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First Nation defies NCAA, operates scheduled flights with one aircraft - Investigation

Ï We’re monitoring the airline -Spokesman Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo, Lagos

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ing scheduled flights as against the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA’s) directive to the airline few months ago to com-

only one aircraft is still operat-

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FG, CBN, others reject Moody’s downgrade of sovereign rating

Ï Nigeria, one of top 10 most improved economies -World Bank Ï CBN expands Anchor Borrowers’ Programme Ï Targets extra 2m tonnes from 300,000 rice farmers

Motolani Oseni, Lagos, Mathew Dadiya, Abuja

ÏÏÏ The Federal Ministry

of Finance (FMF), the Cen-

tral Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Debt Management Office (DMO), have vehemently rejected the downgrade of Nigeria’s rating by Continued on page 6

Abba Kyari, Oyo-Ita in ‘warm’ embrace after last week spat 5 NAPTIP: Court jails 2 for defiling, trafficking of 8-year-old girl 9 IGP stalls Senate probe, cites lawmakers’ rules, court injunction 7 Rice importation dropped from 644,131 to 20,000 tonnes in Sept –Audu Ogbeh 28

ED/CEO, National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr. Faisal Shuaib (right) administering measles vaccine to the son of Kaduna State Governor Nasir el-Rufai and his wife, Ummi Aisha, during the flag-off of the 2017/2018 National Measles Campaign at Miyetti Allah Primary Healthcare Centre, Rigasa, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State… on Wednesday.

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FG, CBN, others reject Moody’s downgrade of sovereign rating Continued from page 1 mence charter operations.

Investigation at the airport by The Daily Times revealed that passengers purchased normal tickets across the counter for their flights.

NCAA had few months ago at a media briefing said that the airline has been ordered to commence charter flights.

But the airline has been selling tickets across the counter to passengers at the MM2 in Lagos.

The Daily Times recalls that at a media briefing by

the Director-General of the Nigerian NCAA, Captain Muhtar Shaibu Usman, declared that First Nation Airways has been downgraded to charter flight operators.

The NCAA DG said: “Yes, they use one aircraft; and they were on schedule services, but the present status now is that the certificate of the airworthiness of the status has been changed to non-scheduled service, which is charter service.

So, they are no longer into schedule service until they are able to meet the requirement for scheduled ser-

vice.”

After series of crashes, the Federal Government banned airlines from using a single aircraft to operate in the country, while starting an airline.

The First Nation Airways had three Airbus aircraft, but only one has been operating since the beginning on the year, therefore, falling into the category on single aircraft users.

Muhtar explained at the briefing that the airline had downscaled its operations from schedule operator to non-schedule, saying that, “ the status would remain

so until it improved its aircraft fleet to at least two and would have to meet the requirements for schedule services”.

Reacting to the development, the General Manager, Public Affairs, NCAA, Mr. Sam Adurogboye, said the regulatory body has been monitoring the operations of the airline.

“We had a meeting with them and worked out a plan, charter or no charter, the programme we had is that they will not run more than three flights daily with the aircraft that they have.”

Adurogboye said the

L-R: Deceased siblings, Iyaloja General, Folashade Tinubu-Ojo and Seyi Tinubu, during the Fidau prayer for the eldest son of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Jide, in Ikeja, Lagos… on Wednesday.

Abba Kyari, Oyo-Ita in ‘warm’ embrace in after last week spat Mathew Dadiya,

Abuja

ÏÏÏ The Chief

of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari and Mrs. Winifred Oyo-Ita, Head of Service of the Federation have settled their differences.

The two top officials were allegedly engaged in a heated altercation at the last Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, prompting speculations on the reasons for the bad blood between them.

Kyari and Mrs. Oyo-Ita embraced publicly just before the commencement of the Wednesday’s FEC meeting which was presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

The meeting held a day after the President presented the 2018 budget proposal to a Joint Session of the Na-

tional Assembly.

It was a mild drama last Wednesday inside the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, as Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari and the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Winifred Oyo-Ita, were seen having a heated argument while the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo was seen trying to settle them.

The argument ensued shortly before the commencement of the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari.

The Daily Times observed that their argument was not unconnected to the leaked memo which Oyo-Ita submitted to the presidency, upon the sack of Maina from service on Monday, October 23, 2017.

Senate President Bu-

kola Saraki, House of Representatives, Speaker Yakubu Dogara, APC National Chairman John Odigie-Oyegun, service chiefs and other dignitaries who had gathered to witness the launching of the 2018 Armed Forces Remembrance emblem and the swearing-in ceremony of the new Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, all watched while the drama unfolded.

Their argument started as soon as Oyo-Ita got seated at the Council Chambers, with Kyari engaging her in a discussion, which almost became heated.

Oyo-Ita confronted Kyari and said: “I have reached the peak of my career. I am not an elected official.”

Visibly angry, the Head of Service rose from her seat and headed straight to

Osinbajo, who also engaged her in a tête-a-tete over the issue.

The National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno, later joined the conversation after which the new Secretary to the Government of the Federation was seen calming the Head of Service.

The Daily Times gathered that in her response to the query, Oyo-Ita had revealed that the Presidency was in the know of how Maina got re-instated as she had warned the President against the negative implication of recalling the former Pension reform task force boss but her advice was ignored.

It was also gathered that her memo, which ought to be top-secret document, somehow got leaked to the public, a development that has infuriated the HoS.

NCAA does not want the aircraft to rot on ground, adding that the programme was being reviewed at three months interval.

He said the NCAA has the airline’s recorded and was closely monitoring them to ensure they comply with safety.

Adurogboye insisted that the airline was not operating with only one aircraft during its startup, adding that it was applicable to new airlines.

Meanwhile, from all indications, the NCAA will certify the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja tentatively and hand the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) the certificate as a confirmation that the airport has met standard on Thursday (today).

The Daily Times learnt from a well-placed source in the regulatory authority that tentatively, the NCAA DG would be in Abuja to present the certificate to FAAN. The Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos was certified few months ago while that of Abuja was slated for later date due to funding (since the audit cost a lot) the certification of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport was

stalled to enable the completion of the MMIA. The certification process is carried out on the international airports to make sure they meet International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) standards and according to the source, the NCAA will certify the MMIA and also follow up to ensure it is sustained.

“Getting the certification is a big deal, but sustaining the standard is what matters and that is what FAAN will have to contend with because in truth, the NCAA will not certify an airport that is not up to standard seeing that whatever we do is subject to ICAO ratification so it’s not going to happen that we will certify an airport that is substandard,” were the words of Usman when the MMIA was certified.

The certification of the NAIA brings to two the number of certified international airports in Nigeria as the current Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, had promised after taking office that the present administration would ensure that all airports are certified.

In a related development, the FAAN has opened a new entrance to the multi-storey car park at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja, Lagos.

N1.4 bn extortion: FG amends charges against Peace Corps boss, Akoh Andrew Orolua, Abuja.

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The Federal government has dropped 77 criminal count charges out of the initial 99 count filed against the National Commandant of the Peace Corps of Nigeria, Ambassador Dickson Akor by the Nigeria Police.

Akor and the Incorporated Trustees of the Peace Corps of Nigeria are being prosecuted by the federal government on alleged conversion of monies directly derived from recruitment exercise amounting to about N1.4bn which were considered to be an “extortion.”

Prosecution counsel from Attorney General of the Federation Chamber, Mrs T.V. C. Kuku who announced the reduction told Justice John Tsoho of the Federal High Court Abuja that the government has filed an

amended charge but has not serve the defendants with it.

She said that the matter was fixed for yesterday for the prosecution to call witness but with the amended charge they need an adjournment.

Kuku told his colleague from the Nigeria Police James Idachaba to move his motion seeking to seal up Peace Corps National Headquarters at 57 Iya Abubakar Crescent Jabi, Abuja.

In the motion the police also asked the court for temporary forfeiture of the premises it has occupied since February 28,2017.

Counsel to the defendant, Mr. John Ochogwu did not object to the request for adjournment by the prosecution . He also moved his application seeking to unseal the premises.

Justice Tsoho reserved ruling on the applications till January 15, 2018.

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FG, CBN, others reject Moody’s downgrade of sovereign rating Continued from page 1 Moody from a B1 stable to a B2, insisting that there are no basis for the rating.

The ratings agency, on Wednesday, had cut Nigeria’s long-term foreign-currency bond to B1 from Ba3 and kept its outlook stable, saying Nigerian efforts to broaden non-oil revenue had been unsuccessful. The local-currency rating was unchanged at Ba1.

But Nigeria’s fiscal and the monetary authorities came together and said that this is equivalent to the nation’s existing B/Stable Outlook rating from S&P and slightly lower than Ni-

geria’s B+/Negative Outlook rating from Fitch.

In a mail response to this development, the Federal Government said: “While we respect the right of Moody’s to make this decision, we strongly disagree with the premise and must address some of the conclusions upon which the decision rests.

“Since Nigeria was last rated by Moody’s (as B1 stable) in December 2016, Nigeria has successfully emerged from a protracted recession and recorded important improvements across a broad range of indices, including: A return to economic growth of 0.55%

in Q2 2017, and returning business confidence, as evidenced by a PMI index of 55.0”.

The Federal Government further explained that there is a stable foreign exchange window for importers and exporters, with improving liquidity and convergence of the parallel and official rates.

The statement noted that there is significant improvement in the nation’s foreign exchange reserves, currently totaling $34 billion, increased oil production, combined with stable and now improving oil prices, a slowly improving revenue profile, with non-oil

revenue (principally taxes) up 10 per cent.

“For instance, the month on month improvements in inflation levels since January 2017, with inflation continuing to trend downwards, while the strong year on year improvement on the World Bank Ease of Doing Business Rankings from 169th to 145th place, a 24 place move in one year.

“Similarly, in 2016, the highest capital expenditure deployment since 2013, making investments in critical infrastructure to support further growth.

“At the heart of Moody’s rationale is the need for Nigeria to improve non-oil

L-R: Corporate Affairs Adviser, Nigerian Breweries Plc (NB), Mr. Kufre Ekanem; Director of Transport, Operations, Ministry of Transportation, Lagos State, Engr. Akinola Johnson; Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Lagos State Command, Hyginus Omeje and Lagos State Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Alhaji Tajudeen Agbede, during the NB/FRSC ember months campaign themed: Right To Life On The Highway Not Negotiable, held in Lagos… on Wednesday.

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Anambra Election: No sensitive materials missing - INEC

Myke Uzendu, Abuja.

ÏÏÏ The

Independent National Electoral Commission has come out to state that none of the sensitive materials meant for the November 18th Governorship election in Anambra State is missing.

This clarification is on the heels of a media publications where a chairman of one of the political parties contesting for the Anambra elections alleged that two lorry loads of sensitive materials meant for the 18 November Governorship election have been intercepted by the Police in an undisclosed hotel in Awka and two persons were arrested while large quantities of what looked like the Voters Register for the election was

also confiscated.

But in a statement signed on Wednesday by Dr Nkwachukwu Orji, Resident Electoral Commissioner for Anambra State, said that no sensitive material meant for the election which is supposed to be at the custody of the commission is missing.

According to him, such a material cannot possibly be delivered to a hotel room because there are clear rules for its delivery as party agents and the civil society must witness its movement.

He said: “The Commission wishes to state that it is not aware of any missing sensitive election material and has not received any official report in that regard.

“However, the Commission wishes to point out in clear terms that it is not possible for sensitive materials meant for the Anambra

State Governorship election to be delivered to a hotel room because there are laid down processes of delivery of sensitive election materials, which involve strict monitoring of the process by party agents, election observers, security agencies and the media.

“The Independent National Electoral Commission, therefore, states categorically that the materials allegedly found in a hotel room in Awka do not belong to the Commission” Orji affirmed.

Reacting on the intercepted voters register, Orji responded, “On the alleged printing of the Register of Voters, Section 20 of the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended) provides that INEC shall publish the Register of Voters not later than 30 days before an election.

“To that effect, it is customary for the Commission to provide the Register to political parties presenting candidates for an election.

This was done in a widely publicised event in Awka on 18 October 2017 during which all the parties present collected the electronic register.

“However, it is pertinent to note that the Register given to political parties

by INEC does not have the same details as the one used for elections. Indeed, several fields and security features are not included in the Register given to political parties” he stated.

The REC further pointed out that upon closer examinations, INEC discovered some similarities between the impounded voters register and the original copy published by INEC.

revenue aggressively. This is absolutely and directly aligned to the government’s priorities. This is critical to our economic development and is the basis for the establishment of a stable and inclusive economy, which can withstand global shocks and has the resources to increase investments in our infrastructure.

“We have put in place a number of measures to improve our collection and FIRS has made good progress in increasing revenues, particularly when considering that the economy is still recovering from the oil price shock. Examples include: Introduction of a Tax Amnesty (the on-going Voluntary Assets and Income Declaration Scheme (VAIDS)), which is showing positive results.

“Plugging leakages and deployment of technology driven revenue management strategies. An example is Health Pay, a pilot cashless revenue project in the health sector, which has recorded material increases in revenue.

“We have seen improvements in revenue in 2017.

Fiscal revenues are linked directly to both the performance of the economy and the number of tax payers contributing. As a result of the foundation that has been established in 2017, we expect, similar positive trends in 2018”, the Federal Government added.

The authorities, also said: “Our revenue initiatives are changing the mix of revenue sources available to government from the traditional oil or debt to a combination of oil, debt and domestic revenue. For example, the 2018 budget includes N710billion proceeds from the restructuring of the Government’s equity in the JV oil assets.

“The reform is aimed at increasing private sector equity participation to improve efficiencies in the sector and also provides revenue to the Government which will be deployed solely and exclusively for creating new assets in Nigeria.

“Moody’s highlights that while our debt levels remain low, interest is consuming a larger portion of revenue. It should be noted we are implementing a very prudent fiscal and debt management strategy to reduce the cost of our debt.

“Given the relatively higher domestic interest

rates, we are focusing on longer term external borrowing with an aim to rebalance our domestic and international debt portfolio to a 60:40 split over the coming years.

“Our existing proposal to refinance US$3 billion of treasury bills through external borrowing is expected to reduce Nigeria’s debt servicing costs, further improving our fiscal position.

“We also expect this strategy to help to reduce the “crowding out” effect of Government borrowing in the domestic markets.

The challenges that are highlighted in the Moody’s rating are clear, and are being addressed by the government, with the environment having improved significantly since the last period of assessment”, Nigeria’s authorities clarified.

But while dismissing the rating as lacking any substance, the World Bank, in a recent report, said that Nigeria has begun doing well.

The global financial institution has said that Nigeria has moved up 24 places to 145th in the World Bank’s ‘Doing Business,’ adding that for the first time, the country is recognised as one of the top 10 most improved economies in the world.

Just on Wednesday, the World Bank team formally presented 2017 Doing Business Ranking to the Federal Government, as evidence of progress made by Nigeria as a result of recent reforms embarked upon by the government.

The report, highlighted five reforms including Starting a Business, Dealing with Construction Permits; Registering Property; Getting Credit, and Paying Taxes, which is making it easier to do business in Kano and Lagos, the two cities covered by the report in Nigeria over the course of last year.

The Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC), which is meeting for the first time since the release of the latest rankings by the World Bank, will look at the significance of Nigeria’s ranking, especially as the country features as one of the 10 economies showing the most notable improvement in Doing Business 2017.

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FG, CBN, others reject Moody’s downgrade of sovereign rating Continued from page 6 latest ranking on Doing Business, confirmed Nigeria’s progress across several indicators comprising, starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit, protecting minority in-

vestors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts, and resolving insolvency.

Other indices that will feature in the council’s discussions on Doing Business index include the distance to frontier metric which rose from 48.18 in 2017 to 52.03 in the 2018 outlook, and per capita income, among

other issues.

According to the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Publicity, Office of the Vice President, Laolu Akande, the PEBEC will also at the meeting appraise the ongoing implementation of the second National Action Plan (NAP 2.0.) as well as get an update on PEBEC spe-

cial projects.

Akande, in a statement obtained by one of our correspondents, explained that in its bid to consolidate the progress made so far, the council at the meeting, will launch an App (Report NG) that enables the council to obtain feedback from citizens on the reforms being implemented by it.

L-R: Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs. Winifred Oyo-Ita and Chief of Staff to the President, Alhaji Abba Kyari, during the Federal Executive Council meeting in Abuja… on Wednesday.

IGP stalls Senate probe, cites lawmakers’ rule, court injunction Olufemi Samuel, Abuja

ÏÏÏ The Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris on Wednesday advised the Senate to put a stop to probe him, stating that the moves by the lawmakers in that regard even contravene the Senate’s standing Rule.

IGP said this when he appeared before the Ad hoc Senate Committee probing the allegations of fraud earlier leveled against him by Senator Isah Misau The Police boss quoted the Senate’s standing order which states; “It is expected that the Senate and the committee will refrain from making reference to the issue as it would be against order 41 (7) and 53 (5) of the Senate standing order 2015 as amended.”

He said the issue the Senate was probing was

already in court and that further comments by him would amount to subjudice.

He told the Senators that he appeared before the Ad Hoc Committee because of the respect he has for the Senate, insisting that he would not make further comments before the lawmakers.

He said, “I’m represented by a Senior Advocate of Nigeria here, that’s Alex Izyon,” Mr. Idris said.

“I will not make any other comment or answer any question in respect to the allegation and various civil and criminal cases pending in the law court. More especially, when the senator has already been arraigned in court in respect of these matters.”

“I decided to appear before this Senate committee on the allegations out of the high respect I have for the Senate and my penchant for

the rule of law.”

However, counsel to the Inspector General, Alex Iziyon urged members of the committee to study documents earlier submitted already laid before the Senate.

Iziyon stressed, “I have taken instructions from him (Idris). We’ve gotten the papers filed by the petitioner and we have responded to those allegations to show that we don’t have to hide and I have submitted 15 copies this morning to this honourable committee.

“When you have judicial remedies present and these matters are in court, any reference to it might lead to prejudice. The Senate in their own wisdom have this rule. That is why I am pleading with you to look into your own rule.

Chairman of the Ad hoc Committee, Francis Alimikhena, in an attempt to

controvert the position by the Inspector General said the issue bothering on his summons was already being treated by his before approached the court.

He said: “This committee was constituted before you went to court. In other words, the court is even interfering with affairs of this committee”.

The senators resolved to study the documents and re-invite the Police boss to appear at another date to be fixed.

The PEBEC App (Report NG) enables interested persons to register their complaints by logging into the App and providing details of their complaints and the agencies of government involved.

The App also enables the council’s secretariat to track resolution of the complaints via a dedicated page with a view to ensuring consumer satisfaction.

The Daily Times recalls that the PEBEC, was established by President Muhammadu Buhari in July 2016, with a mandate to sustainably and progressively make Nigeria an easier place to do business.

The PEBEC is chaired by the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, with the Minister of Industry, Trade & Investment, as vice chair.

Meanwhile, following its ongoing economic recovery and growth plan, the Federal Government through the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has formed strategic partnerships with agricultural commodity associations in the country in its effort to expand the implementation of the Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP).

Acting Director, Corporate Communications Department (CCD) of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Isaac Okorafor, who disclosed this on Wednesday, said the decision to enter into strategic partnerships was to consolidate on the gains of the ABP and reach more deserving small holder farmers nationwide.

He said: “The CBN is forming these partnerships to further ramp up domestic production of identified commodities by leveraging the existing organised structures of the agricultural as-

sociations nationwide, thereby providing huge economics of scale in the implementation of the programme.”

Okorafor said that the strategic partnership had begun to yield results with the commencement of the Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) Anchor Borrowers’ Programme with the Bank of Agriculture where about 300,000 rice farmers across 20 states would be supported under the ABP during the upcoming dry season cultivation.

He said that an additional two million metric tonnes of paddy rice was expected to be produced under the dedicated RIFAN Anchor Borrowers’ Programme, adding that the strategic partnership with RIFAN was in tandem with the Federal Government’s agenda for Nigeria to be self-sufficient in rice production in the future.

The CBN spokesman further said that all registered agricultural commodity associations could key into this strategic partnership by simply approaching any of the Participating Financial Institutions (PFI) collaborating with the CBN in the implementation of the programme.

The Daily Times recalls that the CBN’s Anchor Borrowers’ Programme was inaugurated by Buhari on November 17, 2015 in Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State.

The ABP has so far achieved success in terms of outreach and coverage, making it one of the most successful CBN development finance interventions to date.

About N45.5billion has been released through 13 Participating Financial Institutions in respect of over 218,000 farmers cultivating nine commodities across 30 states.

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Group wants youth to vote massively ÏÏÏ As

the November 18 Governorship election in Anambra State draws close, youths have been charged to come out en mass and vote their respective candidates.

The charge was given by a youth-focused Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), the League of Progressives Ambassadors of Nigeria (LEPAN), during a seminar on the topic “Overcoming the Challenges of Voter Apathy Among the Youths” at the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU), Igbariam Campus, Anambra state, with the theme, #1Vote.

The group called on the youths to turn out in their numbers to vote during the November 18 governorship election in Anambra State.

LEPAN’s President, Chukwudi Anyawuocha, who spoke on the topic, ‘Overcoming the Challenges of Voter Apathy Among the Youths’, said the youths cannot continue to complain when they refuse to come out to vote and urged them to vote because that was the only way they could make a genuine demand from the political system.

In similar opinion, the Programme Officer of LEPAN, Olalekan Adigun, said the timing of the event was deliberate considering the fact that the gubernatorial election in the state is just weeks away. He also said COOU was chosen because the institution boasts of the largest population of young Anambrarians in the state who are the target of the programme.

The seminar also had series of engaging political enlightenment activities which included debate competition, dance competition, awards to exceptionally brilliant students and lots more.

In the thrilling debate on the topic “Compulsory Voting: To Be or Not to Be?, the students displayed their creative abilities with their sound understanding of the democratic process and the electoral law. The winner of the debate, Miss Favour, who argued against the introduction of compulsory voting in Nigeria won the debate with 78 per cent while Mr. Steve of the Department of Political Science and wellknown public speaker in the university won the second prize with 56 per cent. Both winners went home with cash prizes from the organisers. Other participants went home with consolation prizes and other gift items.

On his part, one of the participants, Mr. Jude Iloh said that the event was organised for youths to fight

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Anambra traders adopt Obiano as candidate Alphonsus Nweze, Awka

ÏÏÏ The road to victory is

becoming clearer for the All Progressives Grand (APGA) candidate in the November 18, 2017 governorship election, Governor Willie Obiano, following his massive adoption by the entire traders in Anambra State.

The traders led by their President-General, Chief Okwudili Ezenwankwo, had shut down all the markets in the state last Saturday in honour of the late founding leader of APGA, Dim Chukwukemeka Odu-

megwu Ojukwu, in a rally held at Chuba IKpeazu stadium, Onitsha, where they defied heavy down pour to formally endorse Obiano as their candidate in the November 18 Governorship election.

The motion to adopt Governor Obiano as their choice candidate was moved by the chairman of Ogbaru Main Market, Chief Victor Chuma Nwawuzie, and seconded by Chiedozie Okeke, chairman of Main Market, after the secretary of the Amalgamated Market Traders Association of Anambra State (AMATAS), Chief Chuma Eruchalu, had read the resolutions of

the leadership of traders reached after their meeting held on October 26, 2017 in their secretariat at Modebe Avenue, Onitsha.

Addressing the traders after accepting the endorsement, Governor Obiano lauded the traders for their boldness and forthrightness to endorse him for the November 18, 2017 governorship election.

He promised to continue to improve the quality of markets and the welfare of traders in the state by providing basic infrastructure such as electricity in the markets in the state as that will improve the quality of their business and sales.

The Governor said with the improved security in the state, there has been increased volume of daily business activities to about one billion dollars, promising that all the necessary facilities such as good roads, provision of fire-fighting trucks among others will be provided to them.

Obiano also said he would encourage traders to venture into agriculture as a way of diversifying their sources of income as well as providing employment opportunities for young people.

“I am grateful for endorsing me. I will support whatever you are doing. We have room for expansion. I will

continue to pay salary, pension and gratuities. Thank you for my endorsement and support for my re-election. I will not forget you after my victory” Obiano told the traders.

Earlier, the AMATAS President General had told the Governor that the market leadership will mobilise the traders in the state to vote for him.

He said Obiano had demonstrated that he loved the traders of the state by what he did for the traders in providing security, constructing choose-yourself N10 million projects in all the markets among other things he did for the traders.

Obiano’s hypes, propaganda won’t save him -Obaze ÏÏÏ

The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Anambra State, Mr. Oseloka H. Obaze, has said Governor Willie Obiano’s continued expenditure of the state’s resources on media hype and propaganda will not save him from the imminent loss in the November 18, 2017 governorship election.

He said the only thing capable of securing the incumbent another mandate in a state like Anambra is visible dividends of democracy, not hype.

Speaking to Oraezue NonNatives, a group of non-indigenes resident in Nkpor, Idemmili North Local Gov-

ernment Area of the state, Obaze said Obiano’s re-election bid has continued to suffer immense deficits, despite the enormous resources expended on media and publicity, because his government performed poorly.

He expressed dismay that there are no projects on ground to justify the amount of money that accrued to the state both in savings, internally generated revenue, federal allocations, Local Government allocations, ecological funds, budget support, Paris Club refund and other accruals.

Giving a hint as to how he plans to govern the state, Obaze said his government, if elected, will dedicate 26%

of the state’s budget to education as against the 3% it currently receives. According to him, the increased funding of the education sector will allow the state offer free and qualitative education to students from kindergarten to JSS 3.

He also said the increased education funds will provide for qualified and properly remunerated teachers, teacher training and retraining, access to computer and Internet facilities, teaching and learning aids, appropriately sized classrooms, as well as wellfurnished laboratories.

Obaze said his government will prioritise development at the grassroots

and pledged to conduct transparent Local Government elections within the first six months of his administration. This, he said, he will do, in addition to granting Local Government administrations full autonomy, because he believes that governance is best felt at the grassroots.

He chided the practice were hospitals require initial deposits, and sometimes police documents, before responding to emergencies. He said he will, as a governor, send an executive bill to the State House of Assembly to enact a law that will mandate hospitals to “respond to emergency

situations first and ask questions later.” if elected.

He promised to back up the law by floating a charity care fund that will ensure hospitals do not incur losses in the process.

Speaking during the consultative meeting, the immediate-past governor of the state, Mr. Peter Obi, while canvassing for the candidate of his party PDP, said the only criteria for re-election is visible dividends of democracy. According to him, Governor Obiano’s scorecard is too poor to earn him another tenure. He argued that a governor who did not do well in his first term will perform even worse if given another term.

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Over 70% of drugs circulating in Nigeria are fake —Global Health leader Angela Onwuzoo with Agency Report

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have emerged that the menace of fake and substandard drugs and its attendant health and economic consequences is far from being over in Nigeria.

This is because over 70 per cent of pharmaceutical products circulating in the country are fake. The Financial Services Advisory Leader and Chief Economist, Project Blue PWc Nigeria, Andrew Nevin, disclosed this on Wednesday Nevin, according to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), stated this at the opening of the 90th Annual National Conference of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) in Umuahia, the Abia State capital.

Nevin in his keynote address,revealed that Africa records at least 100,000 deaths, arising from fake drug-related ailments, annually.

Substandard medicine business have been described by healthcare providers as the greatest evil against public health, as well as an act of economic sabotage.

According to experts, fake drugs are so deadly that they could often lead to treatment failures, organ dysfunction/damage, worsening of chronic disease conditions and even death.

He, therefore, underscored the need for the federal government, National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control ( NAFDAC), and other relevant agencies to intensify the war agianst fake and counterfeit drugs in the country.

“This will go a long way in reducing the harmful effects of the menace on the citizenry and the nation’s economy”,he noted.

Nevin expressed delight that Nigeria had achieved “significant progress” in reducing sexually transmitted diseases and infant mortality.

He, however, expressed concern that Nigeria’s population had been on a steady rise while its Gross Domestic Product is on the downward trend.

Some other stakeholders at the event also stressed the urgent need for NAFDAC to continue to take action in multiple areas to create a comprehensive system to better tackle the menace.

They urged the federal government to urgently appoint a substantive helmsman to enable the agency move forward.

In his speech to declare the

week-long event open, Abia State Governor Okezie Ikpeazu also tasked NAFDAC to check the perceived abuse in the certification of traditional medicines.

Ikpeazu called on the agency to withdraw “its stamp of authority from all producers herbal medicines that it cannot vouch for their efficacy.

Raising the alarm over the increase in the number of traditional medicines in the area, he said: “I am worried at the use of herbal drugs.

NAFDAC has not helped matters also.

“It is amazing to see different concoctions with label from NAFDAC and to an average Nigerian, once you see NAFDAC number on a product, it means a seal of authority.”

He appealed to the federal government to regulate the importation of drugs as a means of encouraging indigenous pharmaceutical firms.

He also urged drug manufacturers in the country to take steps to make their products affordable to the ordinary Nigerian.

In an address of welcome, the National President of PSN, Ahmed Yakasai, said that the association had embarked on an advocacy for the local manufacturing of pharmaceuticals.

Yakasai, however, stressed the need for governments at all levels to create the enabling environment for the pharmaceutical sector in Nigeria to thrive, adding that “PSN believes in Nigeriamade medicines.”

The major highlights of the conference were the conferment of awards to some eminent Nigerians, including Ikpeazu, the unveiling of new products and products exhibition.

L-R: President of Retail Council of Nigeria (RCN), Asiwaju Solomon Kayode Onafowokan; representative of former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, Deacon Victor Durodola; Director General, Consumer Protection Council (CPC), Mr. Babatunde Irukera and Chief Executive Officer/Managing Director, Airtel Nigeria, Mr. Segun Ogunsanya, during the inauguration of the Board of Trustee and Governing Council members of RCN in Lagos… recently.

NAPTIP: Court jails 2 for defilement, trafficking of 8-year-old girl in Enugu has convicted Ernest Obieze and Ferdinand Okechukwu for unlawful trafficking of an eight year old girl and having carnal knowledge of her.

The convicted persons were sentenced to fiveyear jail term each with additional fine of N100, 000 each. They are also to serve additional 3 years in prison if they fail to pay the fine.

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAP-

TIP), Enugu Zonal Command had arrested the convicts in 2013 and arraigned them on a sevencount charge, following a tip off by some good samaritans.

In his judgment on the matter, Justice D. V Agishi, held that the prosecuting NAPTIP had successfully proved a case of having unlawful carnal knowledge and procurement for unlawful carnal knowledge preferred against the two accused persons.

The judge consequently pronounced them guilty and sentenced them ac-

missioner for Education, Musa Inuwa Kubo who is a highly experienced school administrator with representatives of the Parents Teachers Association, the Nigeria Union of Teachers and other stakeholders.

Governor Shettima had paid an unscheduled visit to a secondary school last month and went straight to the kitchen only to discover that meals being served fell short of the standard he had raised since 2012 when he raised the monthly allocation of boarding pupils feeding from N20million he inherited to N100million entrusted to a committee he felt was no longer necessary after Principals adjusted to distributing

improved and good portions of meals for pupils, a programme most parents celebrated.

Following his discovery, Shettima decided to reconstitute a 17-member feeding committee comprising some government and non-government officials which he inaugurated in Maiduguri with a mandate of being responsible for procurements of foodstuffs, distribution to schools, monitoring of cooking and quality of meals and to supervise efficient distribution of reasonable portions to pupils.

The governor said, “Apart from approving funds, I will also help you to do your job. Do not feel

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cordingly.

Commenting on the development, Director – General of NAPTIP, Dame Julie Okah – Donli, commended the court for the landmark judgment, saying that the convicts deserved the punishment.

She said, “I commend the court for the judgment. I want to sound this as a warning to those evil minded fellows who take delight in procuring our promising children for prostitution or any other unlawful activities that NAPTIP is gradually closing in on them.

“We have intensified our

surveillance efforts as well as other intelligence gathering mechanisms to ensure that our children are safe wherever they are in Nigeria and beyond.

“I also want to appeal to Nigerians to join hands with NAPTIP to expose these questionable people whose sole interest is to procure traffic and exploit our children thereby denying them the opportunity of becoming what they want to become.

This is why we must key into the whistle blowing policy of the Agency to expose the traffickers”.

Poor feeding: Gov Shettima to use pupils as dining hall spies Matthew Dadiya, Abuja

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by drop in quality of food served boarding students, Borno State Governor Kashim Shettima on Wednesday inaugurated a special committee to handle an improved feeding across 78 secondary schools.

The governor also used the occasion to reveal his plans about engaging undisclosed pupils as spies who will be sending him messages via telephone and social media platforms to give hint on the quality of meals being served at dining halls.

The new committee is chaired by the Com-

that I am being suspicious. As you all know, I do visit schools but this time around, I will give some students (you will never know) my phone numbers to communicate directly with me to give me regular updates on the quality of meals they are being served henceforth.

“You as committee members should address the principals and call them to order. I will urge you to directly procure the foodstuffs and give it to the principals of our respective boarding secondary schools.

“And it is within your mandate to hire and pay the salaries of cooks where there are short-

ages of kitchen personnel.

I want all of you to work hard and identify some sacrificial lambs.

“I want you to deal with two or three principals who shortchange pupils in their feeding. As I have always said, education is very important to the development of any society and we owe an obligation to humanity, to posterity to fix public schools in Borno.

“With the way we are building schools, some people would feel we are crazy because they forget that Boko Haram has taken our education backward and created thousands of school aged out of school children.

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Imafidon condemns governors over use of private jet Tom Okpe, Abuja

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An official of the Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) attending to pensioners during the verification exercise for the civil service pensioners under the Defined Benefit Scheme in Jos, Plateau State… on Wednesday.

Ebonyi, Benue agree to end boundary dispute

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governments have expressed their determination to end the over three decades inter-communal boundary dispute between Mgbo and Agila communities at the border of both states which have claimed many lives.

Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom stated this during the Gala night organised by his Ebonyi state counterpart, David Umahi for participants of the Zero Hunger Strategic Forum in Abakaliki.

He said both governors used the opportunity of the forum to discuss ways to bring about an end to the lingering crises.

Ortom said, “Ebonyi and Benue are one and we have resolved during this visit that Mgbo and Agila war must come to an end. We are going to work together to achieve this because this will also affect zero hunger campaign positively if we resolve the crises.

“We are going to put our foot down to ensure the demarcation that will define the boundary of Benue and Ebonyi states. Boundaries are meant for administrative conveniences not really

to divide the people. By the time this is done, we have resolved that if you are from Ebonyi and you fall within Benue state, I am ready to take care of you and provide all that you need and if you are from Benue and you fall within Ebonyi, you will remain there and my brother the governor will take care of you”.

The governor also appreciated former President Olusegun Obasanjo for initiating the programme which he said has afforded him the opportunity to acquire more knowledge that have helped him in coming up with policies to better the lives of his people.

Governor Ortom also said that the open grazing prohibition law which he signed into law was not targeted at any section of people but to ensure a peaceful and harmonious existence of all persons leaving in Benue State.

He said, “It was after the visit of zero hunger that we summoned the courage despite the intimidation and blackmail from people to implement the prohibition of open grazing law 2017 of Benue State and today other states are taking after us.

Taraba have signed the bill into law and they are going to start implementation in

Januray.

“I think that it is the right step to go, because globally, ranching remains the best practice and our law is not meant to chase anyone away.

If you are from Ebonyi or any part of the country and you want to do livestock business in Benue State, you are free to come, we will give you land and every other assistance to do your business”.

In his speech at the occasion, Obasanjo said measures should be taken to deal with neighbouring countries who allow smugglers to use their border with Nigeria to smuggle goods into the country.

He said, “One thing I believe we have been able to have continuity on is what we did for cement which made us to be self sufficient in cement, this special levy.

We did not ban importation of cement, we said if you want to bring in cement in addition to the levy you will pay about 50 to 60 percent and that has been done for rice and that’s why rice is now being encouraged except those who smuggle it.

And we can easily deal with those who smuggle it.

“When I was president and I couldn’t stop smuggling from Benin Republic.

I warned their then Presi-

dent who is now late. And when there was no heed paid, I closed the border and after 5 days we met at the border and we sorted ourselves out. I believe that we should never allow any country, no matter how close or how friendly to destroy our economy while they are keeping their own economy intact. So if anybody will not pay heed to stop smuggling into our country there are measures we can take to deal with that”.

In his comment, Governor Umahi said the forum has enabled the government and farmers in Ebonyi state to gain new knowledge that will improve the agricultural sector of the state.

President of African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, who was represented by Dr Chidi Ojukwu, called on government to put up measures that will ensure the sustainability of its agricultural programmes.

He said, “Technology is very key, we cannot do agriculture as our forefathers did. We need to bring the young ones who are very important and who are very swerve with technology so that we can leapfrog some of what other countries have done”.

brainiest family, Prof Chris Imafidon, has criticized some Nigerian governors who use private jet, blaming them for rampant insecurity in the country.

Imafidon, consultant to governments of some countries in Europe and America also said what Nigeria needs is not only social mobility, but survival.

Speaking on Wednesday in Abuja at a conference titled “the Nigerian child; the genius”, organized by Arete Copious Services Limited in alliance with Africa House London and supported by Rotary Club Asokoro Diamond Club, Imafidon urged government at all level to prioritize education to reduce minimally security of lives and properties.

The event which has a member of United Kingdom Parliament, Helen Grant and others speaking to parents and teachers in attendance, also brought together administrators of orphanage homes and other educationists.

Imafidon said, “What Nigeria need is not social mobility, but survival. Do you build a house as if you are living in a prison and vote so much money for security, so much money for guns and said they are trying to protect you, from whom? Or do you use half of that money to educate people that would have been armed robbers and then give yourself security? We cannot have so much money for security.

“I have never heard of Chinese importing armed robbers to Nigeria, they are our biological children. Some are cultists, were they born cultists?

“So, you don’t need

security Mr. Governor, I don’t care where you govern. You don’t need a private jet because you are a governor of seven Local Government areas.

I have a privilege being an adviser to a woman who is a head of state of 52 nations; she doesn’t have a private jet.

“What you need is a little bit of education. If you have education you will know that you are the Father in-Chief of every child in that state, you will see every child as your own biological child and you will be interested in those children achieving their dreams. So, get your so called budget for security and secure your life by giving education to all”.

A clinical psychologist, Dr. Alex Agara, urged parents not to over indulge their children, saying it is important for parents and teachers to understand their wards.

Questioning the possibility of raising geniuses in a poor environment, another speaker, Dr. Alero Utobo, said “I have served three Ministers of education but each time a new minister comes in, the hope is high but the hope is always dashed. So, who will rescue Nigeria’s education”.

She said the quality of education a child receive should not depend on his or her parent financial status, adding that; “to raise geniuses, government should invest more in education, especially at the elementary stage”.

In her remarks at the occasion, the organizer of the event, Catherine Enaowo, urged all the stakeholders in education sector not to lose hope but do everything possible to bring about the needed positive education in the country.

PDP chair: Gbenga Daniel obtains form, faults endorsement of aspirants by South West BoT Myke Uzendu, Abuja

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Ogun State governor and an aspirant for the Chairmanship position of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Otunba Gbenga Daniel on Wednesday obtained his nomination form at the party secretariat at Wadata Plaza, Abuja.

Daniel further questioned the unanimous adoption of some chair-

manship aspirants by some members of the Board of Trustees (BoT) from the South West.

He pointed out that the document which adopted some of the candidates was signed by only one person, which according to him is a personal opinion. “There was no formal meeting of the BoT members to reach that decision,” he added.

The former governor

denied the existence of intra-party crisis in Ogun State chapter of the PDP, explaining that such situation existed before the Supreme Court verdict last July which affirmed Senator Ahmed Makarfi as the authentic National Chairman of the party.

He also used the occasion to comment on his ongoing prosecution by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission

(EFCC) for alleged corruption, saying that the development has a political undertone.

Daniel maintained that for the past seven years, he has been involved in endless litigation with the EFCC, arguing that the he is still innocent until proved guilty by a court of competent jurisdiction.

He said, “I have been to court probably 40 times. It is the prosecution that is

still prosecuting but they still have not finished presenting their case. I think that is instructive.

“Inasmuch as I don’t want to talk about it, the only thing I want to say is that, according to the Nigerian law and constitution, a person remains innocent until pronounced guilty or otherwise by a court of competent jurisdiction.

“And when you look at

what is going on now in our country, who is in PDP that is not bring tried?

Virtually everybody who is in PDP are being tried for one thing or the other.

“They are being arrested on a daily basis and I think the media has a lot of work to report what is going on. As far as I am concerned, I cannot pronounce myself as innocent but I know that I am innocent.”

Politics Moses Iloh, a cleric, political commentator and social critic is the founder of Soul Winning Chapel in Yaba, Lagos. In this interview, he speaks on issues as they affect the polity. PATRICK OKOHUE reports.

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‘There is no reason Buhari should not go for second term’ what he did under the military regime. But having said that, he has done one great job, he has exposed corruption that is different from fighting it. So he has done very well, he doesn’t have to kill everybody for him to be seen as fighting corruption. But it should be recorded that Buhari has exposed corruption in Nigeria. So if we tactically and fully work together, we will limit the growth of corruption and with time, corruption will shrink.

Nigeria recently marked 57th year of its independence, how will you describe Nigeria at 57?

Nigeria at 57 is a country that has refused to put itself together and move forward.

Nigeria for me is a county of plenty and so whenever you have people with plenty they are always lazy, they are usually fraudulent and careless. And that is what has been harassing Nigeria. Unfortunately nobody has taken time to see it so, this is where Nigeria is today. Nigeria could have been far better in Africa at least. It has been so blessed in everything, but it is very easy to steal and make money and so nobody cares. Nigeria is a blessed country; everything in this country is blessed.

Despite the blessings by the Almighty God, what is the problem hindering the country from moving to its rightful place?

Nigeria’s problem is bad leadership, poor leadership. Once the leadership is poor and is not intelligent, not organized, there is little or nothing you can do.

What then is the way forward?

Well, few things. Right now we have tried military rule, civil rule and these didn’t take us anywhere. We have tried everything we can and it is not really working out. And for some reasons, one thing that is bedeviling the country is corruption and fraud. That is where you see the brilliance of a Nigerian.

Even in the churches now there is fraud and corruption. So anywhere Nigeria wants to go forward, they introduce fraud and corruption.

So, I think what we can do is to get ourselves to a county where your sex is not vital to who you are. We don’t care about the word religion, it is nothing to us. It is what you manifest that indicates who you are, not the name of your religion. If we remove sex, religion and we do not mention the word tribe, things will be better. All these things should be played down, we don’t need them.

How can you be in a country that want to move forward and you are giving a form, where you even fill your local government, that is fraud. It shows that the form is so designed for fraud, there is a particular local government you want to treat better than the other. There should be no tribe, no sex, no religion, these are all things that put us apart and therefore should be removed. You are a Nigerian, that should be all.

President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration has saddled itself with the task of fighting corruption. As a demonstration of that, the President few days ago sacked Lawal Babachir as the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and also sacked the Director of Nigeria Intelligence Agency, Mr. Ayo Oke. How do you see this development?

It is a thing he knows he should have done, it is a thing he can do and he has done.

I suspect and I keep on suspecting that the very brilliant and clever Nigerians around Buhari have used the word democracy to tie Buhari. Whatever he wants to do he is under the fear that if you do this it is anti-democracy and the National Assembly will impeach you. So instead of being impeached or

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I support him going for a second term. If you don’t want him for a second term, who are you going to put, any other likely person has tasted corruption. So he should go for a second term to allow people to be ready and know that corruption can be stopped.

We can’t kill it but we can tame it, corruption should be tamed. You see, you need to support Buhari. messed around with, he has just been doing what is right by keeping silent.

He wouldn’t do it, though he knows if he does it, it will be very good, but he won’t do it because everybody is telling him they would impeach him. He was never a civilian leader before and Nigerians know that as Buhari keeps going to arrest the corrupt people, it will come back to them, especially those that are corrupt and are in his team or in his party. So, even people in APC are doing everything to make sure that Buhari does not succeed, so that he doesn’t turn the barrel on them. So it has been very tough for him and what does he do, he is trying and we see how it goes. You know to fight corruption in Nigeria is a battle that should be fought by Nigerians.

You know corruption is so powerful, corruption is spiritual, it is demonic and destructive. There is nothing good about corruption and no man can stand up and say he wants to fight corruption, because the man who is helping you in fighting it some profits will come to him and he is happy that something is coming out of the fight against corruption, so he will not help you to fight it, he would find a way to shoot you at the back.

Fighting corruption is possible, but it must be holistic, I used the word ‘holistic’ not in the method, but by the people who are fighting corruption.

If you want to fight corruption Nigeria, you must return Moral Instruction to its school syllabus. I am not saying religion.

Teach them the right way to sit, right way to eat, right way to speak to elders, you grow up with it. The Nigerian youths today are not well trained at all.

What is your assessment of the Buhari administration?

I supported Buhari 100 per cent when he was coming in because I know who Buhari is and my hope was to see him set up a Buhari/Idiagbon in a civilian clothing and Nigeria will be what God wants it to be.

Unfortunately he doesn’t have an Idiagbon, so he is trying, but as he is trying one thing you should know is that those who put Buhari there most of them are corrupt, so they can’t trust him.

If they support him to fight corruption, they should be ready; it would be their turn because they are corrupt also. So, it has not been a team work. It is a leadership that is surrounded with suspicion. So it has been forward and backward, it has not been easy for him and it will be difficult for him to do

Some people are already urging Buhari to go for a second term though he is still midway in his first term, what is your take on this?

I support him going for a second term. If you don’t want him for a second term, who are you going to put, any other likely person has tasted corruption. So he should go for a second term to allow people to be ready and know that corruption can be stopped. We can’t kill it but we can tame it, corruption should be tamed. You see, you need to support Buhari.

Many people believe that the agitation in the country and the call for restructuring can be resolved through the implementation of the decisions of the last National Conference, what is your opinion on this?

As far as I am concerned, if we are serious about restructuring it should not be a juju matter. You need to come out with your restructuring plan, make it as clear and as simple as possible. Put it in all the newspapers, make them available in different languages, allow people to study them. Then have different conferences at different levels, let the people look at what they are going into.

Only a fool will follow you if he didn’t know what you are trying to do. So restructuring is good, it is a wise thing to think about, but what is the shape and form of the restructuring you are producing.

You said earlier that moral decadence is prevalent among the youths, what are the churches doing in this regard?

The churches are making the situation worse. The church today is not what the church should be and so the church today cannot save Nigeria. The church today is one of the problems of Nigeria. I think the church has lost its purpose, lost its texture.

The pastor of the church today is competing with the Managing Director of NNPC. The church in Nigeria has lost its purpose, lost its meaning, and lost its mission.

It is rotten and we need revolution to clean the rubbish.

I know you are one of admirers of the former Lagos State governor, Mr Raji Fashola (SAN), how will you rate the performance of his successor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode?

What I will say is that he can be called a sanitary inspector. He wants to see a clean, healthy Lagos and that is good. That means inside him there is cleanliness. So I expect much from him because he is trying to continue what Fashola did to make Lagos clean, then my prayer is may God help him to manifest what is inside him that Lagos will be clean in character, clean in mode of living, let fraud roll down. So, for Ambode, so far so good.

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Restructuring: Gani Adams seeks new approach to S/West stakeholder’s summit Patrick Okohue National Coordinator of Oodua Peoples’ Congress (OPC), and Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yoruba land, Dr Gani Adams has lauded the initiative of the First South West Stakeholders Education and Economic development Summit held in Abeokuta on Tuesday, just as he canvassed that the summit be rotated around South West states as hosts.

The summit was held at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library Hall, Abeokuta with Dr Christopher Kolade as the chairman.

Fielding questions from newsmen at the event, Adams while thanking the South West Patriots Movement (SPM) with Awolowo Foundation and other supporting groups for the initiative, expressed his support for the position of speakers at the event that meaningful development could be recorded in the South West’s education and economic sectors only if it is able to secure regional autonomy.

Advocating for the summit to be taken round the South West states to help sensitise the people of the region on the benefit of the region’s autonomy and what would be its effect on the development of the lives of the people, Adams said the revelations of Chief Afe Babalola and Dr Tokunboh Awolowo Dosumu on the progress recorded under

Chief Obafemi Awolowo as the Premier of Western Region are enough reasons for the South West to seek a reversal to the good and more rewarding era of regionalism.

According to him, there is no doubt that the South West needs cohesion to enable it develop educationally and economically.

He said there is also an urgent need to put in place arrangements that will also make the region blossom in other sectors beyond the one in focus at the summit.

Insisting on the importance of the unity of the South West to enable cohesion, Adams said the education and economic development of the South West depends more on the unity of its people.

“We must come together first as a people, the region must come first, and we must have unity of purpose beyond politics, an economic base that we can all be proud of, regardless of our differences.”

He said whatever development envisaged in the area of education and economy is dependent on the policies of the Federal Government, adding that the current economic crisis confronting many governments in the country is creating severe conflicts in educational sector of many states.

This, he said is a great challenge and the more reason “we must get the economy right so that the education sector can be what it should be.”

Chief Obafemi Awolowo he said, contin-

ued to be relevant in the country today because of his achievements in the area of education among others, when he was the Premier of Western Region.

“Apparently, he was able to record those achievements because the government could use its policies as a region to control the economy to accommodate its educational budget.

“This is why it is important we run a regional government. I continue to wonder how possible it will be for the South West to drive the kind of education that suits it when it doesn’t have control of the economic policies the nation operates on.

“Our inability to get the South West to get its own region under a restructured Nigeria will mean that we will continue to groan under the current system and tag along with the pace the federal system can afford for our economic and educational development.”

Speaking further, he said “because of the premium we place on education in the South West, I don’t see for instance, a wholly South West region government, cutting budget on education because of economic downturn.”

This he concluded, is one of the reasons he believes, the economic and education development in the South West has a lot to do with it running its own budget and policies under a regional government.

Oyegun wants Nigerians to be patient with FG Patrick Okohue with Agency Report

The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Oyegun has called on Nigerians to be patient with the President Muhammadu Buhari led administration while it works to reposition the economy.

The chairman was reacting to the 2018 Budget Proposal presentation

by President Muhammadu Buhari before the Joint Session of the National Assembly on Tuesday.

He said the Federal Government was doing its best to rebuild an economy that was near collapse before the assumption of office of the present administration.

While expressing optimism that the 2018 budget would cater to the needs of Nigerians, he said the process of rebuilding an economy often came with some form of hardship.

Oyegun, however, assured Nigerians that the period of hardship would be over and everyone would be better for it.

“The 2018 budget proposal presented by President Muhammadu Buhari was well received, we are all happy.

“The side attraction is that the President has demonstrated his determination to move the country forward.

“We are rebuilding the nation’s economy. The economy collapsed, oil price collapsed, everything is as if it

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is starting afresh. It takes time and it creates a lot of hardship “We are appealing to Nigerians to be patient because at the end of the day we are going to have a country we will be proud of and an economy that will offer all Nigerians the opportunity to grow.

President Muhammadu Buhari had, while presenting the 2018 budget proposal, tagged “Budget of Consolidation’’, said the principal objective of the budget would be to reinforce and build on recent accomplishments.

He said the present government would sustain the reflationary

policies of 2016 and 2017 budgets.

He said the key parameters and assumptions for the 2018 Budget were set out in the 2018-2020 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP).

These parameters, he added included an oil price benchmark of 45 dollar per barrel, oil production estimate of 2.3 million barrels per day, including condensates and exchange rate of N305 per dollar for 2018.

Others according to him are real GDP growth of 3.5 per cent; and inflation rate of 12.4 per cent. (NAN)

We’ve no comment on Akeredolu’s govt, says Ondo PDP

AKEREDOLU ‘Tosin Ajuwon, Akure.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State has said that it would maintain its silence rather than criticising the government of the All Progressives Congress (APC) led by Governor Rotimi Akeredolu.

The party said the electorates who wanted a new government by voting in Mr. Akeredolu should be the judge to critic the current administration of the APC. Mr. Clement Faboyede, state chairman of the opposition party stated this in Akure while inaugurating the Elders Caucus Committee.

Mr. Faboyede said that the party will not comments as it was not ready to join issues with the current administration of Mr. Akeredolu which had only spent nine months in office.

He said the people of the state are now facing the acclaimed change they voted for and should stop grumbling about the APC government in the state.

“No comment for now as its regards the performance of government (APC) in the power in Ondo State.

“The people of Ondo State voted the way they voted, so it is left for them to judge the government on the seat.

“As opposition, we have our own tracks, landmarks and also achievements. Let the people now compare and contrast.

“So, it is left for the good people of Ondo State to decide for themselves and when it’s time for us to talk at the show box, we shall talk,” Mr. Faboyede added.

Mr. Faboyede noted that the opposition party was already preparing to take back power in the country in 2019 with some new strategy being deployed to take over.

According to him, the PDP in the state is waxing stronger and would bounce back to form a formidable opposition hence the formation of the elders caucus.

He stated that those on the committee of the Elders Caucus are to reposition and strengthen the fold of the party with regards to the party’s constitution.

The PDP chairman explained that those on the list include some former political appointees under in the past government of the PDP in the state.

“They will be the conscience of the party as we will rely on their advice and to also give directions on the way forward.

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Poor performance of telecoms network operators

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he poor performance of the telecommunication networks in the country has come to the fore again. At the recent 81st telecoms consumers parliament organisation organised by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) in Lagos, participants deplored the dismal performance of the telecommunication networks in recent times. Participants implored telecommunications consumers to demand for compensation from the telecommunications operators over infractions on their rights.

It is sad that some 15 years after the telecommunications networks were licensed and they rolled out their services, Nigerian consumers of their services have been at the receiving end of the poor services rendered by the telecoms networks. Among such poor performance by the networks are dropped calls, failed calls, network interruption, network congestion, loss of signals during calls, overcharging for calls and charges for unsubscribed services, failed attempts to load recharge payment, inability to change their tariff plan, inability to activate the offered service, inability to send or receive SMS, unsolicited messages without an option to opt out, and call misdirection to an unintended number, among others. Many aggrieved customers have at different times resorted to media assistance to get redress from the telecoms networks without any positive answer from the telecoms network operators.

Thanks to the recession that swept through the economy in the last 18 months, most consumers became more discerning about the services offered by the telecoms networks and were able to discover their poor services and how they had been cheating their consumers for services not subscribed to. It was also discovered that even when customers complained to the telecoms companies about their services they hardly made any apologies or tried in any form to improve on the quality of such service.

Indeed, subscribers to the services of the telecoms networks operators are their customers. Therefore, it is the consumers’ right to demand for reasonably high quality of service, seamless connectivity, little or no disruption in

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Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu (2nd left) in the company of the President, Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, Ahmed Yaassai (left), inspecting some drug exhibition stands during the opening ceremony of the 90th Annual Conference of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria at the International Conference Centre in Umuahia, Abia State… on Wednesday.

Provost, LASUCOM, Prof. Babatunde Sola Gbenro; Managing Director, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Prof. Adewale Oke; Moyinoluwa Ekundayo and Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, during the commissioning of alternative Access Road into LASUTH/ College of Medicine, Ikeja, on Wednesday.

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

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service, affordable and value for their money and proactive information on service. Consequently, where a telecoms company performs poorly, it must give its consumers adequate compensation for the loss they suffered as a result of its poor service.

In the Nigerian business environment certain network problems cannot be ruled out. Among such problems are glitches arising from the vagaries in power supply, vandalism of equipment, network software malfunctions and fraudulent hacking and human errors. However, when such problems occur, telecoms operators owe it a duty to promptly communicate to their consumers about the occurrence of the problems and what they are doing to restore high quality service.

The fact remains that today, the networks have taken it upon themselves to give their customers unsolicited messages, to unnecessarily charge them for services not rendered and to continue to give them poor quality service. If anything, 15 years after commencement of operation the telecoms networks should have improved on the quality of their services. They should know that such poor quality services and lack of courtesy for their consumers cannot be business as usual for too long.

In addition, some of the telecoms network operators are foreign investors who invested in this economy and may not have known much about how Nigerians cherish high quality service and detest cheating and lack of respect for customers’ feelings. But, having operated in this country for about 15 years or so, they ought to have adapted to the Nigerian high value for service and comply.

Going forward, NCC is the last hope of the telecoms services consumers. As such, NCC must put in place stringent rules and guidelines for the various telecoms networks operators in the country and also set out to telecoms consumers the NCC telephone lines to call for complaints whenever the consumers feel aggrieved especially when they are cheated by the telecoms network operators. Such complaints must also be well investigated and, if found to be true, the telecoms network operator should be made to apologise to the consumer and other necessary compensation made to the consumer.

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Goodluck Jonathan

Matthew Ashimolowo

Julius Nyerere

“Nobody’s political ambition is worth the blood of any Nigerian”.

“If you must make a difference in life, then change your mind set”.

“Independence cannot be real if a nation depends upon gifts.”

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Recession: Not yet uhuru for Nigeria

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Edward Nnachi

he National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) latest overview of Nigeria’s economy between April and June 2017 has shown that the economy recorded a 0.55 percent positive productivity growth rate during the quarter and that Nigeria has exited from the recession it slipped into in the first quarter of 2016.

Many Nigerians heaved a sigh of relief that the worst was over for the country and its economy. Many others, especially those at the corridors of power were exhilarated by the news forgetting that it was not yet uhuru for the country as a mere 0.55% limp by Nigeria out of recession was not something to celebrate especially because it will take another quarter of positive and significant performance by the economy for the results to positively impact on the wellbeing of Nigerians.

As things are, the Nigerian economy is tied to the ups and downs in the oil market. Nigeria’s crude oil has stabilised at 2.2 million barrel per day. But, if Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) decides to cut Nigeria’s oil production, or if there is a crash in the price of oil globally, or the militants in the Niger Delta decide to continue with their militarisation, thereby cutting the nation’s oil supply, the country could slip back into recession again. The implication for Nigeria is that until the country successfully diversifies its economy away from the volatile oil and gas, its productivity growth will continue to be tied to the unreliable oil and gas sector.

Agriculture played a major part in the recovery of South Africa from recession whereas in Nigeria agricultural growth showed a downward trend for four consecutive quarters since Q3 2016 when the sector grew by 4.54% to 4.03%, 3.39% and 3.01% by the second quarter of 2017.

Apart from oil and gas, the country must aggressively develop its agriculture so that it can wake up and take its rightful place in the economy. While the country should retain peasant agriculture, it must be noted that peasant farming is anachronistic and can never propel agriculture to greater heights. Therefore, the government at the state and federal levels must rapidly develop a new corps of large scale farmers who could aggressively propel agribusiness to greater heights.

Also, the manufacturing sector, especially the Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SME) must be encouraged to grow so that they can employ more people and keep the economy vibrant. They must have access to loans at affordable rates. The rates of interest on bank loans in the country are too choking for businesses to survive. That is why many banks are recording huge unpaid loans.

Then, there must be stable exchange rate that will enable businesses and others who need

to import machineries, spare parts and necessary raw materials to plan ahead.

An unstable exchange rate leads to chaos in the economy and such instability breeds rent seeking and sharp practices by sellers of foreign exchange whether in the banks or at the Bureaus de Change across the country.

Above all, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Federal Ministry of Finance must ensure that both inflation and interest rates are brought down. The duo of high interest rates and high inflation must be adequately tamed so that industrial production can increase across the economy, prices of goods, particularly food items and agribusiness raw materials can rapidly come down and the economy can be stimulated again.

Nnachi is a staff of the The Daily Times Newspaper and can be reached via nnachieddyugbor@gmail.com

Sex, intelligence and women at work

M Añuli Ola-Olaniyi

ore than ever, women are coming to the realisation that certain ideologies, myths and mindset have added to setting an agenda that limits their productivity rather than promote it. More than ever, women are climbing out of the stereotypical pits and crawling out of dark holes to find themselves and achieve what has always been theirs.

A successful career has it’s own challenges but we are yet to have an equal playing field for men and women. One can argue the many challenges that existsocial, cultural, financial, political- however all these arguments have been made by men. How about a woman tells the world how she feels? Shouldn’t the person wearing the shoe be better positioned to share how it feels?

The statistics for unemployment in Nigeria shows that more women are negatively impacted than men when it comes to work.

As of August 31st, 2016, according to NBS quarterly data, unemployment for women stood at 15.9% and 12% for men while under-employment for women stood at 22.9% and 16.7% for men.

I applaud women who have used their intelligence, resilience and strong will to break glass ceilings in this country. Women who have not allowed man made strongholds limit them and deter them from their true selves and purpose.

A challenge women face is the unequal criteria set for getting into and sustaining a successful career. Sex, for as long as I can remember, has always been a part of existence with women bearing the brunt of objectification.

Sex is what has been subliminally agreed to as a currency to ‘buy and sell’, with “favours” to women being the commodity.

I have had people recount their experiences to me. I have also personally experienced this malaise while working as an NYSC member in a now defunct bank that was located in Lagos. As far back as 2002, bank marketing departments were classified as a section where female employees were given ‘targets’ to ensure that investors brought money into the bank by all means.

I didn’t work in the marketing department but that did not make me immune from the objectification. My boss at the time tried to take advantage of me. Here I was thinking I had ‘escaped’ from the almighty Marketing Department and was safe but little did I know that the business as usual was trade in sex to secure your future.

In the end, I reported the case to Human Resource, who promised to take up the matter but later advised me to resign because the person I was accusing was in top level management and was a very powerful resource for the bank.

There was no way I could win my case. I had to leave.

My story is also that of many other brilliant women out there.

Interestingly, this problem is not

local.

Sexual harassment reported on Fox News recently shows the major issues women face at work globally. Fox News host, Eric Bolling, was accused of sending unsolicited explicit pictures to three female colleagues. Needless to say, that matter was handled because the women reported and the authorities took it seriously and acted immediately.

If this were Nigeria, though, I dare say, it will not see the light of day. Nigeria rarely reports this type of un-dignifying behaviour.

Like most things that have to do with women, it gets swept under the rug.

I will like to emphasise that Intelligence, not sex, is the best tool for societal interaction between men and women. Men who engage in this need to unlearn many things, have a mindset change and dispel the myths.

When men do this, women will rise up over and beyond the limits in their careers. If women will insist on trading with intelligence at every instance, men will align themselves accordingly.

Intelligent women are not given the equal platform to work, lead and be in decision making positions as much as men are and I dare say that most intelligent women will do a great job, if not better, should this fixation on sex be absent.

As part of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)-8 which is Decent Work and Economic Growth, the United Nations (UN) target for 2030 is that women are

part of an inclusive economic growth that will foster benefits for all.

How will this be achieved?

Restrictions (all man made) need to become obsolete for young women trying to gain a decent employment as well as working women focused on creating a successful career. Sustainability has become a national problem and not a woman’s problem.

It is expected that the Gender and Equality Bill (GEO Bill) will change things. It has made provisions for setting a new norm regarding women leading from a career platform. Clause 8 of the bill provides for the elimination of discrimination against women in employment, occupation and profession. It guarantees the right to work commensurate with the skill and competence, expertise and knowledge.

Should the GEO Bill be passed, it will, hopefully, greatly reduce and stop sexual harassment against women, including the mindset resulting from trading sex for intelligence Career women can now be free to engage and explore wider opportunities without having to live in fear of confrontation from the opposite sex and truly have an equal playing field to take on leadership and decision making positions in Nigeria.

Añuli Ola-Olaniyi is a certified HR practitioner and founder of HEIR, committed to helping young women with career development. She writes from Abuja, Nigeria.

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Much ado about Buhari’s appointments Times Columnist MOHAMMED ADAMU

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Each time there was a list in favour of the North, there had always been a spontaneous uproar of alarm and condemnation.

Opposition political parties, especially the PDP, and often even a notoriously cry-wolf Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, had always had a field day repeating the usual propaganda of an ethno-religiously or geo-politically biased government bent on assuaging a phantom hegemonic temperament.

And because the Southern media too had often –advertently or inadvertentlyhelped to tend to these divisive nerves, soon the perception came to stick in the mind of an unsuspecting public, of a government not just eminently nepotistic, but in fact incorrigibly so.

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hey wonder how, ‘we were all witnesses to the piecemeal appointments made by Buhari’; and how, ‘we all saw that each time he made those appointments, they were lopsidedly in favor of the North’. So now they ask ‘how come when a final toll is taken, the numbers don’t add up? And the answer is simple: ‘because whereas you had paid kin attention to all lists of appointments that favored the North, you had deliberately ignored those that favored the South. And thanks to your ‘over-dribble’, now we know that there were not just as many such lists that favored the North, there were in fact even more that favored the South!

Each time there was a list in favour of the North, there had always been a spontaneous uproar of alarm and condemnation. Opposition political parties, especially the PDP, and often even a notoriously cry-wolf Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, had always had a field day repeating the usual propaganda of an ethno-religiously or geo-politically biased government bent on assuaging a phantom hegemonic temperament. And because the Southern media too had often –advertently or inadvertently- helped to tend to these divisive nerves, soon the perception came to stick in the mind of an unsuspecting public, of a government not just eminently nepotistic, but in fact incorrigibly so.

But we saw also, that whenever the reverse had happened and a list was released that was just as pro-South as a previous one had been pro-North, virtually all the moral champions of geo-political and ethno-religious balance in federal appointments, had suddenly lost their ‘corrective voices’.

Their heads buried in the sand like the ostrich, they pretended on each occasion not to see any evil, not to hear any evil. How would they have had the toll add up in the end?

In retrospect whenever such reverse situations happened, a few Northerners, as always, had only blushingly but un-affectedly teased them with subtle gags like: ‘So now you no get mouth complain because e favor you?!’ Or many would say ‘Thank God we go hear word now because na una e favor this time!’ it has always been typical of these cry-wolfers to just keep mum!

Northerners, just like they never bicker about their corrupt ones being brought to book, are also never ready to split hairs about who has an edge in the sharing or spread of political appointments.

Because they believe that as many times as there are appointment lists in favor of the North, so will there be lists too at other times, in favor of the South. A little more here, today; and a little more there, tomorrow.

And now that we know that Buhari’s appointments thus far have favored the South more than the North, should heaven fall – like they had been importuning it should? Or are Southerners not Nigerians, just like Northerners are? Why should we split hairs

Buhari just because there are a couple of more Southerners than there are Northerners on the list of federal appointment lists? There were more lopsided appointments in favor of the South even when Jonathan was there. Heaven did not fall! Nor did Northerners make it such a divisive issue as some Southerners are, today.

I said when I wrote ‘Still On Buhari’s Appointments: “Many had cited Jonathan’s ethno-centric appointments as justification for a retaliatory measure even by a Buhari that is not known to be malevolent. But it’ll not be right to ‘trade a Rolland for an Oliver’! In fact my grouse with Jonathan’s appointments was not so much for the geo-ethnic bias (in making them) as it was the gross non-performance of his appointees and the brazen theft of our common patrimony which they had made the very purpose of governance.

Baring that, it should not have mattered to me that they (Jonathan’s appointees) all came from a section of the country”.

It was my candid opinion that merit and maybe a reasonable degree of equity, rather than geopolitical or ethno-religious balance should determine how appointments are made. Which is not to ignore the fact that there are certain political offices whose appointments are regulated by the Constitution, or

by Statute Postscript And now that they have been busted, they are resorting to their trade mark of shifting the goal post again! They say it is not just about ‘quantum’. That it is about ‘quality’.

Now they talk about ‘juicy’ and ‘non juicy’ appointments. And you wonder ‘if it is truly about service, what has the search for ‘juicy’ offices got to do with it?

It had to take this same unyielding quest by hate-mongers for the things that divide us, to bring to the surface such unpalatable truth that now unsettles none but them. The Hausas will say ‘qilu ya jawo bau!’

–meaning ‘a careless flicker has set off a conflagration!’ But I prefer the more profoundly metaphorical ‘allura ta haqo garma’ (that the needle has unearthed an axe).

And this has always been the case with them. Crying wolf always and having to eat the humble pie in the end.

Re- Revisiting ‘CAN’s descent to the medieval’ +2347035340446 “I have read, reread and will read and read again and again, your masterpiece ‘Revisiting CAN’s Descent To The Medieval’. It is food for thought. I am a Christian and all you said is true.

Forget this our CAN. A bundle of confusion and contradictions. But for religion, Nigeria would have been great. I will continue to patron-

ize your column”. -+2347035340446 Online:- “What people do not know is that in its rules of transactions and business dealings, Islam allows the business ‘game of chance’ to be dictated by the laws of market forces –a morally conscious free economy. I like the comparison made between religious schools and religious banks. The reason CAN shouts Islamization is when they cannot copy or replicate the ideology without looking out rightly like copycats”. –Umar Hamza.

Online:- “Brilliantly packaged as usual. All the antagonistic voices behind the financial or economic idea are to be disregarded. They are mischievously ignorant’-Musa Suleiman.

Online:- “This is indeed an assorted breakfast buffet… God bless you Sir…. We need to read materials like this with open mind” -Abdul Ganiyu Tairu.

Online:- “A brilliant piece! Full of history and religious education.

Well done my brother”. –Muhammad Kudu Re- Wailers vs Hailers meritigwede@gmail.com:- With due respect sir, I like the fact that you strategically expressed your thoughts on WAILERS VS HAILERS. From your column, it is obvious that you are a Buharist and that is right in your own way. We have different thoughts but weren’t you too harsh on the wailers? I wanted to send a lengthy mail but I will try my best to make it concise and present it in questions. I am neither a wailer nor a hailer but don’t you think the wailers have been so victorious as they have been ruling this great country since 1999? Where were the hailers? Don’t you say that they were assessing because even after assessing we can’t still see what they have done in these few years in office.

There is no doubt that there are similarities between the trajectory of the country’s progress and PDP’s progress.

Also, since you have painted the hailers to be so flawless what do you have to say on what Ferdinard Orbih, SAN said, “While the Goodluck administration was able to reduce incidents of disobedience of court orders to the barest minimum, the President Buhari administration has elevated disobedience of court orders to official state policy”. The President Buhari’s administration knowing fully well that the Judiciary is the perfect arm to tackle corruption meanwhile, it has made the arm even more corrupt then i wondered ‘I thought he wanted to sweep out corruption for good’ –Merit Igwede Online:- “An unfortunate period in our history as a nation. Unfortunate because the most vocal of all at present were urchins that gobbled on the crumbs that fell from the table of masters of perfidy. For

them the crime is to dare speak up against what was wrong. Therefore, everything is not right with Buhari’s government even if nothing corruptible is traced to him or the First Lady beyond the specter of malicious rumor” –Thomas Brown Usmam Wamba Online:- “Thanks for enriching awareness on the righteousness and patriotism of ‘Hailers’, and the Cradle of evil which ‘Wailers’ symbolize at this critically challenging time of crises, with our identity as one indivisibly cohesive political sovereignty!” –Muhammad Sulaiman Online:- “Another excellent piece.

Always a delight to read your incisive and captivating takes. May Allah bless you more and endow us with as much gift when we grow up too”. –Muhammadu Mubarak Online:- “I wish it is possible to publish your piece in all the papers and all platforms. So that all the ‘Wailers’ and ‘Hailers’ can see, read, digest this excellent piece and appreciate the Mohammed Adamu…

Well done my brother”. Muhammad Kudu.

Online:- “This analysis reminds me of Newswatch ‘Preface to Cover’ of those pioneering years of newsmagazine journalism. Brilliant”. – Nsidifiok Nsukaba Online:- “The Wailers will still wail on this work of in-depth intellectual mind.” –Adelusi Aderemi Online:- “Excellent analysis and very factual”. –Yahaya Bello Re-‘Babachir, ‘Cabal’ as anti-theory’ +2347016946072:- “A President who rode to power on the strength of his reputation of integrity, receives a report on alleged corrupt activities of an officer of his administration as high as the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF and takes over two months to act, only after a bigger scandal just occurred and you see nothing wrong in it, attributing it to his being meticulous. Three members of the President’s kitchen cabinet connived to reinstate a fugitive alleged to have stolen billions without his knowledge and you say he is both in power and in control. You all think Nigerians are fools. That is the most painful part of this madness you see nothing wrong with. He should have continued his ‘meticulousness’…. by setting up another panel and merely suspend Maina rather than sacking him”. -+2347016946072 +08023743220:-“Mallam, dear Mallam! You remain the most fertile and erudite writer cum columnist I ever come across in my professional life.

The job you did in your column today is simply un-put-down-able and I am going to tell the story behind it someday. The write up remains masterfully crafted and can only come from the Mallam I am privileged to have known! More ink to your pen.”

–Lisa Olu Akerele Online:- “The issue of the so called ‘cabal’ in Buhari’s government as the peddlers of that assertion try to portray, has for long time been a myth or imagination of the peddlers rather than real to me. In any case your recipe this Thursday has fully unbundled them. kudos to you bros”. -Nasiru Rabiu Online:- “The way you succinctly dealt with the issue of Buhari and his critics; may most likely irk your accusers than earn the accolades of your admirers. Surely, you’ll be cloaked with the garb of religion, if not ethnicity; and probably be accused of some pecuniary gain than be viewed analytically and dispassionately –Thomas Brown Usmam Wamba +2348054648202:“Mohammed, thanks for making my day beautiful and bright. What a thriller. I love the write up. It is equivalent to music by the masters. Cheers”. –Engr Femi Aribatise

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APC calls for cancellation of Enugu LGA poll’s results Moses Oyediran, Enugu

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All Progressives Congress (APC) has rejected the results of last Saturday’s local government election held in Enugu State and called for its cancellation.

In a petition letter addressed to the chairman of Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission (ENSIEC), Dr. Mike Ajogwu, the party accused the electoral body of compromising the elec-

toral process.

It said: “Please take note that the All Progressives Congress (APC) by this letter do hereby reject in its entirety the purported results of the Enugu State local government elections purportedly held on November 4, 2017.

The petition titled, “Notice of rejection of the results of Enugu state local government election” said its resolve to reject the results was based on the fact that “The EN-

SIEC chairman, Dr. Ajogwu, acting directly and through his agents and employees willfully and wantonly refused to allow APC agents to observe the distribution of sensitive electoral materials before and during the election.

The letter signed by state chairman of the party, Dr. Ben Nwoye, and made available to Daily Times in Enugu, Tuesday, stated thus: “This willful act was perpetrated in order to give the People’s

Democratic Party (PDP), undue advantage during the election proper.

It added that the decision was taken because “the ENSIEC chairman, acting directly and through his agents and employees gave the results sheets to agents, members and candidates of PDP. Shortly thereafter, PDP, agents filled in the results sheets, and allocated winning numbers to their candidates.

The APC equally ac-

cused Ajogwu, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), of failing to provide results sheets at the polling units and collation centres, alleging that the commission also failed to make appropriate security arrangements to prevent electoral violence which marred the election.

As a result of that, “Great number of APC supporters, candidates, and leaders suffered severe bodily harm” adding that the polls which was

characterised by violence, that resulted to heavy gunshots left many people suffered gunshot wounds, stab wounds, kidnapping, torture, molestation and false imprisonment.

“For the forgoing reasons and others not mentioned herein, All Progressives Congress demands immediate cancellation of the purported local government election held on November 4, 2017”, he stated.

Police shoot suspected kidnappers, rescue abducted victim Edem Bassey, Calabar

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suspected kidnappers in Ikom, in Cross River State were shot dead by the Police in the State.

The suspected kidnappers, who kidnapped a lady (name unknown), had been under the trail of the police for fourdays now since the incident occurred.

The Police Public Relations Officer, Ms Irene Ugbo told newsmen in Calabar that the Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Cross River Police Command rescued an abducted victim and killing five suspected kidnappers in Ikom Local Government Area of the state.

ASP Ugbo, explained that men of the SARS unit on gathering intelligence information traced the kidnappers to their hide-out in the Members of the Federation of Yoruba Students Union (FOYSU), Federal College of Education, Zaria, Kaduna State with Sen. Dino Melaye (middle), after presentation of Most Resourceful Lawmaker Award to Melaye in Abuja… on Wednesday.

Abia PDP publicity secretary in trouble over comment on state affairs

Lagos restates commitment at ending child molestation

Sunday Nwakanma, Umuahia

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State Government has pledged to sustain the advocacy against child abuse which has helped in significant decline of reported cases.

This was made known during a child rights advocacy sensitisation in Lagos by a state counsel, Mrs. Kehinde Iyade, representing the Lagos State Ministry of Justice.

“The massive awareness now has actually helped in reducing the figures of child molestation, unlike 10-15 years ago where children could not speak up.

“We will never stop creating that awareness because there are still few unreported cases.

“The advocacy is very important and it is reaching plenty homes because of the statistics of reports we

Ïj Ɗ ƐƏ ƗƈƐƈ Ƌ ƏƑƋƆƏ Ɛ ƆƌƄƏ ƅƆ Ƈƈ Ɛ have had,” she said.

Mrs Iyade urged traditional rulers and communities to use their positions to enlighten children and parents on the rights of children and why it must be protected.

She further disclosed that in Lagos state, most of the reported cases were from schools about victims being molested in the home.

In a bid to end the rising spate of child abuse, Lagos state traditional rulers also threw their weight behind the campaign to end child abuse, during the coranation of, HRM Afeez Badiru, the Elejigbo of Langbasa, in Langbasa, a community in Lagos, said “I have been an advocate of children

knowing their rights, and that is why I always support such feat.

“Series of cases at my disposal makes me believe that most children and parents do not know their rights and what it means for a child to be abused.”

He noted that though awareness has been massive, there were still several cases out there, urging stakeholders to assist in educating ignorant parents in in rural areas of the implications of child abuse.

“We need more advocacy and enlightenment because this is how we can reduce the madness totally,” HRM Badiru stressed.

Also commenting, a teacher, Mrs. Ajifuwa Oluwasayo, said “Not all stu-

dents know their rights; they need to be properly enlightened at all levels because as a teacher, I have had reported cases of children who serve as maids and helpers to parents, being molested, punished, and not being pampered like their own children.

Even when we try to link up with their biological parents, we find it difficult”.

Speaking on behalf of children, a student from Ado primary school, Fatai Mayowa, said,” Children are exposed to molestation everywhere, because some parents beat their children or maybe someone they are taking care of, or living with them, and it needs to be stopped, the government needs to speak and sanction parents who do this very well.”

bush where the shooting occurred.

“Our men today had an encounter with some kidnappers in Ikom local government while trying to rescue an abducted woman in their captivity. During the process of rescuing the victim, the kidnappers engaged our men in an exchange of fire and during the process; we were able to rescue the woman while five of the kidnappers were gun down.

“We also arrested two of the kidnappers and our men are bringing them down to Calabar as we speak” She said. She however, urged members of the public to always avail the command with timely and useful information that would help them to respond to cases of emergency on time.

that the Abia State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Publicity Secretary, Sir Don Ubani is in trouble over his comment on the state of affairs in the PDP- controlled state.

Information has it that he has been confronted by the leadership of the party and queried for exposing the party secrets, while close associates of the state governor are said not to be happy with the write up because they believe the write up was targeted at them.

Don had on 7th November, 2017 disclosed his displeasure and observation on what is going on in the state and in PDP in particular in the state, stating, “Except one is principled, determined and courageous, one would find it very herculean, if not impossible, being actively involved

in the politics of this clime”.

In a Whatsapp group chat opened by a media aid to the state governor, and titled “My thoughts on rumoured implosion”, Sir Ubani had written: “The reason is not farfetched. Pretence and sycophancy are two essential ingredients required for success and its sustainability in Nigerian politics. To think otherwise is like one hitting one’s head against a brick wall.

“Go to any Government House or Local Government Council, the point I am making here would quickly be made manifest. The persons who surround either the Governor or the Chairman are those who have conditioned themselves saying only those things their boss would like to hear, even when they know beyond any doubt that such narratives would only mislead their Principal.

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Agrieved families, locals mourn (Inset)Annabelle Pomeroy, 14, daugher of the church’s pastor among the dead.

First Baptist Church with the gunman (inset)

Gunman massacres 26 worshippers at Baptist Church, Sutherland Springs, Texas Gbubemi God’s Covenant Snr The Sunday service at the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs in rural Texas, USA that began last weekend with a rendition of Happiness is the Lord A video posted on YouTube showed pastor, Frank Pomeroy, telling parishioners to walk around the room and shake somebody’s hand. “Tell them it’s good to see them in God’s house this morning.”

Barely 20 minutes into the service (about 11.30am), a young man dressed in black tactical assault garb, parked his car across the street from the church, then strolled over with an AR-15 assault rifle. He moved to one side of the church and began shooting at the small, white clapboard building.

A state policeman named Freeman Martin told reporters he saw the man open fire from another angle before entering the sparsely furnished and whitewashed sanctuary and started firing on the congregation that typically hosts 50 people. By the time the gun smoke filtered away, he had shot dead 23. The cop said two others died outside the church and one died later in hospital. Twenty were wounded. The ages of the victims ranged from five to 72-yearold. One witness said that about half the congregation was killed in one fell swoop last Sunday.

The pastor, Frank Pomeroy, was not present, but his 14-yearold daughter was killed. The victims, including a pregnant woman, were aged from five to

72. Twenty-three people died inside the church and two outside. Another person died in hospital.

A CBS report said four children from the same family were shot: a five-year-old boy who was hit four times and was in surgery; a girl, also five; another girl aged seven who was also in surgery; and an eight-yearold who hid under a pew. Police did not confirm the figures.

Local residents, Scott Holcombe and Sarah Slavin told The New York Times that their parents, Bryan and Karla Holcombe, were among the dead.

Speaking in tears outside a hospital, 15 miles from Sutherland Springs, Mr Holcombe said: “I’m dumbfounded. This is unimaginable.”

As the gunman stepped out of the church, a local resident shot at the killer, Mr Martin said. “The suspect dropped his rifle and fled. He climbed into his car and drove away, with the local man and his neighbour in pursuit.

Kelley drove north and crashed close to the county border, where he was found dead in a car loaded with weapons. Mr Martin said that it was unclear whether he had died of a selfinflicted wound or whether he had been shot by someone else.

The neighbour, Jonnie Langendorff, told the Ksat news station: “We were doing about 95mph, going around traffic and everything. Eventually he came to kind of a slowdown and after that we got within just a few feet of him and he got off the road.

He just lost control and that’s

Residents hold candle light prayer Sunday night (Inset) Carrie Matula embraces a woman after the shooting

when I parked my vehicle. The other gentleman jumped out and had his rifle drawn on him but he didn’t move after that.”

At the press conference officials refused to speculate on the motive for the atrocity. “If you came here wanting to know the motive behind this shooting you are going to leave here disappointed,” Mr Martin said. Albert Gamez Jr, a Wilson County commissioner, said that Sutherland Springs was a small community where everyone knew one another. “You never expect something like this,” he said.

“My heart is broken.”

Residents of the village, a rural community of about 400 people 30 miles east of San Antonio, saw their church surrounded by police and emergency vehicles.

Many gathered at a community centre to learn the fate of loved ones.

“The tragedy of course is worsened by the fact that it oc-

curred in a church, a place of worship,” Greg Abbott, the governor of Texas, said. He said that he was not sure whether the death toll would rise. “All we know is that it’s too many.”

Joe Tackitt, the sheriff, appeared shell-shocked. “You all in here know what happened today,” he said. “It’s something we always say does not happen in small communities. But we found out today it does.”

The gunner A thorough police check found that 26-years-old Devin Patrick Kelley was a member of the US Air Force and served at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico from 2010 until his discharge, according to Air Force spokeswoman Ann Stefanek.

He was court-martialed in 2012 for assault on his spouse and assault on their child, according to Stefanek. He served a

year in confinement, received a bad conduct discharge and had his rank reduced, she said.

In April 2016, Kelley purchased the Ruger AR-556 rifle he allegedly used in the shooting from a store in San Antonio, Texas, a law enforcement official said. There was no disqualifying information in the background check conducted as required for the purchase, a law enforcement official told CNN. At one point, the shooter tried to get a license to carry a gun in Texas but was denied by the state, Abbott said, citing the director of Texas’ Department of Public Safety.

“So how was it that he was able to get a gun? By all the facts that we seem to know, he was not supposed to have access to a gun,” Abbott said. “So how did this happen?”

That appear to be the price the American people will continue to pay for freedom.

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Fulani herdsmen allegedly resume killings in Nasarawa after leaving Benue Augustine Kuza, Lafia

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day resumed in Nasarawa State as scores were feared dead when suspected fleeing Fulani men from Benue State invaded farmlands and homes of some communities in Awe, Keana and Doma Local Government of the state.

Daily Time gathered that some Fulani herdsmen invaded some farmlands in Jangaru area of Awe leaving scores killed and many hospitalised in some undisclosed health

centres in Awe town.

A farmer in the area who pleaded anonymity for fear of being attacked said hundreds of thousands of herdsmen moving from Benue to Nasarawa to avoid the Benue Anti Open Grazing Law has heightened tension amongst farmers in the communities.

He said that farmers in the area and other border communities are having sleepless nights over the increasing number of herdsmen in the area, a situation that is forcing farmers to harvest crops

untimely.

Another farmer who gave his name as John said the irreparable level of the destruction of crops is unimaginable and therefore calls on both the state and federal government to intervene in order to save farmers and communities from invading herdsmen.

He added that the residence at the border communities are living in perpetual fear of attacks by the herdsmen and called on security agencies to provide security in the af-

fected areas to safeguard lives and properties.

Also in Keana local government council of the state, there is palpable tension in some communities where herdsmen grazed freely in people’s farms. The communities are Gidan Kpalev, Bature, Tse Mori, Tamen, Ikpe, Shatse Abee, Iyanwua and Ikpirayor.

According to a farmer in Bature settlement area who gave his name as Joseph Hembaor the herdsmen who where well armed entered into his

farm when his wife attempted to send the cattle out of the farm they forcefully laid her down and attempted to rape her but was intercepted by a passersby who also sustained an injury in one of his hand.

In Doma Local Government, investigation has revealed that the herdsmen attacked farmers in their farms while working and matcheted them, although no death was reported as the time of filing in the report.

Findings also revealed that some herdsmen who

had earlier moved to the border areas between Nasarawa and Benue have begun to make moves back to Benue to challenge the Anti Open Grazing Law recently put in place in Benue State.

When contacted the Police Public Relations Officer Nasarawa State Command, DSP Idrisu Kenney confirmed the killings but said it was only one person.

He however said that the command has commenced investigation into the crisis but has made no arrest yet.

Ogun Pilgrims Board rolls out schedule for 2018 Hajj exercise

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lim Pilgrim’s Welfare Board will on Monday November 13, 2018 begin the preparation for 2018 Holy Pilgrimage to Makkah and Medinah.

A release signed by the Executive Secretary of the Board, Alhaji Abdul Hakeem Kalejaiye indicated that the Hajj Screening forms would be available at Block B, New Secretariat, Oke-Mosan, from Monday November 13 to December 15, 2017 at the sum of One Thousand Naira Only.

According to Kalejaiye, the intending pilgrims are expected to obtain application form of Ten Thousand Naira (N10,000.00) only, Pay a deposit of One Million Naira (N1,000,000.00) only at not more than four (4) instalments on or before January 31, 2018, Pay laboratory tests fee of Four Thousand Five Hundred Naira (4,500.00) only on or before

January 31, 2018, and pay insurance fee of Four Thousand Naira (N4, 000.00) only on or before January 31, 2018.

He added that all devout Muslims who desire to participate in 2018 Hajj operations through the Board should liaise with the Finance and Account Department of the Board to ascertain the mode of payments.

Some officials of Lagos State Government inspecting the ongoing dredging of the waterways at Ilase in Ojo LCDA… on Wednesday.

Nigeria Breweries, FRSC kick-start Ember months campaigns Bolaji Olasunkanmi

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have been advised not to drink if they must drive and not to drive if they must drink.

This was the resolution of this year’s edition of Don’t drink and drive campaign’ with a theme titled: “Right to life on the highway not negotiable” for the 2017 ‘Operation Zero’ Nigeria that was held at the New Garage, Ojota Motor Park, Lagos on Tuesday.

In his welcome address the represen-

tative of the Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Boboye Oyeyemi, Mr. Bisi Kazeem said “The sustenance of this FRSC/NB Campaign in Nigeria which marks its 10th Edition shows Nigerian Breweries Plc (NBP) is not only concerned with the chain of production, distributions, promotion of products, sales, and then profit from its business, but it shows an expression of care for the lives of their customers”.

Oyeyemi said, this campaign therefore, is

a timely reminder that drinking and driving does not only pose a threat to the life of the drunk driver, but also to the lives and properties of all road users (motorists, pedestrians, and even animals).

Such are still a threat to the state of road infrastructures which costs a lot of resources to produce and mount on the highways and city centres.

“It is instructive to note that drunk driving is not a problem peculiar to Nigeria alone, it is a global concern as the United Nations’

Decade of Action on Road Safety is aimed at reducing fatalities and injuries by 50% come 2020. With this worrisome trend, the bulk of the casualties are our youths who form the economic productive bracket of our great Nation”.

In his own submission, Corporate Affairs Adviser, Nigerian Breweries Plc (NB), Mr. Kufre Ekanem, reiterated his company’s support to ensure that lives are more safe on our roads through their corporate social responsibilities.

The Sector Commander, FRSC, Lagos State Command, Hyginus Omeje, Director of Transport, Operations, Ministry of Transportation, Lagos State, Engr. Akinola Johnson, Lagos State Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers ( NURTW), Alhaji Tajudeen Agbede and others lauded the programme, they however, admonished the drivers to always ensure that their safety and that of the passengers should be paramount at all time.

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This is to inform the general public that the above named Initiative has Applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission Abuja for registration Under part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act of 1990.

The general public is hereby notified that the above named Association has applied for registration under part C of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. OHAJU VINCENT UGOCHUKWU 2. ESSIEN MICHAEL ANIETIE 3. AKUJUO ADANNA CHINAKA 4. AMAH CHRISTOPHER CHIM

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THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1 ) ALHAJI HAMMED AKINDELE (PRESIDENT) 2) ABIODUN TAIWO RAUPH (SECRETARY GEN) 3) ALFA WAHEED NURUDEEN 4) CHIEF JELILI OYEJIDE 5) JIMOH KAREEM 6) ABDUL RAHMON OMIDOKUN 7 )RASHEED OLANREWAJU 8) FARONBI OLUFEMI 9) GBOLAHAN OPEODU 10) ALHAJA MUTIAT AKINDELE ADEYEMI. 11) ALHAJA MUJIDAT ANIBIRE THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE:TO MAINTAIN PEACE, HARMONY AND CORDIAL RELATIONSHIP AMONG MEMBERS. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA DISTRICT, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION

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IFESOWAPO OFFIN EGERTON OKE ARIN PROVISIONS MARKET ASSOCIATION OF LAGOS The general public is hereby notified that the above named ASSOCIATION has applied for registration under part C of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 1990.

This is to inform the general public that the above named has applied to the corporate Affairs commission for registration under part’ C’ of the company and Allied Matters Act of 1990 .

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The general public is hereby notified that the above named has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission [CAC] Abuja for registration under Part C of the Company and Allied Matters Act 1990.

The Trustees are: i. MR. OWOLABI TOPE TOSIN ii.MRS. OZAKO OGHENE-MAERO ERERE iii.MRS. BAKARE OMOWUNMI QUBRAT iv.MR. ADEDAYO RASHEED OLUMUYIWA v. MRS. UWOLLOH CHIZULU ESTHER AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: i. To lead the fight against heart disease through education and creating awareness ii. To enable people to live longer and healthier lives through research iii. To enable the provision of medical supplies and facilities.

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This is to inform the general public that the above named Association has applied to the corporate Affairs Commission for registration under part “C” of the companies and Allied Matters Act 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. UKPAI IRO UKPAI - CHAIRMAN 2. NORBERT IKWUAZOM 3. CLEMENT IDIGO 4. GABRIEL ONYEKURU 5. CHINASA MBAH 6. EMMANUEL UMEH AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. Creating and fostering unity, love, and understanding among members.

2. To promote and contribute to the development and improvement of FULL TO DIVINE NEIGHBOURHOOD ASSOCIATION area by the provision of Roads, drainages, Electricity, Security and Neighbourhood Watch.

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THE CHILDREN’S DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION

The general public is hereby notified that the above named has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission [CAC] Abuja for registration under Part C of the Company and Allied Matters Act 1990.

The Trustees are: i. MRS OZAKO OGHENE-MAERO ERERE II. MRS UWOLLOH CHIZULU ESTHER III. MR. MOMOH SULEIMAN OMONE OGIE IV. MRS. ATADIOUS ARUORIWO ICHAKO ALMA V. MRS DUROJAIYE ABOLADE OLAYINKA CHRISTINA AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: i. To provide knowledge and skills that will enable children to create their own paths to self actualisation, success and prevention of mental poverty. ii. To provide holistic education to children by using books and access to virtual and real libraries and also creating community based education programmes that will entertain especially the needy and orphans in Nigeria and Africa especially. iii. To create project to distribute free books , stationary and bags to underprivileged children.

GOD OF DISCOVERY EVANGELICAL AND PRAYER MINISTRY

Notice is hereby given to the general public that the abovenamed Church has applied to the corporate Affairs Commission, Abuja for registration under part C of the Companies &Allied Matters Act 2004.

Names of Trustees 1.Oladosu Mike Musbah 2.Oladosu Taofik Olaide 3.Oni Oluyemi Elizabeth 4.Adegboyega Aminat Omobola Aims and Objective 1.To preach the gospel of Jesus Christ through the word of God.

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

Any objections to the registration should be forwarded within 28 days to The Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Maitama, Abuja.

SIGNED; MRS. UWOLLOH CHIZULU ESTHER 08185612234

Signed: Trustees

MRS. JANE ANYI CHOLLOM formerly known and addressed as MISS. JANE ANYI EKWA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. JANE ANYI CHOLLOM. All former document(s) remain valid. All relevant authorities concerned and the public should take note.

MRS. SIMON CHIEMELA EBERECHI

CHIMIEZIE UGORJI GODWIN formerly known and addressed as, EMMANUEL SAMUEL, now wish to be known and addressed as, CHIMIEZIE UGORJI GODWIN. All former documents remain valid.

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MRS. AJAGBE ELIZABETH DAMILOLA

DABAR INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN CENTRE Notice is hereby given to the general public that the above-named Church has applied to the corporate Affairs Commission, Abuja for registration under part C of the Companies &Allied Matters Act 2004.

Names of Trustee 1.Alawiye Oluwasesan Samuel 2. Ige Ayodeji 3. Daryan Pam 4. Alawiye Mojirola Victoria 5. Alawiye Righteousness Akinkorede Aims and Objectives : 1. To preach the gospel of our lord Jesus Christ.

I, formerly known and addressed as, MISS. ANYANWU CHIEMELA EBERECHI, now wish to be known and addressed as, MRS. SIMON CHIEMELA EBERECHI. All former documents remain valid.

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I, formerly known and addressed as, MISS. PASEDA ELIZABETH DAMILOLA, now wish to be known and addressed as, MRS. AJAGBE ELIZABETH DAMILOLA. All former documents remain valid.

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UZOMA ERNEST UGWU

MARTINS JOSEPH BEN

GODWIN SANDY FREEDOM

I formerly known and addressed as SAMUEL EKE, now wish to be known and addressed as UZOMA ERNEST UGWU. All former document remain valid.

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I, formerly known and addressed as, OTO-OBONG JOSEPH BEN, now wish to be known and addressed as, MARTINS JOSEPH BEN. My correct date of birth is, 16th April, 1995, not 4th April, 1994.

All former documents remain valid.

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I, formerly known and addressed as, GEORGE FREEDOM ELLINTON, now wish to be known and addressed as, GODWIN SANDY FREEDOM. All former documents remain valid.

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CONFIRMATION OF NAME

Any objections to the registration should be forwarded within 28 days to The Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission plot 420, Tigris Crescent, Maitama, Abuja.

Signed: Trustees MRS. GRACE EGWOLOR ERE I, formerly known and addressed as, MISS. GRACE EGWOLOR AKWAKWA, now wish to be known and addressed as, MRS. GRACE EGWOLOR ERE. All former documents remain valid.

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GODSPOWER ORJI NGBOINEME I, formerly known and addressed as, RICHARD PAUL, now wish to be known and addressed as, GODSPOWER ORJI NGBOINEME. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I formerly known and addressed as TAIYE BOSE BAMIDELE, now wish to be known and addressed as TAIYE BOSE ATOBATELE. All former document remain valid. General public should please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as AMUSA LUKUMON OLARENWAJU, now wish to be known and addressed as LAWAL LUKMON OLANREWAJU. All former document remain valid. General public should please take note.

CORRECTION OF NAME/DATE OF BIRTH

CORRECTION OF NAME/ DATE OF BIRTH

I, IBITARA FOLUKE OMOWUMI, wish to correct my name which was wrongly written as, IBITARA STELLA, instead of, IBITARA FOLUKE OMOWUMI. I now wish to be known and addressed as, IBITARA FOLUKE OMOWUMI. My correct date of birth is, 18th June, 1979 not 18th July, 1979. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I, LAWRENCE CHINONSO CHRISTIAN, wish to correct my name which was wrongly written as, LAWRENCE CHUKWUNONSO CHRISTIAN, Instead of, LAWRENCE CHINONSO CHRISTIAN, in my BVN details. I now wish to be known and addressed as, LAWRENCE CHINONSO CHRISTIAN. My correct date of birth is, 27th October, 1997, not 27th October, 1995. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

AKINDELE OLAIFE OLUWATOYIN

ADEBISI MORUFAH ABIMBOLA

SHIYANBADE ABIODUN AYISAT

ZAKARIYAH RISKAT OMOLALE

USMAN ABIODUN ISSA

IYANDA ABISOLA ABIODUN

I formerly known and addressed as ILORI OLAIFE OLUWATOYIN , now wish to be known and addressed as AKINDELE OLAIFE OLUWATOYIN. All former document remain valid. General public should please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as ISIBA MORUFAH ABIMBOLA, now wish to be known and addressed as ADEBISI MORUFAH ABIMBOLA. All former document remain valid. General public should please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as Abdul Abiodun Ayisat, now wish to be known and addressed as Shiyanbade Abiodun Ayisat. All former document remain valid. General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as MOHAMMED RISKAT OMOLALE, now wish to be known and addressed as ZAKARIYAH RISKAT OMOLALE. All former document remain valid. General public should please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as SUNMONU AFOLABI SULE, now wish to be known and addressed as USMAN ABIODUN ISSA. All former document remain valid.

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I formerly known and addressed as IYANDA DESOLA, now wish to be known and addressed as IYANDA ABISOLA ABIODUN. All former document remain valid. General public should please take note.

REGINA ONINE

OVIENRIA EDONOJIE WILFRED

MOSES AKINWALE AGBAJE

NAHEEMOH AHMED GBADAMOSI

MRS. ATTAH ISMAILA AISHA

NIGHAMATA HENRY NOSA

I formerly known and addressed as ALICHA REGINA OMALI, now wish to be known and addressed as REGINA ONINE. All former document remain valid.

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I formerly known and addressed as Ovienria Wednesday , now wish to be known and addressed as Ovienria Edonojie Wilfred. All former document remain valid. General public should please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as MUSA AGBAJE ,now wish to be known and addressed as MOSES AKINWALE AGBAJE. All former document remain valid. General public should please take note.

MRS PETER PERPETUA EYOH

NNAMCHI ALFRED ONYEKA

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS NNAEMENA PERPETUA CHINASA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS PETER PERPETUA EYOH. All former documents remain valid. General Public should please take note.

LAWAL LUKMON OLANREWAJU

I, ABURUYERA DICK, and EZEKEIL GRACE ABURUYERA DIKE, refer to one and same person but, now wish to be known and addressed as, MRS. EZEKEIL GRACE. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

I formerly known and addressed as NIGHAMATA EIGIEL HENRY, now wish to be known and addressed as NIGHAMATA HENRY NOSA. All former document remain valid.

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I formerly known and addressed as AHMED NAHEEMOH ADEYINKA , now wish to be known and addressed as NAHEEMOH AHMED GBADAMOSI. All former document remain valid. General public should please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as SAIDU AISHA hails from Lokoja, , now wish to be known and addressed as MRS .ATTAH ISMAILA AISHA. All former document remain valid. General public should please take note.

AGWU JULIET AJULUCHUKWU

EZUGWU ADA STELLA

CORRECTION OF NAME

ADEGBOLA FOLUKE ADEJOKE

I, formerly known and addressed as NNAMCHI ALFRED OBINNA, now wish to be known and addressed as NNAMCHI ALFRED ONYEKA. All former documents remain valid. BANKS and General Public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as SUNDAY JULIET AJULUCHUKWU, now wish to be known and addressed as AGWU JULIET AJULUCHUKWU. my correct date of birth is 04/04/1988. All former documents remain valid. BANKS and General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as STELLA ADA IGATTA, now wish to be known and addressed as EZUGWU ADA STELLA. All former documents remain valid.

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I, variously known and addressed as NZENWATA IKENNA, IYKE NWAKANMA, ANTHONY IKECHUKWU NWAKANMA, IKE DEGREE NWAKANMA, and IKENWACHUKWU ANTHONY NWAKAMA now wish to be known and addressed as IKENWACHUKWU ANTHONY NWAKANMA. All former documents remain valid.

ECOBANK Skye Bank, UBA, KEYSTONE BANK, operators of BVN, NIMC and the general public should please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as OWOLABI FOLUKE VICTORIA, now wish to be known and addressed as ADEGBOLA FOLUKE ADEJOKE. All former document remain valid.

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MRS UNA FELICIA CHINELO

ANIEZE BLESSING ADANNA

OKOYE KINGSLEY MADUABUCHI

I, formerly known and addressed as ANIH BLESSING ADANNA, now wish to be known and addressed as ANIEZE BLESSING ADANNA. All former documents remain valid.

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I, formerly known and addressed as OKORIE KINGSLEY, now wish to be known and addressed as OKOYE KINGSLEY MADUABUCHI. All former documents remain valid.

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MISS NGWU ANGELA NWADIOBIMMA I, formerly known and addressed MRS OKWOR ANGELA NWADIOBIMMA, now wish to be known and addressed as MISS NGWU ANGELA NWADIOBIMMA. All former documents remain valid.

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MRS OKOROJI OLUCHI HOPE

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS CHUKWU FELICIA CHINELO, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS UNA FELICIA CHINELO. All former documents remain valid.

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MRS URAMA UCHECHUKWU IFUNANYA I, formerly known and addressed as MISS AYOGU WILL OF GOD UCHECHUKWU IFUNANYA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS URAMA UCHECHUKWU IFUNANYA. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed MISS ORAEDU OLICHI HOPE, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS OKOROJI OLUCHI HOPE. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

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MRS OLORUNFEMI ARAMIDE

MRS AJIBIKE VICTORIA TAIWO

Formerly known and addressed as MISS OMOGOROYE ARAMIDE OMOLARA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS OLORUNFEMI ARAMIDE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as MISS ABORODE VICTORIA TAIWO, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS AJIBIKE VICTORIA TAIWO. All former documents remain valid.

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Formerly known and addressed as BAMIDELE OLUWAFUNKE BOLATITO, now wish to be known and addressed as NWOKEJI OLUWAFUNKE BOLATITO. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

KOLAWOLE OSHODI FHADRUL Formerly known and addressed as KOLAWOLE OSHODI FHDRU, now wish to be known and addressed as KOLAWOLE OSHODI FHADRUL. All former documents remain valid.

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OJO KEHINDE OLUWAKEMI

MRS NKIRU JULIET IBE

Formerly known and addressed as OJO TAIWO, now wish to be known and addressed as OJO KEHINDE OLUWAKEMI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as Nkiru Juliet Osakwe wishes to be known as Mrs Nkiru Juliet Ibe. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

OWOKONIRAN AMINAT ADUNNI MOTUNRAYO

PEPPLE TITILAYO LYDIA

NWOKOMA ANURI REJOICE

Formerly known and addressed as OTITOLOJU AMINAT ADUNNI, now wish to be known and addressed as OWOKONIRAN AMINAT ADUNNI MOTUNRAYO. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as OLUSANYA TITILAYO LYDIA, now wish to be known and addressed as PEPPLE TITILAYO LYDIA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as CHIMA ANURI REJOICE, now wish to be known and addressed as NWOKOMA ANURI REJOICE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as MISS NGBANWA EDITH IZEDIUNOR, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS NOBEI EDITH IZEDIUNOR. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

DEDAYO OLUREMILEKUN ODULATE-ADEMOLA Formerly known and addressed as ADEDAYO OLUREMILEKUN ODULATE, now wish to be known and addressed as ADEDAYO OLUREMILEKUN ODULATEADEMOLA. All former documents remain valid.

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RUTH IWALEWA AKHABUE

ADEBOWALE TAWA OLABISI

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

NURAIN TEMILADE FUNMILAYO

ONWUKA PAULA ORIAKU

Formerly known and addressed as RUTH IWALEWA KOLEDOYE, now wish to be known and addressed as RUTH IWALEWA AKHABUE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as MUSTAPHA TAWA OLABISI, now wish to be known and addressed as ADEBOWALE TAWA OLABISI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

This is to certify that OGBA AMARACHI MICHAELEMMANUEL and AMARACHI MICHAEL-EMMANUEL ;refers to one and same person; now wish to be known,called and addressed as AMARACHI MICHAELEMMANUEL. All former documents remain valid.;EMBASSIES, BANKS and General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as AFOLABI TEMILADE FUNMILAYO, now wish to be known and addressed as NURAIN TEMILADE FUNMILAYO. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as IBE PAULA, now wish to be known and addressed as ONWUKA PAULA ORIAKU. All former documents remain valid.

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AINA BISOLA FLORENCE

MRS SOBANJO OMOTOLA OLAIDE I, Formerly known and addressed as Miss Adekoya Omotola Olaide now wish to be known and addressed as Mrs Sobanjo Omotola Olaide.

All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as ADEDEJI BISOLA FLORENCE now wish to be known and addressed as AINA BISOLA FLORENCE. All former documents remain valid.

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NDUKWU GREAT

MRS.EJIOFOR PIUS GRACE UGONMA

I, formerly called and addressed as NDUKWU GREAT GODDEY now wish to be known called and addressed as NDUKWU GREAT. All former documents remain valid. The general public please take note.

I,Formerly known and addressed as MISS. KAZI GRACE UGONMA; now wish to be known,called and addressed as MRS. EJIOFOR PIUS GRACE UGONMA. All former documents remain valid.;EMBASSIES, BANKS and General public take note.

ADEOYE MOJID AKIN

ADEGOKE OYINDAMOLA OMOSHALEWA

I formerly known and addressed as ABIOYE MOJUD AKINOLA and ADEOYE MOJEED AKINOLA now wish to be known called and addressed as ADEOYE MOJID AKIN. All former documents remain valid.

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I formerly known and addressed as ADEGOKE AYOKA now wish to be known called and addressed as ADEGOKE OYINDAMOLA OMOSHALEWA. All former documents remain valid.

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CLASS TO CARE MEDICAL FOUNDATION

The general public is hereby notified that the above named nongovernmental organization has applied to the Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under Part C of Companies and Allied Matters Act. THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. Dr. Alabi Busuyi Folorunso 2. Dr. Ariyo Mary 3. Pharm. Aina Oluwaseun AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1) To promote access to quality and affordable healthcare among Nigerians and Africans by providing free, high quality continuous medical education for Healthcare providers in Nigeria and Africa.

2) To make donations of a wide range of medical equipment to public health facilities.

3) To ensure that trainings are always facilitated using high fidelity manikins, equipment, award winning videos, and hands on practicum, keeping a small class size that allows the facilitator to have a direct touch on each participant.

4) To encourage public-spirited philanthropists and organizations to sponsor re-training of healthcare providers, and donate needed equipment for public health facilities.

5) To screen and certify training centers and faculties to conduct standard continuous medical education training for healthcare providers and to regularly award Continuous Medical Education scholarship to health care professionals (especially those working in Public health facilities).

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

Signed: Barr. Olaoye Oluwaseyi.

EFUNTAYO HENRIETTA IMHAN

I, formerly known and addressed as, AGUELE HENRIETTA IMHAN now wish to be known and addressed as, EFUNTAYO HENRIETTA IMHAN. All former documents remain valid. General public should take note.

MRS. OLANBIWONNU OLUREMI GRACE

I, formerly known and addressed as MRS. AYOOLA OLUREMI GRACE, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. OLANBIWONNU OLUREMI GRACE. All former documents remain valid.

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NWOKEJI OLUWAFUNKE BOLATITO

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ALADELOBA OLAIDE DOLAPO . I, formerly known and addressed as OLAFEIDE OLAIDE DOLAPO now wish to be known and addressed as ALADELOBA OLAIDE DOLAPO . All former documents remain valid.

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CORECTION OF NAME My name was mistakenly written as EZE MARK and EZE MIKE instead of my correct name which is EZE MARK NWANNEKA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

SANGODEYI TEJUMADE OLUTOBI I formerly known and addressed as ADENIJI TEJUMADE OLUTOBI now wish to be known called and addressed as SANGODEYI TEJUMADE OLUTOBI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

CHANGE OF NAME/CORRECTION OF BIRTH DATE

OKEKE CHRISTIAN EMEKA

Formerly known and addressed as IBRAHIM OMOWUNMI OYINDAMOLA, now wish to be known and addressed as DAUDA BALIKIS. That my date of birth is 09/02/1999 and not 09/02/1998. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

Formerly known and addressed as OKEKE CHRISTIAN, now wish to be known and addressed as OKEKE CHRISTIAN EMEKA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

CHUKWUELOKA ELOCHUKWU JAMES

POPOOLA MUYIBAT MONISOLA Formerly known and addressed as MRS ISMAIL MUYIBAT ADUKE, now wish to be known and addressed as POPOOLA MUYIBAT MONISOLA. All former documents remain valid.

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I, formerly known, called and addressed as NWOBI ELOCHUKWU JAMES now wish to be known, call and address as CHUKWUELOKA ELOCHUKWU JAMES. All former documents remains valid, the general public should please take note.

MRS NOBEI EDITH IZEDIUNOR

IWEH IKECHUKWU OGUGUA I, formerly known and addressed as IKECHUKWU OGUGUA now wish to be known and addressed as IWEH IKECHUKWU OGUGUA . All former documents remain valid.

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EKWUEME COLLINS NONSO I formerly known and addressed as EKWUEME OBINNA FELIX now wish to be known called and addressed as EKWUEME COLLINS NONSO. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

CORRECTION OF NAME My name was wrongly written as AFIMAH EMMANUEL UFUA instead of AFAMAH EMMANUEL UFUAHOMOGHO. That my correct name is AFAMAH EMMANUEL UFUAHOMOGHO.That I was born on the 21st November, 1983.

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NKEM HEALTH HELP INITIATIVE

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.

TRUSTEES ARE: 1. REGINA NKEM OKOLO - CHAIRMAN 2. EMMANUEL CHUKWUNEKU OKOLO - SECRETARY 3. KATE ITSEGHARE IGUNMA -TREASURER AIMS AND OBJECTIVES TO PROVIDE FREE HEALTH CARE FOR THE LESS PRIVILEGED IN THE SOCIETY. Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission, Plot 420 Tigris Crescent, off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, Abuja within 28 (Twenty-Eight) days of this publication.

Signed: TRUSTEES

MRS ONABOWALE ADETUTU AFOLORUNSO

I, Formerly known and addressed as Miss ALATISHE Adetutu Hafeezat now wish to be known and addressed as Mrs ONABOWALE Adetutu Afolorunso. All former documents remain valid.

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SUNNY WILLIAM

ONAFEKO VICTORY MASICHUKWU Formerly known and addressed as EMMYWHITE VICTORY MASICHUKWU, now wish to be known and addressed as ONAFEKO VICTORY MASICHUKWU. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

REARRANGEMENT OF NAME Formerly known and addressed as EKPO SOLOMON SUCCESS UDOCHUKWU, now wish to be known and addressed as SOLOMON EKPO. All former documents remain valid.

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MRS YUSUF OGECHIMKUNI IRENE Formerly known and addressed as MISS CHIDI OGECHIMKUNI IRENE, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS YUSUF OGECHIMKUNI IRENE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

ADEWALE SUNDAY ADEDEJI Formerly known and addressed as FEMI WILLIAMS, now wish to be known and addressed as ADEWALE SUNDAY ADEDEJI. All former documents remain valid.

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YAKUBU RAMOTA ABIODUN I, formerly known and addressed as Ramota Owolabi now wish to be known and addressed as Yakubu Ramota Abiodun. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

AJEIGBE LATEEF MICHAEL

I formerly known and addressed as NWAFOR SUNNY WILLIAMS now wish to be known called and addressed as SUNNY WILLIAM. All former documents remain valid.

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Formerly known and addressed as AJEEGBE LATIFU MICHEAL, now wish to be known and addressed as AJEIGBE LATEEF MICHAEL. All former documents remain valid.

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CORRECTION OF NAME

ISIAKA KAREEM JAIYEOLA

My name was wrongly written on my BVN and bank documents as AREMU RECHEAL instead of BAKARE RACHEAL MOJOYINOLA. That my correct name is BAKARE RACHEAL MOJOYINOLA. That I was born on 02/02/1958.

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I, formerly known and addressed as KAREEM ISIAKA KOLAWOLE, Now wish to be known and addressed as ISIAKA KAREEM JAIYEOLA. All former documents remain valid. General public/authorities concerned should take note.

MARCUS OPEYEMI MARTINS

MISS EJETE RUTH KOME

I, formerly known and addressed as AWODELE MARTINS OPEYEMI, now wish to be known, called and addressed as MARCUS OPEYEMI MARTINS. All documents bearing my former names remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS PIUS RUTH KOME, Now wish to be known and addressed as MISS EJETE RUTH KOME. All former documents remain valid. General public/authorities concerned should take note.

ADENRELE KEHINDE OSENI

CYPRAIN CHRISTIANA NNEOMA

I, formerly known and addressed as OSENI KEHINDE MUIDEEN, now wish to be known, called and addressed as ADENRELE KEHINDE OSENI. That my date of birth is 7th day of May, 1996.

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

I, formerly known and addressed as OSUALA CHRISTIANA NNEOMA, now wish to be known, called and addressed as CYPRAIN CHRISTIANA NNEOMA. All documents bearing my former names remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

AWOYALE OLALEYE EDWARD .M. OLADIMEJI

SHITTU AFEEZE

MRS. EBE PATIENCE GABRIEL

TREASURE OLUCHUKWU UZOMA

I, formerly known and addressed as OLALEYE OLADIMEJI EDWARD OLOYEDE, now wish to be known, called and addressed as AWOYALE OLALEYE EDWARD .M. OLADIMEJI. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as SHITTU AFEEZ, now wish to be known and addressed as SHITTU AFEEZE. All former documents remain valid. Authority concerned and General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as EBE PATIENCE NSE, now wish to be known, called and addressed as MRS. EBE PATIENCE GABRIEL. All documents bearing my former names remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as UZOMA JENNIFER OLUCHUKWU, now wish to be known, called and addressed as TREASURE OLUCHUKWU UZOMA. That I was born on the 27th day of December, 1994.

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

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UGWU CHIEMEKA NNAMDI

MRS ONYINYE OKEREKE I, formerly known and addressed as MISS ONYINYE CHUKWU, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS ONYINYE OKEREKE. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General Public should please take note.

MRS NGENE JOY ADAOBI

MRS ONYEMACHI REGINA IJEOMA

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS MBANEFO JOY ADAOBI, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS NGENE JOY ADAOBI. All former documents remain valid. General Public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS NWUKO REGINA IJEOMA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS ONYEMACHI REGINA IJEOMA. All former documents remain valid.

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ANIERO CHUKWUJINDU UDUEZUE. I, formerly known and addressed as ANIERO UDUEZUE GERALD, now wish to be known and addressed as ANIERO CHUKWUJINDU UDUEZUE. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General Public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as EMMANUEL ONYEMAZU .O., now wish to be known and addressed as ONYEMAZU OKECHUKWU. All former documents remain valid. BANKS and General Public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as ORJI CALLISTUS PAUL .C., now wish to be known and addressed as ORJI CALLISTUS CHUKWULOTA. All former documents remain valid. BANKS and General Public should please take note.

ABUGU HYGINUS ECHEZONACHI I, formerly known and addressed as GABRIEL HYGINUS ECHEZONACHI., now wish to be known and addressed as ABUGU HYGINUS ECHEZONACHI. All former documents remain valid.

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I, formerly known and addressed as GRACE NNADIEGBULEM, now wish to be known and addressed as GRACE ULOMA CHUKWUNOSO. All former documents remain valid. General Public should please take note.

NWAOKOYEDILE SAMUEL NWANIEKWE

YONGO MARYAM

CHINWUBA PAUL AKONABA

NWAFOR – UKO ODINAKA KINGSLEY

ANEKE NGOZI EVELYN

ONYEMAZU OKECHUKWU

I, formerly known and addressed as NWAOKOYE SAMUEL NWANIGBATA, now wish to be known and addressed as NWAOKOYEDILE SAMUEL NWANIEKWE. All former documents remain valid. BANKS and General Public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as YONGO NGOYIMA MARYAM, now wish to be known and addressed as YONGO MARYAM. my correct date of birth is 14TH April 1987. All former documents remain valid. General Public should please take note.

CHANGE OF FAMILY SURNAME

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

We formerly known and addressed as UMEHAKA PATRICIA NWADINAKA and UMEHAKA LARRY ONYEKACHUKWU., now wish to be known and addressed as CHUKWU PATRICIA NWADINAKA and CHUKWU LARRY ONYEKACHUKWU. All former documents remain valid. BANKS and General Public should please take note.

This is to certify and confirm that CHIKE ANIBEZE, CHIKE IKE PATRICK ANIBEZE, CHIKE PATRICK ANIBEZE, refer as one and the same person now wish to be known and addressed as CHIKE ANIBEZE. All former documents remain valid. BANKS and General public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as UGWU PRAISE NNAMDI, now wish to be known and addressed as UGWU CHIEMEKA NNAMDI. All former documents remain valid. General Public should please take note.

ORJI CALLISTUS CHUKWULOTA

I, formerly known and addressed as CHINWEUBA PAUL AKONABA, now wish to be known and addressed as CHINWUBA PAUL AKONABA. All former documents remain valid. Banks and General Public should please take note.

CORRECTION OF ARRANGEMENT OF NAME

UGOCHUKWU MALIO IGWILO

KAZEEM OLUWAYEMISI BILIKIS I formerly known and addressed as ADEKUNLE RASHIDAT BUKOLA now wish to be known and addressed as KAZEEM OLUWAYEMISI BILIKIS . I was born on 26/02/1980 . All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

KUKUI BABATUNDE SEMAKO

MRS AKINBORO ABOSEDE SHAYO

I, formerly known and addressed as OLAOYE OLUWASEUN EMMANUEL, now wish to be known and addressed as ARINDE OLUWASEUN TOSIN. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note.

MRS ADENIYI ABOSEDE OMOWUMI

ADENIRAN SAMSON ADEGBOYEGA

I formerly known and addressed as MISS FAKAYODE ABOSEDE OMOWUMI now wish to be known and addressed as MRS ADENIYI ABOSEDE OMOWUMI . All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as ADENIRAN SAMSON BAKARE and AJALA ADENIRAN SAMSON now wish to be known and addressed as ADENIRAN SAMSON ADEGBOYEGA . All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

ADEBIYI GANIYAT ADEOLA

OLUCHI GLADYS OHAYAGHA I formerly known and addressed as OLUCHI GLADYS OKORIE now wish to be known and addressed as OLUCHI GLADYS OHAYAGHA . All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

OHIOGBAUAN PAULINA OKHEN I formerly known and addressed as OHIOGBAUAN PAULINATINA now wish to be known and addressed as OHIOGBAUAN PAULINA OKHEN . All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

JOY CLESTUS FLORENCE

ASOGWA CHIDIMMA SALOME

I formerly known and addressed as OFUONYEBUZOR FLORENCE NNEKA now wish to be known and addressed as JOY CLESTUS FLORENCE . All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as ATTAH CHIDIMMA SALOME now wish to be known and addressed as ASOGWA CHIDIMMA SALOME . All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as ALABA BILIKI NIKE now wish to be known and addressed as TAIWO BILIKISU ADENIKE . All former documents remain valid.

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I formerly known and addressed as JOHN GLORIA ODUN now wish to be known and addressed as UBEKE GLORIA ODUN . All former documents remain valid.

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CORRECTION OF NAME

CONFIRMATION OF NAMES

ABIDOYE RUTH OLUBUNMI

VIVIAN KOSISOCHUKWU IYKE DURU

In some of my documents my name was wrongly written as SHERIFATU OMOLABAKE JIMOH instead of JIMOH SHERIFAT ABAKE . All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

In some of my documents my name appears as PRAISE KELECHI While in other ones it appears as UKACHUKWU KELECHI COSMAS .The names refer to me. Now I wish to be known as UKACHUKWU KELECHI P.C.(P stands for PRAISE while C stands for COSMAS). All documents bearing all the names remain valid.

General public to please take note.

MRS MARYAM MONILADE YAHYA- BAKARE I formerly known as Miss Maryam Monilade Yahya Now wish to be known and addressed as Mrs Maryam Monilade Yahya- Bakare. All former documents remain valid, General public please take note.

I formerly known as IBRAHIM ISA SULEIMAN wish to be known and addressed as ISAH IBRAHIM SULEMAN .All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

ISAH IBRAHIM SULEMAN

UBEKE GLORIA ODUN

I formerly known and addressed as MISS OLUDARE ABOSEDE SHAYO now wish to be known and addressed as MRS AKINBORO ABOSEDE SHAYO . All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as ESU MMENIM FESTUS now wish to be known and addressed as MADUAGWU MMENIM THERESA . This is due to change in marital status. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as IKUSAN YETUNDE JUSTINA now wish to be known and addressed as ALUKO PEMISIRE TOYIN . All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

TAIWO BILIKISU ADENIKE

I formerly known and addressed as KUKUI SEMAKO GBOLAHAN now wish to be known and addressed as KUKUI BABATUNDE SEMAKO . All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

ADENIRAN FOLASHADE ABIMBOLA I formerly known and addressed as OYENIRAN FOLASHADE ABIMBOLA now wish to be known and addressed as ADENIRAN FOLASHADE ABIMBOLA . All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

MRS AMAH CALLISTA UGOCHI I formerly known and addressed as IHUOCHA CALLISTA UGOCHI now wish to be known and addressed as MRS AMAH CALLISTA UGOCHI . All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

ALUKO PEMISIRE TOYIN

BASSEY REGINA

I, formerly known and addressed as OJI REGINA, now wish to be known and addressed as BASSEY REGINA. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I formerly known and addressed as CHARLES SOLOMON now wish to be known and addressed as UGOCHUKWU MALIO IGWILO. I was born on 14/12/1975. All former documents remain valid.

General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as ADEBIYI ADEOLA ARINOLA now wish to be known and addressed as ADEBIYI GANIYAT ADEOLA . All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

AJAYI LATEEFAH ADEWUNMI

OSONDU CHIKA CATHERINE

I, formerly known and addressed as OSONDU CHIKA .C., now wish to be known and addressed as OSONDU CHIKA CATHERINE. All former documents remain valid. General Public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as ADEBAYO LATEEFAH ADEWUNMI, now wish to be known and addressed as AJAYI LATEEFAH ADEWUNMI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

RISIKAT FUNKE ADEBUNMI SALAMI

ELIJAH JANET OMOARUKHE

I, formerly known and addressed as ENEOMA JACINTA NGOZI, now wish to be known and addressed as ANEKE NGOZI EVELYN. All former documents remain valid. General Public should please take note.

IKENNA JOSEPH OZOEKWU I, formerly known and addressed as KENNETH JOSEPH OZOEKWU, now wish to be known and addressed as IKENNA JOSEPH OZOEKWU.. All former documents remain valid.

General Public should please take note.

This is to inform the general public that my name ABRAHAM NWAOGBO UCHENNA was wrongly written in my account but now wish to be corrected and addressed as ABRAHAM NWOGBO UCHENNA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as RISIKAT FUNKE ADEBUNMI OSINLARO, now wish to be known and addressed as RISIKAT FUNKE ADEBUNMI SALAMI. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I formerly known and addressed as ELIJAH JANET now wish to be known and addressed as ELIJAH JANET OMOARUKHE .

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

CORRECTION OF NAME

GRACE ULOMA CHUKWUNOSO

MRS ONAGA CHINYERE EMILIA I, formerly known and addressed as MISS ONYEAGHANA CHINYERE EMILIA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS ONAGA CHINYERE EMILIA. All former documents remain valid. General Public should please take note.

This is to inform the general public that my name ODO MAURICE EDE was wrongly arranged in my nat. identity card but now wish to be corrected and addressed EDE ODO MAURICE. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

ARINDE OLUWASEUN TOSIN

POPOOLA ABOSEDE MORENIKEJI I formerly known and addressed as ARIKE MORENIKEJI POPOOLA now wish to be known and addressed as POPOOLA ABOSEDE MORENIKEJI . I was born on 16/08/1996. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as UKO ODINAKA PRINCE KINGSLEY, now wish to be known and addressed as NWAFOR – UKO ODINAKA KINGSLEY. All former documents remain valid. GTBank PLC and General Public should please take note.

OGBONNIA MIRACLE JENNIFER

I, formerly known and addressed as JENNIFER BONIFACE NKECHI .C., now wish to be known and addressed as OGBONNIA MIRACLE JENNIFER. All former documents remain valid. BANKS and General Public should please take note.

MADUAGWU MMENIM THERESA

GANIYU MUKAILA RAJI I formerly known and addressed as GANIYU MUKAILA MICHAEL now wish to be known and addressed as GANIYU MUKAILA RAJI . All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

MRS OLANREWAJU BOLA TOIBAT I formerly known and addressed as SALAU TOHIBAT BOLA now wish to be known and addressed as MRS OLANREWAJU BOLA TOIBAT . All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

MRS ENILOLOBO SHUKURAH FOLASHADE (NEE OLURINDE)

I formerly known and addressed as SHUKURAH FOLASHADE OLURINDE now wish to be known and addressed as MRS ENILOLOBO SHUKURAH FOLASHADE (NEE OLURINDE) . This is due to change in marital status. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

SHONOIKI ZAINAB OMOLABAKE

I formerly known as VIVIAN KOSISOCHUKWU EZE wish to be known and addressed as VIVIAN KOSISOCHUKWU IYKE DURU . All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

AKPAN ESTHER JULIUS

I formerly known and addressed as ABIDOYE SHAKIRAT BUNMI now wish to be known and addressed as ABIDOYE RUTH OLUBUNMI . I was born on 19/02/1973 not 19/02/1974. All former documents remain valid.

General public to please take note.

I formerly known as TIJANI ZAINAB OMOLABAKE wish to be known and addressed as SHONOIKI ZAINAB OMOLABAKE .All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as Julius Esther Akpan wish to be known and addressed as Akpan Esther Julius. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

SUNDAY MICHEAL ADENEYE

TAIWO OLUWATOSIN SHOTE I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS TAIWO OLUWATOSIN SALAMI, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS TAIWO OLUWATOSIN SHOTE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

I formerly known as MISS OYELAYO REBECCA OLUFUNMILAYO OYEWUMI wish to be known and addressed as OLUFUNMILAYO OLUKAYODE .All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as ADENEYE OLUWAFEMI MATHEW now wish to be known as SUNDAY MICHEAL ADENEYE. All former documents remain valid. General Public please take note.

OLUFUNMILAYO OLUKAYODE

JONAH KELECHI FLORENCE I formerly known as AKALUGWU KELECHI FLORENCE wish to be known and addressed as JONAH KELECHI FLORENCE. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

Daily Times Nigeria Thursday, November 9, 2017

LOSS OF DOCUMENT THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC OF THE LOSS OF LAND DOCUMENT IN RESPECT OF PLOT NO 652. FILE NO 4993 MEASURING 5090.00SQM LOCATED WITHIN IDU INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT ABUJA. BEARING INDUSTRIAL CARTONS LTD AND ALSO UBA ATM CARD BELONGING TO TUNDE DONAD. ALL EFFORT MADE TO TRACE THE SAID DOCUMENTS PROVE ABORTIVE. IF FOUND CONTACT THE NEAREST POLICE STATION. ALL AUTHORITY CONCERNED AND GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

CITY OF JUDAH APOSTOLIC AND PRAYING MINISTRY

Public Notice 25

JESUS SET FREE INTERNATIONAL MINISTRY 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.

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

TRUSTEES: 1. BENSON URMUNIGHO TONY 2. TONY-BENSON QUEENESTHER ELIJAH

TRUSTEES ARE: 1. PASTOR. FELIX AZUMA NWANKWO. 2. PASTOR. MRS. JUSTINA AZUMA AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE: 1. TO PREACH THE WORD OF GOD TO ALL NATION. 2. TO REACH OUT TO THE LOST SOULS.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. TO CARTER FOR THE LESS PRIVILEGE IN THE SOCIETY. 2. TO FOSTER HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH SKILL ACQUISITION SEMINARS AND TRAINING’S. 3. TO CATER FOR WIDOWS AND ORPHANS IN THE SOCIETY.

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

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

SIGNED: SECRETARY.

SIGNED: SECRETARY.

MGBIDI PEOPLE’S FORUM

GLAMTRUST 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.

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.

TRUSTEES: 1. PASTOR KOLAWOLE OJALATAN JUDAH-CHIIRMAN 2. MRS BOSEDE OJALATAN 3. MR.EZIYE GODSPOWER-SECRETARY 4. MR.EBIWONJUMI MICHEAL LAWRENCE 5. MRS.OYEBAMIYI ROMOTA OMOWUNMI.

TRUSTEES ARE: (1) CHIEF EVARISTUS OGBELEJE (2) CHIEF (DR) FRANK JACOBS UDEMBA (3) DR IWUDIBIA FELIX (4) AKUNAKWE LINUS UDOCHUKWU (5) ONUOHA PIUS IKECHUKWU.

TRUSTEES: 1. KALU THOMAS CHIJIOKE 2. PROF VICTOR OKECHUKWU CHUDE 3. ENG EMEKA MBAKA 4. ENG. JOHN AZUBUIKE IBE 5. JOHNSON JIMOH. 6. KENNEDY IWUNDU CHINYERE. 7. JEREMIAH IDAKWOJI

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO PROMOTE THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST TO THE WORLD

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO FOSTER UNITY AMONGST MEMBERS. 2. TO CATER FOR THE WELL-BEING OF MGBIDI 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, 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

SIGNED: SECRETARY

CREATOR’S MIND FELLOWSHIP

UNITED ROYAL TRADERS ASSOCIATION, MASAKA ADO

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.

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.

TRUSTEES: 1. DR. SAM IKEJI. - PRESIDENT 2. PST. MRS THOMPSON BUKOLA OSHUPORU. - V PRESIDENT 3. MR FEMI OSIBODU. - FINANCIAL SECRETARY 4. PST. TOYESE ADEJUWON. -’PUBLICITY SECRETARY 5. MRS. NGOZI ADAH. - WELFARE SECRETARY 6. BRO. OMOIKE ERIC AIZENOFE. - GENERAL SECRETARY 7 SIS. MFON OMOIKE. - TREASURER

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. EJIDIKE OKWUDIRI PETER 2. UGWU PROMISE JIDEOFOR 3. OLAGBADE LEKE 4 PASTOR OKEKE NWAFOR JOHN 5. AUGUSTINE ONWUEYIAGBA IBEZIM 6. ZUBECHUKWU STEPHEN ONWUGHALU

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

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PROTECT THE INTEREST OF MEMBER 2. TO SPEAK WITH ONE VOICE ON ISSUES THAT CONCERNS THEM

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 MAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION

SIGNED: SECRETARY

CHRISTIAN TEENAGERS FOUNDATION

SIGNED: BARR. ASOGWA FERDINAND 07030806143

OODUA LOGISTICS ASSOCIATION

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 GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAME ASSOCIATION 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.OLUWATOSIN EMMANUEL NOIKI 2.ADEMAYOWA OLUGBENGA NOIKI 3.OLUBOLA NOIKI 4. ISAAC AMINU 5.OMOTOSHO PRECIOUS 6.MOBOLAJI SEUN 7.TOLULOPE LAWORE

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. SANNI SHITTU AJAO - CHAIRMAN. 2. MUSTAPHA TAIWO - VICE CHAIRMAN. 3. AZEEZ BAMIDELE TAJUDEEN - SECRETARY. 4. MICHAEL TAIWO OYENIYI - TREASURER. 5. SHITTU PRINCE OLAYIWOLA - MEMBER. 6. ODEDEYI. SUNDAY CHF - MEMBER. 7. MUSE IDAYAT BOLANLE - MEMBER. 8. AKINMARIN. BAMIDELE - MEMBER. 9. OYENIRAN OLUSEGUN - MEMBER. 10. ODUNOLA ARIYO OYEWOLE - MEMBER.

THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE : 1.TO PROVIDE THE NIGERIAN TEENAGER WITH THE RESOURCES THAT ENHANCE THEIR OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUCCESS IN A GLOBAL WORLD. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR_ GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIR COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT , OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET , MAITAMA , ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION.

THE COMMUNION CITY GLOBAL CHURCH 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. AJIROBA BEJAMIN PRESIDENT 2. OSAWE NNEOMA LAURENTIA TRUSTEE 3. AJIROBA BLESSING IBUKUN TRUSTEE 4. KETELUN BEAMBOLA TAJUDEEN SECRETARY

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.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF SALVATION OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST TO ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD AND TO BRING SOUL INTO THE BODY CHRIST. 2. TO PROMOTE RELIGIOUS HARMONY. 3. DISCOVERING MEN. 4. DEFINING DESTINIES. 5. REFINING MEN TO FULFILLING PURPOSE. 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 FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION. SIGNED: PRESIDENT

SIGNED: SECRETARY.

SIR MISHAEL AKWIWU FOUNDATION

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1CHIEF MRS OGECHUKWU AKWIWU 2. CHIEF KELECHI AKWIWU 3. IJEURU AKWIWU 4. MRS. CHISOM AJAERO 5. CHIEF AZUBUIKE AKWIWU 6. DR. OCHIAWUNMA IBE 7. MRS OBIAGELI MADUWUBA 8. MRS. NKECHINYERE OKOLI 9. MR. NDUBUISI AKWIWU 10. MR. UJUNWA AKWIWU

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AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO HELP THE POOR AND THE NEEDY 2. TO CATER FOR WELFARE OF MEMBERS 3. TO EMPOWER THE YOUTHS IN THE SOCIETY. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRARGENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION MAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION SIGNED; SECRETARY

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE 1. REVD. ANDREW DUYA ABUI - MINISTER IN CHARGE 2. PASTOR ZEPHANIAH LENBANG 3. ELDER SOLOMON NDATSADO ABU 4. DR. ALFRED SEGUN DOGUNRO 5. ANGBASHIM KASA CHRIS 6. ELDER ENOCH MANASSEH YAMBALI 7. ELDER BENJAMIN YAKUBU 8. PASTOR MICHAEL DUYA ABUI 9. DR. SALE MCLEE PASHI AIM AND OBJECTIVE : 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL 2. TEACH THE WORD OF GOD THROUGH DISCIPLIESHIP 3. PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE NEEDY 4. PROVIDE FOR THE UPKEEP OF WIDOWS AND ORPHANS 5. CARRY OUT EVANGELICAL MISSION WITHIN AND OUTSIDE THE COUNTRY 6. CARRY OUT EVANGELICAL MISSION WITHIN AND OUTSIDE THE COUNTRY 7. BUILDING SCHOOL, HOSPITALS FOR NEED COMMUNITIES 8. ESTABLISH BRANCHES WITHIN AND OUTSIDE THE COUNTRY ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION MAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION SIGNED: REVD. ANDREW DUYA ABUI (MINISTER IN-CHARGE)

GOVERNMENT GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL FINIMA BONNY OLD GIRLS ASSOCIATION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE-NAMED ORGANIZATION HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT CAP C20 LFN 2004.

THE NAMES OF THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. JOYCE SIMON OGAN 2. VIOLA ODUSOTE .

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PROMOTE UNITY AMONG IT’S MEMBERS. 2. TO PROMOTE, PROTECT AND DEFEND THE INTEREST OF IT’S MEMBERS AND CONTRIBUTE IMMENSELY TO THE GROWTH OF THE MARITIME & AVIATION INDUSTRY IN NIGERIA.

SIGNED: SECRETARY

-CHAIRMAN

CHAIRMAN VICE CHAIRMAN SECRETARY TREASURER FINANCIAL SECRETARY MEDICAL ADVISER MEMBER MEMBER MEMBER MEMBER

AIMS AND OBJECTS: 1. TO CREATE AWARENESS OF PARKINSON DISEASE. 2. TO REACH OUT TO THE LESS PRIVILEGE IN THE SOCIETY. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B 198, GARKI ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. IJEURU AKWIWU SOLICITOR (08038814491)

THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE; 1. TO MAINTAIN A CONNECTION BETWEEN PAST STUDENTS AND THE SCHOOL 2. TO PROMOTE FELLOWSHIP AMONG MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION. 3. TO MAINTAIN AN INTEREST IN THE WELFARE OF THE SCHOOL 4. TO ASSIST IN SOLICITING FOR AND OR PROVIDING NEEDED FACILITIES TO BOOST TEACHING AND LEARNING WITHIN THE SCHOOL. 5. TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE SCHOOL. ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRARGENERAL OF THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, MAITAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: EZEKIEL-HART SARAH FINIDI

GODLY LEGACY ASSEMBLY

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

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Infant mortality: Nestle, experts seek improved nutritional knowledge among physicians

Stories by Angela Onwuzoo

To ensure that newborn babies survive, thrive and live to attain their life potential, physicians in the country, have been urged to pay adequate attention to the nutritional needs of infants rather than focus only on their medical needs whenever they are brought to the hospital for medical attention.

This is critical to reducing the high burden of child malnutrition in the country which had long been traced to the alarming rate of infant deaths in Nigeria, child health experts say.

According to paediatricians, physicians can achieve this, by improving their knowledge in nutrition and ensure that they acquire both nutrition education and nutrition counselling in order to carry out proper nutritional assessment of every child during any medical examination The experts made the submission in Lagos recently at the convocation ceremony of some selected healthcare professionals in the country who underwent the Post Graduate Programme in Nutrition brought

by Boston University School of Medicine in collaboration with Medinscribe and supported by Nestlé Nutrition Institute Africa (NNIA).

The aim of the training which witnessed over 300 grandaunts, according to the management of NNIA, is to holistically tackle infant mortality in the country occasioned by malnutrition, through improved nutritional knowledge of both parents and caregivers.

In his presentation titled, “Establishing Healthy Food Habits in Children”, Representative of Boston University School of Medicine, Dr. Clifford Lo, said children required good nutrition to prevent malnutrition and to also reduce their risk to cancer, obesity, heart disease and diabetes later in life.

He said Nigerian healthcare professionals must take the issue of nutrition seriously as the country was currently faced with the triple burden of malnutrition, under-nutrition, over-nutrition and micronutrient deficiency.

According to UNICEF, malnutrition is the underlying cause of morbidity and mortality of a

L-R : Professor of Paediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Prof. Chinyere Ezeaka,’ Professor of Paediatrics, Babcock University, Prof. James Renerd; Category Manager-Maternal & infant Nutrition, Nestle plc, Dr. Rizwan Yousuf; and Managing director, Nestle Plc, Mr. Mauricio Alarcon during the convocation ceremony of some selected healthcare professionals of Post Graduate Programme in Paediatrics Nutrition of Nestle Nutrition Institute Africa in Lagos…recently.

large proportion of children under-5 in Nigeria. It accounts for more than 50 per cent of deaths of children in this age bracket.

Lo who is an Associate Professor of Paediatrics at the Harvard Medical School, U.S, advised paediatricians in the country to always do nutritional assessment of every child that they see in order to find out if the child has paediatric problem.

“Paediatricians should educate the mothers on the importance of giving their children healthy diets that are rich in fruits and vegetables as well as the importance of exclusive breastfeeding.

Heart disease, diabetes and obesity all lead to low life expectancy, but can be prevented by nutrition”, he explained.

Lo who is also an Adjunct Professor of Nutrition, Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, identified regular exercise, healthy diets, low salt and sugar intake, saying no to smoking and maintaining a good body weight as some of the habits that could reduce the risk of deaths from heart disease.

He urged mothers to introduce their children to different kinds of food during complementary feeding to prevent picky eating while also appealing to pregnant women to consume foods rich in micronutrients such as fish, fruits and vegetables to avoid giving birth to malnourished babies.

To Prof. Chinyere Ezeaka, a Professor of Paediatrics, College of Medicine, University of

Lagos, physicians need to take a step further to counsel parents on the nutritional needs of their children by looking at the background of the children nutrition wise rather than focusing only on urgent medical issues .

To holistically address malnutrition in the country, Ezeaka said physicians in Nigeria must have good knowledge of nutritional education and as well as nutritional counseling to be able to properly educate mothers on the kinds of food to feed their children with to avoid malnutrition.

Her words: “ We need to im-

prove nutrition in the country and we can achieve this by speaking to parents to get the desired change because once nutrition is addressed, infant deaths will drop.

“Therefore, physicians must take a step further to counsel parents on how to go about the nutrition of their of babies.

And they can only do that by having knowledge in both nutrition education and nutrition counseling for proper nutritional assessment of children that are brought to them for medical attention.”

Ezeaka noted that acquiring both knowledge had become

imperative considering the burden of child malnutrition in the country and its devastating health and economic impact.

Inspite of the benefits of nutritional counseling, she revealed that 67 percent of physicians in Nigeria lacked training in nutrition counseling while 62 percent of them also lacked knowledge in nutrition.

In her remarks, Manager, Anglophone Countries, Central and West Africa, Nestle Nutrition Institute, Africa, Mrs. Chioma Emma-Nwachukwu, said the programme would help to equip healthcare providers with the needed knowledge on nutrition and associated issues.

Giving insight into the programme, Emma-Nwachukwu said: “The healthcare professionals don’t have enough nutrition training during their medical training, so, this programme is aimed at closing the gap.

“It is aimed at ensuring that every healthcare professional gets the right nutrition knowledge and is well equipped to make right decisions.

“So, they need to equip our healthcare professionals in the area of nutrition; this is also because investment made in the first 1,000 days has a multiplier effect in later life.’’

She added: “In Nigeria alone for this session, we have trained over 300 healthcare professionals and the graduation is taking place in Lagos and Abuja.”

Ambode commissions access road to LASUTH The Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday inaugurated a road connecting the premises of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) and Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way in Ikeja.

Ambode, who also inspected work on the LASUTH Maternity Hospital popularly known as Ayinke House, ordered contractors handing the project to complete it the next six months.

Ambode expressed delight at the timely completion of the road project, noting that the road was designed for faster access to health care services to save lives.

It was gathered that the 400 metre-long road was designed with street light and drains.

Ambode expressed satisfaction that another access road to LASUTH was constructed after more than three decades.

“We believe strongly that the major cornerstone for the growth of the economy of Lagos actually lies in the hands of all of you here because if we do not have a healthy state, we cannot have a productive economy.

“That is why we decided that we will pay greater attention to the health sector,” he said.

Ambode commended the management of the institution and gave the assurance that his administration would continue to implement policies and projects to develop the health sector.

Earlier, the Chief Medical Director of LASUTH, Prof. Adewale Oke, commended Ambode for his commitment to the health sector.

Oke said that the Akinwunmi Ambode administration had executed several projects in the institution.

“This is a dream come true. For many years, we had a problem

with movement of patients into the hospital.

“Sometimes, they are in the ambulance for 15 or 20 minutes before they can get in, but this road has solved that problem.

“It is going to save our patients; it is going to make access to the hospital very easy even for the workers.

“It is beautiful,” he said.

Prof. Babatunde Sholagbero, Provost of the Lagos State University College of Medicine, expressed satisfaction that the administration fulfilled its promise of completing the road project.

Sholagbero also thanked the governor for facilitating the accreditation of dentistry in the Lagos State University.

“This makes LASUTH the only state university in Nigeria that awards dentistry degree,” he said.

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HIV patients at greater risk of heart, kidney disease Stories by Angela Onwuzoo In its quest to meet the healthcare needs of Nigerians and boost the nation’s health sector through quality healthcare delivery, Nigeria’s leading private healthcare facility, Lagoon Hospitals, has expanded and upgraded its facilities at the Ikeja Branch of the hospital.

HIV patients and their doctors are urged to be more aware of the additional health risks associated with

treatment of HIV infection.

This follows new research that shows HIV patients at high risk for heart attack or stroke and are also at substantially greater risk for chronic kidney disease and vice versa.

The research, led by the University of Adelaide’s Professor Mark Boyd, was published in a special issue of the journal PLOS Medicine, which focuses on worldwide advances in HIV prevention, treatment and cure in the

lead up to World AIDS Day on 1 December.

Professor Boyd, an infectious diseases expert with the Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, led an international team to investigate additional diseases associated with HIV infection and its treatment.

Drawing on data from the international D:A:D (Data collection on Adverse events of Anti-HIV Drugs) study, Professor Boyd and colleagues assessed the risks of

The Chief Medical Director, LUTH, Prof. Chris Bode, the management team with the Vice president Prof. Yemi Osibanjo during the Vice president’s visit to LUTH facilities...recently

SFH unveils Flex Condoms in Nigeria As part of efforts to prevent sexually transmitted diseases and unwanted pregnancy in the country, Society for Family Health (SFH), has introduced five new variations of Flex condoms in Nigeria aimed at ensuring that every sexually active Nigerian finds a condom of his choice.

Speaking at the launch, Managing Director of SFH, Mr Bright Ekweremadu, said the Flex classic condoms were ribbed and flavoured to provide extra sensation and heightened pleasure.

“Anyone out there who is sexually active should always use a condom, not only to prevent unwanted pregnancy but to also protect against contracting sexually transmitted diseases.

“We are expanding and launching our new condom series in different brands, flavour and texture such as banana, chocolate and strawberry, to ensure that every sexually active Nigerian is

able to find a condom of their choice,” he said.

Explaining further, Ekweremadu said, “Originally, we have the Gold Circle Classic, and then we introduced the flex by gold circle brand and now we are extending that brand in different variations; the products were doubletested, both nationally and internationally, to ensure its safety to end users.”

In her remarks, Mrs Jane Adizue, Head, Sales and Distribution of SFH, said the use of condom offers dual protection.

“Not just protecting from unwanted pregnancy, but also from contracting sexually transmitted diseases.

“Health of Nigerians is important to us and that is why we are launching these products.

“This will enable those who ordinarily will not use condoms to appreciate the fact that there are brands that can meet their needs and protect themselves and live healthy lives,” Adizue said.

Researchers have found that working out in groups lowers stress by 26 percent and significantly improves quality of life, while those who exercise individually put in more effort but experience no significant changes in their stress level and a limited improvement to quality of life.

The study carried out by researchers at the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine was published recently in The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association.

According to Dayna Yorks, lead researcher of the study: “The communal benefits of coming together with friends and colleagues, and doing something difficult, while encouraging one another, pays

cardiovascular disease and chronic kidney disease in people with HIV infection.

They found elevated risks of each disease occurring simultaneously.

More than 1400 people in the study being treated for HIV had been diagnosed with chronic kidney disease, and more than 900 had experienced a cardiovascular disease event. Almost 11% of these patients had experienced both chronic kidney disease and cardiovascular disease, with many of these events occurring just one year apart.

“Our research found that people with HIV at high risk of cardiovascular disease had a corresponding 5.63-fold increase in risk of chronic kidney disease - a finding not consistent with the general community,” Professor Boyd says.

“This study adds to the international body of research that shows we need to pay close attention to the broader, general healthcare of people living with HIV. “It’s wonderful that antiHIV medication has been able to save the lives of so many with HIV; what we need to do now is to help people with HIV realise the full potential of their muchextended life expectancy.

“Despite much effort over the past decade to focus attention on reducing cardiovascular risk in HIV-positive people, there has been a lack of attention to the management of this disease in people living with HIV. Unfortunately, this has implications for other diseases, and the interaction between diseases creates substantial risks for future life-threatening events,” he says.

Professor Boyd says the research shows that the risks for cardiovascular and chronic kidney disease in people with HIV should be assessed together.

“We strongly urge both people with HIV and their doctors to be aware of these risks, and to treat them as a combined healthcare issue, not separately,” he says.

“Primary prevention and effective management of these diseases, prioritising interventions that have been repeatedly shown in the general community, will convey the same if not greater benefits for the population of HIV-positive people.

“This approach should be incorporated in to the development of guidelines and defining future research priorities for HIV-positive people,” he says.

Group exercise improves quality of life – Research dividends beyond exercising alone.

“The findings support the concept of a mental, physical and emotional approach to health that is necessary for student doctors and physicians.”

Yorks and her fellow researchers at the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine recruited 69 medical students - a group known for high levels of stress and self-reported low quality of life - and allowed them to self-select into a twelve-week exercise program, either within a group setting or as individuals. A control group abstained from exercise other than walking or biking as a

means of transportation.

Every four weeks, participants completed a survey asking them to rate their levels of perceived stress and quality of life in three categories: mental, physical and emotional.

Those participating in group exercise spent 30 minutes at least once a week in CXWORX, a core strengthening and functional fitness training program. At the end of the twelve weeks, their mean monthly survey scores showed significant improvements in all three quality of life measures: mental (12.6 percent), physical (24.8 percent) and emotional

(26 percent). They also reported a 26.2 percent reduction in perceived stress levels.

By comparison, individual fitness participants were allowed to maintain any exercise regimen they preferred, which could include activities like running and weight lifting, but they had to work out alone or with no more than two partners.

On average, the solitary exercisers worked out twice as long, and saw no significant changes in any measure, except in mental quality of life (11 percent increase). Similarly, the control group saw no significant changes in quality of life or perceived stress.

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PRINCE AND PRINCESS KEN 131 INDIGENT PEOPLE CARE FOUNDATIONtones Rice from 644, to 20,000 inSCHOOL, Sept - Audu Ogbeh BAPTIST HIGH PORT HARCOURT OLD STUDENTS ASSOCIATION MODERN importation ERA TRUCK OWNERS & DRIVERSdropped ASSOCIATION Mathew Dadiya, Abuja

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the Federal Government to reduce importation of rice and encourage local production, with a view to saving critical foreign exchange, may have yielded positive results, as the Federal Government has disclosed that there has been a drastic drop in the importation of rice to the country.

According to the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, who stated this at the end of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) Meeting in Abuja, on Wednesday, the government was on the winning path to economic diversification as rice importation had dropped from 644, 131 to 20,000 tonnes in September.

He also said that the war on smuggling must be intensified, as it was yielding results.

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Ogbe said the FEC also discussed the disturbing trend of smuggling, adding that it was impacting negatively on the economy.

He said,“We have to deal with that because, while we are making a great deal of progress in our production of grains; the smugglers are trying to compromise the successes we have achieved.

“I can give you some figures.

Between September 2015 and now, rice importation through the ports, had dropped from 644,131 tons to 20,000 tons in September this year, which means that by the end of this year to the early part of next year, we can literally say we are closed to total self-sufficiency in rice.

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public of Benin, rice importation has increased to 1.33 million tons because, they don’t eat parboiled rice, they eat white rice. So, every grain of rice landing there is heading for Nigeria through smuggling; and some of it also comes in through Niger Republic. These are issues to deal with because, we want local rice production to meet our needs and we are creating jobs.

“There are at least 12.2 million farmers in the country now and they are enjoying life the way they haven’t before. So these are the issues we raised today.”

The minister also said the government was going to intensify its onslaught on smugglers as the country was currently losing over $5billion to UZOCHUKWU WATSON CHINEDU

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the nefarious activities.

He noted that the delay in rice millers setting up mills has also contributed to the huge sum being lost to smuggling.

He explained, “The delays happen because many of the millers tell me that they can’t mill because of the activities of smugglers. They mill the rice.

The smugglers dump them at N12, 500. And the smugglers can dump at N12, 500 because they are subsidised from Thailand. They are determined to see that we don’t succeed. We can’t do that because we can’t subsidise to that level...”

“We say if everything goes well without the smugglers, our people should be able to sell here at N13, 500 per bag. They agreed, but then the smugglers are coming and the millers are holding back. I alone can’t solve the problem. That was why the president had to say yesterday (during the 2018 budget presentation at the National Assembly) that we will come down hard on activities of smugglers, because they are doing us a lot of damage.

“In fact, the World Bank says

that they are costing us $5billion worth of loss per annum.

We keep fighting, little here, a little there. We’ll get there.”

Also, at the meeting, the Federal Government has approved the sum of N5.567, 314,541.76bn for the third quarter soil erosion controlled accelerated intervention projects for six states in different geo-political zones in the country.

The approval was made on Wednesday, during the FEC meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja.

The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina disclosed this at the postFEC briefing in company with Audu Ogbeh and Minister of State Aviation, Hadi Sirika.

The benefiting states, according to the government, are: Kano, Ondo, Osun, Enugu and Bayelsa; and Sokoto South Local Government, Ogbeh said that council approved the development for foundation seeds for maize to the Institute of Agricultural Research, Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria.

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Trump’s visa lottery push back hits Ethiopia, DRC, Egypt, harder in Africa

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Donald Trump not that country’s finest.

For last year, Egypt’s figure of 2,855 was tops followed by DRC’s 2,778 and Ethiopia’s 2,143. Other African countries that managed to stay in the 1000+ bracket were; Sudan, Liberia, Cameroon, Morocco, Algeria and Kenya.

The report further showed that African beneficiaries topped the continental breakdown with 20,706, Europe followed with 15,207.

Asia, South America, Oceania and North America followed with 8,898; 1,370; 532 and 5 respectively.

President Donald Trump in early November said he had asked Congress to terminate the Diversity Visa (DV) lottery which he said presented credible vulnerabilities to U.S. national security.

The decision followed a

deadly attack in New York by an Uzbek immigrant Sayfullo Saipov. The 29-year-old is said to have entered the U.S. after success in the DV lottery in 2010. The attack led to the loss of eight lives.

“Following the terrorist attack in New York, I’m calling on Congress to immediately terminate the Diversity Visa Lottery programme. It’s a disaster for our country.

“This program grants visas not on the basis of merit but simply because applicants are randomly selected in an annual lottery and the people put in that lottery are not that country’s finest.

“We know that the program presents significant vulnerabilities to our national security, it’s a very unsafe program for our country,” he added.

Mugabe says sacked VP inquired from oracle over his death date ÏÏÏZimbabwe’s

president Robert Mugabe, has accused the recently fired vice president of his country of having secretly made enquiry on when he will die.

Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe defended the sacking of his vicepresident Emmerson Mnangagwa barely 48 hours after the news broke.

Agency report said that the 93-year-old leader claims that in Mnangagwa’s bid to become president had spread false rumours about his retirement and gone as far as consulting traditional healers on when he (Mugabe) was going to die.

“Upon realising that I wasn’t going to retire, he started to consult traditional healers on when I was going to die,” Mugabe

South Africa’s Pretoria Taxi operators protest over oppressive policies ….calls for sack of transport minister

Bonny Amadi with agency report Against the opposition of many African countries and elites to the US visa lottery which seeks to tap African best brains, recent effort by the American president has worsened opportunities for intending Africans wishing to migrate to the US. Recent reports have shown that Egypt, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Ethiopia are the three top African countries to be affected by a move by the United States to cancel the visa lottery regime.

Agency report showed that figures from the Department of State indicates that the three countries had over 2,000 beneficiaries enter the U.S. through the annual lottery program for the year 2016.

The document titled, “Immigrant Number Use for Visa Issuances and Adjustments of Status in the Diversity Immigrant Category,” gave an analysis of DV beneficiaries spanning the years 2007 – 2016.

This program grants visas not on the basis of merit but simply because applicants are randomly selected in an annual lottery and the people put in that lottery are

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said, adding: “At some point, he was told that he would die first before me.”

Do not be afraid or ashamed to appoint your own wife. She is Zimbabwean and the people want her.

The Information Minister Simon Khaya Moyo in an official communication on Moday said Mnangagwa had been fired because of “disrespect, disloyalty

and deceitfulness.”

Addressing a mammoth rally of Zanu-PF faithful in the capital Harare, Mugabe said Mnangagwa had been fired for the same reasons that his predecessor was forced out.

“What led to the expulsion of former VP Mujuru is what caused Mnangagwa to be shown the exit,” the state-owned Herald Newspaper reported.

Africa’s taxi drivers operating in Pretoria on Wednesday staged a protest against government policies that tend to push them out of business, while given more opportunities to the integrated public transport network.

Agency reports said that Taxi drivers and owners on Wednesday, marched in Pretoria where they handed over a compilation of grievances, directed to the country’s President, Jacob Zuma, even as they call for the immediate sack of the country’s transport minister, Joe Maswanganyi.

The report revealed that the taxi industry expressed sadness over government’s weak response to a multiplicity of complaints deliv-

ered earlier to the seat of power.

Such complaints by the taxi drivers include, the Integrated Public Transport Network or the Bus Rapid Transport system, operating licences of taxi operators, the government’s taxi recapitalisation programme, public transport subsidies and provisions of the National Land Trans-

port Act. The strike on Wednesday was marred by intimidation of motorists and blocking of major roads by the protesting taxi drivers.

Thousands of commuters across major towns were stranded, with some fearing that they would lose their jobs if they did not make it to work on Wednesday.

South Africa taxi drivers protest

DRC may head for crisis as opposition accuses Kabila of breaching pact

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the Democratic Republic of Congo may head to another round of crisis, as the opposition has rejected timetable for the country’s fresh general election.

Recently, CENI, DRC’s elections commission announced that the election, which term limits currently bar Kabila from taking part in, will be held on Dec. 23, 2018 with the winner to be sworn in on Jan. 13, 2019.

Dozens died in protests against Kabila’s refusal to step down at the end of his constitutional mandate on December 2016.

Agency report, revealed that the DRC’s main opposition parties rejected a new date for elections announced at the weekend to replace President Joseph Kabila.

The opposition claimed that the new date violates the law and a political deal agreed with the government.

Originally scheduled for late 2016, the polls have been repeatedly delayed. Following several rounds of deadly protests, Kabila’s camp and his opponents signed an accord last December agreeing to hold the election before the end of this year.

On Sunday, Congo’s CENI elections commission announced that the election, which term limits currently bar Kabila from taking part in, will be held on Dec. 23, 2018

with the winner to be sworn in on Jan. 13, 2019.

Dozens died in protests against Kabila’s refusal to step down at the end of his constitutional mandate last December.

Unrest sparked by the uncertainty surrounding the polls has raised fears Congo could witness a repeat of the kind of violence that killed millions around the turn of the last century, mostly from hunger and disease.

After the CENI said last month that the vote could only take place in April 2019 at the earliest, the opposition warned that the population would “take matters into its own hands.”

“The opposition leaders call upon all the Congolese people to be vigilant and mo-

DRC President Joseph kabila

bilized in the aim of freeing up the electoral process by Dec. 31, 2017,” Tuesday’s Rassemblement statement said.

It nonetheless went on to state that the coalition believed it was possible to hold the vote by June 30 next year at the latest.

The CENI and government officials blame poll delays on problems registering millions of voters across the vast Central African nation. The opposition accuses Kabila of manipulating the process to cling to power.

“The calendar presented by the CENI violates the Constitution, the Dec. 31, 2016 accord and electoral law,” read a statement from opposition leader Felix Tshisekedi’s Rassemblement coalition.

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Amuneke Joins Sudan’s Al Khartoum Watani

udanese top division club Al Khartoum Watani have appointed Emmanuel Amuneke as their new head coach for the forthcoming season.

Amuneke, who was unveiled Tuesday evening, signed a two-year deal at the club.

Amuneke, a former Super Eagles winger and Nigeria U-17s and U-20 coach, replaces

Kwesi Appiah who took over the reins as Ghana’s head coach for the third time earlier in the year.

“Yes I have been appointed,” the former Barcelona and Albacete winger confirmed the news of his appointment to Completesportsnigeria.com.

“It’s a challenge for me and I believe my wealth of experience as a player and a coach will help the team.

“The target is a herculean one but we will try as much as we can to break the dominance of Al Merreikh and Al Hilal, who between them have won every

league title since 1970 except in 1992.”

The 46-year-old led Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets to a fifth title at the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup title in Chile, but failed to lead the same set of players at the U-20 level to African Youth Championship in Zambia.

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Mikel hits camp, to begin training today Stories by Frank Jumbo with Agency reports

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aptain of the Super Eagles of Nigeria John Obi Mikel has arrived the camp of the Super Eagles ahead of their game against Algeria.

Mikel arrived after the rest of the players have already gone for the morning session, hence he missed out on their first drill for the day.

He is however expected to take part in their second training session which will take place later in the evening, and will most likely involve

tactical drills ahead of Friday dead rubber World Cup 2018 Qualifiers tie against Algeria.

His arrival means only goalkeeper Daniel Akpeyi is yet to arrive the camp of the team as at the time of filing in this report, he is however on course to to meet up with the team in their evening session.

Ameobi inducted into Newcastle United Hall Of Fame

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ormer Super Eagles forward, Shola Ameobi, has been inducted into the Newcastle United Foundation’s Hall of Fame.

Ameobi was inducted along with former England international, Les Ferdinand at the Charity’s annual dinner on Tuesday.

Ameobi and Ferdinand joined a host of legendary figures already inducted into the Hall of Fame, including Alan Shearer, Jackie Milburn, Bob Moncur, Peter Beardsley, Kevin Keegan and Sir Bobby Robson.

Their inclusion was announced at the 125 Years United Dinner in Exhibition Park, which was themed to celebrate Newcastle United’s 125th anniversary season.

The 36-year-old Shola spent 14 years at Newcastle United and scored 53 goals in 312 appearances.

The forward who represented England at youth levels was part of Nigeria squad to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

He is currently on the books of English League two outfit, Notts County.

FM FC will add seven new players to their squad for the 2017/2018 Nigeria Professional Football League season.

The Olukoya Boys finished in second position in the NPFL table last season and will compete in the CAF Champions League for the first time next year..

They are looking to bolster their squad ahead of what is expected to be a tough campaign that will also see them compete in the Aiteo Federation Cup. A reliable source at the club informed Completesportsnigeria.com that the coach of the team, Fidelis Ilechukwu, is seeking to sign two forwards, two midfielders, a defender and one goalkeeper.

“Our coach (Ilechukwu) has decided to bring in seven new players for the new season,” the source told Completesportsnigeria.com.

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Suarez wants Coutinho in Barca

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uis Suarez is convinced Liverpool star Philippe Coutinho will offer “a lot” to Barcelona should the Catalan giants make another attempt to sign him.

The Brazilian attacking midfielder was the subject of significant interest from Barca in the last transfer window, with Coutinho identified as one of several candidates to replace Neymar after his switch to Paris Saint-Germain.

Coutinho attempted to force a move himself, making it clear to Liverpool that his desire was to leave for Camp Nou, but the Premier League club held firm to keep their man.

Reports since have suggested that Barca will be going back in for Coutinho, and Suarez – who played with him at Liverpool – is all for linking up with the former Inter talent once again.

When asked how much

Coutinho would offer Barca, Suarez told Mundo Deportivo: “A lot.

“I know him as a person and as a player because I played with him, but everyone knows what Coutinho can contribute. He is a footballer who today is at a very high level.

“Obviously he must have wanted [to join Barca] because he is a player who has ambition and any player would want to come to Barcelona.

“He went through a difficult and very complicated moment, but as a professional he has continued to show how good a player he is and the individual quality he has.

“Despite trying to leave Liverpool he continued helping the team and working. He is demonstrating that he is a professional who has the ambition to take a step further

Its war against Germany – Dier

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ngland international Eric Dier believes Friday’s match against Germany at Wembley cannot be considered a friendly because of the long rivalry between the two nations.

While England came out on top in the 1966 World Cup final on home soil, Germany have since enjoyed far greater success in the tournament, lifting the trophy in 1974, 1990 and 2014.

Gareth Southgate’s squad has been hit by a number of high-profile withdrawals, with the likes of Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson and Dier’s Tottenham team-

mates Harry Kane and Harry Winks pulling out due to injury.

But Dier believes the time is right for England - who qualified for the 2018 tournament with ease - to test themselves against top teams such as the world champions and Brazil, who visit Wembley on Tuesday.

“I think the manager has already said that, if we are going to play friendlies, he wants to be playing the very best nations in the world and to challenge ourselves and I think that is the right mentality,” Dier told a news conference.

“These are two really big friend-

Fatherhood has softened me – Ronaldo

lies. I don’t think there is ever going to be a friendly between England and Germany, so we are really looking forward to it.”

With England progressing through qualification unbeaten, confidence has grown in the squad since a shock loss to Iceland in the first knockout round at last year’s European Championship.

Dier accepts England’s performances at major tournaments have been below par for many years and the versatile 23-year-old claims winning the World Cup is the only measure of success in his mind ahead of the finals in Russia.

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Lewandowski concedes Bayern squad is aging

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obert Lewandowski has reminded Bayern Munich that they need to keep on top of their transfer plans in order keep the squad fresh as the current crop get older.

Although Bayern have shot to the top of the table thanks to four successive Bundesliga wins since Jupp Heynckes’ appointment as head coach, it has by no means been a smooth start to the season for the Bavarians.

Bayern produced a number of lacklustre displays under Carlo Ancelotti prior to his sacking in the aftermath of a 3-0 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League, form that also cast doubt over the future of certain members of the squad.

Six members of Bayern’s first team are 30 or older and Lewandowski believes that is something they must not lose sight of.

“We shouldn’t delude ourselves,” he told reporters. “Each club needs to get a top player every two or three years to refresh the team, to bring some new blood, new quality.

“At this point we really have a good team, but it is known that players are getting older.

“We are succeeding [at replacing older players] at the moment, because we have a young Joshua Kimmich, who is really good at his new position and shows that a young player can be a replacement for such an experienced and wonderful one as Philipp Lahm.”

eal Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo believes being a father has “softened” him and helped give him a new outlook on life as he prepares to welcome his fourth child.

Ronaldo first became a dad when Cristiano Jr was born in 2010, before welcoming twins Mateo and Eva by a surrogate mother in June 2017.

Then, in July, Ronaldo confirmed that his girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez is expecting to give birth to the couple’s first child, a girl named Alana Martina, in November.

And the 32-year-old feels as though having children has had a profound impact on how he looks at the world, calling family life his “greatest privilege”.

“Fatherhood has taught me things of love that I never knew existed,” he told ¡Hola!

“It has softened me up and given me a new perspective on what really matters in life.

“Seeing my family grow is, honestly, the greatest privilege I have had. I enjoy every second.

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Moribund industries: Delta woos investors over revival

As part of efforts aimed at reviving some of the moribund industries in the state, the Delta State Government has opened discussion with some South African-based companies for possible partnership and investment drive at the African Timber and Plywood Company (AT&P), Sapele.

This was made known yesterday, following a guided facility visit at the company by a team of three South African multi-national companies; Transnet, LNG/ CNG Holdings and Investment Development Cooperation (IDC).

The firms have indicated their interest to invest in (AT&P).

It would be recalled that the companies, led by the South African Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Lulu Louis A. Mnguni, had, recently, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the state government for the establishment of gas plant in the state.

The foreign investors who were in Delta State, were conducted round some of the potential investment facilities which, among others included; the Koko Port, African Timber and Plywood (AT&P) Sapele, SEPLAT Base Station, Sapele, Rain Oil Facilities Limited, Warri Boat Yard and the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Warri by the leadership of the Delta State Investment Development Agency (DIDA) alongside the Executive Assistant to the Governor on Investment and Promotions, Mr. Paul Nma. Speaking specifically at the ATP, the Senior Operations Manager of the Company, Mr. Edward Ovuasa, who receiveD the visitors, said that the state government, in its quest to revive the company, is ready to partner any viable and interested investor in that direction.

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Expectations as FG proposes to revamp agriculture with N118.98 bn Page B7

NNPC pledges support for indigenous participation in oil industry

By Idu Jude, Abuja

Nosa Akenzua, Asaba

Thursday, November 9, 2017

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has pledged more support to indigenous companies in Nigeria’s oil and gas Industry.

Group Managing Director of the Corporation, Dr. Maikanti Baru, made the pledge while commissioning the Lagos Midstream Jetty (LMJ) at the Apapa Harbour in Lagos, on Tuesday.

“NNPC will continue to support all players in the downstream sector of the oil and gas industry towards efficient product supply and distribution across the Country,” he stated.

Reiterating the corporation’s commitment to continued collaboration with the private sector, Baru urged private companies to develop innovative and profitable solutions that would not only aid the development of the country, but also ease the way of doing business.

He charged the private sector to continuously look for opportunities to partner with the public sector to enable the realisation of the country’s economic goals.

He noted that the development of the much-needed critical infrastructure should not be seen as the sole responsibility of the government, adding that good infrastructure plays a critical

role in ending extreme poverty and increasing shared prosperity among the citizenry.

“The reality is that we all have a role to play in developing and moving the economy forward, an economy that will benefit us all today and generations yet unborn,” Baru stated.

He explained that the commissioning of the jetty was in line with NNPC’s corporate vision of 12 Business Focus Areas (12 BUFA), one of which is centred on the provision of critical oil and gas infrastructure.

Baru, who commended Oando Plc for initiating the idea of the LMJ, said the jetty was an encouraging example of Public

Private Partnership (PPP); and a further proof that both the private and public sector have come to the realisation that infrastructural investment is a shared responsibility requiring collective leadership, learning and innovation.

Earlier, Chairman OVH Energy, Mr. Wale Tinubu, thanked the GMD for encouraging indigenous participation in the nation’s oil and gas industry.

He explained that the N54.4bn worth LMJ was conceived as an innovative industry solution to the perennial challenges marketers faced in the importation of petroleum products.

L-R: Executive Director, Small and Medium Enterprises Bank of Industry, (BOI), Waheed Olagunju; Gombe State Governor, Ibrahim Dankwambo;Managing Director, Bank of Industry BOI, Mr. Olukayode Pitan; Group Managing Director, Swaziland Development Finance Corporation, Mr. Dumsani Msibi and Chief Executive Officer, Citizen Entrepreneurial Development Agency (CEDA) Botswana, Mr. Thabo Thamane, during the 2017 Chief Executive Officers Forum of African Development Finance Institutions in Abuja. ..Photo: Temitope Balogun.

VAIDS begins video campaign, set to capture more tax payers Ganiyu Obaaro

The Voluntary Assets and Income Declaration Scheme (VAIDS) office has launched a video campaign to create awareness about the programme.

The programme seeks to promote voluntary tax compliance and boost tax education among Nigerians.

This was disclosed in a press statement by the VAIDS Office in

the Federal Ministry of Finance, the initiator of the programme.

According to the statement, “The campaign, domiciled on YouTube at bit.ly/VAIDSVideos, features short videos and skits depicting various scenarios of persons attempting to evade their taxes.

“By its provision, VAIDS gives tax defaulters a time-limited opportunity to regularize their tax affairs by truthfully declaring and paying tax

liabilities.

The statement said that, “VAIDS was conceived by the Federal Ministry of Finance in collaboration with federal and state tax authorities to correct the defective tax orientation in the country; and reflects the desire of the Federal Government to widen the tax net, while offering benefits to defaulters, who voluntarily and truthfully declare their assets and pay tax liabilities.

Benefits accruable to individuals and corporate bodies, who comply with VAIDS, include immunity from prosecution for tax offences, tax audits, as well as waivers of interest and penalties on unpaid taxes.

They also include the option of spreading outstanding liabilities over a maximum period of three years as may be agree with the relevant tax authority.

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A’Ibom to establish modular refinery …commends NCDMB on effective local content implementation in the oil, gas industry

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R-L: Timothy Onekutu, Chinenyenwa Ozoemena, Alex Nwogu, Team Members, Financial Literacy, Customer Experience & Analytics, Heritage Bank; Ajiri Efeturi, Team Lead, Financial Literacy, Customer Experience & Analytics, Heritage Bank; Oyeniyi Adenlewo, Experience Centre Associate Retail Banking; Lt. Isah and Lt. Cdr. Godspower Oyibo, Nigerian Navy Seconday School, Ojo, with students of Nigerian Navy Secondary School, Ojo, Lagos at the World Savings Day event held in Lagos...yesterday

Elumelu, others to speak on tax, business at a forum Simon Ugwu Dr.Tony Elumelu, Chairman Heirs Holding, will be the Guest Speaker at this year’s Lagos Business School (LBS) Alumni Day, scheduled for Thursday, November 16, 2017, in Lagos.

Elumelu, who is also Chairman of UBA Group

and Transcorp Plc, will lead discussions on the “Effects of Multiple Regulations and Taxation on Business Growth in Nigeria.”

The other panellists include, Mr. Hamzat Ayodele Subair, Chairman, Lagos State Internal Revenue Service; Mr. Taiwo Oyedele, Head of Tax & Regulatory

Services and PwC West Africa Tax Leader; and Sir Ndukwe Osogho-Ajala, Chairman/ CEO of Soulmate Industry Limited.

The session, which will have Nigeria’s 2018 economic outlook presented by Dr. Biodun Adedipe, Founder/Chief Consultant of B. Adedipe Associates and will be chaired

NAFDAC eases processes, cost of registering products for MSMEs

…establishes business support desk Moses Oyediran, Enugu The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has said that it has eased the processes and cost of registration of products for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).

The Acting Director-General of NAFDAC, Mr. Ademola Mogbojuri, said this on Wednesday, in Enugu, during a South-East Stakeholders’ Consultative Forum meant to promote the Federal Government’s Ease of Doing Business’ directive.

Mogbojuri said that the meeting was to dialogue and find ways to resolve complaints and bottlenecks producers and starts-up face in establishing their businesses.

He said that the agency was highly concerned about the growth of small businesses and helping young entrepreneurs to start their

businesses and create more job and money for Nigerians. ``We have recently directed 50 per cent reduction of registration of products for companies with five or less than five employees; while reducing registration time to 90 days for all MSMEs. ``NAFDAC has established Small Business Support Desk (SBSD) to guide small businesses through registration processes and also serve as enquiry point for small businesses on regulatory issues. ``Also, we now have electronic submission of documents to line Directorates in Lagos as well as NAFDAC Product Registration Outreach (NaPRO) to provide interactive engagement and advice on documentation, labeling and other requirements so as to facilitate the registration process.” ``Increase in the number of times samples are submitted to the laboratory per

month; while cosmetic companies can use three rooms as against four in the past and can also share facilities for common products. ``Fees charged for registration of locally manufactured products are lower than those charged for imported products. ``The Agency is always discouraging the use of consultants by companies,’’ Mogbojuri, who was represented by Dr. Abubakar Jimoh, Director of Special Duties, said.

Earlier, the Enugu State Co-ordinator of the agency, Mr. Chike Obiano, said that consultative forum would be sustained and even be made more frequent against the backdrop of its importance in our regulatory oversight functions.

He said,``NAFDAC is committed to zero tolerance on fake drugs, unwholesome processed food and sub-standard regulated products.”

and moderated by Prof Olawale Ajai, a Lagos Business School professor of legal, social and political environment of business.

The event is being hosted by the Chief Executive Programme, CEP 24 and International Management Programme, IMP 2.

Analyst raises DSR EPS forecast, gross margin over 2018-19 Bonny Amadi Dangote Sugar Refinery has been projected to report growth 135 per cent earnings per share (EPS) in 2017E, with sales estimate growth of 15 per cent year on year to N204.1 billion going forward into 2018.

The growth forecast was released by FBNQuest in its company report, following DSR’s Q3 2017 result release.

The projected sale growth is hinged on a recovery in unit volume sales 21per cent y/y to 790,000 tonnes, which is expected to offset further potential price reductions over the coming months.

According to the investment analysts company, Dangote Sugar Refinery’s (DSR) Q3 2017 earnings of N9.4bn beat its earlier forecast by 15 per cent, and have thus raised its EPS forecast over the 2017-2018E period by around 3 per cent. “Our new price target of N16.0 is up by a similar magnitude” DSR’s Q3 PBT of N14.0billion grew by 236

per cent y/y, driven by lower production costs: Q3 2017 results showed several positives across the P&L. Although sales were flattish, both PBT and PAT were up significantly, 236 per cent y/y and 244 per cent y/y, respectively.

The company’s profitability was driven by a marked gross margin expansion of +2153bps y/y to 32.9 per cent. Although we were expecting a healthy gross margin performance, the magnitude of the expansion surprised positively.

DSR production costs, which were substantially lower y/y, benefitted from consistent gas supply through the quarter. Opex, which came in flattish y/y, also helped enhance the company’s Q3 2017 result.

It said that” sequentially, sales declined q/q, while PBT and PAT both fell by around 24% y/y. Compared with our estimates, while sales missed our estimate by 16%, PBT beat our N12.6bn estimate by around 11%.”

The Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Mr Udom Emmanuel has assured citizen of the state on government readiness to commence building of modular refinery which will help to absorb some trainees who have completed their training in various fields.

Emmanuel who was represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Sir, Etekamba Udo Umoren gave the assurance at the ongoing 7th practical Nigerian Content, organised by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDBM) on Tuesday in uyo, with the theme ``Nigerian Content – The Next Frontier’’ The governor said that plans are also on the way to upgrade the Peacock Paint Industry at Ikot Ekang, Etinan, to produce anti-corrosive paint of international standard for use in the oil and gas industry.

He said that government has great interest in peace and security, adding that the state have a robust mechanism that provides a platform for oil companies and their host community to interface and dialogue on mutual interest and co-exist.

According to him, this is to promote peace and provide conducive environment for oil companies to operate. It has also provided room for companies to sign Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with their host communities.

He said that however, out of thirteen (13) Oil Producing Companies operating in the state, only five (5) have signed MOU with their Host Communities in compliance to Government directive. It is good for us to be proactive.

I therefore urge companies who are yet to sign MOUs to contact the State Ministry for this. ``There is no doubt that Akwa Ibom State is the highest producer of crude oil and the most peaceful in the Niger Delta Region. In spite of this, the State has few oil and gas and service companies established in it. ``This is unacceptable.

However, since the inception of this administration conscientious effort has been made to build capacities, develop manpower and provide infrastructure to enable the State reposition itself and take its pride of place,’’ he said

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Simba Group rewards trade partners with trip to India Simon Ugwu In continuation of its tradition of rewarding its esteemed trade partners for excellence and partnership, Wandel International, flagship company of the Simba Group, and sole distributors of Luminous inverters and power backup solutions in Nigeria, has rewarded 30 of its top dealers with an all-expense paid trip to New Delhi, the headquarters of Luminous Power Technologies in India.

Luminous Power Technologies, a Schneider Electric company is the leading power and home electrical specialist in India having a vast portfolio comprising of power back up solutions such as Inverters, UPS, Batteries and Solar Applications. The company also enjoys the leadership

position in the inverter industry in Nigeria.

Speaking about the trip, the head of the Luminous Inverter Business at Wandel International, Mr Rajneesh Gupta, explained that the company decided to take its top dealers to India, both as reward for maintaining market leadership in Nigeria, and to engage with senior technical personnel from the company’s Research and Development centre in India.

He explained that the Dealers are part of the over 60,000 strong dealers network of Luminous in more that 36 countries across the globe.

He added that the visit to Luminous Technologies Headquarters is in tandem with the focus of the company on Execution and Team-work and the vision of the company to delight customers through innovation and Passion.

L-r: dr. Friday okpara, director, strategic partnership and liaison, mr agwu amogu president sage africa,, mr curtis deberg, executive director sage global, dikko umaru radda, dg/ceo smedan and wale fasanya , director, enterprises development and promotion, smedan after a strategy session on scaling hand on entrepreneurship and community service education in primary and secondary schools currently on at college of business, california state university , chico, united states..Recently. Photo, smedan.

Market Fire: Dangote donates N.5b to Kano traders Ganiyu Obaaro Succour came the way of the over a thousand hitherto dejected traders affected by the Kano Market fire disasters few months ago as the renowned business mogul, Aliko Dangote made good his promise and donated a whooping some of N500m to rehabilitate the them.

Aliko’s donation which came through the Aliko Dangote Foundation, was in response to the appeal by the Kano state government for contributions from public spirited individuals and corporate organizations to help

the fire victims come back to business.

No fewer than seven fire disasters have occurred in five major markets across the state within the past few months with no fewer than 1,400 shop and goods estimated at N28 billion gutted by the inferno.

It would be recalled that the state government had in the wake of the last disaster in February, which affected Singa market, set up a judicial commission of enquiry and an appeal committee headed by Alhaji Dangote and another businessman, Usman Tofa, both indigenes of Kano to help raise funds to help the fire victims most of

whom lost everything they sell to the disaster.

Dangote, after the inauguration of his committee pledge N500m and assured the traders that his committee would work assiduously to garner funds to ameliorate the suffering of the traders.

Presenting the N500m cheque on Monday afternoon in Kano, the CEO of Aliko Dangote Foundation, Mrs. Zouera Youssoufou, explained that the Africa’s richest man was deeply touched by the plight of the affected traders and that is why he has ensured that the money is available.

Re-echoing what Dangote said earlier on his involve-

ment in the provision of succour to the traders, Mrs. Youssoufou sated the Chairman of Dangote Group would also see other areas he would collaborate with the state to bring relief to the traders as quickly as possible.

She stated that Dangote Foundation has been identifying with various projects in the state and that the donation is just one of the many interventions of the Foundation in Kano state.

In his address of welcome at the ceremony, the State Commissioner for Commerce, Industry, Cooperative and Tourism, Hammed Rabiu commended Alhaji Dangote for the good gesture and said the state would be eternally grateful for the many helps he has rendered to the state in times of need.

2018 Budget: N6.6trn revenue projection, ‘very optimistic,’ says BudgIT CONTINUED FROM PAGE B1

Adesola Afolabi

Nigeria’s revenue projection of N6.6tn in the presented 2018 Budget has been termed as ‘very optimistic’ by BudgIT, a Lagos-based analytical firm committed to simplifying the budget and matters of public spending for citizens, with the primary aim of raising the standard of transparency and accountability in government.

Giving reasons for this observation, the analytical firm, in a press release made available to the Daily Times on Tuesday, explained that no significant facts suggest the presented figure for revenue projection would materialize

in 2018.

The statement partly reads thus: “We believe the revenue projection of N6.6tn is very optimistic considering the total retained revenue of the Federal Government including non-oil and oil-related revenue in 2015 and 2016 was N2.8tn and N2.6tn, respectively.

FG’s non-revenue in the first six months of 2017 stood at N587bn and no significant facts suggest the figure would double or triple in approaching the new fiscal year.

Oil revenue for the 2018 fiscal year is projected at N2.332tn, while the biggest bracket of government expected revenue is projected to come from the non-oil sector at N4.16tn.”

The firm, however, advised caution in peacekeeping of the Niger Delta region: “We accept that the budget benchmark is of $45 per barrel is within the band, but there has to be excessive caution in keeping the peace of the Niger Delta which is a crucial element in ensuring optimal production.”

The statement signed by the Communications Lead of BudgIT, Abiola Afolabi, welcomed the idea of “Improvement in tax administration which the government hope to push ahead within 2018 as highlighted in Mr. President’s budget presentation speech.”

“Equally important is the need to end the cycle of poverty through some form of social intervention.

‘Positive thinking, ingenuity inspires 2017 #TEDxGbagada’ Adesola Afolabi A collaboration of Nigeria’s best scientists, entrepreneurs, professionals, innovators and reformers being brought together to share ideas is set to spark up deep discussions to steer positive thinking and ingenuity for change in our society.

The collaboration themed ‘Bold Ideas’ brought together by TEDxGbagada is in its third edition with a conference scheduled to hold on November 11, 2017, at The Zone Centre, Gbagada Lagos.

TEDxGbagada began in 2015 with the theme: ‘Let there be light;’ and speakers such as Bovi, Juliet Ehimuan Chiazor, Bayo Omoboriowo, Taofick Okoya, Timi Dakolo and Mark Essien graced the stage with their innovative ideas.

According to the organizers, this year’s conference aspires to impact its audience and cause them to reshape their boundaries of ability and reality.

“The talks at this event will spark audacious ideas for our society that challenge our present reality and upend the status quo.” A statement from the organizing firm partly read.

Speaking specifically

to the event, licensee and organizer, TEDxGbagada, Mercy Akamo said: “This event represents everything original. It is a celebration of bold ideas changing the way we do things right here in Africa. Nigerians are bursting with innovations and several of these innovations are beginning to take shape and define human interactions. We hope this platform will inspire the attendees to begin to think positively and learn new things.”

Akamo’s statement noted that speakers, such as Adenike Oyetunde, On Air Personality, Lawyer and Founder, Amputees United Initiative, an organisation that provides support for amputees; Osa Okunkpolor popularly known as Osa7, an Urban GFX and Graffiti Artist, with a passion for telling stories using contemporary art; Niniola Soleye, Managing Director of the Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh (DRASA) Health Trust, working to keep society safe from public health threats through the advancement of infection control practices, hygiene and sanitation behaviors will share thoughtprovoking ideas are all billed for the event.

Also speaking are: Dr Maymunah Yusuf Kadiri, a multi-award winning

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Stories by Motolani Oseni The Nigeria InterBank Settlement System (NIBSS) has disclosed that estimated N4.09 trillion total value of cheques were cleared between January and September 2017.

According to NIBSS report, 8.13 million total volume of cheque transactions were reported in the period under review.

NIBSS stated that 1.84 million total volume of individual cheques were cleared between January and September while 4.3 million and 1.99million total volume of corporate cheques and total volume of other cheques (dividend warrant, Bank craft) was reported in nine months of

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Cheques value cleared in 9 months hit N4.09trn-NIBSS 2017 respectively.

The cheque report by NIBSS explained that cheque volume in five years showed mixed performance as most bank customers’ have favour mobile money means of transactions.

Specifically, the report

by NIBSS explained that cheque volume in 2013 was at 14.2 million but moved to 15.3 million in 2014.

Since 2015, transactions on cheque dropped by 13.3 per cent to 13.5 million from 15.3 million in 2014.

It also dropped to 11.7 million and 8.13 million in 2016 and nine months of 2017 re-

spectively.

The report also stated that unique individual cheque customers by genders comprises of 27.1 per cent or 85,761 female users of cheques and 72.9 per cent or 230,670 male customers are using cheques.

However, the Director, Banking and Payments System Department, Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN), Mr. Dipo Fatokun, recently said globally, cards have been the fastest growing payments instrument since 2010, as cheque use has declined consistently and significantly.

According to him, Debit cards accounted for the highest share (45.7 per cent) of global e-payment transactions and were also the fastest growing (12.8 per cent) payments instrument in 2014.

Fatokun in its presentation at the bi-monthly Financial Correspondent Association of Nigeria (FICAN) workshop in Lagos, said, “electronic products are gradually reducing the usage of cheques and cash, as noticed consistently in the annual performance report since the inception of the Cash-less Policy in

2012.”

Speaking on the Nigeria experience, he said, “Volume and value of transactions based on Cheques and NEFT have been consistently reducing annually since 2013, while same data for NIP, ATM, and Mobile Money channels have been on the increase.”

He stated that, “This is an indication of users’ preference for instant value channels over non-instant payment channels.

“The ATM Channel accounts for the highest volume of transactions, while the NIP accounts for the

L-R: President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki and Special representative of the Secretary-General/ Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS), Dr. Mohammed Ibn Chambers, during a visit by the UN delegation to the President of the Senate in Abuja… on Wednesday.

Naira strengthens as FX market lifted with $195m liquidity The Nigerian currency, Naira, on Wednesday, strengthened further gainst the Euro and the Pound sterling at the oarallel market, as the official Foreign Exchange (Forex) Market lifted earlier in the week with injection of $195 million forex supply by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

The local currency, had recorded more gains over the Euro since the beginning of this week, but was seen at 420, the same rate it traded on Tuesday, however, appreciated against the Pound to close at 473, compared to 475 traded the previous day. Although, it maintained 363 selling rate per US Dollar at the parallel market, At the Investor & Exporter FX (I&E) widow, the Naira, recorded significant increase at the close of yesterday trading activities, with an opening rate of 359.25 to the dollar stronger than 359.66 recorded on Tuesday, but weaker than 360.15 declared on the first trading day of the week, represented just 0.11 per cent gain, even as it closed at a better rate of 360.33 per Dollar, compared to Tuesday 360.46, although, lower than Monday 360.05, and 360.57 sold over the

weekend.

The I&E FX total daily transactions of $161.03 against $169.63 million on Tuesday and Monday $149.90m.

Meanwhile, the apex bank has intervened in the inter-bank Foreign Exchange (Forex) Market with the injection of another $195m.

Figures released by the apex bank on Tuesday, indicated that it offered a total sum of $100m to the Wholesale segment, while the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) segment received the sum of $50m.

The invisibles’ segment, comprising tuition, medical payments and Basic Travel Allowance (BTA) received $45m.

The Central Bank’s Acting Director, Corporate Communications Department, Mr. Isaac Okorafor confirmed the figures, noting that the intervention was in line with the CBN’s commitment to continue to ensure FOREX liquidity and meet legitimate demand.

Okorafor maintained that the CBN would continue to intervene in the nation’s FOREX market in order to sustain the liquidity in the market and guarantee the international value of the Naira.

highest value of transactions annually. This is because the ATM is usually the e-payment channel that new and lower value account holders always interface with, while corporates and upwardly mobile middle class customers make transfers using NIP.” It would be recalled that CBN, market stakeholders were in the move to reduce the settlement cycle of a cheque in Nigeria to one day, also known as cheque truncation system, across the country.

Wigwe, other notable leaders headline 2017 SERAS CSR Awards Managing Director, Access Bank Plc, Mr. Herbert Wigwe, has unanimously selected for the 2017 recipient of the Sustainability Champion award, which has been widely adjudged as the OSCARS of CSR and Sustainability in Africa.

The organisers have also announced a list of notable leaders from the corporate and public sector that are billed to grace the ceremony.

Top of the list is Senator Liyel Imoke, the immediate past executive governor of Cross River State, who would deliver the keynote address.

Also expected is the former deputy governor of Lagos state during Babatunde Fashola’s tenure. She now occupies the position of senior special assistant to President Mohammadu Buhari on sustainable development goals (SDG’s), Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire who is special guest and speaker at the awards.

All appears set for the curtail call on an eleventh edition of the awards that

The awards process, which drew participation from far and wide based on the theme- Transformational Sustainability: From Social Responsibility to Social Impact.

The honorary category is annually given to a single individual either in the public or private sector that had made notable contributions to the furtherance of sustainable development in Africa.

This recognition is being accorded him for his role in spearheading the Access Thought Leadership conference, a platform he has used to promote sustainable solutions to Africa’s development challenges and also his having used his position in his organisation to drive the sustainable banking principles in Nigeria.

In 2016, Lieutenant General Dr. Seretse Khama Ian Khama, the President of Botswana, won this award. The list of previous winners also includes Aliko Dangote, Tony Elumelu amongst others.

The annual SERAS CSR Awards Afri-

ca, which first held in 2007, has grown to become the prime corporate awards promoting and measuring corporate social responsibility and sustainability in Africa. Key industry stakeholders rate it as the industry gold standard recognition for impactful investment in CSR and sustainability.

It is the biggest event on the CSR & Sustainability calendar in Nigeria and Africa. From inception to date, the SERAS has registered 817 entries from 137 organizations.

This edition of the awards seeks to uncover the brands that have walked their talks in the real sense and unravel the links between investments/interventions and the actual impacts of these in communities where organisations do business and the general society at large.

The award is open to large, medium and small scale, not- for- profit organizations, as well as public sector organizations.

Capital Market B5 Adesola Afolabi Adesola Afolabi Nigerian equities market closed in a positive territory on Wednesday, as the All-Share Index added 0.34 per cent, sustaining the growth recorded in previous session.

The Nigerian Stock Exchange All Share Index added 0.34 per cent or 125.4 basis points to close at 37,138.97 points while the Market capitalisation inched N43.4 billion higher to settle at N12.854 trillion at the close of business on Wednesday.

A review of the sectoral indices showed the five major sectoral indices closed mixed.

The consumer goods and Indus-

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Stock market sustains growth with 0.34% in ASI Ï ƔƔƔƔ

trial Sector ended positive with a growth of 0.38 per cent and 0.46 per cent respectively, the banking and Insurance indices closed negative with a decline of 0.19 and 0.14 per cent while the Oil and Gas Index closed flat.

International breweries emerged the highest gainer for the day with a gain of 10.24 per cent to close at N45.20 per share.

This was followed by Learn Africa that added 5.00 per cent to close at N1.05 per share and Ca-

verton emerged the third highest gainer with a growth of 4.96 per cent to close at N1.48 per share.

On the other hand, UAC-Prop recorded the highest decline of 4.71 per cent to close at N2.83 per share. LawUnion was next with a decline of 4.41 per cent to close at 65 Kobo and Linkage Assurance dropped 3.95 per cent to close at 73 kobo per share.

The volume of shares transacted in 3,904 deals dropped to 193.5 million units from 305.2 mil-

lion units transacted previously while the value traded also fell to N1.807 billion from N2.905bn recorded previously.

Diamond Bank maintained its position as the most active stock for the second consecutive day with a trade of 36.3 million shares valued at N43.6m. FBN Holdings followed with the sale of 35.2 million shares worth N248.8m, while Fidelity Bank followed with the sale of 19.5 million shares worth N32.9m.

L-R Mrs. Bunmi Aderemi, CEO Custodian Social Responsibility Foundation (CSRF) Mr. Abolade Olayiwola, Assistant Director, Lagos State Education Department, District 4 Mr. Esomchi Nwofor, Chief Technology Officer, Custodian And Allied Plc Mrs. Okuneye Jolaade Titilayo, Principal Lagos City College during the Official Unveiling/Handover of the Newly Renovated and Equipped IT Centre Donated To Lagos City College by CSRF in Lagos... yesterday

Austin Laz Plc has demonstrated commitment to wriggle out of prevailing hash operating environment through early submission of its 2017 third quarter result, which however showed depressed earnings and P/L lines.

The result released by the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Tuesday showed that Revenue rose to N215, 422 from N127, 438 recorded in the third quarter 2016.

Cost of Sales recorded in the Q3 period rose to N144, 451, while in the corresponding period of 2016, cost of sales was N139, 761. The result showed that the company’s profit before tax (PBT) closed at N1 million, against loss of N47.0 million in the same period of 2016.

The result showed that revenue grew to N215.4 million, against N127.4million in Q3 2016.

Gross Profit/ (Loss) closed the Q3 period at N70, 971, from loss of N12, 323 posted in Q3 period of 2016. The company’s administration expenses for the Q3 2017 period closed at N52, 217, against N23, 734 in 2016 Q3.

Net Profit for the Period closed at N808, against loss position of N47, 101 in the preceding third quarter of 2016 Earnings per Share closed lower at 0.00, from N0.04 in Q3 2016. However, distribution expenses closed lower at N6,508 from N8,728 in 2016 Q3, while its finance cost soared by According to the company’s Q3 result, finance Cost rose to N11, 291 from N2, 228 in the Q3 2016, while profit before tax dimmed to N955 from N47, 013 posted in the Q3 period of 2016.

Analysts cuts Diamond Bank’s 2018 EPS forecast, price target As experts continue to x-ray the impact of current divestment BY Diamond bank of its Sub-Saharan subsidiaries, coupled with release of its Q3 weak results, cross section of experts have reviewed downwards forecast on the banks future performances.

Reports made available by key analysts noted that divestment by the bank is expected to trigger limited boost in underlying earnings which may not hedge expected weakness in short to medium term future performances.

One of the analysts companies, FBNQuest in its report hinted of 2 per cent cuts to its 2018E EPS forecast and price target, as the bank’s Q3 2017 results

Austin Laz loss position weakens in Q3 2017 . Posts N1m PBT

deviated distinctly from its forecasts, mainly because of a negative surprise in preprovision profits, to a lesser extent, slightly elevated opex and loan loss provisions relative to “our forecasts also contributed to the weaker-than-expected PBT” noted the report.

However, despite the negative surprise, the analysts raised its 2017E Profit before Tax (PBT) forecast by around 7 per cent, having factored in N16bilion in gains from the bank’s planned divestment of Diamond S.A, its west-African subsidiary. It noted that excluding this gain, “our underlying PBT forecast is only N1.3bn” The analyst’s report pointed that proceeds from the

Diamond bank’s divestment is expected to have a helpful impact of around 200bps on the bank’s Capital adequacy ratio (CAR) by end-2017E. This was even as management of the bank disclosed that the proceeds from divestment will be deployed towards the expansion of its retail banking franchise in Nigeria, while further divestments from non-core businesses are likely.

According to the analyst’s report, given that Diamond S.A.’s contribution to PBT in the last two years was around N1bn, modest changes were affected in its earnings forecast for the bank for the 2018-19E while its price target lowered by -2 per cent (-2%) to N1.48 per share.

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The African Export Import Bank (Afreximbank) has strengthened effort to boost Africa’s development and economy through fortified financing backed with guarantee scheme.

To effectively implement the much needed Africa’s growth strategy, the bank recently launched, in Sal Island, Cape Verde, a finance guarantee scheme, a new guarantee programme aimed at unlocking capital and leveraging much-needed financing into Africa.

The Afreximbank Guarantee Programme (AFGAP), launched during the Advanced Structured Trade Finance Seminar and Workshops organized by the Bank, will help to de-risk African transactions in order to make them more attractive to investors and financiers.

A statement made available to Daily Times by the Bank, said that the programme, which offers a variety of credit enhancement solution to clients in Africa, is part of Exim-plus, a broad strategy developed by Afreximbank to position itself as a comprehensive trade facilitation and financing solution Centre in Africa.

The report pointed that, under Exim-plus, Afreximbank is offering a broad array of instruments that are often associated with export credit agencies and other

specialized trade and development finance institutions, thereby differentiating itself from normal commercial banks and development financial institutions.

Executive Vice President in charge of Business Development and Corporate Banking, Afreximbank’s Amr Kamel, speaking during the launch ceremony, said that AFGAP was a demonstration of Afreximbank’s unwavering commitment to delivering on its mandate of promoting intra- and extraAfrican trade.

Summary of activities on NSE ASI DEALS

36,887.20 4,119.00

VOLUME

249,348,515.00

VALUE

5,202,781,721.79

CAP

12,766,551,769,005.77

Brands & Marketing B6

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Expert gives tips on how to avert PR crisis Stories by Godwin Anyebe The advent of information technology has made more difficult to combat crisis by most organizations. Unlike those days when traditional media were dominant, experts in the Integrated Marketing Communications industry, especially the Public Relations arm, could prevent crisis before it gets to the media.

These days, with the proliferation of the social media and citizen journalism, members of the public could post damaging pictures or messages about a brand online which could cause crisis in such an organization.

In an attempt to nip this problem in the bud, public

relations professionals were educated on ways to adequately prevent crisis recently during the second edition of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), Lagos State Chapter, Digital PR Summit, which was held at the Nigerian Institute of Management, in Lagos.

Vice President, Corporate Communications & CSR, Airtel Nigeria, Mr. Emeka Opara, who was the guest lecturer at the event, delivered a paper titled: “Best Use of Social Media in a Crisis.”

While listing some of the tips that PR professionals should embrace in the 21st century to prevent crisis in the digital era, he said that one of such ways was for the PR practitioners to listen carefully to what people are saying on the social media platforms about their clients’ companies.

He noted that there are several tools that the PR professional could use in listening to what is happening on the social media, stating that, one of such tools is quintly.

He explained that quaintly is a social media analytic tool that helps brand owners track, benchmark and optimize their

social media performance, noting that “By using quaintly, you can benchmark your own numbers against your competitors’ and derive an optimal social media strategy.”

Opara stressed that a PR professional must allow the public to know what his client (Organization) does.

He added that the people must know whether the organization is into manufacturing, providing services and what have you, noting that there are some situations that could lead to crisis and if the public is already abreast of what the organization is into and they realize that the crisis did not fall within that confine, they would ignore it.

According to him, immediate response to customers request or complains about the brand or the organization is a critical tip that PR practitioners should take cognizance of.

He added that sometimes saying sorry to customers when they lay complaints about the services of a brand could go a long way in retaining the loyalty of that

consumer and is likely to even woo others who see the response from the organization.

He emphasized that no matter what the customer does, a PR professional should not loose his/her cool in dealing with that customer.

He explained that a response in aggression from the PR person could snowball into a bigger crisis if not well managed.

“It doesn’t matter what the people or customers say. Don’t get angry unnecessarily”, Opara cautioned.

For him, to effectively prevent crisis within an organization the PR professional should get a team in place that would monitor and look out for situations that could snowball into crisis and prevent them from happening.

He noted that every organization needs to have a social media policy, stressing that such policy should be managed appropriately. He further explained that a social media policy provides guidance for employee use of social media, which should be broadly understood by both the employee and the management.

Citing the example of

some organizations which educate their employees on how to use the social media in a bit to ensure that they do not put the organization in crisis through the usage of the social media platforms, he stressed that it is the duty of the PR professional to help the organization to manage its social media policy in order to build good reputation about the company in the social media space.

Opara stressed that getting the right people with the needed expertise and experience will go a long way to prevent crisis in an organization. He added that PR experts should not only be abreast of the relevance of digital but should strive to know how to use the digital platforms.

Transparency which depicts that an organization is honest in dealing with issues will go a long way in managing a crisis, as Opara opined.

He is of the view that PR practitioners should try their best possible to ensure that they tell the truth about what their clients are doing at all times, noting that it was one of the ways of averting major crisis in their organizations.

Lucky Fibres launches new product line L-R: Madhukar Khetan, Chief Operating Officer, Dufil Prima Foods PLC; Bola Onadele. Koko, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, FMDQ OTC Security Exchange, Kobby Bentsi-Enchill, Executive Director, Head, Debt Capital Markets, Stanbic IBTC Capital Limited at the N10Billion Dufil Prima Foods PLC Bond Listing on FMDQ OTC Security Exchange recently... in Lagos.

MultiChoice announces special GOtv offer at Lagos Fair One of the leading video entertainment company, MultiChoice Nigeria has announced a special offer on its GOtv platform at the ongoing 37th Lagos International Trade Fair holding at the Tafawa Balewa Square, Onikan in Lagos.

The offer will see customers enjoy a price slash on GOtv decoder bundled with a one-month GOtv plus subscription for only N5,500.

This new offer is only available at the Lagos International Trade Fair, which runs until Sunday, 12 November, 2017.

In addition to the price slash, GOtv subscribers stand a chance of winning exciting prizes such as LED television sets and generators via lucky dips at the fair. Subscribers will enjoy the company of GOtv brand ambassadors, Daddy Showkey and Mr. Ibu with special appearances by Big Brother Naija Reality stars, Efe and Bisola at the GOtv stand during fair.

Speaking on the special offer, General Manager, Marketing, MultiChoice Nigeria, Mr. Martin Mabutho said the price slash is to aimed at making GOtv services

more accessible to customers.

“The Lagos Trade Fair is an exciting time for us as it offers the opportunity for shoppers to interact with our brands and enjoy special discounted offers. Subscribers who visit our stand will have exciting packages awaiting them”, he said.

The fair, which is organised by the Lagos Chambers of Commerce and Industry, offers a unique exposition for manufacturers, suppliers, buyers and users of a wide range of goods and services as well as opportunities for investment and trade promotion.

Lucky Fibres Ltd, manufacturers of Interior designs and floor coverings, Nobel Carpets, Rugs and Yarn products has expanded its product offerings with the introduction of a new hair extension called; LUSH Hair into the Nigerian market.

The new product was showcased at the on-going International Trade Fair, holding at the TafawaBalewa Square, Lagos.

The new Hair collection, from the hair extension arm of Lucky Fibres Ltd,consists of products majorly for the female consumer with hair extension ranging from attachment to various styles of crotchet braids.

The General Manager of Lucky Fibres, Jitesh Pamnani disclosed that this new line of products

is to compliment the already booming beauty and lifestyle industry.

Pamnani said“we are here with LUSH; it is an excellent product that our consumers will be pleased with “This premium LUSH hair product is made of high quality fibre yet it is very affordable and durable. At the unveiling of the LUSH Hair brand, customers will have hands on experience of the product with amazing discounts, giveaways and various displays of hairstyles that can be made with the new product.

The LUSH hair extension will be every woman’s favourite once it is out because of its rich afro-centric styles which can work both well on both natural and texturized hair.” He added.

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Expectations as FG proposes to revamp agriculture with N118.98 bn Stories by Simon Ugwu President Muhammed Buhari on Tuesday, said N118.98 billion will be spent to strengthen the nation’s agricultural sector in 2018 in order to ensure food security.

He said the agricultural sector played a crucial role in Nigeria’s recent exit from recession and remains the largest employer of labour.

The president said this while presenting the 2018 budget to the National Assembly, Tuesday.

“We will consolidate on existing policies and develop new ones to ensure that the numerous value chain challenges in

the agricultural sector are addressed,” Mr. Buhari said.

He said several investors had deployed significant capital in the production and processing of crops like rice, sugar, maize, soya, cassava, yams, tomato, oil palm, rubber and poultry products adding that more effort will be deployed to see increased investment in the agro-inputs manufacturing sector.

Aside getting more of these investments, the president said efforts will be made to protect these investments because food is a crucial part of the administration’s national security agenda.

“We are determined to protect these investments and en-

courage more. Food security is an important aspect of this administration’s national security agenda. Any person involved in smuggling of food items is a threat to our national security and will therefore be dealt with accordingly,” the president said.

He said a committee chaired by the Vice President Yemi Osibanjo was working to ensure the nation’s borders are protected in this regard. He said a key part of the work of the committee would be the reactivation of the Badagry Agreement signed between Nigeria and the Republic of Benin in 2003.

This agreement, which the president said was abandoned by previous administrations,

was to tackle smuggling and other cross border crimes.

To further support investors and state governments, he said his administration will accelerate the establishment of at least six staple crop processing zones which will develop infrastructure for the production, processing and storage of strategic commodities.

The president also spoke on other ongoing initiatives in the sector.

“We have also completed over 33,000 hectares of irrigation projects that have increased water availability in key food producing states. We shall continue to intensify our interventions through the Anchor Borrowers’

Programme and the Presidential Fertilizer Initiative to ensure that this momentum is sustained.

“We have also made provisions in the 2018 budget to complete ongoing irrigation projects at Adani, in Enugu State; Lower Anambra, in Anambra State; and Gari, in Jigawa State. In 2017, many factories and projects in the food and agricultural sectors were commissioned in Kebbi, Nasarawa, Kaduna, Anambra, Edo, Jigawa, Rivers, Niger, Ogun and Ebonyi States, to mention a few.

“This is a clear statement that our economic diversification and inclusive growth ambitions are coming to fruition”

Taraba to implement anti-open grazing law in January

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Zero Hunger Programme makes Ebonyi most important food basket of Nigeria – Obasanjo Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday expressed optimism that the Zero Hunger Programme of the Federal Government would make Ebonyi one of the most important food baskets of Nigeria.

The former President who spoke during the 2nd meeting of Nigeria Zero Hunger Forum meeting held at the International Conference Centre, ICC, Abakaliki noted that the goals behind the Zero Hunger Policy of the federal government was not only for the elimination of hunger among Nigerians but also to improve their living standard through an implementable agenda and network of agricultural programmes and activities.

“The aim of Zero Hunger is not

to have money locked up somewhere and being dished out; the aim is to make sure that the policies that are required; the programme that will take us to the promised land are implemented by the federal, states, local government areas and communities,

Obasanjo

individual farmers, NGOs and international organizations. We are a group of actualizers.

“We will go round this beautiful state; we are looking for agricultural programmes to implement and policies to actualize.” “we want to help the state in any area the state might need help; what we have seen that is going well and /or wrong; the governor will be telling us about the next level; production of all commodity that the state can produce; we want to make this state, a most important food basket of In a welcome address, Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State gave the assurance that the Zero Hunger policy of the federal government would succeed if Nigerians change their attitude even

as he said it would not be an easy venture.

Umahi further thanked President Muhammadu Buhari for giving support to the agricultural policies of his administration adding that the state would in the near future establish rice mills across the 13 local government areas of the state.

Achieving Zero Hunger is possible if Nigerians change their attitude; it is not going to be easy; Borno has shown resilience in tackling the situation in the north east; it would have been much more than what we are seeing today; that’s why we support Mr. President to make agriculture our mainstay; he has given unprecedented support to Ebonyi State.

Governor Darius Isiaku of Taraba State, has stated that the implementation of grazing law in the state will take effect from January 2018.

The anti-open grazing law was passed in the state in July, but the governor had said it will come into effect

by February next year after sensitising all stakeholders, including cattle breeders operating in the state.

However, Governor Isiaku, after meeting President Muhammadu Buhari in a closed-door meeting at Aso Rock, told newsmen that implementation of the law will now begin from January, even as he said that already there was relative peace in the state.

Isiaku said he was at the Presidential Villa to brief President Buhari on situation of things, especially security issues in Taraba State and the success recorded so far, adding that the peace which had returned, should be enhanced through presidential support.

Another reason that brought him to the Villa, he added, was to generally brief the President on the success his administration had recorded on agriculture and to also thank him for the award of Mambilla Hydro-Power project, which he said was one of the biggest hydro-projects in the country.

The Mambilla hydro-power project, he further stated, had remained on the drawing board for over 30 years until the present administration came on board.

His words: “It is a very good project for the country as a whole-- 3.050 megawatts. For those who know what a megawatt is, they know this can do a lot in developing Nigeria.”

Motoring B8

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Toyota showcases products at Abuja Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo The Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, will play host to wonders on wheels from the stable of Toyota (Nigeria) Limited at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja, from 21st to 23rd November, 2017.

In a statement by the Public Relations Manager, Toyota Nigeria Limited, Mrs. Bukunola Ogunnusi, the company stated that Toyota Auto Show is an exhibition aimed at bringing the different models of the Toyota brand closer to the public.

According to the statement, the show is indeed a platform for customers to experience the wide range of vehicles from the Toyota range.

“The exclusive auto show will showcase the beauty and elegance of the engineering mastery of Toyota craftsmanship imbued in all its models.

Some of the vehicles that will be on display in the alluring environment are the new Coaster which has undergone a complete overhaul to reflect modern trends in engineering and design”, it stated. “ The Landcruiser and Avensis, which have also received aesthetic touch-

ups will be on exhibition.

The touch and feel will include other siblings of these magnificent wonder on wheels, vis the Yaris, Corolla, Hilux; a workhorse described as “Beyond Tough” for its resil-

ience and strength to take on any terrain”, it further added.

Lucky customers, Toyota assured, will be able to buy some of the vehicles on display at special discount during the three-day Show.

“Token gifts await visitors to the Stand at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja from 21st – 23rd November, 2017.”

It is expected that the show opens at 9am and closes at 5pm daily.

Uber adds additional feature for driver-partners Uber has announced the introduction of Paid Wait Time, another impactful feature to its App, to make the Uber experience more productive for driver-partners and their riders.

Committed to putting driver-partners FIRST, Uber has promised to continuously work on improving the app to ensure drivepartners across Nigeria have only a positive experience with the app and that any concerns they have are heard.

According to the company long wait times can be stressful for driver-partners.

It stated that by the time they arrive at the pick-up location, the driver has already invested fuel, time and effort in getting to a rider. With the “Paid Waiting Time” policy, Uber will ensure driver-partners get paid per minute if a rider keeps them waiting for more than five minutes after the driver arrives at their pick-up location.

Lola Kassim, General Manager for Uber West Africa explains, “The Paid Wait Time feature is a simple addition that riders will be able to quickly adapt to, but importantly, it makes a big difference to driverpartners efficiency and con-

tribute to that stress-free experience that we aim to achieve,” adds Kassim.

Last month, Uber announced new features for driver-partners (Arrival Time, Long Trip Notification and Rating Protection) that have made it even easier for driver-partners across Nigeria to choose when, where, and how they drive.

“We know that these features are addressing key concerns of driver-partners and we understand their frustrations. These features focus on three keys areas: more flexibility for drivers when it comes to when they want to use Uber, using our technology to create a stress-free experience, and building on safety,” adds Kassim.

Driver-partner Dami, explains, “I am loving these new features, I work during the night so it is nice that I can now share my trip information with my wife so she knows my whereabouts without having to worry.”

Driver Share My Trip, is a safety feature which allows driver-partners to share their whereabouts and trip status with friends and family, so someone they trust always knows where they are. The driver can start and stop sharing their trip status anytime.

Peugeot ditches MPVs, goes for Crossovers Tips on buying a car What was once a very conventional seven-seat MPV has become a three-row crossover SUV that competes with the excellent Skoda Kodiaq and slightly less excellent Nissan X-Trail, rather than the Renault Scenic or Ford S-Max. The reason behind the change is simple – demand for SUVs, or at least SUVlike vehicles, is growing as quickly as the demand for old-school MPVs is falling.

So some manufacturers – like Peugeot – are ditching them altogether in favour of higher-riding, more rugged-looking crossovers.

That, and Peugeot wants this thing to go international – to China and beyond – and MPVs are an exclusively European thing.

In the 3008 Peugeot had

a good platform on which to base the new 5008, and from the back of the driver’s door forwards they’re effectively the same car.

Move towards the rear and you’ll find a longer, more upright tail designed

not only to accommodate more luggage, but two occasional seats that spring up from the bootfloor. The rear doors are longer, for better access therein.

The engines are broadly the same as those available

in the 3008 – petrols in 1.2 or 1.6 litres and diesels in 1.6 or 2.0 litres. The manual option is a six-speed, and the auto is six- or eightspeed depending on the engine you go for.

A tricky question you may face when buying your first car, or replacing your current one, is whether to buy new car or a second-hand one.

The biggest draw for used-car buyers is affordability, and there are a variety of options from which to choose in the affordable price range.

Buying a new car does have a lot going for it, but the downside is that new cars lose much their value in their first year alone.

A car, whether new or second-hand, should never be regarded as an investment. However, because it is probably the secondbiggest financial commitment you will undertake, after buying a home, you should take your time and scour the market for the right car, on the right terms, for you. A good rule

of thumb is that if you cannot afford to pay off a car in three years, or five years at most, you probably can’t afford it.

The Automobile Association (AA) says that, with more and more consumers buying used vehicles, it is important for consumers to minimise the risks of ending up with a bad buy.

“Before launching your search for a good deal on a used car, spend some time considering many of the same factors that would apply to a new-car purchase: how you will use the vehicle; how long you plan to keep it; the size, style, features and appearance you need or prefer; and your budget or financing options. Know your financial limits, and secure any needed financing before beginning your search,” the AA says.

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Edo pensioners parley Obaseki, admit regular payment of monthly ET4 entitlements Obaseki lays foundation for JAMB CBT Centre in Benin ÏÏÏThe Governor of

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State (right) and new Edo State Commissioner of Police, Johnson Babatunde Kokumo, when the later visited him at the Government House in Benin City... recently.

EDSG to remodel Benin Moat, develops Sokponba inland resort

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investment potential in tourism to be unveiled at the Alaghodaro Investment summit, the Edo State Government has revealed plans to excavate the historic Benin Moat, which is the world’s longest manmade earthwork, as well as, develop more than 58 other tourist sites in the state to boost earnings from the tourism sector.

The Commissioner for Arts, Culture and Diaspora Affairs, Hon. Osaze Osemwegie-Ero, disclosed this in a chat with journalists, at the Government House, Benin City.

Hon. Osemwegie-Ero said the state government has entered into discussions with the Benin Palace to get the nod of Omo N’ Oba N’ Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Ewuare II, to go ahead with the project, which is expected to be carried out in partnership with the United Nations

Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).

Noting that the state was ready to work with willing and capable investors on a number of projects, he said, “the ministry plans to revive abandoned tourist’s sites, including Captain Philip’ tomb and Oba Ovonramwen’s resting place along Ekehuan Road.

Other projects, according to him, are the Ososo Hills in Akoko Edo; Crocodile Lake in Lampese in Edo North; Amazon Water Fall in Igueben (where two separate quality of water flow at parallel lines without mixing) and the 15-minutes’ walk along the cave leading to the Somorika or Kukuruku Hills.”

He noted that the maiden Alaghodaro Investment Summit is expected to showcase some of these tourist sites so that the state can court capable hands to help in developing critical infrastructure, and expertise to grow tourism in

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the state.

He explained that his ministry has a mandate to identify and document new tourist sites, and has pencilled down the Sokponba Inland Resort as a viable tourist site worth investing in.

On the plans for the Benin Moat, he said, “Some of the efforts to recover the moat include excavation and development of green areas, relaxation spots and cable cars around the moat. This will be achieved through the partnership with UNESCO. Some demolition

work will be done and we are talking with the Oba to get local buyin.”

He added that the ministry plans to develop websites, video clips and souvenirs for hotels to showcase the tourism potential in Edo state, noting, “There are plans to hold international exhibitions; remodel the Oba Akenzua Cultural Centre; reactivate 58 tourist sites in the ministry’s record; beautify nine entry gates into Benin City and hold cultural competitions in schools across the state.”

Bill on health system scales second reading in Edo Assembly

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framework for the regulation, development and management of the state health system in Edo State on Tuesday passed through second reading in the Edo State House of Assembly.

Leading the debate on the bill, the Majority Leader, Roland Asoro, said that the bill also sought to domesticate the National Health

Act 2014 in the state.

Asoro stated that if the bill was passed and assented to, it would resolve quackery and sub-standard services in the health care delivery system in the state.

The lawmaker expressed optimism that the bill would also help to reduce maternal mortality rate in the area.

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Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has laid the foundation of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB)’s 500-seating capacity Computer-Based Test Centre (CBT) in Benin City.

During the ceremony which took place recently, the governor said the JAMB centre would complement the effort of the state government in repositioning the education sector in the state.

“The state government took the responsibility to provide the site for the project to enable our people have easy access to CBT Centre within the state, we did all within our resources to get the land for the project,” he added.

Obaseki assured JAMB that the state government would provide the centre with electricity and construct access roads to the centre, adding, “the provision of power supply and construction of access road to the centre will be captured in the state’s 2018 budget.”

He commended the Federal Government for its commitment to the release of funds for the project and for the introduction of CBT for JAMB examinations which he said would help check examination malpractices.

The governor appealed for the reopening of the University Matriculation Examination centre in Uromi, as the state government is investigating the issue which led to the closure of the centre and would ensure that the findings of the investigations are implemented.

The Registrar of JAMB, Prof.

Is-haq Oloyede, commended the governor for his prompt action in securing the land for the project and the partnership with JAMB towards completing the project.

Prof. Oloyede said the siting of the zonal CBT centre in the state was as a result of the fact that the state records more candidates for the examinations, adding “the siting of the centre would give prospective JAMB candidates in the state easy access to CBT centre. The state was ranked 7th in enrollment for JAMB examination and ranked 22nd in availability of facilities for candidates writing the examinations.”

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EDSG to rebuild Edo College, reclaim land ÏÏÏThe Governor of Edo State, Mr.

Godwin Obaseki, has assured the old students of the state’s premier secondary school, Edo College Benin City, that their alma-mater will be re-built.

Obaseki gave the assurance when members of Edo College Old Boys Association (ECOBA) led by their president worldwide, Dr. Reuben Osahon, paid him a courtesy visit at Government House, Benin City, the Edo State capital.

He assured that his administration would play its part as proprietor of the school, by reviewing its master plan to determine the infrastructural requirement of the school.

The governor acknowledged the impact the school has made on the lives of Edo people and hailed various stakeholders that have contributed to its growth, as it celebrates 80 years of existence.

To address the challenges facing the school, he said that officials of the state ministries of education, physical planning and urban development, would work with other stakeholders to review the design and master plan of the school and refresh it.

On the encroachment on the

college land, Obaseki said the survey plan of the school need to be re-established as encroachers will have themselves to blame as all the school’s land will be re-claimed.

“Government paid compensation on that land when it was acquired years ago, no community or individual has the right to violate government interest in that land. We are going to re-claim the land belonging to Edo College and it will be fenced,” he stressed.

He urged the old students to assist the government in the area of human resources and curriculum development for the school.

Earlier, ECOBA president worldwide, Dr. Reuben Osahon, commended the governor for his achievements in less than a year, his leadership style and creativity in dealing with different problems confronting the state.

He informed the governor that their visit was to intimate him of plans to celebrate 80 years of the school’s existence, saying: “The College is the product of the vision of Oba Eweka II, although it was followed up by Oba Akenzua II during whose reign it was established on 1st of February, 1937.

Obaseki to reopen Agbede-Warake farms before December Stories by Titus Akhigbe Benin

ÏÏÏThe Governor of Edo State, Mr.

Godwin Obaseki, said plans are underway to revive the Warake Farm in Etsako West Local Government Area of the state before the end of the year.

The governor gave the assurance in Auchi, headquarters of Etsako West LGA during his on-going thank-you-tour of the state.

He said the council has large expanse of land for agricultural activities and assured that his administration would revive the fertiliser blending plant located in the council.

Obaseki commended the people for giving him the highest number of votes during the 2016 gubernatorial election and promised to attend to the infrastructural challenges in the council.

Speaking in Agenebode, head-

quarters of Etsako East local council, the governor said he would mobilise the contractor handling the reconstruction of Okpella Township roads back to site if the leaders in the council will ensure their safety.

He said the contractors stopped work because they were harassed by some youths in the council. He reiterated his administration’s high premium on the development of the local government considering the vast land resource and large deposit of solid minerals which attracted N3 billion worth of investments into the state, in the last two years.

The APC chairman of the LGA, Mr. Sunday Adogah, appealed for the construction of the OkpellaAgenebode -Road, which traverses the three zones in the council and appealed to the governor to assist in delineating their boundary with Okene, in Kogi State.

The governor’s thank-you-tour

also stopped at Fugar, headquarters of Etsako Central LGA where the governor assured of infrastructural development in the council.

“We have the design for many of the roads in the council, we are going to reconstruct link roads to various communities to boost agricultural activities. We will also do all you have requested from us,” the governor said.

Welcoming the governor to the council, the APC chairman, Etsako Central LGA, Mr. Zakari Ozizi, appealed to the governor to complete the ongoing road projects and post more teachers to governmentowned schools in the council.

The governor was accompanied on the tour by his deputy, Rt. Hon Philip Shaibu, who hails from Etsako West LGA, the State APC Chairman, Mr. Anselm Ojezua and Senator Francis Alimikhena, representing Edo North Senatorial District in the Senate, among others.

Obaseki receives 84 Libya returnees ÏÏÏThe Governor of

Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Tuesday, received 84 Libya returnees in Benin City.

Obaseki assured the returnees, comprising sixty males and twenty-four females, that his administration would place them on a monthly stipend for three months while they undergo various vocational training.

“You should see your current situation as a passing phase in the journey of life,” the governor said and added that his administration would ensure that they are receive vocational training while those interested in pursuing higher education would be trained.

“You are back to where you came from and you will be taken care of. For the next three months, we will put you on a special stipend,” Obaseki said.

He explained that the goal of government is to make them ambassadors that will sensitise other

youth about the risks associated with illegal migration.

“You will not wish what you went through for even your enemies. So we will make you ambassadors, to share your harrowing experience with others. We are not out to judge you, we will not judge you. We are all humans and make mistakes.

Anybody can be deceived. I want to welcome you back home.”

Some returnees including Miss Blessing Sunday from Ovia North East Local Government Area and Miss Rosemary Oboh pleaded with the governor to employ her father and also expressed their appreciation to the governor for the warm reception accorded them.

“It was wrong for us to sneak out of our country. We did it because we thought we would be able to achieve something. We love you for welcoming us back home as a father, a leader and a governor. May your reign be long as governor,” Oboh said.

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According to him, the bill provides penalties for any health care provider who fail to administer treatment to patients during emergencies.

Other lawmakers who supported the passage of the bill said it would provide a road map for the health care system in the state.

The Speaker, Kabiru Adjoto, therefore, directed the bill to the house Standing Committee on Health for fine-tuning.

Meanwhile, Gov. Godwin Obaseki has appointed a former

majority leader of the Assembly, Mr. Frank Okiye, as the Parliamentary Liaison Officer.

The Clerk of the Assembly, Mr. James Omoatama read the letter on the floor of the House.

The Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Osarodion Ogie signed the letter; saying that Okiye’s the appointment took effect from July 1.

The Speaker, Kabiru Adjoto, who congratulated Okiye on his new appointment, urged him to discharge his assignment with all sense of responsibility.

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State (2nd from left), Registrar of the National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB), Prof. Ifeoma Isiugo-Abanihe (left), Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede (right), during the foundation laying ceremony of a Computer-Based Test (CBT) Centre, in Benin City... recently.

Oba of Benin receives Danish envoy, calls for investment to curb human trafficking ÏÏÏOmo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Ak-

polokpolo, Oba Ewuare II, Oba of Benin, has called on the Danish Ambassador to Nigeria, His Excellency, Torben Guttermann to use his good offices to put up policies to discourage human trafficking.

Oba Ewuare II, who made the call when the Danish Ambassador paid him a courtesy visit in his Palace, said if there is no demand, there would be no supply, pointing out that human trafficking and illegal migration has become a global phenomenon which must be tackled through concerted effort.

The Oba of Benin solicited the support of Danish government in the area of investment, especially in agriculture to engage the

youths and discourage them from embarking on the dangerous journey through the desert or the sea.

The Benin monarch informed the visiting Ambassador from Denmark that the Palace has offered massive land to Danish investors to establish one of the largest poultry in Africa, and called on Ambassador Guttermann to prevail on them to ensure its realisation.

His Royal Majesty acknowledged that Denmark is good in animal husbandry as well as leather works.

The Danish Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Torben Guttermann said he was in Benin for the premier of a movie on human trafficking which was put together by NAPTIP and other NGOs, which is being supported by the Danish

government.

He said the movie is for community outreach in Nigeria about the dangers young men and women face in the desert and Mediterranean Sea while being trafficked out of Nigeria.

Mr. Guttermann said many have died in the process of being trafficked between Nigeria and Europe.

The Danish Ambassador commended Oba Ewuare II for the purposeful leadership he is providing in Benin Kingdom, which has brought tremendous peace, progress and development to the Kingdom.

He promised to initiate some projects in Edo State in the area of agriculture that would engage the youths meaningfully.

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Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State with a cross-section of the 84 Libya returnees received in Benin City... on Tuesday

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ÏÏÏResidents of Edo State are cur-

rently breathing a sigh of relief with the marked improvement in security across the state following the anticrime strategy of the new Commissioner of Police in the state, Johnson Babatunde Kokumo, backed by the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration.

In just one week as the new sheriff in town, Kokumo’s heat on kidnappers is yielding unprecedented result with three persons abducted by kidnappers last month, released from the kidnappers’ den, aside the proactive and aggressive policing across the state.

The Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has made real his promise to implement the state’s new security architecture with the new Police Commissioner, a promise he made while receiving Kokumo last week at the state Government House, in Benin City, as the new CP. “Although it is not yet uhuru with regard to the security situation in the

state, there is remarkable improvement now,” Mr. Ode Silver, a resident of the state said.

Mrs. Joy Ahanor simply said “Edo is safer now, compared to the days of the former police commissioner.”

To the credit of the new partnership between the Edo State Government and the police command is the release of three kidnap victims and the arrest of over 50 suspected criminals.

“We will give you the needed support to succeed. We believe that the responsibility for restoring law and order rests with the police. We hope that you will fulfill your constitutional responsibility by helping us enforce law and order in Edo State,” Obaseki promised.

The governor urged the new police boss to urgently change the security plan he inherited to curb crimes in the state. “We need to change the entire security architecture in the state and together we will work to implement it and address all the security challenges in the next one week,” he added.

In response to the governor’s ap-

peal, barely 48 hours of assuming work as the Commissioner of Police in Edo state, the kidnapped retired Superintendent of Police, Chief James Omafuaire, regained his freedom.

He was abducted two days earlier with his wife and one other person by suspected Fulani herdsmen at his Ikpeshi quarry site in Akoko Edo Area of Edo State.

Omafuaire’s release was followed by the arrest of seven members of the gang suspected to have murdered a lecturer at the University of Benin (UNIBEN), Prof. Paul Otasowie.

The lecturer was shot dead by gunmen at his private residence on October 4, in Benin City.

Parading the suspects along with 46 other suspected criminals, kidnappers, armed robbers, cultists and car snatchers, the state police commissioner, Mr. Johnson Babatunde Kokumo, said the Professor’s mobile phone was recovered from one of the suspects, adding that family members of the lecturer have come forward to identify the phone.

Oba of Benin frowns at indiscriminate arrest of citizens ÏÏÏHis Royal Majesty, Oba Ewuare

II, the Oba of Benin has charged the new Police Commissioner in Edo State, Mr. Johnson Babatunde Kokumo, to tackle the misuse of police personnel by some individuals to arrest and intimidate other citizens.

Oba Ewuare II, who gave the charge in his Palace when the Commissioner of Police paid him a courtesy visit, also drew the attention of the Commissioner of Police to the menace of herdsmen in the state, with the view of tackling it.

The Benin monarch informed Commissioner Kokumo about the existence of the Private Property Protection Committee, which was established to help enforce the ban on the activities of Community Development Association (CDA) in the

state, and solicited the assistance of the Police in ensuring that the committee succeeds in its duties.

The Oba of Benin noted that crime and insecurity scare away investors, pointing out that with peace and a crime-free society, investors would be encouraged to invest in the state.

His Royal Majesty told the Commissioner of Police that a meeting of heads of security agents in the state would soon be convoked to discuss possible way to tackle the various security challenges in the state.

While welcoming Mr. Johnson Babatunde Kokumo to Edo State, Oba Ewuare II assured him of Palace cooperation in ensuring that he succeed in actualizing his vision and mission for Edo State and the citizens.

Earlier, the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Johnson Babatunde Kokumo said he was in the Palace to introduce himself and solicit for Royal blessings to enable him and his men succeed in the onerous task of combating crime in the state.

Kokumo assured that under his leadership, Edo people will sleep with their two eyes closed, and solicited for useful information from members of the public that could lead to the arrest of criminals in the society.

Commissioner Kokumo said securing the release of suspects from Police custody is free and vowed to cleanse the state Police of corruption.

He noted that illegal arrest of members of the public would not be tolerated under his leadership.

Conception College, Benin, Old Boys Association (ICCOBA) Class of 1992 has hailed Governor Godwin Obaseki’s policies on education, noting that the focus on basic and technical education would assure solid foundation for future generations.

They made the remark during the celebration of the 25th anniversary of ICCOBA Class of ‘92 themed: The Journey So Far and the Future, held in Benin City, the Edo State capital.

Speaking at the occasion, ICCOBA National President, Engr. John Osa Omoregie, said it was a delight to connect with classmates so many years after graduating from the prestigious College, urging that the get-together be made an annual event.

Omoregie, who commended Governor Obaseki for his vision to revamp the education sector, noted that the focus on basic and technical education would transform schools in the state into models for other states to emulate, as a technically sound youth population is a catalyst for industrialisation.

He said the Old Boys of the school have embarked on several projects to give back to their Alma mater to ensure that the college sustains its enviable high standards.

“The Old Boys have continued to embark on projects to improve the standard of education at ICC. We have built 800 capacity Dinning Hall, erected streetlights, and equipped a language laboratory, among others. A lot of the projects are on-going on but for now we are concentrating on the ICCOBA House,”Omoregie added.

The senior prefect ICCOBA Class of ‘92, Dr. Victor Evbuomwan, thanked God for the opportunity to meet with classmates once again and commended the Governor Obaseki-led administration for the plan to revamp the education sector, adding, “the governor’s plan to revamp education is very impressive. The ICCOBA Class of ‘92 is ready to support him to ensure he succeeds because education is the bed rock of the society.

A member of Class ‘92, who is the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Communication Strategy, Mr. Crusoe Osagie, said he and his classmates have come this far because they received quality education at ICC. “Obaseki is committed to sanitising the education system. He has actually started. All he needs is our support and prayers to succeed. He will surely return glory back to our school system,” he said.

Obaseki to revamp College of Agriculture Iguoriakhi, Edo Polytechnic

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Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has assured the people of Ovia South West Local Government Area of the state that the College of Agriculture, Iguoriakhi and Edo State Polytechnic Usen, will be revamped to enable it produce employable graduates.

Obaseki gave the assurance at Ovia South West Local Government Council during the last leg of his thank-you-tour of the 18 Local Government Areas to appreciate party members for their votes and support.

He said the College of Agriculture, Iguoriakhi, was closed earlier because it was not worthy of being a school of agriculture due to its poor standard.

“I shut down the school to enable me invest money and bring it up to standard. I will revamp the school so that the graduates will be employable.”

He said he is in talks with Okomu Oil Palm Company Plc, Nigerian Institute for Oil Palm Research (NIFOR) and PRESCO Plc., to join hands with his administration to revamp the school, help train students and provide them with employment.

“I will provide allowance to the 261 students in the school and send them to farms for industrial training,” he promised.

The governor said he was poised to revamp the Edo State Polytechnic, Usen, to bequeath it with a conducive environment to train employable graduates.

He promised to visit the school, after receiving the report of the committee set up to look at the overall management of the school.

The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Edo State chapter, Anselm Ojezua, thanked the people of Ovia South West for the warm reception given to the governor. He urged them to continue to support the Obaseki-led administration to deliver the dividends of democracy to the people in the state.

The chairman of APC in the council area, Mr. Peter Ajayi, congratulated the governor and the party for the victory recorded in the last governorship election in the state.

He urged the governor to carefully treat the report of the committee set up to look at the administrative and financial management of the Edo State Polytechnic, Usen, to enable the administration re-position the school for greater heights.

He appealed to the governor to repair some roads in the area, including Iguelaho, Iguekahen, Iguerahon, Madagbayo, Gbelebu, UsenUlorin-Ajegunle and Ugogui roads.

Receiving some defectors from other parties led by a former Chairman of the Council and leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Hon. Aighobahi Monday, Obaseki said APC is not a party that discriminates, urging them to join hands to lift the party to greater heights.

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Obaseki shops for new investor for Ava Cement Factory ÏÏÏThe Governor of

Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said the state is negotiating with the Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) to get a new investor for Ava Cement Factory located in the state.

Obaseki announced this at Igarra, headquarters of Akoko Edo Local Government Area, during his Thank- You-Tour across the state.

The governor said the factory, which is located in Akoko Edo LGA, incurred debts and was seized by AMCON. He said “Ava cement factory is in debt. That is why AMCON seized it. We are negotiating with AMCON to get new investor to take it over and bring it back to life.”

The governor also promised to upgrade Igarra Technical College and improve infrastructural development in the council.

“I have received the Report on the Technical College and by the grace of God, work will start at the

college by January 2018.”

Noting that boosting economic activity at the local level was top priority, he said, “We want to also upgrade Ibilo Market to boost economic activity in this area. I have given out the design for the construction of the Igarra Township Road and work will commence fully during the dry season.”

Earlier, the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chairman in Akoko Edo LGA, Mr. Jeffrey Obasanmi, thanked the governor for appointing Mr. Taiwo Akerele, who hails from the council, as his Chief of Staff.

Obasanmi appealed to the governor to establish a Faculty of Geology in the council, to serve as an annex of the Edo University, Iyamho, so as to sufficiently exploit the council’s vast mineral deposit.

He also appealed to the governor to tackle the issue of incessant herdsmen attack and revamp the dam in Igarra to improve water supply in the area.

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what can be described as a watershed in the running battle between pensioners and the Edo state government, Governor Godwin Obaseki on Monday met with the pension union executives and organised labour in the state, where the pensioners admitted that their monthly pension payments were regular and as and when due.

A fallout of the meeting was the constitution of an 8-man committee comprising of members of organised labour and state government officials to design how batch payments of arrears for state and local government pensioners will be implemented.

Chairman of the state chapter of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners

(NUP), Comrade Pullen Noruwa, disclosed this after the meeting with Governor Obaseki at the Government House, Benin City, to address persistent clamour that led to constant protests by state and local government pensioners.

Recall that the state government had few weeks ago suspended the payment of monthly pension at the height of incessant sponsored protests at Oba Market, Ring Road, the Benin City centre, against the state over alleged non-payment of pension arrears.

Said Comrade Noruwa: “About a week ago, the state suspended payment of monthly pension. We decided to come here to know why that happened and we were told that the governor is not happy with those people who protest in Ring Road daily. We have come to appeal to him

and assure that nothing like that will happen again. There appears to have been a communication gap between the pensioners and the government, which has now been resolved. A committee has been set up consisting of organised labour and officials of the state government.”

The State Chairman, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Emmanuel Ademokun, said that the organised labour is going to be a part of the committee to ensure the smooth running of the agreement, adding, “The state delegation, to be steered by the office of the Head of Service, is to be led by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG) Osarodion Ogie Esq. The committee will work together to ensure that there is no communication gap. The Governor said that before tomorrow, all pensioners will receive their alert.

N-Power Health volunteers take malaria outreach to Oredo LGA ÏÏÏFollowing

the collaboration of Edo State Government and the Catholic Relief Services (CRS) to kick malaria out of the state, the N-Power Health Volunteers in Utagban Community in Oredo Local Government Area have organised a one-day malaria awareness seminar.

The state government has a commitment to primary healthcare and has been collaborating with relevant development partners to deliver its mandate on essential health services to communities.

The Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to President Muhammadu Buhari on Job Creation and Youth Employment Programme, Mr. Afolabi Imoukhuede, while delivering an address at the seminar recently, commended the Presidency for initiating the programme which has impacted the lives of young Nigerians.

Represented by the focal person in Edo State, Osayuwamen Aladeshelu, Mr. Imoukhuede stated that the N-Health programme is poised to liberate unemployed graduates and enable them contribute their quota to societal development.

Mr. Imoukhuede noted that the N-Power Health volunteers at Utagban organised the programme to support Edo State Government’s fight against malaria.

He commended efforts of the volunteers in strengthening primary healthcare delivery in their host community, adding,

“The N-Heath volunteers organised this programme to provide free malaria test and drugs to residents of Utagban community assisted by qualified health personnel. This is a welcome development as the people ordinarily would not have been exposed to this kind of opportunity.”

An N-Power Health Volunteer, Mr. Enisuoh Martin, who delivered a lecture on Malaria, said it was regrettable that despite the fact that malaria is a preventable disease, it has killed millions of people globally, stressing that measures such as sleeping under treated mosquito nets and living in a clean environment can make the public safer.

“The Edo State Government tapped into the federal government’s initiative on malaria and the commitment in implementing the programme has yielded positive results. It is now common place to find the nets in homes across the state.”

Oredo Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) coordinator, Dr. Osaze Ezomo thanked the volunteers and called on the community’s residents to ensure they utilise the opportunity to get tested and treated.

Represented by Ms. Joy Imafidon, the Oredo PHC Coordinator, said: “This programme is a sign of good things to come in the locality. The volunteers are on ground to help our people take care of their health in Utagban Community.”

L-R: Former Chief of Staff, Patrick Obahiagbon; former Deputy Governor, Lucky Imasuen; APC Women Leader, Dr. Aisosa Amadasun; Secretary to Edo State Government, Osarodion Ogie Esq.; Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State; Chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC), Edo State, Anselm Ojezua, during a thank-you-visit to Ovia South West LGA ...on Tuesday.

Obaseki’s tour of Akoko Edo: Edo Speaker canvasses support for govt

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of Assembly Rt. Hon. Kabiru Adjoto, has said the present administration’ Economic Blue Prints is geared towards harnessing the enormous potentials in the state for economic development.

Speaking to newsmen in AkokoEdo after receiving Governor Godwin Obaseki who was on his last lap of thank you tour to Council Areas in Edo State, Rt. Hon. Adjoto said the governor has demonstrated his genuine commitment to place Edo State on the map of sustainable development.

A statement endorsed by the Special Adviser on Media & Publicity to the Speaker, Jacob Afenkhena, indicates that the Speaker expressed satisfaction over what he called people active participation in governance, as the governor has created a conducive atmosphere for the party in power to exercise control of the administration instead of the Lord it

all on the people which were aberration of military administration.

The Speaker said Akoko-Edo Local Government is a safe haven for solid minerals, and fertile land for the cultivation of cocoa, the famous Ososso Tourist Centre, Ojirami dam, which are vital to economic growth of the state if properly harnessed.

Rt. Hon. Adjoto said the governor’s thank you visit to the council area has helped to re-sharpen the political land scape, and economic fortunes of the people, as the cash rewards to the wards that had the highest votes during the gubernatorial election will rekindle the zeal and passion of the electorates in Akoko-Edo to work harder for APC. The Speaker said Akoko-Edo remains the stronghold of APC, and with the defection of more than 3,000 members of PDP, into the APC during the governor’s visit, the foundations of PDP and other opposition party have been dismantled.

The Rt. Hon. Adjoto commended the governor, for given Akoko-Edo voice in his administration with the appointment of indigenes into political positions, and pledged their unwavering commitment to the policies and programmes of his administration.

The Speaker, who mobilised women, youths from the ten wards in Akoko-Edo to the ceremony, personally presented gifts to the governor and decorated him with the traditional clothes of Akoko-Edo extraction which signifies his acceptance as a bonafide indigene of Akoko-Edo. The Rt. Hon. Adjoto assured that he will continue to provide worthy representation to the people just as he pledged the resolve of the House of Assembly to sustain the cordial relationship between the executive and the Legislative Arm to engender meaningful development.

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Celebrities as role models It is no hidden knowledge that most people especially the young minds look up to parents, great names in history, Bible characters, celebrities and attitude or naturally programmed character they might have in common.

Questions have been raised on what is really the cause of recent trends among individuals especially youths. Their vast appetite for lavish spending, attitude towards life in general and their priorities which are sometimes misplaced. That is a cause for worry. a celebrity or preferably an actor, your role and character is being monitored by those who look up to you. They notice your attitude off-set but imbibe your character on set mostly. If you are playing a role as a playboy in a movie, your young fan likes that person that playboy in himself... Automatically, he has been the internet?

The movie industry is not left out, considering their responsible for the present state of mind of youths scenes of nudity and soft porn movies. Nollywood and recent trends in the society... These trends and is gradually being exposed to the belief that more revealing scenes make more sales. Yes! They make model, you should consider properly your actions as it sales, but at whose expense?

Entertainment becomes a necessity at some point.

Musicians and their vulgar lyrics and obscene video It is only appropriate that the right message be passed on by their various mediums. There is no better and a Bentley with stacks of dollars being thrown in preservation method for decency and morality besides straight examples by role models who lead for others conscious, desperate for the good life, then money to follow. Celebrities are the major ears of the public becomes the motive at any expense. Not forgetting in general. They can inspire people with their talent, the vulgar lyrics that become a theme song for even handwork, sincerity and style. The way celebrities children who innocently repeat it and dance to it. Now handle their problems and relationships are made a the videos, decency is not in the dictionary of most point of reference by followers. It is only right that they videos being aired lately. Although an agency was set beget the sense and habit of guiding their followers. celebrities who inspire our young aspirants in Nigeria.

How do we explain a situation where a Nigerian teenager who wants to look like Kim Kardashian her body parts just to look like her? Advice should be rendered to fans and followers on the importance of copied.

Another example in a stretch is the set of “Super Stars� who go clubbing on a regular basis, smoking, drinking and taking all sort of drugs... Cocaine maybe, and all these happen with little concern of who is Indian hemp, sneaking out to clubs in the name of church and selling properties to get drugs or buy the cheap common substitutes like tramadol and the their mentor is having? The next thing they realise is they have misplaced their priority by getting ahead too fast.

your actions in public and general attitude towards life as someone out there is willing to take your next step.

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#AFRIFF2017 Globe Awards: Omotola Jalade, Kate Henshaw, Ramsey Nouah, others step out The 2017 edition Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF) came to a spectacular close with the presentation of the Globe Awards on Saturday night, at the Eko Hotel Convention Centre, Victoria Island Lagos.

It was a show of stars, as Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, Kate Henshaw, Ramsey Nouah, Kunle Afolayan, Chioma Chukwuka-Akpotha, Kunle Idowu and Olu Jacobs among others all walked the red carpet.

Other guests include Bolanle Austen-Peters, Ini Dima Okojie, Linda Ejiofor, Omoye Uzamere, Nonso Bassey and Fred Amata.

The Globe Awards began with the national anthem and introduction of the hosts for the night - Lala Akindoju and Serge Noukoue, founder of Nollywood Week Newton Aduaka, the Artistic Director, who then introduced the jury, headed by scholar, Janaina Oliveira.

Other members of the jury include Florian Plaucheur (AFP), Jahman Anikulapo, Mildred Okwo and Joke Silva. kunde were some of the big winners and their N250,000 cheques, each, were presented by Access Bank. her role in Keteke while Ibrahim Koma received the Best Actor Globe for his solid work in Wulu. The Best Feature Film Globe, and N500,000 prize money went to

AFRIFF founder, Chioma Ude

The night was punctuated with vigorous dance appearances, a drama sketch on the impossibilities of of the Brenda Fassie classic, Vulindlela by host, Lala studios. her appreciation by introducing the entire team plus volunteers on stage to receive some credit. Alongside ning students from the DSLR, screenplay and acting workshops.

Winner of the Accelerate Filmmaker Project, Priye Diri, who won for her short, XOXO Leo, was present and gave a moving speech narrating her AFRIFF journey which started in Port Harcourt, Rivers State and has now culminated in a scholarship opportunity to

Kate Henshaw

The Africa International Film Festival is an annual weeklong, all-encompassing world class showpiece that ran from October 29 to November 4, 2017.

About 150 carefully curated feature lengths, shorts, The festival also encompasses talent development classes, industry workshops and inspiring creative discussions.

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