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Ï Counsel on adequate metering, network upgrade Ï Banks deny Egbin new credit line over N125bn debt

Simon Ugwu, Lagos

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the Federal Government may not meet set targets in the power sector as a result of the underperfor-

mance of many operators.

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Mixed reactions trail Nigeria’s exit from recession Ï Exit, indication of Buhari’s performance -FG Ï CBN: We predicted exit in May Ï It’s not yet Uhuru for the economy -ASSBIFI, others

Ganiyu Obaaro, Bonny Amadi, Motolani Oseni, Lagos and Samuel Idowu, Mathew Dadiya, Abuja

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Following Tuesday’s pronouncement by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) that Nigeria, which has been reeling under excruciating pains of reces-

sion since late 2015 may be gradually exiting it, mixed reactions have expectedly begun trailing it.

The NBS provides comprehensive, timely, relevant, responsive and customer focused statistical information.

Although, Nigerians Continued on page 5

Obstructing masts, disaster in waiting at Enugu Airport –Investigation 5 Magu never said fight against corruption has failed – EFCC 7 NARD’s strike: LUTH, others record low 7 turnout of patients

Members of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), during a protest over Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strike at the Unity Fountain in Abuja… on Tuesday.

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Mixed reactions trail Nigeria’s exit from recession Continued from page 1 have expressed divergent views from across the broad spectrum of the society, investigations by The Daily Times indicated that cautious optimisms have underpinned such reactions.

Indeed, from the organised labour, financial analysts, private sector players, market men and women, those spoken to, while welcoming the NBS’s pronouncement as soul-lifting for the country, more so as it would significantly reduce the pains and pangs Nigerians had been going through, espoused that there were still many contending issues to be addressed in order to practically overcome both the micro and macro challenges that recession has foisted on the nation.

While some have faulted the NBS’ position, saying that its statistics are never reliable, they argued, rightly or wrongly though that going by hyper-inflation, unemployment, poverty, squalor and want still pervading the length and breadth of the country, there was the need for the government at all levels, including the private sector and, indeed, all Nigerians to critically demonstrate maturity in handling the pronouncement.

The Federal Government, in separate statements, said that “Exit from recession an indication of Buhari’s performance.”

Presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, in his reaction, said Nigeria’s exit from economic recession is a clear testimony that President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration is

working for the progress and prosperity of all Nigerians.

Adesina made the declaration on Tuesday in Abuja while addressing a solidarity rally for the Federal Government organised by the Centre for Civil Society and Justice.

Speaking at the rally at the precincts of the Presidential Villa, he said: “You have chosen a very auspicious day for this solidarity rally. Earlier today, we were told that Nigeria had officially exited recession.

“That shows that we have a government that is working for us. We have a government that is interested in our welfare. We have a government that is interested in our well-being.

“Recession came due to some mistakes of the past and in just about a year, the government battled it and today we are officially out of recession and we give all glory to God.’’ The Presidency also said that “The figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics for the second quarter of this year (Q2 2017), show that the economy grew in Q2 2017 by 0.55% from -0.91% in Q1 2017 and -1.49% in Q2 2016.

This in effect means that the Nigerian economy has exited recession after five successive quarters of contraction.

“This positive growth is attributable to both the oil and non-oil sectors of the economy. Growth in the oil sector which has been negative since Q4 2015 was positive in Q2 2017. It rose by 1.64% as compared to -15.60 in Q1 2017, an increase of up to 17 percentage points.

This improvement is partly due to the fact that oil pric-

es which have improved slightly from the lows of last year have been relatively steady as well as the fact that production levels were being restored.

“The non-oil sector grew by 0.45% in Q2 2017, a second successive quarterly growth after growing 0.72% in Q1 2017. This increase which was not quite as strong as it was in Q2 2016 reflects continuing fragility of economic conditions.

However, given that nearly 60% of the non-oil sectors contribution to GDP is influenced by the oil sector, growth in the oil sector will help boost the rest of the economy.

“The positive growth seen in agriculture when the rest of the economy was contracting was maintained at 3.01% which is encouraging especially if seasonal factors are taken into account. Manufacturing growth was also posi-

tive at 0.64% and although lower than the previous quarter’s growth of 1.36%, it was a noticeable improvement over the -3.36% experienced in Q2 2016 and a continuation of the turnaround of the sector. Solid minerals which remain a priority of the Administration also continued to grow and in Q2 2016 by 2.24%.

It adds that, “Overall, industry as a whole grew by 1.45% in Q2 2017 after nine successive quarters of contraction starting in Q4 2014.

This positive development was somewhat overshadowed by the continued decline in the services sector which accounts for 53.7% of GDP. Nevertheless, electricity and gas as well as financial institutions grew by 35.5% and 11.78% respectively in Q2 2017.

“The GDP figures give grounds for cautious optimism especially as inflation has continued to fall

from 18.72% in January 2017 to 16.05% in July 2017.

Foreign exchange reserves have similarly improved from a low of $24.53 in September 2016 to about $31 billion in August 2017. In the same vein capital importation grew by 95% year-onyear driven by portfolio and other investments but also notably by foreign direct investment which increased by almost 30% over the previous quarter.”

But the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said that the report of Nigeria’s exit from recession was a confirmation of CBN governor’s prediction that the economy will exit recession by the second quarter of 2017.

In a statement by its Acting Director, Corporate Communication, Mr Isaac Okorafor, the CBN said that the governor of the apex bank, Mr Godwin Emefiele, had predicted that Nigeria

would soon exit recession that lasted for about five quarters since 2016.

Emefiele had predicted on May 23, 2017 that at the end of third quarter 2017, Nigeria would be out of recession.

In his prediction, Emefiele had said, “We’ve seen positive signs in various economic sectors, I am very confident that at the end of the third quarter, we will be out of this and I still hold that position”.

Meanwhile, the Senate has disclosed that it is commendable that after five consecutive quarters of contraction, the Nigerian economy grew by 0.55 per cent in the second quarter of 2017.

Speaking through its spokesman, Senator Sabi Abdullahi, the Senate added that the improved performance of the trade, Continued on page 6

Scene of fracas between factional National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), during a protest over Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) at the Unity Fountain in Abuja... on Tuesday. Photo: TEMITOPE BALOGUN.

Obstructing masts: Disaster in waiting at Enugu airport -Investigation

Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo

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Concerned authorities in the aviation sector are yet to take action in dismantling two obstructing masts on the runway 08 of the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, three months after The Daily Times carried out investigation on the dangers posed to safety.

The masts which remained threat to air safety are located at the take off end of the runway 08 of the Akanu Ibiam international airport Enugu making it difficult for aircraft to as-

cend directly.

Stakeholders have called on the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to, as a matter of urgency, dismantle the masts in order to avert calamity at the airport.

A recent Daily Times investigation revealed that the manager of the International Airport has written several letters to both NCAA and the Enugu state government to dismantle one of masts belonging to the Enugu State Broadcasting Service (ESBS) while NCAA should carry out its oversight functions.

A source told our correspondent that the people charged with the responsibility of bringing down the masts were either playing politics or waiting for the worst to happen before they take action.

“We cannot continue like this and watch things go bad. For goodness sake, we have the authorities in charge of this and they are waiting for calamity to occur before they swing into action, it’s really bad,” the source lamented.

International flight operations commenced in Enugu in 2013 with the introduc-

tion of Ethiopian Airlines, which led to the expansion of the runway from its original condition of 2,500 metres length to 3,000 metres length or 3km, to be able to accommodate medium size and big aircraft.

It was gathered that the Enugu state government has done little or nothing to improve the status of the airport by constructing facilities such as Very Important Personality lounge like the Kaduna and Imo state governments did to compliment the contributions of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN).

A prominent labour leader from the South East told our correspondent that the Enugu state government needed to wake up and develop the only international airport in the area for the business of the region to thrive.

“As you can see, only Air Peace is our saving grace here in Enugu, the government of Enugu is not doing anything to help the airport to grow. The neighbourig communities are not helping the airport, they vandalise the facilities on ground. Some people are not happy that we have an airport here.”

It was further gathered that the airport risks certification hence government, especially that of Enugu state, ought to work with FAAN to ensure that all open items are closed as the presence of these obstructions will cost the airport of being certified as an international airport as it was of great safety concern.

The general manager public affairs, NCAA Mr. Sam Adurogboye, in a telephone chat told our correspondent that the aviation authority was working to bring down the obstructing masts at the airport.

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Gencos, TCN, Discos underperformance threatens FG target Continued from page 1 Nigeria (TCN) and Electricity Distribution Companies (Discos) indicated in its report that many of them performed below expectation in six months (between Q4’16 and Q1’17).

Gencos, according to the report by NERC, which used factors such as availability and average load to rate the Gencos, identified three power plants – Sapele, Geregu NIPP and Afam (1V) – as the least performers with 31 per cent, 18 per cent and 12 per cent scores respectively.

The top performers in this category were Omoto-

sho, Olurunsogo and Calabar NIPP with 89 per cent, 88 per cent and 87 per cent respectively. These were followed by Okpai, Ughelli, and Omotosho NIPP with 87 per cent, 80 per cent and 78 per cent respectively. Geregu, Afam V1, Ibom Power, Rivers IPP, Alaoji NIPP followed with 78 per cent, 69 per cent, 67 per cent, 64 per cent and 63 per cent respectively.

Other plants – Ihovbor NIPP, Omoku, Trans-Amadi, Egbin, Olorunsogo NIPP and Sapele NIPP – scored 61 per cent, 58 per cent, 48 per cent, 46 per cent, 45 per cent and 38 per cent respectively.

The hydro stations – NE-

SCO, Jebba, Shiroro and Kainji – were scored 72 per cent, 65 per cent, 58 per cent and 55 per cent respectively.

TCN and 15 system collapses TCN that has the responsibility to transmit and deliver power for distribution experienced over 15 system collapses (total and partial) in six months.

According to the report, Nigeria experienced five total collapses in the fourth quarter of 2016; and eight total collapses in first quarter 2017. Also, it experienced two partial collapses in Q1-2017 and zero in the fourth quarter of 2016.

The report disclosed that

Kaduna, Port Harcourt, and Yola Discos were the least performing electricity distribution companies with 5.8 per cent, 27.5 per cent and 32.2 per cent respectively. However, it identified Ikeja, Benin and Abuja Discos as the highest performers with 54.7 per cent, 47.9 per cent and 44.4 per cent respectively. These were followed by Jos, Ibadan, Eko, Kano and Enugu with 42.6 per cent, 40.4 per cent, 38.4 per cent, 37.4 per cent and 33.0 per cent respectively.

The Discos were scored based on their ATC &C effort (10 points), collection efficiency (15 points), metering commitment (20

Center for Civil Society and Justice, during a protest in support of President Muhammadu Buhari at the Unity Fountain in Abuja... on Tuesday. Photo: TEMITOPE BALOGUN.

Plateau: Flood claims lives of four market women Kingsley Chukwuka, Jos

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ket women were found dead on Tuesday in an over flooded river in Bokkos Local Government Area Plateau state as a result of flood.

The dead bodies were picked at different locations in the river stretching between Butura Kampani and Butura Gida villages of Bokkos.

Yesterday, one unidentified body was reportedly found at a place called Tash in Butura Gida village.

Two women were also found floating on the water near the same location at a place called Walshak.

They were later identified to be market women

from Monguna village, South West of Bokkos town.

It was however not clear what might have happened to them.

They were however suspected to have drowned in the river which over flooded its banks following the recent prolonged rains.

The women were discovered in the cause of searching for a teenage labourer’s body who was said to have falling into the river while trying to cross over.

He had drowned near Butura Vet in Bokkos after allegedly insisting on crossing the river which was filled to the brim.

His body was however found near Government Girls College, Bokkos after days of search.

Authorities have not issued any statement on the incident claiming that the agency responsible is yet to get to the area to ascertain Issues first hand.

When our correspondent approached the Executive Secretary, State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Mr. Hassan Barde, he decried lack of funding militating against quick response by the Agency to issues such as the flood situation.

Mr. Barde said SEMA is yet to visit the scene of the disaster because the agency is underfunded hence cannot mobilise to the scene.

He called on government to prioritise SEMA in its budget, because of the sensitive role it play.

points), HV clearn Index (10 points), MO remittance (15 points) and NBET remittance (30 points) respectively. Specifically, many companies did not do well in most key performance indicators, thus impacting negatively on the sector and Nigeria’s economy.

The inefficiency associated with revenue collection has affected the operations of not only the Discos but also the Gencos.

Consequently, the Gencos and other operators in the power chain may have to struggle to run their operations as compliance to remittance from the Discos averaged less than 15 percent out of the 30 percentage points’ target. The highest remittance was Abuja Disco with 14 per cent, followed by Eko Disco with 13 per cent; while Ikeja, Ibadan scored 11 per cent each, Enugu scored 10 percent. While Yola scored 4 percent; Kano and Jos scored 5 per cent each. Also, Kaduna, Port Harcourt and Benin scored 6 percent, 7 per cent and 9 per cent respectively.

Consequently, the report charged the Discos to speed up their customer enumeration exercises.

It stated: “Discos should adhere to commitment made to the commission on metering, network upgrade and expansion, enforcement of customer service standards to include respect forum office directives, 30 days’ timeline for

new point load connections to promote ease of doing business, completer metering of MD customers, improvement in timelines for fault clearance and communication of planned outages.

“Discos should improve market liquidity: contract enforcement and sanctions for non-compliance, stop load rejection.”

The report also called on TCN to improve its capacity and quality of service (supervisory control and data acquisition, SCADA, and investment in network expansion/capacity).

In a related development, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the nation’s biggest power station, Egbin Power Plc, Mr. Dallas Peavey, has said that commercial banks were no longer willing to grant the company fresh credit lines over an estimated N125 billion ($352) debt owed it by the Federal Government.

According to him, with such huge debt, banks are now reluctant to give Egbin new loan facilities.

“But we will continue to work with the banks, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Federal Government so that we can close that gap and lower that risk,” Peavey said.

Yesufu Alonge, the head of power procurement at government-owned Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Plc, has however faulted the claim of N125 billion made

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manufacturing, agriculture and oil sectors, was an indication that with carefully aligned policy and legislative interventions, Nigeria’s economy could thrive beyond current forecasts and expectations.

The Senate spokesman said, “The Senate received Q2 NBS economic report with great excitement. We are delighted that government’s response to the economic recession has began to yield tangible results.

“The public will recall that in the days following the announcement of the 2016 recession, the Senate initiated steps and tabled 21 recommendations that it submitted to the execu-

tive for immediate action.

We also listed out economic priority Bills, many of which have now been passed, or at the final stage.

“We are also happy to note that many of the economic recommendations, specifically in the areas of retooling our agriculture and trade policies were adopted. This shows that the ‘all hands on deck’ approach was necessary from both branches on government,” The Daily Times recalls that the NBS, on Tuesday (yesterday) announced that the country has exited recession.

Indeed, due to prolonged economic downturn in the country, Nigerians, who are into Micro Small

and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) have bemoaned its continued negative effects on their businesses and livelihood, investigation by The Daily Times has revealed.

According to the NBS, while justifying its claim, “In the second quarter of 2017, the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 0.55% (year-on-year) in real terms, indicating the emergence of the economy from recession after five consecutive quarters of contraction since Q1 2016.

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Magu never said fight against corruption has failed –EFCC

Andrew Orolua, Abuja

ÏÏÏ The Acting Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ibrahim Magu has denied a statement credited to him that “fight against corruption has failed.”

EFCC said in a statement on Tuesday signed by Wilson Uwujaren said its attention has been drawn to an article by veteran columnist, Sonala Olumhense entitled,As EFCC Confesses the Sad Truth, that was syndicated in print and online media on Sunday, September 3, 2017 in which he attributed the statement to Magu.

“The author, as usual, wrote with poetic candour

but missed the point on the score of the chairman of the EFCC by imputing to him statements that he never made: “The way we are going, we have already failed… I am telling you we have almost failed. It is almost lost,” which Olumhense quoted Magu as having said in Abuja on August 30, when he met with senior journalists.

Uwujaren said Olumhense could be pardoned for the wrong attribution as he probably relied on information by a section of the online media. “The truth is that Magu never made such comments. By the same token, it would be unfair for anyone to be calling for his head for comments that he never made.”

EFCC said “it is unfath-

omable for the same man who announced the recovery of over N409bn and 137 convictions in eight months to claim that he had lost the fight against corruption.”

To set the record straight, the commission reproduced a full text of Magu’s presentation thus:”It is my pleasure to welcome you all to this meeting which is part of my ongoing interface with critical stakeholders. Of course, there is no gainsaying the fact that the media remains the most important ally of the EFCC in the fight against corruption. We owe the media a debt of gratitude for whatever success we have recorded in the last two years.

More importantly, we are convinced that the media

remains strategic for future success of the EFCC and the fight against corruption in our country.

“This conviction inspired my decision to meet with you in this informal setting to interact and exchange ideas on the way forward in the fight against corruption in Nigeria.

“I have not called you here to lecture you on anticorruption. I am here to listen to you, to know what we are getting right and areas where we need to improve.

I will be taking notes.

“Ladies and gentlemen, it would be naïve for anyone to expect the fight against corruption to be smooth; you should expect resistance and opposition which are expressed in various guises. From what we read

L-R: Former Nigerian Ambassador to Philippine, Dr. Yemi Farounbi; Deceased’s daughter, Omowon Faleti and the widow, Teniola Faleti, during a day of tributes to the late poet, Chief Adebayo Faleti in Ibadan, Oyo State… on Tuesday.

in the papers these days, it is either somebody is fighting Magu or Magu is fighting other people. I know that journalists want to sell their newspapers, but seriously speaking, instead of fighting ourselves, we should be united in fighting the common enemy, which is corruption. Personally, I am not after anybody and have no issues with anybody. Those who think they have issues with me will soon discover that I mean no harm. What drives me is the passion to do what is right by ensuring that we fight corruption to a standstill in this country.

“Gentlemen of the press, regardless of the challenges that we have faced and continue to face, I am happy to report that we are making progress. Many of you are aware of the achievements that we have recorded in the fight against corruption especially in the area of assets recovery.

“Two days ago, we got the court to forfeit to the Nigerian Government a sum of N7.6billion which was hidden in a Nigerian bank by former petroleum resources minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke.

Two weeks earlier, another court issued a temporary forfeiture order to seize properties worth $21.4million belonging to the same former minister. Those properties are awaiting final forfeiture.

“Over a month ago, the Commission recovered over N329billion from a group of oil marketers

for the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation.

These are major recoveries from a sector of the economy. But to give a holistic picture of the aggressive drive to recover stolen wealth, I have the pleasure to report that the Commission between January and August 30, 2017 recorded the following monetary recoveries: “N409. 3 billion; $69. 5 million; 231,118.69 pounds; 610,816.20 euros; Dirham 443,400.00 and SR70, 500.00 In the area of prosecution of cases in court, we are also making progress despite the antics of some persons accused of grand corruption to delay trial.

Between January and August this year, EFCC recorded 137 convictions. The potentials for improvement are good as more cases are brought to conclusion in the remaining four months of the year.

Remarkable as this feat is, we are not resting on our oars. We believe there is still a lot to be done which is the reason why we are actively seeking the support of all stakeholders, including the media.

We do not pretend to have a monopoly of knowledge on how to win the war against corruption. The anti-corruption campaign requires a concerted effort. I enjoin members of the public, including the media, to be part of this effort by reporting cases of corruption to the EFCC. Petitions and complaints can be forwarded to the Commission by email.

NARD’s Strike: LUTH, National Orthopaedic, others record low turnout of patients

Angela Onwuzoo

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eral government-owned hospitals in Lagos state on Tuesday recorded a low turnout of patients following the industrial action embarked upon by the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD).

The resident doctors had on Monday embarked on an indefinite strike over nonpayment of salaries and welfare packages among others by the federal government.

Reports gathered by our correspondent who visited the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba, Federal NeuroPsychiatric Hospital, Yaba and National Orthopaedic Hospital, Igbobi, show that

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the strike affected the services at these hospitals as only consultants and other medical staff were seen offering services to patients.

Resident doctors were unavailable to attend to scores of patients who thronged the hospitals.

Speaking with The Daily Times in an interview, president, Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), LUTH chapter, Dr. Adebayo Sekumade, stated that a full compliance of the strike by members of LUTH’s ARD was being enforced in line with NARD’s directive on the strike at the hospital.

Sekumade maintained that their demands were clear and would continue the strike until their de-

mands were met by the federal government.

Apart from the issue of salaries and welfare packages, Sekumade said his association is requesting that the federal government should enroll resident doctors into the Integrated Personnel Payroll Information System (IPPIS) which has been on since 2003.

“The government should also look into the non-implementation of adjusted House Officers’ Entry grade level equivalent since 2014 and the issue of pension,” he added.

Findings by our correspondent showed that the situation was the same at the National Orthopaedic Hospital, Igbobi, even as

some patients who were on admission appealed to the doctors to have a better means of resolving their grievances with the government instead of embarking on strike.

They said that the striking doctors should consider the health conditions of the common people.

Reacting to the strike on behalf of LUTH’s management, the chairman, Medical Advisory Committee of the hospital, Dr. Olufemi Fasanmade, told our correspondent that adequate arrangements have been made to ensure continuity of services during this period and that the hospital will remain open to in and out patients.

His words: “Our patients shall continue to receive services from staff and we have medical services in place to ensure no patient suffers. We are hopeful that ongoing negotiations will be amicable and lead to a speedy resolution.”

Meanwhile, the Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, has directed heads of federal government hospitals to ensure that all other medical doctors in the other strata are available to fill the vacuum.

Adewole said Chief Medical Directors of these hospitals should ensure that consultants and National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) doctors as well as doctors on internship are on duty to provide health services at the hospitals in order to

ensure there is no break in healthcare services.

He assured all Nigerians that the federal government’s health facilities will be open and render services to the people while the government continues to dialogue with the resident doctors to return to work.

“Arrangements are also on to make use of Armed Forces, Police and Federal Road Safety Health Facilities, he said.

Adewole expressed optimism that the problem will be resolved soon as the warring parties are expected to meet again on Wednesday.

NARD president, Dr. Onyebueze John, said he believed that the strike was necessary in a bid to draw the government`s attention to their demands

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from rate recorded in the preceding quarter, (revised to –0.91% from –0.52%).

Quarter on quarter, real GDP growth was 3.23%,” the NBS said.

It adds, “During the quarter, aggregate GDP stood at N26,986,005.20 million in nominal terms, compared to N23,547,466.91m in Q2 2016, resulting in a Nominal GDP growth of 14.60%.”

Indeed, operators in the troubled industrial sector have said they were beginning to notice ‘remarkable positive signs’ in their books, going by recent developments in the county.

Specifically, their umbrella body, Manufactures Association of Nigeria (MAN) has said it was overcoming those challenges, including Forex, raw material, infrastructure like electricity, fuel and low capacity utilisation that had brought its members to their kneels over the past m 30 months.

Accordingly, MAN said that manufacturing is growing out of recession, as it has recorded positive

growth in the first quarter of 2017.

The President, MAN, Dr. Frank Jacobs, stated this during a breakfast meeting for directors/chief executive officers in Lagos.

Jacobs, who was represented by the Director General, MAN, Mr. Ajayi Kadri, noted that the manufacturing sector’s real output growth moved into positive region by recording 1.36 per cent in the first quarter of 2017 against -2.54 per cent recorded in the fourth quarter of 2016.

Even the Federal Government had been upbeat that its economic policies were beginning to impact positively on Nigerians.

President Muhammadu Buhari, while reacting to how Nigerians have fared under his regime, since his All Progressives Congress (APC) took over the reins of governance since May 29, 2015, has said that the economy, under his watch, was recovering very fast.

He said that he was pleased with the progress being made on different fronts, such as power, roads, anti-corruption fight, ag-

riculture, solid minerals, Treasury Single Account, ease of doing business, etc, to rejig the economy and steer it back on track, in spite of the challenges facing his administration.

But many Nigerians say it was not yet Uhuru for the economy. They contend that the NBS’ position lacked empirical evidence; and should be taken with a pinch of salt.

According to the Association of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions (ASSBIFI), there is nothing to celebrate yet.

While reacting to a text message sent to her, President, Association of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions, Comrade (Mrs.) Oyinkansola Olasanoye, said that “Statistically, we may be out of recession, but the rate of job loss, companies folding up and the cost of foodstuffs and daily necessities signify that the recession is still with us.”

Also, Chairman, Nigeria Professional Shareholders Association, Mr. Godwin Anono, reacting on the recent report by NBS on end of recession, said that the

Ekiti 2018: Fayose warns mischief makers

Ekiti Gbenga Sodeinde, Ado Ekiti

ÏÏÏ Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayo Fayose has cautioned Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) faithful in the State against sowing seeds of discord amongst aspirants and leadership of the party.

According to a statement issued by his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, Governor Fayose, who sounded the note of warning during a meeting on Monday, at his Afao Ekiti residence with aspirants and leaders from Ikole, Ijero and Ise/Orun LGAs on Monday, said he had nothing against the aspirations of those eyeing the Ekiti top seat.

The governor stressed that; “Followers need not create a wedge between me and gubernatorial aspirants. As much as aspirants have the right to aspire, I

also reserve the right to support whoever God asks me to support.

If I were asked to pick a candidate to succeed me, I would have picked Kayode Oso straight off. But I have called him into the room and told him to allow me seek God’s consent concerning it. I have called my deputy, Prof. Kolapo Olusola, I have also called Bisi Omoyeni into the room and asked them to allow me seek God’s consent. Whoever God chooses, we will support among the aspirants.

Whoever that is not the one, the spirit of sportsmanship should be embraced.

“I have nothing against Prince Adedayo Adeyeye, I have great respect for him, from ministerial appointment to chairmanship at Ekiti State University and then his recommendation to the party at the national level, I have always stood by him, I wouldn’t have done that for someone I don’t love, so mischief makers

had better looked elsewhere to play their game.”

Governor Fayose appealed to party members to downplay personal agenda and ensure the party’s interest is put on the front burner, adding that “never will any candidate be imposed on the people.

“We won’t allow anybody destroy the goodwill being enjoyed presently by the PDP because there is no doubt about our party’s popularity in Ekiti today.

“I want to assure you that entire nobody will impose anybody on you. With me here, you will all get justice.

“Those we imposed in the past disappointed us, the system should be allowed to run its course,” he said.

Governor Fayose, during the meeting with party members from Ijero Ekiti also directed that about 23 members hitherto suspended from the party be forgiven and reabsorbed into the party.: Fayose warns mischief makers

report was diversionary from the real situation on ground.

“Our leaders don’t always want to tell the common man the truth. How will they now tell us that recession has ended in the country when more families cannot afford a square meal, many workers are being retrenched and those still in employment are not being paid?

Speaking to The Daily Times, Anono said that Nigerians do not need anybody or group to tell them if suffering in the land is abating or worsening, because the people, who are in the middle of the storm can tell the story themselves.

He said: “How can you say you are recording economic growth and suffering is worsening? Go to the market and price goods and other food items, you will find out that Nigeria will have to endure more years before coming out of recession”.

According to him, the prices of staple foods like Garri, beans, rice, Semovita, wheat, meat, egg and

even pure water amongst others have remained high, which is why many families cannot boast of a good meal every day.

“Now, many people are begging to have at least food to feed their families, while the companies are continually retrenching people or closing down.

This hardship we are facing, the people in government house are not facing it that is why they want to make us believe that the recession is over.”

Apart from these categories of people, others like civil servants were not easily swayed by the NBS. For example, Mrs. Ojo Akindele, a civil servant, said that the verdict by the NBS was commendable and a reflection of what most Nigerians had been yearning for, adding that it would help to cool the tension in the country.

She said that the word recession had fueled increase in goods and services that had not gone down well with the masses.

She added that many traders took advantage of recession to increase the

prices of their products.

Mr. Abdulahi Mustapha, a businessman, said that until the dollar crashed against the naira and prices of electronics and furniture were reduced, he would not believe the NBS report.

He said that it was the recession that led to the high prices of goods and until the prices crashed, he would not join in the celebration, adding however that he still remained the fan of President Muhammadu Buhari.

Mr. Sunday David, an artisan, said that Nigeria was never in recession, adding that it was some pockets that were in recession; while other pockets were still full of money; hence they never felt the pain of recession.

He said that enemies of Nigeria stole so much that the country found itself in recession, adding that the government should not relent in its quest to retrieve back the country’s money.

But in spite of Nigerians’ diverse views, the Presidency was ecstatic about the NBS’ pronouncement.

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UPP accuses FG of excluding South East in NNPC appointments Lateef Ibrahim, Abuja

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The United Progressive Party (UPP) said on Tuesday that it is appalled by the Federal Government’s exclusion of the South East geopolitical zone in the recent appointment of top management Officers in the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation.

This, the UPP noted, is in flagrant violation of the Federal character principle as provided in the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended).

The party, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Chief Ogbuehi Dike, the said exclusion

....Urges Buhari to review the appointments ....Warns against re-arrest of Kanu of the South East geopolitical zone in the said appointment, is a classical example of the unwarranted marginalization of Ndigbo that fueled the agitation for secession which has threatened the corporate existence of the nation.

The UPP therefore called on President Muhammadu Buhari to quickly review and revisit the appointments and include people of the South East in key positions in national interest.

The party further urged the Federal Government to jettison the attempt to

revoke the bail granted to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu and re-arrest him, describing such plan as a political misadventure that will deepen the agitation for secession and uprising in the South East and beyond.

The UPP, instead, called for dialogue in resolving “this crucial national issue.”

The party equally said that it is alarmed by the plight of members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and Resident Doctors who have embarked on indus-

trial action.

It thus urged the Federal Government to take immediate action to address their grievances, saying, “This will go a long way to reduce tension in the polity, essential for development in this period of economic recession”.

The party added, “Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims of flood that ravaged Benue state.

We call on governments at all levels, organizations, international agencies and individuals to assist our fellow compatriots affected by the flood in Benue state.”

Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal (right), presenting a gift to USAID’s Nigeria Mission Director, Mr. Stephen M. Haykin, when the latter visited Sokoto… recently.

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Benue Flood Disaster: Laywer wants Dangote, international communities to assist victims Francesca IwambeAbuja

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A senior lawyer, Chief Sebastine Hon, SAN, has called on the Africa’s richest business mogul, Aliko Dangote, international communities and good spirited Nigerians to come to the aid of the victims of the flooding that occurred in Benue state which rendered many homeless.

Chief Hon, who made the call in a statement he personally signed and made available to the Daily Times stated that the magnitude of the disaster is such is so weighty that the Benue state government alone cannot be able to handle.

While commending President Muhammadu Buhari for directing the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), to quickly intervene; Hon stressed the need for NEMA and other interventions statutory bodies to always rise to the occasion without waiting for presidential directives, especially when human life is imperiled.

While describing the flash floods that ravaged

Benue state for the past one week as calamitous, life threatening and most damaging, Hon added that Benue state government alone cannot be able to manage the situation.

“I, therefore, call on the international community and good spirited Nigerians to rise to the occasion and assist their fellow humans who are in dire straits as a result of the floods.

“In particular, I call on investors in the state, including but not limited to Dangote Cement Plc, to weigh in heavily and provide the needed succor to the displaced persons, some of whom have lost everything to the disaster.

“This they will do as part of their corporate social responsibilities.

“I also wish to remind the Central Bank of Nigeria that a few years ago, it intervened in huge monetary terms when some religious centres were destroyed.

It should do the same for the challenged Benue people,” he stated.

He further called on the flood victims to remain calm, to avoid depression and its attendant consequences.

Task ahead is enormous, Ambode tells new Lagos CP Benjamin Omoike

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was no doubt about the enormous responsibility before the new police boss, but that it was gratifying that he (Edgal) was very much familiar with the security architecture of the State.

The Governor recalled how security was made one of the focal objectives of his administration since inception, saying that the development was designed as part of efforts to build a solid foundation for the growth of Lagos economy and welfare of the people.

He specifically thanked Owoseni for contributing immensely to the security of the State during his tenure as the CP, and

State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, on Tuesday expressed confidence in the ability of the new Commissioner of Police in the State, Mr. Imohimi Edgal to deliver on the enormous task before him in effectively and efficiently policing the State, saying that the security of lives and property in the State remains paramount.

Governor Ambode, who spoke at Lagos House in Alausa, Ikeja, when he received the immediate past Commissioner of Police in the State, Mr. Fatai Owoseni and the new CP alongside top officers of the Command, said there

wished him success in his future endeavours.

While officially welcoming the new CP to the State, Governor Ambode acknowledged the fact that Edgal had been very familiar with the terrain having been in the state for long, and assured him of the support of the State Government to ensure his success in office.

He said: “We are comfortable that he (Edgal) does not have to start trying to learn the ropes because he is very familiar with the security architecture of the State and the enormity of the assignment that has been given to him. On our part, we will ensure that we sup-

port him as well as men and officers of the State Command.

“What is most important to us is that we must keep the city safe. Lagos must be safer, Lagos must be cleaner and it is based on that we can invite investors to come in. That is when we can project our 24/7 economy and so we cannot afford not to have a vibrant police force. More importantly is the fact that we in government have decided that without a safe city, we cannot have a prosperous State and the prosperity and the peace that Lagos is enjoying now is actually founded on that fabric of the safety of lives and property,” he

said.

The governor also assured that his administration will support the present effort of the Nigeria Police to scale up community policing.

“We will give the new CP all the support and I want to also say that we will support community policing. You must have seen that in our action which was why we established the Neighborhood Safety Corps and we want to thank the Nigerian Police for supporting that.

“The establishment of the corps is part of the fabric of the community policing that the Nigerian Police Force is now projecting and we will

support it with materials, resources and also ensure that every community is properly policed and in that, we will have the peace that everybody need to go about their activities without let or hindrance.

“We are very emphatic on law and order and we will ensure that our judicial system works in convergence with the Nigerian Police so that we can keep the city safe and more prosperous,” Governor Ambode said.

He equally commended President Muhammadu Buhari and the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris, for the positive trend and improvement in security that the country had witnessed in recent times.

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Evans N300m suit: Court adjourns till September 21 Peter Fowoyo, Lagos

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A bid by the suspected billionaire kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, (otherwise known as Evans), to challenge his incarceration by the Nigerian Police before a Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos on Tuesday hit the rock as the suit was adjourned till September 21.

Evans had slammed a N300 million fundamental rights suit against the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, and three others before he and five others were finally arraigned last week Tuesday at the Ikeja High Court, Lagos.

Other respondents in the suit are the Nigerian Police Force (NPF), Commissioner of Police (COP) Lagos State and the Lagos State Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).

They were arraigned on a two count charge bordering on conspiracy and

kidnapping.

At yesterday’s proceedings, Justice Chuka Obiozor held that there was no urgency for the suit to be heard during vacation again.

The judge said that the arraignment of Evans before the lower court, last week Tuesday, mitigated against the urgency in the suit.

The suit was filed during vacation and affidavit of urgency was attached with it.

In the suit, Evans, through his lawyer, Olukoya Ogungbeje, is seeking a court order directing the police to charge him to court immediately or release him on bail if they are not ready to charge him to court.

Ogungbeje argued that Evans’ detention since June 10, 2017 without being charged to court was a violation of his client’s fundamental rights enshrined in sections 35 (1) (c) (3) (4) (5) (a) (b) and 36 of the Constitution.

‘Why Buhari cancels FEC meeting today’ Mathew Dadiya, Abuja

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The Federal Government has said that the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting will not hold today due to certain reasons.

Minister of Information, Mr. Lai Mohammed, who announced the cancellation of the weekly executive meeting, attributed lack of adequate time for ministers to prepare documents for the meeting and the Eid-el-Kabir holidays as some of the reasons the meeting could not hold.

President Muhammadu Buhari has only presided over one FEC meeting since August 19 when he returned to the country after a 103-day medical vacation in London.

Penultimate week, he had, in place of the meeting, received the reports on the probe of the suspended Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr. Babachir Lawal and the directorgeneral of National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ambassador Olushola Oke. Meanwhile, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina has defended the cancelation of the meeting, saying that “no law states the meeting must hold weekly.”

He also said that, “There is no law that says the federal executive council meeting should hold every week. There is no law that says it must be weekly. Under a past administration, it used to hold once every two weeks.”

“So, there is no law that says it should hold every Wednesday. It depends on what you have on the agenda to discuss. The president is the chairman of that meeting. So, he has the discretion to hold or not to hold (the meeting).”

L-R: Chief Chris Ezeoguine presenting an award to gubernatorial candidate of Progressive People’s Alliance, Mr. Godwin Chukwunaenye Ezeemo, in recognition of Ezeemo’s outstanding developmental impact on his hometown, Umuchu, Aguata L.G.A. Anambra State, during the town’s New Yam Festival… on Tuesday.

CP Lagos constitutes panel to investigate alleged police misconduct Joy Anyim, Lagos

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The Lagos state Police Commissioner, Mr. Imohimi Edgal, has instituted a panel to investigate the alleged report of police corruption, bribery and sexual molestation against the former Commander of the Anti-Kidnapping section of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department.

This development is coming shortly after the new state police

boss had ordered the removal of the former Commander, CSP Akinade Adejobi, to ensure an unbiased investigation into the allegations.

Members of the panel are said to include, Commander RRS ACP Tunji Disu as the chairman, Emma Nnadozie as the vice chairman, CSP Adedeji Kemi, Nwanguma Okechukwu a member of NOPRIN, Solomon Ezike and Adeola Samuel-Ilori.

The panel which had a lengthy deliberation on Tuesday at the CP’s of-

fice with all the parties including the former O/C Anti-Kidnapping came to an agreement that the case of stealing involving the victim one Blessing Taiwo be returned back to Ikoyi division to carry out a diligent investigation and ensure the suspects are prosecuted.

According to a statement issued by the Lagos Police spokesperson, ASP Olarinde Famous-Cole for the command, the committee is expected to send in their report in one

week.

He said, “On the allegation of collection of bribe/sexual molestation, the case will also be thoroughly investigated and due findings is expected to be reported to the Commissioner of Police a week from today.”

The statement also reaffirmed that any officer indicted in the investigation will not be spared. The CP warned members that any officer indicted will face the full weight of the law.”

the duo will marries the girl.

Inusa had reportedly flogged Saidu without any incident but tragedy struck when it was the turn of Saidu to flog Inusa.

Saidu was alleged to have flogged Inusa on the head instead of his back as the rules of the game dictate, the development led to Inusa’s collapse and eventual

death.

Katsina police command spokesman, DSP Gambo Isah who confirmed the incident said Inusa’s father, Mallam Muhammed reported the incident to the police who have consequently arrested Saidu.

Isah said Inusa was hit on the head in the presence of many spectators at the venue of the competition, adding that

Inusa fell on the floor after being hitted on the head and was confirmed dead at the hospital where he was rushed to.

Inusa’s corpse has since been released to the family and buried according to Islamic rites.

The police spokesman maintained that Salisu would be arraigned in court after the completion of investigations.

Man dies in Fulani competition Segun Olaniyan, Katsina

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A middle aged man identified as Yari Inusa has lost his life in a Fulani traditional game known as ‘Sharo’ while competing for a girl’s hand in marriage with another suitor.

The incident occurred at Durmin Biri village in Kafur local government area of Katsina state.

Police sources re-

vealed that Inusa died following injuries he sustained on the head when he engaged in a Fulani traditional game of Sharo with another man, Ahmed Saidu, to determine who, between them, would be engaged to the girl.

Sharo game entails flogging of each other by two male suitors for a girl’s hand in marriage and whoever wins between

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I want to leave a legacy of service -Toba Oke

I did was done on my own not because somebody somewhere was mounting pressure on me, although we hear stories of some state governors not releasing monies meant for local governments, but in Lagos it is not so, I only want to urge all our chairmen that whatever resources made available to any local government chairman should be judiciously used for the development of the council and we must all be accountable, as I am on this seat nobody dictates to me as to what policy to formulate or programme to implement, so, I would say that the Lagos State council enjoy a degree of autonomy, we operate independently.

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What can you say saw to your emergence as the executive chairman for the second time?

Well I owe it all to God, then our national leader, Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu, our amiable governor Akinwunmi Ambode and the good people of Ifako-Ijaye because even where any democratic rule is made that is returning me and the people refuse to vote for me I will not still be on this seat, but the good people decided to support me to still be here, I am really grateful to them.

What can you say were your previous achievements that may have endeared you to the electorates’ heart?

I can’t begin to relay the achievements now because they are many, but I can only say the six point agenda which we went round to campaign with during the last election were what we implemented, starting from youth empowerment, trade improvement scheme for our women, care for the elderly, sport’s regeneration, general infrastructural upgrade and comprehensive primary health care, all these were given attention during our first term even though we cannot say we were able to achieve 100 percent of what we set out to achieve in the area of implementing some of those things and that is why during our electioneering campaign we used the slogan continuity project, it’s an opportunity for us to continue from where we stopped so that we can complete some of the projects that were ongoing, fortunately for us some of the projects we left are still there so we are going back to them, it’s just a continuation of what we were doing before we left.

What major challenge is the community facing?

Generally we want to tackle the problem of youths unemployment, that is the greatest problem we are facing, though not peculiar to Ifako Ijaiye alone, it is

Apostle Oloruntoba Oke was recently re-elected as Chairman, Ifako-Ijaiye Local Government Area of Lagos State. In this interview with ESTHER TAIWO, Oke speaks about his agenda for the second term in office, current affairs in the nation’s polity and other sundry issues. throughout the state, even the governor is doing a lot to battle youth unemployment by establishing a lot of agencies almost on a weekly basis to tackle the challenge of youths’ unemployment and I want to complement that by organising a lot of skill acquisition programmes for our youths and channeling our resources towards getting them to become selfemployed adults.

Lagos is striving towards becoming a mega city, what do you think can be the bane of achieving this?

Two things can actually impede the process of Lagos becoming a mega city, first is funding and happily our governor is a man of vigour, an accountant of no mean repute, an accomplished administrator with great experience,

I want to leave a legacy of service, I want the people of Ifako Ijaiye to look back and say the person that took Ifako Ijaiye to a greater height in an uncommon way is Oloruntoba Oke, that is what I want to be remembered for

somebody who has been in the system for quite some time and I believe whatever resources available to him he will manage it in such a way that he will still have whatever project that will drive the process towards making Lagos become one of the mega cities in the world. The other challenge that the project could face is that of loss of focus, that is if the governor that is occupying the drivers’ seat in our effort and bid towards actualising the goal loses focus and I believe he cannot because right from day one he has made his intentions known, even during the electioneering campaign, he did not leave anyone in doubt that he’s going to resolutely commit himself towards making Lagos become a mega city, he’s a committed patriot, a consummate administrator and a patriotic progressive, the focus is there and he has set that goal for himself that Lagos must become a mega city.

The clamour for local government autonomy has been on for long, what do you think will be the gains to local government areas in Lagos State?

Local government autonomy, I really don’t like discussing the issue in the sense that in Lagos State, I have been saying it and will continue to say it, what obtains here may not be the practice in other states of the Federation, because in Lagos State local government chairmen enjoy some degree of autonomy, there is no interference with the local government chairmen, Lagos councils have autonomy like I am doing my second term and throughout my first term there was no interference, everything

Advocacy has been on for the country to go through restructuring, some believe it should go back to the regional system of government to decentralise power from the Federal Government, what is your own view on the issue of restructuring?

Restructuring at this stage of our national life is the most desirable thing to do, the country should be restructured in such a way that all the ethnic nationalities should be allowed to move at their own pace, a situation where there is command structure from Abuja is a unitary system that we are operating, we only call it presidential system but it is not, the US practice presidential system just like we also claim but in the US there is devolution of power, but here there is no devolution of power, what we have is acquireship presidential system and it should be discarded and the country restructured with a view to putting in place a structure that will make it possible for every ethnic nationality to move at its own pace, for instance there are things that are culturally alien to us in Yoruba land, for example in Yoruba land we believe in service, we are progressives, we believe in democratic socialism, but any structure that will not allow us to move at our own pace in order for us to achieve our aspiration and our goal as a nation should be discarded and be replaced with a more meaningful structure that will make it possible for us to attain our height as a nation and as a region. If reintroducing the parliamentary system of government is what people are talking about then I am for it.

Youths are complaining about being disenfranchised because of sit tight leaders, thus the call for Not Too Young to Run Bill, is this true?

I don’t believe any youth is being disenfranchised in whatever we do, whether in politics, in management, in administration and even in football there is need for experience , experience counts, we cannot mortgage experience on the altar of youthfulness, fine, we can blend the two, if you look round you will see youths in every level of government, my advice generally to the youths is to continue to be good, prove themselves CONTINUED ON PAGE 12

12 Politics Fulfill your campaign promises to Nigerians, cleric tells public office holders Iniobong Iwok, Lagos Elected public office holders in the country have been charged to fulfill their campaign promises to Nigerians and listen to the needs of the electorate who voted them into office.

This charge was given by the Parish Priest and head of St Augustine Catholic Church, Ikorodu headquarters, Reverend Father Livinus Ikechukwue Orakwe during an interview with The Daily Times, after this year’s celebration of the church’s annual harvest programme which was also used to unveil the status of St Augustine, in the Church premises.

Orakwe noted that poverty rate was high among Nigerians because elected public office holders have abandoned their responsibility which is to service those who elected them into office, adding that most of them were now after their personal interest.

The Priest urged Nigerians to be peaceful in their agitations, while charging government at all levels to listen to the agitations, stressing that all round the world citizens have the power to make their demands through peaceful protest which often go a long way in the development of the country.

The Catholic Priest, urged politician and Nigerians to learn from the life of St Augustine who became a saint after living an ungodly life for several years before he was converted.

He lamented that corruption was Nigerians’ greatest problems which has stopped it from attaining its potentials and charged politicians in the country to be more responsive.

He said “Those who found themselves in public office should know that they were elected, they should be responsive to Nigerians and put into practice what they are there to do,” Orakwe said.

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Plateau politicians warned against prophecy in 2019 Kingsley Chukwuka, Jos The office of Governor Simon Lalong in the Plateau State Government House cannot be taken over by prophesy come 2019, says a cleric of Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN), in Plateau State, Rev. Pandang Yamsat.

The Cleric who is an erstwhile President of COCIN, said, “God has not finished with Lalong and therefore is not calling anyone to take over from him in 2019; politicians don’t come up with prophecy saying that God told you to run for governor,” he said.

Rev. Yamsat stated this in Jos, during a funeral service held in honor of another ex President of COCIN, late Rev. Luther Chishak, who died recently.

While delivering his sermon, Yamsat

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admonished politicians to take cognisance of the time knowing when it is most suitable to run for political office in other not to over hit the polity.

“God will not call anyone to contest a

particular position without a definite plan; anyone claiming to have heard God speaking to him to contest, must therefore ask what happens to the current holder of the position.

“Most visions concerning leadership are borne out of over ambition; psychologists say when you are desperate for something you would dream about it.

“When you see any vision where God is telling you to contest governorship in Plateau State, ask if He has finished with Lalong.

“If God is telling you to contest, He must have told you what has gone wrong with the incumbent; some dreams are long-term and must be patiently pursued; God could be calling you to become governor but it could be for 2023 or even further,” he said.

Ondo promises to create new industries to curb unemployment Patrick Okohue, with Agency Report

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The Ondo State government has promised to create new industries and revive the moribund ones to meet the needs of unemployed youths in the state.

Otunba Timilehin Adelegbe, the Commissioner for Commerce, Industries and Cooperatives said this on Tuesday in Akure while addressing staff of the ministry.

Adelegbe, who was resuming duty after being inaugurated as a commissioner, said the ministry would come up with initiatives that would sustain development of the state by creating employment opportunities.

The commissioner urged the ministry’s

staff to be creative and have good attitude to work.

“We should look beyond ordinary ministry because this is a ministry that is supposed to provide necessary resources needed by the state and we must achieve it.

“This ministry should be the best, just let us be open and transparent in our dealings.

“Success is not difficult to achieve if one is determined and resolute. On my part, l promise to work with you for the development of the state,’’ he said.

Earlier, Dr Dupe Eshofonie, the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, said that the staff were dedicated to their duties and would be ready to work with the commissioner.

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to be relevant in the scheme of things and prove themselves to be useful, they will always be carried around, my Vice Chairman is a youth and I am engaging a lot of them to work with me.

Nigerians generally are losing hope in the All Progressives Congress (APC) because the party is yet to deliver on its campaign promises, what is your take on this?

Anybody that expects delivery of promises within two years of APC’s four year tenure after the rot and damage that was done to our economy by the PDP over a period of 16 years, that person does not know what he is saying, because the rebuilding of the economy must start from somewhere and how can a group of people destroy a nation for 16 years and somebody somewhere is expecting that the damage will be corrected within two years, it is not possible, people just have to be patient. As a matter of fact, every right thinning Nigerian should know that the first four years should be seen as a period for laying the foundation to bring about the rebuilding of the economy and not that within two years it should be Eldorado and the economy should be back

on track within two years. Assets being seized from Diezani, a woman in charge of petroleum, stealing that much over N300 billion, none of them stole millions all of them stole in Billions of Naira, but all that had stopped and then leakages through which some of the money are being siphoned are being blocked and people should be patient and allow the socio economic reconstruction of the country, it should come about through a gradual process.

How will your administration look into the issue of stomach infrastructure which has become the slogan of the other party?

Stomach infrastructure? I don’t think there is anything like stomach infrastructure in my programme and nothing like that in the manifesto of my party, if what people mean by stomach infrastrucure is provision of welfare packages for Nigerians, for Lagosians or for people in our constituencies, we will not toy with their welfare package but, it goes beyond sharing of rice, what type of rice are they distributing, is it two cups of rice or what? We must be pragmatic in our approach to issues, even in taking care of welfare of people we must be pragmatic , we need to do this through solid, mean-

ingful and decent welfare packages and not distributing cups of rice to them, but we will do a lot in the area of welfare of our people.

How will you score the present administration of President Buhari in its fight against corruption, especially when no one has been prosecuted so far?

If we are saying no one has been prosecuted so far, which one do we want? Is it for people to return what they have stolen or to be prosecuted, because in some cases it is negotiated arrangements we are having and the money stolen have been returned and the funds so returned will be channeled towards implementing programmes across the country, it is not compulsory that people must be prosecuted, once they are caught and it is discovered that they have stolen this much and the fact has been established that they stole that much then they should be asked to refund the stolen funds or get jailed, the person refunds the money but what we should guide against is not doing what is expected by way of doing what should serve as deterrent to prospective thieves.

Having worked with the previous

governor, Babatunde Fashola and now Akinwumi Ambode, what major difference do you notice between the two?

There is a world of difference between the style of previous administration at the state level, but I must tell you that I am more at home with Governor Ambode’s style, he’s not a noise maker, he’s been performing wonders everywhere, if one moves round the state you see all kinds of developments that have taken place, it is not lopsided, this time it is an all round development, state wide transformation, physical and economic transformation, so I am satisfied with his style of administration, not a lopsided one, one project is not waiting for the other, transformation is taking place simultaneously, everyone is feeling the developments, it is okay and a good style for me. I will want to embrace his style.

What legacy will Oloruntoba Oke want to leave for Ifako-Ijaiye?

I want to leave a legacy of service, I want the people of Ifako Ijaiye to look back and say the person that took Ifako Ijaiye to a greater height in an uncommon way is Oloruntoba Oke, that is what I want to be remembered for.

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Time to revamp the textile industry

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ecent news report that the Kaduna Textile Mills, the New Nigeria Development Company (NNDC), in partnership with a Turkish firm and in collaboration with the federal government will invest $15 million to reactivate the collapsed Kaduna Textile Company is a welcomed development. The move is in line with President Muhammadu Buhari administration’s policy of resuscitating the textile industry, among others, to provide more job opportunities in the country.

The textile company was started in 1956 in Kaduna to process the cotton being produced in the northern part of the country. Many other textile companies soon sprang up in Lagos and between Kaduna and Kano axis. By the 1970s and the early 1980s, the Nigerian textile industry had grown to become the third largest in Africa and employed well over 400,000 Nigerians across the country.

The oil boom of the 1970s and the early 1980s which increased the purchasing power of the government and the citizens led to the neglect of agriculture and many vital industries, particularly the textile industry, thus crippling other sectors of the economy and putting the economic viability of the country in serious jeopardy. Thereafter, the textile industry suffered neglect and by 2002 the Kaduna Textile Mill closed with more than 7,000 of its workers sent home. Today, the textile industry employs less than 30,000 workers with the factories operating either below capacity or totally closed and most of their plants in operational distress.

The first attempt to revive the industry was in 2010 when the Bank of Industry (BoI) approved N10 billion textile revival fund. The fund increased capacity utilisation in the industry from 29.14 per cent to the current 50 per cent. In reviving the industry this time around the government must also focus on the production of cotton, kenaf and other

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It is a good thing that in revitalising the textile industry, government has put in place the cotton, textile and garment policy. Towards this end, it has directed that uniforms of military and para-military personnel as well as uniforms for many public schools students should, henceforth, be produced and purchased locally. With this policy in place and, if the prices are right, governments in the ECOWAS sub-regional market will patronise Nigerian textile industry.

In addition, government’s current intervention in the industry must be effective and sustained so that the local textile industry can thrive and flourish again. In the past, poor power supply and high interest rates on borrowed funds escalated the cost of production of local textile mills. This time around, the government must ensure improved power supply across the country so as to lower the cost of production for the textile mills, while the government should create intervention funds through the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) as alternative to loans from commercial banks which attract high interest rates.

Furthermore, the Department of Customs must also address the smuggling of cheap textile goods and second hand clothing by Nigerians and Asians, particularly Indians and Chinese into the country. There must also be frequent access to long-term finance by the BoI and other investment banks in the country to enable the textile mills stock raw materials and change their machinery as and when due. There is no doubt that if this new tempo is maintained and sustained, the Cotton, Textile and Garment industry will thrive and blossom again.

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STATEMENTS BY THOSE WHO MATTER

Mathew Kukah

Ibrahim Babangida

Wole Soyinka

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

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

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

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TSA: 18 months after

A Edward Nnachi

gainst the backdrop of the need to ensure accountability in the handling of government revenue, enhance transparency and check misapplication of public funds, the Buhari administration introduced the policy of Treasury Single Account (TSA) into public accounting system at the federal level about 18 months ago. Under the system, all government revenues, receipts and income are collected into one single account, usually maintained by the Central Bank of Nigeria while all payments are done through the same account.

In the main, TSA enables proper monitoring of government receipts, expenditure and helps to block most leakages in government. Such leakages have over the years largely contributed to the slow growth of the economy.

With the introduction of TSA came a better cash management of government funds, elimination of idle funds usually left with different commercial banks and

enhanced reconciliation of revenue collection and payment. In particular, since the accounts of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of government with the money deposit banks are zeroed every day, the banks no longer have access to the float provided by the accounts they maintained for the MDAs. The introduction of TSA in 2015 has been a source of pain to money deposit banks. This is because prior to the introduction of TSA, public sector funds constituted a large chunk of commercial banks’ deposits. Indeed, when TSA was introduced, the commercial banks held more than N2.2 trillion of public sector funds. The impact of such a huge amount of money leaving the banking system was debilitating and excruciating to the banks and to the country’s economy. Far more disturbing to the banks was the movement of funds of revenue generating parastatals such as the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), out of commercial banks.

For the banks, implementation of the TSA policy brought some unintended consequences, such as de-

posit depletion, resulting in low asset quality, decreased revenue and liquidity stress, thus affecting the operation of all the banks and visiting economic hardship on Nigerians at a time the country was going through an agonising recession. In the absence of cheap public sector accounts, the banks were forced to reposition their strategies to survive in the light of the new realities forced on them by the government.

In the main, the banks responded by concentrating more on their traditional roles of savings aggregation and financial intermediation.

To improve their performance the banks also became more innovative in generating revenue to support their operations and improve their profitability. Some of them increased interest rates on deposits to attract more customers, while some increased the interest rates on their loans to shore up their profitability.

It is admitted that government is the largest spender in the economy.

At the commencement of the execution of TSA more than N2.2 trillion of the federal government MDAs’ funds were pulled out of the deposit money banks with debilitating im-

pact on banks’ liquidity and hampering their ability to successfully carry out their financial intermediation in the economy and visiting harshness on the citizenry. Banks perform very important roles in the economy. The failure of any major bank may bring incalculable and undesirable effects on the economy.

Consequently, in executing any new policy, government should always carefully consider its consequences on the economy.

Going forward and in the light of the untold hardships on Nigerians as a result of the harsh realities of the economy in the recent past, we believe that government being the largest spender in the economy should not be totally shut out of the banking system as the operations of TSA have shown so far. Consequently, TSA should be fine tuned to enable it work in those banks where government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) have accounts to pool together MDAs’ balances every day. The banks should also be made to pay interest on all credit balances and charge interest on all debit balances in the accounts of the MDAs.

Restructuring and foot voting

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Ayobami Adekojo

estructuring is the new buzzword in the Nigerian political arena, a lot have been written about it and we can also conclude that it means different things to different people. For me, restructuring is all about decentralisation and the devolution of powers away from the unitary government we currently have. The advantage of this proposition is lost in between the age long battle for Nigeria’s resources, some people see it as a way for some regions of the country to claim the “national resources” I want to introduce a new angle into this debate, one that is hardly talked about when we discuss devolution, the relationship between (true) federalism and voting with your feet. This is something we don’t pay enough attention to. Paying proper attention to this connection strengthens the case for de-centralising political power to lower levels of government. It should also affect our attitude toward judicial enforcement of federalism-based limits on the power of the central government.

Foot voting is the ability to express political freedom by leaving situations that are not favourable for more beneficial situations. It denotes situations where we can choose what sort of government or policy we want to live under by deciding where we want to live, and, for example, we can do so by choosing among different states. We already do a lot of foot voting in Nigeria, mostly by migrating abroad in search of greener pastures for reasons that are usually economic.

Even within Nigeria, some foot voting is happening with the increase

in rural-urban migration.

Foot voting is different from ballot-box voting because it is an individual choice as opposed to a joint decision that you make with thousands or millions of other people where your vote is just one of a great many other.

In a Nigerian Presidential election, the chance that your vote will have a decisive effect is about one in 30 million. Voting with your feet greatly diminishes this problem.

When you decide whether you want to live in Lagos or some other state, or whether you want to live in this city or one of the other cities within the same state, that is a decisive individual choice.

Currently, the inter-state migration that we have going on are for economic reasons as I pointed out earlier, this makes the poorer states in all the regions tribal enclaves as people tend not to migrate to them.

One way that restructuring/true federalism can solve this problem is Judicial autonomy for states which will make states grow more organically with their own laws as it corresponds with local customs and their vision as a society or make new ones to attract investment and labour With greater devolution of powers to states or Federating units, there will be a “Race to the bottom” between states where they start competing for outside investment.

Different governments will deregulate the business environment to attract or retain economic activities in their regions and these decisions will affect the kind of laws they will make both socially and economically. Some states might favour more Private property rights and lower taxes while others will prefer a fixed land tax, the competi-

tion will involve states trying to underbid the others in lowering taxes, spending and regulation. This will greatly influence the kind of social laws and regulations that these states will make.

Granted that most of our decisions are economic, the social reasons for foot voting or migration cannot be dismissed, this is why most of the migration from (Southern) Nigeria is to Western countries that we share the same social ideals while our Northern counterparts might prefer middle east countries as the case may be, but burden of having to leave the country entirely is vastly greater than the burden of leaving a state or a locality and this is why the focus is on inter-state or city migration.

Granting state autonomy in making laws subject to a Judicial review (The American standard) will enhance foot voting that is influenced by social reasons as well as economic reasons as different states will look to several social options that might bring in investment and help with unemployment, a state might decide to legalize Marijuana and then tax farmers and users while other states might look to issues like gambling and gaming licenses (Like Las Vegas and Macau), homosexuality laws and even more conservative laws like Sharia and Tobacco control.

The difference that foot voting will in a truly federal context is that inter state or city migration will be done for reasons that are not only economic but social, for instance, one of the main reasons for the success of the movement for gay and lesbian rights over the last twenty to thirty years in America is that policy on most of the issues of concern to them was de-central-

ised. They could first make gains in those state and localities that were relatively more favourable to them, and then those gains spread elsewhere. If they had had a unitary national policy on same-sex marriage, they would not today have numerous states that have adopted it which eventually culminated in the Supreme court approval.

We can see how this might help with the tribal problem as more people move to a certain place and with more integration and contact with different people from different places, the area becomes less tribalized. A good example is the entertainment hub that is Hollywood.

Hollywood could attract movie producers that were moving away from the Atlantic coast because of a new regulation that denied independent movie producers from using movie picture machines. These independent producers were granted licenses in California and today it is one of the most diverse states in America. Restructuring the country might actually help in this case.

The same can be said about cities like Las Vegas, in the Nigerian context, a state like Ebonyi or Osun, lacking the natural resources and a lot of outside investment might decide to open itself up to business by granting waivers or subsidies to gaming and gambling companies with the recent surge of lottery and gambling in the country. It will lead to an influx of tourists and business that will not only improve their economy but make them even more diverse than the tribal enclaves that people currently perceive them to be. Macau successfully built an economy with more GDP Per capita by Purchasing Power parity than any country in the world based on gaming and tourism.

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The matter of 38 dismissed senior army officers

Guest Columnist EMMANUEL ONWUBIKO

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None of the 38 senior officers that were compulsorily retired was at any time ever charged or tried by a court martial or found guilty of any offence in line with due process of the armed forces extant rules and regulations, before they respectively heard of their retirement in the media.

Interestingly, none of these officers has been informed of the particulars of any alleged offence till date,” the petitioners explained.

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’m compelled for the second time in less than two years to write on this vexed issue of the alleged wrongful dismissal of 38 senior military officers of the Nigeria Army because of newly emerged information which goes to show that most of them were indeed not afforded right to fair hearing.

Over a year and half ago when the Army through its public relations department published a release indicating the retirement of these soldiers, we were regaled with a cacophony of sensational allegations that the dismissed officers were caught committing a range of offences during the 2015 elections and for playing one role or the other in the monumental heist that allegedly occured in the office of the then National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki.

Dasuki is facing a barrage of court cases accusing him of diverting over $2 billion of money meant for purchases of weapons that would have been deployed in combating the armed Boko Haram terrorists.

At that time, when the retirements were anmounced, many public affairs analysts made allegations that the purge affected mainly senior officers of South East of Nigeria and some others from the South South region of Nigeria and only very few hail from some states in the North West or North East of Nigeria. The Chief of Army Staff is Kanuri of North East of Nigeria whilst the Minister of Defence is from Zamfara in the North West of Nigeria. There were therefore allegations that the decision to retire those senior officers was a deliberate purge of mainly Igbo officers.

The Public Relations Department of the Army was predisposed to supply on demand the official reasons for the action. At that time, there wasn’t any other narrative available to writers so the official angle trended necessitated an earlier media intervention I did which some media houses published but I never sent the piece to Daily Sun Newspapers.

The immediate reason for this second article is to clear the cobweb of doubts which my first piece raised over a year and half ago particularly because due to certain inexplicable reasons, Daily Sun published my first article only this year’s September even when I penned the article nearly a year and half ago and never sent it to the editorial desk of the media house.

So how did the article done last year published after a year and half and never emanated from me the writer? The publication of the first copy I did on this same matter over a year and half ago is coming against the backdrop of emerging facts which have established legally sustainable grounds to ask the President of Nigeria to take a good look at the allegations of wrongful dismissal raised by these 38 Army officers most of whom were never invited to appear before the internal panels that probed allegations of alleged misconducts of military officers during elections in 2015 or the panel that investigated the alleged Arms’ budget diversion.

Lt. Gen. Buratai (Chief of Army Staff) Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has therefore decided to add its moral voice to demand justice because if the allegations of wrongful dismissal aren’t investigated and quality redress provided, it would be a total institutionalisation of injustice. Augustine of Hippo had argued that any government that is aversed to honesty and justice is at best a bunch of criminals.

When I penned the first material on the gale of military retrenchments I didn’t have the privilege of getting the other side of the matter since only the official channels of the military were available and those affected military officers weren’t accessible or willing to speak to independent media or civil rights activists like us. The first article basically quoted official accounts copiously since I couldn’t get the other side.

From available materials and from findings made available by the affected Army officers who are thirty-eight senior Army officers, they described their circumstances for exiting as wrongful dismissal from the Nigerian Army and accused the Minister of Defence, Brig-General Mansur Dan Ali (rtd), Chief of Defence Staff, General Abayomi Olonisakin, and the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Yusuf Buratai of victimisation of innocent senior officers.

Through their lawyers, these military officers successfully fought their alleged illegal dismissal through the legal platform of National Industrial Court. The Officers as law abiding officers have also approached the President urging him to review the circumstances surrounding their unjust removal from the only professional career that they have known virtually all their entire adult life.

The retired officers alleged that Ali, Olonisakin and Buratai abused their offices with impunity by maliciously punishing innocent officers.

They indeed cited series of facts and figures which sound very convincing and merits a review. This is the reason I’m disturbed that someone can bring up an old piece I penned down when there was only one source of information. What does that person circulating my stale article aim to achieve? The truth should indeed prevail and this is the reason myself and my group are demanding that President Muhammadu Buhari takes a second look at this case to douse the tensions generated by the skewed retirement process that adversely affected the Igbo speaking nationality.

Even Rivers State has 7 top officers wiped off the map of the Army even when they are claiming innocence.

In a petition dated August 22, 2017 and addressed to President Buhari by the law firm of Abdul Muhammed LP, which this writer has, the officers recalled that at the beginning of this administration, two panels were in-

stituted to inquire into allegations of electoral malpractices by Nigerian Army personnel and allegations of corruption associated with arms procurement under the office of National Security Adviser (NSA).

The officers also noted that sometime in June 2016, the Nigeria Army under the leadership of the troika of Ali, Olonisakin and Buratai presided over an abrupt sitting of the Army Council that saw to the punishment by compulsory retirement of the 38 senior officers of the Nigerian Army.

The petitioners also told President Buhari that after their unjust retirement, some of the officers wrote letters of redress for the president’s matured consideration of their individual cases, through the Chief of Defence Staff as provided by the Harmonised Terms and Conditions of Service (Officers) 2012 but the military authorities deliberately refused to show proof of transmitting the said letters to the president as required by regulations.

The petitioners argued that even though it was claimed that these officers were “retired”, they were actually dismissed going by the proper construction of their circumstances.

“I must point out that the very public nature of the declaration of compulsory retirement of the 38 officers has undermined the individual reputations of these senior army officers and frustrated their respective efforts as securing a livelihood for their families,” said Abdul Muhammed, who signed the petition.

The petitioners told President Buhari that 18 of the senior army officers that were dismissed did not at any time appear before any one of the two panels that were set up or any other inquiry or investigation for that matter.

According to the petition, “the 18 officers were never investigated for any infraction, they were never indicted, they were never tried and they were never convicted of any disciplinary or criminal breaches whatsoever.

“Additionally, many of these officers have no relationship whatsoever with election duties or procurement office as falsely alleged by army leadership. Most importantly, Your Excellency, none of the 38 senior officers that were compulsorily retired was at any time ever charged or tried by a court martial or found guilty of any offence in line with due process of the armed forces extant rules and regulations, before they respectively heard of their retirement in the media. Interestingly, none of these officers has been informed of the particulars of any alleged offence till date,” the petitioners explained.

The affected officers also recalled that some of them had written to the army authority to furnish them with facts that constitute any alleged offence, but the army failed to respond

to this simple request one year after.

“After the very public dismissal of the 38 senior army officers, the Minister of Defence and the Chief of Army Staff went to the media with the narrative that the 38 army officers were professionally corrupt and that these officers were punished after due process.

These are untrue statements because the dismissed officers were never indicted or found culpable at all as there was a complete failure to follow the due processes laid down by the Nigeria army with respect to these wrongful and illegal dismissals.

They told President Muhammadu Buhari thus: “Your Excellency, in fact records of the Army will confirm that at the relevant periods some of these 38 retired officers were actually in the frontline of North Eastern operations waging war against terror which earned them official commendations and accolades for their exploits, as against the narrative of participating in election duties.” “ Several others in the list of petitioners were on Army posting outside the shores of Nigeria or civil studies during the period of the general elections and during the entire periods that the relevant panels were sitting in Kaduna and at Abuja,” the petitioners explained.

They accused Ali, Olonisakin and Buratai of gross act of abuse of office without any due process by punishing innocent officers and deliberately misleading the President.

The petitioners appealed to President Buhari to order an urgent investigation and reinstatement of the innocent officers, alleging that the names of innocent officers were substituted in place of the guilty ones in a case of gross corruption and abuse of office.

The petitioners also disclosed that after one-year of persistent abuse and denial of justice to the 38 retired officers, one of them, Lt Col BabaOchankpa died of a heart attack while the military leadership deliberately refused to forward his appeal and that of others to the president for his matured consideration as stipulated by the Harmonised Terms and Condition of Service (Officers) 2012 which was the quoted basis for their retirement.

“Your Excellency, the 38 Senior Army Officers are crying for justice as promised to Nigerians by your administration. The widow of Lt. Col Baba-Ochankpa (Mrs. Ruth Baba-Ochanpka) deserves justice. The children of the late Lt Col Baba- Ochanpka, Master Joshua Baba – Ochankpa, Miss Esther Baba-Ochankpa and Miss Abigail Baba-Ochankpa deserve our justice.

These beautiful children deserve to have removed the stain that the present Army leadership has put on the memory of their father the late Lt Col Baba-Ochanpka,” the petitioners added.

In the light of these serious allegations against key military and Defence officials, it is only just, fair and good in morality and the law that President Muhammadu Buhari considers their plea for thorough investigation so as not to damage the professionalism of the Nigeria Army.

Besides, Section 15(5) of the Constitution of Nigeria stated in black and white that the Nigerian State should eradicate all corrupt practices and abuse of office. The Nigerian President as the father of the nation for now must provide remedial redress to these 38 Army officers.

Emmanuel Onwubiko is head of the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) and writes from Abuja. He blogs@ www.emmanuelonwubiko.com, www.huriwa@blogspot.com.

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23 varsities adopt JAMB’s new cut-off mark Augustine Okezie Abuja

23 Nigerian universities have adopted the new cut-off mark that was set up by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB).

The universities, mostly private, are among the 168 universities in Nigeria whose cut-off marks were released in a document obtained by The Daily Times from the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB).

The universities that adopted the 120 cut-off point include Achievers University, Adeleke University, Caleb University, Fountain University, Caritas University, Novena University, Renaissance University, Ojiagu-agbani University, Evangel University, McPherson University, South Western University, Samuel Adegboyega University, Wellspring University, Western Delta University, Wesley University, Summit University, Edwin Clark University, Hezekiah University, Kings University, Arthur Javis University, Crown Hill University, Clifford University and Coal City

University.

Recall that JAMB had on August 22 announced the 120 cut-off peg for universities following a policy adopted by vice chancellors, provosts, rectors, admission officers, registrars and other stakeholders in the education sector.

Universities were, however, at liberty to increase their cut-off marks, with majority doing so.

The new minimum cut-off point for universities had received lots of flak from parents, civic right groups, and students.

According to the list of adopted

cut-off marks, the Obafemi Awolowo University, University of Lagos, University of Benin and University of Nigeria, pegged their cut-off point at 200. Lagos State University, according to the list, is the only university that fixed its cut-off point at 190.

Also, universities such as Bayero University, Afe Babalola University, Oduduwa University, Pan – Atlantic University, Veritas University, Ritman University, Federal University Wukari, Federal University Lokoja, Federal University Ndufu Alike, University of Ilorin, University of Maiduguri,, University of Port Har-

court, Nnamdi Azikwe University, University of Uyo, Usman Dan Fodio University, Michael Okpara University of Technology, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Federal University of Technology, Niger, Akwa Ibom State University, Ekiti State University, Enugu State University, Ondo State University, Lagos State University, Osun State University and Ladoke Akintola University of Technology pegged their cut-off points at 180.

Many other Nigerian universities pegged their cut-off points from 120 to 170.

Students laud Global Interns on career connect series Mutiat Alli

R-L: Greg Malize, Founder and Executive Director, ImpactGen; Olufunmilayo Modupe, Principal Adviser, Global Interns Company; Toyin Bakare, Executive Director, SAS Textiles Ltd and Oluwaseyi Adeoye, Chief Executive Officer, Pierrine Consulting during the Career Connect Series held in Victoria Island, Lagos ...recently.

COREG charges FG to reinvigorate skills acquisition in schools Esther Taiwo The Conference of Registrars of Polytechnics and Colleges of Technology in Nigeria (COREG) has charged the Federal Government to reinvigorate entrepreneurial skills acquisition in schools to arrest the sprawling unemployment among the youths.

Rising from its 71st Regular Meeting held at Plateau State Polytechnic, Barkin Ladi, Plateau State, recently, the conference called for a review of the education policy in favour of

reintroducing craft and vocations at the Junior Secondary School level to provide the foundation for technical and vocational skills for self-employment, job creation, technological development and industrialisation.

COREG in its communiqué signed by its chairperson and Registrar, Yaba College of Technology, Charity Amakapabo, urged the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) to put machinery in motion for the establishment of a standing national conference of polytechnic and colleges of technology. The con-

ference it stated would serve as a common forum for management and other stakeholders to address common and emerging issues affecting polytechnic education in Nigeria.

Frowning at the second rate position of polytechnic in funds allocation by the Tertiary Education Fund (TETfund), the conference enjoined the Fund to give priority attention to funding technical and vocational education to achieve the desired acquisition of practical training for technological advancement of the nation.

The COREG called for an urgent roundtable renegotiation of agreement between the Federal Government and the staff unions of polytechnics.

“Both parties should be patriotic, realistic and honest in their positions in the interest of industrial harmony and national development,” it cautioned.

It commended the Plateau State Government for implementing the 65-year retirement age for employees of the state polytechnic and its other tertiary institutions.

Students from various senior secondary schools and tertiary institutions have commended Global Interns for broadening their horizon on career planning and internship opportunities at the Career Connect Series held recently in Lagos.

The workshop, which took place at The Incubator in Victoria Island, had in attendance seasoned facilitators including Greg Malize, Founder and Executive Director of ImpactGen; Oluwaseyi Adeoye, Chief Executive Officer of Pierrine Consulting; Caesar Keluro, Principal Partner of Ideasvibe Media; and Olufunmilayo Modupe, Principal Adviser of Global Interns Company, who provided educative career planning tips on various topics that enriched the students’ knowledge in career decisions.

Roberts Ayanfe, a final year student of English Language at the University of Lagos, revealed that The Career Connect Series has broadened his horizon as it will help him to think for himself and engage in new challenges.

“Before now I used to depend on my parents for assistance, but the Career Connect Series has sharpened my perception towards selfsufficiency,” he said.

He expressed his optimism and enthusiasm triggered by the career workshop to embark on new ventures.

Sifon Ediomo-Abasi, a fashion designer and Fine Art student of Yaba College of Technology, expressed excitement and commended the organisers of The Career Connect Series, saying that the workshop has given her new orientation on how she could use technology to hype her career interest.

Olufunmilayo Modupe, who is also a co-Facilitator at the workshop, said she felt excited about the interactions and engagement of the students, as the workshop achieved the aim of giving them the platform to ask career related questions and be educated on planning their career.

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Between ASUU demands and reality of funding public varsities It’s more than two weeks since the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) declared an industrial action to pressure government to implement the 2009 and 2013 agreements both parties had, part of which was to upgrade facilities in the nation’s universities.

The agreements contained the following demands: That government should pay shortfall of salaries; exempt universities from Treasury Single Account, TSA; set up endowment funds; pay university salary scale to teachers in primary schools; implement guidelines for the retirement of professors, in line with 2009 FG-ASUU Agreement; and grant waivers to set up Universities Pension Management Company.

Both parties were to have met last Tuesday but the union boycotted the meeting called

by Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, who was then leader of government negotiation team.

Immediately after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, the Vice President was locked in a meeting with the government team and is expected to schedule a meeting with the leadership of ASUU thereafter.

Conveying the Federal Government’s reaction on the strike to parents and students, Minister of Labour, Chris Ngige, said: “I want to say that the government sympathises with parents, even with the students, who are supposed to be taking their degree and promotion examinations now but have been forced by circumstances beyond their control to be at home. I have my child at home as we speak, so, government is leaving no stone unturned to make sure that we reach a conclusive agreement with ASUU so they can go back to the classrooms.

Among issues in the dispute are registration of Nigerian Universities Pension Management Company, NUPEMCO; fractionalisation of salaries in federal universities and gross under-funding /non-funding of state universities, and ar-

As the recent strike action embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) bites harder, stakeholders in the Education sector are presently questioning the funding possibilities of the numerous demands presented to government by the union.

AUGUSTINE OKEZIE writes:

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

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.

FG urged to re-introduce A-Level programme

Professor Ogunyemi, ASUU President

rears and the implementation of earned Academic Allowance.

Other issues are release of funds for the revitalisation of public universities as spelt out in the 2013 Memorandum of Understanding, guidelines for retirement benefits of professors in line with 2009 FGN/ASUU agreement, Treasury Single Account, TSA, and withdrawal of support for universities staff primary schools.

As the Education sector is currently hit by what not a few Nigerians termed ‘’unrealistic agitation’’ that will further impact negatively on a nottoo-good existing situation, the question on the lips of not a few stakeholders is on how the demands by ASUU including the sourcing of 1.7 trillion naira needed to fund Public

I want to say that the government sympathises with parents, even with the students, who are supposed to be taking their degree and promotion examinations now but have been forced by circumstances beyond their control to be at home

Mallam Adamu Adamu, Education minister

varsities, could be addressed by government, in view of the current economic recession.

Announcing an indefinite nationwide industrial action, beginning August 13, by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) National president, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, said the decision followed failure of government to fully implement the 2009 FGNASUU Agreement and the 2013 Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), adding that related demands made by the union were yet to be addressed.

With the union back to the trenches with another round of negotiations going on with the Federal Government, academic activities in the nation’s universities are presently grounded as the union insists that “during the strike, there shall be no teaching, no examination and no attendance of statutory meetings of any kind in any of the union’s branches across the country.”

But in the point of view of students, the last thing the nation’s educational system needs at this moment is any form of disruption.

Incessant pleas on ASUU from concerned quarters to suspend the action and return to the classrooms in the interest of the nation, and that government should honour agreements it voluntarily reached with the group, have remained strident and unheeded.

The pathetic picture of the

education sector had been that of constant disruptions in academic sessions that saw many university students spending more years on courses that ordinarily required less. And it is indeed a sad commentary that an agreement reached between the Federal Government and ASUU in 2009 and 2013, still remains a bone of contention in 2017, thus resulting in one industrial action or the other almost every academic year, ever since.

One major contentious demand by ASUU which is the funding of public universities as contained in the 2013 MoU agreement on NEEDS assessment for public varsities will have its implementation certainly constrained by the current economic recession.

The NEEDS assessment requirement as contained in the 2009 and 2013 agreement requires government to make budgetary provision of N220 billion yearly in the next 5 years for infrastructural development of public varsities.

The Federal Government was only able to release N200 billion in 2013 during former President Goodluck Jonathan’s regime but reneged on further releases since then.

The argument now is that considering the present economic misfortune, government will definitely find it difficult meeting most of the demands of ASUU, especially the funding of public varsities.

Examination hall, organised by WAEC

For a more efficient and functional education system, the Federal Government should re-introduce Advanced Level (A-Level) as the third tier of learning, an educationist, Mrs. Olajumoke Akere, has said.

Akere, an adolescent and peer mentor, told the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) in Ibadan on Saturday that ALevel which was operational till early 80’s was the missing link in Nigeria’s education system.

The education system is divided into kindergarten/ primary education, secondary

and tertiary education.

The nation’s Universal Basic Education stipulates six years of primary school education and three years of Junior Secondary School education, culminating in nine years of uninterrupted schooling up to the senior secondary level to obtain the West African Secondary School Examination certificate.

Akere said a re-introduction of A-Level as pre-university programme would further strengthen education system and make university or tertiary education more meaningful and better.

Don highlights importance of Biosciences in nation’s economy A Professor of Medical Biochemistry, Joseph Olagunju, has enumerated the importance of Biosciences in achieving economic development, reiterating the need for Bioscientists in Nigeria to collaborate with similar sectors with biologicalknowledge based production systems, to boost the nation’s economy. Professor Olagunju, who is also the Dean, Postgraduate School, Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos State, disclosed this while delivering his keynote address at the maiden Annual Conference of College of Biosciences of the Federal

University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Ogun State with the theme: “Harnessing Biosciences for Economic Development.”

He said that Biosciences and Biotechnology were major drivers of economic growth, frowning against government’s lack of proper consultation before policy formulation and implementation.According to him, the improper deployment of available experts and expertise account for major reasons why Biosciences application was still at infancy in Nigeria.

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Why Nigeria’s economic challenges are persistent Jide Oke

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L-R: Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal; UNICEF’s Chief Field Officer for Sokoto, Muhammad Mouhiddeen and Sultan Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, signing an MoU at the launching of Advocacy and Community Engagement Forum in Sokoto… recently.

Oil coys refusal to relocate to Niger Delta, blackmail –IYC Amaka Agbu, Port Harcourt

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The Secretary-General of the Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, Comrade Alfred Kemepado, has described the refusal of multinational oil companies operating in Nigeria to head the federal government’s directives to relocate their headquarters to the Niger Delta region as blackmail, nonchalant, and provocative.

Kemepado who spoke in Port Harcourt yesterday said it was time the Presidency matched words with action and desist from politicizing the need for the oil multi-nationals to relocate to the Niger Delta Region.

According to him, “Oil multinational in this country will now take the presidency for granted.

It is supposed to be a source of worry to the Presidency that the

oil companies were ignoring its directives. We had expected that the presidency would have directed the respective ministries to tell them to begin to relocate to this region.

“We are not happy about their nonchalant posture. The presidency also has a responsibility to defend her stature and give life to pronouncements she makes. The inaction of government to ensure that its directives are carried out to the letter goes to buttress the fact that there are cabals of people who rule this country. That’s not a good sign for our country,” he said.

The Ijaw youths Chief Scribe stated that the frequent excuses of insecurity given by multinational oil companies for the refusal to relocate to the region amounted to blackmail of the Ni-

ger Delta region.

He stated: “Go to the UK you will discover that most of the oil majors stay around the Abadin, the Glassgow area. They are not in London. They are not even in Manchester. That is the global practice. For them to come to Nigeria and think that they can operate in the Niger Delta, pollute the environment, drill the oil here, take all the resources and stay in a place that is far from the Niger Delta is extremely disrespectful.

“Just in 1999-2000, even before then, these oil companies had their headquarters situated outside this region in faraway places in the West. It tells that it is consequent upon bad politics and not because of the environmental challenges,” he continued.

The Secretary-General believed that the relocation of the multi-national oil companies headquarters to the Niger Delta would not only improve the economy of the region, but would also ensure that best practices in terms of environmental issues were given consideration.

“The trade exchange between Huston and Nigeria when it comes to oil facilities is about $15billion. This is almost about the Nigerian budget. If the oil majors stay in this environment, and develop this environment deliberately and consciously move away from this bad politics, we may have had a Niger Delta that would have been operating an economy that is at least $15billion.”

community leader and Baale Mopo Akinlade in Eti-Osa East Local Council Development Area of Lagos State, High Chief Sakirudeen Adekunle Akinlade says solution to the Nigeria’s Social and Economic Challenges is for the citizenry to unite and collectively evolve solutions to the problems.

He said until people begin to see themselves as brothers irrespective of their religion and ethnic diversity, the social and political challenges confronting Nigeria would continue to manifest to varying degrees of intensity.

Speaking at a gathering (Ita Baale Day) to host sons and daughters of Mopo Akinlade, for this year EidEl-Kabir festival, held in his place on Sunday, Chief Akinlade said for Nigeria to get out of her present challenges, all must unite and love one another as preached by Prophet Mohammed in the holy Quran.

He said people should be kind to others without seeking appreciation or reward, stressing that love for fellow human beings regardless of ethnic consideration, integrity and honesty should be people’s watchword.

According to him, “that was what Prophet Mohammed stood for, he felt concerned for people irrespective of their status.”

Chief Akinlade also said that the current challenges facing Nigeria were not strange to the country and recalled that collective resolutions to such challenges had seen the nation through in previous times.

He cautioned politicians to avoid making frivolous and hatred speeches that could lead to disunity among Nigerians in the face of the prevailing difficulties and for the credibility of the fledgling democracy.

The community leader remarked that fulfilling promises by political leaders enhanced the credibility of leadership and raised the integrity of leaders, noting that “the real joy lies for us in our determination to solve the challenges as brothers and one indivisible entity.”

Monarchs hail Saraki’s intervention in Share-Patigi Road Kehinde Akinpelu, Ilorin

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people of Kwara north led by Etsu Patigi and other monarchs from the area have praised the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki for facilitating the award of reconstruction of ShareTsaragi- Patigi federal road.

The Etsu Patigi, Alh Ibrahim Chatta Umar led his colleagues

to Saraki’ residence in Ilorin yesterday on a ‘ thank you visit.’

According to him, he said they have registered their gratitude to the Senate President over the appointment of two indigenes of the area as Nigerian ambassadors to Japan and Malaysia.

While thanking Saraki for his kind gesture, the Etsu Patigi said the people of the area

were delighted over his victory at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT).

He assured Saraki, Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of the continued support of the entire people of Kwara north senatorial districts.

Responding, the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, described the meeting as a family affair reminiscent of long time relationship between the

people of Kwara North and the political icon of the state, the late Dr. Olusola Saraki.

He commended the people for their support over time, saying support and loyalty would foster existing relationship and engendered more development to the area.

The Senate president also urged the new ambassadors to use their positions to create opportunities and employment

for people of the state and the country, particularly in the areas of entrepreneurship and investment, saying that many Nigerians abroad were looking for opportunities to come home and invest.

He said that the countries in which the ambassadors were posted are important in global business and economy, adding that people expect a lot from them

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THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. PROF. DIMIS INUSA MAI-LAFIA (CHAIRMAN) 2. MR. JACOB AGWOM AZI (MEMBER) 3. BARR. CLEMENT IORVER IORNONGU (MEMBER) 4. MR. JINGFA NANCWAT SONGVONG (MEMBER) 5. MR. DAYIN THOMPSON GURGUK (MEMBER) 6. MR. SUNDAY DAVOU GYANG (MEMBER) 7. BARR. USMAN AJIYA BANGIJI 8. MR. SONTAK VONGDUM 9. MR. BALA DAJONG GOTOM THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRARGENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION MAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

AMBROSE ALLI UNIVERSITY LAW CLASS OF 1999 THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, NO. 1 OF 1990.

TRUSTEES: 1. ODUDU TEGA PEACE 2. OMOZEGHIAN CLIFFORD IMADE 3. OTUARO KINGSLEY BURUTU 4. ABHULIMEN AIWANOSE PAUL 5. AMOS OKAFOR 6. EMELIEZE OKECHUKWU STEVE 7. UMUSU EBIKABERE AGATHA

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DIVINE SEEDS FAMILY REACHOUT MINISTRY

SUPERNATURAL COUNSEL MINISTRY

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: (1). PASTOR TOBBY INYANG UDO (2). PASTOR MRS. TOBBY IDARESIT INYANG

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. MARGRET INUSA HABU 2. SOLOMON INUSA NYIMLO 3. DANLADI SUNDAY INUSA 4. PERFECT MANI SATI 5. MAIKANO ISTIFANUS 6. MARY NATHAN 7. ABEL JESSEY DANLADI

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PROMOTE AND PROVIDE SOLID BIBLE BASED FOUNDATIONS FOR THE YOUTHS AND CATCH THEM YOUNG FOR JESUS CHRIST VIA DIVINE MESSAGES OF SALVATION. 2. TO PROMOTE AND PROVIDE PLATFORM FOR LESS-PRIVILEDGE, WIDOWS AND ORPHANS AND ALSO GROOM THEM VIA DIVINE MESSAGES OF SALVATION. 3. TO PROMOTE EVANGELISM AND SPREAD THE GOSPEL OF LORD JESUS CHRIST TO ALL NATIONS. 4. TO PROMOTE AND RELIGIOUS LITERATURES, DISKS AND JOURNALS FOR EVANGELISM AND PROVIDE PLATFORM FOR TRAINING OF MINISTERS OF GOSPEL ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRARGENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION MAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

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 08099428652

SIGNED: BAR. DIMSON DIMAS

GRACE MANOR RESIDENTIAL AND NURSING HOME FOR THE ELDERLY FOUNDATION

GAJI CARES FOUNDATION

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

TRUSTEES: 1.ALUKO OMOLOLA OLUFOLAKE 2. ALUKO ELIZABETH ADEDAYO 3. ALUKO RACHEL ADETUTU

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF THE MEMBERS.

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO PROMOTE AND CATER FOR THE WELFARE OF THE ELDERLY.

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

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

SIGNED: SECRETARY

ASSOCIATION OF ROAD TAX OPERATORS, KWARA STATE THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED FOR REGISTRATION TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT NO. 1 OF 1990 TRUSTEES: 1. ALH ABDULRASAQ S . FUNSHO 2. HON. OLADOKUN FEMI KAYODE 3. OLADOKUN WAHAB KOLA 4. MUAZU MAUYA ALEGE. 5. TUNDE GIDADO.

6. BUSARI ABDULLAHI MR. 7. AGUNBIADE BOLAJI AZEEZ. 8. AFOLABI ABDULRASAQ BIOLA. 9. BALOGUN MUYIDEEN ALFA. 10. JIMBA RAHEEM:

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: TO PROMOTE UNITY AND PEACEFUL CO-EXISTENCE OF MEMBERS WITHIN THE STATE: ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL. CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28TH DAYS FROMTHE DATE OF PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED: SECRETARY

TRUSTEES ARE: 1. MS KATJA KARENA SCHILLER (chairman) 2. MR DANIEL GOMBA NWATOR (Secretary)

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: TO PROPAGATE THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST: ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL. CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28TH DAYS FROMTHE DATE OF PUBLICATION. SIGNED: BY SECRETARY

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. SAMSON AMEH OPALUWAH 2. AKOR OMACHILE OPALUWAH 3. HANNAH EDE OPALUWAH 4. OJOCHENEMI ACHENYO WASANMAZA AIMS AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO PROMOTE RESEARCH IN THE FIELD OF ENGINEERING ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL OF THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN TWENTY EIGHT DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION SIGNED: OCHUMA EJIGA BENJAMIN ESQ. 07055529276

PONMO DRIVERS AND SELLERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA

DEPENDABLE BROTHERS CLUB OF NIGERIA

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PROMOTE UNITY, PEACE AND HARMONY AMONG MEMBERS. 2. TO PROMOTE THE INTEREST AND WELFARE OF MEMBERS. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED: SECRETARY

TRUSTEES: 1. PASTOR AKANDE DAVID OYETOLA 2. MR. FADUNSIN AYODIMEJI OLUWOLE 3. MRS AKANDE FUNMILAYO ELIZABETH 4. MR. AWONIYI TAIWO JABEZ:

SIGNED: SECRETARY.

TRUSTEES: 1. SAHEED RAMONI 2. OGUNYEMI OLUSEGUN ODUNAYO 3. SURAJU GANIYU ADEYEMI

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

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

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

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

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO ASSIST /EMPOWER YOUTHS, ORPHANS AND LESS PRIVILEGE BY PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIP HEALTH CARES, EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT AND SKILL ACQUISITION PROGRAMS TOWARDS BEING SELF RELIANT. 2. TO ASSIST DISPLACED AND AGED PERSONS AND SUPPORT CHILDREN AND WOMEN AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING.

THE PHILANTHROPY CIRCUIT INITIATIVE

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

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, FCT WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

TRUSTEES: 1. MAI MUSTAPHA MUHAMMAD - CHAIRMAN 2. SUMMER WILLIAMS 3. MOHAMMED ABORE 4. SALISU USMAN 5. FAISAL ABDULRASHEED - SECRETARY

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

SAMSON OPALUWAH RESEARCH FOUNDATION

THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1.TO PREACH AND PROMOTE THE RIGHTS OF CITIZENS AND TO DEFEND WOMEN’S RIGHTS.

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

FEEDERS OF RAIN AND OCEAN MINISTRY

RULES WATCH IN DEFENCE OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND GENDER EMPOWERMENT NETWORK

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. ATTORNEY CAROL AJIE ( CHAIR).

2. MS OJEDIRAN OLUWABUKOLA OMOTOLANI (SECRETARY).

THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST.

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. ANTHONY UZOEGWU ODIKPO - CHAIRMAN 2. ELOCHUKWU JAMES NWANKWO - SECRETARY 3. HILARY UGOCHUKWU UGWU - TREASURER AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO FURTHER THE HUMAN AND CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT, INDIVIDUAL WELFARE AND ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT OF ALL MEMBERS. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: TRUSTEES

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: TO RENDER HUMANITARIAN SERVICES TO THE LESS PRIVILEGED. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL. CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28TH DAYS FROMTHE DATE OF PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

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

TRUSTEES: 1. BABA VINCENT AKPAI. - CHAIRMAN 2. ODODO SUNDAY ENESSI. - MEMBER 3. WADA HALIMA LADI. - MEMBER AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO MENTOR THE YOUTH AND EDUCATE THE LESS PRIVILEGED CHILDREN IN NIGERIA. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: BABA OKPANACHI HENRY SECRETARY

RETIRED CUSTOMS OFFICERS FREIGHT FORWARDERS ASSOCIATION THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED FOR REGISTRATION TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT NO. 1 OF 1990 TRUSTEES: 1. MR.OJIBA EJOH MALACHY 2. MR. CHRIS OSUNKWO 3. MR. DANASABE ABUBAKAR 4. MR. IHEME HONWELL NDUKWE 5. MRS HENRIETTA EDOSOMWAN 6. PRINCE OBIORA MGBAKOR 7. DR. CHARLES AGOMUO AMAH AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: TO ASSIST, PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE WELFARE AND INTEREST OF MEMBERS ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL. CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28TH DAYS FROMTHE DATE OF PUBLICATION. SIGNED: BARR UCHE IZUOGU

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GRASS- ROOTS EMPOWERMENT AND CIVIC ORGANIZATION OF NIGERIA

This is to inform the general public that the above named Organization 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.

OKEKE CHUKWUKADIBIE AFAMEFUNA 2.

ARINZE OBIORA EMMANUEL 3.

NWOYE HYCENTH CHUKWUDOZIE 4.

OKEKE ANTHONY NDABAJI AIMS & OBJECTIVE To provide platform for resource mobilization and Economic Empowerment of Members Any objection to the registration should be forwarded to the Registrar General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420 Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street Maitama, Abuja within 28 days of this publication.

Signed OKEKE CHUKWUKADIBIE AFAMEFUNA

WOMEN GUILD NEHEMIAH CARE GIVERS INITIATIVE The general public is hereby notified that the above named has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under Part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1.

REV. MRS. OGBONNA ULARI EMMANUEL 2.

DR. MRS. BASSEY AKPO OFFIONG 3.

MRS. UKIWE NNE OGBEYALU 4.

MRS. UGURU ONYEDIYA ONWUKA AIMS AND OBJECTIVES TO PROMOTE CARE MINISTRY AMONGST WOMEN AND CHILDREN. Any objection to the registration should be forwarded to the Registration-General Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420 Tigris Crescent, off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama Abuja within 28 days of this publication.

Signed: Secretary

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE:1. Vicky Igbokwe 2. Umungwor Job Emeka 3. Names - Sunny Ebegbare 4. Ogbuiyi Gladys Ijeoma 5. Anthonia Eniworobo Joseph THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE :(1) To see to the welfare of widows and the less privilege in our society.

(2) To encourage youth development through organizing seminars (3) To help the orphans and vulnerable people 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 the publication SIGNED BY:SECRETARY

RIVERS OF LIFE EVANGELICAL MINISTRY IBADAN This is to inform the general public that the above named Ministry has applied for registration to the Corporate Affairs Commission under part C of the Companies and Allied Matters Acts of 1990.

Trustees 1) Olanrewaju Enoch Akorede - chairman 2) Olanrewaju Eniola Eunice - secretary 3) Akinbiola Feyisayo Adebisi 4) Tinubu Ayodele Foluso 5) Abegunde Sunday Olayinka 6)Okewusi Olusoji Olayanju 7)Ogundepo Tolulope Abayomi

GLORIOUS CHRIST POWER OF ANOINTING BIBLE MINISTRY This is to inform the general public that the above named MINISTRY has applied for registration under part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act of 1990 THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. PASTOR ADEBAYO OLUDOTUN ISAIAH - PRESIDENT 2. MRS. ADEBAYO ABIOLA CHRISTIANAH - MEMBER 3. ADEBAYO ELIZABETH TEMITOPE - MEMBER 4. AWODALE OLUWOLE MICHAEL - SECRETARY 5. AJAKAYE SUNDAY FOLORUNSO - TREASURER 6. AKINTAYO BUNMI BLESSING - MEMBER

Aims: To preach the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar General, plot 420, Tigris Crescent, off Aguiyi Ironsi street, Maitaima Abuja within 28 days of this publication.

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

Signed: Trustees

SIGNED: TRUSTEES

ANCESTRAL PRIDE FOUNDATION

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

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: (1) FADAIRO IDOWU LAWRENCE (2) ADEKOYA BABATUNDE ABIODUN (3) OSONUGA KEHINDE (4) ADEKOYA .A. ABIODUN.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: (1) FASOLA BABATUNDE FANIYI (2) KUDIRAT ADUKE OGUNMUYIWA (3) FASOLA OMOLADE FARONKE (4) ADEFAJO SHAKIRU FASHOLA

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. To foster cooperation and protect the interest of members

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. To promote sociocultural and traditional beliefs and values

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

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

SIGNED: TRUSTEES

SIGNED: TRUSTEES

CHIEF AKINBOWALE AND EVANGELIST BIBILARI-ADARA FOUNDARION

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

TRUSTEES: 1. MR GBENGA ADEJUYIGBE MICHAEL BIBILARI - CHAIRMAN 2.MRS OLUSOLA PRECIOUS OLAWUWO - VICE CHAIRMAN 3.MRS ADEKEMI CATHRINE AGBENYEKU- TREASURER 4. MR OLUWATOSIN BABAJIDE BIBILARI - FINANCIAL SECRETARY 5. MR ADEDAYO BENJAMIN BIBILARI - SECRETARY 6. MRS ADEBOLA YEMISI GRACE BRUCE - PRO 7. EVANGELIST ESTHER ADEYEMI BIBILARI - MEMBER AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIP AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THE LESS PRIVILEGED AND POOR PEOPLE FOR ACHIEVING AND LIVING THEIR DREAM. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR- GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION MAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION SIGNED: BARR MARY

This is to inform the general public that I, Mr Charles Chukwu, of no 10 Mini-Aza Street, Eligbolo in Obio/Akpor L. G. A, has lost the Original Building Certificate of Occupancy of Plot 8 Block 6 Ogui Lay-out Registered as No 37 at page 37 in volume 1591 Lands Registry office Enugu. All efforts to trace the said document proved abortive. If found please return to Charles Chukwu or Ministry of lands Enugu.

THE COMMUNITY OF PROPHETS AND PRIESTS FOUNDATION The General public is hereby notified that the above named FOUNDATION has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for Registration under part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE:(1) Banor Emeka Precious (2) Nancy Nkiru Banor (3) Winifred Kingsley Ubi (4) Nnamdi Caezar Sammy (5) Peter Nworise Onwughai (6) Abiodun Emmanuel Owoborode ( 7) Omeresan Etuwewe (8) Matthew Clement Onoja (9) Great Eniefiok Akpan (10) Obiageli F. Nwankwo THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE :(1) Creating New Mindsets, New Standards, Empowering African Ministers And Leaders For Effective Ministry (2) Challenging Preachers and Ministers Of The Gospel To Grow, To Change, To Improve And To Accept Responsibility 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 the publication SIGNED BY:SECRETARY

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES To preach the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ To preach the goodness about redemption through our Lord Jesus Christ

OGUNTOLU ELITES CLUB

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WELL COMMUNITY ACTION NETWORK This is to inform the general public that the above named Mission has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under Part ‘’C’’ of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, Cap C20, LFN 2004.

TRUSTEES ARE. (1) DAVID IBE- CHAIRMAN (2) LUCY UKARIWO-SECRETARY (3) OPIE OBASI O-MEMBER (4) DANIEL UDEAGHA- MEMBER OF THE GOVERNING BODY (5) IHUNENYE JULIET-MEMBER AIM AND OBJECTIVE (1) Well Community Action Networks is an NGO whose mission is to empower and equip individuals and families to reach stability and self-sufficiency.

(2) Our areas of focus lovers the motherless housing accommodation, education, food. Health skill acquisition and other human empowerment programs,

NEEDY’S NEST FOUNDATION

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

BOARD OF TRUSTEE ARE 1. OKALIKA CHUKWUDUMEBI JUDITH. 2. OKALIKA MATHEW CHUKWUEKU. 3. OKALIKA ONYEHINIM LUCKY. 4. ORIE CLEMENT SAINT AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE: 1. TO PROMOTE AND ASSIST CHILDCARE EDUCATION. 2. WORK TOWARDS THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE LESS PRIVILEGED IN OUR SOCIETIES. Any Objection(s) to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar General, Corporate Affairs Commission, plot 420, Tigris Crescent, off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, PMB 198, Garki, Abuja within 28 days of publication.

SIGNED BY: TRUSTEES.

x AGIP LAND LORDS CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION PORT HARCOURT

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. CLEMENT ADAMINEGBE - PRESIDENT 2. JOSEPH CHUKWUEMEKA AKATA - SECRETARY 3. KELVIN GOGO-ABITE - TREASURER AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. To Carter for the development of its members.

2. To protect the interest of its members.

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

SIGNED: CLEMENT ADAMINEGBE – PRESIDENT

THE SIGNATURE 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.

ARCHBISHOP BENNY TERRY DAN-SON - PRESIDENT. 2.

BISHOP PRINCE EMMANUEL OGOH - SECRETARY. 3.

BISHOP DAVID ZAKY. AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO HELP BUILD A SOCIETY WHERE ETHICAL BEHAVIOUR, MORAL VALUE AND CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT WILL BE THE WATCH WORD.

Any objection to the registration should be directed to the Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420 Tigris Crescent, Maitama District, Abuja within 28 days from the date of this Publication.

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

SIGNED. DAVID IBE - CHAIRMAN

SIGNED: D.A MOMOH ESQ

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MRS EZENNAYA UBATU CHIGOZIE

I formerly known and addressed as MISS CHIGOZIE EZENNAYA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS EZENNAYA UBATU CHIGOZIE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

MRS IGE OLUBUNMI ESTHER I formerly known and addressed as MISS OGUNBIYI OLUBUNYI ESTHER, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS IGE OLUBUNMI ESTHER. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I formerly known and addressed as ATUKPOR NNEKA BLESSING, now wish to be known and addressed as PAULOFOJEBE NNEKA BLESSING. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note.

AMINU BLESSING EWERE I formerly known and addressed as BENSON BLESSING, now wish to be known and addressed as AMINU BLESSING EWERE. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note.

JACKSON IWARA JACKSON

MRS OLADELE OLUSOLA MOTUNRAYO

PAUL-OFOJEBE NNEKA BLESSING

I formerly known and addressed as ASUQUO A. IWARA, now wish to be known and addressed as JACKSON IWARA JACKSON. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note.

I formerly known and addressed as MISS FAJIMI OLUSOLA MOTUNRAYO, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS OLADELE OLUSOLA MOTUNRAYO. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

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OYEBANJI FATIMAH OMAYOZA I formerly known and addressed as IBRAHIM FATIMAH OMAYOZA, now wish to be known and addressed as OYEBANJI FATIMAH OMAYOZA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

IMEMBA MAUREEN AGEZICHI

OJORO TAIWO OLUBUKOLA

I formerly known and addressed as IMEMBA UCHEOMA AGEZICHI, now wish to be known and addressed as IMEMBA MAUREEN AGEZICHI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I formerly known and addressed as OBADUN TAIWO OLUBUKOLA now wish to be known called and addressed as OJORO TAIWO OLUBUKOLA. All former documents remain valid.

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BANYE OLUCHUKWU FRANCES I formerly known and addressed as ONWUEMENE OLUCHUKWU FRANCES, now wish to be known and addressed as BANYE OLUCHUKWU FRANCES. All former documents remain valid.

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BANYE OGECHUKWU PRISCILLA

I formerly known and addressed as BLESSING OSAYI EDOMWANDAGBON, now wish to be known and addressed as BLESSING OSAYI OSADOLOR. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

OYENUGA OLAYINKA KUDIRATU

ONYEAGHALA KENNETH UCHE CHINEDUZI

I formerly known and addressed as SUNMONU OLAYINKA KUDIRATU, now wish to be known and addressed as OYENUGA OLAYINKA KUDIRATU. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as ONYEAGHALA KENNETH UCHE, now wish to be known as ONYEAGHALA KENNETH UCHE CHINEDUZI. All former documents remain valid.

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KADIRI ROSEMARY TOPE

I formerly known and addressed as Omole Rosemary Tope, now wish to be known and addressed as Kadiri Rosemary Tope. All former documents remain valid.

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BLESSING OSAYI OSADOLOR

MRS JAMES THELMA NWAKAEGO

I formerly known and addressed as ONWUEMENE OGECHUKWU PRISCILLA, now wish to be known and addressed as BANYE OGECHUKWU PRISCILLA. All former documents remain valid.

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I formerly known and addressed as MISS LINDA GODWIN OGECHUKWU, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS JAMES THELMA NWAKAEGO. All former documents remain valid.

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OLANIRAN REMILEKUN AJOKE

SCOTT ROSELINE IFEDIBA

I formerly known and addressed as OWOLABI REMILEKUN AJOKE, now wish to be known and addressed as OLANIRAN REMILEKUN AJOKE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I formerly known and addressed as IFEDIBA ROSE E., now wish to be known and addressed as SCOTT ROSELINE IFEDIBA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

ADDITION OF NAME/CORRECTION OF BIRTH DATE

OROJO OPEYEMI CAROLINE

BANUSO IBRAHIM OLAJIDE

IJAODOLA SHAKIRU OLAOMOPO

I formerly known and addressed as OMOREGIE OPEYEMI CAROLINE, now wish to be known and addressed as OROJO OPEYEMI CAROLINE. All former documents remain valid.

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I formerly known and addressed as BANUSO ALIASU IBRAHIM, now wish to be known and addressed as BANUSO IBRAHIM OLAJIDE. All former documents remain valid.

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I formerly known and addressed as IJAODOLA SAKIRU, now wish to be known and addressed as IJAODOLA SHAKIRU OLAOMOPO. All former documents remain valid.

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DAUDA BOLANLE BASIRAT

NOAH HALIMA SAADIYA I formerly known and addressed as MUHAMMED HALIMAH SADIYA, now wish to be known and addressed as NOAH HALIMA SAADIYA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

NKEMKA CHEKWUBE CHIKODINAKA

CHINEKE AMARACHUKWU CHIGOZIE

I formerly known and addressed as OKAFOR CHEKWUBE CHIKODINAKA, now wish to be known and addressed as NKEMKA CHEKWUBE CHIKODINAKA. All former documents remain valid.

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I formerly known and addressed as IGBOKA AMARACHUKWU CHIGOZIE, now wish to be known and addressed as CHINEKE AMARACHUKWU CHIGOZIE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

MRS. KENNETH NDUBUISI VICTORIA

EZEUKWU CHUKWUNONSO KATE

I formerly called and addressed as MISS. IROEGBU OGECHI now wish to be known called and addressed as MRS. JOSEPH OGECHI. All former documents remain valid. The general public please take note.

I formerly called and addressed as MISS IDEH VICTORIA now wish to be known called and addressed as MRS. KENNETH NDUBUISI VICTORIA All former documents remain valid. The general public please take note.

I formerly called and addressed as ANYAKORA EBENEZER KATE now wish to be known called and addressed as EZEUKWU CHUKWUNONSO KATE. All former documents remain valid.

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JAMILA RILIWAN ATOLAGBE I formerly known and addressed as JAMILA BASHAR, now wish to be known and addressed as JAMILA RILIWAN ATOLAGBE. All former documents remain valid.

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MRS OKUNNIYI OLUWASEYI JULIET

BABATUNDE OLUBUKOLA OLAJUMOKE

ADEWUNMI BABATOPE FLOUWASHO

CHINENYE LUCYANNE CHUKWUMA

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

CHIOMA CHIBUZOR

I formerly known and addressed as Chinenye Lucyanne Wilfred now wish to be known called and addressed as Chinenye Lucyanne Chukwuma. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

This is to confirm that GOLD QUEEN OGOLOMA and GOLD JOSEPH OGOLOMA refer to one and the same person. But now wish to be known and addressed GOLD QUEEN OGOLOMA. All former documents remain valid. The general public please take note.

I formerly called and addressed as CHIOMA BENNETH now wish to be known called and addressed as CHIOMA CHIBUZOR. All former documents remain valid. The general public please take note.

SHITTU ABOSEDE MARIAM

DESDY ZELDA OGHENEKOME BELLO

MORINOLA OLUWASEYI OKEREME

MRS OLA -ALAO TEMITOPE OLAJUMOKE

I, formerly known and addressed as SHITTU ABOSEDE ENITAN, now wish to be known, called and addressed as SHITTU ABOSEDE MARIAM. All documents bearing my former names remain valid and genuine. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as Desdy Zelda Oghenekome OdehEmemerurai now wish to be known and addressed as Desdy Zelda Oghenekome Bello. All former documents remain valid.

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I formerly known and addressed as AJAYI BOLANLE BASIRAT, now wish to be known and addressed as DAUDA BOLANLE BASIRAT. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

MRS. JOSEPH OGECHI

I, formerly known and addressed as SAJUWA Oluwaseyi Juliet now wish to be known and addressed as Mrs OKUNNIYI Oluwaseyi Juliet. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

MRS. ALADESANMI AYOMIDE OLUYEMI

I, formerly known and addressed as Adebayo Olubukola Olajumoke now wish to be known and addressed as Babatunde Olubukola Olajumoke. All former documents remain valid.

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FANIKA FLORENCE OMONIKE OLUFUNMILAYO

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS AWE AYOMIDE OLUYEMI, now wish to be known, called and addressed as MRS. ALADESANMI AYOMIDE OLUYEMI. All documents bearing my former names remain valid and genuine. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as FANIKA FLORENCE OMONIKE, now wish to be known, called and addressed as FANIKA FLORENCE OMONIKE OLUFUNMILAYO . All documents bearing my former names remain valid and genuine. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

MRS STEVE CHINENYE CAROLINE I former known as MISS URUIGWE CHINENYE CAROLINE, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS STEVE CHINENYE CAROLINE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS CHINONYEREM VICTORIA ORJI NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ORJI VICTORIA CHINONSO. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. BANKS AND GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

IDEM BLESSING USO I, formerly known and addressed as, BLESSING USO now wish to be known and addressed as, IDEM BLESSING USO. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

ORJI VICTORIA CHINONSO

OYEMADE ELIZABETH ABOSEDE I, formerly known and addressed as OYEMADE OLUBUKOLA ABOSEDE, now wish to be known and addressed as OYEMADE ELIZABETH ABOSEDE. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as ERIC FRANK BEN now wish to be known called and addressed as ADEWUNMI BABATOPE FLOUWASHO. All former documents remain valid. That I was born on the 24th December, 1987. General public take note

ADEKU CHRISTOPHER MONDAY

CORRECTION OF BIRTH DATE This is to inform the general public that I, OBINNA NWABU was born on 07/09/1974 and not 07/09/1976. All former documents remain valid.

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DIYAOLU OLUWAKEMI KEJI

ANYANWU CHIDIMMA

Formerly known and addressed as AMOUSSOU GEORGES, now wish to add COMLAN to my former name, That I now wish to be known and addressed as AMOUSSOU COMLAN GEORGES. That my correct date of birth 02/11/1989 and not 03/11/1989. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I formerly known and addressed as CHIMAOKORO CHIDIMMA, now wish to be known and addressed as ANYANWU CHIDIMMA. All former documents remain valid.

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ADEDAYO- OLUWATIMILEHIN ELIZABETH ADEBAYO I formerly known and addressed as OLUWATIMILEHIN ELIZABETH ADEDAYO, now wish to be known and addressed as ADEDAYOOLUWATIMILEHIN ELIZABETH ADEBAYO. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I formerly known and addressed as FATIMO OMOLABANKE LAWAL, now wish to be known and addressed as LAWAL FATIMAH OMOWUMI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

MRS ERI ADIJAT BISOLA

STELLA CHINAZA ELECHI

I formerly known and addressed as YUSUF ADIJAT BISOLA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS ERI ADIJAT BISOLA. All former documents remain valid.

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I formerly known and addressed as STELLA CHINAZA EKEBUIKE, now wish to be known and addressed as STELLA CHINAZA ELECHI. All former documents remain valid.

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I, formerly known and addressed as OSHINGBEME Oluwaseyi Okereme now wish to be known and addressed as MORINOLA Oluwaseyi Okereme. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

VIVIAN OGOR AKINWANDE

LAWAL FATIMAH OMOWUMI

I, formerly known and addressed as Miss Oladeji Temitope Olajumoke now wish to be known and addressed as Mrs Ola -Alao Temitope Olajumoke. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

CORRECTION OF NAME

I, formerly known and addressed as MOMOH CHRISTOPHER ADINOYI, now wish to be known, called and addressed as ADEKU CHRISTOPHER MONDAY. All documents bearing my former names remain valid and genuine. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as FASINA OLUWAKEMI KEJI, now wish to be known, called and addressed as DIYAOLU OLUWAKEMI KEJI. All documents bearing my former names remain valid and genuine. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as VIVIAN OGOR OKWUWE, now wish to be known, called and addressed as VIVIAN OGOR AKINWANDE due to change in my marital status . All documents bearing my former names remain valid and genuine. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

That on my Bank Documents, my name was wrongly written as ABUBAKAR YAHAYA MUHAMMED instead of YAHAYA MOHAMMED ABUBAKAR. That my correct name is YAHAYA MOHAMMED ABUBAKAR. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

ADENIYI SAMSON ADEDEJI

JELILAT ADEJUMOKE TAOHEED I formerly known and addressed as JELILAT BALOGUN now wish to be known and addressed as JELILAT ADEJUMOKE TAOHEED. All former documents remain valid.

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JOSEPHINE CHIKODI NWOGU

NWANYANWU CHIOMA JENNIFER

I formerly known and addressed as JOSEPHINE CHIKODI EZEJI now wish to be known and addressed as JOSEPHINE CHIKODI NWOGU. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly known as EZEJI CHIOMA GEORGELINE, now wish to be known and addressed as NWANYANWU CHIOMA JENNIFER. All former documents remain valid.

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I formerly known and addressed as Adeniyi Samson Oladeji now wish to be known and addressed as Adeniyi Samson Adedeji. All former documents remain valid.

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IFEANYI MIRACLE

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

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ROSEMARY OGOCHUKWU ANUGO I formerly known and addressed as ROSEMARY OGOCHUKWU OKAFOR now wish to be known and addressed as ROSEMARY OGOCHUKWU ANUGO. Married to CHRIS CHIMA ANUGO. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

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

SHAMSON BABATUNDE SHASORE I formerly known and addressed as SHAMSON SAKA now wish to be known and addressed as SHAMSON BABATUNDE SHASORE .All former documents remain valid.

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ADENIYI OLUTOYIN AMURE I, formerly known and addressed as TOYIN JANET ADENIYI, now wish to be known and addressed as ADENIYI OLUTOYIN AMURE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

ADEBOWALE ABIODUN MORUFF

This is to confirm that I, ANITA JAMES BAKURA is the same person answering BAKURA ANITA JAMES and JAMES ANITA GODIYA, now wish to be known and addressed as ANITA JAMES BAKURA. My correct Date of Birth is 01/05/1991. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

ADESANYA RICHARD DADA I formerly known and addressed as ADESANYA DADA OMOAJINDE now wish to be known and addressed as ADESANYA RICHARD DADA .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

ADENIYI TAYE RUTH

ARHAMENE RICHARD ANAYO

I formerly known and addressed as OBIEKEZIE RICHARD ANAYO now wish to be known and addressed as ARHAMENE RICHARD ANAYO .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

NURUDEEN FAUSAT DAMILOLA

I formerly known and addressed as ADESHINA ASEYONIMEH DANIEL now wish to be known and addressed as ADESHINA ARIYO DANIEL .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as BELLO FAUSAT DAMILOLA now wish to be known and addressed as NURUDEEN FAUSAT DAMILOLA .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

In some of my documents my name appears as FATIMAH RASHEED While in some other ones it appears as ORIYOMI MODASOLA LATIFAT .The names refer to the same person. I was born on 02/02/1975. All documents bearing all the names remain valid.

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CONFIRMATION OF NAMES

In some of my documents my name appears as ADEPOJU ISREAL ARMSTRONG While in some other ones it appears as ADEPOJU SAMSON .The names refer to the same person.

My date of birth is 01/10/1993. All documents bearing all the names remain valid. General public to please take note.

LAWAL MON ABOSEDE TEMITOPE

CORRECTION OF DATE OF BIRTH

I formerly known and addressed as FRANCISMON TEMI ABOSEDE, now wish to be known and addressed as LAWAL MON ABOSEDE TEMITOPE. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

That I AZIN ANTHONY MOTANA my wrong date of birth is 10th day of April, 1982 while Corrected date of birth is 10th day of April, 1983. All Documents /Credentials bearing these date of birth remain valid, general public please take note.

ADEGBOYEGA SHOLA WILLIAM I formerly known and address as ADEGBOYEGA SHOLA now wish to be known and address as ADEGBOYEGA SHOLA WILLIAM. All former document remain valid. General public should pleas take note.

MARIAM ADEOLA ISHOLA I formerly known and address as MARIAM ADEOLA GIWA , now wish to be known and address as MARIAM ADEOLA ISHOLA. All former document remain valid.

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MRS. AKALAKA-IWEGBU ONYEKA PRECIOUS

I, formerly known and addressed as, MISS. IGBOAKWU ONYEKA PRECIOUS, now wish to be known and addressed as, MRS. AKALAKAIWEGBU ONYEKA PRECIOUS. All former documents remain valid.

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CONFIRMATION OF NAMES

I formerly known and addressed as NURUDEEN ABIODUN MORUFF now wish to be known and addressed as ADEBOWALE ABIODUN MORUFF. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

ADESHINA ARIYO DANIEL

CONFIRMATION OF NAMES

ADDITION OF NAME I, formerly known as ABIOLA JULIUS, now wish to add my surname OTEDUGBA to my names, henceforth I wish to be known and addressed as OTEDUGBA ABIOLA JULIUS. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I formerly known and addressed as ADENIYI TAYE MASH now wish to be known and addressed as ADENIYI TAYE RUTH .All former documents remain valid.

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UMAR YUSUF

I formerly known and addressed as UMARU YUSUF now wish to be known and addressed as UMAR YUSUF .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

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EZE CHINEDU ISREAL I, formerly known and addressed as EZE CHINEDU FAVOUR, now wish to be known and addressed as EZE CHINEDU ISREAL. All former documents remain valid.

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IGBANG THANKGOD IREK I, formerly known and addressed as IGBANGA THANKGOD, now wish to be known and addressed as IGBANG THANKGOD IREK. All former documents remain valid.

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OSUJI OLUCHI AUGUSTA I formerly known and addressed as AUGUSTINA OLUCHI OSUJI now wish to be known and addressed as OSUJI OLUCHI AUGUSTA .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

ADELEYE OLUWATOYIN MARY I formerly known and addressed as JAYEOLA TOYIN MARIA now wish to be known and addressed as ADELEYE OLUWATOYIN MARY .All former documents remain valid.

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OLUWAKEMI HANAH OYINLOLA

TUKOROA RICHARD PEREMOBOWEI

I formerly known and addressed as OLUWAKEMI HANAH DAHUNSI now wish to be known and addressed as OLUWAKEMI HANAH OYINLOLA .All former documents remain valid.

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I formerly known and addressed as TUKOROA BIRASWODE now wish to be known and addressed as TUKOROA RICHARD PEREMOBOWEI .All former documents remain valid.

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CONFIRMATION OF NAMES

COMPLETION OF NAME

I formerly known called and addressed as BAMGBOSE OMOBOLANLE TOLULOPE. Now wish to be known and addressed as SULAIMON OMOBOLANLE TOLULOPE. All former documents remain valid and the general public should please take note.

SALAMI SIKIRU AYODELE

OLAONIPEKUN OLORUNFEMI ABRAHAM

I, formerly known and addressed as AYOOLA SIKIRU SALAMI, now wish to be known and addressed as SALAMI SIKIRU AYODELE. All former documents remain valid.

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I formerly known called and addressed as OLATUNDE JAMES ASAWOLE. Now wish to be known and addressed as OLAONIPEKUN OLORUNFEMI ABRAHAM. All former documents remain valid and the general public should please take note.

ASOCHUKWU UCHENNA CAMINUS

AWOSINA FOLASADE FLORENCE

I formerly known and addressed as ASOCHUKWU UCHENNA CAMILU now wish to be known and addressed as ASOCHUKWU UCHENNA CAMINUS. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known called and addressed as ODUNLAMI FOLASADE FLORENCE,now wish to be known and addressed as AWOSINA FOLASADE FLORENCE. All former documents remain valid and the general public should please take note.

ADUA RISIKAT TITILAYO ABIMBOLA

ADDITION OF NAME

I formerly known and addressed as TITILAYO ABIMBOLA now wish to be known and addressed as ADUA RISIKAT TITILAYO ABIMBOLA .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

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

ODUMOSU ABIMBOLA TAIWO

IGWESI BENJAMIN CHUKWUBUIKEM

I formerly known and addressed as OSHINAGA ABIMBOLA TAIWO now wish to be known and addressed as ODUMOSU ABIMBOLA TAIWO .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

CORRECTION OF NAME

I, formerly known and addressed as IGWESI JOSHUA CHUKWUBUIKEM, now wish to be known and addressed as IGWESI BENJAMIN CHUKWUBUIKEM. All former documents remain valid. General Public should please take note.

MRS EDE UZOAMAKA

On my Bank Account my name was wrongly written as OGUNTEGBE .Y. MOSES instead of BABAYEMI MOSES OGUNTEGBE. My complete name is BABAYEMI MOSES OGUNTEGBE. All documents bearing the former name remain valid. General public to please take note.

In some of my documents my name was wrongly written as LAWAL ADEMOLA ABDURAHEEN instead of LAWAL ADEMOLA ABDULAI RAIMI OLALEKAN. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS EGWU UZOAMAKA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS EDE UZOAMAKA. All former documents remain valid.

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AGORO AZEEZ ADEWALE

JIMOH JUMAI BUKOLA I formerly known as ALABI BUKOLA JUMAI wish to be known and addressed as JIMOH JUMAI BUKOLA. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

KUMUYI DAMILOLA ABIODUN

MMUO PHILOMINA IRUOMA

I formerly known as OLONIBUA DAMILOLA ABIODUN wish to be known and addressed as KUMUYI DAMILOLA ABIODUN . All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as OTODIEGWU PHILOMINA IHUOMA, now wish to be known and addressed as MMUO PHILOMINA IRUOMA. All former documents remain valid. General Public should please take note.

JOLAOLU TOLULOPE ADEYINKA

MRS. NZE FAVOUR ODINAKACHI

UZOH CHUKWUEMEKA CRIS

I formerly known and addressed as MISS ANYALEWECHI FAVOUR ODINAKACHI, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. NZE FAVOUR ODINAKACHI. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as UZOH CHUKWUEMEKA .C., now wish to be known and addressed as UZOH CHUKWUEMEKA CRIS. All former documents remain valid.

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I formerly known as ADEWALE AGORO wish to be known and addressed as AGORO AZEEZ ADEWALE. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

BADMUS TOBILOBA RAFIAT

AFOLABI AYINLA LATEEF I formerly known and Addressed as AJAO LATEEF now wish to be known, called and addressed as AFOLABI AYINLA LATEEF. All documents and certificates bearing my former names remain valid. Banks, Immigrations, Relevant Authorities and the General public Please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as JOLAOSO TOLULOPE ADEYINKA now wish to be known, called and addressed as JOLAOLU TOLULOPE ADEYINKA. All documents and certificates bearing my former names remain valid. Banks, Immigrations, Relevant Authorities and the General public Please take note.

OKON PATIENCE EKAETTE

DR MIKE JOHNCLEANTON

I formerly known and address as PATIENCE MFON IMABONG PETER. Now wish to be known and address as OKON PATIENCE EKAETTE. While my correct date of birth is 15th December, 1968. And not 15th february.

1967 as wrongly written on my BVN.All former document remain valid. General public should please take note

I formerly known and address as Michael Sunday John,now wish to be known and address as Dr Mike johncleanton. All former document remain valid.

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LALA ADEWALE OLAJIDE I formerly known and address as ALABI ADEWALE OLAJIDE, now wish to be known and address as LALA ADEWALE OLAJIDE. All former document remain valid. General public should please take note

I, formerly known and addressed as, MISS. ELLE CONFIDENCE CHIOSOM, now wish to be known and addressed as, MRS. CONFIDENCE ISAAC DENNIS. All former documents remain valid.

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SULAIMON OMOBOLANLE TOLULOPE

In some of my documents my name appears as FELIX DANIEL While in some other ones it appears as DANIEL ILAWAGBON FELIX .The names refer to the same person. Now I wish to be known as DANIEL ILAWAGBON FELIX. My date of birth is 17/05/1998.

All documents bearing all the names remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly Known and Addressed as ADENIRAN TOBILOBA RAFIAT now wish to be known, called and addressed as BADMUS TOBILOBA RAFIAT. All documents and certificates bearing my former names remain valid.

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MRS. CONFIDENCE ISAAC DENNIS

IBIKUNLE BUNMI AYOADE I, formerly known and addressed as IBIKUNLE CAROLINE OLUBUNMI, now wish to be known and addressed as IBIKUNLE BUNMI AYOADE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

LAWRENCE ANTHONY AKPAN

I, formerly known and addressed as Mfon Bassey Akpan, now wish to be known as Lawrence Anthony Akpan.

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

MRS UDUAK UDUAKOBONG I, formerly known and addressed as Miss Uduak Eyo John, now wish to be known as Mrs Uduak Uduakobong Idiok. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

OLABISI UGONNA OGUNSHONA

MRS UDEAGWU AMAKA EDITH

I formerly known and address as OLABISI UGONNA OLU ASOLO, now wish to be known and address as OLABISI UGONNA OGUNSHONA. All former document remain valid.

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I, formerly known and addressed as MISS EDOGWOGU AMAKA EDITH, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS UDEAGWU AMAKA EDITH. All former documents remain valid. General Public should please take note.

MRS LIVINGPRAISE OFONIME ISAIAH AKWAOWO

MRS ASADU JULIET UKAMAKA

I, formerly known and addressed as Miss Abigail Christopher Inyang, now wish to be known as Mrs Livingpraise Ofonime Isaiah Akwaowo. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS UGWU JULIET UKAMAKA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS ASADU JULIET UKAMAKA. All former documents remain valid. General Public should please take note.

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‘Why Buhari cancels FEC meeting today’ Mathew Dadiya, Abuja

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Federal Government has said that the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting will not hold today due to certain reasons.

Minister of Information, Mr Lai Mohammed who announced the cancellation of the weekly executive meeting, attributed lack of adequate time for ministers to prepare documents for the meeting and the Eid-el-Kabir holidays as some of the reasons the meeting could not hold.

President Muhammadu Buhari has only presided over one FEC meeting since August 19 when he returned to the country after a 103-day medical vacation in London.

Penultimate week, he had, in place of the meeting, received the reports on the probe of the suspended Secretary to the

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Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Babachir Lawal and the director-general of National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ambassador Olushola Oke. Meanwhile, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina has defended the cancelation of the meeting, saying that “no law states the meeting must hold weekly.”

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Glamour and bliss of Onitsha Day celebration in Lagos A cross section of the sons of the soil that graced the celebration

Ganiyu Obaaro Saturday, August 26, was another historic day for Onitsha people worldwide.

And, it will remain evergreen in their memories!

In fact, it was a day that was even more spectacular for the proud people of the historic community, who are residents in Lagos, as they trooped out in company with their friends and associates to celebrate Onitsha Day. With the presence of His Royal Majesty, Igwe Nnayelugo Alfred Nnameka Ugochukwu Achebe, the 21st Obi of Onitsha, Anambra State, South East Nigeria, in their midst, rhythmic dancing, singing and sounds of drumming that glittered the occasion were deafening.

And the people responded with glee, sharing jokes and displaying splendid costumes that cut across age grades in a most accomplished manner.

The Daily Times observed that the Nigerian Police College Field, Ikeja, Lagos, venue of the Onitsha Day 2017, organised by the Onitsha Improvement Union, OIU, Lagos Sate Chapter, led by its President, Sir, Andy Bosah Chukwunwike Ekweogwu, had been thronged by the enthusiastic indigenes and their well wishers since the early hours of the day, many of whom stayed there till the later hours the ceremony lasted.

Indeed, representatives from each zone in the state, such as, Ipaja Alagbado Ijede, mixed freely with their kins and kits from such other units as Umudei 1 Village, Umunede, etc.

The roll call of dignitaries at the ceremony, tagged: ‘Ife Ejiabu Onicha Erika,’ was highly impressive. His Royal Majesty, Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Nnaemeka Achebe (Agbogidi); Chairman of the occasion, Nnabuenyi I. K. Osakwe; Chief N. Jibunoh; Mrs. Ifeanyi N. Obiozor, (Mother of the Day); President General OIU, Mr. Chinyelugo Osi Anionwu, and a representative of Lagos State government.

Faces at the occasion also included, the

His Royal Majesty, Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Nnaemeka Achebe (Agbogidi) receiving a son of the soil

organizing committee members of the OIU, Lagos. They were, Chairman, Mr. Earnest Obiajulu Onyejekwe; Mrs Uju Ifeoma; Mr. Augustine Areh; Mr. Victor Enweazor; Mr. Eddie Abuah; Mrs. Felicia Udemba; Mr. Okey Enwonwu, Emeka Okwudinka; Achuta Emenike; Mrs. Adiba Ekweogu; Ikem Nwadioghu and Mr. Patty Chukwura.

The well-attended ceremony, started shortly after the arrival of the Obi of Onitsha, at about 12.05 pm, followed by opening prayers and the traditional breaking of kolanuts, which was ministered by His Royal Majesty, who was splendid in his traditional costumes - cap, beads around his neck and wrists, among other paraphernalia depicting his office.

Indeed, the kola was shared and eaten immediately among the chiefs who sat under a canopy located to the far right of His Royal Majesty, who, instructively, sat alone in his well-adorned seat.

In his welcome address, Sir Ekweogwu described the occasion as the 4th in the series of the programmes organized by his chapter. He said it was designed to raise

awareness among Onitsha indigenes, host communities and neighbours.

He said it was also to raise funds for developmental purposes, and added that the day could aptly be described as Cultural Day, going by the trappings of singing, dancing, match past by elders, age grades, presence of masquerades and the various kinds of dressing/costumes.

Speaking at the ceremony, His Royal Majesty, commended the Lagos State Chapter of the union, and urged the people to continue to forge a common front for the development of Onitsha City.

Speaking also at the occasion, National President of the union, commended the Obi of Onitsha for honouring their invitation. He also thanked the Lagos Chapter of the union, led by Sir Ekweogwu for the initiative and vision in organizing the event.

The chairman of the occasion, Nabueyi Osakwe, said Onitsha has developed far beyond what it was 20 years ago.

Speaking with The Daily Times, President General of OIU, C. Anionwu, thanked

the Obi of Onitsha for his presence in their midst.

He said Onitsha is noted for excellence, adding that the city has produced eminent scholars and intelligentsia, such as, Chief Loius Nbanefo; Nigeria’s First President, late Dr. Nnadi Azikwe. Anionwu stated that there was the need for a paradigm shift in the city to prepare for future challenges of development.

It was also time to honour the awardees.

Among those honoured/recognized were, Prof Charles C. Okany; Chief Patrick Orakwue Egbunike; Mr. Nwachukwu Enwonwu, Deputy Commissioner of Police; Mr. Akuwata Ejoh Ojiba; Chief Chris Oranu Chidume; Hon Linda Ikpeazu, Member House of Representatives; Venerable Paul O.J. Enwonwu; Mr. Patrick Agha, Chairman, Onitsha North Local Government Area; Amb Chigozie Nwolisa; Mrs Rita Melifonu; Dr. J Nnameka Onwuta; Nwakibie Egbuniwe; late Barrister Obiekwe Okwusogu, SAN; late Enyi, Mrs. O.M.O. Onyejetekwe (Post humus awardees); Dr. Emmanuel Okoloji (Ibga Jesus) and Henry Onukwuba.

While celebration continued into the late hours of the day, sumptuous meals/drinks were served to assuage the biting hunger of people; just as the generator that provided electricity to the occasion did not disappoint the enthusiastic audience.

Onitsha people are proud of their ancestry, going by Sir Ekweogwu’s account. He said, “Basically, Onitsha is known as a commercial center and gateway to the South East. It may also interest you to know that most big business operators in Onitsha are not Onitsha people. Our people are basically civil servants. We are more inclined to education than to trading. However, the situation is fast changing now.

“Historically, we, Onitsha indigenes, migrated from Benin, some of us also came from Idah, Benue state. We consist of nine core villages - Onitsha Ebe Itenani,” Sir Ekweogwu concluded.

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Wednesday, September 6, 2017

Enugu govt to set up task force on waste disposal

My life in danger over gay brother’s escape from country, man, 47 cries out Patrick Okohue

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The Enugu state government said it will set up a task force to assist the Waste Management Authority (ESWAMA) get rid of refuse heaps that has become an eyesore in the state.

State governor, Mr. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, could not hide his feelings at the mounting refuse heaps in the state while expressing disappointment with ESWAMA management during the State Executive Council on Tuesday and threatened to make radical changes should the agency continue to fail in its duties to keep the city clean as it should be.

Addressing newsmen in the state, the Commissioner for Information, Mr. Ogbuagu Anikwe, said that the governor reiterated the resolve of the government to continue to keep Enugu clean and asked ESWAMA management to live up to the task or risk being disbanded.

According to the Commissioner, the EXCO also

voted to resurface the entrance to the Ogbete Main Market which is beginning to degenerate.

The commissioner quoted the governor as saying that “This is a beautiful town and all those entrusted with responsibility to keep it so must do their jobs.”

Mr. Anikwe also disclosed that the Council has voted to incorporate and implement a gender policy in all public establishments and offices in the state, with technical support from the UK Department for International Development (DFID).

He further explained that Enugu and Kaduna States were selected by DFID for the replication of the approach which the Federal Government implemented in 2013 as the Girls & Women in Nigeria Initiative (GWIN), adding that the project aims to improve the lives of the disadvantaged by integrating their needs into official budgetary processes and specifically targets the needs of girls and women in the state.

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A 47 year old man, Mr. Taiwo Odias, has cried out for protection over what he described as threat to his life and that of his family over allegation that he aided his elder brother, who is alleged to be gay to escape justice, by running out of the country.

Taiwo Odias, whose immediate elder brother, Harris Odias, a well known gay rights activists in the country prior to the passage of the anti-gay law in Nigeria, said he has been facing series of harassment from various quarters since his brother escaped from the

country in 2015, adding that his worries increased lately following threat messages from unknown persons demanding to know the where about of his brother or he be ready to face the consequences.

Odias said his brother, Harris, escaped from the country after two attempts by persons suspected to be security agents to abduct him shortly after the passage of the anti-gay law, adding that he, Taiwo was initially picked and asked to produce is brother until he was able to prove that he had no hand in his escape, but that since then he has not really known peace as those bent on getting his

brother have been threatening him.

It will be recalled that in 2015, there was a criminalisation of same sex marriage by the Nigerian Parliament. The law offers an offender a 14-year imprisonment with hard labour without an option of fine.

As a result, the Gay Community in Nigeria and activists have all been under serious scrutiny and harassment by security agencies due to their sexual orientation. And as such, anyone caught in the act are subjected to arrest and if found wanting stand a chance of being sentenced to 14 years imprisonment.

As a result, Harris Odias,

who was said to have been declared wanted on the 3rd of March, 2015 by security agencies for being Gay and involved in promoting Gay right in his community, escaped the country to avoid arrest.

Since then his family members who are well known in the community where he was resident in 11A, Babatunde Ladega Street, Omole, Lagos, have been under threat from both security agencies, community associations who claim that they have been told to produce him and even unknown persons who have been threatening their lives.

L-R: Deputy Commissioner of Police, Osun State Command, Aminu Koji; Osun State Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola and former InspectorGeneral of Police, Dr. Solomon Arase, during the Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC) in Osogbo, Osun… recently.

Three siblings arrested for cultism, lesbianism Alphonsus Nweze

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The Police in Anambra state have arrested three siblings in Ihiala Local Government Area of the State for their involvement in cultism and lesbianism.

The Commander, Anti- Cultism Unit of the Anambra State Command, Mr Christopher Bassey, said the trio, two females and one male were arrested with six others , said to be cultists. He said Chinwendu Onyebukpo, aged 23 was arrest-

ed for being a lesbian, which she confessed to Onyebukpo said she was l lured into the dirty practice by her coach who she said had travelled out of the country.

She however pledged to have a change of mind if she was let off the hook by the Police. But she was not in the misdeamanor alone as his younger sister and brother Njideka and Chiemeka respectively were equallly arrestef for belonging to Junior Vikings Club (JVC) and Vipers.

The unit also arrested six others five boys and one girl who belonged to both JVC and Vipers. They are Chidinma Arinze, Ezedindu Chidubem, Chinedu Chikwuka, Chinedu Ikediaso, Nwabueze Ifechukwu, and Arinze Obinka.

Bassey, a Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP), said they have completed all the arrangements to arraign the suspects in the court very soon.

He lamented the high rate of teenagers being recruited into occultism and blamed it on the

failure of parents to play their roles in their homes.

He also called on community and religious leaders to intensify campaigns against all forms of criminality, warning that taking to crime is not an option.

“There are a lot of things young people can do, if they do not go to school rather than taking the easy way out. It is not compulsory that you must go to school. Pick a trade, hair-dressing, carpentry, sawing and a lot of others and make a living out of it,” he said.

He vowed that his unit in particular and police in general will not relent in hunting down cultists and criminals in the St ate.

Bassey therefore appealed to the members of the public to give them useful information since the criminal elements live among them.

“Landlords should give information of what their tenants are doing. These are proactive ways to checkmate these criminal elements,” Commander said.

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Group berates MASSOB leader over comments on Buhari Lateef Ibrahim, Abuja

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(BMSG) has berated the leader of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), Chief Ralph Uwazuruike, for his “offensive and misleading comments” which portray the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari as marginalizing the people of the South East.

The BMSG said this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja by its chairman, Hon Austin Braimo,h and secretary, Chief Cassidy Madueke.

The group described the statement by Uwazuruike, which he made during a media interview, as delusional and unfounded as the Buhari administration has made the South East region a priority in its appointment and development agenda.

Putting the records straight, the BMSG noted that three prominent Ministries which include Foreign Affairs, Trade and Investment as well as Labour are being manned by people from the South Eastern part of the country.

The group noted that in the past, very few governments made infrastructural development across the country a priority but that the present administration has not just shown the political will to correct that deficit, but has put its money where its mouth is by beginning unprecedented infrastructural development projects across the nation.

The group said that Uwazuruike’s comment has proved that “he has been a master of deceit all the years he has operated as the leader of MASSOB.” The BMSG, in the statement, said, “We have observed the churlish, but apparently unsuccessful attempts by some

individuals to confuse unsuspecting Nigerians with deliberately spawned narratives casting Buhari’s administration as one with scant regards for the development of the South East geo-political zone and the equitable consideration of the people of that region in political appointments and other political opportunities.

“The best way to treat characters like Uwazuruike is to totally disregard his voice of falsehood and propaganda since it has become evident that the Buhari administration means well for the South East,’’ the group said.

The BMSG further observed that the Buhari administration has commenced the construction, maintenance and reconstruction of major roads networks in the South East which were abandoned over the years.

Apart from the road projects, the

group said that the construction of the second Niger Bridge which was abandoned by previous administrations has commenced.

It added, “Besides, we are all witnesses to the affirmative action taken by the President in diffusing the growing tension over the matter of ill advised quit notice by a group of Arewa youths to the Igbos.

“The President was characteristically assertive in the management of the growing imbroglio which threatened the very existence of the country at that time,’’ BMSG said.

The group therefore advised Nigerians to be cautious of divisive personalities who are in the business of fueling hatred and division along ethnic and religious divides, noting that President Buhari is committed to a united Nigeria.

EFCC nabs MAPOLY students for cyber fraud Joy Anyim

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L-R: Deputy Governor of Bauchi State, Alhaji Nuhu Gidado; Governor, Muhammed Abubakar and Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, during a courtesy visit to the Governor in Bauchi… recently.

National Diploma (ND) students of the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY) in Abeokuta, Ogun state, have been arrested by the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos zonal office.

The suspects, Adesina Olalekan, Makinde Noheem, Toheeb Ogunowo, Somotun Olusola, Somotun Sodiq, Tajudeen Hafeez Bolaji and Kareem Olaseni were said to be studying different courses in the institution and had been charged to court by the agency for conspiracy, obtaining money under false pretenses and possession of forged documents.

The suspects, who had allegedly been into the fraudu-

lent act, were apprehended following their flamboyant life style were linked to internet and lottery scam, forgery of financial instruments.

One of the suspects, Olseni, a 21-year-old Business Administration student, said he created a Facebook account with the name Dean Robert, with which he interacted with his victims.

“I tell them (his victims) that they have won Facebook lottery. I have people who receive the money sent by the victims. Then, the money is remitted into my personal accounts domiciled in GTBank and Skye Bank,” he said.

Items such as laptops, forged documents, and more were recovered from the suspects during their arrests.

The suspects will be charged to court after investigations are concluded.

Plateau rural community decries deplorable road, urges urgent intervention Kingsley Chukwuka, Jos

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local government area of Plateau state has decried the deplorable state of the only road linking it with the rest of the world, urging the state government to “urgently intervene.”

Chairman, Daffo Community Development Association, Mr. Mafulul Makwin, made the appeal on Tuesday in Daffo, when he led youths of the area on a manual repair of some sections of the road.

Our correspondent reports that the road links the area to

Bokkos and Panyam in Plateau state, and Wamba in Nasarawa state.

Investigation by our reporter revealed that contract for the construction of the road was awarded in 2003, but was abandoned by the contractor after constructing a bridge in the outskirts of Daffo.

“The road links Daffo to six districts within Bokkos; its dilapidated state has inflicted so much pain on its users.

“It has been very difficult for the rural dwellers to take their farm produce to the markets and this has a telling effect on our economy.

“The situation is particularly bad during the raining season because large-scale buyers of Irish Potatoes, maize, ground nut, sugar cane, yam and others crops cannot access the area,” he said.

While acknowledging that it was a federal road, he appealed to the Plateau government to intervene so as to ameliorate the suffering of the people and boost the area’s economy.

Plateau Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Jonathan Mawiyau, who also participated in the manual rehabilitation of the road, described the community’s effort as “time-

ly.”

Mawiyau, who hails from the community, said that Bokkos was the hub of agriculture in Plateau, hence the need to make its roads accessible.

“Worldwide, the name Bokkos is synonymous with Irish Potato which is produced in commercial quantity here. So, it is incumbent on government to support such efforts for maximum benefits.

“The road has been a clog in our wheel of progress; government should intervene, especially since we are focused on diversifying the economy,” he said.

The Commissioner called on

the Federal Government to remobilize the contractor back to site to complete the work.

On his part, Chairman, Interim Management Committee of Bokkos Local Government, Mr. Simon Angyol, commended the community for the effort and charged them to sustain it.

He lamented that the bad state of the road had, over time, affected the revenue base of Plateau, ad called for quick intervention by government.

Angyol appealed to the federal government to rehabilitate the road to ease the movement of people and goods in the area.

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oung Talent 99 FA has emerged champions of the just concluded Bishop Mike Okonkwo Football Championship played in Lagos after recording a 6-5 penalty victory over FC Bethel. The game ended 1-1 at regulation time.

In the third place match, Synergy Ultimate Strikers recorded a 3-2 victory over

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Young Stars FC to emerge as the second runners- up, while the novelty match involving TREM Coaches and Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Lagos Chapter ended goalless. Also the exhibition match between TREM Academy and Cowbell Academy also ended goalless.

A total of 64 teams took part in the

tournament that began in April this year which was held at the play ground of Yaba College of Technology, Lagos.

The presiding Bishop of ‘The Redeemed Evangelical Mission’ (TREM).

Bishop Mike Okonkwo used the opportunity to announce plans by the church to float a football club that will not only

compete for honours in one of the National Leagues but create employment opportunities for the teeming youths of the country. According to him, the championship which has been on for the past 15 years has produced many talented players and also led to the establishment of ‘TREM Academy’, explaining that he

has charged members of the LOC to put modalities on ground towards the successful take off of the football team.

Chairman of the LOC Deacon Malachy Ndubuzor noted that players discovered from the competition will form the nucleus of the new team assuring that the team would soon be unveiled.

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resident of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has commended the Super Eagles of Nigeria over their superlative performance in the ongoing World Cup qualifying series which has put them at a vantage position to qualify for the 2018 tournament.

Saraki in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Yusuph Olaniyonu, in Abuja lauded the Eagles for defeating the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon 4-0 at the weekend at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital and holding the Lions to a 1-1 draw in Yaoundé on Monday.

“You have proved your mettle in the last two matches and came tops in your group

with 10 points,” Saraki said. “Your win over Cameroon on Friday and a draw with the same opponent on Monday brought great joy to us all.

“Your skillful display and sterling performance has raised the hopes that Nigeria will indeed join football nations across the world to compete for the 2018 World Cup. I believe that the dream of relaunching the country into the prestigious tournament and making a mark once again is attainable if you remain focused on the national goal.

“No doubt you have surmounted daunting challenges to advance to this stage in this highly competitive tournament. I must say above all, that your individual determination and zeal to excel have taken you thus far. I cannot but urge you to up your game as you meet your next opponents,” Saraki concluded.

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ivers Hoopers basketball club of Port Harcourt players have taken a swipe on Musa Kida for stopping them from participating in the ongoing Kwese Premier Basketball League Final 8 holding at the Indoor Gym of the Sani Abacha Stadium in Kano.

Captain of the team, Bob-Manuel Ngowari who said the Port Harcourt club was aiming for a place on the continent blamed Musa Kida for killing their dreams of representing Nigeria at the African club championship for the two qualifiers from the competition maintaining that they Kwese Premier Basketball League action. would have qualified having prepared for the task.

Speaking in Port Harcourt Ngowari described Musa Kida as a man playing politics with their career and means We heard Musa Kida is the chairman of Rivers State Basketball Association of livelihood of Port Harcourt-born players while describ- but we don’t know him and have never seen him around us doing anything for us. Where was he when we had challenges of salaries, owed backlog of ing his antics against them as unfortunate.

“It is unfortunate that we are not participating in the allowances when we fought hard to qualify in the 2011 and 2012 season Final 8 after coming second in Atlantic Conference 6 and without salaries?

“We did not see him, neither did he come to our aid. If he claims he has preparing well for the Final 8. We knew we stand a chance of qualifying to play at the continent and have worked our interest at heart we would have been seeing him around us. What has very hard but cannot understand why the Musa Kida-led he done to help Rivers Hoopers all along? Now that we have an opportunity board should say we should boycott the Final 8 and go to reap from our labour and better our lives he is destroying us. It is really and stay at home without any meaningful plans for us. sad,” he stated.

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Simeone renews Atletico deal Stories by Andrew Ekejiuba with Agency Reports

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iego Simeone has extended his contract as Atletico Madrid head coach until 2020.

The Atletico boss signed a two-year extension on Tuesday, extending his reign at a club where he took charge in December 2011.

A year ago, Simeone and Atleti agreed to shorten his contract expiry date from 2020 until 2018 amid speculation linking him with a move away.

But the 47-year-old’s deal is now back at its original length, meaning he is tied to the club for the next three seasons.

Simeone, a former Atletico player, has achieved huge success so far, winning LaLiga, the Copa del Rey and the Europa League among five major trophies.

He also led them to two Champions League finals, in 2014 and 2016, suffering defeats to city rivals Real Madrid on both occasions.

Atletico have finished in the top three of LaLiga for each of his five full seasons in charge.

Simeone’s extension comes in the wake of Atletico’s 5-1 La Liga win away at Las Palmas, which was his 200th in all competitions since taking charge. The club, currently operating under a transfer ban, are set to start life at new stadium Wanda Metropolitano on September 16 when they host Malaga.

Neymar sale returns Barca to tradition—Bartomeu

Saha: Ibrahimovic Real doesn’t need return will lift Man Utd! Donnarumma, says Buffon

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he world-record transfer of Neymar to Paris Saint-Germain has presented Barcelona with the chance to return to their traditions, according to president Josep Maria Bartomeu.

European football was left stunned when the Brazil star completed a move to Ligue 1 after PSG paid his €220million release clause to shatter the record for the most expensive signing in history.

Barca broke their own club record to bring in Ousmane Dembele as a replacement, paying an initial €105m fee to Borussia Dortmund that could reportedly rise to as much as €150m.

Attempts to sign Philippe Coutinho from Liverpool proved fruitless and other targets including Jean Michael Seri and Angel Di Maria also eluded the Catalans before the Spanish transfer window closed on September 1.

But Bartomeu believes that the club can return to their roots of a strong team collective and a focus on academy players now that the ‘MSN’ trident of Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar has been broken up.

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ouis Saha has backed Zlatan Ibrahimovic to help galvanise and lead Manchester United to trophies when he returns from a knee injury.

Ibrahimovic is back at Old Trafford after signing a one-year contract last month, having initially not been offered a new deal at the end of last season following a serious knee ligament injury.

The 35-year-old striker had been tipped to make his return to action January but his inclusion in United’s squad for the Champi-

ons League group stage suggests he could be available before the New Year.

And former United forward Saha is relishing Ibrahimovic’s comeback as Jose Mourinho’s men seek to bring the Premier League title back to the club for the first time since 2013.

“Ibrahimovic is an immense player who will galvanise the squad during the second half of the season,” Saha – the founder of Axis Stars, a network for players – told reporters.

“Competition for places within the squad is great.

“Leadership is vital to win trophies like the Premier League and Champions League.

“I cannot wait for him to resume playing again at Old Trafford.”

Ibrahimovic has already been warned he must earn his position in Jose Mourinho’s line-up, despite scoring 28 goals in all competitions last season.

His goals helped United to Europa League and EFL Cup glory in 2016-17 but £75million signing Romelu Lukaku is now leading the line.

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ianluigi Buffon feels Real Madrid have a great goalkeeper in Keylor Navas and have no reason to sign Gianluigi Donnarumma.

Juventus and Buffon were beaten 4-1 by Madrid in June’s Champions League final, as Donnarumma the Spanish side became the first team in the competition’s modern era to win back-to-back European titles.

Navas has been Madrid’s shot stopper for both of those triumphs, but that did not stop Zinedine Zidane’s men being linked with a new keeper in the transfer window.

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That report, today reinvigorates the various calls by Nigerians for prudential management of the country’s dwindling funds by our leaders, in order to save for future generations.

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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.

FCT to serve as a pilot state as FG, stakeholders recommend bicycle riding Stories by Idu Jude, Abuja

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has been chosen to be used as a pilot state for the about to be introduced bicycle riding as national means of transportation.

This ideology emerges once again years after the former Minister of Transportation, the Late Chief Ojo Maduekwe dreamt of bicycle riding as means of transportation, as the National Council on Transportation (NCT) policy in a resolution in Sokoto State, recommended bicycle riding to the Federal Government as a means of transportation for solving the mystery of traffic jam in the country.

Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi, disclosed this to the media, shortly after presiding over the resolution committee of the 15th National Council on Transportation recently.

The Abuja Times recalls that this is not the first time Minister of Transportation has had such dreams. The Late Chief Ojo Maduekwe as the former Minister of Transportation during his time

recommended bicycle riding as the only way of putting pressure off the road in much a populated country like Nigeria.

According to Amaechi, the stakeholders took the resolution based on research and the experiences of the effectiveness.

“The major resolution is that we are recommending bicycle as possible means of transportation, and do not forget that the body is a policy making body. And we approved that we should do a pilot project on bicycle riding in the FCT because it is the only state with facilities for cycling. Other states would follow suit and construct such facilities before it can be introduced there.

On the reasons for bicycle riding in the 21st century, he said that many countries like China and Japan has since before now introduced it as a National means of transportation.

“One, it is the means of saving the people from accident and two it is another means of reducing pressure on our roads. The facilities are the ones that will protect them on the road because some motorists are not patient with them. If you

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check all the roads in Abuja, there are lanes for bicycles. The introduction means that anybody who wants to go on bicycle can do so.

“You may ask why bicycle but don’t forget that it is there in China, in UK, Spain and many other coun-

tries. The benefit is that it is an investment first and secondly it will help in the exercise and thirdly it will reduce the number of passengers jostling for motor vehicles. It will be within the city not outside the city,” he added.

Bello directs FCTA to take stock of mass housing structures in Lokogoma FCT 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.

ja Taxis (PAT), Comrade Shehu Shugaba Yar’Adua, has cried out that the operators of unpainted and unregistered taxis have taken over their business in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

In an interview with our reporter at the weekend, Yar’Adua noted that the activities of unpainted taxis, also known as Kabu Kabu in FCT, have become too rampant in every market within the territory, while government is not doing anything to stop them.

He pointed out that some members of Painted Abuja Taxis have converted their cars to unpainted status, because they feel that the unpainted and unregistered cars make more money than the painted and registered ones.

Chairman of PAT therefore called on the ministerial taskforce to intervene and intensify its arrest and clampdown on unregistered taxis on Abuja streets to ensure security and safety of commuters.

Yar’Adua also lamented that members of the ministerial taskforce have introduced various ways of extorting money from PAT members, just as he called on the director of FCT Road Traffic Services, Bodinga Wadata, to caution his members.

“They should allow the painted taxis in the city to do their work, so that you don’t discourage them to go back to the unpainted taxis status. We are calling on them to stop harassing our members,” he said.

He also appealed to the chairman of Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Hon. Abdullahi Adamu Candido, not to introduce any other charge on PAT members except the daily ticketing of N200.

“We learnt that AMAC wants to introduce new charges on our members in the name generating revenue. This is not acceptable to us. We are appealing to the AMAC chairman, Hon. Abdullahi Adamu Candido, not to allow this. We have sensitised our members not to patronise any other charge, except the daily ticketing,” he added.

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UK unveils new British High Commission building in Abuja ÏÏÏThe

United Kingdom government has promised to attain a better bilateral and diplomatic relationship with Nigeria.

UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and International Development Secretary Priti Patel, made this known at the unveiling ceremony of the new British High Commission on Thursday in Abuja.

Johnson said that the new British High Commission, which is now located at Plot 1157 Diplomatic Drive, Central Business District, was expected to strengthen relationships with both countries.

“It gives me a great pleasure to open this wonderful, new, super, colossal British High Commission in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja although some of our officials moved in six weeks ago.

“It would further strengthen the British diplomatic ties with Nigeria.

“The new British High Commission accommodates all of the UK Government Departments working in Abuja.

“It provides a single platform for all the UK based and locally engaged staff working across Her Majesty’s Government which includes the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Department for International Development and Home Office.

“The New British High Commission building is a symbol of our longterm commitment to Nigeria. The UK has a long history with Nigeria and our presence in Abuja has grown with the city, spreading across multiple locations,” Johnson said.

Patel also said that the new build-

ing served symbolised a better relationship and investment in Nigeria.

“There is no better country to visit than Nigeria for so many good reasons, especially as Nigeria has a special relationship with Britain.

“The UK-Nigeria relationship is one of the strongest relationships in the world also our bilateral footprint from a development perspective is one of the strongest in the world.

“The purpose of our visit has really been to see the depth of that relationship and to see the frontline and backline of the work we collectively do.

“I have had the privilege of going into the building to meet the teams who work on our programmes but most importantly on the programmes that are here in Nigeria that are keeping so many people alive.

“Also providing hope where there is despair in some part of the country and looking to the future where we are investing in the future of Nigeria.

“This is something achieved with the help of the fantastic team here at the British High Commission and they are now all privileged to work in this amazing building and environment.

“We hope to return in the future but also be part of the great wide changing footprint we have here,’’ she said.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that some staff had been occupying the building since July, which now accommodates all of the UK Government Departments working in Abuja.

All-inclusive govt: FCT MPs parley with monarchs on legislative process Stories by Idu Jude, Abuja

ÏÏÏIn a bid to foster inclusive

governance for rapid grassroot development, members of the House of Representatives from the Federal Capital Territory have parleyed with graded monarchs in the territory.

Particularly, the FCT lawmakers, Zephaniah Jisalo and Angulu Dobi, extensively dialogued with all graded Chiefs of the various Chiefdoms in the nation’s capital on how to strengthen the budgetary process, as well as widening the scope of their inputs for eco-

nomic structures.

This, they said, is key to effectively addressing the yearnings and aspirations of communities and people in the FCT. This was brought to the front burner during a round-table organised by the Jisalo, who chairs House Committee on FCT Area Councils and Auxiliary Matters, held inside the conference room of AMAC Chairman, in Garki Area 10, last week.

Jisalo, while explaining the rationale behind the gathering, which he described as first of its kind, said it was aimed at encouraging openness and great-

er participation in government.

He urged to not hesitate to always bring up issues of serious concern to the collective wellbeing of people of FCT. In his remarks, the Ona of Abaji, and Chairman, Council of Traditional Rulers in FCT, Alhaji Adamu Baba Yunusa, commended the lawmakers for the initiative, fashioned to further engage them in the discussions. He therefore reassured the lawmakers of their support and willingness to contribute their quota to governance.

Aside the Royal Fathers, others present at the meeting were three Area Council’s chairmen of Kuje, Bwari and AMAC.

3,000 farmers in Abaji get sesame seeds from RMRDC ÏÏÏRaw

Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC) has presented improved variety of sesame seeds to over 3000 farmers in Abaji, a suburb of the Federal Capita; Territory.

The scheme was designed to position the farmers for commercial production of the crop.

The council distributed large quantities of the crop, known for its high quality oil content, at the event.

In an address presented at the occasion, Director General, RMRDC, Dr. H.D. Ibrahim, remarked that his council had over the years been promoting strategic economic crops, one of which was sesame seed, known as beniseed.

Ibrahim said Nigeria remained the second largest producer of the seed and ranks seventh among nations that cultivate the crop.

Benue, Niger, Kogi, Kebbi, Bauchi, Plateau, Nasarawa, Ebonyi, Yobe, Borno and Cross River States are said to be actively involved in cultivation of the seed in Nigeria.

Rated one of the best in the world, Nigeria’s sesame seed, the RMRDC boss said, could be processed into vegetable oil, kuli-kuli or used in preparing local soup.

According to Ibrahim, Nigeria produces 120,000 metric tonnes of the crop every year, generating an average of $150,000 million yearly.

He revealed that a 10 kilogrammes hydraulic hand-pressing machine

has been invented by the National Cereal Research Institute, Baddegi, to facilitate the processing of the crop.

He charged the Abaji farmers to deploy the best of their efforts in growing the seed to meet the raw material needs of Dantata Foods/ Allied Products Limited which, he said, would be collaborating with his council to float a plant in Abaji for the processing of the crop.

Dignitaries at the event included Chairman of Abaji Area Council, Hon. Abdulrahman Ajiya, the National president, Sesame Seed Growers Association of Nigeria, Mr. Sheriff Balogun, and the Chairman, Abaji Farmers Association, Mr. Sa’adu Usman.

Presenting the crops to the farmers, Hon Ajiya expressed joy over the decision of the organisers to choose Abaji as venue of the event and urged the farmers to employ requisite techniques taught them to cultivate the crop so as to achieve the purpose of the scheme.

On his part, Mr. Balogun enjoined the farmers to be committed to the execution of the programme which he said would not only give them succour, but also contribute to the nation’s economic development.

Speaking to The Abuja Times, Sa’adu Usman thanked Hon. Ajiya and also the organisers of the programme for packaging “such a lifetouching scheme’’ and promised them of his association’s backing in attainment of the goals.

FCTA Permanent Secretary, Mr. Christian Ohaa (middle), with officials of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), FCTA chapter, when they paid him a courtesy visit in Abuja…recently.

NGO educates women, children on ‘digital’ addiction

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Abuja based Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), De-Virtuous Women International, said it has sensitised women and children on the effects of digital addiction.

The Coordinator of the NGO, Mrs. Jona Olatunji, made the disclosure during one day seminar programme to mark the second year edition of the organisation with the theme, “Raising Godly and Successful children”.

She noted that children need to cut down the hours they used in their digital gadgets and social media.

She said: “For our children to be raised to get godly and successful, addiction to digital activities must be checkmated, tutored, and monitor, in order for them to have much ideas that will enable them face challenges in the nearest future.

“Also, parents must do their best to curb this menace among about children”.

Furthermore, Mrs. Olatunji stated that the theme, “Raising Godly and Successful children, “has come at the right time when our society is in a dire need of such of training to empower parents, coach them and their

wards on how to raise their children in this pollinated world.

“The De - Virtuous women discovered that most children have good backgrounds but our children go out to world and mixed up with various children.

“We need to refine them by giving them spiritual background, taking their education serious.

“The NGO has also empowered them physical for diversification, packaged them to become entrepreneurs so as to face any challenging in life “, Olatunji added.

On his part, Mr. Ehimehe Akere, a Public Relation Analyst, who spoke on “ Breaking the Circle of Digital Addiction in the family,” noted that most parents focus on their children career more that building characters.

“The devil targets the minds of our kids and corrupt them with digital additions on social media.

“Parents need to control the usage of digital technology on their children at any point because the devil has impacted on our children more than the word of God,” he explained.

Similarly, the Chief Executive Of-

ficer (CEO), Advanced Management Academy, Peter Oyeneye, who spoke on “Getting set for Success,” said attaining success involves prudence, diligence, spiritual growth, starting early, avoiding distractions, studying educational books and avoiding procrastination.

“Children success must be found in Christ. To enable our kids to get success, parents should ensure children acquire of skills acquisition for better success.”

Not left out, the Principal, Peniel Academy Kubwa, Olajumoke Ojo, who delivered a talk on “Basic Moral Lesson for successful life,” charged that “we must instill good values, respect, kindness, truth, persistence and child development for children.

“Parents must be models for their children, apologise and share their personal experience,” she said.

Meanwhile, a legal practitioner and a participant, Mrs. Onyinye Nwoke, averred that the seminar was an eye opener to her and others because it has helped them checkmate their wards and their lapses as parents, and was really an empowering platform.

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Experts meet in Abuja on diabetes, other non-communicable diseases

ÏÏÏNo less than 100 delegates will

converge on Abuja today (August 23) and tomorrow to discuss and share ideas on how to reduce the prevalence of non-communicable diseases, especially diabetes in Nigeria.

A statement by Mrs. Boade Akinola, Director, Media and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Health, in Abuja on Saturday, said the meeting is being organised by the Federal Ministry of Health, Strategies for Improving Diabetes Care in Nigeria and the World Diabetes Foundation.

Akinola quoted the Dr. Nnenna Ezeigwe, Director, (Non-Communicable Diseases), Federal Ministry of Health, as saying that Diabetes was one of the major public health challenges of the 21st century.

She said: “by bringing many key partners together, we hope to foster more cooperation and synergies between the people and projects fighting diabetes and other non-communicable diseases in Nigeria”.

She also said that the meeting would focus more on sharing experiences from the World Diabetes Foundation, which had been funding projects to improve diabetes prevention, awareness and care in Nigeria since 2008.

She said the delegates would deliberate on the status of the care of noncommunicable diseases in Nigeria, adding that they would also deliberate on strategies for realising the goal of Nigeria’s National Strategic Plan of Action on Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases.

FCT minister condoles with family of late cameraman ÏÏÏThe FCT Minister, Malam Mu-

hammad Musa Bello, has consoled the family of Chief Cameraman of the FCT Administration, late Aliyu Yuguda Wakili, who died last week Tuesday.

The Minister, while expressing deep regret, stated that the FCT Administration received the news of his demise with a deep sense of loss and sorrow but with total submission to the will of Allah and described the deceased as one of the most dedicated staff.

He spoke during a condolence visit to wife of the deceased, Aishatu Aliyu Auta Wakili and family members in the late Wakili’s residence in Garki.

Bello said: “On behalf of the management and staff of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, I hereby express our condolence to you and the entire family members”.

The minister, represented by the FCTA Director of Information and Communications, Mrs. Stella Ojeme, during the visit prayed Allah “to forgive him and grant him Jannatul Firdausi and grant members of the family the fortitude to bear this great loss”.

Mrs. Aishatu Aliyu Auta Wakili, who responded with tears-laden voice, expressed gratitude to the Minister, FCTA Permanent Secretary and staff of the Administration, who she said have shown her family true love and care in the time of need.

She said: “His death has shown me the kind of person he is, and your office has shown me love.

“I never knew you were such a family. I have never seen this kind of response before; this is the first time.

“I am happy we still have people like you in this world, and I am sure you will not leave us alone.”

Completion of all road projects in FCT our priority, says Bello Stories by Idu Jude, Abuja

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hammad Musa Bello, has declared that it is the priority of his Administration to ensure the completion of all road projects within its domain as such to address progress of numerous infrastructure on ongoing in the FCT. Such projects, according to the Minister, includes the B6 and B12 Roads otherwise known as Constitution and Independence Avenues respectively leading to the magnificent World Trade Center.

The Minister made this disclosure when he paid an unscheduled visit to the project site of these central boulevards recently.

The roads which traverse the World Trade Centre and the Diplomatic Zones, Malam Bello said, are major infrastructure that hold the key to the economic and social vibrancy of the city.

He hoped that completion of the roads will enable allotees develop their plots and bring out the skyline of the city centre.

The Minister expressed delight at the partial opening of some segments of the Constitutions road which, he observed, has already brought some relief on the traffic coming from Air-

port Road into the heart of the city.

The FCT Minister indicated that he was happy that motorists coming from the Airport can now drive straight across the Churchgate building without the detour which made driving clumsy. He expressed satisfaction that the Julius Berger Nigeria Plc has justified all payments made to it while reminding them of the need for proper installation of street lights at strategic points.

Works on the roads were very skeletal since 2011 because of paltry budgetary provisions. But recently the present Administration, the Director of Engineering revealed, cleared all the backlog of payments owed the company. This has resulted in a massive push to complete the projects in keeping with the Administration’s commitment to completing major infrastructural projects which are key to bolstering the commercial and cultural lives of the city.

The completed segments include the bridges near the World Trade Centre, the National Stadium and Magic Land along with their complementary ramps, loops, arterial and tangent roads.

Briefing the Minister, the Acting Director of Engineering, Engr.

Shehu Ahmed, said the scope was to complete the outer carriageways and

their bridges as the inner ones have been completed earlier. He declared that motorists can now travel in dual mode to Three Arm Zone on the Constitution Road.

He disclosed that some major arterials were added to the scope of work by the present Administration, to make the road more functional, in view of the major train station by the World Trade Centre and the anticipated completion of the Rail Mass Transit project by the end of December this year.

In his remarks at the occasion, the Divisional Manager of Julius Berger Plc, the contracting firm, Dr. Lars Richter, said that the funding which the company got from the present Administration has facilitated the mobilisation of their personnel and machinery to work and that everything is going well.

He declared, “as you can see, we are working in all five nodal areas at the same time and we hope to continue to do so as long as fund is made available.”

Dr. Richter gave assurances that some segments of the works would be completed before December this year, some in 12 months’ time, while the entire works, including the Independence Avenue would be fully delivered in two years’ time.

WACS to train 15 resident doctors for FCTA

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Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) is ready to churn out medical doctors to handle special cases as it has gained the accreditation of the West African College of Surgeons (WACS) to train a total of 15 resident doctors at a time for both its membership and Fellowship programmes.

The accreditation was given to February 2017 following an assessment visit by a team of experts from WACS secretariat.

General Manager, FCT Hospitals Management Board (HMB), Dr. Aminu Mohammed Mai, disclosed this in his office during an interview with The Abuja Times.

He said revealed that similar visit was made by another WACS team to the Departments of Surgery of Asokoro District Hospital, Maitama District Hospital and Wuse General Hospital between June 21 -23, 2017, for the purpose of accrediting them to train resident doctors in General Surgery.

Dr. Mai added that the visit brings to four the number of specialties in FCTA hospitals accredited for postgraduate residency training in Family Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ophthalmology and General Surgery.

The General Manager said the imperative to address the specialist medical consultant manpower needs of FCTA hospitals spurred the Board to initiate these accreditation processes of its hospitals.

He said the accreditation processes have resulted in tremendous improvement in the quality of care in the hospitals and brought recognition to FCTA health facilities as being at par with other health institutions in Nigeria and abroad.

Dr. Mai added that the hospitals now train and produce their own “home-grown specialist consultants who provide the needed specialist care in our facilities.’’

Hitherto, the FCTA Health and Human Services Secretariat (HHSS) had problems retaining consultants who are offered appointments but declined such offers for various reasons including high cost of living in FCT and perceived poor conditions of service.

The General Manager added that there has been a reduction in the huge costs of training medical specialists outside of FCTA health facilities both home and abroad, thereby freeing such funds for use on other needs including infrastructure and equipment upgrade in the facilities.

FCDA Director of Engineering Services, Engr. Shehu Ahmad Hadi with other officials of the Development Control Department as well as Facility Management and Maintenance, making arrangements for immediate commencement of a temporary access road to Lokogoma Estate.

FCT Fire Service lauds synergy with Police, other security agencies ÏÏÏThe Director of Federal Capi-

tal Territory (FCT) Fire Service Department, Mr. Femi Opetunsin, has emphasised the synergy between FCT Police Command and the Fire Service.

He also commended the good relationship between both bodies, urging that such should continue.

Opetunsin spoke when he met with police top brass at the FCT Command headquarters recently.

The director also spoke on how the police have been helping his

department during fire outbreaks or emergencies.

According to him, once fire personnel drive into any traffic situation, the police always facilitate their easy passage. Besides, he said, the police help to protect the property of citizens once there is fire outbreak.

He said there is a national fire service code made in 2013, saying the regulation allows Fire Service to seal off any premises that refuses to comply with the Fire Ser-

vice laws.

Opetunsin recalled that the police were always with them anytime a sealing-off of a building is on.

Also speaking, FCT Police Commissioner, Musa Kimo, described Fire Service as partners in progress and hoped the relationship heightens for the good of residents of the territory.

At the event, there was an exchange of gifts between officials of both bodies.

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Stakeholders laud FCTA over business-friendly environment

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was a cascade of commendations as participants at the 6th Gwagwalada Trade Fair took time to laud Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) for creating a good environment for their businesses to thrive.

For instance, Events Manager of Temporal Global Affairs, Mr. Simon Alo, said the purpose of trade fairs was to move markets closer to consumers from the direct source.

Alo, who is coordinator of the Gwagwalada Trade Fair, remarked that the one month fair would enable customers have access to products as originally produced from companies---and at cheap rate too.

A participant at the fair, Mr. Ifeanyi Chibueze, who is Managing Director, Blessed Udy Ventures, told The Abuja Times that he is happier this year compared to last year. According to Chibueze, he has sold more than he initially envisaged.

On his part, General Manager, Owodelola Ventures, Alhaja Fatima Ali, who came from Lagos, expressed satisfaction with her sales volume, saying she had sold enough of her kitchen utensils even as she pleaded for additional days for the fair.

Alhaji Aminu from Kano State, who deals in textiles materials, commended the Min-

ister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, for making this year’s trade fair a huge success, adding that he was impressed with the patronage this year.

Another participant, Bello Abdulhamid from Kaduna State, who specialises in Romanian jewelry and eye glasses, lauded Gwagwalada Area Council Chairman, Hon. Adamu Mustapha Obama, for contributing to the success of the fair. On sales, he stated that patronage was rising but asked for additional days for some workers to be paid salaries, which could translate to greater sales.

Also speaking, a native doctor, who trades on ‘wonderful’ powder and perfumes, Alhaji Yusuf Dan-Plateau, thanked the FCT Minister and the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari for encouraging local products, saying the policy has yielded positive dividends.

Dan-Plateau called on the Minister to assist in the same manner next year so that Nigerians can have products direct from source at lower price.

Dr. Nasiru Dan Baba, who came from Niger Republic, commended the Chairman of Gwagwalada Area Council, Obama, and described him as ‘’a man of the people that knows how to do the right thing at the right time.’’

AMAC APC lauds NASS on tenement rate reversal ÏÏÏRecall that the issue of

tenement rate collection within the municipal has been in a salient issue as the National Assembly earlier before now ordered the Minister of FCT, Mallam Mohammed Bello, to put the process on hold to enable it to formalise and legitimise the process before proper kick-off.

House of Representative committee on FCT had sort all relevant policies including the relevant sections of the Constitution of Federal Republic of Nigeria before taking a resolution.

Briefing the media recently in Abuja, Chairman of All Progressives Congress AMAC chapter, Alhaji Abbas Baba, said that his leadership, having seen the motive and gallantry exhibited by the members at the House of Representatives, that his party chapter would join ranks with AMAC to ensure judicious implementation of the process and also to ensure

due process.

Abbas said kudos should go to the members of the House of Representatives who ensured that justice prevailed.

“We wish to salute the courage of members of the House of Representatives who ensured that the rule of law prevailed and for granting the council approval to commence collection of tenement rates in the city and satellite towns in accordance with the constitution,” he said.

The Chairman observed that the process became easier because the Minister of FCT works in line with the programmes of President Muhammadu Buhari’s Change Agenda.

Alhaji Abbas Baba assured that his party leadership would throw its weight behind Abdulahi Candido Administration to ensure a judicious use of every kobo collected as revenue to the development of the council.

Tricycle operators bemoan ‘harassment’, high charges by FCT VIO Stories by Idu Jude, Abuja

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sociation (ATRA) popularly known as Keke operators, have cried out against alleged incessant harassment and heavy levies imposed on them by Directorate of Road Traffic Services, otherwise known as Vehicle Inspection Office (VIO), in the Federal Capital Territory.

Chairman of the Tricycle operators otherwise called Keke NAPEP, Alhassan Haskie, decried that his association on daily basis suffer untold hardship in the hands of VIO

officials for unfounded offences.

He added that often than not, most riders when arrested by VIO are charged fifty thousand naira per alleged offence.

He spoke during a visit to the leadership of Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), where the association literally cried before the council chairman, Abdullahi Adamu Candido, to quickly intervene.

Haskie, who claimed ignorance of designated route for their operations, noted that even at that offences labelled on them are too meager to warrant heavy charges imposed.

He however disclosed that the association has over three thousand members cut across the six Area Council of the FCT. In his response, AMAC chairman, Abdulahi Adamu Candido, noted that the Keke operators are important to the council.

He however urged them to always obey traffic policies in the nation’s capital.

He therefore assured them that the Council will intervene by interfacing with the FCTA officials on how to resolve the issues affecting them.

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.

Disaster mgt: FEMA seeks more collaboration with stakeholders

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General, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Alhaji Abbas Idriss, has called for more collaboration among stakeholders in the critical sub-sector for effective response to disaster management in the territory.

Alhaji Idriss made the call when men and officers of Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) paid him a courtesy visit at FEMA headquarters recently.

Idriss emphasised the importance of collaboration among emergency subsector managers and stakeholders in achieving one goal which is “to save lives”.

He further emphasised that the gear should shift from emergency rescue to disaster prevention and mitigation as, according to him, “disaster management is all about collaboration because FEMA cannot do it alone.”

He enjoined stakeholders to acquaint themselves with modern ways of managing disaster in view of emerging disasters from flooding and terrorist activities even as he stressed the importance of information sharing among stake-

holders.

He revealed FEMA’s plans to integrate divers and swimmers into rescue operations for flood incidents.

According to him, “the divers will be trained and handed over to Local Emergency Committees in different Area Councils to work with, to respond promptly whenever flood occurs.”

Alhaji Idriss equally revealed plans to establish hazard map for FCT to enable FEMA identify hazard areas in different locations and also guide the agency appropriately on approach of rescue, thereby reducing response time.

The FEMA boss urged residents and subsector managers to always use the three- digit toll free emergency number -112- for quick response to disasters around them, noting that they can call the number even when there is no airtime on their phones.

According to Alhaji Idriss, the importance of the 112 emergency number is to reduce response time from five minutes. He urged FCT residents and various stakeholders to embrace the emergency code 112

which he stated is a major achievement in disaster management.

Responding, the FCT Commandant, NSCDC, Commandant Patrick E. Ukpan, expressed satisfaction with the warm reception accorded him and his team.

He stated that their visit to FEMA was to familiarise the corps with the agency’s activities and look into areas of further collaboration.

The commandant stated that the corps is saddled with the responsibility of maintaining law and order and also monitors activities of private guards and recommends them for registration.

He therefore urged residents to always consult the corps to provide them with a list and profile of registered private guard companies to avoid recruitment of guards with criminal background. The commandant also noted that the corps also manages critical infrastructure and national assets such as electrical installations, dams, buildings, and pipelines, among others, noting that his men are deployed to various infrastructure that are prone to vandalism for 24-hour surveillance.

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Experts to discuss data revolution at Lagos conference Stories by Bonny Amadi Statistical and economic experts are to converge on Lagos on Wednesday for a three-day first international statistical conference to discuss the reality of data revolution in positioning national statistical system.

The Second Vice President of the Nigerian Statistical Association (NSA), Dr Olusanya Olubusoye, stated this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja.

Olubusoye, also the Chairman, Organising Committee of the conference, stated that the conference would bring experts from statistical profession and related disciplines both from Nigeria and abroad to discuss the issue.

He said the experts would examine challenges facing national statistical systems in meeting objectives and proffer feasible solutions.

He noted that “the carefully crafted theme for discussion at this epoch-making conference is: Positioning National Statistical Systems for Data Revolution and Inclusive Development.

“The reality of data revolution appears to be posing serious challenges to national statistical systems.

“These include but not limited to the unpreparedness and illequipped infrastructure to cope with apparent explosion in the volume of data in the system.

“The difficulty with keeping pace with the speed of producing official statistics to meet growing demands for quality and high frequency data.

“Also, the capacity to properly coordinate the rapidly increasing number of data producers and users.”

Olubusoye said that the challenges facing statistical systems in developing countries, particularly in Africa, were further compounded by the enormous tasks of producing national statistics.

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Skyrun Global to crash prices of television sets, decoders across Nigeria Val Okara, Owerri Leading Chinese Electronics firm, Skyrun Global Investment Limited on Saturday, said it will crash the prices of television sets and decoders in markets across Nigeria.

Assistant Managing Director, Skyrun Global Investment Limited , Mr Tony Shen made the

disclosure during a facility tour with journalists at one of Skyrun assembly plants located at Enyiogugu in Aboh Mbaise Local Government Area of Imo State.

Shen said that the company produces LCD Televisions, decoders, and gas cookers with Oven adding that the company now have branches in Imo, Lagos, Abuja, Cross River, Kaduna and Kano.

He explained that the decision of the firm to establish the distribution outlets in the mentioned cities was to ensure faster distribution of Skyrun products in all parts of the country.

He said the firm opened its first outlet at Export Processing Zone Calabar in 2005 before it expanded to other locations in Nigeria. Shen explained that the major target of

the company was to ensure the poor and rich meet digital switch over of government, saying that is” why we have television and decoder at affordable rate. ``We first commenced operation at EPZ Calabar in 2005, before we moved to other locations, but the company came to Imo in July, 2016.”

He said, “We are proud to say that Skyrun products are one quality.’’

Paul McGrath, Chairman/Managing Director of Mobil Producing Nigeria Ltd.;Vice President Yemi Osinbajo; Jack Williams, Senior Vice President of Exxon Mobil Corporation; and Dr. Ibe Kachukwu, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, during a courtesy visit to the Vice President by an Exxon Mobile delegation at the Presidential Villa in Abuja ...on Tuesday

Forex: CBN injects $250m to lift Naira Mathew Dadiya, Abuja The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has given the Naira further lift against other major currencies with its injection of another $250m into various segments of the inter-bank Foreign Exchange (Forex) market.

Figures obtained from the CBN on Tuesday. indicated that the Retail Secondary Market Intervention Sales (SMIS) segment of the market received the highest intervention with a total of $100

million.

The Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) window received a boost of $80 million while the invisibles segment, comprising Business/Personal Travel Allowances, school tuition, medicals, etc. was allocated the sum of $70 million to meet the demands of customers.

Confirming the figures, the Bank’s spokesman, Isaac Okorafor, noted with delight the Quarter 2, 2017 report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) which

indicated that Nigeria has gotten out of recession and hinged part of this success to the regular intervention of the Bank in the forex market.

Okorafor further noted that the regular intervention has boosted liquidity in the market and ensured timely execution and settlement for eligible transactions and also make forex available to the real sector and industrial capacities, critical to the Nigerian economy.

He also reminded the public of the governor’s prediction few

months ago that the Nigerian economy will be out of recession at the end of the third quarter, 2017, which is largely due to the monetary policy stance of the CBN. This has been confirmed by the NBS Report.

The Daily Times recalls that last week, the Naira was given a boost as the CBN injected $297m into the Retail Secondary Market Intervention Sales (SMIS) segment, raising the total intervention for the week to the sum of $547m.

Business News B2 IPMAN commends NNPC on crash in petrol price Azubike Nnadozie, with Agency report The Independent Petroleum Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), on Tuesday commended the management of Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) for crashing the price of petrol.

IPMAN chairman in the Western zone, Alhaji Ahmed Debo, made the commendation during an interview with newsmen in Lagos on Tuesday.

He said that the fall in the price of petrol would boost marketers’ revenue and also ensure availability of the product in all nooks and crannies of the country.

It could be recalled that the on Sept. 3, NNPC crashed the price of petrol from N145 per litre to between N142 and N143 per litre.

Debo said that some petrol stations in the zone which comprises Lagos, Ibadan, Ore, Ogun and Ondo have adjusted their pump price from N145 to N140 and N139 respectively.

“The crash in price is good for our business; we commended the good intention of the federal government.

“Petrol is currently sold at N133.28 ex- depot price at Ejigbo Satellite and Mosinimi depots respectively.

“The sustained strategic intervention by the government in the efficient supply and distribution of petroleum products, has led to significant reduction in the prices of premium motor spirit (PMS),” he said.

He said that most NNPC mega and affiliate stations within the zone are selling below N145 per litre.

The chairman also hailed NNPC management for ensuring stability and growth in the petroleum industry.

He said: “the entire members of independent marketers commended the leadership of NNPC under Dr Maikanti Baru for the stability in the supply of petroleum products.

“IPMAN will continue to work with NNPC in all the 21 depots across the country in ensuring seamless product supply.

“IPMAN controlled over 85 per cent of Nigeria’s petroleum product retailing, which had made the association a dominant player in the Nigerian downstream market.

“We condemn the activities of pipeline vandals and crude oil thieves, which have been a challenge for optimum output from our refineries.

“We are seeking the cooperation of Nigerians to bring to halt the activities of the pipeline vandals and crude oil thieves.’’

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N13.4bn debt: New twist over hotel seizure by AMCON ..as workers vow to resist takeover Ganiyu Obaaro

Suru Worldwide Ventures Nigeria Limited, owners of Best Western Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos State, has described as illegal, the attempted seizure of its property by Assets Management Company of Nigeria, (AMCON).

The management has justified its position saying that,“The loan is a five- year loan; when we drew down the loan up to N10billion because the loan is a revolving facility in which we pay and we draw, but when we drew up to N10bbn, Lamido Sanusi took over Oceanic Bank; and they wrote us that they

will not give us any more money, when former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mr. Sanusi Lamido Sanusi took over, they cancelled all facilities, but we were servicing our loan even when they told us there was no more money.”

“They cannot resuscitate a dismissed case, which is not primarily their own case, it is a case between Suru and Oceanic bank; , AMCON’s attempt to resuscitate the case is an abuse of court process; by coming through the back door is an attempt to re-litigate what has been litigated.”

Group Managing Director, Suru Ventures, Mr. Edward Akinlade,

said this while briefing journalists at the Hotel.

He said that officials of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) stormed the Best Western Plus Hotel at 12, Allen Avenue, Ikeja, early on Wednesday 30th of August 2017, in an attempt to forcefully seal up and take over the management of the hotel for allegedly owing Oceanic Bank (now Ecobank) the sum of N13.4bn.

He said in 2011, AMCON took over the company’s performing loan in Oceanic Bank and the bank was sued for selling the loan which, according to the law, AM-

CON can only take over a non-performing loan.

“We sued Oceanic Bank N39bn for mismanaging our account, AMCON now took us to court before Justice Idris, who dismissed the case on the basis that it was a performing loan, AMCON now needs to go on appeal, but it did not, instead joined the case with Oceanic Bank, and the case has been going on for six months, we have sued Oceanic Bank since 2011, so we are still on the matter, AMCON decided to join the case as co-defendants, the last time that case came up in court was about a month ago”, he said.

Boboye Olayemi Oyeyemi, Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC 5th from Left and Mr. Hassan Bello, Executive Secretary/CEO Nigerian Shippers’ Council, NSC 6th from Left in a group photograph with officials of both FRSC and NSC when Bello paid a courtesy visit on the Corps Marshall in Abuja…. recently

Medview airline takes delivery of B777 Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo The new B777-200 taken delivery of by Med-View Airline Plc, on arrival at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos Med-View Airline on Monday night, took delivery of B777200ER aircraft to boost its international routes network.

The aircraft with registration no.CS-TFM arrived the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Monday night to the jubilation of airline staff and airport workers.

The modern generation aircraft will be positioned on Sunday to service the Lagos-London route.

The aircraft is configured to sit a total of 326 passengers- 24 (flat bed seat) business class and 302 economy. The aircraft is also installed with IFE on individual

seat of both classes of the cabin.

Since its debut on the LagosLondon route, on November 20, 2015, the airline operated with B767 and later B747, which is now being replaced with B777 aircraft Speaking at a brief reception, Med-View Airline Chief Operating Officer/Accountable Manager, Engineer Lookman Animashaun said the deployment of the B777 on London route is part of the airline strategy to rebrand its international operations, especially the London route.

He said the airline will soon commence operations to West African Francophone countriesAbidjan (Cote’d’ Ivoire), Conakry (Guinea) and Dakar (Senegal).

Animashaun disclosed that Dubai will be added to the airline route network in November.

Mixed reactions trail “out of recession” verdict by NBS Azubike Nnadozie, with Agency report Mixed reactions have trailed the report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) that says Nigeria is officially out of recession.

Some Nigerian, who spoke with newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja said that the report was a pointer to the fact that the Federal Government was working hard to improve the economy.

Others however disagreed, saying the verdict should not only be on paper, but should be seen positively in the lives of the people as the prices of products were still out of the reach of ordinary Nigerians.

The Nigerian economy slipped into recession in early 2016.

Mrs Ojo Akindele, a Civil Servant, said that the verdict by the NBS was commendable and a reflection of what most Nigerians had been yearning for, adding that it would help to cool the tension in the country.

She said that the word reces-

sion had fueled increase in goods and services that had not gone down well with the masses.

She added that many traders took advantage of recession to increase the prices of their products.

Mr Abdulahi Mustapha, a businessman said that until the dollar crashed against the naira and prices of electronics and furniture were reduced, he would not believe the NBS report.

He said that it was the recession that led to the high prices of goods and until the prices crashed, he would not join in the celebration, adding however that he still remained the fan of President Muhammadu Buhari.

Mr Sunday David, an Artisan said that Nigeria was never in recession, adding that it was some pockets that were in recession while other pockets were still full of money; hence they never felt the pain of recession.

He said that enemies of Nigeria stole so much that the country found itself in recession,.

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Stories by Motolani Oseni The Federal Government of Nigeria through the Special Adviser to the President on Economic Matters, Dr. Adeyemi Dipeolu, said that despite the exit from recession, the nation’s economic growth “remains fragile and vulnerable to policy slippages”.

The economy exited from its worst recession in 29 years on Tuesday, with the second quarter (Q2) 2017 growth rate of 0.55 per cent (year-on-year) was 2.04 per cent higher than the rate recorded in the corresponding quarter of 2016 (-1.49%) and higher by 1.46 per cent points from rate recorded in the preceding quarter, which was revised to –0.91% from –0.52% due to revisions to crude output for March 2017.

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Recession: FG welcomes exit news, says economy remains fragile Dipeolu, however, attributed the exit to growth in the nation’s oil and non-oil sector, saying the growth in the oil sector rose by 1.64% as compared to -15.60 in Q1 2017, an increase of up to 17 percentage points.

He said the current administration would intensify efforts to actualise the nation’s economic recovery and growth plan.

“This improvement is partly due to the fact that oil prices which have improved slightly from the lows of last year have been relatively steady as well as the fact that production levels were being restored,” Dipeolu said in a state-

Dipeolu, ment.

“The non-oil sector grew by

0.45% in Q2 2017, a second successive quarterly growth after growing 0.72% in Q1 2017. This increase which was not quite as strong as it was in Q2 2016 reflects continuing fragility of economic conditions.

“However, given that nearly 60% of the non-oil sectors contribution to GDP is influenced by the oil sector, growth in the oil sector will help boost the rest of the economy.

“The positive growth seen in agriculture when the rest of the economy was contracting was maintained at 3.01% which is encouraging especially if seasonal

factors are taken into account.

“Manufacturing growth was also positive at 0.64% and although lower than the previous quarter’s growth of 1.36%, it was a noticeable improvement over the -3.36% experienced in Q2 2016 and a continuation of the turnaround of the sector.

“Solid minerals which remain a priority of the administration also continued to grow and in Q2 2016 by 2.24%.

“Overall, industry as a whole grew by 1.45% in Q2 2017 after nine successive quarters of contraction starting in Q4 2014.”

MSMEs: FG launches onestop shop in Plateau, seven other states to follow In fulfillment of its mandate to significantly spur Micro, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises in Nigeria, the Federal Government will be launching one-stop shops across the country to facilitate smoother government regulation and interface between entrepreneurs and agencies like the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON), Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), and others.

Already, the first OneStop Shop was launched recently in Jos, Plateau State.

While the MSMEs clinics which has held in several States already provide at an event, the opportunity for entrepreneurs and local producers in the MSME level to interact with regulatory agencies, the One-Stop Shop creates an ongoing opportunity in a permanent location to achieve the same purpose.

In a document signed by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & PublicityOffice of the Vice President, Laolu Akande, stated that the states that are next in line include Abia, Cross River, Ogun, Akwa Ibom, Kwara, Kano, Benue and the FCT. While these states are slated for September and October, more of the one-stop shops are expected to be launched in other states before the

end of the year.

The One-Stop Shop programme is part of the on-going Nationwide Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Clinics for Viable Enterprises (MSME Clinics) initiated by the Presidency in January 2017, and is aimed at providing a platform for convenient, continuous and easy interactions between regulatory agencies and MSMEs doing business in Nigeria.

The MSMEs Clinics, one of the diversification initiatives of the Buhari administration was designed to give small businesses the opportunity to meet with the industry regulators, to talk to them and to hear their problems in an effort to spur local production and harness the nation’s export potential in the process.

Already, one such onestop shop for MSMEs in Plateau State has officially been launched in Jos on Thursday, 24th of August, 2017; and would be housed by the Plateau State Micro-Finance Development Agency (PLASMEDA).

The agencies to be housed in the One-Stop Shops include the Bank of Industry (BOI), Bank of Agriculture (BOA), CAC, FIRS, SON, NAFDAC, Industrial Training Fund (ITF), Nigerian Export-Import Bank (NEXIM), Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), and Small & Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN).

L-R: A customer, Sir Joe Anosikeh; Chief Executive, Stanbic IBTC Asset Management (SIAML), Bunmi Dayo-Olagunju; and Executive Director, SIAML, Babalola Obilana; during a Stanbic IBTC Clients’ Engagement Forum in Port Harcourt, recently

FCMB, Skye Bank top worst performing shares in August First City Momentum Bank (FCMB) Group and Skye Bank Plc led other listed financial institutions in worst performing shares in the month of August, as the capital market witnessed surge sell-off towards the public holiday.

The nation’s capital market started on increased volatility most especially from foreign investor leading to the Nigerian Stock Exchange All-Share Index (NSE ASI) dropping by 0.96 per cent to 35,504.62 basis points in August while the year-till date performance closed at 32.11 per cent.

Profit-taking in most capitalised banking shares

dropped on the Nigerian Stock Exchange All-Share Index (NSE) NSE Banking Index by 1.27 per cent to 439.69 basis points in August from 445.33 basis points it closed in July.

For FCMB, analysts said the group’s weak corporate earnings for half year of 2017 led to investors profittaking.

The share price of FCMB dropped by N0.18 or 14 per cent from N1.25 to N1.07 to allure investors profit-taking over the group 77 per cent decline in profit before tax to N3.8bn in the half year ended June 2017 from N16.3bn in prior half year of 2016.

The group attributed the

decline to non-recurrence of foreign exchange revaluation income that boosted profitability in prior year, pressure on net interest margins and the sustenance of relatively high loan impairment charges.

Skye Bank share price saw a sharp decline of 10 per cent or N0.07 to N0.61 from N0.68; while Diamond Bank share price moved from N1.29 to N1.16, representing a decline of 10 per cent or N0.13.

Despite declaring interim dividend, the share price of United Bank for Africa Plc dropped by six per cent or N0.60 to N9.10 from N9.70.

Other share price losers in

August include Unity bank that recorded seven per cent; Wema Bank, six per cent or N0.03; FBN Holdings Plc’s share price dropped by five per cent or N0.30 to N5.70; while Zenith Bank share price closed August at N23 from N24.61, dropping seven per cent or N1.61.

On the gainers side, Union Bank of Nigeria Plc top the chart when its share price gained 15 per cent or N0.76 to close at N6.00. Coming close was Jaiz Bank Plc that recorded 12 per cent increase in share price to N0.77 while Fidelity Bank Plc’s share price rose by eight per cent or N0.10 to N1.35 per share in August.

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Stock market remains depressed despite affirmation of economic recovery Afolabi Adesola The first trading day in the month of September kicked- off on a negative note as investors barely reacted to the news of Nigeria’s exit from recession, announced by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Tuesday.

Stock market performance for the month of August had closed negative with a Month-to-Date return of -0.95 per cent, while Year-to-Date return had moderated to 32.11per cent.

However, with the announcement of 0.55 percent improvement in Nigeria’s real GDP for Q2-2017, which

indicates a rebounded economy from 5-straight quarters of contraction, investors’ appetite worsened as apathy for oil and gas stocks combined with profit taking in industrial stocks persisted.

The day consequently ended with a decline of 0.28 per cent, as the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) All Share Index depreciated to 35,403.92 points, while the Market Capitalisation commenced the month of September with a loss of N34.7bn to settle at N12.202trillion.

Price movement chart showed 21 gainers were paired against 24 losers.

CI leasing and NEM In-

surance Plc led the gainers with an appreciation of 5 per cent each to close at N1.05 respectively. They were trailed by Guinness Nigeria who announced a return to profit in its full year results ended June 30, 2017.

The stock grew by 4.99 per cent to close at N79.27, Skyebank added 4.92 per cent to close at 64 kobo per share while FBN Holdings advanced by 4.91 per cent to close the day at N5.98 per share.

On the flip side, Seplat led the day’s losers with a depreciation of 5 per cent to close at N465.98 per share, Julius Berger dropped 4.99 per cent to close at N30.87

per share and Wapco declined 4.98 per cent to close at N54.14. Cadbury fell 4.97 percent to close at N10.90 and Total depreciated 4.90 per cent to close at N233 per share.

At the end of the day’s transactions, investors in 4,188 deals traded a total of 230.0million shares valued at N4.775 million. This was in contrast to a total of 266.5 million shares valued at N4.04 billion traded in 2,263 deals last Thursday.

Access bank emerged the most traded stock on Tuesday with 63.3 million units sold at N606.9 million, UBA was next with the sale of 27.6 million units of shares valued at N246.9 million.

PMI index August headline reading peaks at 58.5%

Bonny Amadi

The FBN Capital purchasing managers index (PMI) for the month of August, which is designed to moderate activities and measure growth in the successive month, showed a market growth in key areas, as headline reading peaked at 58.5 per cent.

PMIs are forward-looking indicators of sentiment in all economies, and have the proven capacity to move financial markets in developed economies. To reinforce the point, the latest national accounts cover the first quarter (JanuaryMarch) and the latest PMI the second month of the third.

August’s PMI reading shows another improvement in the headline from 56.3 recorded in July to 58.5.

The CBN’s stepped up fx interventions have had a positive effect on the manufacturing sector: This is evident from the better readings for output as a result of the improved access to fx, .Furthermore,

there has been improved utilization of local substitutes for inputs by manufacturers particularly in the food and beverages segment.

The report showed that although demand remains generally low, consumer confidence picked up relative to previous months through to the first quarter of the year. Logistics issues still persist, and have been accentuated by the rainy season.

However, we expect the weather conditions to ease

by November.

The report showed that among the sub-indices, employment remained above 50 for the third successive month, and a strong reading of 58 for new manufacturing input orders.

FBNCapital report on the August PMI index report, noted that the adoption of unfashionable multiple currency practices by the CBN has transformed forex availability, squeezed the parallel market premium and boosted imports of manufacturing inputs.

Guinness Nigeria recovers loss position as PAT peaks @ N5bn Bonny Amadi

L-R:Executive Director, Stanbic IBTC Asset Management (SIAML), Babalola Obilana; Chief Executive, SIAML, Bunmi Dayo-Olagunju; a retiree customer , Mrs. Charles Okon; Wealth Manager, SIAML, Mukthar Mohammed; and a retiree customer, Mr. Charles Okon; a Stanbic IBTC Clients’ Engagement Forum in Abuja recently

Dearth of retail investors scares foreigners from equities’ market –Stakeholder Bonny Amadi The Nigerian capital market regulators have been urged to intensify effort to ensure that more indigenous investors participate in the Nigerian equities market, as this would trigger another round of market vibrancy.

Participation by more Nigerians in the local market, would not only motivate other citizens to tap from the market earning opportunities to boost their finances, but will

further enhance market spread and reach as more foreign investors would tow the path of the locals to invest in the market.

A capital market stakeholder, Chairman, Nigeria Professional Shareholders Association, Mr. Godwin Anono, told Daily Times Nigeria in an interview that hence retail investors drives the market, ensuring that more and more Nigerians take advantage of the market will not just boost the economy, but consolidates a more dy-

namic and robust capital market driven by the citizens and participated in by people from across the world. “ the foreign investors are watching the local investors, if you don’t trust r believe in what you have, how would you expect other people to develop that confidence, that is why the market is going the way it is going now” Anono said.

According to the retail investors, who confessed that he has been shocked

differently by developments in the market said that, confidence plays a major key in wooing more retail investors to the market, and this should be driven by government policies, regulatory policies and sincerity of the market operators including the stockbroking houses” “Bring back retail investors to our market and you will see more foreign investors riding on the back of retail investors to invest in our market” Anono said.

Guinness Nigeria has demonstrated commitment to reward investors for their loyalty, with improved performance expected to close its current financial year on positive note, and open first quarter on hyper performance level.

This was revealed in the company’s fourth quarter result for the period ended 30th June 2017, released by the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), showed that PBT grew to N5.1bn from a pre-tax loss of –N3.6billion that the company delivered in Q4 2016.

The report showed that the strong recovery on the PBT was spurred by a combination of factors, including an 11 per cent y/y expansion in sales, a gross margin expansion of 910bps to 44.8

per cent, a 5 per cent y/y reduction in operating expenses (Opex) and an 80 per cent y/y decline in net interest expense.

The Guinness Nigeria Q4 2017 result further showed that PAT grew to N4.5billion from an after-tax loss of – N2.9billon in Q4 2016.

The result showed that, sequentially, sales grew by 19 per cent q/q. PBT and PAT grew significantly by higher margins of 133 per cent q/q and 112 per cent q/q respectively.

The brewing giant ‘s result on a full year basis, recorded sales growth by 24 per cent y/y. Similar to the y/y trends seen in the Q4 results, PBT and PAT recovered to N2.7bn and N1.9bn compared with the pre-tax and after-tax losses of –N2.3bn and –N2.0bn that the company delivered for the 2016 fiscal year.

Summary of activities on NSE

ASI

35,403.92

DEALS

4,188.00

VOLUME

230,029,378.00

VALUE

4,774,840,194.88

CAP

12,202,765,880,762.88

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Stories by Babajide Okeowo In a bid to find a lasting solution to the perennial traffic situation that has affected the port city of Apapa, Chairman of Integrated Oil and Chief Executive Officer of Genesis Worldwide Shipping, Captain Emmanuel Iheanacho has advised the Federal Government to knock down old and obsolete buildings that are constituting a stumbling block to fre-flow of traffic in the area in order to expand the port access road and create truck marshal-

ing areas.

Capt. Iheanacho, a firstgeneration master mariner and founding member of the Nigerian Ship owners’ Association (NISA), gave the advice at a roundtable meeting with journalists, under the aegis of Maritime Reporters Association of Nigeria (MARAN) in Lagos, recently.

He noted that the traffic situation on access roads to the port is abysmal; and the ports are currently choked to death. According to him, there is a defi-

Capt. Iheanacho cit in terms of the roads available and the traffic that goes in and out of the ports.

As part of measures to ease the congestion, Iheanacho suggested that a special committee should

be set up to look into redesigning the general layout of the Apapa and Tin Can Island Port as cargoes coming in are more than the available infrastructure.

“The roads were built so many years ago in relations to the traffic size, the traffic has since increased; and there is need for policy planners to make adequate provisions for roads for various trucks” “The problem has to do with the fact that we have not seen investment in infrastructure like roads.

Policy makers need to redesigning the areas very close to the port. There are lots of buildings around port environment that are not yielding any economic profits.”

He said, “It would not be a bad idea if we have people who are forward looking to look at the possibility of acquiring some of these building, knock them down and develop additional infrastructure by way of truck parks and access roads and the problem would be solved.”

Top women in the maritime sector They are big players in the maritime industry in Nigeria, they play in the big waters and are making waves in the ocean. BABAJIDE OKEOWO profiles top women in the maritime sector and how they are carving a niche for themselves in a rather male dominated industry.

Hadiza Bala Usman: MD, Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA. She is the Managing Director, of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA). A position she was appointed to by President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, 11 July ,2016.

As the helmsman of the NPA, she has brought remarkable improvement to the agency.

The agency recently acquired four 60-tonne Buller- pull tug boats with state-of-the-art equipment and fully computerised engines, to boost efficiency and increase government revenue at the ports.

The boats, it was gathered, are worth over $30million.

The boats – Mt Daura, Mt Ubima, Mt Uromi and Mt Majaya – were built by DAMEN Engineering, a Netherlands under strict supervision of the International Maritime Organization (IMO).

The engines were built by Roll Royce.

Also, in her bid to implement the ease of doing business initiative of the Federal Government, Usman has taken steps to make doing business easier and cheaper

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across the nation’s seaports.

NPA, under her leadership, has promised that the agency would review the tariffs charged by terminal operators in order to reduce the cost of doing business at the ports.

She also championed and launched the harmonised Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and Port Service Support Portal (PSSP) designed to stem corrupt practices and ensure a user-friendly port.

The SOP is a collation of operational procedures of all maritime government agencies, shipping companies, terminal operators, freight forwarders, associations and other stakeholders.

The PSSP, on the other hand, is a

complaint management portal for operators to lodge complaints if any agency fails to follow the SOP. This is anchored by the Nigerian Shippers’ Council.

as shipowners and operators continue to be financially- challenged; and the officer shortfall recedes, this is according to the latest Manning report published by global shipping consultancy, Drewry.

The lack of confidence in the industry has seen wage increases almost at a standstill since 2009, and over the past year, average officer

rates have slid into reverse. While there remains an overall shortfall in officer numbers, this has reduced markedly over the past year; and the poor financial state of the industry has forced employers to limit labour costs to affordable levels.

Meanwhile, ratings wage levels have fared little better and

Margaret Onyema-Orakwusi: Past Chairman, NIMAREX, President, NITOA Mrs. Margaret Orakwusi is the perfect definition of Lord of the Sea; she is a ship-owner, a lawyer, fishing trawler owner and a former chairman of the Nigeria Maritime Expo (NIMAREX) planning committee.

She is a barrister, Ex-President, Nigerian Trawler Operators Association (NITOA), Chief Executive Officer MORBOD Fisheries Limited, a maritime consultant and

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public speaker.

She is currently at the helm of affairs at the Ship Owners’ Forum, which comprises two organisations: The Ship Owners’ Association of Nigeria (SOAN) and Nigerian Indigenous Ship-owners’ Association, NISA; which came together early 2016, and collectively agreed to form a common umbrella. They comprised ship owning companies with proven track records of activities recognised by upstream and downstream sectors of the industry.

Princess Vicky Haastrup: Chairman, Seaport Terminal Operators’ Association of Nigeria ,STOAN, Vice-Chairman, ENL Consortium. we estimate that average global rates have risen by around 1% between 2016 and 2017, which is consistent with the trend of the past few years. Both International Labour Organisation (ILO) and International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) base rates have remained unchanged in 2017.

However, seafarers have been

She is the Chairman, Seaport Terminal Operators Association of Nigeria and Vice President of Princess Vicky Haastrup ENL Consortium Limited.

Haastrup assumed her current position at ENL Consortium Limited, a multi-billion naira whollyowned Nigerian company on April 3, 2006. She was named by Pathway Africa magazine as Maritime Woman of the Year Award in 2006. Towards the end of 2016, she was installed as the 4th President of Certified Institute of Shipping on Nigeria.

Haastrup occupies a position that was once the exclusive preserve of men, and, she is doing just fine.

helped by a stronger US dollar, as most are paid in this currency.

“Since the fall in oil prices the demand for officers in the offshore sector has fallen; and this has been a major factor in the softening of overall seafarer wage costs,” said Martin Dixon, Director of Research Products and editor of the report.

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Stories by Tony Nwakaegho

The APWG Vienna Symposium on Global Cybersecurity Awareness Messaging at the United Nations International Center, recently addressed the development of cybersecurity awareness programs at the transnational levels - and the establishment of messaging and measurement instruments that must be deployed to make people part of the solution to cybercrime and ICT risks.

In his presentations, Prsesident, Cyber security Experts Association of Nigeria (CSEAN),Remi Afon, informed the participants at in Vienna Symposium on Global Cyber Security Awareness Messaging, Austria that Africa Continent is made up of 54 countries with population of 1.21billion with the youngest population in the world with Median age put at 19.5 years.

Afon said that Africa leads the world in money transfers using mobile

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APWG Vienna Symposium addresses global cyber security awareness messaging phones, with 14 per cent of all Africans receiving money through mobile transfers, adding that 67 per cent of South Africans have experienced some form of online crime – compared to 48 per cent globally.

He underscored that Africa’s GDP at 2016 stood at $2.89trillion with Internet users subscribers at 2016 340,783,342, while estimated cost of cyber crime recorded in 2016 amount to $2bn.

“Nigeria at 2016 had $481.066bn in GDP, while $550m was lost to cybercrime; Kenya at 2016 had $481.066bn in GDP, and lost $175m; Tanzania -$44.895bn GDP and lost $85m; Ghana - $37.86bn GDP and lost $50m; Uganda-$26.369bn GDP and lost $35m to cybercrime,” he said.

He lamented that Cybercrime is increasing at more rapid rate in Africa than

REMI AFON, President, Cyber security Experts Association of Nigeria doing his presentation in Vienna Symposium on Global Cyber Security Awareness Messaging, Austria, recently. any other area of the world; according to Symantec, as it is estimated that 80 per cent of computers on the African continents are infected with malware, while South Africa (80 per cent) has the 3rd highest number of cybercrime victims

in the world, after Russia (92 per cent), China (84 per cent) and Nigeria the largest target and source of malicious Internet activities Speaking on the economic implication of cybercrime, Afon stated that cybercrime costs the

world economy the sum of US $500 billion, more than the GDP of South Africa ($350.6bn) and slightly less than that of Nigeria ($521.8bn), the continent’s largest economy, adding that Nigeria losses $350 million to cybercrime year-

ly, Uganda $50m, Kenya 250m.

He highlighted that 11 States seemed to have basic substantive and procedural law provisions in place for cybercrime, adding that a further 12 states seemed to have substantive and procedural law provisions partially in place; the majority of African States (30) did not have specific legal provisions on cyber crime and electronic evidence in force; while Draft laws or amendments to existing legislation reportedly had been prepared in at least 15 States.

He maintained that Africa cannot afford to turn blind eye to awareness and training, strong legislative framework, government commitment, multi stakeholder approach, LEA capacity building and cross

ICANN set to change Internet’s master key ICT: Expert urges Africa to The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is set for the first time, about to change the cryptographic keys that help secure the Internet’s Domain Name System (DNS).

ICANN is a global nonprofit organisation that is responsible for co-ordinating the maintenance and procedures of several databases related to the namespaces of the Internet, ensuring the network’s stable and secure operation.

It created the current key at a secure data centre in Virginia on 16 June 2010 and ICANN has not touched it since.

The organisation has disclosed plans to perform a Root Zone Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) key signing key (KSK) rollover as required in the Root Zone KSK operator DNSSEC practice statement.

It underscored that the root zone KSK consists of a private key and a public key.

“The private component is securely stored

by ICANN, but the public component is widely distributed and configured in

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GÖRAN MARBY Assigned Names and Numbers a large number of devices, possibly numbering in the millions. The multi-step KSK rollover process involves generating a new cryptographic key pair and then distributing the new public key, “says ICANN.

David Conrad, ICANN’s chief technology officer said “It is critical that Internet service providers (ISPs) and network operators around the world make certain they are ready for this change as failure to do so can result

in their users being unable to look up domain names and thus be unable to reach any site on the Internet.

“Network operators should ensure they have up-to-date software, have enabled DNSSEC, and verified their systems can update their keys automatically or they have processes in place to manually update to the new key by 16:00 UTC on 11 October 2017.”

ICANN explained that the changing, or “rolling” of the key, is an important step in keeping the global DNS safe and secure, adding that it is in line with commonly accepted operational practices that ensure important security infrastructure can support changing passwords if the need were to ever arise.

“We’ve launched a testing platform so network operators can make certain they are ready for the key roll well ahead of 11 October,” Conrad said.

He said the testing platform can be accessed there; and that Internet users should contact their ISP or network operators to make certain they are ready for the key change.

replicate India’s model

Ramesh Awtaney, Founder and Chairman of iSON Group has called on Africa to replicate the India’s model in order to achieve within 5 -10 years what India did in 25 years.

He said that in 2015 approximately 230,000 new jobs were added in India’s ICT sector, while sector’s current overall employment figure remains well worth of 10 million.

This feat, he said was not achieved on the back of profound innovation or sudden breakthrough, but by a collective determination to get things done by government, academia, and industry experts as a means to fuel economic growth.

He cited the youth population of India in the age group 15-34 to be 400 million, while Africa is comparable with 300 million youth, adding that like India, all Africa requires is commitment to attain this height.

According to Ramesh, the ICT sector requires only one material which is educated youth which Africa seems to have in abundance as Africa not only speak English, but French, German, Spanish and Arabic are also widely spoken.

“In the 1990s and early

2000, offshore was the buzzword in India as jobs moved from Europe and America to India, whereby know how of processes became the intellectual properties. As economies begin to grow in Africa, there is a need to outsource non - core functions.

“This can be achieved in two ways. Either one brings work to intellectual property or knowledge (intellectual property) to work.

“The Indian model is that of former in which businesses from other countries bring the work to India. This is called work to intellectual property (IP). iSON, when it was founded 6 years ago in Africa, decided to do the latter,” he pointed out.

Elaborating further, Ramesh revealed that iSON brought the knowledge from India to Africa instead of taking work from Africa to India.

He buttressed that as at today, iSON has created over 10,000 jobs, having employed over 20,000 people since its inception, adding that to create these 10,000 jobs, USD 20 million has been invested, whereas no other industry can one make an impact of 20,000 jobs with 20 million dollars.

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NAMA: We are committed to highest safety standards in nation’s airspace Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo

Managing Director, Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, Captain Fola Akinkuotu has assured that his agency is already complying with the highest safety standards in the global aviation industry.

Akinkuotu, who spoke with journalists recently said that NAMA is aware that it supposed to provide quality communication, navigation and surveillance infrastructure, adding that the agency has to make sure that these facilities meet international standards.

In terms of communication, Akinkuotu stated that Kaduna did not have the manpower based on the services that they provided, but added that they are going to move Kaduna from being a station that closes by 6:00 pm to a 24-hour station.

“So, there was need for more manpower and the staff already existing there have to be trained again to meet the expectations of increased workload; and also to provide the tools that were needed. The consuls that were needed were upgraded and installed. We made sure that the manpower was up to standard in terms of quality and strength. The consuls that were installed were improved so that we had the right consuls. And despite the fact that they didn’t have the ideal conditions in terms of office space, Air Traffic Control (ATC) cabin, we made sure that we provided what was needed. Then, of course, we had to tackle the issue of communication. And that involved training of people, providing the right equipment and increase manpower”, he said.

Capt Akinkuotu added: “Then, we had to look at navigation; however, navigation was no problem because in terms of facilities on the ground to pin point where Kaduna was, it was already there.

But, the approach into Kaduna for landing had been such that the instrument landing system there had been destroyed by an incident. So, since we didn’t have that and within the timeline we went and installed

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a brand new Instrument Landing system (ILS) there. And installing an ILS, you can install something, but it has to be calibrated, so, we calibrated it.”

For the purpose of accomplishing the set goal, the NAMA boss said that the agency also installed a brand new Distance Measuring Equipment,(DME); and that the complete unit of the ILS, that were calibrated within that time. “ we ensured that Kaduna measured up to the required standards in terms of navigation. And surveillance we ensured that we put in place the required overlap conditions such that Abuja and Kano could see Kaduna for the purpose of surveillance and radar guidance. Apart from that, we ensure that our PerformanceBased Navigation (PBN) system was recertified as accurate and as good.”

On training of personnel, the renowned aviation expert said, “We have done increased training for our staff on search and rescue. We have completed training for a lot of our management staff in ASCON (Administrative Staff College of Nigeria). We invited US Fed-

eral Aviation Administration (FAA) to come and do a training here for our staff; and also from those of the West African sub- region on accident and incident investigation and interpretation based on air traffic management situations.”

He said,” We have improved

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in a lot of training; and we have provided opportunities for people to be trained. We are going to make sure that we continue to enhance training.

We are going to send people in the short- term to Singapore for training; we have sent some people to Kenya for

training. Essentially, what we are saying is that we must improve training for our people so that they can be abreast of new technology and improve the quality of their work.

He said,“But what is not often appreciated sometimes is that some of this equipment that you put on the ground, they are equipment; so, they can get bad. When we got here, the Ilorin ILS had suffered some damage resulting from fire; we made sure that it was restored and other stations, we did some work all over the country, improving and ensuring serviceability of navigational equipment. And we have plans to put ILSs, improve navigation in many of our airports.

“The only thing stopping us from finalising this is that they are budget-driven; and we are ensuring that due process is followed; and once due process is being followed in terms of budgetary allocations, we are going to move to these places,” he added.

On what NAMA has done in areas of communication, he said, “On the radios, again we are working on improving the radios and we have invited manufacturers of radios and those who have installed for us, PAC Aviation in particular.

As we speak, they are in the northern part of the country trying to make sure that the radios are doing well.

“And they will move into Lagos soon to ensure that we have improved radio communication facilities in the state. We are looking at the de-sectorisation.

Actually, sectorisation has always been part of the plan; but we have sectorised Kano; and we are going to sectorise Lagos into East and West. It will make the system more efficient, it will reduce the workload on the air traffic controller.”

On the surveillance aspect, Akinkuotu said NAMA is almost concluding their contractual agreement with Thales of France, which installed the TRACON (Total Radar Coverage of Nigeria) system at inception. This, he said, is something that has been in abeyance for two years, but within that time frame.

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Fashion is pain –Denrele Known for his weirdness, Adenrele Oluwafemi Edun popularly known as Denrele is

to

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place without doing anything; I like to make things happen.

could change who you are?

Relationship is all about cordial communication. In the case any woman tries to change me, I would just send her back to the parents and collect my bride price. At the end of well. I would still remain the person I am. Again, I value the notion of staying true to one person.

When you came into showbiz, did it occur to you that your personality would make you famous? know how long and it took a while. It took lots of criticisms and negative reception. I just made use of every opportunity that came my way.

Why does it appear as if you enjoy negative criticisms?

I always tell people that there is nothing like bad publicity. I am not misleading people; I am just living my life and doing what I

Do you feel hurt when you read negative things about yourself?

No doubt, I am human after all. It was a different case when I was younger. Regular comments used to get to me while growing would tell me to behave like a boy even when I was not standing on their way. But right now, my skin is very stick and I am not bothered. I need new haters because the old ones are in love with me right now. If I put just a picture on Instagram, there is always a means you do not exist.

Are you not concerned that your style would be outdated eventually?

I know what you mean. I started this in 1995 with Kiddie Vision I have met people in the industry who used to watch me when I was on Kiddie Vision 101. I was with Tu-baba over the weekend and he told me that they used to argue if I was a boy or girl. People

What happens if none of your children takes after you?

As long as my children can differentiate between mummy and daddy, I am cool with them. I can always trace my family background to the fact that my father allowed me to express

hypocrite and that would be disastrous. It is no big deal if they

Would you like to go into music someday?

I am not sure because I cannot sing to save my life. I used to be in the choir. I was asked to take auto at some point, but thought I was good at singing too. I would not be a hypocrite to say I want to sing except I go for voice training lessons. I visited Terry G in the studio and he said he would feature me in a song. I was just screaming in his studio. But I anything you do you should do it well.

How would you feel when you wake up and your hair has been shaved?

Nobody has asked me this question, but it is something I had played in my heart. I thought all I would do is to invest in plenty wigs. I always try to turn negativity to positivity. It would be painful though, but I must survive the hair is my saving grace; I am really tiny.

If I take off all these shoes, my hair and my dress, it would be hard to recognize me. This hair holds me together.

Are you not feeling pains with your hairstyle?

Trust me, fashion is pain. As I speak to you, my head is hot. I underestimated the heat today; I am feeling so hot.

tired of one; it is about rebranding and keeping one out there.

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uncomfortable balance somewhere to keep me on top.

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Clean up your act Males tend to joke about how long a woman takes to get ready when they groom themselves, but in reality, male grooming is becom-

large amount of time, effort and money to look good and be taken seriously as well. And why not? If you want to look good.

To achieve this, you have to indulge in a two step grooming regime 1. Exfoliation 2. Cleansing 1st part: Cleansing giously morning and evening with a face wash. must use ens and evens the skin tone.

2. Oil control face wash which ensures the skin stays oil free and controlled throughout Why you should use a face wash It cleans and refreshes the skin Removes dirt and dead skin cells without

skin on your face.

1. Using a cleanser/foamer 2. Using granular exfoliating scrub 3. Using an exfoliating mask

To maintain the health of your skin.

Steps to using a face wash Start by washing your hands to remove any grease, grime and germs

gentle circular motions.

Finish by rinsing the face with cool water

all of which serve to loosen and slough off dead skin cells.

How to exfoliate With the cleanser/foamer or granular exfoliatWet the gloves and your skin with warm wa-

towel 2nd part: Exfoliation

if necessary to form a lather.

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fore washing it.

Why men should exfoliate Because the skin on your face is quite differ-

sure. and then dry off with a clean towel.

With exfoliating mask, wash face with warm

Put all these factors together and your face can attract a fair amount of dirt.

goes on the face.

for a better shave

move dead skin cells, dirt and whitehead.

the secret to better looking skin.

There are basically three ways to exfoliate the

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