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of Universities (ASUU), on Tuesday, shunned their scheduled meeting with the Federal Government negotiating team

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2019 presidency takes new turn as PDP woos Dangote Continued from page 1 (PDP), has started making overtures to billionaire business man, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, to come and contest for the presidential election on its platform.

Already, the opposition PDP has zoned the presidency slot for the 2019 election to the Northern part of the country, while the National Chairmanship slot of the party has been earmarked for the Southern part.

An impeccable insider source exclusively told The Daily Times in Abuja that the party, in a determined efforts to win the 2019 election, has already sent emissary to the billionaire businessman from Kano, who is reputed

as the wealthiest businessman in Africa.

It was learnt that the decision to reach out to Dangote with a view to wooing him to come and contest for the presidential election on the platform of the PDP, was part of the decisions reached by members of a think tank committee put together by the immediate past President of the country, Dr. Jonathan Goodluck.

The opposition PDP, which recently came out of its leadership crisis following the ruling of the Supreme Court that recognised Senator Ahmed Makarfi as its National Chairman, was said to have taken a lot of things into consideration before the decision to go and woo

Dangote Alhaji Dangote for the 2019 mission.

The source said: “I can confidently tell you that the PDP has made overtures to Alhaji Aliko Dangote to come and fly the presidential flag of our party for the 2019 presiden-

tial election.

“So many things were taken into consideration before the party arrived at this decision. Alhaji Dangote has the clout, the pedigree, the name, the followership and above all the financial war chest to match any presidential candidate that the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) or any other party may be bringing forward in 2019”.

It was reliably gathered that Dangote spent personal money running into about N37 billion in 2015 to help in realising the presidential ambition of President Muhammadu Bihari, before and after he (Buhari) emerged at the presidential candidate of the APC then.

Ram market in preparation for the Eld el-Kabir celebration at Surulere in Lagos State… on Tuesday.

It is still not clear if Buhari will be seeking a second term in office come 2019.

Further findings showed that Alhaji Dangote had equally made a lot on financial contributions to the emergence of other past presidents in the country.

Another source within the party who spoke to The Daily Times said: “If Dangote can make financial contributions to ensure the emergence of other past Presidents in the country in the past, don’t you think he will be willing and ready to spend any amount to realise his own presidential ambition if he accepts the overture from the PDP? “This is one of the reasons why the PDP made the overtures to him (Dangote) and we sincerely hope and pray that he accepts it. If he does, the journey to the Aso Rock presidential villa for the PDP in 2019 would have been made less stressful and less thorny”, the source added.

One of the reasons adduced by some political pundits for the loss by the PDP of the presidential election to the APC in 2015 was the failure of the former to pick its candidate from the Northern part of the country.

Some other prominent politicians being linked with moves to return to the PDP to contest its presidential primaries with the

intention to get the party ticket are former Vice President and chieftain of APC, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and erstwhile Governor of Kano State and serving Senator, Alhaji Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso.

A member of the Senator Ahmed Makarfi-led National Caretaker Committee (NCC) of the PDP, who spoke on the condition of anonymity on the issue, told our correspondent that it is too early to make any comment on the issue for now.

When contacted, a source close to Dangote disclosed that his principal is not interested in politics, saying that the PDP should look elsewhere for its candidate.

The source, who sought anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the matter, insisted that the stance of the business mogul not to dabble into politics has not changed, saying that any attempt by any political party to woo him for 2019 presidency is a distraction.

He said: “The attempt to woo him will fail because Dangote is not interested in politics. He is a businessman to the core and what you just asked me to react to is a distraction.

“The PDP should go and look elsewhere for its candidate for 2019 as Dangote is committed to his core vision and desire to invest and create jobs to the people”.

AGF to Magu, others: You must submit high profile cases to check abuses, proliferation Andrew Orolua, Abuja

ÏÏÏ The Attorney General

of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), has justified his directive to the Acting Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr, Ibrahim Magu and heads of other security agencies on why they must submit case files of high profile cases to his office to check abuses and proliferation.

Malami stated this during a press conference in Abuja on Tuesday.

He added that one of the major reasons for the directive is the need for synergy among the agencies.

He said, “ The submission of all cases under investigation or prosecution

Ï Decries N133bn judgment debt “has become eminently necessary consequent upon lack of effective cooperation and coordination among the criminal justice and security agencies in Nigeria.”

According to him, the directive is not only meant to checkmate abuses and proliferation of criminal cases, but facilitate centralization and easy access to information for a robust and effective criminal justice system.

He said the development was sequel to the directive on the creation of a Co-ordinating Centre for all Federal Government Criminal Justice Agencies to fast track case management and effective prosecution just like the system being

operated in Lagos State.

Explaining that the Federal Ministry of Justice is being repositioned, Malami said that the coordination Centre will enable the office of the AGF have a firsthand information of the status of all criminal investigation/trial in the country.

“It would also eliminate the lack of coordination and collaboration among the criminal justice and security agencies in the country, as well as present at a glace information on the status of all Criminal investigation/trial in the country,” he added.

Malami, who evaded question whether the bickering between his office and Magu over Nigeria’s

suspension from Egmont was not affecting the antigraft war, said that the ministry has also established investigation unit to offer legal expertise in the conduct and process of investigation.

He said the Unit will address anomalies that have led to consistent rejection of vital/ relevant evidence in the cause of prosecution or the wilting down of the probative value of such evidence owing to inappropriate investigation, adding that he, as the AGF, had established the unit by virtue of the powers conferred on him by section 105(1)and (3) of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA).

On the cases handled by the ministry, the AGF said that a total of 296 terrorism

cases were handled by the Federal Ministry of Justice between 2015 and 2016, while the ministry is still contending with a total of 6,646 cases filed against the state.

The Department of Public Prosecution also handled a total of 4,709 petitions, 1,353 Conspiracy/ Armed Robbery cases and 761 Criminal conspiracy cases between 2015 and 2016. He said the Department also received a total of 2,000 criminal cases files from the Nigeria police owing to the enactment of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, 2015.

He said that civil litigation and public law department within the period under review handled 1330 civil cases and 257 appellate matters, out of which

251 cases were resolved, while 74 cases have so far been resolved this year.

According to the AGF, a total sum of N119.22billion was saved to the Federal Government being claims of litigants who initiated suits against the federal government.

Malami said that prisons overcrowding is of great concern to the administration. He said that meetings are to be held with relevant agencies and stakeholders on possible lawful means of reducing prisoners’ population.

The AGF also decried the prolong non-payment of judgment -debt totaling about N133bn owed by the Federal Government. He said that a committee has also been reconstituted to reduce the debt.

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Strike: ASUU shuns meeting with FG Continued from page 1 lier on Monday, August 28, 2017.

When contacted on phone by The Daily Times, ASUU President, Professor Biodun Ogunyemi, said the union refused to attend the highly anticipated meeting aimed at resolving its two-week strike, saying there is no need for the meeting since its position had already been sent to the Federal Government through

their letter dated August 28, 2017.

Recall that the meeting was confirmed in a statement issued by the Deputy Director, Press, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Samuel Olowookere, late on Monday.

The government delegation that attended the meeting were the Ministers of Education and Finance; Chairman, National Income Salaries, and Wages Commission;

and the Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission, as well as the Director, Tertiary Education.

At the commencement of the meeting on Tuesday which was held in the office of the Minister for Labour and Productivity, Dr. Chris Ngige told newsmen that only members of the core negotiating team from the Federal Government will deliberate on the submissions by ASUU, while the deliberations of

the committee will further be tabled before the meeting of the Federal Executive Council today for a final reply that will be given to the union on Thursday.

But in statement signed

by ASUU president, Biodun Ogunyemi, the lecturers explained their position.

“On Thursday, 17th August 2017, we met with the Minister of Labour and Education where it was decided that we should

consult our members and revert back to the government. We have consulted our members and in a letter dated 28th of August, we have written back to the Federal Government on the outcome of our consultations.

“As we expect the Federal Government’ reaction to our letter, we hope it would not be long before we receive a response that would be bringing lasting solution to the dispute,” ASUU said.

Recall also that ASUU had gone on indefinite strike on Sunday, August 13, 2017 citing government’s indifference to their 2009 and 2013 agreements which include registration of NUPEMCO, the issue of fractionalisation of salaries, gross underfunding and nonfunding of federal universities and the non-release of fund for funding of federal universities as contained in the MoU of 2013.

Police commissioner confirms abduction of 11 passengers in Rivers Amaka Agbu, Port Harcourt

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insecurity rages on in Rivers State, the state police command has confirmed the kidnap on Monday night of eleven passengers travelling from Rumuokoro, Port Harcourt, at the Ndele Elele-Alumini on the EastWest Road by unknown gunmen.

The state Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Zaki, who confirmed the kidnap of the passengers in the Ahoada-bound vehicle said the bus left Rumuokoro last night to Ahoada when the incident occurred.

He said that the police gathered that three of the passengers dropped at Ndele while five of them escaped during the process of the kidnap.

The Commissioner said that his men were seriously combing the bushes around the area to ensure prompt release of the passengers of the 18-seater vehicle and assured the public that police men were constantly patrolling the East-West Road to ensure the safety of motorists and commuters on the road.

He stated: “We are working on it and our men are combing the bush. I can assure you they will be arrested in no time and what I want members of the public to know is that we have an open door policy.

If there is anything, I can be reached on my number.

If people want to see me

in my office, it is open for them. I’m here for them.

I’m working for them at 24 hours so they should come forward to share information with us.”

Meanwhile, the Rivers police commissioner on Monday confirmed the arrest of a notorious gang of criminals who kidnapped and ate their victims. Also at a press briefing in Port Harcourt, the commissioner, Monday, said that the suspects were arrested while preparing pepper soup with the human parts of their victim.

“Similarly the command in continuation of our onslaught against kidnapping arrested one Peter Roland, a member of a notorious gang that kidnapped Pastor Opara from Edoha in Ahoada East LGA of Rivers State on August 15, 2017. He was kidnapped, killed, beheaded, and his liver and intestine were used for pepper soup and plantain porridge. The suspects were arrested while preparing the meal,” he said.

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L-R: Officials of Grail Movement Nigeria, Mr. Yinka Fabowale; Mr. Obasi Nzere and a Fellow of Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, Dr. Kayode Olunuga, during a lecture themed: Restructuring - First Thing First, in Ibadan… on Tuesday.

Anxiety as UN suspends food distribution to IDPs over attacks in Borno Myke Uzendu, Oluchi Okoroafor, Abuja

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gramme (WFP) is the latest to join other International Aid Workers to suspend food distribution to internally displaced persons (IDPs) at the Gubio camp in Miduguri due to incessant attack on the aid workers by the displaced persons.

WFP is not the first humanitarian organisation to suspend food distribution in the Gubio camp as the United Nations had suspended activities twice in the past one year, first in July 2016 and another in August 2017, after attacks on aid workers.

Angry and hungry IDPs had attacked the humanitarian workers of the International Medical Corp, an international NGO, over food ration choices, injuring many people and destroying five sport utility vehicles belonging to the NGO. NAN reports that in an electronic message sent

yesterday by WFP Communication officer in the Maiduguri field office, Mr. Adedeji Ademigbuji, the global humanitarian agency said the suspension was as a result of security threats.

According to him, “Unidentified men attacked staff of the International Medical Corps (IMC) at Gubio IDP camp in Maiduguri.

IMC is a client to WFP.” “IMC staff were at the camp for routine food distribution exercise. A staff member of IMC and two IDPs were wounded while five vehicles were vandalised in the attack.

“The IDPs were said to be protesting against distribution of sorghum and demanded that rice should be provided to them.

“All activities in the camp have been suspended until safety of humanitarian workers is guaranteed” he said.

Ademiguji however said that security forces have arrested six suspects in connection with the attack.

Meanwhile, Satomi Ahmad, chairman, State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), who confirmed the incident, described it as “unfortunate”, adding that the suspension was a temporary measure, to enable the agency to come up with effective security arrangements.

Satomi said, “The Gubio incident is not an issue of insufficient food but a breach of communication, based on complaints by the IDPs over their choices of rice over sorghum while others preferred sorghum over rice.”

“So in the process, there was a delay for about one week while we were trying to sort things out and then an issue came up that if they are taking sorghum, the ration has to be increased.

“All these should not give them room to attack humanitarian workers, this is unacceptable and we are working with the security agencies to arrive at a common ground so that the distribution will continue.

“We are working to ensure that the suspension end within the next 48 hours. Other organisations have continued with humanitarian services in the affected camp,” he said.

The SEMA Chairman further disclosed that the military is making efforts to reduced the number of IDPs living in camps in Maiduguri in the last few weeks from 158,000 to 147,000.

The Gubio Road IDP camp is home to displaced persons from 11 local governments of the state, and one of the 13 government recognised IDP camps in Maiduguri.

One of the IDPs, Ibrahim Abubakar, explained the reasons for the protest during an interview with Channels Television.

Abubakar said, “We were angry with these people (humanitarian workers) not because of the sorghum they gave us, but because we simply asked for a quantity that would adequately feed us and our families.”

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Strike: ASUU insists on 1.7 trillion naira, shuns meeting with FG Augustine Okezie Abuja

ÏÏÏ The Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU, yesterday shunned their scheduled meeting with the federal government negotiating team on the on-going industrial action embarked by the union, insisting on the payment of outstanding N1.7 trillion representing NEEDS assessment demands as enumerated in their 2009 agreement with government as re-submitted earlier on Monday August 28 When contacted on Phone by Daily Times,

ASUU President, Professor Biodun Ogunyemi said the union refused to attend the highly anticipated meeting, aimed at resolving its twoweek strike, saying there is no need for the meeting since its position had already been sent to the federal government through their letter dated August 28 Recall that the meeting was confirmed in a statement issued by the Deputy Director, Press, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Samuel Olowookere, late Monday.

The government delegation that attended the meeting were the Ministers of

Education and Finance; Chairman, National Income Salaries, and Wages Commission; and the Executive Secretary, National Universities, Commission, as well as The Director Tertiary Education At the commencement of the meeting on Tuesday which was held in the office of the Minister for labour and Productivity, Mr Chris Nwabueze Ngige told newsmen that only members of the core negotiating team from the federal government will deliberate on the submissions by ASUU, while the deliberations of the committee will further

be tabled before the meeting of the federal executive council tomorrow for a final reply that will be given to the union on Thursday But in statement signed

by ASUU president, Biodun Ogunyemi, the lecturers explained their position.

“On Thursday 17th August 2017, we met with the Minister of Labour and Education where it was decided that we should consult our members and revert back to the government, we have consulted our members and in a letter dated 28th of August, we have written back to the federal government on the out-

come of our consultations,” ASUU said.

“As we expect the federal govt reaction to our letter, we hope it would not be long before we receive a response that would be bringing lasting solution to the dispute.”

Recall also that ASUU had gone on indefinite strike on Sunday August 13th citing government’s indifference to their 2009,2013 agreements which include: registration of NUPEMCO, the issue of fractionalization of salaries, gross underfunding and non -funding of federal varsities and the non- release of fund for funding of federal

varsities as contained in the M.O.U of 2013 Daily Times exclusively gathered at the venue of the meeting that government will certainly find it difficult implementing the funding of public varsities as contained in the 2013 M.O.U and demanded by ASUU which runs into trillions of naira. A member of government delegation who strongly pleaded anonymity said the N23b it was able to release as well as guaranteeing the other demands with the exception of TSA removal and the NEEDS assessment funding programme

Major shake-up in NNPC

Ï Ewubare, Mallami Shehu, 53 others redeployed Augustine Okezie, Abuja & Anthony Nwakaegho, Lagos

L-R: President-General, Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes, Alhaji Yemi Soladoye, first Vice President-General, Alhaji Lasisi Balogun and Legal Adviser, Mr. Adekunle Ishola, during a press conference over raging issues on Ibadan chieftaincy reform and crowning of 21 new Obas in Ibadan… on Tuesday.

Kanti-Bello was outspoken and courageous patriot -Buhari Mathew Dadiya, Abuja

ÏÏÏ President Muhammadu Buhari has extended his heartfelt condolences to the Kanti-Bello family, the government and people of Katsina State on the death of Senator Mahmud KantiBello.

As Senator representing Katsina North Constituency/Daura Senatorial zone from 2003-2011, Buhari re-

calls that the late Bello was a very outspoken and courageous patriot.

Buhari also commiserates with the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria over the passage of their distinguished colleague and former Senate Chief Whip, who served two-terms in the upper legislative chamber.

In a statement by the Senior Special Adviser to the President on Media and

Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, noted that the late senator worked hard to ensure that all levels of government in the country were responsible and accountable.

The President believes that Senator Bello’s effective representation of his people at the national level and commitment to the unity of Nigeria will be long remembered and honoured; and will continue to serve as inspiration to many oth-

ers.

Buhari urged Senator Kanti-Bello’s family, friends and associates to honour his memory by continually upholding the values of honesty and accountability, which served as his reference point throughout his public service.

The President prayed that Almighty Allah would comfort all who mourn him and grant his soul eternal rest.

ÏÏÏ The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) yesterday in Abuja announced major restructuring of the hierarchy of the management team.

Consequently, the corporation has announced the appointments and deployments of top executives across the value chain of its operations.

A press statement by the Group General Manager, Public Affairs, Ndu Ughamadu, and obtained

by The Daily Times,, said the Group Managing Director of the Corporation, Dr. Maikanti Baru, told staff shortly before the announcement that the new appointments would not only help to position the Corporation for the challenges ahead, but would help fill the gaps created due to statutory retirements of staff.

However, a total of 55 top management staff were affected in the exercise.

Under the new arrangement, Roland Ewubare, formerly Managing Director of the Integrated Data Services Limited, IDSL, moves to the National Petroleum Investment Management Services, NAPIMS, as the new Group General Manager, while Diepriye Tariah, former GGM and Senior Technical Assistant to the NNPC GMD takes over from Ewubare as the MD of IDSL. Malami Shehu, Execu-

tive Director Operations, of the Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company, KRPC, was appointed Managing Director of the Port Harcourt Refining Company, PHRC, while Adewale Ladenegan, former MD of the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company, WRPC, was moved to KRPC to assume duty as the MD. Also, Muhammed Abah, until recently, the Executive Director Operations of WRPC succeeds Ladenegan as the MD of Warri Refinery.

Following the retirement of Alhaji Farouk Ahmed as the MD of the Nigerian Products Marketing Company, (NPMC), Umar Ajiya, former GGM in charge of Corporate Planning and Strategy, (CP&S), now assumes duty as the MD of NPMC, while Bala Wunti, former, General Manager, Downstream, GMD’s Office, takes charge as the GGM CP&S. According to the NNPC, other changes include: Usman Yusuf, who takes over as the GGM/STA to the GMD, Adeyemi Adetunji, confirmed as the MD, NNPC Retail alongside Dr. Bola Afolabi, who now functions as the GGM in charge of Research and Development Division of the Corporation.

Also on the list is Mrs. Ahmadu-Katagum appointed GGM (Shipping) in the Downstream Autonomous Business Unit; while Kallamu Abdullahi takes over as the GGM in charge of the Renewable Energy Division in the Downstream ABU.

8 News Katsina procures instructional materials worth N663m Segun Olaniyan katsina

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Katsina state government has procured instructional materials worth N663 million for distribution to primary schools across the state.

The Executive Chairman of SUBEB, Lawal Buhari Daura disclosed this on Tuesday while conducting Governor Aminu Bello Masari to inspect the materials at Tsangaya model school along Jibia road in the state capital.

Daura said the items include communication books, diary scheme of work, lesson plan and attendance register.

Others he added include admission register, primary school certificate and continuous assessment books.

The SUBEB boss however revealed that, those teachers deployed from the local government areas have completed refresher courses meant to ensure standard in schools.

Daura also assured that the on-going recruitment of teachers would be completed immediately after Eid kabir celebrations.

Speaking shortly after the inspection, Governor Aminu Bello Masari who expressed the need for emphasis on girl child education, said the conditional cash transfer CCT was introduced to empower mothers retain their wards in schools.

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Anambra guber: Stella Oduah raises alarm, says PDP is back with imposition of candidates

Peace Corps works on Government shabby road construction

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of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP’s) governorship aspirants in Anambra, Senator Stella Oduah, has said that she withdrew from the party’s primary election on Monday because candidates were imposed on the party.

Oduah stated this during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).

She described the development as unacceptable, particularly for a party that was just trying to get its footing after undergoing a major leadership crisis.

She said people who were not part of the struggle during the crisis period were suddenly imposed on the party members.

She said, “There must be incentive for loyalty.

Party loyalists must have a say.

“When you deny their participation, you deny them that incentive they get from being the torchbearers of the party. So, I think it’s morally wrong for this to happen.

“Secondly, we are just coming out from ‘godfatherism’ that pervades the politics of Anambra PDP. “Thank God for court judgment but with what is happening, they are bringing us back to that era where we will be subjected to one man imposing a candidate on us.

“The fundamental process that led to the threeman delegates was so chaotic and the default was so

fundamental.

“My people were disenfranchised and I don’t want to be part of that process because it is injustice. When you have imposition, you have blocked that hope for them.

“You have made it difficult and impossible for them to aspire to be anything within the party because you are telling them that you can bring somebody from anywhere to impose on them.

“Also, bringing somebody from outside the party and who has not stayed for long, it means that you are saying that you lack capacity within party members. But I don’t think we lack capacity, I think PDP has enough capacity to run for that elec-

tion.”

The lawmaker said she was concerned that the development could lead to the party’s defeat in the forthcoming governorship election in the state.

Oduah, representing Anambra North, had threatened to withdraw from Monday’s PDP governorship primaries on grounds that the party’s ward congresses was fraught with “irregularities and sabotage”.

She disclosed that she had petitioned the chairman, PDP national caretaker committee, Ahmed Makarfi, for a review of the delegates’ list, failure of which would make her withdraw from the exercise.

Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu (right), at the radio propagation laboratory, during the Minister’s facility tour at the National Space Research and Development Agency Headquarters in Abuja… recently.

Expert counsels Nigerians on use of NLP to solve issues Esther Taiwo

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An expert in Neuro Linguistic Programme (NLP), Rajiv Sharma, has advised Nigerians to embrace the programme as it trains one on how to use his five senses to respond to situations, adding that it has been discovered that once people give a positive response to an issue, they get a positive attitude and vice versa.

He also said the programme which was created in 1970 by Dr. Johan Bandler teaches one how to align his senses and become aware as it helps people succeed in

what they do the best.

“If people’s response is always yes to things in life they accept opportunities that come their way and when they catch and use the opportunities, they go higher in life. Whether we talk about success, effectiveness and flexibility, they all depend on one’s attitude in life, for instance a young person may behave like an old person if the attitude is not okay and got some issues his response to issues and the old person may behave like a young person if the attitude is okay and he is flexible”, he said.

According to him, the problem of recession started because people were not able to think new things, create new jobs and businesses stressing that recession starts from the mind which is the first letter of NLP; Neuro and then Language which is the way talk about things and Programming which is the habit that determines the future.

“If our habits are good and well programmed then we can move to the next level. People become what they are because of their habits, if they are not programmed towards the

next level they cannot get there”, he said.

Sharma said in advanced countries NLP is used in colleges and all professionals engage in it because before one can get a job he must be able to think something new for the job.

He cautioned people to stop dwelling on problems but on the solution saying the programme teaches one how to proffer solutions to problems adding that NLP explores how people think and feel and examine the inner language they use to represent their experiences.

“One man cannot

change the system it takes the general public changing, common man has to bring the change and not the leaders because once a common man learns about NLP he becomes more aware of the right thing to do”, he said.

The expert said NLP is the fastest growing tool available to people who want to improve results as the leading edge influencing and communication techniques have been tried and tested by hundreds of thousands of people globally with great success.

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The Nigeria Peace Corps, Plateau State Command recently, embark on patching of major portholes within the Jos metropolis as part of it community service to minimize road accidents, and also easy vehicular moment.

One of roads worked on in Basa Local Government Area in the State is a 5 Km road network constructed by the immediate past government of the Peoples Democratic Party led by Jonah Jang now Senator.

Constructed in 2015, under the supervision of the then Commissioner of Works, Chris Hassan who hail from Basa LGA, the road has gone so bad with portholes prompting the Corps to embark on road patching clearing drainage to ease vehicular movement.

Clearing of the drainage according to the Corps Commander, Patriot Sunday Joseph, is to prevent a situation of flood disaster ravaging some part of the state, adding that the aim is to also promote commercial activities and curtail incessant road accidents.

“We embark on the patching of the road and clearing of drainages as part of community service to prevent numerous cases of accidents, and promote peaceful coexistence.

“We are rehabilitating Bassa local government area headquarters road because it is the hub of commercial activities in the state and this major road connects however it has gone so bad even though it was newly constructed.

“Over 2000 officers including my self, (Sunday Joseph) are mobilized to do this sanitation excise, we are using the state monthly sanitation excise to do this work, it is for the safety of all”, he noted.

Responding to the gesture, three commercial drivers Adewale Omoniye, James Yakubu and Luka Izang, who were plying the road during the patching excise told newsmen, that most drivers avoid the route due to it bad state.

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UITH discharges patients after open heart surgeries Kehinde Akinpelu , Ilorin

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Scene of a collapsed three-storey building at Illufe Road near Alaba International Market in Lagos... on Tuesday.

Senior lawyers disagree over CJ’s powers to release prisoners Francesca Iwambe- Abuja

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Two senior lawyers in the nation’s judiciary yesterday disagree over powers of State Chief Judges to order release of prisoners from detention.

While a Lagos-based human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana, SAN, insisted that the laws of the land empowers the CJ to release unlawfully detained criminals, Mr. Sebastine Hon, SAN, maintained that the process is unknown to law.

The ongoing debate started when Hon, in a press statement issued on August 28, questioned the constitutional validity of the powers of the Chief

Judges of the states to order the release prison inmates.

According to him, “The practice of chief judges, particularly of the states, granting pardon or amnesty to offenders has been going on for quite some time now; but I make bold to say that such practice is clearly unconstitutional.

He was reacting to the recent release of about 10 inmates awaiting trial in Ikoyi Prison by the Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Oluwafunmilayo Atilade, who ordered their release and charged them to make positive impact in the society.

The release of inmates according to the CJ was

in pursuant to the provisions of Section 1(1) of the Criminal Justice Release from Custody Special Provision Act CAP C40, 2007, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria.

But Falana, who disagreed with the views of Falana was grossly misleading hence the senior lawyer cited no relevant laws to back up his claims on the subject matter.

He said, section 11 of the Prisons Act (Cap P29) Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004, has powers the Chief Justice of Nigeria and the Chief Judges of the states are among prison visitors ex officio.

Falana also clarified that while the CJ is em-

powered to visit all prisons in Nigeria Chief Judges are restricted to conduct prison visit in their areas of jurisdiction. ” With respect, the position of the learned senior counsel In the first place, no Chief Judge has ever granted pardon to convicts or criminal suspects awaiting trial but who are remanded in prison custody in the country. “Secondly, the Chief Judges who have orderèd the release of criminal suspects during prison visits have never claimed to exercise powers under the respective state high court laws and high court rules.”

Attack on Amnesty boss, orchestrated - Group Joy Ekeke

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A group, Coalition for Peaceful Niger Delta (CPND), said it has very credible information about an orchestrated plot to discredit President Muhammadu Buhari’s Special Adviser on Niger Delta, Brig-Gen. Paul Boroh (Rtd).

It warned that the welloiled plot might cause fresh tension and security challenges in the Niger Delta.

The CPND in a press release signed by its president, Comrade Keme Ebimie, stated that some unpatriotic citizens of the region have commenced a vitriolic media assault on Boroh, who is also the Presidential Amnesty Programme coordinator, and some of its principal officers in a bid to derail

the programme and cause disaffection among its beneficiaries.

The group alleged that some politicians and persons with vested interests along with some disgruntled former staff of the Amnesty Office have teamed up to discredit Boroh using fictitious and non-existent groups, which spread falsehood and hate campaigns through the social media.

One of such specious groups, Niger Deltans for Accountability and Good Governance (NDAGG), recently petitioned President Buhari and Prof.

Yemi Osinbajo while he was Acting President, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC), the Minister of Defence, Chief

of Army Staff as well as the Inspector General of Police alleging fraud, corruption and money laundering by Boroh, the Chief Security Officer, Col. Olusegun Ogungbure and two others.

Copies of the petition were also sent to leaders of the United States of America, Britain, Germany, France and Canada through their embassies and high commissions in Nigeria calling for revocation of their visas.

The group fingered a prominent chief, who is a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Warri, Delta State, two disgruntled former militant leaders from Rivers and Bayelsa states, and some of their foot soldiers as being behind the fresh push to unseat Boroh.

“The reason for the pe-

titions and media attack is simply to discredit Boroh so that they can place one of their own in that office if he is removed.

“Having failed with the petition to the Presidency, other arms of government and the embassies, they have commenced a self-serving, negative media campaign against the man,” Ebimie said.

He wondered how an office that is grappling with serious underfunding challenges could be accused of misappropriation when there is little or no funds to run its operations.

“We are aware that the Amnesty Office is being deliberately underfunded by the government. All the bogus budgetary figures are only bandied in the media and by Boroh’s traducers.

The Chief Medical Director (CMD) of University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), Professor Abdulwaheed Olatinwo said before the end of this year make available a catlab towards boosting the Open Heart Surgeries endeavo Olatinwo identified incessant strike actions of some of the health workers of the hospital as antithetical to growth and a hindrance to effective healthcare delivery in Nigeria, noting that strike action has become an obsolete style of resolving industrial disharmony in the health sector of any nation the world over.

The UITH boss spoke yesterday in Ilorin the Kwara state capital when three patients of the hospital were discharged after open heartsurgeries, involving corrections of malfunctioning valves and their replacement.

The development was the third of its kind under the leadership of the CMD. Besides, he was the pioneering hospital boss of the UITH to have commenced the complex operations.

The operations were conducted by a team of surgeons from India with the supports of some Cadio Thoracic surgeons of the

UITH. Although the cost of any of the operations was put at a sum of seven mill the hospital merely collected a sum of one million from each of the patients.

He said, “as workers of health sector, we need to look beyond the issue of money while discharging our duties to the patients. I for instance, where majority of the human population are neither Muslim nor Christian they have better passion for the job than many of our colleagues here in Nigeria.

“We could have done these procedures some recurring strikes of some category of our doctors. We s God is watching us and He is the best rewarder of the diligent ones.

What is amazing in these Indians is the fact that they left for their country on Friday and resumed work the next day, which was on Saturday. If it had happened to us here do you think we would have resumed duties when they did? “ Olatinwo who disclosed how an Indian doctor had told him of his capacity to carry out 40 complexes corrective operations of the h in a day, urged the UITH staff to emulate the kind gestures towards making the hospital a model for its contemporaries.

The 2017 Odenigbo lecture of Owerri Catholic Ecclesiastical province holds on Saturday Val Okara, Owerri

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The Catholic Archbishop of Owerri Ecclesiastical province, Dr Anthony Obinna has announced the 2017 Odenigbo lecture will take the issue of Osu caste system headlong.

Archbishop Obinna who was speaking during a media briefing in Owerri on Tuesday condemned the killing of a ten year old boy, Somtochukwu Ibeañusi during the demolition of the Ekeukwu Owerri market last Saturday.

He disclosed that the parents of the late 10-year boy came to him at the Maria Assumpta Cathedral for consolation and direction shortly after the shooting, saying because of the blood shed, the matter portrays the State government in bad light.

Archbishop Obinna disclosed that he alongside with three other Bishops prayed for the repose of the boy on Monday at the Cathedral, as well as the restoration of peace in Ahiara dioceses, and peace in the State and Nigeria as a whole.

He disclosed that a member of the Catholic community who pleaded anonymity offered N1million to the family of the slained 10-year old boy over the loss, saying the church is not indifferent to the plight of the Ibeañusi family.

On the 2017 Odenigbo lecture Archbishop Obinna disclosed the theme as “Uwa di egwu, nma na ujo (the world is awesome: the goodness and the dread in Igbo world)”, with Most Revd John Okoye, the Catholic Bishop of Awgu in Enugu State, a specialist in Biblical studies as the guest lecturer.

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Minister lobbies CBN on promotion of creative industry Tom Okpe, Abuja

ÏÏÏThe Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has appealed to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to replicate in the Creative Industry the same role it played in promoting the agriculture and health sectors.

The Minister made the appeal in Abuja on Tuesday when he led stakeholders in the Industry in a presentation to the CBN Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, on the challenges and prospects of the Industry.

“I have watched over the years how the Central Bank has really been a catalyst in promoting agriculture, the

health sector and the like and we believe that by the time we give you our short presentation, you will see why we have come here and we have made you our first stop to further enlist the support of the government to create that enabling environment”, he said.

Alhaji Mohammed stressed the need to change the perception about the Creative Industry as a mere entertainment instead of being a huge economic venture with the capacity to create wealth.

“We need to change the perception about the industry. When people hear the Creative Industry, they think about entertainment.

Yes, it is correct, but it is also a very big business. It is also an economy which we have not exploited enough. It’s an economy

which is probably more sustainable than our traditional economy, an economy that has the potential to employ more people and create more wealth on a long term basis”.

The Minister said as part of efforts to protect the revenue stream of the sector, the Ministry of Information and Culture, in collaboration with the stakeholders, has taken a giant step by kick-starting a sustained fight against the piracy of intellectual property.

Through the support of the Inspector General of Police, Alhaji Mohammed said; “Anti-Piracy Units have been set up in all police commands and the Federal Capital Territory, adding that the recent raids carried out at Alaba market in furthering of the anti-

piracy campaign led to the confiscation of pirated products worth millions of Naira”, he added.

He disclosed that an Industry Trust Fund will soon be set up to assist law enforcement agencies in the fight against piracy, and urged the CBN Governor to support the Fund.

In his remarks, the CBN Governor said government has a responsibility to support the development of talents and creativity as a deliberate policy to create jobs.

He noted that the Service Sector, of which the Creative Industry is a part, contributes 54% of the country’s GDP, saying the Industry has a potential for growth, especially if a deliberate effort is made to protect talents and intellectual properties saying, “the

huge potentials of the Creative industry will not be realized unless the issue of piracy is tackled decisively.

“What makes it easy for your business or your project to be bankable is when a bank sees the entire ramifications of your business, the entire chain and seeing that there are no probabilities of leakage in revenue, which you are supposed to be using to repay the bank loan. Piracy is a leakage”, he said.

Mr. Emefiele urged the stakeholders to form clusters and also work with the CBN’s Development Finance Department to make it easier for them to structure bankable proposals that will attract funding.

Center for training of Professional Political Campaign Operatives from primaries, to gendebuts in Lagos electioneering eral elections, by-elections, recalls and Patrick Okohue

Bauchi State Governor Muhammed Abubukar (left) receives an award from the team leader of Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), Course 25, Commander Aliyu Lawal, during a courtesy visit on Abubakar in Bauchi State… recently.

ÏÏÏA centre for the training of graduates hoping to become Professional Political Campaign Operatives has been established in Lagos.

The training institute, Centre for International Advanced and Professional Studies (CIAPS) will kick off programme in October 2017.

In a statement issued in Lagos by Dr Stephen Oyakhilome and confirmed by the Director of the Centre, Prof Anthony Kila, it said the programme is aimed at helping create the first set of professionally trained and certified political operatives in Africa.

Students in the new training course will study the principles of applying strategic elements, legal and management concepts in the creation, coordination, implementation and observation of political struggles.

Graduates of the programme will come out with a good understanding of managing different kinds of political

issue based advocacy.

Selected academics and seasoned politicians, activists, communication and legal experts that have been involved in various kinds of sociopolitical campaigns, will lead sessions.

The programme themed ‘Professional Certificate in Political Campaign Management’ according to Prof Kila, is the first of its kind in Africa and it is partly a reflection of the fact that notwithstanding major imperfections, Nigeria, Africa’s biggest country, is steadily moving towards becoming a consolidated democracy.

Beyond activists for passion or politicians for ambition, there is a need to have trained professionals who can manage the process of campaigning for offices and causes, the statement said.

Kila also noted that African political parties and other lobbying groups are currently importing political consultants and this programme will lead to the creation of professional political consultants in Africa.

Nigerian traders urged to shun any FG commiserates with victims of attempt to divide the country Hurricane Harvey in Houston Ibeneme Ebelechukwu, Abuja.

ÏÏÏThe National President, National Association of Nigerian Traders (NANTS), Mr. Ken Ukaoha have called on all its members nationwide to disregard all call, hates speeches as well inducements that is capable of causing division in the country adding that the association believes in oneness and indivisible of Nigeria as a nation.

He made the call yesterday in Abuja during A one-day summit organized to mark the Association 20 years of existence.

According to him, Nigerian traders has invested a lot in the nation economy through readily investing virtually in all nooks and crannies of the country, creating wealth without boundaries, propelling the redistribution of wealth, oiling the economy through their day to day commer-

cial activities as well as assisting government in defining inwardlooking consumption patterns through the patronage of made in Nigerian goods, fostering unity and cooperation among the various people’s of Nigeria through their buying and selling and so will not allow any myopic politician, failed leaders and frustrated elements to use them to cause war in the country.

“We believe that though tribe and tongues may differ yet in brotherhood we stand. Let us therefore not give chance to irresponsible characters to disunite us. People must revisit the faces of children hit by kwashiorkor during the civil war and those of the internally displaced persons propelled by insurgency of late.

“The Association supports and solidly stand by the federal government in this regard. let us continue to pray for our dear president, Muhammed Buhari

that the Almighty will fully restored its health and strengthen him with the wisdoms and resolve to clean the debris of corruption, enshrine equality and stability of our dear nation.

He further lamented that many of today’s crises and divisive propaganda are being fuelled from the backdoor by corrupt politicians who siphoned the nation’s common wealth, sent their children abroad to study in safety while leaving the nation education sector famished while pushing other people’s children- the children of the poor into crises and destructive tendencies capable of engulfing the nation where they do not have single investment.” We must resist this, he added.

“Mr. President must not allow cheap blackmails from politicians to distract him from standing for the masses to fulfill all his promises.

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ÏÏÏThe Federal government has commiserated with victims of the recent devastation, caused by Hurricane Harvey in Houston, USA, just is it expressed its solidarity to Nigerians affected by the disaster.

In a statement, Tuesday in Abuja, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, expressed concerns on the level of human and material carnage resulting from the hurricane and the subsequent flooding which has rendered dozens of families homeless.

According to the statement which was signed by Media aide, Abdurrahman Balogun, she said that most Nigerians living in Houston has been going through some harrowing experiences and have lost their properties to the disaster.

“With over four million estimated

Nigerians living in the US, statistics show that Houston hosts one of the highest community of Nigerians in that country. “It must be noted that at the very least 80 per cent of Nigerians resident in places like Galveston, Cypress, Houston and the Bayou area have had their properties and personal belongings damaged.

“There was a case of a rescued Nigerian from Akwa Ibom state on Monday by speed boat having lost his car, home and personal belongings “This is to send my heartfelt concern to Nigerians living in Houston, and indeed all residents affected by Hurricane Harvey. It is really sad and disturbing” she said. Dabiri-Erewa, however, called on Non- Governmental Organisations, corporate bodies as well as well-endowed individuals to join in raising funds for victims of hurricane Harvey in Houston.

“We should always be our brothers keepers and lend a helping hand as we are now one big global family”, Dabiri-Erewa pleaded.

Interview In August you marked your one year in office, with the benefit of hindsight can you tell us what your achievements are in the past one year?

We thank God for sparing our lives to witness this one year anniversary. As the Executive Secretary of TETFUND, let me begin by appreciating the entire staff of the fund with whom we have been working day-in-day out to try to refocus TETFUND so that it can continue pursuing the achievement of its mandate as efficiently as possible. I must say that the staff members have been putting in their best. Let me also appreciate the beneficiary institutions that have been cooperating with us trying deliberately to comply with our operational guidelines and working also very hard to support the pursuit of our mandate as a fund.

Of course, twelve months down in my tenure as Executive Secretary, I will say the major achievement that we boast of include the fact that for the first time in the history of the fund, we have given the biggest allocation ever to beneficiary institutions.

Since the establishment of TETFUND or going back to its days as ETF, never was any university given up to N1billion as normal intervention fund, never was any polytechnic given up to N691million as normal intervention fund, no college of education was given up to N679million as annual intervention, but we have succeeded in doing that. The second thing that we are really happy with and which we count as our achievement, is that, we met unutilized allocation of about N175billion from 2011 to 2016 allocations meant for different institutions on different intervention lines for which they have either not drawn from or which they have started drawing but have not finished utilizing We have conducted what we call the ‘Access Clinic.’ For the very first time also in the history of the fund to be able to help beneficiary institutions to overcome whatever challenges that were impeding their ability to fully access and utilize these outstanding balances. I am happy to say that arising from the conduct of the Access Clinic, substantial percentage of these un-utilized allocations have been cleared, because at the Access Clinic what we do is to listen to institutions, hear their challenges, advise them appropriately and agree on timeline within which they should overcome such challenges and drawdown the outstanding balances due to them.

We have also been ensuring that the institutions were complying with their strategic plans and their academic briefs as enshrined in the project that they are proposing. We have conducted what we called project proposal defense. It is also the very first time in the history of the fund that we invited all institutions, and told them, we are giving you N1billion, tell us what you intend to deploy this N1billion for? We listen to their presentations and ensure that all the projects that they are proposing were guided by their strategic plans according to their master plan and in accordance to their priorities and they are also not in violation of our mandate. This, we are very happy with because we have succeeded in ensuring that any project that was proposed by any institution that is outside our mandate area have been excluded from any consideration.

Any institution that is proposing structures that are small, tiny structures, small cubicles and any institution that is not aware of what sort of document to prepare and to submit, we have also drawn their attention. These exercises that we have conducted were not only designed to help the

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How we’re transforming tertiary institutions in Nigeria – Baffa Contrary to insinuations in certain quarters that Nigeria’s higher institutions are not getting any assistance on funding, the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (Tetfund), has revealed how it intervened with billions of naira to change the narrative. The Executive Secretary of Tetfund, Dr. Abdullahi Bichi Baffa, in an exclusive interview with TONY AMOKEODO, MATHEW DADIYA, AUGUSTINE OKEZIE and FRANCESCA IWEMBE, explains that the agency has spent N120.5billion in the last one year to upgrade tertiary institutions across the country. institutions, but help ourselves so that we can improve on our own efficiency and our own performance.

I must also say that we were able to end the culture of impunity in the manner in which the Act establishing Tetfund was obeyed. We were able to ensure that every infringement that was going on in the past have b e e n

that we offer to our staff to make them better equipped to handle the activities that we are doing. One very clear achievement that we are proud to announce is our ability to increase the human capacity development intervention. In 2015, each university was given N100million, polytechnic: N70million and colleges of education: N60million, all for the purposes of academic staff training and development.

In 2016 when I came, we have tripled that amount; we have given each university N300million as against the N100million given to them. We have given polytechnics N200million as against N70million given to them in the previous years and we have also given colleges of education

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stopped and that is why for example, institutions that have abandoned projects and where contractors collected money and walked away without doing the project, we are able to get them back.

We traced scholars who have collected money to go for Ph.D. training or Masters training, and failed to go, we recovered such money. All these major and minor infringements that were going on, we identified them and we have gone after their perpetrators and we were able to commence their recovery or compel the contractors back to site. But one thing that we are very happy with, during these last 12 months, is that everyone out there is now in full knowledge that the TETFUND of today is not the TETFUND of yesterday because our guiding principle is the Act establishing fund. Whatever we are doing, we ensure that we are guided by the provisions of the Act and the operational guideline of TETFUND. I am also happy to say that internally, we have improved on the professional training

N200million as against the N60million given to them. This total of N44billion is meant to train scholars to pursue Master’s and Ph.D. from all over the world. This is in consonance with the President Muhammadu Buhari administration’s agenda of pursuing with vigor human capital development and this we are doing believing that training our scholars in the best universities across the world is the surest way of ensuring that our tertiary education institutions here at home were being managed properly and our students are being taught by the besttrained academics.

I will also like to say that we have succeeded in continuing with all the projects that we inherited and we have also started numerous other ones arising from the intervention allocation that we have given.

Suffice to say that counting numbers or listing number of projects handled y the fund is almost impossible. But suffice to say that one only need to walk into any campus of our beneficiary institutions and would see the signature of TETFUND

all over. What we are very proud of is that our support for scholars to pursue higher degrees, attend academic conferences at home and abroad, support scholars for institution based research grant so that they can conduct research, support to scholars for academic monitoring development, have been increasing day in day out.

Let me also say that we have refocused our library development intervention to ensure that our tertiary education institutions are having state-of-the-art library, well furnished and well stocked with the appropriate holdings and that is why we introduced the requirement that any submission by any beneficiary institution in respect of library development, must include what we call collection development policy.

A collection development policy for a library is a necessary requirement for development of library and we have introduced this as a new innovation t o ensure that a l l procurements for the purposes of library were guided by the needs of the institution, needs of the scholars of the institution and the needs of the students of the institution. Nothing would show those need other than the collection development policy which is updated from time to time.

If you spent N44billion on human capital development, then how much have you spent on infrastructure intervention in the tertiary institution in the last one year?

We have spent N76.5billion.

In 2015, there was this allegation that N300million was missing from the account, what effort have you made to recover this money?

Well, certain amount of money, about N273billion was borrowed by the then Federal Government under the leadership of President Goodluck Jonathan from the fund. We have taken steps to report that money to the President. N10billion out of this money was lent to a sister parastatals (PPPR) and then the remaining was used by the Federal Government. We have already gotten the approval of His Excellency the President of Nigeria directly from the debt management to scrutinize that loan and that the payment plan is put in place, we are pursuing that and we are going to recover that. What the then PresiCONTINUED ON PAGE 12

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‘We’re transforming higher institutions in Nigeria’ CONTINUED FROM PAGE 11 Our Act mandates us to support them in the area of essential infrastructure for teaching, in the area of instructional material and equipment, in the area of research and public teaching and in the area of academic staff training and development.

TETFUND have been doing very well to the standard of education delivery in our country. We can raise the quality and we can make our high education institution globally competitive.

There were some stakeholders who raised allegation that you have some interventions agenda but that you concentrated on two areas; infrastructure and manpower of the higher institutions. Can you put more light on these allegations?

Why these allegations are being made is because people only look at the tangible, the tangibles are the infrastructures that are being fixed, but people will not go into the laboratories and see the equipment that we have placed there, people will not go and find out how many scholars have we supported to attend academic conferences, how many scholars we have supported to conduct researches, how many scholars we have supported to convert their manuscript into books, how many journals are we supporting across the country to be published on monthly, bi-monthly, bi-annually, how many projects are we maintaining, how many tools and equipment have we supported for their publication.

Let me summarise these things; the four mandate areas: for the 1st and 2nd mandate areas that is supporting beneficiary institutions for the teaching allowance, we have four intervention lines; The 1st intervention line is program upgrade, TETFUND maintenance, which means that any equipment that is dilapidating, we refurbish it.

There is equipment publication and the fourth one is Entrepreneurship intervention. This is about empowering the students so that they can become creative and selfreliant. Equipment Fabrication is training student to fabricate equipment, TETFUND maintenance is setting standard equipment for them to be upgraded for research and publication mandate, we have seven interventions and they are; Library development fund to equip our libraries with books, online and hard copy, electronic and hard copy and also other library tools. That is the first intervention tools.

We also have the institution based research tool to conduct research based intervention; we also have the academic development based intervention. This intervention is geared at supporting scholars who have written manuscripts but don’t have the means to convert them into books.

We also have ICT support intervention.

By this we are looking at supporting beneficiary institutions with information technology and access. In the world today, all institutions must be in the cyber net and we are supporting these institutions to have quality and dynamic website. We are also using that intervention to train our staff both teaching and non teaching.

We believe that no staff will perform effectively in our tertiary institution in their expected role if they are not computer literate. That is why we created this intervention so that any staff who is not ICT literate could be made ICT literate.

Those that are literate could be made ICT proficient, those that are proficient could be made ICT confidence, but the ICT training is continuous, there are rooms to continue to improve and we want all staff

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in our tertiary institution to be ICT competent and that is why we created this.

The other intervention is what we call International Research Fund. This is an intervention that is open to all scholars that have the capacity to conduct cutting edge research geared towards addressing some of the fundamental national challenges and that is why we allocate between 3-50million naira for a given proposal to conduct research.

We also have academic research Journal.

Scholars have written journals but there is not enough outlet to publish and we want the Nigerian scholars to be publishing the result of their research and that is why we are supporting beneficiary institutions with academic research journal intervention so that they can draw support used in publishing journals.

We also have Higher Education Book Development Fund. Higher Education Book Development Stand is also national, targeted at harvesting the Ph.D, the Master level of Nigerian scholars from the Nigerian institution and converting them to National level. To set other class known script written by senior scholars that is being converted into tertiary level books. This level intervention line is just to support research, Academic staff training and development.

We have three other intervention lines.

These three intervention lines are firstly TETFUND Scholarship. This is the one where we support scholars to go abroad or stay at home for Masters and Ph.D. We also have the conference attendance which is intended to support scholars to attend academic conferences at home and abroad, the objective which is to give them the opportunity to go and interact with their peers, their seniors, people play in their discipline so that they can exchange knowledge, they can also broaden their knowledge, they can do collaboration and they strengthen their capacity to come and do better job, train their students better when they return and the ACT guiding the teaching practical support.

The Teaching Practical Support is only given to colleges of education and colleges of education primary aim is to train educational professional teachers and one of their challenges is that for these trainees

I came and met that if you are going to study abroad, there are limits beyond which you will not be given the money, I removed the pay, do I not want people to benefit? So the information that I do not want people to benefit from TETFUND scholarship is a lie. What I did was to triple the allocation to increase the intervention and to also make it more decent, because it is more decent that a scholar that is doing Ph.D. in Nigeria will be given N1.5million while a scholar studying in Nigeria will be given N750, 000 for one or two years as against half of that which was being given. teachers to be professionals, they have to conduct teaching practice and for this teaching practice to be adequate, this thing must be supervised.

The lecturers that are going to supervise them, the money to support them were not there and we introduced the intervention support so that teaching practice will be supervised properly. These are the 14 intervention lines that our attention is on.

What are your challenges now?

There is no establishment without challenges. But one of the challenges we have here is information gap. In other to break the information gap, that is why we are out there in the field, going from institution to institution to take TETFUND to them. We are taking TETFUND to institutions so that we can reach out to wherever information is needed.

I read a publication that says that the new Executive Secretary is trying to stop academic scholarship in the institution which is impossible to accept. I ask this question; I came and met an allocation of N100 million for each university, I made it N300mil-

lion, N70million for polytechnics, I made it N200million, N60million for colleges of education, I made it N200million and I don’t want scholars to benefit? I came and met local scholarship for Ph.D at N1.5million for five days and N1.3million for 10 days for one year, I made it N4.5million for five days, N3.6million for 10 days and I don’t want them to benefit?

I came and met that if you are going to study abroad, there are limits beyond which you will not be given the money, I removed the pay, do I not want people to benefit? So the information that I do not want people to benefit from TETFUND scholarship is a lie. What I did was to triple the allocation to increase the intervention and to also make it more decent, because it is more decent that a scholar that is doing Ph.D. in Nigeria will be given N1.5million while a scholar studying in Nigeria will be given N750, 000 for one or two years as against half of that which was being given.

If the new Executive Secretary does not want people to benefit, how could he be increasing these allocations?

People that are laying the allegations are those that have defaulted our guidelines for which we have asked them to return the money because, they collected our scholarship and didn’t go for the study, and we will ask for refund. People that were sent to UK to study and we found out that they were in Kenya; we ask them to refund the money. People that have collected our money to go for Ph.D. and we discovered they are doing their masters, we ask them to refund the money because our guideline says that once approval is granted, you cannot change country, you cannot change institution, you cannot change program. So what we are doing is that once you violate our guideline, we will write to your institution because this scholar is breaching the condition of the scholarship and so these are the people that are spreading all sorts of rumour.

If asking someone who committed infringement to return money is what is being translated to as ‘I don’t want people to benefit’, then in our place, we don’t want people that are problem, we will not want them to perpetrate trouble.

Do you intend to blacklist those defaulting contractors?

Yes, we have started blacklisting the contractors. We also have some contractors who their projects collapsed in about three institutions, one in University of Port Harcourt, one in Polytechnic Oko, and in Kano. Never are we going to allow these contractors to handle TETFUND again. We also have contractors who abandoned projects since 2010, 2011, we are going to get the report and report them to BPP so that the Public Procurement will be in the know.

They have infringed and therefore are not allowed to handle TETFUND project anywhere in Nigeria.

Are you getting support from the Antigraft agencies?

I think we will have to express our very sincere appreciation to the law enforcement agencies, the Nigerian Police, the Department of State Security, the ICPP, and the EFCC. They are ever ready to cooperate with us. We are enjoying corporate amount of support from them. We are also co-operating with them because there are certain allegations that are going on independent of what we are doing but they needed some information from us. I think we are working in a very harmonious relationship.

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Let Anchor Borrowers Programme go round

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ne of the federal government’s intervention programmes which has recorded huge success in recent years is the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) Anchor Borrowers Programme. Under it, the CBN collaborated with local farmers through state governments to promote agricultural production across the country. First to benefit from the programme were some states in the northern part of the country with good fadamas that could support large scale rice production.

The programme was later extended to some other states in the south east and south-south geopolitical zones of the country, also for large scale rice production. The huge success of the programme enabled many state governments that keyed- in to the programme to bring down the high price of rice in the markets especially this year. The success of the programme has also emboldened some local and foreign investors to go into large scale rice production and processing in the country.

Following its successful intervention in large scale rice production and as part of the Anchor Borrowers Programme, the CBN has again introduced the Broiler Out growers scheme in Lagos State in collaboration with the Lagos State Government, Amo farms, a local poultry feeds producer and Sieberer Hatchery Limited to fund broiler production in the state.

In introducing the new scheme, 10 poultry out grower farmers were given 1,000 birds each and enough food to last the birds for 42 days. The scheme was an instant success because Amo farms, the supplier of the feeds, will buy back the broilers at a pre- agreed price from the out grower farmers when they reach maturity. Such interventions by the CBN and other interested bodies are expected to encour-

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age young people who are interested in agricultural production but lack the take off funds to embrace agriculture through the intervention scheme.

Such interventions are needed because peasant farmers who form the bulk of the nation’s cash and food crop producers are now aged, while agricultural production has suffered a setback in the last few decades owing to the ascendancy of oil as the nation’s major source of foreign exchange and the consequent reduced attention paid to agriculture, among other factors. But, with government’s recent avowed interest in diversifying the nation’s economy away from oil, the government needs more young men and women to move into agricultural production using modern implements, machinery and financial support in the form of take off funds to increase agricultural production for local consumption and for the export market.

We therefore see the CBN’s intervention tagged Anchor Borrowers programme as very timely and a move in the right direction. It should be executed with vigour. We also believe that it should be carried to all states in the country. In doing this every state should pick two crops where it has comparative advantage over other states and one animal husbandry product that it wants the scheme to support.

However, each state government must be the guarantors of the recipient farmers in its domain. It should also use its agricultural extension workers to monitor the participating farmers to ensure that they comply with the terms of the contract and that the farmers pay back the money advanced to them as and when due without fail. We believe that if properly monitored, the programme could be the tonic needed to make the country self sufficient in food production and also become a net exporter of many agricultural products.

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Pastor Tunde Bakare

Pope John Paul II

The end result of godliness is glory (and greatness); and the end result of lawlessness is condemnation and destruction

Christianity is called to offer a genuine ‘DNA’ for a universal humanity; a Trinitarian vision and life that can animate a civilisation of love.

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On Buhari’s order to service chiefs to crush IPOB, Boko Haram

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fter returning from a 103-day medical holidays in London, the anti- Corruption Czar in President Muhammadu Buhari, after a closed door meeting with his war chiefs in his residence, emphatically told them to go ahead and crush IPOB, BOKO HARAM and all other miscreants in the country.

This marching order comes on the heels of his maiden speech to Nigerians as soon as he touched down in the country from his medical trip to London.

He had earlier told Nigerians ‘Nigeria’s unity is not negotiable’ a blow to all those who had nursed the ambition to create mini Republics in their back yards in the country.

Promoters of such republics as AREWA, ODUDUWA, NIGER DELTA, BIAFRA and MIDDLE BELTERS could be seen languishing in sorrow and, perhaps, biting their fingers and tongues.

I once read in the media the appointment of two new Ministers

by Biafra Republic in Professors Jerry Gana and Pat Utomi, to which they both declined, with Jerry Gana said: ‘I am in love with Nigeria’. In the same vein, Prof Pat Utomi also rejected the so called ministerial appointment.

These are on the lighter side of the dream republics that were trending in the absence of President Buhari in London.

The areas earmarked for crushing by the military high Command did not include AK 47 rifle

totting Fulani Cow Fulanis whose performances in the recent past had created mayhems, death and raping of women farmers across the country. But he mentioned them in passing in his brief speech.

To President Buhari, arms bearing Cattle Fulanis do not pose any threat to peace and unity of the country, with the tragedies of Agatu in Benue state, Ossisa in Delta State and other parts of the South East where farmlands had come under great pressure from these marauding Fulani hunters and herdsmen.

There seems to be so much premium and protection given to Cows and herdsmen, most of whom are fully armed while farmers are not so equipped?

The full weight of the laws of the land will be exploded on the heads of any groups nursing republican fanaticism, solely aimed at tearing apart the delicate balance of a wobbly Republic of Nigeria.

Since every elected President in Africa owes it a duty to himself as the symbol of his country, the protection of it seems the driving ambition of such leaders.

While President Buhari could be justifiably supported by fellow patriots which abound in the country, many still seem persuaded otherwise to jostle for devolution of the centralised power at the Federal level and leaving federating units like dignified local governments which have no powers of any kind, let alone financial muscles to bark against the creeping dictatorship of the central government.

Many have argued rather convincingly that all the noises about anti-

corruption gimmicks were more of a propaganda tool to rubbish political opponents knock them down as the only cesspool of looters. But reverse is the case when a close aide to President Buhari, the Secretary to the Federal Government was indicted for an iconic grass cutting saga.

He was merely brushed aside as if nothing had happened. He was not given the Col. Sambo Dasuki treatment . Another case of the Director General of the Nigeria Intelligence Agency in whose Ikoyi chalets huge sums of foreign currencies were discovered was merely shoved aside to allow tempters to cool down.

Such discriminatory treatment of offenders within the incumbent government calls for concern and had punctured holes in the anti-corruption drive and war of the APC led administration.

For separating some looters as special species of Nigerians because they come from your backyard suggests that there is a fundamental flaw in a country with two laws for different groups. While some looters are pardonable, other looters are condemnable. This kind of selective justice leads to jungle justice ministered daily on our streets for those who stole either goats or chicken from a neighbour’s kitchen.

Not too long ago twelve year old boy was burnt alive in some dark street of Lagos with eager spectators throwing tyres and petrol on a hapless boy crying for help but none came. That picture of a Nigerian child being burnt over cups of garri went viral across the world. The credibility crisis in the anti-corruption war must be re-fought dispassionate-

ly no matter whose ox is gored.

If President Buhari wants to win back the heart of Nigerians, he should go beyond jingles and propaganda stuff. I stand with him on keeping Nigeria one as an indestructible corporate entity but you must redefine the rules of coming together, not only on the ruler’s vision and terms but the collectivity of visions of some 180 million Nigerians who must be pulled together not as members of blind followers but a people with fresh ideas on how to be governed under one roof with equal rights and justice.

To want to lead Nigerians like the typical herdsmen with an AK 47 rifles on their tiny shoulders leading a pack of 200 cows from the desert reaches of the Futa Jalon districts into Nigeria.

Nigerians are not cows or Malus as various groups have enlightened self- interests which must be considered before rail-rolling us all into the dungeon of what many see as unacceptable slavedom and destruction.

As you have returned from the brink of an unknown ailment in London, Nigerians are ready to open their arms wide to engage you in all aspects of your programmes and projects, amongst them, Buharinomics, securing our borders and total peace within the country and justice for all Nigerians.

To whom the office of President fits, let him carry his cross. We barely muddled through under your Vice President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, who did not have the courage to summon the Service Chiefs to do his bidding.

Welcome from a well-deserved medical trip to London.

Combating ‘sextortion’ in the digital age

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Edward Nnachi

tah, Arkansas and Alabama have enacted the first pieces of legislation in the US that criminalise `sextortion’, a form of extortion where the currency of the bribe is sex or sexual images.

The new laws signal a significant victory for Legal Momentum, a legal advocacy group for women, international law firm Orrick, and TrustLaw, the Thomson Reuters Foundation’s pro bono legal programme, who together produced a report in 2016 outlining the need for legal reform to tackle this heinous crime.

The Arkansas bill became law on 29 March 2017, following closely after Utah’s legislation, which was signed by the governor on 25 March, while Alabama’s statute was enacted on 26 May. The FBI has called `sextortion’ one of the fastest-growing crimes against children. According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, 78 percent of reported victims are girls, with an average age of 15. More than onefifth of reported incidents involved multiple victims. `Sextortion’ is a pervasive yet under-reported form of corruption involving sexual exploitation: judges demanding sex in exchange for visas or favorable custody decisions, landlords threatening to evict tenants unless they have sex

with them, supervisors making job security contingent on sex, and principals conditioning student graduation on sex. Today the crime has become digital, and women as well as children are especially vulnerable.

Sexual predators often pose as teenagers and use social media, mobile apps and other online communications platforms to groom, entice or coerce a victim—frequently a teenage girl—into providing sexually explicit personal images or videos. Once a `sextorter’ obtains a single sexually explicit image, they often threaten victims by demanding more images or illegal sexual acts.

Victims are told if they don’t comply, their images will be released to friends, family members, teachers, employers, and the world at large, via the Internet. If they resist, their reputations could be ruined, or their loved ones and livelihoods could be targeted.

But the devastating impact of `sextortion’ goes well beyond the immediate sexual and emotional abuse suffered by children. Victims often drop out of school, fall into severe depression and resort to selfharm. According to analysis by the FBI in 2015, more than one-fourth of cases had at least one ‘sextortion’ victim committing or attempting suicide. Because technology evolves so quickly, until recently, current criminal laws did not address this

form of sexual violence.

According to Thomson Reuters Foundation Chief Executive Officer and TrustLaw Founder, Monique Villa, “Sextortion is a new word for an old concept: Corruption. The way we connect, interact and share information and personal data has been radically reshaped by technology, but the laws, fall into severe depression and resort to self-harm.

According to analysis by the FBI in 2015, more than one-fourth of cases had at least one ‘sextortion’ victim committing or attempting suicide. Because technology evolves so quickly, until recently, current criminal laws did not address this form of sexual violence.

The way we connect, interact and share information and personal data has been radically reshaped by technology, but the laws have not kept pace ensuring powerless victims are not targeted by unscrupulous criminals who can hide behind a computer or cell phone. I commend the moves made by Utah, Arkansas and Alabama to tackle this growing crime, and urge other states to follow suit.”

In 2015, the Foundation, in collaboration with the International Association of Women Judges (IAWJ), launched a study that outlined laws and practices relating to sexual exploitation in nine jurisdictions, spanning six continents. The 2016 report was borne out of that research, and takes a more specific

look at how `sextortion’ has evolved in the US and other countries over the past decade.

Following the publication of the research, Legal Momentum and Orrick embarked on a nation-wide advocacy campaign to update state laws to take into account `sextortion’. Within a few months, Utah, Arkansas and Alabama passed the first pieces of legislation in the US which make `sextortion’ a punishable crime.

The report shines a spotlight on the growing threat of `sextortion’, and highlights how easy it is to infiltrate computers to record and steal sexual imagery.

It provides pathways for prosecutors to use existing statutes to bring perpetrators to justice, and suggests concrete revisions to these statutes to ensure that no predator escapes punishment. And according to documents leaked in May 2017, Facebook had to assess a staggering 54,000 potential cases of revenge pornography and `sextortion’ in just a single month.

Yet its ambiguous moderator guidelines often allow authors of abusive sexual content to escape accountability unscathed. While social media giants should undoubtedly take greater responsibility in policing content shared on their platforms, there is also a growing need to create adequate legal solutions to combat `sextortion’.

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Indivisibility of Nigeria is politically tenable

Guest Columnist LIVINUS UKA

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The indivisibility of Nigeria depends on all of us. It is politically tenable because politics is an art of the possible. It does not exist in a vacuum

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n the beginning, Nigerians bargained for one Nigeria, but it seems an up-hill task to reach at the bargaining table. There are mountains of opinions on this tasking issue. We often say, “United we stand but divided we fall.” So, where are we today?

America predicted that Nigeria will split in 2015, but many Nigerians received it with skeptical smiles. Many became very emotional about it. Some say Nigeria is indivisible but they do not know that the toxic statements they make can affect Nigeria’s indivisibility. Many people are leaping with different opinions. This can affect Nigeria also. Nigeria at this time is fragile and needs to be guided and handled with care.

The indivisibility of Nigeria depends on all of us. It is politically tenable because politics is an art of the possible. It does not exist in a vacuum. Nigeria has been basking in colonial euphoria. This has not left her and she has been eulogizing the sovereignty and indivisibility of Nigeria but deep down they do not do anything to reinforce the togetherness of Nigeria and make people feel proud of being Nigerians.

The glaring problems are there.

The problem requires collective will to solve them but the National Assembly threw it under the carpet. The will of the people is restructuring the country but the National Assembly deviated and failed to listen to the common people who know what their problem is.

When the existing leaders are not working and are not ready to give up their romances with corruption and ethnicity, how can they protect our sovereignty?

If the government does not sit up with new ideas and welcome whatever will bring oneness in Nigeria, people wounded will refocus their lenses when they see that hope is imminent. Making noise over the indivisibility of Nigeria does not really mean that one who is saying it is more patriotic than others.

We must understand the frustrations of many Nigerians. One part of Nigeria can’t be enjoying, while others are living in limbo of uncertainty. Political cartoons and graffitis have been there to show politicians how fragile Nigeria’s condition has been. So these cartoons and graffitis mimic Nigeria’s situation but we don’t reflect on them. Nigerian newspapers have been giving us a sense

of what have been happening in Nigerian dailies. Whether Nigeria can hold itself or break away is food for thought. Those who have been benefiting a lot in Nigeria do not want Nigeria to break away. They are afraid that breaking away means that their largesse will seize.

Many ethnic heroes fan the flame of divisiveness to let Nigeria break.

They have what it takes to fan the flame of separation. Some do not want Nigeria to break away but all they are asking is fairness and justice to enable them to hold together.

Politics in Nigeria is nepotism personified and polarised, it is politics of exclusivism and politics of big guys. The Veteran politicians are still clinging to politics of the centre thereby infesting the political elite with their out-model ideas that did not work when they were in office placing their fathers and politics of god fatherism. In Nigerian politics, no one is ready to back down, everybody is a demi god because he has physical cash. When one speaks, his money speaks too. Everything is a matter of cash. Nigeria needs leadership reform to get the ship going. Nigeria needs leaders who are realistic, not leaders of conflict of interests. Look at what the National Assembly has done to Nigeria.

For Nigeria to be listened to by its subjects, Nigeria has to restructure its way of thinking, the sharing formulas and sharing of national cake and balance of power. These have become a sleeping issue in Nigerian politics.

Power should be shared. The monopoly of power by some part of Nigeria is not only uneconomic but politically dangerous and lacks justice and concerns. It does not connote democracy. An imbalance in power creates political nuances and divides. And these are the sleeping conflicts that need to be recognised.

People cannot live with a threat of eviction if there is sense of belongingness. Then, indivisibility makes a noise of the whole bargaining. In politics, political bargaining is important. It involves serious talks together, demolition of rhetorics that create divide, unguided words that dish out hate and push back are not

healthy ways of bargaining in politics that brings peace. Diplomacy is important in bargaining and clarity of thoughts and understanding and not creating a threat of war but a level ground field. It is absurd to tell your fellow citizen to leave your region. What a contradiction of being one Nigeria? Are you working to create a crake in our Nigeria, the country that we say is indivisible?

In any threatening issues, there must be negotiation. Negotiation is a modern way of trashing issues unheeded in dirty politics. You “Talk and I talk.” But we talk realistically, talks that lead to critical analysis of the problem.

In Nigerian politics, only one man talks, everybody listens. The electorate are nobody but they are somebody at the election time. It is unimaginable that Arewa Consultative Forum is now a substitute for Northern governors in matters affecting Nigeria because Buhari did not get the vote of the South-East, should they be denied of what is their due?

Is that the way to protect the indivisibility of Nigeria? It creates a divide.

Democracy is freedom to vote for someone you like. It is not right to intimidate people with power. Power should not dislocate people. Aisha, the First Lady said, she does not like what is happening in the absence of her husband, Buhari, that hyenas and jackals will be flushed away when her husband comes back. There will be war for those who discredit her husband. It can be a way of igniting political tension too for a man recuperating from illness or sickness.

In Nigeria there are quack politicians, praise singers and whistle blowers. All these compound Nigerian problems. People benefit by what they feel that sustains them. That is why there are many loyalists in politics. Politics in Nigeria resembles Donald Trump’s politics where if you are not loyal to him, you will not last in the White House. What type of politics is that? Is that the way to defend democracy?

Politics is getting rotten and full of conflicts of interest. How can all these be happening and you still defend the indivisibility of Nigeria?

When there is injustice, people will question the indivisibility of Nigeria. One would ask what is the anthropology behind the killings in Kaduna? Can the governor not tell the Federal Government what is happening?

Anything that can lead to progress in Nigeria, some sections of Nigeria will shut it down. The constitutional review is a threat to some part of Nigeria. Federalism, the government at the centre dismissed with a wave of hand through the National Assembly. These are the people we voted in to help bring peace and lessen the tensions Nigerian people are experiencing. Conflict of interest has emanated in choosing what is good for Nigeria. The result of the constitutional review showed the robbotness of our government’s thinking cap.

Why agitators? The injustice meted on them formed their decision.

But they can listen to them to maintain the indivisibility. The Niger Delta cry of justice should be heard because they know where it pains them.

Bad governance has divided Nigeria. According to Sun News paper of Wednesday 26th July, 2017, “Great nations are built by great people with great minds; great nations are owned by great people.” Nigeria has all it takes to build a great Nigeria.

Politicians should be servants of the great nation. Africa sees Nigeria as a great nation. Let us rely on our humanity and forge ahead and stop basking on unhealthy euphoria. If Nigeria does not believe in itself and each other, we will not achieve anything. Trust is an essential ingredient that lubricates any final decision. Nigeria has an image to maintain in Africa and in the world but if politics of where we come from and politics of rotational presidency dominates Nigerian political system, it may lead us to choosing mediocre in governance.

Merits must be the guiding principle of electing a Nigerian leader.

Political bargaining is necessary to flush out those who come into politics with covering notes from their political godfathers.

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Amidst the trending controversy over the pegging of university admission cut off mark to 120 at the recently held 2017 admission exercise by stakeholders at a policy meeting in Abuja, the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has come out in defence of the decision, saying it was done out of deep concern for realistic admission benchmarks for national devel-

opment. However, the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has condemned the 120 cut off mark for admission into universities, describing the exercise as a gross misplacement of priority and exercise in futility. But a press release on the cut off mark which was signed by the JAMB’s Head of Media Relations, Dr. Fabian Benjamin and made available to newsmen in Abuja, said the agency will remain undeterred in saying the truth for fear of being condemned but will continue to say the truth as it is

and support policies that would bring Nigeria’s education system out of the woods.

The statement reads in part: “Today it is a known fact that millions of Nigerians are out there schooling in mushroom institutions and they will at the end come back with all kinds of degree certificates that we cannot explain its content. Our naira is continually devalued as a result of so many reasons including the pressure to pay these school’s fees’’. ‘’Irrespective of this turn of event

in our education history, our tertiary institutions hardly fill their available spaces otherwise known as carrying capacity. So, it is obvious that the quest to go abroad for foreign education is not as a result of shortage of spaces or standard given some of the institutions attended by these Nigerians but partly due to some of our policies and attitude to national values and deep concern for realistic benchmarks for national development’’. ‘’The question we all should be concerned about is how to address

Echono assumes duty as new perm sec of Education Ministry Newly appointed Permanent Secretary to the Federal Ministry of Education, Architect Sunday S. Echono, has called for the support and cooperation of the Directors and staff of the Ministry to enable him achieve the goals and objectives of the sector to ultimately advance the level of education in the country.

Echono, who made the plea during a brief ceremony to mark his formal assumption of office in the Ministry’s Headquarters at the Federal Secretariat Complex, Abuja, promised the Directors that they will always engage in “contest of ideas” before robust decisions will be reached, which according to him, will be binding on all members of the management team.

He reminded the staff to always be conscious that the Minister is the only leader in the Ministry and is ably assisted by the Minister of State. He also warned against the practice of delaying files, pointing out that it retards timely decision making and implementation. Echono further commended the Director of Procurement, Dr. Hussaini Adamu, who supervised the office the Permanent Secretary, for his successful performance.

The new Permanent Secretary also charged the Management team and staff to extend the same level of support to him as was given to Dr. Adamu, pledging to endeavour to leave the Ministry better than he met it.

Earlier in his brief remarks, Dr. Adamu, who held the office, thanked the Directors for giving him their unflinching support and cooperation during the six months he held forth. He requested that the same support be extended to the new Permanent Secretary to enable him take the sector to higher heights.

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Teacher education, critical component for education reform agenda- Educationist

An Educationist, Mr. Olusegun Abifarin, has identified teacher education as a critical component of achieving the nation’s education reform agenda.

Abifarin told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Omu-Aran at the weekend that teacher education was needed to achieve policy goals toward transforming the sector.

He said that teacher education would also help to address teachers shortages as well as dealing with the alarming discrepancies between teacher certified qualifications and actual teaching competencies and performance on the job.

Abifarin said that effective teacher education was necessary to produce

competent and dynamic professional teachers needed to produce the critical mass of skilled manpower for sustainable development.

He said that the cumulative effect of the previous reforms since independence had been the expansion of the education system over the years at the expense of the quality of the product and the system itself.

“The system has suffered neglect in infrastructure and teacher capacity.

“The system is still weak as the demand for education has outstripped what the system can accommodate.

“Literacy rates remain low resulting in high regional geopolitical zone disparity.

“It is said that no nation can rise above the quality of its teachers.

“Therefore, teacher training and development is essential for reform, ” he said.

Abifarin said that restructuring teacher education programme would result to raising the minimum teaching qualifications of teachers for the different segments of the sector and addressing public outcry on the poor quality of NCE holders.

He suggested the acquiring of technical and vocational skill in critical areas of the economy by educated workforce and encouraging gender education was critical to transforming to sector.

the flight of Nigerians to glorified secondary schools called universities in Ghana, Uganda and even Gambia and others. How do we ensure that whatever we do has positive multiplier effects on other sectors of the economy?

If we deny our candidates the opportunity to school in Nigeria, they will find their way out and in doing that depletes our economic base’’. ‘’To provide answers to all these challenges, stakeholders decided that institutions should be allowed to determine their cut off marks according to their peculiarities and the quality and standard they want to be known for. It is expedient to state here that the worst admitted cut off mark in a Nigerian institution is far better than allowing them to fly out to some of the institution they are attending out there which we all know are nothing to be proud of. Besides events have shown that many institutions do not comply with cut off marks in the past hence the flood of requests for regularization. Now the new management has resolved to stop it and ensure full compliance with resolutions on cut off marks.’’

Meanwhile, the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) under the leadership of Comrade Chinonso Obasi, has condemned the recent backwards review of the cut off marks for admission into tertiary institutions in Nigeria from 180 for universities and 165 polytechnics, now 120 and 100 respectively, describing the exercise as a gross misplacement of priority and exercise in futility.

A press release by the association’s President, Comrade Chinonso Obasi, which was made available to newsmen in Abuja, said knowledge acquisition is a function of determination and hard work and that if over the years, students were able to work hard to meet cut off points, it doesn’t make any logical sense to now lower the standard and insisted that the inability of any student to meet the cut off points is a function of outright indolence that should not be encouraged According to Obasi, even by the current status, the general phenomenon is that Nigerian graduates are not employable; the lowering of standard will translate to a disastrous outcome by churning out young people who cannot fit into the demands and expectations of the 21st century.

Obasi further insisted that Nigerian youth are intelligent and willing to learn and argued that because of the enabling environment provided by tertiary institutions abroad, Nigerian students who school abroad are known to study and come out with exemplary performance.

He added that the 21st century is driven by innovation and competitiveness and so lowering the entering level into tertiary institution will only further contribute to reducing the productivity and peak performance of young people seeking admission into the country’s higher institutions of learning.

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Yabatech rector charges poly sector to warm up to TETfund Stories by Esther Taiwo The Chairman, Committee of Federal Polytechnic Rectors (COFER), Dr. Margaret Kudirat Ladipo, has charged staff of the polytechnic sector to embrace the window of opportunities offered by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETfund) to grow their institutions to international standard.

Ladipo, who is also the Rector, Yaba College of Technology (Yabatech), declared this at a sensitisation and training session by officials of TETfund for staff of Yabatech, noting that the dream of the polytechnic sector to wriggle out of the back bench to the centre stage could only be realised when they become innovative sufficiently to change their situations.

“Innovation is at the centre of every development. It is the only way to move the country forward. Coincidentally, TETfund is synonymous with educational development in Nigeria, so we must resolve to take the

bull by the horns by accessing funds lying fallow awaiting institutions to access them for fabrication, book publishing and research.

“The Executive Secretary of TETfund is interested in assisting every institution to access the funds; this training opportunity is a proof to that. It makes a lot of sense if makes a lot of sense if we step up efforts to learn the rudiments and overcome the hindrances preventing our members from accessing the funds,“ she said.

Ladipo charged staff of Yabatech to warm up to the opportunities offered by the enlightenment programme to enable them attract sponsorship, grant and training for the personal and communal development and for the expansion of access to technological education through more carrying capacity for the College.

The Executive Secretary of TETfund, Dr. Abdullahi Baffa, said the training was an extension of the Access Clinic and Project Proposal De-

fence organised for some institution as part of efforts to discuss, diagnose and remedy encumbrances impeding access to intervention funds.

“In the course of the exercise, it was observed that most of the institutions were not conversant with our guidelines or aware of some of the fund’s intervention lines, thereby leading to poor access or misunderstanding in certain instances”, he said.

Baffa, who was represented by the Director in the Executive Secretary’s Office, Barrister Ifiok Ukim, said the fund’s intervention was in four phases – essential physical infrastructure for teaching and learning; instructional materials and equipment, research and publication and academic staff training and development and any other need which the Board of Trustees accesses to be critical to for the improvement of an institution.

He charged the beneficiaries to make use of the opportunities provided through the training for personal and institutional development.

Better days are here, FUNAAB Chancellor assures The Chancellor of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) and the Obong of Calabar, His Eminence, Edidem Ekpo Okon Abasi-Otu V, has assured members of the University community that better days are here.

His Eminence gave the promise during the visit of University Management to the monarch in his palace in Calabar, Cross River State recently.

Leading the team was the Acting Vice-Chancellor, Professor Ololade Enikuomehin, who intimated the Royal Father on the state of affairs in the university, as well as preparations towards his investiture as the fourth Chancellor of the university.

The monarch disclosed that he was indeed delighted that FUNAAB had overcome its internal challenges and that the current administration, led by the Acting Vice-Chancellor, was settling down fast, while urging the University Management to ensure speedy reconciliatory efforts, aimed at restoring enduring peace on campus.

The Chancellor, who expressed his joy that the university was now under the direct supervision of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMA&RD), noted that running of programmes in the College of Management Sciences (COLMAS) of the university was a good initiative, which should not be scrapped.

“Your management science programme is a good initiative.

We cannot do away with it. We will sit down with the relevant stakeholders and discuss, with a view to returning the courses back to your institution”, he stated.

The Obong of Calabar expressed his support for the Federal Government’s move to diversify the nation’s economy and return to agriculture, saying the sector holds the key to unlock the various potentials God had endowed the country with.

He added that graduates from universities of agriculture such as FUNAAB, were expected to be employers of labour because they should have been properly equipped with the skills and competencies that were required to be successful farmers and entrepreneurs.

The Acting Vice-Chancellor lauded the desire of some members of the Etubom Traditional Council to partner FUNAAB on agricultural initiatives such as student exchange programmes that could contribute to raising the bar of excellence in the University and also improving the economy of Nigeria.

At the occasion, the chiefs made useful contributions that could bring about positive transformation of the university. They further noted that Nigeria had always paid lip service to agriculture and that practical implementation of agricultural policies had left much to be desired, calling on Nigerians to go back to farming

NATA seeks more attention to technical education

Chief Damian Ugwueze receiving his Doctor of Philosophy Degree (Honoris Causa) in Business Entrepreneurship from Dr. Steve Mahonw, member, Lagos Aviation and Maritime Business Academy (LAMB) while Rector, MGC Polytechnic and President, Association of Globally Internet Recognised Universities (AGRU), Prof. Eke Kenneth, looks on.

Over 5,000 students gain admission into Lagos model colleges The Lagos State Ministry of Education has placed 5,278 successful candidates who scored 65% and above in the last Model College placement test in the 16 Model Colleges/Upgraded Secondary Schools including the new Girls Model Junior College, Agunfoye, Ikorodu.

The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Mr. Adesina Odeyemi, who made this known in his office recently, said that 10,592 candidates registered for the examination while 10, 323 wrote test and 8,147 representing 78.92% scored above 50%, an indication that the placement test was not only competitive, the pupils made an impressive outing.

Odeyemi explained that the 65% cut off mark was a function of the available vacancies in all the Model Colleges and for fairness and equity,

all pupils who scored above the cutoff mark were placed.

He noted that this was a departure from the practice in the past where those who could not meet the cut-off mark of their schools of choice lost out completely. 190 pupils who chose Vetland Junior Grammar School and scored between 65% and 79% who could not get placed at Vetland will be placed in public junior secondary schools around the place because it is a day school.

The Permanent Secretary promised that parents of successful candidates will be contacted through Short Message Service (SMS) on the contact telephone line made available on the form. However, the placement went on display at the headquarters of the six education districts from Friday, 25th August, 2017.

He explained that parents can also check the placement results at the closest district irrespective of the choice of school of their children/wards. Parents and Guardians whose children or wards scored 65% and above were advised to start making arrangement for the September 10 resumption date preparatory for the beginning of new academic session in Lagos State.

It would be recalled that to curb examination malpractices during the placement test, Optical Mark Recognition Machines were deployed to emboss pictures of candidates on the registration cards to prevent representation by proxy. Also randomisation of questions and branding of question papers per candidate was part of the reforms that were introduced to ensure that the results were a true reflection of the pupils’ ability.

The level of the development of technical education in Nigeria is grossly inadequate to serve its manpower needs, Mr. Jacob Fayeun, the Chairman of Nigeria Automobile Technician Association (NATA), has said.

Fayeun said in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Tuesday that the situation was caused by the negative attitude toward technical education in the past.

He said government in the past did not recognise technical schools and as such few were established compared to the establishment of

conventional secondary schools and universities.

Fayeun gave an instance of Lagos State which had five federal and state technical schools compared to hundreds of secondary schools in the state.

He said that some students who were technically-inclined should be given opportunities in technical schools rather than send them to conventional secondary schools.

Fayeun said that youths should be encouraged to go to technical schools to acquire skills since such drives the development of a country.

Unity college admission: FG releases 2017/2018 provisional result The Federal Government has announced the release of the admission list of successful candidates into the Federal Unity Colleges (FUCs) for the 2017/2018 academic year.

A press statement from the office of the Director of Press of the Federal ministry of Education, Abuja, said the provisional admission into JSS1 in

the Federal Government Colleges are on notice boards in the Colleges and their websites, as well as online.

The release further added that students who have been offered provisional admission have two weeks after the release of the results to accept the offer, otherwise, they will be replaced by other candidates.

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THE HEART OF INTERCESSIONS MINISTRY This is to inform the general public that the above named has applied for registration to the Corporate Affairs Commission under Part ‘C’ of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. OGBUGBULU CLEMENT IFEANYI 2. OGBUGBULU PATRICIAL IBHAN 3. MALLO JOHN GABRIEL AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. To preach the gospel of Jesus Christ by all scriptural means in Nigeria and all over the world 2. To promote and develop practical godly love and character among all men particularly the household of faith 3. To promote fellowship among believers of all classes, races and denominations.

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THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. CHIEF (MRS) LAWAL LABAKE PATIENCE – CHAIR PERSON 2. CHIEF (ALHAJI) APANPA WAHEED GBOLAGADE - SECRETARY 3. CHIEF( MRS) OLOWU IYABO OLUFUNKE 4. CHIEF (ALHAJI) LAWAL NURUDEEN INUOLAJI 5. Chief OLALERE OLUSOLA SAMSON 6. ALHAJI ALAKA LUKUMAN KOLAWOLE 7. CHIEF AKINROPO MICHAEL OLUSEGUN 8. CHIEF MRS OWOEYE FELICIA 9. CHIEF MRS LAWAL VICTORIA OLAYINKA 10 CHIEF OWOLABI DAVID AKANDE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. To protect and promote welfare of members 2. T o foster peace, love, Unity and co-operation among members.

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OLUFUNMILAYO OKUNGBAYE

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) COL. BARNABAS NZEKWE (2) CHIEF PHILIP IKECHUKWU EJIOFOR (3) ENGR. UCHE UGURU (4) CHIEF ARTHUR UGOCHUKWU ONYEJEKWE (5) EDITH ONWUBIKO (6) HRH EZE GINIKANWA (7) CHIEF RAYMOND IHEANACHO NKEMDIRIM(MFR) (8) CHINYERE ONYEJEKWE (9) MR. COLLINS THOMAS MGBO (10) MR. AUSTIN UKOHA

I FORMALLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS YEJIDE OLUFUNMILAYO JIMILEHIN NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS YEJIDE OLUFUNMILAYO OKUNGBAYE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID, GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE

THE AIM AND OBJECTIVES: (1) To foster unity among members (2) To work towards the mutual understanding of all members and contribute to their well being (3) To promote peace and foster the spirit of brotherhood of all members

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS IDATICHA ISTIFANUS NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS IDATICHA BIYAMA ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

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

UWADERU-IRE COMMUNITY SECONDARY SCHOOL OLD STUDENTS ASSOCIATION

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) Nnamani Emeka Monday- chairman 2) Ugwu Oliver Okwudili - Secretary 3) Agbo Monday Emmanuel - financial secretary 4) Ogbu Chinwedu Peter - treasurer 5) Ugwu Michael - P.R.O 6) Agbo Martha Ozioma 7) Obuna Nnaemeka - patron THE AIM AND OBJECTIVES: 1) To identify ourselves with the problems and aspirations of members (2) To make contributions towards the development of the association (3) To give direction,guidance and monitor the progress of the organization (4) To work towards the mutual upliftment and to be each other’s keeper (5) To foster the spirit of brotherhood Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission Maitama Abuja within 28 days of this publication SIGNED: SECRETARY

THE RAY MINDSET INT’L FOUNDATION

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE : (1) RAYMOND, NA’ANLEP DELMUT (2) RAYMOND NA’ANLEP MARTINA. THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE : 1.To transform the mindset of the less privileged for positive impact in the society.

ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR_GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIR COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT , OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET , MAITAMA , ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED : BARR. I. S. OLOLA. 08032113524, sirmuel96@yahoo.com.

MEGA BUILDING MATERIALS TRADERS ASSOCIATION AWKA 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 1999

THE TRUSTEES ARE:1. Okeke Stanley Ikemefu. 2. NWADINIGWU Donatus Ndubuisi.

3. Johnson Alexander Nwakoma. 4. Ikeanyi Johnson.

5. Igwe Okwudili Vincent. 6. Nwankwo Michgabriel Elonna.

7. Ogamba Kenneth Obi. 8. Aniezue Obumnneme Isaiah.

9. Obiezue Innocent Chukwubuikem. 10. Chimezie Christian Innocent

OLATUNJI MONDIU OLAWALE

LOSS OF DOCUMENT This is to notify the general public of the Loss of Original Original Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) No. FCT/ ABU/MISC. 10.323 for plot No. 1013 situated in Utako District - Abuja with initial Title name Pil-Gani Nigeria Limited The said document belongs to Capt. Paul Mamiman Thahal All efforts made to trace the document proved abortive AGIS, Concerned authorities and the general public should please take note DEAF CHRISTIAN EVANGELISTIC ASSOCIATION The general public is hereby notified that the above named has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for Registration under part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Ayantola Job Adisa 2. Criss Tracey 3. Adedeji Matthew 4. Jonathan Hoglin 5. Macleok Linda 6. Ayantola Bukola 7. Hodlind Cindy The Aim And Objectives : 1. To cater for the welfare of it’s members and the society.

Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the RegistrarGeneral of Corporate Affairs Commission Maitama Abuja within 28 days of this publication SIGNED: SECRTARY INITIATIVE FOR YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND GOOD LEADERSHIP 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 1999 THE TRUSTEES ARE:1 POPOOLA OLAMIDE NELSON KISH 2 AROGUNDADE AYODEJI AJIBOLA

Aim and objective:1.To carter for the welfare of the members.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVE 1. TO ENCOURAGE YOUTHS PARTICIPATION IN POLICY MAKING AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT

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.

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: Ladi Ochugboju-Abidoye

SIGNED: CHAIRMAN

QGOOD WOMEN ASSOCIATION AJEROMI RAILWAY LINE THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED INITIATIVE HAS APPLY TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REMOVAL OF TRUSTEES, ADDITIONAL TRUSTEES, AMENDMENT OF AIMS AND OBJECTIVES AND MEETINGS UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT OF 1990.

RETAINED TRUSTEES ARE: 1. BIOLA OGUNYEMI - RETAINED. 2. AJIMUDA KEHINDE - RETAINED ADDITIONAL TRUSTEES ARE: 1. MR. RAYMOND OLUGBENGA TEDUNJAYE - ADDED. 2. MS OHAERI VICTORIA IHUOMA - ADDED. 3. ADEBAYO WAIDI GBENRO - ADDED. 4. COM. AGBODEMU ISHOLA MUSBAU - ADDED. 5.DR AKINLADE BABAFEMI TAOFIK - ADDED. REMOVED TRUSTEES ARE : 1. ZAINAB ZAKARI - REMOVED. 2. ROSEMARY EYIAROMI - REMOVED. 3. ABIODUN MEDUNOYE - REMOVED. AMENDMENT OF AIMS AND OBJECTIVES AND MEETINGS. 1. ARTICLE 3: AIMS AND OBJECTIVES. 2. ARTICLE 6: MEETINGS. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS ADDITION 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: OMEIZA OVAKACHI IBRAHIM. ESQ. 08038645688.

IDATICHA BIYAMA

MRS. LONGJOHN ALASO PRINCE

I, formerly known and addressed as, MISS. GEORGE ALASO COMFORT, now wish to be known and addressed as, MRS. LONGJOHN ALASO PRINCE. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

ARIYIBI OKE ABIMBOLA I, formerly known and addressed as ADEBAYO ABIMBOLA MOJISOLA, now wish to be known, called and addressed as ARIYIBI OKE ABIMBOLA. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

I, EZEORA CELESTINE, EZEORA MADUKA CELESTINE, EZEORA CELESTINE O., EZEORA CELESTINE M., EZEORA MMADUKA C., EZEORA CELESTINE OSCAR, and EZEORA CELESTINE M. O., refer to one and same person but, now wish to be known and addressed as, EZEORA CELESTINE OSCAR. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

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CONFIRMATION OF NAME

I, TERLUMUN SEUNGWA, and SEUNGWA PETER TERLUMUN, refer to one and same person but, now wish to be known and addressed as, TERLUMUN SEUNGWA. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ADEOLA OLATUNJI TOYIN NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OLATUNJI MONDIU OLAWALE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

HALEEMAH OLABISI I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AJIBOYE ALIMAT BUKOLA, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AJIBOYE HALEEMAH OLABISI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC, PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

JANET MBA I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ONUOHA JANET MBA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ONUOHA JANET IJEOMA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

BEATRICE AWE

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OLUSOLA OLUYEMI AWE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OLUSOLA BEATRICE AWE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

OWUDIA MARGARET TEMITOPE

I formerly known and address as BENJAMIN TEMITOPE MARGARET ,now wish to be known and address as OWUDIA MARGARET TEMITOPE. All former document remain valid.

General public should please take note.

x NANFWANG S. PWASPO

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ANDREW JOHN NOW I WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS NANFWANG S. PWASPO. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE. MUDASHIRU AJAO JIMOH

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MUDASHIR AJAO JIMOH, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MUDASHIRU AJAO JIMOH. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE. x CAROLINE FRANCA I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ODION CAROLINE ANAWUNA, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ODION CAROLINE FRANCA. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC, PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

x GEORGE EKPO I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS GEORGE EKPO JEREMIAH NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AKAN GEORGE EKPO. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE. x RALPH ABIODUN I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS FATONA ABIODUN OLUGBENGA NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS AKINDELEALO FATONA RALPH ABIODUN. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE. CORRECTION OF NAME My name was wrongly written as AZEEZ ADEKUNLE DARAMOSU instead of DAROMOSU AZEEZ ADEKUNLE. Henceforth,I wish to be known and address as DAROMOSU AZEEZ ADEKUNLE. All former document remain valid. General public should please take note.

x PEACE EBERECHUKWU EKEOCHA MRS i FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESS AS MISS AGNES EBERECHUKWU OKOYE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESS AS MRS PEACE EBERECHUKWU EKEOCHA, ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERN PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

ADEKUNLE TUNDE MUSIBAU

xSAAONDO SUNDAY SIXTUS

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESS AS AKINLABI SAMUEL NOW WISH TO BE CALLED AND ADDRESS AS ADEKUNLE TUNDE MUSIBAU, THAT MY DATE OF BIRTH IS 28TH OF MARCH 1968, ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERN PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESS AS NYITI SAUONDO SIXTUS, NOW WISH TO BE CALLED AND ADDRESS AS SAAONDO SUNDAY SIXTUS, ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERN PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

MUHAMMADU YAKUBU BELLO

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESS AS MADU YAKUBU BELLO, NOW WISH TO BE CALLED AND ADDRESS AS MUHAMMADU YAKUBU BELLO, ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERN PLEASE TAKE NOTE. MRS. ALEBIOSU CHIDINMA COSCILLIA

x TEMISARE DAVID I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESS AS ADENIRAN DAVID, NOW WISH TO BE CALLED AND ADDRESS AS TEMISARE DAVID, ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID GENERAL PUBLIC AND AUTHORITY CONCERN PLEASE TAKE NOTE. OLAREWAJU TAIWO ISMAIL

I, formerly known and addressed as, MISS. OZOR CHIDINMA COSCILLIA, now wish to be known and addressed as, MRS. ALEBIOSU CHIDINMA COSCILLIA. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, OLAREWAJU KUNOLA ISMAIL, now wish to be known and addressed as, OLAREWAJU TAIWO ISMAIL. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

JONATHAN AYUBA GLORIA

x GABRIEL FRIDAY ENENCHE I, formerly known and addressed as, GABRIEL ENENCHE EDACHE, now wish to be known and addressed as, GABRIEL FRIDAY ENENCHE. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as, GLORIA CHU, now wish to be known and addressed as, JONATHAN AYUBA GLORIA. All former documents remain valid.

General public should take note.

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CORRECTION OF NAME

IGBIGBI FRANK EDAFE Formerly known and addressed as EDAFE FRANK, now wish to be known and addressed as IGBIGBI FRANK EDAFE. all former documents remain valid. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

CHIMEZIE CHINASA CHIBUZOR

OFINOR MORRIS OBUKOWHO

23 Public Notice CHINEDU FESOCHUKWU VIANNEY

ONUMA LILIAN OPEOLUWA

Formerly known and addressed as OBUKOWHO MORRIS WILSON, now wish to be known and addressed as OFINOR MORRIS OBUKOWHO. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

SALAUDEEN ABIOLA SHITTU Formerly known and addressed as SHITTU ABIOLA, now wish to be known and addressed as SALAUDEEN ABIOLA SHITTU. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as OSSAI FESOCHUKWU VIANNEY, now wish to be known and addressed as CHINEDU FESOCHUKWU. VIANNEY. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note.

IRIE ERONWMON OKWUEGBUNA

MRS INYENE EDIDIONG BRENDAN

MODUPE OMOWARE OLUFOSOYE

I , formerly known and addressed as Ivie Eronwmon Emokpae now wish to be known and addressed as Irie Eronwmon Okwuegbuna. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as PATIENCE CHIBUZOR CHRISTOPHER now wish to be known and addressed as ORJI PATIENCE CHIBUZOR. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

ANDREW PIUS OGHENEOVO

Formerly known and addressed as CHIMEZIE BEYOUNCE CHINASA now wish to be known and addressed as CHIMEZIE CHINASA CHIBUZOR. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, Formerly known and addressed as Miss Inyene Burma Usoro now wish to be known and addressed as Mrs Inyene Edidiong Brendan. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

ORJI PATIENCE CHIBUZOR

Formerly known and addressed as MODUPE OMOWARE SADIPE, now wish to be known and addressed as MODUPE OMOWARE OLUFOSOYE. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as ANDREW PIUS, now wish to be known and addressed as ANDREW PIUS OGHENEOVO. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note.

SONUBI ABIGAIL OLUMIDE

EUGENE LUCY Formerly known and addressed as EUGENE LUSIOUS, now wish to be known and addressed as EUGENE LUCY. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note.

MRS OHIOBO FRANCA AYENI

MRS BOLARINDE OLUBUNMI FANEYE

AIGHOBAHI OSAGIODUWA JENNIFER

ABRAHAM ADETOLA OLAYEMI

Formerly known and addressed as OHIOBO FRANCA OGBUMA JOHNSON, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS OHIOBO FRANCA AYENI. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as BOLARINDE OLUBUNMI OLOWOOKERE, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS BOLARINDE OLUBUNMI FANEYE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as ZAKA OSAGIODUWA JENNIFER, now wish to be known and addressed as AIGHOBAHI OSAGIODUWA JENNIFER. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as Folaeso Adetola olayemi, now wish to be known and addressed as Abraham Adetola Olayemi.

All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

IKOLABA BILIKIS ABIMBOLA

MRS ODUBANJO OLAIDE VICTORIA

KOFOWORADE OLAYINKA ADEFUSI

This is to inform the general public that my name was wrongly written on my voter’s card as CHRISTIAN CHIOMA instead of ANYAENE CHIOMA PEACE. that I henceforth wish to be known and addressed as ANYAENE CHIOMA PEACE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as AGBABIAKA ABIGAIL OLUMIDE, now wish to be known and addressed as SONUBI ABIGAIL OLUMIDE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

OLATUNJI OLUWASEUN ADIO

AGBAI NNENNA JOY

Formerly known and addressed as GBADEGESIN IBRAHIM ADIO, now wish to be known and addressed as OLATUNJI OLUWASEUN ADIO. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as KALU. A. NNENNA, now wish to be known and addressed as AGBAI NNENNA JOY. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

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 12/06/1982.

All former documents remain valid. The general public take note.

OYEDIRAN TOYEEB OLADIMEJI Formerly known and addressed as GAZALI TOYEEB OLADIMEJI, now wish to be known and addressed as OYEDIRAN TOYEEB OLADIMEJI. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note.

AJAYI KEHINDE ANIFAT Formerly known and addressed as KEHINDE ISHOLA, now wish to be known and addressed as AJAYI KEHINDE ANIFAT. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note.

OSHINIBOSI AKINYELE TAIWO

AKINWALE TAIWO MONISOLA I formerly known and addressed as SHOPEKAN TAIWO MONISOLA now wish to be known called and addressed as AKINWALE TAIWO MONISOLA. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note

KASALI IYABO RASHIDA I formerly known and addressed as kasali Yetunde Eniola now wish to be known called and addressed as Kasali iyabo Rashidat. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note

DANIEL ELEOJO ISAAC I, formerly known and addressed as APOCHI ELEOJO ISAAC, now wish to be known and addressed as DANIEL ELEOJO ISAAC. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note.

AGHOGHOVWIA LISA ESE I, formerly known and addressed as AGHOGHOVWIA ESEOGHENE LISA ROSSY, now wish to be known and addressed as AGHOGHOVWIA LISA ESE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

ADDITION OF NAME I, formerly known as OGUNYEMI OLUWASEUN, now wish to add ABIDEMI to my name, henceforth I wish to be known and addressed as OGUNYEMI OLUWASEUN ABIDEMI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

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

FAMILY CHANGE OF NAME

This is to inform the general public that the Family’s name; NWABUEZE, of UMUKWUMA UMUORIE of NAZE Autonomous Community in Owerri North L.G.A has been changed to NWAWUEZIHE (NWAWUEZI0. All former documents remain valid.

The Ministry of Education, Aviation, NPF, Corporate Bodies, Communities and the general public take note.

CORRECTION OF NAME/ DATE OF BIRTH

Formerly known and addressed as OWOLEWA BILIKIS ABIMBOLA and ADEYEMI BILIKIS ABIMBOLA, now wish to be known and addressed as IKOLABA BILIKIS ABIMBOLA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

AKINTUNDE TAWAKALT FOLAKEMI

Formerly known and addressed as OSHINIBOSI SULAIMAN TAIWO, now wish to be known and addressed as OSHINIBOSI AKINYELE TAIWO. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as OGUNRINDE TAWAKALT FOLAKEMI, now wish to be known and addressed as AKINTUNDE TAWAKALT FOLAKEMI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

MARK OLUEBUBE SUSANA

UKWU GODKNOWS WAITER I formerly known and addressed as WALTER CHIMA CHUKWUMA now wish to be known called and addressed as UKWU GODKNOWS WAITER. All former documents remain valid. General public take note

I formerly known and addressed as MARK OLUEBUBE NNENNA now wish to be known called and addressed as MARK OLUEBUBE SUSANA. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note NURUDEEN OLUWASINA TAWAKALITU

I formerly known called and addressed as OLADIMEJI OLUWASINA TAWAKALITU, now wish to be known called and addressed as NURUDEEN OLUWASINA TAWAKALITU. All former documents bearing my former name remain valid. General public, please take note.

EFEVWERHA OVIETOBORE HENRY

I formerly known called and addressed as TARUWA OVIETOBORE HENRY, now wish to be known called and addressed as EFEVWERHA OVIETOBORE HENRY. All former documents bearing my former name remain valid. General public, please take note.

CORRECTION OF NAME

This is to confirm that the name ANAFAI ABDULFATAI AKANBI and ANAFI ABDUFATAI ELEPO, refers to one and the same person, now wish to be known and addressed as ANAFAI ABDULFATAI AKANBI All former documents remain valid.

General public please take note.

EFEVWERHA IFEYINWA MARY I formerly known called and addressed as ODAFI IFEYINWA MARY, now wish to be known called and addressed as EFEVWERHA IFEYINWA MARY. All former documents bearing my former name remain valid.

General public, please take note.

CILPHERS IMPERIAL BUSINESS CLUB This is to inform the general public that the above named has applied to Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under part “C” of the companies and Allied Matters Act, 1990.

TRUSTEES ARE 1.Humphrey Owaji Ogeibak Godspower 2.Ekong Saviour Udo 3.Humphrey Ubonfut Godspower 4.Ibibo Ataisi Justin Aims and Objectives 1.To create a legacy by developing men and women with a purpose driven mindset to take change of the future.

2.To equipping members with an entrepreneurial sense of approach which serves as a practical tools needed to live a successful and fulfilling life through interpersonal relationship training,involvement,in socio-cultural event,mentoring,coaching.

3. To be giving each affiliate all round and equal opportunity to demonstrate their inherent potentials at a professional and philanthropic capacity.

Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420, Tigris Crescent, off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Mariana Abuja within 28 days of this publication Signed: Trustees.

Formerly known and addressed as BAMIDELE OLAIDE RUKAYAT, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS ODUBANJO OLAIDE VICTORIA. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as ROBERT LILIAN, now wish to be known and addressed as ONUMA LILIAN OPEOLUWA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as KEHINDE OLUWAKEMI OKUSEYINDE, now wish to be known and addressed as KOFOWORADE OLAYINKA ADEFUSI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

ADETUNJI MUNJIDATU ADEKEMI

This is to confirm and certify that OKOYE CHUKS CHRISTIAN and OKOYE CHRISTIAN UZOCHUKWU is one and same person as NWACHUKWU CHRIS UZOCHUKWU. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as ADETUNJI MUJIDATU ADEKEMI OMOSOJUADE, now wish to be known and addressed as ADETUNJI MUNJIDATU ADEKEMI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

CORRECTION OF NAME

NNABUE VITUS EMEKA

This is to state that my name was wrongly written on some of my documents as ASIDOH MOHAMMED instead of ASIDOH MUSTAPHA MUHAMMED. That my correct name is ASIDOH MUSTAPHA MUHAMMED. General public take note.

This is to state that my name was wrongly written on some of my documents as NNABUE VITUS MAKERS instead of NNABUE VITUS EMEKA. That my correct name is NNABUE VITUS EMEKA. General public take note.

CORRECTION OF NAME

UDJEMU ERHIVONA PATIENCE

This to notify the general public that my name was wrongly spelt, written and stated as Essien Afuekwo Opie instead of Esere Afuekwo Opie. My correct date of birth is 27th July 1975 as against 9th July 1980. All former documents remain valid. General public please

take note

OBAMUWAGUN ADURAGBEMI TOBILOBA

I, formerly known and addressed as ADEGOKE ADURAGBEMI TOBILOBA, now wish to be known and addressed as OBAMUWAGUN ADURAGBEMI TOBILOBA . All former documents remain valid.

General public please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as OGAGAVWORIA ERTHIVONA PATIENCE now wish to be known called and addressed as: UDJEMU ERHIVONA PATIENCE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note

OLUYEMISI ABOSEDE ADENEKAN I formerly known as Oluyemisi Temitope Adenekan, now wish to be known and addressed as Oluyemisi Abosede Adenekan.

All former documents remains valid. General public please take note

DIVINE RESTORATION CHRISTIAN CENTER This is to inform the general public that the above named ministry has applied to Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under part “C” of the companies and Allied Matters Act, 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Oluwatobi Adegbenro 2. Henrietta Adegbenro 3. Samuel Ige 4. Taiwo Emmanuel 5. Olawale Ogunfolaju 6. Chukwuemeka Amaefule AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: To propagate the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ by preaching the gospel to all.

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

Signed: Management

24 Public Notice 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 - 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 RegistrarGeneral, Corporate Affairs Commission, plot 420 Tigris Crescent, off Aguiyi Ironsi street, Maitama, Abuja within 28 days of this publication.

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SUPREME OF THE PEACE SOCIETY OF NIGERIA

THE ENTRANCE OF THE WORD AND PRAYER 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, 1990

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE :1. OLUKUNLE EZEKIEL OLASUNMADE – PRESIDENT 2. SHITTA FOLAKE OLASUNBO – SECRETARY 3. OLUKUNLE ELIZABETH FUNMILOLA

THE TRUSTEES ARE :1. AWOLAYE JOB MOSES 2. MRS AWOLAYE RACHEAL OLUWAKEMI 3. AWOLAYE JOSHUA OLUWASEUN 4. MRS ODEWALE AYOBAMI OLUWAKEMI 5. BOBOYE TOLULOPE SOLOMON

THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE :1. TO BE NATIONAL OR NIGERIAN AMBASSADOR OF PEACE 2. TO BE HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST TO OUR NATION NIGERIA 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: APOSTLE ERICONDA AMADI - PRESIDENT

- PRESIDENT - VICE PRESIDENT - GENERAL SECRETARY - FINANCIAL SECRETARY - WELFARE OFFICER

THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE IS :TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST 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 BY:SECRETARY

SIGNED: SECRETARY

ASSOCIATION OF ENTERTAINMENT STAKEHOLDERS OF OYO STATE

CENTER FOR ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION

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.

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

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE :1. TONY ROWLAND AWOBODE - CHAIRMAN 2. ODUGBESAN ADEKUNLE SAMUEL - SECRETARY 3. OJOBARO BABATUNDE - TREASURER 4. CAXTON-MARTINS OLATUNDE - MEMBER 5. BAMIKOLE OGUNSEYE - MEMBER 6. IGE ROTIMI OLAOLUWA - MEMBER

THE TRUSTEES ARE :(1) Mrs Pamela George (2) Dr Bolaji Babatunde (3) Mrs Francisca Mbanali (4) Mr Ogheneochuko Odibo (5) Miss Chinyerem George -Secretary (6) Miss Chinma Joan George

TRUSTEES: (1) OBUH,ERIC VOCALSLENDER (2)NWOMONOH,VIVIAN TONITO (3)EGIEYA,AMINA ONOSIQWU (4)OSUOHA,ZICO NNAMDI.

THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE:1. To provide support for members that otherwise may not be readily available due to the small size of their individual operations.

2. To assist members in developing their operations with a view towards improved standards, efficiency, education and profitability, and to uphold standards of proper business practices within their local, state and national requirements.

3. To promote the Entertainment Industry of Oyo State and present it as a viable investment avenue for prospective investors.

4. To promote, encourage and maintain friendly relationships between Entertainment stakeholders and other organizations interested in the Entertainment industry similarly promoting and supporting compatible goals.

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 from the date of this publication SIGNED BY: SECRETARY

ENUGU BRIGHT STAR CLUB OGUI NEW LAYOUT This is to inform the general public that the above named Club has Applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission Abuja for registration under part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act of 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. EWA CHIBUIKE 2. NWEKE MONDAY 3. NWEBOR SOLOMON 4. IGWE MICHAEL 5. ALO CHIBUEZE 6. ORU IFEANYI 7. STEPHEN CHUKWU

CHAIRMAN SECRETARY TREASURER FINANCIAL SECRETARY PETRON ELDER

AIMS: a. TO PROMOTE THE WELLBEING OF THE MEMBERS. b. TO PROECT THE OBJECTIVES OF THE ENUGU BRIGHT STAR CLUB. Any objection to the registration should be forwarded to the Registrar General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420 Tigri Crescent, off Aguiyi Ironsi Street Maitama, Abuja within 28 days from date of these publication.

SIGNED TRUSTEES

EDDA CHRISTIAN LEADERS FORUM LAGOS

THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE:(1) To serve as a broker between environmental agencies and all arms of government and the general public (2) To provide and interpret Climate information

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: (1) TO PROMOTE AWARESNESS REGARDING PROBLEMS AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF LESS PRIVILEGED CHILDREN AND YOUTHS. (2) TO RENDER ASSISTANCE TO INDIGENT AND LESS PRIVILEGED CHILDREN AND YOUTHS FOR THEIR SUBSISTENCE,SHELTER AND EDUCATION. (3) TO TRAIN LESS PRIVILEGED YOUTHS ON PRACTICAL SKILLS ACQUISITION FOR WEALTH CREATION,SELF-RELIANCE AND SUSTAINABLE LIVING.

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 from the date 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, P.M.B 198, GARKI, ABUJA WITHIN TWENTY-EIGHT (28) DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION

SIGNED BY:Miss Chinyerem George Secretary

LOSS OF DOCUMENT

This is to inform the general public of the loss of the Original Allocation Letter of property situated Republic Layout Enugu also known as Plot 2, Block XIII, with size of about 1200m2 belonging to MR. JAMES NNEBEDUM IBE got lost at Enugu. The Allocation letter was issued by the Federal Ministry of Works, Housing, Landuse & Allocation Committee Headquarters, Abuja. All efforts made to trace the document proved abortive. If found please return to the Federal Ministry of Land, Abuja.

ASSOCIATION OF CHILD AND BABY PHOTOGRAHERS, NIGERIA

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

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.

TRUSTEES (1) PASTOR NKAMA DOMINIC EKUMA (2) REV NNACHI DANIEL (3) SYLVESTER ISAAC C (4) EVANGELIST OJI SAMUEL OMAKA

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. ABISOLA IJALANA 2. IBIYEMI DISU 3. ADEOLA KOSOKO-ADEOSUN

- CHAIRMAN - VICE PRESIDENT - TREASURE

Aims TO SPREAD THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST Any objection to the registration should be forwarded to the Registrar General,Corporate Affairs Commission,Plot 420,Tigris Crescent,off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama,P.M.B 198, Garki, Abuja,within 28 days from the date of this publication.

Signed secretary

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. To create a platform to promote the profession of Baby & Child Photography in Nigeria.

2. To bring Baby and Child Photographers in Nigeria under a body for the promotion of members’ interests, provision of resources for members’ development and adherence to professional and ethical standards.

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

SIGNED: FEMI KOLAJO ESQ. - Solicitor

FOLARIN RACHAEL TEMITOPE

CORRECTION OF NAME

CONFIRMATION OF NAMES

My name was mistakenly written as IMODOR PETER OMADEINU instead of IMODOR PETER OMADEWU, now my correct name is IMODOR PETER OMADEWU. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note.

This is to confirm that I, ALFRED DONALD is the same person answering TOMMY JOHN ALFRED, now wish to be known and addressed as ALFRED DONALD. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as OLALUDE RACHAEL TEMITOPE, now wish to be known and addressed as FOLARIN RACHAEL TEMITOPE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

ENEMUOH CECILIA AMANAMBU

AKINFE VICTOR OLUWADAMILARE

MRS. EZEADI MARYANN UCHECHI

In some documents my name appeared as ENEMUOH CECILIA MGBAFOR, ENEMUOH AMANAMBU CECILIA, ENEMUOH MGBAFOR CECILIA and ENEMUO CECILIA, now wish to be known and addressed as ENEMUOH CECILIA AMANAMBU. All former documents remain valid.

General public to please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as AKINFE VICTOR OLOFIN, now wish to be known and addressed as AKINFE VICTOR OLUWADAMILARE. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

DREAMS OF BRIGHTER DAYS INITIATIVE

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS EZENWANNE MARYANN UCHECHI, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. EZEADI MARYANN UCHECHI. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

ABIODUN BAMIDELE BOSEDE

SIGNED:FRED ACHOLEM,ESQ.(SOLICITOR) 2 OSOLO WAY,AJAO ESTATE,ISOLO,LAGOS. LANDLORDS AND RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION, UMUOBIA HOUSING ESTATE, OLOKORO UMUAHIA The general public is hereby informed that the above association 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) Chief Cornelius Emele 2) Barr. (Chief) Eze Ihekoronye 3) Mr. Chinedu Onwuka 4) Hon. Ifeanyi Madumere 5) Mr. Kalu Amah AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1) To assist the government of Abia State in ensuring the security of lives and property of our members.

2) To compliment the efforts/projects of Abia State Government in the provision of social amenities for our members.

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

Signed: Secretary

CONFIRMATION OF NAMES

LASISI KAZEEM KOLAWOLE

This is to confirm that I am the same person bearing ABUDULLAHI RAHAMAT in my First Bank account instead of ABDULLAHI RAHMAT in my Keystone Bank account. All former documents bearing the above mentioned name remain valid. General public should please take note.

Formerly known and addressed Lasisi Kazeem Adebowale, now wish to be known and addressed as Lasisi Kazeem Kolawole. All former documents remain valid. General public take note

OYESINA IBIDOLAPO AJOKE

DUROJOLA FUNMILAYO AJOKE

I formerly known and addressed as AKINOLA IBIDOLAPO AJOKE . Now wish to be known as OYESINA IBIDOLAPO AJOKE . All former documents remain valid.

General public and authorities concerned should take note

I formerly known and addressed as AKINPELU FUNMILAYO AJOKE. Now wish to be known as DUROJOLA FUNMILAYO AJOKE. All former documents remain valid.

General public and authorities concerned should take note.

CORRECTION OF NAME

EFIENOKWU CHRISTIANA TOSIN

I, formerly known and address as HASSAN SHERIFAT BOSEDE, now wish to be known and addressed as ABIODUN BAMIDELE BOSEDE. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

My name was wrongly written on my BVN as SHERIFF NOLLA, now my correct name is SHERIFF ADIGUN ABDULLAHI. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as FAJOBI CHRISTIANA TOSIN, now wish to be known and addressed as EFIENOKWU CHRISTIANA TOSIN. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

AKPAN CECILIA SUNDAY

FREDRICK CHRISTIANA IJEOMA

MURITADOH OLASUNKANMI BALOGUN

I, formerly known and addressed as MONDAY CECILIA ETOP , now wish to be known and addressed as AKPAN CECILIA SUNDAY . All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly addressed as,UGWUSHIE CHRISTIANA IJEOMA, Now want to be known and called FREDRICK CHRISTIANA IJEOMA. All former document remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as SAMSON OLAOLU DADA OLASUNKANMI wish to be known and addressed as MURITADOH OLASUNKANMI BALOGUN . All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

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Bikers to ride for national unity–Abdullahi Tom Okpe, Abuja

A coalition of motorbike riders in Nigeria, the Rider’s Assembly, has said the group will ride on October 1, Independence Day, for the country’s unity.

Speaking with journalists on Tues-

day in Abuja, the spokesman for the group, Abubakar Abdullahi, said the development was the only way the group could spread their “noble message” of unity in the country.

He said, “The country could only progress and develop through enduring

IORWUESE AONDOFA I formerly known as DANIEL JAMES wish to be known and addressed as IORWUESE AONDOFA . All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

EJESI EMMANUEL CHIMAOBI I, formerly known and addressed as CHIMAOBI EJESI,now wish to be known and addressed as EJESI EMMANUEL CHIMAOBI. All former documents remain valid.

General public should please take note.

peace and unity. As we all have noticed, there has been a wave of divisive and secessionist sentiments sweeping across Nigeria since the recent 2015 elections.

“Across the different regions of the country, individuals and groups have become increasingly

MRS KEHINDE RONKE

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

MRS UCHE CHIDINMA VERONICA

MRS MBAMALU NKEMJIKA NORA

ONYENAUFORO CHINAZOR COSTENCIA

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS EZEANI CHIDINMA VERONICA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS UCHE CHIDINMA VERONICA. All former documents remain valid. NYSC and General public should please take note.

JOHNSON EMMANUEL NWOKE I, formerly known and addressed as NWOKE IHEANACHO EMMANUEL, now wish to be known and addressed as JOHNSON EMMANUEL NWOKE. All former documents remain valid.

General public please take note.

MRS ONYENUCHEYA CHINENYE STELLA

OGAMBA UCHECHUKWU I formerly known as Ogamba Chukwunonso Uchechukwu Evan now wish to be known as Ogamba Uchechukwu.

Former documents remain valid. General public take note.

AFINNI AFUSAT SUBUOLA EJIDE

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS ANDY NKEMJIKA NORA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS MBAMALU NKEMJIKA NORA. All former documents remain valid. General Public should please take note.

OLADEJO OLUWAKEMI BUKKY

AYANGBAYE ADERIBIGBE TAJUDEEN ADEBAYO

I, formerly known, called and addressed as AROLE MARY OLUWAKEMI, now wish to be known, called and addressed as OLADEJO OLUWAKEMI BUKKY. All documents bearing my former names remain valid. General public should please take note.

I, formerly known, called and addressed as ADERIBIGBE THURSTON ADEBAYO, now wish to be known, called and addressed as AYANGBAYE ADERIBIGBE TAJUDEEN ADEBAYO. That I was born on the 5th day of May, 1968. All documents bearing my former names remain valid.

General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

MRS ANEKE CATHERINE NWANEDOBU I, formerly known and addressed as MISS ANEKEOGWOJI CATHERINE NWANEDOBU, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS ANEKE CATHERINE NWANEDOBU. But my voter’s card I.D. was wrongly written as “CATHRINE”.

All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

MRS CHIOMA MERCY IDIKA UKA I, formerly known and addressed as MISS EBOH CHIOMA MERCY, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS CHIOMA MERCY IDIKA UKA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

MRS OGBOBEZE LORRITA ODINAKACHUKWU I, formerly known and addressed as MISS UGWU LORRITA ROSE, MISS UGWU LORRITA ROSE ODINAKACHUKWU, MISS UGWU LORRITA and MISS UGWU LORRITA .O. now wish to be known and addressed as MRS OGBOBEZE LORRITA ODINAKACHUKWU. All former documents remain valid.

General public should please take note.

MRS UDEOZOR EUGENIA UZOAMAKA

OGBOBE PEACE CHEKWUBE

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS EGO EUGENIA UZOAMAKA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS UDEOZOR EUGENIA UZOAMAKA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

ENEREULOR UGOCHUKWU OZIOMA

OKWUDILI-OGBONNIA OGOCHUKWU MARTINA

LOSS OF DOCUMENTS The following original documents with their reg. no’s: Building Lease Indenture Reg. as 85/85/657, Power of Attorney reg. as 98/98/906, and Power of Attorney reg. as 98/98/1299 at Lands registry Enugu, belonging to Mr. Okey .C. Obiefuna got lost on 12/01/2017. Ministry of Lands Enugu and general public take note.

MRS. ANUOLUWAPO OYINDAMOLA ALWELL-OKODEH

MRS SUSAN UJOMOR

That on some of my documents, my name appears as OLABANJI AHMED RAHMON, while on other documents, it appears as HAMED RAMON. That I am the same person bearing both names. That henceforth, I wish to be known and addressed as HAMED RAMON. That all documents bearing all these names are mine and remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

EZEJIDE NGOZI LOVETH

I, formerly known and addressed as OKOH NGOZI LOVETH, now wish to be known and addressed as EZEJIDE NGOZI LOVETH. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

I formerly known as OKAFOR PEACE CHEKWUBE now wish to be known as OGBOBE PEACE CHEKWUBE. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note

xxAGBOSUAN GODDEY NDIALE

I, formerly known, called and addressed as OKEREKE NKECHI with BVN in the same name.

That henceforth, I wish to be known, called and addressed as MRS. OSAGIE NOSAGHARA GRACE and the BVN in my former names now formally transfered to new name. All documents bearing my former names remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

That my name was wrongly written as JOSEPH FRIDAY GABRIEL instead of JOSEPH FRIDAY. That my correct name is JOSEPH FRIDAY. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

MRS BABALOLA TEMITOPE JOYCE

MEMUNAT MUSA-GBADAMOSI

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

I, formerly known and addressed as MISSAKINMUTIMI TEMITOPE JOYCE, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS BABALOLA TEMITOPE JOYCE . All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as EZEKEKE MIRIAN ADAOBI Now wishes to be known and addressed as EZEADIKWA MIRIAN ADAOBI All former documents remain valid general public should take note

MRS. OSAGIE NOSAGHARA GRACE

message will involve us riding with bikers from different parts of this great country in Abuja as we celebrate Nigeria’s 57th Independence day, the one Nigeria ride”, he said.

MRS HELEN FOURQUIN

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS ANUOLUWAPO OYINDAMOLA ODUSANYA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. ANUOLUWAPO OYINDAMOLA ALWELL-OKODEH. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I formerly known and address as Agbosuan Goddey now wish to know and address as Agbosuan Goddey Ndiale. All former documents remain valid.

General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as ONYENAUFORO EDNA CHINAZOR, now wish to be known and addressed as ONYENAUFORO CHINAZOR COSTENCIA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

countrymen across board that this nation is the only one we have to call our own and that the unity in diversity is sure way to achieve the development of Nigeria, all well-meaning Nigerians yearn to see come to pass.

“Our means of spreading this noble

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS NGBOR HELEN RICHARD, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS HELEN FOURQUIN . All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as SHERIFAT ADEKUNLE,now wish to be known and addressed as AFINNI AFUSAT SUBUOLA EJIDE and general public should please take note

I, formerly known and addressed as FAUSAT MARIA OLABODE, Now wish to be known and addressed as MEMUNAT MUSA-GBADAMOSI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

UGWU VICTORIA EGO

I formerly known as QUEEN SMART UDOASUA wish to be known and addressed as QUEEN EFFIOK EFFIOK . All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

EZEADIKWA MIRIAN ADAOBI

QUEEN EFFIOK EFFIOK

enduring peace and unity, that our differences are what makes us a beautiful people and our population is what has earned us position as the ‘giant of Africa’.

“We therefore intend to use October 1st, independence day commemoration to remind our fellow

I formerly known as Asawo Ronke wish to be known and addressed as Mrs Kehinde Ronke. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

This is to certify and confirm that DIGWOKE GABSON ODINAKACHUKWU, OGBOBE GABRIEL AJOGWU, OGBOBE GABRIEL, AJOGWU .O. OGBOBE, OGBOBEZE GABSON .O., DIGWOKE GABSON ODINAKA and OGBOBEZE GABRIEL OZIOMACHUKWU refer as one and the same person now wish to be known and addressed as OGBOBEZE GABRIEL OZIOMACHUKWU.All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS UGWU STELLA CHINENYE, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS ONYENUCHEYA CHINENYE STELLA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

vocal in their calls for the division of this great nation Nigeria.

Amidst these, many Nigerians remain fervent in our belief in the oneness of Nigeria, that we are stronger together, that progress and development only comes through

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS OHEREN SUSAN ATERENGBE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSE AS MRS SUSAN UJOMOR. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAINS VALID, ALL AUTHORITIES CONCERN AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD PLEASE TAKE NOTE

CHANGE OF NAME/CORRECTION OF DATE OF BIRTH I, formerly known and addressed as OLUSHOGA AYODELE OLUTUNBI, now wish to be known, called and addressed as OLUSHOGA AYODELE KAZEEM. That my correct date of birth is 18th day of April, 1985 and not 18th May, 1985. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

KIMBERLY MATHEW I, formerly known, called and addressed as PATIENCE ENOHIESE, now wish to be known, called and addressed as KIMBERLY MATHEW. That I am the owner of International Passport No. A01532156.

All documents bearing my former names remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

LOSS OF DOCUMENT

This is to inform the general public that the original C of O bearing Hon. Geofery Ugwu and 4 others with file No. GAL 2932 C of O No. 029356 Reg. as 4/4/8 of the Enugu State Lands registry, assigned to me through a Deed of Assignment with Reg. 56/56/8 of Enugu State Lands Registry in respect of plots No. 15, 17 and 19 located at Suncity Layout Enugu East L.G.A got missing. If found please contact Enugu State Ministry of Lands Enugu or Chief Obinna .M. Jackson Ezeofor.

I, formerly known and addressed as NWANEBU UGOCHUKWU OZIOMA, now wish to be known and addressed as ENEREULOR UGOCHUKWU OZIOMA, All former documents remain valid.

The general public should please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as OGBONNIA OGOCHUKWU MARTINA Now wishes to be known and addressed as OKWUDILI-OGBONNIA OGOCHUKWU MARTINA All former documents remain valid general public should take note.

ONWUHARAONYE MARCEL UCHE

SOLOLA DEBORAH TEMITOPE

DAVID OLUDARE SOLOLA

I, formerly known and addressed as ONWUHARAONYE VICTOR CHIDERA, Now wish to be known and addressed as ONWUHARAONYE MARCEL UCHE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as ALLISON TOPE DEBORAH, Now wish to be known and addressed as SOLOLA DEBORAH TEMITOPE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as DARE SEUN SHOLOLA, Now wish to be known and addressed as DAVID OLUDARE SOLOLA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

VINCENT SAMUEL AZUZUIKE I, formerly known and addressed as EZENWABASILI SAMUEL AZUBUIKE now wish to be known and addressed as VINCENT SAMUEL AZUZUIKE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

TIAMIYU OLADIMEJI ADEROJU

CORRECTION OF NAME

Formerly known and addressed as MOJELO CHIKWELU OBIORA now wish to be known and addressed as MUOCHIJELO CHIKWELU OBIORA. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note.

ABUGU EVELYN CHIOMA

KOLAWOLE FLORENCE AJOKE

I, formerly known and addressed as TIJANI FALILAT AJOKE now wish to be known and addressed as KOLAWOLE FLORENCE AJOKE.All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

JOSHUA OSAHENOMAN MATHEW

I, once known, called and addressed as THOMAS OLADIMEJI ADEROJU, now wish to be known, called and addressed as TIAMIYU OLADIMEJI ADEROJU. All former documents remain valid. LBIC, LSDPC and general public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as EZE EVELYN CHIOMA, now wish to be known, called and addressed as ABUGU EVELYN CHIOMA due to change in my marital status. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

TAIWO JAMES OMOLAYOLE

ERUNUBE OWHEDE DANIEL

ISLARMIAT YUSIF

I, formerly known, called and addressed as OGODO COLLINS, now wish to be known, called and addressed as ERUNUBE OWHEDE DANIEL. All documents bearing my former names remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

I, formerly known, called and addressed as ISLAMIYAT OMOPELOLA FOLAWIYO, now wish to be known, called and addressed as ISLARMIAT YUSIF. All documents bearing my former names remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

I, formerly known, called and addressed as IFATOKUN TAIWO JAMES OMOLAYOLE, now wish to be known, called and addressed as TAIWO JAMES OMOLAYOLE. All documents bearing my former names remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

That I, KIMBERLY MATHEW is the biological mother of JOSHUA OSAHENOMAN MATHEW with International Passport No. A02130314.

That he was formerly known and addressed as JOSHUA OSAHENOMAN OLUWASEGUN ENOHIESE. That henceforth he wish to be known and addressed as JOSHUA OSAHENOMAN MATHEW. All documents bearing his former names remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

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Police commissioner confirms abduction of 11 passengers in Rivers Amaka Agbu, Port Harcourt

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As insecurity rages on in Rivers State, the state police command has confirmed the kidnap on Monday night of eleven passengers travelling from Rumuokoro, Port Harcourt, at the Ndele Elele-Alumini on the East-West Road by unknown gunmen.

The state Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Zaki, who confirmed the kidnap of the passengers in the Ahoada-bound vehicle said the bus left Rumuokoro last night to Ahoada when the incident occurred.

He said that the police gathered that three of the passengers dropped at Ndele while five of them escaped during the process of the kidnap.

The Commissioner said that his men were seriously combing the bushes around the area to ensure prompt release of the passengers of the 18-seater vehicle and assured the public that police men were constantly patrolling the East-West Road to ensure the safety of motorists and commuters on the road.

He stated: “We are working on it and our men are combing the bush. I can assure you they will

be arrested in no time and what I want members of the public to know is that we have an open door policy. If there is anything, I can be reached on my number. If people want to see me in my office, it is open for them. I’m here for them. I’m working for them at 24 hours so they should come forward to share information with us.”

Meanwhile, the Rivers police commissioner on Monday confirmed the arrest of a notorious gang of criminals who kidnapped and ate their victims. Also at a press briefing in Port Harcourt, the commissioner, Monday, said that the suspects were arrested while preparing pepper soup with the human parts of their victim.

“Similarly the command in continuation of our onslaught against kidnapping arrested one Peter Roland, a member of a notorious gang that kidnapped Pastor Opara from Edoha in Ahoada East LGA of Rivers State on August 15, 2017. He was kidnapped, killed, beheaded, and his liver and intestine were used for pepper soup and plantain porridge. The suspects were arrested while preparing the meal,” he said.

Sultan Of Sokoto begs FG for railline Idu Jude Sokoto

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The Sultan of Sokoto, his Eminence Bubkar Sa’ad 111, has pleaded with the federal government of Nigeria for an organised rail transportation system as a panacea for economic Development.

The Sultan made this call, while playing host to the visiting Minister of Transportation, Honourable Chibuike Amaechi, who in Sokoto for the 15th annual National conference of Transportation NCT. Recall that the National Conference on Transportation, is an annual conference of transportation stakeholders meant to design a roadmap and policy implementation of a standard transportation system.

The leader of the National Council For Islamic Affirms, requested that agriculture and other developmental projects can

only be achieved through perfect transportation system.

His words “what I ask the Federal Government is for a good transportation system for my brothers and sisters and to construct railway transportation here. It will ensure good transportation system and it will improve agriculture, trade and in general improve internally generated revenue of the state”.

Responding to the plea made by the Sultan, the Minister of transportation, Rt. Hon Chibuike Amaechi, assured the Sultan of the possibility of the rail system. He further stressed that the transportation stakeholders has chosen the state for the conference as recognition for the relative peace being enjoyed in the state.

Sokoto state is among the three states with no railway link for an improved economic boost.

L-R: Chairman, Ogun State Community Development Council (CDC), Alhaji Ikupoliyi Rasaq Kolawole; immediate past Chairman of the council, Chief Isaiah Akinsonwon and Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, during a courtesy visit to the governor in his Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta office... on Tuesday.

Police application stalls judgement in Evans N300 suit Peter Fowoyo, Lagos

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A bid by the alleged billionaire kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike a.k.a. Evans, to challenge his continued detention since June 10, 2017 at a Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos was on Tuesday stalled owing to an application filed by the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris.

At yesterday’s proceedings, lawyer representing the IGP and the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), David

Igbodo, while drawing the court’s attention to the application said his clients deserved to be heard before any judgement can be delivered in the matter.

According to him, one of the reasons for bringing the application is to urge the court to nullify the appearance and submissions of one, Henry Obiazi, who appeared for both the IGP and NPF on August 16 when the matter was fixed for judgement.

He said the lawyer was not authorized by either the IGP or the NPF to rep-

resent them in court.

Consequently, he is asking the court to set aside the ruling delivered at the last hearing when the matter was fixed for judgement without hearing the IGP and the NPF. Igbodo told the court that other respondents in the matter have been served but the applicant rejected service.

But Evans lawyer, Olukoya Ogungbeje, opposed the hearing of the application, saying it was intended to arrest the court’s judgement. He also fault-

ed claims by Igbodo that he evaded service of the application on him.

According to him, there is nothing before the court again after parties have canvased arguments and a date for judgement fixed.

Ogungbeje’s opposition was however overruled by the judge on the ground that there are proof that he actually evaded service.

Meanwhile the court has adjourned hearing of the application to September 5.

Anxiety as UN suspends food distribution to IDPs over attack in Borno Myke Uzendu, Oluchi Okoroafor, Abuja

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The World Food Programme (WFP) is the latest to join other International Aid Workers to suspend food distribution to internally displaced persons (IDPs) at the Gubio camp in Miduguri due to incessant attack on the aid workers by the displaced persons.

WFP is not the first humanitarian organisation to suspend food distribution in the Gubio camp as the United Nations had suspended activities twice in the past one year, first in July 2016 and another in August 2017, after attacks on aid workers.

Angry and hungry IDPs

had attacked the humanitarian workers of the International Medical Corp, an international NGO, over food ration choices, injuring many people and destroying five sport utility vehicles belonging to the NGO. NAN reports that in an electronic message sent yesterday by WFP Communication officer in the Maiduguri field office, Mr. Adedeji Ademigbuji, the global humanitarian agency said the suspension was as a result of security threats.

According to him, “Unidentified men attacked staff of the International Medical Corps (IMC) at Gubio IDP camp in Maiduguri. IMC is a client to WFP.”

“IMC staff were at the camp for routine food distribution exercise. A staff member of IMC and two IDPs were wounded while five vehicles were vandalised in the attack.

“The IDPs were said to be protesting against distribution of sorghum and demanded that rice should be provided to them.

“All activities in the camp have been suspended until safety of humanitarian workers is guaranteed” he said.

Ademiguji however said that security forces have arrested six suspects in connection with the attack.

Meanwhile, Satomi Ahmad, chairman, State Emergency Management

Agency (SEMA), who confirmed the incident, described it as “unfortunate”, adding that the suspension was a temporary measure, to enable the agency to come up with effective security arrangements.

Satomi said, “The Gubio incident is not an issue of insufficient food but a breach of communication, based on complaints by the IDPs over their choices of rice over sorghum while others preferred sorghum over rice.”

“So in the process, there was a delay for about one week while we were trying to sort things out and then an issue came up that if they are taking sorghum, the ration has to be increased.

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Beware of smoker next door: Non-smokers have high tendency to danger, medic warns Oyindamola Idris The slogan, Smokers are liable to die young has long slipped from genuine health warning tag on tobacco adverts; it has become another decoy on cigarette packs.

Smoking, the practice of lighting up and inhaling smoke from substances rolled up substances straight into the blood stream, was once frowned at by societies across the globe, but the practice continued until it grew into a uniform of a class, a vogue that became a habit and addiction.

Most of the time, the substance is known to be dried leaves of tobacco plant; when the smell is breathed in, it delivers some kind of active substance that can be poisonous into the lungs where the human blood absorbs it into the tissues.

Among substances known are cigarettes of different brands, weed, marijuana, tobacco, cannabis, Indian hemp, opium etc.

In the early days, medical science had identified smoking as the cause of so many health issues like cancer, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder (COPD), lung cancer, asthma etc.

Secondary SmokerS Secondary smokers, as they are classified, are people that are close to, or always around regular smokers. According to medics, they are more liable to develop smoking-related diseases than the regular smokers; this is because their lungs are not used to the smoke of burnt substances which the regular smoker’s lung is adapted to.

A specialist in paediatrics at the Shomolu General Hospital, in Shomolu LCDA, Lagos, Dr. Bello Teslim Aisha, responding to the danger inherent in smoking, confirmed that medically, smoking can be dangerous to health.

Her words: “Smoking affects the alveolar in the lungs, designed to filter substances in the body. The inhaled smoke therefore blocks the alveolar and this makes smokers vulnerable to different lung-related diseases like lung cancer, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder (COPD), asthma etc. To compound the condition, cancer is classified to be a long term terminal disease.”

Expatiating more on the danger in smoking, Doc Aisha said smoking chiefly destroys the lungs, “And it will cause oxygen deficiency in the body; this is one of the major risk factors

Youth carrying placard ‘Let Your No Be No Dont Smoke‘

Dr. Aisha-Bello

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that cause cancer.”

On the attraction to youths, the paediatrician attributed the trend to peer pressure. “The habit was common among the mature and elderly citizens, but it infiltrated into youths. The reasons for the habit are manifold, from just to “get high”, to “cooling the nerves” to showing off that they are “mature”.

There is also the peer pressure and environmental orientation, among other factors.

“The habit can become addictive and very hard to stop once it is ignited. It is when teenagers see their peers smoking that they tend to belong, and this graduates to addiction.”

Government factor Indicting the government for failure of tobacco regulation, Dr. Bello told The Daily Times

that government just made the law that is supposed to restrict smoking in the country, “But they are not making enough effort to enforce it. Smokers are not supposed to smoke in public areas that can endanger nonsmokers’ lives after the law was passed; secluded and restricted areas have been provided in private and public places, if they must smoke.

“But government has not made enough effort to effect the law or place outright embargo on tobacco cultivation, production and selling.

“I keep seeing smokers at different places every day; if government can enforce the law and arrest anyone who smokes in public places, and either jail them or sentence them to community service, then only would the public will take the

law seriously.”, she pointed out.

“It is clear that tobacco companies are just playing safe by inscribing the warning line on cigarette packs while at same time producing the same stuff that is harmful to the health of citizens.

“May be government cannot stop the companies from doing their business, but it is important that people should be aware of how dangerous tobacco can be to their health; no matter the amount of pleasure they derive from it, it is sure to do more harm than good to them.”

In conclusion, Dr. Bello urged all governments to implement the law and punish those who break it by exposing them on the media. “This way, they will be embarrassed and this will deter other smokers not to fall victim of such fate.

She advised smokers - especially women and breastfeeding mothers - to quit this habit and stop endangering the lives of non-smokers -especially children. She suggests a possible way to help smokers quit the

habit: “Smoking can be stopped with nicotine-patch, because it is like a replacement of what is in the tobacco. We should encourage addicted smokers to use it when they feel the urge; this will help to calm their nerves and the urge for tobacco will gradually reduce to zero over time,” she advised.

A smoker, who spoke in confidence, disclosed that he just cannot stop the habit. “I don’t remember how I got into it, but I confess I enjoy smoking; it helps me feel different and relaxed when I am with other people. Also, I can only think better when I smoke.”

On the health implication, the fellow disagreed that smoking can lead to death. His words: “Anyone who dies from smoking is destined to die at the moment. Death will come when it will come, smoking or not.”

Mrs. Regina Olufemi, a social worker identified inferiority complex as one of the factors that draw youths into smoking. “It is when youths struggle with low self esteem that they believe they need something to ‘pep them up’ before they can act.

“Government and parents have a very important role to play in other to curb young smokers because they tend to have a bleak future.

“Parents should endeavor to monitor their children and if suspicious, take them for counselling. On the home front, parents should not be too harsh on their young teens, but rather, build self control and confidence in them. Make them your friends so they can confide in their parents when they are bothered.”

An educationist who preferred anonymity told our correspondent that government should endeavor to place a total embargo on the growing and importation of tobacco in the country.

“You can’t permit them to grow the substance and produce it and expect the public not to buy their product,” she said.

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Plateau youths hold solidarity match for Buhari, Lalong Kingsley Chukwuka, Jos

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L-R: Erhumu Bayagbon, Ag. Head, Corporate Communications and CSR; Segun Ogunsanya, CEO/Managing Director, and Opeyemi Lawal, Senior Manager, Brand Activation and Sponsorships, all of Airtel Nigeria, at the executive screening of the first Live Show of Airtel The Voice Nigeria in Lagos… recently.

World Water Day: UNICEF tasks countries on provision of safe water for children Ibeneme Ebelechukwu, Abuja

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As the world set to mark the World Water Day, The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) has called for concerted efforts from countries in providing adequate and portable water for its teeming citizens especially for children lamenting more than 180 million people lack basic drinking water in countries especially ravaged by conflict or unrest.

This was contained in a press statement signed

by UNICEF Global Chief of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene,Sanjay Wijesekera and made available to Dailytimes in Abuja.

According to the statement, Children living in fragile situations are four times more likely to lack access to basic drinking water adding that

Children’s access to safe water and sanitation, especially in conflicts and emergencies, is a right, not a privilege. ”In countries beset by violence, displacement, conflict and instability, children’s most basic means of survival – water – must be a priority.”

The statement also noted “People living in fragile situations are four times more likely to lack basic drinking water than populations in non-fragile situations, according to a recent UNICEF and World Health Organisation analysis. Of the estimated 484 million people living in fragile situations in 2015, 183 million lacked basic drinking water services.

“In Yemen, a country reeling from the impact of over two years of conflict, water supply networks that serve the country’s largest cities are at imminent risk of collapse due to war-inflicted damage and disrepair. Around 15 million

people in the country have been cut off from regular access to water and sanitation.

“In Syria, where the conflict is well into its seventh year, around 15 million people are in need of safe water, including an estimated 6.4 million children. Water has frequently been used as a weapon of war: In 2016 alone, there were at least 30 deliberate water cuts – including in Aleppo, Damascus, Hama, Raqqa and Dara, with pumps destroyed and water sources contaminated.

The statement further lamented that In conflict-affected areas in northeast Nigeria, 75 per cent of water and sanitation infrastructure has been damaged or destroyed, leaving 3.6 million people without even basic water services.

“In South Sudan, where fighting has raged for over three years, almost half the water points across the country have been damaged or

completely destroyed.

“In far too many cases, water and sanitation systems have been attacked, damaged or left in disrepair to the point of collapse. When children have no safe water to drink, and when health systems are left in ruins, malnutrition and potentially fatal diseases like cholera will inevitably follow,” said Wijesekera.

In Yemen, for example, children make up more than 53 per cent of the over half a million cases of suspected cholera and acute watery diarrhoea reported so far. Somalia is suffering from the largest outbreak of cholera in the last five years, with nearly 77,000 cases of suspected cholera/ acute watery diarrhoea. And in South Sudan, the cholera outbreak is the most severe the country has ever experienced, with more than 19,000 cases since June 2016.

Foundation empowers 2000 students with soft skills Afolabi Adesola

ÎÎÎ The God City Foundation and Skill Enhancement Initiative has concluded a tranche of training held at Ota, Ogun State, where hundreds of people among which were aged, young adults and children were empowered with soft skills for a trade, or business and community development.

According to the Convener, Mr Tunde Adeyemi, the foundation which kicked off four years ago has been able to empower over 2,000 students so far.

The foundation in partnership with a local assembly, The Redeemed Christian Church of God Ogun Province 14, delivered the training in Catering, Events Management and

Decorations, Barbing, Graphics and Creative Designing, Shoe and Bag Making, Soap Making, Photography and Cinematography, Bead making amongst many other crafts, free of charge to the participants over a two week period.

“I got this vision as a builder in 2004, when the Lord asked me to stop building houses, but to start building lives. I took the challenge, wrote the vision and with serious prayers, the Foundation took off in 2010. I thank God for where we are today, because we have been able to empower over 2,000 people.” said Adeyemi Adeyemi said the just concluded training had over 500 participants who had learned and perfected various skills.

He said his desire is to see the eminent people of the society, take up programmes such as this and sponsor it as a means to positively transform the society.

“We are doing it for free, and bearing all the responsibility because God has sent us to do it, but if we have people that can support us, so that we can train a much larger crowd, we will be happy and will be fulfilling the purpose of God” One of the trainee, Miss Omolara Akin Oyelade, who learnt bead making says although she did not start on the day the training took off, she has been able to learn and perfect her skill, she has come up with a name for her enterprise which she termed Arafe Creations and 2 years down

the line she sees herself as a Nigerian Fashion Icon, who will have trained others.

“I want to be good at this, so I had to put in extra hours and that’s why I have been able to create these in less than 2 weeks” Omolara said.

In the words of the tutor for the catering class, Mrs Ayo Bamidele, “In a country where there is no employment the best way out is empowerment.

This foundation has been very helpful, towards empowering youths and the upcoming generation. Although some of these youngsters are learning while some are unserious, but we are here for the serious ones, whose desire is to make an impact in the society, and I believe that with the little craft they have learnt, they will become great in future.”

Over two hundred Youths and women from the seventeen local government area of Plateau state on Tuesday held a solidarity match to pass vote of confidence on President Muhammad Buhari-led Administration and Gov Simon Lalong in Jos the state capital.

Our correspondent reports the youths and women carried banners with the inscription” we support President Muhammad Buhari,s policies ,”We welcome you back from your medical trip ,Plateau youths are solidly behind you ,We stand by Gov Simon Lalong and we call on Lalong to contest the forth coming Governorship election ,We stand by Buhari and Lalong with other inscriptions.

Pius Tongmaan, the Chairman, All Progressive Congress (APC), Youth forum in Plateau who spoke at the occasion said the solidarity match in respect of President Buhari and Simon Lalong is to show their support for the good work the All Progressive Congress led government is doing at the federal and state level.

“The APC youths in the state are in support of the anti corruption war of Mr President ,and we support our Governor Simon Lalong who is doing excellently well in providing dividend of Democracy to the

people of Plateau.

“Lalong is also doing excellently well in providing dividends of democracy to the people of the state ,Lalong has not failed the people of the state since he took over as governor of the state about 27 months ago.” Lalong has done excellently well and is keying into the mandate of the All Progressive Congress APC which is to better the lives of citizens of the country.

“Lalong has done well by returning peace to the state, and has earned the support of majority of the people and initiated development projects across the 17 local government areas.

“We would continue to support President Buhari and Gov Simon Lalong at all times.

“Within the two years of this administration, the President has achieved a lot in the area of security , and I believe the APC would continue to bring succour to the common man,” he said.

Also speaking at the occasion, the founder of a Youth group in Plateau operating under the aegis of Lalong 100 percent alert ,Comrade Dandaura Takalis, said the people of Plateau are in support of the good job ,President Buhari and the captain of the rescue team Simon Lalong is doing for the people of Plateau “We want to reassure the President that the majority of the masses in Plateau are with him.

FRSC deploys 33,000 personnel for Eid-el- Kabir celebrations Myke Uzendu, Abuja

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Following massive vehicular activities expected on the highways as families travel for the Sallah celebrations, the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has deployed 33,000 personnel across the federation to ensure sanity on the roads during the period.

In a statement on Tuesday, signed the Public Education Officer, the Corps said that its operations during the period would concentrate on management and control of traffic, excessive speeding, dangerous driving/overtaking, clearance of road obstructions, seat-belt use violation, zero tolerance for use of phone while driving, lane indiscipline and route violation.

He stressed that the Corps Marshal, Boboye Oyeyemi, insists on improved vehicular movement so as to mitigate crashes during the Eid-el-Kabir special patrol operation, scheduled to commence on August 31st, until September 6.

He also said the corps’ personnel had been briefed appropriately to perform their duties which include public

enlightenment, traffic calming, traffic control, enforcement and rescue services.

“For ease of operation and prompt rescue services, 859 patrol vans, 106 ambulances, 267 motorbikes and 22 towtrucks have been deployed to cover critical routes and crash prone areas,” he said.

“The corps marshal, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi wishes to remind Nigerians that the holiday is for celebration with family members and loved ones especially for the Muslim faithful. In this regard, motorists are advised to bear in mind the need to adhere to stipulated traffic rules and regulations to and fro their travel destinations as over 200 mobile courts will be set up to prosecute erring offenders.”

Kazeem urged the motoring public to practice saferoad-use culture and give their maximum cooperation to FRSC personnel for the desired success.

He also called on the public to notify FRSC in the event of an emergency through its emergency line 0700-CALLFRSC (0700-22553772) or toll free number 122 for prompt response as road safety is a shared responsibility.

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Breakaway: Cameroon comes hard on pro-secession cable TV operators ÏÏÏ

The government of Cameroun has sustained its commitment to crush all forms of secessionist campaigns with threat to deal with any media promoter of breakaway faction Anglophone part of the country.

As the country intensifies human right abuses to subjugate the Anglophone section of the country, government of Cameroonian government has further threatened to shut down satellite television operators who host a new pro-secession TV channel banned in January 2017.

Agency report said that the country’s Minister of Communications Issa Tchiroma Bakary gave the warning that companies that will broadcast the Southern Cameroons Broadcasting Corporation (SCBC) TV channel or programmes will be closed down.

He added that those found in breach of the order will have their equipment confiscated and legal actions taken against

President Biya

them.

The SCBC TV was launched on May 6, 2017, yet it was banned four months earlier by an order from the Cameroonian government.

They broadcast as the mouthpiece of the North West and South West Anglophone regions with political programmes designed to push for the dissolution of the 1961 union of the Southern Cameroons with Cameroun.

They refer to the region as Ambazonia, use the Southern Cameroons flag and broadcast messages from the Southern Cameroons “government” via satellite, social media and a designated news website.

The communications minister also announced that pupils in the two regions will undergo remedial classes in the first two months of the new school year to catch up

with the lost school period affected by protests that rocked the region since late last year.

Anglophone teachers, lawyers and students were beaten and intimidated by the security forces during peaceful protests against the imposition of the French language on their schools and courts.

Anglophone journalists also condemned a government order banning all radio and television discussions on the political situation in the region.

President Biya subsequently signed a decree establishing the National Commission of Bilingualism and Multiculturalism to solve the matter.

Many activists, however, call for the establishment of a two-state federation.

A video recently emerged showing a dozen detainees being held in a dark cell believed to be a military bunker. They went on a hunger strike against their inhumane treatment.

Angola opposition raises the alarm over Portuguese interference in

state’s internal affairs ÏÏÏThe leader of

the opposition party in Angola has cried out over the interference of the colonial master of the country , Portugal in the country’s internal matter sand the just concluded general elections.

Angola is the main Portuguese colony in Africa still maintains close ties in the area of diplomacy and economy, while outgoing president dos Santos’ daughter Isabel has lots of business interest in Portugal.

The country’s main opposition party, UNITA, on Tuesday berated Portuguese president Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa for congratulating Joao Lourenco for winning the August 23 elections.

According to agency reports, UNITA described de

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Sousa’s action as premature adding that the news of his position was received with ‘amazement and disappointment.’

The party which placed second in the vote with about 26% of votes have challenged the results.

“Where did those results come from?” its leader Samakuva asked supporters at the party’s campaign headquarters in Luanda.

The CNE (commission) must explain to Angolans what it did wrong and why it did it.

“The CNE (commission) must explain to Angolans what it did wrong and why it did it,” Samakuva added.

He has been leader of the party since 2003.

Lourenco, a former Defense Minister was candi-

S’Leone opposition headquarters razed in petrol bomb attack

Sierra Leone Opposition paty HQ fire

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erra Leone’s opposition party , the Alliance Democratic Party (ADP)) (headquarters was reported to be gutted by fire.

Mohamed Kamaraimba Mansaray, outspoken leader of the party, told a Reuters reporter in the that the fire was caused by a petrol bomb.

He said the bomb was thrown into their offices in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Police have yet to comment on the attack.

The attacked headquarters is located in a central part of town with other offices very close to it. Reports indicate that

the other buildings were not affected.

The ADP leader was only released from detention for gun related crimes on 7 June 2017 after he secured bail from a Magistrate Court.

The three charges he faces are unlawful possession of stun gun, unlawful possession of a small arm without authority and is carrying an offensive weapon. He denies all the three charges.

Mansaray broke away from the ruling All People’s Congress (APC) and founded the ADP in 2015.

Sierra Leone’s main opposition party is the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP)

S’African Lady emerges first black female CEO of multi-national oil firm ÏÏÏ

Agola Isaias Samakuva leader Angola opposition UNITA party

date for the ruling MPLA in the elections. The electoral body, CNE, declared him winner of the polls with over 60% of votes at a time when three provinces had yet to vote.

He is set to replace long serving leader, Jose Eduardo dos Santos, who steps down after 38 years in charge of the oil rich former Portuguese colony.

Suicide bomber kills 5 outside bank in Kabul ghan capital, Kabul.

The attack occurred Tuesday at the entrance of

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a Kabul Bank branch not far from the heavily protected U.S. embassy.

Witnesses said personnel of the Afghan army and other security institutions were in the crowd to receive their monthly salaries. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.

The deadly blast occurred as Afghanistan prepares to mark the annual Eid festival.

Meanwhile, Herat pro-

vincial government spokesman Jilani Farhad told VOA an overnight U.S. drone strike left at least 13 civilians dead, including women and children, and wounded seven others.

The spokesman said missiles fired at a Taliban hideout from an unmanned aircraft in the Shindand district also hit a nearby house causing the civilian casualties. The attack killed 16 insurgents and wounded sev-

The commitment of women to delivering on good corporate governance has once again been demonstrated in the global corporate sphere as a South African lady has emerged first female CEO of multinational oil company.

BP, a multinational oil company on Tuesday announced the appointment of South African chartered accountant Priscillah Mabelane as the chief executive of its Southern Africa operation.

Mabelane’s appointment on Monday makes her the first black woman in history to head a multi-national oil company, she will assume the role on September 1.

“Priscillah’s appointment reinforces BPSA’s pioneering role and strength of commitment to cultivating a diverse and inclusive workforce that will breed creativity and ensure we meet, even exceed customer expectations,” said the BP Southern Africa chairperson Thandi Orleyn.

“Given her proven track record in her previous executive roles, we are confident that Priscillah will

BP new president S Africa Priscillah Mabelane

be a strong leader for our business, especially as we continue to explore new areas of growth and development,” Orleyn was quoted by local media eNCA. Priscillah’s appointment reinforces BPSA’s pioneering role and strength of commitment to cultivating a diverse and inclusive workforce.

Priscillah Mabelane has worked with BPSA since 2011 when she joined the company as the Chief Financial Officer.

Prior to that, she has served in executive positions at several companies including Ernst & Young, Eskom Holdings Limited, Airports Company South Africa and Vodacom Group Limited spanning a period of 20 years.

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he Minister of Youth and Sports Barrister Solomon Dalung has attributed the recent successes recorded in basketball and wrestling to the ongoing sports reforms by the ministry.

Barrister Dalung made this known while congratulating the senior women’s basketball team D’Tigress, after they won the

Dalung attributes exploits in sports to reforms 2017 FIBA Women’s Afrobasket Championship in Mali on Sunday and Nigerian wrestlers just back from the World Championships in France.

D’Tigress won all their matches at the competition including a World Cup ticket to Spain next year while Nigerian wrestlers won a silver medal in the 55kg, qualified

for a bronze medal match in the 63kg and also qualified for the quarterfinals in the Women’s 58kg.

“We congratulate D’Tigress, the technical crew and the entire management of the Nigeria Basketball Federation for winning the 2017 FIBA Women’s Afrobasket trophy. You not only broke a 12-year-old

draught but also won a ticket to the World Cup next year. This cannot be ascribed to luck but weeks of hard work, planning and strategizing by the board, technical crew and the players. We also applaud the wrestlers for winning silver at the World championship,” he said.

The Minister commended the players

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reek Women’s Alpha Ethniki outfit Elpides Karditsas have completed the signing of Nigeria U20 international Joy Bokiri.

The 18-year-old has appended her signature to a one-year deal with Elpides Karditsas following a successful medical on Tuesday morning.

Joy Bokiri, who has been handed the number 12 jersey, joins Elpides Karditsas from Nigerian Women Football League side Bayelsa Queens FC. Including the U17 World Cup, the versatile midfielder has made eight appearances for Nigeria in Fifa tournaments, scoring three goals.

The deal that took her to Elpides Karditsas was brokered by Indian-based Izuchukwu Hilary Uganeme and female agent Jane Ndubuisi.

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able –toppers Nigeria are confident of overhauling Cameroon’s Indomitable Lions when both teams clash in perhaps the biggest match of Africa’s Group B of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying race on Friday.

Reigning African champions Cameroon come to town at a time the Eagles are fully committed to establishing an unassailable lead in the pool, and on the back of Nigeria having won the last three encounters between both nations at senior level.

Cameroon won the African title in Gabon early in the year – a championship for which Nigeria failed to qualify – and then tucked three big games under their belt at the FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia in the summer. Yet, they have a mountain to climb against a Nigerian side ready to rise

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and wrestlers for truly exemplifying the true Nigerian spirit which always thrives in the face of adversity.

Dalung praised the team for making Nigeria proud adding that their victory was not by chance but as a result of well-articulated programmes by the NBBF and NWF boards.

No need for panic, Coach Salisu reassures fans

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uper Eagles Assistant coach, Salisu Yusuf has revealed that the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon will definitely crumble to the Super power of the Super Eagles In a 2018 World Cup qualifier in Uyo. The game which is slated for the Godswill Akpabio Stadium on Friday September 1st, could go a long way in determining the fate of both teams in group B. Nigeria top the group with six points from two matches while Cameroon are second place with two points from two matches.

However, Salisu stated that Nigerians shouldn’t panic over the match considering the fact that the team would pick the available three points.

“Those who are panicking over Cameroon are entitled to their opinion.

Personally, having been with this team for a while now, I don’t think I have any reason to doubt the Super Eagles.

“In as much as we respect the Lions of Cameroon, they are a team that can be beaten. Moreover, they also know that they will be meeting a strong side in the Super Eagles.

“It will not be an easy match but there is nothing to worry about. When we get to the bridge, we shall cross,” he said.

WCQ: Eagles confident of victory over Cameroun to the occasion in front of a partisan home crowd at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium.

The Lions will derive little comfort from glancing at the Group B table, on which they lag behind Nigeria with as many as four points, and also realize they have never beaten Nigeria in a World Cup qualifying match played in Nigeria.

Team captain Mikel John Obi is at the head of 22 players who were as at Tuesday morning in the Akwa Ibom State capital for the big encounter, with only Cyprus –based

Abdullahi Shehu and Russia –based Aaron Samuel still expected at the Ibom Meridien Hotel.

Eagles’ Technical Adviser, Gernot Rohr, said on Tuesday that his wards are fully focused on what pundits have referred to as Nigeria’s biggest match of the year.

“It is a big match and we are fully focused and committed. The players know what it means; they need little or no reminding of how important this match is. I am happy we have almost the full house now and can concentrate on our tactics

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for the game.”

Tuesday’s arrivals were Moses Simon, Uche Agbo, Leon Balogun, John Ogu, Anthony Nwakaeme and Victor Moses, joining up with Mikel Obi, Ogenyi Onazi, Oghenekaro Etebo, Kelechi Iheanacho, William Ekong, Ahmed Musa, Chidozie Awaziem, Ola Aina, Daniel Akpeyi, Ikechukwu Ezenwa, Mikel Agu, Odion Ighalo, Wilfred Ndidi, Dele Alampasu, Elderson Echiejile and Tyronne Ebuehi who made it to Uyo on Monday.

Nigeria, on six maximum points from their first two matches, will all but seal a place in Russia if they snap up the three points on offer on Friday evening. Zambia and Algeria, the other two teams in the group, have one point each and clash at the Heroes National Stadium in Lusaka on Saturday.

imbabwean Brighton Mudzamiri, who will be referee assessor in Friday’s FIFA World Cup qualifying match between Nigeria and Cameroon in Uyo, is already in the country.

It was learnt on Tuesday that other match officials, to be led by Referee Ibrahim Ghead Grisha, will arrive in Nigeria on Wednesday.

Grisha will take charge at the centre, while Moroccan official Redouane Achik will serve as Assistant Referee 1 and Sudanese Waleed Ahmed Ali will be Assistant Referee 2.

Grisha’s compatriot, Mahmoud Zakaria Mohamed El Banna will serve as Reserve Referee.

Mr. Jean Medard Kossa, from Congo Brazzaville will be match commissioner.

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ameroon head coach Hugo Broos says they cannot afford to lose to Nigeria during the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

The Belgian tactician also commented on the Cameroonian Football Association (FECAFOOT)’s recent crisis which FIFA had to intervene.

“I was surprised by the events of the last few days in Cameroon. I do not have a comment because it does not concern me,” Broos told Camfoot.

“I’m here for both games against Nigeria. I hope that these events will not disrupt or influence these two games. Nigeria will host Cameroon on 1 September in Uyo, while the return leg match is scheduled to played in Yaounde three days later.

The Super Eagles of Nigeria are sitting of the qualifying group (Group B) with six points - four ahead of Cameroon’s Indomitable Lions with four games left.

“These are two important matches. And even after that there will be Zambia and Algeria, four important games,” he continued.

“If we still have the chance to qualify, we must take at least four points out of six against Nigeria.

“If that is not the case, I think it will not be possible to qualify for the 2018 World Cup. It will become very difficult.”

Only the group winners will book their place in the finals which are scheduled to be hosted by Russia next year.

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rjen Robben says he will give everything for Netherlands in their upcoming World Cup qualifiers, even if he is not yet 100 per cent fit.

Dick Advocaat’s side sit third in Group A and will look to close the three-point gap to leaders Sweden when they take on France and Bulgaria.

Key man Robben is in the squad after featuring in Bayern Munich’s first two Bundesliga games of the season, coming on as a substitute against Bayer Leverkusen and then playing 64 minutes from the start at Werder Bremen.

While the 33-year-old concedes he is not yet completely ready after a close-season calf injury, he is keen to help Netherlands in a vastly important double-header.

“I still need some matches. I cannot ask to move this game so I can play for 90 minutes. I’m going to give everything I have in me,” Robben said.

“The substitution [against Werder] did not come from me - it was a coach’s decision. But that was quite normal, considering the preparation I had.

“It was logical that I could not finish a match yet, but it was not that I was completely demolished. I could go further.”

Robben is determined Netherlands head to Paris with the right attitude for the clash with second-placed France, who are also three points ahead of them.

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alks between Liverpool and Monaco for Thomas Lemar are ongoing as the Premier League side try to force through a club-record transfer worth over £70 million inclusive of extras for the France international.

As revealed on Monday, that figure could be further supplemented by the inclusion of Divock Origi — tracked by the Ligue 1 champions al-

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am Allardyce has insisted he has no interest in returning to management and believes his successor at Crystal Palace, Frank de Boer, deserves more time.

It has been reported that, after losing his first three league games, De Boer’s position is already under threat and that Palace would be interested in luring Allardyce back to Selhurst Park.

Speaking to Talksport on Tuesday, he said: “Being associated with any club at this early stage of the season would not be of any interest to me at the moment.

“I have just had a trip to Hawaii watching from afar and I went to watch Manchester United on Saturday and I wouldn’t associate myself with any job at this moment in time.

“Three games into the Premier League season, it is a little hasty when people talk about you coming back into football.

“At this moment in time, I am very comfortable in my

Allardyce life. My time in the Premier League for many, many years has been tremendously exciting and I have enjoyed every minute, but having a break from football is the right thing for me to do.

“I am just watching Premier League football with great interest, watching how it is panning out, and not living under the pressures that every manager in the Premier League is.”

Palace have so far struggled in losing to Huddersfield, Liverpool and Swansea under De Boer, who was sacked by Inter Milan last season after only 85 days.

“If you look at Stoke last season, it was seven or eight games in before Mark got his first three points on the board and they finished in one of the highest places they have ever done in the Premier League,” he added.

“It is early days and people need a little bit of patience.

ready this window — in negotiations to conclude a deal.

Lemar is eager to line up under Jurgen Klopp, who believes the multifaceted playmaker will enhance his already explosive attacking unit.

Monaco are aware of the 21-yearold’s wish, but are reluctant to let him depart having already ceded the majority of their core talent this summer, with Kylian Mbappe close

Vierra – Gunners should adopt Mourinho’s tactics

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atrick Vieira would like to see Arsenal adopt similar tactics to Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho as he called on his former team to be more physical following their poor start to the Premier League season.

Arsenal crashed to a 4-0 rout at Liverpool on Sunday, their second consecutive loss in the Premier League following a 1-0 defeat at Stoke City as pressure mounts on manager Arsene Wenger.

The Londoners also conceded three goals in their season-opening 4-3 win over Leicester City as alarm bells ring at the Emirates Stadium.

While Arsenal’s attacking football is enjoyable to watch, former captain Vieira – now head coach of MLS side New York City FC – believes Wenger needs to implement more discipline. “Would I like my team to be more like a Jose or an Arsene team? I would like to be the balance of both,” Vieira said via the Daily Mail.

“I would like my teams to have the discipline that Jose has but also allow players to express themselves into that discipline like Arsene. Arsene always gives freedom to his

players. To have that freedom is good but if you can get them to respect the tactical aspect of the game it will be even better.“When you talk about Jose who I had at Inter Milan, he was always focused on the details, giving players information that allows them to go on the field and respect the tactical game.“Then you have Arsene who is always positive and always giving confidence to the players no matter what.

“Fabio Capello could be really tough on players. Roberto Mancini would work on tactical work for an hour and a half because the tactical game was important for him. So I take a little bit from everybody and try to use it with how I see the game and how I am as person as well.”

“If you look at Arsenal today I really enjoy watching them play, they play some really good football,” Vieira – winner of three Premier League titles with Arsenal – added.

“But that is not enough to win football matches or to win competitions. In our time we were winning and we had the strength to not play well but somehow manage to win the game 1-0.

to finalising a headline switch to Paris Saint-Germain.

They have maintained Lemar is not on the market now, but Liverpool are persistent and are prepared to further up their proposal, with discussions set to go “down to the wire” as they continue an ambitious, assertive drive to fortify their squad.

The Reds have already twice broken their club record in the window

— first with the initial £36.9m signing of Mohamed Salah from Roma, which was then followed by the advance acquisition of RB Leipzig’s Naby Keita for next season worth in excess of £50m.

A successful push for Lemar, who is adept with both feet can and operate across the frontline or as an attacking midfielder, would surpass both those deals.

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Intrigues as FCT labour unions kick against appointment of perm sec AT3 FCTA to accelerate dev’t as revenue board swings into action

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FCT Minister, Malam Muhammd Musa Bello (middle) with members of the Speakers’ Forum of the FCT Area Council legislative houses when they paid him a courtesy visit in Abuja…recently.

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hammad Musa Bello, has canvassed for good working relations between Council Chairmen and Councillors of the FCT Area Councils.

The Minister gave this counsel when the Speakers’ Forum of the FCT Area Council legislative houses paid him a courtesy call recently.

Malam Bello also charged the leadership of the Area Councils to embrace prudent management of resources as a means to achieving the needed development in the Area Councils.

He said: “It is very important for you to give maximum support and cooperation to your Chairmen because, as a popular Nigerian proverb says, one hand cannot clap.

So, no matter what people tell you, know that one hand cannot clap.

If you want progress, you have to cooperate very closely with your Chairmen. Support them, discuss with them, cooperate with them

and, by the grace of God, you will find out everything will go smoothly.”

“Secondly, as an administration, I will like to appeal to you that, as legislative council, you are now operating at a time that we are in a recession. But like we told you here, one kobo of Area Council money, I told them don’t touch. Everything goes to the Area Councils. When I read in the papers, I see that it doesn’t happen like that in so many parts of the country.”

He urged the Councillors to support the Chairmen in various areas of development especially on environmental sanitation.

The Minister noted that the absence of resources has meant that the FCT Administration is spending millions to support activities that ordinarily are outside its field of responsibility because the FCT believes that “the Area Council citizens are our citizens.”

He charged the Councillors saying, “Environmental sanitation is not something that you need to even

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spend much money in. As leaders of your wards, just like the way all of you are skilled mobilisers in your localities and that is why you have been elected, now mobilise people to clean their environment.

Every councillor is representing a ward or some wards. So arrange to say, ‘okay today is Saturday, I’m going to be in so and so ward’ to mobilise them to clean their environment. ” Furthermore, the Minister urged the councillors to take more than a cursory interest in the education of their constituents.

His words: “As councillors, go to the primary schools to make sure the teachers are there, even if it is under a tree that they are reading, make sure they are teaching them something. Of course, there are many good dedicated teachers but you have to check and see it. “ “The same with health centres. If it is a nurse or midwife posted to the primary healthcare centre, make sure that the woman or the man is always there. If there are problems some of these the Chairman cannot do, but you can donate something, even if it is one gallon. This is the way you can bring change to your localities”.

In his remarks at the occasion, the Acting Secretary, Area Council Services Secretariat, Arc. Joshua Kaura, noted that FCT Administra-

tion has been diligent to ensure that Area Councils are working.

The Administration, he said, has continued with the policy of releasing 100 percent of all Area Council allocations as well as ensuring that the 10 percent of the FCT Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) that goes to the Area Councils are shared during JAAC meeting at the same time Area Councils get their monthly statutory allocation.

Arc. Joshua Kaura urged the Councillors to work with the Chairmen to harness the various sources of IGR in their Area Councils to ensure availability of funds for development purposes.

Earlier in his address to the FCT Minister, Hon. Daniel Shanyibwa Michael, the Leader of the Speakers’ Forum, said they visited the FCT Minister to convey their appreciation to him for the able way he was been piloting the affairs of FCT as both a father and a leader. He also conveyed the felicitations of the Councilors on the safe return of Mr. President, Muhammadu Buhari, to the country, after his medical leave in London.

Hon. Michael appealed for the support of the Administration in the effort to shore up the finances of the Area Councils and for enhanced welfare of the grassroots populace.

They also appealed to the FCT Minister to help the Councilors secure land for their own houses.

ing up internally generated revenue (IGR) in Federal Capital Territory (FCT) will receive a shot in the arm with the planned inauguration of the FCT Inland Revenue Service (IRS) this week.

The money-spinning agency will also streamline issues of multiple taxation, a frequent complaint of business persons.

Against the backdrop of the recent clearance of the agency’s newly-appointed Chairman/CEO, Abdulahi Ote Attah, by the Senate, FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, disclosed that the FCT IRS will be inaugurated this week.

The Minister made the revelation while addressing members of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Abuja branch during its 4th Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Abuja last Thursday.

Bello said the FCT IRS, when fully operational, will tackle the incidence of multiple taxation in the Territory with a view to streamlining all taxes in the FCT. He said: “I’m sure that by next (this) week, we are inaugurating the new FCT Internal Revenue Service. Some taxes in the FCT were collected on our behalf by the Federal Inland Revenue Service, but now we have an Act that clearly stipulates what we are supposed to do and what we need to collect.

“I do know that as manufacturers in FCT and all over the country, one of the greatest complaints is that you have been dealing with so many agencies with respect to revenue collection. That has a way of bringing lack of transparency and nuisance value to many of you.’’

Bello, while empathising with the manufacturers who already set up businesses, noted that: “The main challenge, of course, is for those of you that CONTINUED ON PAGE 2

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Minister orders FCTA to take stock of mass housing structures in Lokogoma ÏÏÏFCT

Minister, Muhammad Musa Bello, has directed the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) and the Mass Housing Department to undertake a comprehensive study of the infrastructural challenges in Lokogoma District.

Represented by the Director General of FCT Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Abbas Idris, Bello gave the directive during a condolence visit to the family of a woman who lost her husband and two children to flood in the area recently.

He said the agencies should come up with a plan to tackle challenges including roads, bridges and drainages.

He urged residents of Lokogoma to remain calm and support the FCT Administration in its effort

to find permanent solution to the issue of flood and other challenges in the area.

In his message to the family, Bello said he was deeply touched by the unfortunate incident.

The minister, who urged the family to remain strong in the face of the tragedy, prayed Almighty God to grant eternal rest to the victims and also give the family the fortitude to bear the loss.

Wife of the deceased, Mrs. Ijeoma Kenneth Nwoga, said the visit was soothing.

Mr. Kenneth Nkem Nwoga and two of his children died in the flood.

He was driving the children Prestige, 9, and Winner, 13, to summer school when their car was swept away by the flood.

Court jails man for trying to escape from police custody ÏÏÏA Wuse Zone 2 Senior Magis-

trate’s Court, Abuja, has sentenced a 26-year-old man, Onyema Chukwu, to one month imprisonment for trying to escape from police custody.

The Senior Magistrate, Chukwuemeka Omedi, convicted Chukwu as he admitted committing the offence.

The prosecutor, Donatus Abah, had told the court that Sergent Shadrack Dauda, attached to the Apo Divisional Police Headquarters, on August 17, 2017 reported

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hammad Musa Bello, has urged visiting delegation from Poland to make Abuja the hub for Polish investment in West Africa.

The FCT Minister made this call when organisers of the Polish-Nigeria Business and Investment Summit (PONBIS) paid him a courtesy visit recently.

The Minister expressed concern that the commercial relationship between Nigeria and Poland has been so skeletal even though the country is one of the fastest growing economies in Europe today.

The Minister cited Poland’s proficiency in the construction and heavy steel industries as case in point. His words: “I think this is the right time for you to come fully into Nigeria because the government is serious about encouraging trade between Nigeria and countries like yours. I am therefore very happy that you are already liaising with the Nigerian Investment Promotion Council (NIPC),

which is the right organisation for you to deal with because they have the expertise.”

He unveiled the various investment opportunities in the medical field especially in equipment and medical diagnostic services while advising that Poland should facilitate cultural exchanges between them and Nigeria.

Other areas, the Minister mentioned include educational exchanges between lecturers and students, saying “You can encourage your scholars to come here on sabbatical leaves, maybe to undertake some aspects of their studies.”

Malam Bello highlighted the attractiveness of Abuja as an investment destination enumerating its qualities such as being the capital of a great country, its central location, well developed infrastructure and enabling investment climate.

He informed the visitors that the Abuja’s International Airport right now operates four international flights to Europe, namely France, Britain, Germany and Istanbul.

Malam Bello invited Polish com-

panies to come into Nigeria and to take necessary steps to generate the needed awareness especially by establishing a trade office in Abuja in conjunction with the NIPC. He urged the commercial department of the Polish Embassy to create forums for the enlightenment of interested Nigerian business men on Polish businesses.

The FCT Administration, the Minister assured the visitors, would give all the required support through the NIPC. Earlier in his remarks at the occasion, the leader of the delegation Dr. Piotr Uruski, a member of Polish Parliament, disclosed that they were in FCT to invite the Administration to the First Polish-Nigeria Investment Summit scheduled in Poznan, Poland on the 25th and 26th of September this year.

Dr. Uruski revealed that he would want the FCT Minister to address the Polish parliament as well as meet with the Poznan Marshall, (equivalent of a Governor in Nigeria) towards establishing mutual cooperation and trade promotion.

the matter of the alleged planned escape by the convict.

Abah said that Dauda was taking the convict to Wuse Zone 2 Magistrate’s Court for arraignment when he attempted to escape but was caught.

“Officers of the Department of State Service and some concerned Nigerians around the court premises, who noticed that the convict was running away, ran after him and rearrested him,” he said.

He said the offence contravened Section 172 of the Penal Code.

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are not operating within strictly designated areas meant for manufacturing.

“We are trying to be proactive to appreciate the fact that most of you set up at a time when you didn’t have the full information and already you are investors, you are employing labour and there obviously will be substantial amount of economic waste if some of you were to be relocated.

You are very important economic partners because of the goods and services that you provide and the labour that you employ and then the taxes that you pay from time to time.

“So, we are trying to see those that can be integrated and those that we can make alternatives for. That is why so many of you have not been able to get title documents. But I do hope that in the next few months, we can sort out some of these things.”

Bello, however, appealed to manufacturers in FCT to continue to pay their taxes, saying it is only by so doing that government will have enough resources to provide basic infrastructure in the city.

The Minister nonetheless promised to improve the relationship between manufacturers and agencies under the FCT Administration, especially the land department, in line with the Federal Government’s policy of improving ease of doing business in the country.

In his remarks, the President, MAN in FCT, Frank Udemba Jacobs, thanked the Minister for finding time to interact with manufacturers in the territory, adding “this, we all believe, would further update you on how the manufacturing sector is faring.’’

He pledged to continue to champion the cause for a better business environment in FCT and other parts of the country.

R-L: FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello; leader of delegation and member of Polish Parliament, Dr. Piotr Uruski; and the Director, Centre for Polish and African Affairs, Poznan University of Communication and Management, Dr. Okechukwu Nwafor, when organisers of the Polish-Nigeria Business and Investment Summit (PONBIS) paid the Minister a courtesy visit in Abuja…recently.

Flood disaster: FCTA under pressure to repair roads

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fire as the newly appointed Permanent Secretary to Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Mr. Christian Ohaa, had a day after assumption of office was confronted with mass protest by residents of Lokogoma Estate on the recent menace of flood disaster that claimed several lives.

The Abuja Times can recall that the residents of the FCT and particularly the Lokogoma neighbourhood last week woke up with the sudden death of a man and his two kids killed by early morning flash flood.

Owing to this development, the FCT Administration was forced to promise the immediate and temporary repair of the roads leading to all the estates in Lokogoma, which its bad state had claimed lives.

The newly appointed Permanent Secretary last week while addressing the protesters, said that arrange-

ments had been made for immediate commencement of a temporary access road to Lokogoma Estate which would serve as a palliative measure to the current hardship and losses faced by residents.

According to Ohaa, the FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello and the entire Administration were seriously saddened by the incidence and have therefore directed the FCDA and relevant departments to quickly provide palliative measures to enable residents safely access their homes at all times.

The residents, under the aegis of Lokogoma District Residents’ Association, were at the Secretariat to express their displeasure over the demise of Mr. Kenneth Nwogu and his two children who tragically lost their lives to the unfortunate flash flood of August 17, 2017 in an attempt to drive through the gushing flood despite warnings.

In swift compliance, FCDA Director of Engineering, Engr. Ahmad Hadi, who led a strong delegation of top FCTA officials, including Directors of Departments of Development Control and Facility Management and Maintenance, as well as staff of Gilmor Contractors on inspection tour of the estate, urged the residents to patient, adding that the residents would be happy after they are through with the work.

Speaking to the media on his impression of the task, Engr. Hadi noted that huge work was required for a temporary access road, adding that they were willing to move into Lokogoma for infrastructure provision but however, 20 to 30 percent of property in Lokogoma was already sitting on right of ways, meaning that such structures would eventually have to go to make way for “full scale works” in line with the provision of the Abuja Master Plan.

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delegation from the FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, has visited and condoled with the Nwoga family over the death of Mr. Kenneth Nkem Nwoga and two of his children in a flash flood that occurred recently in the Lokogoma District of Abuja.

The three-man delegation was led by the Director-General of the FCT Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Alhaji Abbas Idris.

In a message delivered on his behalf, the Minister described the death of Mr. Nwoga and his two children as heart rendering, adding that he was deeply touched when he received the news of the death of three members of the same family in the unfortunate flood incident.

The Minister, who urged the family to remain strong in the face of the tragedy, prayed Almighty God to grant eternal rest to the victims and also give the family the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.

Wife of the late Mr. Nwoga who received the delegation, Mrs. Ijeoma

Kenneth Nwoga, thanked the FCT Minister for sending a delegation to visit and commiserate with the family, adding that the visit was very soothing and has boosted their spirits.

Mrs. Nwoga said the family had six children including the two, Master Prestige (9) and Miss Winner (13) who died along with their father.

The delegation also used the opportunity to relate the Minister’s appeal to residents of the area to remain calm and support the FCT Administration in its effort towards finding permanent solution to the issue of flooding and other challenges in the area.

They said the Minister has directed the Federal Capital Development Authority and the Mass Housing Department to undertake a comprehensive study of the infrastructural challenges facing the Lokogoma district particularly roads, bridges and drainages and come up with an implementation plan to address the issues.

FCT Police nab 2 armed robbery suspects

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FCT Police Command said on Tuesday that it arrested two armed robbery suspects who specialised in snatching cars from cab operators in the territory.

The command’s spokesman, DSP Anjuguri Manzah, in a statement, gave the names of the suspects as Solomon Manger, 26, and Isaac Manger, 22.

Manzah said the suspects, of Koti community in Kwande Local Government Area of Benue, were arrested on August 8 around 9:20 p.m.

He said they were arrested by police operatives attached to the Asokoro Division while they were en-route Kuruduma village.

He said that the duo was reported to have snatched a black Honda Accord car from a victim on Aug. 23 at 9:00 p.m.

“The suspects who operate between Wuse and Kuruduma village via Abacha Barracks Bridge,

were nabbed by eagle-eyed police operatives, after their fresh attempt to snatch another car from a cab operator,” he added.

The command’s spokesman said that the suspects had engaged the services of the taxi driver from Wuse Zone 2.

He said that they confessed to selling the Honda Accord car a day before they were arrested, for N40,000 to their cohort who is now on the run.

Manzah said however that the car with the registration number, AW 11 YAB, had been recovered and the owner contacted.

He advised taxi drivers in the Federal Capital Territory to be vigilant and at alert when picking passengers.

“The suspects will be transferred to the command’s Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department for discreet investigation and possible prosecution,” he said.

Commercial motorcyclists’ row: Kuje council chaiman sets 9-man c’mtee to end crisis

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Kuje Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, Alhaji Abdullahi D. Galadima, has set up a nine-man committee toward addressing the lingering leadership tussle among commercial motorcyclists’, popularly called Okada.

Galadima, while inaugurating the committee in his office, urged the members to ensure that the leadership tussle in the motorcycle union was resolved.

He said it was unfortunate that

the leadership crisis had led to factions in the union, and urged the committee to carefully study the various existing Okada unions with a view to harmonising them into one formidable group.

The committee is chaired by Alhaji Bature Yaro with the Kuje Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Alani Adegoke, as vice chairman while Mustapha Zuwaida will serve as its secretary.

They have four weeks to complete their assignment.

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recent appointment permanent secretary for the FCT may have unsettled organised labour in the Federal Capital Territory as the FCT Joint Unions Action Committee has condemned the administrative misdemeanor, insisting that appointment distorts Order 1 of 2004.

The FCT Joint Unions Action Committee in a press briefing expressed disbelief on the continued flaunting the law that established the FCT by the Heads of the Civil Service of the Federation.

“We are here today to address you on the burning issue of posting of Permanent Secretary to Federal Capital Territory Administration by the Office of Head of Service of the Federation.

“However, it behooves on us as first line benefactors not just to add our voices to the stream of comments, but to state unequivocally that henceforth, the right thing must be done in the administrative structures of the Federal Capital Territory Administration in line with extant laws,” the congress said.

According to the Chairman of the union, Comrade Titus Okoro, the Ministry of Federal Capital Territory (MFCT), gave birth to Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) via Order 1 of 2004. In summary, the Dissolution Order 1 of 2004 simply states that “the administrative and bureaucratic structure established and referred to as the Ministry of the Federal Capital Territory is hereby abolished with effect from December 31, 2004.

“That there shall be established for the Federal Capital Territory, the Office of the Chief of Staff to the Minister. The Chief of Staff shall be appointed by the Minister, and shall enjoy the conditions of service applicable to a Special Assistant in the Office of the President. That the Chief of Staff shall perform the functions that a Secretary to the Government of a State customarily performs in relation to that state,” the group said.

The union stated that it is instructive to note that in the exercise of the powers conferred on Mr. President by Section 299 and 302 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999, and Sections 14 and 18(b) of

the Federal Capital Territory Act Cap F6 Laws of Nigeria 2004 and other powers enabling Mr. President in that behalf, and with the intention to ensure the prompt, effective and efficient administration of, and delivery of services to the residents in the Federal Capital Territory, the Dissolution of Order 1 was gazetted in 2005, during President Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration.

The union advised that the invocation of relevant sections of the law establishing the Federal Capital Territory Administration in 2004 is to show that the FCT Joint Unions Action Committee is not out to witchhunt an innocent individual who is imposed on the workers as Permanent Secretary, but to preserve and protect the institution called FCT Administration.

Furthermore, the union said: “We equally took this step in order to safeguard our future as career civil servants and that of generations unborn. It is our conviction that if this administrative lacuna is not bridged now, the future and immediate consequences of ignoring the Dissolution Order1 can best be imagined.

New FCTA Permanent Secretary, Mr. Christian Ohaa (left) receiving the handover note from the Director of Human Resources, FCTA, Mrs. Amina Abubakar, in Abuja…recently.

Illorin 2017 youths sports festival: FCT upbeat for glory ÏÏÏAs

the All Nigeria National Youths Sports Festival kicks off early next week, Federal Capital Territory Administration through its Sports department, has expressed confidence on clinching several laurels when the game get underway.

Speaking to our reporter in Abuja, the FCT Director of Sports, Chief (Mrs.) Dilichukwu Onyedimma, said that her office has perfected moves to capture as much medals as the events qualified by the FCT at the zonal level.

According to the former board member of the Nigeria Football Federation, everything is working as planned just as the zonal qualifiers has given the FCT the edge to vie for the events.

She, however, promised that efforts being made to ensure that

youth sports development is key in the FCT is to build a formidable sports development to create employment for the youths of their category in the future.

Also edifying is the assurance on the FCT U-17 handball team which is in high spirits to win laurels in the two categories of handball competition when the All Nigeria Youths Sports Festival get underway. The team which was as well victorious at the zonal level competition held in Jos, the Plateau State capital, fought for the available two sole tickets for male and female categories determined who represents the zone in the 2017 National Youth Games in Ilorin next month.

The handball team, which consists of secondary school boys and girls, expressed strong optimism that they will pick the medals in Il-

lorin Kwara State just as they did at the zonal levels.

In an exclusive chat with coach of both male and female categories of FCT U-17 handball teams, Ayo Joshua, he promised that the team will not only win the number one spot just as they did during the zonal trials but will as well win the gold medals at the tournament proper in Kwara State.

He said: “We will make sure that we win for both male and female handball teams. The male and female categories have seven teams each registered for the qualification series in Jos. Despite budget deficit in the country, the FCT Sports Department tried to motivate the teams financially and otherwise.

Though their efforts might not be enough, we have to find a way of motivating ourselves.

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CMD UniAbuja Teaching Hospital harps on effective service delivery ÏÏÏThe new Chief

Medical Director (CMD) of University of Abuja Teaching Hospital (UATH), Professor Bissalla Ahmed Ekele, said that the huge capital lost to medical tourism annually can be reduced if issues surrounding patients are properly articulated and managed.

This was contained in a statement released by the Head, Public Relations desk of the hospital, Mr. Frank Omagbon.

The professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology made the statement when he took over as the fourth substantive CMD from Dr. Abubakar Shehu Haruna, who was the Acting CMD until Professor Ekele’s appointment.

The new CMD said it was unacceptable for a patient to spend time in the hospital just to see a doctor to receive proper care and also ensure that the waiting time it takes for patients to access such care is drastically reduced.

Professor Ekele said he is not unmindful of the yearnings of Nigerians, especially residents of the Federal Capital Territory, for an effective and responsive healthcare delivery system, and promised to accord priority to patients’ care.

He called for empathy on the part of all healthcare givers to ensure that patients leave the hospital facility happier and better than they came in.

‘Labour Room’, national dev’t reality TV show debuts in Abuja

ÏÏÏ“The Labour Room,” a reality

TV show geared towards national development, is set to debut in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), its organisers say.

Mr. Isaac Balami, National Coordinator of Nigeria Rebirth Foundation, organisers of the show, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja.

According to him, the opening ceremony of the 60-day event is scheduled to hold on September 17, 2017 at the International Conference Centre.

“The Labour Room is the first national development reality TV show in Africa, strategically designed to activate the super potentials of Nigerians.

“There are 37 selected housemates representing all the states in Nigeria and the FCT to be housed in a ‘Mansion’ for 60 days, and to be broadcast 24hours daily.

“The programme is designed to promote unity in our diversity, and shall over the period, analyse and x-ray the myriad issues of our nationhood, articulating the workable, sustainable solutions and recommendations for reforms.”

Balami further said that audition for the show held recently across the

36 states and the FCT and a contestant selected to represent each.

He added that the contestants went through a three-day training in April.

“The training was meant to ensure that the TV show and activities of the contestants go in line with this administration’s agenda and conforms to basic national values and culture”, he said.

He noted that the initiative would, among other benefits, stimulate many young entrepreneurs, create thousands of direct and indirect jobs and compliment government’s effort towards promoting national unity and peace.

Balami added that at the end of the show, leaders, entrepreneurs and intellectuals who would contribute in nation building would have been discovered, empowered and presented to the Federal Government.

He said the opening ceremony would be attended by leaders of organisations and top government functionaries, including the Vice President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo and Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari.

“Former president of Ghana, Jerry Rawlings and other Heads of State have indicated interest to attend the opening ceremony.”

Sen Aduda, FCT minister eulogise late Serikin Bwari, Alhaji Musa Ijakoro

ÏÏÏSen. Philip Aduda, the Senator

representing Federal Capital Territory (FCT) at the National Assembly and the Minister of FCT, Malam Mohammed Bello, have eulogised the late Serikin of Bwari, Alhaji Musa Ijakoro.

Aduda and Bello both praised the late Ijakoro at his funeral ceremony which was held at the Serikin’s palace in Bwari (FCT) on Tuesday.

Aduda, who prayed for the repose of the deceased asked God to protect those he left behind.”

Also, Bello prayed that God should grant the late Ijakoro eternal rest in his bosom.

“May Allah grant his family the fortitude to bear the loss of their father,” Bello said.

Ijakoro died at early hours of Tuesday at the age of 81 years and was laid to rest at the palace at 3p.m.

He was born on April, 23, 1936 and had stayed on the throne as Serikin of Bwari for the past 43 years.

The burial was attended by the Ona of Abaji, Chairman FCT Council of Chiefs, Chairman of Bwari, Musa Dikko, the Agora of Zuba and Aguma of Gwagwalada among other dignitaries.

The late Ijakoro was laid to rest in accordance with Muslim rites.

Opportunities abound for youth corps members in FCT –Bello Stories by Idu Jude, Abuja

ÏÏÏFederal Capital Territory (FCT)

Minister, Muhammad Musa Bello, has said that corps members posted to the territory have so much to achieve during their one year of national assignment.

The Minister, represented by the Acting Permanent Secretary, FCT, Hajia Amina Abubakar, stated this during the closing ceremony of the NYSC FCT 2017 Batch “A” stream II orientation at the camp in Kubwa.

Malam Musa Bello urged the corps members to take advantage of the different opportunities made available to them during their Youth Service year, adding that the FCT Administration was resolved to take advantage of the natural endowments, human resources and agricultural potentials of the territory in order to position FCT as a major producer of

food for local consumption and even export, which is in line with the CBN Anchor Borrowers Programme and sees no reason why Corps members should not cash on it.

He explained that the Agricultural Secretariat of the FCTA has registered about 9000 small holder farmers to participate in the programme, adding, “And as corps members, you can cash into it and other initiatives in this sector that are already yielding dividends, such as the increased average annual yield in rice and cassava farming.

“Those that studied agriculture and allied courses can introduce new and improved farming methods and techniques to farmers within their host communities of primary assignment. As educated youth leaders, who other youths look up to, you can provide the necessary mentorship that will ignite their interest in agriculture, providing them with employ-

ment while swaying them away from unwholesome vices and also sensitising the youths on the need to acquire the least basic education and their parents to see education as a worthy investment that must be accorded priority,” Bello added.

The Minister applauded the consistent efforts of the NYSC in availing the FCT rural populace access to medical care while reiterating that any Corps member who went beyond the call of duty to carry out outstanding projects that impacts positively on the quality of lives of the people of the FCT would be duly recognised just as the administration had appreciated some previous corps members who distinguished themselves in the course of their service in the FCT thereby earning the NYSC FCT Minister’s Honours Award, assuring that others in this category that were pending were not forgotten, “as soon as it is feasible we shall do the same for them”.

Information Minister. Chief Lai Mohammed (1st from right); FCT Minister, Malam Mohammad Musa Bello (3rd from right); Executive Secretary, FCDA, Engr. Umar Gambo Jibrin during the tape lowering at the ISEX Road opening ceremony...recently.

NCPC to hold women pilgrimage convocation in Abuja Sept. 21

ÏÏÏThe Nigeria Christian Pilgrim

Commission (NCPC) says it will be holding a strategic consultative meeting on the Greater Women Pilgrimage Convocation involving all Nigerian women Christians from across the federation.

This was made known recently in Abuja by the Executive Secretary of NCPC, Rev. Tor Uja, during a meeting organised by the Commission preparatory to Greater Women Pilgrimage Convocation scheduled to hold in Abuja on September 21, 2017.

The NCPC boss stated that the idea of the meeting which was the first of its kind was based on two important reasons firstly, to inform the women of the plans of the Commission to take women on an All Women Christian Pilgrimage to Israel in May 2018. Secondly, he informed that the Commission had also called strategic women leaders to a dialogue to share ideas, get their inputs and tell them the line of thoughts of the Commission towards the success of the Christian

pilgrimage.

He said: “We have the confidence that this an opportunity for women to enlarge their coast and to strengthen their boundaries of operation and also enable them to have greater engagements with the hope that this pilgrimage will not only enable women to pray, but also expose them to what other women are doing internationally especially in Israel”.

He further stated that Israel has great agricultural exposure and would want the women to see it.

According to him, “Israel has produced the first female Prime Minister in the world, we want the women to know and replicate and even do much better here in Nigeria”.

Also speaking, Mrs. Berry Uja, the wife of the NCPC boss, challenged the women to be great revolutionaries who are pregnant with vision for the restoration of Nigeria.

She charged the women to see the Pilgrimage Convocation as an opportunity to stand in the gap in the

place of prayer for God to cease the abandonment of their families and Nigeria.

Her words: “Reading from Micah 4: 11-13, and Micah 5:3, we were challenged to be fervent and not relent because God will continue to leave you desolate until a woman pregnant with vision arises and pray”.

She appreciated God for the opportunity for women in strategic leadership positions to gather together for Christ and to pass on this message to all women in order to galvanize their interest in the things of God and effective women mobilisation just like the Greater Women Pilgrimage Convocation as being canvassed by the NCPC. She added that God uses women to add value to the growth of a nation, saying that even in the Bible that God used women a lot to bring about fundamental changes in the society. To this end therefore, she affirmed that such a gathering would offer women the opportunity to focus on the important and critical things rather than frivolities.

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Access Bank redeems $350m Eurobond Access Bank Plc has announced the final redemption of the $350million Eurobond Notes due July 25, 2017.

The securities were issued in 2012 by Access Finance B.V. a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of the bank on the back of an unconditional and irrevocable guarantee of the bank. In October 2016, holders of $113m of this note elected to exchange same for a new five-year bond issued by the bank at the time.

According to a ssttement by the bank, “Upon maturity of the Eurobond in July 2017, the outstanding portion of $237m as well as the final coupon value of $8.69m was redeemed from the bank’s available cash reserves.”

Access Bank has continued to maintain a robust balance sheet, supported by its strong liquidity position. The implementation of a disciplined capital and liquidity plan ensured that the bank was proactive and focused in raising capital in the International capital market.

Key successful Eurobond transactions from the market include: US$350m (2012), US$400m Subordinated Notes and the US$300m Senior Notes comprising US$113m exchange and US$187m new notes (2016).

According to the bank, the notes was issued at an extremely difficult macro–economic condition in 2016. Nonetheless, the success of the transaction, the first during the period, repositioned the Nigerian market in a positive light, following a year of volatile market conditions, and paved the way for other corporates to gain access to the market.

According to the Group Managing Director/CEO, Herbert Wigwe, “Access Bank’s ability

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to redeem the $350m Eurobond Notes highlights the resilience of our balance sheet and the efficiency of our asset and liability management process, especially in the face of a macro underlined by FX illiquidity, double digit inflation and currency devaluation”.

He said, “By building a robust risk management culture and sustainable capital & liquidity management strategy, the Bank has positioned itself to compete and win in the challenging, but recovering macro

condition.”

Access Bank has continued to leverage its corporate strategy and an experienced board and management, to consistently deliver solid performance. The recent re-affirmation of its credit ratings by several credit rating agencies, as well as an upgrade to A afrom A+ by Agusto, reinforces the bank’s strong fundamentals.

Access Bank Plc. is a full service commercial bank operating through a network of 385

branches and service outlets located in major centres across Nigeria, sub-Saharan Africa, and the United Kingdom with representative offices in China, Lebanon and India.

Listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange in 1998, the bank serves its various markets through four business segments: Personal, Business, Commercial and Corporate & Investment Banking. The bank has over 830,000 shareholders including several Nigerian and International Institutional In-

vestors and has enjoyed what is arguably Africa’s most successful banking growth trajectory in the last twelve years ranking among Africa’s top 20 banks by total assets and capital in 2016.

As part of its continued growth strategy, Access Bank is focused on mainstreaming sustainable business practices into its operations. The bank strives to deliver sustainable economic growth that is profitable, environmentally responsible and socially relevant.

L-R President / CEO World Stage Limited Segun Adeleye, Technical Assistant to the DG of NAFDAC, Dr. Abimbola Adegboye, and Communications Manager of Dana Air, Kingsley Ezenwa at the presentation of of the World Stage Nigerian Airline of the year award to Dana Air in Lagos.

9Mobile: UBA makes provision on loans

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Nigeria’s United Bank for Africa (UBA) said it had made a provision on loans made to 9mobile, the mobile operator, formerly known as Etisalat Nigeria.

The bank did not give details of the provision, but said it had a 38 billion naira ($125 million) exposure to 9mobile.

UBA said the exposure was secured, and part of a syndicated loan with 12 other

banks extended to Etisalat Nigeria four years ago.

The Nigerian banks have agreed an extension to a $1.2bn loan made to 9mobile, pending the mobile operator finding new investors. However, some lenders outside the syndicated facility are making provisions.

“We have taken a general loan loss provision on Etisalat,” UBA Chief Executive Kennedy Uzoka told an analyst’s call.

He said that, “It’s instruc-

tive to note that Etisalat has reasonably turned around in terms of subscribers and revenues,” adding that the bank was one of the lenders managing its receivables.

Zenith Bank said this month it had made a 30 per cent provision on its loan to 9mobile, the country’s fourth-largest telecoms group.

Nigerian regulators stepped in last month to save Etisalat Nigeria from collapse and prevent lenders placing it into receivership, prompt-

ing a board, management and name change.

Last week, UBA said its first half pretax profit rose 66 per cent to N57.5bn, while its nonperforming loan ratio rose to 4.2% in the half-year, up from 3.9 per cent a year earlier.

Uzoka said Nigeria is its largest market, but that he expects the bank’s African operation to contribute about 50 per cent to group earnings over the medium term from 32 per cent in the first half of the year.

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‘Nigeria can save $5.6bn via public sector transformation’ Tony Nwakaegho Nigeria has been ascribed as capable of saving up to $5.6bn annually if it digitally transforms and integrates the information and communications systems of its public sector.

This assertion was made known by university dons, as well as Information and Technology experts who had also in their latest research work outlined the benefits of a digitally transformed public sector and urged the Federal Government to work towards transforming the country’s civil service into a digitalised one.

A professor from the Department of Electronics/Electronics Engineering, University of Benin, Joy Emagbatere, in a chat on the sidelines of the public presentation of a book titled, ‘Digital Transformation: Evolving a Digitally Enabled Nigerian Public Service’, in Abuja, recently lamented that the non-digitalisation of Nigeria’s public sector had created a lot of waste.

“Digitisation will bring

MainOne canvasses local Internet traffic exchange within Africa

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West Africa’s leading provider of connectivity and data center solutions, MainOne has reiterated the importance of Internet traffic domiciliation as a key requirement for growing the internet ecosystem in Africa.

Speaking at the just concluded African Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF), MainOne’s Chief Executive Officer, Funke Opeke challenged the continent’s leading Internet players to exchange traffic on the continent, noting that this would significantly lower costs and improve performance.

During her keynote address titled “Vision 80/20 by 2020” which approached the goal set by AfPIF to route 80% of Africa’s Internet traffic on the continent by the year 2020, Ms. Opeke examined the internet landscape in Africa and rued the current ecosystem of routing over 80% of the Internet traffic from Nigeria abroad, incurring expensive transit costs and increasing service latency.

According to her, transactions initiated in Africa typically leave the sender for a long journey outside the continent, usually to Europe, America or even Asia before returning to target recipient e.g.

about open government, accountability, trust and transparency. Another benefit of digital transformation is being able to eliminate or reduce duplicity in the public sector. You see that many agencies and ministries in Nigeria today often do the same thing with different infrastructure.

“This has created a lot of waste and so much money has been wasted in the process of duplicating efforts in the system. From the report contained in this book, we can save $5.6bn annually from spending on the ICT if we can transform our public sector through digital transformation process,” Emagbatere said.

Managing Director, Promasidor Nigeria Limited, Mr Anders Einarsson (left) presenting a gift to the Osolo of Isolo Kingdom, HRH Oba Kabiru Agbabiaka, during Einarsson’s visit at the Oba’s palace in Isolo, Lagos... recently.

Rural electrification to gulp over N1bn

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Ministry of Power, Works, and Housing, has estimated the rural electrification project to cost N1, 440 billion (US$ 9billion).

According to the Rural Electrification Strategy and Implementation Plan (RESIP), the total costs towards the rural electrification ambition by 2020.

However, the plan said it will take time to establish the national capability required to expand electrification in rural at the enormous rate required, saying an interim target proposed for 2016 alone, was to

add 1million connections and 800MW of generation capacity in rural areas.

This, the ministry said would gulp capital of N192billion (US$1.2 billion).

It said only if, by 2020, urban electrification reaches 95% and rural electrification reaches 60% can the national target of 75% be achieved.

This will only happen by connecting more than 10,000,000 additional rural households (assuming 7 persons per household), according to the plan.

The new generating capacity required to serve the additional domestic and non-domestic rural demand is around 6,000MW.

“This is more than the current capacity of the entire Nigerian power system. Achieving this would take the rural electrification rate to 60%”, it said.

The federal government has said pursuing this target is part of its overall objective of providing access to power for all Nigerians in order to stimulate economic development and improve the quality of rural life.

The government said it is committed to improving the standards of service, the affordability of power, and the financial sustainability of rural power service operators.

“The goal of the FGN to increase electricity access to 75% and 90% by 2020; and 2030 respectively. This is because more than half of the populations are rural dwellers with low levels of electrification” it said.

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FirstBank unveils career growth models for employees Afolabi Adesola The management of First Bank of Nigeria Limited has unveiled new career employment models to accelerate career growth and development for staff members.

As part of FirstBank’s efforts to continuously integrate leadership into the Bank’s culture and build a pool of talents and next generation leaders who will be groomed to steer the ship of the Bank’s business expansion and continuous growth in Africa, the Bank has commenced an accelerated career Management programme; the FirstBank Management Associate Programme (FMAP), a 24-month fast track comprehensive developmental programme targeted at young, dynamic, self-motivated and highly driven individuals who possess the right skill set and excellent leadership potential among Junior and entry-level

cadre staff.

The programme will afford successful candidates the opportunity to be moved to middle management upon the successful completion of the 24 month period and become Management Associates irrespective of their grades at the point of entry.

Cross country postings and secondment opportunities will be offered to such staff to provide them with global exposure and network.

In the same vein, the Bank has also kicked off the Senior Management Development Programme (SMDP); an intensive modular programme for a select group of senior to principal managers who are proven leaders in their respective functions and have been identified as central to the Bank’s succession plan.

This will result in a unique learning experience that fosters the professional, intellectual and personal development of

this crop of emerging leaders.

At the end of the programme, top performing delegates will be exposed to various leadership developmental opportunities such as executive coaching by renowned career and life coaches, strategic and executive job shadowing and handholding by Bank executives as well as prioritization for international assignments.

The career growth model is another lever targeted at capacity building for staff, coming on the heels of the Bank’s recent promotion of over 3000 staff as reward for excellent performance in delivering to the Bank’s goals and objectives, while some others were disengaged in line with global industry best practice in enhancing performance.

According to the Group Head, Marketing and Corporate Communications, FirstBank, Folake Ani-Mumuney, the Bank, as a performance driven institution,

is particularly keen on developing and retaining the best talent pool in the industry. “FirstBank would continue to invest in capacity building for its employees to maintain a motivated workforce whilst building platforms where staff members can now benefit from accelerated career progression, as well as build leadership capabilities at an early stage of their career” she further stated.

FirstBank also implements the entry level graduate trainee programme where over 100 entry level graduates are regularly employed by the Bank and trained at FirstAcademy, FirstBank’s Corporate Academy which is also an affiliate of Global Association of Corporate Universities & Academics (G ACUA), and the World Institute of Action Learning (WIAL), to support learning culture among the Bank’s staff whilst promoting competence development and knowledge management.

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Expert tasks CBN, others on Islamic banking A financial experts and Managing Director/Chief Executive, Islamic Banking and Finance Institute of Nigeria (IBFIN), Sani Aminu, has charged the nation’s policy makers in recognising economic potentials embedded in Islamic banking and finance generally.

He stated this in Lagos at a sensitisation workshop for journalists on Fundamentals of Islamic Economics, Banking and Finance.

Aminu explained that Islamic banking can significantly contribute to economic development, given its direct link to physical assets and real economy.

According to him, the use of profit-and-loss sharing arrangements encourages the provision of financial support and generates jobs. The emphasis on tangible assets ensures that the industry supports only transactions that serve a real purpose, thus discouraging financial speculation.

“Islamic Banking has the capacity to discourage financial speculation, enhance job creation and boost economic development.

He explained that Islamic finance is equitybased, asset-backed, ethical, sustainable, environmentally-andsocially-responsible finance. It promotes risksharing, connects the financial sector with the real economy and emphasizes financial inclusion and social welfare.

The Islamic finance guru added that Islamic finance helps promote financial sector develop-

ment and broadens financial inclusion.

“By expanding the range and reach of financial products, Islamic finance could help improve financial access and foster inclusion of those deprived of financial services. Islamic finance emphasizes partnership-style financing, which could be useful in improving access to finance for the poor and small businesses. It could also help improve agricultural finance, contributing to improved food security .“It is to the advantage of Nigeria to note that Islamic banking and finance has the potential to check greed, highhandedness, selfishness and corruption not only in the banking and finance industry but also in the public sector”, he stressed.

He, however, noted that Islamic banking and finance, being asset-based, should in principles be less prone to financial crime. In the international transactions, if equitybased tools of Islamic finance are used to bring foreign capital into Nigeria, technically the new injection of foreign capital into the country will not lead to an increase in national debt.

“Even in the case of government using Sukuk for raising debt-based Shariah-compliant capital, the financing will be tightly linked to an already existing asset or will be used for creating new assets. This close proximity with the assets being financed makes Islamic banking and finance less prone to corruption”, he explained.

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Stories by Motolani Oseni Despite lifting the official foreign exchange market by $250 million on Monday by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the Nigerian currency, Naira, at the close of yesterday’s trading activities remained flat against the US dollar at the official FX market.

This is just as the Nigeria Autonomous Foreign Exchange Fixing (NAFEX) window recorded a total decline of $105.75 million, while comparing traded figure of $107.47 from Monday $213.21 million, which was lower than $165.29 declared last Tuesday.

At the NAFEX window,

the Nigerian currency weakened further to close at 359.67, as against 359.56 ended the preceding trading day but began trading activities at an improved rate of 360.66 compared to Monday 361.13, which indicated an appreciating figure of 0.13 per cent, FMDQ OTC data has showed.

Contrary to expectation of some traders, the local currency, at the official forex market was seen steady at the depreciated rate of 305.80 per dollar, which was the same price sold on Monday and last Friday, even though it was traded between 305.60 and 305.70 in the recent time.

Although, the naira, was seen at the unofficial forex market for 368

against the dollar compared to 370 closed the previous day and better than 369 exchanged during the weekend.

It also, appreciated by three points to settled at 475 as against 478 traded to the pound on Monday, but relapsed by one point to the euro with the new closing rate of 434 weaker than 433 exchanged the previous day.

Explaining the supply of the injected $250m, Acting Director, CorpoCommunications rate Department, CBN, Isaac Okorafor, said the apex bank sold $100m and uplifted the Small and Medium Enterprises and invisible segments, with $85m and $65m respectively.

Mr. Okorafor said that

the apex bank would pump even more liquidity into the market in the coming days, noting that the move by the CBN was necessary to enhance stability in the foreign exchange 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 said further that the bank had kept faith with its resolve to ensure that there is sustained liquidity to meet genuine requests for foreign exchange.

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Diamond bank: Workshop seeks to boost entrepreneurship Temitope Omoniyi Diamond Bank has again reiterated its support for entrepreneurs who are into Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) with the recently organised SME Seminar.

This just as the participants at the Port Harcourt version of the seminar commended the bank on sustained passion for SMEs growth.

Commenting on this development, Head, Emerging Business, Diamond Bank, Mark Ifashe, said all hands must be on deck to groom business owners to cut down on the high mortality rate of new businesses.

He said new business fail because of wrong practices. This, he said, prompted Diamond Bank to always bring entrepreneurs together for teaching and grooming to reduce casualty syndrome.

The bank in a document, explained that the South-South Regional Head of Diamond bank, Mkem Okoro, said the bank has passion for SMEs and commitment to entrepreneurial development.

While welcomed participants, he noted that the seminar was deliberately made free to help the SMEs grow their businesses, however, implored them to make sure they take something home and ensured implementation in

their businesses.

The lender stated that the event had in attendance different participants from different industries ranging from full time business operators to professionals in the health sector including medical doctors, pharmacists and full time employees who also own their own businesses and desire to move their business to viable corporations.

For instance, a pharmacist and CEO of Kingzy Pharma

Limited, Kingsley Amagba, commended Diamond Bank for their sustained passion for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and for their loan policy that boosts business operators.

One of the Speakers at the event, Eugenia Marcus, CEO of Truffles Global Resources, said the huge crowd was a sign that a paradigm shift has occurred, adding that it was gratifying that educated youths were taking over the business scene.

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Stanbic IBTC Holdings’ Q2 posts 169% PAT growth Bonny Amadi Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc has reinforced its commitment to deliver value to shareholders’ funds, in its half year result recently released.

However, the result, which showed remarkable growth in pre and post-tax profits, challenged the financial institution on rising impairments, operating expenses and regulatory sanctions.

The Holding company’s unaudited result for the period ended 30th June, 2017, showed remarkable growth in performance indices compared with figures of the comparative period of 2016.

The company’s Q2 2017 results showed that PBT and PAT grew strongly, by 94 per cent y/y and 169 per cent y/y, respectively.

The results were driven by a 43 per cent y/y growth in preprovision profits. This growth was underpinned by an 80 per cent y/y enlargement in funding income and, to a lesser extent, a 17 per cent y/y increase in non-interest income.

The result showed that the strong points of the results were strong enough to offset increases of 72 per cent y/y and 18 per cent y/y in loan loss provi-

sions (impairments) and opex respectively. Credit impairment or loan loss provisioning charges rose to N13,953 billion, from N8,450 billion in the second quarter 2016, while operating expenses for the group soared to N38, 202bn, from N32,935 bn in 2016 second quarter.

The P&L, PAT growth by 169% y/y, was largely to a 43% y/y reduction on the minorities’ interest line.

According to the result released on Tuesday by the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), which has elicited mixed reactions from the market, the group’s gross earnings peaked at N97, 198bn, from N71.320bn posted in the same period of 2016.

Profit before tax for the group peaked at N29,169bn, against N 15,682 recorded in the second quarter 2016.

Stanbic IBTC group’s profit after tax for the second quarter 2017 accounting period closed at N24.112bn, compared to N11, 317bn recorded in the H1 period of 2016, reflecting 169 per cent growth in PAT. Following the higher earnings posted by the group in the period under review, Income tax paid in the period soared

to N5,057bn, against N4,365bn in the prior year’s period. However, non-controlling interest dropped to N1, 067million from N1, 853m in the prior 2016 H1 period.

Profit attributable to equity holders of the parent company peaked at N23,045bn, from N9,464bn in the same period of 2016, reflecting about 150 per

Shareholders of Consolidated Hallmark Insurance Plc have been given the opportunity to increase their holdings in the company, as its tries to boost its capital base with new rights’ issues to existing shareholders.

In a statement titled: “Consolidated Hallmark Insurance Plc –proposed Rights issue,” signed by Acting Head, List-

ings Regulation Department of the NSE, Godstime Iwenekhai, released by the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), dealing members of the exchange were notified on the rights’ issues and subsequent listing.

It read: “Dealing Members are hereby notified that Consolidated Hallmark Insurance Plc (‘Consolidated Hallmark,’’ or ‘’the Company’’) has, through its Stockbroker; Planet Capital Limited, submitted an appli-

cation to The Nigerian Stock Exchange for approval and listing of a Rights Issue of 1,000,000,000 Ordinary Shares of 50 Kobo each at 50 Kobo per share on the basis of one (1) new Ordinary Shares for every six (6) Ordinary Shares of 50 Kobo held.”

According to the report, August 28th was fixed as the offer’s qualification date of the rights of which approval for listing on the NSE is being awaited.

Equities slid 0.42% lower, as 26 losers emerge Afolabi Adesola The equities market continued the trading week on a negative note, with All-Share Index depreciating by 0.42 per cent to 36,165.93 points, following sellofs across all sector indices save for the banking index The day’s loss which further

trimmed the Year to Date returns to 35 per cent was muted by gains posted in Stanbic IBTC following impressive half year financials (113% growth in H1’PAT), as well as the declaration of bumper harvest for investors in form of a 60 kobo interim dividend with the option of a scrip dividend. The bank-

Summary of activities on NSE ASI 36,165.93 3,716.00 VOLUME 144,452,204.00 DEALS

VALUE CAP

1,511,836,213.27 12,465,411,559,931.33

ing index thus emerged the day’s sole gainer with a growth of 0.27 per cent.

A breakdown of the price movement chart showed 26 losers were paired against 14 gainers.

Mobil and Jaiz

trillion, from N1,053,523 trn recorded in the first half 2016, However total liabilities recorded in the same period also increased to N1,112,495trn, from N912,725bn in 2016 H1.

The total penalties paid by the group amounted to N40.7m, against N18.1m paid in the corresponding period of 2016.

L-R: Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Mines and Steel Development, Mohammed Abbas; Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Kayode Fayemi; Minsiter of State for Mines and Steel Development, Abubakar Bwari; Managing Director, Bank of Industry (BOI), Olukayode Pitan; and Chairman, Solid Minerals Development Fund, Saidu Malami, at the launch of special fund for development of artisans and small scale miners, in Abuja on ...Tuesday.

Consolidated Hallmark files N1bn for approval, listing on NSE Bonny Amadi

cent growth.

The company proposed interim dividend of 6 kobo, same as interim dividend paid in the H1 period of 2016.

The company’s result showed that group’s net interest income soared to N41, 035bn, against N22,849 bn in the prior 2016 year H1. Total assets increased to N1,273,960

Bank topped the losers table with a decline of 5 pe rcent each to close at 173.79 and 76 kobo, respectively. Okomuoil fell by 4.99 per cent to settle at N65.64 per share, Julius Berger dropped 4.97 per cent to close at N34.20, while First Aluminium depreciated 4.76 per cent to close at 60 kobo per share.

On the other hand, Champion Breweries led the day’s gainers with a growth of 6.84 per cent to close at N2.50. It was trailed by Neimeth, which grew by 4.82 per cent to close at 87 kobo per share, and Cutix added 4.74 per cent to close at N2.21 per share. May & Baker also gained 4.73 per cent to close at N2.88 per share while Livestock feeds advanced by 4.44 per cent to close the day at 94 kobo per share.

Total to pay €73m fine over fraudulent fuel sale in E.Guinea

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Although Total Nigeria Plc is alleged to be indebted to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and PPMC, the company has craved the wrath of the Equatorial Guinean government for alleged fraudulent fuel sale. As a penalty for the default, the country is demanding 73 million euros from the multinational oil firm.

The Equatorial Guinea government has made public a demand of 48 billion CFA francs or 73 million euros payment from Total.

Agency report on Tuesday said that, the Central African country is accusing the French oil giants of fraud.

Equatorial Guinea is an oil producing country of about one million inhabitants straddling an island and the mainland. Malabo said they had handed the case to the courts to initiate legal proceedings.

Teodorin, vice-president and son of long-serving President Teodoro Obiang, is currently facing trial in France in the case of ill-gotten assets.

The French prosecutor has demanded a jail term, 30m euros in fine and confiscation of seized property, including a building valued at over 100m euros.

E.Guinea Finance Minister, Miguel Egonga Obiang, was reported to have revealed result

of investigations into Total’s fraudulent dealings for which the country is seeking the damages, which occurred with the sale of fuel between 2010 and 2012.

“At the end of our investigations, we found that there is this suspicious and fraudulent situation,” Miguel Engonga Obiang said.

The state television was also reported to have confirmed that during a meeting held between both parties last Monday, August 21, the government demanded that Total presented a proposal for settlement.

However, the management of Total in Equatorial Guinea did not respond to request for clarification, AFP said.

Meanwhile, in Nigeria Management of Total Nigeria Plc had responded to several publications in the press alleging that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has recovered a total of 328.9 billion from the nine major oil marketers of which Total was named in some newspaper publications.

Total, in a recent newspaper reaction to the publications, said that the company was invited to the EFCC offices in Kano on the 4th of May, 2017; and at the meeting, it stated its position that it was not indebted to NNPC/PPMC except as in the ordinary course of business and pre-agreed payment terms.

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D aily M ark e t Ro u n d U p - A SI d o w n 0.4 % Th e e q uities m ark e t ext e n d e d losses t o d ay as t he A ll Sh are In d ex (ASI) dip p e d 0.4 % t o close a t 36,165.93 p oin ts w hilst YTD re t urn p are d t o 34.6 % .

Co nse q u e n tly, invest ors lost N52.2b n as m ark e t ca pit aliz a tio n se t tle d a t dly dra gg e d by price d e precia tio n in D A N G CE M (-1.1 %), NIG ERIA N BRE W ERIES (-1.0 %), M O BIL (-5.0 %) a n d O K O M U O IL (-5.0 %). A lso, m ark e t activity w a n e d as volu m e a n d valu e tra d e d slid 58.5 % a n d 49.2 % t o se t tle a t 144.5m u nits a n d N1.5b n resp ectively.

B a n k i n g In d ex E m e r g es Lo n e G a i n e r Perf orm a nce across sect ors w as b e arish as all in dices closed n e g a tive save f or t h e Ba n kin g in d ex w hich g ain e d 0.3 % co nse q u e n t o n p ositive se n tim e n t t o w ards G U A R A N T Y (+0.8 %) a n d ST A N BIC (+1.3 %). ST A N BIC rele ase d its H1:2017 re p ort t o d ay, w hich sh o w e d Gross Earnin gs a n d PA T rose 36.3 % a n d 111.3 % Y-o-Y t o N97.2b n a nd N24.1b n resp ectively. Th e Ba n k also pro p ose d a n In t erim divid e n d o f N0.60 tra nsla tin g in t o a divid e n d yield o f 1.5 %. O n

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A ccordin g t o t h e N a tio n al Bure a u o f St a tistics (NBS), h e a dlin e in fla tio n f or t he m o n t h o f July m o d era t e d t o 16.05 % Y-o-Y fro m 16.1 % in Ju n e. This w o uld b e t h e sixt h

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b o n d h old ers. Th ey m a k e cert ain t h a t t h e a m o u n t o f sh ares o u tst a n din g

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Maritime B6 Stories by Babajide Okeowo

Following the recent directive by the Comptroller General of The Nigeria Customs Service, Col Hameed Alli (retd) that all illegal checkpoints across the country should henceforth be dismantled, mixed reactions have begun trailing the directive.

It would be recalled that Hameed has ordered the immediate abolishment of all illegal checkpoints; and has even gone ahead to release o official checkpoints in the country to guide members of the public and customs’ operations.

However, stakeholders

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Mixed reactions trail Customs’ directive on illegal checkpoints in the sector are divided over the directives.

According to the National Publicity Secretary of the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF), Stanley Ezenga, the directive will not change anything, as the CG’s task force and Federal Operating Units are still mandated to rove the city corridors.

He said, “No illegal checkpoint has been removed in the true sense of it because the CG’s

taskforce and Federal Operations Unit (FOU) still have the mandate to rove the city corridors; so, for the fact that they have been asked to leave a place does not mean they have been removed.

They are still there; it is not going to change anything.”

On his part, the media aide to the President of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agent (ANLCA), Mr. Joe Sanni said the directive would, at least minimise the menace of illegal

checkpoints by customs.

He said, “If it cannot stop it totally, at least, it will minimize it because, the CG did not say all checkpoints must be removed. Don’t forget that some officers go out to establish illegal checkpoints, extort money from few people and then disappear. Illegal checkpoints can come up anywhere. They look for where containers pack mostly or where importers use as their routes; and then mount checkpoints there for

like two, three hours, collect money and leave.

“Officially, it is not a bad idea. I believe it will reduce extortion.

What the CG of Customs should do is that once a container is arrested, whoever released the container and illegality is discovered, that officer should face the repercussion and not dealing with the importer and agent. If structures are right, there is no need for interfaces.”

Similarly, Secretary of the Port Facility Se-

curity Officers (PFSO) Forum ,Ignatius Uche, faulted the directive.

“It is a two-way fault in the sense that, one cannot stop an illegal checkpoint when you still constitute CG monitoring team after you have also considered a federal operation team. The same things checked at these various points are the things that have been released by Customs, duly cleared, pass through rigorous systems, paid for and certified by Customs” he said.

NIMASA assures of safer maritime business

The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman (2nd from left), discussing with the Executive Directors, Finance and Administration, Mohammed Bello-Koko, (2nd from right), Marine and Operations, Dr. Sokonte Davies (right) and General Manager, Physical Planning and Development, Engr.Ahmed Rufai Mohammed (left), representing the Executive Director, Engineering & Technical Services, when the management of the organization embarked on facility tour of Ports in Lagos Pilotage district…… recently

Experts plan world’s biggest sailing cargo ship Ï j ƈƍ ƾƠƠƠ ƅ Ə

The Quadriga sustainable shipping project aims to build the world’s largest cargo sailing ship, which could carry up to 2,000 cars.

Quadriga, which was first announced by German firm, Sailing Cargo, aims to become the world’s first and largest sailing cargo ship. UKbased marine classification specialist Lloyd’s Register announced that it has joined the project.

Lloyd’s Register wrote on its website that the vessel would be equipped with four DynaRig masts,

which are modern versions of sailing ships’ square-rigged masts. It is expected to operate on hybrid propulsion with sails and diesel-electric engines. In addition, when carrying peak loads, the vessel will have an optional battery system.

The vessel, which is 558-feet long, will be capable of sailing at between 10 and 12 knots.

It is expected to reach 14-16 knots in the next few years, according to Lloyd’s Register.

“It’s a very exciting initiative to be involved in. It’s always motivating

for us to be involved from the concept stage of any project, especially those that involve innovative technology and new ways of doing things,” said Nico Dettmann, Lloyd’s Register’s marketing and sales manager for Central and Eastern Europe, Marine & Offshore, in a statement. “We have a long history of working with and supporting our clients to bring their new and novel concepts, safely and robustly from inception to operational reality.”

Lloyd’s Register believes that wind-assisted propulsion can provide

realistic renewable power in the shipping industry.

According to the organization’s study, Low Carbon Pathways 2050, in order to reach the Paris Agreement’s low emissions requirements, lowcarbon ships would be necessary.

“We must do the right thing for the future of our industry; the Quadriga project combines traditionally proven systems with cutting edge technology and aims to provide a solution to reduce CO2 emissions,” said Uwe Köhler, founder of the Quadriga project.

The Nigerian Mari- ensuring that people optitime Administration mize benefits from mariand Safety Agency time transportation. We (NIMASA) has reiterated are ensuring that there the commitment of the are no inefficiencies and agency to ensure the safe- that our effectiveness is ty of the country’s water- on top of the game, so ways through integrated that Nigeria will be a maritime security infra- preferred destination for structure and waterways commerce and for doing transaction,” Dakuku surveillance system.

This is just as the Direc- added.

Responding, the Chairtor General of the agency, man of the Association, Dakuku Peterside said that no stone will be left Mr. Val Usifoh said the unturned in achieving association is impressed the agency’s objectives of with the level of cooperazero tolerance to all forms tion between the shippers of criminalities on the na- and NIMASA; and called for a more robust relation’s waterways Dakuku said thiswhen tionship towards actualizmembers of the Shipping ing the opportunities that Association of Nigeria abound in the sector.

He said, “On behalf of (SAN) paid a courtesy vismembers of the Shipping it to the agency.

He said,“Let me assure Association of Nigeria, you that very soon, the is- we would like to thank the sue of maritime security Management of NIMASA will be history, because for giving us the opportuby then we would have nity to discuss issues and fully implemented the rub minds. We are glad new maritime security that we have this level of architecture which will cooperation going; and we include deployment of look forward to improvmore equipment, more ing further on it,” he said. personnel and of course upping the game in the area of intelligence.”

He said that the agency would continue to work closely with all relevant Stakeholders so that the benefits in the sector can be fully optimized.

“We are not on different sides; we may be working from different perspectives, but we are working towards the same goal in Dakuku Peterside

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Telecom: Stakeholders urge FG to articulate policy on infrastructure deployment Stories by Tony Nwakaegho Stakeholders in the telecommunications sector have urged Federal Government to articulate a more business-friendly policy in order to attract other investors in the provision of telecommunications transmission infrastructure in the country to drive down the cost of such service.

Although the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) had licensed InfraCos in some geo-political areas of the country to deploy and provide transmission service in their areas of jurisdiction, stakeholders feel that more needed to be done to attract investors.

Commenting on this development, the Immediate past president, Internet Services Providers Association of Nigeria (ISPAN) Engr. Samuel Adeleke, said that licensing of spectrum as a way to increase broadband penetration is not enough to achieve the target.

“NCC needs to look at the proper use of its licenses moving forward. For instance, Globacom has invested in intra-city and inter-city fibre network, which are presently not in use. This infrastructure is required to increase broadband penetration in the country, the regulator should ensure the effective utilization of licensed spectrum,” Adeleke said.

Engr. Gbenga Adebayo, chairman, association Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON)

Adeleke decried the current economic situation in the country, which he said, is not conducive for people to make investment.

“The situation in the country does not support investment; if an investor spends money in rolling out service, EFCC will come after him to query how he made money he is spending or return on investment is not guarantee because of fear that there won’t be demand for the service as people’s purchasing power is low.

“Any regulation that will make businesses to grow or create right environment for success of business and not making money for government should be the focus of NCC and other government agencies,” he emphasized.

Chairman, Association Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) Engr. Gben-

ga Adebayo said that business friendly policy will do more towards the targeted 30 per cent broadband penetration by 2018.

Adebayo pointed out that granting multiple operational licenses to operators does not guarantee investment in that regard, adding that implementation of well-articulated policies will encourage operators to invest their money in the industry.

Government, he said, must go beyond granting of licenses to eliminating those barriers such as bottlenecks in securing ‘right of way’, impediments to smooth network operationswhere operators are forced to pay levies that are not legalized, and vandalisation.

Nigeria urged to move faster, steadily on cyber security

NITDA’s Director General/CEO, Dr. Isa Pantami (R) receiving the ‘ICT Promoter of the Year 2017’ award at Mayfair, London during the First Anniversary Celebration, Award and Symposium of ‘The Nigerian’, a London based online news portal, recently.

NITDA reassures of commitment to implement local content policy Tony Nwakaegho The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has reassured its readiness to implement the national policy on local content, which was intended to transfer technology and develop local know-how.

The Director General of NITDA, Dr. Isa Pantami told Journalists on the sideline during the StartUp Nigeria event in Lagos, where some startups in the country pitched their tent

for investors and buyers.

The startup event was organised by the Office of ICT Innovation and Entrepreneurship (OIIE), a department in NITDA created with the aim to identify and promote innovative ideas by youths to develop the IT ecosystem and create job opportunities.

“As part of the executive orders signed by the Federal Government, we want to assure you that we will implement the local content policy to the end,” the DG NITDA informed the Jour-

nalists.

He remarked that the executive order mandates all ministries, departments and agencies of the Federal Government to give preference to locally manufactured goods and services in their procurement of information technology services.

He stated further that he has met with all the original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in the country with a view to ascertaining capacity and quality required to meet huge population of the country.

The notion of cyber security and protection of privacy rights under the Nigerian cyber law has been described as a journey and not a destination.

Executive Vice Chairman and CEO of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC),Professor Umar Danbatta, made this assertion while contributing as a panelist at the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Annual General Conference (AGC) in Lagos, in a paper titled: ‘The Business Of Cyber Law, Internet Policy And Privacy Rights’.

Danbatta urged all stakeholders to make Nigeria move faster and steadily in the journey of cyber security and protection, adding that rapid developments in the ICT sector and the attendant challenges of security and privacy rights demand greater collaboration of all stakeholders to deal

Professor Umar Danbatta, the executive vice chairman and CEO NCC

with all threats.

He lamented that despite the provisions of extant laws and regulations, including initiatives and interventions

by NCC and other agencies in the ICT and other sectors, Nigeria lost 127 billion naira to cybercrime in 2015, ranking third highest after United States and the United Kingdom.

Danbatta explained that the promise of ICT as an enabler of development, gave prominence of the promotion of ICT Innovation and Investment Opportunities in the NCC’s Management’s 8-Point Agenda.

According to him, the item 5 of the Agenda, which speaks to the centrality of Strategic Collaboration and Partnership highlights NCC’s readiness to forge alliances with relevant institutions on all fronts connected to its mandate.

Danbatta urged NBA and other advocacy groups to support the awareness campaigns toward the speedy passage of a harmonised data protection law for Nigeria.

He recommended data end-to-end encryption and back up; as well as the strengthening of the capacity of agencies in the security sector and in the administration of justice to monitor and enforce the existing laws.

Aviation B8 Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo Except the Federal Government constitutes a Board of Directors for aviation parastatals , the ministry will continue to get it wrong in terms of employment, policies and resource management.

This is the position of aviation professionals in the sector who have equally called on the Presidency to urgently constitute the Board of Directors for the aviation parastatals so that things can work smoothly.

The aviation body-Association of Nigerian Aviation Professionals (ANAP)- therefore, implored President Muhammadu Buhari to hearken to their voice and speedily save the industry from undue pressure from the aviation ministry.

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Expert tasks presidency on board of directors for aviation parastatals Speaking through its Secretary General, Comrade Abdulrazaq Saidu, the body, made up of aviation professionals, pointed out that, due to the fact that there is no Board of Directors on ground, the aviation ministry has been interfering on the day to day running of the parastatals which is not supposed to be so.

According to Saidu, the roles of Board of Directors is in the Act that establishes them; he however, pointed out that it is a deliberate act by the previous government to dissolve them so that they can have direct control

of the funds of these parastatals.

Saidu said by so doing, the powers that be, have been able to gain control of issues that have to do with Bilateral Air Services Agreements (BASA), IGR, employments, funds, budget, staff salary and other matters that were statutory vested on the Board of Directors.

He said “It is a deliberate act and that brought about improper placements, whereby they brought people to make the top heavy. The top is so heavy in each of parastatals, which makes their wage bill heavy too”.

On the interference of the minister in the affairs of the parastatals, Saidu said, “Definitely, he is interfering; you can see the CEOs don’t even stay to do their jobs in Lagos, they are always in Abuja. Don’t forget that PMB merged some ministries together. The ministry of Aviation is supposed to be under transport, but it has been functioning as an island of its own.

The ministry is not adding value to the system; it is just a duplication of functions. It is the board of aviation parastatal that will checkmate things happening in the sector. I am calling on the

President to constitute Board of Directors of Aviation parastatals.

On the recent appointments made in the sector, Saidu condemned the idea of bringing people from outside to take certain strategic positions in the parastatals, adding that the top echelon of power in the system is already heavy, and it which calls for heavy wage bills too.

He said,“Appointment is vested on the board and not the ministry. All the appointments are null and void. We will take them on. There should be board in NCAA and other parastatals.”

MMA2 wins WorldStage airport of the year award For the second time in less than one month, the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal Two, popularly referred to as MMA2, has won the Nigerian Airport of the Year 2017 Award.

The award is organised by WorldStage Economic Summit.

The economic summit is organised yearly by WorldStage Limited, publishers of the WorldStage News Online and True Colour magazine.

This latest award is coming on the heels of the Best PPP (Public-Private Partnership) Award presented to MMA2 by the President of Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), Dr. Nike Akande, at a colouful ceremony witnessed by the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwumi Ambode and captains of industries on , this year.

While presenting the Nigerian Airport of the Year 2017 Award to MMA2 at a ceremony held at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) House, Lagos, on Wednesday, the President/Chief Executive of WorldStage Limited, Mr. Segun Adeleye, said the terminal emerged the winner among various airport terminals in Nigeria after stakeholders in the industry, including the media, unanimously voted massively for it.

He said the Selection Committee accepted the verdict of the stakeholders in view of the “outstanding contributions of MMA2 to economic growth during the current year”.

Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL), operators of MMA2, expressed gratitude to World Stage Limited for the award and pledged to continue to make the exclusively privately-funded terminal the first choice of travellers and visitors by constantly maintaining its facilities.

Other award winners at the ceremony included NIPCO Plc as the Nigerian Oil Marketing Company of the Year; Guaranty Trust Bank as the Nigerian Bank of the Year; Nigerian Gas Company, Nigeria LNG Limited; Nigerian Airline of the Year, Dana Air; Nigerian Telecommunications Company of the Year, MTN; Nigerian Newspaper of the Year, The Punch; Nigerian Television Station the Year, Channels Television; Nigerian Online Media of the Year, Premium Times; Nigerian Regulator of the Year, Nigerian Stock Exchange; Nigerian Public Institution of the Year, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS); Nigerian Development Bank of the Year, Bank of Industry.

Director General, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, (NCAA), Capt. Muhtar Shaibu Usman, (middle) flanked by Director, Finance & Accounts, Hajia Bilkisu A. Sani, (left) and Head, Public Relations, Mr. Sam Adurogboye at a press conference on outcome of Federal Aviation Administration, (FAA) audit as NCAA retain Category 1 held at Aviation House, Murtala Mohammed Airport, Ikeja, Lagos.

SAA entertains partners for social interrelations South African Airways (SAA) has delighted partners of the airline with a spectacular movie retreat at the cinemas in Lagos.

Managing Directors and Chief Executive Officers of top travel agencies in Lagos were invited by the airline to an exclusive movie viewing at the Silverbird Galleria, Victoria Island, Lagos.

According to Ohis Ehimiaghe, South African Airways Regional Manager, North, West and Central Africa, the idea of the movie

retreat is to provide an off-workmode platform for social interactions between the airline staff in Nigeria and the top hierarchy of the travel agencies who have continuously being dependable partner of the airline.

“These amazing people work so hard round the clock to assist us in our daily operations and maintaining impressive market share of the Lagos-Johannesburg route and beyond. This movie hangout is simply to appreciate their efforts and provide a more relax-

ing avenue for fun and laughter,” Ohis explained.

Banana Island Ghost, action packed comedy produced by the ace Biola Alabi, former Managing Director of Mnet Africa thrilled the South African Airways guests.

Sylvester Olobor, Executive Secretary of the National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies (NANTA) praised South African Airways for always providing all necessary pillar of support to the travel agency community in Nigeria.

the Public Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement of Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL0, emphasising that the terminal operator had brought class to the Nigerian aviation industry with the Murtala Muhammed Airport Two (MMA2) terminal.

He noted that there might be some grey areas in the agreement with BASL, but appealed to the government to allow the terminal operator run out its years as stipulated in the concession

agreement.

He added: “That is why I am saying that if you ambush people, you are likely to get a wrong result. If there was an open bill that was tendered and people actually won, then, you can say this was done in the best global practises, but if it is just concession to your friends, you are likely to have crisis as the years go by.

“I know there were problems with the concession agreement (BASL), but you should not bring it down. If you review every-

thing, I think we should leave that one because for now, we don’t have any airport that is at that level. It might not sound legal, but to me, it makes sense.”

Besides, General Secretary of the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), Comrade Olainka Abioye, said that the directive of the Minister of State for Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika to the management of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria to review the concessions in the sector was in order.

Stakeholders back review of airport concession Stakeholders in the Nigerian aviation industry have backed the Federal Government‘s attempt to review some concession agreements in the sector.

Those spoken to by our correspondent observed that majority of the concession initiatives were skewed in favour of the concessionaires at the expense of the country.

Also, Mr. Ikechi Uko, an aviation analyst, said that some of the projects in the sector were concessioned because govern-

ment showed incompetence in handling them.

He declared that the myriad of challenges in the sector could not be attributed to concessions, but the process followed in concessioning them by the government.

He expressed that processes leading to most of the agreements were not open to the public, positing that these had led to avoidable crises in the industry.

Uko, however, urged the government not to tamper with

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Makeup artistes leading the beauty industry in Nigeria

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Lola Maja, Banke Meshida, others make list of leading makeup artists They make all the top celebrities & socialites look extremely fabulous at occasions always Lola Maja

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Lola Maja-Okojevoh Popularly known as Lola Maja, she started working as a makeup artist at the age of 14, she is the founder and Chief meshinda

many local and international celebrities such as Alek Wek, Iman, Omotola Jalade, she has also worked on magazines editorials

Joyce Jacobs Banke Meshida Lawal Banke Meshida Lawal popularly known as BM PRO made her debut into the beauty industry straight after her university makeup with the aim of beautifying people she has worked with so many people or prominence such as Mariam Babaginda to the First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, and the likes of Halima Abubakar, Abimbola Fashola and Oluremi Tinubu.

Bebe Omagbemi Bebe Omagbemi popularly known as Bibyonce who is known for her elegant and simple yet dramatic make up looks she has graced the face of so many Nigerian celebrities such as Tonto Dikeh, Daniella Okeke, Rita Dominic, Adesua Etomi and so much more.

Adetola Anita Adetoye Adetola Anita Adetoye popularly known as Anita brows she is a self-taught professional makeup artist. She became a makeup artist in 2009. She has developed to become a force to be reckoned with in the makeup industry she has worked with so many personalities such as Stephanie Coker, Toke Makinwa, Annie Idibia, Gbemi Olateru and many others.

Joyce Jacobs Joyce Jacobs is a renowned celebrity makeup artist who started her brand in 2009 and has since been making waves in Nigerian beauty industry. She is popular for fee soft and elegant looks and has worked on the set of many local and international music videos, fashion spreads and editorials. She has worked with so many notable clients such as Alek Wek, Tiwa Savage, Dolapo Oni Sijuwade, Wiz Khalifa, Wiz Kid and so much more.

Theodora Mogo Doubles as the head makeup artist at Doranne beauty. She studied mass communication and majored in public relations.

Her love for makeup began since childhood before she turned her passion into a source of employment .she won then future awards Africa prize for beauty in. 2016 and has worked with so many notable celebrities such as Seyi Shay, Bolanle Olakanni, Asa and much more.

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Labisi Folawiyo Labisi Folawiyo is the head makeup artist of faces by Labisi.

She switched from her job as. An investment banker to become a makeup artist. She has made her mark in the makeup industry And is known for her trendy and youthful make up looks she has worked with so many celebrities such as Olakunbi Tomori ( April

by Kunbi ) , Akpevwe Uvieghara Akpevwe Uvieghara popularly known as Dodos Is a makeup artist and style blogger, she majored in economics but found her calling in the makeup industry she is famous signature neutral beauty and fashion industry she has worked with personalities such as Genevieve Nnaji, Beverly Naya, Damilola Adegbite Jane Ogu

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also the creative director for MUD Nigeria. Her love for makeup began at the age of 16 and trained professionally to become a makeup artist in 2006 and has worked on bridal looks, movies, red carpets and magazine editorial. Her clientele list includes Genevieve Nnaji, Dija, Stephanie Okereke and so many others

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ways to make your lipstick last longer

Have you ever had to check out your makeup 3.Line your lip with a lip liner left of your lipstick looks like a line drawn across Lip liners have waxy formulas that sort of binds with your lips? your lipstick colours, making them last longer. So, line Something about lipstick is that it has the power the outer corner of your lips preferably with the shade of lip liner nearest to the colour of the lips or the lipstick.

4.Apply the lipstick properly Although the lasting power of lipsticks largely depends on the product type but making your (brushing from the corners of your mouth to the center) lipstick last all day long, irrespective of the type of so that the lipstick is evenly applied. product is quite easy and requires very little effort if you follow these pretty simple steps.

5.Blot Blotting helps you take away the excess oil from the 1.Exfoliate your lip (Removal of dry skin) lipstick to keep it from smudging.

No long-lasting lipstick can actually withstand a 6.Apply a translucent powder You could use an old toothbrush of yours for Gently dust any translucent powder over the lipstick. this. Gently brush the toothbrush against your You can place a tissue over your lip before applying upper and lower lip to get rid of the dry skin. the powder or do it directly.

2.Moisturize your lip 7.Apply the lipstick again After taking off those dry skin you need to Finally apply the lipstick again. There you are good moisturize those lips with a lip balm to provide a to go. base for your lipstick.

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How to tie a head wrap (Gele) Head wrap also known as Gele in the Yoruba trad statement piece are the perfect accessories for weekends when they come out as vibrant statement on traditional modern looks. It has been like a must use for any woman attending any event including church service. The head wrap is a plain material with color and makes the face look beautiful and mature, gele are worn languages do. Sometimes it brings respect to women, and they come in different sizes. Some women see wrapped by someone who is not a professional it takes

different ways bringing the whole look together. Here are steps to wrap your gele without stress and look stylish this weekend.

Fold the Gele into 2 equal half Overlap the Gele at the back of your neck Bring the hand of the Gele forward and pause at the middle of your forehead.

Make a few pleats Take the pleat to the back Change hands to help create wings Fold to the middle of the neck where the other hand is Then tie tight (Twice if necessary) Make more pleats to the front of your Gele and close up at the pleats

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