Dtn 29 8 17 by Daily Times of Nigeria

THE

DAILY

TIMES

NIGERIA INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER. EST. 1926 WWW.DAILYTIMES.NG https://plus.google.com/+DailytimesNgr/posts

dailytimesnigeria

#ƈƆƖ ƈë 46 days after, FG yet to file appearance in $144m forfeiture suit

Ï `ƈ Ɗ Ƌ ƈ Ɔ ƐƈƏƆ ƌ Ɔƕ ƈ nd ƅ ƑƏƐ Ï ƑƏƐ ƏƗƆƏ Ƈƈ Ƌ Ƈ ƏƇƆƈƐƑƏƆ Ƈ #ƈƆƖ ƈô MƣêÕƄ Ï ƏƋƆƕ ƕ Ə Ƒƍ ƗƆƌ Ɨ ƆƏ ƆƔƐƏ ƗƈƐƈ Francesca Iwambe, ÏÏÏ Forty-six days after the UnitMyke Uchendu, ƄƑƉ Ɨ Peter Fowoyo, G

ed States Justice Department filed a $144 million forfeiture lawContinued on page 6

Obaze, ex-Anambra SSG, wins PDP guber primary

www.facebook.com/dailytimesngr

TUESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2017 VOL. 3. NO. 435

N150

GLOBAL FINANCIAL/COMMODITY MARKETS

CURRENCIES/CBN: CBN: MƢƠǀêƤƠ ^&` #RGG `è Parallel Market: USD MƢƣƠ POUND MƿƣƤ EURO MƿƢƢ NSE: d9 ƢÕè ƢơƣêƢơ MARKET CAP ơƾêǀƾ 0L#_ RƃM ƾÕêƣǀ R ƾǀêƠƠ COMMODITIES: Wheat nd ƿƠƠêÕƠƃLj Rice nd ơƾêƢÕƃLj Cocoa nd ƾèƠơǀêƠƠƃ Coffee nd ơƾÖêƤƠƃdƅ ƍ Cotton nd ƣƠêơƿƃn ƈƐ Sugar nd ơƿêƢơƃRƑ ƅƆ METALS: Gold nd ơƢơƢêƣƠƃRƑ ƅƆ Silver nd ơƣêƠƿƃRƑ ƅƆ Copper nd ƢêƠƣƃRƑ ƅƆ ENERGY: Brent nd ǀơêƤƢƃ^ è N/Gas nd ƾêÖƾƃ

R ƈƄ Ɖ ƏƆƍ ƏƐë Buhari resists pressure, set to punish Lawal, Oke Ï d Ƒ Ɔ ƐƏƆ ƐƈƆ ƇƏ ƌ óƅ Ƅ Ƌô ƒƆƏ ƇƐ Ƌ Ɨƈ Ƈ Ə Ɛ Ɔ ƗƑ Ï 6 Ɠ &0 Ƈƈ Ɨƈ ƈƋƆƗ RƊƆ MơƢƄ ƅ Ï Sen Shehu Sani: ^ƏƆ ƈƗƆ Ɛ ƌƑ Ɛ Ɨ Ɛ Ɔ ƆƆƗƇƑƋè Ɛ ƆƏƓƈ Ɔêêê

Francesca Iwambe, Abuja

ÏÏÏ Strong indications have emerged

that President Muhammadu Buhari is about to wield the big stick against the suspended Secretary to the GovContinued on page 5

`ƆƅƆ ƈ ë Nigerians reeling under prolonged economic downturn 9 ƒƆ Ɛƈ Ɛƈ 6 South-South/South-East Governors agree on interregional cooperation 7 Contract workers paralyse activities at Lagos Airport 7

RƑƏ LƑƌƑ # # ƍƏ ƐƆ ƐƆƏ ƗƑƏƈ Ɛ ƆƈƏ ƗƆƌ Ɨ Ƈ Ə Ɛ Ɔ ƆƔƐƏ ƗƈƐƈ Ƈ Ƈ ƏƌƆƏ Lƈ ƈ ƐƆƏ Ƈ ^ƆƐƏ ƋƆƑƌ `Ɔ ƑƏƅƆ è LƏ #ƈƆƖ ƈ Ƌƈ éL ƗƑƆƊƆè Ɛ Ɛ Ɔ Ɔ ƐƏ ƅƆ Ƈ Ɛ Ɔ &ƅ ƌƈƅ Ɨ 0ƈ ƅƈ Ƌ ƏƈƌƆ ƌƌƈ ƈ æ&0 ô ç ƇƇƈƅƆ ƈ ƄƑƉ êêê L Ɨ ƕ

&ƈƗéƆƋé E ƄƈƏë FG Declares Friday, Monday Public 6 Holidays

Daily Times Nigeria Tuesday, August 29, 2017

5 News

Osibanjo report: Buhari resists pressure, set to punish Lawal, Oke Continued from page 1 ernment of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal and the Director General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ambassador Ayo Oke. The President, who is said to be under pressure to give soft landing to the duo, is said to have resisted pressure from interested parties (the cabal inclusive), who are reportedly drumming into the president’s ears about the contributions of Lawal and the need to be circumspect as 2019 draws near. Multiple presidency sources also told our correspondent that the President who is not ready to spare anyone no matter how highly placed in his anti-

corruption drive, is studying the recommendations of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo-led panel with a view to taking decisions and punish errant public officials accordingly. While the issue of Lawal remains a serious matter on decisive action on war against corruption, the fate Oke appears to be sealed with the findings of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), which swooped into the Osborne Towers which originally belonged to Alhaji Adamu Mua’zu and recovered humongous N13 billion cash in a flat said to belong to the wife of the suspended NIA DG, Folashade. Lawal had been suspend-

ed in connection with his indictment over contract fraud by the Senate ad hoc committee on monitoring humanitarian crisis in the North- Eastern part of the country. Osinbajo-led panel, constituted by Buhari to investigate them, had two weeks ago, submitted two reports to the President. But another top source from the presidency who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the matter, said: “The President has shunned all entreaties from the cabal to give the duo of Lawal and Oke a soft landing. “I can tell you without fear or favour that the President will act on the de-

tailed recommendations in the interest of the Nigerian people. “As a matter of fact, certain vested interests are currently jittery because the Osinbajo reports have recommended far reaching actions against Lawal and Oke and other public and private officials. “Of course, more heads will roll as the President is keeping his decisions against Lawal, Oke and others to his chest and I can assure you that he is ready to punish every one that is indicted in the matter. “And to show the seriousness of the issue, the receipt of the report from Osinbajo was the first official action of the President

Director General, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria, (SMEDAN), Dr. Dikko Umaru Radda (left), with Nigerian President, National Association, Small and Medium Enterprises, (NASME), Prince Degu Agboade, during a courtesy visit to the Dr. Dikko-Umaro in Abuja… on Monday.

since he returned from London and definitely certain consequences are about to follow. Lawal and Oke and others will shortly know their fates as there is no hiding place for errant public officials in the matter.” The Daily Times recalls that the EFCC had sometimes in April 2017 urged Justice Muslim Hassan of the Federal High Court to forfeit the staggering N13 billion cash to the Federal Government since no one has come forward to lay claim to it. The judge, while ordering a temporary forfeiture of the money on April 13, directed EFCC to advertise the order in a newspaper so that interested parties on the recovered money can claim it within 14 days. EFCC’s lawyer, Rotimi Oyedepo, said no one showed up in court to show cause why the money should not be permanently forfeited. The National Intelligence Agency (NIA) had reportedly claimed ownership of the money but the agency did not file any application to that effect before the court. The EFCC lawyer told the court that “the circumstances leading to the discovery of the huge sums stockpiled in Flat 7B, Osborne Towers, leaves no one in doubt that the act was pursuant to an unlawful activity”.

Meanwhile, the Chairman, Senate committee on Humanitarian Crisis in North-East, Senator Shehu Sani, has insisted that Buhari must do the needed by formally sacking and prosecuting all those indicted by the report. Speaking with The Daily Times over the issue on Monday, Senator Sani said that if President Buhari fails to punish and prosecute Lawal and other errant officials to send a message that his government is not cowed by the “ Hyenas and the Jackals”, the development will signify the end of war against corruption and its attendant consequences on his government. He said: “The President should do the needful by formally sacking all those indicted. This is because our report presented a true picture of the situation.” The Daily Times recalls that the Senate committee report headed by Senator Sani had indicted Lawal, following his alleged involvement in awarding N200 million contract for the clearing of evasive grass at IDP camp in Yobe State to a company in which he has interest. Sani had also threatened that the Senate will publish documents incriminating Lawal if the Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo-led panel failed to make the investigation open.

Recession: Nigerians reeling under prolonged economic downturn –Investigation Motolani Oseni, Temitope Omoniyi, Lagos & Mathew Dadiya, Abuja

ÏÏÏ No doubt, Nigeria is going through one of its worst economic crisis in the past decade. Virtually all areas of the economy is hemorrhaging,challenged by macro and micro issues, such as hyperinflation, poverty, infrastructure deficit, etc. Indeed, many households are finding it increasingly challenging to survive; they are contending with high food prices and other difficulties. It is also a tale of woes for manufacturers, who are contending with a number of issues, such as, infrastructure, multiple taxation, unbridled importation, stifling competition against foreign products, Forex, high interest rate charged by bank, security crisis such as kidnapping, armed robberies, etc. Indeed, due to prolonged

Ï No, our economy is recovering fast -Buhari

economic downturn in the country, Nigerians, who are into Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) have bemoaned its continued negative effects on their businesses and livelihood, investigation by The Daily Times has revealed. Economic recession is a period of general economic decline; and is typically accompanied with a drop in the stock market, an increase in unemployment, and a decline in the housing market. Even though, financial experts at a point believed that the Africa’s largest economy was experiencing a depression, which is more severe than a recession. As the scourge of economic recession continues to bite harder in the country, finance professionals are optimistic that the right economic reforms would set the nation for a rebound, as macro narratives change, while re-position-

ing towards a path of sustainable economic growth. For example, small business operators, including traders, transporters and petty good sellers have again lamented the incessant poor turnover of sales, which they claimed, had made it difficult for them to sustain their finances and uphold their homes. Also, one of our correspondents who visited different market hubs in Lagos and Ogun states observed that the situation has gone from bad to worse, as business owners decried inadequate money in circulation, saying that the situation has led to a significant drop in consumption level; as well as decline in the spending power of Nigerians. Nigerians react While sharing her experience with one of our correspondents, a trader said, “Let me tell you the truth, a whole lot of us had packed

off, even some of us that are still struggling to sustain our businesses are not finding it easy at all.” Another trader, who gave her name simply as Iya Niyi, and sells pepper at the popular Ile-Epo Market, Agbado-Oke-Odo Local Council Development Area, told our correspondent that even though Ileya (Eid-el Kabir) celebration is fast approaching, turnover of their sales remain poor. She further explained that the rate at which the price of tomatoes rose up this year is nothing to reckon with, compared to the past years, where turnover sales were very good. She said, “Between the first quarter through the first six month of this year was really poor, because the price of a tomato basket rose to N20,000, compared to N8,500 the same commodity was sold previously. In fact, we have to shade

five pieces of tomato that used to go for N50; now it sells for N200. She, however, confirmed that prices have in the recent time, gradually reducing, but she wants the Federal Governmentto regulate the price to what to we used to have before, so that they can make decent gains, while ensuring Nigerians get such essential agricultural produce at cheaper rate. At a market in Shomolu area of Lagos, food stuff sellers also groaned over the effects of the poor state of the Nigeria’s economy, but urged the government to quickly intervene. “Nigerians are really suffering, money is no longer circulating, the cost of food stuff in the market is really high; imagine we now buy a bag of beans for N48,000 to N50,000, what we normally use to be N28,000 to N30,000. At the popular Obafemi Awolowo Way, Ikeja, it was a thug of war between a Keke Napep operator and street urchins, popularly

called ‘Area Boys’, who were seen fighting after the rider refused to pay certain amount of money as a daily union fee. He said, “I had spent a lot of money to get this tricycle working normally, he hadn’t realize the money he spent on it, because that is his only source of income to feed his wife and children and even pay school fees; and he is yet to make enough sales for the day. Effects on banks First half (H1)of 2017 financial statement of some TIER 2 commercial banks, have showed that they suffered a whopping total sum of N233 billion, owing to demand for higher deposit rate by customers. Banks’ customers were said to be pressurizing for higher deposit rate against the backdrop of the high interest rate regime created by the monetary policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in its quest to curb inflation and reduce demand for foreign exchange.

News 6

Daily Times Nigeria Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Diezani: 46 days after, FG yet to file appearance in $144m forfeiture suit Continued from page 1 suit to recover properties bought by Kolawole Aluko and Olajide Omokore, associates of former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, the Federal Government is yet to file appearance alongside the US government to recover the proceeds of crime. A source close to the matter also confided in The Daily Times that, “ If nothing is done by the AttorneyGeneral of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), the Federal Government may stand the risk of losing the entire $144 million the same way a similar suit, ‘Halliburton scandal’, was left unattended to and the country lost about $700m that were recovered from Halliburton and some persons connected with the crime.” The source, who spoke in confidence, said: “Please note that the civil suit filed by the US is targeted at forfeiture of M/Y Galactica star, a 65-meter motor yacht worth $80 million and $50 million Manhattan penthouse acquired by Diezani’s associates through suspected proceeds of crimes. The money belongs to this country and we have to do something fast before it is too late. “You will recall that the US government initiated the legal process, while the Federal Government has not taken any step to partner with the US government so as to recover the money.” The Daily Times further gathered that the forfeiture suit in the US court is progressing since there is no room for delay tactics or technical issues in the US judicial system. The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Financial Crimes, Hon. Kayode Oladele, had told The Daily Times during an exclusive interview recently that the country must take urgent steps to file third party appearance in the $144m forfeiture suit by the US in order to protect the interest of the country. Oladele had argued that since the alleged illicit proceeds used in the acquisition of the mind boggling property was derived from crimes committed against Nigerians, it was important for Nigeria to file appearance as co-plaintiffs in the said $144m forfeiture suit since Nigeria is the source and victim of the crime.

Oladele further stated that should the AGF fail to take urgent steps to join as interested third party in the suit, the $144 million will go the same way with other Nigeria’s monies currently stuck in various countries abroad. When contacted over the matter, the Special Adviser, Media and Publicity to the AGF, Comrade Salihu Othman Isah, said that he could not comment on the issue as he has not been briefed. He said: “I don’t know anything about the matter. As you all know, it is a very sensitive matter so it will not be proper for me to comment on it. “Until I am fully briefed on the issue, I can’t comment on it for now”. The Daily Times recalls that the US government had on July 15, 2017 filed a civil lawsuit before the Federal Court in Houston. The US had alleged that the two Nigerian businessmen conspired with others to pay bribes to Diezani, who oversaw Nigeria’s stateowned oil company, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). The US further claimed that in return, Diezani steered lucrative contracts with a subsidiary of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to companies owned by the two businessmen, Kolawole Akanni Aluko and Olajide Omokore. Despite being unqualified and in some instances and failing entirely to perform services under the contracts, these companies received more than $1.5 billion in revenues through the sale of crude oil, the lawsuit said. The Justice Department said that Aluko and Omokore then laundered their illicit revenues through the US and used the money to buy $144 million in assets including the Manhattan condominium and the $80 million yacht, the Galactica Star. The condominium is located in One57, a skyscraper located near Central Park on a street in Midtown Manhattan that is known as “Billionaire’s Row.” Acting Assistant Attorney General Blanco said in a statement that the case demonstrated the Justice Department’s commitment to trading and recovering corruption proceeds. “The United States is not a safe haven for the proceeds of corruption,” he added. In a related development, a Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos on Monday directed

the permanent forfeiture of N7, 646,700 billion, suspected to belong to Diezani to the Federal Government. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had approached the court, seeking the final and permanent forfeiture of the said sum to the government. In its supporting affidavit, the EFCC averred that consequent upon the investigation carried out on the intelligence reports received by the commission, it discovered that N7,646,700 billion, kept in the accounts of some banks were actually proceeds of unlawful activities held and laundered through Gbenga Olu Komolafe, former Group Managing Director, Crude Oil Marketing Division of NNPC; Prince Haruna Momoh, former Group Managing Director, Petroleum Products Management Company (PPMC); and Umar Farouk Ahmed, Group Managing Director of Nigerian Products Marketing Company (NPMC) on behalf of Deziani. Justice Chuka Obiozor, (a vacation judge) had on August 7, 2017 ordered the temporary forfeiture of N7, 646,700 billion allegedly hid-

den in banks by Diezani to the government. The order granted earlier by Justice Obiozor followed an ex- parte application argued before him by the antigraft agency. The EFCC had in the application alleged that Diezani stashed the money in some banks. The anti-graft agency further alleged that the Federal Government had since February last year, through an order granted by another judge, Justice Muslim Hassan also of the Federal High Court, recovered part of the huge money stashed in banks across the country by the former minister. Meanwhile, the “OurMumuDonDo” protesters led by Charles Oputa (popularly known as Charly Boy), have demanded for the extradition Diezani from the United Kingdom over corruption charges. The protesters on Monday gathered at the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abuja, carrying placards with inscriptions like “#Bring Back Diezani Allison-Madueke#” and chanting solidarity songs. The protesters were guided by the police as they

marched peacefully to the commission. Addressing journalists, Mr. Deji Adeyanju, who is one of the conveners, said that government is not doing enough to bring justice to Diezani. He said: “We want Diezani and others who have been alleged of corruption to be put on trial. Two years is too long a time, for two years we have been saying that Diezani is corrupt, that she stole so much money, why is she not on trial? Why is the Federal Government not supporting the British government to jail Diezani? Also speaking at the entrance of the EFCC, Charly Boy stated that the protest is not just for Diezani but against corruption. “This is not just about Diezani, this is just about the fight against corruption, we now want to give it a new lease of life and we are asking the Federal Government to do the needful.” Responding, the Secretary to the Commission, Emmanuel Adegboyega Aremo, said that EFCC is doing all within its power to bring Diezani to justice. He said: “We have MoU with the British government; we have bilateral

agreement on how to repatriate alleged citizens that will be followed. “The Ministry of Justice is taking step, we are taking step. One thing I would let you know is that we are not relenting in our efforts. Right now, all of you are aware of how much we have recovered from Diezani, both properties and monies have been recovered. But I beg for your patience, let’s follow the due process”. Diezani is currently in the United Kingdom and is facing charges of corruption and abuse of office. Diezani, who served in the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan, has been linked to several corruption cases. Some pieces of property she allegedly own have also been seized by the government, but the ex-minister insists that she has no case to answer and that the pieces of property linked to her were not hers. The Daily Times recalls that Charly Boy and his group had two weeks ago, protested over medical vacation embarked upon by the President Muhammadu Buhari, calling on him to “Return or Resign”.

Women and children queue for free vaccination by Golden Cross Agency during the second dose of free screening and vaccination for Hepatitis B and C at Durumi Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp in Abuja… on Monday.

FG Declares Friday, Monday Public Holidays for Eid-el-Kabir Mathew Dadiya, Abuja

ÏÏÏ

The federal government has declared Friday, September 1 and Monday, September 4, as public holidays for Eid-el-Kabir celebration. Minister of Interior, Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (retd.), made the declaration on Monday in a statement issued in Abuja

by the Director overseeing the Office of the Permanent Secretary, Dr. Rufa’i Attahiru. Dambazau congratulated Muslims and urged all Nigerians to use the occasion to pray for peace, unity, prosperity and the stability of democracy in the country. He admonished the everyone to join hands with President Muhammadu Buhari led administration

in its determination to build a peaceful and harmonious country, “where the rights of every citizen are protected and guaranteed.” The minister assured Nigerians of their safety in all parts of the country, reiterating that security agencies have been directed to maintain the peace and protect lives and property. He said, “the prevalence of hate speeches in the

country and warned that the government would henceforth deal with perpetrators according to the law, while maintaining that the government would continue to foster peaceful coexistence, national cohesion and stability in its march towards actualizing the full potential of Nigeria”. Dambazau, in the statement, wished all Nigerians a rewarding happy Eid-elKabir celebration.

Daily Times Nigeria Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Contract workers paralyse activities at Lagos airport

Ï Workers owed eight months’ salary Ï Airlines’ agents checked in passengers manually Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo

ÏÏÏ Flight activities were

on Monday morning paralysed at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, due a strike embarked upon by workers of a contractor to the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) at the terminal. The contracting firm, Vanderlande Nigeria Ltd, which is handling the maintenance of the conveyor belts for FAAN at the airport, it was gathered, owed its workers over eight months unpaid salaries. Our correspondent gathered that when the workers resumed for duty yesterday morning, they shunned work, thereby paralysing flight activities. It took the intervention of some workers, including FAAN workers at the international wing of the airport before normalcy could

return to the terminal. It was also gathered that to douse tension from escalating, the management of the company held an emergency meeting with the striking workers; and promised to pay them their backlog of salaries. But, before the issue could be resolved, flight operations of Virgin Atlantic Airways, Qatar Airways, Kenya Airlines and Med-View Airline were disrupted for hours early in the morning, thereby causing delay departures; while airlines’ agents manually checked in passengers’ luggage. It was gathered that there was misunderstanding between FAAN and the contractor over the the debts to the tune of eight months, but investigation by our correspondent indicated that the agency and the contractor were trying to resolve the issue.

A source close to the terminal said: “The workers of the maintenance company switched off the conveyor belts early (yesterday) morning when they resumed for work. They were actually protesting the non-payment of their salaries for months by their employers. The source said, “It has nothing to do with FAAN. FAAN is not indebted to any concessionaire. But, as I’m talking to you right now, the issue has been resolved and the workers are back to duty.” Also, when our correspondent contacted the General Manager, Corporate Communications, FAAN, Mrs. Henrietta Yakubu, said the agency was reconciling its accounts. She said the issue has been resolved; and workers have gone back to their jobs.

News

Obaze, ex-Anambra SSG, wins PDP guber primary, as Oduah, Uba others protests Patrick Okohue, Lagos, Alphonsus Nweze & J ohn Ndu, Awka

ÏÏÏ It was a tension soaked environment on Monday as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) held its governorship primary to select its candidate for the November 18 Anambra state election in Awka, the state capital. The primary which was won by former Secretary to the state government under Mr. Peter Obi led All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) administration, Mr. Oseluka Obaze, witnessed a lot of drama as one of the aspirants withdrew from the race at the last minute and others openly protested the manner of the primary. Before the commencement of accreditation of delegates at three designated locations in Awka, including Emaus House, J-Jumac Hotel and Alexandria Hotel, one of the governorship aspirants, former Minister of State for Transportation, Prince John Emeka, withdrawn from

the race for the ticket of the party citing irregularities in the party’s delegates’ list for his decision to back out of the race. In a statement announcing his withdrawal from the race, Emeka alleged that the delegates list was mutilated by some top members of the party. Also unhappy with the way the delegates list for the primary was handled, chairman of Capital Oil, Ifeanyi Uba, former Aviation Minister, Senator Stella Oduah, a member of the House of Representatives, Lynda Ikpeazu were all said to have staged a protest at the venue of the primaries over what they termed unwillingness of the party to listen to the yearnings of aspirants. Speaking in a telephone interview with another media house, Mr. Anayo Ekeanya, Special Adviser, Media to Senator Stella Oduah confirmed that the Senator was among four other aspirants who staged a protest in Awka. Ekeanya confirmed that other people who protested

included: Ikpeazu; Uba, as well as former Minister of State for Transportation, Prince John Emeka, who backed out of the race. According to him, the Senator threatened to abstain from the race if the party does not consider the demands of the aspirants over the delegates’ conference which was marred with irregularities. Oduah noted that the aspirants would not allow the party to begin another era of imposition. She maintained that she would protest to the end or abstain from the primaries if the party does not revisit the delegates’ conference. Oduah alleged that the returning officers of the conference personally filled the result sheets that was submitted in Abuja and discarded the one used for the conference. Obaze, a former diplomat polled 672 votes to beat his closest rival in the party primary, Dr. Alex Obiogbolu, who got 190 votes. Another top contender in the race, Dr. Uba polled 94 votes.

South-South/South-East Governors agree on inter-regional cooperation Amaka Agbu, Port Harcourt

Residents of Lagoon View Estate in Ikorodu protesting over alleged unlawful demolition of their houses in Lagos… on Monday.

ÏÏÏ The South-South/ South-East Governors’ Forum which met in Port Harcourt on Sunday night, yesterday issued an eight-point communiqué agreeing to work together politically, align, and re-align as a people that share common heritage, culture, and affinity. In the communiqué which was signed by the Chairman of the Forum, Governor Emmanuel Udom of Akwa Ibom, the governors also said they would pursue inter-regional cooperation and integration for the common good of the regions’ people and articulate and advocate for issues affecting the wellbeing of the regions. According to the communiqué, the South-South and South-East would continue to subscribe their faith to the destiny and greatness of Nigeria and called upon Nigerians to put their hands on the plough and rise to claim our rightful place in the Comity of Nations. The governors also condemned hate speech in national discourse, whether in individual communication, or utterances of political actors or parties and urged security operatives/ agencies to set up joint

border patrols and develop more proactive strategies in combating crime and criminality. They urged the Federal Government to encourage investors in the oil and gas industry to operate from within the regions and also make the investments in the sector in the region and come up with a clear policy on concession of Federal roads and to fast-track the process in order to ameliorate the sufferings of the people of the regions. The Meeting, which was chaired by Mr. Udom Emmanuel, Governor of Akwa Ibom State, had in attendance 7 Governors and 4 Deputy Governors. Other Governors present at the meeting were Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State, Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State, Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State and Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State. Deputy Governors who represented their Governors were Rear Admiral Gboribiogha John Jonah, Acting Governor of Bayelsa, Dr. Nkem Okeke, Deputy Governor of Anambra, Philip Shaibu, Deputy Governor of Edo State and Prof. Ivara Esu, Deputy Governor of Cross River state.

Daily Times Nigeria Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Delta @ 26: We have a lot to celebrate, says Okowa Nosa Akenzua, Asaba

ÏÏÏ

As Delta state celebrates 26 years of its creation, the state governor Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has said the people have a lot of reasons to celebrate. According to the governor, “as a people, as a state and as a government, we have every reason to celebrate because, if not for any other reason, from August last year when we marked our silver jubilee to this year, there is reasonable restoration of peace, especially in our creeks where there is no longer destruction of pipelines.” Governor Okowa who spoke during an interdenominational thanksgiving service at the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Delta Province 3 Headquarters, Asaba on Sunday stated that “though the impact of the peace that has returned to

the creeks may not have been felt in our economy, because, the state did not only suffer from the effect of consistent low price of oil for more than 38 months; we were not just affected by the price going down and the quantum produced but, there is hope that it will be better. “We are grateful to the church for the prayers, we are thankful to the youths for sheathing their swords, we thank our traditional rulers for their interventions, and to all those who worked for peace to return to our state, we say, thank you,” he said, adding, ‘this is a time for us to think, we should submit ourselves to the fact that each and every one of us has a role to play and we must be ready to offer leadership in one way or the other; we must continue to provide leadership in our homes and communities; each and every one of us

is important in building a new Nigeria.” The governor used the occasion to kick against any action that could lead to disaffection in the country, asserting, “we must be cautious of the statement we make because, the unity of this country is what all of us must work to sustain; we must learn to partner with ourselves and engage in actions that will deepen our love for one another.” “We thank God for the return of Mr President to the country, death is not a thing that one can wish any one and the return of President Buhari deserves to be celebrated, Nigerians have come to realize that it is better for us to remain united as a people,” he emphasized. Delivering a sermon at the occasion, Rev. Dr. Jonathan Ihwighwu called for support for Governor Okowa’s administration

and urged parents to concentrate on instilling the right morals on their children for a better society to be achieved. He also, challenged those in position of authority to use such to glorify the name of God by engaging in the right actions. Senator James Manager, Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborovweri and his Deputy, Rt. Hon. Friday Osanebi, Chief Judge of Delta State, Justice Marshal Umukoro, former Deputy Governor Benjamin Elue, traditional rulers, political office holders, among others, attended the event. Prayers were offered for the country, the state, the Governor, political leaders, among others at the ceremony which also, featured special gospel renditions.

News 11

Empowerment: Reps Deputy Leader constructs N120m fish market in Lokoja Idris Ahmed, Lokoja

ÏÏÏ

The Deputy Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Hon. Umar Buba Jibrin, has constructed a fish market in Lokoja worth over N120million to ensure provision of fresh fish from the two rivers Niger and Benue to visitors and residents. Buba Jibrin, who represents Lokoja/Kogi federal constituency, said Lokoja, as the confluence of the two major rivers(Niger and Benue ) should be capable of providing the most cherished delicacy for most travelers and tourists. The Deputy Leader, who was represented by the Special Adviser to the House Leader Alhaji Mobo Kasim, while commissioning the 53 store complex on Saturday, explained that, though the Deputy Leader, who is indisposed, his various projects executed have to be commissioned according to his wish and schedule. He explained that apart from the fish market project other empowerment schemes have been carried out since the assumption as representative of the area at the National Assembly. Servable community projects like boreholes, electricity, schools reno-

vations, rural electrifications, scholarships, and several empowerment programmes have been carried out across the constituency. Apart from the commissioning of the 53 stores of the fish market, which is equipped with facilities to enable it functions properly, the legislator also provided two cold rooms, 55KVA power generators, smoking kits and motorised boreholes to cater for continuous hygiene of fish and preservation. The state Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Hadi Ametuo represented by Comrade Ismail Adesoya, commended the people of Kogi state for the unflinching support they have given to the party despite the ongoing hardship meted out on them by the Kogi state government. Ametuo lamented the nonpayment of salaries and pensions as a deliberate action by the present Kogi state administration to blackmail APC. He therefore appealed to the people of the state to join other Nigerians in the struggle to librate themselves from the ongoing hoodwinking by the likes of the Bello administration.

12 Politics Patrick Okohue As the match towards the next governorship election draws closer in Osun State, the South-West spokesman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Ayo Afolabi has expressed confidence that his party, the APC will win the election hands down, asserting that, “we have no other competitor in the state.” Afolabi, who made the assertion in Lagos while fielding questions from newsmen said the temporary setback suffered by the APC in the last West senatorial election on July 8 was caused by crisis of selection, assuring that, effective fence mending mechanism of the party has since taken care of that. He said, it is only an uninitiated politician that would say the temporary setback was the end of APC in the state, saying, those who are conversant with the leadership quality of Aregbesola and his political dexterity would know that a flight to a successful landing has just begun. According to him, besides that there is no opposition against the APC in the state, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is nonexistent in spite of its acclaimed rejuvenation, adding emphatically that, “with Governor Rauf Aregbesola’s outstanding performance coupled with the competent leadership of the party’s

Daily Times Nigeria Tuesday, August 29, 2017

APC will win Osun governorship election in 2018, says S/West scribe

AFOLABI

leadership under its chairman, Hon. Adegboyega Famodun, winning 2018 election is a foregone conclusion. Afolabi reminded that, all indices of development in Osun State can only be traced to the era of the progressives citing an example of the ultra-modern State Secretariat that was built during the administration of former Governor Bisi Akande between 1999 and 2003.

“And since then, it was when the administration of Aregesola came on board in 2010 that the state started witnessing growths and development in progressive succession. The infrastructural development under Aregbesola is unequalled despite the paucity of funds. And the good people of the state are not unmindful of these laudable achievements. “So, against this background, the people, who are the benefi-

ciaries of these developmental projects will be ready to reciprocate the good gestures from their benefactor by voting en masse for the APC as a sign of appreciation,” the spokesman enthused. In addition to that, Afolabi also called the attention of the pressmen to the Radio interview granted by the newly inaugurated Senator, Nurudeen Ademola Adeleke of the PDP after his July 8 victory where he admitted that his victory was made possible by the APC supporters who voted for him. This admittance, Afolabi continued, was a clear testimony that APC is still on ground firmly and very much in charge in Osun State, stressing that, “the so called rejuvenated PDP has no wherewithal and cohesion to match Aregbesola’s visible and concrete achievement on ground.” The APC spokesman therefore urged the good of the state to rally round Aregbesola, who he said has vowed to complete all the projects he initiated so that he can continue to remain focused to serve out his term and supervise inauguration of a worthy successor from among the progressives in the state.

OPC warns against eviction threat to Yorubas by Niger Delta militants, attack on free speech Patrick Okohue The Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) has called on leaders and stakeholders in the Southern part of the country to caution the Niger Delta Agitators (NDA), over threat of eviction of Yorubas resident in the region, warning that the backlash of such move may not be palatable. A group, the Niger Delta Agitators was widely reported in the media earlier in the week to have threatened to evict Yorubas from the Niger Delta region. Calling for caution over the threat, the OPC in a statement issued at the weekend with a strong tone of condemnation, submitted that such threat “could deflate the robust relationship being experienced by the South West and other Southern counterpart.” According to the OPC in the statement signed by its National Coordinator, Otunba Gani Adams, the recent threat issued by John Duku, leader of the Niger Delta Agitators was the second of such in recent times, hence a call to Southern leaders and stake holders to call the group to order because “we know that the position of the

Militants may not reflect that of their leaders” The OPC however said it identified the need for the leaders of Niger Delta to caution the Militants because “there is a need for them to speak out against the move of the group.” Warning against what it said may be the “ill effect of further threat against our people in the Niger Delta region” the OPC said though “we see the Southerners as friends but we are not in any way comfortable with the threat to quit.” Stating that the development may also have a bad effect on the solidarity of the Sothern Leaders Forum, the OPC warned the agitators to realise that there are more indigenes of their region in the South West than the South Westerners in their region and thus demand that “Yorubas must be safe in Niger Delta.” The OPC explained that it has not said Niger Delta people should leave the South West and insisted that Yorubas would refuse to be tossed around. While lauding the Southern Leaders Forum over its position on the state of the nation as stated at a media briefing it held last week, the OPC said it is in agreement with the Forum’s

Ashafa seeks support of professionals against drug abuse Patrick Okohue

The Senator representing Lagos East Senatorial District, Senator Gbenga Ashafa has called on the Association of Community Pharmacist’s, to lead the charge in the fight against abuse of over the counter and prescription drugs. Ashafa who made the call as the chairman of the 2017 Edition of the Lagos Chapter of the Associations Day, was represented by Dr. Rotimi Adesanya a family Physician and Head of Senator Gbenga Ashafa’s Medical Outreach Team. At the event which was themed “National development: The role of pharmaceutical sector” with a sub theme ‘Building a healthy nation: role of community pharmacists’, the Senator commended the role of community pharmacists as first responders in the community health value chain. While decrying the rise in the abuse of prescription medications and over the counter pills, which he described as dangers to national development, the Senator stated that the increased rate of drug abuse, particularly in the dispensation of over the counter medication has become very alarming and a threat to national development. “Drugs like, codeine, tramadol among others have been used as stimulants and narcotics by a large number of youths. “To this end, I sponsored a motion on the floor of the Senate on Nigerians involvement in illicit global drug trade and increase in domestic abuse by Nigerian youths and a bill for the amendment of the Nigerian Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act. These legislative interventions seek to ensure that we overcome drug abuse in Nigeria,” Ashafa said. He charged the pharmacists not to sell drugs capable of being abused indiscriminately, adding that community pharmacists’ should lead the charge in ensuring that prescription medication are only sold upon presentation of doctor’s prescription. “While every other over the counter medication that have been commonly abused, should only be sold when the need is justified,” the Senator said.

ADAMS

stance that Nigeria had long ceased to be a federation, adding that the only solution to the issues confronting the nation at this time is restructuring of the country along regional line. The South West group also condemned what it called the “emerging systematic war against freedom of speech in the country and an indirect

clampdown on the media” by agencies of the Federal Government, warning that Nigeria should not be dragged back to the Military era. “Nigeria of today is different from that of the 80s, people’s freedom to speak should not be gagged if we don’t want to relapse into the brutish military era” the group warned.

ASHAFA

Page Thirteen

Daily Times Nigeria Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Editorial

PHOTO TIMES

Survival of local airlines

wspaper reports that the local airlines in Nigeria may collapse within the next five years if urgent steps are not taken to improve their performance has brought to the front burner the current poor performance of most domestic airlines in the country and the need for urgent steps by the government to safe the aviation industry from imminent collapse. Local airlines in the country currently operate domestic and regional routes, but they may find it difficult to operate further because of stiff competition arising from the open skies initiative now gaining ground across Africa. The open skies agreement which liberalises air services in Africa was signed in Yamoussoukro in 1988. The resultant deregulation of air services and the promotion of regional air markets brought in its wake transnational competition among airlines in Africa, thus creating a palpable fear that most airlines, especially the weak ones will eventually collapse. The Yamoussoukro declaration is expected to take effect within the next five to seven years. But before the agreement goes into effect, some local airlines in Nigeria started experiencing operational difficulties which almost grounded their operations. They were bailed out by the federal government a few years ago. Unfortunately, some of the airlines that took the bailout are yet to fully pay back, thus creating a bad image for the aviation industry and making it difficult for the government to extend lifeline to them again. Consequently, experts are warning that in the ensuing competition the weak airlines would collapse, thus giving way to the strong ones to survive. For Nigeria, many local airlines may not be able to compete favourably in the next few years and operate regular flights for a number of reasons.

Publisher/Editor in Chief Group Managing Director Noel Anosike Publishing Executive Enyinne Onwunwanne Group General Manager Olisa Egbunike 08034004224 Head, Operations Isaiah Udo 08033230673

First, less than 20 of the 47 registered local airlines in the country have good insurance policy and without good insurance policy, they might not be able to effectively operate and compete both in the local and in the regional market. Also, most of the local airlines have poor business plans and bad aircraft holding structure. They also operate multiple aircraft types and have poor maintenance history, bad crew and aircraft management system. It is also instructive that for many of them, the bailouts they received from the federal government some years ago are yet to be fully repaid, for some others, their aircraft holding structure cannot sustain their flight schedules. In addition, most of them have poor corporate governance in running their airlines. Some have fat pay for foreign pilots and staff and meagre pay for local pilots and staff doing similar jobs. Added to this are rampant corruption, fraud and conversion of operations money to personal use by many owners of local airlines. Worse still is the nonchalant attitude of some of the aircraft owners to the state of affairs of their airlines. The way forward is for the strong airlines to streamline their aircraft holding structure for better performance and be ready for the stiff competition ahead. In addition, the airlines should adopt realistic business plans that can make their airlines survive the tough competition ahead. The option of mergers and acquisition should also be vigorously pursued by airline owners. In doing this, some of the big airlines should merge to form mega airlines, or acquire the weaker ones. Where the airlines are unwilling to merge, the government should come up with a survival plan that would make them merge just as it did some years ago the Central Bank allowed many banks in the country to merge to meet the N25 billion minimum capital base directives set for the banks.

Technical Adviser To Publisher Innocent Nwankwo 08033072614 General Counsel: ELIAS MORDI & CO 08068613825

Editor, Daily Tony Amokeodo 08038099089

Deputy Editor, Special Projects Lateef Ibrahim 08037872585

Managing/Special Project Editor Sam Nzeh 08050220692

Features Editor Gbubemi God’s Covenent Snr 09095489889

News Editor Kelechi C. Ogbamgba 08050220561

Ag. Head, Graphics/Design Sunday Gabriel Idagwu 07030881423

More info: www.dailytimes.ng https://plus.google.com/+DailytimesNgr/posts https://twitter.com/DailyTimesNGR

President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki (right) presenting a souvenir to the leader of US Congress delegation, Senator Christopher Coons (left), with them is the Chief Whip of the House of Representatives, Hon. Ado Doguwa, during a meeting between the US Congress with the leadership of the National Assembly in Abuja… on Monday.

Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun (right), with the President, Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), Engr. Otis Anyaeji, during a courtesy visit to the governor in Abeokuta, Ogun State… recently.

Words On Marble :

– Fidelis Anosike Group Head Finance/ Administration Tobi Oyeniyi 07060528139

L-R: Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun; Minister of Budget and National Planning, Udoma Udo Udoma, President Muhammadu Buhari; Chief of staff to the President, Abba Kyari and Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, during their meeting with President Buhari in Abuja… on Monday.

dailytimesng www.facebook.com/dailytimesngr

STATEMENTS BY THOSE WHO MATTER

Mathew Kukah

Ibrahim Babangida

Wole Soyinka

“The world can provide for the need of everybody but cannot provide for the greed of everybody.”

“The work of Nigeria is not complete for as long as there is any one Nigerian who goes to bed on empty stomach.”

“The greatest threat to freedom is the absence of criticism.”

News 14

Daily Times Nigeria Tuesday, August 29, 2017

US, Nigeria to fortify war on terrorism Chris Emetoh, Abuja

ÏÏÏThe

United States government has expressed readiness to support Nigeria in its bid to diversify her economy, strengthen the war on terrorism and ensure greater humanitarian support for victims of Boko Haram insurgency. Senate President, Bukola Saraki, disclosed this to newsmen after a meeting with a delegation from the US Congress who paid him a courtesy visit on Monday. Saraki described as a welcome development, the decision of the United States government to resume the sale of arms to Nigeria, provision of surveillance equip-

ments and intelligence which would be used in the war against Boko Haram insurgency. The US delegation led by Senator Christopher Coons included Senators Gary Peters and Michael Bennet; U.S. Representatives, Lisa Blunt Rochester, Terri Sewell, Charlie Dent, Barbara Lee and Frederica Wilson. They were accompanied by US Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Stuart Symminton. The meeting according to Saraki was held to discuss ways to improve the relationship between the U.S. and Nigeria; look at securing greater support in the fight against terrorism and for the humanitarian crisis in different parts of the country, the

Senate President said, that the meeting also discussed improving agriculture in Nigeria and providing jobs for the people. Saraki also stated that the American congressional delegation and the National Assembly discussed ways to strengthen the institutional relationships between Nigeria and the US. “I think the commitment that we have is that they have seen that there is a need to strengthen the institutional relationships between the legislatures of both our countries and that is very key,” Saraki said. On the issue of the arms purchase from the United States, the Senate President said: “As you are aware, there is a new development that has happened

in respect to the procurement of arms by the country. For the first time, the US government has agreed in principle to sell arms to Nigeria to help in our fight against the insurgency. Of course, we will look into areas of human rights where there has always been a concern. “We hope that following this visit, the sale of the arms to our armed forces will now become a reality. This will represent a new chapter that we are opening — where the US government will be ready to sell arms to Nigeria and that will help to strengthen the efforts of our armed forces in the fight against terrorism, surveillance and intelligence. “The commitment that they

have made today is that terrorism is an issue that should not be left to Nigeria alone, and if it means that we may need to secure new weapons from other countries, then it is an option that needs to be urgently explored. However, we will also continue to play our own role in the area of human rights,” he said. Saraki also emphasized that the US delegation expressed optimism about Nigeria’s future. “From all indications, they were very excited about Nigeria and what the future holds for the country. Now, we need to see how we can further strengthen the relations between our two countries,” he said.

Court fixes date on order to restrain Enugu govt on contentious land Moses Oyediran, Enugu

Katsina State Governor, Aminu Bello Masari (left), in company of the State’s Police Commissioner, Usman Abdullahi (right) decorating the governor’s ADC Lawal Ahmadu Joka with the new rank of Superintendent of Police in katsina… on Monday.

ÏÏÏAn Enugu High Court presided over by Justice Harold Eya has fixed September 25 for hearing in a suit seeking to restrain officials of the Enugu state government from interfering on plot 66 located on Independence layout. Joined in the suit number E/415/2016 filed by children of the first Igbo medical doctor, late Dr. Simeon Ezievuo Onwu, are the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi’s Special Adviser on Political Matters, Emeka Madu and government developer -Mega Profil International. The family in the suit filed on their behalf by their counsel, Ifeanyi Okumah, is also asking for payment of the sum of N40 million as damages for the alleged trespass into the property where two bungalow buildings erected in the premises, which had been maintained over the years, were partly destroyed by government agents.

The family claimed that by the building lease dated February 8, 1964, registered as number 8 at Page 8 of the lands registry at Enugu, the government of Eastern Nigeria allocated plot 66 Independence Layout, measuring 3860.96 square yards to Dr . Onwu, who died in 1969. They said their father developed the said property by building two bungalows before his death; adding that they (children) have been paying ground rents in respect of the property up to the year 2016 and were issued with receipts. They had, however, noticed that unknown persons trespassed into the property and on their inquiry discovered that “it was the Enugu state government who purportedly revoked the property in 1997.” Perturbed by the development, they had instituted a suit number E/255/2011 at the state high court against the Attorney General and Commissioner of Lands and Housing and obtained an order of interlocutory injunction restraining them from forcefully interfering with the property.

Ambode lauds Visionscape’s Army kicks off officers’ combat support for cleaner Lagos initiative proficiency competition Joy Anyim

ÏÏÏLagos state governor, Mr. Akin-

wunmi Ambode has again lauded the contributions of an environmental utility group, Visionscape Sanitations Solution Limited to the current efforts of his administration to evolve international best practice in the management of the environment, saying that the firm deserved commendation for its determination to ensure the success of the Cleaner Lagos Initiative (CLI). Speaking on a television programme monitored in Lagos, Governor Ambode said so far so good, over 500, 000 brand-new e-waste bins and brand-new compactors have been brought in by Visionscape without receiving a kobo from government, while the company is also transforming the transfer loading stations at Simpson, Oshodi and Agege. In addition, Governor Ambode revealed that a modern engineered

sanitary landfill is currently being constructed in Epe by Visionscape, while an exercise tagged ‘Operation Deep Clean’ meant to be a stopgap for the full take off of the CLI, is simultaneously going on across the State to evacuate waste and ensure every part of the State is clean. While justifying the rationale behind the new waste management initiative, the Governor said: “In the last two years, we have found out that Lagos generates one of the highest volumes of waste in the world. At the last count, documented waste in Lagos was estimated at 13,000 tonnes per day. Considering undocumented statistics, we can add an additional 4,000 tonnes per day to that figure. “Now, if we want to be revolutionary, if we want to be globally competitive, if we want to deliver on the promise that I made to accomplish a clean, safe, and prosperous Lagos, we cannot use the same template that has been in use from the past. Cleaning Lagos and keeping the en-

vironment clean has nothing to do with environmental sanitation and putting your economic productivity at a standstill for three hours every month. That will not clean Lagos. “Cleaning Lagos means we should give Lagosians scientifically treated land fill sites, transfer loading stations, functional dyno-bins, functional compactors, brand new materials and also be able to employ more people. That is why I extended my hand to the private sector for a partnership that will lead to the introduction of 500 brand new compactors, employ more than 27,000 street sweepers across the various wards in Lagos and create 200,000 indirect jobs. And we are commencing this in another few weeks,” Governor Ambode said. The Governor stressed that he was not oblivious of the concerns of the people who have been cleaning Lagos in the past years, and that the new policy was not intended to send them out of jobs, rather it would help scale up their businesses.

Joy Anyim and Iniobong Iwok

ÏÏÏIn a bid to beef up the combatant ability of its officers, the 81 Division of the Nigerian Army on Monday commenced its Officers Combat Proficiency Competition, at 9 Brigade Ikeja, Lagos. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the competition which is scheduled to hold from August, 28 to 31 2017, the General Officer Commanding 81 Division, Major General Peter Dauke, represented by the Commander 55 Division Signal, Brigadier David Adeyemi, said that the competition which is an annual event was in compliance with the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) directive for the year. General Dauke maintained that the Nigerian Army was not relenting in its effort at having a trained and skilled manpower considering the security situation in the country, adding that the division has performed creditably well in recent training. The General stressed that the com-

petition was necessary to develop officers’ physical and mental robustness, which would aid their capability of applying the rudiments of military training to develop their power of judgment. He said “The competition is an annual event which is in compliance with the Chief of Army Staff directive for 2017. Effective and continuous realistic training is a veritable tool for improving efficiency of an organization. Therefore, the Nigerian Army is not relenting in its effort to have a well trained and skilled manpower. This is necessary considering the numerous security challenges facing the nation in which the Nigerian Army is a major stakeholder in curbing these challenges. “As part of the COAS training directive, formations and units are continually involved in various forms of training throughout the entire year and this Division has successfully and studiously participated and performed excellently in all the training activities conducted thus far.

Daily Times Nigeria Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Owerri market demolition: Zinox boss sues for peace, donates N50m

Tony Nwakaegho, Lagos

ÏÏÏ

Chairman of Zinox Group, Chief Leo Stan Ekeh, has called on citizens of Imo State to allow peace to reign in the aftermath of the crisis and reported loss of lives which trailed the demolition of the Eke Ukwu market, unarguably the biggest market in the state. Ekeh, a native of Owerri, has announced a donation of N50 million to be disbursed to those directly affected in the market and families of the victims who unfortunately lost their lives on Saturday. This, he hopes, will help cushion the effects of the demolition on their livelihood and calm the tense situation in Owerri, while also pleading with those affected not to allow themselves to be used to cause trouble in the state. According to the Head of Leo Stan Ekeh (LSE) Foundation –Mr. Niyi Onabanjo, Ekeh made it clear to the smart implementation committee already setup and headed by a man of integrity, Chief Ambrose Ejiogu, that all those directly affected, by definition, means those trading in the market, whether indigenes of Owerri, Orlu, Okigwe or from neighbouring states. In addition to Chief Ejiogu (Chairman) and Dr. Vin Udokwu (Secretary), other members of the committee are Chief C.YAmako, Prof. ObiomaIheduru, Chief Emeka Ekwebelem, Mrs. ChuksEkemaru, Dr. Canice Nwosu, Sam Nwoke and Chief Analyn Nwaneri, among others. The committee’s mandate is to work with the leadership of the market association in identifying those affected for disbursement of the funds to them. This, he hopes, will be sorted out within two weeks and funds disbursed 21days from today. Onabanjo hinted that Ekeh had two months ago awarded a multi-million Naira contract for a comprehensive refurbishment of a Practical Entrepreneurship Centre sited inside a market in Owerri which is slated for commissioning first week of November as a model.

News 15

FG urges health partners to support efforts to tackle non-communicable diseases Ebelechukwu Ibeneme, Abuja

ÏÏÏ

The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, has urged health partners to support the federal government’s efforts in tackling the menace of non- communicable diseases in Nigeria noting that plans are under way to carry out survey that will ensure policy direction and planning. The minister made this call in Abuja while speaking at the World Diabetes Foundation Nigerian Partner and Stakeholders meeting with the theme: ‘Diabetes and Non-Communicable Diseases in Nigeria – Perspectives, Challenges and Way Forward,’ organized by the Federal Ministry of Health, World Diabetes Foundation (WDF) and Strategies for Improving Diabetes Care in Nigeria (SIDAIN). According to him, diabetics is a chronic condition that occurs when the body

cannot produce enough insulin or cannot use insulin and is diagnosed by observing raised levels of glucose in the blood. Insulin is a hormone produced in the pancreas; it is required to transport glucose from the bloodstream into the body’s cell where it is used as energy. “The most common diabetes symptoms include frequent urination, intense thirst and hunger, un usual weight loss, fatigue, cut and bruises that do not heal among others. The Minister who was represented by the Director Public Health, FMOH, Dr. Evelyn Ngige expressed his appreciation to partners who were working with the Federal Ministry of Health on Diabetes care and prevention. He however urged more partners to come on board to fight against diabetes and other non- communicable diseases in Nigeria. “I therefore wish to use

this medium to passionately appeal to all partners to support the Federal Ministry of Health to conduct National Survey so as to establish the current prevalence of NCDs for sound policy direction and planning in Nigeria”. He also announced that the Federal Ministry of Health had established 6 sickle cell reference centers in 6 Federal Medical centers across the Country. These were Federal Medical Centers Ebute Meta, Lagos, Federal Medical Centre Keffi, Federal Medical Center Gombe, Federal Medical Center Yenagoa, Federal Medical Center Birnin-Kebbi and Federal Medical Center Abakaleki. In his remarks the Chairman, Local Organizing Committee, Prof. Alebiosu C.O said that the Non- Communicable Diseases (NCD) mainly diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, tuberculosis and cancer has continued to pose major health chal-

lenges in the low and middle income countries including Nigeria. He noted, Nigeria with an estimated population of about 160 million people account for 4 million people with diabetes. “More worrisome than the number of people with diabetes was the number of those who remained undiagnosed or untreated with about 70%-80% of the 4 million people with diabetes undiagnosed. “Diabetes undoubtedly has change the landscape of health care in Nigeria over the decades. Nigeria and other developing countries are presently in epidemiological transition from communicable to non-communicable diseases and there is need to accord higher priority to NCDs in order to prevent the looming time bomb. We expressed concerned about the growing crisis of diabetes, hypertension and other NCDs in Nigeria”.

Osun State Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola (4th left), with traditional rulers, during a courtesy visit to the Governor, at the Government House, Osogbo, Osun State… on Monday.

I have experience to be Osun Gov, says PDP aspirant Jide Oke

ÏÏÏ

Barely one year to the governorship election in Osun state, has a former Chairman in Irewole Local Government Area of the State, Akogun (Dr.) Lere Oyewunmi declared his intention to run in the 2018 poll. Oyewunmi said he has the requisite experience, exposure and pedigree gained from the private business and executive positions to occupy the highest office in the state to provide good governance. He told supporters of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) at a reception held by a party chieftain in the State, Col. Olayiwola Falabi (rtd) to celebrate the victory of Senator Nurudeen Adeleke in the last Osun West Senatorial

District by-election that he was not shaken since all the aspirants to the race would be given the opportunity to tell the party and Osun People what they have in their manifestoes. According to him, “the beauty of the race is that all the aspirants shall have the opportunity to tell the PDP and the entire people of Osun what we have in our manifestoes”. He said during his sojourn as the Chairman Irewole Local Government Council for two terms he served the people of the council area meritoriously and worked with the legislative and executive arms successfully among countless of Staff. The governorship aspirant said “human materials” management had been

part of his life as he had also served as the Commissioner, National Population Commission (NPC) Osun State, adding that “he is contesting the election based on loaded experience”. He said “I have the experience about the working of the executive and legislative arms as a former local government. I know what the rules are; I know the rudiments of checks and balances in relation to inter-governmental relations, so I remain the best for this race”. Reviewing the activities of the APC led administration in the state in the last seven years, Akogun Oyewumi said that he was disturbed with the high rate of unemployment among the youths which has led them to committing crimes and other so-

cial ills in the State, stressing that if given the opportunity to govern, he would address the trend to a logical conclusion. He explained that the PDP government and the people shall work towards sustainable of the State socially and economically which derives from healthy interactions between the leadership and the followership, noting that the state abundant economic potentials have not been fully utilized. Akogun Oyewumi also promised to make education sector his priority with scholarships opportunities and bursary awards to deserving students and that his government would re-classify the “classification” put in place by the APC administration in the name of construction.

Bauchi completes airlift of pilgrims, bars 10 pregnant women from exercise Samuel Luka, Bauchi

ÏÏÏ

Despite the fear and anxiety expressed by a large chunk of the intending pilgrims from Bauchi State over their inability to be airlifted to Saudi Arabia for this year’s Hajj exercise, the last batch of 180 intending pilgrims were on Sunday airlifted to the Holy Land from the Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa International Airport in Bauchi. It could be recalled that fear had gripped the 2,201 intending pilgrims who were yet to be airlifted as of last Monday, expressing fear that they might miss the spiritual exercise as they were yet to leave the shores of the country few days to the closure of the Saudi airports to flights. The last flight conveying the pilgrims from Bauchi, however, departed the airport at about 2:20p.m Sunday with 180 pilgrims from Bauchi State, 13 from Gombe State, as well as 26 National Hajj Commission (NAHCO) officials and some Hajj officials from Adamawa and Taraba State. Also in the last batch are the Speaker, Bauchi State House of Assembly, who doubles as the state Amirul Hajj, Hon Kawuwa Shehu and some members of the state Amirul Hajj Committee. Daily times correspondent reliably gathered that the flight was facilitated by the Emir of Bauchi, Alhaji Rilwanu Suleiman Adamu, who is the National Amirul Hajj for this year Hajj exercise. Meanwhile, as of the time the last flight was taking off, two pregnant women were detected by officials of the Bauchi State Pilgrims Welfare Board, with one of them carrying a seven-month pregnancy, while the other one was six months pregnant. This brought to a total of 10 pregnant women from the state discovered during the airlift operation. The two detected yesterday, like the previous eight, were promptly barred from embarking on the spiritual journey to Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj, which is the fifth pillar of the religion of Islam. In a related development, the state Amirul Hajj, Hon Shehu, has expressed satisfaction with the successful completion of the airlift operation from Bauchi, despite the challenges faced during the operation.

Daily Times Nigeria Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Tech Times

NCC seeks partnership with FCT Minister on smart city

L-r: Mr. Tony Ojobo, Director of Public Affairs at NCC; Mr. Sunday Dare, Executive Commissioner, NCC; Prof. Umar Danbatta, EVC of NCC and Hon. Mohammed Musa Bello, Minister of Federal Capital territory during the Commission’s courtesy visit to the Ministry in Abuja, recently.

Stories by Tony Nwakaegho The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is seeking a partnership deal with the Minister of Federal Capital territory, Mohammed Musa Bello on the concept of smart city. The deal will transform Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city, into a more robust telecommunications and ICT infrastructure template that will ultimately lead to better security, better environment and control, including transportation infrastructure,which would be integrated to provide smart solutions for the city residents. Executive Vice Chairman, Professor Umar Garba Danbatta, who led a team of the Commission to pay

a courtesy visit to the FCT Minister in Abuja, gave this indication. Danbatta said, “The Commission is part of the ongoing discussions about how to implement smart cities in Abuja and other parts of the country. When this is done, the FCT will, no distant future, belong to a class of cities, where the futuristic Internet of Things is already becoming a reality.” He acknowledged that given the status of the FCT today, it ought to be the city with the best telecommunications’ connectivity, but the reverse is the case. He said that the Federal Capital Territory appears to have some of the most challenging issues with quality of service when compared with other cities

across the country as a result of some unresolved challenges. The challenges, according to him, include, Collocation of Telecommunication Base Stations in the FCT, where operators are willing to collocate but we are yet to receive collocation guidelines from the FCT. Others are the 2006 fee regime of the FCTA, where it was agreed in a meeting between operators, FCTA and NCC in 2006 that the FCTA and NCC would meet and harmonize positions on the astronomical increase in fees for building permits imposed by FCTA. This has not been done; and operators have continued to receive bills from the administration based on the 2006 rates. Danbatta also highlighted the issue of retrospective FCTA laws that affect

telecom facilities, arguing that any law or policy by the FCTA that affect telecom facilities should not be made retroactive. Other impediments, he listed, included activities of road construction companies in the FCT, delayed approval for installation of base stations/fibre deployments and implementation of National Economic Council Resolution on Multiple Taxation, Levies and Charges on ICT Infrastructure in Nigeria. The telecommunications’ industry regulator, also revealed that the telecommunications’ sector contributed N1.6 trillion to Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the second quarter of the year, and had been contributing about 10 per cent to the country’s GDP annually.

ATM use increases with over 7% mobile banking use – Report

Bill Handel, Raddon VP of research. Raddon, a Fiserv company and provider of research, analysis and strategic guidance to FIs, has published a report

on consumer use of mobile banking and its impact on other banking channels. The report, Raddon Research Insights: Grappling with Mobile Banking Engagement Issues, finds that mobile banking use has grown from 7 per cent of all consumers. The report outlines how FIs can segment customers based on frequency of mobile banking use in order to determine where to allocate funds and how to target their marketing efforts. One-third (33 per cent)

of survey respondents reported that they use branch facilities less because they use a mobile banking service. However, nearly one-quarter (23 per cent) said they use ATMs more due to their mobile banking use, and 38 per cent said they also use an online banking service more. “When a consumer adopts mobile banking the assumption has been that they will be less costly to serve because they visit the branch less, but that is an oversimplified equation,” Raddon VP of

research Bill Handel said in the release. “Mobile banking drives increased use of services like online banking and ATMs. This is positive from an engagement perspective, yet it leaves financial institutions grappling with how to best serve this ‘want-it-all’ consumer. The key is for financial institutions to hone in on the value of the overall customer relationship to make sure they are delivering the appropriate levels of service and not over or under-investing in technology.”

NITDA begins amending 2007 Act decade after In order to reflect the current global technology trend in the Act establishing it, and bring it at par with evolving technologies that are shaping the globe, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has begun the process of amending its Act 10 years after inception. The Director General of NITDA, Dr. Isa Ibrahim Pantami, who made this known in Lagos recently, said that there was need to review and amend the NITDA Act 2007, because of evolving technology globally. He explained that technology that was in vogue 10 years ago has become obsolete; therefore, the need to review and amend the Act to reflect present day realities in the technology world,has become imperative. Pantami said, “As a result of quick evolution of technologies, some of the technologies on which the Act was established, are now obsolete and misleading; and therefore, there is a need to review and make amends where necessary.” NITDA has set up a review committee; he said which had since commenced amendment work on the Act, stressing that in few weeks, the committee report on the amended Act, would be submitted to the National Assembly for ratification and approval. The DG NITDA said, “the review and amendment cut across most government parastatals, and even the Nigerian Constitution had been amended in the past

Dr. Isa Ibrahim Pantami, Director General of NITDA

and people are still calling for periodic amendment, which I think, is necessary for any law governing any government agency.” Daily Times gathered that an Act to provide for the establishment of NITDA and related matters, was enacted by the National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in 2007, and had not been reviewed and amended, 10 years after, in spite of quick technology evolution. The NITDA 2007 Act empowers the agency to plan, develop and promote the use of Information technology in Nigeria. Some of the powers conferred on the NITDA by the Act, include to create a frame work for the planning, research, development, standardisation, application, coordination, monitoring, evaluation and regulation of Information Technology practices, activities and systems in Nigeria and all matters related thereto and for that purpose, and which, without detracting from the generality of the foregoing, shall include providing universal access for Information Technology and systems penetration including rural, urban and under-served areas. It also empowers NITDA to provide guidelines to facilitate the establishment and maintenance of appropriate information technology and systems application and development in Nigeria for public and private sectors, urban-rural development, the economy and the government. The Act empowers NITDA to develop guidelines for electronic governance and monitor the use of electronic data interchange and other forms of electronic communication transactions as an alternative to paper-based methods in government, commerce, education, the private and public sectors, labour, and other fields, where the use of electronic communication may improve the exchange of

Daily Times Nigeria Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Check Point identifies Nigerian behind global cyber attacks Stories Nwakaegho

Tony

Check Point’s researchers have revealed the identity of a cyber criminal who attacked more than 4 000 organisations over the past four months. The Israeli-based cyber security firm says the cyber attacks aimed to infect organisations’ networks, steal data and commit fraud. Many of these companies are leading international names in industries, such as oil and gas, manufacturing, banking and construction industries – and some have had their defenses breached by the attacks. Companies that Check Point researchers confirmed were infected during the campaign include a marine and energy solutions company in Croatia, a transportation company in Abu Dhabi, a mining company in Egypt, a construction company in Dubai, an oil and gas firm in Kuwait, and a construction organisation in Germany. According to Check Point, successful attacks

The Federal Ministry of Communications has said that it adopted the Nigerian Mobile Economy Summit Expo (NIMES 2017) to advance the growth and development of ICT industry in Nigeria. Minister of Communications, Barrister Adebayo Shittu made known the endorsement of the event, adding: “I am pleased to adopt the Nigerian Mobile Economy Summit and Expo 2017 scheduled for December 7. “I will, therefore, appreciate to be acquainted with the update of the preparation for guidance as time goes on,” he said. The Daily Times gathered that the Nigerian Mobile Economy Summit Expo will take place at the Oriental Hotel Lagos on December 7 hosted by

# Ə 6 ƗƉƈƖƆ è ƆƅƊ ^ ƈ Ɛ d ô ƅ Ƒ ƐƏƕ on this scale are usually attributed to expert gangs of cyber criminals – often backed by a nation state, with the aim of destabilising economies. However, following extensive research into the campaign, Check Point researchers discovered the attacker is a Nigerian, working on his own. On his social media accounts, he uses the motto: “get rich or die trying”, the firm said. His attack campaign uses fraudulent e-mails, which appear to originate from oil and gas giant, Saudi Aramco, the world’s second largest daily

oil producer, targeting financial workers within companies to trick them into revealing company bank details, or open the e-mail’s malware-infected attachment. The malware used is NetWire, a remote access Trojan which allows full control over infected machines, and Hawkeye, a key-logging program. The campaign, Check Point said has resulted in 14 successful infections, earning the criminal thousands of dollars in the process. “It’s particularly striking that his techniques display a low level of cyber skills. His fraudulent e-mails are crude and unsophisticated; there is almost no research or social engineering involved in creating them,” says Doros Hadjizenonos, Check Point SA’s country manager. “The titles of the e-mails are generic, and phrased as ‘Dear Sir/Ms.’ The same mail is sent to numerous targets, all in blind carbon copy, urging victims to send back banking details, perhaps for future scams. The attacks were launched from the e-mail addresses sale.cement_

till_tw@yahoo.com, and cciticarinter national@ yahoo.com,” he adds. He said,”What’s more, the malware he uses is old, generic and readily available online; and he uses freeware to ‘scrape’ e-mail addresses from corporate Web sites which he then uses as targets for his campaigns.” Check Point believes the fact that the campaign was still effective, despite using only basic cyber criminal techniques, shows just how much of a problem these business e-mail compromise attacks have become. This highlights the need for all organisations to improve their security to protect against phishing and business e-mail compromise scams, and to educate their employees to be cautious about opening e-mails, even from companies or individuals that they recognise, it urges. Since uncovering the campaign and establishing its origins, Check Point’s research team has notified law enforcement authorities in Nigeria and internationally, and shared its findings with them.

FG adopts Nigerian mobile economy summit’17

Bayero Agabi, Convener of Nigerian Mobile Economy Summit Expo the Transatlantic Media Company (TMC) led by Bayero Agabi, an ace ICT broadcast journalist. Agabi informed The Daily Times that the event goes beyond just another economic

summit, stressing that the endorsement and adoption of NIMES by the Federal Government of Nigeria, has made it a national event that everyone can be proud of. “NIMES has become a platform for everyone. The financial sector, manufacturing sector and the creative sector will come together under the umbrella of the Federal government of Nigeria. This is to ensure that they can get the financier that they require. “You must understand that, the digital economy is no longer a part of the economy; it is now the economy. Today, if you are not in the digital realm, you are not doing

business. “This means, digital has become the economy. That is what NIMES stands for and it is the reason why the Federal Government of Nigeria is endorsing and adopting it to ensure that everyone doing business and wants to ensure his or her business is optimized in terms of profitability and knowledge that is where you have to be,” he said. The convener of the event, Agabi added that “NIMES is a combination of all other industries that are already using technology and to challenge those who are not applying technology. It is a platform for us to grow fast.”

19 Tech Times Ghana records over 122 million successful porting requests under MNP

Kofi Datsa, Director of Regulatory Administration at the National Communication Authority

The Director of Regulatory Administration at the National Communication Authority (NCA), Kofi Datsa, has disclosed that over 122 million porting requests have been successfully completed, representing 18 per cent of the total active mobile subscription base since the inception of the Mobile Number Portability (MNP) exercise in Ghana. Datsa said that the introduction of the MNP service in the country was part of measures put in place by the regulator to give consumers the right to make a choice when it comes to network preferences. “We have also implemented programs that have given consumers the right to choose such as the MNP. The MNP has enabled mobile customers who have been reluctant to change

networks to do so as MNP has removed obstacles relating to cost and inconvenience of changing numbers,” he said. Datsa made this disclosure at the sidelines of the Maiden Stakeholders’ Dialogue Series organized by the Network of Communication Reporters in partnership with MTN Ghana, stressing that the regulator is up and doing to ensure that network service providers establish consumer codes, SLA which consumers can hold them to it. “While we believe that high network consumers should have instant and unfitted access to the consumer care lines, we do also think that the service provider should ensure that all categories of customers should have access to the customer care representative without being made to wait for a long time,” he stressed. The Director of NCA further disclosed the establishment of quality of service indicators for operators and service providers and these are monitored once every quarter in all metropolises and twice a year in all Districts within the country.

FG orders military to monitor Nigerians on social media Ïj ƅ ƆƅƊ ƐƆ ƍƆƆƅ è Ɛƈé ƆƅƑƏƈƐƕ ƈ Ƈ Əƌ Ɛƈ The Federal Government has ordered military to start monitoring Nigerians on the social media to check hate speech, antigovernment and antisecurity information. Major-General John Enenche, Director of Defence Information, who made this known to the press underscored that the move became necessary in the light of troubling activities and misinformation capable of jeopardizing the unity of the country. Major General Enenche, said that the social media has always been a challenge all over the world and for the military, it is not different. Enenche also mentioned on Channels Television’s News monitored that “It is a double-edged sword and

we are also having a bit of it. “Imagine when the President came back and addressed the nation, not up to 30 minutes later, a fake speech of the Commander-In-Chief was being circulated in order to do what? To derail the people. If you are not very sharp and if you didn’t listen to the speech or you don’t have a copy of it like I had it almost immediately, you wouldn’t know. So, looking at it from that perspective, it is a challenge everywhere.” He noted that having observed the possibility that the social media can be misused the military has taken steps to address that, stressing that one of such steps is the establishment of strategic media centres.

Daily Times Nigeria Tuesday, August 29, 2017

PUBLIC NOTICE

I, FAGBEMI OLUWADAMILOLA NOSIRU of No 5, Orogiri Street, Lagos Island, Lagos State wish to inform the General Public that I am the biological son of LATE FAGBEMI MURTALA.That the said LATE FAGBEMI MURTALA died due to a fire outbreak which took place at No 5,Orogiri street, Lagos Island, Lagos Island on the 5th day of March, 2013 at about 2.00am. General public to please take note. UDO DIMMA SOCIAL CLUB OF NIGERIA

THE General Public Is Hereby Notified That The Above Named Has Applied to Corporate Affairs Commission For Registration Under Part “C” Of The Companies And Allied Matters Act 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. CELESTINE UDEZUIGBO- CHAIRMAN 2. BUCHI EHANACHO- VICE CHAIRMAN 3. CHINYERE ODOEKWU ELUWA- SECRETARY GENERAL 4. OKECHUKWU IBE - TREASURER 5. NNAMDI ENYIDUM- MEMBER Aims And Objectives: 1. To provide and serve humanity and protect the interest of those in the club 2. To foster peace, unity, love and progress among members of udo Dimma social club of Nigeria 3. To plan for and promote the economic social cultural and educational progress of Lagos State. 4. To uphold the law moral values and justice and protect the good image of the club members as well as Lagos State in general 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: CELESTINE UDEZUIGBO(08035057896)

REHOBOTH FOUNDATION

THE General Public Is Hereby Notified That The Above Named Has Applied to Corporate Affairs Commission For Registration Under Part “C” Of The Companies And Allied Matters Act 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Omorogbe Osaze Sylvester. 2. Edionseri osahon Emmanuel. Aims And Objectives: 1. TO reach out to the less privilege in the society. Any Objection to the Registration should be Forwarded to the Registrar General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Off AGUIYI Ironsi Street, MAITAMA, ABUJA Within 28 DAYS of This Publication. SIGNED: TRUSTEES

MEIRAN DESCENDANTS ASSOCIATION

THE TRUSTEES ARE:(1) CHIEF OLUWOLE OLOGUN AYINDE ------ PRESIDENT (2) MR. OROJA OLANIYI EZEKIEL ------- SECRETARY (3) CHIEF OLALEYE AKINOLA OLADIMEJI ----- TREASURER THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE:(1) To protect the interest of MEIRAN Descendants both home and abroad. (2) To provide moral, financial and legal supports to the MEIRAN Descendants. (3) To give supports to the general public and less-privileged in the society Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the RegistrarGeneral, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, Abuja within 28 days from the date of this publication SIGNED: SECRETARY

I formerly known as ADEYEMI ELIZABETH ADEBOLA wish to be known and addressed as MRS. AZEEZ-ADEYEMI ELIZABETH ADEBOLA. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

MRS NWOJI CHEKWUBE LINDIAN

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS UGWU CHEKWUBE LINDIAN, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS NWOJI CHEKWUBE LINDIAN. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

GRACE AMBASSADORS SOCIAL CLUB OF NIG.

EBUKA PAUL PHILIP I formerly known as EBUKA PAUL ODOH wish to be known and addressed as EBUKA PAUL PHILIP .All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

INI OBONG NAN DAVID I, formerly known and addressed as, ARCHIBONG ETIM OKON now wish to be known and addressed as, INI OBONG NAN DAVID. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

Public Notice JESUS CITY LIBERATION MINISTRY INTERNATIONAL

The public is hereby notified that the above named organization has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission to be registered as an Incorporated Trustees under Part “C” Of The Companies And Allied Matters Act 1990.

THE General Public Is Hereby Notified That The Above Named Has Applied to Corporate Affairs Commission For Registration Under Part “C” Of The Companies And Allied Matters Act 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: a. UGWU CHINWEUBA JUDE b. ARJI OBINNA c. ATTAMA VITALIS CHINEDU d. ONU EMEKA e. UGWU STEPHEN AMAUCHE

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. David Madu Odili - G.O 2. Elizabeth Odili - sec 3. Celestina Ada Odili 4. Nduka Odili 5. Loveth Odili 6. Patience Okoh 7. Jennifer Chizoba

Aims And Objectives: a. Provision to financial assistance to all members in need b. Engagement in philanthropy causes c. To render assistant to the less privileged in the society Any Objection to the Application/ Registration of the above organization should be Forwarded to the Registrar- General, Corporate Affairs Commission, P. M. B 198, Garki Abuja Within 28 days of this publication. Signed: OBIORA AGBO, ESQ 08033538477

AL-MUSLIMUN ISLAMIC FOUNDATION 10, Imoru Str., Odi Olowo, Mushin. Lagos, Nigeria.

THE General Public Is Hereby Notified That The Above Named Has Applied to Corporate Affairs Commission For Registration Under Part “C” Of The Companies And Allied Matters Act 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Akingbade Ayodele Kazeem -(missioner) 2. Surajudeen Adekunle Alabi -( Secretary) 3. Maruph Kolawole Mustapha (Patron) 4. Akolawole Kamali Akanbi (Chairman) 5. Bintu Fatima Umar (Legal Adviser)

Aims and Objectives : 1. To preach the gospel of 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: G.O

OPERATION FEED THE NATION AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATION THE General Public Is Hereby Notified That The Above Named Has Applied to Corporate Affairs Commission For Registration Under Part “C” Of The Companies And Allied Matters Act 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. OMORAGBON BRAIN OSAROBO 2. OKUNDIA DANIEL EGHATOR 3. OLISA-ABUTU ANTHONY NWACHUKWU AIMS AND OBJECTIVES : 1. TO ENLIGHT THE NATION THE IMPORTANCES OF MODERN FARMING

Aims And Objectives: 1. To help the less privilege. 2. To unite people. 3. To propagate the religion of Islam 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.

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: Ustaz Akingbade Ayodele Kazeem. (Missioner)

SIGNED: SECRETARY

CHIBUIKEM OTUEKERE HELP A BEGGAR COHAB FOUNDATION

FOUNDATION FOR PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVES IN THE NIGER DELTA (PIND)

Pursuant to Section 680(2) (a) of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, LFN, 2004

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. CHIBUIKEM OTUEKERE - CHAIRMAN 2 . MICHAEL KELECHI ARTHUR - Secretary

The General Public is hereby notified that the above named body has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission, for change of Trustees accordingly under ‘Part C’ of the Companies and Allied Matter Act, 1990. REMOVED TRUSTEE Mr. Clay Neff - Former Chairman

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. To empower the beggars 2. To give the beggars sense of belonging 3. To propagate a healthy beggars cohabitation 4. To ensure the welfare of its members 5. TO CREATE better understanding and encourage brotherly feeling among the beggars and the society at large. 6.To assist and rehabilitate the beggars in the society.

RETAINED TRUSTEES Mrs. Mina Margaret Ogbanga Mr. Jones Itombra Okoro Mrs. Anire Celey Okogun

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.

ANY OBJECTION to the change of Trustees, Chairman and Secretary should be forwarded within 28 (Twenty Eight) days of this Publication to the Registrar General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent Office Aguyi Ironsi, Maitama, Abuja

SIGNED: TRUSTEES

This is to inform the General Public that the above named ASSOCIATION has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under Part C of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 1990.

MRS. AZEEZ-ADEYEMI ELIZABETH ADEBOLA

AGBAI ONWUKWE

SHAKIRAT ABIOLA YUSUF

Mr. Monday Ovuede Prof. Femi Ajibola Mr. Sam Daibo Ogbemi

NEW TRUSTEES Mr. Jeff Ewing - New Chairman Dr. Dara Akala - Former Secretary NEW SECRETARY Mr. Olatunji Idowu

SOPRA PARTNERS +234 909 532 7594; +234 803 877 4233 CORRECTION OF WRONG SPELLING/ ADDITION OF NAME

DAVIES HAMED DAMOLA

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

I formerly known as Shakirat Abiola Tella wish to be known and addressed as Shakirat Abiola Yusuf . All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

That I OLANREWAJU ROSHEEDAT FOLASHADE, ROSHEEDAT was wrongly written as RASHIDAT wish to be known and addressed as OLANREWAJU ROSHEEDAT FOLASHADE. All Documents /Credentials bearing these names remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as DAVIES HAMMED DARAMOLA wish to be known and addressed as DAVIES HAMED DAMOLA .All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

NJOKU FAITH DABERECHUKWU

AGEH VIVIAN CHINEDO

MRS UMEH VIVIAN UKAMAKA

STELLA IFEOMA EZIH

I formerly known as Faith Nworah Daberechukwu wish to be known and addressed as NJOKU FAITH DABERECHUKWU .All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as NWUDA VIVIAN CHINEDO wish to be known and addressed as AGEH VIVIAN CHINEDO All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAMES

ADIE AUSTINE UGBE

That I ,VICTORIA EKPENE UMOH THAT I AM THE SAME PERSON BEARING AKON EKPENE UMOH now wish to be known and addressed as VICTORIA EKPENE UMOH. All Documents / Credentials bearing these names remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as AUGUSTINE UGBE ADIE wish to be known and addressed as ADIE AUSTINE UGBE .All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

MR. BERTRAM NNAEMEKA NWOJI

I, formerly known and addressed as MR. BATHRAM EMEKA NWOJI and BERTRAM N. OJI, now wish to be known and addressed as MR. BERTRAM NNAEMEKA NWOJI . All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

COMFIRMATION OF NAME This is to notify that the Names: MOTOANYA UGO CHRIS and MOTOANYA UGOCHUKWU CHRISTOPHER, refer as one and same person, now wish to be known and addressed as MOTOANYA UGOCHUKWU CHRISTOPHER. All former documents remain valid. ECO BANK and General public should please take note.

I formerly known as MISS EKWUZI,VIVIAN UKAMAKA wish to be known and addressed as MRS UMEH VIVIAN UKAMAKA . All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

CORRECTION OF NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH

I formerly known as STELLA IFEOMA ONWUATUEGWU wish to be known and addressed as STELLA IFEOMA EZIH. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

CORRECTION OF NAME

That I HUSSAINI SAIDU my name was wrongly written as BALA K SAIDU wish to be known and addressed as HUSSAINI SAIDU wrongly written as DATE OF BIRTH is 5/1/1970 instead of 22/8/1972. All Documents /Credentials bearing these names remain valid, general public please take note.

That I UDO MFON UDO my name was wrongly written as UDOH MFON UDOH wish to be known and addressed as UDO MFON UDO. All Documents /Credentials bearing these names remain valid, general public please take note.

MRS CHINELO IFENYINWA IKEBUAKU

MRS CHINEDU BLESSING CHIDIMMA (NEE ATTAH)

I formerly known and addressed as MISS CHINELO IFEYINWA ACHU now wish to be known and addressed as MRS CHINELO IFENYINWA IKEBUAKU. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as MISS ATTAH BLESSING CHIDIMMA now wish to be known and addressed as MRS CHINEDU BLESSING CHIDIMMA (NEE ATTAH). All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public should please take note.

22 Public Notice OZOAGU IFEANYI STANLEY I formerly known and addressed as OZOAGU IFEANYICHUKWU LIONEL now wish to be known and addressed as OZOAGU IFEANYI STANLEY. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public should please take note. MRS AMAEGWU CONFIDENCE NNEOMA

I formerly known and addressed as MISS CHUKWU CONFIDENCE NNEOMA now wish to be known and addressed as MRS AMAEGWU CONFIDENCE NNEOMA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note. MRS OGBODO FRANCESS NGOZI

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS NWAKEZE FRANCESS NGOZI, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS OGBODO FRANCESS NGOZI. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

ORJI DESMOND IFEANYI I, formerly known and addressed as ORJI JOSEPH, now wish to be known and addressed as ORJI DESMOND IFEANYI. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

OKAH CRESCENT OBINNA I formerly known and addressed as OKAH OBINNA .C. now wish to be known and addressed as OKAH CRESCENT OBINNA. My correct date of birth if 22/1/1990. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public should please take note.

INNOCENT UMEH OKONKWO I formerly known and addressed as UMEANYAKEE INNOCENT OKONKWO now wish to be known and addressed as INNOCENT UMEH OKONKWO. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

NNAMANI ROSE IFEOMA

Daily Times Nigeria Tuesday, August 29, 2017

MRS NWAFOR VICTORIA GINIKA

MRS EZEOHA ANN AMARA

AJOGWU PATIENCE UCHU

OKONKWO NJIDEKA MARTHA

I formerly known and addressed as MISS SULEIMAN VICTORIA GINIKA now wish to be known and addressed as MRS NWAFOR VICTORIA GINIKA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as MISS AGBO ANN AMARA and MISS EZE ANN AMARA now wish to be known and addressed as MRS EZEOHA ANN AMARA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as AJOGWU PATIENCE .U. now wish to be known and addressed as AJOGWU PATIENCE UCHU. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as OCHI NJIDEKA MARTHA now wish to be known and addressed as OKONKWO NJIDEKA MARTHA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

CHIGBO PASCAL CHIKAMNELE

ANEKE EDWIN IKEMEFUNA

ELUAGU KOSISOCHUKWU MARGARET

MRS NDUBUEZE IFEOMA BLESSING

I formerly known and addressed as CHIGBO PASCAL CHIBOY and CHIGBO PAUL now wish to be known and addressed as CHIGBO PASCAL CHIKAMNELE. My correct date of birth is 31/03/1997. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public should please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as ANEKE EDDY IKEM now wish to be known and addressed as ANEKE EDWIN IKEMEFUNA. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public should please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as ELUAGU KOSISOCHUKWU now wish to be known and addressed as ELUAGU KOSISOCHUKWU MARGARET. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as NNAMANI JENNIFER IFEOMA, now wish to be known and addressed as NNAMANI ROSE IFEOMA. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

MRS EKE OLUCHUKWU MIRACLE I, formerly known and addressed as MISS EZEA OLUCHUKWU MIRACLE, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS EKE OLUCHUKWU MIRACLE. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

OGO DIVINE CHINENYE

OKIKE IFESINACHI JULIET

OFFIAHDIEGWU EKENE AUGUSTA

I, formerly known and addressed as INYA DIVINE CHINENYE, now wish to be known and addressed as OGO DIVINE CHINENYE. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as NNAM EMMAUNEL IFESINACHI JULIET, now wish to be known and addressed as OKIKE IFESINACHI JULIET. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as OKONMA EKENE AUGUSTA, now wish to be known and addressed as OFFIAHDIEGWU EKENE AUGUSTA All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public please take note.

ETTAH-IROEGBU NKEIRUKA FRANCES

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

ADDITION OF NAME

I, formerly known and addressed as IROEGBU NKEIRUKA ETUMNI FRANCES, now wish to be known and addressed as ETTAH-IROEGBU NKEIRUKA FRANCES. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

This is to certify and confirm that MRS MBA KATE E, MBA CATHERINE EJINAUWAMEONU, MBA CATHERINE EMELU and MRS KATE MBA refers as one and the same person. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

This is to certify that FAVOUR IFEANYICHUKWU ORAGU ,IFEANYI .S. ORAGU and ORAGU IFEANYISUNDAY is one and the same person now wish to be known as ORAGU IFEANYI SUNDAY .former documents remain valid. General public take note.

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

ANEKWE CHIZOBA JANE

ADDITION OF NAME

EZUGWU HELEN CHINWEOKWU

ALANI JOSEPH OLAOLUWA

OLABOYE AKEEM ABIOLA

I, formerly known as NWANKWO NWAMAKA, now wish to be known and addressed as ANEKWE CHIZOBA JANE, due to marriage. My correct Date of Birth is 06/03/1985. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

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

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS AGBO HELEN CHINWEOKWU, now wish to be known and addressed as EZUGWU HELEN CHINWEOKWU. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as ALANI AFEEZ AINA, now wish to be known and addressed as ALANI JOSEPH OLAOLUWA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as OLABOYE OPANACHI AKEEM, now wish to be known and addressed as OLABOYE AKEEM ABIOLA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

OGUNJOBI WASIU ABIDEMI

JERRY SUNDAY JOHN

LAWAL OYINKANSOLA SEUNFUNMI I, formerly known and addressed as AJETUNMOBI CHRISTIANA TEMITOPE, now wish to be known and addressed as LAWAL OYINKANSOLA SEUNFUNMI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

OYEWOLE WAHAB OLASUNKANMI

CORRECTION OF NAME My name was mistakenly written as AZUBUKE JOSEPH and JOSEPH FRANCIS AZUBIKE, now my correct name is JOSEPH FRANCIS AZUBUIKE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note. OKONKWO EPHRAIM AMOBI I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AMOBI EPHRAIM NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OKONKWO EPHRAIM AMOBI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE. MR. EDWARD WISDOM WINNER I, formerly known and addressed as MR. WINNER CHIEMERIE UZOKWELU, now wish to be known and addressed as MR. EDWARD WISDOM WINNER. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

UGOCHI EUNICE EMMANUEL I formerly known and addressed as UGONNA EUNICE EMMANUEL now wish to be known and addressed as UGOCHI EUNICE EMMANUEL .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

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

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS ONAH IFEOMA BLESSING, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS NDUBUEZE IFEOMA BLESSING. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as OGUNJOBI WASIU KENNETH, now wish to be known and addressed as OGUNJOBI WASIU ABIDEMI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

IZEKOR TRACY I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS IZEKOR TRACY OSAS NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS IZEKOR TRACY. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

MRS. NDUKAUBA TESSY ADANNE

I, formerly known as NDUKAUBA TERESA AMAECHI, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. NDUKAUBA TESSY ADANNE. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

BALA HASSANA I formerly known and addressed as ABIMBOLA HASSANA now wish to be known and addressed as BALA HASSANA .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note. SODIQ GANIYAT OLUBUKOLA I formerly known and addressed as BUKOLA OLUWATOYIN TIAMIYU now wish to be known and addressed as SODIQ GANIYAT OLUBUKOLA .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as SUNDAY INYANDA, now wish to be known and addressed as JERRY SUNDAY JOHN. All former documents remain valid. General public take note. MRS NWANKWO TAIWO MORUFAT

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OYEWOLE OLANREWAJU WAHAB NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OYEWOLE WAHAB OLASUNKANMI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE

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

GABRIEL EJEH I, formerly known and addressed as GABRIEL IDOKO, now wish to be known and addressed as GABRIEL EJEH. All former documents remain valid. General public take note. COLE MARYAM KEMI I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ATANDA MARIAM NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS COLE MARYAM KEMI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

NWORIE IFEUANYI

DUROJOLA FUNMILOLA AJOKE

I Formerly known and addressed as MISS IYINOLAKAN TAIWO MORUFAT now wish to be known, called and addressed as MRS NWANKWO TAIWO MORUFAT All documents and certificates bearing my former names remain valid. Banks, Immigrations, Relevant Authorities and the General public Please take note.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS CHUKWU PRINCE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS NWORIE IFEUANYI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I formerly known and addressed as AKINPELU FUNMILAYO AJOKE. Now wish to be known as DUROJOLA FUNMILOLA AJOKE. All former documents remain valid. General public and authorities concerned should take note.

MRS. NWOSU CHINASA JOY

EZE CHIKA HAPPINESS

BANWO OMOSALEWA TITILAYO

OLAKUNLE RISIKAT TEMITAYO

I, formerly known as MISS UKENNA CHINASA NNEKA and JOY .N. OCHULOR, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. NWOSU CHINASA JOY. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as JOSIAH CHIKA HAPPINESS now wish to be known and addressed as EZE CHIKA HAPPINESS. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as SANGOBANWO OMOSALEWA TITILAYO now wish to be known and addressed as BANWO OMOSALEWA TITILAYO .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as OWONIYI RISIKAT TEMITAYO now wish to be known and addressed as OLAKUNLE RISIKAT TEMITAYO .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note

GRACE ONIKIOLUA OFOEGBU

OYEWOLE DUNNI SHADE

MR ONUOHA ANTHONY ONUOHA

I formerly known and addressed as GRACE ONIKIOLUA OKHUMAILE now wish to be known and addressed as GRACE ONIKIOLUA OFOEGBU. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

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

DAVIDS OLUWASEUN SAMSON I formerly known and addressed as SHOTUNDE OLUWASEUN SAMSON now wish to be known and addressed as DAVIDS OLUWASEUN SAMSON .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note. EGBAYELO TOMISIN FRANK

ADEBIYI MOTUNRAYO

ELEODIMUO MOSES AGHAMELU

I formerly known and addressed as EGBAYELO TOMISIN ARRAY now wish to be known and addressed as EGBAYELO TOMISIN FRANK My date of birth is 14/06/1977 not 09/01/1980..All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as SHOWOLE MOTUNRAYO ADENIKE and ADEBIYI TUNRAYO now wish to be known and addressed as ADEBIYI MOTUNRAYO . My date of birth is 23/08/1983 not 23/08/1981. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed asELEODIMUO MOSES now wish to be known and addressed as ELEODIMUO MOSES AGHAMELU .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

ATINUKE ABIOLA Formally called, known and addressed as IBIRONKE ATINUKE MOYOSADE, but now wishes to be called known and addressed as ATINUKE ABIOLA. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note

I formerly known and addressed as ONUOHA ANTHONY OGBOGU now wish to be known and addressed as MR ONUOHA ANTHONY ONUOHA .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAMES

In some of my documents my name appears as OLORUNTOBA OLAJIDE IFEDAYO While in some other ones it appears as OLORUNTOBA OLAJIDE TUNDE.The names refer to the same person. My date of birth is 20/04/1995. All documents bearing all the names remain valid. General public to please take note.

Public Notice 23 LOSS OF DOCUMENT THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ORIGINALS LETTER OF OCCUPANCY( R OF O) PLOT NO 1460, WITH FILE NO .B A 62634, SQM. LOCATED AT CADASTRAL ZONE E-23. KYAMI DISTRICT, FCT, ABUJA WHICH BEARING TO BROTHER MUSTAPHA BABAYO ZAKI GOT MISSING ON TRANSIT FROM BAUCHI STATE TO FCDA AREA 11 GRAKI ABUJA AND WAS DULLY REPORTED TO THE POLICE STATION. ALL EFFORT TO GET IT BACK HAS PROVED ABORTIVE .IF FOUND,PLEASE RETURN TO THE NEAREST POLICE STATION,ABUJA GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS (AGIS) AND GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE. SIGNED: MUSTAPHA BABAYO ZAKI IYIENU MISSION HOSPITAL AND HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION

Daily Times Nigeria Tuesday, August 29, 2017

ANGELICAL CHURCH OF GOD THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, NO. 1 OF 1990. TRUSTEES ARE 1. IBEGBUNAM CHIDIEBERE PAUL 2. OKOYE PRINCE -- JOE 3. ADIGWE CHUKWUDI INNOCENT 4. EMEGAKOR STANLEY OBIORAH 5. IWUNDU UGOCHUKWU DARLING AIM AND OBJECTIVE: PREACHING THE GOSPEL OF 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: SECRETARY

ABRAHAM CHRISTIAN RESOURCE 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. TRUSTEES ARE 1. RT. REV. (DR.) OWEN CHIEDOZIE NWOKOLO 2. IBEGBU DAVID NNAMDI (SAN) 3. NKWOEMEZIE JOHN CHUKWUMA 4. VEN. EMMANUEL MBANUGO 5. NONYELUM ELSIE NWOKOLO AIM AND OBJECTIVE PROVIDING HEALTHCARE TO THE LESS PRIVILEGE AND THE NEEDY IN THE SOCIETY ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY INFORM THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART ‘C’ OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, DECREE NO. 1 OF 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. BISHOP MIKE BAMIDELE 2. DEACONESS DEBORAH MOJIROLA 3. VEN IYIOLA SUNDAY CALEB OLAYINKA 4. EVANG. JULIUS TOYESE OYEDOKUN 5. MRS OGUNTONA E. MODUPE 6. PASTOR DR. OLAGOKE AIYEGBAYO 7. MR CHUKWUDI AANUOLUWA ADEPOJU. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO CREATE A CONDUCIVE CHRISTIAN ENVIRONMENT FOR SPIRITUAL NOURISHMENT (2) TO CREATE A CONDUCIVE CHRISTIAN ENVIRONMENT FOR PROBLEM SOLVING (3) TO CREATE A CONDUCIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR RELAXATION FOR ALL THE PEOPLE THROUGH QUALITY COUNSELING, PRAYERS AS WELL AS ACCESS TO A VARIETY OF CHRISTIAN MATERIALS FOR GROWTH. 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: REV. YEMI ALAO

DISCLAIMER

NIKE AMBASSADORS PROGRESSIVE ASSOCIATION

THIS IS TO NOTIFY THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT MR. BRIGHT OLAYINKA, A FORMER EMPLOYEE OF ASABE SHEHU YAR’ADUA FOUNDATION IS NO LONGER WITH US. HE WAS ONCE A WEBSITE ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE FOUNDATION. ANYONE OR ORGANIZATION THAT TRANSACTS ANY BUSINESS WITH HIM ON BEHALF OF ASABE SHEHU YAR’ADUA FOUNDATION DOES SO AT HIS OR HER OWN RISK. WEB LAGOS, GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE. SIGNED MANAGEMENT LOSS OF ORIGINAL CONVEYANCE OF LANDED PROPERTY

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO THE PUBLIC THAT THE ORIGINAL DEED OF CONVEYANCE REGISTERED AS NO. 76/76/1495; REGISTERED WITH THE LAGOS STATE LAND REGISTRY, ALAUSA, IKEJA, LAGOS STATE, BELONGING TO MR MAURICE ASUQUO NYA, IN RESPECT OF THE PARCEL OF LAND KNOWN AS PLOT 167 JA AJAO LAYOUT, MAFOLUKU, LAGOS STATE, MEASURING APPROXIMATELY 799.83M2, GOT MISSING OR LOST IN TRANSIT. THIS NOTICE IS FOR RECORD PURPOSES AND PARTICULARLY FOR THE ATTENTION OF THE DEEDS REGISTRAR IN THE LAND REGISTRY ALAUSA, IKEJA, LAGOS STATE AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. SIGNED: MRS THERESA NYA AKAN BETHSAIDA BLESSED SYNAGOGUE INTERNATIONAL 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 TRUSTESS ARE: 1. PRIEST EJEZIE IKECHUKWU PRECIOUS. 2. BROTHER IZUKANNE IKENNA. 3. EVANGELIST UMEODINKA UCHENNA GRACE. 4. EVANGELIST EJEZIE IFEOMA AMARA. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO WORSHIP & GLORIFY THE MOST HIGH & HIM ALONE. 2. TO UPHOLD & PROPAGATE SOUND BIBLICAL DOCTRINE, 3. FOCUS ON GLOBAL MISSIONS & CHURCH PLANTING VIA EVANGELISM. 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. SIGN: APOSTLE Y. B. YAAQOBH (08063497117).

NIGER DIOCESAN CHRISTIANS FOUNDATION THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, NO. 1 OF 1990. TRUSTEES ARE 1. RT. REV. (DR.) OWEN CHIEDOZIE NWOKOLO 2. NNAMDI DAVID IBEGBU (SAN) 3. REV. CANON CHRISTOPHER AMAKU 4. VEN. EMMANUEL MBANUGO 5. NONYELUM ELSIE NWOKOLO 6. IKECHUKWU EJELUE 7. VEN. IKECHUKWU IHENTUGE AIM AND OBJECTIVE: REACHING OUT TO THE LESS PRIVILEGE AND NEEDY IN THE SOCIETY. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

SEEDS OF JOY & HOPE INITIATIVE 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 OF TRUSTEES 1. SANUSI JOSEPH OLUFEMI - PRESIDENT 2. FAGBEMI TIMILEHIN OLAWALE - SECRETARY 3. SANUSI DANIEL OLUWADAMILARE - TREASURER AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. TO CATER FOR THE YOUTH EMPOWERMENT 2. TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE AND PROGRESS 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: TRUSTEES

CHRIST STAR LIVING FAITH MINISTRY INTERNATIONAL

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, NO. 1 OF 1990. TRUSTEES: 1. CHIEF MARTIN ALUM 2. ENGINEER LINUS ANIKE 3. MR. KENNETH ANIKE 4. THOMAS UGWUANIKE 5. MR. CHIBUIKE UGWU AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO CHAMPION THE ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT OF OUR PEOPLE IN LAGOS AND ENVIRONS 2. TO CHAMPION SOCIAL, POLITICAL, AND ECONOMIC GROWTH OF NIKE KINGDOM. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED 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) PASTOR JESUDONA JOHN MIDOYIN (2) AHOTIN PAUL OLUWATOBI (3) JESUDONA SERAH MAUYON (4) VIADINU MICHEAL NUNAYON (5) AHOTIN MOSES ASOGBA (6) YETONDE SOLOMON WHETEYIN (7) KUGBERENU FLORENCE KEHIN (8) AYINDE ABEL MINASU (9) AGBOYIN SEGUN (10) AGBOYIN FUNMI 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: TRUSTEES

DYNAMIC COUPLES’ CLUB INTERNATIONAL

YEGUNDA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA

THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, NO. 1 OF 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. PASTOR HAROLD OGBE 2. BARR. CHARLES SUNDAY 3. MR. GODDY OGBONNA 4. MR. CHARLES EBRI AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO STRENGTHEN THE BOND OF FRIENDSHIPS AND NETWORKING AMONG COUPLES. 2. FOSTERING GODLY VALUES IN OUR HOMES. 3. TO ASSIST COUPLES ATTEND ECONOMIC VIABILITY AND INDEPENDENCE 5. FOR HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE AND EMPOWERMENT. 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: SCONEFIELD SOLICITORS

GREAT RIVER OF LIFE ASSEMBLY INT’L 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, FORLU ISRAEL NYANGAWEH 2, GAIUS A FORLU 3, THOMPSON MBE 4, FONTEM HENRY AGENDIA 5, BENEDICTA N EYA GANJOR AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST TO THE WHOLE 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 SECRETARY

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.) MR. ASEGERE TAJUDEEN TOLANI 2.) CHIEF ADEBANJO ARAMADA IDOWU 3.) MR. SHADE TAKIU ADENIYI 4.) MR. OLAIYA SHAKIRU ADENIYI 5.) MR. JELILI OLUWASEYI ARIMI 6.) CHIEF AKARA TOLANI MUSIBAU AIMS ANDOBJECTIVES: 1.) TO FOSTER UNITY, LOVE AND PROGRESS AMONG THE COMMUNITY PEOPLE, LEADERS, ELDERS AND YOUTH IN GENERAL. 2.) TO PROMOTE AND DEVELOP COMMUNITY LANDED PROPERTY FOR BETTER FUTURE. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

DEPENDABLE BROTHERS CLUB OF NIGERIA THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, NO. 1 OF 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. ANTHONY UZOEQWU ODIKPO - CHAIRMAN 2. ELOCHUKWU JAMES NWANKWO - SECRETARY 3. HILARY UGOCHUKWU UGWU - TREASURER AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PROTECT THE INTEREST OF MEMBERS AND FOSTER UNITY AMONG MEMBERS ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: TRUSTEES

Daily Times Nigeria Tuesday, August 29, 2017

FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AKURE STAFF SECONDARY SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED ASSOCIATION HAS APPLIED FOR THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT OF 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. POPOOLA OLADELE. 2. OLOFINTUYI OLUDOTUN AKINTAYO. 3. KUJERO OPEYEMI EMMANUEL. 4. AREOLA OLUSEYI KOLADE. 5. OGUNMOLA YETUNDE. 6. FAKOLADE EBUNOLUWA. THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO FOSTER UNITY AND TOGETHERNESS AMONGST OUR MEMBERS. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: DEBORAH AMEINGHENE ESQ YEWA HIGH SCHOOL ORILE AGEGE OLD STUDENTS’ ASSOCIATION THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED ASSOCIATION HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION (CAC), ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART ‘C’ OF COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE : 1. Abiodun Olajide Isiaka - Chairman 2. Saheed Olufemi Olawale - Vice Chairman 3. Omoloju Olumide Bababode - Secretary 4. Dr. Mustapha Adebayo Bello - Member 5. Ajayi Rofiat Molara Bolanle - member 6. Abisoye Olusola Adebunkola - Member 7. Olusa Temidayo Victor - Member THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE : 1.To cater for welfare of members. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR_GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIR COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT , OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET , MAITAMA , ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED : BARR. ADEWALE ODELEYE

SEVI KOUASSI BIENVENU

NNENNA JOY ODOH

INITIATIVE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF FUTURE ACCOUNTABLE LEADERS 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. NAMES OF TRUSTEES 1. Engr. Anthony Akpan 2. Pastor Edwin C. Ezeh 3. Professor Jonathan Onyekwelu 4. Pastor Daniel Ashiriba 5. Mr. Dave Inyere Aims and Objectives 1. To maintain peace, new social order and accountable leadership among the nationalities of Nigerian States 2: To contribute to the development of Nigeria’s bureaucratic and general leadership through collective appraisal of the performances of those leaders and offer useful suggestions to improve on them. 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 Atule Enedomoh & Co ( OJ Chambers)

I-5 INTERNATIONAL CLUB

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED CLUB HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION (CAC), ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART ‘C’ OF COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE : 1. NDUGBU ABIDEMI 2. YUSUFF TOLULOPE 3. ORJIKA FRANCIS 4. ODUNWO DANIEL 5. ODEDEJI FOLASHADE 6. FAGBEMI OLATUNBOSUN BANKOLE THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE : 1. To provide a world class training solutions to its members for unique business opportunities and budding of members to accelerate Personal visions for life. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR_GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIR COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT , OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET , MAITAMA , ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED : SECRETARY

KENNETH NWACHUKWN

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS BENJAMIN SEVI NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS SEVI KOUASSI BIENVENU. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

I FORMALLY KNOWN AS NNENNA JOY ODOIKE WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS NNENNA JOY ODOH. ENUGU STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTICE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS KENNETH EKENTA NOW I WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS KENNETH NWACHUKWN. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

OYINLOLA OMONIYI

FASASI AKEEM ENIOLA

BALOGUN JOHN SOGO

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ILEKURA OYINLOLA OMONIYI NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OYINLOLA OMONIYI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

JANE TUNJI-ANDREWS I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS JANE NWABUGWU IKEJI NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS JANE TUNJIANDREWS. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE. NDUAGUIBE SYLVIA CHINWENDU

I, formerly known and addressed as AGBARAKWE SYLVIA CHINWENDU, now wish to be known, called and addressed as NDUAGUIBE SYLVIA CHINW ENDU. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note. NWAOZOR NGOZI BLESSING

REVIVAL MISSION OF NEW JERUSALEM INTERNATIONAL This is to notify the general public that the above named, has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for Registration under part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Ibe Chuks Chukwuezuo 2. Onyinyechi Rose Chuks 3. Onyewuizu Charity Chinatu 4. Ekeasi Joseph 5. Stephen Ugoako THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. To preach the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ to all nations Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the RegistrarGeneral, Corporate Affairs Commission Maitama Abuja within 28 days of this publication SIGNED: Emmanuel Ukaegbu

AFRO-ASIAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE DEPARTMENT THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED CLUB HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION (CAC), ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART ‘C’ OF COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 1990. TRUSTEES 1. PROF ETANNIBI ALEMIKA 2. PROF PARMOD KUMAR 3. MR SATISH KUMAR SHARMA 4. DR BENSON OLUGBUO 5. MRS BLESSING ABIRI AIM AND OBJECTIVE 1. TO ADVANCE JUSTICE IN PUBLIC SAFETY GENDER RIGHTS, ELECTION SYSTEMS AND GOVERNANCE FROM A MULTI-CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE AND A SOUTH-SOUTH APPROACH. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR_GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIR COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT , OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET , MAITAMA , ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: ANAYO IKEAH ABUJA

DEBORAH KEHINDE ASEPERI

MRS. OKAFOR BRIDGET OGECHI

SARAH SUNDAY JACOB

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS DEBORAH KEHINDE IYANDA, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS DEBORAH KEHINDE ASEPERI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

I, formerly known and addressed as, MISS. IWUANYANWU BRIDGET OGECHI, now wish to be known and addressed as, MRS. OKAFOR BRIDGET OGECHI. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME I, SARAH DOUGLAS PRINCE, and SARAH SUNDAY JACOB, refer to one and same person but, now wish to be known and addressed as, SARAH SUNDAY JACOB. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

OJEYEMI JAMIU BABATUNDE

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

NWANKWO SAMSON NDUBUIRI

I, MR. FARES BOU-HACHEM EL HADDAD, and MR. EL HADDAD FARES HALIM, refer to one and same person but, now wish to be known and addressed as, MR. FARES BOU-HACHEM EL HADDAD. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, CHUKWU SAMSON NDUBUISI, now wish to be known and addressed as, NWANKWO SAMSON NDUBUIRI. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AKINYEMI AKEEM ENIOLA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS FASASI AKEEM ENIOLA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS BALOGUN JOHNSON OLAONIPEKUN NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS BALOGUN JOHN SOGO. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AKANNI BABATUNDE JAMIU NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OJEYEMI JAMIU BABATUNDE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

MRS. OSAGIE NOSAGHARA GRACE.

MOSEBOLATAN BOLANLE STELLA

AKEEM LANRE

ABARA ISRAEL KELVIN

THIS IS TO CONFIRM AND CERTIFY THAT ABBA SANI AND ABBA SANI ABACHA REFERS TO ONE AND SAME PERSON NOW WISHES TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ABBA SANI ABACHA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS BEARING BOTH NAMES REMAINS VALID. AUTHORITY CONCERNED AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS NKECHI OKEREKE GRACE, now wish to be known, called and addressed as MRS. OSAGIE NOSAGHARA GRACE. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as ADEOLU TOLU STELLA, now wish to be known, called and addressed as MOSEBOLATAN BOLANLE STELLA. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take

I, formerly known and addressed as TAOREED LANRE ANIMASHAUN, now wish to be known, called and addressed as AKEEM LANRE TIJANI. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as ABARA CHRIST ISRAEL KELVIN IFEANYI, now wish to be known, called and addressed as ABARA ISRAEL KELVIN. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take

EZEANOZIE OBIANUJU MARYANN

CHIWETALU JOSEPH ONUORAH.

DANIELS UZOCHUKWU JOHN

AYODEJI BLESSING ITORO

I, formerly known and addressed as NWOHU UZOCHUKWU JOHN, now wish to be known, called and addressed as DANIELS UZOCHUKWU JOHN. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as UDOH ITORO BLESSING, now wish to be known, called and addressed as AYODEJI BLESSING ITORO. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

JOSEPH CHINEDU DANIE

CHANGE OF NAME/CORRECTION OF DATE OF BIRTH

I, formerly known and addressed as NWAOZOR BLESSING NGOZI and NWAOZOR BLESSING AUGUSTINA, now wish to be known, called and addressed as NWAOZOR NGOZI BLESSING. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities

I, formerly known and addressed as JOSEPH CHUKWUMA ISAIAH, now wish to be known, called and addressed as JOSEPH CHINEDU DANIEL. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

DR MRS FARAMOLA OGUNKOYA

TAOFIKI RAJI

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESS AS DR MS FARAMOLA AKANNI, NOW WISH TO BE CALLED AND ADDRESS DR MRS FARAMOLA OGUNKOYA, ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERN PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

24 Public Notice

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESS AS TOLU RAJI TAOFIKI, NOW WISH TO BE CALLED AND ADDRESS AS TAOFIKI RAJI ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERN PLEASE

I, formerly known and addressed as BOMODEOKU MUFUTAU OYENIRAN, now wish to be known, called and addressed as BUSARI MUFUTAU OYEDIRAN. That my correct date of birth is 12th day of February, 1972 and not 8th day of February, 1972 as wrongly written. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

MRS. NKESI FUBARA SAMBANIGO I, formerly known and addressed as, MISS. NKESI OWHONDA, now wish to be known and addressed as, MRS. NKESI FUBARA SAM-BANIGO. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

DADA INUEGHATA ENDURANCE

I, formerly known and addressed as KOMOLAFE AYO ENDURANCE VICTORIA, now wish to be known, called and addressed as DADA INUEGHATA ENDURANCE due to change in marital status. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as EZEANOZIE OBIANUJUNWA MARYANN, now wish to be known, called and addressed as EZEANOZIE OBIANUJU MARYANN. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as ANIWETALU JOSEPH ONUORAH, now wish to be known, called and addressed as CHIWETALU JOSEPH ONUORAH. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

MRS. WHESU BUKONLA OLUKEMI

CHANGE OF NAME/CORRECTION OF DATE OF BIRTH

MRS. NWACHUKWU CHIOMA NORA

I, formerly known and addressed as ADETONA ADEKUNBI JOKE, now wish to be known and addressed as ADEBODE ADEKUNBI, and that I was born on 18/12/1971. All documents bearing my former name remin valid. General public should please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as MISS AKUCHIE CHIOMA NORA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. NWACHUKWU CHIOMA NORA. All former documents remain valid. NYSC and the general public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS. ARANJU BUKONLA OLUKEMI, now wish to be nown and addressed as MRS. WHESU BUKONLA OLUKEMI. All documents bearing my former name remin valid. General public should take note.

SONIA ERUNI ELIJAH

I, formerly known and addressed as, SONIA ERUNI NELSON, now wish to be known and addressed as, SONIA ERUNI ELIJAH. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

BASSEY EKPENYONG EFFIONG.

I, formerly known and addressed as, KINGSLEY EKPENYONG EFFIONG, now wish to be known and addressed as, BASSEY EKPENYONG EFFIONG. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

OKEKE, UCHE CHRISTOPHER I, formerly known and addressed as, NWAFOR, CHRIS UCHE, now wish to be known and addressed as, OKEKE, UCHE CHRISTOPHER. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

Daily Times Nigeria Tuesday, August 29, 2017

AYO MAKALE

I, formerly known and addressed as, Friday Ihenoba, now wish to be known and addressed as, AYO MAKALE. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note. CORRECTION OF NAME/ DATE OF BIRTH My name was wrongly written as AMUSAT OLAWOLE SIKIRU instead of AMUSA SAKIRU KOLAWOLE and my date of birth was wrongly written as 28/12/1965 instead of 05/06/1979. All former documents remain valid. The general public take note.

MRS JOLAOSO BUSAYO OMOLOLA . I, formerly known and addressed as Miss Bolarinwa Busayo Omolola now wish to be known and addressed as Mrs Jolaoso Busayo Omolola. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

MR. JEAN BOU-HACHEM HADDAD

CONFIRMATION OF NAME I, MR. JEAN BOU-HACHEM EL HADDAD, and MR. EL HADDAD JOHNNY HALIM, refer to one and same person but, now wish to be known and addressed as, MR. JEAN BOU-HACHEM HADDAD. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

ONYECHEREM ADANNA I, formerly known and address as ONYECHEREM AMARACHI Now wish to be known and address as ONYECHEREM ADANNA. All former document remains valid, the general public should please take note.

CORRECTION OF NAME

This is to notify the general public that my name was wrongly written and stated as Miss Oyelowo Kehinde Omobolanle instead of Mrs Oyelowo Kehinde Omobola. Henceforth i wish to be known and addressed as Mrs Oyelowo Kehinde Omobola. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as KASALI AYISATU OLAYINKA now wish to be known called and addressed as RAJI AYISATU OLAYINKA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

NYEGBUNAM PEFRORELLA CHINENYE IFEOMA . Formerly known and addressed as ONYEGBULE PEFRORELLA CHINENYE now wish to be known called and addressed as ONYEGBUNAM PEFRORELLA CHINENYE IFEOMA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

OLUYEMI JENNIFER JOSEFA

CORRECTION OF NAME

RAJI AYISATU OLAYINKA

Formerly known and addressed as NDONGO JENNIFER JOSEFA, now wish to be known and addressed as OLUYEMI JENNIFER JOSEFA. That my date of birth is 03/06/1994. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

MUSTAPHA ASHIRU . Formerly known and addressed as BOLAJI ASHIRU, now wish to be known and addressed as MUSTAPHA ASHIRU. All former documents remain valid. GTBANK and the general public take note.

CHUKWUMA ANASTASIA MESOMMA . I formerly known and addressed as WILFRED ANASTASIA MESOMMA now wish to be known called and addressed as CHUKWUMA ANASTASIA MESOMMA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

My name was wrongly written as OLUWASHIKEMI RASAQ ADEBOLA instead of DOSUMU ADEBOLA RASAQ OLUWASHIKEMI. All former documents remain valid. The general public take note CHUKWUMA ANTHONY IFEANYI

MRS OSIADI CLEMENTINA TEMITOPE

25 Public Notice

TUNDE PIUS EGBE

CORRECTION OF NAME/ DATE OF BIRTH

My name was wrongly written as GIWA BABATUNDE OLUWANISHOLA instead of GIWA MUSA BABATUNDE OLUWANISHOLA and my date of birth was wrongly written as 28/11/1961 instead of 28/11/1959. All former documents remain valid. The general public take note.

I, Formerly known and addressed as MISS THADDEUS CLEMENTINA TEMITOPE now wish to be known called and addressed as MRS OSIADI CLEMENTINA TEMITOPE. That my date of birth is 2 November 1984. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as DESMOND PIUS EGBE now wish to be known called and addressed as TUNDE PIUS EGBE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

MRS. JENNIFER IJEOMA KELVIN ONWUKA

MRS. OLUWASEYI OLUBISI EJIOFOR

MRS. BARIYIGA BETTY KOLE BOM

I, formerly known and address as MISS OLUWASEYI OLUBISI SHONIBARE Now wish to be known and address as MRS. OLUWASEYI OLUBISI EJIOFOR All former document remains valid, the general public should please take note.

I, formerly known and address as MISS IKA BARIYIGA BETTY. Now wish to be known and address as MRS. BARIYIGA BETTY KOLE BOM All former document remains valid, the general public should please take note.

I, formerly known and address as MISS CHIJIOKE JENNIFER IJEOMA Now wish to be known and address as MRS. JENNIFER IJEOMA KELVIN ONWUKA. All former document remains valid, the general public should please take note.

OKWUDISHU PATRICK NOMSO Formerly known and addressed as OKWUDISHU PATRICK CHUKWUNOMSO now wish to be known called and addressed as OKWUDISHU PATRICK NOMSO. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

MRS OYEDOKUN PRECIOUS OLUWABUNMI

Formerly known and addressed as MISS ADENIRAN PRECIOUS OLUWABUNMI now wish to be known called and addressed as MRS OYEDOKUN PRECIOUS OLUWABUNMI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

MBACHU PATRICK NDUBUISI

. Formerly known and addressed as EZEPUE PATRICK MBACHU, now wish to be known and addressed as MBACHU PATRICK NDUBUISI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

RUFAI OLUWABUNMI FATIMO

Formerly known and addressed as ELETU OLUWABUNMI FATIMO now wish to be known called and addressed as RUFAI OLUWABUNMI FATIMO. All former documents remain valid. General public take note. MRS OGUNGBE DORIS ADEDOLAPO

. I, formerly known and addressed as MISS ADENIYAN DORIS ADEDOLAPO now wish to be known and addressed as MRS OGUNGBE DORIS ADEDOLAPO. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

EHIGIAMUSOE GLORIA JOY . Formerly known and addressed as ADEOLA GLORIA JOY, now wish to be known and addressed as EHIGIAMUSOE GLORIA JOY. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

TIJANI KAMALIDEEN ADIGUN Formerly known and addressed as TIJANI KAMALIDEEN ADESINA now wish to be known called and addressed as TIJANI KAMALIDEEN ADIGUN. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

ORUWARI SOIBELEMARI I, formerly known and address as ORUWARI SOIBELEMARI wish to removeTOF from my name I am now ORUWARI SOIBELEMARI. All former document remains valid, the general public should please take note.

UDELLE ENDURANCE

MRS ONUOHA OMONO JANE

Formerly known and addressed as ORIABOR ENDURANCE now wish to be known called and addressed as UDELLE ENDURANCE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

. Formerly known and addressed as MISS IFADA OMONO JANE now wish to be known called and addressed as MRS ONUOHA OMONO JANE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

YUSUF OYEYEMI SIMIAT

OLORUNTOYIN KAOSARAT LIADI

Formerly known and addressed as OYEWO MOSHEBOLATAN ADUKE, now wish to be known and addressed as YUSUF OYEYEMI SIMIAT. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

. Formerly known and addressed as OLORUNTOYIN KAOSARAT ADETUNJI, now wish to be known and addressed as OLORUNTOYIN KAOSARAT LIADI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

ANIMASHAUN JUMOKE MARY

OLAOSEBIKAN OLANREWAJU ISIAKA

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

. Formerly known and addressed as OLANRINWAJU ISIAKA AKANBI, now wish to be known and addressed as OLAOSEBIKAN OLANREWAJU ISIAKA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

MRS OLADEJO HAJARAT OMOLARA.

CHUKWUMA FRANCIS CHIDERA

CHUKWUMA ANABEL CHIAMAKA

CHUKWUMA CHIDINMA ELIZABETH

.I formerly known and addressed as WILFRED ANTHONY IFEANYI now wish to be known called and addressed as CHUKWUMA ANTHONY IFEANYI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I formerly known and addressed as MISS RAHEEM AJARAT FEHINTOLA OMOLARA now wish to be known called and addressed as MRS OLADEJO HAJARAT OMOLARA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

. I formerly known and addressed as WILFRED FRANCIS CHIDERA now wish to be known called and addressed as CHUKWUMA FRANCIS CHIDERA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note

. I formerly known and addressed as WILFRED ANABEL CHIAMAKA now wish to be known called and addressed as CHUKWUMA ANABEL CHIAMAKA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

. I formerly known and addressed as WILFRED CHIDINMA ELIZABETH now wish to be known called and addressed as CHUKWUMA CHIDINMA ELIZABETH. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

CHUKWUMA CHIKAMSO DANIEL

EYIOBURU ABDULRAHMAN BELLO

IDAHOSA UCHE MARIA

. I formerly known and addressed as EYIOBURU ABDULRAHMAN HAMID now wish to be known called and addressed as EYIOBURU ABDULRAHMAN BELLO. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I formerly known and addressed as MARIA UCHE OJEI now wish to be known called and addressed as IDAHOSA UCHE MARIA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

. I formerly known and addressed as WILFRED CHIKAMSO DANIEL now wish to be known called and addressed as CHUKWUMA CHIKAMSO DANIEL. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

NTEM SOSEGHE BUILDERS FOUNDATION (NTOB FOUNDATION) The general public is hereby informed that the above-named foundation has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under part C of the Companies and Allied Act, Decree No. 1 of 1990. Board of Trustees Rev. Fr. Willie Anselm - Chairman Justin Unimke Ukandi - Secretary Mrs Gladys Ewong - Chief Executive Officer Dr. Don Clems Enamegeh Aims and Objectives : Build youths on career choices and ethical values

EZEILO NGOZI ELIZABETH

JIMOH YINUSA OLAYINKA

IFEDUBA UGOCHUKWU PAUL

ABE MATTHEW KOLAWOLE OLUGBENGA

.I formerly known and addressed as Achukwu Ngozi Elizabeth now wish to be known callec and addressed as EZEILO NGOZI ELIZABETH. All former documents remain valid. General public take note

. Formerly known and addressed as JIMOH AMAO, JIMOH YINUSA AMOO and OLAYINKA YINUSA AMAO, now wish to be known and addressed as JIMOH YINUSA OLAYINKA. All former documents remain valid. GTBANK and the general public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as IFEDUBA UGOCHUKWU PAUL PATRICK, now wish to be known and addressed as IFEDUBA UGOCHUKWU PAUL. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

. Formerly known and addressed as ABE-DADA MATTEW KOLA OLU, now wish to be known and addressed as ABE MATTHEW KOLAWOLE OLUGBENGA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

JAMES CHINONSO AQUINAS

ADEWUNMI ATINUKE LATIFAT

MRS OGUNDAIRO VIVIAN. B. DAMILOLA

JULIUS AJAYI FOLASHADE

AYODELE AYOMIDE OPEYEMI.

Formerly known and addressed as CHINONSO JAMES AQUINAS, now wish to be known and addressed as JAMES CHINONSO AQUINAS. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

.I formerly known and addressed as, Areh Atinuke Latifat. now wish to be known called and addressed as ADEWUNMI ATINUKE LATIFAT. All former documents remain valid. General public take note

. I formerly known and addressed as MRS ARIKAWE DAMILOLA BILIKIS, now wish to be known called and addressed as MRS OGUNDAIRO VIVIAN. B. DAMILOLA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

. Formerly known and addressed as AJAYI JULIUS FOLASELE, now wish to be known and addressed as JULIUS AJAYI FOLASHADE. That my date of birth was wrongly written as 2nd of November, 1959 instead of 15th of July, 1959. That my correct date of birth is 15th of July, 1959.All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as AYODELE AYOMIDE ADENIYI, now wish to be known and addressed as AYODELE AYOMIDE OPEYEMI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

BALOGUN HUSSAIN ADENIYI

HAMAD MUNIRUDEEN OLATUNDE

DUROJAIYE JULIANAH ADENIKE

DEBORAH ROSE ALEXANDER

I formerly known called and addressed as OJELADE JULIANAH ADENIKE, now wish to be known called and addressed as DUROJAIYE JULIANAH ADENIKE. All former documents bearing my former name remain valid. General public, please take note.

I formerly known called and addressed as DEBORAH ROSE ZHU, now wish to be known called and addressed as DEBORAH ROSE ALEXANDER. All former documents bearing my former name remain valid. General public, please take note.

ADDITIONAL OF NAME

ADE-NOBLE ADEKUNLE OLAMIDE

That I was formerly known called and addressed as ANIBIJUWON FUNMILAYO GRACE and now to be known as ANIBIJUWON FUNMILAYO DORCAS, That my real name wish to be known and addressed as ANIBIJUWON FUNMILAYO DORCAS and my date of birth 18th day of February,1965. All former documents remain valid and general public should please take note.

I formerly known called and addressed as ADENIYI ADEKUNLE SUNDAY, now wish to be known and addressed as ADE-NOBLE ADEKUNLE OLAMIDE. All former documents remain valid and general public should please take note

I formerly known and addressed as BALOGUN KEHINDE ADENIYI, now wish to be known and addressed as BALOGUN HUSSAIN ADENIYI. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

I formerly known called and addressed as AHMAD MUNIRDEEN, now wish to be known called and addressed as HAMAD MUNIRUDEEN OLATUNDE. All former documents bearing my former name remain valid. General public, please take note.

Any objection to the registration should be forwarded to the Registrar General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420 Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi street, Maitama, Abuja, within 28 days of this publication. Signed: TRUSTEES I formerly known called and addressed as DEBORAH ROSE ZHU, now wish to be known ADVERT called and addressed as DEBORAH ROSE ALEXANDER. All SPACEbearing FOR my former documents former name remain valid. GenSALE eral public, please take note.

Daily Times Nigeria Tuesday, August 29 2017

Times Law

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

Suitors have wide consultations and full understanding of each other during courtship. This is to avoid unpleasant and ugly circumstances that will result in the abrupt termination of their nuptial tie. Galadima, JSC, in Rabiu v. Amadu (2012) 1 S.C. (Pt.11) 16

NBA ends 57th AGC with Osinbajo, CJN, AGF, 6 govs, ministers in attendance Ibe Uwaleke, Lagos The 57th Annual General Conference (AGC) of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) ended on Thursday August 24, 2017 with the cream of the society from all works of life across the globe in attendance. The opening and closing ceremonies which took place at the expansive Landmark Events Centre (LEC) in Victoria Island, Lagos paraded such dignitaries like the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, (GCON) a renowned professor of law, senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and senior member of the NBA. He was billed to give a keynote address, but was unavoidably absent at the occasion at the opening ceremony, but ably represented by the Minister of Power, Works and Housing and the immediate past governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola, another senior advocate of Nigeria and prominent Bar member. Osibajo made it on Monday August 21, 2017 and thereafter. Others who were present at the event included: Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Nkanu Onnoghen (GCON), Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), the host governor, Akinwumi Ambode, a chartered accountant, Rivers State governor and a senior member of the Bar, Nyesom Wike (CON), his counterpart from Sokoto and former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal; including a strong Bar man per excellence and former NBA president as well as the governor of Ondo State, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu, (SAN). He is the first Bar president to become a governor. Other personalities who graced the opening ceremony were: the governor of Kano State, Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje, the home state governor of the current national president of the NBA and a former Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Abubakar Balarabe Mahmoud (SAN), the governor of Plateau State and a senior lawyer, Solomon Dalung and his Bauchi counterpart and himself a senior lawyer too, Mr. M.A. Abubakar. Also in attendance were several judges of courts of superior jurisdictions, the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, Federal High Court, states’ high court, Customary Court of Appeal, Sharia Court of Appeal and some specialised courts, like the National Industrial Court of Nigeria. Members of the Body of Benchers

The Team

Ibe Uwaleke — Editor ibeuwaleke2012@yahoo.com Peter Fowoyo

NBA President, Mamoud SAN addressing conferees

Fashola, SAN

Governor Akinwumi Ambode (r) NBA president, Abubakar Balarabe Mahmoud (SAN), Representative of the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, and Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN), CJN, Justice Walter Nkanu Onnoghen and other dignitaries at the opening ceremony of the just concluded Annual General Conference (AGC) that took place in Lagos.... More photograghs on page 28.

also came in their numbers, as well as most silks were in attendance. The traditional Ruler of the host state, Oba of Lagos, and also a prominent member of the Bar, Rilwan Akiolu attended the occasion. This year’s theme of the conference which is:”African Business: Penetrating through Institution Building” drew over 146 speakers from within and across the world, including the former Georgia Prime Minister, Nika Gilaury, Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, Minister of Finannce, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, business guru, Ishaku Rabiu (CON), chairman of Zennith Bank, Jim Ovia, Dr Cosmas Maduka (CON), Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr. Ibe Kachukwu, Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, former

Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Chief Bayo Ojo (SAN), former Minister of Education, Dr Oby Ezekwesili and former Minister of National Planning, Dr. Shamsuddeen Usman (OFR), among numerous professional experts that will keep the participants in the one-week event on the path of intellectual harvest. As the theme reflects, African governments, business concerns and corporate bodies are urged to build strong institutions instead of strong men so as to rediscover the continent and chart a road map for its economic recovery. By following this path of progress, African economy will become competitive with the economies to compete favourably with Europe and the Americas. Focus is placed on Nige-

ria in this instance. NBA president, Mahmoud, in his welcome address set the tone for the discussions when he said: “This years conference is organised against the backdrop of the challenges facing the legal profession and our country (Nigeria) and indeed the African Continent. The theme of the conference is carefully chosen to underscore the challenge of bringing prosperity to Africa’s most populous country and by extension to the Continent. The decline of our country’s economic fortunes in the last few years has exacerbated tensions along our traditional fault lines whilst unmasking new ones, making the task of nation building seem even more daunting. He continued: “To rebuild confidence in our country, it is clear that we must address the challenges of institution building. It is only strong institutions that can guarantee social protection, bring about political stability and engender economic prosperity”. Georgia’s former Prime Minister, Gilaury will speak on this roadmap for Nigeria’s economic recovery, while Vice President Osinbajo at one of the sessions will enlighten participants on the roll of government in creating institutions to foster investments. In his own opening remarks, Governor Ambode said the NBA chose a good theme because it will ease the way of doing business. According to him, Nigeria has weak institutions. “Therefore building strong institutions will require collective efforts of all as that is the only way of rebuilding the economy of the country, as Lagos has done for the past few years”. He however reiterated the call for devolution of power to the states which eventually accelerate development in all parts of the country. He therefore asked the National Assembly to reconsider its stand in this all important mater. Osinbajo in his own address delivered by Fashola, said Africa does not need strong men but strong institutions and that the Nigeria should begin to put in place structures to build the country’s economy to create jobs. He also urged the stakeholders to harness the benefits of present day technology for better productivity. For the Muhammadu Buhari administration, he said the government came on three key issues:Security, Economy and fight against corruption which he affirmed the administration is pursuing vigorously. The conference which ends on Friday with a communique is hosting about 10,000 lawyers and jurists.

Daily Times Nigeria Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Law 27

Lawmaker decries rigour of constitution amendment Peter Fowoyo , Lagos A federal lawmaker representing Amuwo-Odofin constituency, Hon. Emmanuel Ogene Ego, has decried the rigorous steps needed to amend the constitution. He blamed the military incursion into politics noting that the military institution made it so cumbersome for the National Assembly to amend the constitution. Hon. Ego who spoke at the books launch :”Reminiscences: Autobiographical Notes” and “The Way It Is 2”, held at the National Institute of International Affairs (NIIA), Lagos said only a peoples’ constitution can guarantee fairness, equity and justice in the society. Notwithstanding the difficulties encountered in the amendment of the constitution, the lawmaker, who was the chairman of the event, assured Nigerians that the National Assembly will

endeavor to do its best in its legislative duties especially in the amendment of the constitution to include devolution of power. He said : “ We are here to talk about two books written by Chris Akiri, a lawyer, an historian and social analyst. He has so much knowledge, he’s such a great mind, without bias. Our relationship blossom over the years. He’s very worried about Nigeria. He believes that the country should be restructured. Restructuring is going back to what our founding fathers agreed, a constitution of what Nigeria should be. “It was the military who derailed the country from democratic governance. Aguiyi Ironsi turned this country to unitary system of government. Although Lord Lugard amalgamated our country in 1914 without consulting us but, we were consulted during independence. “The constitution stated what every-

body should contribute to the center, money was enough, the center could maintained the military, the immigration, the customs, until the army took over. The 1960 constitution is the only one that the people were carried along. “ He regretted the inability of the 8th National Assembly to scale through in the devolution of powers stressing that all hope is not lost as the lawmakers are working vigorously to ensure passage of the bill into law. “We at the National Assembly need to do more work on devolution of power. It amazes me that the National Assembly rejected devolution of power. About 216 lawmakers voted for while less than 57 lawmakers voted against but to amend the constitution, we need 240 votes. Majority of we lawmakers accepted it. I still have hope that one day it will be accepted.” Hon. Emmanuel noted that since the advent of oil, state government stopped

encouraging farming and production while illegal mining such as in Plateau state stopped people from paying taxes. He urged the executive to diversify the economy stating that money made from palm oil Malaysia is more than what Nigeria make from oil. In his remarks, the chief launcher, Mr. Dan Esiekpe, noted that the prevalent poverty of the author’s environment, the deprivation, made him what he’s today-a celebrated writer and commentator. “He’s not only a lawyer, he’s an historian and a politician. A bundle of talent and energy.” The author, Chris Akiri was born in Kokori -Inland in Ethiope East Local Government Area of Delta state. He had his primary and secondary education at Ode-Irele, Ondo state. He read History at the University of Ibadan before he obtained an LL. B(Hons.) and a Masters of Laws (LLM) from the University of Lagos. He was called to the Nigerian Bar 25 years ago.

A CROSS SECTION OF PARTICIPANTS AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE JUST CONCLUDED NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION (NBA) ANNUAL GENERAL CONFERENCE 2017, IN LAGOS.

28 News

Daily Times Nigeria Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Ritual killings: Govt urged to check activities of churches, clerics Edem Edem, Calabar

ÏÏÏ

The federal government has been urged to come up with policies to checkmate the activities of churches and pastors in the states. The Treasurer of Action Democratic Party (ADP) Cross River state chapter, Comrade Offiong Okon, told the Daily Times on phone while reacting to persistent ritual killings of innocent children in the country and lamented the attitude of church leaders including pastors. According to him, “Churches should not operate in secrecy as this MEMUNAT MARIA GBADAMOSI I, formerly known and addressed as FAUSAT MARIA OLABODE, now wish to be known and addressed as MEMUNAT MARIA GBADAMOSI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

ADDITION OF NAME On my bank documents my name was written as BALOGUN SEGUN AZEEZ, instead of my full and correct name which is BALOGUN OLUSEGUN AZEEZ. All former documents bearing my former name remain valid. General public should please take note.

action denied government and some people opportunity to know what the pastors are doing within the four walls of the church. “Before a church is established, government should investigate those behind it and the church itself should be investigated seriously before license is granted as many of the church leaders and founders are ritualists acting in the guise of pastors.” “Government should investigate the so called Pastors and checkmate their activities because what they did under the cover of being a Church, when look at critically, it call for question” Comrade Okon fumed adding that if government is bent on stopping ritual killing of innocent Nigerians, a committee should be set up to investigate the activities of men of God. OLAYINKA AMOO MURITALA I, formerly known as OLAYINKA AMOO MURITALAof Kwara State origin. Date of birth: 28/9/1977 now wish to be known and addressed as OLAYINKA AMOO MURITALA of Lagos State origin. Date of birth: 28/9/1980. All former documents remain valid. General public take note. CORRECTION OF NAME

IDAYAT OHUNTIANWA BALOGUN

I, OLUWOLE AMOS TUNDE, wish to correct my name which was wrongly written as, OLUWALE AMOS TUNDE, instead of OLUWOLE AMOS TUNDE. All former documents remain valid. The general public should take note.

JOHNSON FRANCIS IKWUE

MRS JULIANA ADEOLA AWOLARU

I, formerly known and addressed as ELLA FRANCIS EKWUE, now wish to be known and addressed as JOHNSON FRANCIS IKWUE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS JULIANA ADEOLA DARE, Now wish to be known and addressed as MRS JULIANA ADEOLA AWOLARU Due to marital status. All former documents remain valid. General public take note

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

I formerly known called and addressed as IDAYAT TANWA SHITTU, now wish to be known called and addressed as IDAYAT OHUNTIANWA BALOGUN. All former documents bearing my former name remain valid. General public, please take note.

On my BIRTH CERTIFICATE, my name appears as ANIMAT DAMILOLA KASAAM, also on my INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT my name appears as KASSAM ANIMAT DAMILOLA, While on my SCHOOL CERTIFICATES, it appears as KASHAAM HALIMAT DAMILOLA. That i am the one and same person bearing the above mentioned names. all documents bearing these names remain mine and valid general public take note

That I am the same person bearing AMAEZE JESUS IZUCHUKWU and AMAEZE JESUS now wish to be known and addressed as AMAEZE JESUS IZUCHUKWU. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

ANCHOR ON CHRIST SALVATION MINISTRY This is to inform the general public that the above named has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for Registration under part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, Decree No. 1 of 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. PASTOR CHRISTOPHER ONYEMACHI NWAFOR - PRESIDENT 2. SYLVIA OSITADINMA CHINENYE NWAFOR - SECRETARY 3. PASTOR MICHAEL KEMAKOLAM IZUCHUKWU - MEMBER AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST. 2. TO PREACH THE LOVE OF GOD TO 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, Abuja within 28 days of this publication. SIGNED: PASTOR CHRISTOPHER ONYEMACHI NWAFOR - PRESIDENT

Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA), gubernatorial candidate, Anambra State, Mr. Godwin Chukwunaenye Ezeemo (right) in a handshake with Igwe Peter Ezeamama, during a courtesy visit to Igwe’s palace by Mr Ezeemo… on Monday

Varsity don chides FG’s indifference to high rate of unemployment Nosa Akenzua, Asaba

ÏÏÏ

A University don, Prof. Emmanuel Chike Onwuka of the Edo State University, has chided the federal government for its weak ideology to unemployment high rate, saying that its increasing level stands at 29.6 percent while the poverty rate stands at 70 percent thereby posing serious threat to the social economic stability of the people and by extension the political stability of the country. Professor Onwuka who spoke to journalists on Sunday in Asaba during a lecture he delivered on ‘Poverty and The Crisis it Portends,’ said that both put together will be market fundamentalism, holds the Nigerian people CONFIRMATION OF NAME That I am the same person bearing EMECHETA-OFONDU IFEANYI BOAZ and OFONDU IFEANYI BOAZ now wish to be known and addressed as EMECHETA-OFONDU IFEANYI BOAZ. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

to Nigeria nation at this present challenging period of economic recession under the All Progressive Congress lead administration. The national President of the group, Mr. Malaki Ugwummadu who spoke to journalists in Asaba yesterday at a 2-day national strategy leadership conference said too much power at the central have been the bane of underdevelopment of the country. While explaining that it is only restructuring that can bring out the numerous challenges that the country has been faced over the years, the CDHR President said that the too many powers at the central has been traced as the root cause of bad leadership in the country.

hostage as the struggle to improve their standard of living. He said that government at all levels in Nigeria must concentrate on the developing policies and programmes that will encourage investment in sectors that will help decrease the alarming poverty level in the Country and also discourage the threat to Nigeria’s stability that poverty currently poses. While lamenting that Nigeria is one of the most endowed Countries in the world, Professor Onwuka disclosed that poverty and its devastating imparts were deepening at a swift speed in the country at present. On the way forward, the Professor of Economics said “for poverty to go away develop-

ment must occur through the restitution of investment in poverty laden sector through small scales industrialization, the oil industry also needs to be managed transparently in order to unleash the strength of the industry on the poverty reductions endeavours in the country.” Professor Onwuka therefore said that the challenges created by poverty can create opportunities for a change of direction in the political economy, adding that the leaders should seek for industrialization and not just economic growth. Meanwhile the Committee for Defence of Human Rights (CDHR) has said that restructuring is the only alternative solution

ONYIKE EDWARD OKORIE

MRS. ORIBHABOR VICTORIA EZIOMA

SANNI OLUWAMODUPE ELIZABETH

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS NWOKOCHA VICTORIA EZIOMA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. ORIBHABOR VICTORIA EZIOMA . All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as DANIEL OLUWAMODUPE ELIZABETH, now wish to be known and addressed as SANNI OLUWAMODUPE ELIZABETH. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as EBE SUNDAY EGBE, now wish to be known and addressed as ONYIKE EDWARD OKORIE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

BARBARA TABA PETERSON FOUNDATION The general public is hereby inform that the above named has applied to Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under Part ‘C’ of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, Decree No. 1 of 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE; 1. EGONU SANDRA AWOSIDIENMA. 2. DR. JOHN JAMABO SOMIARI. 3. ABBEY SOPRIALA MARVIN. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ; 1. TO PROVIDE SECONDARY AND UNIVERSITY EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP TO THE LESS PRIVILEGED. 2. TO PROVIDE FORIEGN/LOCAL MEDICAL SUPPORT TO THE WIDOWS AND CHILDREN UNDER THE FOUNDATION. 3. TO ENGAGE WIDOWS AND LESS PRIVILEGED IN SEMINARS TO PROMOTE THEIR WELL BEING. 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 ; EGONU SANDRA AWOSIDIENMA.

HOLYHILL INTERNATIONAL GOSPEL MINISTRY This is to inform the general public that the above named has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for Registration under part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, Decree No. 1 of 1990. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. APOSTLE ERICONDA AMADI - PRESIDENT 2. BARR. (MRS.) VIVIAN NWAWUOLOR AMADI - SECRETARY 3. MR. BEN ANIEDI ENEMIYIN - SECRETARY AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1.TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST 2. TO PREACH THE LOVE OF GOD TO 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, Abuja within 28 days of this publication. SIGNED: APOSTLE ERICONDA AMADI - PRESIDENT

Daily Times Nigeria Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Poly female hostel gutted by fire, students escapes death Kingsley Chukwuka, Jos

ÏÏÏ

Cooking gas was fingered as the cause of the inferno that gutted the female hostel of the Plateau State Polytechnic in the early hours of Monday morning, says the Rector of the institute, Mr Dauda Gyemang. The fire outbreak according to our correspondent, started at about 8:30 am, which completely razed down the hostel with students scamping for safety. According to the Rector, “the inferno started when a cooking gas belonging to a female student exploded and in a short while, the entire hostel was brought down. “We thank God that no life was lost in the inferno, but nothing was rescued, this is a great loss to the institute. “We shall move the students to another place because the building is completely burnt down; It is very devastating”, he said. The Rector wondered why the students were keeping cooking gas in the hostel, saying that it was against the school’s regulations. “The problem here is that students do not adhere to the institution’s regulations; they are not supposed to be cooking in the hostels,” he fumed. Gyemang said that the burnt building would be rehabilitated soon and called on students to be calm . Meanwhile, a student who only gave her name as ‘Femicit’, said the fire threw the entire school into confusion as students and staff made fruitless efforts to put out the inferno. “Some students had left for lectures when the fire started; it was unfortunate as they were not around to remove anything from the burning hostel,” she said.

Customs impound expired bags of rice in Lagos Ï Ƅƈ ƒ ƋƑƆƗ ƒƆƏ Mƣƾ ƌƈƋƋƈ ƆƈƖƆƗ Joy Anyim

ÏÏÏ With barely three days to the

Eid-l-Kabir celebration, the Nigerian Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone ‘A’ have seized 30 bags of expired foreign parboiled rice coming into Lagos through unauthorized routes. The controller in charge of the Zone, Comptroller Mohammed Uba who made the disclosure during a press briefing at the headquarters in Ikeja lamented the rate with which foreign parboiled rice infiltrate the country thereby hindering the growth of local rice production.

Comptroller Uba also revealed that another 1,237 bags of 50kg foreign parboiled rice were also seized by the customs through the intensified efforts of the agency. “We need to encourage the farmers in the local production of rice. It is needful so that majority of Nigerians can get employed and also get a sustainable means of livelihood. Some of the bags of rice are expired. We must all work together to ensure that we get rid of this act which is doing no good to our economy. Speaking on the other seizures, the FOU boss said 27 assorted vehicles which include Toyota Prado

Jeep, Toyota Hilux, Toyota Highlander, Mercedes Benz among others ranging from 2007 to 2013 with a Duty Paid Value of N228, 215, 429.1 only were also intercepted. Two trucks carrying 1,104 cartons of medicament of different types seized by the customs were also handed over to the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control verification and further investigation. Receiving the seizures from the Comptroller, the representative of NAFDAC, Deputy Director Investigation & Enforcement Directorate, Francis Ononiwu noted that the

ÏÏÏCountries

need to quadruple spending to $150 billion a year to deliver universal safe water and sanitation, helping to reduce childhood disease and deaths while boosting economic growth, the World Bank said yesterday. Investments should be better coordinated and targeted to ensure services reach the most vulnerable, and governments need to engage the private sector more closely to meet the high costs, said the World Bank in a report released on Monday. According to Guangzhe Chen, Se-

customs have been playing a pivotal role in ensuring that fake and substandard products don’t get into the country. He said, “Sometime last month we received similar consignment of pharmaceuticals. The ones handed over to us last month were destroyed last week. From this, you can see that we have been collaborating with customs. They are a very strong and powerful ally to NAFDAC in the fight against counterfeit products including pharmaceuticals. We will investigate and do due diligence to ascertain if the NAFDAC number is original. We would also find out if the owner of the product was the one who brought it in or it was a parallel importer that brought in the fake version of the products. After our investigations, appropriate sanction will be meted out to the culprit.”

Professor Johnbull alerts public to tricks of fake money changers ÏÏÏPopular

Gé`ë 1 ƒƆƏ Ə Ƈ Ɔ ƐƏ Ƌ Ɗ Ƈ Mƈ ƆƏƈ è 1 ƗƓƈ &ƌƆƇƈƆƋƆ Ɨ ^ƏƆ ƈƗƆ Ɛ LƑ ƌƌ ƗƑ Ƒ Əƈè ƗƑƏƈ Ɛ ƆƈƏ ƌƆƆƐƈ ƓƈƐ ^ƏƆ ƈƗƆ Ɛ Ƒ Əƈ ƈ ƄƑƉ Č L Ɨ ƕê

$150bn required to provide clean water annually –World Bank Edward Nnachi with Agency Report

29 News

nior Director global water practice at the World Bank, in a statement “Millions are currently trapped in poverty by poor water supply and sanitation.” “More resources, targeted to areas of high vulnerability and low access, are needed to close the gaps and improve poor water and sanitation services.” The high cost of clean water risks jeopardising the ability of countries to meet the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal of providing access to safe and affordable sanitation for all by 2030, Chen said. The report said more than three quarters of those without piped wa-

ter supplies live in rural areas, where only 20 percent have access to “improved sanitation”, adding “in cities, poor people are up to three times less likely to have piped water than people in better off areas”. The risk of diarrhoeal diseases and malnutrition caused by unsafe water and poor sanitation is creating a “silent emergency”, with stunted growth affecting more than 40 percent of children under five in countries including Guatemala, Niger, Yemen and Bangladesh. It said under-nutrition could have long-term effects on children, including poor mental development and

reduced ability to work, which would eventually affect economic development. Some countries fail to maintain infrastructure or struggle to cope with growing populations. Nigeria provided piped water to fewer than 10 percent of city dwellers in 2015, down from 29 percent 25 years earlier. In Haiti, only 7 percent of households have piped water, compared to 15 percent previously.And according to Rachid Benmessaoud, Nigeria Country for World Bank, “Water and sanitation services need to improve dramatically or the consequences on health and well-being will be dire.”

TV sitcom, Professor Johnbull, sponsored by telecommunications firm, Globacom, in this week’s episode alerts its teeming watchers to the trickery of fraudulent money changers in the country. The fraudulent traders, according to the episode, peddle foreign currency but end up defrauding unsuspecting people of their hard earned money. Entitled ‘Money Changers’, the episode exposes the antics of fake Bureau De Change operators who are in the habit of offering higher and seemingly irresistible exchange rates far above the prevailing rates in order to attract the unsuspecting victims. They are also in the habit of swapping genuine currencies of the victims with dud notes and, thereafter, offer lower exchange rate that the victims are bound to reject so that the original notes are retained by the money changers while the unwary customer goes with the fake currency bills. The episode offers hints on how to avoid holding the short end of the stick by would-be customers of bureau de change operators. Executive Producer of the sitcom, Globacom, encouraged viewers to tune in to the programme to avail themselves of the useful tips on how to outsmart the fraudulent currency operators. A major highlight of the episode is the guest appearance of Ghanaian actress, Juliet Ibrahim, who plays the role of USA-returnee sister of Etuk (Imeh Bishop). Etuk consistently encourages his sister to marry Professor Johnbull (Kanayo O. Kanayo) in order for the two “to born dictionary,” a reference to the scholar’s penchant for bombastic grammar. In ‘Money Changers’, Flash Boy (Stephen Odimgbe) lives up to his reputation as a philanderer as he abandons the mission of changing Etuk’s dollars to the local currency to chase after a beautiful lady.

Daily Times Nigeria Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Tuesday, August 29, 2017

EXTRATIME

Mathew Dadiya, Abuja

resident Muhammadu Buhari, Monday, congratulated the national female basketball team, D’Tigress, on winning the 2017 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket tournament in Mali. The victory also qualifies the

Buhari congratulates victorious D’Tigress team for the 2018 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup in Spain. D’Tigress defeated their Senegalese counterpart in the final of the 2017 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket tournament on Sunday. President Buhari, in a state-

ment by his Senior Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, joins other sports-loving Nigerians in saluting the heroic performance at the tournament. The President commends the

players for displaying uncommon strength, confidence, skill and dexterity in their victory over the defending champions. President Buhari urged members of the team and their handlers to remain focused and

Kick-Boxing Federation sets up committees

Injured Alex Iwobi ruled out against

Andrew Ekejiuba

he Nigeria Kick-boxing Federation rose from its Executive Board meeting on Friday August 25, 2017 to set up five different committees for the successful running of the federation’s activities for the next four years. President of the Nigeria Kick-boxing Federation, Yakubu Abubakar, Commander of Mopol 20 of the Nigeria Police Force who disclosed this at the end of their meeting said the members were carefully selected to serve in various committees in order to give the Federation the needed drive. The committees include Marketing

DHR humble Dunoma Boys in FAAN Unity Cup final Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo

WCQ: NFF explains changes in Eagles’ squad Frank Jumbo with Agency Report

he Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) have explained changes that have been made in the Super Eagles squad ahead of the encounters with Cameroon. This is after CSKA Moscow star Aaron Samuel and Standard Liege’s Uche Agbo were included in the Super Eagles squad. The two players were initially named in the standby list for Nigeria’s 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against reigning African champions Cameroon. Arsenal forward Alex Iwobi has since been withdrawn from the Nigeria squad after sustaining an injury. The NFF’s media officer Toyin Ibitoye discussed why Nigeria head coach Gernot Rohr decided to call up the two players. ”They were invited to the team because the coach feels they will be needed if any player withdraws due to injury. “Beyond the injury to Alex Iwobi they have been on the mind of the coach,” Ibitoye said. If Nigeria beat Cameroon in the two Group B matches, they will edge closer to qualifying for next year’s finals which are scheduled to be hosted by Russia. Nigeria will host Cameroon on September 1, 2017, while the return leg match is scheduled to be played in Yauonde three days later.

dedicated even as they prepare for greater glory to Nigeria at the forthcoming FIBA World Cup. The President assured the team, its managers and the Nigeria Basketball Federation of his support and that of the Federal Government to ensure that they excel against other top competitors in Spain.

wo early goals in quick succession in the first half and a late consolatory goal in the second half rounded off the three-goal thriller final of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) Inter-Directorate Unity Cup Final clinched by the Directorate of Human Resources (DHR). The final between former defending champions of the tournament Dunoma FC and the DHR saw the new champions taking home a whooping N1.2 million cash prize to the delight of cheering fans at the Murtala Muhammed Airport School. The DHR scored its brace through Jimmy Joel with the DHR controlling the whole of the first half and after a substitution in the second half, Dunoma FC picked up the tempo and scored the consolation goal through substitute Cyril Ezeama to end the game 2-1 in favour of DHR.

and Sponsorship that has the Vice President, Gospel Obolo as chairman; Technical committee that is headed by Nelson Oluigbo; Ethic/Disciplinary committee which is chaired by Captain Bala S. Yusuf; Media and Publicity that has Silas Ofoegbu as chairman and the Medical committee which Dr. (Mrs) Ifeyinwa Uwaoma is heading. Abubakar, also hinted that priority attention will be given to grassroots development which is part of his regime’s main focus with aggressive marketing while effort is being made to return Kick-boxing into the National Sports Festival where it belongs to as a scoring event. He used the opportunity provided to charge his members to tighten their belt for the task ahead. He reminded his members on the need for them to imbibe discipline which he said must be their watchword. And stressed strongly that the days of recklessness, mismanagement, misappropriation of funds and lack of accountability is gone for good as his administration is bent on correcting all the past ills. The Secretary General, Peter Njoku said the meeting had an encouraging turnout as only one absentee member was recorded.

Published by FOLIO COMMUNICATIONS LTD, Lateef Jakande Road, Agidingbi, Ikeja. email: info@dailytimes.ng Tel: 08038099089. Editor Daily: TONY AMOKEODO

TUESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2017

VOL. 3. NO. 435

Price: N150

Flashback in Times: August 29, 1957

News Hotline: 08050220561 Advert Hotlines: 08086296714, 08033228839

Reminiscence of Nigerian Polity What played out in our polity in the late 1950s where members of cabinet were appointed irrespective of party and/or ethnic leanings, is against what Nigerians find today in the country, where only party faithful and those from same region with the occupier of the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s No. 1 office, are asked to man strategic positions in Nigeria, their pedigree and competence notwithstanding. The Daily Times of Nigeria report of Thursday, August 29, 1957 negates this trend.

The Abia Times

Daily Times Nigeria Tuesday, August 29, 2017

August meeting: PDP, APGA clash in Uzuakoli over campaign promises

AT3

New yam festival is a potential tourist attraction, Olokoro monarch tells FG

AT4

Without love, human relationship will fail, says Bishop Ugorji ÏÏÏ

L-R: Deputy Governor, Sir Udeh Okochukwu and his wife Vivian (1st left); Ezeogo (Dr.) Anagha Ezikpe; Catholic Bishop of Umuahia, Lucius Ugoji; Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu; his wife, Nkechi and Methodist Bishop of Umuahia, Chibuzo Opoko, among other notable Abians after a special thanksgiving service to mark the 26th anniversary of the creation of Abia State at Mater-Dai Cathedral, Umuahia... recently

26th anniversary: Abia yet to meet aspirations – Ikpeazu Stories by Sunday Nwakanma Umuahia

ÏÏÏAs Abia State clocks 26 years,

The Abia

T E A M

some of the state’s aspirations have not been met. These were the words Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu on Sunday during the rededication of the state to God as the state marks the 26th anniversary of her creation, stating that Abians will continue to depend on God for the realisation of their hearts desires. Speaking at a special church service at the Mater Dei cathedral, Umuahia to mark the occasion, the Governor thanked God for the many endowments he blessed the state with and expressed gratitude to God for blessing Abia with great sons including late Aguiyi Ironsi, Dr. Michael Okpara and a host of others who made positive contributions to the state and country. According to him, it is only through God that succour, protection and blessings can come to the people. He called for the re-dedication

of the state to God as the state has enormous human and material resources but faced with numerous challenges. Earlier in his homily, the Catholic Bishop of Umuahia Diocese, Most Rev. Lucius Ugorji, said the 26th anniversary of Abia State was an occasion for sober reflection on the attitude of the people of the state and “a time to cast a critical glance on areas we have not done well so as to recommit ourselves to the building of an egalitarian Abia”. He blamed the country’s problems on the leadership and called on the political class to rise up and provide responsible leadership to meet the aspirations of the people. He also attributed most of the problems bedeviling the country to moral bankruptcy and called for a return to God and the spiritual renewal of the value system as an enduring solution to the country’s distress. Speaking with newsmen after the church service, Most Rev. Lucius Ugorji called for a sober reflection and challenged Abians to

Special Project Editor Sam Nseh

Correspondent Sunday Nwakanma

fashion out a way forward. Also speaking, the State Chairman of Nigeria Labour Congress, Comrade Uchenna Obigwe, said that from the age of one to now it is 26 years, there is a remarkable improvement, as the Governor of the state, Okezie Ikpeazu has given the state infrastructural and physical development and has paid the state workforce up to July, 2017. Obigwe regretted that the problem was at the local government level, especially with teachers, pensions and gratuities, stating his optimism that the state governor will fashion out a way of settling them in the next few months. He thanked God for bringing the governor to be at the helm

of affairs of the state, especially with the promotion of Made-inAbia products. According to the traditional ruler of Ikwueze Autonomous Community of Item and the Akajiofor of Item, HRM Eze Jerry Akpala, Abia State has come of age at 26 years and has been doing something that would help its people. The royal father said development in the state within these 26 years is encouraging, pointing out that Governor Ikpeazu in the last two years has been developing the state in a manner no past governor did, expressing his belief that the governor is going to do more even on road infrastructure before his tenure expires.

ÏÏÏFormer

is increasingly emerging as a dynamic growing economy, attracting a host of investors and offering an industrial base, comparable to other well established states like Lagos, Ogun and Anambra. “He has brought his scientific expertise to governance, and this has resulted in the various initiatives Abia State has taken towards the growth, development and diversification of the state’s economy.

Ikpeazu, an emerging high priest of economic dev’t initiatives - Obiozor

Nigerian ambassador to the United States, Professor George A. Obiozor, has described the Governor of Abia State, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, as an emerging high priest of economic development initiatives. Professor Obiozor, who is currently the Chairman, Public Policy Forum, spoke at the Business Hallmark Public Policy Lecture, in Lagos recently. His words: “Abia (State) under Dr. Ikpeazu’s leadership

The Catholic Bishop of Umuahia Diocese, Most Rev. Lucius Ugorji, says without love and unity of purpose, human relationship is bound to collapse. In a Eucharistic Mass at St. Mary’s Catholic Parish, Isieke, Umuahia, Abia State during his pastoral visit which also witnessed the meeting of Umuahia Diocesan Council of Catholic Men Organisation (CMO), Bishop Ugorji said in the present day Nigeria, there are discordant voices over unity with some singing for disintegration, division/separation, some are clamouring for unity, while others are calling for restructuring, pointing out that even if Oduduwa Republic or Biafra is actualised, without love and unity of purpose, it will be a flop. Bishop Ugorji said that what is important today in Nigeria is love and unity, adding: “We should open our hearts to receive one another, seeing those things that will make us work together and not those things that will divide us. “The mission of the Church is communion, community, having one heart and one mind”. In his speech, the Diocesan President of CMO, Sir (Dr.) Bernard Nwogu, said the aim of CMO is to evangelise and sensitise the public so that the Catholic doctrine is practiced as stipulated. He charged the CMO to serve as the head of the family, love their wives and children according to the doctrines of the Church and dictates of Christ. Earlier in a welcome address jointly signed by the Chairman, Parish Council, Mr. Patrick U. Ezionye; Secretary Parish Council, Mr. Innocent O. Nwachukwu and Parish Priest, Rev. Fr. Tobias C.O. CONTINUED ON PAGE AT 2

The Abia Times 2

Daily Times Nigeria Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Sen. Orji, wife train 123 women August meeting: NOA calls for on skills development of families

ÏÏÏThe

Senator representing Abia Central Senatorial district in the Senate, Theodore Orji and his wife, Mercy, on Sunday, engaged more than 123 rural women from the district in a one-day skills acquisition training to empower them. The occasion which held at the council hall of Umuahia North LGA headquarters featured the training of the participants in soap making, both solid and liquid, custard making as well as on the sensitisation of the participants on self-control, business acumen and basic tenets of financial records. In her opening speech, the Liaison officer of Sen. T. A. Orji, who stood in for the former Abia First Lady, Hon. Ifeanyi Umuere, said the gesture was to make the women become enterprising and to be capable of assisting their husbands in the running of the affairs of the family, to be self-sufficient and to enable them become employers in the society. Mrs. Orji, who said that the training will be continued, urged the participants to ensure they imbibe the systematic training so that they can employ the experience to their own good, pointing out that what concerns his senatorial women touches her heart. She assured that she would transcend down to them dividends of democracy once it is available to her, advising the women to always assist the incumbent Abia first lady in her efforts to galvanise them for the development of the communities in the state.

Ifeanyi Umere, who also stood in for the Senator himself, said that the senator advised the women to ensure that they participate in the voter registration exercise of the INEC as well as urge their dependants and relations who have not done so to do it to enable them vote effectively in the 2019 election. According to the senator, he will continue to move for motions that will engender dividend of democracy to his constituents, the people of the state and Nigeria in general and urged them to be law abiding and support the government of the day in the state, who he described as having done well. Responding, a participant and the Woman leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Umuahia North, Evangelist Chidinma Ofoma, described the lectures they received as good and ‘too much” for them, stating that they would put what they have learnt into practice. She thanked Mercy Odochi Orji for the gesture, promising to support her in all her eandeavours. Also speaking, the PDP Secretary in Umuahia North and Woman Leader, Ibeku East Ward I, Nneoma Charity Akaegbu, who was visible emotional, expressed happiness over the training and prayed God to bless Mrs. Orji over the training. According to another participant and a petty trader by profession, Evelyn Nwachukwu, who is from Afara in Umuahia North LGA, the training is a big experience for her to further her business.

Without love, human relationship will fail, says Bishop Ugorji CONTINUED FROM PAGE AT 1

Ukeh, they expressed the wish of the CMO to Christianise new yam festivals in the country, especially in the South East. In an address presented to Bishop Ugorji, the CMO said: “My Lord, (as) initiated by the parish CMO, and approved by the parish priest, we celebrated New Yam festival with mass on the evening of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary this year. It is our wish that this effort will spark off a dialogue with the Traditional Rulers towards Christianising the Iri ji ceremonies in Ibeku land”. In his short speech during the CMO diocesan meeting, the immediate past CMO Chaplain, Rev. Fr. Cosmos Okafor, commended the CMO members for the support they had given to him for the past five years he served as their chaplain and charged them to keep it up.

Interacting with newsmen, the CMO of St. Mary’s Catholic parish Isieke, Parish President, Bro. John Dube Okpechi, counseled fathers to strive to devote much time for their children, especially at this era of social media with less or no time/ chance for parents who strive to make both ends meet, stating “parents, especially the father as the head of the family should try and study or monitor the lives lived by their children so that he can correct any bad attitude observed in time”. He appealed to the CMO members to always volunteer themselves in the things of God and work for the unity of the church, pointing out that any time invested in God’s work is not lost. The event witnessed the blessing of a beautiful Marian Grotto and confirmation of about 58 persons, among others.

Stories by Sunday Nwakanma Umuahia

ÏÏÏThe National Orientation

Agency (NOA) has called on women in the South East to use the period of the August meeting to contribute meaningfully towards the development of their families and communities. The State Director National Orientation Agency (NOA) Abia State, Dr. (Mrs.) Ngozi Uduma, who made the call while speaking at this

year’s August meeting of Oguduasaa Women’s wing, Ogboro-Isuikwuato Local Government Area of Abia State, urged the women to see the annual home coming of women from all walks of life as an avenue to strengthen and enforce decision that concern the development of the women. Dr. Uduma charged the women to adopt the essential family practices of having focused antenatal care, immunisation of children against

the childhood killer diseases, exclusive breastfeeding, hand washing and proper excreta disposal for the general wellbeing of the family. In her response, the President General of Oguduasaa Women’s wing commended the National Orientation Agency and UNICEF for sensitising them on the essential family practices and pledged to diffuse the message in all their meetings as well as encourage compliance among members.

Ƅƈ dƐ ƐƆ #ƆƍƑƐƕ 1 ƒƆƏ Əè dƈƏ nƗƆ RƊ ƅ ƑƊƓƑ Ɨ ƈ ƓƈƇƆè yƈƒƈ ì Ƅƈ dƐ ƐƆ 1 ƒƆƏ Əè #Əê RƊƆƖƈƆ 9ƊƍƆ ƖƑì ƈ ƓƈƇƆè MƊƆƅ ƈì &ƖƆ æ#Əêç &ƖƈƊƍƆ Ɨ G Ɨƕ yƈƅƐ Əƈ Ƒƈƕƈ 9Ə ƈ ƅƑƐƐƈ Ɛ Ɔ ƅ ƊƆ Ɛ ƌ ƏƊ Ɛ Ɔ ƾÕƐ ƈƒƆƏ Əƕ Ƈ Ɛ Ɔ ƅƏƆ Ɛƈ Ƈ Ƅƈ dƐ ƐƆ Ɛ Ɛ Ɔ 9 ƐƆƏ Ɛƈ Ƌ ƇƆƏƆ ƅƆ Ɔ ƐƏƆ ƈ nƌƑ ƈ ê

Ikpeazu appoints 238 special aides Ï dƐ ƊƆ ƋƗƆƏ Ɨƈ ƏƆƆ ƍƏ ƍƏƈƆƐƕ Ƈ ƅƐƈ ÏÏÏAbia State Governor, of debts owed teachers, penDr. Okezie Ikpeazu, has announced the appointment of 238 people as special aides. The appointees which includes Special Advisers, Senior Special Assistants and Special Assistants was contained in a released signed by the Governor’s Principal Secretary, Sir. Emma Nwabuko and announced over the state owned media outfit, Broadcasting Corporation of Abia. However, this appointment has continued to generate reactions as many who spoke to on condition of anonymity expressed shock over the endless lists of aides to the State Governor which they see as batch one. According to them, there is a doubt on where salaries of 238 aides will be sourced from when the state was yet to recover from huge burden

sioners and Local Government Staff to mention but a few. According to them, majority of the immediate past aides did not have offices and were operating under shadows of trees as over sixty percent of them were operating from their various houses and come to Government House when the Governor calls for all inclusive meeting in any of the Government House Chambers in the state, when to collect salaries or to fill forms. They revealed that some new appointees do not possess the required educational certificates while many have been recycled in various positions since 1999 to date. However, others see it as most necessary to enable the governor actualise his 2019

second term mandate. A source revealed that more names are yet to be announced, while describing the appointees as “foot soldiers” of the governor who are going to be used for 2019 election campaign that has already started in the state. The source commended the governor and urged him to ensure that the aides are empowered to do the job to enable them sustain the Abia Charter of equity, which stipulates that the governor from Abia South must complete his second tenure as those from the North and Central did. The office of the Governor’s Principal Secretary, Sir Emma Nwabuko, had since been busy with the documentation of the appointees, hence inability of newsmen to reach him for his comments.

Daily Times Nigeria Tuesday, August 29, 2017

3 The Abia Times

When Ikwuano stood still for philanthropist, Charles Nzechi ÏÏÏWhen some Ikwuano youths

L-R: Former Member representing Isiala-Ngwa Federal Constituency, Chief Damian Ozurumba; Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu; and member representing Isiala-Ngwa Federal Constituency, Hon. Dalinton Nwokocha, acknowledging cheers from PDP faithful when Ozurumba defected from APGA to PDP at his country home, Mbutu in Isiala-Ngwa...recently

August meeting: PDP, APGA clash in Uzuakoli over campaign promises Stories by Sunday Nwakanma Umuahia

ÏÏÏIt was a war of

political ideologies in Uzuakoli at the weekend as Uzuakoli Development Association, Women’s Wing conducted its 2017 August meeting in Uzuakoli. The war-of-words was between the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) as each accused each other of not being responsive to the aspiration of the people of the area. The Chairman of Bende Local Government Area of Abia State, Chief Gabriel Okereke Elendu, while calling on the women of the area to inculcate good morals in their children and enjoining them to shun all forms of violence, had also called on the women to register with the INEC for the permanent voters’ cards and form cooperative society to enable them gain from government towards the realisation of some of their projects. The Council boss decried the rate of crime in the society as alarming, warning that his administration will start to enforce the arrest of youths with questionable characters as he urged the women to use their close relationship with their children to promote peace and order as well as embark on activities that will support the programmes of the wife of the state Governor, Deaconess Nkechi Ikpeazu. He mentioned that PDP has sunk boreholes for the people of the area and was about repairing dilapidated roads in the area. This, however, irked the special guest of honour and State House of Assembly Minority Leader, Hon. Chibuzor Solomon Okogbue, who while speaking during the event, held at Practicing School, Uzuakoli, informed the women group to shun politicians with

mixed characters. Okogbue was probably motivated by the speech of the president of the women who had disclosed her displeasure over people’s inability to redeem their pledges. Okogbue, who was speaking against alleged empty promises made by PDP in the area, told the August Women gathering not to cast their hopes on sugar-coated politicians in the area, who according to him, had nothing to offer to the people in the past two years. The APGA Assembly Minority leader noted that Bende people particularly Uzuakoli community have been neglected for the 16 years of mal-administration of PDP at the centre and urged the women not to waste their votes in future elections. He thanked the women for electing him massively in 2015 general election and assured them of better days come December this year up to 2019 with a promise to complete the ongoing community market in the area before end of 2017. Meanwhile, the chairman of the occasion, Dr. Emma Iroegbu,

had warned politicians not to use the women August meetings as platform for their campaign, disclosing that he was disappointed by the level of shame exhibited by the politicians at the event, noting that the skill acquisition centre embarked upon by the Uzuakoli women should have been completed by them, apart from other dividends of democracy which was part of their campaign promises during the 2015 election. Dr. Iroegbu, who is an Enugubased medical practitioner, urged the women not to be distracted by the politicians as he had opted to partner with them in completion of the project started many years ago and thanked them for making him their 2017 chairman of the August Meeting. Earlier, the President General, UDA, Chief (Mrs.) Irene Chinyere Kanu, expressed concern over the inability of some individuals in the area to redeem their pledges to the association, which she said, has deterred the progress of their projects as well as robbed them from actualising the set goals.

stripped their cloths and laid them on the ground for their son, Charles Nzechi to march on, people thought it was madness. But when they went into frenzy and started shouting “our messiah, our messiah”, it was to excitement of people as the youths, mothers and elderly joined to shout “Na you we want” song. Even with the surprise on his face and who did not bargain for that, Charles Nzechi was emotional and pleaded with the people not to do that as “I am not Christ”, and even refused to step on the shirts, wrappers and other clothing materials laid on his path. This was after the maiden August Women Conference organised by the Ikwuano LGA First lady and chairman of the council, Ngozi Orji and which was attended by the wife of the state governor, Mrs. Nkechi Ikpeazu. Charles Nzechi was also honoured alongside others and speaking shortly after that, the Ohuhu Umuahia North-born philanthropist, controlling his emotion and possible tears, said he has been assisting the people, especially the less-privileged without any strings attached. Nzechi, who is yet to declare any intention to run for any political office, said he was moved

by the passion Ikwuano people declared, stating that he has been bombarded with the calls to represent Abians in many political positions, and that he was yet to say anything on that. He said he was delighted on the award that came from “my people”, stating that this will spur him into doing more to assist his Ikwuano/Umuahia people. “My joy knows no bounds. I have been adopted by the Ikwuano people alongside their Umuahia North and Umuahia South brothers as their son and I will live to justify that confidence on me”, Nzechi said. Earlier, a group of tricycle operators, who had besieged newsmen to record of their story, said “come rain, come sunshine, their union in Ikwuano will follow Nzechi in all his endeavours, stating, “He is our man”.

Nzechi

Your quality works will qualify you for a return, S’East IPAC chair tells Ikpeazu If the Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, continues with his present pace in delivering quality service to Abians, the people will appreciate him, come 2019. These are the words of Hon. Prince Emeka Okafor, the Chairman, Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) Abia State as well as South East. Prince Okafor asserted this in Umuahia recently, stating that the governor started on a good note. He said: “The sentiment I have about him is he is going on a quality infrastructure. My prayer is that he will go well”. Prince Okafor, who spoke to The Abia Times in an exclusive

interview, said the issue of the governor moving on to another party is a personal issue, stating “As a neutral person when considering my position as the IPAC chairman, it is left for the individual to determine which party he or she wants to belong to”. Speaking on the wish of Governor Ikpeazu for a second term, the IPAC boss said: “Political office is somebody’s personal wish, and if the governor goes on with the quality infrastructure, and says he wants to go for a second term, good. People would have seen what he has done and give him that support”. He advised Ikpeazu to continue with the quality job he is doing so that people will appreciate him.

Commander) and Opara Ukwu (the first son) Ibeku, Benjamin B. Apugo; the immediate past President General of Ibeku Egwu Asaa (seven clans) Development Association (IEADA), Chief Onunaruwa Onuoha; a President General emeritus of IEADA, Appolos Ibelegbu; the Secretary General of IEADA, Paul Nmeregini; as well as all the members of the IEADA executive for making this year’s occasion successful, stating, “May they live to see next year new yam festival in Ibeku land”. He urged all the egwus (clans)

in Ibeku land to be “peaceful and enjoy their individual new yam festivals without violence so that all we will hear will be only good news”. The TPM also gave a special thanks to Ibeku women who “rolled out in colourful mood and led by Mrs. Mgbechi Nwabuko as their President General to showcase our Iri Ji festival”. “The occasion has shown the solidarity of Ibeku people and shown that no amount of intimidation will make Ibeku people to change. Only the truth will save us.

New Yam festival: TPM lauds Ibeku people over compliance ÏÏÏFollowing

massive compliance by Ibeku sons and daughters to the directive by the Traditional Prime Minister (TPM) of Ibeku, High Chief Uche Akwukwuegbu, popularly known as BAWAS that the 2017 new yam celebration should continue as scheduled last Sunday Chief Akwukwuegbu has congratulated the people for a hitch-free celebration. Speaking with The Abia Times in his Amuzukwu Ibeku, in Umuahia North country home, Akwukwuegbu said he was “thanking all Ibeku sons and daughters and the youths for

their role” during the occasion, especially the security network of the people who ensured that the ceremony was peaceful. “Every place was quiet and peaceful. That shows that Ibeku people are united and as well as who they respect and where they are over the dispute despite the calls for people not to come out” and described the 2017 Iri Ji (new yam) festival as the best as the crowd was unprecedented in the history if Iri Ji Ibeku. He thanked the President General of Ibeku, Sir Princewill Ike Ukaegbu;the Ochiagha (War

The Abia Times 4

Daily Times Nigeria Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Ubakala women empower 74, honour philanthropist ÏÏÏ

The Umuada Umuahia south, otherwise known as “Women-in- Charity group” from Umuahia South Local Government Area of Abia State last Wednesday awarded scholarship to 74 children from primary school to tertiary institutions. President of the group, Mrs. Josephine Anyanwu, who stated this while conferring award to a philanthropist, Hon. Kelechi Aguiyi, during 25th jubilee anniversary of the organization, gave the summary of the scholarships as follows: 15 graduates; 15 undergraduates; 8 Jambites; 26 Secondary school students; 7 Artisans and 3 primary school pupils respectively. President of the group, who spoke through the Publicity Secretary, Rev. (Mrs.) Patricia and Lady Elizabeth Uhuegbu of Education coordinator’s desk of the organization, said the scholarship was awarded to indigent children in the community to secure their future ambitions. They assured that the womenin-charity will always be in the vanguard of helping those in need in the society and thanked the state Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu and his wife for being pillars and support in the uplifting of women at the grassroot. The award on Hon. Kelechi Aguiyi, the group said, was to encourage the recipient in his various philanthropic areas of gesture to the indigents of

the community and encourage other well-meaning sons and daughters of Umuahia South to emulate him. Hon. Kelechi Aguiyi, they said, has showed greater zeal in the upliftment of youths in the area as well as assisting indigent mothers in the community, hence their choice to appreciate him with an award. Speaking on the award, the Executive Chairman of Umuahia South Local Government Area, Hon. Obioma Ezeogbulafor, who was represented at the occasion by his deputy, Arch. Chris Nwosu, described the award to Hon. Kelechi Aguiyi as well deserved, and extolled the philanthropic nature of the recipient whom he said has done a lot to touch on the lives of the indigents in the area and enjoined other public spirited individuals to emulate his kind gesture. Speaking while receiving the award, the philanthropist and coordinator, Okezuo Abia organization, Umuahia South Local Government chapter, Hon. Kelechi Aguiyi, thanked God and the Women in-Charity for the recognition and dedicated the award to Governor Ikpeazu and his people-oriented administration in the state while pledging to always work for the uplifting of the people in the rural areas. He promised to make use of his little earning to impact positively to the downtrodden.

Sign disability bill into law, CDD urges Buhari ÏÏÏ The Executive Director, Cen-

tre for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD), Mr. David Anyaele, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari and All Progressives Congress (APC) to fulfill their campaign promises and sign into law the Disability Bill. Anyaele, a Liberia civil war victim whose two hands were amputated, stated this in his office in Umuahia, disclosing that the Disability Bill has been in the National Assembly since 2000. While maintaining that PDP lost the vote of their members in the last general election because of the inability of the party to work on the bill and sign it into law despite all promises made, he disclosed that his organisation was happy when during the campaign when APC promised them that if voted into power, they will ensure that the bill is promptly addressed and passed into law for them to begin to enjoy all the accrued benefits. Anyaele noted that the promise gladdened the heart of their members who later voted en masse,

pointing out that two years down the line, the bill is yet to be signed into law. “The Disability bill has been in the House since 2000. It is true that the APC government has made a significant impact on the bill, we are told that the bill is at the harmonised stage at National Assembly. We are calling for the bill to be ready and signed into law else we would not vote for APC in 2019,” Anyaele said. He described the condition of most disabled persons in the country as pathetic and unacceptable, stating, “we are living in a society where people do not see us as equal, where people believe we must leave in perpetual charity and depend on others. We want all this to come to an end and that is why signing the bill into law is important to all disabled persons”. Anyaele maintained that United Nations convention is being adopted globally as a guide for promoting people with disability, adding that most often the descriptions ascribed to disabled persons are wrong and they are not happy about it.

New yam festival is a potential tourist attraction, Olokoro monarch tells FG Stories by Sunday Nwakanma Umuahia

ÏÏÏThe traditional ruler of Umu-

towe Autonomous Community of Olokoro in Umuahia South LGA of Abia State, Eze Godfrey Chinedu Onwuka, has advised the Federal Government to look towards employing the traditional new yam festival commonly celebrated in the south eastern part of Nigeria as a tourist event. HRM Eze Onwuka, the Towe I of the community and Chairman, Olokoro Council of Traditional Rulers, offered this advice in his palace during the community’s 2017 new yam festival, stating that the event is capable of attracting foreigners into the country, and who would want to witness the festival “all over again”, and urged that “government should make it a national annual event”. This, he said, will attract nonNigerians into the recessive economy the country has now and which will do the economy good.

While declaring that new yam festival in Igbo land is not fetish, the traditional ruler disclosed that 90% of the new yam used during the occasion was a product of their farms, stating that yam is the chief farm product in the South East, hence the celebration. “Here we do not pour libation, but had a priest that prayed for us before we started the ceremony”, he said, pointing out that due to late farming, some farmers were yet to harvest, “but the yams we ate are purely our product and not bought from the market”. Theoretically, he said, the Federal Government is doing a lot and has been able to export yam, stating, “If we can put the theory into practice, Nigeria will be good”. He advised the Federal Government that road infrastructure challenges faced farmers in the rural communities in the country. He pleaded with governments at all levels to get the Niger Del-

ta Development Commission (NDDC) to be back to AhiaukwuItaja road in Olokoro in Umuahia South and completely repair the road they abandoned, as the commission did a bad job. Collaborating Eze Onwuka, the traditional ruler of Agbama Autonomous Community, also in Olokoro, said the modern day Christianity has taken over the method of new yam festival in the country, hence nothing fetish is found within it. Also collaborating the traditional rulers, a community leader and Agbama Olokoro President General designate, Dr. ifeanacho Eze, said the 2017 new yam festival was peaceful, especially as the community wants peace. He described the occasion as one that ensures peace in the community, stating that his community has two major ceremonies in a year - the new yam festival and that of August meeting by their womenfolk and that “these we do through prayers to God”.

Some of the participants at the one-day skills acquisition training programme sponsored by the Senator representing Abia Central Senatorial district in the Senate,Theodore Ahamefule Orj and his wife, Mercy, at the council hall of Umuahia North LGA headquarters...on Sunday

Ukaegbu sensitises Ibeku clans on unity ÏÏÏThe President General, Ibeku

Egwu Asaa Development Association (IEADA), Sir Princewill Ike Ukaegbu, at the weekend, embarked on the sensitisation of the seven clans (Egwu Asaa) of Ibeku on unity and oneness. Backed by the Traditional Prime Minister (TPM) of Ibeku, High Chief Uche Akwukwuegbu, popularly called BAWAS; the Ochiagha (War Commander) and Opara Ukwu (the first son) Ibeku, Benjamin B. Apugo; the immediate past President General of Ibeku Egwu Asaa (seven clans) Development Association (IEADA), Chief Onunaruwa Onuoha; a President General emeritus of IEADA, Appolos Ibelegbu; the Secretary General of IEADA, Paul Nmeregini; as well as all members of IEADA executive including the women wing led by Mrs. Mgbechi Nwabuko, the PG

was at the palace of the traditional ruler of Amuzukwu, Eze Ibezim, before proceeding to the Mabara Ukwu Amuzukwu to address large crowd of Ibeku people. Speaking during the occasion, the royal father of Amuzukwu, Eze John Ibezim urged the group to tread with caution especially as the royal fathers of Ibeku land have concluded plans to wade into the crisis rocking the Ibeku Egwu Asaa Development Association (IEADA), stating that Ibeku has become a laughing stock by its neighbours. At the village square of Amuzukwu, IEADA factional PG, Sir Princewill Ike Ukaegbu, who adopted the speeches of former speakers, said he was strong as the PG as the process through which he emerged was right, pointing out that he did not lobby to become the PG. “I applied and was supported, having attended the conference

organised by the immediate past PG”, he said and traced the event of December 26, 2017 that culminated into the division of the IEADA, stating that “the PG will not be removed from me”. He said he was touring round the seven clans of Ibeku to sell the manifesto of his executive, pointing out “that time has gone when we all kneel down and beg our sons”. According to the Traditional Prime Minister of Ibeku, High Chief Uche Akwukwuegbu, the unity of Ibekuland is paramount and above all, stating that Ibeku cannot continue to be slaves in the hands of few people. “There is no time to waste. All should believe in the truth. I believe in the oneness, unity and love of Ibeku land and it must be so”, the TPM said.

Business Times Daily Times Nigeria

SAN confident with NIMASA administration

Page B2

CBN, Sterling Bank support 22,000 Kebbi farmers with NIRSAL loan Page B3

TUC tasks FG on revival of Bank of Agriculture

Page B6

Ajaero, demands release of Paris Club refund from governors Joy Ekeke The United Labour Congress of Nigeria (ULC) has condemned some state governors for withholding the Paris Club Debt Refund, released to them by the Federal Government to settle outstanding salaries of workers. The National President of ULC, Comrade Joe Ajaero made this known during the Central Working Committee (CWC) meeting of the ULC recently in Lagos. He said, “We observe with deep angst that despite collecting huge bail-out funds from the Federal

Ï G Ƃ Əƍ Ɗ Ɠ ƎƍƆƈƄ Ɔ ƎƑ ƑƄƄƈ Government and the Paris Club Debt Refund, many state governors have refused to pay workers’ salaries. We view this as fraudulent. You cannot use the name of the Nigerian workers to collect money and then divert it to other uses; that is obtaining by tricks; and it is still punishable under code 419 of the law of the Federation.” According to him,”The nation’s leadership has become so impervious to the sanctity of lives of the citizenry to an extent that our

people are not only mowed down in our streets and villages by insurgents, kidnappers and armed robbers, but those in faraway South Africa have also become easy prey to the security agencies of that country. Nigerian lives are lost in the waters of the Mediterranean more than that of any other nation; and this carnage, if nothing is done quickly about it, will surpass the deaths of Nigerians during the various voyages to the West through the inhuman transatlantic slave trade.”

He further stressed that workplaces have truly become havens for “wicked and malicious employers who seem to be having a field day acting with impunity over the rights of workers in their employ and reducing workplaces to arenas of fear and trepidation. Nigerian workers have not had it this bad in a very long time, as everywhere you turn to; it is one harrowing tale of exploitation, abuse or another.” He said,”Governance has been jettisoned and replaced with crass

Emirates Airport Service Agent, Mrs Kuti Eyitomini; Emirates Regional Manager West Africa, Mr Afzal Parambil; Nigerian Mummy Blogger, Mrs Funke Osae-Brown; Emirates Airport Service Manager, Mr George Ikpekhia; and Emirates Airport Service Agent, Mr John Ayoade, at the departure of the Mummy Blogger to Dubai, courtesy of Emirates at the Muritala Muhammed Airport recently in Lagos.

CBN injects $250m into Forex Market Mathew Dadiya, Abuja The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has intervened in the Inter-Bank Foreign

BUSINESS TIMES Business Editor Ganiyu Obaaro Deputy Business Editor Azubike Nnadozie Asst. Business Editor Simon Ugwu Capital Market Editor Bonny Amadi

Exchange Market to the tune of $250m in three segments of the market. In the wholesale segment of the inter-bank Foreign Exchange market, it sold $100million and also uplifted the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and invisible segments, with the sum of $85m and $65m, respectively. The Acting Director, Corporate Communications Department,Mr. Isaac Okorafor, on Monday, while responding to media enquiries, revealed that the apex bank would pump even more liquidity into the market in the coming days.

Okorafor said that the move by the CBN was necessary to enhance stability in the Forex market. He reiterated that in a bid to improve liquidity and ameliorate challenges encountered by critical stakeholders at this time of the year, the bank had ensured that pressures on the market from those seeking Forex for school fees and vacations were eased. He further said that the bank has kept faith with its resolve to ensure that there is sustained liquidity to meet genuine requests for Forex.

Tuesday, August 29, 2017

TCN obtains $2 bn for national grid infrastructure Simon Ugwu The Managing Director of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Usman Gur Mohammed, says the company has obtained an estimated $2 billion for the rehabilitation of national grid infrastructure. The funds will also be used for the expansion of its transmission capacities up to 20,000MW within the next three years. Daily Times gathered that some of the transmission facilities are either outdated or inadequate to evacuate power generated by the generation companies (GenCos). Mohammed stated that because of the liquidity issue in the power sector, TCN had sought the support of the ministries of finance, and power, which led to the raising of the fund from multilateral donors for the expansion of the grid. TCN’s boss said the funds were raised from the World Bank, African Development Bank, Islamic Development Bank, Japanese Agency for International Cooperation (JAICA), and the European Union. “Last week, we advertised for transformer capacities for Kano, Kaduna, Lagos, and Shiroro regions. These are part of the projects we have been able to raise from the multilateral regions, and the total capacity we are working towards achieving is 20,000MW in the next three years,” he said.

NDIC takes capacity building to West Africa

Simon Ugwu

The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) is organising a five-day capacity building programme for senior officials of Ghana Deposit Protection Corporation (GDPC) as part of the NDIC’s efforts to assist member countries in the West African sub- region to comprehend the relevance of Deposit Insurance System (DIS) in ensuring financial system stability. Three officials of the GDPC, who are attending the training

programme are listed to include Mr. Franklin Belnye - CEO, Ghana Deposit Protection Corporation, Mrs. Aimee Mwinila-Youri – Legal Department and Mr. Mustapha Sarbeng - Finance Department The modules according to the corporation are designed for the five-day capacity building programme cover very wide and strategic areas. These include: Role of DIS in Promoting Financial Stability, Establishment of DIS in Nigeria; RaCONTINUES ON PAGE B2

Business News B2

Daily Times Nigeria Tuesday, August 29, 2017

SAN confident with NIMASA administration Idu Jude Abuja The Shipping Association of Nigeria (SAN) has expressed confidence in the transformation strides in the maritime sector by the Dr. Dakuku Peterside led Management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). The Chairman of the Association, Mr. Val Usifoh who made this disclosure during a courtesy visit to the Agency with other members of the association, stated that they are impressed with the level of cooperation between the shippers and NIMASA and called for a

…As Dakuku assures on safer maritime industry

more robust relationship towards actualizing the opportunities that abound in the sector. The Chairman who was represented by Mr. John Odunewu also assured that the association on its part will continue to support the good initiatives of the Agency as regards improving the day to day affairs of the maritime sector in line with international best practices.Accordingly, he said “On behalf of members of the Shipping Association of Nigeria, we would like to thank the Management of NIMASA for giving us the opportunity to discuss issues and rub minds. We are

glad that we have this level of cooperation going and we look forward to improving further on it”. In his response, the Director General of NIMASA, Dr. Dakuku Peterside who described the group as key players in the maritime transportation sector assured them that the Agency will continue to engage and partner with the association so that Nigerians can reap the benefits of the maritime sector. Speaking further, the NIMASA DG used the opportunity to inform them of the efforts being made by the Agency in the area of security, through the integrat-

ed maritime security infrastructure and waterways surveillance system, noting that no stone will be left unturned to achieve the Agency’s objectives of zero tolerance to all forms of criminalities on the nation’s waterways. “Let me assure you that very soon, the issue of maritime security will be history, because by then we would have fully implemented the new maritime security architecture which will include deployment of more equipment, more personnel and of course upping the game in the area of intelligence”, the DG said.

Director-General, National Directorate of Employment (NDE), Dr Nasiru Ladan (M) with participants at the NDE opening of solar energy training workshop in Bauchi on Monday

NDIC takes capacity building to West Africa CONTINUED FROM PAGE B1

tionale, Governance structure and Core mandate; Design Features of DIS in Nigeria; Legal statutes and Policy Framework for Deposit Insurance System in Nigeria and Determination of Deposit Insurance Coverage; DIS Funding in Nigeria. Others are Risk Assessment of Insured Financial Institutions; Overview of NDIC’s Public Awareness and Financial Literacy and Education Initiative; Asset Management in Failed Bank Resolution and International Collaboration: International Association of Deposit Insurers and other Deposit Insurance Systems Around the World. In his remarks, the pioneer Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Deposit Protection Corporation (GDPC), Mr Franklin Belnye applauded the achievements of the NDIC and its readiness to provide capacity building and experience sharing on DIS practice across the African sub-region.

Heritage Bank denies involvement in N13bn fraud case Azubike Nnadozie

Ajaero, demands release of Paris Club refund from governors CONTINUED FROM PAGE B1

and mindless sharing of national resources accruing to our coffers not out of constructive policies and programmes, but rents and loyalties from mineral deposits. What is churned out as policy constantly at various levels are frameworks that emasculate the citizenry further making them more accessible to exploitation by capital and its agents, both in government and private businesses.” He said,”Our leaders must understand that their lives are not more important than that of the ordinary Nigerians; and, indeed, those of the Nigerian workers. All lives must be held equal and sacred according to the will of God. Hospitals backed by sound health policies should be established that would guarantee greater access to health services for the citizenry.” Comrade Ajaero explained that ULC does not need the recognition of people like former Governor of

Edo state, Adams Oshiomhole, to work for Nigerian workers, whom he alleged, he has abandoned for a long time; and where he has sought to return to by default after having used them to attain personal position as the governor. “Adams was not with the Nigerian workers and people in 2012 when we demanded that government should stop foisting deprivations on the masses through the mindless increase in petroleum products. He was not with Nigerians when we all asked Abacha to go, but he was one of those that campaigned for Abacha to stay. Nigerians should ask Adams of the quantum of lives that were lost so that he could attain popularity and perhaps the benefits of all those struggles? Adams has demonstrated continually his penchant to use the movement as a tool for personal aggrandisement and not for a genuine love for Nigerian workers, “ Ajaero said.

NIRSAL: CBN, Sterling Bank support Kebbi farmers

Azubike Nnadozie

No fewer than 22,000 farmers in Kebbi State are to benefit from the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Anchor Borrowers programme aimed at increasing the cultivation of rice in Nigeria. The loan anchored under Nigeria Incentive-base Risk Sharing System for Agriculture Lending (NIRSAL) will be disbursed to beneficiaries by Sterling Bank Plc. Speaking during an interactive session with NIRSAL officials in the state, the bank’s Head of New Business Sales, Adewale Adebowale said each beneficiary will get a N250,000 loan. He said the loan would cover the cost of preparation and supplies of farm inputs needed for rice cultivation within their localities. Adebowale further said arrangement has been concluded to engage the farmers in perfecting their account details with the

bank, adding that, this would enable them to access the loan with ease. “Our bank is currently working with other stakeholders to make the programme a success. We are taking banking to the people, as our team are on ground to engage the farmers in perfecting their account details for the disbursement. “About 15,000 of them have already been captured. Their accounts are ready to accommodate the disbursement. “What we need is the update of the remainders using our mobile Bank Verification Number (BVN) machine deployed to the field. As we engage the farmers we issue debit cards to them,” he explained. He also said an Extensive Agent Network (EAN) has also been put in place to ensure that farmers in the rural areas have urgent and easy access to their loans without using the Automated Teller Machine (ATM).

The management of Heritage Bank Plc has debunked a recent publication by a newspaper and some online media (Not The Daily Times) alleging the involvement of the Managing Director and other staff members of defrauding the Oyo State government of N13 billion According to a statement signed by its Group Head, Corporate Communications, Fela Ibidapo, “The Management will want to categorically and unequivocally state that neither the MD – Mr. Ifie Sekibo nor any member of the management staff of the bank is being investigated by the EFCC on a N13billion fraud. It stated that contrary to the false report released by the Newspaper and other online news platforms, the EFCC had informed the bank of an account (not related to OYO state government as likewise verified by the Punch Newspaper via the State’s Finance Commissioner) being investigated by the agency, adding that over the last week, the bank had fully cooperated with EFCC by providing various documentation and also presented its staff in that regard. “Management finds it distasteful, unethical and unprofessional of these media houses to tarnish the image of Mr Ifie Sekibo – MD/CEO and the bank,” it stated, adding, “We urge the general public to disregard the article in its entirety.”

Daily Times Nigeria Tuesday, August 29, 2017

B3 Money Market

Naira sheds points against major foreign currencies at parallel market Stories by Motolani Oseni The Nigerian currency, Naira, on Monda, shed slight points against the three major foreign currencies, Dollar, Pound and the Euro at the parallel segment of the foreign exchange market. The local currency, however, remained low at the official Forex market; and fell slightly at the

Nigeria Autonomous Foreign Exchange Fixing (NAFEX) window. The naira, was seen at the unofficial forex market at 370 to the dollar against 369 sold over the weekend, while decline by three points against the pound to close at 478 compared to 475, as well as dropping a point to the Euro at 433 against 432 traded during the weekend. At the NAFEX window, the Nigerian currency dropped very slightly to record a weaker closing rate of 359.58, as against 359.56 ended

on the last trading of last week. It however, opened trading activity earlier in the day at 361.13 against Friday better rate of 360.63 to the dollar, data obtained at FMDQ OTC showed. But the daily turnover at the autonomous FX window at close of yesterday trading, retained the improved figure of $213.21 million of Friday, while compared to $146.09m traded on Thursday, as well higher than Wednesday’s $100.29m, Tuesday $165.29m; and stronger than

$212.43m recorded a week ago. Similarly, the naira, at the close of official forex market trading on Monday retained the depreciated rate of 305.80 per dollar sold on Friday, compared to 305.65 and 305.70 traded most part of last week. Meanwhile, the money market rates moderated a day before the market closed for last week trading, after the state disbursed N224.54 billion ($715.10m) in budget allocations to its three tiers of government, boosting liquidity.

Inflation slows to 16.05% in July The National Bureau of Statistics on Monday released the Consumer Price Index which measures inflation, with the index dropping marginally from 16.1 per cent in June to 16.05 per cent in the month of July. The new report from the statistics office indicated that the annual inflation was 0.05 per cent lower than in June, while a separate food price index showed inflation rose to 20.28 per cent in July, up from 19.91 per cent in June, the biggest year-onyear increase since 2009, The annual inflation in Nigeria slowed for a sixth month in July, easing to 16.05 percent, but the rise in food inflation was the

biggest in eight years, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Monday. “The rise in the index was caused by increases in prices of bread and cereals, meat, fish, oils and fats, coffee, tea and cocoa, potatoes yam and other tubers and vegetables,” the report said. The bureau in the report said this is the sixth consecutive time that the index would be dropping since January this year. It reads in part, ” The inflation report for July 2017 reveals that headline inflation has again reduced to 16.05 per cent (year-on-year) in July 2017, compared to 16.10 per cent in June , 2016. “This makes it the sixth

Comptroller Mohammed Uba of the FOU while handing over the seized pharmaceutical products to NAFDAC representative Director of Investigation & Enforcement Directorate, Francis Ononiwu at Customs warehouse in Ikeja on Monday. consecutive decline in the rate of headline year on year inflation since January 2017. “On a month-on-month basis, the Headline index

increased by 1.21 per cent in July 2017, 0.37 per cent points lower from the rate of 1.58 per cent recorded in June.” The Africa’s biggest

economy is in its second year of recession and is contending with a currency crisis and dollar shortages brought on by low oil prices.

CBN, Sterling Bank support 22,000 Kebbi farmers with NIRSAL loan Temitope Omoniyi No fewer than 22,000 farmers in Kebbi State are to benefit from the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Anchor Borrowers’ programme aimed at increasing the cultivation of rice in Nigeria. The loan anchored under Nigeria Incentive-base Risk Sharing System for Agriculture Lending (NIRSAL) will be disbursed to beneficiaries by Sterling Bank Plc. Speaking during an interactive session with NIRSAL officials in the state, the bank’s Head of New Business Sales, Adewale Adebowale said each beneficiary will get a N250,000

loan. He said the loan would cover the cost of preparation and supplies of farm inputs needed for rice cultivation within their localities. Adebowale further said arrangement has been concluded to engage the farmers in perfecting their account details with the bank, adding that, this would enable them to access the loan with ease. He said,”Our bank is currently working with other stakeholders to make the programme a success. We are taking banking to the people, as our team are on ground to engage the farmers in perfecting their account details for the dis-

bursement. “About 15,000 of them have already been captured. Their accounts are ready to accommodate the disbursement.” He said,”What we need is the update of the remainders using our mobile Bank Verification Number (BVN) machine deployed to the field. As we engage the farmers, we issue debit cards to them.” He also said an Extensive Agent Network (EAN) has also been put in place to ensure that farmers in the rural areas have urgent and easy access to their loans without using the Automated Teller Machine (ATM). According to him, the

aim of the bank is to ensure the funds provided to the farmers are properly utilised. “At the end, what we want to achieve is that the funds are properly utilized. The transaction dynamics are fast and the access to the funds are guaranteed to ensure that farmers have good yields at the end of the farming session,” Adebowale assured. Also speaking, the NIRSAL Head of Project Monitoring and Reporting Office in the state, Mr. John Kpetsum said the farmers are expected to engage in three hectares rice cultivation. He maintained that the Anchor Borrowers Pro-

gramme of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), gives loans to farmers at low, single-digit interest rate.

Ï&ƌƆƇƈƆƋƆ

Ecobank hikes MasterCard international spending limits Ecobank Nigeria has again reviewed, upwards, the daily limit that customers can spend with their naira MasterCards for international transactions. With this review, the spending limits currently applicable for customers, using an Ecobank naira MasterCard, for international spend on Point of Sale (PoS) and online channels was raised from $300 to $1,000 representing 333 per cent for its standard card holders, $750 to $2500 for its gold card holders and $1000 to $3000 for platinum customers. Head, Head, Consumer Distribution, Ecobank, Tunde Kuponiyi, said the review was a deliberate effort to meet and cater for customers’ expectations, stating that, it would further ease the burden of customers making purchases outside the country. According to him, ‘this is a response to customers’ growing demand for higher limits. It allows our customers to continue to access their Ecobank naira denominated cards abroad and online with no undue stress. As a bank, we hold our customers in high esteem. We listen to them and always set out to meet and surpass their expectations at all times.’’ He restated the bank’s determination and commitment to meeting the banking and financing needs of all its customers. Kuponiyi further said, “customers can get instant cards within two minutes in any Ecobank branch, and that card is automatically enabled for value added services and online transactions both locally and abroad. Foreign currency denominated MasterCard debit cards, USD, GBP and EUR, can also be used to spend directly from domiciliary accounts.” It could be recalled that Ecobank first reviewed its card limits, upwards, for international spend in July this year.

Capital Market B4

Daily Times Nigeria Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Bears persist as stock market records N123bn loss Afolabi Adesola Nigeria’s equities market kick-started trading for the week on a negative note on Monday, as the Nigerian Stock Exchange All-Share Index declined by 0.90 per cent as against an appreciation of 0.19 per cent recorded in the previous session. The stock market yearto-date (YTD) thus reduced to 35.14 per cent, as ASI settled at 36,317.31 points while market capitalisation dropped N123.5bn to close at N12.518trn.

…as Consolidated Hallmark propose N500m rights issue

The price movement chart showed Total led 9 gainers as against 30 losers topped by Transnational Express at the end of the day’s session. Market turnover also closed negative, as volume traded which stood at 348.1million shares declined by 17.60 per cent, as against a growth of 77.38 per cent recorded in the previous trading session, while value traded by investors in 3,276 deals stood at N2.977bn. Boosting market turn-

over was Custodian and Allied Plc, which emerged the most traded stock, exchanging 190.6 million units at N647.9m. It was followed by Oando, which traded 27.3 million units worth N185m, and Access Bank, which transacted 15 million shares valued at N151.5m. Fidelity Bank also sold 13.4 million shares valued at N18 million, while Sterling Bank traded 10.8 million shares worth N10.9m. An analysis of the price movement chart showed

Transnationwide Express and Mobil declined by five per cent each to close at 76 kobo and N182.93 res respectively. Conoil fell by 4.71 per cent to settle at N27.70 per share, Champion Breweries dropped 4.49 per cent to close at N2.34, while Livestock Feeds lose 4.26 per cent to close at 90 kobo per share The top five gainers for the day were led by Total Plc, which expanded by 9.09 per cent to settle at N236.50 per share.

SEC’s petition lacks merit - Oando …Urges media to refrain from damaging publications Afolabi Adesola The management of Oando Plc has said that two petitions filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) alleging gross abuse of corporate governance and financial mismanagement lack merit. A statement issued by the oil and gas company on Monday, August 28, 2017, and filed with the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), also confirmed that the SEC has since commenced an inquiry into the above-mentioned allegations and that “the issues raised have received board, shareholder and where required SEC approval.” Some media firms (Not Daily Times) had reportedly placed the oil firm amidst a financial scandal, which was said to have led to the postponement of its 40th Annual General Meeting (AGM) slated for Monday, September 11, 2017, in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.

In the statement, signed by its Chief Compliance Officer & Company Secretary as well as its Head of Corporate Communications, Alero Balogun, the oil company thus urged the media to refrain and/or desist from further publications in future, without first verifying the accuracy of such facts from Oando. The statement said, “Oando’s Corporate Communications team is always available to respond to any enquiries by members of the public and media. The Company is concerned about media houses going public with false and misleading information. As a public and listed company, any false or misleading information has a materially adverse effect on the Company including but not limited to reputational damage, creating undue and to a certain extent illegal volatility in the share price and causing unfair losses to our shareholders.”

NSE president, Aigboje becomes Boys Brigade national patron

Bonny Amadi L – R: shows Oscar N. Onyema, OON, Chief Executive Officer, The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE); Ade Bajomo, Executive Director, Market Operations and Technology, NSE; Honorable Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu; Chief Patrick Ezeagu, Chairman, Association of Stockbroker Houses of Nigeria (ASHON) and Engr. Mohammed Daggash, National Council Member, NSE at the commissioning of The NSE Data Centre today at the Exchange in Lagos ...on Monday.

FG lauds NSE over economic growth, capital formation Bonny Amadi Nigeria’s commitment to technological development is gathering momentum as the country’s center of capitalism has commissioned its world class data center, setting pace for sub-Saharan and other African markets. Nigeria’s Government demonstrated its commitment to technological development with the commissioning on Monday, the Nigerian Stock Exchange’s (NSE) newly built data center valued at N500 million, even it lauded NSE for Nigeria’s economic development, capital creation and market infrastructural development. Minister of Science and Technology, Mr. Ogbonnaya Onu, who commissioned the data center and had the privilege of sounding the exchange’s closing gong, extolled the exchange for its commitment to

Ï R Ƒ ƅ ƌƌƈ ƈ MǀƠƠƌ ƆƓ Ɨ Ɛ ƅƆ ƐƆƏ developing and growing Nigeria’s economy and capital formation. While applauding leadership if the nation’s bourse on economic development, the minister pointed that that the Exchange’s profile is continually rising and with the innovative data center to compete with first rated global markets, the exchange positions as rising greater than anticipated. Onu explained that Nigeria economy has been going towards one direction, relying mainly on crude oil for revenue adding that in order to diversify the economy, the Ministry of Science and Technology like others are working hard to change the direction. “We want to move the economy towards innovation and diversification so that any sharp drop in oil price will not affect the economy. We want to widen research and technol-

ogy to help drive the economy,” he said. Onu advised the Exchange to consider listing science and technology firms especially those at SMEs level to enable them generate investment for expansion and also contribute to the economy. “While we commend Exchange for its contribution to the growth and development of the economy, we have to continue to look inward and do things our own way as regards innovation and creativity,” he said. Earlier in his remark, Chief Executive Officer, NSE, Mr. Oscar Onyema , said, “It is a place of cutting edge in Africa and has placed us to the part of world class market. We commend the Science Minister for this commissioning; and we hope that science and technology firms will start approaching us for listing on the Exchange,” he said.

The boys Brigade (BB) Nigeria has honoured, president of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), Mr. Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede as its national patron, for his commitment to youth empowerment and development. The honour was accorded to him in Lagos on Sunday, 27th August, 2017, during the investiture ceremony of the 7th National President of the Boys Brigade Nigeria, Sir Sunny Nwosu, National Vice president from all the geo political zones across the country, national treasury, national auditor and national legal adviser, at St Ferdinand Catholic Church, Boys Town, Ipaja, presided over by the NSE president as event chair-

man. The Brigade also launched the N100 million Brigade Development funds, for the establishment of vocational center for BB Nigeria, as well as completion of work on its national secretariat among other youth empowering projects. The honour, as the National Patron of Boys Brigade Nigeria, was effected after the investiture of the national president in a celebrated mass officiated by Reverend Father Michael Etekpo and Rev, Father Edwin Nwalozie ,which emphasized on the life of Christ in every Christian and imperative of youth development in the society. Boys Brigade is a vocational Christian uniformed youth organization for boys.

Summary of activities on NSE ASI DEALS VOLUME VALUE CAP

36,317.31 3,276.00 348,112,637.00 2,977,447,773.85 12,517,588,127,862.83

Daily Times Nigeria Tuesday, March 21, 2017

Labour B6 Stories by Joy Ekeke The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria the Federal Government to embark on the revival of Bank of Agriculture (BOA) and National Economic Reconstruction Fund (NERFUND) to enable them to contribute more meaningfully to the economy. President,Trade Union Congress, Comrade Bobboi Kaigama, who made the observation, said the congress observed that government parastatals, like Bank of Agriculture (BOA) and National Economic Reconstruction Fund (NERFUND), whose activities could boost government’s economic diversification programmes, are not given adequate financial subventions as at when due. He spoke to journalists

Daily Times Nigeria Tuesday, August 29, 2017

TUC tasks FG on revival of Bank of Agriculture ...condemns minimum wage delay

at the end of the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of the congress in Lagos recently. He said, “The NEC- in session, therefore, strongly advises the Federal Government to urgently revive BOA and NERFUND, through adequate funding to enable them to extend appropriate finance for economic programmes particularly to farmers in the rural areas and small scale businesses.” Kaigama further stressed that, government had intervened in other sectors of the economy,

while food and beverage sector has been left out, adding that,”This could pose danger for the country.” On manufacturing in the country, the NEC-in session wants government to revisit the issue of Export Expansion Grant (EEG) that was stopped being extended to manufacturers that are into export of products so as to encourage export and earn more foreign exchange to boost our GDP. According to Kaigama, the NEC is in support of restructuring that en-

hances efficiency of government business and creating a society where everyone has equal stake in the continued existence of the nation. “The NEC affirms its support to the unity of all Nigerians, but opposes politically motivated statements on restructuring. The congress will not support anybody calling for disunity in the country,’’ he said. On minimum wage, the TUC president condemned the delay in constituting the 29-member committee even after the organised

President, United Labour Congress, Ajaero

labour had sent its lists of representatives to the government. He said that labour would not accept any plan to pay minimum wage to selected few, insisting that the implementation of the wage should be holistic. The minimum wage, he said, should be for all workers and should remain on the Exclusive List and not on the Concurrent List. Kaigama also called on the government to revive ailing industries such as textile, automobile and paper as promised, noting that reviving these industries would promote Madein-Nigeria goods and also boost the economy. He, however, criticised what he called the use of imported materials by some government agencies such as schools, ministries, military and paramilitary, saying, it will not encourage local manufacturers.

..as NLC confirms submission of nominees for committee

Members of National Administrative Council of the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) displaying copies of Nigerian Workers’ Herald, an in-house Magazine of the Congress during National Executive Council’s meeting in Lagos...recently.

We’ve keyed into FG employment drive, says EEDC Moses Oyediran, Enugu The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) said it has keyed into the Federal Government’s drive to create jobs for the youths. The EEDC’s Head of Emeka Ezeh also said in a statement that his comfew private companies that has keyed into government’s policy of job creation. He said that the company had employed no fewer than 1,200 workers mostly youths, within the last eight months. Ezeh said that with the

recruitment done in 2017, the staff strength of the company was now over 4,200. “Within the South East, EEDC is the only private establishment with the highest number of employees having employed over 1,200 workers within the past eight months, with a staff strength of over 4,200.’’ Ezeh said that, it had recently employed 35 graduates into the second phase of its Graduate Trainee Programme, adding that the successful candidates, who had already gone through the on boarding process, had been deployed to different sections

of the company’s operations where they would be trained for two years in all aspects of the company’s operations. According to him, considering the high rate of unemployment, EEDC as a responsible corporate organisation is using the Graduate Trainee Programme, as its contribution toward providing employment to Nigerian youths. He said,“The programme, which is patterned after some successful graduate trainee-ship programmes, is a conscious initiative by the management of EEDC to attract and develop the

best and brightest young graduates from universities within and outside the country. “These individuals will eventually assume key roles as they become available within the organisation as part of EEDC’s business continuity and human capital development strategy.” He said,“The training has been grouped in two tracks. The first track comprises of operations, revenue cycle services, project management and engineering; while the second track comprises of finance, administration, ICT, procurement and human resources.

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) says it has submitted the names of its nominees for the 29 man-committee for the negotiation of the new National Minimum Wage. NLC President Ayuba Wabba disclosed this in an interview with newsmen on Thursday in Abuja. It would be recalled that the Federal Executive Council had, on May 25, approved the constitution of the National Minimum Wage Committee to kick-start the process of negotiations for new wage for workers. He said,“Well, the point we are now is that last week we received a letter that organised labour should actually forward the names of their nominees and you know we have eight and that we have done and dispatched. And what we expect now is the formal inauguration of the committee and the unveiling of the Chairperson and then the process should start in earnest with a timeline. That is what we expect, but I think we have fulfilled all righteousness

by making sure that we are able to submit our team.‘’ Wabba said that organised labour was aware of the situation of the workers and pensioners in the country, adding that labour would ensure that workers earn a living wage and pensions. Wabba, however, called on all strata of government, including the private sector to be proactive in order for organised labour and workers not to be pushed to the wall.”. “That is the position we are, but I think the fact of the matter is well known due to the issue of inflation and the high cost of living. “This is obvious and it is also about respecting our laws and tradition. If it is said that within a circle of five years, the law must be reviewed, certainly we must find a way of doing it right. “I think the bottom line is, none of the parties have said that those facts we have laid are not logical and nobody has said that the minimum wage will not be reviewed,’’ Wabba said.

Daily Times Nigeria Tuesday, August 29, 2017

B7 Business Feature

LG Autonomy: A tonic for labour at the grassroots A reform of the local government system in Nigeria carried out in 1976 by the Olusegun Obasanjo regime and documented in both the 1979 and 1999 Constitution (as amended), is yet to be felt many years after, going by the reality on ground. The stated objectives of the reform included to establish local government autonomy which will enhance the proximity of governance and development to the grassroots, boost economic activities and give that strata of government direct access to federal allocation. Since then, local government as a critical third tier of government, has remained further behind in the pace of development, looking rather like a snail in a horse race. Reasons for the failure of reforms to kick-start may be due to the creation of the joint state/local government account and the power of state Houses of Assembly to regulate activities of the local governments, which one way or another counters the objective of LG autonomy. This became a continuum during every administration, both military and civilian, decapitating the potential of the local governments and its employees, just as employees became subject to the state government; salaries were not paid as when due, funds meant for the local government were further misappropriated by state governors. This led to groaning and yearning of unions representing the third tier of government, with so much power (grassroots), but little to use. At the state level, they looked more like toothless bull dogs, as complaints, protests embarked upon by the workers did not yield any positive results. . For example, on September 15, 2016, like the rainbow after a rain, the announcement by President Muhammadu Buhari, pledging to support autonomy for local governments when he received the leadership of the Association of Local Governments in Nigeria (ALGON) in Abuja, came as a huge celebration for local government administrators; and indeed, the Nigeria Labour

Reasons for the failure of reforms to kick-start may be due to the creation of the joint state/local government account; and the power of state a Houses of ssembly to regulate activities of the local governments, which one way or another counters the objective of LG autonomy. JOY EKEKE, writes...

Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige

Labour President, Wabba Ajubba

Congress who serves as Labour centre. The President urged local government administrators across the country to push for an amendment to the Constitution that would limit the powers of state governments over their activities. “This will limit the damage they can do to you. The quicker you do this the better, so that you can help your people much more”, the president was quoted as saying in a statement by his media aide, Garba Shehu. “The states feel like they own the local government, if they are of the same party. It is worse if they are not. “This is a very serious constitutional problem; and unless there is absolute clarity and transparency, the relationship will continue to be exploited against the interest of the ordinary people of the country,” he said. Expressing his appreciation, The President of National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), Kaduna, Alhaji Jabir Danlami, commended President Muhammadu Buhari for supporting Local Government autonomy. Danlami said that if autonomy could be granted to local councils, it would lead to massive development at the grass root.

in the last assembly, when we passed it to the states, most of the states voted it down that they don’t want the autonomy for local government councils. According to him,“In the process of amending the Constitution, the state legislators must be engaged, and we will have to have a return of 2/3rd approval from the state assemblies. So if we put forward these proposals and we fail to gather 2/3rd support it means that automatically it has failed and there is nothing that we can do about it”, the lawmaker maintained.” Workers at the tier under the aegis of the National Union of Local Government Employees, NULGE, staged zonal rallies in all six of the country’s geo-political zones, with a grand finale held in Abuja, to vent their anger against the removal of democracy at the local government level and a relegation of democracy in the country’s local government system. NULGE National President, Comrade Ibrahim Abdulkadir, bemoaned the absence of democracy at the local government level saying, it had essentially belittled the essence of democracy at that level. “We are saying that because the people at the grassroots level don’t know any oth-

This was the much needed push, support and endorsement needed to begin to lobby for a favorable amendment of the 1999 constitution at the National Assembly for Local Government autonomy, to free the third tier of Government from the shackles of the State. Labour centers, civil society organisations, nongovernmental organisations, community- based organisations began the agitation for the full implementation and amendment of the 1999 Constitutional provisions. A courtesy visit to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara revealed that they had technically won the support of the federal lawmakers towards the actualization of an amendment. Dogara seized the opportunity to call on Nigerians to lend their voices to the push for financial and administrative autonomy for local governments in the country. He noted that if state Houses of Assembly were not pressurized, they may not vote in favour of the proposal. He said,“It will take more than the will of the legislature at the federal level to ensure that these radical changes are achieved. We all know that

er leadership apart from their councilor and chairman. Sincerely speaking, without giving them that opportunity, you have completely disconnected them from democracy. By not having that, you are creating a chaotic situation in the whole country and that is what we are witnessing today.” As expected, rising oppositions against the agitation surfaced, including former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, who maintained that the local governments are sub-units of the states. He said,“In 2012, I went before ALGON in Enugu and told them that their clamour for local government autonomy from state governments is misguided. I told them that it is wrong for the Federal Government to be creating local governments and giving them money directly from the federation account. “What is the meaning of “local” then, I asked? How does the transfer of local government dependence on state to central government translate to autonomy? Even our state governments are nearly totally dependent on the Federal Government, meaning they do not even have the autonomy that we are trying to give to the local governments that are below them. This is a complete

absurdity.” Against all odds, the National Assembly approved the abrogation of joint accounts for States and Local Government and provided for Local government to operate their special accounts called the Local Government Account. On autonomy for local governments, 281 members voted to approve it, while 12 were against it. One member abstained. This development has generated loud applause for the 8th assembly; and one of such commendation came from the National President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Comrade Ayuba Wabba. “The National Assembly voting overwhelmingly in favour of Local Government authority in spite of tremendous pressure from strong vested interest groups. The 8th National Assembly has made history and shall be remembered for bowing not to the insular interests but the popular wishes of the people. “Their initiative, we believe, is an improvement on the efforts of the previous Assemblies, which goes to show that government is not only a continuum, with tenacity and requisite experience at the National Assembly, we shall get our democracy right. Wabba disclosed that the effects on the local government system, workers and the Nigerian people are overwhelming. According to him,“The cumulative effects of these on the local government system, workers and the Nigerian people are overwhelming and range from the arrest of the growth of the local government system of administration; abortion, prevention and denial of generations of the Nigerian Youth from acquiring the needed administrative and political leadership training at the local government level; gross socio-economic under development; rise in violent crimes across the country; mutual distrust between local governments and the populace; mass disenfranchisement; arrest of democratic culture; mass resentment; loss of values and ethics; over concentration of power at two levels of government, etc.”

Energy B8

Daily Times Nigeria Tuesday, March 21, 2017

$1.2bn Zungeru power plant: Chinese firm shifts delivery date Stories by Simon Ugwu

The China National Electric Engineering Company Limited (CNEEC), which is handling the 700 megawatts hydro-electricity power plant in Zungeru, Niger State, yesterday, gave reasons the December 2019 delivery date of the project might not be feasible. Speaking through the Deputy Project Manager, CNEEC-Sinohydro Consortium, Mr. Xiao Nie, during a tour of Chinese projects in Nigeria, the company said the first unit of the project, which is currently at 47 per cent completion, would be delivered in 2020 instead. One of the reasons he gave was shortage of personnel, saying that the project requires more hands, but due to certain constraints, about half of the required number could only be engaged at the moment. The project, which is put at $1.29 billion (about N473 billion), is expected to produce a yearly power generation of 2,640GWh and supply electricity to the National Grid. Contract for the plant was awarded by the Ministry of Power and funded with a counterpart funding from the Nigerian government and loan from China Exim Bank to the tune of $984 million. On completion, Nie said the plant would significantly improve electricity supply to the area, boost industrialisation in the country and impact generally

…cites personnel shortage as reason

on the host communities. Commissioned in 2013, the project comprised four units of 175mw each. While the first phase would be delivered in December 2019, the remaining units are expected to be completed at three months interval. “The project consists of a dam

for storage reservoir for a maximum operation water level of 230 metres and total storage capacity of 11.4×109 meters. “The dam would be helpful for flood control, development of fisheries and agriculture. The navigable period and the length of the fairway will also be extend-

US invests over $50m in clean energy in 18 states – USTDA The United States has invested over $50 million in clean energy projects across 18 states in Nigeria, according to Brent E. Omdahl, Head of U.S Commercial Service Unit, United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA), Brent E. Omdahl. The USTDA head made this known in Lagos at the second Interactive Forum organized by Power Sector Group of Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), recently. “The Agency’s program in Nigeria includes a portfolio of over 60 projects and over $50 million in investments that could result in leveraging over $3 billion in public and private financing. In Kaduna state, USTDA is supporting Quaint

Global Energy Solutions for a feasibility study undertaken by Tetra Tech ES (Pasadena, CA) for the Abiba 50 MW Solar IPP Plant,” he said. Omdahl added that the agency is also supporting a grid connection feasibility study in Kano State for the off-take of up to 100 MW of solar photovoltaic power, enough to supply 400,000 households with electricity. “We support priority infrastructure activities across 18 states in Nigeria in the sectors of clean energy, oil and gas, telecommunications and transportation. USTDA is currently preparing nine projects for development that could generate more than $5 billion in U.S. sales.” Also speaking at the event,

LCCI President, Nike Akande, noted that the high cost of generating electricity for business activities, which in some cases can be as high as over 40% of industrial production cost is unfavorable. She said, “The experience of the US in the power sector and the country’s commitment to developing power generation in Africa through the ‘Power Africa’ project will no doubt positively impact on the Nigerian Power Industry. Also, apart from generating economic activities to improve Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product, GDP,, the collaboration between companies in Nigeria and those in the US will promote bilateral relations between the two countries.”

ed,” Nie stated. Meanwhile, about 3000 Nigerians have been engaged, with majority of them coming from Zungeru, just as Nie noted that the consortium has assisted the host community in different ways, including skills acquisitions for youths.

OPEC’s oil glut might take years to resolve Abiodun Oyindamola, with Agency report

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) along with its allies have planned to finish their oil supply cuts by March 2018. However, oil prices are still low, while the latest data from the International Energy Agency)IEA) suggests not a promising scenario. The IEA research showed that that global oil inventories could remain oversupplied even by the end of 2018. The head of IEA’s oil markets and industry division, Neil Atkinson, has stated: “They’re going to have to dig in for the long haul. Re-balancing is a stubborn process.” Oil prices have dropped 10 percent in London so far this year. The production cuts from the number of oil nations did not succeed to disperse a world surplus. Meanwhile, the oil producers will meet this November to decide whether they need to prolong the oil supply cuts beyond 2018. While OPEC and other oil nations put effort to eliminate the global oil glut, the increasing supply from the US and other oil producers undermines the cutbacks. Libya and Nigeria, OPEC oil countries, are exempt from the agreement. While the oil production levels are not diminishing, we also saw a reopening of some oil fields in Libya. Meanwhile, the US shale production is also on the rise. According to the data from the US government, US shale output will hit a record high next month.

Osun begins all–year-round farming through solar-powered irrigation In line with its diversification programme and part of efforts to make the state of Osun the food basket of the West, the state government has embarked on all year round farming through massive irrigation system. The initiative was aimed at fulfilling one of the six-point integral action plan of the present administration, which is to banish hunger through massive agricultural production. The farms with 40 acres of land capacity each across 24 local governments of the state are being cultivated to encourage the agriculture revolution agenda of Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola led administration in the state. The new farming system, an initiative of the volunteers of the Osun Youth Empowerment

Scheme (OYES), encompassed solar-powered irrigation to encourage all round farming across the seasons. While inspecting one of the 40 acres of the already cultivated farm land at Ilesa, during the first harvest of the hybrid cucumber cultivated by the OYES cadets, Aregbesola said that the decision was to make the state to be selfsustaining and self-sufficient in food production as well make Osun the food basket of Western Nigeria. He said the initiative was aimed at fighting the scourge of irregular farming by encouraging modern agriculture practices through irrigation system. Aregbesola, who expressed delight over the commitment showed by the OYES cadets, said the state has turned a new leaf in agriculture.

Life&

TIMES Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Titilola Akibayo, SWAN chairperson: Accountants are not stingy but prudent

L2 & L3

Interview L2

Daily Times Nigeria

Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Managing women can be very difficult â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Titilola Akibayo, SWAN chairperson Mrs Titilola Akibayo is the 7th National Chairperson of the Society of Women Accountants of Nigeria (SWAN) which comprises of the female members of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) inaugurated on 28th of April 1978 with the aim of encouraging female accountants, help the public at large and support ICAN in its social responsibilities. ESTHER TAIWO spoke with her. Tell us your background I was born into the family of Egberongbes, in Lagos Island, I went to Lagos Anglican primary school, daughters to stay in Lagos St. Monicas Ondo and then Yaba College of Technology , I travelled abroad to study Accountancy and came back in 1981. Why the choice of accountancy? Incidentally at the time I chose accountancy I never knew about the discipline, I wanted to study Medicine but I could not stand the sight of blood so my father suggested accounting to his friends are accountants and during my OND at YABATECH my father sent me to Deloitte Atkins and Friends where his friend was the managing partner Alhaji Musiliu Anibaba so I went there for vacation and after my three months experience there I fell in love with accounting profession and I told my father that I am ready to be an accountant. Prospects of accountancy For the fact that I love the profession, I love to untangle problems, anywhere you are as an accountant you are all comprising, every department must work with you, you must advise all the departments, everything must come to your table to access them and know what is going on in all departments and we can see what is not right in the organization and correct it. What are your gains and pains as SWAN Chairperson? The pain is in managing people especially women but thank God I have been able to overcome that and we have come a long way. My gains include achieving all that we set out

Life&

to do even more under two years of my tenure; the corporate social responsibility also took us to hospitals and orphanages, we also reviewed our constitution which we have not been doing before. It is very satisfying and quite encouraging because we have achieved a lot. What notable thing is SWAN noted for? We support ourselves, support ICAN and take care of its social responsibility, we help to set up women society for ICAN, we formed the International Federation of Women Accountant, which started with the African chapter, but now we are going international. We have helped other women society to set up and we mentor them, we also set up women society of accountants, Liberia has also asked us to come and set up their own. SWAN came out of love for one another to encourage more female accountants, Mrs. Liz Adegbite who initiated it sent a questionnaire to all members whether or not to have it and she received overwhelming Yes and that was how it started, right now from just 10 of us we have 4,000 registered female accountants but unregistered are over 8, 000 but all are our members even out of the registered we have the active and inactive ones. We realized that female accountants are not many and to increase our number by encouraging more females to go into accounting, SWAN was set up. As a female chartered accountant, how does it affect your home? Quite a lot of us are able to manage their homes, though we come back late because we have to balance everything in the company and this

takes a lot from our children, a lot of us forget ourselves because the task is enormous and demanding, they leave their children to house helps but this is not good enough

continue working, this is also not good enough. Also we Tell us how to become a Chartered Accountant? Professionally, to be a chartered accountant is in two ways, as a B.Sc holder or as a Secondary school leaver all and once you pass it we have AAT which is equivalent to OND and some universities accept tit, you can use it to start your professional accounting examination. The role of

Daily Times Nigeria

Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Interview L3

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I love to untangle problems â&#x20AC;&#x2DC; years ago. As a Muslim woman, you are highly educated, tell I give thanks to my grandfather who said that every child must be given equal opportunity in education either male or female, the Holy Quran also urges all Muslims to seek knowledge and you can only get knowledge through proper education you must know how to read and write in order to broaden your mind there is nowhere in Islamic religion which states that people should not be educated either girl or boy it does not discriminate. Government is doing a lot, parents should complement by sending their children to school, every child either a male or female must be educated. In the case of those especially in the North can employ a teacher for her with proper monitoring. What is your take on early marriage for the girl must have stipulated conditions that will favour the child such the husband must not touch her until she gets to maturity stage, he should send her to school and make sure she is comfortable and not denied what other children are privileged to have, give out such child to early marriage but should be stipulated that the husband must not touch her until she gets to age 18 which is the mature age according to the Nigerian constitution. Despite your busy schedules, how then do I like reading, dancing and I socialize by going to go every weekend to socialise and mix with I wonder when people say they are going to reasons and I hate lies. The general perspectives of people is that people chartered accountants cannot be overemphasised in managing the economy of any nation thus the demand for chartered accountants will continue to be on the increase. In those days ICAN programmes used to operate fail one, fail all but that has changed now, what effect does this have on the standard of What led to the clamp down is because in those days things were easier then, the economy was not as harsh as this, but today transportation discouraging, the clampdown is all the world, the international world has clamped down on it since, the issue of fail one fail all is discouraging before. It is more linear now but not like in abroad because here in Nigeria we have to be careful so that

we were fewer but today we have over 40,000 chartered accountants longer important like before. Every accounting body has changed into this system so that students can be allowed to take the particular examination they fail. Give us an insight into your career 1981 in London and came back to Nigeria in the same year, I did my

I also worked with the Lagos years, I was later transferred to Lagos State ministry where I worked for 11 years before I retired two

I will not say accountants are stingy but they are trained to be prudent, not to be wasteful and to account for things as well as every kobo they spend that is why we want to know what each money is being spent on not that we are stingy nowadays themselves and they also donate money. The effect of polygamy on women emotionally, both religions realize that polygamy is not easy, one says total no to it, the other (Islam) gave stringent conditions which ideally no man worked for them and I advise others to do is that once the man is with you make yourself happy and see him as your own at that time, all children must be treated equally, the man must ensure that all children are seen as equal. Unfortunately I am a widow my husband passed away about 10 years ago, he was a lab scientist we met through an aunty of us, we got married without even making up our mind, we the children started coming we started staying together to raise them as a parent.

Wellness L4

Daily Times Nigeria

Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Mutiat Alli

Health benefits of Shrimp The majority of shrimp, also commonly called prawns and in Yoruba (Ede) have stalk eyes, strong tails, small, spindly legs, and long whiskers. The tails of shrimp are the primary food source for consumption, and there are thousands of shrimp farms throughout the world, as well as those that are caught in the wild. The main source of food in shrimp is the meaty tail, but some cultures and various cuisines choose to eat other parts of the shrimp as well. These small, funny-looking crustaceans provide a wealth of nutrition when added to your diet. Here are some health benefits of consuming Shrimp: Ï zƆƈ Ɛ G ë d Əƈƌƍ ƈ ƏƆ Ɛ source of protein and vitamin D, without adding carbohydrates to your daily intake. So for people determined to lose weight, this simple form of seafood is a popular option. The high levels of zinc are also beneficial, since zinc is one way to ƈ ƅƏƆ Ɔ GƆƍƐƈ ƋƆƒƆƋ ƈ Ɛ Ɔ Ƅ Ɨƕê GƆƍƐƈ is a hormone and is an integral part in the body’s regulation of fat storage, appetite, and overall energy use in the body. ƕ ƈ ƅƏƆ ƈ Ɛ Ɔ ƋƆƒƆƋ Ƈ GƆƍƐƈ ƈ Ɛ Ɔ body, people can avoid common issues like overeating, inexplicable cravings for food after being “full”, and similar problem for weight-conscious individuals. Shrimp also has high levels of iodine, which help to control how much energy is expended when your body is at rest. It interacts with the thyroid gland to speed up thyroid activity, helping in people’s efforts to lose weight, or at least to prevent additional weight gain. Ï Ɛƈé ƈ ƍƏ ƍƆƏƐƈƆ ë dƑ Ƌƈ Ɛ is one of the major causes that promote Ɗƈ ƈ ê zƈƐ ƑƐ ƍƏ ƐƆƅƐƈ è ƆƒƆ few minutes of exposure to sunlight and UVA may lead to wrinkles, spots, or sunburn. By adding shrimp to their

daily or weekly diet, people can greatly improve their chances of beautifying their skin and shedding years from time-worn faces. Shrimp contains high levels of a certain carotenoid called astaxanthin, which is a powerful antioxidant that can greatly reduce the signs of aging in the skin related to UVA and sunlight. Therefore, for individuals obsessed with spots and wrinkling skin, add a shrimp cocktail to your diet a few times a week to slow those inevitable effects. Ï ƆéƏƆƋ ƐƆƗ L ƅƑƋ Ə ƗƆ Ɔ ƆƏ tion: Studies suggest that shrimp contain a heparin-like compound that may ƆƋƍ ƈ ƐƏƆ Ɛƈ Ɔ ƒ ƅƑƋ Ə L#ê j Ɔ astaxanthin found in shrimp also relieves eye fatigue, especially for those who use computers for long durations in their personal or professional lives. Ï 6 ƈƏ G ë j Ɔ ƌƈ ƆƏ Ƌ Ƈ Ƒ Ɨ ƈ shrimp also contribute to the health of our hair. A deficiency of zinc may cause hair loss. Zinc plays a key role in maintaining and creating new cells, including hair and skin cells, so for those who are beginning to lose their hair, or at least are seeing a decrease in hair growth, shrimp can work against that embarrassing reality, keeping you looking younger for longer. Ï ƏƗƈ ƒ ƅƑƋ Ə #ƈ Ɔ Ɔë 0ƆƏmented shrimp paste, which is a popu-

lar manipulation of the food, contains a fibrinolytic enzyme that can be used for thrombolytic therapy. Thrombolytic therapy is a way of breaking up dangerous blood clots within a person’s blood vessels. This enzyme found in shrimp paste can be a powerful tool against the dangers of cardiovascular disease, which afflicts so many people throughout the world. Also, the high levels of omega-3 fatty acid found in shrimp eliminate damaging cholesterol in the bloodstream, which further reduces the chance of heart attacks and strokes. Ï Ɔ 6Ɔ ƋƐ ë ^Ə ƐƆƈ Ɨ ƒ Əƈous vitamins, such as calcium phosphorus and magnesium, found in shrimp can effectively aid in the fight against bone degeneration. A deficiency in dietary proteins and vitamins can cause the deterioration of bone quality, bone mass, strength, and overall mass, which are the main symptoms of osteoporosis. Adding shrimp to your daily or weekly regimen of food can slow the effects of aging bones to keep you stronger for longer. Ï Ə ƈ 6Ɔ ƋƐ ë d Əƈƌƍ ƒƆ ƈ levels of iron, which is a key mineral component in the bonding process with Ɣƕ Ɔ ƈ Ɔƌ Ƌ Ƅƈ ê zƈƐ ƗƗƈƐƈ Ƌ iron in the system, increased oxygen flow can occur to the muscles, providing strength and endurance, while also increasing oxygen flow to the brain, which is shown to improve comprehension, memory, and concentration. Studies suggest that astaxanthin found in shrimp may help in improving memory performance, survival of brain cells, and reducing risk of brain inflammatory diseases. Also, shrimp is a good source of iodine, which helps the human body make thyroid hormones. The thyroid

hormones, in turn, are needed for the development of the brain during infancy and pregnancy. Basically, you can raise your test scores and improve your workout regimen at the same time by including shrimp in your diet! Ï Ɛƈé ƅƆƏ ƅƐƈƒƈƐƕë d Əƈƌƍ contains carotenoids, such as astaxanthin, which may help in reducing the risk of various types of cancer. It also contains selenium, which is a “trace mineral”, and has been connected to lower levels of cancer, including prostate and lung cancer. Selenium is a key component of antioxidant enzymes (like glutathione peroxidase), which fights against the presence and destructive effects of free radicals that can cause cancer. Also, selenium slows down tumor growth by providing a boost to the immune system and inhibiting the creation of blood vessels that lead to tumors that help them Ə Ɠ Ə ƌƆƐ Ɛ ƈƖƆê ƅƆƏ ƈ Ɛ ƆƏƆƄƕ battled on two fronts with this powerful little mineral, which is a prominent component in the organic structure of shrimp. Also, studies have shown that in areas of the world where selenium is more prominent in the soil, and subsequently in the agricultural products, cancer levels in local people were significantly lower. Ï d Əƈƌƍ ƗƆƅƏƆ Ɔ ƌƆ ƐƏƑal pain: Not all cholesterol is created equally, and shrimp is a source of the beneficial type of cholesterol, omega-3 fatty acids. These will balance out the well-studied negative effects of omega-6 fatty acids, and aid in the alleviation of menstrual cramps for women, as well as promote healthier blood flow to the reproductive organs by reducing other damaging forms of cholesterol in the blood stream.