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Nigeria needs urgent economic, political reforms -Tinubu Idu Jude, Andrew Orolua, Mathew Dadiya, Abuja

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Ï Says FG taking too much responsibilities Ï End of recession, not economic prosperity Ï Some of the 68 items on the Exclusive Federal List should be transferred to the Residual List’ Ï ‘Nigeria is at a juncture where it must redefine itself or forever forfeit the right of way to a better future’

All Progressives Congress (APC) and former governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has called for urgent economic and political reforms in the country, just as he said that Continued on page 5

Osinbajo seeks private, public partnership in Africa’s infrastructure financing 12 FG released N1.2tr in 2016 budget to finance critical infrastructure 5 – Udoma Southern Nigeria doing everything to make Northerners accept 16 restructuring –Ohaneze Ndigbo L-R: Publisher, Daily Times Newspaper, (DTN), Mr. Fidelis Anosike; Representative of Ghana President (awardee), Mr. William Awinador- Kanyirige; Representative of President Muhammadu Buhari (awardee), Senior Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Mr. Femi Adesina; Gombe State Governor, Ibrahim Dankwabo (awardee); former Minister of Information, Chief Tony Momoh; and former Minister for Special Duties, Alhaji Saminu Turaki (awardee), during the DTN @ 91th awards in Abuja… on Tuesday.

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Nigeria needs urgent economic, political reforms -Tinubu Continued from page 1 the end of economic recession does not mean economic prosperity for the people.

The former governor, made this call on Tuesday in Abuja while delivering a keynote address on the occasion of the 91st anniversary of the foremost print media in Nigeria, The Daily Times.

The former governor, who was represented at the event by Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, said that what Nigeria needed was a holistic reform of its economy to bridge the gap of poverty

in the country, adding that the nation was in the past built by great men with a mind to creating an enduring nation.

Tinubu said: “More powers and resources need to devolve to the states. The Federal Government is taking on too much. We cannot flourish with over concentration of powers at the centre.

“Some of the 68 items on the Exclusive Federal List should be transferred to the Residual List, as it is in most federal Constitutions” He further stated that the past sculpts both present and future.

“Where Nigeria stand today as a nation is but the child of what she did or failed to do yesterday.

“If we are to build towards our better future, we must have an appropriate respect for the accurate recounting of that past. This is why I am honoured to speak to you this evening as we mark the 91st birthday of a venerable institution that has been a foundation of Nigerian journalism, The Daily Times.

“The oldest of Nigeria’s newspapers, The Daily Times, has chronicled the story of our nation, even when we were yet to be-

L-R: Minister of Agriculture, Audu Ogbeh; Ministry of Budget and National Planning, Udoma Udo Udoma and Minister of Defence, Mansur Mohammed Dan-Ali, during the town hall meeting presenting their mid-term score cards on the achievements of the Federal government of Nigeria in Abuja… on Tuesday.

FG released N1.2tr in 2016 budget to finance critical infrastructure – Udoma ÏÏÏ The Federal Government says it has released N1.2 trillion from the 2016 budget to finance critical infrastructure and to meet recurrent needs.

The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Udo Udoma, said this at a Town Hall Meeting to celebrate the Mid-Term administration of President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja on Tuesday.

Udoma also said that the activity of militancy in 2016 affected the production of oil which created revenue challenges.

“The disruption of oil production in the Niger Delta last year created very serious additional revenue challenges, in addition to low prices, we had low production.

“Never the less, we have been able to meet all of our recurrent expenditure commitment, particularly the payment of salaries to civil servant.

“We have also released N1.2 trillion of the 2016 budget to finance capital projects and programmes.

“This is the most unparalleled in the history of Nigeria’s budget performance, is the high-

est released that this nation has achieved at a time of dwindling revenues.“ He, however, said that the funds were used for infrastructure, roads, airports, railway lines, Dam and for agricultural supports programme.

Udoma said that 30 per cent of the 2016 budget was dedicated to capital expenditure.

“We inherited an economy with declining revenue and GDP growth, raising inflation, weekly balance of payment, declining foreign reserved, raising public debt, capital market and raising unemployment.

“So, we took an immediate steps which is our promise and commitment to fix the economy, so we started by putting together an expansionary N6.06 trillion 2016 budget, tagged budget of change to reflex the economy and reverse this negative trend. “ Also speaking, Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, said that government was working to block leakages, increase on tax GDP and embark on single window projects execution in ports.

Adeosun said the administration needed to stabilise the economy because previously, 10 per cent of government expenditures was on capital projects and 90 per cent on recurrent.

She said that the ministry had to cutdown expenses, overhead money use for travel, stationary by government and track revenue that was not remitted to the government.

“For the Ministry of Finance, our focus now is going to be more on revenue, we borrow quite a lot in 2016, we don’t want to borrow as much, we want to look at revenue sources, so we are blocking leakages, we are working hard on taxation.

“Only six per cent is attached to the GDP, Nigeria is the lowest in the world. We need to enlighten Nigerians on the need to pay tax and embark on single window projects to block leakages at the ports. “ She said all the 36 states of the federation were viable, noting that the economy is getting better and Nigeria is coming out of recession to become stronger.

come a nation,”Tinubu said.

He said that The Daily Times was there in 1926 telling the story of how great men and women dreamt of a Nigeria independent and sovereign in its own right.

“The Daily Times was there detailing the evolution of Nigeria from colony to country, cataloguing events and ideas encountered as we traversed the difficult road that eventually brought us to our appointed station: National Independence.

“The Daily Times was there writing about the birth and growing pangs of this nation, the high and sometimes dashed hopes that described that period.

“The Daily Times was there as we embraced political unity, then suffered political upheaval. As we warred against our very selves and then as we placed gun, sword and knives aside to give ourselves a second chance.

“It was there as we trapped ourselves in the revolving door of oil boom and oil bust. As we flirted back and forth between democratic government and military rule in the 1980s and 1990s.

“It was there when civilian democracy returned, forever casting away the specter of dictatorial rule.”

Stating that the country must streamline governance, especially its federalism, Tinubu noted that the Constitution declares Nigeria a federation of 36 states, but that it still grapples with the vestiges of the past under military rule.

He said: “In many ways, we still function like a unitary state despite the constitution.

“A notable feature of even our own 1963 Constitution was the extensive powers granted to the

regions which enabled them to carry out their immense responsibilities as they best saw fit.

“This was because the regions inherently had a better sense and feel for the needs of their populations simply by virtue of the fact that they were closer to the people than was the centre.

“Some items which ordinarily should be state matters like police, prisons, stamp duties, taxation of incomes, profits and capital gains, regulation of tourist traffic, registration of business names, incorporation of companies, traffic on federal trunk roads passing through states, trade, commerce and census among others were transferred from the Concurrent to the Exclusive List.

“I’m opposed to federalism operated as a unitary monster. As Lagos State governor, I challenged several Federal Government decisions for overreaching and for violating the principles of federalism.

“We created additional local governments because the constitution empowers states to regulate local council affairs. Today, those 37 additional councils have helped Lagos significantly as development centres.

“We took the Federal Government to court on issues like the regulation of hospitality industry, fiscal planning, and on who had the authority to issue Certificates of Occupancy.

“Regarding electrical power, we must move beyond limiting states to generate, transmit and distribute electricity to areas not covered by the national grid.

“Our problem is a lack of powContinued on page 12

Glamour, excitement as Daily Times honours eminent Nigerians Continued from page 1 political class came up in their numbers to jubilate with The Daily Times as it marked its 91st anniversary with the Times Heroes award.

Former President Goodluck Jonathan, Ghanaian President were also honoured at the award.

Governor Rauf Aregbesola, who represented former Lagos State Governor, Sen. Bola Ahmed Tinubu, commended The Daily Times for achieving such remarkable and historic moment.

Gombe State Governor, Ibrahim Dankwambo, was bagged Times Heroes award because of the giant strides in infrastructural development, road maintenance, youth empowerment and poverty alleviation and employment opportunities.

The Governor of Abia State, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, was awarded with the Good Governance Times Heroes 2017 for transforming the state within two years in office.

Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, said it was an honour to

receive the award, adding that it would spur him to continue to deliver good governance for the people of Kogi State.

Chairman of Daily Times, Mr. Fidelis Anosike, said the award was the first of its kind in the past 20 years.

He said that The Daily Times is a national treasure that must be guided, adding “I’m just a custodian of The Daily Times. DTN is going to be the custodian of Nigerian history.”

Prince Tony Momoh, Paul Adefarasin, and others all described The Daily Times as a national asset that must be cherished.

They harped on the need for the country to uphold the unity of the country. They also observed that journalism is an effective tool that shapes society, adding that The Daily Times has played the role of guiding light in Nigerian journalism.

Pete Edochie, who received Life Impact award, described it as authentic, adding: “if a blind man says he has seen, it means he has truly seen,” he said.

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Osinbajo seeks private, public partnership in Africa’s infrastructure financing ÏÏÏ Acting President Yemi Osin-

bajo on Tuesday solicited private and public sector partnership to boost infrastructure financing in Africa.

He made the appeal while opening the African Infrastructure Summit, organised by the African Finance Corporation (AFC) in collaboration with the Federal Government in Abuja.

At the event, tagged “Infrastructure Revolution” to mark the 10th anniversary of AFC, Osinbajo called for a new thinking between AFC and Direct Foreign Investment (DFI) partners to save the continent from huge infrastructure deficit.

“So the times certainly call for new thinking.

“AFC and DFI partners must now begin to look for new ways of engaging with the African governments, giving the difficult things and problems that are now clearly the case.

“Unless corporations like AFC recognise what is important to do in these times, the next 10 years will indeed be very difficult for our own economies, for African economies.

“We will be relying on AFCs, especially our own DFIs to do much more; we will be relying on them to show much more leadership and to take greater risks.

“There is no question at all that all of what we required, all of what is needed will not be provided just by government.

“As a matter of fact, it is very clear that governments cannot finance the huge infrastructure needs of most countries.

“As a matter of fact, without the private sector, it is completely im-

possible for government to even finance current infrastructure needs.’’

According to Osinbajo, all the country’s refineries at the moment do not refine 600,000 barrels of oil, adding that one single private investor is building the largest single line refinery, 650,000 barrels of oil.

“There is no question at all that government cannot simply compare with the power of the private sector and with the resources that the private sector can pull together.

It is the AFCs that can bring the private sector de-risk government to a certain extent and bring the private sector and the public sector to deliver on the kind of infrastructure needs that our country requires.

Osinbajo also said it was obvious that markets would determine practically everything.

He noted that no form of central planning by government could achieve much, adding that while government would interfere, it should ensure that markets determined all things.

He ascribed the mobile technology boom in the country to the markets.

He added that the fact that governments allowed the private sector to take the lead and created the regulatory environment made it possible, noting that no fewer than 750 million Africans had access to phones.

“For many, their first use of the phone was the mobile phone; and that is the power of markets where regulation of the public sector comes together with the private sector.

“This is the role the DFIs should play, that mediatory role, that convening role is what the DFIs will be doing in the next few years,’’ he said.

He commended the AFC for the excellent work it had done in the past 10 years and urged it to continue to fill the gap.

Osinbajo described the AFC story as one of the core of African professionals whose courage and faith in leaving the safety and certainty of institutions where they had established firm reputations for themselves for the start-up of the multi-lateral DFI. He said that had defined the corporation with an ethos which had built such trust and confidence that had initiated, led, par-

ticipated in and offered project finance and management services to many infrastructure projects in Africa.

Later, during the dialogue session, Osinbajo said that the administration had identified a number of priorities such as power, transportation and railways, adding that over time problems arose in the value chain of power in spite of private sector involvement.

He said the nation’s installed capacity in power was good but noted that customers were unwilling to pay cost-effective tariffs.

He said that to support investments in the sector, government earmarked N700 million into an insurance programme to ensure

that gas producers remained in business.

He added that government was ready to invest in new technologies to facilitate power distribution.

Osinbajo expressed optimism that the infrastructure challenges in Africa could be bridged by its people, especially the active youth population engaged in innovations and creativity.

He said Africa was certainly the next destination for development in the world.

“This coming decade is Africa’s decade; it is Africa’s time, so I think it is an exciting time to be an African; an exciting time to be leaders in the economy or business or in politics,’’ he added.

Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki (l), presents a souvenir to General Lawrence Craig, leader of delegation of the Royal College of Defence Studies London, when the group visited the Senate President in Abuja… on Tuesday.

Nigeria needs urgent economic, political reforms -Tinubu Continued from page 5 er, yet we preclude states from helping to resolve this chronic problem that stabs at the very heart of economic development.

It is not right to say states can generate power but cannot sell it where they want. Without yielding any countervailing benefit, this policy suppresses the generation of needed power instead of enhancing.”

Commending The Daily Times for its consistency, Tinubu said: “It has been there to record how this fledgling democracy is slowly and awkwardly gaining its legs that it may withstand the tests of time and of the imperfections of the human beings that govern it.

“It was there when Nigeria made history by peacefully asking an incumbent government to step aside for another.

“Truly, the archives of The Daily Times portray the making of the nation that we are. Yet, for the rest of my short intervention here, I would like to focus not so much on the nation we are, but on

the nation we must become.

“We have quickly reviewed the past that we may gaze over the horizon into the future we seek.

In less than a decade, The Daily Times shall celebrate its centennial. By God’s grace, we all shall gather again to mark that occasion.

“But we must ask, what type of Nigeria will Nigeria be ten years hence? If we want to render a good and pleasant answer, we must begin to shape that reply today.

“Thus, I am here as a Nigerian to speak of what we must do as Nigerians to construct a better land. To some degree or another, our successes and failures belong to all of us. Therefore, this is not the time nor the place to apportion blame or accolade. Instead, I present a vision that I hope can be embraced by all Nigerians regardless of creed, place of birth, social station and political affiliation.

“Nigeria is at a juncture where it must redefine itself or forever forfeit the right of way to a better future. The primary challenge of our time is our political economy.

The slump in oil prices exposed

the weakness of our economy for even the blind to see. The truth be told, we always knew this weakness existed. Yet we did nothing to cure it when fixing the gap would have been less painful and less urgent.

“Through indifference, selfishness or ignorance, we failed to forge a consensus on how to resolve the collective problem. This failure speaks to a problem of our politics because the decision on how to structure the economy is essentially political in nature.

“For all the energy invested in politics, the output has been minimal. In short, our politics has been directed at the wrong things.

Because of this, Nigeria has too long travelled a self-defeating economic road.

“Dare not think that we can afford to sit idly and outwait the low oil prices. We cannot fool ourselves into believing that the prices will rebound to prior levels and things will return to normal.

“My friends, that normal many of us pine for was never good enough. It was simply the prelude to the troubles of today and the challenges of tomorrow. To mere-

ly wait as if waiting is all we can do is to be like the wishful man who does nothing although he knows a great storm approaches and he has a gaping hole in the roof of the house he just bought.

“He concludes the rain will not enter his house because such a thing would be unfair since the hole was caused by the mischief of the former owner and not by his own hand. Some might call this man’s belief one of undue optimism. Others might deem it foolhardy. Either way, it is costly, perhaps fatal.

“The impersonal forces of the economy owe us nothing that we do not doubly owe ourselves. We must break from the inertia that has characterised our approach to major national problems.

“We need to summon a greater love of our fellow Nigerians. Such empathy will compel us to embrace ideas to reform the political economy in a manner that lends greater justice and prosperity to all Nigerians.

“Then we must have the courage not only to envision the beautiful thing. We must have the brav-

ery to embark on the hard work and progressive reforms needed to turn the fine dream into a living and material reality.

“Our economy has been one where too many people and resources were left idle and thus made poor by virtue of this static predicament. Joblessness or poverty became the byword describing the lives of most people. The industrial base we were developing vanished under a torrent of imported goods.

“Government correctly seeks fiscal stimulus to energise the limping economy. One can argue that efforts in this direction are perhaps too modest given the situation that confronts us.

“Our monetary authorities have done better recently, but they need to take additional steps to increase the fiscal space available to government and the private sector.

“I endorse analysis of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode and others that current interest rate levels bridle growth by making borrowing for long-term investment too costly.

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Editorial Nigeria’s upsurge of kidney disease

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t is fact that kidney disease (renal failure) has become a huge problem affecting millions of people all over the world. Incidentally, the burden of the disease is increasing among Nigerians with its physical, social and financial complications. In recent times, the increasing incidence of kidney failure has become a real source of worry in Nigeria.

The burdens associated with the disease have financially impoverished both the sufferers and their families alike, even as stories of Nigerians affected continue to grab media headline every day.

What is kidney or renal failure? It is when the kidneys are no longer working well enough for a person to live without dialysis or a kidney transplant. Medical experts have attributed the causes of kidney failure to include diabetes mellitus and long-term uncontrolled hypertension, chronic inflammation of the kidney, junks and fatty foods, advanced Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) disease, indiscriminate consumption of herbal medicines and alcoholic beverages.

Others are untreated microbial infection, diarrhoea, malaria, potassium bromate poisoning, abuse of painkillers particularly paracetamol.

Statistics by the Nigeria Association of Nephrology shows that more nearly 37 million Nigerians of the country’s 170 million citizens are suffering from various forms of kidney diseases. In addition, records reveal that the disease affects an estimated 16,000 new patients every year. Increasingly, children are the worst hit with a prevalence rate of 22.3 admissions per 1000 child admissions per annum. Unfortunately, managing kidney related diseases is expensive even for the rich. Estimates put the cost of caring for kidney patients at about N130 billion annually of which a larger percentage is spent on foreign

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medical tourism.

Managing kidney-related diseases is complicated, even as its prevalence is a problem in our environment. Survey shows that one out of every seven Nigerians has one stage of chronic kidney disease. Unfortunately, out of 50,000 patients, who should ideally be on dialysis, less than 1,000 are receiving one as at today. The good news is that some causes of kidney failure are treatable and the kidney function may return to normal. Unfortunately, kidney failure may be progressive in other situations and may be irreversible.

Even at that, there is a lack of government funding for treatment in Nigeria unlike some African countries like Rwanda and South Africa. This leaves the entire burden to individuals who most often cannot bear the cost for too long.

It is painful to note that only a handful of hospitals presently have the dialysis machines, which ideally should be spread across the country to tackle issues of kidney failure. We are therefore calling for the subsidisation of kidney treatments in the country, as most patients are unable to afford the treatments. In all, combating kidney failure among Nigerians implies mounting relentless public awareness campaigns on the risk factors behind it.

To accomplish this, the government should take a holistic approach to chronic diseases prevention, early identification and intervention, even as we recommend that social, behavioural and biological determinants of health be addressed within the framework of an overarching national chronic diseases’ strategy.

Fundamentally, however, the government and health policy makers need to have scientific projections on the trend, with a view to putting in place a framework for investing and funding renal treatment centres nationwide.

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Deputy Governor, Abia State, Sir Ude Okochukwu; DIG Valentine Ntomchukwu; Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu; AIG Zone 9, Hosea Karma and Abia State Commissioner of Police, Leye Oyebade, during the presentation of some patrol vehicles and motorcycles to the Abia state command of the Nigerian Police by the governor in Umuahia… on Tuesday.

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STATEMENTS BY THOSE WHO MATTER

Mathew Kukah

Ibrahim Babangida

Wole Soyinka

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

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

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

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday, arraigned embattled former Governor of Niger State, Babangida Aliyu, before the Federal High Court in Abuja on eightcount money laundering charges.

Aliyu was arraigned with the 2015 governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, Umar Nasko, before Justice Nnamdi Dimgba for alleged conspiracy and for diversion of over N1 billion from Ecological Fund that Niger State government received from the Federal Government in 2014.

The duo were said to have pocketed the Ecological Fund which they allegedly paid into the account of a private company, D-

1 ƒ ƋƈƕƑ Sabrin International Limited, through the Niger State Commissioner for Environment.

Both defendants pleaded not guilty to the charge, even as they prayed the court to allow them on bail pending the determination of the criminal case against them.

The defendants, through their lawyer, Mr. Mamman Usman (SAN), maintained that the charge against them contained bailable offences, stressing that

they were earlier granted administrative bail by the anti-graft agency.

Even though he did not oppose the bail request, EFCC lawyer, Mr. Ben Ikani, urged the court to impose conditions that would secure the presence of the defendants for their trial.

In a bench ruling, trial Judge, Justice Nnamdi Dimgba, granted the former governor and his codefendants bail to the sum N200 million with two sureties each.

Justice Dimgba held that the sureties could be public servants or professionals.

“When in public service, the surety must not be below the rank of a Director”, the court added.

It held that the two sureties must be owners of landed property within the Federal Capital Territory and not in the satellite towns.

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Justice Dimgba ordered the defendants to surrender their international passports and not travel outside the country except with the express permission of the court.

He ruled that operatives of EFCC must confirm that all the bail conditions were fully perfected.

“The defendants are however to be remanded in Kuje Prison if the bail is not perfected within 48 hours”, the Judge ruled.

The case was subsequently adjourned till 6 and 7 July for trial.

Meanwhile, the defendants have filed preliminary objection challenging their trial in Abuja.

Aliyu and Nyako are facing a separate charge before a high court at Minna, Niger State and are contending that the Federal High Court in Abuja lacks the territory jurisdiction to entertain the case.

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missioner of Police, Mr. Fatai Owoseni, has condemned the increasing rate of gross misconduct amongst officers and men of the State Police Command.

Owoseni, who expressed his displeasure with the lack of discipline expressed by some police men noted that the command will no longer condone any uncivilized activity by Policemen in the state.

Speaking at a seminar centred on the use of force, organised by the Command for all Area Commanders, Divisional Police Officers and journalists held at the Police Officers’ Wives Association (POWA) hall, Oduduwa, Ikeja, Owoseni declared that any police officer who was not willing to abide by the tenets of democratic policing as stressed by the Inspector General information of Police should get a trans-

fer out to f the command as henceforth any act if irresponsibility will not be handled with kids glove.

Referring to the DPO who allegedly shot an innocent member of the public to death at Ijeshatedo, the state police boss maintained it was time to have a paradigm shift in line with modern practice.

According to him, “it costs me much pain whenever I have to go and apologise for what I didn’t do or what the IGP didn’t do. Especially when it has to do with the families of those unjustly killed by the police.

“We talk to you regularly but none of you have convinced me that you have been talking to your men. What is wrong in organizing seminar like this for your men to sensitize them.

“This is because I spend most of my time cleaning up the mess you have created. If you know the heat is too much for you in Lagos, you can apply for transfer.

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Yahaya Bello, man of destiny in saddle Idris Ahmed, Lokoja There is a popular saying that, “Man proposes God disposes”, that is the case of Alhaji Yahaya Bello’s journey into the governance of Kogi State.

Irked by the performance of the then leadership of the elders whom he accused of failure to unite the people of the state, mismanagement and corruption, the youthful Bello plunged into the political waters through an organisation he formed called ‘Kogi Youths Arise’.

The political organisation led by Yahaya Bello later joined the All Progressives Congress (APC)where he contested the primary election with about 20 elderly, but prominent politicians and came second after the late Prince Abubakar Audu who later died about when the governorship election was declared inconclusive by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

The APC that clearly led by the majority votes cast had no option than to replace it’s late candidate with Yahaya Bello who came second during the primaries to complete the remaining election and was declared winner after the conclusion of the election.

The then governor elect Yahaya Bello was challenged by the opposition within and outside his party, the APC that fielded him as the substitute candidate to conclude the election.

While Hon James Abiodun Faleke who was the running mate of the late APC candidate Prince Abubakar Audu in the election rejected his nomination as the running mate of the new candidate of the party, claiming the right to continue the contest, the defeated then incumbent governor, Capt. Idris Wada also demanded that he be declared the winner as he came second during the governorship election.

The governorship election petitions dragged from the tribunal through Appeal Court to the Supreme Court and the judgements were in favour of Alhaji Yahaya Bello.

So destiny and God’s wish has placed him as the governor to manage the affairs of state.

On assumption of office, one of the first task Bello undertook was to engage security apparatus; as security is a huge concern to tackle robbery and kidnapping across the state to secure peace and protect lives and properties of residents and visitors just as vehicles and necessary support were provided to all relevant agencies to ensure water tight security. Today cases of violent crimes have become a thing of the past.

Residents of the state now move freely doing their businesses while visitors no longer have fears to visit or do business in the state.

Hideouts of robbers and kidnappers have been demolished and their properties destroyed while suspected criminals have been flushed out of the state.

The government has conceived a socio economic blue print that will rapidly develop the state and radically empower the people for self reliance so as to rebuild it on every index of development. under the plan, repositioning of education, agriculture, roads, rural water schemes and investments in solid minerals have already commenced. Recon-

Gov. Bello struction of six boarding schools across the three senatorial districts have been contracted out to reputable contractors, while counterpart funds for agriculture and investments from international donors have been paid.

Contracts for rehabilitation of some roads across the three senatorial districts have been awarded. They include roads like the Okene- Ajaokuta road, Idah- Ayingba and Ankpa- Abejukolo road and some roads in the west senatorial district.

Several cottage hospitals have been upgraded to general hospitals while tertiary hospitals have been approved for senatorial district.

The roads within Lokoja, the state capital are being dualised and adorned with modern street and traffic lights at necessary places.

In a bid to reform the civil service, screening and verification exercise was conducted which led to the discovery of thousands of ghost workers through whom billions of naira was discovered to have been siphoned by some individuals and their cronies.

The civil service screening and verification exercise also revealed huge anomalies in the

civil service procedures during the period under review.

All the state workers that were not affected by the outcome of the screening and verification exercise are being paid their salaries while some that are not yet cleared are being scrutinised. The government has assured that genuine worker will not be punished.

On Internally Generated Revenue (IGR), the Bello administration has raised the collection from the paltry less than N500m to over N1bn monthly. Infact, an ultra modern revenue house has been built with modern equipment installed for effective and free revenue generation and collection.

Governor Bello had made clear that his government will be a complete departure from the most recent past administrations that cherished and condoned corruption and impunity. He reiterated his government’s determination to fight corruption and impunity and bring to book all the past leaders that stole the wealth of the people.

He equally assured that his government will be all inclusive in power sharing and as well distribute the socio economic amenities equitably among the various zones of the state.

15 Politics Lagos LGpolls: LASIEC redesigns website Patrick Okohue As part of efforts of the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) to facilitate seamless access to relevant information on the elections into the 57 Local Governments/ Local Council Development Areas of the state scheduled for Saturday, 22nd July, 2017, the Commission has redesigned its website.

The newly redesigned website – www.lasiec.gov.ng will provide comprehensive information about the operations and activities of the Commission and also serve as a platform for the Commission for receiving feedback from stakeholders and the general public.

The newly redesigned website has a clean uncluttered design, improved functionality and enhanced content on the Commission’s vision to be recognised for excellence in electoral administration and sustenance of democracy.

Speaking during a brief ceremony to launch the redesigned website, the Chairman of the Commission, Hon. Justice Ayotunde Philips, expressed satisfaction that members of the public could now obtain relevant information on the activities and programmes of the Commission, particularly the forthcoming elections into Local Governments and Local Government Council Development Areas of the state.

Hon. Justice Phillips, therefore, enjoined members of the public and stakeholders to visit the website of the Commission regularly for updates on programmes and activities of the Commission.

The Chairman said, “as the newly redesigned website of the Commission goes live today, I urge members of the public to take advantage of this technological innovation and demonstrate more interest and commitment to the electoral process at the Local Government level of Lagos State.”

With the redesigned website, it is expected that communication between the Commission and the public would be greatly boosted.

Former executive secretary accused of impersonation The former Executive Secretary of Agbado Oke-Odo Local Council Development Area, Mr David Famuyiwa, has been accused of impersonation.

Mr Shitu Adebayo, a resident of the LCDA has alleged that the former Executive Secretary did not attend any Engineering School neither did he possess the CORREN Certificate that can certify him as an engineer.

Adebayo alleged that Famuyiwa has been deceiving the public, using the ac-

ronym to get patronage from unsuspecting public.

According to him, Famuyiwa had denied being an engineer in the statement made to the police during investigation while giving his own account of the story.

Adebayo said that the case would soon be charged to court as soon as the police investigation was concluded.

However, responding to the allegations

when contacted on phone, Famuyiwa denied the allegations saying it was the work of his political detractors with the aim of truncating his political ambition.

He said that the allegation was initiated to stop his ambition of being the next LCDA Chairman.

“The allegation is not true, it is the work of my political enemies, because I am nursing ambition of becoming the next LCDA executive chairman,” he said.

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PDP crisis: Again Makarfi, Sheriff clash

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ÏÏÏ The leadership crisis currently rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) resurfaced on Tuesday with the Senator Ahmed Makarfi-led National Caretaker Committee (NCC) and the court recognised National Chairman of party, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, accusing each other of factionalising the erstwhile ruling party.

On one hand, the Senator Makarfi-led NCC raised the alarm that Senator Sheriff and his members were creating factional chapters in different states of the federation in order to compromise PDP’s chances in the forthcoming Local Gov-

ernment Elections in Lagos and other states.

Aside, Lagos State, others that have set machinery in motion for the conduct of council election include Benue and Jigawa states.

The NCC of the PDP raised that alarm on Tuesday in a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Prince Dayo Adeyeye.

The Makarfi-led caretaker committee equally dismissed the claim that it has instructed PDP members to use the platform of a newly registered party to contest the forthcoming Local Government election in Lagos State and other states where Local Government Elections are pending.

The NCC however explained that since the PDP

is currently in dispute, it recognised the anxiety of patriotic and loyal members to avoid a repeat of the Edo and Ondo Gubernatorial elections experience where Senator Ali Modu Sheriff and his members tried to scuttle the chances of the PDP by fielding APC lackeys and surrogates as alternative candidates in other to disturb, distract and dissipate the energy and concentration of the party’s genuine candidates in those elections.

This, the NCC maintained, was the main reason for the defeat of PDP particularly in the Ondo State Governorship Election.

It noted however that while the PDP members await the verdict of the Supreme Court, they are confronted

with pending local government, National and State Assembly by-elections in many states of the federation.

However, the court recognised National Chairman of party, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, on Tuesday, in a statement signed on his behalf by his deputy, Dr. Cairo Ojoughboh, regretted that the former Kaduna Governor and his supporters by their attitude were still unrepentant, thus prolonging the crisis in the party.

He advised Senator Ahmed Makarfi and members of his NCC to come back to the recommendations of the party’s National Reconciliation Committee, headed by Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State, adding that the door of peace is still open.

Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) allegedly arrested a middle-aged man with five locally made AK47 after he had an accident on his way to Kachia on Kafanchan Expressway, Kaduna State… on Tuesday.

The PDP National Chairman gave the advice in reaction to a statement by the Makarfi-led committee which accused him (Sheriff) of creating factions within the PDP in the various states of the federation.

He further implored them to have a change of heart and return to the fold, with a view to adequately preparing to return to power in 2019.

Meanwhile, the PDP caucus in the House of Representatives on Tuesday set up an ad hoc committee to review the on-going leadership crisis rocking the party and current political developments in the country.

The caucus has also taken the All Progressives Congress (APC) government to the cleaners, saying the worst of the PDP government is 100 times better than the best of the present APC government.

Inaugurating the committee, leader of the caucus and Minority Leader of the House, Rep. Leo Ogor, said the terms of reference of the committee is also to review the various peace efforts initiated by genuine leaders of the party.

Aside reviewing the extent of the on-going leadership crisis in the party and the current political developments in the country, the committee is also “to recommend for the consideration of the caucus, the way forward in all the efforts to ensure our unity, coherence and interest.”

The 13-man committee headed by Rep. Patrick Asadu is to submit its report

within two weeks from the date of its first sitting.

Chairman of the ad hoc committee, Rep. Asadu said that the option of failure to recover and rediscover the party is not an option to be contemplated.

He added that “it takes only a cursory look at the almost two years of the present government for all to acknowledge that Nigeria needs its beloved party, the PDP, in whatever shape or form, not just as a vibrant democratic party, but also as the party that forms and runs the government of Nigeria.”

He said that PDP cannot and will not be allowed to die just like that while the rot that is noticeable in the APC government continues, adding that “we have to recover, rediscover and re-energise our party, to provide Nigerians with a government Nigerians actually crave and deserve.”

Lambasting the APC government for impoverishing the people and leading the nation to avoidable recession, the lawmaker said, “the PDP government was not and could never have been perfect, and few human endeavours are totally perfect, but the worst of the PDP government is 100 times better than the best of the present APC government.

“We all are witnesses to a party under which the government has not only impoverished our people by leading us into an avoidable recession, without a single clue as to how to get us out of it.

Southern Nigeria doing everything to make Northerners accept restructuring – Ohaneze Ndigbo Moses Oyediran, Enugu

ÏÏÏ President General of

Ohaneze Ndigbo, Chief John Nwodo, has stated that the Southern geopolitical zone of the country is doing everything to convince the North to accept restructuring.

Nwodo stated this during the 2017 interactive forum of Enugu Regional Association (ERA), University of Nigeria, Nsukka.

He said restructuring of the country would help to diversify the economy as states would start harnessing natural resources in their area rather than the

present situation where thirty six states depended on crude oil money to run their states.

“The only way for the country to be among world strong economies is to restructure the country so that every state will look inward on how to generate revenue to develop their states.

“Ohanaeze Ndigbo is happy that the South East, South-South and South West geo-political zones are already convinced on the need to restructure the country.

“Presently we are making frantic effort for the north geo-political zones

to see the urgent need for the country to be restructured,” he said.

Nwodo, who was represented by Mr. Alex Ogbonna, President of Ohaneze Ndigbo in Enugu State, said the restructure does not mean that Nigeria had been divided but would translate to true federalism in which all the federating states would be economically viable and not depend on federal monthly allocations.

“It’s unfortunate that some states today in the country cannot run their states or pay civil servants salaries unless they receive Federal monthly alloca-

tion,” he said.

The President General described ERA as an intellectual engine room which could fast-track development since the association had professors from different fields of study.

In a remark, President of ERA, Prof. Aloysius Okolie, said restructuring of the country was necessary but noted that before restructuring, the country should create one more state in the South East to make it six states like other zones in the country.

“All the geo-political zones in the Nigeria have six states, it’s only in the South East that we have

such an imbalance.

“Restructuring Nigeria will help move the county to the next step as it will bring healthy competition among states on development and make them economically viable,” he said.

Okolie said ERA is an association for senior staff in University of Nigeria Nsukka with members from Enugu and Ebonyi states.

Okolie explained that membership was open for male and female senior staff from Enugu and Ebonyi states.

“The aim of the association is to promote unity among members and ad-

vance socio-economic and cultural interest in the region.

“Over the years, the association has gone through some transformations as well as expanding in membership,” he said.

He expressed satisfaction on the contributions of members in UNN and the country in general.

Earlier in a remark, chairman of the occasion Mr. Matthew Agu, the Executive Director, Funds Associate Ltd Enugu, urged governments to tap into the intellectual capacities in ERA to provide required knowledge that would help to develop the country.

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Gani Adams canvass restructuring of the country

Chukwuemeke Iwelunmo

ÏÏÏNational Coordinator of

Oodua People’s Congress (OPC), Otunba Ganiyu Adams, has called for the restructuring of the country such that every region could develop at their own pace.

Adams who made this call at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport Ikeja on Tuesday while on his way to Saudi Arabia for the lesser hajj, said the regional structure will afford every state the opportunity to utilize resources in their domain.

He called on government to diversify the economy by expanding frontiers in solid minerals, agriculture and tourism.

He said the poor state of electricity supply in the country is serving as a huge disincentive to investment in the critical a sectors of the economy .

The OPC leader said it is time government embarked on serious reforms that will create business friendly polices and environment at the ports, airports and other economic sectors .

Without such reforms , the economy he said will not be in solid footing .

He said Nigerians hide under religion to castigate the Yoruba culture, customs and tradition, stressing that it amounted to religious fanaticism to condemn the tradition and customs of the Yoruba.

He said it is wrong for anybody, irrespective of his religion, to paint in bad light the tradition, customs and culture of his people.

As a Muslim, he opined, he owes it to his belief not to pull down the values of his culture because religion should serve as a rallying point to advance the traditions of a people.

Adams said unknown to most people, he is a practicing Muslim.

He said he decided to make it known because a lot of people think his Muslim faith will make him to disrespect the culture, customs and traditions of the Yoruba race.

Adams said his Muslim faith will not in any way stand as a stumbling block to his struggle for self determination and adherence to Yoruba culture and tradition .

“I am a Muslim, I am traveling to Saudi Arabia for the lesser hajj to carry out the obligations of my faith. But, even as a Muslim, that does not stop me from promoting the customs and tradition of our people. The problem with most Nigerians is that they hide under the guise of religion to castigate their customs and traditions.

“This, I think, is contrary to the beliefs of self determination struggle.”

He said religion should play a key role in the promotion of culture affirming that the Islamic religion has helped to propagate the Arab culture , language and tradition .

Adams said :” We must use our religion to promote our culture whether we are Muslim, Christian or traditional believers .Religion should not be about self benefit , or exploitation , but must be used to promote education, cultural promotion and charity “ Many countries in world that are not fanatical about religion have achieved advances in education, technology and social welfare .

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Again, FG re-arraigns Justice Ngwuta on amended charges Andrew Orolua, Abuja

ÏÏÏThe

federal government on Tuesday amended the 12-count charges against Justice Sylvester Ngwuta, one of the Supreme Court justices that was arrested last year and added one more charge bordering on false information.

Justice Ngwuta was first arraigned on a 16 count charge bordering on money laundering and other financial matters on March 16, 2017 .

The prosecution later amended the charge and reduced it to 12 count.

But at resumption of trial on Tuesday the prosecution counsel Mrs Olusegun Fatunde made an oral application for further amendment of the charges against the defendent.

She said the amendment which accused the defendant of giving infor-

mation to immigration officials was in line with section 216 of Administration of Criminal Justice Act. When the charges was read Justice Ngwuta he pleaded not guilty to the 13 count charges.

Meanwhile, led in evidence by the prosecution, the fourth prosecution witness, Tanimola Alao, a senior security and intelligent officer with the Department State Service (DSS), said he met the defendant on October 9, 2016.

Alao said he was directed by his superior to witness the defendant’s statement where he was given a cautionary word before he wrote it.

He further told the court that he signed and endorsed the defendant’s statement form which was counter signed by his chief investigator.

When asked under cross exami-

nation by the defence counsel, Kanu Agabi (SAN), whether he knew the origin of the money read to the defendant in the amended charges, he answered in the negative.

Another wintess, John Otazi, a staff of DSS and a fifth prosecution witness narrated the sequence of the event that took place in Supreme Court quarters where his team searched on the directive of his boss.

Otazi told the court they were hindered by policemen and security gaurds at the supreme quarters and was refused entry even after proper introduction.

The witness further stated that after they gained entry, they met the defendant at his door where he beckon on them and led them to his bedroom after telling him of their intention.

L-R: Minister of Agriculture, Audu Ogbeh; Ministry of Budget and National Planning, Udoma Udo Udoma and Minister of Defence, Mansur Mohammed Dan-Ali, during the town hall meeting presenting their mid-term score cards on the achievements of the Federal government of Nigeria in Abuja… on Tuesday.

Stay off politics to avoid crisis in your kingdoms, Wike warns traditional rulers Amaka Agbu, Port Harcourt

ÏÏÏGovernor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike

of Rivers state, Tuesday, in Port Harcourt charged traditional rulers in the state to use their positions to advocate for peace and development in their various communities rather than indulge in partisan politics.

The governor gave the warning at the event marking the 97 years birthday ceremony of HRH, Eze Dr. Jobson Anyabeledike, Eze Esara 111, Nyerisi Mbam Oro-Esara, kingdom in Obio Akpor local government area.

Governor Wike who was represented by the Special Adviser on Lands in the state, Sir Anugbum Onuoha, regretted that involvement in politics by some traditional rulers had engendered development in their communities as well as caused avoidable crises.

“I want to use this opportunity to urge our royal fathers to desist from political activities and support the good work of the state government. We have witnessed crisis in many kingdoms as a result of their traditional involvement in politics,” he said.

The governor commended the Elders of Evo Kingdom for their peaceful disposition and their continuous prayer and support for the state government.

He continued: “I am here today because of the peaceful disposition in this kingdom, the people of Elimbu and the entire Evo kingdom is very peaceful.

They are peaceful because the traditional rulers are not involved in politics,” He, then, lauded HRH, Eze Dr, Amb, Jobson Anyabeledike, Eze Esara (3rd), Nyerisi Mbam Oro-Esara and the entire people of Evo Kingdom, while charging other traditional institutions in the state to emulate his peace mantra.

Whistle-blowing policy: LASG, police adopt policy against kidnappers Joy Anyim

ÏÏÏThere may be no more hid-

ing place for kidnappers in Lagos state, as the State Government in conjunction with the Lagos State Police Command have adopted the whistle-blowing policy in fishing out suspected kidnappers from their hideouts in the state.

According to the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni who made the revelation during a press briefing at POWA Multi-Purpose Hall Oduduwa Crescent, Ikeja Lagos, the adoption of the policy followed the recent operation by the Anti-kidnapping team of the command where a kidnappers’ den located at No. 19 Ataye Street in Igando Lagos was raided.

The operation was said to be an aftermath of a kidnap act by the gang led by one Evans on May 12 where one Donatus Duru was kidnapped.

The Daily Times gathered that Duru, who is an importer, was on his way from his house at Anthony to his office at Illupeju Lagos, before he was kidnapped.

A family member of the victim who miraculously regained freedom, said Duru had told them that the kidnappers had told him one of his business associates, a Pharmacist was the brain behind his kidnap.

While addressing pressman on the development, CP Owoseni said although none was arrested in the operation as the house was empty, some exhibits were recovered from the house.

Speaking further Owoseni said, “ Duru was able to escape from the hands of the kidnappers den and offered useful information which led us to Ataye, but when the house was broken into, no human being was found. We conducted a thorough search and four Ak47 riffles, two automatic Pistols with each having four magazines loaded with 15 rounds of ammunition were recovered. “another 1,272 rounds of live ammunition, 59 Ak47 magazines, one police bullet proof vest, a Toyota Hayas bus and a motorbike cycle were also recovered and two suspects have been arrested. “ “The suspects have confessed to be working for the notorious kidnapper called Evans and the weapons

recovered were his work tools.”

Shedding more light on the activities of the wanted Evans, The Commissioner of police said, “ Evans had been on the wanted list of the police in Anambra and Edo State Police Command for the past four years. The Lagos State police command is working tirelessly to ensure that the notorious Evans is apprehended.

“Also in accordance with the laws of the Lagos State, the command is doing what is necessary in collaboration with the Attorney - General to take over the Bungalow in accordance with the law on kidnap.”

In a similar case, the Anti-Kidnapping team also raided a kidnappers hideout in a creek at Ijegemo Festac.

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TETFund threatens to make public defaulting beneficiary institutions Stories by Augustine Okezie Abuja

The Tertiary Education Trust fund (TETfund) has threatened to publish a comprehensive list of defaulting beneficiary institutions who failed to clear backlog of approved interventions, and who unduly contravened the agreements reached at the recently held access clinic workshop.

In a related development, the fund has called on beneficiary institutions to drag defaulting contractors to antigraft agencies to recover monies paid for handling TETFund- sponsored infrastructural projects in universities, polytechnics and colleges of education.

Executive Secretary of the fund, Dr. Abdulahi Baffa, who made the above declarations at a press conference in Abuja, urged benefiting institutions to engage only reputable contractors for their projects.

Baffa, who spoke against the backdrop of common issues impeding access to intervention funds by benefiting institutions, said: “After receipt of first tranche of money from the Fund, some beneficiaries unduly delay payment to contractors. Also, some contractors also refuse to mobilise to site after receiving mobilisation fees.

“A greater part of the project cycle is

spent on the Beneficiary pursuing the contractors to mobilise to site. In some cases, the contractors delay execution of the projects on the ground of price changes due to foreign exchange fluctuations despite signing fixed contracts with their clients.

“The institutions were advised by the panel to engage reputable contractors for their projects and where necessary involve Law Enforcement Agencies to recover sums paid to contractors for which services were not provided and also forward the names of such.”

According to him, a backlog of about N170 billion earlier allocated to some tertiary intuitions was un-accessed when he assumed office in 2016, stating however that in the last nine months, half of the amount has been accessed.

Baffa said to further equip

Abducted teenage mother seeks help to continue her Education

L-R: TVC News anchor on “Green Angle Environmental”, Ugochi Oluigbo; founder of Ruff ‘n’ Tumble, a children’s clothing line in Nigeria, Adenike Ogunlesi; the author of a book titled: “Uplevel”, Tale Alimi; and a Nigerian fashion designer, Ejiro Amos-Tafiri, during presentation of Tale Alimi’s book, “Uplevel”, in Lagos. Photo: Babatunde Atlolagbe/NAN

FG warns members of Governing Council 2017 UTME: Some states have concludof varsities against breaching extant laws ed their examinations, says JAMB boss The Federal Government has read the riot act to members of newly reconstituted Governing Councils of 23 federal varsities, warning them to stick to the extant rules of their respective extant varsity rules or risk being dissolved.

Education Minister Malam Adamu Adamu, who gave the warning during their inauguration held at the Auditorium of the National universities Commission (NUC), Abuja, said their selection was painstaking so as to ensure only men and women of integrity who will add value to Nigeria’s university system are constituted into the governing councils of federal universities.

He described the Councils as the highest policy making organs of universities with the overall responsibility for making statutes for the organisation, policy structure, development, financing and the general management of the universities, among others.

He said: ’’Henceforth if any governing council that fails in its statutory responsibility of properly managing

institutions to access the funds, an access clinic and project defence was organised for the institutions from March 6 to April 26, 2017, adding that at the conclusion of the exercise, all the funds would, perhaps, be accessed.

He disclosed that in the past five years, TETFund has allocated nearly N1 trillion to benefiting tertiary institutions but only N75 per cent has so far been accessed while 25 per cent remains unaccessed till date.

Speaking further, the TETFund boss warned lecturers who abused the fund’s Academic Staff Training and Development (ASTD) programme to refund monies they received without undertaking postgraduate training in their designated institutions abroad.

the governance crisis in its university, including appropriate sanction on erring officers, after following due process and due diligence, such a governing council shall be dissolved for incompetence in line with the provisions of the act appointing you. ‘’Members must demonstrate a great deal of maturity, patience, tact, and learn to consult widely at all times. You are likely to come under immense pressure from some of the campus based staff unions and other stakeholders in the discharge of your duties. You should endeavour to withstand undue pressure by being honest, transparent and always be guided by the laws and statutes’’.

Recall that President Muhammadu Buhari recently approved the reconstitution of Governing Councils of 23 out of the 40 federal universities in the country for a period of four years in the first instance.

The institutions affected are those whose Governing Councils’ tenures had. Some of the affected varsities include those at Zaria, Benin, Uyo and so on.

The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ish-aq Oloyede, told newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday that some states including Abia, Bauchi, Kano and Kaduna are beginning to round off their ongoing UTME examination slated to end Saturday, May 20, 2017, expressing satisfaction on the conduct of the examination so far.

The former Unilorin VC, who made the above disclosure at the headquarters office of the board while monitoring the ongoing examination, also acknowledged that the ongoing industrial action in Ladoke Akintola University of Science and technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomosho, Oyo State, affected the examination scheduled to be conducted in the CBT centres located in the institution, promising the re-location of the centre.

Recall that over 57,000 candidates participated in in the first day of the examination while 445,000 candidates wrote in the second day, while a projected one million candidates are expected to write in the remaining days in 642 centres spread across the country.

The JAMB Registrar, who disclosed

this to newsmen while monitoring the exercise in Abuja, said the weeklong examination has 1,736,571 registered candidates participating.

Oloyede said the exam body deliberately scheduled only two sessions for candidates on the first day of the exams as it expected some wiring challenges and other issues to be tackled before the facilities are overstretched.

According to him, the technology used for the examination was reliable as reports received by JAMB from across the country indicated that the exercise was successful in most of the Computer Based Centres nationwide, with the exception of 4 centers where some issues were reported.

The JAMB registrar was pressed by reporters to elaborate on the negative report from the four centres, but he declined, citing security risk to officials and security operatives monitoring the exercise.

“We have two problems somewhere in Bauchi, one in Kano, one in Ekpoma.

We have four, five centres where there is problem but that’s why we have given them two, three hours,” he said.

Ese Oruru, who was abducted to Kano and forced to convert to Islam and later released after an aggressive media and Human Rights advocacy, has not only commended and expressed her deep appreciation to the Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, who stood behind her and played dominant role towards her freedom and safety until she delivered, has urged the Governor to fulfill his promise of scholarship to enable her complete her education.

Ese, who made the plea while speaking to journalists in Yenagoa, the Bauelsa State capital, said after safe delivery of a baby girl, she sought for and gained admission to a reputable school and the admission letter has since been submitted to the Ministry of Education seeking for candid approval, but regrettably her parents had made several efforts throughout 2016 academic session but to no avail, hence she is passionately appealing to the state governor to come to her aid.

She said: “ I know that he is a talk na-do - governor and he will never disappoint me and as someone who does not play politics with education “.

In their separate interviews, the parents of Miss Ese Oruru, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Oruru, applauded the Governor Seriake Dickson who stood stoutly behind them during the stress and trauma they went through when their daughter was abducted and taken to Kano for not only forceful marriage and conversion to Islam against her will, but also without the parents’ consent.

They said they remain ever grateful for these gestures and used the opportunity to reiterate that she had gained admission to continue her studies and a letter accompanying the admission letter to her school of choice had been submitted to the Commissioner for Education, Bayelsa State, since 2016 and are yet to get any feedback.

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Adebule warns FG’s N-Power Teachers FUNAAB gets ECOWAS commendation Corps against unruly behaviour Stories by Esther Taiwo Deputy Governor of Lagos State who also doubles as the Commissioner of Education, Dr. (Mrs.) Idiat Adebule, has warned the 5, 436 teachers posted by the Federal Government to Lagos State on the auspices of the N-Power Teachers Corps that the state will not tolerate any unruly behaviour from them.

Adebule gave this warning while addressing the teachers at the Blue Roof of LTV, Agidingbi Ikeja during the oneday induction course to sensitise them on strict compliance to Civil Service Rules.

The N-Power initiative is one of the social investment programmes of the Muhammadu Buhari administration designed to help young Nigerians acquire and develop life-long skills and to fulfill Federal Government’s promise to empower young Nigerians through its social investment programmes.

According to the Deputy Governor, Lagos State is committed to making sure that the programme is successful believing that many of them are not trained as teachers thus making the induction programme a compulsory one.

“We believe that in the process of this induction course, all of you will know what is expected of you in the school system, get acquainted to the rules and regulations attached to your engagement”, she said.

Adebule warned the teachers to see their postings to various parts of the state as an opportunity to serve humanity and contribute to the growth of the country while reminding them that Lagos is not made of metropolis alone as some of them will be posted to rural areas but assured them of proper welfare.

“Avoid unruly behaviour, truancy, act of sabotage or disobedience to constituted authority. On our part as government, we will not hesitate to deal decisively with any of you who decides

to be disobedient, unruly and lawless”, she said.

Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Mr. Adesina Odeyemi, said the N-Power programme is an initiative of the Federal Government to reduce graduates’ unemployment, stressing that with the deployment of over 5,000 graduates as N-Power teachers, Lagos State House of Assembly has been vindicated.

“In January this year, there was a protest by some youths who felt that they have been disenfranchised and short-changed but the Deputy Governor has taken it upon herself to officially flag off this programme which promises to impact positively on the education sector of Lagos State”, he said.

In her lecture to the teachers, former Director General, Public Service Staff Development Centre, Mrs. Olubunmi Fabamwo, who spoke to them on “My Teacher, My Role Model,” tasked them to see teaching as a noble profession.

The Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Ogun State, has been lauded for maintaining high level of implementation of its research funds.

Giving the commendation was the Coordinator of both the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Regional Agency for Agriculture and Food (RAAF) and the Support Programme for Food and Nutrition Security in West Africa (PASANAO), Mr. Amadou Konate, during the FUNAAB-RAAF-PASANAO project assessment and evaluation visit to the university, where he revealed that project, funded by ECOWAS’ RAAF and PASANAO with the support of the French Development Agency (AFD), which was meant to last for one year.

Konate stated further that the programme was aimed at supporting Food Security and Nutrition in West Africa, and it is an organ of ECOWAS based in Lome, Togo. He said RAAF was mandated to support the project of ECOWAS through PASANAO, by calling for proposal for a pilot project that is focused on different

topics such as Youth Empowerment in Rural Areas, Credit Insurance, Storage and Smart Agriculture. He noted that FUNAAB was the first Nigerian university to benefit from the funding and that presently, 24 projects were spread across different West African countries such as Burkina Faso, Niger, Togo, Benin Republic, Liberia, Nigeria and Senegal.

FUNAAB Project Coordinator, Professor Adebayo Shittu of the Department of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management, College of Agricultural Management and Rural Development (COLAMRUD), who is also supervising the project being carried out in partnership with the National Cereals Research Institute (NCRI), Badegi, Niger State, stated that the essence of the team’s visit was to evaluate the progress made so far on the project.

Professor Shittu said the project had been running so smoothly with challenges that were surmountable. The Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics thanked the University Management and the Directorate of Grants Management (DGM) of FUNAAB for the speedy approval of funds whenever request was made.

Kebbi govt trains 400 teachers in arts, social sciences

Procession by first group of matriculating students of Christopher University, Mowe, Ogun State which held recently at the institutions premises.

Stakeholders emphasise importance of teachers in nation-building Stakeholders in the education sector have emphasised the importance of teachers and teaching profession in the quest for nation’s growth and development, at the unveiling of 2017 edition of Maltina Teacher of The Year in Lagos.

In a paper at flag-off the 2017 edition of the initiative, recently, Aloy Ejiogu, a Professor of Educational Management at the University of Lagos, maintained that teachers are unarguably extremely invaluable drivers of societal norms, values and growth and no other person can have such an overarching influence on the life of the young members of the society as the teacher.

He noted that the teachers’ impact is not only outstanding by its success stories, but also by its potential and real time errors, while also arguing that

whereas the medical doctor buries his mistakes, and the engineer dies with his mistakes, the entire society perishes with the mistakes of the teacher.

Mr. Chika Abanobi, Education Editor of The Sun Newspaper, and a discussant at the flag-off ceremony, reechoed Ejiogu’s position and affirmed that a nation is as good as the quality of his teachers. He advised stakeholders in the education sector to step up their game in order to halt the slide in the quality and standard of education in the country.

Mr. Imoh Essien, 2016 Maltina Teacher of the Year, a teacher from Special Education Centre for Exceptional Children, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, called on government and other corporate organisations to emulate the gesture of the sponsors of the initiative to motivate teachers and improve the

standard of education in the country.

Also speaking at the occasion, Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr. (Mrs.) Oluranti Adebule, represented

by Mrs. Yetunde Odejayi, Permanent Secretary, Deputy Governor’s office, Lagos State, described teachers as the most critical asset of the nation and thanked Nigerian Breweries for the initiative she described as a big boost to teachers and the teaching profession.

In his remarks, Managing Director of Nigerian Breweries Plc, Mr. Nicolaas Vervelde, represented by Mr. Kufre Ekanem, the Company’s Corporate Affairs Adviser, explained that in 2015, the Nigerian Breweries-Felix Ohiwerei Education Trust Fund expanded its intervention in education in Nigeria to teachers through the Maltina Teacher of the Year initiative.

Kebbi State Government has begun the training of 400 teachers in the field of arts and social sciences in order to improve their capacity of understanding and teaching methodologies.

Gov. Atiku Bagudu, who declared the training open in Birnin Kebbi, on Monday, said the training was part of the government’s commitment to the transformation of the education sector.

“When I assumed office, I had embarked on schools inspection, what I saw represented the effect of underinvestment in the education sector.

“What we are doing today is an attempt to do better; and we will

continue to do so as we continue to commit more resources in the education sector,” he said.

He said his administration would not relent in the efforts of initiating strategies that would transform the quality of education and produce students with sound and quality education.

Bagudu explained that the recent verification of teachers in the state was meant to ascertain the level of their abilities to teach children professionally.

Earlier, the Commissioner for Education, Alhaji Magawata Aliero, said the education ministry would ensure the transformation of the sector.

40 schools to participate in 2017 Schools Debate League in FCT No fewer than 40 primary schools in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) will be participating in the 2017 School Debate League, says Mr. Barrow Omagbitse, Founder, Life Skill Experts.

Omagbitse, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja, said that the debate would involve both primary and secondary schools within the territory.

He said that the group had earlier approached the authorities of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) for approval of the schools in the competition and support had been granted accordingly.

Omagbitse said that the debate would create consciousness in the heart of pupils on the happenings in their communities.

He noted that the debate would help introduce to the pupils and schools administration some basic learning resources as well as share in the philosophy of a life skill education.

According to him, the success of a child is depended on the ability to combine both the emotional intelligence or life skills and intelligence quotient.

“For individuals to achieve sustainable success, they need a combination of academic skills and life skills that is the combination of intelligence quotient and emotional intelligence.

“Social scientists have argued that as a component of success, emotional intelligence accounts for 85 per cent while intelligence quotient accounts for 15 per cent.

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APOSTLE JOHN AGBOYE PST.MRS. BLESSING AGBOYE ELDER JAMES ABOZE PST. JOSES AGBOYE BRO GOODLUCK SEGUN

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28TH DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION.

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

TRUSTEES: 1.

PASTOR CHINYERE ONYEKACHI 2.

PASTOR GOODLUCK ONYEKACHI 3.

EVANGELIST LUKE CHISOM AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28TH DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION.

WORLDWIDE FREEDOM 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. PROPHET DAVID OKON WILLIE. 2. PST. MOSES SUNDAY UDO 3. EVANGELIST ESTHER OKON EYO. 4. EVANGELIST NKECHI .E. ADIMEKWE 5. PST. SUCCESS MARY UDEME 6. UFOT EKANEM 7. JOY UFOT EKANEM 8. EDET .O. WILLIE 9. SAMUEL DAVID EKONG 10. ESTHER ELIJAH AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR JESUS CHRIST ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28TH DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION. SIGN: SECRETARY.

ANOINTED GLORIOUS WISDOM 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.

2.

3.

4.

5.

PST. KINGSLEY EJIKE EVANG. GOODLUCK EJIKE EVANG. ADAKU KINGSLEY EVANG. JOSHUA .O. JOSHUA BRO NDUBUISI OKEREAFOR

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28TH DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION.

SIGN: SECRETARY

SIGN: SECRETARY.

SIGN: SECRETARY

ABBA FATHER ZION CHURCH

ABUJA MECHANIC AND AUTO SPARE PARTS WOMEN DEALERS ASSOCIATION

GOOD BROTHERS SOCIAL CLUB OF NIGERIA

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. PROPHET LUKE ANICHEBE 2. RACHEL CHUKWU 3. VALENTINE VICTOR AIM AND OBJECTIVE: TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28TH DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION. SIGNED_PST. BARR EFFIONG JOHN OBOHO. 08038723535.

LIVING CAPSTONE INTERNATIONAL GOSPEL MINISTRY 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. ANDERSON UCHE ODE. - CHAIRMAN 2. LILLIAN UDUMA. ODE - SECRETARY 3. DAVID EDUGBEKE ODE

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. .MRS NWOYE PATRICIA, 3. CHARITY ANONYUO, 5. HAJIA JUMAI, 7 .GRACE CHINWE

2 . LINDA ONUA, 4 . CECILIA OKEKE, 6 . CHINELO EJIM,

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT, PROGRESS, WELL BEING AND UNITY OF THE MEMBERS, 2. TO FOSTER UNITY AND CORDIAL RELATIONSHIP AMONG THE MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28TH DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION.

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

TRUSTEES: 1. EGBARA CHIBUOYI DAVID, 2 . UKAEGBU FRANKLINE CHINONSO, 3 . UZOSIKE IFEANYI STEPHEN. AIM AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO ACHIEVE UNITY AND ENHANCE ASSISTANCE AMONG US. GOOD BROTHERS SOCIAL CLUB OF NIGERIA. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28TH DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION.

SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED: SECRETARY

YOUNG AFRICAN LEADERS EDUCATION SUPPORT INITIATIVE

NOBLES UNITED AGAINST CRIMES ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA

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. TEMITAYO OLUWAREMILEKUN OWOSINA. - PRESIDENT 2. ABIMBOLA JOHN OWOSINA - SECRETARY 3. ADEGOKE ABIODUN EZEKIEL

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED ASSOCIATION HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION ABUJA FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 1, OF 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. OLADELE OLAWOLE. 2. PRINCE REMI ADEYEMO. 3. MRS ABIOLA KADIRI.

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

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO FOSTER THE IDEA OF VOLUNTARY AND COMMUNITY SERVICE PARTICULAR AMONGST THE YOUNG PEOPLE 2. TO EMPOWER THE LESS PRIVILEGED AND YOUTHS WITH SKILLS AND EDUCATION COUNSELING TO FEND FOR LIVING

ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28TH DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION.

ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28TH DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION.

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

SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED: VINCENT ODJE ESQ

SIGNED: TRUSTEES.

FRUIT BEARERS GOSPEL LIGHT ASSEMBLY

AQUACULTURE & FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION IN NIGERIA

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. ANTHONY PETER ONOJA 2. ASUOHA EMMANUAL NKEMDI 3. ONOJA FAVOUR LADI 4. EWA ENANG JOHN 5 . UDOKA ISAAC

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. ADEYEMO ESTHER OMOBOLA 2. RUDEES MEEMA MAMZIE

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

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO ENGAGE FISH FARMING IN NIGERIA 2. TO AID AND SUPPORT FISH FARMER

ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28TH DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION.

ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28TH DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION.

SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED: BARR. OLADELE

AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO ACHIEVE A CORRUPT FREE NATION AND FIGHT AGAINST INHUMANITY TO MAN. 2. TO PROMOTE FIGHT AGAINST CHILD AND WOMEN ABUSE

DELEOLOGUN FOUNDATION THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ABOVE NAMED FOUNDATION HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER PART “C” OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, 2004.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. BAMIDELE OLOGUN 3. ADEBOWALE AKINLOSOTU

2. MRS. ADEJOKE MARY OLOGUN 4. BAR. EJIKE NWANTAH

THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE: TO HELP THE LESS PRIVILEGE IN THE SOCIETY. TO ENGAGE IN ALL TYPES OF CHARITABLE CAUSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE LESS PRIVILEGED. TO PROVIDE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES TO WIDOWS WITH A VIEW TO REHABILITATE AND MAKING THEM HIGHLY PRODUCTIVE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY. ANY OBJECTION TO THE REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET, MAITAMA, P.M.B. 198, GARKI, ABUJA WITHIN TWENTYEIGHT (28) DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: CHIJIOKE WILLIAMS, ESQ. (SOLICITOR)

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ARK BEARERS DISCIPLE MINISTRY INTERNATIONAL 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.

CAMPUS LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE FOR PEACE 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.

1. REVEREND TIMOTHY INNEH IGIEHON - CHAIRMAN. 2. EBUN BRAITHWAITE ADEOSUN - SECRETARY. 3. OLUWASEUN OLAOYE.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. FRANKLYN OSHIO IMHOMOH 3. FAITH CHINYERE NNAOMA

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

5. EGHIEYEMHE LINUS IMHOMOH

ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420 TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28TH DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION. SIGNED: BARR EZENWA-OBIHAN AMAKA UDOKA

THE ADEGBOLA AKANDE 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 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. PROF. ADEGBOLA, RICHARD ADEBAYO, FAS, PHD, FRCPATH, FRCP (CHAIRMAN) 2. DR. ADEGBOLA OLUWATOSIN, PHD (SECRETARY) 3. DR. ADEGBOLA, OLURANTI ADESHINA, BSC(HONS), MB BS, MRCS THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO SUPPORT HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS IN ENHANCING WAYS AND MEANS TO COMBAT CHILD DEATHS INCLUDING VACCINE PREVENTABLE DISEASES ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION MAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION

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2. OJORE GODDAY AGHEDO 4. JOSHUA OLUYINKA ALABI

THE AIM AND OBJECTIVES: 1 . TO ERADICATE SOCIAL VICES RAVAGING CAMPUSES IN NIGERIA 2 . TO PROMOTE PEACE THROUGH FACILITATION OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP FORUM ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION MAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION SIGNED: SECRETARY

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1 . AMUTA ELIZABETH UNE 2 . CHRISTOPHER OCHE ECHE 3 . GODWIN ECHE ADOLE 4 . JANET OMECHE ADEJO 5 . UNONGO THOMAS THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE: 1. TO EMPOWER THE YOUTH WITH SKILL ACQUISITION PROGRAMMES THAT WOULD ENABLE THE THEM TO BE SELF RELIANT. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION MAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION

THE THRONE OF MERCY PRAYER 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.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. REV. BABATUNDE OLALERE ADEWOLE 2. MRS TOYOSI SARAH ADEWOLE 3. MR. OLANREWAJU LATEEF SALAKO 4. MR. SUNDAY LAWRENCE ODUNTAN 5. MRS. ADEBUSOLA OLUBUNMI ALALADE 6. MRS. EUNICE FOLUKE ONI 7. MR. OLUSOLA OYEKUNLE THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE 1. TO PREACH THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION MAITAMA ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION SIGNED: SECRETARY

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH NURSES OF NIGERIA 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. DR. FLORENCE OLUYEMISI ADEYEMO 2. MRS SALOME SHIDEN TOR -SECRETARY 3. DR. ELKANNAH CHUBIKE NDIE -CHAIRMAN 4. MRS OQUA IKA OQUA 5. CHIEF (MRS) ADEYEMI OTUWATAYO AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. TO PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING WORK IN NIGERIA 2. TO PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE THE TEACHING OF PUBLIC HEALTH AMONG THE COMMUNITY USING SERVICES AS PRACTICAL EXAMPLE. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRARGENERAL; CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION. SIGNED: FESTUS KWAGHAONDO TSAVSAR SOLICITOR

SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED: SECRETARY

SAM EMPOWERMENT FOUNDATION (RC. 70103)

DESTINED LIGHT EVANGELICAL OUTREACH

POLICY AND GOVERNANCE FORUM

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

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. ZAINAB OCHEINEHI AGADA 2. SIMON OCHOIHE AGADA 3. REV. ROBERT ESTENEKE 4. AMINA ANGBO

TRUSTEES: 1. DR. NDANUSA SULEYMAN ABDUL OON 2. MAJ. GEN. GARBA MOHAMMED ABDULLAHI 3. DR. OKWUOSA ADAOHA CHIBUZO

THIS IS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT THE ABOVE NAMED HAS APPLIED FOR CHANGE OF TRUSTEES TO CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION UNDER PART C OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT NO. 1 OF 1990 OLD TRUSTEES: 1. MRS AISHA SULAIMAN ACHIMUGU 2. MRS PHILOMENA HENSHAW 3. MRS HADIZA ADOLE 4. MR. NUHU KWAJAFA 5. MR. SULAIMAN ACHIMUGU 6. MRS KIEMA OGUNLANA 7. MRS. HAUWA SUNTAI NEW TRUSTEES ALL APPOINED 1. MR. BILLY IBIS SOTUBO 2. MRS YEMISI GEORGE

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-RETAINED -RETAINED

-APPOINTED -APPOINTED

AMENDMENT OF CONSTITUTION TO REFLECT THE CHANGES ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRARGENERAL. CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION.

-CHAIRMAN -SECRETARY

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. TO PREACH THE WORD OF GOD WORLD WIDE 2. TO WIN SOULS FOR CHRIST ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL; CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ENGAGE, BRAIN-STORM AND DISCUSS ON PREVAILING NATIONAL ISSUES ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL; CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION. SIGNED: BARR NNAJI NNACHETAM

SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED: SECRETARY

OFFTHEHOOK SENIOR CITIZENS CASTLE FOUNDATION

MBAISE CULTURAL CARNIVAL INITIATIVE

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

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

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. HRH, MIKE EMEKA NWAMARA (KSC) 2. HRH, CHIZOBA CHIGBO OGBONNA-NWAMARA (LADY) 3. CHINOMSO OGBONNA

TRUSTEES: 1. HRH, MIKE EMEKA NWAMARA (KSC) 2. HRH, CHIZOBA CHIGBO OGBONNA-NWAMARA (LADY) 3. CHINOMSO OGBONNA

TRUSTEES: 1. MALLAM MUAZU AHMAD 2. SA`EED LAWAL 3. MALLAM AHMAD MUSA

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES TO PROVIDE A HOME THAT GIVES CARE TO THE ELDERLY AND AGED PEOPLE

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES TO RAISE PUBLIC CONSCIOUSNESS ON THE NEED TO REVIVE, PROMOTE AND SHOW-CASE NIGERIAN DYING CULTURE TO THE OUTSIDE WORLD WITH EMPHASIS ON THE MBAISE COMMUNITY.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE GROWTH OF THE MUSLIM UMMAH IN GENERAL 2. TO ENSURE AND PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF THE MUSLIM UMMAH

ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL; CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION.

ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL; CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION.

SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED: SECRETARY

THE CITY OF PRAISE WORLDWIDE PROPHETIC

MOUNTAIN VIEW ESTATE LANDLORD ASSOCIATION NKWERE EZUNAKA

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. EVANG (MRS) PATIENCE C-IBANGA AKPABIO - PRESIDENT/FOUNDER 2. MR. PAUL FRANK -SECRETARY 3. MRS. REGINA AKPAN 4. ELIZABETH UDOKA (MISS) 5. NSIKAKABASI KILLIANS (MR.) AIMS AND OBJECTIVES TO PREACH THE WORD OF GOD WORLDWIDE TO WIN SOULS FOR CHRIST ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL; CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION. SIGNED: OBY ONYEKWULUJE SOLICITOR

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

KHALID IBN WALID ISLAMIC CHARITY & WELFARE FOUNDATION

-CHAIRMAN -SECRETARY -TREASURER/FINANCIAL SECRETARY

ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL; CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

ODIDI CENTRAL COMMUNITIES DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THE ABOVE NAMED FOUNDATION HAS APPLIED TO THE CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION FOR REGISTRATION UNDER THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT NO. 1 OF 1990 PART C

TRUSTEES; 1. CHUKWUDI EDEH-PRESIDENT, 2. OBIOMACHUKWU NJOKU-SECRETARY, 3. NDUBUISI EJIOGU-MEMBER, 4. OSITA NWABUGWU-MEMBER, 5. CHINONSO NWAEJIAKA FIN SECRETARY,

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. YOUKORE EBITOBO MACMILLA 2. OKRIKPA PRINCE PREYE 3. GBENEKAMA TRUSTON GESIKEME 4. AKOLI GODWIN 5. MAMAMU FAITH ABEDINEGO 6. EBI NANAKUMOR.

AIMS/OBJECTIVES) 1)TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF OUR MEMBERS. 2,) TO FOSTER PEACE AND UNITY AMONG MEMBERS .

3) TO ASSIST THE LESS PRIVILEGED WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY ACCORDING TO OUR ABILITY. 4) TO HELP IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR HOST COMMUNITY.

THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. TO FOSTER UNITY AMONG THE INDIGENOUS IN HOME AND DIASPORA. 2. TO UNDERTAKE THE BUSINESS OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 3. TO CREATE PEACEFULLY ENVIRONMENT FOR MAXIMAL PRODUCTION OF CRUDE OIL IN ODIDI FIELD 4. TO CREATE EMPOWERMENT FOR YOUTHS AND WOMEN IN THE COMMUNITY 5. TO COMPLIMENT GOVERNMENT EFFORT IN MAINTENANCE OF LAW AND ORDER

ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL; CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION.

ANY OBJECTION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION; NDOLA SQUARE, ZONE 5, WUSE, ABUJA, WITHIN 28 DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION

SIGNED: SECRETARY

– CHAIRMAN - VICE CHAIRMAN - SECRETARY GENERAL -PUBLIC RELATIONS – FINANCIAL SECRETARY – ASSISTANT SECRETARY

SIGNED: J. K. NANA CROWN KINGS CONSULTANCY CO. 08037769526

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GRACE OF GOD MISSION NIGERIA RC: 1698

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. GENERAL ABDULSALLAM ABUBAKAR 2. BARRISTER JONATHAN BABATUNDE MAJIYAGBE (SAN) 3. DR. DELE BALOGUN 4. PROFESSOR DELE OWOLAWI 5. DR. ABIODUN OLUSESI 6. DR. BRIDGET OKUOEGBALE 7. DR. MIKE OMOTOSHO 8. DR. KASSIM ABOLADE MUSTAPHA 9. JOSHUA HASSAN 10. OMOTUNDE OLAYINKA BALOGUN AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. TO ASSIST PATIENTS WITH THE CONDUCT OF HEARING TEST FOR THOSE WITH HEARING DISABILITY. 2. TO PROVIDE PUBLIC ENLIGHTENMENT ON HEARING DISABILITY. 3. TO ADVOCATE FOR COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR HARD OF HEARINGS ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRARGENERAL; CORPORATE AFFAIRS COMMISSION, 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT, OFF AGUYI IRONSI STREET. PMB 198, MATIAMA, ABUJA WITHIN 28 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PUBLICATION.

The general public is hereby notified that the above named has applied to Corporate Affairs Commission for the under-mentioned changes in accordance with Companies and Allied Matters Act No.1 of 1990 Part C, namely: A) CHANGE OF TRUSTEES OLD TRUSTEES : 1) Bishop Dr. Paul C. Nwachukwu - Retained 3) Elder Emmanuel Iredu - Retained 5) Elder Fidelis Emefo - Removed

2) Rev. Dr. Augustine Nwodika - Removed 4) Elder Benjamin Nwokebia - Retained

NEW TRUSTEES 1) Bishop Dr. Paul C. Nwachukwu - Re-elected 3) Elder Benjamin Nwokebia - Re-elected 5) Bishop Tony Abasili - Elected 7) Elder Paul Ulasi - Elected 9) Evangelist Gladys Edewo - Elected

2) Elder Emmanuel Iredu - Re-elected 4) Bishop Mark Udenkwo - Elected 6) Bishop Sylvanus Ibeneme - Elected 8) Pastor Paul Nwachukwu (Jnr.) - Elected

B) CHANGE OF NAME FROM:- Grace of God Mission Nigeria to HIS GLORY CATHEDRAL GRACE OF GOD MISSION INTERNATIONAL C) AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION: The constitution is amended to reflect:The new name; The number of Trustees in accordance with Companies and Allied Matters Act No.1 of 1990 Part C, All other Rules/Articles in the Constitution of the Ministry Remains the same.

ANY OBJECTION TO THIS CHANGES 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.

LAST DAYS MINISTRY OF JESUS The general public is hereby inform that the above named Ministry has applied to Corporate Affairs Commission for registration under Part ‘C’ of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, Decree No. 1 of 1990.

TRUSTEES (1) Olutimilehin Ezekiel Akinbode (Founder & Senior Pastor) (2) Ibijoke Kafayat Akinbode ((Deaconess & Financial Secretary) (3) Seun Raymond Osho (Secreatary) (4) Olusola Adesoji Daniel (Auditor) Aims & Objectives (1) To earnestly contend for the faith that was once delivered to the saints.

(2) To preach a message of repentance and point the church back to the true teachings of her Apostolic Father.

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

SIGNED: SECRETARY

SIGNED : SECRETARY PUBLIC NOTICE

Signed by Barrister Bola Peace

REDEEMED GRACE ASSEMBLY

WINDING UP

UNILEVER PENSIONERS FORUM

The general public is hereby notified that the above named has applied to Corporate Affairs Commission for registration in accordance with Companies and Allied Matters Act No.1 of 1990 Part C.

IN COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 468 (1) & (2) OF THE COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT, CAP. C20, LAWS OF THE FEDERATION OF NIGERIA, 2010

THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE : 1.To preach undiluted word of God worldwide.

2.To restore the dignity of mankind by preaching the word of Hope.

ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR_GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIR COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT , OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET , MAITAMA , ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED : SECRETARY

i. TO RECEIVE/APPROVE THE FINAL ACCOUNTS OF THE LIQUIDATOR SHOWING HOW THE WINDING-UP OF THE COMPANY HAS BEEN CONDUCTED AND HOW THE ASSETS OF THE COMPANY HAVE BEEN DISPOSED OF TOGETHER WITH THE AUDITOR’S REPORT THEREON; AND ii. TO RECEIVE ANY FURTHER EXPLANATION ON THE WINDING-UP OF THE COMPANY IN GENERAL AND ANY INCIDENTAL MATTERS (S) THERETO. DATED THIS 17th DAY OF MAY, 2017.

-RETAINED,

NEW TRUSTEES: 1. DR. UGOCHI OHAJURUKA, 2. CHIOMA OBUMNEKE ILLOH, 3. KINGSLEY UCHENNA ONYEMERE -CHAIRMAN, 4. IJAROTIMI IBIDOLAPO TAIWO - RETAINED, 5. BARR. MRS. IHECHI OBIGWU, 6. MRS. MAGARET IROHA. THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES REMAINS THE SAME ANY OBJECTION TO THIS CHANGES SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR_GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIR COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT , OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET , MAITAMA , ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED: SECRETARY

OKORIE HELEN UKAMAKA

SHOMUYIWA OLAMIDE TAWAKALITU

I formerly known and addressed as CHUKWUEKEZIE HELEN UKAMAKA now wish to be known and addressed as OKORIE HELEN UKAMAKA .All former documents remain valid.

General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as NOSIRU OLAMIDE TAWAKALITU now wish to be known and addressed as SHOMUYIWA OLAMIDE TAWAKALITU .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

ADUBUYINBON OTINFUNKE LATIFAT I formerly known and addressed as ADUBUYINBON FUNKE LATEEFAT now wish to be known and addressed as ADUBUYINBON OTINFUNKE LATIFAT. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

OMO-OSAGIE PATIENCE ACHOLONU I formerly known and addressed as AMEACHI PATIENCE IJEOMA now wish to be known and addressed as OMO-OSAGIE PATIENCE ACHOLONU .All former documents remain valid.

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ADEYEMO ADEJOKE MARIA

MAKINDE OYEBISI RACHAEL I formerly known and addressed as OLAKOJO RACHAEL OYEBISI now wish to be known and addressed as MAKINDE OYEBISI RACHAEL. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

BISIRIYU GANIYAT ABEKE

I formerly known and addressed as BISURU GANIYAT BOLANLE now wish to be known and addressed as BISIRIYU GANIYAT ABEKE. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1.TOSIN TAIWO 2.DAYO ASHAOLU 3.TUYI EHINDERO 4.SIR REMI OMOTOSO 5.YEMI ADEBOYE THE AIM AND OBJECTIVE : 1.TO CREATE A FORUM AND A PLATFORM TO PROTECT THE INTERESTS OF ALL UNILEVER PENSIONERS AND THEIR NUCLEAR FAMILIES. ANY OBJECTION TO THIS REGISTRATION SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THE REGISTRAR_GENERAL, CORPORATE AFFAIR COMMISSION, PLOT 420, TIGRIS CRESCENT , OFF AGUIYI IRONSI STREET , MAITAMA , ABUJA WITHIN 28DAYS OF THIS PUBLICATION. SIGNED : SECRETARY

GBADEBO MARY OMOWUNMI

CORRECTION OF NAME

I, formerly known and addressed as AKINBIYI MARY OMOWUNMI, Now wish to be known and addressed as GBADEBO MARY OMOWUNMI. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note.

That I was known and addressed as ABDULLAHI ANATAKU HADI before that I now wish to be known and addressed as ABDULLAHI MUHAMMED HADI. That ANATAKU is my native name but was not included in my WAEC Certificate. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

Arinze Helga Chinwendu

Ayanwaye Elizabeth Seun I, formerly known and addressed as Aninwe Oluwafunmilayo, Now wish to be known and addressed as Ayanwaye Elizabeth Seun. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

MRS BLESSING PATRICK JOHNSON

ONORIEDE JAMES MOSES

I, formerly known and addressed as Arinze Helga Amanda, Now wish to be known and addressed as Arinze Helga Chinwendu. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MISS BLESSING EMMANUEL JAMES. NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS BLESSING PATRICK JOHNSON. ALL FORMER DOCUMENT REMAINS VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC TAKE NOTE.

I formerly known and addressed as BLESSING INU DAVID now wish to be known and addressed as ONORIEDE JAMES MOSES .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

ADEEGBE DEBORAH TITILOPE

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

OLUTAYO RICH-EL TITILAYO I formerly known and addressed as LIVINGSTONE RICH-EL TITILAYO now wish to be known and addressed as OLUTAYO RICH-EL TITILAYO. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A MEETING OF THE ABOVE NAMED COMPANY WILL BE HELD AT 98, AWOLOWO ROAD, IKOYI, LAGOS ON FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 2017 BY 12 NOON TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING MATTERS :

SIGNED : TOYIN BASHIR LIQUIDATOR

HEALTH AID FOR ALL INITIATIVE

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

IN MEMBERS VOLUNTARY WINDING UP IN THE MATTERS OF COMPANIES ANF ALLIED MATTERS ACT NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING

Trustees are: 1.Pastor Onwukwe Okechukwu Celestine 2.Deaconess Ugwu Ijeoma Helen 3.Brother Onoriode Collins Odemeloh

OLD TRUSTEES: 1. DR. UGOCHI OHAJURUKA - RETAINED, 2. CHIOMA OBUMNEKE ILLOH 3. KINGSLEY UCHENNA ONYEMERE -RETAINED, 4. IJAROTIMI IBIDOLAPO TAIWO - RETAINED, 5. RACHAEL OJOMA AMEH - REMOVED, 6. MRS. NWAKA GLADYS - REMOVED.

TPS (TECHNICAL PETROLEUM SERVICES) NIGERIA LIMITED

I, formerly known and addressed as FAGBOHUNGBE DEBORAH TITILOPE, Now wish to be known and addressed as ADEEGBE DEBORAH TITILOPE. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

TAIWO OPEYEMI I, formerly known and addressed as Taiwo Amidu Abiodun, Now wish to be known and addressed as Taiwo Opeyemi. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note.

ADEBISI RUKAYAT ADENIKE I formerly known and addressed as ADEBISI FALUYI RUKAYAT ADENIKE now wish to be known and addressed as ADEBISI RUKAYAT ADENIKE .All former documents remain valid.

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NWIZU ROMEO TIMOTHY I formerly known and addressed as UNJE TIMOTHY EMEKA now wish to be known and addressed as NWIZU ROMEO TIMOTHY .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

MRS JOLAYEMI TAIWO TOLULOPE I formerly known and addressed as MISS ARAGBAYE TAIWO TOLULOPE now wish to be known and addressed as MRS JOLAYEMI TAIWO TOLULOPE .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

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

MUO JUDIA ADAORA I formerly known and addressed as ADAORA JUDIA OZALAGBA now wish to be known and addressed as MUO JUDIA ADAORA .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

NGBOMA ALBERT I formerly known and addressed as NGBOMA -NGBOMA ALBERT now wish to be known and addressed as NGBOMA ALBERT. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

NASURU ADAMU MOHAMMED I formerly known and addressed as ADAMU CHINA now wish to be known and addressed as NASURU ADAMU MOHAMMED .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as SAKARIYAU OMONIYI ALEEM now wish to be known and addressed as ADESINA SAKA OMONIYI .My date of birth was wrongly written as 29/04/1964 instead of 29/04/1962.All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

ENYIEOKPON JOSEPHINE EFFIOM

BAMGBELU KEMI DAMILOLA I formerly known and addressed as MISS OGUNDIPE KEMI DAMILOLA now wish to be known and addressed as MRS BAMGBELU KEMI DAMILOLA .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as LAWAL BABATUNDE now wish to be known and addressed as RAHAMONU SHEU OLANREWAJU. All former documents remain valid.

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I formerly known and addressed as OYEKANMI OYEKUNLE DANIEL now wish to be known and addressed as ADEKUNLE DANIEL JOSHUA .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

TALABI TOLANI RAFIU I formerly known and addressed as TALABI TOLANI ENITAN now wish to be known and addressed as TALABI TOLANI RAFIU .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

OYEBANJO OLANREWAJU OMOTOKE

I formerly known and addressed as JOSEPHINE MKPOIKANABASI EFFIOM now wish to be known and addressed as ENYIEOKPON JOSEPHINE EFFIOM .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

OTONE MARY I formerly known and addressed as SUMOMOH MARY now wish to be known and addressed as OTONE MARY. All former documents remain valid.

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RILIWAN KAYODE ALABI

I formerly known and addressed as RIDWAN ABIOLA AHMED now wish to be known and addressed as RILIWAN KAYODE ALABI. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

RAHAMONU SHEU OLANREWAJU

LAWAL OLUSESI TAIWO

ADESINA SAKA OMONIYI

ADEKUNLE DANIEL JOSHUA

I formerly known and addressed as OLANREWAJU OMOTOKE MONSURAT now wish to be known and addressed as OYEBANJO OLANREWAJU OMOTOKE. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

Daily Times Nigeria Wednesday, May 17, 2017

THE BEGINNING AND END MINISTRY. This is to informed the general public that the above name Ministry has applied to the corporate affairs commission Abuja for registration under the part C of the company and allied matters act 1990.

The trustees are: 1. Faith Chekwube Chukwuma - chairman, 2. Sunday Chukwuma, 3. Osaze Uwaifo, 4. Sis Pat Aidenagbon- secretary.

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

2. To set the captives free through the gospel of Jesus christ.

Any Objections to this publication should be forwarded to the registrar General, Corporate Affairs Commission, plot 420 tigris crescent, off aguiyi ironsi street, maitama Abuja within 28days from the date of this publication.

Signed: secretary.

COVERING EAGLE FOUNDATION

TRUSTEE: 1- OMONIRA DANIEL ADEBAYO 2- AJANI OLUFEMI DAVID 3- AJANI FLORENCE OLUTOYIN AIM: TO HELP THE LESS PRIVILEGE. Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar General, plot 420, Aguiyi Ironsi street, Maitaima, Abuja within 28 days of this publication.

Signed: Trustees YAC EXPORT & IMPORT COMPANY LTD 74 BENDE ROAD UMUAHIA ABIA STATE (RC: 1226202) THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA COMPANIES AND ALLIED MATTERS ACT 2004 COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES YAC EXPORT & IMPORT COMPANY LTD NOTICE OF FINAL GENERAL MEETING (PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 468 (1) & (2) OF CAMA 2004) NOTICE OF FINAL GENERAL MEETING Notice is hereby given pursuant to section 468 (1) & (2) of the Companies and Allied Matters Act 2004 that a general meeting of the members of the above named Company will be held at the registered address of the Company at 74 Bende Road, UmuahiaAbia State at 10 am on 26th day of June 2017 for the purpose of having an account laid before them showing the manner in which the winding up has been conducted and the property of the Company disposed off and hearing any explanation that may be given by the liquidator.

Thank you.

Yours Faithfully, For: YAC Export & Import Company Ltd

GROWING NETWORK FOR ENTREPRENEURS INITIATIVE The general public is hereby notified that the above named has applied for registration to the corporate affairs commission, Abuja under Part C of the Company and Allied Matters Act No. 1 of 1990 TRUSTEES 1.MS.MODUPE OLUEASEUN OYEWOLE---CHAIRMAN 2.MR.ADEROPO OLUWATUNMININU ORIRE----VICE CHAIRMAN 3.MS.TITILOPE ELIZABETH OLUDIPE---DIRECTOR 4.MS.ROSELINE AYOBAMIKALE--EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 5.MISS.FOLAKEMI MODUPE INYANG----SECRETARY 6.MS.TOLULOPE OMOWUNMI-----TREASURER 7.MR.OLADELE ROPO OLAJIDE--- ASSISTANT-TREASURER. AIM AND OBJECTIVE: To assist young ENTREPRENEURS in the society.

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

Sign.Adebimpe Opesan .08052045554 TOWER OF GOD’S GRACE MINISTRY INTERNATIONAL The General public is hereby notified that the above named MINISTRY has applied for registration to the Corporate Affairs Commission under part,”C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, No. 1 of 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE:1 OLADELE JOSEPH -General Overseer 2. OLADELE ABOSEDE SEMANDE -Secretary 3. ABODE ESESUWA HELEN - Treasurer 4. ABATAN KAYODE -Trustee 5. OLADELE EFELLE MATTHEW - Trustee 6. ORIGBO AYODEJI AUGUSTINE -Trutee .

THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE :1. To Preach The Gospel Of Our Lord Jesus Christ 2. To Save Lost Souls Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the Registrar General, Corporate Affairs Commission ,Plot 420,Tigris Crescent, Off Aguiyi Ironsi Street, P.M.B.198, Maitama, Abuja within 28 days from the date of this publication Signed By: Secretary

Public Notice 25

LOSS OF DOCUMENTS. POLICY DOCUMENTS with NO, PO/10103/106/2016/04095, PO/10103/106/2016/04096 & PO/10103/106/2016/04097 issued

by CONERSTONE INSURANCE PLC to BABATOPE JACOB ADEBIYI of NO 2, babatope avenue, onigari GRA, Ado ekiti, Ekiti state was lost in transit and all effort to trace the said document proved abortive. The appropriate bodies and the general public should please take note.

SOUL WATER CORNERSTONE MINISTRY

This is to inform the general public that the above named MINISTRY has applied for registration under part “C” of the Companies and Allied Matters Act of 1990 THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. PASTOR OGBUE EMMANUEL AYOMIDE - PRESIDENT 2. POPOOLA ADEBISI LEKAN - SECRETARY 3. ODUSI EBENEZER OLUDELE - TREASURER 4. OGBUE DORCAS OLUYEMI - MEMBER 5. POPOOLA REMI IYABO - MEMBER

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES To preach the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ To preach the goodness about redemption through our Lord Jesus Christ To train and ordain ministers of the gospel for the purpose of spreading the gospel.

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

SIGNED: TRUSTEES

THE GRACE OF THE CROSS CHRIST MINISTRY The general public is hereby notified that the above Named has applied to the Corporate affairs commission Abuja for registration under the part C of the companies and allied matters act 1990.

: LIFE IMPACT GLOBAL EVANGELICAL MINISTRY.

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

TRUSTEE: 1- OMONIRA DANIEL ADEBAYO 2- AJANI OLUFEMI DAVID 3- AJANI FLORENCE OLUTOYIN AIM: TO PREACH THE GOSPEL. Any objection to this registration should be forwarded to the registrar General, plot 420, Aguiyi Ironsi street, Maitaima, Abuja within 28 days of this publication.

Signed: Trustees KINGDOM OF CHRIST POWERHOUSE MINISTRY The general public is hereby notified that the above Named has applied to the Corporate affairs commission Abuja for registration under the part C of the companies and allied matters act 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1) PASTOR AMOS ADEYEMI ADEOYE 2) PASTOR MRS JANET OLAJIDE ADEOYE 3) MR OLALEKAN SEGUN AFOLABI 4) MR TAIWO JIMOH ALABI 5) MR SOLOMON OLASEGUN ADEOYE 6) EVANGELIST EMMANUEL DANIEL JOHNSON 7) DEACONESS KUDIRAT AKANKE SALAMI Aims & Objectives: i) To preach the gospel of Jesus Christ ii) To promote peaceful coexistence in our society.

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

SIGNED: OLUSOJI EMMANUEL NEWLIFE IN CHRIST POWERHOUSE MINISTRY The general public is hereby notified that the above Named has applied to the Corporate affairs commission Abuja for registration under the part C of the companies and allied matters act 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1) PASTOR (DR) JOHN FATAI JUBRIL 2) PASTOR MRS DEBORAH OLUWATOYIN JUBRIL 3) BROTHER OLUWASEUN ABIODUN ISAIAH 4) SISTER TITILAYO AINA 5) SISTER ESTHER ARIKE TIAMIYU

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1) PASTOR ADEWALE ADEREMI AJOSE 2) PASTOR MRS TITILAYO MARY AJOSE 3) MR SUNDAY OLABAMIJI OLADAPO 4) MR SAMUEL ODO EKA 5) DEACONESS VICTORIA BISI AJOSE

Aims & Objectives: i) To preach the gospel of Jesus Christ ii) To promote peace & Love in our society.

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

Aims & Objectives: i) To preach the gospel of Jesus Christ ii) To promote peaceful coexistence in our society.

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

SIGNED: OLUSOJI EMMANUEL

SIGNED: OLUSOJI EMMANUEL

IGHENE RI KUOMAGBE SOCIAL CLUB

ELAINA FOUNDATION

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE:1. ORIDJEJE CHRISTOPHER 2. IKPORO GODWIN 3. ONOCHOJA SOLOMON 4. UKENI ECHAINA 5. IGBINOBA EMMANUEL 6. IBULUKU ABEL THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE:1. To Empower The Life Of its Members Through Financial And Social Support 2. To Provide Motivational Support To People 3.To Establish A Play Form Economic Empowerment .

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

SIGNED BY :-SECRETARY

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

THE TRUSTEES ARE:1. Mr. Henry Greg Odjebor 2. Mrs. Adeola Elizabeth Adelana

EPIPHANY FIRE MINISTRY .

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

TRUSTEES ARE : 1. CHUKWUDIEGWU FESTUS 2. EPUECHI BASIL CHUKWUEMEKA 3. CHUKWUDIEGWU OGECHUKWU 4. EZEWUDO EMEKA FESTUS 5. EMEFO REBECCA IJEAMAKA AIMS: To preach the gospel of Jesus Christ.

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

Signed: Trustees

THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES ARE:1. To help the needy and less privileged members of society 2. To engage in charitable and philanthropic activities 3. To provide grants and scholarship to indigent but deserving students, especially the girl-child.

4. To provide counselling and rehabilitation services 5. To run skills acquisition and empowerment centres.

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

SIGNED BY :-SECRETARY HOLISTIC FAMILY LIFE EMPOWERMENT NETWORK.

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 Acts of 1990.

TRUSTEES ARE : 1. ADESOLA FRANCIS IDOWU 2. ADESOLA OLUWATOYIN OLABISI AIMS: 1. To empower the less priviledged and poor people in the society.

2. To provide free training services that will impact the life of youth and the less priviledged people in the society.

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

Signed: Trustees

26 Public Notice DERA-AGBE FARMERS’ ASSOCIATION

Daily Times Nigeria Wednesday, May 17, 2017

ADVANCE PIONEER CLUB OF NIGERIA.

SOCIETY FOR PUBLIC ORIENTATION AND BETTER LIVING

The general public is hereby notified that the above named Association has applied to Corporate Affair Commission for registration under Part ‘C’ of the Company and Allied Matters Act, 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE: 1. SALIMON SULE 2. ISIAKA IBRAHIM ADEKUNLE 3. SALIMON SULAIMAN ISOLA AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. To bring together all persons who engage in any form of farming activities with a view to promote their welfare,improve their standard of livings, and elevate their status in the society.

2. To promote better yield, marketing and sale of farm produce.

3. To checkmate or forestall activities of farm invaders against destruction of farms.

4. To take necessary action on behalf of members whose farms may have been destroyed or have suffered any form of deprivation or infringement with a view to facilitate payment of compensation.

5. To levy members and receive, donations, loans or any form of assistance from Government, other Associations, individuals or groups of individuals to achieve its objects.

6. To take necessary steps with a view to achieve its objects.

Any objecti on to the registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General, Corporate Affair Commission, Abuja within 28 days of this publication.

SIGNED: KAMALDEEN GAMBARI, ESQ

The general public is hereby notified that the above named club has applied to Corporate Affair Commission for registration under Part ‘C’ of the Company and Allied Matters Act, 1990.

YUSSUF ADIJAT ADEBUKOLA.

ONYETUGO IHUOMA CELESTINA I Formerly known and addressed as MBACHU ONYETUGO IHUOMA CELESTINA now wish to be known, called and addressed as OBASI ONYETUGO IHUOMA CELESTINA. All documents and certificates bearing my former names remain valid Banks, Immigrations, Relevant Authorities and the General public Please take note.

I, formerly known called and addressed as AKINGBONA SEGUN O., now wish to be known and addressed as AKINGBONA JOHN OLUWASEGUN. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should take note.

FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS BOLADURO OWODUNNI ADUKE, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS BOLADURO - OWODUNNI OLUWARANTI. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. THE GENERAL PUBLIC SHOULD TAKE NOTE.

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS ANGELA OKAFOR, now wish to be known, called and addressed as MRS. NWOSU ANGELA NDIDI. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

TYRANNUS MAXIMUS REX UMEH.

THE TRUSTEES ARE 1- MR OKE ALABA ADEYEMI - PRESIDENT 2- MR OYEYEMI SHARAFA ABIODUN - SECRETARY 3- ADEKUGBE AKINOLA HANSON- TREASURER AIMS- TO FOSTER UNITY AMONG MEMBERS Any objection to the registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General, Corporate Affair Commission, Abuja within 28 days of this publication.

SIGNED: TRUSTEE AKINGBONA JOHN OLUWASEGUN

I Formerly known and addressed as HAMISU ABBA RUKAYAT now wish to be known, called and addressed as YUSSUF ADIJAT ADEBUKOLA. All documents and certificates bearing my former names remain valid Banks, Immigrations, Relevant Authorities and the General public Please take note.

I Formerly known and addressed as OBUMNEME REX UMEH now wish to be known, called and addressed as TYRANNUS MAXIMUS REX UMEH. All documents and certificates bearing my former names remain valid Banks, Immigrations, Relevant Authorities and the General public Please take note.

OSASAH ONYEDIKACHUKWU

AKINDUYI MOTUNRAYO

I, formerly known called and addressed as ECHENUM ONYEDIKA OBOSEIYE, now wish to be known and addressed as OSASAH ONYEDIKACHUKWU OBOSEIYE. All former documents remain valid.

General public and Authorities Concerned should take note.

I, formerly known called and addressed as OGUNYE MOTUNRAYO, now wish to be known and addressed as AKINDUYI MOTUNRAYO. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should take note.

OKE ADEBUKOLA ANIKE I, formerly known called and addressed as OKE ADEBUKOLA OLUWAYEMISI and OKE ADEBUKOLA YEMISI, now wish to be known and addressed as OKE ADEBUKOLA ANIKE. That my correct date of birth is 3rd day of August, 1970. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should take note.

OMEKE BLESSING CHISOM I, formerly known called and addressed as ATTAMA BLESSING CHISOM, now wish to be known and addressed as OMEKE BLESSING CHISOM. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should take note.

LILIAN PEACE EMMANUEL

SOLOMON IFY GLORIA

CONFIRMATION OF NAME That on my UBA Bank Account, my name appears as OMINI HENRY OMINI, on my First Bank Account, it appears as OMINI OKOI OFEM, While on my BVN, it appears as OMINI HENRY OKOI. That I am the same person bearing all the names mentioned above. That I now wish to be known and addressed as OMINI HENRY OKOI. All former documents bearing all these names remain valid. General public take note.

ADDITION OF NAME That I am the person bearing HUSSAINI IDRIS and still the same person bearing HUSSAINI IDRIS RIKO. That RIKO is part of my name. That I am the person bearing all the names: HUSSAINI IDRIS RIKO. All former documents bearing all these names remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as OKARAFOR LILIAN CHIMERE, now wish to be known, called and addressed as LILIAN PEACE EMMANUEL. All former documents remain valid.

General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as OKAFOR IFY GLORIA, now wish to be known, called and addressed as SOLOMON IFY GLORIA. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

The general public is hereby notified that the above named has applied to Corporate Affair Commission for registration under Part ‘C’ of the Company and Allied Matters Act, 1990.

THE TRUSTEES ARE 1.OLADOKUN BANKOLE LEKAN 2. OLADOKUN TEMITOPE ELIZABETH 3. AKINBANJO OLUWASEUN PATIENCE OBJECTIVES 1.Education trainings, support and awareness 2.public awareness on government policies 3.Health awareness and support 4. Inter-cultural and language awareness Any objection to the registration should be forwarded to the Registrar-General, Corporate Affair Commission, Abuja within 28 days of this publication.

SIGNED: TRUSTEE BOLADURO - OWODUNNI OLUWARANTI

MRS. NWOSU ANGELA NDIDI

CHIAMAKA CYNTHIA ATUCHUKWU

I, formerly known and addressed as CHIAMAKA CYNTHIA EZENWABA, now wish to be known, called and addressed as CHIAMAKA CYNTHIA ATUCHUKWU. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

AFONJA OLUWASEGUN TOHEEB

I, formerly known called and addressed as SEGUN ADEJOBI, now wish to be known and addressed as AFONJA OLUWASEGUN TOHEEB. All former documents remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should take note.

CORRECTION OF NAME I, IZZUDDEEN BABATUNDE DISU wish to correct my name which was wrongly written as BABATUNDE OLAJIRE DISUIZZUDDEEN instead of IZZUDDEEN BABATUNDE DISU in my bank BVN details. I now wish to be known and addressed as IZZUDDEEN BABATUNDE DISU. All former documents remain valid. General public and relevant authorities take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

This is to confirm that I, OLADIPUPO ADIJAT OMOTOLA is one and the same person as BELLO ADIJAT OMOTOLA. That all former documents bearing both names are mine and remain valid. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

CORRECTION OF NAME That on some of my documents, my name was wrongly written as EHIDIAMEN KOLAWOLE GOLD, EMMANUEL KOLAWOLE GOLD and KOLAWOLE GOLD instead of EMMANUEL KOLAWOLE EHIDIAMEN GOLD. That my correct name is EMMANUEL KOLAWOLE EHIDIAMEN GOLD. General public and Authorities Concerned should please take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

SAMUEL BLESSING UDOHSAMSON

MRS. NWAFOR, PRISCILLIA AJURUCHI

FAKORODE EKUNDAYO HAMED

ADEKUNLE ADEWALE PAWS IBIRONKE

ISRAEL OLAOLUWA DIMAS

DIMAS DAVID IBUKUN KOLAJO

I, formerly known and addressed as Miss. AZUBUIKE, PRISCILLIA AJURUCHI. Now to be addressed as Mrs. NWAFOR, PRISCILLIA AJURUCHI. Former documents remains valid. General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as FAKORODE EKUNDAYO GBENGA now FAKORODE EKUNDAYO HAMED. Former documents remains valid. General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as ADEKUNLE ADEWALE IBIRONKE, now wish to be known and addressed as ADEKUNLE ADEWALE PAWS IBIRONKE. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

Formerly ISRAEL SARKI OLAOLUWA DIMAS Now ISRAEL OLAOLUWA DIMAS KOLAJO. Former documents remains valid. General public should please take note.

Formerly DIMAS SAMSON Now DIMAS DAVID IBUKUN KOLAJO.Former documents remains valid.

General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as SAMUEL BLESSING ESTHER Now SAMUEL BLESSING UDOHSAMSON. Former documents remains valid. General public should please take note.

PRAISE OYINKANSOLA DIMAS KOLAJO I formerly known and addressed as PRAISE OYIN KANSOLA YANBTHONI DIMAS Now wish to be known and addressed as PRAISE OYINKANSOLA DIMAS KOLAJO . Former documents remains valid. General public should please take note.

That I, OJO ISREAL ADELEKE, the biological father of OJO DEBORAH OLUWAPELUMI. That on some of her documents, her name appeared as OJO ABASIAKARA OLUWAPELUMI; OJO DEBORAH FAVOUR and also as OJO DEBORAH OLUWAPELUMI. That she is the person bearing all the names mentioned above. That all documents bearing these names remain valid.

General public take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME/DATE OF BIRTH

That on some of my documents, my name appears as HALIMAT GIFT AJOGE, on some, it appears as HALIMAT AJOGE, while on others, it appears as GIFT AJOGE. That I am the same person bearing the above mentioned names. On my Permanent Voter’s Card, my name was mistakenly written as AJOGE NIHIMAT GIFT instead of HALIMAT GIFT AJOGE and my date of birth was wrongly written on my BVN as 29/6/1993 instead of 29/6/1992. General public take note.

ADEKEYE OLUSEYI ADESINA

VICTOR INNOCENT

I, formerly known and addressed as, ADEKEYE ADESINA now wish to be known and addressed as, ADEKEYE OLUSEYI ADESINA. All former documents remain valid.

General public should take note.

I formerly known and addressed as ASHARA VICTOR CHINEDU now wish to be referred to as VICTOR INNOCENT. All former document still remain valid, general public and other affected institutions kindly please take note.

MRS. OKORO - EMEKA EMMNUELLA

BAMIGBOYE AMINAT OLANIKE

MRS. JOY NWANNEKA ONAH

I, formerly known as OLADELE AMINAT OLANIKE, now wish to be known and addressed as BAMIGBOYE AMINAT OLANIKE. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as Miss. Joy Nwanneka Ezenwa now wish to be known and addressed as Mrs. Joy Nwanneka Onah .

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

I formerly known and addressed as MISS AGOMUO EMMANUELLA OSOROCHI, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. OKORO - EMEKA EMMNUELLA OSOROCHI. All former documents remain valid, the general public should please take note.

ADEOJO OLUWARANTI DORCAS

IRIAKA EMEKA JUDE

I formerly known and addressed as JUDE GEOFFREY IRIAKA, now wish to be known and addressed as IRIAKA EMEKA JUDE. All former documents remain valid, the general public should please take note.

THAT I WISH TO CONFIM THAT AM THE SAME PERSON BEARING PETER OMOKHOGIE ZACCHAEUS BABATUNDE MAKHUOGA AND PETER MAKHUOGA I WILL LIKE TO BE CALLED PETER OMOKHOGIE ZACCHAEUS BABATUNDE MAKHUOGA. General public should please take note.

CORRECTION OF NAME/BIRTH DATE

I formerly known and addressed as AGAZIEM JUDE , now wish to be known and addressed as MR. AGAZIEM JUDE CHIDI and my correct date of birth is 14th December 1982. All former documents remain valid, Banks and the general public should please take note.

DANIEL VWEDESKY EFETOBOR.

OGBU LAWRENCE WINNER

ADEKOYA DAMILOLA ESTHER.

: I formerly known and addressed as MISS GRACE ODINCHEZO NWANKWO, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS. GRACE ODINCHEZO AJAEREH. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as OJUORAYETAN OLUWARANTI DORCAS and ACHAM OLUWARANTI DORCAS, now wish to be known and addressed as ADEOJO OLUWARANTI DORCAS. All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

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

I, formerly known and addressed as OGBU PETER, now wish to be known and addressed as OGBU LAWRENCE WINNER. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as OLUROTIMI DAMILOLA ESTHER, now wish to be known and addressed as ADEKOYA DAMILOLA ESTHER. All former documents remain valid. General public take note

OSIKOYA OLASUNMBO OLUWATOYIN.

HUDU YUNUSA YUNUSA

CONFIRMATION / CHANGE OF NAME:

I, formerly known and addressed as OSILAJA OLASUNMBO OLUWATOYIN, now wish to be known and addressed as OSIKOYA OLASUNMBO OLUWATOYIN. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as IBRAHIM SANI BATURE, now wish to be known and addressed as HUDU YUNUSA YUNUSA, henceforth.

All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

This is to confirm that I, ADUNOLA O. ABUSITOYE is the same person answering OYINDAMOLA ADUNOLA TOYE, now wish to be known and addressed as OYINDAMOLA ADUNOLA TOYE. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note.

IGWE MATHEW OSONDU.

MRS. GRACE ODINCHEZO AJAEREH

I formerly known and addressed as OSUNDU IGWE MATHEW, now wish to be known and addressed as IGWE MATHEW OSONDU. All former documents remain valid, Diamond Bank and the general public should please take note.

ABU DANIEL I, formerly known and addressed as AGALA DANIEL, now wish to be known and addressed as ABU DANIEL. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note.

BENSON EYINIMOFE FISAYO

MRS THERESA GABRIEL IMA

. I formerly known and addressed as FISAYO OGUNLEYE now wish to be known and addressed as BENSON EYINIMOFE FISAYO .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as MISS THERESA DOMINIC NKANTA now wish to be known and addressed as MRS THERESA GABRIEL IMA .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

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OJUMAH PRINCE PATRICK

RAMONI MONISOLA FOLASADE

ADUKU LAWRENCE MARK

OSENI BOLA FUNKE

I formerly known and addressed as SIMPA OJO JIMOH now wish to be known and addressed as OJO JIMOH SIMPA .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

. I formerly known and addressed as APETUJE E.FOLASADE now wish to be known and addressed as RAMONI MONISOLA FOLASADE .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

. I formerly known and addressed as MARK ODEH LAWRENCE now wish to be known and addressed as ADUKU LAWRENCE MARK .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

. I formerly known and addressed as OLAYEMI FUNKE now wish to be known and addressed as OSENI BOLA FUNKE .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

DESMOND EZE

MRS ADEREMI TEMILADE JEBODA

AGBOOLA MONSURAT

OLOWOYO SAMUEL OLUWASEUN

I formerly known and addressed as MRS ADEREMI TEMILADE OLARINDE now wish to be known and addressed as MRS ADEREMI TEMILADE JEBODA .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as MONSURAT AGOOK now wish to be known and addressed as AGBOOLA MONSURAT . All former documents remain valid.

General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as OLOWOYO SAMUEL WISDOM now wish to be known and addressed as OLOWOYO SAMUEL OLUWASEUN .All former documents remain valid.

General public to please take note.

.CONFIRMATION OF NAME.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME. In some of my documents my name was written as GIBSON UDEME and In some other documents my name was written as GIBSON UDEME ANDREW The names refer to the same person.My date of birth was wrongly written as 26/09/1984 instead of 27/09/1984. All the documents bearing all the names are valid.General public to please take note.

I formerly known as Fola-Adeyemi Kofoworola Tolulope wish to be known and addressed as Adeyemi Kofoworola Tolulope .All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

ANUKA NDIDI PATIENCE

OJO JIMOH SIMPA

I formerly known and addressed as ROGER PRINCE now wish to be known and addressed as OJUMAH PRINCE PATRICK. All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

. I formerly known and addressed as UMUDJALE NDIDI PATIENCE now wish to be known and addressed as ANUKA NDIDI PATIENCE .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

OKORIEOCHA SOLOMON ODIRACHUKWUNMA

MARION ITOHAN

I formerly known and addressed as ADOLPHUS OKORIEOCHA now wish to be known and addressed as OKORIEOCHA SOLOMON ODIRACHUKWUNMA .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as MARION ITOHAN ODIGIE now wish to be known and addressed as MARION ITOHAN OGUNMOLA .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

ADESANMI ADEDAYO DAVID

JOHMSOM OLUWATOYIN OJO

. I formerly known and addressed as ADESANMI ADEDAYO now wish to be known and addressed as ADESANMI ADEDAYO DAVID .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

I formerly known and addressed as JOHNSON EKUNDAYO PHILLIP OJO ADENIYI now wish to be known and addressed as JOHMSOM OLUWATOYIN OJO .All former documents remain valid. General public to please take note.

OGUNNOWO MONSURU ADENOLA.

YAKUB SAIDAT ABOLORE

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I formerly known and addressed asTHANKGOD DESMOND OTU now wish to be known and addressed as DESMOND EZE .All former documents remain valid.

General public to please take note.

NWADIALI IFEANYI FRIDAY

I formerly known and addressed as IFEANYI ALEX now wish to be known and addressed as NWADIALI IFEANYI FRIDAY .All former documents remain valid.

General public to please take note.

PRECIOUS OSAZEME ENOBUN

In some of my documents my name was written as LOVELIN ONYEHIALAM and FAVOUR LOVELIN ONYEHIALAM and In some other documents my name was written as ONYEHIALAM FAVOUR CHIWNDU The names refer to the same person. All the documents bearing all the names are valid.General public to please take note.

CHICHI UMEH ESTHER

OKONKWO CHINYERE TRICIA

PRECIOUS OBANIJESU ENOBUN wish to be known and addressed as PRECIOUS OSAZEME ENOBUN. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as CHINYERE UMEAKAEZE wish to be known and addressed as CHICHI UMEH ESTHER. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

MRS ITODO OGECHUKWU EUPHEMIA

BARTHOLOMEW AMAOBI HARRIS .

CORRECTION OF NAME:

I formerly known as ADEYEMI TAIBAT ABENI wish to be known and addressed as OLUFALAYE TAIBAT IYABO. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as Miss AYOGU OGECHUKWU EUPHEMIA wish to be known and addressed as Mrs ITODO OGECHUKWU EUPHEMIA . All former documents remain valid. General public please take note.

I formerly known as AGBO LEONARD AMAOBI ELOM wish to be known and addressed as BARTHOLOMEW AMAOBI HARRIS . All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

That I ATTAHIRU MAGAJI HASSAN my name was wrongly written as ATAIRU MOGAJI HASSAN wish to be known and addressed as ATTAHIRU MAGAJI HASSAN. All Documents /Credentials bearing these names remain valid, general public please take note.

YUNUSA MUYIDEEN ABIODUN.

MRS ANIAGU CALISTUS OGECHUKWU LINDA.

I formerly known as Monisola Ayoku Ajayi wish to be known and addressed as MONISOLA AYOKU FADIPE. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I formerly known as Yunusa Muyideen wish to be known and addressed as YUNUSA MUYIDEEN ABIODUN. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS ANIAGU OGECHUKWU LINDA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS ANIAGU CALISTUS OGECHUKWU LINDA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

OKORONKWO NWOYE SUNDAY.

NNAGBO-OBINNA RAPHEAL

ANIKE MARTINA ADA

I formerly known

as OGUNWO MONSURU ADEMOLA wish to be known and addressed as OGUNNOWO MONSURU ADENOLA. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

POPOOLA ASISAT OMOBOLALE I formerly known as Makinde Azeezat OMOBOLALON wish to be known and addressed as POPOOLA ASISAT OMOBOLALE .All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

MONISOLA AYOKU FADIPE.

OKORONKWO: I, formerly known and addressed as OKORONKWO STANLEY SUNDAY, now wish to be known and addressed as OKORONKWO NWOYE SUNDAY. All former documents remain valid. GTB and General public should please take note.

MRS OKOYE NDIDI CLARA.

I formerly known as SALAMI SAIDAT ABOLORE wish to be known and addressed as YAKUB SAIDAT ABOLORE .

All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

OLUFALAYE TAIBAT IYABO

ANIAGOR: I, formerly known and addressed as ANIAGOR OBINNA RAPHEALnow wish to be known and addressed as NNAGBOOBINNA RAPHEAL. All former documents remain valid. Access Bank and General public should please take note.

CONFIRMATION OF NAME

UDOKOGU: I formerly known as MISS UDOKOGU NDIDI CLARA now wish to be known as MRS OKOYE NDIDI CLARA. Former documents remain valid. General public take note

This is to certify and confirm that DIOHA UCHE PETER and AMADI UCHENNA SAMUEL refer as one and the same person now wish to be known and addressed as DIOHA UCHE PETER. All former documents remain valid.

General public take note.

MRS HELEN LABARAN ALAKWE

AJIBODE TEMITOPE ISHOLA

I, formerly known and addressed as MISS HELEN LABARAN now wish to be known and addressed as MRS HELEN LABARAN ALAKWE. All former documents remains valid. Nigeria Customs Service and the General public, please take note.

CHANGE OF NAME/CORRECTION OF DATE OF BIRTH. I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS SOLOMON ARI MALLAM NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS JOSHUA AHMADU JATAU. Wrong Date of Birth-1ST DAY OF JANUARY, 1994. Correct Date of Birth-9TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 1990.

I, formerly known and addressed as AJIBODE TEMITOPE HARUNA now wish to be known and addressed as AJIBODE TEMITOPE ISHOLA. All former documents remains valid. General public, please take note.

UGWUEZE CHRISTIAN CHUKWUDI

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS Chukwudi Morgan Chinedu NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS Ugwueze Christian Chukwudi.

ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I formerly known as

MRS ANIAGU CAL-

I, formerly EZE: known and addressed as EZE MARTINA ADA, now wish to be known and addressed as ANIKE MARTINA ADA. All former documents remain valid. Generalpublic should please take note.

ADDITION OF NAME

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

KUDIRATU OSHOBA TUKURU

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS IFEMIDE FAWENI TUKURU NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS KUDIRATU OSHOBA TUKURU. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE. CORRECTION OF NAME My name was wrongly written on my Voter’s Card as ARCHIBONG INYANY SUNDAY instead of ARCHIBONG INYANG SUNDAY and my date of birth wrongly written on my BVN as 8th Jan, 1973 instead of 24th Nov, 1978. All former documents remain valid. General public take note.

CHUKWUDI REGINA ULUNMA

EJIKE: I, formerly known and addressed as EJIKE ODOABUCHI REGINA ULUNMA, now wish to be known and addressed as CHUKWUDI REGINA ULUNMA. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

CHIMA CALEB ALUU. I, CHIMA: formerly known and addressed as CHIMA ALUU UDU, now wish to be known and addressed as CHIMA CALEB ALUU. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

NNAEMEKA ADAOBI TEMITOPE

I formerly known as RAJI TEMITOPE now wish to be known as NNAEMEKA ADAOBI TEMITOPE All Former documents remain valid. General public take JACOB BITRUS. I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS JACOBADAKI NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS JACOB BITRUS. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE. ROBINSON OSEREMEN BANKOLE

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS EBOHON OSEREMEN BANKOLE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ROBINSON OSEREMEN BANKOLE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I formerly known as OGUADIMMA CHINYERE TRICIA wish to be known and addressed as OKONKWO CHINYERE TRICIA .All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

ADEYEMI KOFOWOROLA TOLULOPE

SALAMI AFUSAT DAMILOLA. I formerly known as

Oyelekin Afusat Damilola wish to be known and addressed as Salami Afusat Damilola. All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

LAWAL SAIDAT GBEMISOLA I formerly known as ADEKANBI SAIDAT GBEMISOLA wish to be known and addressed as LAWAL SAIDAT GBEMISOLA .

All former documents remain valid, general public please take note.

MRS AGBO ANGELA CHIUGO

EJIOFOR NNEKA MIRIAM

MOGBOGU: I, formerly known and addressed as MISS MOGBOGU ANGELA CHIUGO, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS AGBO ANGELA CHIUGO. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

I, formerly known UDECHI: and addressed as UDECHI NNEKA MIRIAM, now wish to be known and addressed as EJIOFOR NNEKA MIRIAM. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

MRS OKONKWO SYLVIA CHIDERA.

MRS MBAH EBERE

NNAMANI: I, formerly known and addressed as MISS NNAMANI SYLVIA CHIDERA, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS OKONKWO SYLVIA CHIDERA. All former documents remain valid.

NYSC and General public should please take note.

I, formerly ONUORAH: known and addressed as MISS EBERE ONUORAH, now wish to be known and addressed as MRS MBAH EBERE. All former documents remain valid. General public should please take note.

BOLAWA RICHARD OGUNDAIRO

BOLAWA RICHARD OGUNDAIRO

I, formerly known and addressed as RICHARD BOLA OGUNDAIRO now wish to be known and addressed as BOLAWA RICHARD OGUNDAIRO. All former documents remains valid.

General public please take note.

I, formerly known and addressed as KALU FLORENCE OGONNAY now wish to be known and addressed as PATRICK FLORENCE OGONNAY. All former documents remains valid. General public, please take note.

IMMANUEL MICHAEL OCHEFE.

PAUL AYOOLA IDOWU.

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS JOSEPH OKELHUKWU MICHAEL NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS IMMANUEL MICHAEL OCHEFE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS SAMSON AYOOLA IDOWU, NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS PAUL AYOOLA IDOWU. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

MRS OGWUDILE PATIENCE

SALAUDEEN ODUOLA AYOMIDE.

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS PATIENCE NDIDI OGWUDILE NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS MRS OGWUDILE PATIENCE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

I, FORMERLY KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS ODUNOLA ABIKE WAHEED NOW WISH TO BE KNOWN AND ADDRESSED AS SALAUDEEN ODUOLA AYOMIDE. ALL FORMER DOCUMENTS REMAIN VALID. GENERAL PUBLIC PLEASE TAKE NOTE.

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Cleric commits part of pension to evacuation of refuge in Taraba Okerafor Athanatius, Jalingo

ÏÏÏWorried

by the indiscriminate dumping of refuge in some parts of Jalingo, the Taraba state capital and the inability to evacuate same, a cleric with the United Methodist Church in Nigeria (UMCN), Rev. Yakubu Shehu, has initiated a Non Governmental Organisation (NGO) the ‘Ngila Global Concept,’ saddled with the responsibility of evacuating refuse from drainages to put to check their hazard to the lives of the citizens.

Performing the inaugural ceremony at Mayo-Gwoi area of Jalingo, the founder, Rev. Shehu said the idea of initiating the concept was borne out of his desire to compliment the efforts of the state government in sanitation and in keeping Jalingo, the state capital clean.

The cleric added that it is obligatory for all and sundry to live and maintain a healthy clean environment; saying people who live in clean environments are not easily attacked by sickness or disease.

“I find pleasure when an environment is clean and tidy,” he said.

The founder, who is a Pensioneer, expressed his will-

ingness to commence the evacuation of refuges and draining of drainages with his staff and other volunteers from Mayo-Gwoi community of Jalingo to other parts of the local government.

While calling on the State and Jalingo local governments to partner with the Organization to enable it expand and succeed, Rev. Shehu added that his staff will be paid with the meager resources accrued from his pension.

Delivering a short Sermon before the audience, Rev. Samuel Sule, Director of Evangelism, UMCN Southern Nigeria Annual Conference, who spoke on the theme, “Put God incharge of your Work”, took his text from the book of Proverbs 16:1-3.

He urged Christians to embrace cleanliness as it is next to Godliness.

While extolling the founder for the enterprise, Rev Sule described voluntary sanitation exercise as true evangelism and encouraged him to keep the spirit “The issue of sanitation is a must for everybody, I therefore, call on the entire community to embark on voluntary sanitation exercise for it will bring glory to God”, he said

Stay off Lagos roads permanently, Ambode tells VIO, FRSC Benjamin Omoike,

ÏÏÏGovernor

Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has reiterated that Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIO) have been asked to stay off Lagos roads permanently.

He also admonished officers of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) to stay on the fringes and highways, and not on the main streets of Lagos.

He made this declaration on Tuesday at Ojodu-Berger area of the state, where he commissioned pedestrian bridges, laybys

and slip roads.

According to him, the move is to ensure smooth flow of traffic within the metropolis, stressing that, henceforth, the state would deploy the use of technology and other innovations to track vehicle registration and other traffic related matters.

“Distinguished ladies and gentlemen, let me use this opportunity to reiterate that Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIO) have been asked to stay off our roads permanently. We also advice the Federal Road Safety Corps to stay on the fringes and highways and not on the main streets of Lagos.

It has become evident that these agencies contribute to the traffic challenges on our roads. We will employ technology to track and monitor vehicle registration and MOT certifications.

“We will always ensure that promises made are promises kept. We will continue to rely on the support of all segments of the population for regular tax payments, obeying the rule of law and protection of public infrastructure. That is the only way we can progress and achieve our goal of being one of the world’s top centres for business, entertainment and leisure,” he said.

Regarding the project commissioning, Governor Ambode said he was glad that Lagos had lived up to its reputation as a land of possibilities, a centre of excellence and one which was on its way to becoming a truly global City-State.

He noted that at the inception of his administration in May 2015, the traffic situation at the Ojodu Berger axis was one of the challenges identified as requiring urgent attention. He said the decision to act was informed by the strategic importance of the axis being a major gateway into the state.

NASS, oil coys working against Niger Delta, Community leader Isaac Olamikan, Warri

ÏÏÏThe

National Assembly has been accused of conniving with multinational oil companies to frustrate federal government’s development plan for the Niger Delta.

Making the allegation recently was the chairman of the of the Ugborodo Administrative Committee, Jolomi Metseagharun who asserted that soon the people of Ugborodo would be pushed to stage a peaceful protest to the National Assembly Complex in Abuja if the lawmakers continue to work against the interest of the people of the region.

The chairman, whose team was recently inaugurated in the Ikpere Hall, Ode-Ugborodo, also frowned at the activities of oil multinational corporations which he accused of circumventing

the federal government’s directive that they relocate their headquarters to their areas of operation in the Niger Delta.

Jolomi stated that the National Assembly has been plotting to make the directive ineffective, through the rejection of a motion moved on the floor of the House of Representatives in support of the directive.

He alleged that the oil and gas companies are desirous of perpetually devastating, degrading and annihilating the region and its people.

“These oil multinationals are gravely responsible for the backwardness and underdevelopment of the Niger Delta region.

“Virtually all the CLOs and public affairs managers of these oil multinationals operating in the Niger Delta region are not from their areas of operation,” he submitted.

Edo State Deputy Governor, Comrade Philip Shaibu (m), with HRH Oba Emmanuel Saiki the Otairu of Igarra, who led other Chiefs on courtesy a courtesy visit to Deputy Governor… on Tuesday.

Community policing boosts security operations against crime Idris Ahmed, Lokoja

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Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of the North Central geographical zone, Shuaibu Lawal Gambo, has identified community policing as a necessary tool for tackling insecurity The DIG made the assertion at a security stakeholders meeting held at the headquarters of the Kogi state police command in Lokoja on Tuesday.

He disclosed that his visit to the state was on the directive of the Inspector General of Police

to interact with major stakeholders in various police commands within the North Central zone on the way forward towards ensuring security of lives and property of citizens.

Gambo called on communities across the country and Kogi state in particular to rise up to the challenges of ensuring effective participation in crime prevention and combating to complement governments efforts.

“Your cooperation in giving the security operatives useful information will assist the police to track down criminal elements. The essence of the periodical meeting with the security stakehold-

ers in the zone is to ensure that the police come closer to the people with a view to discussing the security of their immediate communities”the deputy Inspector General of police emphasised.

He lauded the Federal government commitment towards the provision of manpower in the security sector to address the alarming shortages of personnel across the country.

Gambo also commended the state governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello for procuring 104 patrol vehicles and other communication gadgets for the police to assist them in the discharge of their duties.

Traditional rulers who were participants complained of shortage of Police personal and equipment,a situation has given rise to sporadic criminality especially in the rural areas.

Olubunu of Bunu Oba Joseph Kusemore alleged that robbers operate side by side with police men on the high ways both collecting money from people.

He said that the police in his domain have no moral courage to combat crime.

Other speakers however commended the state police commissioner, Wilson Inalegwu, and expressed confidence in the leadership of the Inspector General Idris Ibrahim.

Daily Times Nigeria Wednesday, May 17, 2017

Sodomy: man arrested for luring school boys into act Joy Anyim,

ÏÏÏA notorious sodomist have been

arrested by the Lagos state police command, for luring teenage boys into the act through the social media.

The suspect whose identity wasn’t disclosed by the Lagos state Commissioner of Police, Fatai Owoseni who detailed newsmen about the incident at a press briefing held in Lagos on Tuesday, was said to be luring his victims with a promise of a new phone.

Owoseni stated that most of the victims were secondary school students, who the suspect always send friendly messages to, and start discussing with them and subsequently promise them a phone which he would agree to give them when they meet.

The state police boss therefore called on parents and guardians to be watchful and vigilant especially with those their children relate with on the social media platforms.

In another case, a driver, who works with one of the big mobile phone dealers (name withheld) in Lagos has been arrested by the state police for diverting a vehicle with telephone and laptops worth N6 million.

The Daily Times gathered that the suspect had produced fake guarantors names and addresses and upon diverting the vehicle it became difficult to trace him.

However, through intelligence gathering, the driver was tracked to Kaduna state where he had sold part of the diverted goods which were later recovered alongside a vehicle purchased from the proceeds of the sales.

Owoseni therefore counseled that it is “important for organisations and individuals to involve the police when they are employing private staff such as cooks, drivers, gardeners and so on. Let them allow us profile them before employing them to avoid occurrences as this.”

He also assured Lagosians of adequate security in all the events lined up for the celebration of the 50th anniversary celebration of the state.

This administration has a story to tell –Minister

Herdsmen attacks: Niger govt reads the riot act

Abuja

Saka Bolaji, Minna

Tom Okpe,

ÏÏÏThe Minister of

Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said that the government of President Mohammadu Buhari has a story to tell on its laudable achievement since coming to power in May, 2015.

The Minister who was speaking at the special edition of the of the Town Hall Meeting held in Abuja on Tuesday said: “I am convinced beyond all reasonable doubt that this administration has a story to tell, a story of achievements that if we are able to continue along this path will stand the test of time and put our dear nation on the path of sustainable growth and development.”

Alhaji Mohammed who gave an over view of the administration

within its context observed that the President at inception set out an ambitious agenda to take on the most pressing challenges confronting the nation.

“Permit me however, to start by giving an overview, within the context of where we were in May 29th 2015, and where we are today. When President Buhari was inaugurated in May 29th 2015, he set out an ambitious agenda to take on the most pressing challenges our nation faces. It’s important to remember the context of that speech, and the situation that we faced at that time.

Boko Haram was in control of a significant part of Nigeria’s NorthEast. In Borno state alone, Boko Haram occupied 24 out of the state’s 27 local councils. The territorial integrity of Nigeria was threatened. Our first and most pressing assignment

therefore, was to restore security to the nation.

“At the same time, corruption level in our society had become completely unacceptable. The brazenness and impunity of those involved, and the lack of accountability at all levels of society had to be addressed if we were to create the foundations for future prosperity. That future prosperity, for all Nigerians, was the overriding objective of the administration. We were and remain 100 percent committed to delivering an economy that enables all Nigerian’s to achieve their ambitions no matter how big, or small”, he said.

He noted that security in the NorthEast has been restored with the dismantling of the Boko Haram scourge and addressing comprehensively the issues in the Niger Delta that make the production of oil resources so vulnerable.

L-R: Head of Administration, Lagos Island Local Government, Mr. Hakeem Babatunde Disu; Sole Administrator, Hon. Nosirdeen Musa; All Progressives Congress (APC) Party Chieftain, Alhaji Omotilewa Aro-Lambo and Alhaji Olayiwola Sodiq, during a press conference on the Local Government’s lineup programmes for the on-going Lagos @ 50 celebration, in Lagos… on Tuesday.

Former MOSOP President, others lock horns on sincerity of FG to implement UNEP Report in Ogoni land Amaka Agbu, Port Harcourt

ÏÏÏThe implementation of

the report of the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP), on the cleanup of polluted areas of oil-rich Ogoni land, Rivers state, has continued to generate heated arguments among stakeholders on the sincerity of the Federal Government to live up to its promises.

A former president of the Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People (MOSOP) and a Port Harcourt-based lawyer, Mr. Ledum Mitee, has strongly crticised what he described as political hype surrounding the cleanup of the oil polluted sites in Ogoni area.

Mr. Mitee in a chat with journalists in

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Port Harcourt said that there was no reality on ground which, he said, had created the gap between reality, the reports in the media and what the people in the affected Ogoni communities knew about the cleanup.

He said: “If you were to go to the streets of Bodo or K-dere or any of those communities that very much afflicted with oil spillage ask anybody what they know about the implementation of the UNEP report and what their expectations are. It seems to me that there is so much political hype in this issue of implementation than meets reality which, therefore, creates a gap between what you read in the paper and what the people even think about what is going on.

Therefore, I feel that when you guys are

ready, you can get to the field and ask the ordinary people first and I will amplify what they say.”

According to him, the issue of insecurity in Ogoni land was not an excuse for the slow pace and the non-commencement of the cleanup process in Ogoni land.

“Is there anywhere there is no violence? Didn’t you hear some time ago that there was accidental shooting even in the villa? So is that the reason why something will not happen? I do not think that is some excuse. It is the responsibility of those to implement it to maintain law and order. It is not the citizens as such because section 14 of the constitution says the primary purpose of government is welfare and the secu-

rity of the people. So if you cannot guarantee welfare and security, then there is no basis for you being in government,” the former MOSOP leader stated.

However a Board member and Trustee of the Ogoni cleanup programme, Dr. Peter Omede, has picked holes in the position of the former MOSOP President. Dr. Omede also told journalists in Port Harcourt, the capital city of Rivers State, that he disagreed with the insinuation that the Federal government has not commenced the clean up exercise in the Ogoni area. Dr. Omede explained that though the process of the UNEP cleanup in Ogoni was slow, the Federal Government was certain to deliver on the mandate based on the UNEP recommendation.

ÏÏÏThe

Niger state government has warned that it will longer fold its hand watch it people being slaughtered like animals under whatever guise by armed bandits.

The acting governor of the state, Alhaji Ahmed Mohammed Kesto, gave the warning in Eboji community in Mokwa local government area of the state on Monday evening during on-the-spot assessment of the community after the Sunday night massacre of 21 members of the community by armed bandits suspected to be Fulani Herdsmen.

The acting governor who was sobered after listen to testimonies from members of the community on how the helpless members of the community were gathered together after identifying the “trouble makers”, collected their money and shot by the attackers.

“As a responsible government, we can not fold our hands and watch the people being killed like animal under whatever excuses. This type of senseless act will no long be tolerated by the government.

“We will do everything possible to protect the people because that is our responsibility as a government, what I have seeing here today and the testimony by the people, is a crime against humanity which must not allow to repeat.

“We have witnessed a number of killings here in the state and it is high time we rise up to the occasion,” adding that “nothing is worth the lives of the people.”

Alhaji Kesto who was accompanied to the community by the state Commissioner of Police, Zubairu Mohammed, said the state government will work closely with all the security agents in the state, especially the Nigeria police so as to check the activities of these armed bandits, stressing that “as a government, we will assist them logistic, and we have started discussion with them”.

Also speaking after going round the community and see the extent of destruction by the suspected bandits, the commissioner described the massacre as a “heinous crime”, assuring that the perpetrators will fished out punished accordingly.

“This is not acceptable, it is a heinous crime against innocent citizens if this country and I can assure you that my men are equal to the task, we will fish out the perpetrators of this crime and we will bring them to face the law”.

“This act is condemnable because they have raped, they maimed and they have killed innocent citizens, so what I can assure you is that wherever these people are, we will find them and make they face the crime that they have committed.”

Earlier, the state Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Mr. Jonathan Vatsa, in his reaction to the incidence, described as untrue, insinuation that the attack by the suspected Herdsmen was a reprisal one following an earlier attack on them by the community.

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Daily Times Nigeria Wednesday, May 17, 2017

Imam, wife, 4 children killed in Ijebu-Ode ÏÏÏA

L-R: Glo Premium subscriber, Otunba Sam Bazuaye; Nollywood legend, Kanayo O. Kanayo; Comedian, Arinze Baba and Commissioner, Delta State Oil Producing Area Development Commission (DESOPADEC), Oghoore Oviemuno, at the Warri edition of the on-going nationwide comedy tour, Glo Laffta Fest,held in Warri,Delta State… on Tuesday.

Nigerian politicians must learn from Daily Times’ historical exhibition, says Runsewe ÏÏÏ ƋƋ Ƈ Ə ƅƑƋƐƑƏƆ ƏƆéƈ ƒƈ Ə Ɛƈ

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ÏÏÏThe Director General National

Council for Art and Culture, Otunba Olusegun Runsewe, on Tuesday urged Nigerian politicians and leaders to pay frequent visits to the custodian of Nigerian political history The Daily Times to read about the country to learn the basics of their profession.

Otunba Runsewe, said this while performing the opening of the Daily Times exhibition show, which preceded the Times Heroes awards at the Abuja International Conference Center Tuesday.

He said that Daily Times, as the custodian of Nigerian history, should be made to host the exhibition every year to educate Nigerian politicians on the history of Nigerian politics.

He pointed out that Nigerian politicians in the first republic, has fought for the independent of Nigeria with the aim to form one united Nigeria and not individualistic and divisible Nigeria.

“Nigerians far and near, should be able to come over and be reminded of the history. Look at the newspaper exhibition today; I was just reading about the Ikorodu of 1956 and other areas in Lagos. Take a look at that publication in 1986 with the oil price at 5 dollars per barrel. I tell you that no country exists without its past and Nigeria should not be an exemption.”

According to the culture expert, the newspaper exhibition is a fantastic pride of a nation’s history and it is good that we are now able to showcase its culture.

On the importance of the media in revitalizing the culture of Nigeria, he observed that Nigerians must not

forget that the media is the watchdog of the society and any nation that neglects the importance of the media must have lost its value. “the media, is a little bit being misunderstood in Nigeria, we advocate that Government, should associate with the media for successful growth and do not forget that the media is the fourth estate of the realm, do not also forget that the media single handedly sent the military back to the barracks so when the media was fighting to save this country from the hands of the military, fifty per cent of the newspaper editors ran out of the country as a result until democracy was installed.”

While introducing a new wave of instituting the quality and historical power of the Daily times, Otunba Runsewe, reiterated that his leadership should in the mean time storm the internet with the Daily Times copies of 1926 till date and by so doing, should be able to build a new cultural perspective on Nigerians and people in Diaspora who visit its websites to read the Nigerian culture. He said that educating the world about Nigeria is the greatest thing that will happen to the nation, stressing that a lot of Nigerians are not breasted with the and what his organization, should do is to reawaken the consciousness of Nigerians.

He observed that the daily times must be playing the leading role among the newspaper industries for the reservation of culture.

Also speaking to Daily times, representative of the minister of information and culture Alhaji lai Mohammed, the permanent secretary of the information ministry, Alhaji Hussaini Dayar, stated that Nigerian history, will not be complete without

historical exhibition of this nature.

He observed that history has a way of playing a role in nation building. “ as I said no nation makes a good future by forgetting its historical past it is a good thing that an organization like this puts the country and the generation next through”.

Speaking earlier, while welcoming the students at the exhibition venue, said that the Daily Times has come a long way and that one of its duty is to preserve the history for the youths like them. “ in his words the country is great, and has a great history. Nigerians must know where we are coming from to get it right”.

Baring her mind shortly after the exhibition, Miss Opeoluwa Olagunju, a student of Pacesetter Academy Wuje Abuja, stated that her perception changed soon after she participated in the exhibition since she always visit the internet for information which ended up with negative things.

Miss Opeoluwa, further appealed to the government to always expose the youth with historical exhibition of their country in order not to grow with the negative mind set about their country.

Ochijenu Ramat, an SS2 science student, said from what she saw at the Daily Times exhibition of historic publication of Nigeria’s event, there was need for the country to go back to history.

Teachers with the college, Mr. Ogbanako Mayaki and Miss Chizom Ike, who both led the students to the exhibition, corroborated that the advocacy for the reinvigoration of the Nigerian historical perspective, should be taken down to the parent education ministry to be inculcated in the curricular.

Also contributing at the exhibition told our correspondents that it was fascinating and educating to seeing diverse historical news events as reported by the Daily Times publications of the 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s.

Master John Obi a student of SASCON International School, said: “Some of the things I am seeing today from these publications were either told to us by our parents as history, or we read them on our on but I have not heard or read most of them until today that I see them in the Daily Times.

“We should go back to our past, we can make Nigeria a better place again,” the young student said. She also pointed out that her favorite of the Daily Times Publication is the ‘Woman World’, which she said captivated her interest because it deals mainly on women issues.

Two teachers from Pacesetter College Mr Maiyaki Ogbanamo who also shared their experience at the exhibition said until Nigeria take advocacy to the policymakers to make teaching of history compulsory for schools in the country, the nation cannot develop.

Some captivating stories of the Daily Times publications like: “Zik cccuses Awolowo of breach of Faith,” Daily Times Wednesday 16, 1956.

Northern Leaders Return from London Talks,” Daily Times Saturday September 5, 1953.

“Gowon Warns Nigerian Press,” “I Want a Constructive and Responsible Press,” Daily Times Tuesday May 13, 1973; “Crude Oil Price Drops to 5 Dollars, Dependence on oil to reduce,”Daily Times Thursday July 10, 1986.

These, among several other notable headlines, were displayed at the exhibition.

35 year-old Muslim cleric, Sheikh Yusuf AmzatSalam, also known as Alfa Abu, his wife and four children were killed by hoodlums in the early hours of Tuesday in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State.

The incident occurred at Atiba area of Odogbolu Local Government Area.

The eldest child, a girl aged 11, her twin brothers, aged 8 and the last female child, aged 2 were all killed.

All the victims had been buried in accordance with Muslim rites, amid wailing by sympathisers and relations.

The attackers, whose motive could not be ascertained, butchered the entire household with machetes.

NAN gathered that the victims were discovered in the pool of their blood when a school bus came to pick the children.

A close family friend, Mr Yusuf Oludaisi, described the act as dastardly and wicked, wondering what the victim must have done to warrant such treatment.

“He was someone whom we grew up together. I have known him for 30 years to be humble and kind to everyone who came across his path.

“It’s really sad because this was someone you will never see quarrelling or being disrespectful”, said Oludaisi.

The younger brother of the victim, Alfa Ishaaq AmzatSalam, however, said he would leave the matter for God to judge.

“I leave those who perpetrated such evil into God’s hands for He alone will judge them.

The deed cannot be undone.

“I will always remember my brother forever for his loving kindness as he was a shining light to us all”, said Ishaaq.

Senator Gbenga Kaka (Ogun East), who was at the burial of the victims, described the incident as very sad.

“I am a close friend to the father of the victim and when I heard what happened, I was in shock.

“It is unimaginable what these people did and it brings much sadness to my heart. I don’t even have the words to describe it”, said Kaka.

Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), in Ogun, Bimbola Oyeyemi, said the command was aware of the incident.

“We are already doing all to investigate and apprehend the culprit”, he said.

Sympathisers described the cleric as a peace-loving, humble and caring individual.

Daily Times Nigeria Wednesday, May 17, 2017

Imo pensioners reject 50% pension cut Val Okara, Owerri

ÏÏÏ The Imo state council of

Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) has unanimously rejected the state government’s proposal to slash monthly pensions paid retirees by 50 percent.

The state government, it was learnt, had designed a form directing pensioners to sign an undertaking that only 50 percent monthly would be paid them by the government.

In a meeting with branch chairmen and secretaries from the 27 local government areas, the NUP adopted a motion rejecting the directive in its totality.

Daily Times recalled that NUP and the state government are presently in court following December, 2016 similar directive by the state government that only 40 percent of accumulate pension arrears be paid the senior citizens, while 60 percent is forfeited.

Mr. Boniface Echefu, from Isiala Mbano said the council must guide its members against signing the undertaking which would mean that only 50 percent of their monthly pension will be paid them.

He said that it was unlawful for the government to tamper amendment of Pension Act through the back door, by cutting pension due retirees in the state, while their colleagues elsewhere get different package.

Mr Gabriel Madu, from Mbaitoli LGA described the form being circulated for pensioners to sign as `obnoxious’, and `detrimental’ to the welfare and wellbeing of Imo pensioners.

He urged the council members to not only condemn the act, but as well enlighten their branches on the dangers of endorsing such document which according to him would further impoverish pensioners who some receive less than N3, 000 monthly.

The union in a resolution signed by all the 52 council members present at the meeting, unanimously adopted the motion directing all pensioners in the state not to append their signatures on the form entitled, `Undertaking and Indemnity for Receipt of Pensions.’

The NUP in the resolution stated that it “rejects in its entirety the offer of 50 percent monthly pension by Imo State Government, we also reject government’s claim that it has cleared all arrears of pensioners fully of any further liability.’’

In his remarks, the state chairman of NUP, Chief Gideon Ezeji, said it was regrettable that government came up with another obnoxious measure to further expose pensioners to more hardship, while pensioners were still grappling with last year’s issue. ``It is painful to inform NUP members that Imo state govern-

ment designed a form which is being circulated across the state that we will only be receiving 50 percent monthly pensions. ``This is coming on the heels of the December, 2016 obnoxious directive that pensioners undertake that only 40 percent of their accumulated pension arrears be paid them thereby forfeiting 60 percent to government.’’

The state secretary of Imo State Association of Retired Permanent Secretaries, Chief Agba, described government’s treatment to Imo pensioner as `lawless’, saying ``pension matters like salaries and wages are in the exclusive list of Nigeria constitution.

Agba noted that it was wrong for Imo state government and her officials to be tinkering with pension matters, and appealed to Gov. Rochas Okorocha to consult wisely before taking position on such matters.

$8.4m fraud: EFCC re-arraigns Fred Ajudua for defrauding Gen. Bamaiyi in prison Titilope Joseph

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Lagos socialite and lawyer, Fred Ajudua, was on Tuesday re-arraigned before another judge, Justice Josephine Oyefeso of the Lagos state High Court, Ikeja, for allegedly obtaining the sum of $8.4 million from former Chief of Army Staff, Gen Ishaya Bamaiyi, while they were both in Kirikiri Maximum prison.

Ajudua and others still at large were charge for obtaining money under false pretence.

The defendant was slammed with 28 count charge to which he pleaded not guilty.

In the charge, he was ac-

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cused of obtaining the money under the pretence of giving it to Justice Olubunmi Oyewole through Chief Afe Babalola, SAN, to facilitate Bamaiyi’s release when he was facing trial for his alleged role in the attempted murder of Mr. Alex Ibru, the late Guardian Newspaper publisher.

According to the amended suit dated November 3, 2014 by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ajudua and a former Court Registrar, Mrs. Rosulu Oluronke, Alumule Adedeji (a.k.a Ade Bendel), one Jonathan, one Princess Amabo, one Williams and others still at large were said to have at different times falsely repre-

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sented to Bamaiyi the said sums which were meant as part payment for professional fee to Afe Babalola to facilitate his release from prison custody.

He was however granted bail on the conditions granted by an Appellate Court currently entertaining the same suit.

In a separate charge, Ajudua is also before the judge for an alleged $1m fraud instituted against him in 2005.

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The commission is alleging that at various times, Ajudua and Ochunor collected the sum of $1 million from the businessman in the pretext of financing a fictitious contract awarded by the Nigeria National Petroleum Commission (NNPC).

However, both cases have been adjourned till July 3, 12 and 13, 2017 for further hearing and argument on pending applications.

News 31 Sokoto to construct 1000 houses ÏÏÏSokoto state government said

it will construct 1000 units of one-bed room houses for low income earners in the state.

Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal stated this Tuesday when he received the Minister of State for Power, Works and Housing, Malam Mustapha Baba Shehure who paid a courtesy visit to Government House, Sokoto.

He said the aim was to improve the welfare of the people as well as provide opportunity for more citizens to own houses.

Tambuwal said already, his administration has completed 500 housing inherited from the last administration and was commissioned by President Muhammadu Buhari when he visited Sokoto in November last year.

“We hope to complete another 500 housing units at Gidan Man Ada towards the end of this year. Our aim is to ensure that civil servants and other interested individuals who can afford these houses get them and utilize them for the purposes they were meant for.

“We are conscious of the fact that more and more people people need houses and as government, we will do our best to meet these needs,” the Governor added.

Tambuwal commended the Federal Government for the national housing projects embarked upon by the Ministry and presently ongoing across the country.

He said his administration will collaborate with federal government in order to provide adequate and affordable houses to the people.

Earlier in his remarks, the Minister of State said he was in Sokoto to inspect the construction of the 80 housing units being executed by the Federal Government in Sokoto.

He thanked the state government for providing land to the ministry for actualizing the project, saying Sokoto was the first state to achieve this level of progress of the project.

The Minister informed the governor that, the project is the first phase and expressed satisfaction with the level of the work.

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Three–time FIFA World Cup star Vincent Enyeama tops the Goalkeeper of the Year category.

he nominees for the 4th edition of the Nigeria Pitch Awards are now known, after SIAO Partners Limited, the collating and verification firm, released the results to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).

In a letter to the NFF President dated May 11, 2017, and signed by the Managing Partner, Pastor Ituah Ighodalo, the auditing firm explained that the voting was done by Nigeria sports editors/managers across the 36 States of the Federation and the FCT, between April 5th – 23rd, 2017. “The votes were collated and verified by our team of Auditors. We pride ourselves as one of the best accounting and audit firms operating in Nigeria. We have approached this collation process with extreme care and with the standard professional ethics required to sustain the core values of transparency, credibility and integrity. We therefore take professional responsibility for the integrity of the results presented,” stated the letter from SIAO. There are 18 categories in all, with three

Edo rolls out 3-yr programme for Okpekpe race Titus Akhigbe, Benin

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do State government is to set up a technical committee to plan a three-year development programme for the Okpekpe 10-kilometer road race ahead of the May 12 date already set aside for next year’s event.

Edo State Deputy Governor, Rt Hon Comrade Philip Shaibu disclosed this Monday when he played host to the organizers of the race, led by Chief Mike Itemuagbor who were at the Government House, Benin on an appreciation visit to government for the successful hosting of this year’s event which held last Saturday.

The deputy governor who received the visitors on behalf of Gov. Godwin Obaseki said the technical committee is to ensure sustainability of the programme and also map out ways of bringing in more investors into the race to boost the economy of the host community and encourage more participation of local athletes as already announced by Mr. Governor.

nominees for each category. Three –time FIFA World Cup star Vincent Enyeama tops the Goalkeeper of the Year category, while France –based striker Desire Oparanozie leads two other Super Falcons in the race for Queen of the Pitch.

NPFL Club, FC IfeanyiUbah owner, Dr. Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah is nominated for the Sam Okwaraji Award, alongside Super Eagles’ captain John Mikel Obi and Nigeria’s 2016 Olympic Team Head Coach, Samson Siasia.

Akwa Ibom State Governor Udom Emmanuel is nominated for Football Friendly Governor of the Year alongside Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos and Ezenwo Nyesom Wike of Rivers, while Ferdinand Aniete Udoh leads the Referee of the Year category that also has FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup veteran Jelili Ogunmuyiwa and Adebimpe Quadri. Ade Ojeikere, Group Sports Editor of The Nation Newspapers is in the race for Football Journalist of the Year (Print) while Mozez Praiz of SuperSport heads the race for Football Journalist of the Year (TV).

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SON awards16 FCT manufacturers AT3 MANCAP certification Kuje council boss tasks residents over monthly sanitation ÏÏÏ Chairman, Kuje Area Coun-

FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello (middle); Chairman, Kpakpando Foundation, Senator Osita Izunaso (5th left) and other members of the entourage when they paid the Minister a courtesy visit in Abuja…on Tuesday.

Bello orders greening, beautification of Airport road

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In order to give a panoramic view with a stretch of lush greenery, boulevard of flowers and trees to the gateway into the city of Abuja, the FCT Administration has ordered a massive greening and beautification of the Umaru Musa Yar’Adua (Airport road) in line with international standards.

The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, who gave this directive, said the measure has become necessary because the Airport road is the first contact which visitors have with Nigeria’s capital city.

The Acting Coordinator, Abuja Metropolitan Management Council (AMMC), Hajia Safia Umar, made this revelation recently while briefing newsmen on the activities of her agency geared towards realising this goal.

Hajia Umar stated that the agency had received marching orders from the FCT Minister to transform the highway into a modern driveway that would serve as a beautiful, refreshing and welcoming gateway to the Federal Capital Territory, in line with what obtains in other great cities of the world.

“Pursuant to this initiative, all companies and government institutions located on the expressway have been

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requested to adopt the buffer zone before them for purposes of landscaping and beautification as corporate social responsibility projects,” Hajia Umar said.

She said plans are underway to remove the illegal football pitches from the interchanges on the highway, adding that the railings of the overhead bridges and pedestrian walkways would no longer be used for advert placements but for directional signs to make the road more user-friendly.

“Among the national monuments expected to be added to the beautification of the highway are the new city gate which will be located a couple of kilometers off the Bill Clinton Bridge and the old city gate which would be remodeled into a modern park”, she said.

While taking newsmen on a facility tour of the express-

way, it was observed that some establishments like Royal Choice and Shoprite were already complying with the request as workers were seen busy planting flowers on their adjoining buffer zone.

Similarly, the Abuja Environmental Protection Agency (AEPB) is mounting an intensive clean up exercise on the road, which has resulted in the road wearing a new look.

The Acting Director, AEPB, Mrs. Lola Olanipekun, said the agency has embraced a new way of evacuating refuse dumps through the deployment of Mobile Truck on strategic refuse flashpoints in the city, and the airport express way.

Mrs. Olanipekun indicated that the agency hopes to sustain the initiative by leveraging partnership with the private sector and the communities.

cil, one of the six area councils of the Federal Capital Territory, Rt. Honourable Abdullahi Galadima, has asked residents to be responsive to unhealthy environmental issues to help prevent diseases.

Speaking with The Abuja Times in an interview, Galadima appealed to the people to refrain from politicising sanitation matters and be proactive to unhygienic practices such as irresponsible attitude of disposing refuse into gutters and drains.

He said the recently introduced Environmental Sanitation exercise in the area has come to stay, adding, however, that the people should not wait for the day before doing what was expected of them since cleanliness was next to Godliness.

Galadima, who reiterated that the sanitation exercise will be observed in Kuje Central as well as rural settlements between the 7:00am10.00am every last Saturday of the month, also insisted that, as usual, there will be restriction of human and vehicular movement.

He called on the residents to come out en-masse to clean and clear the drainages and canals in their neighborhood so as to continually prevent flooding in the area.

He warned that the period of environmental sanitation should not be used for any social engagement or sporting activities, but for serious cleaning and sanitation exercises.

He said: “As we are all aware, Kuje Area Council is prone to flashfloods whenever it rains. We must therefore imbibe habits which will reduce to the barest minimum the incidence of flooding in the area”.

He urged those who are aware to tell their neighbours who absented themselves to make it a point to be part of the next sanitation day since it was for the benefit of the whole community.

Meanwhile, the introduction of the monthly sanitation exercise has attracted widespread response from residents in the area.

While commending the Chairman for the introduction of the programme, the member representing Kuje Central Ward, Honourable Abdullahi Ahmed Lawal, congratulated those who participated in the last exercise for the enthusiasm which they demonstrated and urged them to ensure that their surroundings were clean at all times and not only on Sanitation Days.

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FCTA sends-off three directors ÏÏÏ Federal Capital Territory Ad-

ministration (FCTA) has sent-off three of her directors who are expected to bow out of service this month and next month respectively, having put in the mandatory years of service required by law.

The retiring directors were feted at a valedictory session held in their honour last week Wednesday.

The retiring directors are Director, Establishment and Training; Malam Salihu Mohammad; Director, Water Board, Malam Hudu Bello; and Director, Engineering Department of the FCDA, Engr. Adamu Alfa Abu. Although Engr. Abu retired in January this year, he was however, invited and officially sent-off by the management along with the other two retiring directors in line with the tradition of the current leadership of FCT Administration of giving befitting send-off to her outstanding retiring staff.

FCT Permanent Secretary, Dr. Babatope Ajakaiye, who spoke during the session which coincided with the monthly Management meeting at the FCDA Conference Hall in Abuja, was full of encomiums for the trio.

Dr. Ajakaiye, among other glow-

ing commendations, described the three out-going directors as people who have contributed immensely towards the development of the FCT. Speaking further, the Permanent Secretary extolled profusely the passion and commitment of the three directors in ensuring that they leave FCT better than they met it, adding that their legacies would remain indelible in the annals of the territory.

Ajakaiye further remarked that the retiring officers were thoroughbred professionals with institutional memory on the FCT. While challenging other staff to emulate their impressive performance, the Permanent Secretary used the occasion to charge management staff to reflect on their lives and duties.

Other management staff also joined the Permanent Secretary to pour praises on their out-going colleagues, describing them as upright and patriotic citizens.

Responding, the three directors thanked the leadership of FCT Administration for according them the honour, while assuring the Administration of their willingness to assist if called upon.

FCTA sets up task force to clear refuse dumps on major roads Stories by Idu Jude, Abuja

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action with words, in compliance to the promise made on assumption of office by the present administration of Federal Capital Territory to make Nigeria’s capital city an environmentally-friendly world class city, the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has set up a task force to clear refuse dumps on major roads in the territory as well as man them.

With the ministerial order to ensure the holistic implementation of this, leadership of the Abuja Metropolitan Management Council (AMMC) with its subsidiary, the Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB) has commenced proper environmental duties beginning from the airport road which poses the an impression about Nigeria’s capital city to any first time visitor to Nigeria.

Briefing journalists on the readiness to implement the order, the acting Director, AMMC, Hajia Safia

Tenin Umar, stated that the council since the past four weeks, has been performing the evacuation duties at the airport road, adding that the airport road through ministerial order, should represent what a mega city stands for.

“The minister has given an order for the road to be cleaned and there is a committee in place already for that which has already started working with the clearing of Alaita, Kuchingworo and other roads. There are some villages who encroach the road even after they were fenced out of the road and we held meetings with their village heads to ensure better compliance. Also, there are some vehicles packed close to the road and such things need to go to enable us landscape the road corridors,” she said.

Hajia Umar, continuing, revealed that companies and organisations occupying some allocations along the airport road, should as well endeavour to landscape and green their corridors or be rest assured that the authority would fence them out of the road and such might affect

their access road.

The acting coordinator of AMMC also revealed that a company has been hired to start the job of horticulture.

She said the company is a wellknown in the business of horticulture, adding, “since they did it before in Abuja which tells eloquent testimony, “we decided to bring them back and after making presentation with before the minister, he was convinced that they can handle the job.

This company has the biggest garden in Abuja”.

The Ag coordinator explained that in order to fast-track the project, the FCT Administration would have to invoke the section 40 of the Procurement Act of the FCT to enable AMMC meet up with deadline of the work and quicker implementation.

Continuing on clearing the road, Hajia Umar promised to remove unnecessary bill boards along the road and unapproved football fields.

“In doing this, we should be able to place direction signs as it is obtained in London Heathrow airport for example,” she said.

Supporters, opponents clash as ex-FCT minister is granted bail

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eral Capital Territory when a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) sitting in Gudu district, Abuja, last Friday, admitted a former Minister of the FCT, Senator Bala Mohammed, to bail in the sum of N500 million and two sureties in the like sum.

Two opposing sides who trooped to the court premises were at each other’s grip as the court reasoned that the former FCT minister deserves to be granted bail should he meet with the bail conditions.

The former minister had earlier been quizzed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over allegation of money laundering.

At the Court premises, supporters of Bala Mohammed had arrived with the aim of solidarity to a man they believed had transformed the FCT. They believed that the former Bauchi State senator was being witch-hunted because of serving under the former ruling party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Speaking to The Abuja Times, one of the supporters, Honourable Ibrahim Kabiru, an indigene of the Abuja from Gwagwalada Area Council, stated that the court is the last hope of the common man and that Bala Mohammed and indeed other hunted members of the PDP should stop suffering in the hands of the APC-controlled EFCC and other anti-graft agencies.

“Just take a look at all the people undergoing prosecution over mon-

ey laundering, they are all PDP members. I have never seen APC members undergoing probe,” he said.

On the other hand, a group under the aegis of Abuja Youths for Greater Development, led by Mr. Mike Sulaiman Isa, disclosed that their intention was to stop the court from granting the Ex-minister bail, as he brought hardship to the indigenes of the FCT, adding that such will serve as a deterrence to other appointees of the FCT minister.

“What we are here for is not to blackmail the court with lies. Why we came is to urge the court to adopt a punitive measure so that anybody be you who, must never divert money meant for the common man. We know that we may not have the power to let our voice heard but we are going to do it with the legal process because our lawyers are preparing to join the case because we are feeling the damage done to our land during the land SWAP programme and the Centenary City project which was used to settle friends and political allies. The policy was nothing but a conduit pipe to suck the city dry.

He must pay because we are going to join in the suit when the trial begins”.

The court in Gudu Abuja ruled that for the former minister to be granted bail and that he has to bring two sureties of which one of the two sureties, must be a senator, while the other, a Director in the federal civil service.

FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello (2nd left); Sudanese Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Ibrahim Bushra and others, during a courtesy visit to the FCT Minister in his office in Abuja…recently.

Fishing cage Aqua culture: FCT to commence pilot scheme ÏÏÏ

The FCT Administration has said that its leadership will ensure the success of the Federal Government initiative on the development of fishing cage aqua culture in the territory.

The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, gave this assurance when the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Economic Management Team, Mr. Dolapo Bright, paid him a working visit in his office at Area 11 Garki 1 District, Abuja.

Malam Bello expressed delight that FCT is one of the five states chosen by the Federal Government for the development of the fishing cage culture project, adding that the programme is in tandem with the efforts of the Federal Government to diversify the economy and create more jobs.

His words: “FCT will be interested in the three levels of the project which include locating some of the fish cage aqua culture projects in accessible bodies of water for the purpose of serving as tourist attractions; establishing some as economic empowerment projects for rural residents and developing others as entrepreneurship ventures for the youths of the Territory.

“We are happy that the FCT has been selected to be among the states that would develop the pilot scheme of this project which we consider to be a very important focal point for job creation”.

The Minister, who lamented the uncontrolled fishing activities going on at Jabi Lake, directed the department of Fisheries to ensure proper monitoring and regulate

the net size used for fishing in order not depopulate the water bodies.

Speaking earlier, the Senior Special Assistant to Mr. President on Economic Management Team, Mr. Dolapo Bright, stated that the Fishing Cage Aqua Culture project was part of the social investment programme of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration.

He said the project which would be financed by the World Bank is designed as part of the efforts at the diversification of the economy, job creation and producing fish for protein.

He decried the situation where the nation is spending over $1 billion dollars annually in the importation of fish when it has all it takes to be self-sufficient in the area.

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2017 Hajj: FCT MPWB set to commence orientation exercise

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The leadership of the FCT chapter of the Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board (MPWB) in an effort to correct anomalies experienced during Hajj operations in the past which has put Nigeria in bad light, has concluded arrangements for the first phase of planned orientation exercise for intending pilgrims for this year’s Hajj.

Spokesperson of the board, Muhammad Lawal Aliyu, who disclosed this in a statement, said Islamic scholars have been fully mobilised for the exercise that would take place at the permanent Hajj camp located at Basan Jiwa, close to the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja.

Lawal explained that the exercise would be conducted in four phases to enable the intending pilgrims get enlightened on the hajj rites as well as new policies introduced for this year’s hajj by the Saudi authorities and National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON).

The Public Relations Officer advised intending pilgrims from the territory for this year’s hajj to participate in the four exercises.

According to him, intending pil-

grims from Bwari, Kuje and Abuja Municipal Area Councils had their first phase of the orientation exercise on Sunday, May 14, 2017.

He therefore warned all intending pilgrims who are yet to return their completed application forms or submit their international Passport to do so to enable the Board commence the process of their travel documents.

In another development, the Board is set to evolve additional method in educating and orienting the intending pilgrims for this year’s hajj.

The MPWB spokesperson explained that the radio programmes would be aired on a radio station with good quality Islamic programmes every Tuesday between the hours of 9.00 and 10.00pm and every Friday from 9.15 to 10.00pm till the completion of airlift of FCT intending pilgrims to Saudi Arabia.

He advised intending pilgrims particularly the first timers to take advantage of the programmes and enhance their Islamic knowledge on Hajj rites as well as important information that would assist them in attaining acceptable hajj.

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SON awards16 FCT manufacturers MANCAP certification

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The Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON), on Tuesday, gave its Mandatory Conformity Assessment Programme (MANCAP) certification to 16 manufacturing companies in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

The certificate presentation ceremony was held at the Arts and Culture Centre, Area 10 in Abuja.

Recipients of the MANCAP certificate cut across different sectors including manufacturers of paints, chemicals, wires and cables as well as household items and consumables.

In his speech, the Director General of SON, Mr. Osita Oboloma, represented by Dr. Justin Nickaf, the SON’s Director of Planning, Research and Statistics said the MANCAP certification was a mandatory requirement for local manufacturers.

He said that MANCAP certification was a seal to show that a locally manufactured product had met the

requirements of the relevant Nigerian Industrial Standards (NIS) to protect the health and safety of consumers.

“The 16 manufacturers whose products received MANCAP certificates of conformity today and have gone through this compelling quality journey and their products have been found fit for use.

“They are quality ambassadors whose products have earned the MANCAP certification through dint of hard work and consistency of production to defined requirements in terms and conditions for product certification,” he said.

According him, the product certification process involves assessing manufacturer’s production system and facilities and selecting representative samples of finished products for testing in International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO 17025) accredited laboratories.

He said that the aim was to entrench a culture of quality and continual improvement in the companies’ products, and to demonstrate to consumers that such products

had undergone rigorous audit and testing process.

The D-G however advised the recipients to ensure that the certification mark was applied only to products that complied with the requirements.

He said that regular inspection and auditing was required for the manufacturers to retain their product ‘certified’ status.

“Any violation of the product certification terms and conditions will attract serious consequence including seizure and destruction of the products, possible suspension or outright withdrawal of certification,’’ he warned.

In his remark, Mr. Kalu Ijomah, the Managing Director of Pukinosis Chemical Company Ltd., who spoke on behalf of the recipients, promised to work toward maintaining the MANCAP certified status.

“Our interaction with SON has put us in a position to know that MANCAP certification is not a one stop thing ,and we promise to keep the set standards at all times,” he said.

FCTA to fast-track completion of NYSC permanent orientation camp –Minister

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lenges currently being experienced at the FCT National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) orientation camp in Kubwa due to overstretched facilities, the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) is doing all that is necessary to make the permanent orientation camp habitable in no distant time.

The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, made this disclosure when the DirectorGeneral of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig. Gen. Suleiman Zakari Kazaure, paid him a courtesy call in his office recently.

The Minister described the National Youth Service Corps as a veritable instrument of nationbuilding that has benefitted the nation immensely by engendering unity and the spirit of selfless service among Nigerians.

His words: “Without any doubt, I believe that almost every person in this hall is a beneficiary of the NYSC scheme. The NYSC is one of the laudable projects established by past leadership of this country that has endured and continued to serve its purpose, for that I think we should be eternally grateful”.

On the complaints about the congestion and the overstretched facilities at the Kubwa NYSC camp, the Minister said the FCT Administration has tried as much as possible to upgrade the facilities and make the camp habitable but lamented

that the reality is that the facilities there are grossly overstretched and the ultimate solution is to move to the Permanent orientation Camp.

He said: “There is no doubt that the Kubwa camp of the FCT NYSC obviously is now overstretched by a combination of factors: the urbanization of Abuja itself is a factor because at the time when the camp was established, it was considered to be out of town, very far and remote. But you can see now that the town has literally engulfed it.

“But more importantly the number of the NYSC members has also increased beyond our imaginations. The reality is that the facilities are grossly overstretched and there is nothing you can do. So ultimately the solution is for us to move to the Permanent orientation Camp”.

Malam Bello recalled that when he visited the FCT NYSC office about six weeks ago, he observed that the office space was not sufficient for the staff and therefore not conducive for the very important work they are doing.

“From what I saw, I totally agree with you that the office is inadequate. So I think the best solution is to identify an office where you would be on your own and we would work and see if we can achieve that in 2017 or if not in the early part of next year”, the Minister said.

R-L: FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello; Executive Secretary, FCDA, Engr. Umar Jibril; MD, Zuba Hospital, Dr. Mark Balm and Secretary, Karu General Hospital, when the Minister visited the Zuba Hospital in Abuja…recently.

AEPB warns Abuja residents against illegal connection to sewer lines ÏÏÏ The Abuja Environmental Pro-

tection Board (AEPB) has warned FCT residents against illegal connection to sewer lines.

Acting-Director of the board, Mrs. Omolola Olanipekun, gave the warning during interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Monday.

Olanipekun said the Liquid Waste Management (LWM) Department of the board recently embarked on routine manhole desilting along Utako road in the FCT. She said the board discovered some scrap metals, plastics and junks in the manholes.

Olanipekun said that such act would not promote environmental health as it also contravened environmental laws.

She advised developers to always

contact the board for Environmental Impact Assessment (EIP) before embarking on any development.

According to her, the board is saddled with the responsibility of protecting the environment of the FCT. “Its main objective is to ensure a clean, hygienic and sustainable environment for the well-being of the residents.

“AEPB is established to ensure a healthy environment for the residents of the FCT, while conserving the environment and its natural resources.

“The board is also set up to reduce the impact of physical development on the territory’s ecosystem, while raising public awareness and promoting the people’s understanding of the essential linkages between the environment and development.

“Therefore, I am soliciting increased co-operation of security agencies with AEPB to help apprehend those residents that are involved on illegal connection of sewer lines.

“Also, I want a situation where those headstrong hawkers and beggars whose activities make FCT a city of law breakers and environmental nuisance are checkmated. ‘’ Olanipekun appealed to relevant organisations and residents to support the board for effective public enlightenment that could help to promote environmental health in the FCT. The acting-director also solicited help in watching over critical infrastructure against the activities of those who chose to wilfully to break environmental laws.

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FCTA disburses N2.12bn to Area Councils, others ÏÏÏ The Federal Capital Territory

Administration (FCTA) has disbursed the sum of 2.12 billion to the six Area Councils in the FCT and other stakeholders as its share of statutory allocation for the month of March.

FCT Permanent Secretary, Dr. Babatope Ajakaiye, made the disclosure during the Joint Area Councils Allocation Committee (JAAC) meeting held on Thursday in his office at Garki.

The breakdown of the allocation shows that out of the N2.12bn disbursed, Primary School Teachers got N998,912,759.14 while the 15% Pension Funds received N95,040,159.75; 1% Training Fund got N18,886,323.78 and 10% Employer Pension Contribution (15th installment

of 23 months), gulped N73,917,439.85.

Similarly, Abaji Area Council got N123, 966,348.63; AMAC received N158, 055,434.72 and Bwari Area Council got N121, 395, 216.57.

Also, Gwagwalada went home with N149, 941,776.30; Kuje received N125, 324,331.04 and Kwali got N127, 192,588.45.

Included in the disbursement for the month of March is 10% share of the FCT Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) accruable to the Area Councils for February.

Dr. Ajakaiye charged the council henchmen to ensure workers’ salaries are given top priority.

The March allocation is the second highest disbursement so far since the inception of the present administration.

We are raising kids to replace old hands in tennis, says FCT chair ÏÏÏ The Chairman, FCT Tennis

Association, Ifedayo Akindoju, on Tuesday, said that the association was raising kids at the grassroots level to replace old players.

Akindoju said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) while reacting to the performance of Nigerian players at the just concluded Dayak Tennis Championship in Abuja.

All six players who registered for the event were knocked out in the first and second rounds.

However, Sylvester Emmanuel, Nigeria’s ranked number two player, reached the finals of the doubles event.

He said: “We have a team in the

gal operation of unpainted commercial vehicles and motorcycles in the month of March and early April, the FCTA task force on Environment has announced the arrest of numerous illegally operated commercial vehicles, as well as other perpetrators of vices that deface Abuja environment.

The Abuja Times gathered that the Taskforce was able to apprehend a total number of 791 Keke Napep, Unpainted Taxis/illegal parked vehicles (both private and commercial) and Motor cyclists.

The Taskforce demolished shanties along the airport road which harbour criminals.

The team led by the FCT Commissioner of Police was also able to burst a gang of criminals that specialise in impersonating the Taskforce and collecting motorcycles from unsuspecting citizens and in the process dispossessing them.

A further raid of their hideout at Ruga village led to the arrest of more gang members, who should be facing

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tory (FCT) Primary Health Care Development Board on Monday said it would immunise 860,000 children against killer diseases to mark 2017 Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) week.

The Executive Secretary of the agency, Dr. Rilwanu Mohammed, disclosed this at the flag-off ceremony of MNCH week in Abuja.

Mohammed explained that MNCH, which would hold between May 15 and 19, would offer a lot of interventions for children below the age of five and mothers.

He said that apart from

administration of vaccines against some killer diseases, children in Abuja would also receive Vitamin A and deworming tablets.

“Children in 28 Internally Displaced Persons’ Camps will also benefit from the programme.

“No fewer than 310 health centres are designated for the exercise and 992 community volunteers will participate for the special intervention programmes to mark the week,’’ he said.

The Acting Secretary of FCT Health and Human Services, Mrs Alice Odey, described the high prevalence of malnutrition in Abuja as alarming and unacceptable by the government.

Odey explained that the rate of stunting in FCT was at 20.6 per cent, underweight 12.6 per cent and wasting stood at 13.8 per cent.

“The FCT administration is working to achieve WHO’s global target on malnutrition of lower than five per cent by 2025.

This year’s package is targeting maternal, newborn and child survival interventions which had proven to reduce maternal, neonatal and child mortality.

“This year’s MNCH will focus on the provision of Vitamin A supplement, hand washing, deworming of children, family planning, immunisation against preventable diseases, HIV counseling and nutrition, among others,’’ she said.

FCT that goes round primary, secondary schools to introduce the game, we follow them up; we identify the ones with potentials.

“Once in a year we have camps for them at the National Stadium for a week or two, and it is like running a clinic for them.

“But the set of players we have now, in a couple of years, will not be able to play as they are playing now.

“So we expect the younger ones to take over from them’’.

The Dayak event is an International Tennis Federation event where players garner Association of Tennis Players (ATP) points.

The championship which began on May 8 ended last Saturday.

Environmental task force arrests 791 vehicles, commercial cyclists, sex workers ÏÏÏ In a continued raid of the ille-

FCTA to immunise 860,000 children against killer diseases

prosecution after due investigation by the police.

The Taskforce also arrested a 3-man illegal Taskforce in Lugbe that specialises in hijacking vehicles from the owners under the pretext of checking necessary documents to operate. They were handed over to the Police for further investigation.

The Taskforce also had meetings with the Divisional Police Officers of Utako, Lugbe, Durumi and Wuse Divisions in order to forge a stronger tie in checkmating the activities of tricycle and motorcycle operators within their jurisdiction.

“I can tell you that the Taskforce was able to apprehend a total number of 278 Keke Napep, Unpainted Taxis/ illegally parked vehicles (both private and commercial) and motorcyclists. In the month of April and to the 7th of May, the Taskforce arrested two (2) men who specialise in the production of adulterated Olive Oil. Exhibits were recovered from them.

They were handed over to the Police for further investigation.

FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello (right) chatting with the Executive Director/CEO, National Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Dr. Faisal Shuaib, when the later paid him a courtesy visit in Abuja…recently.

Agency urges FCT residents to be vigilant against water pipe vandalism, theft ÏÏÏThe

Director- General of FCT Water Board, Malam Hudu Bello, has appealed to residents of the territory to be vigilant and monitor activities of scavengers who might want to steal or vandalise water pipes.

The Director-General made the appeal on Monday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja.

Bello said that information at the disposal of the board revealed that some of the scavengers moved around with the intension to steal pipes and resell them.

He said one of the ways such scavengers could be prevented from carrying out their negative activities was for the residents to watch their movement and keep the pipes safe for longer time.

Bello also urged residents to report any pipe burst or leakage to the nearest area office of the board or call the various customer care numbers for prompt attention.

“Am calling on the residents of FCT to monitor water pipes and report pipe burst to the appropriate authority.

‘’This is to enable the board to carryout various maintenance activities on its equipment and the dam,” he said.

He, however, called on customers to pay their bills to enable the board continue offering effective services to them.

Bello assured them that the board was working tirelessly to ensure effective of providing potable water to the people of the territory and its environs. ‘’Water is life and should always be available,’’ he said.

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Nigeria ranks 6th on cheapest broadband per gigabyte Tony Nwakaegho Nigeria has been ranked sixth in the latest study by the Research ICT Africa, on some 10 African countries with cheapest 1 Gigabytes (GB) data.

The gigabyte is a multiple of the unit byte for digital information. The prefix giga means 109 in the International System of Units (SI), thus, one gigabyte is 1000000000 bytes, whereas the unit symbol for the gigabyte is GB. The 10 countries reviewed by the study include Egypt, Mozambique, Tunisia, Ghana, Tanzania, Nigeria, Guinea, Uganda, Rwanda and Madagascar.

Researcher, Communications & Evaluation Advisor to Research ICT Africa, Chenai Chair disclosed that Egypt offers broadband worth of 1GB for 1.74 United States Dollar, followed by Mozambique at 2.12, Tunisia at 2.21, Ghana at 2.45; Tanzania – 2.99, Nigeria 3.2, Guinea – 3.29, Uganda – 3.43, Rwanda – 3.72 and Madagascar selling 1GB of broadband at 4.66.

Using Rwanda for analysis, she said Research ICT Africa compared the best performer Egypt (USD 3.13), prices with Rwanda were USD1.07 is more expensive.

Stressing though that the cost of 1GB of data continued to decline over time, Rwanda was overtaken by Tanzania which offered the best price in Q2 2016.

“Rwanda was later overtaken by Nigeria and Tunisia, ending up in 9th position by Q4 2016 when the price of 1GB was USD3.72; nearly two US dollars higher than the 1st-ranked country, Egypt (USD1.74),” Chenai said.

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Crude: 2.2mpd assumption achievable, says DG budget The Director-General, Budget office of the Federation Mr. Ben Akabueze said the projection to generate 2.2 million barrels per day of crude oil, quoted in the 2017 budget was realistic and achievable.

Akabueze said this in an interview with newsmen on the sideline of the African Finance Corporation Summit on Tuesday in Abuja.

“There is nothing over ambitious about our producing 2.2 million barrels per day.

“Yes we are not doing that at

the moment, but that does not make it over ambitious.

“The question is do we have the capacity? Right now the country has the capacity to produce 2.5 million barrels per day,” he said.

Akabueze said the country could not generate 2.2 million barrels as expected in 2016, due to the destruction of oil production facilities by militants.

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the facilities that have been destroyed or shut-down two years ago are coming back on stream.

“According to NNPC we are already at two million barrels per day and by the time Escravos comes back on stream, next month or there about, we will be at 2.2 million barrels per day,” he said.

Akabueze also confirmed that the executive is yet to receive the budget that was passed by both chambers of the National Assembly last week.

When asked if the executive

will accept the changes made in the budget by the legislators, especially the increase of the budget by N143 billion, he said the President would determine what happens.

“There is a formal process of transmitting the budget to the President, so what you have heard which is that the passed budget has not been formally transmitted, is correct.

“Until the budget is formally transmitted to Mr President, we cannot begin to discuss whether or not what has been passed can be implemented. That is a decision for the President to make.

“When we look at what was passed, via-a-vis what was sent in, if there are any changes, our jobs is to highlight that to him, then he will make a decision,” he said.

L-R: Head, Premier Banking, Rita Ademola; Head, Advantage Banking, Godwin Eton; Group Head, Personal Banking, Olukorede Demola-Adeniyi ; Project Manager, Personal Banking, Quadri Aro and Zonal Segment Head, Advantage Banking, FCT; Semira Adejumo all of Ecobank, at the commissioning of Advantage Banking Lounge in Abuja recently.

Banks shutdown imminent as NUBIFIE protest arrest of president Joy Ekeke National Union of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions Employees (NUBIFIE) has threatened to close all banks in the country if its president, Comrade Danjuma Musa, is not released from police detention.

At a briefing in Lagos, the NUBIFIE Secretary Comrade Muhammed Sheikh said Musa was arrested and detained at Area F Police Command in Lagos before he was flown to the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad in Abuja last Friday.

However, the union threatened to shut down all banks nationwide if its president is not released in good condition.

“The general public should withdraw their money because we will ensure all banks are closed if Danjuma Musa is not released in good condition of health to Lagos,” the union said.

NUBIFIE said an intra-union

dispute, which led to Musa’s arrest, had been adjudicated and settled by the courts.

It said the losing party, who it said was not a member of the union, accused Musa of threat to life and stealing, following which

the IGP ordered his arrest.

“We wish to categorically state that Odiaka Nwanji masterminded the arrest and detention of Danjuma Musa by the Area F Police command Ikeja, on the directive of the IGP.”

Buhari wins N1 million in Skye Bank promo A petty trader, Buhari Aminu, has emerged the third millionaire in the on-going Skye Bank Millionaire Reward promo Season II. The third draw which held in Sabon Gari Kano over the weekend was graced by the Tafidan Kano Hakimin, Alhaji Mahamuda Ado Bayero who commended the bank for its efforts in encour-

aging savings culture in Nigeria.

Traders, artisans, students, businessmen and women in the city all trooped out to participate in the electronic draw which saw Buhari Aminu, who banks with the Ibrahim Taiwo branch of the bank in Kano emerge as the third millionaire; while over 30 other customers also won other cash and gift prizes.

Expressing his delight after the winners’ cheque presentation, Alhaji Mahamuda Ado Bayero, Tafidan Kano Hakimin, who doubles as District Head, Fagge Local Government, said “We are not surprised that a bank like yours is rewarding customers for keeping their monies with you. To say the least, this is what we need at this moment in our country.

Business Feature B2 At a time when the nation is striving to shore up the value of its currency, the naira, and stem the tide of youth unemployment, Chairman of Jubilee Syringe Manufacturing Company, a subsidiary of the VKS Group, Mr. Onur Kumral says the company would through its operations address the above problems and more.

In the beginning We are all familiar with the near trite expression that one must dare to conquer. The concept explains the courageous inroad VKS Group, a giant construction firm which debuted in Nigeria 3 years ago, but which today has through its subsidiary, Jubilee Syringe Manufacturing Company veered into syringe manufacturing to meet the medical needs of sub-Sahara Africa even in the face of what has been acknowledged as global economic recession. In the words of the Chairman of Jubilee Syringe, Mr. Onur Kumral, “but for our company, VKS Group, we have to grow, even when many are complaining. We do not mourn about setbacks, we make steps to correct and prevent setbacks”. It is this type of daring that has made VKS Group different.

On change in the line of business It is no longer news that by the turn of 2015, many businesses, especially of foreign origin had closed shop and left Nigeria. The fiscal policies which gave rise to volatile foreign exchange rates impinged severely on procurement of inputs by manufacturing concerns. Added to this mix was fear which bordered on the repatriation of funds by investors to their home country. What looked to them like impending doom arising from perceived rigid policies sent foreign investors into flight. But while they were going, VKS Group was considering how to make the best use of what many saw as a bad situation. It is a case of where others saw doom, Mr. Kumral saw opportunities.

Motivation to venture into a strange terrain That show of courage and foresight is today the magnificent edifice sitting on 8,000 square metres land space as a factory and housing the first Syringe Manufacturing Company in Sub-Sahara Africa located in Onna Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. According to Kumral, “the year 2017 is the year we have chosen to bring industries to Nigeria. These we have started with Akwa Ibom State as our first destination”.

On why they have chosen Akwa Ibom, the Managing

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Jubilee Syringe to save forex, create more jobs – Kumral Director maintained that “development comes by policies,” pointing out that Governor Udom Emmanuel has good policies for the sustainable development of the State. Mr. Onur Kumral stated that for the year 2017, Udom’s goals can be compared to United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals despite the fact that it came long before that of United Nations. The Chairman said that it is that line of thinking that encouraged the establishment of Jubilee Syringe Manufacturing Company in the State.

VKS Group, the parent company to Jubilee Syringe Manufacturing Company in its business decisions act like a global citizen. According to the Turkish born businessman, the company is not just contented with growing in construction. Hear him, “we want to go to other sectors and start taking action against recession. We always choose an enemy to win, and this year, our enemy is the recession. And we will win against the recession”.

It is elementary economics to know that recession in Nigeria is occasioned by over-dependence on foreign items which correspondingly depletes our foreign exchange that comes only from oil. Of course, such dependence has indisputably blighted the nation’s economy. For Onur Kumral, stemming the tide of that foreign exchange depletion through the establishment of a factory that produces an item that forms part of the source of the loss is a task that must be done. In the face of the fact that the nation’s current population needs about 4 billion syringes annually, cutting such huge cost of foreign exchange would certainly help grow the economy of the country as such, cost would be saved to address other needs. Mr. Kumral posited that one of the ways to arrest the current economic drift is to produce in Nigeria to save foreign exchange.

The Syringe Manufacturing Company may not be the only investment VKS Group wants to establish in Nigeria and indeed, Akwa Ibom State. The Chairman stated that the company intends to bring more investments into the country. Hear him: “we intend to bring more investments into the country.

Mr. Onur Kumral Our confidence is in Udom Emmanuel and we are very attracted to his vision”.

As it is often said, it is the deep that calls to the deep. The business insight of Onur Kumral has encountered the insightful polices of the Udom Emmanuel administration thus necessitating a collaboration that is set to benefit Akwa Ibom people in particular and Nigerians in general.

Ownership structure Even though Jubilee Syringe Manufacturing Company is 100% privately owned, with government’s contribution limited to the provision of land and security, Kumral lauded the Udom Emmanuel administration for the support the company has enjoyed.

He said that they were inspired by the governor’s track record in financial institutions and the assurances he gave them. He lamented that the African continent is blessed with a lot of wealthy people who have unfortunately failed to see the huge potentials embedded in the continent. On how he intends to source for raw materials and manpower, the Turkish born business magnate said that the raw materials are produced by Petrochemical Companies in the country. For manpower, he said, “we believe in local manpower, we do not be-

lieve in bringing expatriates”.

Benefits to community It must be mentioned that the company recently sent 12 Nigerians to Istanbul, Turkey, for training on Injection Moulding Machines, Maintenance of moulds and Quality Control. The selected Nigerians are strictly graduates of mechanical and electrical engineering. Plans are also afoot to send more Nigerians for training especially in the area of safety, packaging, printing and other pertinent areas.

The company which also hinted that it would commence syringe production in the State in August intends to kick start with a production capacity of between 350 to 400 million syringes annually. It also plans to expand its production capacity to about 1 billion syringes annually by 2018. Upon this attainment, Jubilee Syringe Manufacturing Company would overtake the only syringe manufacturing company in Africa which is in South Africa. That company has a production capacity of only 93 million syringes annually. With such development, Nigeria would be on the medical equipment manufacturing calendar as the largest syringe manufacturing company in Africa. Thanks to daring on the part of Onur Kumral

and the integrity on the part Governor Udom Emmanuel.

What role would Akwa Ibom people play in such historic attainment?

Apart from coming into social reckoning through the feat, one cannot lose sight of the myriad of business opportunities that the commencement of manufacturing activities at Jubilee Syringe Factory would create. VKS Group, the parent company has not left anyone in doubt as to its corporate social responsibility and its willingness to give Nigerians due stake in their ventures.

Employment/other benefits Its employment history stands out impressively. In 2015, VKS grew and gave employment to 250 Nigerians. In 2016, it upped the ante to 750. The Chairman has pledged that the target of the company is to give jobs to 2,000 Nigerians. At Jubilee Syringe Manufacturing Company, it is envisaged that between 200 to 250 persons would be engaged at commencement of business with room for more people to join upon expansion. Other ancillary activities with the attendant economy boom which always predictably sequel developments of that like would add up to the prosperity ratio that the people would enjoy.

VKS Group through its subsidiary, Jubilee Syringe Manufacturing Company has demonstrated the power of daring. It is stomping where angels once feared to tread. Now that Jubilee Syringe has led the way, it is a clarion call to other foreign investors that Nigeria still beckons as the biggest and most viable market in Africa. But Akwa Ibom stands out in bold uniqueness as the most peaceful.

As Kumral himself noted: “the state is the safest in the country in terms of security”.

It is common knowledge that no investor would like to invest in an unsafe environment. And so welcome to a state headed by a visionary governor who understands the fundamentals, dynamics and benefits of foreign investments and is willing to encourage more investors. But most importantly welcome to where your investments would be secured and protected.

The 12 Nigerians who were sent to Istanbul, Tur-

key for training were full of praises for the Headship of Jubilee Syringe Manufacturing Company, as they pour out their excitement while responding to questions from newsmen.

For Ekerette Daniel: “The training we have been exposed to in far away Turkey is one training that has changed our life forever. Throughout my life until when we were sent for this training in Istanbul, I have never come across Injection Mouding machine.

But while in Turkey, I did not only see the machine, I was trained on how to operate it. With this knowledge, I am ready and good to go when the company begins by August” Otobong Emmanuel noted: “The knowledge we have acquired as a result of the training we had in Turkey will be transferred to other Nigerians so as to add value to the country, especially in the quest for the country becoming an industrialized nation. We have learnt so much. The company, Jubilee Syringe has added value to our lives.”

On his part, Imeobong Cyprian had this to say: “It was a wonderful experience seeing and knowing how to operate Injection Moulding Machine. We were divided into 3 groups and trained differently.

Some had training on Quality Control, others in Maintenance of Moulds while some other in the operation of Injection Moulding.

Like I said, I was trained on Injection Moulding.

With this experience, we are very ready to start full production of syringes in Nigeria. We will be having other experts coming time to time to polish our skills on what we have already learnt. I want to thank the Chairman of Jubilee Syringe, Mr. Onur Kumral for this opportunity and also investing in Nigeria.

It would be recalled that on the 14th of April, 2017, 12 Nigerians including 11 male and a female departed Nigeria for Istanbul, Turkey, for training sponsored by Jubilee Syringe Manufacturing Company, and returned to the country on the 2nd of May 2017, for the purpose of acquiring advance training on Injection Moulding Machine, Maintenance of Moulds and Quality Control. Jubilee Syringe is billed to commence full production by August, 2017.

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Stories by Motolani Oseni As the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) injected $457.3 million into various segments of the forex market, the Naira, on Tuesday appreciated further to close at 383 to US dollar, against 386 traded on Monday at the parallel market.

The new naira rate is an evident that the currency is likely to trade within a narrow range in the coming days, due to injection of dollars into the market.

The local currency, also, gained at the interbank market quoted at 305.45 compare to 305.60 sold on Monday, the same it stood when the market closed last week.

However, the new naira rate showed a significant appreciation against Euro but steady to the Pound Sterling, closing at 495 and 416, respectively against 418 and 495 traded on the first trad-

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At the Bureau De Change (BDC) window, the Naira was sold at N362 to the Dollar, while the Pound Sterling and the Euro closed at N495 and N423.

The naira, also recorded similar gain at the Investor and Export window, with the opening rate of 382.69 but closed at 383.17 against 382.44 sold in the previous day.

The CBN Spokesman, Mr. Isaac Okorafor in a statement in Abuja, said that both the spot and forwards segments garnered 267.3 million dollars, while the wholesale segment got

100 million dollars.

Okorafor said the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and Invisibles segments comprising basic travel allowance, tuition fee and medical got 50 million dollars and 40 million dollars respectively.

However, checks on the volume of trading on the Investors and Exporters foreign exchange window in the past three weeks on the FMDQ platform revealed that 600 million dollars had been sold by both the CBN and autonomous sources.

Okorafor expressed satisfaction with the level of activities in the market.

He said that the volume of activities being recorded in the Investors and Exporters forex segment was indicative of the fact that investors were attracted to the Nigerian financial market and the economy in general.

Meanwhile, forex traders confirmed that $100 million was auctioned for spot and forward settlements but have to be backed by customer demand.

In spite of putting the amount of forex sold so far at no less than $4billion since interventions began in February on the official market to try to narrow the spread between the two markets, the nation’s external re-

serve has recorded a total $4billion increase in 12 months, data collected from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) website has shown.

The reserves as at 15 May, 2017, stood at $30.78 compare to the corresponding year balance of $26.68, indicating a whopping growth of about $4billion.

Despite series of interventions and policy reforms in the Nigerian economy, specifically in the foreign exchange segment, the nation’s external reserves finally touched $31 billion, after gradual but persistent add-ons in eight weeks, representing highest in the last 12 months.

Cashless knowledge is vital to child’s financial freedom, says Heritage Bank As part of effort to further deepen the Central Bank of Nigeria’s cashless policy, Heritage Bank, has called for early lessons for teens on how to perform basic banking tasks, as a basic tools necessary for children’s financial freedom.

In a statement made available to the media, the bank highlighted the importance to educate children on the cashless policy by showing them how prepaid card transactions work and how to use ATM cards to deposit and withdraw.

This is coming on the heels of the commemoration of the May 27 to mark Children Banking Month, with the theme, “Early Positioning for Glocal Rel-

evance,” which is part of Heritage Bank’s children financial literacy initiative.

The Heritage Children Banking Month, which activities will directly impact a minimum of 350 primary and secondary schools nationwide this year, is in recognition of the pivotal role children play as the leaders of tomorrow.

Altogether Heritage bank at the end of the month would have imparted financial education on over 1,000 schools across the country since commencing this programme two year ago, an initiative that the vibrant and dynamic financial institution also considers as a corporate social responsibility.

Managing Director/Head Global Transaction banking, middle East and Africa, Deutsche Bank, Harold Leenen (middle), presenting 2ndrunner up of Straight Through Processing (STP) award to Executive Director, Sterling Bank Plc, Yemi Odubiyi, during the Deutsche Bank Global Reach Trade Finance (GRTF) and Straight Through Processing (STP) award dinner for 2016 in Lagos.at the weekend.

Why banks may continue to suffer CBN’s FX intervention in 2017

With the continuous intervention in the Foreign exchange market by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), there are clear indications that most Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) who recorded significant gains from foreign exchange trading and revaluation gains in the first three months of 2017 may not likely have such mouth watery profits by second quarter this year.

The first quarter (Q1) financial statements of the commercial banks released showed that many of them declared huge forex revaluation regains

between January and March, but may soon be halt due to the aggressive intervention of the apex bank regulators in the forex market.

The CBN intervention in the Forex market since February, has seen it inject $4.4 billion, but with a successful outcome of bringing the parity between the interbank market and parallel market closer.

In view of this, industry analysts have linked the stability that currently pervades Nigerian Forex market to significant reduction in the margin of forex revaluation gains

banks would record.

For instance, GTBank is one of the banks that benefited the most from forex volatility in the first months of the year, raking in N430.1 million from forex revaluation alone, which was 18.4 percent higher than the N363.4 it realized in Q1 2016. The bank’s forex trading income leaped 200.3 percent to N2.9 billion, pushing its net trading income up 213.8 percent to N3.7 billion.

Revenues from forex alone contributed 6.6 percent of the N50.billion profit before tax that Nigeria’s

most capitalized posted in Q1 2017. The 213.8 percent increase in net trading income to N3.7 billion in Q1 2017played a critical role in the 61.9 percent rise in the bank’s profit after tax to N41.5 billion y-o-y.

Nigeria’s biggest bank in terms of asset, Zenith Bank declared N238 million from forex trading income at the end of March, from N2.3 billion loss in Q1 2016. But its foreign revaluation gain dropped -1.2 percent to N1.3 billion in Q1 2016.

But the bank upped its profit after tax 41.1 percent to N37.5 billion through

trading income which brought in N7.1 billion in Q1 2017 against N1.9 billion loss at this last year.

The 34.9 percent rise in Zenith Bank’s fee and commission income to N21.1 billion in Q1 2017 and 21.4 percent increase net interest income to N70.8 billion impacted the lender’s performance significantly.

Union Bank also enjoyed from the forex spoils in Q1 2017 as it recovered from a N22 million loss from foreign currency translation differences for foreign operations in Q1 2016, to declared N230 million income during this pe-

riod. The Nigeria’s second oldest lender also returned from N67 million Foreign exchange revaluation gain loss in March 2016, to post a N43 million gain in Q1 2017. Its Foreign exchange gain on trading increased 67.2 percent to N219 million during the period under review.

However, decline in -15.6 decline in Union Bank’s net fee and commission income to N2.3 billion and -58.5 percent drop in its net trading income to N1.1 billion, forced the bank’s profit after to decline -4.2 percent to N4.5 billion y-oy (Q1 2016: N4.7 billion.

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D aily M ark e t Ro u n d U p Th e Nig eria n e q uities m ark e t h alt e d t h e t w o d ay b e arish ru n t o e n d yest erd ay 0.4 % t o se t tle a t 26,609.67 p oin ts, w hilst YTD re t urn rose t o 2.7 % . Similarly, invest ors g ain e d N33.2b n as m ark e t ca pit aliz a tio n incre ase d t o N9.5t n.

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Maritime B6 Stories by Babajide Okeowo Nigeria’s chances of returning to the council of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), has received a great boost with recent efforts of the management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency led by the Director General, Dr. Dakuku Peterside.

This is according to Nigeria’s Alternate Permanent Representative (APR) at the IMO, Alhaji Diko Balla who has laud-

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Nigeria set to return to IMO Council - APR ed the efforts to bring the country back to leadership position in global maritime community later this year.

Mr Balla who stated this while speaking at the Nigerian IMO office in London, noted that the steps taken by the present NIMASA management, has led to a great improvement of the country’s relationship with the IMO as a body and other Maritime Administrations who are

members of the international body. The move is in line with President Muhammadu Buhari drive to integrate the nation back into global affairs.

He noted that “Nigeria was amongst the first ten (10) countries from the over 170 member nations of the IMO to submit itself for the IMO Member States Audit Scheme, IMSAS, this is seen as a show of direction of the current administration

of maritime in Nigeria by the IMO, adding that the IMO Secretary General Mr Kitack Lim was pleased when the Minister of Transportation Honorable Rotimi Amaechi informed him that the findings and observations of the IMO Member States Audit Scheme of Nigeria was being studied with a view to preparing and implementing Corrective Action Plans (CAPs) within the stipulated time

frame”.

In his words “The achievements of the Dr. Dakuku Peterside led Management at NIMASA in the past one year is an indication that the nation’s maritime sector is heading in the right direction. And the fact that the IMO is collaborating with Nigeria much more in the area of trainings and technical support shows that the international body is satisfied with NIMA-

SA operations in recent times. By November this year, I can assure you that Nigeria’s election into the Category “C” at IMO will be an overwhelming one.”

“You will recall that when we lost our seat in Council in 2011, our implementation status was less than 13%. Today we have over 85% compliance level, so you can see that the international community is watching and appreciating our efforts” he said.

NPA, Japan collaborate on developmental projects

R-L: Nigeria’s Alternate Permanent Representative (APR) to the IMO, Mr. Diko Bala, IMO Secretary General Mr. Kitack Lim, Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi and The Director General of NIMASA, Dr. Dakuku Peterside.

STOAN lists gains of port concessioning … Urges govt to adopt model for other sectors

The Seaport Terminal Operators Association of Nigeria (STOAN), has commended the Federal Government for its foresight in concessioning terminal operations at the nation’s seaports saying the move has made Nigerian ports a model for countries like Greece, Ivory Coast, Liberia, and Ghana This is even as the Chairman of the association, Princess Vicky Haastrup, urged government to adopt the template across other sectors of the economy.

“This is a worthy model, which has not only im-

proved operations at our ports, but has also attracted commendation from within and outside the country.

“After Nigeria’s port concession, we now have countries like Ivory Coast, Liberia, Ghana and even Greece adopted our model. The Liberians and Ghanaians sent delegations to understudy our port concession model to develop theirs.

“Recently, the Greek Government concessioned the Thessaloniki Port, which is one of its most important public infrastructure. This is a clear indication of our success as a nation in build-

ing models worthy of emulation by others.”

She also said that the Federal Government’s consideration for adopting the concession model for the railway and aviation sectors was derived from the success of port concession.

“I have implicit confidence in the present government’s ability and commitment to the improvement of public infrastructure in the country and one is delighted to note that concessioning has become the model being adopted for both the railway and aviation sector reforms,” she

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said, The STOAN chairman also commended the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) for launching a Safety, Information, Operation and Communication Centre to enhance 24-hours operation at the port.

“The commissioning of this centre and the recent launch of four new tugboats by NPA will deepen reforms at the port. It will complement the efforts of terminal operators to make our ports competitive,” she said.

Before terminal operations were concessioned in 2006, Nigerian ports faced major challenges which placed them among the most inefficient in the world. Before concession, the average waiting time for ships before berthing was 21 days, vessel turnaround time was seven days while dwell time for cargo was as high as 45 days.

The Management of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has stated that it would collaborate with the Japanese Government especially in the areas of technical and manpower support even as both agencies aspire to institute a regime of operational efficiency at the nation’s Seaports.

This assurance was given by the Managing Director, Hadiza Bala Usman who was represented

by Professor Idris Abubakar, the Executive Director Engineering and Technical Services at a business meeting recently, held at the Corporate Headquarters, of the Organization in Marina, Lagos, with the visiting First Secretary, Embassy of Japan in Nigeria of the Economic/Development Cooperation, Mr. Gaku Sato.

The MD further informed stakeholders that the management was aware of the smooth relationship and technical collaboration hitherto existing between the Japanese Government and the NPA over the years especially in the area of training. She added that the “NPA Management was desirous of nurturing this dispensation to maturity”.

According to her, “we look forward to more training especially in the area of Information Communication Technology (ICT) and human capital development useful to our staff in view of the changing trends in the sector”.

This according to her has impacted positively in the productivity of the Organization’s operations across

board.

She called for a more robust synergy between both nations with the view to promoting the goals of the present Management concerning trade facilitation within sub-Sahara Africa and beyond.

Usman assured the visiting Secretary of the Japanese Corporation that NPA Management was upholding the Federal Government’s 25 year Port Master Plan which serves as a guide towards the implementation of the various policies and development in the sector aimed at making our Ports a hub in subSahara Africa.

Earlier in his address, the Japanese representative in Nigeria on Economic/Development and Cooperation, Mr. Gaku Sato informed Management that the Japanese Government was exploring trade and investment opportunities in Nigeria through a most efficient infrastructure and manpower development especially in the Port environment noting that the sector play a vital role in the life of any nation through windows and corridors of trade facilitation.

Mr. Sato further reiterated that at present, over 30 companies of Japanese origin are presently doing business in Lagos in the area of manufacturing, car/motor bike assembling and entertainment aside other trading establishment. He wished this would grow with the renewed and reinvigorated synergy amongst the two countries – Nigeria and Japan.

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ATCON mulls how national roaming can work Story Tony Nwakaegho

Industry Stakeholders have called on the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to provide more incentives to ensure mobile telephony users enjoy seamless network services across the country.

The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), which recently made this position known added that national roaming was only achievable if the country attains about 95 percent nationwide coverage.

Mr. Olusola Teniola, ATCON President, said, “There was a stakeholders’ forum last year where the issue was deliberated on extensively. National Roaming assumes that 95 percent geographical coverage, because in its simplicity form, you are making a call and suddenly the network goes down, so, the operator, under the national roaming, will be allowed to patch that call to go on another cell which belongs to another operator.”

He advised the Federal Government to liaise with

Africa has 3 years to meet broadband target of 50%– Kagame Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame has said that public-private partnership (PPP) and bridging the digital divide will help Africa meet the Broadband Commission target of providing at least 50 percent of its population with internet access by 2020.

Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame informed delegates at Transform Africa Summit 2017 in Kigali under the banner ‘Smart Cities: Fast Forward’ that “At first glance, the figures appear low. Only 20 percent of Africans have access to the internet and there are only three years left to meet the broadband commission’s target of 50 percent. However, this must be regarded as an opportunity for stronger public-private collaboration.”

He added that “In Rwanda for example, our partnership with Korea Telecom has already served to speed up our progress towards the broadband target.”

According to Internet World Stats, Rwanda currently has an internet pen-

etration of 30.6 percent by March 2017. But companies such as Liquid Telecom, who has traversed the whole country with its fibre optic backbone, are changing that narrative.

“We must deliver on technology promise to bridge divides rather than deepen them. And that begins with the digital gender divide. So long as women and girls are lagging behind, then we are not on the right track.

“Access to technology and innovation must not distinguish between the rich and the poor or between urban and rural areas. If technology is entrenching divides rather than equalising opportunities then we are not harnessing it well and surely there will be negative consequences,” President Kagame stated.

He therefore urged stakeholders to use their combined talent, know-how, resources and decision making power to open up new pathways of productivity and inclusive growth for Africa’s rapidly expanding cities.

both the States and Local Government and plan on how best to support telecom operators to deploy infrastructure for improved quality of service.

It is now common knowledge; he said that the recent placement of IT/telecoms equipment among the forty-one restricted items from accessing foreign exchange at CBN rate, is stifling investment and development in the sector.

“That requires investment and invariably, forex. If you are not allowing that happen, what

then are we going to share.

There is maximum capacity we need to increase (infrastructure) sharing.

Ensuring the enabling environment, allowing operators to import equipment will help address some of the issues in the industry at the moment.

“It makes economic sense to share (co-location). In some quarters, there are questions as why telcos are not expanding as should, but our argument has been that we need some balance from the Government to make this happen”.

Mr. Olusola Teniola, ATCON President

LG, Tokujin Yoshioka takes top award at Milano Design Week 2017 Tony Nwakaegho LG and worldrenowned designer Tokujin Yoshioka took the top prize at Milano Design Award 2017 for the collaborative art installation, TOKUJIN YOSHIOKA x LG: S.F_Senses of the Future.

The large-scale light installation which is on exhibit until 9 April at Superstudio Più in Milan was praised by Milan Design Week’s judging panel for its “ability to synthesize the conceptual, technological, narrative and emotional aspects in one single project.”

TOKUJIN YOSHIOKA x LG: S.F_Senses of the Future combines LG’s cutting-edge technology with Tokujin Yoshioka’s groundbreaking experimental designs to illustrate humanity’s relationship with the natural world and to illuminate LG’s humancentric design philosophy.

The exhibition consists of two parts, S.F chairs alongside Wall of the Sun, and artfully taps into the innovative properties of LG’s OLED display and lighting technologies.

“This is a tremendous honour for us as we are immensely proud of the exhibit we designed for Mila-

no Design Week this year,” said Tokujin Yoshioka.

“The collaboration with LG and their unique technology was a special experience for me and this recognition makes the effort that much more rewarding.”

“As the center of the design world, hundreds of thousands of design en-

thusiasts visit Milan every year looking for upcoming trends and we are extremely proud to be a part of that narrative,” said Noh Chang-ho, head of corporate design at LG Electronics. “To receive this honour in the design capital of the world is humbling and truly rewarding.”

Delegates at the exhibition of “TOKUJIN YOSHIOKA x LG: S.F_Senses of the Future” held at Superstudio Più in Milan, recently.

Mobile biometric payments to triple in 2017- Report The number of mobile payments authenticated by biometrics will rise to nearly two billion this year, up from just over 600 million in 2016.

This is according to a new report from Juniper Research, titled “Mobile Payment Security: Biometric Authentication & Tokenisation 2017-2021”.

The research found that while Apple Pay pro-

vided the catalyst for initial growth, other leading mobile wallets, including Android Pay and Samsung Pay, are increasingly offering biometric solutions for payment authentication.

“The size of the mobile payments opportunity has been boosted by the greater availability of fingerprint sensors.

Around 60% of smartphone models are ex-

pected to ship with such sensors this year, with many Chinese vendors incorporating them into mid-range models,” the report stated.

However, Juniper argues the key challenge for service providers would be striking the right balance between end-user convenience and solution security.

Research author Dr Windsor Holden said:

“Typically, the more secure the solution, the more time-consuming the authentication process.

It is essential to offer a range of verification options allowing clients to determine what level of security is required for a given authentication.”

Despite elevated uncertainty on how the biometric payment market will evolve in the next few years, expectations

are positive. A report by research firm BBVA Research estimates that by 2020, biometrics will be used to authenticate almost 65 percent of all mcommerce transactions.

“In addition, global mobile biometric revenues are expected to increase to $34.6 billion from $1.6 billion in 2014, with 35% being authenticated via mobile devices and 65% via apps downloaded by

consumers. Other estimates indicate the global biometrics technology market will reach $22 billion by 2020, up from $11.2 billion in 2015 and $4.2 billion in 2010,” BBVA Research pointed out.

Last month, MasterCard introduced payment cards with biometric capabilities, which it first trialed with supermarket retailer Pick n Pay and Absa employees.

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Hitlist N Cruzin to hit Nigeria’s 36 states and more –Mursty Mursty Adinoyi is the presenter-producer of the TV programme, Hitlist N Cruzin, who

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Men’s Fashion: Top Trending Fashion item for men blue trend sustained with the favored. Light and bright were the denim jackets that featured heavily on the

Checks Checks have been a constant part of the male

stop there, with some guests interpreting their light wash denim in edgier pieces, including light denim short sleeve mechanic coveralls and distressed jeans. The ultimate for casual wear, invest in some slightly baggy denim jackets for easy over the shoulder accompaniments to white t-shirts or striped sweaters.

Bandanas Bandanas are perhaps the easiest street style trend to pull off, and they are boyishly brilliant.

What makes this trend even better? All you will need is a humble bandana that could very well cost you a few cash. An instant boost to the simplest of silhouettes, neckerchiefs are playful and can be an excellent opportunity to bring more colour to your wardrobe if you are a little hesitant to rock brighter shades. A great cherry red, cobalt blue or monochrome patterned bandana will do the trick, but ensure your knots are neat.

tartan being one of the most surprising comeback trends Although a plaid shirt or Prince of Wales check blazer will always be a sound investment, this year will see designers apply checks to everything from knitwear and T-shirts to trousers and bomber jackets. So if you went big, great. Even better if what you have is in a muted grey or neutral (see below) shade.

How to Wear Checks started off as quite subtle and have moved on to be bolder as guys have become trend for a classic Prince of Wales check has now developed to a tonal windowpane.”

Cuban Collars tana, open necklines ran the gamut from high street to high end. And rightly so – the cut can

Juliet) might have calmed down, but if you picked up a muted botanical print or plain Cuban collar shirt, keep hold of it. This year, combine with a

How to Wear Cuban collars are here to stay for a few sumshirts come in cotton or linen, so light and airy on these collars on guys with narrow shoulders, because it makes them look broader.”

Brogues A menswear staple since Irish farmers punched holes in their shoes to let bog water out, brogues sit in that smart-casual sweet spot that takes the stuffy out of your suit, but dress up your jeans for lunch with your in-laws. “Craftsmanship and footwear short-

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weekday or weekend dictate – but Goodyear welting is non-negotiable. “A Goodyear welt provides a solid structural foundation, which is imperative swapping the soles a cinch, which adds decades to your investment.

Though classic always works, the demise of #menswear means brogues have loosened up.

“Brands have been experimenting with detailing to bring brogues more into casualwear,” says Kasia Katner, stylist at Thread. “Hybrid brogues, with wedges, crepe or a chunky commando sole, give this style a less formal feel, more reminiscent of work wear boots.” Prada even grafted on

Vintage shirts Vintage, from its name it implies something that is old. Vintage has since been in existence since the early 70s and it was widely accepted by fashion lovers around the world. The early major reason why the vintage shirt was created was basically because of the hotness in the beach.

Vintage wears are usually on a very light material and they come in different sizes and shapes. as beach wears has it has gain its ground in the fashion world mostly in African countries. They now see it has a very unique way of looking simple and stylish and guys have been rocking continuously.

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