent gain in Dangote Cement.

Other sectors that recorded losses were led by the Oil and Gas Index which dropped 1.85

percent following depreciation in Forte Oil and Total, while the Banking Index dropped 0.37 percent on account of losses recorded in Guaranty, FBN Holdings, Fidelity, Union Bank and Zenith Bank Top five most active stocks were United Bank for Africa (UBA) with 75.5 million units of shares valued at N345.2 million.

FBN Holdings followed with 29.1 million shares worth N99.8 million while Zenith Bank came third with 25.6 million shares worth N369.9 million.

GTB emerged the day’s fourth

most traded stock with 17.5 million shares worth N436.8 million while Sterling Bank came fifth having traded 15.7 million shares amounting to N11.3 million.

However, market breadth strengthened on renewed investors sentiment, closing with 21 gainers to 20 losers, Nascon Allied Industries led the day’s gainers with 5.26 percent to close at N7.60 per share, NEM followed with a 5 percent growth to close at 84 kobo per share while Julius Berger added 4.98 percent to close at 38.58 per share. UACProp and Diamond Bank gained

4.81 and 4.65 percent each to close at N2.18 and 90 kobo per share respectively.

On the other hand, Forte Oil recorded a 9.74 percent decline for the third consecutive day to lead the day’s decliners, closing at N94.69 per share, NCR followed with a drop of 5.12 percent to close at N8.53 per share. Vitafoam declined by 4.94 percent to close at N2.31 per share, United Capital lost 4.88 percent to close at N2.73 per share, while Transnationwide Express Plc declined 4.67 percent to close at N1.02 per share.

UBA, Union Bank equity prices converge at N4.57 per share Bonny Amadi Two Nigerian tier one banks United Bank for Africa (UBA) and Union Bank yesterday at the close of transaction on the floor of the Nigerian stock Exchange (NSE) were tied to same valuation by investors.

The convergence at the same pricing by the two banks, analysts say provides better opportunity for enhancement of portfolios, hence the tow provides sound earning opportunities.

The two banks which opened trade for the day at different prices with divergent offers and bids by dealing members of the exchange, paired at the same price of N4.57 per share at the close of trade.

Analysis of transaction for the day showed that UBA emerged the most active stock on the NSE yesterday with 75.5 million units of shares valued at N345.2 million in 162 deals.

The United Bank for Africa

(UBA) closed trade yesterday with market capitalization of N165, 797,435,291.54, per earnings ratio (PE) of 2.617 and weighted ratio of 0.0475. The bank’s shares outstanding stood at 36,279,526,322 shares. The bank firmed at N4.57 per share with appreciation on its equity price by N1.56, UBA 2016 result for the nine months ended 30 September 2016 showed progressive performance in earnings, deposit base , earning per share all driven by strategic engineering.

Net Interest Income grew by 10 per cent to N112, 073 billion from N102, 115 in the corresponding period of 2015.

Pre-tax profits grew by 7 per cent to N61, 555 billon from N57, 366 in 2015. The bank’s profit after tax for the Q3 period of 2016 grew by 8 per cent to N52, 269 from N48, 557 in 2015 Q3, while earning per share EPS rose by 5 per cent to 150 kobo from 143 kobo in the same period of 2015.

L – R: Sports Presenter/Producer, Mr. Mgbeoji Paterson; Outlet Owner, Mr. Chris Okorie; 1M Winner, Felicia Etaroghene; Ex – International, Mr. Victor Ezeji and Territory Manager, Trans – Amadi Town Territory Guinness, Mr. Francisco Demedeiros at the prize presentation of the Guinness Every Minute Made of Black Promotion in Port Harcourt.recently.

ATI to aid Benin attract US$15 billion developmental fund by 2021 Bonny Amadi

SEC gives clarification on registration with FDMQ Bonny Amadi, Afolabi Adesola The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a circular clarifying that only dealing members registered by the Commission are permitted to engage in capital market activities in the Nigerian capital market.

SEC made the clarification following concerns raised on the registration of dealing members with the Financial Market Dealers Quote OTC Exchange.

“The attention of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) has been drawn to a circular issued by a regulatory institution directing some

persons to register as dealing members with the FMDQ OTC Securities Exchange, an Exchange registered by the Commission” SEC had said.

According to the December 17 circular, signed on December 16th by management of the SEC, titled “Circular to the General Public on Regulatory Institution Directing Some Persons to Register as Dealing Members” The SEC noted that its attention has been drawn to a circular issued by a regulatory institution directing some persons to register as dealing members with the FMDQ OTC Securities Exchange, an Exchange registered by the Commission.

The African Trade Insurance (ATI) is to assist Benin Republic, the first African country to join the body in 2013, attract a total of $15 bilion by 2021.

The funds would help boost confidence of the country’s citizenry through its deployment to enhance renewable energy, agribusiness, manufacturing as well as small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) amongst others.

The ATI is a pan-African institution that provides political, investment and commercial risk insurance products.

A statement released by Apo on behalf of ATI made available to Daily Times Nigeria revealed that President, Patrice Talon, Benin’s newly appointed leader, is focusing on developmental initiatives with a five year development program launched last

week.

The program is aligned to the country’s Vision 2030 and places more emphasis on Public Private Partnerships (PPPs).

The developmental program sets out a strategy to attract US$15 billion of investments and to stimulate growth from the lower end to the top by 2021, the initiative which the ATI has bought into.

Stimulated by pointers that

show 40 per cent of the country’s population live below the poverty line and Benin ranked 166th out of 177 in the human development index (HDI) ranking, President Talon directed more energy towards converging the private sector in order to create beneficial public private partnership (PPP).

To attract investors, the president is also focusing on creating an open and transparent system of governance.

Summary of activities on NSE ASI DEALS VOLUME VALUE CAP

25,461.34 2,397.00 120,931,010.00 1,186,104,713.92 8,764,841,179,346.78

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Daily Times Nigeria Wednesday, December 21, 2016

D aily M ark e t Ro u n d U p

Th e Nig eria n st ock m ark e t co n tin u e d so u t h w ards as o bserve d yest erd ay. Th e A ll Sh are In d ex (ASI) dip p e d 0.2 % t o close a t 26,540.87 p oin ts d u e t o sell pressure in F O RTE (-9.7 %), G U A R A N T Y (-1.9 %) a n d D A N GSU G A R (-0.5 %). Accordin gly, m ark e t ca pit aliz a tio n e ase d by N15.7b n t o se t tle a t N9.1t n. M ark e t activity w as h o w ever mixe d as volu m e tra d e d dip p e d 5.4 % w hile valu e tra d e d rose 77.5 % t o close a t 248.7m u nits a n d N3.1b n resp ectively.

O il & G as In d e x E m e r g es T o p D ecli n e r O f t h e five m ajor sect ors w e track, t w o in dices, le d by t h e In d ustrial G o o ds in d ex a p precia t e d w hile t hre e d e precia t e d. Th e In d ustrial G o o ds ind ex w as u p 0.9 % o n incre ase d in t erest in W A PC O (+2.6 %) w hile t h e Insura nce in d ex a d d e d 0.4 % as a result o f price a p precia tio n in N E M (+5.0 %) a n d W A PIC (+0.5%). O n t h e flip sid e, t h e O il & G as in d ex record e d t h e hig h est p ullb ack, d o w n 1.8 % as F O RTE (-9.7 %) a n d ETERN A (-1.7 %) sh e d p oi n ts. This w as f ollo w e d by t h e Ba n kin g in d ex w hich slid 0.4 % d u e t o d eclin es in G U A R A N T Y (-1.9 %) a n d ZE NIT H (-0.1 %). Th e

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Price (N) 7.60 0.84 38.58 2.18 0.90 0.90 0.72 0.77 0.58 87.50

Price Ch g % 5.3 % 5.0 % 5.0 % 4.8 % 4.7 % 4.7 % 4.3 % 4.1 % 3.6 % 2.9 %

To p 10 Tr a d es b y V olu m e Tick er V olu m e (m) UB A 75.5 FBN H 29.1 ZENITHB A N K 25.6 G U ARA N TY 17.5 STERLN B A N K 15.7 A CCESS 13.8 UC AP 10.0 NB 6.2 W APC O 6.1 INTERLIN K 5.4 To p 10 Tr a d es b y V alu e

Price Ch g % 1.6 % -1.4 % -0.1 % -1.9 % 2.7 % 2.3 % -4.9 % 0.0 % 2.6 % -5.0 %

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Tick er NB G U ARA N TY ZENITHB A N K UB A W APC O D A N GCE M FBN H 7UP A CCESS U A CN

Price Ch g % 0.0 % -1.9 % -0.1 % 1.6 % 2.6 % 0.0 % -1.4 % 0.0 % 2.3 % -0.5 %

To p 10 Losers Tick er FO INTERLIN K VIT A F O A M UC AP TRA NSEXPR U NILEVER A FRIPRU D LIVEST O CK M A YB A KER G U ARA N TY

V alu e (m) 884.8 436.8 369.9 345.2 242.1 182.6 99.8 92.3 77.1 45.9

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Term of t h e d a y

Fin a nce M inist er, M rs. K e mi A d e osu n said in a st a t e m e n t o n Tu esd ay t h a t t h e Ce n tral Ba n k o f Nig eria in t e n ds t o elimin a t e t he Parallel m ark e t.

D e m u t u aliz a tio n is w he n a m u t u al com p a ny o w n e d by its users/m e m b ers co nverts in t o a com p a ny o w n e d by sh are h old ers. In ef f ect, t h e users/m e m b ers exch a n g e t h eir rig h ts o f use f or sh ares in t h e d e m u t u aliz e d com p a ny

t o d o som e t hin g by p u t tin g a syst e m in place t o elimin a t e t h e black m ark e t

A m arke t in w hich su pply is gre a t er t ha n d e m a n d, givin g b uyers a n

W e se e t his as a p ositive f or t h e eco n o my as t h e curre n t spre a d b e t w e e n t h e

a dva n ta g e.

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t h e mispricin g o f t he d o m estic curre ncy.

Maritime B6

Daily Times Nigeria Wednesday, December 21, 2016

NIMASA to enforce implementation of stevedoring laws Stories by Babajide Okeowo The Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside, has disclosed that the organization will now enforce in full the NIMASA Stevedoring Regulation, 2014 in order to strengthen stevedoring operations in all dock labour operational areas in the country.

He disclosed this in Lagos at a stakeholders’ sensitization seminar on the regulation.

Peterside stated that the regulation prescribes standard for the appointment and operations of stevedoring services at ports, terminals, jetties, onshore or off-

shore oil and gas or bonded terminals, inland containers depots (ICDs), off-dock terminals, dry ports, and platforms within the Nigerian Exclusive Economic Zone.

Represented by the agency’s Executive Director of Maritime Labour and Cabotage Services, Mr. Gambo Ahmed, the DG said that NIMASA will continue to ensure a working environment conducive for employers of maritime labour in the industry in line with international best practices. “… The Agency, under my watch, will strive to create the enabling environment for maritime labour employers to operate in line with International best practices.

As a competent authority for the implementation of

International Labour Organisation conventions and regulations, the agency will also conduct its maritimerelated affairs in the spirit of tripartism and consultation with all relevant stakeholders aimed at promoting a decent work agenda and moving the industry forward,” he declared.

Peterside reminded stakeholders of the need to adhere to high safety standards in their daily operations in order to reduce industrial accidents in the ports, jetties and terminals.

He also implored operators and dock labour employers to remunerate their workers adequately, stating that it will go a long way in enhancing productivity in all aspects of the industry.

Maersk Line launches app to ease shipping

Stakeholders at the event including the President of the National Association of Stevedoring Companies, Mr. Bolaji Sunmola, and Otunba Kunle Folarin of the Ports Consultative Council welcomed the sensitization programme and called for effective implementation and enforcement of its provisions.

In another development, NIMASA will partner with the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET) on meteorological data to ensuring safety of lives at sea.

Peterside made this disclosure when NIMET’s Director-General, Dr. Anthony Anuforom, and his management team paid visited NIMASA headquarters in Lagos.

Comptroller Yusuf Bashar, Customs Area Controller of Tin-Can Island Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (holding the microphone), displaying the assault rifles discovered in a container of personal effects to news men at the Command ….. Recently .

Customs boss warns against Yuletide arms smuggling Ï Caution importers against prohibited items The Customs Area Controller of The Tin-Can Island Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Comptroller Yusuf Bashar, has expressed concerns over the trafficking of arms and ammunition into the country by dubious importers who are taking advantage of the concession granted them by the Federal Government.

This is even as he warned importers to acquaint themselves with list of prohibited items both on the customs’ website and in the media.

Bashar made this disclosure when addressing the press on the latest interception of a container of personal effects brought into the country from the United

States with arms and ammunition concealed in it. According to Bashar, the vessel berthed in Nigeria from The U.S on the 29th of November and, upon examination the following day, the shocking discoveries were made.

The first set of ammunition was discovered in a 2004 Toyota Corolla car with chassis number 2DIBR32E54C30984. Two magazines with 10 live rounds of Hornady 40 Smith & Wesson bullets were discovered neatly packaged.

According to Bashar, what triggered suspicion of the men of the service was the neatly packaged nature of the container and he ordered his men to comb the container properly.

The command also intercepted

another container of a used Nissan Armada, 2007 model with Chassis No 5NIAA08A69N709779 in a container with the number MSCEU718443\6.

Bashar said that the vehicle contained one Omini American Tactical Riffle No AR48634 and another one Moasberg American Pump Action with No U648018.

He said that in addition to these two riffles, it discovered on further examination, in the same container, 3,500 pieces of Premier Hollow point (air gun pellets), and another package of 4,000 pieces of the ballistic.

“We also discovered nine pieces of military bullets proof vests; one piece of helmet with rain proof, one pistol pouch, one

Towards a paperless and hassle free shipping industry, Maersk Line, the world’s largest container shipping company, has launched a mobile app to manage and track cargo on the move. This app will allow users access to comprehensive information on shipments, track cargo in real time, check schedules, changes in destination and documentation.

Commenting on this development, Mr. Franck Dedenis, Managing Director, Maersk Line (India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh), said: “We are excited to announce the launch of this mobile app which will help find and manage cargo in an instant.

We constantly strive for improving and simplifying our interaction with our customers.

This will enable customers to further strengthen their businesses and create a dynamic business platform to expand globally in a convenient and faster way. This is a continuation of our belief to constantly innovate and provide ro-

bust comprehensive logistical solutions in the market place.”

The app is compatible with iOS and Android devices and can be downloaded from the Google Play store and App Store.

Key features of the app include Live Tracking – Keep up-to-date with up-to-the-minute information on all shipments which will enable importers to keep track of cargo on the go In the same vein, the app has a Push notification function to provide instant notifications over phone, share live updates on the status of cargo, unique guide to shipping which will enable a new entrant to the market understand the systems and processes of shipping, share information which will keep Maersk Line’s valued customers in the know by sharing all the latest information on shipments directly from the app as information will be shared in real time, facilitating simultaneous communication to all the involved parties and check schedules.

DAILY SHIPPING POSITION: LAGOS PORT COMPLEX SHIP

AGENT

PORT

TONNAGE

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APS

ENL

13500MT

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700MT

21-12-16 190M

IMB

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165FCL

21-12-16 260M

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CMA CGM TOPAZ C.C NIG

E.T.A

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DESERT RHAPSODY GOLDEN SHIPP ABTL N16703.967 MT 21-12-16 190M

BULK HEAT

HAMMONIACALABRIA MSK NIG APMT 443FCL

21-12-16

TRANS OCEANIC BLUESTAR

22-12-16 190M

BULK WHEAT

GDNL

30000MT

261M CONTAINER

CLEMENC SCHULTE MSK NIG APMT

250FCL

23-12-16 255M

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PIL

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380FCL

24-12-16 228M

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MSK NIG

APMT

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concealed in their personal effects, adding that it was endangering the society.

He advised Nigerians who had the opportunity to travel to always bring what would add value to the country.

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Stories by Tony Nwakaegho The chief executive of Medallion Communications Ltd, Mr. Ikechukwu Nnamani, wants a Nigerian Interconnect Settlement Scheme (NISS) established to resolve the interconnect crisis in the telecom industry. NISS would just like the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS) that provides the infrastructure for automated processing and settlement of payments for financial institutions.

Nnamani made the suggestion while speaking on ‘Interconnect And VAS Debt in Nigeria; Finding A Lasting Solution’ at the recent Telecom Executives And Regulators Forum 2016 in Lagos, adding that such engagement with an Interconnect Settlement Scheme will net in improved cash flow of N1.8 billion monthly to operators , with the pro-

Expert canvasses NISS for interconnect debt cessing of only 10 percent of interconnect traffic.

He added that “upon full implementation and maturity of the NISS platform, it is expected that no less than 30 percent of interconnect traffic will be settled through NISS. This will result in cash flow improvement of over N5.4 billion per month.”

He explained that the NISS will offer a high degree of accuracy in the settlement of interconnect bills, even as the call records from interconnect exchange operators will be used to process the invoices and confirm payments due to each operator.

“For operators that decide to present traffic that has

Nigeria currency issues, others affecting PC market growth in MEA – IDC

By Tony Nwakaegho Nigeria currency issues and others are said to be affecting market growth in Middle East and Africa, according to global technology research and consulting firm International Data Corporation (IDC).

“IDC’s forecast for the MEA PC market has been revised downwards owing to a range of factors that are expected to cause the regional PC market to decline over the coming two quarters.

“These vary from country to country, but primarily include currency issues, which are affecting key markets such as Nigeria, Egypt, Turkey, and South Africa, and the constriction of government initiatives caused by low crude oil prices. Such factors are expected to lead to project delays or even cancellations across the GCC, as well as in Nigeria and other African countries,” Fouad Charakla, senior research manager for client devices at IDC MEA, said.

With the above-mentioned macroeconomic inhibitors expected to persist beyond this year, IDC does not predict any significant overall improvement in PC shipments in 2017.

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ever, MEA markets are expected to record marginal growth each year until 2020 (the end of the forecast period), primarily stemming from the less mature markets of the region where PC penetration stands at some of the lowest levels – specifically Nigeria, Pakistan, and Egypt. These growth forecasts also depend on these countries gradually and partially recovering from the present economic challenges they face.

After posting annual declines for six quarters in succession, the Middle East and Africa (MEA) PC market finally exited the third quarter of 2016 close to flat, with year-on-year growth of 0.4 percent based on shipments of 3 million units, according IDC. Desktop shipments suffered a significant decline of 16.9 percent to total 1.1 million units, while notebooks shipments grew 14.5 percent to reach 1.9 million units.

“The recovery witnessed in Turkey, the largest single market in the MEA region, was the biggest contributor towards this growth, due to unusually low shipments in Q3 2015 and a faster-thanexpected recovery from the failed military coup,” Fouad Charakla, senior research manager for client devices at IDC MEA said.

Ikechukwu Nnamani, CEO of Medallion Communications Limited

been exchanged directly, the processing at NISS will be used as the invoice amount and payment will be done based on this. An improvement of over 10 percent in billing accuracy is possible using the NISS. A 5 percent improvement in billing accuracy will result in saving of over N11 billion in the first year of operations to the operators,” Nnamani stated.

He lamented that though the establishment of Interconnect clearing houses is a good concept, it has not been able to solve the interconnect challenges because of poor implementation, adding that out of the six interconnect clearing houses licensed, only five are active

with operators still deciding clearing fee for them.

According to him, dominant operators have been undermining the successful implementation as they still pass 95 percent of interconnect traffic between themselves, leaving only 5 percent for the Interconnect Clearinghouses.

He revealed some newspaper reports which indicated that the cumulative effect of the interconnect settlement challenges in Nigeria up until now brought over N25 billion of interconnect debt, while variances in settlement invoice reaching as high as 20 percent and unpaid invoices ranging from 6 months to 3 years in arrears.

Tech firm advocates local IPs export

By Tony Nwakaegho Nigeria’s biggest information technology integration company, CWG Plc, has advocated exporting intellectual property as the best possible way that the country can get out of the present economic recession.

The Sector Head, Government at CWG Plc, Mr. Udukheli Izebuno, made this suggestion while fielding media questions on how ICT can help government boost the economy. He stressed that Nigeria should come out of the recession by exporting intellectual Property, just as Oracle, SAP and Microsoft do.

“Technology appears to be the life wire of any nation. I believe that for Nigeria to get out of the present economic recession, our local technology must be exported to other countries. Technology export is still very low in Nigeria; this is an area the country can get a lot of export and foreign exchange,” he emphasized.

solution that can help electricity distribution companies to track power as one which can be exported to other countries.

Austin Okere founder CWG

He pointed out that several innovative ideas that can be exported outside the country abound in the country, noting that what is needed is to encourage local content development by promoting Nigerian products and services.

“We have Nigerians that can do as good as any other person in the world. Why can’t we pro-

mote these Nigerians with innovative ideas to be export quality and standard? Most governments in the West give grants and invest in local companies to boost them to become an export quality company,” he stated.

He cited some products initiated and produced locally by CWG Plc, which includes power

He buttressed that the power solution can track power usage in the country, which translates to mean that the electricity distribution company (Disco) would be able to know the amount of power that can be given to a particular area, and the consumer too would be able to know the amount of power he has consumed.

“Our Power solution is a locally produced product by CWG. It can be exported because it has global standard. What it does is to give access to the Discos to see what they can give out; it can track real-time online when there is an issue in the distribution channel. The solution allows Discos to quickly know if there is a power drop or outage and it can also indicate exactly the area where the issue happened,” Izebuno enthused.

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Daily Times Nigeria Wednesday, December 21, 2016

Nigeria’s Aviation Industry In 2016

Turbulence: Recession, govt policies, fuel, forex plague aviation

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Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo Nigeria Aviation in the year 2016 was characterized by difficulties, surprises and low operational capabilities due to the recession, scarcity of aviation fuel, and government policies, amongst others.

With the new government in place and a new Minister of State, Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, on board, the year was even more demanding in terms of policy making and other operational frameworks.

With aviation placed under the Ministry of Transportation, it was even more difficult as airlines had to grapple with the bureaucratic red tape of relating with two brand new ministers simultaneously. At a time, it was almost becoming difficult for extra-ministerial heads to know which, among the two ministers. This initially affected the smooth take off in the aviation sector. But thing gradually picked up when Sirika was asked to take full charge.

The proposed concession of the four viable airports -Lagos, Abuja, Kano, and Port Harcourt was announced in May. The ensuing debate divided stakeholders in the industry, providing the subject matter of debates and discourse in the sector for the rest of the year.

It is not exactly clear if the government will jettison the concession plan as a result of opposition to the plan.

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One of the major events that heralded the year in the aviation industry was the corruption charges levelled against the managing director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) and some of his management staff now under suspension. It was also followed by the suspension of flight operations by three airlines in a row within a week. The airlines which shut operations due to the recession and high cost of aviation fuel, foreign exchange, charges, etc were Aero Contractors, First Nation and Arik. Although First Nation and Arik recommenced operations after the stoppage, Aero Contractors is yet to resume flight after over four months of suspension of flight operations.

The true position in the year was that airline operators barely survived in 2016, having been burdened with a lot of challenges, including lack of aviation fuel, foreign exchange, manpower, multiple taxations, charges etc.

Many of them were on the verge of being declared insolvent, just as the major ones are no longer reliable, with epileptic flight operations characterized by delays, flight cancellations, fare hike and generally poor customer services.

Despite the unpredictable business environment, domestic carriers brought home accolades ranging from global certifications and operations into hitherto abandoned routes.

First Nation Airways blazed the trail when it joined the league of Nigeria indigenous carriers to get enlisted in the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Safety Audit IOSA as a certified carrier. The certification confirmed the airline safety and technical operations to be in conformity with the standard.

Med-view Airlines and DANA Air were also not left.

The desire of Alhaji Muneer Bankole, Managing Director and CEO of leading domestic carrier, Med-view Airlines, to restore the pride of Nigeria on the international route since the demise of the Nigeria Airways was boosted when the airline clocked one year into Gatwick Airport in the United Kingdom in fulfillment of the Bilateral Air Service Agreement (BASA) To cushion the effect of the recession, the Federal Government on behalf of foreign airlines and domestic operators under the aegis of Airlines Operators of Nigeria (AON) got the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to include airlines operating from Nigeria in the Inter-Bank Foreign Exchange market through forward settlement.

As part of the restructuring process by the new minister and to make proper placements in the agencies, the Aviation Ministry initiated demotions, firings and other changes at the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), NAMA and Nigerian

Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA).

It was also in this out-going year that the Nigerian Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) declared a state of emergency over what it described as the epileptic working condition of communication facilities in the Nigerian airspace, urging the Federal Government to investigate the claims and implement urgent reforms within three months.

Achievements Despite the recession and gloomy picture of the industry outlook, aviation in 2016 recorded some positive feats. First was the election of the managing director of FAAN as President of Airports Council International (ACI) Africa. There was also the re-election of the President of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Council, Dr. Olumuyiwa Bernard Aliu, and the opening of Nigerian office by renowned aircraft maker, Airbus.

Apart from the achievements above, three more airlines in Nigeria obtained their audit certification from the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Medview Airline, Allied Air and Dana Air obtained the International Air Transport Association Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) certification in 2016.

Sadly some major airports in the country, especially Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja and Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos experienced a high surge in drug- related offences with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency living up to its expectations.

To improve airport services, FAAN in November, commissioned three ultramodern carousels and conveyor belts at the Departure and Arrival halls of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) as part of efforts to reduce delays and fast track departure formalities of arriving passengers. The facility is one of many projects embarked by the federal government to hasten passengers’ facilitation at the airports to keep pace with the growing traffic which has been on the increase since the commencement of the remodeling project, and the immense growth of the country as the fastest growing economy in Africa.

Some major safety issues witnessed in the sector include instances where unauthorized persons found their way into the tyre compartments of aircraft.

Such stowaway acts remained a security dilemma for the FAAN to finally put a stop to. The country has been fortunate not have witnessed any accident resulting from such daring missions by young Nigerians.

Although the Aviation Minister had pledged to restructure the aviation security, a stowaway incident which occurred in early December, whereby a lifeless body was found in one of the engine wheels of Arik aircraft in Johannesburg further put a question mark on the airport security system in Nigeria.

Also towards the end of the year, workers of Bristow Helicopters closed down the company, due to their displeasure over the treatment given to them by the management.

Aviation In 2007: A Preview The aviation industry in Nigeria promises to improve in the coming years, especially 2017.

With the foreign exchange concession given to both foreign and domestic airlines, the airline business will boom once again.

Giving ear to decisions of stakeholders on the concession arrangement mooted by the federal government in May 2016 and adherence to Senator Adamu Aliero led Senate

Committee on Aviation and Senator Ben Murray-Bruce led committee on privatization will do the industry a lot of good.

Beyond that, proper handling of scarcity of aviation fuel, foreign exchange policy, concession arrangements, taxation and total government intervention in the sector would return the Nigeria Aviation sector to its pride of place at the global arena in 2017.

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All hail new Miss Nigeria, Chioma Obiadi

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Miss Nigeria Beauty Ambassadors Some of the Nigerian Beauty Ambassadors at the just concluded 4oth Miss Nigeria Pageant in Lagos.

Dancing time Obiadi (middle) with Judges Photos: BOLAJI OLASUNKANMI.

Cross section of contestants in cultural attires.

Cross section of judges

The five finalists.

Miss Nigeria 2016, Chioma Precious Obiadi (left) and outgoing Miss Nigeria, Pamela Peter-Vigboro.

Cross section of guests.

Current Miss Anambra 2016, Chioma Obiadi, at her crowning as 40th Miss Nigeria by her predecessor, 22-yearold Lessi Peter-Vigboro on Monday night at the Eko Hotel & Suites in Lagos

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Beauty queen reign redefined my life -Lessi Peter-Vigboro The immediate past Miss Nigeria, Miss Leesi Peter-Vigboro, says that her reign as a beauty queen had helped to rede-

``Beauty queen actually tasks one to know more, to learn more and have more

Peter-Vigboro made the assertion in an Peter-Vigboro said that her reign as (NAN) on Monday night at the 40th Miss Nigeria Beauty Pageant at the Eko Hotel NAN reports that the beauty pageant which started in 1957 has been a role model to both young and old and has at-

``I was elected as a young girl with a

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L7 Ladies Affair

In vogue: Gladiator sandals Gbemisola Soremekun

world are worn by most teenagers and most times adult who just want worn on different occasions most times, on miniskirts, skimpy trousers started as the most basic and utilitarian type of footwear—something solid strapped to the foot that offered protection—quickly became a

be accompanied on an outing with a maid carrying a sandalthique, or carpet specially designed to carry a variety of shoes for different

up from a local handcrafter while on vacation in a seaside town and

appropriated by Space Age and utopian hippie designers alike who

festival look, a high-heeled pair can confer instant goddess status, a

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Afro- hair style reincarnation Basically it a real hit back to back for the Afro hair style in the 80s and back then to be noticed you just need to be an Afro-istic with the Afro looking hair right on your head, it is said to be a reincarnation of this hilarious hair style as it has become a great trend for the black race and I must say it is making way for it in the fashion and style industry, I have compiled a few of the hottest natural Afro hairstyles to help some women out there who see everything from color, braids and curls that help enhance this basic style to give it

divided into segments before setting on large

the natural hair down the middle into two sections and wrapping a rubber band or hair elastic around the base of each segment of

Afro made a serious comeback in 2010 when the natural hair movement really started the head to resemble segmented Afro curls took to the streets and workplace rocking a the hair into small sections about an inch

500 companies are throwing black women with Afros in commercials to connect with our that will make you think about wearing your

close to the head in rows, or let loose in wild, can begin by separating the hair and creating twists that can hang in different lengths or be partially brushed out for buoyant, free-form

until the little knots or twists cover the entire hea

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Era of suspenders Joseph Daniels

Suspenders originated over 300 years ago. At the core, they are simply fabric worn over your shoulders to help hold your pants up from the front and the back.

Unlike a belt, which cinches your pants tight around your waist to keep trousers from falling, suspenders merely hold them in place. This is important to consider when thinking about your silhouette, and your pants. If the waist pants look tighter; they merely help keep pants in place…literally suspended around the waist. modern suspenders in 1822. Thurston invented the suspender in response to the high cut of pants at the time, which made a belt unrealistic. Still, men continued to view suspenders as an undergarment.

The belts we know and love today returned to prominence by the 1930s as the stylish waistcoats (that were used to hide suspenders from view) became less worn. But suspenders live on.

When to Suspender Are suspenders formal wears only? torically viewed as undergarments.

However, high quality suspenders— often made of silk—are notably white collar wear, only to be attached by buttons that are placed on the inside of a waistband.

RULE: If you do choose to go the button route, be sure your shoes match the leather of the suspenders! Clip on suspenders, which attach to the waistband of any pants are also a viable option. TIME.com notes, “In the 1960s, British skinheads adopted suspenders as part of their working-class look—often attaching them to tight blue jeans place.”

Though perhaps not as formal, many writers agree that it is OK to wear them with pants that even have belt loops.

No matter how they attach, they are as Jim Iyke you can get away with them anywhere.

Why not try it out to add some texture and a layer to your daily wear. Just be sure the fabric color matches or contrasts your shirt, pants, socks…you know, the usual rules of matching.

The Conclusion In my opinion, it depends entirely on the material and the make. If they are silk then wear them to your next cocktail party or black tie event. Whether

if they look sharp, and you know how to match, then break the rules.

However, be forewarned: This sartorial staple is not on trend yet, so be prepared to stand out. My only piece of absolute advice is widely agreed upon by every style writer—never wear suspenders and a belt together!

“Whenever I see a man wearing a belt and suspenders, which is not all that often, I think, now. Guys who wear a belt and suspenders probably carry umbrellas on sunny days and wear more than one condom (pardon my vacabs).”

Essentially, this is explaining that one would only wear both pieces if he was that worried about his pants falling down, in which case he probably worries about the sky falling daily, the world ending tomorrow, and spilt milk.

What are you so worried about hiding?

As we enter the holiday season,

of these modern sharp suspenders and from street, to punk, to heritage, to classic, to formal. BE SURE FASHION POLICE!!!